English Skills Worksheet 6.202

1. Compound words. Give compound words which include each of the words listed below:

weed

work

head

rain

hair

flow

time

dream

land

house

[5 marks]


2.
Onomatopoeia. From the list below, find 3 onomatopoeic words and use them in sentences of your own. Underline the onomatopoeia in each sentence.

clank        grown        kick        clown        smile        laugh        rustle        splash        glue

[3 marks]


3. Contractions. Copy and complete each sentence below by giving a suitable contraction.

a) _______ going to buy these?

b) I _____ see you, Peter!

c) Our dog _____ do anything we tell it.

d) ______ you do your homework?

e) Kangaroos _____ live in New Zealand.        [5 mks]

 

4. Prefixes. Copy and complete each word below by giving a suitable prefix from the list in the box below.

PREFIXES: dis-        im-        be-        un-

a) long        b) pleasant        c) port

d) appoint        e) moan        f) press       [6 mks]

 

5. Suffixes. Copy and complete each word below by giving a suitable suffix from the list in the box below.

SUFFIXES: -able        -ant         -ment        -ous

a) fame        b) move        c) assist

d) glory        e) base        f) bend       [6 mks]

 

6. Sentences. You must do ONE of the following tasks, using TEN (10) of your spelling words:

a) Give a short speech or tell a short story to the class using 10 of your weekly spelling words.

On a large sheet of paper, write your words down in the order you will say them so your audience can see your words.

b) Present to the class short dramatic interpretations of 10 of your weekly spelling words.

On a large sheet of paper, write your words down in the order you will say them so your audience can see your words.

c) Use 10 of your weekly spelling words in sentences or a short story.

You must write to a single topic and head your work up with this topic.

[10 mks]

7. Proof-reading.
In your books, write down the number of each line.
Next to each line you must write down the correct form
of any word which has been spelled incorrectly. If a line
contains no error, tick it. You must find 10 (TEN) errors.

1.    One Saterday at the beginning of the holidays, my cuosin and I went to stay
2. at a camp in Otago.
3.    We where allowed to share a cabin together with two other kids.
4.    One afternoon, we had free time so we all desided to go on a bushwalk
5. with Mrs Zonkbug. After about an hour we stoped by a beatiful stream
6. and filled our water bottles with cool, fresh mountain juice!
7. We walked to the top of a local mountin and then returned to camp.
8.    Later that night, a magicin visited camp and put on a show. He made a
9. rabbit and Mrs Zonkbug disapear! It was a grate camp, but I wonder
10. what happened to Mrs Zonkbug!        [10 mks]


8.
Blank crossword. Complete the blank crossword below.
Fill the crossword with any English words of your choice except proper nouns.
6.202 crossword[5 mks]

TOTAL: 50 marks

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