Word by Word: Level 6 - Ages 10-11

Level Six

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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 level of difficulty, using appropriate language and activities to suit each year.

Contents Prefixes - 1 .............................................. 1 Prefixes - 2 ............................................ 2 Prefixes - 3 ............................................ 3 Suffixes - 1 ............................................. 4 Suffixes - 2 ............................................ 5 Antonyms - 1 ...........................................6 Antonyms - 2 ......................................... 7 Synonyms - 1 ......................................... 8 Synonyms - 2..........................................9 Apostrophes in Contractions ............ 10 Apostrophes of Possession................. 11 Word Origins - 1 ................................... 12 Word Origins - 2 .................................. 13 Word Origins - 3 .................................. 14 Collective Nouns .................................. 15 Homophones ........................................ 16 Homophones and Homographs........ 17

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Abbreviations ...................................... 18 Compound words - 1........................... 19 Compound Words - 2 ......................... 20 Animals.................................................. 21 Animal Sounds .................................... 22 Families .................................................23 Homes ................................................... 24 Masculine and Feminine ................... 25 Classification ........................................26 Anagrams and Palindromes ............ 27 Similes, Idioms and Proverbs .......... 28 Word Fun - 1 ......................................... 29 Word Fun - 2 ........................................30 My Most Interesting Words ............... 31 Answers........................................... 32-34

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There are 13 to find! aning refix me p a is an’. super ‘more th r o ’ r e v ‘o

self- is a pre fix meaning action direc ted towards yourself.

trans- is a prefix meaning ‘across’, ‘beyond’ or ‘through’.

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Match these prefixes to their meaning.

• a prefix meaning ‘between’ or ‘among’

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3. an action which is opposed to a previous action

9. between or among nations

4. a painting done in different shades of the one colour 7. a secondary title of a book or a play

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‘ence’ and ‘ance’ are suffixes that mean ‘an action’, ‘state’ or ‘quality’.

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The ‘ence’ and ‘ance’ endings are used to make nouns from adjectives.

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Check your new words in the dictionary.

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Match these ‘logy’ and ‘ology’ words to their correct meaning. zoology

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The boy put on his dress to go from the party.

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You must make a new word each time. You can only change one letter at a time.

The letter that needs to be changed is the one indicated by the box.

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The answers to this crossword are synonyms for the clues.

Across: 3. collect 8. careful 10. funny 11. enemy 12. finish 13. journey

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Find synonyms for these more difficult words. malady

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scarce

liberty

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Find the synonyms to these words in the word spiral.

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STROPHES O IN C O N T R A C TI O N S AP 1. Write the words in contracted form .

phe in the correct 2. Put the apostro place.

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An apostrophe is used in contractions. Did you also know the apostrophe can be used to show ownership? For example, ‘Jane’s bike’, is the bike belonging to Jane.

O ROPHES F POSSES T S SIO O AP N

1. Rewrite these sentences. Use a different colour to show where the apostrophe needs to be placed. (a)

The boys pencil was found on the floor.

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My dads boots were covered with mud.

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Zoes doll fell into the pond.

When a noun is plural and ends in -s, the apostrophe is shown after the -s. If a noun does not end in s, then ‘s is used. For example, the ladies’ bags or the women’s gloves.

2. Study the artwork. Place the apostrophe in the correct place.

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(a) the boys pencils

(b) the ladies bags

(c) the mens hats

(d) the girls dogs

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Find the country where these root words originate.

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Find the meaning of these root words. Find two words that use these root words.

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Match these root words to their meaning. terra

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hemicycle pneumatic terrestrial terrain hemisphere philosophy therm pneumonia thermometer terrestrial sophisticated terrace

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Across 1. a part of the land surface, with its natural features in mind 2. wise and experienced in the interests and pleasures of the world 4. a device for keeping the temperature steady 5. a unit of heat 9. half of a round or spherical shape such as the Earth

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A collective noun is one word to name many of the same item, person or animal. For example, a school of fish.

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a flock

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A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word. The words are spelt differently and have different meanings. For example, blew and blue.

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D HOMOGR M O P H ONES AN AP H S

Choose the correct homophone to complete these sentences. (a)

Tim’s muscles/mussels were saw/sore when he finished exercising.

(b)

Jane collects the mail/male from the post office every Thursday morning.

(c)

Brendan won/one his race threw/through the obstacle course/coarse.

(d)

Zoe tied a not/knot in her shoelace and could not untie it.

(e)

Nathan likes to collect five scent/cent coins for/four his money box.

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Draw pictures to show the meanings of these homographs. rock

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Brainstorm as many homographs as you can on the back of this page.

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An abbreviation is a word that has been shortened by leaving out some of the letters. As a general rule, when an abbreviation does not include the last letter of the full word, a full stop is added after the abbreviation.

For example, handicap - hcp and continued - cont.

An abbreviation that begins with a capital letter does not need a full stop.

For example, Monday - Mon

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Can you abbreviate these words?

Japanese

machinery

et cetera

Australia

permanent

school

postscript

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What do these abbreviations mean?

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Rewrite these sentences, using abbreviations where possible.

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Mary’s birthday is on the first Monday in March.

2.

Missus Stotty had to pay cash on delivery for her new clock.

3.

The government is voted into parliament by the people.

4.

Michael’s doctor took his temperature to check on his fever.

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COMPOUND WORDS - 1 1.

Compound words are made by joining two separate words together.

For example, high + way = highway.

Circle the words that can be joined to ‘under’ to make a new word. take

growth

ground graduate line

go

give

pants

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arm

current

carriage stand

wear

leg

stop foot

tow

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state estimate

hand

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3. an opening where anything is let out 5. to escape by running 6. occurring or used out of doors

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1.

Sort these animals into the correct category.

MAMMALS

ANIMALS ANIMALS

trout

snail

frog

butterfly

seahorse

turkey

monkey

shark

rooster

horse

goldfish

lizard

dog

gecko

bee

python

fly

wasp

mosquito

cockroach

sparrow

bear

owl

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bull

parrot

wolf

lion

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There are 29.

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All animals make sounds. In English, most of the sounds have a special name that suits both the animal and the sound it makes. For example, a lion R O A R S . This is called visual onomatopoeia.

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croaks

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grunts

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2.

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turkey 4.

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F A M IL I E S

Different names are given for the father, mother and baby of a family.

For example, bull (father), cow (mother) and calf (baby).

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Here are the parents of some animal families. Find their babies to solve the puzzle.

1. gander and goose 2. drake and duck 3. boar and sow 4. buck and doe 5. fox and vixen

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Here are some adults.

What are the babies called? butterfly eel salmon

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Match these babies to their parents.

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lamb

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foal

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wasp

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bird

cub

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hare

kid

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pigeon

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Match these people and animals to their homes. king

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Indian

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fox

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Find out the homes of these people. man

Eskimo

nun

gypsy

monk

soldier

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M I N I NE E AND F

In the English language we have names to distinguish masculine and feminine. For example, boy (masculine) and girl (feminine).

1.

Write the masculine form for these feminine words.

sister

aunt

mother

princess

sultana

niece

queen

wife

Today we use one term to describe both the male and female professional roles.

For example, the generic term actor is used in the place of actor (masculine) and actress (feminine).

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fireman

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fisherman

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business executive

headmaster

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police officer

policeman

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camera operator

salesman

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postal worker

postman

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angler

How many generic titles can you find?

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CLASSI F I CATION 1.

Sort these words into the appropriate group.

PROPER nominate

least

respectably tort

devouringly

goofy bubbly

coppice

mightily resolve

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busby Africa

Paris

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improvise

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canvas

lunar

satellite

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atmosphere

solar

clown

astronaut

capillaries

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An anagram is made by rewriting the letters of a word in a different order to make another word. For example, veil = evil.

1.

Anagrams and Palindromes

These sentences don’t make sense. Find an anagram for the words in bold print to make the sentence correct.

(a) Cars need flue to operate. (b) Mum organs every time she washes the car. (c) The waves wash up on the horse at high tide. (d) My cake has siren beautifully. (e) The dog’s wasp were rose from the prickles.

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Can you work out the anagrams for these? amble raw lead softer

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Use these clues to solve the palindrome puzzle.

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A device which tells the speed and position of an object.

2. A surface which is even.

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3. To look through a small opening or from a hiding place.

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4. A polite address for a woman.

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5. To make a short explosive sound.

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6. Something done.

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SIMILES, I D

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A simile compares one thing to another.

For example, as blind as a bat.

1.

HI THERE!

2.

ND PROVE R B A S S Match the beginning of each simile with its ending.

As busy as a

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What do these idioms mean?

A chip off the old block.

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You’re barking up the wrong tree.

Dutch courage

A proverb is a popular saying expressed in a clever, brief manner.

3.

What do you think these proverbs mean?

Discuss them with a partner.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Union is strength.

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Visual onomatopoeia is when the word is written in such a way that it looks like the thing it represents. For example, S M L E

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Write these words using visual onomatopoeia.

drip

moon

jumble

sandwich

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Find the ‘pet’ word that answers each question.

For example, What ‘pet’ is part of a flower? Answer: petal (a)

What ‘pet’ is turned to stone?

(b)

What ‘pet’ is an oily liquid?

(c)

What ‘pet’ is an underskirt?

(d)

What ‘pet’ is a funnel-shaped flower?

(e)

What ‘pet’ is to be of small size?

(f)

What ‘pet’ is a type of seabird?

Start with a two-letter word. Add one letter at a time to make a three-, four-, five- and six-letter word. See how far you can go. You can change the order of the letters if you need to.

For example, to not note stone stones Try these. if no

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22 O D U U D W WO N RR FF N A magic square puzzle is like a crossword but the answers are the same across and down.

For example, 1. In the middle of or surrounded by something.

2. Past tense of make.

3. A thought or a notion.

4. No longer living.

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3. A medium-sized hawk with long wings and tail.

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4. The garden home of Adam and Eve. (b)

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6. To have an expectation of something to happen.

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What do you think these crazy words mean?

(a)

(b)

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ground

All the place

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Try making up some of your own on the back of the page.

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WORD

PRONUNCIATION

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Answers Page 8 cont...

2. malady - disease, lesson - activity/lecture, exhibit display, dreary - boring, grotesque - ugly, scarce rare, plaintive - melancholy/complaining/sorrowful, yearning - longing, maim - injure, fatal - death curtail - reduce, liberty - freedom

Page 1 1. super - superimpose, superhuman, superficial, superior self - self-defence, self-centred, selfish, self-made trans - translucent, transit, transport, transplant, transmit 2.

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Page 9 1. cry - weep, priceless - invaluable, waste - squander, untrue - false, angry - furious, plan - organise, hurt - injure, copy - imitate, seldom - rarely, normally - usually, brutal - cruel, honest - frank 2. evil - bad, hug - embrace, weak - feeble, near - close, rich - wealthy, smell - odour, slim - slender, thief - burglar, fight - battle, error - mistake 3.

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Page 2 1. inter - a prefix meaning 'between' or 'among'. mono - prefix meaning 'alone' or 'single'. sub - prefix meaning 'under' or 'less than'. retro - prefix meaning 'backwards'.

2.

Down - 1. monorail 2. submarine 3. retroaction 4. monochrome 7. subtitle Across - 5. interlock 6. monocle 8. retrograde 9. international

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I'd, they've, can't, we'll, there's, won't, I'm, let's, shan't don't 2. they'll, you'd, she's, couldn't, should've, they're, that's, didn't, he'll, would've 3. you are, what is, dare not, where is, could have, they would, it will, would not, does not, we are 4. she'll, haven't, it's, you've, wasn't, I'll, shouldn't, he's, isn't, who's

Page 3 1. misadventure - ill fortune, a mishap postpone - to put off to a later time precaution - a measure taken beforehand to secure good results postmeridian - occuring after noon misunderstand - to understand wrongly predict - to foretell the future 2. misunderstood, misconduct, misfortune, misuse/s, misfire/s, mislaid, mislead, misfit, misdeed, mislay, mishap

Page 11 1. (a) The boy's pencil was found on the floor. (b) My dad's boots were covered in mud. (c) Zoe's doll fell into the pond.

2. (a) the boy's pencils (b) the ladies' bags (c) the men's hats (d)the girl's dogs

Page 4 1. elegance, assistance, appearance, reliance, reference, confidence, defiance, arrogance, residence, performance, guidance, annoyance 2. insistence, persistence, constance, remittence, omniscience

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Page 12 1. contra - Latin, decas - Latin, chronos - Greek, altus - Latin, kilo - Greek 2. contra - contraband, contradict, contrary, contrast altus - altitude, altimeter, alto kilo - kilometre, kilogram decas - decathlon, decimal, decade chronos - chronicle, chronological, chronic 3.

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Page 5 1. zoology - the science that relates to the animal kingdom archaeology - the science of ancient cultures conchology - the science of the shells of molluscs geology - the science of the earth and rocks biology - the science of all living matter astrology - the science of heavenly bodies in the sky 2. radiology, physiology, immunology, bacteriology, mythology 3.

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Page 6 1. respect - disrespect, cheap - expensive, inedible edible, tight - loose, permanent - temporary, contract expand, find - lose, good - evil, whisper - yell 2. (a) girl, her, to (b) clever, lady, carefully, saved, her (c) lazy, always, day 3. finish - start doubtful - certain artificial - genuine occupied - vacant unique - common narrow - broad demolish - build private - public Page 7 1. (a) economical (b) permanent (c) scarce (d) deep 2. cool ➜ wool ➜ wood ➜ word ➜ worm ➜ warm find ➜ fine ➜ line ➜ lone ➜ lose give ➜ gave ➜ gale ➜ tale ➜ take

Page 14 1. terra - means 'earth' thermos - means 'hot' pneumo - means 'air' sophia - means 'wisdom' hemi - means 'half' 2.

Across - 1. terrain 2. sophisticated 4. thermometer 5. therm 9. hemisphere Down - 1. thermometer 3. pneumonia 4. terrestrial 6. hemicycle 7. philosophy 8. terrace 10. pneumatic Page 15 1. a flock of birds a covey of partridges an anthology of stories a bale of hay a quiver of arrows a pride of lions a carillion of bells 2.

A wreath of flowers A horde of people A galaxy of stars A clump of trees A pack of wolves A fleet of ships A stud of horses 3.

A gaggle of geese, A flight of stairs, A brood of chickens

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Across - 3. gather 8. cautious 10. humorous 11. foe 12. complete 13. trip Down - 1. rare 2. transparent 4. anxious 5. frightened 6. doubtful 7. vanish 9. huge

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Page 24 1. mole - fortress, rabbit - burrow, bear - den, bird - nest, horse - stable, pig - sty, snail - shell, bee - hive, eagle - eyrie, tiger - lair, lion - den, dog - kennel, spider - web, wasp - vespiary, otter - halt, ant - nest, squirrel - drey, ape - tree nest, sheep - pen 2. king - castle, fowl - coop, Indian - tepee, beaver - lodge, fox - lair, prisoner - cell, owl - tree 3. man - house, Eskimo - igloo, nun - convent, gypsy - caravan, monk - monastary, soldier - barracks

Page 16 1. (a) herd/heard (b) caught/court (c) berry/bury (d) board/bored (e) whole/hole 2. currant, dye, where, rap, wheel, bow, stationary, steal, wore, reign, sail, coarse 3. (a) there, they're, their (b) pair, pear, pare (c) pore, paw, pour (d) too, two, to Page 17 1. (a) muscles, sore (b) mail (c) won, through, course (d) knot (e) cent, for 2.

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Japanese - Jap et cetera - etc. permanent - perm. postscript - PS or p.s. machinery - mach.

Australia - Aus or Aust school - sch.

December - Dec. 2.

Assn - Association, amt - amount, pd - paid, yr - year Rd - Road, govt - government, Mr - Mister, St - Saint/Street/Strait 3.

Answers may vary Page 19 1. underline, -study, -foot, -go, -graduate, -carriage, -state, -pass, -take, -ground, -stand, -pants -current, -arm, -world, -wear, -growth, -hand, -estimate, -tow 2. matchstick, football, cowboy, bookshelf, overboard, sandhill, offhand, onto, deathwish, coastline 3. broomstick, stickjaw, jawbone, bonefish, fishtail, tailgate, gatehouse, houseboat, boathook, hookworm, wormhole Page 20 1.

-bound, out-, -husband, -proud, -wife, dog-, -keeper, -boy, -boat/boat-, light-, -fly, -coat, -work, -broken, -mother 2.

Across - 1. outpatient 2. outgrow 4. outfit 7. outnumber 8. outwork Down - 1. outstanding 3. outlet 5. outrun 6. outdoor

Page 25 1. mother - father, aunt - uncle, sister - brother, queen - king, princess - prince, sultana - sultan, niece - nephew, wife - husband 2. cameraman - camera operator businessman - business executive fireman - firefighter fisherman - angler headmaster - principal policeman - police officer salesman - sales assistant postman - postal worker 3.

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The Body - quadricep, ankle, intestine, vertebrae, patella, capillaries Outer Space - astronaut, atmosphere, satellite, lunar, module, solar The Circus - acrobat, animals, arena, canvas, clown, trapeze

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Mammals - monkey, horse, dog, bear, bull, lion, wolf Birds - rooster, sparrow, turkey, owl, parrot Reptiles - lizard, gecko, python, cobra Fish - trout, shark, seahorse, goldfish, eel Minibeasts - snail, butterfly, bee, fly, mosquito, wasp, cockroach 2. ape, archerfish, asp, camel, dingo, duck, echidna, eel, elephant, emu, ewe, hare, hippopotamus, kingfisher, koala, leopard, llama, lyrebird, narwhal, nightingale, ostrich, peacock, rat, robin, rosella, spider, tiger, turtle, unicorn Page 22 1. purrs - cat, croaks - frog, screams - hyena, grunts - pig, lows - cow, quacks - duck, hoots - owl hums - bee, chatters - monkey, squeaks - mouse 2.

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As busy as a bee, As cunning as a fox, As gentle as a lamb, As mad as a hatter, As stubborn as a mule, As slow as a tortoise, As slippery as an eel, As thick as thieves.

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