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MACQUARIE DICTIONARY

Spelling

*This NAPLAN-style spelling and language conventions workbook has been produced by Macquarie Dictionary Publishersindependently of Australian governments and is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program.

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Published by Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd1 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000 Copyright © Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, 2018 ISBN: 9781760556525

Designed and illustrated by Natalie BowraEducational consultants: Janelle Ho and Yvette PoshoglianPrinted in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group

A Cataloguing-in-Publication entry is available from the National Library of Australiahttp://catalogue.nla.gov.au

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*This NAPLAN-style spelling and language conventions workbook has been produced by Macquarie Dictionary Publishers independently of Australian governments and is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program.

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ContentsIntroduction 4

Tips for using this book 5

A guide to sounds and spelling 6

All about me 8

Activities 9

Supertest 49

Answers 53

Notes 62

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4 MACQUARIE SPELLING WORKBOOK

Introduction

The Macquarie Dictionary is Australia’s national dictionary and is regarded as the standard

reference on Australian English. Dictionaries are an essential part of our education.

They give a lot more information than just the spelling and meaning of a word – they

also tell you how to pronounce a word, how to use the word in a sentence, as well as

giving information about the word’s history and its family of related words. Many of our

dictionaries also include a guide to grammar and punctuation!

Macquarie has been involved in spelling bees for over 20 years and has worked closely

with teachers and expert consultants to produce spelling guides and workbooks. These

Macquarie Dictionary Spelling Workbooks concentrate on the language conventions

tested in the NAPLAN assessments – spelling, grammar and punctuation. For each

workbook year, the content covered in the activities and questions falls within the

standards set by the Australian Curriculum. There is a workbook for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Even though the NAPLAN assessments are only held in Year 3 and 5 in the primary years,

it is extremely important to practise and prepare.

NAPLAN stands for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy. It is an

annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and covers the areas of reading,

writing, language conventions and numeracy. The language conventions component

focuses on spelling, grammar and punctuation. To find out more about the National

Assessment Program (NAP) which includes NAPLAN visit https://www.nap.edu.au/

As well as being fun and interactive, the games, activities and puzzles encourage students

to think in different ways and use different approaches to learning. The NAPLAN-style

questions give the students practice for the assessment tests and help them become

familiar with the assessment style.

Learning should be fun, and that’s just what the Macquarie Dictionary Spelling Workbooks are!

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YEAR 3 5

Tips for using this book

Follow the Spelling Bee as it buzzes from page to page, leading you on an adventure

through lots of different activities that will have you thinking hard and laughing out loud.

Before you start, here is some advice from the Spelling Bee:

• use a pencil to write in the answers and to shade in the circles

• have an eraser handy – you may want to change your answers

• read through each question carefully

• start keeping a list of the spelling words that seem to always cause you trouble so

you can practise them – you can use the notes section on page 62

• come up with your own memory tips for those really tricky words, for example,

think of an ill gorilla to remind yourself of the double l in gorilla

For multiple choice activities:

• see if you can work out what the answer is before looking at the options

• make sure to read all of the options before choosing your answer

• fill in the circle completely

Now, the Spelling Bee is itching to get started and show you what it has waiting for you!

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English spelling can be very difficult. Some sounds can be written in

several different ways, making learning how to spell a challenge. Even

finding words in the dictionary can be hard if the word starts with

something unexpected.

The table opposite lists some of these tricky spellings. To use the table,

think of the sound you are trying to spell, and look for it in the first

column.

A guide to soundsand spelling

ph = f

dge = j

qu = kw

ss = sh

x = y

gn = n

ge = j

c = s

ti = sh

ge = zh

gn = n

gh = f

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SOUND COULD BE SPELT… EXAMPLES

f ph phone f gh cough g gh ghost g gu guess g gue league h wh who j g gentle j dge badge j dj adjective j ge huge k c cat k ch chemist k qu quay k ck pick kw qu quite m mb climb m mn solemn n gn gnome n kn knife r rh rhinoceros r wr wrap s c certain s sc scent s sw sword sh s sugar sh ss tissue sh ti nation sk sch school t tw two t bt debt w wh wheel z x xylophone zh ge mirage

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All about meThis book belongs to

_________________________

I am ____ years old.

My favourite word is

_________________________

My least favourite word is

_________________________

My favourite book is

_________________________

I can speak these languages:

_________________________

When I grow up I want to be

_________________________

There are 12 words for different movements listed below. Put

these words in alphabetical order on the lines below.

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YEAR 3 9

Sorting it out!

There are 12 words for different movements listed below. Put

these words in alphabetical order on the lines below.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

hop skip jump throw

walk catch roll swim

kick twirl run dance

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A yabby is an animal like a lobster with a hard shell, which lives in fresh water. The word comes from an Aboriginal language called Wembawemba from along the Murray River in Victoria and New South Wales.

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_ _ m e something you can play, usually with set rules

t _ _ _ a group of people who do an activity together, such

as a game or sport

e _ _ _ g y the power to be strong and active

_ p _ r _ any game or contest that requires physical activity

h e a _ _ _ the general state of your body

c o _ t _ _ t a competition

_ t h _ e _ e someone who trains and

competes in some kind of sport

_ c _ i v _ _ y something you do, often involving lots of energy

l _ f e s t _ l _ the way of life chosen by a person or group

Can you guess what these words are, simply by looking at

their definitions? You need to work out what each word is and then spell it

correctly. We’ve filled in some letters in each word to help you along.

Hint! Each word has something to do with health and physical activity.

There are 10 words hidden in the grid below. Can you

find them all? The words are in straight lines and can run forwards or

backwards. They can be vertical (up and down), horizontal (sideways) or

diagonal (slanted). We’ve done one to help get you started.

What word am I

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YEAR 3 11

There are 10 words hidden in the grid below. Can you

find them all? The words are in straight lines and can run forwards or

backwards. They can be vertical (up and down), horizontal (sideways) or

diagonal (slanted). We’ve done one to help get you started.

Find a word

comet

earth

galaxy

moon

orbit

planet

solar

stars

sun

universe

U R T M G T L H Q N

N A T E N A L P O B

I L G D S G L O S T

V O H L H P M A N B

E S I D S U R D X A

R S E A R T H A E Y

S R H D I K A Z N C

E Z Q B J K J R U I

U C R O Q B W U S Y

C O M E T X I S R H

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PUNCTUATION CHECK

Capital lettersCapital letters are used to begin sentences. They are also used to begin

words which are proper nouns. Proper nouns are people, places and things

that have specific names, for example, Queen Elizabeth, Perth, July. Other

nouns are called common nouns and do not begin with a capital letter.

Which sentence correctly uses capital letters? Shade in the

circle below.

1 The Inventor of the Electric light was Thomas Edison.

The inventor of the electric light was Thomas Edison.

The inventor of the electric light was thomas edison.

The inventor of the Electric light was Thomas Edison.

2 My favourite books are written by Andy Griffiths.

My favourite books are Written by Andy Griffiths.

My Favourite books are written by Andy Griffiths.

My favourite books are written by Andy griffiths.

A sentence is a group of words, or even one word, which gives a self-

contained and complete meaning. When written, a sentence begins with a

capital letter and ends with one of these punctuation marks:

. A full stop is used to mark the end of a sentence that is not a question or

an exclamation. Full stops are sometimes called periods or full points.

I rode my bike to school this morning.My cat has green eyes.

? A question mark is used after any word or string of words which acts as

a question.

Can you give me a lift to the station?When?

! An exclamation mark is used at the end of an exclamation. An exclamation

is something that is said or cried out suddenly or with great emotion. Awesome!Get out!

Fill in each rectangle with a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or

an exclamation mark (!).

1 What I really want to do is go to the zoo What time will the lions be fed How exciting to see you here

2 What an inspiring teacher What will I learn to do today What I have to do is pay attention

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YEAR 3 53

ANSWERS

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9 Sorting it out

catch, dance, hop, jump, kick, roll, run, skip, swim, throw, twirl, walk

10 What word am I?

game something you can play, usually with set rules

team a group of people who do an activity together, such as a game

or sport

energy the power to be strong and active

sport any game or contest that requires physical activity

health the general state of your body

contest a competition

athlete someone who trains and competes in some kind of sport

activity something you do, often involving lots of energy

lifestyle the way of life chosen by a person or group

11 Find a word

12 Punctuation check: Capital letters

1 The inventor of the electric light was Thomas Edison.

2 My favourite books are written by Andy Griffiths.

U R T M G T L H Q N

N A T E N A L P O B

I L G D S G L O S T

V O H L H P M A N B

E S I D S U R D X A

R S E A R T H A E Y

S R H D I K A Z N C

E Z Q B J K J R U I

U C R O Q B W U S Y

C O M E T X I S R H

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