Free Year 5 English worksheets
22 free printable Year 5 English worksheets, one for each unit, for children aged 9 to 10. Open a unit to print its first sheet, with the answers on a separate page for you.
The units are in the order they are taught across the year. The full Year 5 English set is 188 sheets, one for each lesson, and comes with a StudyDen plan. The Year 5 English lesson list shows what each unit teaches.
Every Year 5 English unit
- Five sentence types
Week 1 · free sheet: Two kinds of clause · 6 sheets in the unit
- Key grammar terminology, including determiners and fronted adverbials
Week 2 · free sheet: Little words, big jobs · 3 sheets in the unit
- Three tense forms and modal verbs
Weeks 2 to 3 · free sheet: Verbs that show time · 5 sheets in the unit
- Speech punctuation, parenthesis and apostrophes
Week 3 · free sheet: Speech Interrupted Sentences · 4 sheets in the unit
- Verb, adjective and noun suffixes
Weeks 4 to 6 · free sheet: Adding -ed to verbs · 14 sheets in the unit
- Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones
Weeks 6 to 8 · free sheet: Spelling words ending in -ant · 12 sheets in the unit
- Etymology and prefixes
Weeks 8 to 10 · free sheet: Hard c sounds · 12 sheets in the unit
- Building handwriting fluency through speed, choices and writing dialogue
Weeks 10 to 11 · free sheet: Speed with clear letters · 6 sheets in the unit
- Taste and smell words
Weeks 11 to 13 · free sheet: Precise flavour words · 8 sheets in the unit
- Action words
Weeks 13 to 14 · free sheet: Words for wet things · 8 sheets in the unit
- Developing reading preferences in Year 5
Week 15 · free sheet: Who am I as a reader? · 4 sheets in the unit
- Wild Cats: non-chronological report
Weeks 15 to 18 · free sheet: Features of a report · 12 sheets in the unit
- The Titanic: journalistic report writing
Weeks 18 to 20 · free sheet: Journalistic tone and word choice · 12 sheets in the unit
- Introduction to debate
Weeks 20 to 22 · free sheet: Opinions need reasons · 8 sheets in the unit
- The Viewer': narrative writing
Weeks 22 to 23 · free sheet: Reading between the lines · 8 sheets in the unit
- Poetry by Valerie Bloom
Weeks 23 to 24 · free sheet: Love in words and pictures · 5 sheets in the unit
- 'The Highwayman': narrative writing
Weeks 24 to 28 · free sheet: Where the poem belongs · 17 sheets in the unit
- School uniform: persuasive letter writing
Weeks 28 to 30 · free sheet: Spotting persuasive techniques · 10 sheets in the unit
- Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': narrative and soliloquy writing
Weeks 30 to 33 · free sheet: Context for Macbeth · 17 sheets in the unit
- The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing
Weeks 33 to 34 · free sheet: Spotting essay features · 7 sheets in the unit
- Harriet Tubman: biographical writing
Weeks 35 to 36 · free sheet: Features of a biography · 8 sheets in the unit
- 'Wonder': book club
Week 36 · free sheet: Seeing it from other sides · 2 sheets in the unit
Every Year 5 English worksheet
The worksheets plan opens a printable sheet for every lesson in Years 1 to 6, each with its answers on a separate page for you. It costs £6.99 a month or £59 a year for the whole family, with no free trial.
The full StudyDen plan adds the lessons themselves, marked as your child works, with the worksheets included. It is 7 days free, then £29.99 a month.
Both start with a free account; you choose the plan when you sign up.