Year 5 Printable Worksheets

Using commasCommas can be a useful punctuation mark to make the meaning of sentences clear. My dog, Max, loves to play fetch in the park. Students rewrite the sentences adding the commas in the correct place.

Using dashesDashes can be a useful punctuation mark for adding emphasis or providing additional details within a sentence. My favourite subject – science – has always fascinated me. Students rewrite the sentences adding the dashes in the correct place. This worksheet can be used in the classroom or at home and includes an answer sheet for quick marking. 

Using bracketsBrackets are used to enclose information that is not essential to the main sentence. The information inside the brackets can provide additional details or clarification. Students are asked to add brackets where they think they should go in each sentence. An answer is included for quick marking. This KS2 grammar activity can be used in the classroom or at home and is a great introduction to using brackets in writing. 

Using modal verbs to show degrees of possibilityModal verbs can be used to express different degrees of certainty or likelihood in a statement. Modal verbs of possibility include: definitely, certainly, surely, maybe, clearly, obviously, perhaps, probably and undoubtedly. With this upper KS2 literacy activity, students are asked to underline the adverbs of possibility in each sentence.

Using adverbs to show degrees of possibilityAdverbs can be used to express different degrees of certainty or likelihood in a statement. Adverbs of possibility include: definitely, certainly, surely, maybe, clearly, obviously, perhaps, probably and undoubtedly. With this upper KS2 literacy activity, students are asked to underline the adverbs of possibility in each sentence.

Word searches are a great activity to help children recognise words, learn new vocabulary, and improve their spelling. If your children are finding the start of the new school year a bit stressful, this back-to-school word search can be used as a fun and calming activity. There are 15 words for children to find.

Spelling is important because it aids in both reading and writing. This spelling worksheet includes words associated with the solar system. Students learn the spelling and put them in alphabetical order, then fill in the correct word to complete the sentences. This resource can be used as a fun activity when teaching children the topic of earth and space.

Did you know that there are no two tigers with identical stripes? How much do your students know about the beautiful Bengal tiger? Students are asked to fill in the missing information and then fill in the missing words using the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

Did you know that female great whites give birth to 2 – 12 pups that are already 1.5 m long? Students are asked to carry out their own research and then fill in the missing information using words from the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

Did you know that the female red wolf gives birth to a litter of 4 - 6 pups? Students are asked to carry out their own research and then fill in the missing information using words from the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

Did you know that female manatees give birth to a single calf every 2 to 5 years? Students are asked to carry out their own research and then fill in the missing information using words from the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

Did you know that female orangutans give birth to a single infant once every eight years? Students are asked to carry out their own research and then fill in the missing information using words from the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

Did you know that the average gestation period for the fin whale is about 12 months? Students are asked to carry out their own research and then fill in the missing information using words from the word bank. This worksheet can be used to support the teaching of living things and their habitats to year five.

This colourful set of vocabulary cards can be used to help support your studies on Forces. This set of cards (20 words) covers the main vocabulary that students need to learn for this topic. Use them in a classroom display, or use them to help students with any writing tasks. This will help them to identify important words, improve their vocabulary, and is great to practise spelling.

This colourful set of vocabulary cards can be used to help support your studies on Earth and Space. This set of cards (28 words) covers the main vocabulary that students need to learn for this topic. Use them in a classroom display, or use them to help students with any writing tasks. This will help them to identify important words, improve their vocabulary, and is great to practise spelling.

This colourful set of vocabulary cards can be used to help support your studies on Properties and changes of materials. This set of cards (28 words) covers the main vocabulary that students need to learn for this topic. Use them in a classroom display, or use them to help students with any writing tasks. This will help them to identify important words, improve their vocabulary, and is great to practise spelling.

This set of colourful vocabulary cards are a great way of introducing scientific vocabulary to your pupils. You can display them in your classroom or use them as a fun matching activity. This set includes 3 pages of vocabulary cards that are associated with the unit - Animals including humans. They will help children recognise key words for this topic and improve their vocabulary and spelling.

This fun word search is a great way of introducing scientific vocabulary to your pupils. All of the words are associated with Y5 Living things and their habitats. They will help children recognise key words for this topic and improve their vocabulary and spelling.

This set of colourful vocabulary cards are a great way of introducing scientific vocabulary to your pupils. You can display them in your classroom or use them as a fun matching activity. This set includes 4 pages of vocabulary cards that are associated with Living things and their habitats. They will help children recognise key words for this topic and improve their vocabulary and spelling.

This year 5 science assessment paper can be used to test your child's knowledge of the science unit - Properties and changes of materials. There is a variety of questions for students to answer.

This year 5 science assessment paper can be used to test your child's knowledge of the science unit - Forces. There is a variety of questions for students to answer.

This year 5 science assessment paper can be used to test your child's knowledge of the science unit - Earth and space. There is a variety of questions for students to answer.

This year 5 science assessment paper can be used to test your child's knowledge of the science unit - Living things and their habitats. There is a variety of questions for students to answer.

Machines have been used for thousands of years to make work easier. Some machines have many parts that move, like bicycles and clocks, while others are very simple. Students learn about levers, pulleys, and gears and have questions to answer at the end.

Students find the vocabulary words in the puzzle. There are 20 words hidden in the grid that are all associated with Isaac Newton. Word searches are ideal for small moments of time as they can easily be stopped and started. This engaging word search puzzle worksheet will help introduce your students to the life and work of one of our history's greatest thinkers.

This year 5 science resource asks students to read through the facts about one of the greatest scientists of all time, Sir Isaac Newton, and fill in the missing words from the word bank.

Students carry out a fun science investigation using a mandarin, a glass, and some water.

This fun forces activity asks students to draw a line to match the vocabulary word to the definition. This worksheet can be used to reinforce learning when teaching the topic of forces.

A fun activity that can be used when teaching students about the topic of forces. Students find all of the vocabulary words associated with forces. Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.

Students look at the pictures and identify which forces are being used by writing the names of the forces on the lines.

Students learn about air resistance, gravity, and upthrust and are then asked to fill in the missing words to complete the facts about forces.

Students complete the sentences using the correct words in brackets.

Students look at the pictures and write 'twist', 'push', or 'pull' to describe the force being used.

Students read through the short comprehension about Isaac Newton and answer the 8 questions.

What force controls the tides of the oceans? Who discovered gravity? In physics, what is weight measured in? Students read through the facts about gravity and answer the accompanying study questions.

This fun science investigation will help your students understand how air resistance works. They will need several different parachute materials and record which was the best material for the parachute.

Melting and freezing things can cause a physical change. Some of these changes can be reversed and some cannot. This science worksheet asks children to look at the items and think about what happens to them when they are heated/cooled. Is it a reversible or irreversible change?

Children write 'yes' if the item will dissolve in water and 'no' if the item won't dissolve in water.

Children look at the pictures and information and write either 'reversible' or 'irreversible' under each one.

When we heat or cool things, it can cause a physical change. Some of these changes can be reversed. Children read through the article about reversible changes and answer the questions.

When we heat or cool things, it can cause a physical change. Some of these changes cannot be reversed. With irreversible changes, materials cannot return to the same form. Children read through the text and answer the questions.

Amphibians spend part of their lives on land and part of their lives in water. Children learn about the life cycle of an amphibian and answer the accompanying questions.

Mammals include humans and all other animals that are warm-blooded vertebrates with hair. Children learn about the life cycle of mammals and answer the questions.

Butterflies are beautiful insects and develop through a process called metamorphosis. The life cycle of a butterfly is made up of four parts: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult. Children learn about the life cycle of a butterfly with this fun, colourful science worksheet. Children draw the four different stages of a butterfly's life cycle and answer the questions.

Ants are fascinating insects with superhuman strength! The ant life cycle begins with an egg. Ant eggs are soft, oval, and very, very tiny - about the size of a full stop. Children learn about the life cycle of an ant with this fun, colourful science worksheet. Children draw the four different stages of an ant's life cycle and answer the questions.

This science worksheet teaches children some interesting facts about ants. Students read through the facts and answer the accompanying questions.

Insects are fascinating creatures! Did you know there are more than 800,000 different kinds of insects? They include butterflies and beetles, fleas and flies, and crickets. This science worksheet asks children to choose an insect and find out about its life cycle.

A bird's life cycle starts with an egg. Before the egg is ready to hatch, the parents keep the egg warm. This science worksheet is a great resource to help children learn about the life cycle of a bird. There is a short reading comprehension with questions to answer at the end.