• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Word families and word classes; Literal or figurative? Phrases that don't mean what they say). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Choose the form of the word that fits the sentence. Please ___ your answer. (simple) (simple / simplify / simply / simplicity) → simplifyPrompt: What job does the gap do: a thing (noun), describing (adjective), action (verb) or how (adverb)?
2. Is this sentence literal or figurative? Time flies when you're having fun. (literal: it means exactly what it says / figurative: it means something different) → figurative: it means something differentPrompt: Picture exactly what the words say. Could it really happen?
3. Read the sentence. When Mo saw the spider, he jumped out of his skin. What does "jumped out of his skin" mean? (He hurt himself. / He took off his coat. / He jumped very high. / He was very startled.) → He was very startled.Prompt: The words do not mean exactly what they say.

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: Same word, different job: noun, verb, adjective or adverb?. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Work hard and you will improve. What word class is "hard" in this sentence?
• Step 1: A word's class depends on how it is used in the sentence.
• Step 2: So the answer is: adverb
• Answer: adverb
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. The guard opened the gate. What word class is "guard" in this sentence? (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → nounPrompt: Look at the job the word does in THIS sentence.
2. Read the question. In which sentence is "plant" a noun? (We plant seeds in spring. / Let's plant some beans. / The plant needs water. / They will plant a tree.) → The plant needs water.Prompt: Find the word in each sentence and ask what job it does.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. We caught an early bus. What word class is "early" in this sentence? (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → adjectivePrompt: Look at the job the word does in THIS sentence.
2. Read the question. In which sentence is "cold" a noun? (The soup is cold. / Ella has a cold. / It's a cold day. / Cold air came in.) → Ella has a cold.Prompt: Find the word in each sentence and ask what job it does.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-5.