GCSE English Language revision

GCSE English Language revision for Year 10 and Year 11, matched to 5 official specifications from AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR. AQA GCSE English Language (8700) covers Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing, Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives, Spoken Language endorsement (non-exam, reported separately — does not affect the 9-1 grade). Revise a topic in short interactive activities, then check yourself against real past papers.

One thing the English Language questions here are written to catch: "Went" is vaguer than "walked", not more ambitious. Reach for a precise verb like "trudged".

Best next step

Start with Presentation Prep. It takes about 9 minutes and needs no account.

Revise Presentation Prep Then practise with GCSE English Language past papers

What you can revise here

Topics come straight from each exam board's published specification, so what you revise is what you are examined on.

AQA GCSE English Language (8700) AQA · GCSE · English Language · 9 topics 16 modules Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives Spoken Language endorsement (non-exam, reported separately — does not affect the 9-1 grade) CCEA GCSE English Language (5030) CCEA · GCSE · English Language · 4 topics 7 modules Reading and analysing texts (AO3) Writing (AO4) Studying spoken and written language (Unit 3: AO2 + AO3) Speaking and Listening (Unit 2: AO1) OCR (Cambridge OCR) GCSE (9-1) English Language (J351) OCR · GCSE · English Language · 9 topics 5 modules Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas Component 02: Exploring Effects and Impact Spoken Language endorsement (non-exam, reported separately — does not affect the 9-1 grade) Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language (1EN0) Edexcel · GCSE · English Language · 9 topics 16 modules Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing Spoken Language Endorsement (non-exam, reported separately — does not affect the 9-1 grade) WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) in English Language (C700QS) Eduqas · GCSE · English Language · 3 topics 6 modules Reading: fiction and non-fiction analysis (AO1-AO4, Components 1A and 2A) Writing: creative and transactional (AO5-AO6, Components 1B and 2B) Spoken Language endorsement (AO7-AO9, Component 3)

Revision modules, quickest first

Short interactive GCSE revision activities for mocks, homework and last-minute practice.

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Common questions

Is this page for Year 10 and Year 11?

Yes. It is built for Year 10 and Year 11 students revising GCSE English Language, and every topic on it is taken from the exam board's published specification rather than a generic syllabus.

Will it help with GCSE mocks?

Yes. This page lists 34 topics and 50 interactive modules, so you can revise the exact topic a mock covers, then sit a real past paper to check it under timed conditions.

Does it match AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR?

Yes. This page covers AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR, and each specification is listed separately with its own code, so you can pick the one your class follows.

Is it free to start?

Yes. There is no charge for any revision module here. You only need a free account to keep your progress and streaks, and past papers can be downloaded without signing up at all.