English SPaG: Intensive Training

Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar training for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, organised by question type. Method slides and explained questions first, then practice sets at two levels – Standard and Higher Level. Access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.

6 question types

Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, word classes, sentence grammar and sentence rearrangement

Method & explanations

Slides and step-by-step explanations for every question type

2 levels

Standard and Higher Level practice sets

Challenge Papers

Five mixed papers at Standard and Higher Level

Choose a topic

Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar training for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, organised by question type. Every topic has two levels of practice – Standard and Higher Level:

  • MethodThe key slides from your lesson: a quick warm-up, what you need to know, a step-by-step method and the common traps.
  • Explained questionsAfter every answer you see straight away whether you are right, with the explanation and the method steps.
  • Practice sets (Standard)Three sets of questions of the same type. Get one right and you move straight on; get one wrong and you see the correct answer and the explanation at once. The sets unlock one at a time: finish a set and the next one opens.
  • Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type, with their own method slides, explained questions and three practice sets. The Higher Level practice sets unlock once you have finished the Standard practice sets of the same topic.

Finish with the five Challenge Papers, which mix all six question types; they unlock one at a time, and Papers 4 and 5 are Higher Level. Finished sets show ✓ Done, so you can tick them off like a daily check-in.

Vocabulary in ContextChoose the word that fits the sentence: meaning, word class, homophones and confusables.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 231 questionsStart
Practice Set 329 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 235 questionsStart
Practice Set 333 questionsStart
SpellingSpelling rules and tricky words: doubling, i before e, endings, plurals and homophones.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
PunctuationCapital letters, commas, apostrophes, speech marks, colons and more – and counting what is missing.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
Word ClassesNouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions in a sentence.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
Sentence GrammarTenses, subject–verb agreement, comparatives, Standard English, clauses and reported speech.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 231 questionsStart
Practice Set 329 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 235 questionsStart
Practice Set 333 questionsStart
Sentence RearrangementRearrange the words into a sentence and find the word that is not needed, plus a review of every topic.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 336 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 336 questionsStart
Challenge PapersFive mixed papers with all six question types. Try these when you have finished the practice sets.6 items
MethodExam strategy slidesStart
Challenge Paper 145 questionsStart
Challenge Paper 245 questions · unlocks after Paper 1Start
Challenge Paper 345 questions · unlocks after Paper 2Start
Challenge Paper 4 · Higher Level45 questions · unlocks after Paper 3Start
Challenge Paper 5 · Higher Level45 questions · unlocks after Paper 4Start