Primary 5 / Year 5 English Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 5 (Year 5) English through 12 dojos and 36 short narrated levels, for children aged 9–10.
Coverage spans Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Reading & Comprehension.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 2, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 5
- Year group (UK)
- Year 5
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 2
- Age
- 9–10
- Dojos
- 12
- Levels
- 36
Primary 5 English topics
Vocabulary
Word Twins
Synonyms & homophones
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which means the same as tired?”
- “Which means the same as start?”
- “Which means the same as scared?”
Word Pictures Dojo
Similes, metaphors & idioms
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Bola walked as proud as a ___ in the yard.”
- “The market was a beehive of activity. What does this mean?”
- “Ngozi's smile was sunshine on a rainy day. What does this mean?”
Spelling
Word Builder
Prefixes & suffixes
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Add "-ed" to "paint". Which word?”
- “Add "un-" to "lock". Which word?”
- “Add "un-" to "wrap". Which word?”
Tricky Words
Spell them right
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word is spelled correctly?”
Grammar
Time Travel
Past, present, future
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Pick the future tense of "jump".”
- “Pick the past tense of "go".”
- “Pick the past tense of "run".”
Sentence Sorter
Statement, question…
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which type of sentence is this?”
- “Which mark goes at the end?”
Joining Words Dojo
and, but, because & more
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “You may borrow only one: a pencil ___ a pen.”
- “The pupil ___ answered first is Emeka.”
Voice Dojo
Active, passive & formal writing
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “The drum was played by Bayo. Who played the drum?”
- “The cake was baked by Halima. Who baked the cake?”
- “Which sentence is in the passive voice?”
Punctuation
Pause & Ask
Commas & question marks
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Where does the comma go?”
Apostrophe Dojo
Don't forget the apostrophe
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “We ___ ready for the test.”
- “___ welcome to the party.”
Speech Dojo
Punctuating what people say
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which sentence is punctuated correctly?”
- “Which sentence shows the speech marks in the right place?”
- “Ngozi said, "I am calm." → Ngozi said that she ___ calm.”
Reading & Comprehension
Reading Dojo
Read & answer
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 5
Questions at this level look like:
- “Where did Aisha walk to?”
- “What did Sam help with?”
- “What is the best title for this story?”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Primary 5 English questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 5 English?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 5 (Year 5) English through 12 dojos and 36 short narrated levels, for children aged 9–10. The topics are Word Twins, Word Builder, Tricky Words, Time Travel and 8 more, grouped under Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Reading & Comprehension.
- What is Primary 5 in the British system?
- Primary 5 in Nigeria matches Year 5 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 2, for children aged 9–10. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same English levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 5 English content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every English dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 5 that is Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Reading & Comprehension — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 2 programme of study.
- How many English levels are there for Primary 5?
- 36 levels across 12 dojos at Primary 5 / Year 5, at 10 questions a level — about 360 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Does Alpha Brain cover the National Common Entrance syllabus?
- Alpha Brain is not an exam-prep course and does not publish past papers. It does teach the English groundwork the National Common Entrance Examination draws on: at Primary 5 that is Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Reading & Comprehension, practised across 36 levels.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain costs ₦15,000 per year for a child, and a 3-day free trial unlocks when you invite three friends. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just English.
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Create an account, pick Primary 5 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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