Word by Word: Level 1 - Ages 5-6

Level One

Published by R.I.C. Publications RIC-0144 3.2/129

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Foreword Word By Word is a blackline master full of tried and tested activities which children will love.

The package is designed to create an understanding of the meaning and application of words.

Each page covers a different aspect of word study with explanations provided. The activities follow modern educational trends to develop the topic further.

Word By Word is a series of seven books, covering each primary level. The books progress in difficulty, using appropriate language and activities to suit each year.

Contents Opposites - 1 ..................................................... 1 Opposites - 2 ................................................... 2 Similar Words ..................................................3 Sound Alikes - 1 .............................................. 4 Sound Alikes - 2 .............................................. 5 More than One - 1 ............................................6 More than One - 2 .......................................... 7 Making Words Shorter ................................. 8 Compound Words - 1 ...................................... 9 Compound Words - 2 ................................... 10 Rhyming Words - 1 ......................................... 11 Rhyming Words - 2 ....................................... 12 Alphabetical Order ....................................... 13 Comparing ..................................................... 14 Using the Correct Words ............................. 15 Shapes ............................................................ 16

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Days of the Week ........................................... 17 Months of the Year ....................................... 18 Seasons .............................................................19 People Who Help Us .......................................20 Our Body .......................................................... 21 Animal Homes/Animal Young ...................... 22 How Animals Move/Animal Coverings ....... 23 Animal Sounds ............................................... 24 Colours ............................................................ 25 What I Can Do ................................................. 26 Odd One Out ................................................... 27 Food ..................................................................28 Around the House .......................................... 29 Quiz................................................................... 30

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OSITES P P 1 O Hot is the opposite of cold.

Match the opposites. Draw a line.

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OPPOSITES - 2 Tall is the opposite of short.

Draw opposites for these. day

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laugh

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SIM W O IL A R RDS

Little and small are words that have nearly the same meaning.

Match the similar words. Draw a line. rock

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fast

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smile

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road

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shut

start

close

damp

street

mend

sick

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SOUND ALIKES - 1

Sun and son sound alike but have different spelling.

Colour the correct word.

1. I like to swim in the see sea .

2. The wind blew blue the kite.

3. There are for four shells on the sand.

4. We like going two to the beach.

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2. weak 3. sew

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SOUND ALIKES - 2

I and eye sound alike but have different spelling.

Draw sound alikes for these. tale

tail

pair

pear

flower

flour

bear

bare

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MORE THAN ONE - 1

Circle the correct word.

tree

ball

bird

trees

balls

birds

Make these words more than one. one cake

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Read and draw.

Three yellow flowers and one red flower grow in the garden. Six bees buzz around the flowers.

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MORE THAN ONE - 2

Match these words to their partner.

Draw a line. fox

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• children

tooth •

• feet

child •

• teeth

foot •

• foxes

Colour the correct word.

1. We took five box boxes to school on Monday.

2. Do you wash the dish dishes after dinner?

3. Brush Brushes your teeth after meals.

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Fill in the missing number. balloons children candles gifts cake bows

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MAKING WORDS SHORTER Follow the maze to match the words. was not

can't

I'm

is not

we're

can not

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COMPOUND WORDS - 1 Answer the word sums.

basket + ball

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egg + cup

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rain + bow

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Colour yes or no.

1. Do you like popcorn?

yes

no

2. Is your toothbrush red?

yes

no

3. Do you have a goldfish?

yes

no

4. Can you eat a carport?

yes

no

5. Is the blackboard clean?

yes

no

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COMPOUND WORDS - 2 What am I? pineapple

milkshake

pancake

eggplant

1. You can drink me.

2. I am a fruit.

3. I am a purple vegetable.

4. You cook me in pan.

Find the words in the compound sleuth.

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RHYM ING

Draw a picture that rhymes with these words.

W

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hat

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Write a rhyming word.

1. sun

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4. fit 5. peg Write a word in the crosspatch that rhymes.

ACROSS 1. pit 2. map 3. fan

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Circle the rhyming words.

Answer yes or no.

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1. Can you hop to the shop?

2. Can a frog sit on a log?

3. Can a spoon fly to the moon?

4. Can a bee swim in the sea?

5. Can a fish make a wish?

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shoe

seat

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toe

song

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER robot

Write the toys in alphabetical order. game

book

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doll

truck

puzzle

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Write the animals in alphabetical order. monkey

tiger

zebra

gorilla

lion

snake

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COMPARING

Write the correct word under the picture.

big bigger biggest biggest strong stronger

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Look at the picture.

Answer the questions.

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1. Which cat is happy?

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2. Which cat is happier?

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3. Which cat is happiest?

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USING THE CORRECT WORDS Write saw or seen in the boxes.

1. Who has 2. I

my ball? a clown at the circus.

3. Have you 4. We

my new bike? a boat on the river.

Colour the correct word.

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3. Can you tell them those to come here?

4. Them Those balloons are for the party.

Write did or done in the space.

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What am I? I have two long sides.

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Draw these shapes.

I have two short sides. circle

A door is this shape.

I am a

. square

What am I? A ring has my shape.

triangle

I am round.

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Read and colour.

Colour the triangles yellow.

Colour the circles red.

Colour the rectangles green.

Colour the squares blue.

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DAYS OF THE WEEK Write the days of the week in order.

Tuesday Friday Saturday Monday Thursday Sunday

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Answer the questions.

1. What did you have for dinner on Wednesday?

2. What day is your birthday this year?

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MONTHS OF THE YEAR Find the months of the year in the sleuth.

J D A U G U S T

U E F J E N E A

J C E U R O P M

A E B L A V T A

N M R Y P E E D

U B U E R M M E

A E A J I B B M

R R R U L E E A

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A P R E M A Y C

O C T O B E R H

Write the months of the year in order.

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2. F 3. M 4. A 5. M

9. S

6. J

10. O

7. J

11. N

8. A

12. D

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SEASONS raincoat

Sort these words into their season. blossom

leaves warmer cold falling beach

swimsuit

cooler hot

storm

flowers

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Spring

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WHO

Write the name for each of the people who help us.

Match them to the things they use. nurse

plumber

farmer

vet

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OUR BODY Fill in the missing letters for each part of the body. ey

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ANIMAL HOMES

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Write the animal home in the crosspatch. 2 3

ACROSS 3. dog 5. pig 6. horse

DOWN 1. bee 2. spider 4. bird 5. snail

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Animal Young

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dog

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sheep •

• cub

bear

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• calf

cat

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cow

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Draw a foal with its mother.

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HOW ANIMALS MOVE Write the words that tell how each animal moves. gallop

swim

fly

slither

hop

leap

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Answer yes or no.

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1. Does a pig bark?

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2. Does a frog quack?

3. Does a monkey chatter?

4. Does a duck croak?

5. Does a horse neigh?

Write the sound next to each animal. buzz

meow

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COLOURS Circle the correct answer.

1. A strawberry is…

2. On a stormy day the sky is… (a) pink

(a)

blue

(b) blue

(b)

grey

(c) red

(c)

white

3. The colour orange is made by mixing… (a) red and white (b) red and yellow (c) red and blue

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black

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brown

Find four colours in this snake.

Write them below. ilvernamegoldhai s k o e rg r eenc o w p u r pl bo

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WHAT I CAN DO Unjumble these sentences to see what you can do.

1. can a I book. read

2. swim sea. the can in I

3. eat apple. I an can

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ODD ONE OUT Circle the odd one out.

1. apple

banana

balloon

watermelon

2. bicycle

boat

car

bus

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3. dog

Found at school.

Found in the sky. moon sun stars

pencils desk

clouds

trees

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FOOD

Write the answer in the crosspatch.

1

2

3 4

ACROSS 1. made from milk and rhymes with please

5

DOWN

4. chips are made from this

1. a slice of meat with bone in it

5. a long fruit with a yellow skin

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Ingredients to make a fruit salad. gr

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Find the words in the sleuth.

• Colour the kitchen words green. spoon

oven

pot

knife

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• Colour the bedroom words yellow. bed

desk

towel

shower

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QUIZ

Write the opposite. above early

Make these words more than one. dog

box

Write rhyming words for these. tip long

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chair

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ruler

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