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Helen Pearson and Janelle Ho combine many years of teaching experience
with strong backgrounds in linguistics, pedagogical theory and assessment.
Helen teaches as a literacy specialist and is also involved in developing
assessment resources to support learning. Janelle works as the Senior
Assessment Officer for Literacy at Educational Assessment Australia.
Both Helen and Janelle have been involved in establishing the International
Competitions and Assessments for Schools – Spelling.
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Vowels
Skill focus
Letter
patterns
Consonants
o-e, u-e
oo, ee, ea,
ai, oa
ow, ou, oy,
ey, ay
words beginning with
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words ending in ss
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medial double
consonants
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silent letters: kn, wr
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igh, eigh
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ough, augh
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proper nouns,
apostrophes of
possession
-er, -est
peace/piece,
cheap/cheep
un-, mis-, dis-
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Editor: Anna Fern
Managing Editor: Tricia Dearborn
Publisher: Sharon Dalgleish
Design by Trish Hayes and Stephen Michael King
Illustrations by Stephen Michael King
Printed in Malaysia
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Scope and Sequence......................................................3
Note to Teachers and Parents........................................4
Units 1–35.....................................................................6–75
List Words in Unit Order................................................76
List Words in Alphabetical Order...................................78
Spelling Rules and Tips....................................................80
and
words ending
in o, oe
words ending in f,
ff, fe, ffe
capital letters for
proper nouns
-ness, -ion, -ship, -dom,
-hood, -ward
irregular plurals
months of
the year
there/their/they’re
-s: changing f to v
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silent letters
non-English words
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soft c before e, i, y
soft and hard g:
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quit/quiet/quite
uni-, bi-, tri-, kilo-,
dec-, centi-, milli-
measurement
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non-English words
desert/dessert,
course/coarse
Christmas
Revision of Units 1–34
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Note
Student Book D
to teachers and parents
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A whole-school spelling program that makes spelling stick!
Some students are natural spellers. They seem to become proficient spellers without any explicit instruction.
But the vast majority of students need formal, systematic and sequential instruction about the way spelling
works and the strategies they can use to become independent, confident spellers and spelling risk-takers.
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Spelling knowledge
of work
Student Book D contains 35 weekly units of work. See the Scope
and Sequence chart on page 3 for more information.
Word
lists
Spelling lists enable a spelling element to be focused on. And they provide sufficient examples to
consolidate the teaching point. In Student Book D, each unit (except Revision) has a list of twelve spelling
words. The core words in the lists have been chosen to support the learning focus and strategies being
taught in the unit. In addition, some words that can be confusing and topic words are introduced. The
words are listed in order from simplest to more challenging.
SLLURP
Each word list begins with a reminder for students to SLLURP. SLLURP summarises the strategies that will
help spelling move from students’ working memory to their long-term memory.
N Kinaesthetic knowledge—the physical feeling when saying different
sounds and words, and when writing the shapes of letters and words.
N Phonological knowledge—how a word sounds and the patterns of sounds in words.
Say the word carefully and slowly to yourself, Listen to how each part of the word sounds in sequence,
Look at the patterns of letters in the word and the shape of the word, Understand rules, word
meanings and word origins, Remember all the similar words you can already spell and relate this
knowledge to any new word, Practise writing the word until is firmly fixed in long-term memory.
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Learning to spell involves developing different kinds of spelling knowledge:
N Visual knowledge—how letters and words look and the visual patterns in words.
N Morphemic knowledge—the meaning or function of words or parts of words.
N Etymological knowledge—the origins and history of words and the effect this has on spelling patterns.
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The Spelling Rules! program is based on sound linguistic and pedagogical theory. It is informed by recent
research into how students of different ages acquire and apply spelling skills, and how those skills
move from the working to the long-term memory. The program consists of seven Student Books, fully
supported by two Teacher Resource Books.
Units
List words support the
learning of the spelling
focus for the unit
SLLURP reminds
students about strategies
they can use to learn
the words
Unit banner
features the spelling
focus in the context
of an amazing fact
For review purposes only
The following icons identify the main spelling strategy that students will use to complete an activity.
Listen to the word. (Phonological knowledge) These activities focus on discriminating between
different sounds and breaking up words into syllables or individual sound segments (phonemes).
Look at the word. (Visual knowledge) These activities help students to see how the sound is
represented using combinations of letters, and to associate this visual pattern with what they are
hearing. Students will develop the ability to know when a word does or does not ‘look right’.
Understand the word. (Morphemic and etymological knowledge) These activities focus on
word meanings, word families, prefixes and suffixes, spelling rules, word origins and so on—all of
which help embed spelling in the long-term memory.
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Practise writing the word. (Kinaesthetic knowledge) These activities develop students’ awareness
of the physical movement involved in writing the word. By practising writing the word a number of
times and in different contexts, the spelling becomes embedded in the long-term memory.
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Space to practise list
words; to write theme
words, personal words
or extension words;
or to practise other
words with the same
spelling focus. Adapt
this section to suit the
needs of your class
Rule!
This icon highlights useful spelling rules. The rule is always introduced the first time students will
need it to complete an activity. There is also a handy summary of important rules on page 80.
Tip!
This icon tells students that a special clue or hint is provided for an activity. It may be a spelling,
grammar or punctuation convention, or a definition of a useful term.
Icons identify the
main spelling strategy
students will use in
an activity
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Say the word. (Kinaesthetic knowledge) These activities ask students to experience how
sounds feel in the mouth and jaw. Changing the positions of the jaw, lips, and tongue changes
the sounds we make. Encourage students to pronounce the sounds and words accurately. If they
mispronounce a sound or word, they may misrepresent it in writing.
Sequenced activities—
each activity focuses on a
specific spelling strategy
Spelling tips and
rules introduced
when students need
them to complete
an activity
Footer shows
the spelling focus
for the unit
Spelling Rules! Teacher Resource Book Ages 8-12+
Full teacher support for Student Book D is provided by Spelling Rules! Teacher Resource Book Ages 8-12+.
Here you will find valuable background information about spelling development and spelling knowledge,
along with practical resources, such as:
N teaching tips for every unit in Student Book D
N extra word lists
N strategies for teaching spelling
N guidelines for assessment and diagnosis of errors
N activities to support struggling spellers
N worthwhile extension for more able spellers.
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Tapeworms can live inside
people. They can be up to
25 metres long — that’s the
length of two buses!
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Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
care
4
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Sanjay
Fong
Dad
smile
time
drive
slice
quite
stripe
share
while
white
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f—
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fire
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sh —
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you don’t do this if you have a beard
sn —
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a reptile with no legs
br —
— —
willing to face danger
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Write an i-e word to match each meaning.
Long vowel sounds a-e, i-e
goodbye as his mum drove off.
wave
me ten dollars on my last birthday.
— —
Most nouns ending in e make the plural by adding s.
Write the plural for each noun.
cave
the front of your head
sl —
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slide
For review purposes only
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2
name
on the wet leaves and hurt his foot.
give
Rule!
alive
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cable
awake
the concert yesterday.
like
snake
shade
Complete each sentence by writing the verb in the past tense.
Everyone
fade
place
But be careful – some verbs do not follow this rule!
make
made
drive
drove
Find a list word that rhymes. Write another word
that follows the pattern.
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price
table
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space
made
For most verbs ending in e, you drop the e before adding ed to make the
past tense. live
lived
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race
line
side
Say each word out loud. Change the short vowel to a long vowel by adding e.
din
fat
rat
pin
strip
tap
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Colour the correct word.
slip downwards
Boil the eggs in a
pan pane
pr —
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what something costs
Our
m—
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more than one mouse
Tomatoes turn red when they are
in —
— — —
not outside
May I
car care
rid ride
of water.
was parked for too long and we got a
fin fine .
rip ripe .
my bike to the park?
Long vowel sounds a-e, i-e
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Unit
3
The funny bone is not
actually a bone. It is a
nerve behind your elbow.
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Words can rhyme but be spelt differently.
Find a list word that rhymes.
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stone
knows
toes
close
won
sun
whole
choose
news
alone
bone
p
home
gone
foal
bowl
love
dove
shove
done
shone
upon
use
foam
dome
4
prism
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giant
big
enormous
cylinder
cube
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moan
large
great
Syllables are the beats in a word. Write how many syllables you hear in each shape word.
sphere
Say each word out loud. Change the short vowel to a long vowel by adding e.
rod
hop
hug
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tub
cub
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently.
Tip!
pure
For review purposes only
huge
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cube
Colour the correct homophone.
This paddock is full of lambs and
The
Use the clues to find list words. The mystery word is a shape.
Are you
1. not spoilt or dirty
1
2. I
2
3
4
5
6
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3. Please
sure
4. a piece of rock
pure
5. all by yourself
cure
6. Have you
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the door.
your work?
8
dove
8. complete
9
love
9. an object with six square sides
Mystery word:
shore sure
this is the right way home?
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7. past tense of ‘go’
Long vowel sounds o-e, u-e
we dug is now full of muddy water.
Each set of words has the same spelling pattern, but one word sounds different.
Circle the one with a different sound and then use it in your own sentence.
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There are many ways to say big. Arrange these words in alphabetical order.
move
Long vowel sounds o-e, u-e
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A noun names something. roof, wood, fear, soap
It is easier to float
in sea water than
in fresh water.
1
Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
shook
street
sweep
flood
scream
dead
faint
head
beach
2
great
Write the word in the plural.
beach
street
year
goose
4
vote
The wind blew my hat into the water. Luckily it float
I hope we see a rainbow when the sun break
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Vowel digraphs oo, ee, ea, ai, oa
I gave a loud scream when the door slammed.
For review purposes only
the leaves from the driveway.
After our bushwalk we feast
The striker tried to boot the soccer ball into the net.
showed
room
tooth
groan
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Add the correct suffix to these words. Choose from s, ed, or ing.
Dad is sweep
Mix red and white paint to make pink.
We heard our puppy moan in his sleep.
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Asha had a bad dream and woke up crying.
wait
spoon
broom
float
Is the underlined word used as a noun or a verb?
tooth
moon
road
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Add another word to make a compound word.
door
paint
chook
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dream
school
er
blood
A verb is an action word. cook, float, leave, sleep
Some words can be nouns and verbs. I have a fear of spiders. (noun)
I fear the worst. (verb)
Find a list word that rhymes.
p
tool
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a
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t
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Tip!
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Colour the correct homophone.
I need
to too two
Cheng Mai is
eggs to make a cake.
to too two
May I watch television
Our car needs new
Foong
rowed road
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sick to come
to too two
the party.
to too two ?
breaks brakes .
two kilometres down the river.
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on hot damper with honey.
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Add a letter to make a new word. Use the clue!
heat
(grain used to make flour)
beat
(wild animal)
read
(...! Steady! Go!)
Vowel digraphs oo, ee, ea, ai, oa
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Unit
4
5
Bamboo can grow up
to 91 cm in one day.
Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
t
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g
a
i
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Some verbs do not add ed to show the past tense.
The spelling changes. Use list words to complete the
table.
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grow
throw
verb
p
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money
manyod
yestuda
Which day haven’t you used?
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past tense
It is Peter’s birthday
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Fill in the missing letters to make rhyming words.
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mountain
water spouting
delay
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move gently from side to side
grow
a large, black bird
Digraphs ow, ou, oy, ey, ay
m—
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k—
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called Honey. I made a poster and stuck it on our fence. I tied a rop to
Honey’s collar and we walked around the block. First he rolled on the
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surrounding, round about
ground. Then he tried to run a way. Mum’s phone rang. It was Honey’s
owner. When she collected him she offered me some mony but
Fill in the missing letters to name three animals.
key
Proofread this diary entry. There are five mistakes. Circle the mistakes. Write the words
correctly at the end.
Today Mum and I found a strey dog. The tag on his collar said he was
a team race
away
ground
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Make a new word by changing one letter in each list word.
The clues give the meaning of the new word.
—
. He is nine.
draw
away
4
.
For review purposes only
show
delay
3
Complete each sentence using yesterday, today or tomorrow.
We will begin our holidays
know
honey
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enjoy
saddenwey
I rode my bike to the pool.
Complete the table by writing each verb in the
past tense.
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mountain
d—
threw
find
proud
dratyusa
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grew
found
difray
past tense
below
ground
Unjumble these letters. The words are all days of the week.
I refused. We all enjoyd seeing Honey jump up to greet his owner.
t—
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k—
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Digraphs ow, ou, oy, ey, ay
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Cows can
fall asleep
standing up.
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Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
5
1
6
behind
p
separately
around
Hurry up! It’s
My cat can walk
awake
Colour the circle if the a at the beginning has a
short sound.
alive
after
another
again
along
along
almost
away
altogether
across
alike
always
aloud
above
3
7
Write these sentences leaving spaces between each word.
Donotbeafraid.
Mysisterisawaysicktoday.
Jackisaloneinthehouse.
kind
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un kind
approve
disapprove
Add un or dis at the beginning to make a word with the opposite meaning.
safe
agree
un
A long path is not the same as along the path.
Remember to leave a space between each word in a sentence.
A prefix is a syllable added at the beginning of a word to change the meaning.
un and dis both give the word an opposite meaning.
happy
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the river for a picnic.
For review purposes only
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two o’clock.
the top of the fence.
We rowed
Tip!
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asleep
rarely
one?
We started our sport lesson by running
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never
2
never
Write list words.
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about
already
often
This pen doesn’t work. Can you pass me
below
almost
always
Write a list word that means the opposite.
always
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a
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sometimes
across
ahead
Arrange these words from least often to most often.
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Write your own words beginning with un or dis.
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Words beginning with a-, al-; adding prefixes un-, dis-
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Write your own beginning for a fairy tale. Use as many list words as you can.
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Words beginning with a-, al-; adding prefixes un-, dis-
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Some leeches can suck
out ten times their own
weight in human blood.
t
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a
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t
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Say each word out loud. Change the short vowel to a long vowel by adding e.
slid
fin
rob
bath
mad
Colour the correct word.
We wrote the shopping list on a
scrap scrape
Do you like playing
hid hide
“Put your homework in the
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strips stripes .
on my desk,” said the teacher.
In each sentence the underlined word is a noun.
Write your own sentence using the same word as a verb.
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tr —
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scr —
dr —
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m
j—
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ns
gr —
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fl —
kn —
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pill —
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ted
cl —
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fr —
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bel —
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sh —
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f—
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wind —
—
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sl —
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p
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l—
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sl —
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Write ou or ow to complete these words.
sh —
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—
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br —
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pr —
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fr —
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c—
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Noun:I have a fear of flying.
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of paper.
and seek?
tub tube
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My pyjamas have red and white
p—
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pip
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Write ee or ea to complete these words.
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f—
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Choose a word to fit each space.
above
another
across
around
almost
Verb:
Which rides did you go on at the fair?
Verb:
Noun:
The waves are crashing onto the rocks.
Verb:
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I
hope hoped
the test wouldn’t be hard, but it was!
Sam
did done
Kelly
loves loved
his homework before playing soccer.
going to the movies when it is raining.
It was Mum’s birthday, so I
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make made
her a cake.
Tim’s best friend is Sandra, who lives
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the road. They play together
every day. Last weekend they went to the park to play cricket. Sandra
kept hitting the ball high
Tim’s head. He had to run a long way after
it. Tim asked his older brother Toby to be fielder so he wouldn’t have to keep
running
Toby caught it!
after the ball. Sandra hit the next ball high in the air and
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chance, will you?” asked Sandra.
The boys laughed and said it was now her turn to get some exercise.
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Unit
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Most people can’t
keep their eyes open
while sneezing.
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Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
1
Follow the pattern.
slurps
beginning
shouts
p
baking
jumped
2
Anna lived on a farm before she
jumping
Look out! You are
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Add ly to these words. Choose one to complete each sentence.
loud
cross
screamed
fit
dropped
skid
“Not stew again!” groaned Peter
invited
trip
“I’d love to come,” replied Lim
race
lovely
bake
decide
tries
empty
hurry
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racing
tried
m
trying
Find a list word to match each rule. Write it in the space.
To make the past tense, if a word ends in:
• two consonants, just add ed.
• two vowels and a consonant, just add ed.
• y, change y to i before adding ed.
Rules for adding suffixes -s, -ed, -ing, -ly
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day!” cried Eva as she stepped outside.
“What a
Find a word that shows how a cook prepares these foods.
It should rhyme with the word in brackets.
water
(spoils)
eggs
bread
(shakes)
potatoes (bashes)
sausages (drills)
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chicken
(dries)
(toasts)
The spellchecker on my computer says these words are wrong. Actually it is the spaces that
are in the wrong places. Write each sentence correctly.
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• silent e, drop the e before adding ed.
happy
.
“Can I help you?” asked the shopkeeper
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try
kind
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“Look over here,” called Dad
Follow the pattern by dropping the silent e.
happily
love
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crossly
fitting
me to the movies on Saturday. (take)
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fitted
to town. (move)
everything on the ground. (drop)
Uncle Max is
Follow the pattern by doubling the consonant.
worried
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the bucket and stood it upside down. (empty)
er
jumps
bumped
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
I
shouting
emptying
Complete each sentence using the correct form of the word in brackets.
Itwa sbeg in ningtor ain sowea te lun chin theh all.
Samco pied hiss tory neat lyint ohisb ook.
Rules for adding suffixes -s, -ed, -ing, -ly
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An elephant’s trunk has more
than 40,000 muscles — more
than in a human’s whole body!
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country
land
state
2
territory
Australia
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide
Canberra
Queensland
Victoria
The days of the week are all proper nouns. Write the days in order.
hong kong
was the day of the sun.
was the day of the moon.
was Tiw’s day. Tiw was the Norse god of war.
was Frigga’s day. Frigga was the chief Norse goddess.
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was Saturn’s day. Saturn was the Roman god of farming.
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Proper nouns; apostrophes of possession
t—
th —
—
n
—
u—
t—
— —
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n
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Tim’s bag.
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Use an apostrophe to show who owns each object.
The coat belongs to Pia. It is
The scarf belongs to Mum. It is
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r—
— —
C _ pi —
.
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The shoes belong to Steve. They are
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The book belongs to Ari. It is
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Fill in the missing letters.
Apostrophes can show that someone owns something.
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You have written a letter to your school principal.
Follow the example and address the envelope correctly.
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Howard Street
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Darwin
was Thor’s day. Thor was the Norse god of thunder.
Rosehill State School
Q—e—
HobartSouth Australia
your address
Mrs R. Smith
ic —
New South Wales
was Woden’s day. Woden was the chief Norse god.
Queensland
—
Brisbane
your name
Tasmania
e—
Tasmania
Write in full:
Victoria
—
Perth
ial
capital
T—
p
south
Northern Territory
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kangaroo
david
Western AustraliaSydney
Co
book
sea
Melbourne
er
western
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harry potter
pacific ocean
northern
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Which words are proper nouns? Circle the letters
that should be written as capitals.
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Join each capital city to its state or territory.
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ory
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— — —
s—
—
—
l
—
a—
—
.
.
Circle the letters that should be written as capitals.
cassie goes to epping for gym training every friday.
— —
er —
—
t—
—
y
the tasman sea separates australia and new zealand.
Proper nouns; apostrophes of possession
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The sperm whale holds the
record for the biggest brain.
It weighs 7-8 kg.
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The blend st can begin or end words. Write your own words with st.
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
st 1
st
Follow the patterns.
bigger
long
hotter
loud
nicer
hard
closer
fat
higher
big
larger
thin
happier
wide
cheapest
close
fastest
Find a compound word that begins with story.
large
loudest
What is the next word after stork?
funny
fittest
happy
funniest
dirty
longer
longest
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Use a form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
fattest
Co
fatter
Mt Cook is the
Kurt is the
to my school. (close)
mountain in New Zealand. (high)
er
p
We moved house and now I live much
boy in our class. (tall)
If you go to football training you will get
widest
funnier
funniest
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Use your dictionary!
ial
wider
. (fit)
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What is the word before toast?
What is the guide word written on the top of the page where you find the word
stretch?
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Some adjectives change when you use them to compare different things.
good
better best
bad
worse
worst
I am bad at breast stroke but I’m
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singer in our class.
cook I know.
The adjective nice is used too often. Find a better word for each sentence.
My cousin is very nice. This cake is nice.
Adjective suffixes -er, -est
The errors in this passage are all homophones.
Circle each one and write the correct form of the word.
at backstroke.
I don’t like it when my sister makes dinner. She is the
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at long jump.
Osman sang a solo at the concert as he is the
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Arrange in alphabetical order: strong, stale, stink, stupid, stage
Choose the word that fits each sentence.
I am good at high jump but I’m
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Last night we had stake for dinner.
I couldn’t finish my peace so I gave
it to our dog. Dad said that was a
waist because their is never enough
meet on his plate!
Adjective suffixes -er, -est
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People used to believe the
Earth was flat, and that
if you walked far enough
you’d fall off!
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brief
5
Find a list word that rhymes.
leaf
peeled
2
niece
beef
thieve
sadness
believe
steal
friend
F
bread is baked in this shape
L
F
a dangerous hunting animal
a container with holes
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pierce
relieve
piece = a part
peace = not at war
verb
grief
grieve
grief
niece
m
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cheap = not expensive
cheep = sound of a bird
piece peace
of cake?
piece peace .
cheap cheep
noisily when they are hungry.
cheap cheep
on Tuesdays.
Find a list word that belongs to each group.
steal
burgle
cousin
nephew
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My neighbour cried with grief when his dog died.
belief
The chicks
Movie tickets are
sentence (using either word)
relieve
F
Colour the correct word.
Everyone wants to live in
Follow the example to complete the table.
noun
G
F
For review purposes only
Make a list word by changing one letter in each word.
L
Learn these homophones:
May I have another
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F
D
a flat surface to put things on
the daughter of your brother or sister
sieve
E
a game played with a stick
Write a list word for each clue.
F
not able to hear
1 ÷ 2 =
not long
piece
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shield
p
fierce
mend
F
meat from a cow
Co
fielder
live
the person in charge
crease
F
R
er
E
the top of a house
grief
relief
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
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a caterpillar’s favourite food
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Use the clues to complete the words.
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mate buddy
sword helmet
scary wild
Write one sentence using both words.
friend
piece
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Digraph ie; homophones piece/peace, cheap/cheep
Digraph ie; homophones piece/peace, cheap/cheep
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untidy
disagree
disgrace
disgusting
dishonest
disobey
discover
p
Find list words that are synonyms for these words.
agree
error
find
safe
lose
messy
honest
gross
act badly
understand
obey
tidy
place
true
Jarrad’s shiny bike helmet is on the floor. How untidy!
likely
like
Jarrad’s bedroom is a mess. Describe each object using an adjective that rhymes with the clue.
Then say where each object is in his room. Finally, draw the bedroom to match your sentences.
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(tiny)
His
socks are
(jelly)
His
His
football is
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Your desk is so tidy!
Sam really likes pumpkin.
I agree with you.
The train is likely to arrive on time.
Prefixes un-, mis-, dis-
m
. How disgusting!
. What a disgrace!
(thirty)
jacket is
. How unlikely!
(blue)
Give each sentence the opposite meaning by adding un, mis, or dis.
The sun appeared over the horizon.
ial
mistake
3
appear
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misbehave
healthy
Small and little are synonyms.
er
misplace
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Make a word that means the opposite by adding
un, mis or dis at the beginning.
behave
mischief
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Tip!
lucky
unlikely
2
Synonyms are words with the same meaning.
When you sneeze, air and
snot fly out of your nose
at 160 km/h. Disgusting!
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Use your dictionary to find the meaning of these words. Use both words in one sentence.
dismay
mishap
Prefixes un-, mis-, dis-
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4
It is impossible to lick
your own elbow!
Complete the tables.
word
add er
add est
word
wide
safe
p
quick
friend
add ly
pretty
happy
add ed
add ing
smile
O
word
5
add y
Circle the letters that should be written as capitals. Add the missing punctuation.
wind
groan
I
ial
word
A
E
Co
quiet
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
U
er
big
Fill in the seven days of the week.
health
my name is ahmed and i am afraid of snakes. i
dream
live in alice springs and i know there are plenty of
For review purposes only
drop
worry
mess
snakes out there.
last sunday i was sitting outside reading charlottes
turn
tidy
agree
behave
Fill in the missing vowels.
— ve
disagr —
empt —
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disapp —
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misch —
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—
fr —
f
qu —
p—
up. there it was. a python. mum is a vet and
re
cover
python and popped it into my brothers gym bag.
likely
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i breathed again.
— nd
—
—
is used to handling snakes. she picked up the
take
m
— nt
—
dly
mis
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web by e b white. mum called me and i looked
Make a new word by adding a prefix from the box.
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disapp —
f—
—
— —
—
r
rce
str — l — a
Add a letter to the beginning of each word to make a new word.
—
lean
—
nail
—
rail
—
tone
—
room
—
rain
—
lower
—
new
—
now
—
rush
—
heat
—
harm
—
rack
—
rust
—
lack
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Meerkats are very helpful
animals. They often take
care of each other’s babies.
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joyful
1
Add ful to these words.
p
careful
care
painful
hope
peaceful
peace
grateful
pity
3
Tip!
sunrise this morning? (pretty)
Peace and piece are homophones.
The mnemonic I’d like a piece of pie can help you remember the difference.
ful
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Think up your own mnemonics for these words.
For review purposes only
If a word ends in y, change y to i
before adding ful.
beauty
beautiful
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. (sore)
grateful
colourful
Add ful to these words.
you could help.” (thankful)
A mnemonic is a trick to help us remember something.
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“Thank you! I am
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awful
beautiful
. (has many colours)
er
harm
helpful
Our classroom is bright and
Did you see the
ful
help
cheerful
. (in a good mood)
A sprained ankle can be very
play
playful
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
My nickname is Smiley as I am always
joy
useful
Use the clue to find a list word to fit each sentence.
beautiful
colourful
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mercy
Change only one letter at a time to make the new word.
H
A
N
D
C
A
R
E
plenty
m
Words for quantities sometimes end in ful. Handful is an example. Use the pictures as clues
to write these quantities.
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S
O
N
S
T
A
R
E
B
U
Y
S
H
O
R
T
Write your own sentences using these words.
awful
wonderful
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Adding suffix -ful; changing y to i
Adding suffix -ful; changing y to i
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Funnel web spider
venom is harmless
to dogs and cats.
Say Listen Look Understand Remember Practise
1
Add less to these words.
less
harm
hopeless
heart
harmless
fear
heartless
worth
less
hope
guess
care
express
shape
Complete the table by writing the word if it makes sense.
If you can’t make a sensible word, put a cross.
add ful
use
play
care
fear
Adding suffix -less; changing y to i; words ending in ss
room
t
pre
dre
ed
unle
m
Tip!
ing
Write the names of the four points of the compass.
north
If a word ends in y, change y to i
before adding less.
mercy
base word
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pity
cla
almo
acro
For review purposes only
compass
Add less to these words.
what happened to me today!”
expre
progre
less
progress
when you go bushwalking.
Write s or ss to complete each word.
alway
Co
grass
3
5
grass glass .
compass compost
guest guess
priceless princess .
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use
2
Always take a
“You’ll never
press
Rule!
Cows need to eat plenty of
er
fearless
princess
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
A woman who marries a prince becomes a
p
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Colour the correct word.
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south
east
west
Guessed and guest are homophones.
Guessed is a verb and guest is a noun.
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add less
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If a word is a homophone, a computer’s spellchecker will not notice a mistake.
Circle the errors in these sentences and correct them.
Are you shore you can eat a hole apple?
I rowed my bike too kilometres.
Dad said to leave our guessed in piece.
Adding suffix -less; changing y to i; words ending in ss
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3
When a horse gallops,
all four hooves are off
the ground at once.
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The words in each ladder are missing the same
double letters. Write the missing letters.
letter
pi —
ss
tt
kennel
tunnel
ye —
— ow
summer
le —
lesson
blo —
po —
burrow
ll
on
—
el
di —
—
er
tu —
—
el
wi —
—
er
le —
—
My dog likes to have a ride in the barrow.
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er
Choose one word from each box to make compound words.
letter
wheel
grass
button
pillow
hopper
box
hole
case
barrow
For review purposes only
—
om
bu —
um
ki —
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—
—
nn
ke —
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oon
—
rubbish
Use the clue to complete each word.
—
—
er
en
5
Circle the words that need double letters and write them correctly.
— —
rr —
—
a colourful bird
— —
rr —
—
a long orange vegetable
We never leave rubish in our backyard. But last
— —
rr —
—
an animal’s underground home
night my dog, Oscar, knocked over the bin and
— —
mm —
—
a tool for hitting nails
— —
mm —
—
a hot season
— —
dd —
—
useful for reaching high places
— —
bb —
—
used for making car tyres
— —
bb —
— —
litter
— — —
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ow
ba —
tennis
Hardly any words start with the letter x.
Co
balloon
—
op
The green apple tasted bitter.
er
gallop
—
p
ga —
possum
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Let the soup simmer for one hour.
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butter
Change one letter in the underlined word to make a new word.
Use the new word in your own sentence.
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—
a warm shoe to wear indoors
Double consonants in medial position
m
the lid came of. A posum colected some stale
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bread and ate it for diner. Then it started to
galop noisily over our roof. Dad used a lader
to climb up and shoo it away. I tied Oscar in his
kenel as he was trying to burow under the fence.
He quickly sliped out of his colar and ran away.
What a night!
Double consonants in medial position
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The first bubble gum
was made in ancient
Greece from tree resin.
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1
Write the double letters.
pp
p
Co
bottle
pu —
kettle
wri —
little
juggle
—
nee
—
nuckle
—
rite
—
rist
—
rong
—
not
—
nife
—
riggle
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ke —
—
le
jabber
le
sa —
—
le
whisper
—
le
a—
—
le
bu —
—
le
gi —
—
le
bo —
—
le
ri —
—
le
ju —
—
le
shriek
bellow
mutter
shout
gabble
roar
mumble
murmur
babble
chatter
li —
—
le
talk quietly
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Change one letter to make a new word.
riddle (m)
puddle (a)
giggle (j)
bottle (a)
middle (f)
buck
tick
pick
crack
chuck
tack
Words ending in le; letter patterns with silent letters: kn, wr
m
talk quickly
talk loudly
juggle (str)
Make new words by adding le to these words.
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wriggle
3
nit
Here are some interesting words to use instead of talk. Write the words in the correct
speech bubble.
le
cu —
—
For review purposes only
giggle
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—
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bubble
tt
Fill in the missing silent letter. Choose k or w.
er
cuddle
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gg
riddle
2
bb
dd
puddle
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Tip!
apple
saddle
The k in kn is a silent letter. knuckle
The w in wr is a silent letter. wriggle
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Use your dictionary to find a fra word to match each meaning.
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fra —
— — — —
a break in a bone
fra —
— — —
fra —
— — — —
a small, broken piece of something
fra —
— — — —
having a pleasant smell
fra —
— — — — — —
easily broken
a tree with large yellow and white flowers
Words ending in le; letter patterns with silent letters: kn, wr
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January
February
April
May
luyj
bemveron July
August
September
October
jurayan
aym
tugusa
fryubare
recembed
charm
enju
brotoce
Tip!
4
Proper nouns name people, places, pets, days of the week, months,
books and poems. Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter.
Circle the nouns that need capital letters in these sentences.
For review purposes only
perbmeets
prail
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How many days are there in each month? Use the number clues to complete this rhyme.
January = 1
Thirty days have
,
.
All the rest have thirty-one,
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5
Write a sentence using as many proper nouns as you can that begin with the same letter.
alone
Which has twenty-eight days clear
And twenty-nine in each leap year!
Proper nouns; topic words: months of the year
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,
m
adjective
compound word or noun group
daily
daytime
Jillian Jones, who was born in January, lives in Jindabyne.
December = 12
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It was my birthday last friday and grandad gave me a book about ian thorpe.
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Except for
My favourite month is
My uncle josh is driving his caravan from sydney to perth next july.
November
and
spring
ial
June
Clue: winter
er
March
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t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
autumn
Unjumble the letters for each month. Don’t forget
to start with a capital letter!
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Write the months that match each season. Which is your favourite month? Why?
summer
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2
3
The Roman emperor, Julius
Caesar, named the month
of July after himself.
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Complete the table to build word families.
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noun
week
lunar month
leap year
Proper nouns; topic words: months of the year
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The biggest frog in the world
is the Goliath frog. A Goliath
frog can weigh as much as a
house cat!
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m
h
g
a
i
r
t
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Tip!
These words all have one or two prefixes or suffixes. Write the base words to which the
prefixes and suffixes were added.
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Antonyms are also formed using prefixes and suffixes.
kind unkind
harmful harmless
littlest
burrowed
4
awfully
guessing
disappear
hard
long
hopeless
returned
bravely
replied
tidy
end
painful
beginning
pitiless
5
dog
pain + ful + ly
juggle + ing
Where does each animal live?
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beautiful
Add the prefix or suffix shown to each base word.
empty + ed
Write an antonym for each of these words.
er
p
unhelpful
2
rabbit
pretty + est
goldfish
horse
wombat
bird
pig
bee
owl
hope + less
mis + understand
worry + ed
For review purposes only
fear + ful
6
3
tennis = tennis
— nail
possum = possum
m
Mark the syllable breaks in these words. In the circle, write the number of syllables you hear.
January
April
giggle
wriggled
balloon
rubbish
playfully
colourful
Revision
— tale
Two-syllable words with a double consonant break into syllables between
the consonants.
puddle = puddle
Make a new word by adding a consonant at the beginning.
7
— each
— our
— harp
— ear
— port
— lame
— lean
— are
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Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning.
Big and little are antonyms.
Make a new word by adding a letter at the end.
ski —
she —
rid —
was —
pea —
not —
dam —
grin —
bat —
win —
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apples
bubbling
summer
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Make a new word by adding an extra vowel.
pin
man
shut
bat
flat
rod
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Your weight on the moon
is six times less than your
weight on Earth.
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Nouns name people, places and things. neighbour, sleigh
1
s
r
sight
p
ight
bright
midnight
f
frighten
fr
knight
eight
neigh
2
weight
noun
t
weight
br
5
s
neighbour
h
noun
verb
see
fly
fright
Is the circled word a noun or a verb?
The horse neighed loudly as I approached.
The first visitors to the South Pole used sleighs pulled by husky dogs.
Make words ending in igh.
sleigh
verb
ial
Co
fl
Complete the tables.
er
n
4
m
Verbs say what you can do. weigh, frighten
Some words can be both nouns and verbs!
It all depends on their meaning in the sentence.
How many words can you make with ight?
sigh
might
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Tip!
For review purposes only
It’s time to light the barbecue for lunch.
igh
6
Write a sentence using each word.
th
to
de
neigh
twi
mid
high
in
al
light
night
sight
house
light
bour
ready
m
smell (noun)
smell (verb)
sigh (noun)
sigh (verb)
7
Write a list word for each category.
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8
Do
Letter patterns igh, eigh
number
person
Colour the correct homophone.
nights knights
In English we
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Choose one syllable from each box to make a word with two syllables.
take their armour off at
right write
night knight ?
our words from left to
right write .
Letter patterns igh, eigh
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Gorillas can be taught to use
sign language to communicate
with people.
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1
Write ou or au.
c
gh
rough
— —
c
ght
cough
— —
en
d
though
— —
t
— —
ghter
gh
thought
bought
fought
taught
caught
Rule!
ght
— —
gh
r
— —
gh
b
— —
ght
n
— —
ghty
5
naughty
dropped
up
under
smooth
sold
Find the antonyms by circling the words that don’t make sense.
Write the word with the opposite meaning.
It was midday on Christmas Eve. As there was no
Most verbs show the past tense by adding ed.
discover
discovered
moon it was very dark. Sam wanted to stay asleep
so he could catch Santa Claus delivering presents.
For review purposes only
Some verbs have a different form in the
past tense.
write
wrote
daughter
good
ial
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enough
— —
th
gh
Write an antonym for each word.
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
t
p
— —
4
er
tough
Rule!
Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning.
day, night
He heard a soft crash outside and jumped out of
bed to shine his torch through the window. Two
Complete the tables.
verb
past tense
buy
cough
teach
3
verb
into bed and gasped. Leaning against his bed
past tense
think
was a tiny package. It must be the new bike he
fight
wanted. But how had it got there?
Choose the right word for each space.
though
The piece of steak was too
Even
just a possum. Sam turned around to climb back
m
weigh
tough
through
to chew.
it was sunny, I
The lion jumped
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Letter patterns ough, augh; antonyms
the burning hoop.
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Write the noun for the family member who is . . .
the daughter of your aunt: your
the wife of your grandfather: your
it might rain later.
the son of your mother: your
the daughter of your sister: your
Letter patterns ough, augh; antonyms
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Some verbs can be changed into nouns by adding ion.
Sharks can’t
swim backwards.
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t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Rule!
If the verb ends in e, drop the e before adding ion.
con fuse
con fusion
4
Complete the tables.
Make nouns by choosing the right suffix to add to
these words.
1
sadness
ness
happiness
ship
dom
hood
television
king
direction
dark
friendship
child
truthful
kingdom
sad
free
freedom
neighbour
tired
forward
forgetful
sponsor
p
late
separation
loud
Co
backward
noun
friend
neighbourhood
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happy
ugly
3
loneliness
Add ness to these words.
act
revision
5
lazy
friendly
m
verb
introduction
direct
discuss
explanation
televise
Name each mathematical operation. Each one ends in ion.
2 + 3 = 5
6 _ 2 = 4
4 x 2 = 8
6 ÷ 3 = 2
6
The suffix ward means in the direction of. Write three words that use this suffix and give
the antonym for each one.
If an adjective ends in y, change the y to i before adding ness.
lonely
noun
For review purposes only
childhood
Rule!
verb
ial
kind
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revision
in
for
up
empty
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Which of the nouns on this page might you hear in a fairy tale?
dizzy
7
Make a noun by adding a suffix to the adjective. Look in a dictionary!
Use each noun in a sentence.
wise
likely
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Noun suffixes -ness, -ion, -ship, -dom, -hood; adverbial suffix -ward
Noun suffixes -ness, -ion, -ship, -dom, -hood; adverbial suffix -ward
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3
Only female mosquitoes
suck blood.
Why is there no singular form for these words?
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
scissors
tongs
pliers
trousers
tweezers
Because
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Rule!
toe
canoe
If a noun ends in o, you usually add es to
make the plural.
echo
echoes
p
tomato
potato
piano
kangaroo
dozen
women
plural
singular
deer
oxen
sheep
plural
goose
photos
Take care with these homophones.
there = a place (here and there)
their = belonging to them (is always followed by a noun)
they’re = they are
Where are their clothes? They’re over there!
Tip!
For review purposes only
scissors
canoe mosquito
hero
kimono
radio
toe
volcano kangaroo
dingo
video
banjo
studio
2
Write the plural ending for the items on
this list.
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nouns.
m
1 kg tomato
2 mango
Write your own sentences to show how each word is used.
there
their
3 kg potato
they’re
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2 avocado
0.5 kg pea
4 banana
Words ending in o, oe; irregular plurals; homophones there/their/they’re
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trousers
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woman
If the word ends in two vowels, just add s.
radio
radios
hero
1
singular
ial
Co
mango
Complete the tables.
er
If the word comes from another language,
you usually add s to make the plural.
avocado (Spanish)
avocados
piano (Italian)
pianos
4
6
An abbreviation is a short form of a longer word. Use your dictionary to find the longer
word for each abbreviation.
hippo
rhino
photo
kilo
Words ending in o, oe; irregular plurals; homophones there/their/they’re
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No two giraffes have
the same pattern on
their skin.
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puff
1
A collective noun names a group of people, animals or things.
calf
laugh
stiff
thief
p
half
2
scarf
leaf
knife
themselves
shelf
handkerchief
giraffe
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kittens
bees
sheep
a school of
a litter of
a swarm of
a herd of
a pack of
Write one more collective noun. a
Make up one yourself. a
m
Write the plural for each noun.
of
loaf
knife
puff
thief
cliff
yourself
shelf
giraffe
Words ending in f, ff, fe, ffe; changing f to v; collective nouns
lane
—
room —
rain
—
row
—
pace
—
rust
—
lace
—
low
—
rush
—
win
Write an antonym for each clue.
A
B
K
L
H
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half
of
—
C
If a noun ends in ff or ffe, add s to form the plural.
fish
Add a consonant to the beginning of each word to make a new word that rhymes.
ring
bring
5
6
If a noun ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add es to form the plural.
elf
elves
life
lives
cattle
a flock of
For review purposes only
giraffe
3
wolves
bluff
themselves
handkerchief
Rule!
Choose an animal to complete each collective noun. Use a dictionary if you need help.
wife
Write how many syllables each word has.
an army of soldiers
ial
wolf
Co
shelf
a fleet of ships
er
a pod of whales
4
Find a list word that rhymes.
cliff
staff
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
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E
F
G
H
R
T
T
Y
L
A
answer
B
freeze
C
drop
D
safety
E
hardest
F
closest
G
suddenly
H
vertical
Words ending in f, ff, fe, ffe; changing f to v; collective nouns
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6
Tomatoes are really a kind
of fruit, not a vegetable!
Fill in the missing vowels.
2
w—
—
ght
h—
—
3
t
nei —
— —
our
b—
s — ei —
s—i—
—
ght
c—
—
ght
sad
kind
adverb
4
friend
Complete the tables.
singular
plural
canoe
write
fort
choose
wade
allowed
stares
7
—
or —
—
an — a — oo
the hole journey.
The whether was hot and sticky every day, so Mum decided we should all by some
knew summer clothes. When we packed to go home our suitcase was so full I thought
For review purposes only
happy
free
child
m
singular
cliff
hero
lazy
it might brake.
truth
An anagram is formed by rearranging the letters in a word.
Tip!
Lemon is an anagram of melon.
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plural
shelves
scarf
women
Circle the words which are not used correctly in this story.
noisy baby only too rose behind us. She didn’t give her parents a moment of piece
tomatoes
Revision
weight
Make a new noun by adding one or two suffixes.
king
5
threw
red most of my book by the time we landed. I couldn’t sleep because there was a
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noun
site
Last holidays we flew on a plain to Singapore. The flight took ate hours and I had
Add suffixes to these adjectives to make adverbs and nouns.
adjective
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—
raw
ial
ni —
ght
Co
Fill in the missing consonants.
—
p
ght
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
er
— —
Write the homophone for each word.
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8
Use the clues to make anagrams of these words.
cars
a mark on the skin
thorn
one of the points on a compass
state
one of the five senses
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25
Snakes use their
tongues to smell.
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wrap
island
honest
tongue
autumn
p
wrong
solemn
listen
thumb
knock
These words have all come from another language. That is why the spelling looks odd.
Match each type of boat to its description. The first one has been done for you.
canoe (Spanish)
kayak (Inuit)
a boat with sails
a very small rowboat
a light boat with a cover that fits around the paddler’s waist
yacht (Dutch)
ial
comb
debt
Co
castle
catamaran (Tamil)
a boat with two joined hulls
dinghy (Hindi)
a lightweight boat with paddles
For review purposes only
ghost
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These body parts all have silent letters. Write the word.
Add a suffix to each word.
m
ghost + ly
comb + ing
wrap + ed
wrinkle + ing
doubt + ful
honest + y
Silent letters; non-English words
There are many words you can use instead of went.
The dog wriggled through the narrow gap in the fence.
Find a better word than went to complete these sentences.
The ghost
The elephant
Jack and Jill
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doubt
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hour
er
calm
3
palm
• q is always followed by u, except in Qantas (which is an acronym).
• No English words end with v.
• No English words start with pf.
4
kneel
2
Circle the silent letter in each of these words.
Write a list word with the same silent letter.
wrinkle
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Rule!
1
Some letters just don’t go together in English. There are also some letters
that just can’t start or end words.
through the door.
through the reeds to reach the waterhole.
up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Fill in the missing vowels to make words you can use instead of walked.
Use two of these verbs in your own sentences.
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d — wdl — d
t — pt —
—
d
w — ddl — d
tr — dg — d
Silent letters; non-English words
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Australian cicadas
are the loudest
insects in the world.
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1
carpet
4
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Say each list word aloud and listen to the sound the c
makes. Write the word inside the appropriate shape.
soft c
cancel
p
lettuce
— ircu —
— urfa — e
— entre
— imple
— ement
— ervice
— eiling
The missing letters all make a k sound. Write c or k.
— oala
— urtain
— olour
— ettle
— upboard
— on — rete
— itchen
— orrect
— itten
ci — ada
6
Co
cure
— ircle
Complete the crossword puzzle.
1
3
soft c
and hard c
cucumber
cylinder
4
5
ial
correct
— illy
er
cicada
— ertain
5
hard c
cent
once
The missing letters all make an s sound. Write c or s.
2
For review purposes only
because
decide
6
7
Across
Down
3.
1.
4.
2.
7.
5.
8.
6.
Look at the letters following c in each group of words in question 1.
Fill in the missing letters for the two rules.
c is soft like s when the next letter is
c is hard like k when the next letter is
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2
—, —
or
—, —
or
—.
—.
m
7
Use a more interesting word than looked in each sentence.
The sailor
Fill in the missing letters for these vegetables. If you need help, use a dictionary.
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at the horizon for hours.
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inside the box, hoping to find jewels and money.
8
Write your own sentences using these verbs.
glimpsed
c—p—i—u—
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c—
—
u—b—
—
Soft and hard c sounds; soft c sound before e, i, y
—
e—t—c—
—
a—r—
—
—
el — r —
glanced
Soft and hard c sounds; soft c sound before e, i, y
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The big red spot on the planet
Jupiter is a gigantic storm. It’s
three times the size of Earth,
and hundreds of years old!
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p
genius
golden
guest
guide
garage
garbage
gypsy
gather
giggle
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g is usually hard when the next letter is
—, —
or
—, —
or
grow
glad
garden
groan
Make an adjective by adding y.
Take care if the word ends in e!
noun
greed
gloom
guilt
6
adjective
m
gaze
Soft and hard g sounds; soft g sound before e, i, y
gift
guard
singular
grocery
guest
genius
and hard g
gloss
gentleman
Here are some interesting words you can use instead of big and little.
Write the name of an animal that fits each adjective.
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generally
gymnastics
plural
gypsy
grease
Say these words aloud. Put a tick in the box if they follow the rules above.
Put a cross in the box if they don’t.
golf
Complete the table.
soft g
7
ing
guess
—.
—.
ful
grace
Look at the words in the gelato cone and on the gate.
Fill in the missing letters for the two rules.
g is usually soft when the next letter is
3
th
For review purposes only
gigantic
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giant
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ed
er
gentle
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
hard g
as in got
soft g
as in germ
garden
Make a new word by adding a suffix from the box.
ly
Say each list word aloud and listen to the sound the g
makes. Write the word inside the appropriate shape.
1
gather
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a gigantic
a giant
a microscopic
a minuscule
an enormous
a miniature
a huge
a tiny
a large
a midget
Soft and hard g sounds; soft g sound before e, i, y
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The Atlantic giant squid has
the biggest eyes of any
creature. One squid had
eyes 50 cm in diameter.
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3
Add suffixes to these verbs.
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
es
squash
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s
squirm
ed
ing
quiet
quite
p
Rule!
quarter
• q is always followed by u.
• qu is always followed by another vowel.
squawk
1
square
equal
request
squirrel
mosquito
Co
squeal
Write the plural form for these insects.
ant
flea
Fill in the missing vowels to make list words.
sq —
—
r —
q—
— —
—
q—
—
Tip!
l
t
q—
—
t—
l
q—
—
rt — r
fly
mosquito
cicada
cockroach
ial
• cw and qw do not go together in
English.
squash
4
ing
er
queue
These three words do not sound the same, so they are not homophones.
Yet some people do mix them up.
quit = stop
quiet = not loud
— —
q—
— — —
r—q—
—
st
5
Colour the correct word.
U
2. S
Q
U
3. S
Q
U
5. S
Q
7. S
8. S
9. S
2. press together
U
Q
m
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U
U
U
Letter pattern qu; confusing words quit/quiet/quite
inquired
4. sea animals with long tentacles
quit quiet quite
requested
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U
quit quiet quite
6. crouch with a straight back
7. sound a parrot makes
8. shapes with four equal sides
9. line with twists or curves
is when he is asleep.
making such a racket.
ready, so I’ll bring it tomorrow.
Choose a word to complete each sentence.
3. look with eyes partly closed
U
Q
Q
Q
1. small furry animal
Q
6. S
My brother asked me to
My project is not
quit quiet quite
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Use your dictionary to find these words starting with squ.
1. S
quite = completely
For review purposes only
sq —
The only time my brother is
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ed
Mum
questioned
demanded
a seat by the window when she booked her ticket.
Mr Lee
The police
“I want my money back!”
about his watch at the lost property office.
the driver about the accident.
the angry customer.
Letter pattern qu; confusing words quit/quiet/quite
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t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Write the list word which is most appropriate for
measuring each quantity.
1
metre
distance between cities
millimetre
cost of a bus ride
litre
height of a person
gram
quantity of water
decade
length of a ruler
decimal
length of an ant
uni
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Some prefixes indicate quantity.
prefix
quantity
uni
1
bi
2
tri
3
quart
4
example
prefix
unicycle
oct
8
octagon
biplane
dec
10
decade
tricycle
centi
100
centimetre
quarter
milli
1000
millimetre
Choose a word ending for each prefix.
pede
62
kg
g
$
Write as many words as you can starting with each prefix. A dictionary will help.
bi
tri
form
agon
er
cycle
uni
bi
tri
oct
dec
oct
Prefixes uni-, bi-, tri-, kilo-, dec-, centi-, milli-; topic words: measurement
quantity
m
opus
example
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triangle
2
mL
For review purposes only
bicycle
Tip!
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Co
uniform
mm
p
centimetre
cm
ial
weight of an orange
km
er
kilometre
dollar
Write the full word for these abbreviations and symbols.
Then write in the circle the number of syllables in each word.
3
The world’s smallest frog
is from Cuba. It is just 8.5
millimetres long.
The letters of most of these words have been jumbled up. Write the sentences correctly.
I ma het olny mebmer of my faimly bron tihs cnetruy.
We hnug ornage rtinagles on eth fecnes to mrak het tarck.
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quart
angle
6
All the vowels have been lost from this sentence. Write the sentence correctly.
Sm njys mths bt sms wth dcmls cnfs hm.
milli
Prefixes uni-, bi-, tri-, kilo-, dec-, centi-, milli-; topic words: measurement
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1
In English, the writing goes from left to
right. In Arabic, the writing goes from
right to left. In Japanese, the writing
goes from top to bottom, in columns.
doubt
long and green
m — sq —
b — c — cl —
it’s fun to ride
c — l — nd — r
c — c — d —
noisy insect
—q—
q—
four make a whole
r—q—
land surrounded by water
g—
2
biting insect
long, round shape
same amount
p
— l
—
st
—
polite question
st
Co
sl — nd
t —
visitor to your home
casle
gost
nuckle
autum
rong
quiet
garden
6
Complete each sentence using a word from the box.
quit
These words have lost their silent letters! Write them correctly.
thum
decide
The crowd
riggle
Suddenly it was
rist
holding my breath.
quiet
ial
rt — r
—
er
c — c — mb — r
—
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
honest
Write the missing vowel sounds. The clues will help you.
—
Make word families by adding prefixes and/or suffixes to these base words.
If you need help, look in a dictionary.
5
shouting as the tennis player stepped up to the service line.
and I was
For review purposes only
nife
we’re
“Pack your bag quickly as
bicycle gentle calendar certain
garbage guilty
century g a ra g e
g ra m m a r cement
The missing letters all make a j sound. Fill in g or j.
—
uicy
—
ymnasium
—
iraffe
—
inger
—
olly
—
iant
—
azz
—
igantic
—
ourney
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What
7
surprised to realise I was
where
going away for the weekend!” Mum
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c o r re c t were
announced. This was news to me!
Say each word aloud.
Draw a circle around the c or g if it makes a soft sound as in cent or giraffe.
Draw a square around the c or g if it makes a hard sound as in cat or goat.
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quite
would we stay?
we going to do? I guessed I would soon know.
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Find anagrams for these words.
plum
asleep
—
ewel
seam
cares
—
enius
sword
bruise
—
enerally
listen
fluster
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If the wind is cold enough
and strong enough, icicles
grow sideways.
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Tip!
simple
trouble
Words with double consonants in the middle
always have more than one syllable. There
is a syllable break between the consonants.
horri ble
p
Draw lines to show the syllables in these words.
For example: jun/gle
tangle
icicle
tentacle
spectacles
tickle
ca
stle
bu
thi
wre
The words in the box form a part of something bigger. Write each word in the box next to
the word it belongs to.
5
simple
trouble
terrible
tangle
icicle
tentacle
saddle
spectacles
tickle
finger
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jungle
hu
er
1
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
whi
horrible
terrible
Make words with a silent t. Underline all the silent letters.
tentacle
lenses
handle
spout
spectacles
octopus
kettle
knife
whistle
whistle
6
Use the clues to find the mystery word.
Tip: All of the words end in le.
1.
3.
tick —
—
lab —
—
hurd —
m
Make list words by changing or leaving out the circled letters.
sample
tingle
trickle
thistle
bungle
bic y cle
hu d dle
bangle
Letter patterns ble, gle, tle, cle, kle, dle
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—
1. sea creature
2.
Do these words end in le or el? Write the missing letters.
kenn —
3
knuckle
For review purposes only
hurdle
hurdle
2
stirrup
4.
—
tunn —
5.
—
6.
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2. three lots of
3. plural of person
4. colour
5. two lots of
6. one lot of
7. not complicated
Try to stay out of this!
Write one or two sentences using these words.
horrible
terrible
Letter patterns ble, gle, tle, cle, kle, dle
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4
The first living creature to
go on a space mission was
Laika the dog, in 1957.
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Write list words.
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
prepa
station
A millionaire is someone who has a
nation
dollars.
p
dollars.
Co
fraction
n
explanatio
tion
a
p
u
occ
.
I am going to be a
fashion
I’d like to be an astronaut on a
million
space
.
champion
n
operate
organise
explain
separate
Base word (verb)
Suffix added
a
plosion
tio njoin
ine
x
orm
a
ont
ninf
Write a list word to match each shape.
m
prepare
maintain
c
curtai
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occupy
sation
rat
io
e
u n t a i n c r t a i n i ro n
o
m
susp
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A History of Our Nation non-fiction section
The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
explore
Find the ion words in the trophy and write them in the suffix added column.
Write the verb that belongs to the same word family as the noun.
5
Would you look in the fiction or non-fiction section for these books?
Charlie Cheers the Champions ope
noun
imagine
For review purposes only
billion
Life on a Space Station organi
.
religion
n
separation
swimmer.
One quarter is a
mission
ratio
o
l
p
ex
ial
I’ll meet you at the train
cushion
2
imagination
A billionaire is someone who has a
section
ration
verb
er
fiction
There has been a word explosion. Find a noun to match each verb.
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Use both rhyming words in one sentence.
fashion
passion
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Letter pattern -ion
Letter pattern -ion
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Unit
4
The largest pizza ever
baked measured 37.4 m
in diameter.
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1
igloo
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
The Antarctic Ocean
Find a list word that fits each meaning.
An Inuit (Eskimo) word meaning house
robot
A factory handling dangerous chemicals
A large lake
A school
At a restaurant
yacht
p
khaki
Desert and dessert are often confused, even though they are not homophones.
kindergarten
Tip!
A German word meaning child’s garden
pizza
spaghetti
An Italian word meaning frozen
gelato
5
It is often cold at night in the
desert dessert .
My favourite
is jelly and ice-cream.
6
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Here are some Italian words. Which ones can you eat? Which ones can you drink?
cappuccino
spaghetti
3
Eat:
pizza
latte
broccoli
gelato
Drink:
m
desert dessert
Colour the correct homophone.
We used a
course coarse
sieve to remove the small pebbles.
Dad has just finished a training
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course coarse
for cricket umpires.
Write a paragraph about eating a meal in a restaurant.
Use these words: restaurant, menu, course.
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and write its meaning.
restaurant
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Colour the correct word.
us
tra
l ia
restaurant
risotto
I’d like a
second serve
of dessert!
For review purposes only
chocolate
zucchini
desert = hot, dry place
dessert = sweet food
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A Japanese word meaning harbour wave
tsunami
er
A Hindi (Indian) word meaning dusty
iceberg
2
Write the list word you might find in these locations.
Non-English words; confusing words desert/dessert; homophones course/coarse
Non-English words; confusing words desert/dessert; homophones course/coarse
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Christmas
wrap
p
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manger
stocking
holly
wreath
5
Christmas
present
reindeer
plural
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Complete the table.
wreath
holly holy
night
manager manger , no crib for a bed
Hark! the herald
angels angles
The
and the ivy
holly holy
Add ion to make nouns.
verb
celebrate
m
decorate
act
donkey
reject
elf
instruct
party
direct
Topic words: Christmas
food
noun
6
sing!
us
tra
l ia
celebrate
wish
Santa
For review purposes only
Away in a
reindeer
singular
presents
turkey
tinsel
Colour the correct word.
Silent night,
stocking
stocking
pudding
ial
carol
holly
er
celebrate
manger
candle
decorations
present
donkey
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
ham
Make words using letters from these list words.
carol
shepherd
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1
Sort the words into categories.
wreath
wreath
angel
2
4
In France, children leave a pair
of shoes out to be filled with
presents at Christmas time.
Write Santa’s reply to Sarah’s letter.
Dear Santa,
My Mum says no one
thinks to give you a
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What would you like for
Christmas?
Love, Sarah
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Some experts say the
average adult speaks
12,500 words a day.
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1
4
adverb
noun
quick
p
stripy
Write the homophone for each word.
coarse
hole
peace
night
blue
new
fort
wait
3
wriggle cuddle
lace ice
taste
save
hose
(an animal)
word
(Earth)
steam
(small river)
truck
(hit)
quit
(bed cover)
tale
(not fresh)
5
Make a new word by adding a letter.
(cut off beard)
For review purposes only
brake
6
write
piece
(stick into)
Change one letter to make a new word.
stair
suction
(a part)
worm
(group of letters)
threw
green
(say hello)
sample
(easy)
rap
pedal
(an award)
candle
(hold it)
guessed
belief
(end of worries)
fresh
(meat)
allowed
project
(look after)
carry
(Indian spice)
(transport)
grain
(get more)
violent
(colour)
learn
(get money)
craft
(it floats)
barrow
(goes with bow)
brain
(healthy food)
bend
(finish)
site
m
Homographs have the same spelling but more than one meaning.
Give two meanings for each of these words.
cricket 1.
2.
pupil
1. 2.
coach 1. 2.
match 1.
2.
Revision
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sure
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steel
stripe ial
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happily
dreamy
shade
er
sadness
smooth
2
adjective
happiness
quietly
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m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Complete the tables.
adjective
Words ending in e drop the e before adding y. Make an adjective by adding y to these words.
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words in unit order
Unit 4
grow
throw
below
ground
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country
state
northern
western
south
capital
territory
New South Wales
Victoria
Unit 10
brief
grief
relief
fielder
fierce
shield
niece
piece
sieve
thieve
believe
friend
p
Unit 14
less
hopeless
harmless
heartless
fearless
press
grass
guess
express
progress
compass
princess
cuddle
bubble
bottle
kettle
little
juggle
giggle
wriggle
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
Unit 17
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
caught
daughter
naughty
Unit 21
sadness
happiness
revision
television
direction
friendship
kingdom
freedom
forward
backward
childhood
neighbourhood
Unit 22
toe
canoe
tomato
potato
mango
hero
piano
kangaroo
dozen
women
trousers
scissors
Unit 25
wrap
wrinkle
kneel
calm
castle
comb
island
honest
tongue
autumn
doubt
ghost
squash
squeal
squawk
square
equal
request
squirrel
mosquito
Unit 29
metre
kilometre
centimetre
millimetre
litre
gram
decade
decimal
dollar
uniform
bicycle
triangle
Unit 26
carpet
cancel
cent
once
cicada
correct
cure
lettuce
cucumber
cylinder
because
decide
For review purposes only
Unit 15
letter
butter
gallop
balloon
kennel
tunnel
tennis
rubbish
summer
lesson
possum
burrow
Unit 11
untidy
unlikely
mischief
misplace
misbehave
mistake
disagree
disgrace
disgusting
dishonest
disobey
discover
m
Unit 16
apple
saddle
puddle
riddle
Unit 19
sigh
sight
might
bright
midnight
frighten
knight
eight
neigh
weight
sleigh
neighbour
Unit 20
tough
rough
cough
enough
though
thought
bought
fought
taught
Unit 23
puff
cliff
staff
shelf
half
wolf
scarf
leaf
knife
themselves
handkerchief
giraffe
Unit 27
gather
garden
gentle
genius
giant
golden
guest
guide
garage
garbage
gigantic
gypsy
Unit 31
simple
trouble
horrible
terrible
jungle
tangle
icicle
tentacle
spectacles
tickle
hurdle
whistle
us
tra
l ia
Unit 7
shouting
baking
beginning
emptying
bumped
screamed
dropped
invited
worried
crossly
happily
lovely
Unit 9
bigger
hotter
nicer
closer
higher
larger
happier
cheapest
fastest
loudest
fittest
funniest
Unit 13
joyful
useful
playful
cheerful
helpful
awful
careful
painful
peaceful
colourful
grateful
beautiful
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Unit 3
tool
shook
blood
street
sweep
dream
head
beach
great
paint
road
float
Unit 5
across
always
about
around
almost
already
ahead
asleep
above
another
along
altogether
Tasmania
Queensland
ial
Unit 2
home
stone
close
whole
alone
gone
love
done
use
pure
huge
cube
found
proud
mountain
enjoy
money
honey
delay
away
er
Unit 1
care
made
table
place
shade
awake
time
slice
stripe
while
white
alive
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quiet
quite
queue
quarter
million
billion
champion
Unit 33
igloo
robot
yacht
iceberg
khaki
tsunami
kindergarten
pizza
spaghetti
gelato
chocolate
restaurant
Unit 34
Christmas
angel
shepherd
donkey
manger
carol
holly
wreath
present
stocking
reindeer
celebrate
Unit 32
station
nation
fiction
section
fraction
cushion
fashion
mission
religion
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15
3
13
26
7
10
4
29
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20
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16
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26
22
8
1
13
34
26
25
20
34
26
29
32
9
13
21
33
34
26
23
2
9
13
25
14
26
20
8
7
2
26
16
26
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daughter
decade
December
decide
decimal
delay
direction
disagree
discover
disgrace
disgusting
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20
29
17
26
29
4
21
11
11
11
11
dishonest
disobey
dollar
done
donkey
doubt
dozen
dream
dropped
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
11
11
29
2
34
25
22
3
7
eight
emptying
enjoy
enough
equal
express
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Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
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7
4
20
28
14
fashion
fastest
fearless
February
fiction
fielder
fierce
fittest
float
forward
fought
found
fraction
freedom
friend
friendship
frighten
funniest
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Unit
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14
17
32
10
10
9
3
21
20
4
32
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10
21
19
9
giggle
giraffe
golden
gone
gram
grass
grateful
great
grief
ground
grow
guess
guest
guide
gypsy
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27
2
29
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13
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10
4
4
14
27
27
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half
handkerchiefUnit
Unit
happier
happily
Unit
happiness Unit
harmless Unit
head
Unit
heartless Unit
helpful
Unit
Unit
hero
higher
Unit
holly
Unit
Unit
home
honest
Unit
Unit
honey
hopeless Unit
horrible
Unit
hotter
Unit
huge
Unit
hurdle
Unit
23
23
9
7
21
14
3
14
13
22
9
34
2
25
4
14
31
9
2
31
iceberg
icicle
igloo
invited
island
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
33
31
33
7
25
January
joyful
juggle
July
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
17
13
16
17
June
jungle
Unit 17
Unit 31
t
m
h
g
a
i
r
t
y
kangaroo Unit
kennel
Unit
kettle
Unit
khaki
Unit
kilometre Unit
kindergartenUnit
kingdom Unit
kneel
Unit
knife
Unit
knight
Unit
22
15
16
33
29
33
21
25
23
19
larger
leaf
less
lesson
letter
lettuce
litre
little
loudest
love
lovely
9
23
14
15
15
26
29
16
9
2
7
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
neigh
Unit 19
neighbour Unit 19
neighbourhood Unit 21
New South Wales Unit 8
nicer
Unit 9
niece
Unit 10
northern
Unit 8
November Unit 17
October
once
Unit 17
Unit 26
painful
paint
peaceful
piano
piece
pizza
place
playful
possum
potato
present
press
princess
progress
proud
puddle
puff
pure
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13
3
13
22
10
33
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13
15
22
34
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14
14
4
16
23
2
Unit
quarter
Queensland Unit
queue
Unit
quiet
Unit
quite
Unit
28
8
28
28
28
reindeer
relief
religion
request
restaurant
revision
riddle
road
robot
rough
34
10
32
28
33
21
16
3
33
20
For review purposes only
gallop
garage
garbage
garden
gather
gelato
genius
gentle
ghost
giant
gigantic
m
Unit
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Unit
Unit
Unit
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27
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27
27
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27
made manger
mango
March
May
metre
midnight
might
millimetre
million
misbehave
mischief
misplace
mission
mistake
money
mosquito
mountain
Unit
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nation
naughty
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1
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22
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17
29
19
19
29
32
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11
11
32
11
4
28
4
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tra
l ia
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p
backward
baking
balloon
beach
beautiful
because
beginning
believe
below
bicycle
bigger
billion
blood
bottle
bought
brief
bright
bubble
bumped
burrow
butter
cancel
canoe
capital
care
careful
carol
carpet
castle
caught
celebrate
cent
centimetre
champion
cheapest
cheerful
childhood
chocolate
Christmas
cicada
cliff
close
closer
colourful
comb
compass
correct
cough
country
crossly
cube
cucumber
cuddle
cure
cushion
cylinder
rubbish
Unit 15
saddle
sadness
scarf
scissors
screamed
section
September
shade
shelf
shepherd
shield
shook
shouting
sieve
sigh
sight
simple
sleigh
slice
south
spaghetti
spectacles
square
squash
squawk
squeal
squirrel
staff
state
station
stocking
stone
street
stripe
summer
sweep
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19
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8
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31
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3
1
15
3
table
tangle
Tasmania
taught
television
tennis
tentacle
terrible
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about
above
across
ahead
alive almost
alone
along
already
altogether
always
angel
another
apple
April
around
asleep
August
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autumn
awake
away
awful
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territory
themselves
thieve
though
thought
throw
tickle
time
toe
tomato
tongue
tool
tough
triangle
trouble
trousers
tsunami
tunnel
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15
uniform
unlikely
untidy
use
useful
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29
11
11
2
13
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Unit 8
weight
western
while whistle
white whole
wolf
women
worried
wrap
wreath
wriggle
wrinkle
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yacht
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tips
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and
To make a plural
If a noun ends in o, the plural usually ends in es.
echo
echoes
If the word ends in two vowels, just add s.
kangaroo
kangaroos
radio
radios
p
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If a noun ends in ff or ffe, add s to form the plural.
cliff
cliffs
giraffe
giraffes
er
If a noun ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add es to form the plural.
elf
elves
life
lives
Most verbs show the past tense by adding ed.
discover
discovered
Some verbs have a different form in the past tense.
write
wrote
Adding ful and ness
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If a word ends with a short y, change y to i before adding ful.
beauty
beautiful
Proper nouns name people, places, days of the week, months etc.
Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter.
Ahmed
Darwin
Wednesday
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Small and little are synonyms.
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Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning.
Full and empty are antonyms.
Antonyms can be formed using prefixes and suffixes.
kind
unkind
harmful
harmless
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