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Day 2
Write the words
dawdle
bawl
sprawl
occur
purpose
purchase
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urban
curve
suburb
urge
urgent
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Copy and write Y (Yes) or N (No)
Can you purchase goods without paying for them? N
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Do we sprawl over our chairs in school? N
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Should we dawdle across a road? N
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Do you live in the suburb of a larger city? *****
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Does the equinox occur in March and September? Y
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Write the list word to match the meaning
to wail or weep
bawl
an area on the outskirts of a city
suburb
the reason for doing something
purpose
take place
occur
lounge about
sprawl
occur
bawl
purpose
suburb
sprawl
Write the list word that these words are synonyms for
critical, important, pressing
urgent
arc, bend, turn
curve
compel, advise, press
urge
city town
suburb
eventuate, happen
occur
buy, obtain for money
purchase
Find the dictionary meaning of
dawdle urge
dawdle: to be slow or lag behind
urge: to plead or press for
Fill the gap with the
correct word ball bawl
The children might bawl if
the ball goes behind the
tree.
Read and fill the gap with a list word
Many people choose to build their homes in a bushy or beachside suburb.
The curve of the earth’s surface creates the horizon.
Applause will urge our Olympians on.
An ambulance attends urgent calls from sick people.
We create National Parks for the purpose of conservation and leisure activities.
Governments try to contain the urban sprawl
V06
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Smart Starters ©
Day 3
Write the words
dawdle
bawl
sprawl
occur
purpose
purchase
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__________
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urban
curve
suburb
urge
urgent
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Break into syllables
dawdle
daw + dle
purpose
pur + pose
Add 's' to the start of "urge"
Use the new word in a sentence
There was a huge surge in sales.
Water started to surge towards the
houses.
Write these words and each base word
urgency
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purposeful
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occurrence ______________________
purposely
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curvature
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suburban
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suburbia
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urgently
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Opposites
sell
purchase
country suburb
Singular / Plural
purpose
curve
purchase
purposes
curves
purchases
urge urgent
purpose
occur
purpose
curve
suburb
suburb
urge urgent
Write a word that has the same sound as the underlined letters but uses
these letters to represent that sound
brawl
all
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Write a word that has the same sound and letters as the underlined letters
purchase
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Verb families
dawdle
bawl
occur
purchase
sprawl
urge
curve
dawdles
bawls
occurs
purchases
sprawls
urges
curves
Replace the ‘bu’ in “suburb” with ‘pe’
Find the dictionary meaning of the new word.
surpassing good, excellent
dawdling
bawling
occurring
purchasing
sprawling
urging
curving
superb
dawdled
bawled
occurred
purchased
sprawled
urged
curved
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Day 4
Interest strand : Creatures - famous
Nemo is a film about a fish.
Skippy was a kangaroo featured in a television series.
Dumbo was an elephant whose story was told in a book and on film.
Find out something about one of these creatures.
Write the story about the creature you choose.
shark: fast swimming, large, with many sharp teeth, cold blooded, breathes through
gills, a flexible internal skeleton made of cartilage
kangaroo: a marsupial found in Australia and nearby islands. Young are carried in a
pouch. They hop rapidly on their two rear legs balanced by the forelegs and tail
elephant : huge mammal with long muscular snout and two curved tusks. Among the
longest living creatures. Live in South Africa and South East Asia
(Check your spelling with a friend or the dictionary.)
Write something about a book, film, video or television program you have seen which
featured a creature. What did you learn about the creature, its habits, home, family
group and the country where it lives?
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What animal is the emblem for your country or state?
Find a picture of that animal and write something about its habitat, food, habits and any
other information you can find.
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