Y06 - Smart Achievers

y 06
Day 02
ent : poli
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Write the words
lenient
consistent
excellent
permanent
independent
____________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________
policy
politics
cosmopolitan
metropolitan
necropolis
____________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________
Fill in the gap with a list word
The restaurant won an award for its excellent desserts.
The region broke away, declaring itself an independent country.
To learn a musical instrument, make your practice routine consistent.
As he planned to return, the move to London was not permanent.
The judge was known to be very strict, so the lenient punishment came as a
surprise.
Copy the word then match to the meaning
politics
politics
noun– a large cemetery belonging to an ancient city
necropolis necropolis
noun- plan or strategy in place for governing
policy
noun- all the activities relating to governing
policy
Now fill in the gaps with one of the above list words
The school’s uniform policy was very strict.
Good public speaking skills are valuable in politics.
The ancient city of Rome has a large necropolis.
Copy the word then match to the meaning
political
political
adjective- relating to the city of a country
cosmopolitan cosmopolitan
adjective– relating to the activities involved in
governing
metropolitan
adjective- familiar with many different
countries and cultures
metropolitan
Now fill in the gaps with one of these words
His political career ended after the public scandal.
Cosmopolitan writers are often inspired by foreign authors.
Many essential services in metropolitan areas, are supplied underground.
Y 06
Day 03
ent : poli
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Write the words
lenient
consistent
excellent
permanent
independent
____________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________
policy
politics
cosmopolitan
metropolitan
necropolis
____________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________
Fill in the table by converting the words into different forms
NOUN
VERB
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
leniency
—–
lenient
leniently
excellence
excel
excellent
excellently
permanence
—-
permanent
permanently
independence
—-
independent
independently
politics
politicise
political
politically
Fill in the gaps with a list word or a list word extension
Their lenient mother decided not to punish them as they promised their next
mark would be excellent.
The politician organised a fundraiser for her political party.
The new metropolitan railway line proposal caused distress for some
permanent residents who would have to relocate.
As many students were consistently late and disrupted the class, the school
implemented a more severe punctuality policy.
The journalist wrote about politics for an independent newspaper.
Use the following word, or one of its extensions, in a sentence
metropolitan
_________________________________________________________________________
necropolis
_________________________________________________________________________
independent
_________________________________________________________________________
excellent
_________________________________________________________________________
y 06
Day 04
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Interest
Words
: Clothes
— list
Greek
Combining
Forms
Combining forms are meaningful word parts
that can occur at the beginning
or end of a word (affixes).
Greek words are often made up of more than one
combining form and may have an additional suffix.
These words are often scientific or medical terms.
The suffix -ology means “the study of”
Match the Greek combining form to the meaning
astro
geo
hydro
therm
bio
hypo
heat
under, below
water
earth
life
star
Separate the Greek combining forms and write the meanings
geology
=
hydrotherapy =
geo
+
ology
the study of the earth
hydro
+
therapy
exercises in a pool for body rehabilitation
the study of celestial bodies to predict human life
astrology
=
astro
+
logy
geothermal
=
geo
+
thermal
hydrate
=
hydro
+
ate
the increase the water content
biology
=
bio
+
logy
the study of life forms
geometry
=
geo
+
metry
hypothermia
=
hypo
+
thermia
hypothetical =
hypo
+
thetical
Fill in the gaps with a Greek combining from
the internal heat of the earth
the mathematical measurement of lines, shapes, surfaces and 3D
objects
when the body’s temperature drops below normal levels
supposed but not necessarily true (less than completely true)
As I wanted to learn about Marie Curie, I read her b i o g r a p h y .
The doctor used a t h e r m o m e t e r to take my temperature.
As he’s allergic to dust mites, he bought a h y p o a l l e r g e n i c pillow.
As Kate wanted to go to space, she became an a s t r o n a u t .
We studied landforms in g e o g r a p h y .