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Week 1

Key spellings

1. You should be careful when dyeing your hair green. Sometimes the dye can be permanent!

2. At school you have different types of

education. There is education for your mind and also for your body: physical education!

3. Gavin Henson lost possession of the ball on his

own 22-yard line. 4. In Russia, people used to have to queue for

hours for bread. 5. It is better to give presents than receive them. 6. “It’s a great relief that you’re OK!” 7. “Remember, remember, the fifth of

November …” 8. Your safety is most important in an aircraft. 9. Saturday is the sixth day of the week. “Secondary school is a lot more difficult than primary school!” Maya admitted.

Pupils to spend 10 mins on

these spellings, memorising

them or working with a partner.

Teacher to test them after the

time. OR Word Games (word

searches – hangman)

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Week 2

Key spellings

1. There was a beautiful flower growing in the garden.

2. The beginning of the story was all about a

balloon.

3. ‘I don’t believe a word of that tale,’ Oscar said.

4. I run my own business – a gerbil farm near

Newbury.

5. Scientists say that chocolate can prevent diseases.

6. When I was younger I used to climb trees. 7. The chess champion’s concentration was

amazing. 8. If you are awake, you are conscious.

9. They named their daughter Chelsea – after the

football team. Christmas is definitely on the 25th of December every year.

Pupils to spend 10 mins on

these spellings, memorising

them or working with a partner.

Teacher to test them after the

time. OR Word Games (word

searches – hangman)

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Week 3

Amazing ADJECTIVES

Look at these adjectives. They can all be used to describe your tests.

Sort them into the correct column in the table.

Negative Neutral Positive

dull

Vary your VERBS

How many other words can you think of to replace these verbs?

a. go ____________________________________________________________

b. said ___________________________________________________________

c. sleep __________________________________________________________

d. cry ___________________________________________________________

e. walk __________________________________________________________

Use Standard English

How would you change these if you were giving a formal presentation?

a. This product is really cool

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b. I’ll catch you later.

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c. I dunno what to suggest.

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d. Hi ya!

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e. We don’t want to be ripped off.

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Stimulating challenging wearisome commonplace

Interesting mundane vital usual

Boring ordinary crucial

Essential dull monotonous

Exciting normal necessary

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Prepositions are words like these

on by from for with to of in at

Prepositions show connections.

Week 4

My cat is hiding under the bed. Your coat is on the floor.

This poem is by Roald Dahl. Here is a message from the queen.

We use me, you, him, her, us, them after prepositions

This invitation is for you This invitation is for me.

This invitation is for you and me This invitation is for us.

This chocolate is for us. This chocolate is for me.

Homework – choosing the right preposition

1. They’re always complaining ________ us.

2. We’re hoping _____ good results today.

3. I prefer chocolate ___ fruit.

4. She agrees ______ everything you say.

Mistakes people make

They all wanted to ___________ the boy, all __________ Colin.

Winning the lottery will not ___________ my life.

The ___________ of the medicine was immediate.

Are we ________________ to wear what we want today?

Read your poem _________ to the class.

Now include all of these words in sentences of your own.

Accept is a verb

Except is a preposition

Affect is a verb

Effect is a noun

Allowed is a verb

Aloud is an adverb

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Nouns

A noun is a naming word.

But can you remember the rules for making a noun into a

plural ?

Task

Write the plural of these nouns; the first one has been

done for you.

telephone telephones man ………………………….

goose ……………………. dustbin………………………..

church ………………………. handle …………………………

foot ……………………….. louse …………………………

woman …………………………. fox …………………………..

fridge ………………………… salmon …………………………..

tooth ………………………….. trout ……………………………

child ………………………. baby ………………..

radio ………………………… potato ………………………….

fry …………………………… monkey ………………………..

calf ……………………….. half …………………………..

dye …………………….

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Find the plurals of all the words listed below in the grid.

The first one has been done for you.

cupboard trench moose glass tomato number

watch

fox house dish light statue lady deer

Thief Bench

baby fry knife kangaroo spy memo leaf

mouse piano

C U P B O A R D S A S O N A I P

L I G H T R S E S U O J L Y S

S O I B A B S T H G I L H A J E

T X O F K A N G C R O O S D E V

E M U N R B V I N K S E X O F A

E T S U E I B S E U H O U S F E

D S E M I E E V R C H E S H I L

S E V B R S N S T O M A T O E S

E I E E F E C A U M B E A U H S

H P I R S H W A T C I C T S T E

C S H S E S S A L G H C U E H S

N D T S T I S S A L G S E S I U

E I O M A D Y L A D I E S H E O

B O E U T A S O O R A G N A K M

M E M O S M S E V I N K A N G A

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Find the plurals of all the words listed below in the grid.

The first one has been done for you.

carpet carpets fly ______ crash _________

glove _______ flush _______ mixer ________

shampoo _____________ scarf __________

copy _______

tissue __________ switch __________

taxi _______

S C A R V E S C A R V E

W E X T S E H C T I W G

I X U I H C A R T E P R

T I C S T P R A C G L F

C M U S S M G S L O L S

H L S U T I L H I I O E

F S E Y E X T E E X V H

L S I T P E O S F R A C

Y I P E R R F L U S H T

S T O P A S E V O L G I

P O C O C O P Y S T I W

F R A C S O O P M A H S

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Week 6

Add some pictures

Can you think of any similes you can use to describe the following?

a. a really fierce deputy headteacher

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b. a jolly and cheerful footballer

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c. a huge grey factory

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d. a small boat out at sea

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e. a child skiing down a mountain

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Tug at the heart string

Can you change these phrases to make them more emotive?

a. Young man hits the old woman.

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b. The Guildford Flames beat their opposition.

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c. When the sun is shining, enjoy a cold drink.

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d. We have to stay inside the house because there is too much snow around.

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e. The old cat tried to catch a bird and failed.

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