Cambridge IGCSE English – First Language
2.8Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 2.8.1Make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar (W5).
Lessons
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Active and passive voice
35 min
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Adjectives: forming, comparing and ordering them
30 min
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Adverbs and adverbials: how, when, where and why
30 min
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Articles and determiners: a, an, the, some, few and each
30 min
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Auxiliary and modal verbs
30 min
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Conditional sentences: if, unless and I wish
30 min
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Direct and reported speech
40 min
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Nouns: types, plurals and noun formation
30 min
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Phrasal verbs in context
30 min
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Prepositions of time, place and movement, and fixed pairs
30 min
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Pronouns: case, reference and agreement
30 min
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Punctuation: from full stops to speech marks
35 min
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Questions, question tags, commands and exclamations
30 min
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Spelling rules and commonly misspelt words
30 min
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Subject-verb agreement
30 min
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Verb tenses and keeping them consistent
35 min
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