Q02
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Write the words
perfect
reverse
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Day 2
perch
herd
adverb
_____________ ________________ ____________ ___________ _____________
permit
person
fern
_____________ ________________ ____________
_
Copy and write Yes or No
Do you need a permit to build a house?
Yes
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Is a person a human being?
Yes
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Can a car reverse down the driveway?
Yes
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Does a fern require the help of bees to reproduce?
No
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Copy the list word to match the meaning
perch
herd
a group
perfect
reverse
go backwards
herd
perch
roost
adverb
perfect
whole, faultless
reverse
adverb
tells about a verb
An “adverb” tells about a
verb. It “adds” interest to
the “verb”. Write a verb to
match these adverbs
e.g. run quickly
sing
beautifully
drive
carefully
jump
safely
talk
loudly
answer
quickly
speak
confidently
land
heavily
laugh
happily
Write the list word for the picture
herd
person
fern
perch
Q02
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Day 2 (cont.)
Find the dictionary meaning of
permit an official certificate granting permission
herd
any of the various aromatic plants such as parsley
adverb a word that modifies (tells about) a verb
Copy the list word and circle the synonyms (words with similar meanings)
perfect
_________________
complete correct precise faulty
reverse
_________________
backward opposite poetry overrule
perch
_________________
branch pole cage roost box
herd
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horde throng multitude crowd
Q 0 2
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Write the words
perfect
reverse
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Day 3
perch
herd
_____________ ________________ _____________ ____________
adverb
permit
_____________ _____________
Singular / Plural
person
people
herd
herds
fern
ferns
person
fern
_____________ ____________
Combine with a list word
beef herd
dairy herd
fern gully
perfect match
reverse gear
Write these words and circle each base word
perfection _______________
personally
personal
_______________
fernery
imperfect _______________
personality
personalise _______________
perfectly
adverbial _______________
perfectionist
impersonate
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imperfection
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Write the base word of each word
irreversible reverse
reversal
reverse
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Q 0 2
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Day 3 (cont.)
Read and fill the gap
herd heard
permit (verb) permit
perfect (verb) perfect (adjective)
(noun)
I heard that the dairy herd produced more milk this year.
The ranger will permit us to camp in the National Park if we have a
permit.
(Can you hear the difference in the way these two words are pronounced?)
We will practise hard until we get the song perfect.
It will take some time to perfect it.
(Can you hear the difference in the way these two words are pronounced?)
Opposites
imperfect perfect
Verb families
perch perches
herd
herds
reverse reverses
perching
herding
reversing
perched
herded
reversed
Find the small words
reverse
verse
adverb
verb
person
son
on
Find the dictionary meaning of
perfection a state of being perfect
impersonate pretend to be another person
personally
without the help or intervention of others
Q02
Day 4
Interest words :
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Weather - floods
Copy these words
flood
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drought
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rainfall
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torrent
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downpour ___________________
Find the dictionary meaning of
drought a prolonged period of low rainfall
flood The covering of normally dry land with water from heavy rainfall
What is “El Nino”?
El Nino is the warming of the Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean which
disrupts the usual weather pattern.
Finish the verb families.
rain
rains
flood
floods
raining
flooding
rained
flooded
Write words which describe these states.
(use a thesaurus)
drought aridity, dryness, shortage
flood
deluge, inundate, swamp
Describe what happens during a drought.
During a drought the rivers cease to flow, the dams dry
up. The grass dies and the dirt blows away. Trees lose
their leaves and cattle die. There is a shortage of
water.
Describe what happens in a flood.
In a flood houses are swamped and damaged, bridges,
roads and services get washed away and cattle and
people drown.
(Encarta: Meteorology)