Literacy Assignments for the Primary Years by Teacher Superstore

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Contents

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Teachers' Notes Australian Curriculum Links

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Language Assignment A – Part 1 Language Assignment A– Part 2 Language Assignment A – Part 3 Language Assignment A – Part 4

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Spelling Assignment B – Part 1 Spelling Assignment B – Part 2 Spelling Assignment B – Part 3 Spelling Assignment B – Part 4

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Language Assignment B – Part 1 Language Assignment B – Part 2 Language Assignment B – Part 3 Language Assignment B – Part 4

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Spelling Assignment C – Part 1 Spelling Assignment C – Part 2 Spelling Assignment C – Part 3 Spelling Assignment C – Part 4

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Language Assignment C – Part 1 Language Assignment C – Part 2 Language Assignment C – Part 3 Language Assignment C – Part 4

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Spelling Assignment D – Part 2 Spelling Assignment D – Part 3 Spelling Assignment D – Part 4

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Language Assignment D – Part 2 Language Assignment D – Part 3 Language Assignment D – Part 4

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Language Assignment E – Part 1 Language Assignment E – Part 2 Language Assignment E – Part 3 Language Assignment E – Part 4

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Spelling Assignment A – Part 1 Spelling Assignment A – Part 2 Spelling Assignment A – Part 3 Spelling Assignment A – Part 4

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Teachers’ Notes Literacy Assignments for the Primary Years contains worksheets which are generally suitable for students in Years 5 and 6, but they can also be completed for the purposes of practice or revision by students in higher grades or given to younger students who are ahead of their peers.

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There are five spelling assignments and five language assignments in this book. Each assignment has been designed to be photocopied and stapled together and used as an individual task which can be completed in class, for homework or be given as extra work for fast finishers. However, you can use the sheets as you wish as they are just as effective as single sheets for classroom activities. For extra writing practice, teachers can ask the students to copy the answered activities into their books instead of just filling in the answers. Dictionaries and atlases should be consulted when needed. The worksheets do get slightly harder as they progress from A to E. The activities focus on developing language basics such as: • using apostrophes • punctuation • plurals • spelling • the present and past tense • homophones • nouns • homonyms • verbs • commonly confusing words • adjectives • suffixes • adverbs • sentence writing • conjunctions • opposites

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clock can be shortened to o’clock. Apostrophes are also used to show ownership – when something belongs to something or someone, e.g. Chelsea’s book, the horse’s leg, the jar’s lid. Apostrophes are omitted from 'its' when something belongs to it, e.g. Its wheels were dirty from driving through the mud. When the noun that owns the thing is plural and ends in ‘s’, the apostrophe goes after the s’ , e.g. the babies’ cots. When a single noun ends in an ‘s’, the apostrophe goes after the ‘s’, e.g. James’ book, the cactus’ flowers.

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Capital letters must be used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns which are the names of: - days of the week and special days, e.g. Christmas, Australia Day, etc. - months of the year - people - rivers, oceans, lakes, planets, bays, beaches - places – streets, towns, suburbs, cities, countries, businesses, shops - books, movies, poems, story titles, brand names - titles – Prince, Princess, King, Queen, Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Prime Minister, President - acronyms (initials of names that can be used as nouns) e.g. DVD, CD, USA, ATM

Conjunctions Conjunctions are words that join two sentences that are complete by themselves, e.g. I watched the children while they swam in the pool.

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Conversation

When authors write what people are saying to each other in books, it is called conversation. To show that it is a conversation or dialogue, they place speech marks (‘ ’ or “ ”) around the words that are spoken: ‘Hello,’ said Shannon, ‘How are you today?’ There must also be some punctuation – a comma, full stop, exclamation mark or question mark between the words being said and the speaker. Each new speaker begins on a new line. Use capital letters for names and for the first word said each time.

Homonyms

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Homonyms are words that have two meanings, such as, train. Example: The coach will train the team. The train came noisily around the corner.

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Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, such as, here and hear. Example: Put it over here. I can hear you.

Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs

A noun is the name of something, e.g. city, cat, pencil, love. A proper noun is the name of a person or place and always starts with a capital letter, e.g. Australia, Matilda, River Murray, The Great Barrier Reef. A verb is a 'doing word', that is, something one can do, e.g. cry, hope, choose, love. An adjective describes or tells us about a noun, e.g. happy, red, large, exciting. Adverbs add to the meaning of a verb: sang (v) loudly (adv) finished (v) completely (adv) never (adv) relaxes (v) disappeared (v) outside (adv). Adverbs tell you: how—loudly, quickly, quietly, fast how much—completely, nearly, almost when—suddenly, tomorrow, soon, now where—outside, inside, there

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Year 5 LANGUAGE Text structure and organisation ACELA1506 Expressing and developing ideas ACELA1508 ACELA1513 ACELA1514 LITERACY Creating texts ACELY1706

Year 6 LANGUAGE Expressing and developing ideas ACELA1523 ACELA1525 ACELA1526 LITERACY Creating texts ACELY1716

   Spelling Assignment A 1

Part 1

Fill in the missing words.

Find the opposite

Today I will...

Yesterday I...

short

tall/long

eat

ate

thin

fall

wet

soft new

take

say

easy

ride

bite

Add a letter to make a word.

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Match the abbreviations with the words that they abbreviate.

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rpm kg ETA g long. aka NT l lat. SW 6

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kilograms Northern Territory estimated time of arrival longitude millilitres south west also known as revolutions per minute latitude grams litres kilometres

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Add a blend to make a word. tr pr bl ch sh fl sl sm thr squ spr wr ch ____op

___in

___ill

___end

___ack

___ash

___eep

___ust

___at

___ick

___am

___ay

___ong

___ip

___ell ___int

Remembering the rules, add endings to the words below.

trip

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give

drop

ride

plan

hope

hop

save

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giving

tile

chat

sad

big

fit

run

hot

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Look at the examples, then add were or where to the sentences below. were: They were going. What were you doing? You were supposed to do that. where: Where is it? Where did you put it? I don’t know where it is.

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____________ you all alone at home?

ii. What ____________ you doing there and __________ do you think you should have been? iii. __________ __________ they going to meet you? iv. I wish you ____________ able to show me ____________ to put this. v.

____________ are the people who live in that house?

vi. They ____________ not supposed to be ____________ the men ____________ working. vii. I don’t know ____________ they went after school. viii. ____________ are your friends and ____________ are they going? 7

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Choose a letter blend from the list to create 'or' sounding words: or, a, ore, aw, oar, our, ough ar. sc ___

br ___ t

st ___ m

y ___

cr ___ l

s ___

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w ___ m

bef ___

qu ___ ter

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th ___ t

Look at the examples, then add to, too or two to the sentences below. to: To do something, going to a place, today, tonight, to be. too: Too much, too hot, too cold, and meaning ‘also’, I am coming too. two: The number 2, two oranges, two years.

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ii. ______ more people are coming ___day. iii. It is ____ hot ___ do that now.

iv. My brother said ___ me that he wanted ___ go ____ . v.

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Fix the spelling of each word. rownd

round

traveled allways

wright

untill

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nuthink

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tryed

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10 List the months of the year in order and write down the number of days in each month. January

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Write a sentence which includes at least 10 words about:

your favourite toy: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________ fun: _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ playing: ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

holidays: _____________________________________________________________________

an animal that you would love to have: ____________________________________________

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12 Make at least six smaller words from each big word. (Hint: you can use letters more than once.) millimetre Australia

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mill, meet, met, tree, mile, tile, tell.

dangerously especially millionaire environment

   Spelling Assignment B Put an ‘e’ on the end of each word ONLY if it makes a new word. pip e

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bat

spin

wag

crop

tip

mop

cap

trot

plan

flat

tap

bit

slop

slid

scar

gap

lip

rid

lid

rat

real

hid

mad

rag

bar

skin

win

far

car

not

quit

pal

snip

kit

pan

ham

gas

stop

star

fat

dip

lop

fir

slid

fin

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t _____

ere c _____

eer

ear

pop

our

cl _____

p _____

st _____

wh _____

n _____

squ _____

w _____

sp _____

Think of the correct ‘or’ sounding word for each clue and spell it correctly in the right hand column.

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To be very certain is to be … When something hurts, it is … The noise a lion makes … If you don’t have much money you are … Instead of feet, cats and dogs have … The number of sides on a square is … The middle of an apple is its … The meat that comes from pigs is … A light we can carry around is a … Uncooked food is … The opposite of cool is … The eighth month of the year is … This is used in games to kick and throw …

s _____

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Look at the examples, then add which, wich or witch to the sentences below. Write a sentence of your own for each word. which: Which one? Which one shall I choose? Which car? witch: A witch casts spells and makes potions! wich: Is part of the word sandwich. The sandwich was delicious.

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The ___________ didn’t know ___________ way to go.

ii. ___________ book is about ___________ es?

iii. ___________ ___________ ordered a ham and cheese sand________?

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vi. ________________________________________________________________________ vii. ________________________________________________________________________

Some American spellings are different from Australian spellings, e.g. glamor/glamour, compeled/ compelled, centimeter/centimetre, analyze/analyse. Write the correct Australian spelling for each word.

kilometer

cozy

humor

harbor

favorite

labeled

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neighbor organize

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Change one letter in each word to make a colour. (Hint: the other letters may need rearranging.) siege rod

beige

bellow while

greet

block

drown

link

hold

clue

time

pan

dream

prey

ranges

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Fill in the missing words. Find the opposite of… empty

full

thin right high deep below

Today I will…

Yesterday I…

say

said

try

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forget spell

noisy

mean

Add an ending from the list to make a word:

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ice ace ope ate oke ute ite ade ive.

oke sp ____

f ____

cr ____

c ____

r ____

pr ____

sh ____

sk ____

Add endings to the words below. Add es or s

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bus

sandwich

classes

shake love

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fun

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Add

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juice

peace

scare

success

sun

cheer

spot

pain

flake

boast

ful

hopeful

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Write a sentence which includes at least 10 words about:

a scary fish: ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ a cute mouse: _________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________ a surprise party: _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ your best friend: _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ a great game: _________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

th __ d

w __ k

Sat __ day

f __

w __ ld

p __ son

w __ st

Th __ sday

t __ tle

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b __ n

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th __ sty

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mother

Austrailia wenzday

enny

familys

diden’t

dosen’t

couler

realy

munth

killermeter

juicey

leafs

Febuary

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Fill in the missing words.

Find the opposite of... kind

Today I will...

Yesterday I...

drive

drove

cruel

awake

sleep

clean

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kneel

hard

grow carry

early

teach

old

stick

blunt

think

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Make words using sounds from this list: ea ee ie ey ow ou ar oy oi oo ew ay ai ore air our igh

aw or er ir ur oa ui oor ear are ere

y _____ p _____ r _____ © Re adyEdP ubl i cat i o ns tr _____ d•f fre _____ br ____ n s mn _____ orr vi ew pu po eso l yd• sp __l

n _____

m _____ n

st ______

spr ___ n

ch ___

d _____

Complete the table by deleting letters and/or adding: ness tion sion ce

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tighten

Verb / Adjective intelligent operate

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th _____

Noun intelligence

Verb / Adjective observe

Noun observation

collide

manage

puzzle

amusement

division

persuasion

illness

hesitation

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Add endings to the words below using: ful ally ght lieve ough ught ine tion ends ant ied ter

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quar ___

mach ___

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hurr ___

thr ___

sta ___

be ___

actu ___

Change one letter in each word to make a word that is something to eat or drink. (Hint: the other letters may need rearranging.) beach

peach

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coast

breed

later

bear

lake

money

dice

soap

floor

torn

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Place the confusing words into the correct sentences.

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quiet wander

through are

thought our

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off than

i. The library was very ____________ today when I went ____________ it. ii. I am ____________ a lot older ____________ you.

iii. I ____________ I would go to the shop, but ____________ I changed my mind. iv. I ____________ if I may have a piece ____________ cake please. v. Why ____________ you taking the top ____________ that jar? vi. Shut the gate so that ____________ dog doesn’t ____________ away.

   Spelling Assignment C Remembering the rules, add endings to the words below. Add ed carry

carried

funny

worry

silly

ier

easier

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busy tidy

peaceful

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peacefully

easy

real

happy

hopeful

cosy

cruel

greedy

nice

guilt

painful

busy

ily

easily

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Add ‘tch’ or ‘ch’ to make a word.

ri ___

pa ___

ma ___

sandwi ___

su ___

ba ___

tou ___

ki ___ en

hu ___

whi ___

swi ___

wi ___

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mu ___

wa ___

easy

flop bury

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Look at the examples, then add who’s or whose to the sentences below. who’s: Is short for who is. Who’s coming? Who’s ready? whose: Whose coat is this? Whose friend are you talking about?

i. ___________ house is this and ___________ that at the front door? ii. I wish I knew ___________ going to be arriving next.

iii. ___________ book is this on the table and ___________ pencils are these? iv. ___________ leaving now and ___________ riding with me? v. It doesn’t matter ___________ turn it is, ___________ going to do it? vi. __________ that standing at the door and __________ going to see what she wants? vii. ___________ name is on the door and ___________ that sitting at the desk? 16

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Write a sentence which includes at least 10 words about:

a big ice-cream: _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ a talking cat: __________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________ having wings for a day: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ becoming invisible: ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ a spaceship: __________________________________________________________________

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o f e n

t h u m

r o n g

n e e

n o c k

c l i m

b i l d

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poss _____

sens _____

enjoy _____

horr _____

suit _____

reli _____

comfort _____

terr _____

invis _____

unbeliev _____

profit _____

reason _____

unbear _____

unimagin _____

agree _____ 17

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Think of the correct ‘oa’ sounding word for each clue and spell it correctly in the right hand column. To understand something ...

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All of the words below contain a silent letter. Sort them into columns.

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You could sail the sea on one of these ... If a piece of food goes down your windpipe instead of your food pipe, you will … A female deer is a … A round, sweet piece of food with a hole in it is a ... A type of vegetable ... A person who helps train a sports team is a ... The opposite to open is ... You have ten of these ... A kind of phone is a ... We need oars in a boat to do this ... These are kicked in football ... To not have enough friends is to be …

limb discipline knowledge biscuit muscles guardian knuckles tomb doubt ascending disguise debt scenery knitting guitar knelt

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band

chip

rungs

led

food

aim

spin

angle

peel

dye

fair

pails

Change one letter in each word to make a part of the human body. (Hint: the other letters may need rearranging.) air

discipline

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ear

tops

hose

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Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. Write another spelling for each word. hall

haul

poll

miner

shore

genes

ceiling

horse wood queue cores

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tide tail

sauce

hire

Add the correct l ending to create words below: le trouble el kennel al magical le coup ____

il fossil

litt ____

hospit ____

crimin ____

counc ____

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ol symbol

peop ____

Make some Skeleton Crosswords.

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petr ____

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lab ____

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Choose an ending from the list to create words: se, ze, ce. poli ___ ce

bree ___

choi ___

surpri ___

chee ___

sen ___

plea ___

free ___

choo ___ noi ___

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cra ___

chan ___

fen ___

prin ___

min ___

rin ___

sin ___

squee ___

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snee ___

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Write a story which includes at least twenty sentences on one of the topics listed below. • The day my pet and I swapped bodies. • The day my toys came alive. • Left in a shopping centre overnight. • Three thousand years into the future. • Growing gills and exploring the ocean. • A topic of your choice.

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Choose sounds from the list to create words: ie, igh, y, i. y appl ___

repl ___

br ___ t

tr ___ d

k ___ nd

d ___ d

s ___

f ___ nal

p ___

s ___ t

t ___ ny

p ___ lot

m ___ nd

l ___ tning

den ___

t ___ pe

fl ___ s

tw ___ l ___ t

sk ___

10 Put an ‘e’ on the end of each word ONLY if it makes a new word. pip e

drip

slat

them

slit

post

tram

star

dot

slim

plum

shin

hug

sag

stir

bath

cloth

past

spar

lung

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cast

fir

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premier

drop

spit

pram

plot

sing

huge, tiny, small, large

tiny, small, large, huge

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galaxy, solar system, planet, universe

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suburb, street, country, city breeze, gale, hurricane, wind

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centimetre, kilometre, millimetre, metre

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Add endings from the list to make new words. (Hint: letters may need to be added or deleted as you do this.) less tion ity ness or y er

govern ment

slow

visit

crumb

hope

create

might

cross

kind

thought

clever

luck

peace

safe

hurt

sad

tough

wonder

light

play

ment

   Spelling Assignment E 1

Match the abbreviations with the words that they abbreviate.

approx.

approximately

co. b.y.o. d.i.y. NE misc pte

how many or how much miscellaneous bring your own private reply as soon as possible millimetres company north east

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RSVP HM

i. ii.

Word List do it yourself

Part 1

Look at the examples, then add passed or past to the sentences below. Write a sentence of your own for each word. passed: Is a verb. He passed the book, I passed the test, we passed the gate. past: An adverb. That was in the past, half past eight, we went past it.

iv. The storm ____________ right over us.

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iii. It is ____________ your bedtime.

At quarter ____________ nine, we ____________ the school on our way to town.

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vi. As I walked ____________ the room, I ____________ the books to the teacher.

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vii. _________________________________________________________________________ viii. _________________________________________________________________________

Add either 'de' or 'di' to make words. ___ structive

___liver

___ scribe

___ fend

___vide

___ vision

___ bate

___ cide

___scuss

___ pend

___ rect

___ spose

___ light

___ lay

   Spelling Assignment E 4

Part 2

Think of the correct word with an ‘o’ sound for each clue. Spell it correctly in the right hand column. To be truthful is to be ...

honest

This is often cooked on a barbecue ... To clean something is to ... The joint at the top of your arm is ...

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An Australian animal that looks like a small kangaroo is a ... After we chew our food, we do this ...

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We make clothes from this material ...

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When we dislodge something in our throats we do this ... Money is kept here ...

Add the correct s endings to create words with one of these letter combinations: ous jealous us focus ice malice ace meanace ise/os/oise rhinoceros is oasis

surf ___

vari ___

pal ___

fam ___

nerv ___

diagnos ___

hide ___

w ww

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m . u

tort ___

Choose from the list of endings to make a new word where you can: ful, less, ly, ness. Remember to change the y to an i.

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ful/less/ness/ly plenty lonely

plentiful

ful/less/ness/ly

busy

business, busily

ful/less/ness/ly

happy

duty

empty

lazy

easy

cosy

tidy

silly

steady

noisy

ready

beauty

angry

friendly

hungry

   Spelling Assignment E 7

Part 3

Use the grid to create your own crossword. Create the clues and numbers after. All the words must fit together. Shade in the cell at the end of each word and any other cells where you can’t make words fit together. CLUES

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For each letter, write a word that has that letter doubled in it. (If you can’t think of one, write a word that includes the letter twice.)

e f

w ww

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q or u

v or w

skiing

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Add the correct 'con' or 'com' prefix to make new words. ___ vex

vacuum

m . u

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___ plete

___ dition

___ mand

___ ment

___ mence

___ nect

___ mit

___ ductor

___ clusion

___ pose

___ trol

___ sist

___ tinue

   Spelling Assignment E

Part 4

10 Add the letter blends from the list (all containing a silent letter) to make words: gn (n)

gu (g)

wr (r)

gh (g)

gn ash ____

____ ome

____ itten

____ ot

____ ide

____ itar

____ ench

____ inkle

____ inea pig ____ ilty

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____ ard

____ eel

____ ost

____ eck

____ erkin

Their not going away this Weekend.

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Rewrite the sentences below fixing any spelling or grammatical mistakes (there may be several in each sentence).

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kn (n)

They’re not going away this weekend.

_____________________________________________________________________________ the lady’s whent into the School at Lunch time.

_____________________________________________________________________________ there dog is going to jump of the truck

© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons It dose’nt matter that he is older then you. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Thay are not going anywere today.

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_____________________________________________________________________________ He wood not of done it if hed knowed.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Thay done it theirselves

_____________________________________________________________________________

12 ense

anse

Choose endings from the list to make words: inse ence ance ince ents

ants

ints

tr _____ ance

f _____

ch _____

c _____

par _____

s _____

t _____

d _____

measurem _____

pr _____

w _____

spr _____

agreem _____

p _____

amusem _____

m _____

h _____

r _____

nons _____

imm _____ 25

   Language Assignment A 1

Fill in the missing words.

With apostrophe we’ll won’t

Without apostrophe we will

Single (1) witch

can not

berry

Plural (more than 1) witches

tomato

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she’s

dresses guys

try

would have

deer

you would

sheep

Fill in the missing words to make sentences. Adjective

Noun

Verb

The

cheerful

clown

laughed

The

_____________

people

_____________

The

_____________

The

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we’re

Adverb again.

happily.

mice _____________ yesterday. © Ready EdPu bl i cat i on s interesting _____________ complained _____________. • f orr ev i ew pur p oseson l y• elephants

_____________

safely.

The

blue

_____________

hungrily.

The

smelly

_____________

cried

The

cute

_____________

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_____________

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The

_____________. carefully.

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The listed words are homonyms and have two different meanings. Write a phrase or a sentence to show the two meanings.

watch train bark glasses saw scales left leaves right 26

Part 1

I have a watch.

Watch me.

   Language Assignment A 4

Part 2

Using the clues, select words from the Word List.

A type of fruit ...

Word List

If this stops we will die ... An insect has this many legs ... A planet in our Solar System is ...

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A type of meat is ...

This word can be pronounced two ways ... A spider has this many legs ... A type of gas is ...

A type of marine animal is a ...

Look at the examples, then add your or you’re to the sentences below. your: Belonging to you. Your hat, your book. you’re: Short for you are. You’re going, you’re a fast runner.

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Teac he r

A grain ...

apricot six eight rice heart oxygen jellyfish Jupiter tear pork

© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons ii. I can see ___________ not very happy that ___________ painting didn’t turn out well. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• iii. I know ___________ here to help me, but ___________ needed more in ___________ i. It is ___________ birthday, so ___________ going to choose the film we see.

sister’s classroom.

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iv. ___________ mother is hoping ___________ going to pass ___________ tests. v. ___________ too late to see ___________ brother perform in the play.

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Finish the sentences using at least eight more words.

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I wish ___________________________________________________________________

ii. I can see _________________________________________________________________ iii. It was too late ____________________________________________________________ iv. Every night _______________________________________________________________ v.

In January _______________________________________________________________

vi. At my friend’s house _______________________________________________________ vii. When we finished _________________________________________________________ viii. Where are________________________________________________________________ ix. If only ___________________________________________________________________ 27

   Language Assignment A 7

Part 3

Think of the correct ‘ee’ sounding word for each clue and spell it correctly in the right hand column. Very small...

tiny

A part of something... A fruit...

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We can buy things with this... Not hard...

To do it again...

A favourite take away meal...

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A plant...

Some past tense words need a helper (has/have/had) and some don’t. Fill in the missing words.

Today I / they will … throw swim eat do

Yesterday he, she, you, they had, have or has … had thrown

Yesterday I / they …

see

w ww

fall

m . u

ride draw

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Capital letters must be used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns which are the names of: days of the week and special days (e.g. Christmas), months of the year, people, places, shops, books, movies, poems, story titles, brand names, titles (e.g. Mr), and acronyms (initials of names that can be used as nouns, e.g. DVD, CD, USA, ATM).

Rewrite the words using capital letters where needed.

mars

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mickey mouse

dvd

wednesday

street

italy

pacific ocean

atm

february

high street

harry potter

ms brown

qantas

penguins

   Language Assignment A

Part 4

10 Finish the lists with words of your own. Things I like to do...

couch

play soccer

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Furniture...

Electrical appliances... heater

Things I don’t like to do... eat worms

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that includes each letter.

q or u

v or w

d e

armadillo

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11 Write the name of an animal beginning with each letter. If you get stuck, write the name of an animal

ja p u xn © Re dyEdP bl i cat i o s k r y •f orr e vi ew pu r poseson l y•

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sentence).

how much people came to your party.

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thay was never their

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12 Rewrite the sentences fixing any spelling or grammatical mistakes (there may be several in each How many people came to your party?

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_____________________________________________________________________________ I done nothing wrong

_____________________________________________________________________________ he don’t remember anythink about it

_____________________________________________________________________________ it was them kids that broke the fence _____________________________________________________________________________ he done that yesterday _____________________________________________________________________________ 29

   Language Assignment B 1

Part 1

The words below are homonyms and have two meanings. Say the words and write a phrase or a sentence to show the two meanings.

band

he plays in a band

a head band

iron palm post ring spring lean

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type

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row

Fill in the missing words. Male

Female

Single (1)

heroine

witch

hero

brother

Plural (more than 1) witches

mouse

shelf

lion

child

king

fly

men

dozen

w ww

uncle

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seal

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Add the missing words. Choose from the list: calf pup foal chick Adult elephant

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glass © ReadyEdP ubl i cat i ons grandpa diary •f orr evi ew pumonkey r posesonl y• prince son

Baby calf

kid

lamb

fawn

Adult zebra lion

sheep

whale

wolf

deer

penguin

horse

goat

dolphin

bear

hyena

cow

emu

cub

Baby

   Language Assignment B 4

Part 2

Fill in the missing adjectives, nouns, verbs or adverbs to make sentences. Noun

Verb

Adverb

The

angry

pixie

yelled

loudly.

The

_____________

kangaroo

hopped

_____________.

The

smelly

_____________

smiled

_____________.

The

happy

_____________

badly.

The

_____________

ghost

talked

_____________. yesterday.

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The

_____________

lady

_____________

The

_____________

Sort the fruits and vegetables listed below into the correct columns.

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Teac he r

Adjective

_____________.

zucchini, honey dew melon, onion, broccoli, mango, celery, mandarin, raspberry, passionfruit, turnip, pumpkin, cherry Fruit

Vegetable

honey dew melon

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Rewrite the sentences fixing any spelling or grammatical mistakes (there may be several in each sentence). The first one has been done for you.

I cant do it no more.

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I can’t do it any more.

m . u

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I could of done that if Id realy tryed

_____________________________________________________________________________ I have wrote him that he should come.

_____________________________________________________________________________ me my dad and sister went to the zoo.

_____________________________________________________________________________ My mum she went to the neighbours house. _____________________________________________________________________________ she had gave me her new address _____________________________________________________________________________ 31

   Language Assignment B 7

Part 3

Read each clue and select the correct occupation from the Word List.

Dispenses medicines to the public...

chemist Word List

Changes light bulbs... Helps others learn new things... Helps people get well when they are sick...

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Helps people have healthy teeth... Sells meat to the public... Designs buildings...

Predicts the weather... Protects the public...

Attends to our water and sewage needs...

Read each clue and select the correct word from the Word List.

A book showing the meanings of words is a...

dictionary

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Makes and sells breads and cakes...

butcher police electrician plumber baker teacher doctor architect dentist meteorologist

Word List

An animal that eats meat is a...

Can be pronounced two different ways...

emu amber close atlas ruby spine carnivore

A type of mammal...

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A part of your body... A book containing the maps of the world... A colour...

A reptile... A jewel...

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Put apostrophes (’) where they are needed (where letters are missing or something belongs to someone/thing).

werent

whos

the walrus tusks

hed

theyre

Brads bike

the babys rattle

isnt

Kims book

wasnt

the babies rattles

the cats ears

cant

doesnt

Mr Jones house

theyd

wont

the childs toys

youd

all the horses

Mums car

youre

the two cars

the teachers books

   Language Assignment B

Part 4

10 Finish the lists with words of your own. Things I like to eat

Interesting things to read about

My favourite animals

monopoly

watermelon

cars

monkeys

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11 Finish the sentences adding at least eight more words.

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Teac he r

Games I like to play

There were _______________________________________________________________

ii. As the cat _______________________________________________________________

iii. Last month _______________________________________________________________

iv. It was so hot ______________________________________________________________ v.

Everybody _______________________________________________________________

vi.

vii. All the animals ____________________________________________________________

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viii. After the party ____________________________________________________________

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ix. Suddenly ________________________________________________________________ x. As soon as _______________________________________________________________

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12 Look at the examples, then add there, their or they’re to the sentences below. there: To do with place. Over there, up there, there was. their: Belonging to. Their house, their car, their dog. they’re: Short for they are. They’re coming, they’re going, they’re here.

i. _________ are lots of people coming to __________ party .

ii. I wish __________ dog would stop barking at __________ cat. iii. __________ not very friendly to me when I go to __________ house. iv. __________ not going to __________ place after all. v. __________ are plenty of seats over __________ . vi. I don’t think __________ very pleased to see __________ toys scattered everywhere. 33

   Language Assignment C 1

Fill in the missing words. Abbreviation NSW

New South Wales

Single (1) witch

frequently asked questions as soon as possible Post Office

Plural (more than 1) witches

business

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reindeer

minutes

potato

Mount

half

journey

etcetera

die

number

woman

Fill in the missing words for these word families.

Adjective wise

Noun wisdom

Verb grieve

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Teac he r

for example

Part 1

Noun grief

weakness

angry

pride

lose

free

enter

w ww warm

hopeful

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greeting © R e a d y E d P u b l i c a t i o n s long length build depth sight •f orr ev i ew pur posesonl y •

wide

complaint

strength

explosion

direct

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Look at the examples, then add its or it’s to the sentences below. its: When 'it' owns something. Its wheels, its fur, its home. it’s: Short for ‘it is’. It’s going to be fun, when it’s dry I will wear it. _______ not much fun at this party.

_____ home is made of twigs and leaves.

ii. What is _______ name ?

vi. Where is _______ collar?

iii. Did you say _______ time to go home?

vii. Tell me when _______ gone away please.

iv. _______ raining too heavily to leave yet.

viii. I’ll tell you when _______ ready.

   Language Assignment C 4

Where a new word can be made, add either: ful or less. Ful / less e.g. hopeful, hopeless

hope

Ful / less watch

wonder

sorrow

colour

proud

enjoy

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delight

meaning

care

leave safe

Write the nationality next to each nation (country).

Nation Australia

Nationality Australian

Nation Japan

USA

France

England

Italy

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Teac he r

play

Part 2

Nationality

Europe

Switzerland

Mexico

Brazil

Sweden

w ww

Canada

Read each clue to select the correct word from the Word List.

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A part of the body is a...

A piece of land surrounded by sea is an... The coloured ball in your eye is an... A sea animal is a...

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Spain © R e a d y E d P u b l i cat i ons Indonesia Ireland •f orr evi ew pur po sesonl y• Scotland Germany China

A type of vegetable is a... A feline animal is a...

Can be pronounced two different ways... A type of mammal is a... A type of material is a... Permission to do something...

spleen

Word List sponge wallaby iris fabric wind island licence turnip cheetah kelpie

A breed of dog is a... 35

   Language Assignment C 7

Part 3

Fill in the missing words. Multiplied by ten ten

one

Ordinal number first

Add 10 eleven

two three four five six eight

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Teac he r

seven

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nine ten

The words listed below can be pronounced in two ways and have two different meanings. Write a phrase or a sentence to show the two meanings.

sow

a female pig

present wind

sow the seeds in the garden

desert

m . u

use

w ww

bow tear

wound

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Fill in the missing words.

Female tigress

Male tiger bull

stallion

big

small

witch

smart

niece

mean buck

horrible

thoughtful

boar

strange

hen

interesting

Similar in meaning awful

   Language Assignment C

Part 4

10 Match the countries to their capital cities. Use an atlas if you get stuck. Country Pakistan

Capital city Islamabad

Word List

Australia England

Berlin Kabul Tokyo Baghdad Canberra London Washington DC Wellington Beijing

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New Zealand Afghanistan Germany Japan

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Teac he r

China Iraq

USA

11 Add punctuation (apostrophes, exclamation marks, quotation marks, full stops, commas, question marks and capital letters ) to the sentences below.

© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons ii. how many chops do you want her brother asked •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• iii. I havent seen him all day stan complained i. the dogs tail wagged excitedly as grant put its food into the bowl

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iv. her mother shouted stop it at once and go to your room

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v. sarahs sister jeffs brother and mikes mum wont be leaving yet

12 Use words instead of ‘said’ but make sure they fit with the meanings of the sentences. Think of

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your own words, or choose from: whispered, moaned, yelled, pleaded, explained, asked, exclaimed, complained, gasped, cried, called, muttered, sighed, demanded, added, warned. Then write two speech sentences of your own on the back of this sheet.

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i. "I absolutely REFUSE to do it!" ____________________ Kim.

ii. "I think there’s a snake in my bed,"____________________ Jamie.

iii. "Oh please don’t make me do it," ____________________ the little boy.

iv. "You wouldn’t like it if you had to do it," Chris ____________________ in a low voice. v. The teacher ____________________ , "Don’t run onto the oval today." vi. "How many do you want?" the lady ____________________ . vii. "It’s not fair! No one ever thinks about ME!" ____________________ Jack. viii.

"Ohhhhh,’"____________________ Amy. "I’m SO hot!" 37

   Language Assignment D 1

Part 1

Fill in the missing words. Pay particular attention to spelling.

Adjective chilly

Comparative adjective chillier

Superlative adjective chilliest

more active

most active

active honest easy windy juicy important

Put the homophones into sentences to show their meanings.

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Teac he r

delicious

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roll

___________________________________________________________________

role

___________________________________________________________________

desert

___________________________________________________________________

dessert mall

___________________________________________________________________

maul

___________________________________________________________________

dew

___________________________________________________________________

bow

___________________________________________________________________

w ww

m . u

due

bough

___________________________________________________________________

idle

___________________________________________________________________

idol

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___________________________________________________________________

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Fill in the missing words.

State or Territory

Australian Capital Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Australia 38

Abbreviation

Capital City

A.C.T.

Canberra

   Language Assignment D 4

Part 2

An acronym is an abbreviation that can be used as a noun. Choose the correct acronyms from the Word List to complete the table below. Acronym meaning Central Intelligence Agency

Acronym CIA

Word List

Information Technology

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National and Aeronautical Space Agency Technical and Further Education digital video disk

Very Important Person general manager

video cassette recorder Justice of the Peace compact disc

Look at the examples, then add want or won’t to the sentences below. want: To want something. I want that, they don’t want it. won’t: Short for will not. He won’t leave me alone, she won’t be there.

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Teac he r

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

ANZAC JP VIP VCR GM IT NASA TAFE DVD CD CIA

iii. I don’t ___________ any more of that thank you.

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ii. I ___________ like you any more if you are mean to me.

iv. It ___________ matter whether he ___________ me to come over or not.

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v. Do you ___________ some more chairs or ___________ there be any room for them.

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Fill in the missing words.

The name of a desert in the world is …

Sahara Desert

The name of a river in the world is …

The planet I live on is called … and another one is …

The hemisphere I live in is called … and another one is … An ocean nearby is called … and another one is … The country I live in is called … and another one is … The state/territory I live in is called … and another one is … The city/town I live in is called … and another one is … The suburb I live in is called … and another one is … 39

   Language Assignment D

Part 3

An adjective describes a noun, e.g. a HAPPY baby and an adverb tells us about a verb, e.g. the baby played HAPPILY. Sometimes we incorrectly use adjectives instead of adverbs.

Sort the words into the correct columns: slowly, quiet, gentle, softly, easy, strong, angrily, angry, quick, quietly, quickly, gently, slow, easily, strongly, soft. Adjective

Adverb

Write two sentences which can be joined by each conjunction. I will go

since

you are going too.

although as

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

slowly

Teac he r

slow

Adverb

w ww

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because until

Use a more creative or appropriate verb than ‘walked’ in each sentence.

m . u

when

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scurried The mice _____________ to the safety of their holes.

ii. The baby _____________ across the room. iii. The girl _____________ down the street. iv. The boy _____________ to the park. v.

The lion _____________ through the grass.

vi. The horses _____________ up the hill. vii. The people _____________ towards the shelter as the lightning flashed all around. viii. The kangaroos _____________ across the paddock. ix. The snake _____________ under the house. 40

   Language Assignment D

Part 4

10 Add the missing words from the Word List. A fleet

of ships

Word List

of birds

of lions

fleet herd school litter flock crowd pod stack pride

A A

of elephants

of cards

of fish

Teac he r

of kittens

of people

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

11 Fill in the correct ay (day) sound for each word. Choose from these letter combinations: ai n expl ____

displ ____

br ____ k

Austr ____ lia

w ____ gh

f ____ mous

sl ____

st ____ k

Adel ____ de

th ____

r ____ se

m . u

m ____ niac

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12 Some past tense words need a helper (has/have/had) and some don’t. Fill in the missing words. Today I / they will … choose take rise go fly

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Yesterday I / they …

Yesterday he, she, you, they had, have or has … has chosen

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tear bite forget tread drive drink 41

   Language Assignment E

Part 1

Capital letters must be used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns which are the names of: days of the week and special days, (e.g. Christmas), months of the year, people, places, shops, books, movies, poems, story titles, brand names, titles, (e.g. Mr), and acronyms (initials of names that can be used as nouns, e.g. DVD, CD, USA, ATM).

Rewrite the words using capital letters if needed.

mrs jones

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Mrs Jones

usa

august city

jupiter

tuesday

river murray

canberra

sam

uluru

lawyer

library

giant panda

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Teac he r

month

Look at the examples, then complete the sentences below with the correct words. is / are: The words is and was are used for single things. He is going, the cat was asleep, I was happy. was / were: The words are and were are used for plural things and ‘you’. They are going, you were asleep.

i. How many people (is/are) __________ going and where (is/are) __________ they going to sit?

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iii. The herd of elephants (was/were) __________ stampeding down the hill so the people (was/were) __________ running away. iv. (Was/were) __________ you going to see if the bus (is/are) __________ coming?

v. It (is/are) __________ a hot day, but my sisters (is/are) __________ running in the race anyway.

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Add lose or loose to each sentence below and then write a sentence of your own for each word. lose: To lose something. Lose your hat, lose your money. loose: Not tight. My laces are loose, this seat belt is loose.

i. If your belt is too ____________, you might ____________ your pants. ii. Try not to____________ your way home.

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Part 2

The words below are all homonyms and have two different meanings. Write a phrase or a sentence to show the two meanings.

lean

Don’t lean on me

The meat is lean

pupil wave row cricket bank bowl rose trip

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park

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A simile is a phrase that likens something to another thing using the words 'as', 'like' or 'than': The baby was as slippery as an eel as I tried to lift her out of the bath.

Put these similes in sentences: as gentle as a lamb

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Reorder the sentences so that they are not ambiguous.

I saw the dog standing by the bank manager with a long tail.

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Some past tense words need a helper (has/have/had) and some don’t. Fill in the missing words.

Today I/they will … throw

Yesterday I/they … threw

freeze grow blow ring speak

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know

shrink

Choose the correct 'oo' sound from the list to create words: oo ew o ou u ui oe

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shake

Yesterday he, she, you, they has, have or had … had thrown

sh ____

tr _____

sc _____ p

instr _____ ment

poll _____ tion

pr _____ f

arg _____

purs _____

purs _____ t

t _____ wards

arg _____ ment

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Part 4

10 Match the occupations or jobs with their definitions. Adjusts people’s vertebrae to fix health problems...

chiropractor Word List chemist lawyer accountant

Sells properties to the public... Makes or sells glasses or optical instruments...

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Builds houses and buildings... Manages people’s money...

Looks after people during flights...

Dispenses medicines to the public...

real estate agent

optician airline steward builder

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Helps people settle arguments in court...

11 Rewrite the sentences fixing any spelling or grammatical mistakes (there may be several in each sentence).

try knot two loose you’re way thought the scrub I seen him threw The ball thought the window.

Try not to lose your way through the scrub.

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12 Write the name of a sport or game beginning with each letter. If you get stuck, write the name of a sport or game which includes each letter. a

aquatics

q or u

v or w

boxing

Answers Spelling Assignment A – Part 1, page 6 1 tall or long thick dry hard old down happy hard

ate fell went saw took said rode bit

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approximately millilitres kilometres revolutions per minute kilograms estimated time of arrival grams longitude also known as Northern Territory litres latitude south west

give ride hope save tile

giving riding hoping saving tiling

swim chat big run shop

swimmer chatter bigger runner shopper

thin sad fit hot wet

thinnest saddest fittest hottest wettest

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tripped dropped planned hopped scrubbed

i.Were, ii.were, where iii.Where, were iv.were,where v.Where vi.were, where, were vii.where viii.Where, where

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i.too, to, to ii.Two, to iii.too, to iv.to, to, too v.too, to, to, two

trot slide rate skin pale stop slide

plane scare real wine snipe stare fine

flat gape hide fare kite fate pope

To be very certain is to be... When something hurts, it is... The noise a lion makes... If you don’t have much money you are... Instead of feet, cats and dogs have... The number of sides on a square... The middle of an apple is its... The meat that comes from pigs... A light we can carry around... Uncooked food is... Opposite to cool... The eighth month of the year... This is used in games to kick and throw...

sure sore roar poor paws four core pork torch raw warm August ball

Spelling Assignment B – Part 2, page 11 4 i.witch, which ii.Which, witch iii.Which, witch, wich

round enough write / right isn’t nothing Canberra Tuesday

iv.witch, which, witch, which

advertize flavor traveled cozy harbor labeled neighbor organize

advertise flavour travelled cosy harbour labelled neighbour organise

6 siege rod greet drown hold time dream ranges

beige red green brown gold lime cream orange

color center kilometer humor favorite civilization tunneling theater

colour centre kilometre humour favourite civilisation tunnelling theatre

bellow while block link clue pan prey seal

yellow white black pink blue tan grey teal

Spelling Assignment B – Part 3, page 12 7

cape slope lid bare quite gas fire

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your, crawl, sore or saw or soar, water, pore, pour, paw, sort or sought, warm, before law, quarter, awful

rownd enuff wright isent nuthink Camberra tuseday

mope bite ride rage note ham lope

trip drop plan hop scrub

Spelling Assignment A – Part 3, page 8 7 towards, score, brought, storm,

tip tape lip made care pane dip

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Spelling Assignment A – Part 2, page 7 5

Spelling Assignment B – Part 1, page 10 1 pipe lap bat spine wage crop

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approx. ml km rpm kg ETA g long. aka NT L lat. SW

eat fall go see take say ride bite

January 31, February 28 / 29, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31

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short thin wet soft new up sad easy

traveled allways untill tryed werld papper frend

travelled always until tried world paper friend

empty thin right high deep north below noisy

full thick wrong / left low shallow south above quiet

say try shop leap swim forget spell mean

said tried shopped leapt swam forgot spelled / spelt meant

class match monkey cliff bus sandwich

classes matches monkeys cliffs buses sandwiches

shake love get write continue stop

shaking loving getting writing continuing stopping

fun juice scare sun spot flake

funny juicy scary sunny spotty flaky

hope peace success cheer pain boast

hopeful peaceful successful cheerful painful boastful

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mother busy any didn’t colour month juicy February

Austrailia wenzday familys dosen’t realy killermeter leafs center

Australia Wednesday families doesn’t really kilometre leaves centre

carry flop worry bury scurry fit

carried flopped worried buried scurried fitted

easy funny silly healthy busy tidy

easier funnier sillier healthier busier tidier

peaceful real hopeful cruel nice painful

peacefully really hopefully cruelly nicely painfully

easy happy cosy greedy guilt busy

easily happily cosily greedily guiltily busily

catch, fetch, March, scratch, attach, much, rich, patch, match, sandwich such, batch, touch, kitchen, hutch watch, which, switch, witch, ostrich

cruel asleep dirty lose / loss easy / soft soft / quiet late new / young sharp

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intelligence operation kindness stickiness puzzle division illness

drive sleep tread kneel grow carry teach stick think

drove slept trod knelt grew carried taught stuck thought

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12 observe collide manage tight amuse persuade hesitate

observation collision management tightness amusement persuasion hesitation

i.whose, who's ii.who’s iii.Whose, whose iv.Who’s, who’s v.whose, who’s vi.Who’s, who’s vii.Whose,who’s

knew, knife, often, listen, thumb, wrong, knee, wrap, knock, climb, build, scissors, write, guess, bomb, wrist

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intelligent operate kind sticky puzzling divide ill

i.quiet, through ii.quite, than iii.thought, then iv.wonder, of v.are, off vi.our, wander

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toast water cake honey lemon plum soup corn

Spelling Assignment C – Part 3, page 16 7

Spelling Assignment C – Part 1, page 14 1 kind awake clean win hard loud early old blunt

coast later lake money demon glum soap torn

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turn, third, work, Saturday fur, world, person, worst burn, Thursday, turtle, thirty nurse, surprise, dirty

mouther bizzy enny diden’t couler munth juicey Febuary

peach bread pear berry milk meat rice flour

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Spelling Assignment B – Part 4, page 13 11

beach breed bear ferry silk seat dice floor

capable, possible, sensible, enjoyable, horrible, suitable, reliable, comfortable, terrible, invisible, unbelievable, profitable, reasonable, unbearable, unimaginable, agreeable.

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Spelling Assignment C – Part 2, page 15 4 awful, giant, quarter, machine caught, friends, hurried, through thought, station, believe, actually

Spelling Assignment D – Part 1, page 18 1 To understand something We can sail the sea on one of these If a piece of food goes down your windpipe instead of your food pipe, you will … A female deer is a … A round, sweet piece of food with a hole in it A vegetable A person who helps train a sports team Opposite to open We have ten of these A kind of phone We need oars in a boat to do this These are kicked in football To not have enough friends is to be …

know boat choke doe doughnut potato coach close toes mobile row goals lonely

limb tomb doubt debt

discipline muscles ascending scenery

knowledge knuckles knitting knelt

biscuit guardian disguise guitar

3 air drain band rungs food spin peel fair

ear brain hand lungs foot skin heel hair

tops hose chip led aim angle dye pails

toes nose chin leg arm ankle eye nails

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visitor

crumbly, crumby

hopeful, hopeless

creation, creator

mighty

crossly, crossness, crosser

kindly, kindness, kinder

thoughtful, thoughtless

cleverly, cleverness

luckless, lucky

peaceful

safely, safer

hurtful

sadly, sadness, sadder

toughness, tougher

wonderful, wonderment

lightly, lightness, lighter

playful, player

Spelling Assignment E – Part 1, page 22 1

poll shore ceiling sole shear toe tide tail hire

pole sure sealing soul sheer tow tied tale higher

approx. co. mm b.y.o. d.i.y. NE misc RSVP pte HM

couple, little, hospital, people, label, pencil, April, animal, castle, pupil, bubble, cancel, possible, criminal, council, petrol.

please craze prince since

freeze chance mince squeeze

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apply, reply, bright, trend kind, died, sigh, final pie, sight, tiny, pilot sky, mind, lightning, deny flight, type, flies, twilight pipe post plume bathe finale singe

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drip tram shine clothe premiere slap

slate stare huge past drop site

destructive describe divide debate discuss direct delight

deliver defend division decide depend dispose delay

Spelling Assignment E – Part 2, page 23 4

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sense prize or prise fence rinse

Spelling Assignment D – Part 4, page 21 9

i.passed, past ii.past iii.past iv.passed v.past, passed vi.past, passed

Spelling Assignment D – Part 3, page 20 7 police breeze choice surprise cheese choose noise sneeze

approximately company millimetres bring your own do it yourself north east miscellaneous reply as soon as possible private how many or how much

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haul minor jeans hoarse would cue great cause source

slowly, slowness, slower

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Spelling Assignment D – Part 2, page 19 4 hall miner genes horse wood queue grate cores sauce

govern ment

To be truthful This is often cooked on a barbecue To clean something The joint at the top of your arm An Australian animal that looks like a small kangaroo After we chew our food, we do this We make clothes from this material To dislodge something in our throats we do this Money is kept here

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theme dote sage spare spite breathe

slit slime stir lunge pram clot

tiny, small, large, huge planet, solar system, galaxy, universe street, suburb, city, country breeze, wind, gale, hurricane puddle, stream, river, ocean millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre

tripe caste fire morale plot rust

honest sausage wash shoulder wallaby swallow cotton cough wallet

genius, service, dangerous, delicious promise, notice, virus, gorgeous tortoise, surface, various, palace famous, nervous, diagnosis, hideous plentiful loneliness laziness, lazily tidiness, tidily noisily angrily

business, busily dutiful easily silliness readiness, readily friendliness

happiness, happily emptiness cosiness, cosily steadiness, steadily beautiful hungrily

Spelling Assignment E – Part 3, page 24 9 convex complete condition comment connect conductor compose consist

8 throw swim eat do see ride fall draw

command commence commit conclusion control continue

Spelling Assignment E – Part 4, page 25

9 gnash guide guinea pig guilty

gnome guitar knight ghost

knot wrinkle kneel gherkin

Language Assignment A – Part 1, page 26 1

Language Assignment A – Part 4, page 29 12

How many people came to your party? They were never there. I didn’t do anything wrong. He doesn’t remember anything about it. It was those kids who broke the fence. He did that yesterday.

Language Assignment B – Part 1, page 30 2 hero brother son grandpa prince uncle lion king men

heroine sister daughter grandma princess aunt lioness queen women

witch mouse glass diary monkey shelf child fly dozen

witches mice glasses diaries monkeys shelves children flies dozen

calf pup lamb pup chick kid cub calf

zebra lion whale deer horse dolphin hyena emu

foal cub calf fawn foal calf pup chick

witch berry tomato dress guy try deer sheep

witches berries tomatoes dresses guys tries deer sheep

Language Assignment A– Part 2, page 27 4

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A fruit If this stops we will die An insect has this many legs A planet in our solar system A type of meat This word can be pronounced two ways A spider has this many legs A grain A gas A marine animal

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trance, fence, chance/chants, cents parents, since/sense, tense/tents/tints, dense/dance/dents measurements, prince/prints/prance, wince/wants, sprints agreements, pence/pants, amusements, mince/mints hints/hence, rinse/rants, nonsense, immense

we’ll can’t won’t they’re she’s we’re would’ve you’d

Mars DVD street Pacific Ocean February Harry Potter Qantas

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written wrench guard wreck

They’re not going away this weekend. The ladies went to the school at lunch time. Their dog is going to jump off the truck. It doesn’t matter that he is older than you. They are not going anywhere today. He would not have done it if he’d known. They did it themselves.

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had thrown has swum has eaten have done had seen has ridden had fallen have drawn

apricot heart six Jupiter pork tear eight rice oxygen jellyfish

elephant seal sheep wolf penguin goat bear cow

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i.your, you’re ii.you’re, your iii.you’re, you’re, your iv.Your, you’re, your v.You’re, your

Language Assignment A – Part 3, page 28 7 Very small A part of something A fruit A part of your face We can buy things with this Not hard A plant To do it again A favourite take away meal

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threw swam ate did saw rode fell drew

tiny piece peach cheek money easy tree repeat pizza

Language Assignment B – Part 2, page 31 5 fruit vegetable honey dew melon raspberry zucchini celery mango passionfruit onion turnip mandarin cherry broccoli pumpkin

I can’t do it anymore. I could have done that if I’d really tried. I have written to him that he should come. My dad, my sister and I went to the zoo. My mum went to the neighbour’s house. She gave me her new address. or She had given me her new address.

Language Assignment B – Part 3, page 32 7 dispenses medicines to the public attends to the electrical needs of buildings helps others learn new things helps people get well when they are sick helps people have healthy teeth sells meat to the public designs buildings makes and sells breads and cakes etc predicts the weather protects the public attends to our water and sewage needs

who’s Brad’s bike wasn’t doesn’t the child’s toys

the walrus’ tusks the baby’s rattle the babies’ rattles Mr Jones’ house you’d

he’d isn’t the cat’s ears they’d all the horses the teacher’s books

i.There, their ii.their, their iii.They’re, their iv.They’re, their v.There, there vi.they’re, their

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Language Assignment C – Part 1, page 34 1 New South Wales frequently asked questions as soon as possible Post Office minutes Mount for example etcetera (and so on) number

NSW FAQ

witch business

ASAP PO mins Mt. e.g. etc. no.

library reindeer potato half journey die woman

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watchful sorrowful

delightful careful, careless playful

meaningful, meaningless

Australia USA England China Indonesia Scotland Canada Switzerland Brazil

Australian American English Chinese Indonesian Scottish Canadian Swiss Brazilian

Japan France Italy Spain Ireland Germany Europe Mexico Sweden

Japanese French Italian Spanish Irish German European Mexican Swedish

A part of the body A piece of land surrounded by sea The coloured ball in your eye A sea animal A vegetable A feline animal This word can be pronounced two different ways A mammal Material Permission to do something A breed of dog

spleen island iris sponge turnip cheetah wind wallaby fabric licence kelpie

wisdom width length depth weakness pride freedom warmth strength hope

grieve greet build see angry lose enter complain explode direct

witches businesses

Language Assignment C – Part 3, page 36 7 one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

ten twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety hundred

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

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the two cars

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wise wide long deep weak proud free warm strong hopeful

hopeful, hopeless wonderful colourful, colourless

Mum’s car you’re

Language Assignment C – Part 2, page 35 4

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dictionary emu carnivore spinach close camel spine atlas amber tortoise ruby

weren’t they’re Kim’s book can’t won’t

i.It’s ii.its iii.it’s iv.It’s v.Its vi.its vii.it’s viii.it’s

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A book showing the meanings of words A bird An animal that eats meat A vegetable This word can be pronounced 2 different ways A mammal A part of your body A book containing the maps of the world A colour A reptile A jewel

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chemist electrician teacher doctor dentist butcher architect baker meteorologist police plumber

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grief greeting building sight anger loss entrance complaint explosion direction

tigress cow mare witch niece doe boar hen

tiger bull stallion warlock nephew buck sow rooster

Language Assignment C – Part 4, page 37 10 Pakistan Australia England New Zealand Afghanistan Germany China Japan Iraq USA

slow quiet gentle soft quick

Islamabad Canberra London Wellington Kabul Berlin Beijing Tokyo Baghdad Washington DC

easily strongly

angry

angrily

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chillier more active more honest easier windier juicier more delicious more important

chilliest most active most honest easiest windiest juiciest most delicious most important

of ships of birds of lions of dolphins of elephants of cards of fish of kittens of people

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explain, display, break, Australia, eight, weigh, famous, Adelaide, they, crayon, straight, station, great, Tasmania, contain, prey or pray maniac, sleigh or slay, steak, raise

12 choose take rise go fly tear bite forget tread drive drink write

chose took rose went flew tore bit forgot trod drove drank wrote

has chosen has taken had risen had gone has flown has torn had bitten has forgotten had trodden has driven had drunk has written

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Australian Capital Territory Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Australia

A.C.T. W.A. N.T. Qld N.S.W. Vic Tas S.A.

Canberra Perth Darwin Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Hobart Adelaide

Language Assignment D – Part 2, page 39 4

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August city Tuesday Canberra Sam lawyer giant panda

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easy strong

Language Assignment D – Part 1, page 38 1 chilly active honest easy windy juicy delicious important

slowly quietly gently softly quickly

Language Assignment D – Part 4, page 41

The dog’s tail wagged excitedly as Grant put its food into the bowl. ii. “How many chops do you want?” her brother asked. iii. “I haven’t seen him all day,” Stan complained. iv. Her mother shouted, “Stop it at once and go to your room!” v. Sarah’s sister, Jeff ’s brother and Mike’s mum won’t be leaving yet.

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Central Intelligence Agency Information Technology National and Aeronautical Space Agency Technical and Further Education digital video disk Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Very Important Person general manager video cassette recorder Justice of the Peace compact disc automated teller machine

CIA IT NASA TAFE DVD ANZAC VIP GM VCR JP CD ATM

5 i.won’t ii.won’t iii.want iv.won’t v.want (s) vi.want,won’t

2 3

i.are, are ii.is, are iii.was, were iv.Were, is v.is,are i.loose, lose ii.lose iii.loose, lose

Language Assignment E – Part 2, page 43 6 I saw the dog with a long tail standing by the bank manager. The house with a large chimney was near the ocean. The people at the zoo drinking lemonade, looked at the lions.

Language Assignment E – Part 3, page 44 7 throw freeze grow blow ring shake speak know shrink

threw froze grew blew rang shook spoke knew shrank

had thrown has frozen have grown has blown have rung had shaken has spoken have known had shrunk

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Europe, shoe, true, scoop, fruit, ruin, threw, soup, group, suitable, grew, through, instrument, pollution, proof, argue, pursue, pursuit, towards, argument.

adjusts people’s vertebrae to fix health problems sells properties to the public makes or sells glasses or optical instruments builds houses and buildings manages people’s money looks after people during flights dispenses medicines to the public helps people settle arguments in court

Try not to lose your way through the scrub. I saw him throw the ball through the window. She dresses nicely. This party is fun. I wouldn’t have done it that way. Who’s going to do this for me?

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chiropractor real estate agent optician builder accountant airline steward chemist lawyer

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