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Day 2
Write the words
bound
account
drought
encounter
foul
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exclaim
complain
obtain
remain
refrain
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Fill the gap and answer the question in a sentence
What is a book called which gives a daily account of events in someone’s life?
Theis book is a diary.
Why do farmers dread the possibility of drought.
Farmers dread the possibility of drought because animals and crops die.
Why is a broken limb bound to make it immovable?
It is bound to make it immovable so no further damage is done.
From what sources can people obtain information?
People can obtain information from the internet, libraries, news papers and radio.
Why is it foolish to remain in the sun in the middle of the day?
It is foolish to remain in the sun because you may get sunburnt.
Write a list word that means
leap, spring, hurdle
bump into, meet, come across
dirty, offensive, rotten, putrid
a chorus in a song
stay behind
find fault with, grumble about
an invoice, request for payment
call out
stop using or doing
get, acquire
fixed, secured
bound
encounter
foul
refrain
remain
complain
account
exclaim
refrain
obtain
bound
What is the meaning of the saying “out of bounds”?
Somewhere where you should not be.
Copy the sentence that is true
History is an account of past events.
History is an account of future events.
History is an account of past events.
It rains heavily during a drought. It does not rain during a drought.
It does not rain during a drought.
Scientists expect to encounter little green men on Mars.
Scientists do not expect to encounter little green men on Mars.
Scientists do not expect to encounter little green men on Mars.
Humans tend to complain if the weather is too hot or too cold.
Humans never complain about the weather.
Humans tend to complain if the weather is too hot or too cold.
Read and fill the gap with the correct word
fowl foul
The foul smell was coming from the fowl cages which had not been cleaned out.
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Day 3
Write the words
bound
account
drought
encounter
foul
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exclaim
remain
complain
obtain
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Singular / Plural
account accounts
encounter
encounters
refrain
refrains
refrain
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Combine with a list word
homeward bound
foul play
bound up
drought breaking rain
Opposites
flood
drought
depart
remain
Write these words and circle each base word
Use the words shown in italics in sentences.
accountable
accountant
complaint
obtainable
accountability
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remainder
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remains
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boundary
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boundless
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Write the base word of this word
exclamation
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exclaim
(Did you notice how the long /a/ sound, represented by ‘ai’ in the base word “exclain”, changes to a short /a/ sound, represented by ‘a’, in the extension?)
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Verb families
obtain
obtains
refrain
refrains
explain
explains
remain
remains
complain complains
obtaining
refrained
explaining
remaining
complaining
obtained
refrained
explained
remained
complained
Write a word that has the same sound as the letters underlined but uses
these letters to represent that sound
bound
ow
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strength
refrain
ay
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make later
a
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indigenous
ea
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smash
a-e
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tremble
Replace the ‘com’ in “complain” with ‘ex’
explain
Replace the ‘ac’ in “account” with ‘re’
recount
Replace the ‘en’ in “encounter” with ‘dis’ and remove the ‘er’ discount
Use the new words in sentences.
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Day 4
Interest strand : Famous people - the arts
Find out what area of the arts these people were involved in and why they are famous.
Write any other information given about them such as their birth date and nationality.
Use your own words to write the information. Do not simply copy the words from the
dictionary.
Dame Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991 Her real name was Margaret Hookham. Born in England she
became a famous classical ballerina.
Dame Nellie Melba
1861 - 1931 An Australian Operatic soprano whose real name was Helen Porter
Mitchell. She retired a number of times but returned to the stage again and again. This
became known as "doing a Melba".
Enrico Caruso
1873 - 1921 He was an outstanding Italian Operatic tenor. He also was one of the first
people to make a gramophone record.
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973 A famous Spanish painter and sculptor. He influenced greatly
20th Century art. A recent painting sold for $U.S. 40 million (2004)
Roald Dahl
1916 - 1990 A noted British story writer famous for his short stories and children's books
such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Name one famous painter from your country.
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(You may have some paintings in your school which will help.)
Name a person in the arts who is important to you.
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Write something about this person.
Don’t forget to proof read your writing.
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