Spell It Right!: Book 1 - Ages 7-9 by Teacher Superstore

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Written by Greg Mitchell. Illustrated by Mal McGill. © Ready-Ed Publications - 2001 Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2001) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood WA 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au

COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.

ISBN 1 86397 416 4

Teachers’ Notes SPELL IT RIGHT! 1 is a bright, simple set of activities based on the idea that words cluster together around meaning groups or themes. When we talk about a subject, for example weather, it is likely that we will use words that are related to the weather theme.

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SPELL IT RIGHT! 1 uses simple lists of ten words on 40 varied themes. These words were selected with the help of children of the ages that the books are aimed at.

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The activities are fun, but have an underlying language core. They are seen as being ideal for both class use or as assigned homework exercises.

The SPELL IT RIGHT! series is not presented as a complete spelling system, but rather a purposeful extra ... an extra children will love to use.

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Three consistent parts which arise in the worksheets are those under the heading, Question 1: ''Put each word into a sentence''; “Build more words from each word in the list” and “Rewrite the spelling list in alphabetical order.”

. tin this section should be done in work pads The activities e or o c exercise books. However, be. photocopied chea template, that canr e o for children, is onto the back of worksheets to provides guidelines t r s r u e p provided on the last page of this book. Alternatively, Question 1 can be done orally, depending on your requirements.

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Art words Colour words Book words Music words Body words Foot words Hair words Face words Family words Food words Drink words Fruit words Pet words Bird words Fish words Beach words Rain words Sunny words Happy words Sad words Sick words Clean words Small words Big words Light words Fire words Magic words Car words Flower words Insect words Rubbish words House words Sum words Time words School words Play words Party words Easter words Christmas words Money words Guidelines template

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ARTwords

ar artt draw paint cut glue colour brush paper pencil crayon

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Draw a picture of your best sentence.

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Colour the monster’s face blue. Colour the monster’s teeth green. Colour the monster’s hair black. Colour the monster’s shoes red.

3. Draw five things to finish this drawing (use colours).

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2. Colour in the picture to go with the sentences. Follow the sentences to colour in the monster monster..

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COL OURwords COLOUR

red blue green pink white yellow black orange brown grey

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the spelling list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Tr y each list word in the following sentence.

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The ........... dog chased af ter the ............ cat. after b) Which sentence sounds wrong. .......................

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a) Which sentence sounds right. ..........................

3. What colours are you wearing today? ...................................................... 4. Fill in the rest of the word from the hint.

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5 ..F Finish the stor y and colour the picture. story Fred Fink wore a ..................................... hat,

The colour of mud. … row …

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The colour of a piece of fruit. … ran … …

. tsocks and ..................... shoes. .................... e o c . Fred had lovely....................................... hair che e r o t r and ...................................................... s supeyes. er

a .......................... shirt,...................... shorts,

Fred Fink was colourful, I think.

6. What colours are these things NORMALL Y? NORMALLY? ............... banana ................ orange .................. apple ................... zebra ............. elephant ................ tomato ..................... cow ....................... car Ready-Ed Publications

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BOOKwords

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book read word page line picture listen print cover write

1. Put each list word into a sentence. Write the meanings of the list words. 2. Write down the title of a book that you lik e. like.

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........................................................................................................................ Who is the author this book? .............................................................................

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3. Mak e up a book title about these things. Make

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Teddy bears ..................................................................................................... Swimming ........................................................................................................

Children ........................................................................................................... Food ................................................................................................................

4. What do you think this book is about?

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Draw the cover here.

5. What would you lik e to like write a book about?

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Find six words with ‘oo’ in them. .........................

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Do these words all sound the same? Draw ‘gOOgly eyes’ in all of the ‘oo’s. Page 6

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MUSICwords

music song dance clap sing radio tape group beat play

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. 2. Write down your two favourite songs.

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..................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... Draw you as a singing star.

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3. If you were in a singing group what would you call it?

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5. Find three words which rhyme with:

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4. What musical instrument would you lik e to be able to play? like

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BOD Ywords BODY

body arm leg head hand tummy hear heartt toe elbow feet

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1. Put each list word into a sentence.

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2. Label the monster with words from the list.

3. Choose the correct word.

a) I can pick things up with my (tummy, hand) .................................................

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4. Find the list words hidden between each pair of words e.g. Un cle an gr y - clean Uncle angr gry

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c) I use my (head, leg) .................................................................. to think with.

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5. What par partt of your body do you use to do the following things? Hold your pencil ................

Kick a ball ..................

Talk with......................

Wear your belt ...................

Grow hair on top of ..................

Put your shoes on ..................... Page 8

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FOOTwords

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foot sock shoe heel sandal nail toe slipper jogger boot 1. Put each list word into a sentence.

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2. Draw some funny feet on the crazy monsters.

oo t, then five words with “oo” as in b oo t. 3. Write five words with “oo” as in ffoo oot, boo oot. ....................

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4. What do these sayings mean?

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To put your foot in it .......................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................

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To take a step in the right direction...................................................................

Cow’s feet.........................................

Cat’s feet ..........................................

Eagle’s feet .......................................

Bird’s feet ..........................................

6. Draw what you are wearing on your feet today today,, then draw the most amazing things you could wear on your feet. Ready-Ed Publications

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HAIRwords

hair brush shampoo comb trim plait ribbon blonde curly beard

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Write the meanings of the list words.

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2. Draw hair on these heads and describe the hair you draw as either long, shor shortt or medium; straight, wavy or curly; and red, black, blue, blonde or purple.

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3. What is your hair lik e? like? Answer these questions YES or NO NO..

My hair is curly. .......................

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I am bald ..........................

My hair is purple and green. ...................

4. Many animals have hair that is different colours or has different uses. Match the animal to its hair hair.. sheep zebra

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Wool for making jumpers and clothes.

5. Letter sums. Add h to air and get what grows on your head. .............................................. Add l to woo to get what hair grows on a sheep.............................................. Add b to rush to make something you comb through your hair. ...................... Page 10

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FACEwords

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face eye nose ear hair lips teeth chin cheek skin

1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order..

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3. Star Startt at F and find as many list words as you can going clockwise around the shape.

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2. Draw faces on these heads.

C E Y F A E E

P S E I L Y

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Mr Smile has curly hair.

4. Who is who? Write their names under their pictures.

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FAMIL Ywords AMILY

family mum dad sister brother baby cousin uncle aunt parents

Name ............................... This is my family.

1. Put each list word into a sentence.

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2. How many people are in your family?

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3. Write an acrostic for mum and dad.

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daughter ............................................

nephew ...................................

grandmother ......................................

boy ..........................................

sister ....................................................

6 ..Draw Draw your family on the back of this sheet. Page 12

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FOODwords

eat lunch chips cak e fruit cake chomp chew swallow taste lik e like

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Write the meaning of each word in the second line of the list.

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2. Write YES or NO NO..

a) I like to eat cake .........................

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b) I like to eat chips .........................

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c) I like to chew chops .................... d) I like to swallow snails ..................

e) I like to chomp fruit......................

3. Draw your favourite lunch.

Write it down as well.

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How many words can you mak e out of the letters in the word: make

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........................................................................................................................ 4. Strange sandwiches: how about a crocodile sandwich?

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5. Which list words would mak e sense in the gaps in this sentence? make (There might be more than one!) I like to .......................................... on .............................. Ready-Ed Publications

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DRINKwords

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milk can water sip cup bottle wet juice bubbles drink 1. Put each list word into a sentence. Rewrite the list in alphabetical order order..

2. Choose the word which mak es the most sense. makes

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The cow gave us plenty of (lollies, milk) ............................................................

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They made (juice, elephants)............................................ out of the oranges.

3. What are these scrambled list words? klim .....................

nac ........................

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puc ........................

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I like to (drink, blow) .......................................................... bubbles in a bottle.

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4. Imagine that you could buy milk from any animal! Draw in these milk car tons. cartons.

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5. Find six words that end with lk . Write them below below.. .........................

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FRUITwords

fruit orange apple banana pear peel pip seed plant bite

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. 2. What is your favourite fruit?

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........................................... Draw it. What is your least favourite fruit?

3. Name three fruits that you peel. .........................

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............................................ Draw it.

4. Imagine that fruit could be different colours, e.g. a purple banana. Write the real colour ”, then colour in the picture in colour,, then the “new colour colour”, the new colour colour.. lemon ..................... ......................

pear ........................ ......................

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7. Read through this stor y. Underline the words that are spelt wrong. story Once there was an amazing gardon that groo amazing froot. On one tree grew orages, aples and banananananas along with bits of chocolate cayk. On another bush groo pares. They tasted lyk lemonade and their seads were made out of goldd. Ready-Ed Publications

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PETwords

cat dog bird fish cage food kitten pup chick water

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Change the pet mentioned in each sentence to mak e more sense. make

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b) The dog swam around in the bowl.

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c) A baby dog is called a chick.

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d) A baby cat is called a fish.

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a) The cat flew around its cage.

3. This is a drawing of a pet boy boy.. What sor t of animal do you think sort would have a pet boy or girl? On the back of this page draw the animal with his pet boy boy..

4. Circle the most lik ely word in each sentence. likely

b) The (dog, fish) ran down the road after the car.

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d) The boy took his (dog, fish) for a walk on the beach. e) The (bird, dog) barked at the people.

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c) The (fish, cage) swam in the sea.

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BIRDwords

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bird feathers wing beak nest claw peck fly cheep whistle 1 ..Put Put each list word into a sentence.

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2. What are the babies of the following birds called? duck ...................

goose ...............

swan ..................

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3. LLabel abel this picture of a bird with these words: beak wings feet feathers comb 4. Imagine if different animals made different sounds! Write the correct sound for each animal below below..

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5. Write down four things you would do if you could fly fly..

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children bark

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6. Tr y to find the names of these birds with other words in their names. The first or last letter has been done for you.

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FISHwords

fish water swim fin tail scales bubbles bowl shark chips

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Rewrite the list in alphabetical order order.. 2. Write YES or NO NO..

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a) I have caught a fish. .......................... b) I like fish and chips. ............................

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c) I keep a whale in my bath. ................ d) We keep fish in our class. ................... e) I am a fish. .........................................

3. Draw the type of fish you would lik e for a pet. like

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ch as in chips

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sh as in fish

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BEACHwords

beach sand swim sea splash paddle dive waves float pool

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1 ..Put Put each list word into a sentence. 2. Where is your favourite beach? ................................................................

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What do you lik e to do at the beach? ......................................................... like

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3. Draw you lying on this beach towel or design your own beach towel.

4. What should you wear or use if you are going out in the sun?

5. Which of the things on the list would you tak e to the beach? take Underline them.

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hat dog sunblock cream sister television brother towel overcoat mum motorboat lunch elephant dad tree teacher school

6. FFind ind the small word in these words (the first one is done for you).

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RAINwords

rain wet storm cloud paddle soak cold boots umbrella coat

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Damp, soak ed and wet are all synonyms. Synoyms are words with soaked similar meanings.

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Find a synonym for these words.

old .....................

cold ..................

small ..................

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clean ................

sick .....................

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3. Name three things that you lik e to do when it rains. like a) .................................................... b) .................................................... c) ....................................................

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4. Dress this person ready to go out into the rain rain.. List the clothes you put on him/her him/her..

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6. Tr y to find as many words as you can that describe water moving e.g. trickle and stream. Write them on the back of this sheet. 7. What do these sentences mean? His jokes were really wet. .................................................................................. He was only a little squirt. .................................................................................. Page 20

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SUNNYwords

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sunny warm hot sun hat beach sweat swim shade drink

1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Finish this sentence.

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When it’s warm and sunny ............................................................................ 3. Fill in the gaps in the word.

b) H ...... T

The opposite of cold. Something you wear on your head.

c) H ...... T

To strike or punch.

d) H ...... T

A rough, small building.

e) H ... T ...

To dislike a great deal.

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a) H ...... T

4. Draw happy happy,, sunny faces on these suns

f) H ... ... T

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Slap on a hat when it’s sunny.

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HAPPYwords

grin smile happy jok e tickle joke laugh giggle trick riddle

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Give meanings for the list words.

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2. What mak es you happy? Draw a smile on these faces and write what makes they are smiling at underneath.

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3. How many double letter words, e.g. happy happy,, giggle and riddle, can you write down in three minutes? (Use a dictionar y to help you.)) dictionary

Ready … Set … Go … (Write on the back of this sheet if you run out of room).

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5. Write something that would mak e the following happy make happy.. a) an elephant ................................

b) a teacher ...................................

c) your mum ...................................

d) a dog .........................................

e) a monster ...................................

f) a friend .......................................

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SADwords

unhappy sad cr y groan moan cry grump hur hurtt hate frown punch

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order..

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3. Underneath each word write two rhyming words. sad groan hate

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2. What mak es you unhappy? Draw a frown on these faces and write what makes they are frowning at underneath.

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4. Would these things mak e you happy or sad? make Write YES or NO. Draw a frown or smile on the face.

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SICKwords

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sick sore bed cough pain doctor nurse pill dead buck bucket et

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. What is the difference between a nurse and a doctor? 2. Draw you in bed and write what’s wrong with you.

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4. Match the hints with list words.

5. Name six things that mak e you feel sick. make ......................................

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CLEANwords

clean wash dust brush mop scrub bath broom shower soap

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. 2. Why are these two children so messy?

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3. Choose the best words for these sentences.

I wash my face with (mud, soap). ............................

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Dad had to mop the (floor, teacher) to get it clean. ......................

She swept up the room with the (children, broom). ........................

4. We use special things to wash different things.

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What do these people do?

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a carpenter .....................................

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SMALLwords

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small little tiny fine shor shortt shrink crumb dot dwar dwarff shrimp 1. Put each list word into a sentence. Rewrite the list in alphabetical order order.. 2. Name six small things.

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3. Imagine three big things that could shrink, e.g. an elephant that could stand on your hand. Write what they are and what they could do do..

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LIGHTwords

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1 ..Put Put each list word into a sentence. 2. What do the lights look lik e in your room? like

Draw them here.

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Give the meanings of the list words. 2. Name five things you know can burn burn..

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6. Find the list words.

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MAGICwords

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1 ..Put Put each list word into a sentence. 2. What would you lik e like to mak e appear by make magic out of a hat?

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Write it here and draw it in the hat.

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. What type of car does your family drive?

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FL OWERwords FLOWER

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INSECTwords

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RUBBISHwords

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HOUSEwords

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. Build four words from your list and word-build each one once. 2. How many rooms are there in your house? (Count the bathroom and toilet) .............................................

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SUMwords

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TIMEwords

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. What is the time? ............................

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SCHOOLwords

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Change the underlined words with a word from the list.

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2. What is your favourite game? ...................................................................

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PARTYwords

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. 2. Underline the correct par ty word in these sentences. party Pin the tail on the (teacher, monster, donkey). Pass the (teacher, monster, parcel). Musical (chairs, teachers, monsters). Blow out the candles on the birthday (teacher, monster, cake).

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CHRISTMASwords Christmas Jesus present tree toys church father star wise shops

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. 2. Draw in the Christmas tree according to the directions.

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Draw a green tree as tall as the star.

Put a red ball at the end of each branch. Draw a present under the tree.

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MONEYwords

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1. Put each list word into a sentence. R ewrite the list in alphabetical order Rewrite order.. 2. Name six things you would buy if you had lots of money money..

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5. Compare the two sentences below (A & B).

Put a circle around the different things in this stor y. story

Once I found a $10 000 duck near my house. I picked it up and shook it all around. I bought sick ice-creams and a huge bag of dollies. I bought a horse and gave everyone a ride around town.

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