1. Alliteration. Give examples of alliteration for the topics below.
        a) TOPIC: Spaghetti.       b) TOPIC: The circus.       c) TOPIC: The Antarctic.       [3 marks]

2. Root Words. Give the root words for each of the words below.
       a) imperfection        b) scientific        c) disability        d) imaginable        e) mountainous        f) amazingly
         g) spectacular        h) disorganised        [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:

a) Change SAND to BELT in 4 moves. S A N D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   [Help] B E L T

b) Change SOFT to LOUD in 3 moves. S O F T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L O U D

c) Change BREW to CROP in 3 moves. B R E W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   [Help] C R O P

d) Change CENT to DIME in 4 moves. C E N T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D I M E

[6 mks]

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) crrt        e) bnn        f) vlly       [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) aiion        b) aae        c) ouie       d) iea      [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 North island towns and cities.
       Can you unscramble them? (The starting letter is underlined):
       a) INVADER KEN = ________        b) ROAR OUT = ________        c) FORT DARTS = ________       [3 mks]

8. 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) 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. [10 mks]

9. Word meanings. Select the correct meaning for each underlined word in each sentence.

a) The lady was beautiful and petite.
       i) humorous        ii) tiny, little        iii) pretty        iv) sad        v) tall

b) We deplore the way some people don't help other people in need.
       i) disapprove        ii) observe        iii) ignore        iv) attack        v) support

c) We built a tree-hut yesterday and today we will dismantle it.
       i) decorate        ii) test        iii) rebuild        iv) take apart

d) The old billy goat was dirty, hairy and extremely pungent.
        i) large        ii) fast       iii) strong smell        iv) lively, active        v) affectionate

e) The sound of thunder often sounds ominous.
       i) very loud        ii) strange        iii) deep rumbling        iv) threatening       [5 mks]

10. Understanding and using words.  Put each word below in a sentence which shows
       that you know what the word means.
       (a) delusion      (b) seep      (c) flay      [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. Little Gillian was makeing her dinner of roasted rose petals dipped in hony

        26. wrong with being a rat?"      [10 mks]