reading matters 10 fun sheets - fantasy theme

8/6/2019 Reading Matters 10 Fun sheets - Fantasy Theme

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Noun Search

Underline the nouns in this text, then pick four and draw them in the boxes below.

Douglas, the green alien, was in the valley. The sun was out and Douglas wasfeeling good.He settled down below a colourful rainbow to eat his lunch, a cheeseand pickle sandwich.

Patricia, the one-eyed alien, was walking down the road towards Douglas.

Douglas gave a sniff. He could smell Patricia’s socks. The smell made him feelquite queasy.

He packed his lunch into his bag and ran as quick as he could to escape the smell.

He ran away down the road and through the trees to the bottom of the mountain. He opened hisbag and got his lunch out again.

The sun had stopped shining and the rainbow had vanished. Just as Douglas took a bite of his food,rain started to fall.

Patricia had followed Douglas down the road to the mountain.

Douglas gave a sniff. He couldn’t smell anything.

The rain had washed Patricia’s socks clean.

Douglas shared his cheese and pickle sandwich with Patricia.It was a bit soggy but pretty tasty.

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Noun 1

Noun 3

Noun 2

Noun 4





Similes

A simile usually compares two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as'.For example; the rocket flew like a bullet.

Finish each of the sentences below choosing an appropriate simile.

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• The star glowed in the sky like a

• The rainbow stretched across the sky like a

• The mountain was as tall as a

• The clouds looked as fluffy as

• Margaret, the one-eyed alien, was as excited as a

• The tree was as green as a

• The balloon popped with a bang like a

• The sun shone like a

• The rain fell as heavily as

• The path snaked through the hills like a





Word Planet

How many words can you find reading clockwise round the planet?You can use each letter more than once.

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A L

I E N O

S EAR

T

R A

I

N E

R A I N B O W I

N K

I

C K S N U B

A L L O O N O

R M A L





Copy Code

Two different words that mean the same thing are called synonyms.Follow the code to find the synonyms.

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A1

N14

B2

O15

C3

P16

D4

Q17

E5

R18

F6

G7

H8

I9

J10

K11

L12

M13

S19

T20

U21

V22

W23

X24

Y25

Z26

Big

Smell

Whizz

Float

Glow

Path

Stone

River

Cold3 8 9 12 12 25

19 20 18 5 1 13

16 5 2 2 12 5

20 18 1 9 12

19 8 9 14 5

8 15 22 5 18

26 15 15 13

16 15 14 7

8 21 7 5





Word Volcano

Can you complete these volcanoes?

Add one letter per row to make a new word.

You can change the order of letters if you need to.

The first one is done for you.

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A

AM

RAM

PRAM

RAMPS

O

I

E





Same sound, different meaning

These words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, words like this are oftencalled homophones.

Draw a picture or write a sentence to show the different words.

The first two are done for you.

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Right Write

Bear Bare She ran away from the bear in her bare feet.

Fur Fir

More Moor

Missed Mist

Steal Steel

Wait Weight

Dear Deer

Genes Jeans

Brake Break

Sale Sail

Ate Eight

Saw Sore

Dual Duel





Intergalactic

Communicator

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1

ABC

2

DEF

3

GHI

4

JKL

5

MNO

6

PQR

7

STU

8

VWX

9

YZ

1 – ABC

2 – DEF

3 – GHI

4 – JKL

5 – MNO

6 – PQR

7 – STU

8 – VWX9 – YZ

642172 327 52 15 75162441

3 15 3277353 827

Use the Intergalactic Communicator to find the coded message. Each number in the code standsfor one of the letters on the Intergalactic Communicator. It might be easier to work out thesmall words first.





Word Balloons

Rearrange the letters to make two or three anagrams on each balloon.The first one is done for you.

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L P

L

A

A LP

A P

L E A S P O TP

M A T P I N SE

A R T





Star Words

When two words are put together to make a new word they are called compound words.Add words to the stars to make new longer words. Use a dictionary if you get stuck.

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sea

seaweed

seashore seafoodair hand

fire

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