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Practising Language 1a and 1b

� Fill in the blanks with verbs ending in -ing. Choose the verbs from this orange box:

� Samara is to visit

her grandmother this weekend.

� The children loved with the kittens.

� I’m the bus so I need some money for the fare.

� “Please stop for sweets all the time,” said Mum.

� Now add -ing to the one word that is left and use it in a sentence:

take play ask come go

P1b

Syllables and Spelling

Each beat in a word is asyllable, for example yeshas one syllable whilemaybe has two syllables.This helps us with spelling.

Ladybird, ladybird

Fly away home.

� Say these words out loud and tick those that have only one syllable:

� This time tick the words that have more than two syllables:

dictionary �address �eighteen�

January �second �number �

primary �yellow �Saturday �

these �mother �school �

blue �once �night �

would �water �people �

P1a

When you add the ending -ing to verbs,you may have to changethe spelling. If the wordends in -e, the letter eis dropped before the -ing is added.

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ANSWERS: Practising Language 1a and 1b

� Fill in the blanks with verbs ending in -ing. Choose the verbs from this orange box:

� Samara is to visit

her grandmother this weekend.

� The children loved with the kittens.

� I’m the bus so I need some money for the fare.

� “Please stop for sweets all the time,” said Mum.

� Now add -ing to the one word that is left and use it in a sentence:

take play ask come go

P1b

� Say these words out loud and tick those that have only one syllable:

� This time tick the words that have more than two syllables:

dictionary �address �eighteen�

January �second �number �

primary�yellow �Saturday �

these �mother �school �

blue �once �night �

would �water �people �

P1a

�

�

� �

�

�

�

�

��

going

playing

talking

asking

My cousin is coming to stay next week.EXAMPLE

L

I

C

E

Practising Language 1c and 2a

� Have you noticed that a lot of words end in -ly?These words are called adverbs.Here are six for you to fill in.The clues and the number of spaces will help you:

P1c

Prefixes

A prefix is added to thefront of a word to change its meaning.

Prefixes, like wheel nuts,are small but they make a big difference.

� The words below all have prefixes. Underline theprefix and list the four different ones in the boxes:

P2a

e

a

s

i

l

y

� Now choose which of the four prefixes you could add to these words:

� To undo your shoelaces. tie

� To have a different opinion. agree

� To fill a bottle again. fill

� To add something in front of something else, e.g. a word. fix

� Write a clue for the word easily:

precook

rearrange

unable

unsuitable

dislike

disappear

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An adverb is a word used togive informationabout a verb,adjective oranother adverb.

Act with care.

With a smile on your face.

Move without speed.

Make no effort.

Almost achieve it.

Behave in a sad way.

ANSWERS: Practising Language 1c and

� Have you noticed that a lot of words end in -ly?These words are called adverbs.Here are six for you to fill in.The clues and the number of spaces will help you:

P1c

� The words below all have prefixes. Underline theprefix and list the four different ones in the boxes:

P2a

e

a

s

i

l

y

� Now choose which of the four prefixes you could add to these words:

� To undo your shoelaces. tie

� To have a different opinion. agree

� To fill a bottle again. fill

� To add something in front of something else, e.g. a word. fix

� Write a clue for the word easily:

precook

rearrange

unable

unsuitable

dislike

disappear

Act with care.

With a smile on your face.

Move without speed.

Make no effort.

Almost achieve it.

Behave in a sad way.

c a r f u l l y

h p p i l y

l o w l y

l a z l y

n e a r y

s a d l

L

I

C

E

t

a

f

An adverb is a word used togive informationabout a verb,adjective oranother adverb.

un

dis

re

pre

dis un ve pre

Practising Language 2b and 2c

� Match a word from the red box with a word from the green box:

P2c

� Fill in the blanks with a word beginning with re-.The anagrams will help you:

� The two teams had to the match because of the rain. LEPRYA

� The author had to her book to make it shorter. IRTEWER

� Mrs Wilson her kitchen by painting it yellow. CDARETEDERO

� The actor left the stage and then a few minutes later. EPAPERDAER

� My dinner had got cold and had to be

in the oven. TERAHEDE

P2b

Anagrams aremixed-up lettersof a word.

fashions

programme

sandwiches

children

ticket

mealprepackaged

prerecorded

prepaid

prewar

preschool

precooked

t

a

f

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The prefix re- meansagain. For example,redo means to do again.The prefix pre- can beadded to words to meanbefore. For example,prearranged meansarranged before.

ANSWERS: Practising Language 2b and 2c

� Match a word from the red box with a word from the green box:

P2c

� Fill in the blanks with a word beginning with re-.The anagrams will help you:

� The two teams had to the match because of the rain. LEPRYA

� The author had to her book to make it shorter. IRTEWER

� Mrs Wilson her kitchen by painting it yellow. CDARETEDERO

� The actor left the stage and then a few minutes later. EPAPERDAER

� My dinner had got cold and had to be

in the oven. TERAHEDE

P2b

fashions

programme

sandwiches

children

ticket

mealprepackaged

prerecorded

prepaid

prewar

preschool

precooked

replay

rewrite

redecorated

reappeared

reheated


Antonyms

An antonym is a wordwhich means the opposite of another word.

The words hot and coldare antonyms.

� Un- is a common prefix used to make antonyms. Find the antonyms of the words in the orange box.The clues will help you:

� Is messy and doesn’t put things away. un

� Is not easy to understand or see. un

� Is not correct or reasonable and is unjust. un

� Is disliked by many people. un

� Is not normal, common or ordinary. un

� Is not welcoming or easy to get on with. un

oparpul eracl sulau ydit lsaetpan fari

P3b

� Write the antonyms to these words by adding prefixes. Choose from un- or dis-:

well pleasant honest

connect lucky qualify

� The prefix in- can also sometimes make antonyms. Explain the meaning of:

� visible

� invisible

P3a

Antonyms say theopposite.

Prefixes are oftenused to makeantonyms, e.g. able andunable.

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� Un- is a common prefix used to make antonyms. Find the antonyms of the words in the orange box.The clues will help you:

� Is messy and doesn’t put things away. un

� Is not easy to understand or see. un

� Is not correct or reasonable and is unjust. un

� Is disliked by many people. un

� Is not normal, common or ordinary. un

� Is not welcoming or easy to get on with. un

oparpul eracl sulau ydit lsaetpan fari

P3b

� Write the antonyms to these words by adding prefixes. Choose from un- or dis-:

well pleasant honest

connect lucky qualify

� The prefix in- can also sometimes make antonyms. Explain the meaning of:

� visible

� invisible

P3a

un

dis

un

un

dis

dis

you can see the object

you can’t see the object

tidy

clear

fair

popular

usual

pleasant


� Underline all the verbs in these sentences and say if they are in the past tense or in the present tense.

� I saw such a sad film that I almost cried.

� I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying.

P4a

� Use these antonyms in one sentence, for example: The headteacher approvedof our plans for a class party but disapproved of starting at 2 o’clock.

� obey / disobey

� advantage / disadvantage

� contented / discontented

P3c

Verbs and past tenses

Verbs are really active! They express some kind ofdoing or being in action.

Present tense:what ishappeningnow.

Past tense:what happenedin the past.

� Harry walks to school every day and keeps very fit.

� Martin is training his dog with great success.

eracl sulau ydit lsaetpan fari

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ANSWERS: Practising Language 3c and 4a

� Underline all the verbs in these sentences and say if they are in the past tense or in the present tense.

� I saw such a sad film that I almost cried.

� I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying.

P4a

� Use these antonyms in one sentence, for example: The headteacher approvedof our plans for a class party but disapproved of starting at 2 o’clock.

� obey / disobey

� advantage / disadvantage

� contented / discontented

P3c

� Harry walks to school every day and keeps very fit.

� Martin is training his dog with great success.

Our older dog is well trained and will obey me,

but our puppy is naughty and will always disobey me.EXAMPLE

Jack wanted to take advantage of the

good weather, but his sprained ankle was a disadvantage.

Simon was contented with his bike for

a present, but his dad was discontented because he was

given another tie.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

past

past

present

present

� Find fifteen verbs in this word square:

P4b


� Finish these sentences, putting the verbs into the past and using your imagination, for example: Today I live in Liverpool but last year I lived in Bradford.

� Becky writes funny stories.Yesterday she

� Our class goes to swimming on Tuesdays. Last term we

� We’re at home this weekend, but last weekend

� I eat toast for my breakfast now. When I was younger

P4c

W H I S P E R L T P O R

A C E H U T B E M U U E

S A Y A D H A C P L Q T

H T E A T I P K T L J U

O S L C K N O W E I Y R

T O L T S K N Y O P E N

When we writeverbs in the past we have to be careful to spell themcorrectly.

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� Find fifteen verbs in this word square:

P4b


� Finish these sentences, putting the verbs into the past and using your imagination, for example: Today I live in Liverpool but last year I lived in Bradford.

� Becky writes funny stories.Yesterday she

� Our class goes to swimming on Tuesdays. Last term we

� We’re at home this weekend, but last weekend

� I eat toast for my breakfast now. When I was younger

P4c

W H I S P E R L T P O R

A C E H U T B E M U U E

S A Y A D H A C P L Q T

H T E A T I P K T L J U

O S L C K N O W E I Y R

T O L T S K N Y O P E N

wrote a story about a clown at the circus.

swam in the local swimming pool and won.

Mum caught a bad cold and didn’t go to work.

I ate cereal instead.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

� Where is Jimmy?

on a football field at home playing with his friends

� What time of day is it? morning afternoon evening

� Why did the screen go blank?

the game was over Jimmy turned it off Mum turned it off

� Why did Jimmy have to stop playing?

he’d scored a goal he had to go to bed the goalie was too slow

P5b

� Find one word that means the same as goalkeeper:

� Find six words connected with football:

� Find three words connected with games console:

P5a


Read all about it !

You will need to read thisshort passage all the waythrough before you cananswer the questions.

Jimmy managed to get the ball past the playersfrom the opposing team. He reached the perfectspot and paused for a second. There was a clearfield between himself and the other team’s goal.The goalkeeper stood in the centre of the net. Jimmy decided to kick the ball high into the left-hand corner. The goalie wouldn’t be quick enough to stop it.“Jimmy! That’s enough now! It’s time for bed.”His Mum hit the off button onthe games console controller andthe screen went blank. Oh no!Now he’d never know if he wouldhave scored that dream goal.

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� Where is Jimmy?

on a football field at home playing with his friends

� What time of day is it? morning afternoon evening

� Why did the screen go blank?

the game was over Jimmy turned it off Mum turned it off

� Why did Jimmy have to stop playing?

he’d scored a goal he had to go to bed the goalie was too slow

P5b

� Find one word that means the same as goalkeeper:

� Find six words connected with football:

� Find three words connected with games console:

P5a


goalie

ball, players,

team, field, goal,

goalkeeper, net,

kick, goalie, foot,scored

controller screen off button

�

�

�

�

� Give two adjectives to describe how you think Jimmy was feeling when he:

� was playing

� had to stop playing

� Explain in your own words what a dream goal is:

� Here are some possible titles. Underline your favourite:

Man of the Match Kick it! Football Fun Penalty! Goal Scorer

P5c


Be your own editor!

Always remember somebodywill be reading what you writeso you need to write as clearlyand as well as you can.

� Write out this passage, making sure your letters and the spaces between words are in proportion.

P6a

Writers create worlds for their readers to explore.History writers take us back into the past whilescience fiction writers can take us into the future.Other authors write about real life in a way that appeals to our imagination. In proportion:

try not to have

some things

very big and

others very

small.

Good, clear

handwriting

is important.

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� Give two adjectives to describe how you think Jimmy was feeling when he:

� was playing

� had to stop playing

� Explain in your own words what a dream goal is:

� Here are some possible titles. Underline your favourite:

Man of the Match Kick it! Football Fun Penalty! Goal Scorer

P5c


� Write out this passage, making sure your letters and the spaces between words are in proportion.

P6a

excited

disappointedEXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

A dream goal is the winning goal, scored at just the right

time and in an exciting way.

VARIABLE

EXAMPLE

VARIABLE


� When you write dialogue, try to find a variety of ways of writing said. Fill in the blanks with a different word each time.

� “Can I borrow your ruler?”

Tom.

� “Don’t touch that!” the guard.

� “Ssh! You’ll wake the baby,” Auntie Julia.

� “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it,” Richard.

� “This is too spicy for me,” Hannah.

� “Please be quiet.You’re disturbing the class,” the teacher.

P6b

� In each of these sentences, a very common word is used three times. Write them out again using three different and more interesting words:

� Kate was such a nice girl that she had a lot of nice friends and had a nice time playing with them.

� I like science and I like doing experiments but I don’t like having science tests.

� The big lorry was able to carry a big load big distances in safety.

P6c

Using wordslike whispered,lets your readerknow howwords werespoken.

Avoid repetition– it makes yourwriting moreinteresting.

Kick it! Football Fun Penalty! Goal Scorer

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� When you write dialogue, try to find a variety of ways of writing said. Fill in the blanks with a different word each time.

� “Can I borrow your ruler?”

Tom.

� “Don’t touch that!” the guard.

� “Ssh! You’ll wake the baby,” Auntie Julia.

� “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it,” Richard.

� “This is too spicy for me,” Hannah.

� “Please be quiet.You’re disturbing the class,” the teacher.

P6b

� In each of these sentences, a very common word is used three times. Write them out again using three different and more interesting words:

� Kate was such a nice girl that she had a lot of nice friends and had a nice time playing with them.

� I like science and I like doing experiments but I don’t like having science tests.

� The big lorry was able to carry a big load big distances in safety.

P6c

asked

shouted

whispered

mumbled

replied

instructed

Kate was such a lovely girl that she had a lot of great

friends and had a fun time playing with them.

I love science and I enjoy doing experiments, but I don’t

fancy having science tests.

The huge lorry was able to carry a heavy load

enormous distances in safety.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE


� Draw the punctuation in the box:

comma question mark full stop

speech marks exclamation mark apostrophe

� Do you know what we call these ways of writing?The anagrams will help you.

This writing is used to make words stand out. CILASIT

ECHESP LBEBBU

P7a

Punctuation

Don’t leave punctuationout! It helps readers tounderstand what they read.

� What punctuation should go in the boxes? Choose from:

P7b? . ! “x”

“Is this yours ”

“No, I think it belongs to Freddie ”

Are you sure ”

“Well, it looks like his ”

“Let’s ask him ”

“Freddie ”

“Yes, what do you want ”


“Certainly not ”

“Whose is it then ”

“No idea

“Let’s take it to lost property ”

Hi there!

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� Draw the punctuation in the box:

comma question mark full stop

speech marks exclamation mark apostrophe

� Do you know what we call these ways of writing?The anagrams will help you.

This writing is used to make words stand out. CILASIT

ECHESP LBEBBU

’.

!

?“”

,

P7a

� What punctuation should go in the boxes? Choose from:

P7b? . ! “x”


“No, I think it belongs to Freddie ”

Are you sure ”

“Well, it looks like his ”

“Let’s ask him ”

“Freddie ”

“Yes, what do you want ”


“Certainly not ”

“Whose is it then ”

“No idea

“Let’s take it to lost property ”

.

?

.

.

!

?

?

!

?

.

.

?

“

”

Hi there!

italics

speech bubble


� Write this passage as a conversation using the six rules:

P7c

Capital letters and full stops

Just think of all the capitalletters and full stops in abook! We wouldn’t be ableto make sense of what weread without them.

� Put the full stops in the right place to make two sentences:

� Ben’s wiggly tooth came out in mathematics he

took it home to show his Mum

� It was raining so we had indoor play our

class made a poster for the school concert

� My brother plays the drums in

a band his band is going to

play at our next school disco

P8a

Don’t forget allsentences beginwith a capitalletter.

What are you going to call your kittens?asked Megan. I don’tknow yet, replied her friend Sarah. What about Blackie and Ginger?suggested Megan. I think we may have to let the newowners decide,answered Sarah.

1.New line for eachnew person.

2.

‘‘5.

’’3.Capitalletter.

4.Punctuation atend of speech:. , ! or ?

6.said /cried,etc. and full stop.

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� Write this passage as a conversation using the six rules:

P7c

� Put the full stops in the right place to make two sentences:

� Ben’s wiggly tooth came out in mathematics he

took it home to show his Mum

� It was raining so we had indoor play our

class made a poster for the school concert

� My brother plays the drums in

a band his band is going to

play at our next school disco

P8a

“What are you going to call your

kittens?” asked Megan.

“I don’t know yet,” replied her

friend Sarah.

“What about Blackie and Ginger?”

suggested Megan.

“I think we may have to let the new

owners decide,” answered Sarah.

.H

.

.O

.H

.

.

EXAMPLE

�


� Read this passage andunderline all the wordswhich should have a capitalletter.Then write thesewords out correctly below:

P8b

� Underline any words in these sentences that should start with a capital letter:

P8c

for his birthday gary had a sleepover and invited his friends gavin and roy. theywere all so excited playing and talkingthat they didn’t get to sleep until late.

“wake up boys!” shouted a voice at seven o’clock next morning. it was gary’s little brother billy!

� london is the capital of great britain.

� the lion king is my sister’s favourite film.

� our class is going to visit the science

museum next tuesday.

� in august my family and i are going

to spend two weeks in france.

� chelsea football team may

win the championship if they

beat manchester united.

� the summit of mount everest

is the highest point on earth.

Capital lettersare used at thebeginning ofsentences andfor people’snames.

Capital lettersare also used formonths of theyear, days of theweek, namesof places andorganisationsand in titles.

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� Read this passage andunderline all the wordswhich should have a capitalletter.Then write thesewords out correctly below:

P8b

� Underline any words in these sentences that should start with a capital letter:

P8c

� london is the capital of great britain.

� the lion king is my sister’s favourite film.

� our class is going to visit the science

museum next tuesday.

� in august my family and i are going

to spend two weeks in france.

� chelsea football team may

win the championship if they

beat manchester united.

� the summit of mount everest

is the highest point on earth.

For

Gary

Gavin

Roy

They

Wake

It

Gary’s

Billy


� Underline all the words where capital letters are eitherwrongly used or missing.Then write these words out correctly.You don’t need to copy out the whole sentence:

� My Birthday party is going to be on saturday 5th may.

� Our Teachers arranged a trip to London to see the houses of parliament.

� That evening, Max’s Grandad downloaded his favourite film, the lion king.

� “please come with me to the shop as i don’t want to go alone,” Said Nigel.

P9b Make surecapital lettersare used wherethey are

necessary.

Become a proof-reader!

When you’ve finished a pieceof writing, read it throughcarefully and correct anymistakes you may have made.

Lucy and her littel bruther Tom went swiming in the see evry day on there holidays. Even though the son dissappeared behind theclouds they still had a grate time.

Even famouswriters checktheir work!

� There are nine words wrongly spelt in this short passage. Read and check carefully and then write out the passage correctly:

P9a

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� Underline all the words where capital letters are eitherwrongly used or missing.Then write these words out correctly.You don’t need to copy out the whole sentence:

� My Birthday party is going to be on saturday 5th may.

� Our Teachers arranged a trip to London to see the houses of parliament.

� That evening, Max’s Grandad downloaded his favourite film, the lion king.

� “please come with me to the shop as i don’t want to go alone,” Said Nigel.

P9b

� There are nine words wrongly spelt in this short passage. Read and check carefully and then write out the passage correctly:

P9a

Lucy and her little brother Tom went swimming in the sea

every day on their holidays. Even though the sun

disappeared behind the clouds they still had a great time.

birthday Saturday May

teachers Houses Parliament

grandad Lion King

Please I said


� Put in any commas or full stops that are missing:

Pia had a cheese sandwich an apple a carton of orange

juice and a small packet of raisins in her packed lunch.

“I always save the raisins till last ” she told her friend Amy

“I suppose that’s because you like them the most ” replied Amy

“They give you energy and we need energy for this afternoon

We’ve got science music and after school club ” laughed Pia

P9c

Snow Did you know that of all the millions of snowflakes that fall, no two are exactly thesame? When you look through a magnifying glass or a microscope, you see that snowflakes are made of tiny six-sided ice crystals and thatevery single one is different.Snowflakes start off as tiny drops of water

in clouds. When the air is very cold, the water inclouds freezes and forms ice crystals. Thesecrystals stick together and form snowflakes. When it is very cold, the snow doesn’t melt away.Snow is fun and fluffy. Many people enjoy

winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.Children love playing in it, having snowballfights and building snowmen.White snow-covered landscapes can

have great peaceful beauty. However we must never forget that snow can be dangerous too. You need to be properly dressed and have the right equipment if you go into deep snow.

Read all about it!

This passage is non-fiction. Read itcarefully and note the main points.

� How does snow form?This flow chart is wrong!Write the correct order in the boxes:

P10a

Commas areused to separateitems in a list. Before the lastitem in the list,instead of

a comma use and.

1

2

3

4

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� Put in any commas or full stops that are missing:

Pia had a cheese sandwich an apple a carton of orange

juice and a small packet of raisins in her packed lunch.

“I always save the raisins till last ” she told her friend Amy

“I suppose that’s because you like them the most ” replied Amy

“They give you energy and we need energy for this afternoon We’ve got

science music and after school club ” laughed Pia

P9c

� How does snow form?This flow chart is wrong!Write the correct order in the boxes:

P10a

2

4

1

3

.

.

.

,

,

,

,

,

,.


� What would you need to use to look closely at a snowflake? Why?

� Think of a more interesting title than just Snow:

� Write a list of instructions on How to keep warm and safe in the snow:

P10b

� This passage has four paragraphs. Look at the main point and give each paragraph a sub-heading:

1 3

2 4

� If you were writing a fact book about snow, what else would you want to include?

P10c

You may haveto read thepassage againto understandthe details.

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� What would you need to use to look closely at a snowflake?Why?

� Think of a more interesting title than just Snow:

� Write a list of instructions on How to keep warm and safe in the snow:

P10b

� This passage has four paragraphs. Look at the main point and give each paragraph a sub-heading:

1 3

2 4

� If you were writing a fact book about snow, what else would you want to include?

P10c

A magnifying glass or microscope because snowflakes are

very small.

Winter WondersEXAMPLE

VARIABLE

Every snowflake is special.

How snow is formed.

Having fun in the snow.

Be careful in the snow.

VARIABLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE


� Underline the silent letters. There are two in each sentence:

� The knight flashed his sword at the dragon.

� The man was honest enough to say he had doubts and was not certain.

� Two dogs were gnawing a big bone.

� Silent letter b almost always comes after theletter m in a word. Read the definition and find the word.They all end in -mb:

� Something that explodes. m b� One on each hand.

� A baby sheep.

� Not able or willing to speak.

P11aSilent letters

Ssh...silent letters don’tmake a sound! Some wordshave letters that you do notsound out and we call thesesilent letters, e.g. knee –the k is a silent letter.

� Some words have a silent k in front of the letter n. Read the clues and complete the word puzzle. All answers begin with kn-:

P11b

k

n

� Write a clue for the kn- word you can read going down in the puzzle:

You use it to cut.

Make something from wool with needles.

A way to join two pieces of string.

Joint where finger bones meet.

The place where your leg bends.

...ssh

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� Underline the silent letters. There are two in each sentence:

� The knight flashed his sword at the dragon.

� The man was honest enough to say he had doubts and was not certain.

� Two dogs were gnawing a big bone.

� Silent letter b almost always comes after theletter m in a word. Read the definition and find the word.They all end in -mb:

� Something that explodes. m b� One on each hand.

� A baby sheep.

� Not able or willing to speak.

P11a

� Some words have a silent k in front of the letter n. Read the clues and complete the word puzzle. All answers begin with kn-:

P11b

k

n

� Write a clue for the kn- word you can read going down in the puzzle:

You use it to cut.

Make something from wool with needles.

A way to join two pieces of string.

Joint where finger bones meet.

The place where your leg bends.

...sshb o

t h u m b

l a m b

d u m b

n i f e

k i t

k n o t

k n u c k l e

k n e e

How you hit a door to be let in.EXAMPLE


� There are eight spelling mistakes in these sentences. Write the wrong words out correctly below:

P11c

� Take one word from the green box and oneword from the orange box and put themtogether to make four compound words:

bike

mother

end

grand

bath

motor

roomweek

� Draw a line where two words make one word. The first has been done:

ra i n coa t

b lackboard

p lay t ime

newspaper

bedroom

P12a

Compound words

Compound words goaround in pairs! They arealways made up of two other words.

� List some other words that have silent letters in them:

Rufin rote haf of the sentence in his book.

Then his pensil snapped so he coud not rite the rest.

Anna rapped up the present carefully but put the rong name on the card.

“Woud you please keep quiet...baby’s asleep.”

foot footballball+ =

m

�

�

T

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W is silent inwords thatbegin with wr,e.g. writer.


� There are eight spelling mistakes in these sentences. Write the wrong words out correctly below:

P11c

� Take one word from the green box and oneword from the orange box and put themtogether to make four compound words:

bike

mother

end

grand

bath

motor

roomweek

� Draw a line where two words make one word. The first has been done:

ra i n coa t

b lack board

p lay t ime

news paper

bedroom

P12a

� List some other words that have silent letters in them:

wrote half pencil could write wrapped

wrong would

should answer numb combEXAMPLE

� There are several compound words beginning with the word some, e.g. somehow. Find another four:

� Any and no have compounds similar to some. Think of some examples:

� Add another word to make nine compound words:

goal head hair

skate eye house

rain air class

P12b


� Each of these rows of three compound words starts with the same word. Work out what it is each time and then complete the words:

box man card

brush paste ache

shine day tan

bag writing shake

� Open a book at any page.Write down all the compound words you can find:

P12c

post

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� There are several compound words beginning with the word some, e.g. somehow. Find another four:

� Any and no have compounds similar to some. Think of some examples:

� Add another word to make nine compound words:

goal head hair

skate eye house

rain air class

P12b


� Each of these rows of three compound words starts with the same word. Work out what it is each time and then complete the words:

box man card

brush paste ache

shine day tan

bag writing shake

� Open a book at any page.Write down all the compound words you can find:

P12c

post

someone, somebody, somewhere, sometimes, somethingEXAMPLE

anywhere, nobody, nothingEXAMPLE

keeper

board

bow

teacher

lash

craft

brush

wife

room

EXAMPLE

tooth

sun

hand

post

tooth

Sun

hand

post

tooth

sun

hand

VARIABLE

� Match the shortened verb form using anapostrophe to the full form of the verb:

P13a


� Fill in this chart with the missing full forms and shortened forms:

P13b

Apostrophes

Don’t forget apostrophes!You need them when you’veshortened verbs andmissed out letters.

Full form Shortened form


he does not

we could not

I will not

it was not

I have not

you had not

there aren’t

we can’t

they weren’t

he wouldn’t

she’s got

he hasn’t

I’d

it’s

he’d

there’s

you’ve

we’re

she’ll

they’re

we are

there is

you have

she will

I am

it is

I would

he had

they areI’m

Often verbs with not havean apostrophe, e.g. I don’t isthe short form for I do not.Not is shortened to n’tand joined to the verb.

The apostropheshows us wherethe letters aremissing orchanged.

He is over there.

He’s over there.

he doesn’t there are not

�

Think of some examples:

�

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� Match the shortened verb form using anapostrophe to the full form of the verb:

P13a


� Fill in this chart with the missing full forms and shortened forms:

P13b



he does not

we could not

I will not

it was not

I have not

you had not

there aren’t

we can’t

they weren’t

he wouldn’t

she’s got

he hasn’t

I’d

it’s

he’d

there’s

you’ve

we’re

she’ll

they’re

we are

there is

you have

she will

I am

it is

I would

he had

they areI’m

he doesn’t there are notwe couldn’tI won’tit wasn’tI haven’tyou hadn’t

we cannotthey were nothe would notshe has gothe has not

JamalJ Joshua Julie

H MunaI Kieran Lily


� Alphabetical order is used in dictionaries. Where in a dictionary would you find these words?

very near the end

towards the end

in the second half

about half way

in the first half

generous

youth

medium

reward

typical

barbeque near the beginning

P14a

� Tick the two words in each row that are made from exactly the same letters:

paces �aces �escape�peace �space �

teens �evens �seen �events �seven �

Alphabetical order

Alphabetical order is aseasy as ABC! It’s used in allsorts of lists and referencebooks to help us find thename or information we need.

� Shortened verb forms are often used when we speak or write dialogue.Underline the words that need an apostrophe, then put it in the right place:

� Ive no idea why Jake doesnt want to come to the party.

� Id like to help you but I cant.

� Wouldnt it be nice if we didnt have to go to bed now?

� Dont worry about the mess – it really doesnt matter.

� Weve got time to get ready if we start immediately.

� Martin wont be able to play in the match if hes hurt his leg.

� Ill lend you my book if youd like to read it.

P13c

Have you foundall thirteenapostrophes?

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� Alphabetical order is used in dictionaries. Where in a dictionary would you find these words?

very near the end

towards the end

in the second half

about half way

in the first half

generous

youth

medium

reward

typical

barbeque near the beginning

P14a

� Tick the two words in each row that are made from exactly the same letters:

paces �aces �escape�peace �space �

teens �evens �seen �events �seven �

� Shortened verb forms are often used when we speak or write dialogue.Underline the words that need an apostrophe, then put it in the right place:

� Ive no idea why Jake doesnt want to come to the party.

� Id like to help you but I cant.

� Wouldnt it be nice if we didnt have to go to bed now?

� Dont worry about the mess – it really doesnt matter.

� Weve got time to get ready if we start immediately.

� Martin wont be able to play in the match if hes hurt his leg.

� Ill lend you my book if youd like to read it.

P13c

, ,, ,

, ,, ,,

, ,, ,

�

�

�

�


� Tick the word in each row that is made up from only the first six letters of the alphabet:

� Now list all ten words in alphabetical order:

edge �centre �deaf �fair �back �

face �ache �Africa �cage �babies �

P14c

� Names are often listed in alphabetical order, e.g. in a school register or class list. Put these names in alphabetical order:

� Here is a list from a cookery book.Write the numbers 1 to 10 in the boxes to show the correct alphabetical order of the words:

pasta �biscuits �cakes �water �coffee �

milk �chips �tea � carrots � juice �

Jimmy JamalJenny Joshua Julie

Hannah MunaIsabelle Kieran Lily

P14b

You may need to look at thesecond letters as well.

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� Tick the word in each row that is made up from only the first six letters of the alphabet:

� Now list all ten words in alphabetical order:

edge �centre �deaf �fair �back �

face �ache �Africa �cage �babies �

P14c

� Names are often listed in alphabetical order, e.g. in a school register or class list. Put these names in alphabetical order:

� Here is a list from a cookery book.Write the numbers 1 to 10 in the boxes to show the correct alphabetical order of the words:

pasta �biscuits�cakes �water �coffee �

milk �chips �tea � carrots � juice �

Jimmy JamalJenny Joshua Julie

Hannah MunaIsabelle Kieran Lily

P14b

JamalJ Joshua Julie

H MunaI Kieran Lily

You may need to look at thesecond letters as well.

Hannah

Isabelle

Kieran

Lily

Muna

Jamal

Jenny

Jimmy

Joshua

Julie

9

5

3

10

6

2

4

1

7

8

�

�

ache, Africa, babies, back, cage, centre, deaf, edge,

face, fair


Read all about it !

Read this passage carefullyand look for clues to help youto understand the full story.

� Where are Muna and her Mum?

doctor’s pet shop we don’t know

� What animals are in the cage?

puppies kittens we don’t know

� How many animals are there?

three six we don’t know

� Did they buy a pet that day?

yes no we don’t know

P15a

� Write true or false after each sentence.Then write the corrections if necessary:

� Muna had other pets at home.

� The animals were in a cage.

� They had nothing to play with.

� Muna’s Mum was sneezing because she had a cold.

P15b

The Perfect PetMuna pressed her nose up

against the glass. Staring back were three pairs of bigblue eyes. They were tiny – no more than little bundles of black and white fluff! “Meow!” they all cried and

continued to play with the ball in their cage. Muna hadalways wanted a pet and shefelt it was love at first sight.Their cage was far too smalland Muna knew that theywould have loads of space at home and in her garden. “AAAACHOO!!” Her mother

had begun to sneeze already.This always happened whenthey were near furry animals. “Come on darling, you

know we can’t have pets,”Muna’s Mum said as she blew her nose. Sadly Muna began to

leave the pet shop. She knewit had to be this way, but in her heart she still wished she could have a pet. Then as she was heading towardsthe door, a cage in the cornercaught her eye. In it was a pet that would never make Mum sneeze!42


� Where are Muna and her Mum?

doctor’s pet shop we don’t know

� What animals are in the cage?

puppies kittens we don’t know

� How many animals are there?

three six we don’t know

� Did they buy a pet that day?

yes no we don’t know

P15a

� Write true or false after each sentence.Then write the corrections if necessary:

� Muna had other pets at home.

� The animals were in a cage.

� They had nothing to play with.

� Muna’s Mum was sneezing because she had a cold.

P15b

The Perfect PetMuna pressed her nose up

against the glass. Staring back were three pairs of bigblue eyes. They were tiny – no more than little bundles of black and white fluff! “Meow!” they all cried and

continued to play with the ball in their cage. Muna hadalways wanted a pet and shefelt it was love at first sight.Their cage was far too smalland Muna knew that theywould have loads of space at home and in her garden. “AAAACHOO!!” Her mother

had begun to sneeze already.This always happened whenthey were near furry animals. “Come on darling, you

know we can’t have pets,”Muna’s Mum said as she blew her nose. Sadly Muna began to

leave the pet shop. She knewit had to be this way, but in her heart she still wished she could have a pet. Then as she was heading towardsthe door, a cage in the cornercaught her eye. In it was a pet that would never make Mum sneeze!4

�

�

�

�

She was allergic to fur.

They had a ball.

She has hay fever.

false

true

false

false


� Finish these sentences:

� Other things people can be allergic to are

� I think the author chose the title ‘The Perfect Pet’ because

� If I had to add a final sentence, it would be

P15c

Be your own editor!

Think of your readers andtry to use interesting words in your writing.

� In these sentences, one word is used three times.Write them out again, avoiding repetition by using different words:

P16a

� In the farmyard, a little girl was feeding a little lamb with a little bottle of milk.

� We had two nasty shocks on our picnic as the weather was nasty and the cheese had a really nasty taste.

� Jane is very good at stories and she wrote a good one today that I said wasespecially good.

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� Finish these sentences:

� Other things people can be allergic to are

� I think the author chose the title ‘The Perfect Pet’ because

� If I had to add a final sentence, it would be

P15c

� In these sentences, one word is used three times.Write them out again, avoiding repetition by using different words:

P16a

� In the farmyard, a little girl was feeding a little lamb with a little bottle of milk.

� We had two nasty shocks on our picnic as the weather was nasty and the cheese had a really nasty taste.

� Jane is very good at stories and she wrote a good one today that I said wasespecially good.

nuts, wheat and dairy products, grass...EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

Muna is going to find the perfect pet for her mum.

“Mum, can I show you something?”

In the farmyard, a young girl was feeding a new-born lamb with a

small bottle of milk.

We had two horrible shocks on the day of our picnic as the weather

was rainy and the cheese for the sandwiches had a really awful taste.

My sister is very creative at writing stories and she wrote an exciting

one yesterday that her teacher said was especially amazing.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

�


� These instructions for making a super sandwich are all wrong! Put them into the right order. Use numbers or bullet points:

� Put the filling on one slice.

� Take two slices of bread.

� Eat and enjoy!

� Cut in half.

� Prepare a tasty filling.

� Spread them with butter.

� Put the other slice on top.

P16b

� How poetry looks is very important.Write these lines out as a four-line poem.The rhyming words will help you to seewhere each line ends. Remember to start each line with a capital letter andadd a full stop, a comma or a questionmark at the end:

P16cthere was an old owl wholived in an oak the more heheard the less he spoke theless he spoke the more heheard why don’t we copy that wise old bird

Make a super sandwich

Try to learn and recite the poem

Setting yourwork out clearlywill make it easyto read.

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� These instructions for making a super sandwich are all wrong! Put them into the right order. Use numbers or bullet points:

� Put the filling on one slice.

� Take two slices of bread.

� Eat and enjoy!

� Cut in half.

� Prepare a tasty filling.

� Spread them with butter.

� Put the other slice on top.

P16b

� How poetry looks is very important.Write these lines out as a four-line poem.The rhyming words will help you to seewhere each line ends. Remember to start each line with a capital letter andadd a full stop, a comma or a questionmark at the end:

P16c

Make a super sandwich

�

Setting yourwork out clearlywill make it easyto read.

�

Try to learn and recite the poem

Take two slices of bread.

Spread them with butter.

Prepare a tasty filling.

Put the filling on one slice.

Put the other slice on top.

Cut in half.

Eat and enjoy!

THE WISE OLD OWL

There was an old owl that lived in an oak.

The more he heard, the less he spoke.

The less he spoke, the more he heard.

Why don’t we copy that wise old bird?

� Find ten adjectives in this word square:

P17a

� Think of three possible and interesting adjectives to answer each question:

� How big is Ben’s suitcase? It’s

� How are you feeling after the party? I’m feeling

� What was the film like? It was

� What does the new doctor look like? She looks

� What was the birthday cake like? It was

P17b


Adjectives

What was it like? When weanswer this question, we usean adjective.

E N O R M O U S

A F U N N Y R A

S C O D D M T D

Y A W C L E A N

P L E A S A N T

A M A Z I N G S

For example:what colour isLauren’s newbike? It’s silver/turquoise/purple.

Adjectives are words that describe somebodyor something, e.g. themonster was scary. Here, scary is an adjectivedescribing the monster.

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� Find ten adjectives in this word square:

P17a

� Think of three possible and interesting adjectives to answer each question:

� How big is Ben’s suitcase? It’s

� How are you feeling after the party? I’m feeling

� What was the film like? It was

� What does the new doctor look like? She looks

� What was the birthday cake like? It was

P17b


E N O R M O U S

A F U N N Y R A

S C O D D M T D

Y A W C L E A N

P L E A S A N T

A M A Z I N G S

�

For example:what colour isLauren’s newbike? It’s silver/turquoise/purple.

huge / gigantic / tiny

wonderful / exhausted / excited

terrifying / hilarious / boring

kind-hearted / strict / pretty

delicious / filling / horrid

EXAMPLE

W

A

S

F

R


� Underline the plural words in these sentences:

� Last Friday, parents came to school to talk to the teachers and look at the displays made bychildren in Year 3.

� The Prime Minister spoke on television and thanked all the people who had voted for him in the last election.

� Dogs and cats don’t always fight like you see in films. I know a dog and a cat who are great friends.

� If you want to have good teeth, don’t eat too many sweets. Apples are much better for you.

You should have found twelve plurals!

P18aPlurals

One is not always enough!Most nouns can be singularor plural.

� Put these adjectives into the correct columns and add two extra ones of your own.

round bored pretty kind young elderly squarenew strict angry tall pointed grateful shiny helpful

P17c

Feelings Looks CharacterAge Shape

Look in a bookto get someideas for moreadjectives.

Singularmeans only one.Plural meansmore than

one.We usually make a wordplural by adding -s, e.g. book/books.

Sometimes the spelling maychange, e.g. party/parties.

A few words have a specialplural, e.g. child/children.

Yummy! Ice creams!

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� Underline the plural words in these sentences:

� Last Friday, parents came to school to talk to the teachers and look at the displays made bychildren in Year 3.

� The Prime Minister spoke on television and thanked all the people who had voted for him in the last election.

� Dogs and cats don’t always fight like you see in films. I know a dog and a cat who are great friends.

� If you want to have good teeth, don’t eat too many sweets. Apples are much better for you.

You should have found twelve plurals!

P18a

� Put these adjectives into the correct columns and add two extra ones of your own.

round bored pretty kind young elderly squarenew strict angry tall pointed grateful shiny helpful

P17c

Feelings Looks CharacterAge Shape

youngelderlynewold

middle-aged

roundsquarepointedoval

triangular

boredangrygratefulhappyupset

prettytallshiny

handsomeunusual

kindstricthelpfulfriendlyshy


� Another way of talking about plurals is to use a collective noun, e.g. a flock of sheep. Fill in the spaces with the correct collective noun.The anagrams will help you:

� There was a huge of fans waiting for the star to arrive. WRODC

� The has had a very poor season so far and lost all its matches. AMTE

� The were all looking forward to their trip to the zoo. SLCAS

� The hospital had to work long hours to see all the patients. FASFT

� The walkers were careful not to disturb the of cows in the field. REHD

P18b

� Write these sentences in the plural, and change all the words that need changing:

� The boy went to the shop to buy new trousers and a shirt.

� Rain was falling and the game had to be played indoors.

� The child told the teacher that maths was great!

� The man watched the news on television.

P18c

Collectiveis a word which means a group.

Some nounscannot bemade plural,e.g. rain

and scissors.

A flock of sheep

bored pretty kind young elderly squaren strict angry tall pointed grateful shiny helpful

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� Another way of talking about plurals is to use a collective noun, e.g. a flock of sheep. Fill in the spaces with the correct collective noun.The anagrams will help you:

� There was a huge of fans waiting for the star to arrive. WRODC

� The has had a very poor season so far and lost all its matches. AMTE

� The were all looking forward to their trip to the zoo. SLCAS

� The hospital had to work long hours to see all the patients. FASFT

� The walkers were careful not to disturb the of cows in the field. REHD

P18b

� Write these sentences in the plural, and change all the words that need changing:

� The boy went to the shop to buy new trousers and a shirt.

� Rain was falling and the game had to be played indoors.

� The child told the teacher that maths was great!

� The man watched the news on television.

P18c

crowd

team

class

staff

herd

The boys went to the shops to buy new trousers and shirts.

Rain was falling and the games had to be played indoors.

The children told the teacher that maths was great!

The men watched the news on televsion.



Don’t forget to check yourwork carefully and try tocorrect any mistakes yourself.

� Underline the wrongly spelt words and write themout with the silent letters in the right place:

� I don’t now the anser to this problem. Can you help?

� Joe fell off his skateboard and hurt his rist and nee.

� Coud you please try not to drop cake crums on the floor.

P19a

� Read this short dialogue and put in the missing apostrophes and speech marks:

Please tell me a joke, begged my little sister.

I cant right now. Im too busy doing my homework, I answered.

She looked at my book.

Its nearly finished, she said. I ll just wait here till youre ready.

Oh, OK, I said. Heres the joke. How do you stop rabbits digging up your garden?

I dont know, she replied.

Hide the spade!

I howled with laughter. My sister looked very puzzled.

P19b

Watch out for spellingwhen wordshave silent letters.

If a word hasbeen shortenedit will need anapostrophe.

Mum tied a ^not when her ^nitting was finished.

� If you rite something that you think is rong, cross it out neatly.

kk

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� Underline the wrongly spelt words and write themout with the silent letters in the right place:

� I don’t now the anser to this problem. Can you help?

� Joe fell off his skateboard and hurt his rist and nee.

� Coud you please try not to drop cake crums on the floor.

P19a

� Read this short dialogue and put in the missing apostrophes and speech marks:

Please tell me a joke, begged my little sister.

I can t right now. I m too busy doing my homework, I answered.

She looked at my book.

It s nearly finished, she said. I ll just wait here till you re ready.

Oh, OK, I said. Here s the joke. How do you stop rabbits digging up your garden?

I don t know, she replied.

Hide the spade!

I howled with laughter. My sister looked very puzzled.

P19b

� If you rite something that you think is rong, cross it out neatly.

know, answer

wrist, knee

Could, crumbs

write, wrong

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““

“

““

““

“ “

““

“

“

‘ ‘

‘

‘‘“

“

‘


� Proof-read this passage to check for the eight mistakes with plurals. Cross them out neatly and write the correct word above:

Both class in Year 3 made a survey of what child in our school have for

their packed lunch.We found that sandwiches were the most popular and

apple were the most common fruit. Many of us had packet of crisps too

though not sweet as they’re not allowed in our school. Some children had

carton of fruit juice but bottle of water were the most popular drink.

P19c

� Would you put the followingthree facts in the Eating,Sleeping or Exercise section?� Hot water may be added tomake hot food.

� Astronauts fasten a small pillowto their heads with a strap.

� There are no cold drinks as there is no fridge.

P20a

Read all about it !

This non-fiction passagegives you lots of information.Be sure you understand the facts.

classes

Life in Space Life for astronauts in space is in many ways the same as life on Earth. On the International Space Station youcannot go out to the shops or for a walk, but you still have to work, sleep, exercise and eat.Eating• Food can float away so sticky foods are the best. Nothing crumbly is sent into space as all the crumbs would float around and get in everyone’s way.

• Food has to be lightweight so it is usuallydehydrated (the water is taken out) so that it takes up less room. The astronauts add waterbefore they eat so the food is not too dry.

Sleeping• Some astronauts float free on the ISS to sleep.

• Others like to be zipped into a sleeping bag as it feels more like sleeping on Earth.

Exercise• Astronauts must exercise every day as without gravity, muscles and bones get weak.

• There is sports equipment like running machines and rowing machines to help astronauts to keep fit.

P

I ll just wait here till youre ready.

O


� Proof-read this passage to check for the eight mistakes with plurals. Cross them out neatly and write the correct word above:

Both class in Year 3 made a survey of what child in our school have for

their packed lunch.We found that sandwiches were the most popular and

apple were the most common fruit. Many of us had packet of crisps too

though not sweet as they’re not allowed in our school. Some children had

carton of fruit juice but bottle of water were the most popular drink.

P19c

� Would you put the followingthree facts in the Eating,Sleeping or Exercise section?� Hot water may be added tomake hot food.

� Astronauts fasten a small pillowto their heads with a strap.

� There are no cold drinks as there is no fridge.

P20a

classes children

packetsapples

cartons bottles drinks

Eating

Sleeping

Eating

sweets


� Fill in the chart to give reasons for the way things are on the space station:

P20b

� You have won a competition and are spending a weekend on the International Space Station.Reply to this email from your family:

P20c

Fact Reason for this

Sticky food

Food with no crumbs

Dehydrated food

Zipped into sleeping bags

Sports equipment

Hi from us all!What’s it like living in space? Anything like being at home? We can’twait to hear about it, sosend us an email soon.

Use the

information

from the

passage but

express it in

your own

words.

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� Fill in the chart to give reasons for the way things are on the space station:

P20b

� You have won a competition and are spending a weekend on the International Space Station.Reply to this email from your family:

P20c

Fact Reason for this

Sticky food

Food with no crumbs

Dehydrated food

Zipped into sleeping bags

Sports equipment

It won’t float away.

Crumbs would float around and get in the way.

It has to be light and not take up too much room.

It feels like sleeping on Earth.

Astronauts need to exercise and keep fit.

Hi there Earthlings!

I’m having a fantastic time here _ in fact it’s out

of this world! The views of Earth from Space have

to be seen to be believed. The only problem is the

food _ no pizzas and no cold drinks. Must go

now _ it’s my turn on the exercise bike.

See you back on Earth!

EXAMPLE

� Sometimes words start with a prefix and this can help you to spell them correctly. Fill in these words all starting with non-:

� A flight that goes directly to itsdestination without stopping.

� A pan that has a special coating so food does not stick.

� Something that is crazy and nobody can understand.

� A sign that tells people that cigarettes are not allowed.

� Books that are about facts and give you information.

P21b


� Sometimes short words are hidden inside longer words. List all the words you can find in something:

P21a

Spelling and prefixes

Become a great spellerby looking at how words are put together.

� Which longer word are all these words hidden in?

something

non

non

non

non

non

Non- can beused in front of words to saywhat somethingis not, e.g. a

non-fat milkshakewill not containany (or verylittle) fat.

preten denend

endingdindingin

annototherthe her

another

P

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� Sometimes words start with a prefix and this can help you to spell them correctly. Fill in these words all starting with non-:

� A flight that goes directly to itsdestination without stopping.

� A pan that has a special coating so food does not stick.

� Something that is crazy and nobody can understand.

� A sign that tells people that cigarettes are not allowed.

� Books that are about facts and give you information.

P21b


� Sometimes short words are hidden inside longer words. List all the words you can find in something:

P21a

� Which longer word are all these words hidden in?

something

non

non

non

non

non

preten denend

endingdindingin

annototherthe her

another

so

some

me

met

thin

thing

pretending

s t o p

s t i c k

s e n s e

s m o k i n g

f i c t i o n

To practise before a o

T


� Look at these words:

� What do you think mis- means when it is added to a word?

� Use one of these words in a sentence:


� What do you think the prefix co- means?

� What is normally described as coeducational?

coeducational co-star cooperate coordinates

P21c

Homonyms

Words may be spelt andpronounced in the sameway but have differentmeanings. We work thisout by looking at the otherwords around them.

� Draw a line to connect the boxes to show youunderstand the homonyms:

a piece offurniture

a set of facts

not heavyThe room waslarge and light.

bright This bag is lightand easy to carry.

The family sat atthe table for lunch.

We had to learnthe five times table.

a line ofwater on the sea

Carly said hellowith a wave.

a movementof the hand

The boat was hitby a huge wave.

P22a

misbehave misunderstand mistreat misprint

Wave

Wave

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� What do you think mis- means when it is added to a word?

� Use one of these words in a sentence:


� What do you think the prefix co- means?

� What is normally described as coeducational?

coeducational co-star cooperate coordinates

P21c

� Draw a line to connect the boxes to show youunderstand the homonyms:

a piece offurniture

a set of facts

not heavyThe room waslarge and light.

bright This bag is lightand easy to carry.

The family sat atthe table for lunch.

We had to learnthe five times table.

a line ofwater on the sea

Carly said hellowith a wave.

a movementof the hand

The boat was hitby a huge wave.

P22a

misbehave misunderstand mistreat misprint

not or wrongly

If people mistreat animals, they can be reported to the RSPCA.

together with others

a school

EXAMPLE


� Write two short sentences for each word, showing its different meanings:

� coach

� fair

� match

P22b

� Hunt the homonyms! Find the one word that has both meanings:

The noise a The outside surface dog makes. of a tree.

A means To practise before a of transport. match or competition.

A keen supporter of Something to keep a person or team. you cool.

Fine and healthy. A place where you findwater in the ground.

A short piece Paper money, of writing. e.g. £20.

A season To jump.of the year.

P22c

Homonymsare like twins...they may lookidentical butthey are not at all the same!

co-star cooperate coordinates

misunderstand mistreat misprint

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� Write two short sentences for each word, showing its different meanings:

� coach

� fair

� match

P22b

� Hunt the homonyms! Find the one word that has both meanings:

The noise a The outside surface dog makes. of a tree.

A means To practise before a of transport. match or competition.

A keen supporter of Something to keep a person or team. you cool.

Fine and healthy. A place where you findwater in the ground.

A short piece Paper money, of writing. e.g. £20.

A season To jump.of the year.

P22c

We had basketball training with our coach.

We went on our school trip by coach.

Our school fair raised money for playground equipment.

It’s very important for tests to be fair to everyone.

Dad used a match to light the gas.The team

played a great match.The twins wore different

clothes as they didn’t like to match.

bark

train

fan

well

note

spring

EXAMPLE


� Thanking people shows that we appreciate what they do for us. Imagine somebody has just given you a lovely present. List three expressions in the speech bubbles that you could use:

P23b

Expressions

Think of all the expressionsyou use or hear in a day!

� Write these expressionsin the correct column:

P23a

Greeting Danger Refusing things

� Apologising is also important and can help to put things right. You’ve just broken something.Think of three ways to say sorry:

Not nowthanks.Hi!

Be careful!

Good morning.

Nice tosee you!

No thank you.

Look out!

Hello.

Don’t touch!

I’d rather not.

I don’tthink so.

Stand back!

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� Thanking people shows that we appreciate what they do for us. Imagine somebody has just given you a lovely present. List three expressions in the speech bubbles that you could use:

P23b

� Write these expressionsin the correct column:

P23a

Greeting Danger Refusing things

� Apologising is also important and can help to put things right. You’ve just broken something.Think of three ways to say sorry:

Hi!Good morning.Nice to see you!

Hello.

Be careful!Look out!Don’t touch!Stand back!

No thank you.I’d rather not.Not now, thanks.I don’t think so.

Thank you so much.I love it! That’s lovely and

I’m very grateful.

That’s very kindof you.

I do apologise. Please forgive me.

I didn’t mean to. I dohope it wasn’t valuable.I’m so sorry.

It was an accident.


� Underline the pronouns in these sentences:

� Nelson is in hospital and we’re going

to visit him tomorrow.

� Would you like to help me?

� The film star gave us a big smile

before she got into the limousine.

� Those dogs look fierce – you’d better

not touch them.

� Many people say they watch too much

television, but they don’t turn it off.

P24a

� We also need to be able to reply to others with polite expressions.Match the replies to the expressions:

� Now make a reply yourself:

“Goodbye. See you soon.”

“This is my mum.”

“Mind out! That couldbe dangerous!”

“It’s my pleasure.” “Good luck!”

“Thank you.” “I’m sorry.”

“Never mind.” “Thank you so much.”

P23c

Pronouns

We use pronounsinstead of repeating longnouns and names.

Pronouns areshort words that we use allthe time whenwe speak and write.

Anita Anthony

They

She He

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� Underline the pronouns in these sentences:

� Nelson is in hospital and we’re going

to visit him tomorrow.

� Would you like to help me?

� The film star gave us a big smile

before she got into the limousine.

� Those dogs look fierce – you’d better

not touch them.

� Many people say they watch too much

television, but they don’t turn it off.

P24a

� We also need to be able to reply to others with polite expressions.Match the replies to the expressions:

� Now make a reply yourself:

“Goodbye. See you soon.”

“This is my mum.”

“Mind out! That couldbe dangerous!”

“It’s my pleasure.” “Good luck!”

“Thank you.” “I’m sorry.”

“Never mind.” “Thank you so much.”

P23c

“Thanks for telling me. I’ll be careful.”

“Hello. It’s really nice to meet you.”

“Yes I hope so. Goodbye.”

EXAMPLE


� Here’s a list of pronouns:

he they them me I us her we you him she

P24b

� Neatly cross out the repeated words and then write the correct pronoun alongside:

� Sophia arrived late and Sophia missed the beginning of the film.

� Mark asked for some paper so I gave Mark a piece.

� My friends and I love bowling so my friends and I are going tomorrow.

� Your homework should be given in by Friday so please finish your homework on Thursday evening.

� When cats are happy, cats purr.

� Rosie asked for the ball, so please give the ball to Rosie.

P24c

Refusing things

� Decide whether they are only usedfor males, only used for femalesor could be used for both:

� Now classify the same pronounsaccording to whether they aresingular or plural or could be both:

Male

Female

Both Plural only

Plural & singular

Singular only

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� Here’s a list of pronouns:

he they them me I us her we you him she

P24b

� Neatly cross out the repeated words and then write the correct pronoun alongside:

� Sophia arrived late and Sophia missed the beginning of the film.

� Mark asked for some paper so I gave Mark a piece.

� My friends and I love bowling so my friends and I are going tomorrow.

� Your homework should be given in by Friday so please finish your homework on Thursday evening.

� When cats are happy, cats purr.

� Rosie asked for the ball, so please give the ball to Rosie.

P24c

Refusing things

� Decide whether they are only usedfor males, only used for femalesor could be used for both:

� Now classify the same pronounsaccording to whether they aresingular or plural or could be both:

Male

Female

Both Plural only

Plural & singular

Singular only

hehim-

sheher-

theythemmeIusweyou

theythemuswe

you-

hemesheIhimher-

she

him

we

it

they

herit


� Now get into the minds of the characters:

� Why do you think Max’s Mum chose to cook fish fingers and chips?

� Why do you think Finn changed into his pyjamas in the bathroom?

� Why do you think Finn’s mother left Mr Ted for him?

P25b

Read all about it !

This story is written fromFinn’s point of view so see if you can understand whathe was feeling.

� Why did Finn go to stay with Max?

Max was having a sleepover party

Finn’s parents were away

Finn wanted to play with Max

� When did Finn begin to miss his parents?

when they left at bedtime

when he was in the bathroom

� Did Finn’s parents often go away and leave him to stay with friends?

yes, sometimes no, never before

only when he could stay with Max

P25a

SleepoverI was dropped off at Max’s house

on Friday afternoon. Mum and Dadwere away for the weekend on abusiness trip. They had never beenaway without me before. I left my bag in Max’s room and we playedgames all afternoon. I was having a great time and dinner was myfavourite – fish fingers and chips! We were even allowed to stay up and watch a film as a special treat.

Then it was bedtime and I began to miss my parents. They always tuck me into bed and read a bedtime story, but tonight they weren’t there. I was embarrassed about getting into my pyjamas so Iwent into the bathroom to change. I didn’t like being in a strange bed and wished I was at home.

Max’s Mum came in and saidgoodnight to us.

“Oh and your Mum left this for you, Finn,” she said as she handed me a familiar friend.

“Mr Ted!” I exclaimed. I was sopleased as he reminded me of home.The lights went out and I hugged Mr Ted and fell straight asleep.

they them me I us her we you him she

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� Now get into the minds of the characters:

� Why do you think Max’s Mum chose to cook fish fingers and chips?

� Why do you think Finn changed into his pyjamas in the bathroom?

� Why do you think Finn’s mother left Mr Ted for him?

P25b

� Why did Finn go to stay with Max?

Max was having a sleepover party

Finn’s parents were away

Finn wanted to play with Max

� When did Finn begin to miss his parents?

when they left at bedtime

when he was in the bathroom

� Did Finn’s parents often go away and leave him to stay with friends?

yes, sometimes no, never before

only when he could stay with Max

P25a

�

�

�

It was his favourite dinner.

He was shy about changing.

So he would not feel alone.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

and but as so while


� Imagine thatMax wrote about the sameweekend in an email to hisfriend, Aidan.

Describe whathappened fromhis point of view:

P25c

Be your own editor!

� Finish these sentences by imagining who might have said the words, how and when:

� “Run! The monster’s coming!”

� “Ssh! It’s a secret, but I’ll tell you.”

� “Wow! That’s truly amazing!”

P26a

Hi Aidan! Last weekend was fun. My friend Finn came to stay.

When you writedialogue, try to makeit more interesting by using differentwords for said, e.g.shouted, cried, yelled,whispered, etc.

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� Imagine thatMax wrote about the sameweekend in an email to hisfriend, Aidan.

Describe whathappened fromhis point of view:

P25c

Be your own editor!

� Finish these sentences by imagining who might have said the words, how and when:

� “Run! The monster’s coming!”

� “Ssh! It’s a secret, but I’ll tell you.”

� “Wow! That’s truly amazing!”

P26a

We had a great time together playing games and

we got to stay up late too. I could see Finn was

a bit shy about going to bed so I didn’t say

anything. After all I was shy too when I first

stayed with you _ but now I love it and so did he.

Can you come for a sleepover next weekend? Max

EXAMPLE

screamed Jake as he peered round

the corner of the garage.

whispered Min as she wrapped the present.

gasped William when he saw the

magician find a rabbit in his jacket.

EXAMPLE


� Rewrite these short sentences as one longer one by using two connecting words each time. Use each of these words once:

� It was raining. We cancelled the picnic. We ate our lunch at home.

� I listen to Salsa music. I feel like dancing. I’m going to have lessons.

� I was having a bath.The phone rang. I couldn’t answer it.

when and but as so while

P26b

� Dialogue needs some good expressions to help it come to life. Write something more interesting than the words that are in green:

� “This is for you. I got it specially and I really hope you like it.

“Thank you.”

� “Oh dear! You’ve got red pen on my new white sofa.”

“Sorry.”

� “Hello there, it’s wonderful to see you again.”

“Hello.”

� “My brother has a pet frog and he’s training it to sing.”

“Oh!”

P26c

Remember thatyou may needto change ormiss out words.

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� Rewrite these short sentences as one longer one by using two connecting words each time. Use each of these words once:

� It was raining.We cancelled the picnic.We ate our lunch at home.

� I listen to Salsa music. I feel like dancing. I’m going to have lessons.

� I was having a bath.The phone rang. I couldn’t answer it.

when and but as so while

P26b

� Dialogue needs some good expressions to help it come to life. Write something more interesting than the words that are in green:

� “This is for you. I got it specially and I really hope you like it.

“Thank you.”

� “Oh dear! You’ve got red pen on my new white sofa.”

“Sorry.”

� “Hello there, it’s wonderful to see you again.”

“Hello.”

� “My brother has a pet frog and he’s training it to sing.”

“Oh!”

P26c

As it was raining we cancelled the picnic and ate our

lunch at home.

When I listen to Salsa music I feel like dancing

so I’m going to have lessons.

While I was having a bath the phone rang, but I couldn’t

answer it.

“Wow! That’s amazing! Where did you get it?”

“Oh no! I do apologise. It was an accident.”

“Great to see you too. Let’s have a good chat.”

“Amazing! Does it know any good songs?”

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE


� Choose a conjunction to go in the space and join the sentences:

� I wanted to learn how to play the drums I started lessons.

� Kim was invited to the party she couldn’t go.

� Maggie bought a bottle of water she was very thirsty.

� I was having an amazing dream the alarm clock went off.

� Mrs Mak read the newspaper her baby was sleeping.

P27b

� Link these sentences using a conjunction:

he still played football.whenThe programme was on

shall we stay longer?becauseI need to finish my story

we were having dinner.ifYou can’t go out

it keeps on raining.orShall we go now

they finally got home.whileWe went to the zoo

she missed the bus.soTracey was late

the teacher can read it.andDarren was feeling tired

saw a baby gorilla.butThe girls felt hungry

P27a

Conjunctions

Conjunctions, e.g. and,but, because and when,are words that link sentencesor parts of sentences together. Conjunctions areused to make longer and more interestingsentences.

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� Choose a conjunction to go in the space and join the sentences:

� I wanted to learn how to play the drums I started lessons.

� Kim was invited to the party she couldn’t go.

� Maggie bought a bottle of water she was very thirsty.

� I was having an amazing dream the alarm clock went off.

� Mrs Mak read the newspaper her baby was sleeping.

P27b

� Link these sentences using a conjunction:

he still played football.whenThe programme was on

shall we stay longer?becauseI need to finish my story

we were having dinner.ifYou can’t go out

it keeps on raining.orShall we go now

they finally got home.whileWe went to the zoo

she missed the bus.soTracey was late

the teacher can read it.andDarren was feeling tired

saw a baby gorilla.butThe girls felt hungry

P27a

so

but

as / because

when

while / when


� Finish these sentences, starting with a conjunction:

� The alien landed on earth

� We should all do more recycling

� Uncle Jim told us lots of jokes

� Now write a beginning for these sentences – using your imagination!

� or I’ll never ask you again!

� while Mrs Kimbale was watching TV.

P27c

� In each sentence there is a word which tells us in what order things happen. The first one isunderlined, now underline the others:

P28aTime sequences

What comes first and whatcomes next? Time wordstell us the order of events.

Then I have breakfast.

Before I leave I say goodbye to my brother.

Finally my friend comes to pick me up at 8:30.

First I get washed and dressed.

After that I get my bag ready.

Meanwhile Mum is making my packed lunch.

� Now put the sentences in order by numbering the boxes from 1 (first action) to 6 (last action).

before during after.

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� Finish these sentences, starting with a conjunction:

� The alien landed on earth

� We should all do more recycling

� Uncle Jim told us lots of jokes

� Now write a beginning for these sentences – using your imagination!

� or I’ll never ask you again!

� while Mrs Kimbale was watching TV.

P27c

� In each sentence there is a word which tells us in what order things happen. The first one isunderlined, now underline the others:

P28a

Then I have breakfast.

Before I leave I say goodbye to my brother.

Finally my friend comes to pick me up at 8:30.

First I get washed and dressed.

After that I get my bag ready.

Meanwhile Mum is making my packed lunch. 4

3

1

6

5

2

� Now put the sentences in order by numbering the boxes from 1 (first action) to 6 (last action).

because he lost his way and missed Mars.

if we want to make the Earth a better place.

when he came to stay in the summer.

Make sure you arrive in time for the film

Somebody started playing the trumpet

EXAMPLE

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� Use the time words in P28a to explain how you get ready for bed:

P28b

� We can also use these words to put things in order of importance as well as time.

What are some of your ambitions?

P28c There are four things I really want to do this year. First I want to learn how to type faster on the computer. Then I want to be a better runner. Afterthat, I’d like to take part in the fun run and raise some money for charity. Lastly, I’d like to have my hair cut really short...if I can persuade Mum!

Getting ready for bed

Don’t get your

order muddled

– use time

words.


� Use the time words in P28a to explain how you get ready for bed:

P28b

� We can also use these words to put things in order of importance as well as time.

What are some of your ambitions?

P28c

VARIABLE

EXAMPLE

First I get into my pyjamas.

Then I go into the bathroom.

Meanwhile Mum is making me a hot drink.

After that, I have my drink and do my teeth.

Before I go to sleep, Mum reads me a story.

Finally she puts the light out and I go to sleep.



Don’t forget to check yourspelling and punctuationas well as the way your work is set out.

Put in the missing commas, apostrophes, full stops and capital letters:

Lucy had a big birthday cake with pink

green and white icing the children

couldnt eat all of it as they had had

pizza first however it wasnt wasted

as lucy took it to school the next day

for her teachers they didnt manage to finish it

either so the school caretaker took it home for

his dog cat and parrot to enjoy next year lucys

having a much smaller cake!

P29a

� Be a spelling detective! Find allnine mistakes and write them out correctly.

P29b

You could useanother colourto make yourcorrectionsstand outclearly.

Everyone makes misstakessometimes. What’s inportant is to learn from them and try not to go on makeing the same ones.You could rite out any words you find dificult to spel and testyourself. And if you’re bored on along car journey, try sayying yourmultiplication tabels out loud. It’llhelp you to rememmber...althoughit may drive everyone else crazy!

Dont keep

makeing

the same

misstakes.

’^

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Put in the missing commas, apostrophes, full stops and capital letters:

Lucy had a big birthday cake with pink

green and white icing the children

couldnt eat all of it as they had had

pizza first however it wasnt wasted

as lucy took it to school the next day

for her teachers they didnt manage to finish it

either so the school caretaker took it home for

his dog cat and parrot to enjoy next year lucys

having a much smaller cake!

P29a

� Be a spelling detective! Find allnine mistakes and write them out correctly.

P29b

,

, ,LN.

.T

,

,,

L

mistakes

important

making

write

difficult

spell

saying

tables

remember

.H

.T

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� Correct and improve Harry’s instructionsfor making toast. Put the instructions into the right order, using time words:

P29c

Read all about it !

Say this poem aloud as wellas reading it to yourself.

� Look for adjectivesthe poet has used to describe the donkey.

P30a

� Find four adjectives to describe the donkey’s coat (fur):

� Find three adjectives to describe the donkey’s legs:

� Find two adjectives to describe the donkey’s eyes:

� Find one adjective to describe how the donkey curled up:

The DonkeyI saw a donkey One day old,His head was too bigFor his neck to hold!His legs were wobbly,Weak and slim,He swayed and staggeredThey weren’t much good to him.His soft, shiny coatWas smooth and greyHe grew tired from walkingAnd lay down in the hay.His big brown eyes Looked up to mineHe curled up smallAnd slept just fine.

ANON

How to make toastPut it in the toaster until it pops up. Get a slice of bread. Eat the toast while it’s hot. Spread it with your favourite topping.


� Correct and improve Harry’s instructionsfor making toast. Put the instructions into the right order, using time words:

P29c

� Look for adjectivesthe poet has used to describe the donkey.

P30a

� Find four adjectives to describe the donkey’s coat (fur):

� Find three adjectives to describe the donkey’s legs:

� Find two adjectives to describe the donkey’s eyes:

� Find one adjective to describe how the donkey curled up:

First get a slice of bread.

Then put it in the toaster until it

pops up.

After that spread it with your favourite topping.

Finally eat the toast while it’s hot.

soft

smooth

wobbly

slim

big

shiny

grey

weak

brown

small

EXAMPLE


� Explain the meaning of these two powerful and expressive verbs:

� swayed

� staggered

� Where is the donkey?

� What words give you the clue to where he is?

� Think of two words of your own to describe the baby donkey:

P30b

� Write down the pairs of rhyming words in the poem:

� How would you perform this poem? Think about your tone of voice and any gestures or movements you would make.

� Anon is short for a longer word.What is it?

� What does Anon mean when it’s written at the end of a poem?

P30c

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� Explain the meaning of these two powerful and expressive verbs:

� swayed

� staggered

� Where is the donkey?

� What words give you the clue to where he is?

� Think of two words of your own to describe the baby donkey:

P30b

� Write down the pairs of rhyming words in the poem:

� How would you perform this poem? Think about your tone of voice and any gestures or movements you would make.

� Anon is short for a longer word.What is it?

� What does Anon mean when it’s written at the end of a poem?

P30c

to move from side to side.

to walk badly so that you nearly fall over.

The donkey is in a stable.

... lay down in the hay.

sweet / delicate / vulnerable

old

grey

hold

hay

slim

mine

him

fine

I’d have a soft tone of voice but loud enough for people to hear and

I’d make some gestures like the donkey swaying and swaggering. At

the end I’d also curl up small and my voice would go softer.

Anonymous

It means we don’t know the name of the poet.

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

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