Swedish in Year 5: what Lärkompis practises
In Year 5 of Swedish school (around age 11), Lärkompis practises 12 skills in Swedish, linked to 6 of 21 items in the core content of Lgr22, the Swedish national curriculum, for Years 4–6. The areas are reading and writing; language use; and texts. Each skill has five difficulty levels, and the skills are practised in 9 mini-games, including Rätta roboten (Fix the Robot), Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt) and Dörren med ordet (The Word Door).
Lgr22 sets out core content for each stage (Years 4–6), not for each year. So Lärkompis spreads the skills across the years using its own time windows, and these are estimates. For Year 5, this means that 7 skills start this year and 5 skills started earlier and are still being practised. The figure 6 of 21 counts the items in the core content from Skolverket (the Swedish National Agency for Education) that at least one skill links to; it does not mean the whole item is covered.
What Lärkompis practises in Year 5
The 12 skills in Swedish in Year 5 are grouped into 3 areas following Skolverket's syllabus. Under each skill you can see the first and the last difficulty level, so you know how far the exercises go.
Reading and writing
- Reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea Level 1: Simple conclusions, three options. Level 5: The main idea of the whole text, four options that are close to each other.
- Word classes: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs (already starts in Year 4) Level 1: Three word classes to choose from, simple sentences. Level 5: Same as level 3.
- Noun forms: plural and definite form (already starts in Year 4) Level 1: Choose the plural of common words. Level 5: Write the definite plural.
- Verb tenses: present, past and perfect Level 1: Choose present or past tense from a time word, regular verbs. Level 5: Write the supine (past participle form) after “har” (have).
- Punctuation in direct speech Level 1: Three options, statements with “sa” (said). Level 5: Speaker first, with a colon and quotation marks.
- Commas in lists Level 1: Three items, three options. Level 5: Same as level 4.
- “De” or “dem” (they or them) Level 1: Simple sentences where “de” is the subject or “dem” is the object. Level 5: Same as level 3.
- Spelling: double consonants after a short vowel (already starts in Year 4) Level 1: Two options from the most common words, or dictation with an explanation and the number of letters. Level 5: The hardest words: multiple choice only read aloud with no explanation, dictation with the hardest words.
- Compound words and splitting them by mistake (already starts in Year 4) Level 1: Choose between the word written as one word or as two. Level 5: Same as level 3.
- Spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound Level 1: Two options from the most common words, or dictation with an explanation and the number of letters. Level 5: The hardest words: multiple choice only read aloud with no explanation, dictation with the hardest words.
Language use
- Word families and word formation Level 1: Find the word that does not belong to the word family. Level 5: The same.
Texts
- Text types: narrative, instructional, explanatory and argumentative Level 1: Narrative or instructional. Level 5: Same as level 3.
What the syllabus says, in short
The Lgr22 core content for Years 4–6 in Swedish, summarised in our own words for the parts Lärkompis practises in Year 5. Read the full text in Skolverket's English translation of Lgr22.
- Strategies for understanding and interpreting texts from different media, and summarising texts.
- Talking about texts and linking them to their own reading experience.
- Sentence structure with main clauses, subordinate clauses and punctuation, plus dictionaries and digital tools for spelling.
- Fiction, poetry, fairy tales and myths, plus non-fiction that describes, explains and argues.
How to help at home with Swedish in Year 5
Year 5 is the middle of the middle stage. It pays to revise what was secure in Year 4 before new things are added on top, and to deal with small gaps while they are still small. Read aloud together and talk about the text, even when your child reads on their own. Talking about what happened and why is part of the practice.
- Audiobook and book at the same time. Let your child read a book while listening to the audiobook. It helps children who find decoding slow to get into longer, more interesting texts. When it comes to content, audiobooks count as reading. When reading: about 15 minutes.
- Sum it up in three sentences. After a chapter or an article, ask your child to sum it up in three sentences. Compare: what was the main point? Summarising is a core skill in the syllabus and shows whether the text has been understood. As a conversation: about 5 minutes.
- Check the source. When your child finds a piece of information online, ask who wrote it, why, and whether another source says the same thing. Make it a habit, not a grilling. Works in everyday life: about 10 minutes.
- Feedback on a text. Read your child’s text and start by saying what works. Then ask: “Where do you think it could be clearer?” Don’t correct everything. Pick one thing to work on at a time. When it is hard going: about 10 minutes.
How you can tell it has clicked in Year 5
- Spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound: Your child spells “sjukhus” (hospital), “skjorta” (shirt), “kjol” (skirt) and “tjuv” (thief) correctly.
- Text types: narrative, instructional, explanatory and argumentative: Your child uses “först” (first), “sedan” (then) and “till sist” (finally).
- Word classes: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs: Your child can tell “och” (and) apart from “men” (but) and “eftersom” (because).
- Noun forms: plural and definite form: Your child knows the difference between “en” words and “ett” words (common and neuter gender).
Common pitfalls in Year 5
- Spelling: double consonants after a short vowel: Writes a double consonant after a long vowel.
- Compound words and splitting them by mistake: Splits words the English way (two words where Swedish writes one).
- Reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea: Mistakes a detail for the main idea.
- Word families and word formation: Chooses words that sound alike but are not related.
If Swedish practice in Year 5 often ends in tears or takes far too long, stop for the day and write a few lines to the teacher about what was hard. That is useful information for the school, not a failure.
Games that practise it
In Year 5 Swedish, Lärkompis uses 9 mini-games. In these games, playing is the practice, so your child learns while they play. There are no points or streaks, and no ads.
Rätta roboten (Fix the Robot)
Knut has made a mistake and your child teaches him the right way. Explaining the mistake is the skill. In Year 5, the game practises 6 skills: reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea; word classes: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs; verb tenses: present, past and perfect; punctuation in direct speech; and more.
Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt)
Creatures carry words, and your child catches the right creature or matches words with their translations. In Year 5, the game practises 3 skills: word families and word formation; noun forms: plural and definite form; and spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound.
Dörren med ordet (The Word Door)
The picture and the word belong together, and every finished word opens a plank in the door. In Year 5, the game practises 2 skills: spelling: double consonants after a short vowel; and compound words and splitting them by mistake.
Minikorsordet (Mini Crossword)
A small crossword made from the skill’s own words, with pictures or meanings as clues. The crossing letters show whether the spelling is right. In Year 5, the game practises 2 skills: spelling: double consonants after a short vowel; and spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound.
Ordgåtan (The Word Riddle)
Guess the hidden word letter by letter, with no time pressure and clues that light up one by one. In Year 5, the game practises 2 skills: spelling: double consonants after a short vowel; and spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound.
Ordsökaren (Word Search)
A word hunt in a letter grid, with a picture or a translation as the clue. In Year 5, the game practises 2 skills: spelling: double consonants after a short vowel; and spelling: the “sj” sound and the “tj” sound.
Detektiven (The Detective)
A short logic case each round: your child reads the clues, fills in a grid with crosses and ticks, and points out the answer. In Year 5, the game practises 1 skill: reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea.
Kunskapsjakten (Knowledge Hunt)
A quiz show in a TV studio, where Vera leads the questions up a ladder. There are lifelines but no points: the ladder fills up with the questions your child has worked through. In Year 5, the game practises 1 skill: text types: narrative, instructional, explanatory and argumentative.
Tidslinjen (The Timeline)
Your child puts cards on a line in the right order, for example events, steps or numbers. A card in the right place turns over and shows the answer. In Year 5, the game practises 1 skill: text types: narrative, instructional, explanatory and argumentative.
Questions about Swedish in Year 5
What does Lärkompis practise in Swedish in Year 5?
Lärkompis has 12 skills in Swedish in Year 5, for example “Reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea”; “Word families and word formation”; “Word classes: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs”; “Noun forms: plural and definite form”; and “Verb tenses: present, past and perfect”. Each skill has five levels. In “Reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea”, for example, level 1 is “Simple conclusions, three options” and level 5 is “The main idea of the whole text, four options that are close to each other”. The app adjusts the level to how your child is doing.
What comes after Year 5 in Swedish?
In Year 6, Lärkompis practises 6 skills in Swedish, and new that year are “Critical evaluation of sources: first steps”; “Sentence structure: main clauses and subordinate clauses”; and “Sayings and expressions”. Most of it builds on what your child practised in Year 5.
Which mistakes are common in Swedish in Year 5?
Common mistakes that Lärkompis covers include “Writes a double consonant after a long vowel” in “Spelling: double consonants after a short vowel” and “Splits words the English way (two words where Swedish writes one)” in “Compound words and splitting them by mistake”. When an answer is wrong, the app shows how to think it through instead of just marking it wrong, and the parent panel shows what your child is practising right now.
Does Lärkompis follow Lgr22 in Swedish in Year 5?
Yes. Every exercise in Swedish in Year 5 is linked to an item in the Lgr22 core content for Years 4–6; 6 of 21 items in Swedish have at least one linked skill. Lärkompis is a complement at home and does not replace teaching.
How much does it cost to practise Swedish in Year 5 with Lärkompis?
Lärkompis costs SEK 49, once, for all subjects and every child in the family, with future updates included. You can try Swedish in Year 5 for free first, without an account.
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