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sight words
Day 2
Write the words
tongue
mischief
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spaniel
interest
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soldier
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Write the list word that belongs with all these
words.
lass girl lady female
woman
Where does the word “woman” come from?
Old English - wifmann - wife of man
sure
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ruin
What is the scientific symbol
for woman / female?
conquer
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thorough
theatre
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woman
heart
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café
taxi
Write the list word that belongs with the
meaning set
mouth teeth lips
tongue
child
man
lady
woman
dachshund collie
spaniel
veins arteries
heart
sailor pilot
soldier
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Write the list word for the picture
heart
taxi
female
tongue
soldier
spaniel
Read and fill the gap with a list word
A soldier is trained to fight in wars.
Your heart pumps blood through your body.
Children with little to do over the holidays sometimes get up to mischief.
On the way home we stopped at the cafe for a cup of coffee.
Bad weather can often ruin a holiday.
Your heart is an important organ in your body. Can you find out these facts about it.
What instrument is used to listen to your heart beat?
A stethoscope is used to listen to your heart.
How much blood does your heart pump around your body each day?
It pumps about 6,000 litres of blood each day.
What makes your heart beat faster?
Exercise or being frightened makes your heartbeat faster.
Take your pulse:
(1) after sitting in school
beats per minute
(2) after running
beats per minute.
Are the two counts the same? ________ Why is this so? ____________________________________
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sight words
Write the words
tongue
mischief
___________________ ___________________
spaniel
interest
___________________ ___________________
soldier
sure
___________________ ___________________
ruin
conquer
___________________ ___________________
thorough
theatre
___________________ ___________________
woman
heart
___________________ ___________________
café
taxi
___________________ ___________________
Day 3
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Opposites / antonyms
man
woman
disinterest
interest
unsure
sure
yield
conquer
Singular / Plural
tongue
tongues
soldier
soldiers
ruin
ruins
theatre
theatres
woman
women
heart
hearts
café
cafes
taxi
taxis
Combine with a list word
tongue tied
movie theatre
mischief maker
heart beat
taxi driver
Change these base words by adding suffixes
Add ‘ing’ to interest
interesting
Add ‘ous’ to ruin ruinous
Add ‘ly’ to thorough
thoroughly
Add ‘less’ to heart heartless
Write the meaning of the new words
interesting: inspiring interest, absorbing
ruinous: causing ruin or damage
thoroughly: completed very carefully
heartless: without heart, no feeling, uncaring
Change these base words by adding prefixes
Add ‘dis’ to interest
disinterest Add ‘en’ to sure ensure
Write the meaning of the new words
disinterest: showing no interest
ensure: make sure
Fill the gap with the correct word
sure
shore
Scientists are fairly sure that our shore line is moving slightly every year.
Write a word that has the same sound and letters as the underlined letters
mischief
cherish
(treasure / love)
thorough
beneath
(under)
heart
cart
(freight)
tongue
mother
(mum)
Why was William the Conqueror so named? Find out what this person did and when.
1027 - 1087 William 1 of England crushed a number of rebellions and so gained this name because he
conquered others.
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sight words
Smart Starters ©
Day 4
Copy and tick if correct
A spaniel is a breed of dog.
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A theatre is a place where plays are performed.
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The tongue is used for smelling.
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A woman is a female human being.
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A theatre is a place where films are shown.
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What is meant by “get to the heart of the matter”?
find out what the basic issues are
List all the words from the list that can be nouns
List all the words from the list that can be adjectives
nouns tongue spaniel soldier ruin woman café mischief interest theatre heart taxi
adjectives sure (thing)
thorough (clean up) mischief (maker) theatre (box, seat)
heart (ache, transplant, throb)
taxi (driver, charge)
Verb families
ruin
ruins
conquer conquers
ruining
conquering
Write the list word that means
curiosity
interest
stable
sure
defeat, beat conquer
exhaustive
thorough
a car that can be hired taxi
ruined
conquered
certain
complete damage
an eating place
devilment
sure
ruin
cafe
mischief
What is the famous ruin in Rome that was used by the ancient Roman people for sports?
Colosseum
Why was it so called? It was huge, of immense size, colossal.
Find out some more information about it from a computer program such as Encarta.
Interest strand
:
Transport - taxi
Find the word “taxi” in the dictionary
For what words is this a short word?
taximeter cab
Define a “taxi”
A vehicle that is fitted with a taximeter that may be hired along with
the driver for transport.
How is the distance and fare measured in a taxi? Name the machine.
taximeter - a metre that measures how far you have travelled
“Cab” is another name for a taxi. Find this word in the dictionary and write the word
from which it comes. Originally a light horse drawn vehicle for public hire. Shortened
from cabriolet.