EnglishYear 5Writing

Edit and enhance writing

Assess the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing, proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance meaning

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you've written a story about a dragon 🐉. Now you get to make it even better!

  2. 2

    What does editing mean?

  3. 3

    Let's edit this sentence together: 'The dog ran fast.' 🐕

  4. 4

    Tap a word to swap it with a better one in this sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.' 🐱

  5. 5

    Which word could you swap to make 'The big house' sound more exciting?

  6. 6

    Now edit this sentence by adding one describing word: 'The sun shone.' ☀️

  7. 7

    What is one thing you can do when editing your writing?

Practise Edit and enhance writing with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 9–10. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

Start free →Sign in