An Oddie Adventure
The policeman put his favourite pair
of socks into the washing machine.
Police Oddie and
(your name)
are off on an adventure.
Foot Fact
Use a dictionary to check
the meaning of the word
fibula and tick the
correct box.
NLS:Y5,T2,W6: distinguish between homophones.
A bone
between the
knee and the
ankle.
rain
rein
Circle the
word that is
misspelt.
A muscle
between the
knee and the
ankle.
reign
rayne
A muscle
between the
hand and the
elbow.
Oddieworld
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A thief is on the loose in Oddieworld. Find and cross out all the
underlined words in the puzzle grid.
Help me find who
has stolen Queen
Oddie’s diamond
slipper.
NLS:Y5,T1,W3: spelling strategies. Y6,T3,W6: word games to extend vocabulary. Y5,T3,T12: read and evaluate newspapers.
Slipper Shock
A diamond slipper worth
one million pounds was
stolen from Queen Oddie’s
royal slipper wardrobe late
last night.
The sock thief smashed his
way through the royal
bedroom window. CCTV
footage then showed the
strong thief with a scarf
around his head shatter the
glass wardrobe doors with
a heavy metal bar.
A shocked Princess
Oddie, who was asleep
in her bedroom along
the corridor at the time,
said, ‘I was terrified.
Two loud crashes woke
me at around midnight.’
‘Thank goodness Queen
Oddie wasn’t in her room
at the time,’ she added.
PUZZLE corner
by Brian Brains
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The leftover letters will spell out a clue.
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Help Police Oddie work out where to look for the thief.
Answer the questions
then transfer the letters in the
shaded boxes into the answer boxes.
1 Finish this film title __________ and the Beast.
NLS:Y5,T1,W5: plural spelling patterns. W7: synonyms. W9: expressions. Y5,T2,W6: distinguish between homophones.
2 What word makes you wet and sounds like reign?
Answer
boxes
3 What word is a number and sounds like ate?
4 Finish the expression, ‘As quiet as a __________.’.
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5 What word means the same as mischievous?
6 Finish the expression, ‘Over the __________.’.
7 What is the plural of welly?
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his word sounds like fright and is one of King
Arthur’s men.
3
Help Wizzo with his multiplying spell and change each word to its
plural. Then Wizzo will help Police Oddie across the sea to Bunion Town.
bus
buses
hoof
baby
bush
beach
hutch
ruby
boy
NLS:Y5,T1,W5: plural spelling patterns.
Use the endings
on my cauldron. Be
careful, you may
have to lose
a letter!
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If I help Wizzo
he will magic me
a boat.
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Police Oddie can only travel to Bunion Town when all the flags are
filled in. Find words in a thesaurus that mean the same as angry
and write them on the blank flags.
Bunion
Town
This Way
furious
angry
irate
cross
NLS:Y5,T1,W7: synonyms.
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I’ll interview the
suspects when I
reach Bunion
Town.
5
Listen to Police Oddie’s interview with Pirate Oddie and Robber
Oddie. Work out who stole Queen Oddie’s diamond slipper.
NLS:Y5,T1,T26: to make notes. Y5,T2,T2: to investigate different versions of the same story. Y5,T3,T8: to record predictions. T15: investigate use of persuasive devices. Y6,T2,S4: contracting sentences in note making.
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There’s been a
robbery.
Is that a
diamond earring
you’re wearing?
Surely you don’t
think I stole the
diamond slipper!
3
Oh, this, er.
I’ve, er, had it for
years. Um, I can’t
remember where
I got it.
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4
Where were
you at
midnight last
night?
The real truth is
I was nowhere near
the palace. No–one but a
complete idiot would break
into Queen Oddie’s
bedroom!
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You look very
strong. Can you
help me move this
table to the
corner?
I’m the
strongest pirate.
I go to the gym
every day!
2
There’s been a
robbery.
Has there?
What was stolen?
3
A slipper.
What’s in your
bag?
I don’t have any
slippers in my bag.
Take a look.
4
Where were you
at midnight last
night?
Making
toenail soup.
You look very
strong. Can you help
me move this table to
the corner?
I can try but I
don’t exercise and
I’m not very strong.
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NLS:Y5,T1,T26: to make notes. Y5,T2,T2: to investigate different versions of the same story. Y5,T3,T8: to record predictions. T15: investigate use of persuasive devices. Y6,T2,S4: contracting sentences in note making.
Who stole Queen Oddie’s diamond slipper? _________________
Write an offical police statement explaining why you think he committed
the crime. Don’t forget to give evidence!
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The slipper thief has to work in a slipper factory for punishment.
Answer the riddle to spell out who it is.
Queen Oddie’s
slippers will be
safe in future!
Thank you
for helping us
Police Oddie!
My first is in pace and also in spoon,
My second is in untie but never in tune,
NLS:Y6,T3,W6: practise and extend vocabulary through riddles.
My third is in green and also in roll,
My fourth is in hail but never in hole,
My fifth is in take but never in cake,
My sixth is in best and always in bake.
Write the letters from the secret magnifying glasses into my stars,
spell the secret word and get Police Oddie home.
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