Q12
'ea' as /e/ : 'a' as /ar/
Day 2
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Write the words Write the sentence that is true.
We measure milk in litres.
heaven
We measure milk in kilograms.
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We measure milk in litres.
breathless
A weapon is an implement used in a fight.
_______________ A weapon is a machine used for farming.
A weapon is an implement used in a fight.
weapon
Broken limbs are held in place with a plaster
cast.
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Broken limbs are held in place with a woollen
weather
cast.
Broken limbs are held in place by a plaster
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cast.
measure
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threaten
Read and fill the gap with a list word
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craft
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The director of the play chose the
cast for the new drama from those
actors who knew their craft best.
vase
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cast
_______________ Write the list word for which these words are
synonyms
drama
menace, bully, endanger
threaten
cast
_______________ throw, toss
puffing, panting
breathless
banana
survey, weigh
measure
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Write the list word beside the correct meaning
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happiness
heaven
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earth
heaven
sky
vase
vase
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______________
receptacle for flowers
receptacle for food
receptacle for milk
'ea' as /e/ : 'a' as /ar/
Q12
Day 2 (cont.)
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Write the list word for the picture
craft
banana
measure
breathless
drama
vase
Finish these sayings
The fog cast a spell over the valley.
The girl was in seventh heaven when she saw the new bicycle.
Q12
'ea' as /e/ : 'a' as /ar/
Write the words
Day 3
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heaven
breathless
weapon
weather
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measure
threaten
craft
vase
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cast
drama
banana
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Write two, two syllable words that contain the same sound as the
underlined letters but use these other letters to represent that sound
ar (e.g. part)
e.g. carpet gardener
cast
Write two, two syllable words that contain the same sound and letters
as the underlined letters
lather
weather (e.g. brother) e.g. feather
Find the small words
measure
me as sure
weather
we at he her
threaten
threat
eat
eaten
ate
Singular / Plural
banana
bananas
weapon
weapons
measure
measures
vase
vases
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'ea' as /e/ : 'a' as /ar/
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Day 3 (cont.)
Use the word “cast” in sentences to mean
1. to throw
He cast the fishing line into the river.
2. actors in a play
The cast had a dress rehearsal.
Combine with a list word
tape measure
craftsman
cast off
weather forecast
weather man
heavenward
Write these words and each base word and use the ones in italics in
sentences
heavenly
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heaven
breathless
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breath
**crafty
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craft
**dramatic
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drama
dramatise
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drama
dramatist
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drama
measurement _______________
measure
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The extensions shown ** are adjectives. Use them to fill these gaps
crafty person
dramatic storm
Fill the gap
weather whether
We were not sure whether the
weather would stay fine for our party
or whether it would rain,
Verb families
measure
measures
cast
casts
Break into syllables
banana ba + na + na
weather wea + ther
weapon wea + pon
Opposites
hell
measuring
casting
heaven
measured
cast
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Day 4
prefixes and suffixes
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By adding prefixes and suffixes to base words the meaning of the
word can be changed.
Add 'en' to these base words and use each new word in a short
sentence.
length
lengthen
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height
heighten
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red
redden
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danger
endanger
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large
enlarge
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Add 'less' to these base words and use each new word in a short
sentence.
mind
mindless
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track
trackless
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Add 'de' to these base words and use each new word in a short
sentence.
code
decode
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compose decompose
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form
deform
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Add 'un' to these base words and use each new word in a short
sentence.
completed
uncompleted
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cooked
uncooked
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injured
uninjured
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