s 08
Day 02
schwa sound at end
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Write the words
wagon
dragon
pumpkin
eldest
dentist
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
instant
distant
servant
reluctant
elephant
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Write the list word that means
hesitant
reluctant
immediately
instant
a vegetable
pumpkin
the oldest relative
a mythical monster
far away
a large mammal
distant
elephant
checks teeth
dentist
eldest
a horse drawn vehicle
wagon
dragon
a domestic employee
servant
Sort the list words into the following categories
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
wagon
dentist
eldest
dragon
instant
distant
pumpkin
servant/ elephant
reluctant
When to use older/oldest & elder/eldest
Thomas is my elder brother.
That loaf of bread is older.
Grandfather is my eldest living relative.
Agatha is the oldest pupil in the class.
elder & eldest
can only be used for
related persons
older & oldest
can be used for any
person, place or thing
Proofreading: circle the correctly spelled word and write
reluctant
reluctent
reluctant
elefant
elephant
elephant
pumkin
pumpkin
pumpkin
v
servant
servent
servant
instent
instant
instant
dragen
dragon
dragon
Complete the idioms using a list word or extension
go the dentist
a white elephant
a memory like an elephant
hitch your wagon to a star
distance oneself from
turn into a pumpkin
s 08
Day 03
schwa sound at end
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Write the words
wagon
dragon
pumpkin
eldest
dentist
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
instant
distant
servant
reluctant
elephant
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Combine with a list word
pumpkin soup
domestic ________________
wagon wheel
dragon fly
Add a noun
eldest ________________
reluctant ________________
distant ________________
instant ________________
Add the adjectives
_____________, _____________ dentist
_____________, _____________ wagon
_____________, _____________ dragon
_____________, _____________ servant
_____________, _____________ pumpkin _____________, _____________ elephant
Comparatives and Superlatives
old
older
oldest
Make the word and write it in a sentence
instant - t
+
ce
= instance
_________________________________________________________________________
distant - t
+
ce
= distance
_________________________________________________________________________
Opposites
youngest eldest
master servant
eager/keen reluctant
delayed instant
What am I
My skin is 2cm thick. I can purr like cat. I have ivory incisors called tusks. I can
live around 70 years. I am the only mammal that can’t jump. I can’t see
well. I can smell well. I have a large brain and a good memory.
I am an elephant.
s 08
Day 04
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Sound Sort:
-ent vsWords
–ant :~Clothes
Finding— small
Interest
list words
Fill in the gaps with –ent or –ant and sort into the correct group
pleasant
distant
recent
servant
relevant
present
represent
consistent
elephant
resident
significant
apparent
instant
reluctant
dependent
evident
-ant
-ent
pleasant
elephant
recent
resident
distant
significant
present
apparent
servant
instant
represent
dependent
relevant
reluctant
consistent
evident
Look at these ‘long’ words. They are made of
short base words plus prefixes and suffixes.
Many of them have small words within the
larger words
distasteful= taste, dis, ful, as, is
base word, prefix, suffix, small words
Fill in the gaps in the table below
‘long’ word
base word
prefix
suffix
small words
inability
able
in
ity
in, a, nab, it
reliability
rely
——
ity
liability, it
disrespectfully
respect
dis
fully
disrespect, is, full, fully
displacement
place
dis
ment
displace, is, place, lace, ace,
cement, men, me
accidentally
accident
——
ly
dent, dental, ally
surprisingly
surprise
——
ly
prising, sing, sin, in
revitalization
vitalise
re
tion
rev, vital, it, at, ion, on
reclamation
claim
re
tion
clam, mat, at, ion, on