Anthony K Whelan anthonykwhelan@yahoo.com
Level Nine Unit Four
Being seasick, my aunt became very thirsty. She took a long drink and a powder the doctor had given her. Clutching her heart as if it would burst, she struggled to the main deck to catch the fresh breeze. Near the bow, a pair of young seagulls sheltered out of the wind. She glanced at the dirty deck awash with sea water thrown up by the waves before staggering again to the ship’s rail, and under the shelter of a newspaper, gazed longingly at the coast. aunt
thirsty
powder
heart
burst
main
bow
pair
young
dirty
thrown
again
newspaper
coast
A. Write all of the list words into your dictionaries or work books. B. Which list words contain these smaller words? a). he
b). dirt
c). row
d). ape
e). ape
f). art
g). news
h). air
C. Which list words contain these smaller words? The letters might be jumbled, with one or two left out altogether. a). spear
b). heat
c). ant
d). bust
e). oder
f). town
g). hear
h). how
i). swear
j). sweaper
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D. Write out all the list words in alphabetical order. E. Write a sentence for each of these words: a). again
b). burst
c). thirsty
d). coast
e). pair
f). young
g). main
h). newspaper
F. Draw a picture of a large ship. Make it interesting and label twelve things that a ship should have, ie. anchor. G. Write out the opposites of these words: a). stern
b). inland
c). held
f). old
g). uncle
h). clean
H. Find the list-words shown on the right. They may turn corners or go in circles. All letters of the words are next to one another, and some words share letters.
t
h
i t
r a
s d h
t t g
d). caught i). single
thrown thirsty
y y u r
again
o n a
dirty
u t o
young
n i
aunt
g w
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