NO 8
NAME: ______________________________
Homework Explanation
Please RETURN this to your Form Assembly teacher by next Friday. Start by practising your spelling words
and getting someone to test you. Bring in your spelling test sheet with this homework sheet also. Be sure
to put your NAME on all the sheets you bring in. You can pull the homework page out of the Concord or
print this sheet from our school website: .
Spelling Lists
Tip of the week: Another kind of memory aid is to make up a sentence in which the first letter of each
word can be used to make the spelling word. The sillier the better—goofy sentences may be easier to
remember.
chili: cats have interesting little ideas
physical: please have your strawberry ice cream and lollipops
Previous Tips: 1 Count syllables 2.Write the words out three times 3. Highlight/trace over the
top of tricky letters, such as silent or double letters 4. Look Say Cover Write Check. 5. Write the
word out in its singular and plural form. 6. Write the words in sentences.
Level W
aw
claw
draw
in-law
outlaw
raw
straw
lawn
yawn
awkward
awful
Level X
g
giraffe
general
genius
gesture
gypsy
damage
energy
legend
register
tragic
Level Y
our
armour
endeavour
favour
favourite
flavour
glamour
harbour
honour
labour
odour
Level Z
imimbalance
immature
immeasurable
immobile
immoral
immortal
impatient
imperfect
impolite
improper
Up, up and away!
Latin Roots 1
conference
instructor
reconstruct
preferred
structural
consensus
preferential
indestructible
insensitive
sentimental
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NO 8
Comprehension – MAKING INFERENCES
NO 8
WHAT DOESN’T BELONG?
Which word does not belong to the group in each of the following questions? CIRCLE THE
ANSWER.
STUDY THESE
TIMES TABLES…
1.
• tree
• mouse
• paper
• man
Rebus Puzzle: Use the
image below to work out a
well-known phrase
2.
• table
• wood
• chair
• cupboard
3.
• ear
• chest
• lip
• nose
4.
• silver
• ivory
• gold
• platinum
5.
• carbon
• copper
• iron
• aluminum
_________________________
The Eclipse
I stood out in the open cold
To see the essence of the eclipse
Which was its perfect darkness.
I stood in the cold on the porch
And could not think of anything so perfect
As man’s hope of light in the face of darkness.
Richard Eberhart
Times tables
NO 8
Get your timer ready! You should have one on your mobile phone. Set it to one minute!
How many of these can you do in a minute? Don’t forget to press start on your timer!
ANSWERS: What doesn’t belong: 1 Paper is the odd one out because it is the only non-living thing. Tree,
mouse and man are living. 2 Wood is the odd one out because it is a material used to make furniture. Table, chair and cupboard are
pieces of furniture. 3 Chest is the odd one out because it is not a part of the face. Ear, lip and nose are parts of the face. 4 Ivory is
the odd one out because it is not a metal. Silver, gold and platinum are precious metals. 5 Carbon is the odd one out because it is
not a metal. Aluminum, copper and iron are metals. Rebus puzzle: For instance