Spelling and Language Practice: Book 1 - Ages 7-9 by Teacher Superstore

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Contents W or WH? EE AY O and OO Sounds AIR U OR and i-e Sounds Compound Words EA Sounds More EA Sounds Opposites/Antonyms Synonyms Antonyms and Synonyms Categories OW Sounds Rearranged Words Present and Past Tenses Silent Letters Rhyming Words Looks Like It Rhymes But Doesn't S or Z? S or Z? Fix the Spelling Sounds Like … Sounds Like … Single and Plural Homophones Adding Endings Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Letter Y The Letter A The Letter I Confusing Words Same Sound Sentences The Letter O The Letter U The Letter T Jumbled Words More Jumbled Words Who's at the Door? What happened at the Party? Crossword

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Teachers’ Notes Spelling and Language Practice Book 1is part of a two book series. The exercises in this book are generally suited for children in Years 2 and 3, but of course they can be given to advanced younger students and as revision for older classes. Many basic spelling and language skills are addressed within the pages. Apostrophes, silent letters, abbreviations, homophones, plurals, tenses, opposites and confusing words are all included. The use of dictionaries should be encouraged as they can be a great help.

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Recommended ways to use the book:

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• As a class activity – give each student their own worksheet, preferably a different one from their neighbour to encourage independent thinking. • As a homework exercise.

• Staple six sheets together to be used as an ‘extra work when finished’ activity. I would encourage rewards such as stickers or points towards some privilege, which can be given when children have completed their booklet. • Sitting one-on-one with a tutor or helper.

Each activity sheet comes with extra things to do. Perhaps students could complete these extras in their spelling or language books. Some of these extras involve a sense of the ridiculous, which is always a bit of fun while encouraging creative thought and a love of learning.

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Language 4. Vocabulary expansion (E2LNG4) 5. Sentence grammar (E2LNG5) 8. Phonic and word knowledge (E2LNG8) 9. Spelling (E2LNG9)

Language 4. Vocabulary expansion (E3LNG4) 5. Sentence grammar (E3LNG5) 6. Sentence grammar (E3LNG6) 11. Spelling (E3LNG11)

Literacy 10. Handwriting/word processing (E2LCY10)

Literacy 1. Oral communication skills (E3LCY1) 2. Oral communication skills (E3LCY2) 15. Handwriting/word processing (E3LCY15)

W or WH?

Sheet 1

33Say the words in the first column. Do they need an h? Put them in the correct column.

w witch

Part A

w__itch w__at

wh what

w__as w__en w__ere

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w__ich w__en w__o

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w__y

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w __ ole w __ o’s

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w __ ord w __ ork

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33 Write a short story with as many w and wh words in as possible. 5

EE AY O and OO Sounds

Sheet 2

33Look at the letter(s) in each word that are in bold. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

two

what

they

new

was

eat

you

came

wash

she

made keep piece away r o e t s B r e o blue p monkey obey rain obecause doing u k Say as in day o as in top oo as in soon

ee as in tree me

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33Circle the correct spelling for each word.

two / too

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rain / rayn

wash / wosh

monkee/ monkey

33Write 10 silly sentences using as many of the words on this page as you can.

AIR U OR and i-e Sounds

Sheet 3

33Look at the letter(s) in each word that are in bold. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

fair

coming walk

why

some

where

your

find

time

just

their

saw night stairs under r o e t s B r eflies care does oo call tried poor p u k S air as in hair u as in jump or as in sort i-e as in my fair

coming

walk

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why

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33Complete the sentences with words from the list.

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Up the

__________

_________ are

The bird

____________.

the box.

my socks.

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33 Write a different sentence for each picture above. 7

Compound Words

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A compound word is one made up of two smaller words. Example: foot + ball = football. 33Find endings to the words in bold to make compound words. Part A

ball

way

bed ________

man

fire ________

day

snow ________

Part B

ground

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r o e t s Bo r fly butter _______ e p ok u any ________ S

with ________

to ________ ©R eadyEdPu bl i cat i o________ ns play men where basket _______ •f or r ev i ew pur p osessome on________ l y• bird fly

pea ________

shine

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body

rain ________

door ________

flake

every ________

sun ________

board

lady________

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wind ________

gentle _______

out

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snow________

33Draw and label three of your own compound words.

EA Sounds

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Sometimes ea sounds like ee as in sea. Sometimes it sounds like e as in dead. leaf

dead

eat

heat

head

bead

feather

heap

cream

ready

steady

r o e t clean dread s B r e instead o p ok weather lean u S breakfast

Part A

speak

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33Sort the words above into the correct columns. Underline ea in the word.

Sounds like ee

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leaf

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More EA Sounds

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Sometimes ea sounds like ee as in leak. Sometimes it sounds like e as in head. leak

head

treasure

meant

teacher

creak

r o e t s beak Bobread easy r e p ok u 33Sort the words above S into the correct columns. Underline ea in the word. sweat

pleasing

beneath

threat

pleasure

gleam

Sounds like ee

leak

streak

heavy

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33Label the pictures using words from your answers. Show which words sound the same by colouring them the same colour. Then write four words of your own in each box.

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Opposites/Antonyms

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Antonym means opposite. 33Match the words in bold to their antonyms (opposites). Write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

wet r o e t s Bo r e up p ok u Sfast dry

thick on wet

off

yes

soft

hot

thin

down

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cold

hard

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big right stay

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new

near

finish

dirty

start

sharp

Extra! 33 Write rhyming words for as many of the words on this page as you can. 11

Synonyms

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Synonym means similar in meaning.

rock

end

large

glad

sick

start

happy

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sneak

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leave

the spaces provided. Think of your own synonym for each word.

group angry

creep tear beneath choose movie

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film

creep

tip-toe

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rock

look

finish

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stone

see

mend

snarl … growl

33Match the words in bold to their synonyms. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Part A

below . t ego o c . c e r pick h er o t s super bunch rip cross

33 Write four of your own synonyms and draw pictures of two of them.

Antonyms and Synonyms

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33Colour the antonyms yellow. Colour the synonyms red.

dinner

tiny

yes

blunt

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sharp

sad

large

meal

thick

happy

large

down

found

gentle

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angry top

clean smile

Antonym

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right busy

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33Write four of your own antonyms and draw a picture of two of them. 13

Categories

Sheet 10 33Sort the words into categories.

man

red

ten

cat

sad

jump

dog

cow

one

pink

king

blue

happy

two

skip

twelve

girl

hop

fish

puppy

green

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boy angry pleased r o e t s B r e oo yellow sleep p glad lady five u k S animals colours people red

man

numbers

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feelings

verbs

sad

jump

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33Create two categories of your own and write four words under each. Draw pictures of two of the words.

OW Sounds

Sheet 11

Sometimes ow sounds like ou as in cow. Sometimes ow sounds like oa as in know. flower shadow shallow

Part A

yellow

crown

burrow

r o e t tower powerful s Bo r e p crow ok hollow however u S shower

crowd

below

growl

drown pillow brown

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33Sort the words above into the correct columns. Underline ow in the words.

Sounds like ow as in flower

Sounds like o as in throw

flower

throw

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33Place the correct words into the sentences below.

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bowl, frowned, grown, window, mow, crow . t e o c 1. The boy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when he saw that . c e h r there was nothing left the _ _ _ _. einr o t s suander 2. The grass had _ _ _ _ _ again p

needed a _ _ _. 3. The _ _ _ _ flew through the _ _ _ _ _ _ and gave everybody a fright!

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Rearranged Words

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Some words are made up of the same letters but are different words. 33Match the words in bold to words that are made up of the same letters but are different words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

r o e t s Bo r e p ok post u Spea ant

tan

ape

angle

stop sale

ant

seal

angel

pins Part B

won

ring

least

once

pest

felt

grin

steal

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race

seam team reef

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cheap

meat

loop

free

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33 Rearrange the letters of the following words so that each one forms a new word: evil, liar, spill, male and war.

Present and Past Tenses

Sheet 13

33Look at the words in bold. Find the past tense of each word. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

keep

swam

kept

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made

sell

left kept sang

leave

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33 Use your answers from Part A to complete the sentences below.

1. The boy __ __ __ __ jumping. 2. All the frogs __ __ __ __ in the pond.

run

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cried

sleptr knew

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1. The boy __ __ __ __ __ in his pyjamas. 2. I __ __ __ __ __ all of my money on lollies. 3. I __ __ __ around the track quickly. 4. I __ __ __ all of my dinner. 17

Silent Letters

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33Say the words in bold and copy them into the spaces provided. 33Circle the silent letter in each word (the one that we don’t pronounce).

r o e t s wrap Bo r e p ok knew u S who know

know climb write half

young

Part B

wrong

friend

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crumb

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33Put all the words into as few sentences as you can, making sure the sentences make sense.

Rhyming Words

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33Look at the words in bold. Choose their matching rhyming words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

her

were

this

r o e t s Bo r e p ok who u S saw hiss

one

fun

new her oar

try Part B

what

spoon

his

put

foot

does

she

whizz

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eat

shoe fall

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they

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33Think of four more pairs of rhyming words. Draw a picture to match each pair. 19

Sheet 16 Looks Like It Rhymes But Doesn't 33Match each word in bold to a word that looks like it rhymes with it but doesn't. Write your answers in the spaces. Say both words. Part A

go

throw

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give

some

bead do

home

head Part B

speak

here

down

has

done

pant

where

own

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Part C

the

comb this through

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were

wood

mood

bomb

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33Underline the parts of the words which make them look like they rhyme. Think of six examples of your own.

S or Z?

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Sometimes the letter s can be pronounced s as in sat. Sometimes it can be pronounced z as in has. 33Sort the words into the correct columns.

sounds like s as in sat ghost

Part A ghost does list

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ask

goes

Part Bw

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sounds like s as sounds like z as in sat in has

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theirs sounds like s as sounds like z as in sat in has

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dries shoes

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33Think of ten items which include the letter s sold in a silly shop, e.g. sausage soup. 21

S or Z?

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Sometimes the letter s can be pronounced s as in sat. Sometimes it can be pronounced z as in has. 33Sort the words into the correct columns.

sounds like s as in sat August

Part A August these most

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lost

clothes

Part Bw

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Wednesday

sounds like z as in has

sounds like s as sounds like z as in sat in has

fast © Ready EdPubl i cat i ons names •f orr evi e w pur posesonl y• movies east

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thirsty cousin easily

cosy

sounds like s as sounds like z as in sat in has

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said coast

Extra! 33Think of the names of ten animals which include the letter s, e.g. weasel.

Fix the Spelling

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33The words in bold are spelled incorrectly. Put the correct spellings in the spaces provided. Part A

Part B

heer

shood

menny bizzy thay

theez arsk frend

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Sounds Like …

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33 Look at the letter(s) in each word which are in bold. What is the sound? 33 Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

city

someone who

loose

r o e t s whose when Bo r e pwrapped listen where ok reply u S what wholemeal who's happen rhino

centre

wrist

quiet

while

space

whole worry rinse

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sounds like r as in red

sounds like s as in sip

sounds like w as in wet

sounds like h as in hut

write

city

someone

who

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33Make up at least 10 silly book titles using your answers. Example: The Rhino in the City.

Sounds Like …

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33 Look at the letter(s) in each word which are in bold. What is the sound? 33 Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

large

angle

busy

chemist

angel

again

lose

magic

ghost

edge

school

r o e t guess account s Bo r e p uncle gorilla ok soccer u Spacket freeze does music

giraffe

signal

clothes

sounds like j as in large

sounds like g as in gate

sounds like z as in zip

large

angle

busy

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sounds like k as in king

chemist

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Single and Plural

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33Look at the words in bold. Find their plurals and write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

babies

baby

glasses

r o e t s Bo r e p ok man u Stooth glass

families

leaf

teeth babies men

family Part B

libraries

foot

tomatoes

mouse

sandwiches

library

feet

sandwich

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Part C

women

children people potatoes

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knives

person

sheep

potato

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33Write four single words and beside each word write their plurals. Draw a picture for each.

Homophones

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Example: hear/here. 33Match the words in bold to their homophones. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Part A

buyr o e t s Bo r e too p ok u Sflee by

wear you're buy

aren’t

two

bored

bare

your

board

where

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aunt

Part B

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brake

mist

hole

eight

wood

passed

choose

pear

missed

break

sent

cent

pair

whole

past

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Adding Endings

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Sometimes when adding endings to words, we double the last letter. Examples: hop/hopping, jog/jogged, win/winner, fur/furry. Sometimes we drop the e. Examples: hope/hoping, scare/scary. 33Add endings to the words below, add or remove letters where needed.

r o e t s B r e stopping making makeo p o u k write S

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A stop

shop

hope

travel

amaze

pedal

surprise

33Add ‘er’

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win

wrap

begin

shrug

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travel

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drop stir

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ease

sun

stone

star

noise

spot

taste

Sheet 25 Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs A noun is the name of something. Examples: city, cat, pencil, love. A verb is a doing word. Examples: cry, hope, choose, love. An adjective describes a noun. Examples: happy, red, large, exciting. An adverb adds to the meaning of a verb and tells us how, where or when something was done. Example: carefully, sadly, soon, fast.

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33Look at the words in bold and put them into their correct columns.

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B. He ate the hot pie hungrily and then drank a glass of milk.

C. I saw him throw the ball carefully to his friend.

D. My friends and I saw a really exciting movie last week. E. Yesterday my sister bought new ©R ea dy EdaP ubgame. l i cat i ons

F. The bright sparkled brightly in s theo sunshine. •shiny f or r evcar i ew pur pose nl y•

adjectives

verbs

neighbours

friendly

smiled

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33 Write ten things that you might see if you visited another planet and underline and label the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. 29

The Letter Y

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Sometimes the letter y can sound like: ee as in nearly i-e as in type i as in symbol.

33Look at the letter y in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

nearly you’ll type r o e t s B r e yoghurt funny oo plenty you're p u k July busy try mysterious S yesterday

recycle

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syrup

Sydney

sounds like y as in you'll

sounds like ee as in nearly

sounds like i-e as in type

sounds like i as in symbol

you'll

nearly

type

symbol

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. te__ clown bumped his head __ __ __ __ __ __ __o__ __. 1. The __ __ __ __ c . c e 2. You can __ __ __ __ __h __ __ empty milk cartons. r er o t s super 3. I'm too __ __ __ __ to __ __ __ __ my story out right now. 33 Complete the sentences using the word list on this page.

4. __ __ __'__ __ find that __ __ __ __ __ __ is cold in the month of __ __ __ __. 5. __ __ __ __ __ is delicious. __ __ __ some!

Extra! 33Write a list of six things containing the letter y that you

wouldn't like to find in your house. Example: an angry python.

The Letter A

Sheet 27

Sometimes the letter a can sound like: a as in crash ay as in crazy ar as in half o as in salt 33Look at the a in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

half salt crash r o e t sbath B r class happen e oo ladies p u want wash paper kchange S path manner carried wasp

sounds like a

sounds like ay as

sounds like ar as

as in crash

in crazy

in half

crash

crazy

half

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

crazy

sounds like o as in salt

salt

w ww

. te jacket

cat

m . u

33Draw pictures to match the words below. Underline the a sound.

o c salt . che e r o t r s super paper

bath

bay

calf

wasp

a list of ten things that you eat or drink that have the Extra! 33Make letter a in them. Example: bread. 31

The Letter I

Sheet 28 i as in until

Sometimes the letter i can sound like: i-e as in kind ee as in spaghetti y as in onion

33Look at the i in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

kind spaghetti onion r o e t smillion B r tiny e insect oo find p u k skill alien ski drip S wild senior pizza junior

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

until

sounds like i

sounds like i-e

sounds like ee

sounds like y

as in until

as in kind

as in spaghetti

as in onion

until

kind

spaghetti

onion

w ww

. te

33Draw one word from each column and write it down.

____________

Extra! 32

m . u

33Write one of your own words for each i sound.

o c . che e r o t r s super

____________

33Create silly sentences which include as many words with the letter i as possible.

Confusing Words

Sheet 29

Some words can be easily confused. Read these words carefully! Examples: their/they’re/there your/you’re 33Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

q these

A. q those

Look at _____________ planes in the sky.

r o e t s B r e Take your coat _____. It'so warm in here. p o u k S q through

C. q thought q then

D. q than q our

E. q are F.

We could go _____________ the tunnel.

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

q of B. q off

We'll paint and ________ go outside. He is _____ dog. His name is Harry.

H. q where

They ___________ so excited!

I. q witch

She dressed up as a ___________ for the party.

q were

. te q which

m . u

He asked, " _____________ pencil case is this?"

w ww

q who's

G. q whose

o c . che e r o t r sturn now. super q there q they're It's ___________

J. q their q to

q too

Extra!

33Write a silly question for the other confusing word of each sentence, e.g. These worms will taste nice in my soup.

K. q two

There are ___________ many people in here.

Same Sound

Sheet 30

33Write two more words underneath each word with the same letters in bold. Your words must make the same sound. 33Use these letters and blends to help you.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o q r s t u v w x y z br bl ch cl cr dr fl fr gr pl pr sc scr sh shr sk sl sm sp spr st str sw th thr tr tw wh

Teac he r



make

shop

cow

white

shack

e  ©R adyEdPubl i cat i ons  n •f or r evi ew pur poseso l y•

w ww



head

three

 

rope

m . u



shout



. te

o soap c . c e  h   r er o t s s r u e p   

cry

card

funny

moon

chop

witch



ew i ev Pr

beat

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S rain pay call

Sentences

Sheet 31

33Create seven sentences using some of the words or phrases below.

• birthday

• growing wings

• my favourite thing

• a wizard

r o e t • in the black s Bo r e ok • the spell that wentp • scary cave u horribly wrong • aliens in the kitchen S • in the land of giants • the book of spells

• pets

• my wish is granted

• my own helicopter

• the scary bus trip

• snakes in the house

• killer bees!

33Remember your capital letters and full stops.

w ww

3. 4. 5.

. te

m . u

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

• camping

o c . che e r o t r s super

6. 7. 33Draw pictures for some of your sentences. 35

The Letter O

Sheet 32

Sometimes the letter o can sound like: o as in drop oa as in go oo as in today u as in love 33Look at the o in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

r o e t s Bo r some glove e p o front u won’t control doing k S tomorrow broken nothing hopped only

who

body

today

coming

over worry going towards

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

drop

sounds like o

sounds like oa

sounds like oo

sounds like u

as in drop

as in go

as in today

as in love

drop

only

today

coming

33Write one of your own words for each o sound.

w ww

. te

33Draw and label one word from each column.

hopped ____________

Extra! 36

m . u

o c . che e r o t r s super

____________

33Write six questions you might ask a visiting alien using some of the words, e.g. Do you worry about bumping into the moon?

The Letter U

Sheet 33

Sometimes the letter u can sound like: oo (long) as in July oo (short) as in put yoo as in music

u as in but

33Look at the u in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

put music February r o e t s B thumb under r pupil e full push o p o u k uniform truth Jupiter furious awful Soctopus scrub stupid instrument umpire July

sounds like u

sounds like oo

as in but

(long) as in July

(short) as in put

but

July

put

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

but

sounds like yoo as in music

music

w ww

33Write one of your own words for each u sound.

. te

o c . che e r o t r s super

33Draw and label one word from each column.

thumb ____________

Extra!

m . u

____________

33 Write six silly sentences about animals, using some of the words and draw a picture for each, e.g. I saw a monkey playing music on a piano. 37

The Letter T

Sheet 34 t as in went

Sometimes the letter t can sound like: ch as in mixture sh as in action silent as in glisten

r o e t s Bo Christmas r whistle e string mention p o u creature rustle fraction kfuture S went

mixture

action

glisten

water

picture

station

twist

sounds like t

sounds like ch

sounds like sh as

as in went

as in mixture

in action

went

mixture

action

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

33Look at the t in each word. Put each word into its correct sound column. Cross the words off as you use them.

silent as in glisten glisten

w ww

. te

33Draw one word from each column and write it down.

water ____________

m . u

33Write one of your own words for each t sound.

o c . che e r o t r s super

____________

Extra! 33Create four silly movie titles using some of your answers. 38

Jumbled Words

Sheet 35 33Unjumble the words. Part A

Part B

r o e t s ewnt B r e oo p mose u k S birgn mother

thermo

yaaw dais

kinth

ginth

forebe

hatt

morf

veah

krow

seeth

reew

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

herew

w ww

. te

newh

erund geav twih

Extra!

m . u

o c . che e shwi r o r st super owh boatu

yrou

33Create ten of your own jumbled words for a friend to solve. Keep a copy of the answers. 39

More Jumbled Words

Sheet 36 33Unjumble the words. Part A

Part B

dumpej evol

veery

ickp

twan

doushl

grith

oto

lyon

w ww

glon

lulp

rove klaw chhiw

Extra!

. te

m . u

Part C

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

nath

r o e t s engo Bo r e p ok naym u S thero our

oru

o c . che e rithe r o t r s super mingoc howse

frist 33 Write down six things that you would do if you had a magic wand. Include one of the words above in each sentence. Draw a picture for each sentence. Example: I would like to take a long trip into space.

Sheet 37

Who's at the Door?

33 Answer the questions to find out who is at the door. The last letter of each answer has been given to you. The letters in the bold squares spell out the answer.

1. We should drink lots of this. 2. A clock shows us the…

r o e t s Bo r e p ok 5. The opposite u of no. s S 6. The number that comes after seven.

e s

3. The opposite of never.

7. A building. 8. A large Australian bird that can’t fly. 9. An Australian animal beginning with w. 10. A fruit beginning with p.

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

4. If you cut yourself, this flows out.

w ww

15. A place where there is sand. 16. Too much water causes one of these.

e h

. te something. 18. To understand w o cp . 19. The opposite of cshallow. e hewith r o t r 20. A common house pet whiskers. t s super 17. Glad.

21. The opposite of slow.

22. The sun sets in this direction.

23. To talk loudly beginning with y.

Extra!

m . u

11. An orange vegetable.

33Write at least six more sentences about what else happened when the door was opened. 41

Sheet 38

What Happened at the Party?

33 Answer the questions to find out what happened at the party. The last letter of each answer has been given to you. The letters in the bold squares spell out the answer.

1. A cool season.

2. A three-sided polygon is called a...

3. There are 12 of these in a year.

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S t

4. The organ in your body that pumps blood.

s s

5. There are sixty of these in an hour.

6. There are sixty of these in a minute. 8. Opposite to first.

9. Fish need these on their bodies to breathe.

10. One of the three primary colours. 11. A musical instrument beginning with f. 12. All mammals have hair, wool or ... on their bodies. 13. The past tense of leave.

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

7. Opposite to thin.

17. Opposite to safety.

t n

w ww

19. The colour you get when you mix red and green. 20. A leopard is a large ...

. te

21. All marsupials have a .....to carry their babies in.

m . u

18. A joint in our arms.

h n

o c . che t e r o r st super

22. A number between one and ten.

23. The largest land mammal.

24. The number of legs on a spider. 25. The eight month of the year. 26. The past tense of sell.

27. How many quarters in a whole? 28. There are 24 of these in a day. 29. A vegetable that you can peel.

Extra! 42

d r

33Write at least six more sentences about what else happened at the party.

Crossword

Sheet 39

33Complete the crossword using the clues. 1

5 7

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S 9

20 22 24

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

. te

3. Opposite to stay. 4. A night bird. 5. Opposite to more. 8. This is used for drawing. 9. Another word for help. 10. A short word meaning hello. 11. Opposite to shallow. 12. These are seas. 16. The part of the body we think with, is the br_ _ n. (the missing letters). 18. The past tense of meet. 19. We breathe this in and out. 20. If you want to know something, you _ _ _ a question.

m . u

w ww

ACROSS 1. A season. 3. The past tense of get. 5. Opposite to high. 6. Another name for Ayers Rock. 7. Birds f_ a_ their wings to fly (the missing letters). 9. This is left when wood is burned. 11. Opposite to multiplication. 13. All numbers are either odd or _ _ _ _. 14. This is a sport: so_ _ er (the missing letters). 15. The abbreviation of for example. 17. The noun of high is h_ _ ght (the missing letters). 18. A drawing of a country is called a _ _ _. 20. An amphibian is a kind of _ _ _ _ _ _. 21. If you want to find out how heavy something is, you w_ _ gh it (the missing letters). 22. A homophone (sounds the same but different spelling) of sew. 23. A vehicle used to transport something from one place to another. 24. A bird’s home.

o c . che e r o t r s super

Answers Sheet 1 - W or WH? w witch

w__at w__as

what was

w__en

when

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

w__ile

while

w__ere

were

Part Bw

wh which

w__ich w__en

when

went

w__ant

want

who

w__ose

whose

w__atch

watch

Part Cw

w__y

wh why

w__ite

white

w __ isper w __ ole w __ o’s w __ on’t w __ ord w __ ork

Sheet 5 - EA Sounds

Sounds like e

Sounds like ee leaf heat heap clean lean

eat bead cream meat speak

dead feather steady dread weather

head ready breakfast spread instead

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

w__o

w__ent

somebody/where raindrop everybody/where ladybird windscreen cupboard gentlemen snowflake

Sheet 6 - More EA Sounds

Sounds like e

Sounds like ee leak teacher creak pleasing gleam

streak beneath beak easy

head treasure meant deaf sweat

heavy threat pleasure bread

treasure, bread, beak, teacher

won't word work

Sheet 2 - EE AY O and OO Sounds

w ww

ee-tree ay-day o-top me they eat came she made keep away piece obey monkey rain

oo-soon what was because of wash Australia

. te

two new you blue room doing

dry up fast off soft thin cold no

wet down slow on hard thick hot yes

big right stay new finish far dirty sharp

little left go old start near clean blunt

m . u

Part A

w__itch

bedroom fireman snowdrop today basketball peanut doorway sunshine

o c . c Part B e Sheet 3 - AIR U OR and I-E Sounds her r o t s super Correct spelling: two rain wash monkey

air as in hair fair where their there stairs care

u as in jump or as in sort coming walk some your just more mother saw under poor does call

i-e as in my why find time night tried flies

(1)Up the stairs.(2) Under the box.(3) These are my socks. (4)The bird flies.

Sheet 4 - Compound Words Part A butterfly anywhere 44

Part B without playground

Sheet 8 - Synonyms Part A stone

rock

sneak

creep

look

see

film

movie

fix

mend

below

beneath

end

finish

leave

glad

happy

pick

choose

start

begin

bunch

group

big

large

rip

tear

ill

sick

cross

angry

Sheet 9 - Antonyms and Synonyms Antonyms (yellow)

Synonyms (red)

yes - no tiny - large thick - thin blunt - sharp happy - sad found - lost light - dark

dinner - meal huge - large gentle - soft down - below

Part A

animals cat dog cow fish

kept

sing

sang

sell

sold

make made

colours

people

red pink

man king

blue

girl

green

boy

run

ran

yellow

lady

cry

cried

1. The boy kept jumping. 2. All the frogs swam in the pond. 3. I sang well at the school concert. 4. I sold my jacket on eBay for $10.

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

growl tower powerful however brown

left

Part B

sleep slept

Sheet 11 - OW Sounds Sounds like ow as in flower

leave

Sounds like ow as in ?

throw yellow burrow shadow below

shallow pillow arrow hollow crow

know knew eat

ate

1. The boy slept in his pyjamas. 2. I spent all of my money on lollies. 3. I ran round the track quickly. 4. I ate all of my dinner.

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

puppy

spend spent

Sheet 14 - Silent Letters

know,climb,glisten,write,half crumb,wrap,knew,who,young wrong,knee,thumb,build,scissors friend, have, two, guest, wriggle

Sheet 12 - Rearranged Words Part A

Part B

w ww ant

angel angel post

stop

pea

ape

seal

sale

pins

spin

ring

grin

now

won

step

her

Part C

hiss

this

foot

peach cheap

fun

one

what

who

new

she

saw

oar

buzz

try

buy

his

race

pest

pool

loop

once

cone

same seam

felt

left

meat team

steal

Part B

were

care

. te

Part A

Part C

moon spoon

they

may

put

book

cook

got

meet

eat

glee

new

shoe

does

four

whizz

call

fall

m . u

1. The boy frowned when he saw that there was nothing left in the bowl. 2. The grass had grown again and needed a mow. 3. The crow flew through the window and gave everybody a fright!

tan

keep

swim swam

Sheet 10 - Categories

flower crown shower crowd drown

Sheet 13 - Present and Past Tenses

o c . che e r Sheet 16 -t Looks Like It Rhymes But Doesn't o r s supPart er A Part B Part C

least

free

reef

here where

now throw

gone done

some home

break speak

there were his

this

enough through

drive

give

has

was

bear

hear

pant

want

wood mood

own down

bomb comb

head bead

she

the

Sheet 17 - S or Z? Part A

Sheet 22 - Single and Plural Part A

sounds like s as in sat: ghost, list, ask sounds like z as in has: was, does, goes

Part B:

sounds like s as in sat: chase, bus sounds like z as in has: heads, those, is, theirs

Part C

sounds like s as in sat: this, sister, just sounds like z as in has: Tuesday, dries, shoes

Sheet 18 - S or Z? Part A

baby

babies

foot

feet

knife

knives

glass

glasses

box

boxes

sheep

leaf

leaves

man

men

mouse

tooth

teeth

library libraries

tomato tomatoes woman women child

mice

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

person people potato potatoes

Sheet 23 - Homophones Part A

Part B

buy

break

two

whole

flea

would

aunt

chews

board

mist

you’re

eight

wear

cent

who’s

pear

bare

passed

sounds like s as in sat: fast, it's, east sounds like z as in has: names, movies, cosy

Part C

sounds like s as in sat: cost, thirsty, said, coast sounds like z as in has: cousin, easily

Sheet 19 - Fix the Spelling Part A: here or hear, because, should, many, busy,

they

Part B: month, went, these, ask, friend Part C: said, fast, pretty, what, done Part D: work, does, goes, Wednesday, which or

witch

Sheet 20 - Sounds Like …

Sheet 24 - Adding Endings

write

city

someone

who

rhino

loose

while

whole

stop

stopping

wrist

centre

quiet

whose

worry

space

when

wholemeal

drip

dripping

listen

where

who’s

shop

shopping

wrapped

rinse

what

happen

travel

travelling

pedal

pedalling

win

winning

jog

jogged

fit

fitter

wrap

wrapped

begin

beginner

shrug

shrugged

swim

swimmer

drop

dropped

travel

traveller

stir

stirred

. te

m . u

w ww

make

making

write

writing

hope

hoping

amaze

amazing

o c . e Sheet 21 - Sounds Like …c her C st r D o super

children

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

Part C

family families sandwich sandwiches

sounds like s as in sat: August, most, lost sounds like z as in has: these, Wednesday, clothes

Part B

large

angle

busy

chemist

angel

again

lose

school

magic

guess

music

account

huge

gorilla

freeze

soccer

giraffe

signal

does

uncle

edge

ghost

clothes

packet

surprise surprising

Sheet 29 - Confusing Words

fur

furry

scare

scary

A.those, B.off, C.through, D.then, E.our, F.bought,

fun

funny

ease

easy

G.whose, H.were I.witch J.their K.too

sun

sunny

stone

stoney

star

starry

noise

noisy

spot

spotty

taste

tasty

drop

only

today

coming

body

over

who

some

worry

won’t

doing

glove

control

going

tomorrow

front

hopped

broken

towards

nothing

Sheet 25 - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs

Sheet 32 - The Letter O

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

adjectives

verbs

adverbs

neighbours

friendly

smiled

nicely

pie

hot

ate

hungrily

glass

exciting

drank

carefully

long oo

short oo

yoo

milk

new

saw

brightly

but

July

put

music

friends

bright

throw

sadly

thumb

February

full

pupil

sister

shiny

bought

slowly

under

truth

push

uniform

scrub

Jupiter

awful

furious

game

little

cried

calmly

umpire

instrument

octopus

stupid

Sheet 26 - The Letter Y

Sheet 34 - The Letter T

sounds like y sounds like ee sounds like as in you'll as in nearly i-e as in type

you’ll

Sheet 33 - The Letter U

sounds like i as in symbol

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

nouns

silent

went

mixture

action

glisten

string

creature

mention

whistle

nearly

type

symbol

funny

July

mysterious

water

future

fraction

Christmas

yoghurt

plenty

try

syrup

twist

picture

station

rustle

yesterday

busy

recycle

Sydney

The funny clown bumped his head yesterday. You can recycle empty milk cartons. I'm too busy to type my story out right now. You'll find that Sydney is cold in the month of July. Syrup is delicious. Try some!

w ww

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

. te

crash

crazy

happen

ladies

manner

paper

carried

change

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

mother

went

have

work

where

some

these

were

away

bring

when

about

said

think

under

wish

thing

before

gave

who

that

from

with

your

o c . che e r o t r s super

Sheet 27 - The Letter A ay

Sheet 35 - Jumbled Words

m . u

you’re

half

salt

class

want

bath

wash

path

wasp

Sheet 28 - The Letter I i

i-e

until

kind

spaghetti

onion

insect

tiny

alien

million

skill

find

ski

senior

drip

wild

pizza

junior 47

Sheet 38 What Happened at the Party?

Sheet 36 - More Jumbled Words Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

our

gone

long

found

than

many

too

only

jumped

other

pull

whose

love

every

over

their

pick

want

walk

coming

should

right

which

first

c c

w ww f

l i u o o o o

e g g l u u t

p h u d r r a

h a n t t s t

w y

. te o e

w p

s t o

Answer: Mr Stinkalot fell into the pea soup

Sheet 39 Crossword 1

a e

d e

a i

i r

o c . che e r o t r s super

Answer: Willy the wet wobbly weasel

e e a s f h p

m . u

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

t u m n r i a n g l e o n t h s e a r t i n u t e s e c o n d s h i c k a s t i l l s e l l o w l u t e u r e f t a l v e s a u g h i c e a n g e r r i s t r o w n a t o u c h e v e n u

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

Sheet 37 Who's at the Door? w

a t m h m s t l g y f f l h l m d w b c p s

p e

n 24