must contain a real word.
[4 mks]
12. Proof-reading. Do your group’s proof-reading sheet.
1. Alliteration. Give examples of alliteration for the topics below.
a) TOPIC: Mice. b) TOPIC: The bush. c) TOPIC: The beach. [3 marks]
2. Root Words. Give the root words for each of the words below.
a) imperfection b) scientific c) disability d) imaginable e) irreplaceable f) disfigure
g) unoccupied h) variation [4 mks]
3. Word Chess. At each step, you must change only ONE (1) letter to create a new word.
You should end up with the final word given:
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a) Change SICK to WELL
S I C K W E L L |
b) Change SOFT to LOUD
S O F T L O U D |
c) Change WEEK to YEAR
W E E K Y E A R |
d) Change CENT to DIME
C E N T D I M E |
4. Missing Vowels. The words below are missing vowels.
Insert vowels to complete the words (first letter is included below):
a) pckd b) nrml c) trnsfr d) frbddn e) shdw f) mntns [3 mks]
5. Missing Consonants. The words below are missing consonants and are at LEAST 4 letters long.
Insert consonants to complete the words (first letter is included below):
a) eie b) eo c) eiee d) ueea [4 mks]
6. Parts of Speech.Choose any TEN (10) of your own weekly spelling words. Say whether they are
NOUNS, PROPER NOUNS, PRONOUNS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, or VERBS. [5 mks]
7. Anagram Madness. The anagrams below are all NZ South island towns and cities.
Can you unscramble them? (The starting letter is underlined):
a) WORST PET = ________ b) NO LENS = ________
c) NOT A BRUSH = ________ [3 mks]
8. Sentences. You must do ONE of the following tasks, using TEN (10) of your spelling words:
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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) Select 5 of your weekly spelling words and write them on a large sheet of paper in the order you will use them so your audience can see your words.Next, pretend you ARE each word in turn, telling the class why you are such a good word and how you can make sentences interesting and how you might be better than similar words. |
c) You must write 5 sentences.Each sentence MUST contain 2 of your weekly spelling words so that you use 10 of your weekly spelling words in total. |
9. Word meanings. Select the correct meaning for each underlined word in each sentence.
a) James had an abhorrence for crime.
b) The professor was well-known for her eccentric behaviour.
c) Jason's coffee table is missing a leg, so he uses an old tome to hold the table level.
d) When I got into trouble, my Dad served as my advocate.
e) The sound of thunder often sounds ominous.
i) enjoyment ii) hatred iii) sense of empathy iv) feeling of pity v) solution
i) lively ii) affectionate iii) rude iv) comical v) peculiar
i) piece of wood ii) box iii) large book iv) stack of magazines
i) slave ii) jailer iii) person who speaks up for another
iv) person who gives punishment v) judge
i) very loud ii) strange iii) deep rumbling iv) threatening
10. Understanding and using words. Put each word below in a sentence which shows
that you know what the word means.
(a) deride (b) pungent (c) arduous [3 mks]
11. Word Puzzle. Leave out one letter on each line until you make a one-letter word. Every line
must contain a real word.
[4 mks]
12. Proof-reading. Do your group’s proof-reading sheet.
1. It was an incredibly sunny day when Maizy McMozgop decided to visit her
2. freind, Lucy Laloopi, in the village of Loklangloy. Maizy was only twelve years
3. old, but she considered herself much more mature than just twelve. Why, she
4. was easily as sensible as any thirteen-year old around!
5. As she walked on her journy, Mazey decided she should take a gift to Lucy. But
6. what on earth would be an apropriate present? As luck would have it, Maizy was
7. just passing by Lizzy's Dizzy Emporium. Maizy claped her hands in delighted glee;
8. the Emproium was stuffed full of wierd, strange and curious marvells which Lucy
9. would simply LOVE to recieve!
10. Swinging her pink and purple polka-dot skirt, Maizy skipped happily into the
11. Emporium.
12. As soon as she entered the Emporium, her senses were asailed by a thousand
13. different stimuli! Smells from strawberry dust to frankincence to a small bag which
14. smelled like fresh rain. Oh, what positivly tremendous delights! Maizy smiled and
15. laughed allowed as she moved through the gigantic shop.
16. In one corner, Maizy discovered a jarful of echoes which had been collected from
17. all over the knowen world for just 25 cents. Under a chair, she found a shoebox witch
18. contained powdered fairy wings, gauranteed to make a person 5 years younger - and
19. for just 87 cents! Maizy continued to search for the perfect gift untill at last she espyed
20. it behind a golden statue of the North Wind. There it was: perfect in every detail: the
21. perfect gift for Lucy, and for just 36 cents!
22. When Maizy finally arrived at Lucy's house, she patted the pet ostrich and gave it
23. a small cube of compresed mushroom roots, which the ostrich simply adorred! At her
24. knock, the front door opened and inside stood Lucy.
25. When Lucy recieved her present, she was estatic! She simply LOVED the gift and
26. put it right in the center of her mantlepiece so everyone who visited would view it.
27. "Oh, it's lovely!" gushed Lucy. "How you found them, I'll never know, I'm sure!"
28. "It was nothing," replied Maizy, smileing, and pleased her gift was such a hit.
29. "Three little bagsful of Baa Baa Black Sheep's wool," sighed Lucy. "The perfect
30. present!" [10 mks]