TARGET YOUR
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PART THREE
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Target 1: Prefixes
Examples of words with a prefix (the prefix is underlined):antidote - works against the effects of something (e.g. poison)
coexist - live together in the same place
untidy - not tidy
prepare – get ready
misbehave – not behave well
exclaim - cry out
nonsense – not making sense
refill – fill again
disagree - not agree, quarrel
misplace - lose something, put in the wrong place
Add per-, ex-, un- or re- to complete these words:-
perfect
untangle
refresh
person
explore
renew
unwell
unfair
return
perhaps
extend
expansion
Target 2:
More prefixes
Use the words in the box below to complete the following passage:-
pretend
present
predict
remain
expect
beforehand
prepare
I am having a party tonight. I want to prepare all of the food
beforehand. I hope that the food will remain fresh.
I will keep the food in the fridge until just before I expect
them to arrive. I can predict that my best friend has
bought me a present, but I will pretend to be surprised.
Homophones:
Complete these sentences with "not" or "knot".
1. The taxi was not there.
2. Andrew tied a knot in the rope.
3. The knot was so tightly tied, I could not undo it.
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Target 3:
Using bought and brought
Complete these sentences with "bought" or "brought":1.
She brought the book to school.
2.
Jim bought some new shoes.
3.
I bought a new bag from the store.
4.
I bought a new coat yesterday and I have brought
it to show you.
Target 4: ‘ch’ and ‘que’ saying ‘K’
Quiz:-
This person can repair your car.
mechanic
Different from anything else.
unique
Very attractive to look at.
picturesque
This person designs buildings.
architect
A method of doing something.
technique
Here are some other words with ‘ch’ or ‘que’. Can you unjumble them?
A group of musicians playing together (rocstrahe).
orchestra
Very ugly (gstqreueo).
grotesque
A person in a play or a story (atachcrer).
character
Homophones: Using two, too and to
Fill in the blanks:-
He walks to school every day. Do you walk too?
At two o’clock I have to go to the dentist.
We are too late to go to the match.
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Target 5: Silent letters
Identifying the silent letters.
Target 6:
lamb
know
bomb
kneel
gnaw
thistle
wrist
wreck
knitting
honour
wrinkle
gnome
answer
hustle
limb
Suffixes – The Doubling Rule
Complete this table :-
word
red
loud
flat
thin
quiet
-er
-est
reddest
redder
loudest
flattest
thinnest
quietest
louder
flatter
thinner
quieter
-ish
reddish
loudish
flattish
thinnish
quietish
Complete these word sums:-
travel + ed = travelled
occur + ing = occurring
marvel + ous = marvellous
forbid + en = forbidden
swim + er = swimmer
admit + ance = admittance
Complete these word sums:-
spot + less = spotless
forget + ful = forgetful
thin + ness = thinness
hot + ly
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Target 7: Suffixes – The disappearing ‘e’ rule for words
ending in a magic ’e’
Complete theses tables:-
word
joke
tickle
manage
grumble
save
-ed
-er
-ing
joked
tickled
managed
grumbled
saved
joker
tickler
manager
grumbler
saver
joking
tickling
managing
grumbling
saving
word
-ful
-fully
-less
use
grace
care
useful
graceful
careful
usefully
useless
graceless
careless
gracefully
carefully
Homophones: Using “there”, “their” or “they’re”:1.
I can hear their voices over there.
2.
They’re coming home today.
3.
There is a tree in their garden.
4.
Are our friends here? No, they’re on their way.
Target 10: Suffixes – The ‘y’ to ‘i’ rule for words ending in
‘consonant – y’
Complete these tables.
Verb
cry
hurry
play
rely
multiply
Present Tense
Past Tense (-ed)
he cries
she hurries
he plays
she relies
it multiplies
he cried
she hurried
He played
she relied
it multiplied
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Add ‘ing’
crying
hurrying
playing
relying
multiplying
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Target 10 (Continued): Suffixes – The ‘y’ to ‘i’ Rule
Word
+ est
+ er
+ ly
+ ness
pretty
heavy
steady
healthy
prettiest
heaviest
steadiest
healthest
prettier
heavier
steadier
healthier
prettily
heavily
steadily
healthily
prettiness
heaviness
steadiness
healthiness
Complete these:-
beauty + ful = beautiful
+ ly = beautifully
fury + ous = furious
+ ly = furiously
Target 11: More Suffix Practice - Making Adjectives and Adverbs
Noun
dream
cloud
Adjective
dreamy
cloudy
spotty
spicy
sleepy
spot
spice
sleep
Adverbs:
Word
Adverb (add ‘ily’)
Word
Adverb (add ‘ly’)
dream
sleep
noise
mess
dreamily
sleepily
noisily
messily
soft
worried
safe
happy
softly
worriedly
safely
happily
Choose from these words to complete the sentences:nervously
cloudy
easily
specially
tightly
sleepily
She sleepily went to bed.
The team won easily.
She went nervously to the dentist.
He held on tightly to the ladder.
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Target 12:
Words ending in ‘le’
Add ‘le’, ‘el’ or ‘al’ to complete these words:-
nozzle
wriggle
maternal
puddle
individual
marvel
scribble
several
strangle
exceptional
obstacle
vowel
Target 13:
Homophones – Where, Were and Wear
Complete the sentences with either
"where", "wear" or "were".
1.
Where have you been?
where – the place
2.
We were buying some sweets.
wear – clothes
3.
His coat was beginning to wear out.
4.
If I were you I would say sorry.
5.
I wish we were on holiday now.
6.
It was a place where you could
were – from the
verb ‘to be’
wear what you liked.
7.
If only they were here now.
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Target 14: Plurals (1)-Words Ending in ‘ss’, ‘x’, ‘zz’, ‘ch’, ‘sh’ or ‘o’;
Write the plurals of these words:-
match - matches
dress – dresses
fox - foxes
class – classes
fizz - fizzes
clash - clashes
glass - glasses
brush – brushes
stitch - stitches
tomato – tomatoes potato - potatoes
hero - heroes
Homophones: Using here and hear
Complete these sentences with either "here" or "hear":-
1.
I can hear the clock ticking.
2.
We will meet here tonight.
3.
I could hear the noise here.
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Target 15:
Plurals (2) - Words ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’;
Irregular Plurals; Using Quite and Quiet
Complete this table:-
one half
two halves
one wife
one leaf
two wives
two leaves
one loaf
one shelf
two loaves
two shelves
Odd (irregular) Plurals:
Unjumble the words in bold to find the plural.
man – emn ( men )
woman – nwemo ( women )
tooth – ehtte ( teeth )
mouse – imec ( mice )
foot – tfee ( feet )
sheep – phees ( sheep )
goose – segee ( geese ) child – rndehcli ( children )
Homophones: Using quite and quiet
It is quite likely that he will win the game.
The music was so quiet, I could hardly hear it.
It is quite quiet in the garden.
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Target 16: Plurals (3) – Words ending in ‘y’
Homophones - Threw and Through; No, Know and Now
Complete this table:-
Homophones:
Singular (one)
Plural (more than one)
poppy
party
berry
industry
factory
body
century
poppies
parties
berries
industries
factories
bodies
centuries
Using "threw" and "through".
1.
The train went through the tunnel.
2.
Vicky threw the letter in the bin.
3.
The girl threw the ball in the net.
4.
Zaheer threw the ball through the window.
Homophones: Using no, know and now
1.
I know what you want to say.
2.
There are no shoes on the shelf.
3.
I need the key now !
4.
You know what to do.
5.
No way! I won’t go.
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" i before e except after c "
Target 17:
believe
fierce
receiver
perceive
shriek
conceit
Alia received a piece of cake from her niece.
Target 18:
Words ending in ‘tion’, ‘sion’, ‘ssion’;
Homophones – Weather and Whether
Add ‘tion’, ‘ssion’ or ‘sion’ to the end of these words:-
section
vision
progression
station
confusion
Homophones: Using "weather" and "whether".
Complete these sentences by adding whether or weather.
1.
I hope the weather improves.
2.
She didn’t know whether to go or not.
3.
He wondered whether it was raining.
Target 19:
‘ture’; Homophones – There’s and Theirs
Quiz: The answers to these questions are all words ending in ‘ture’.
1. This is a broken bone.
2. To make something.
3. You read this.
fracture
manufacture
literature
Homophones: Using there’s and theirs
1.
There’s been an accident!
2.
It’s one of theirs.
3.
There’s a swan on the lake.
4.
I know there’s a lot of money, but it’s all theirs.
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Target 20:
Words ending in ‘ance’ and ‘ence’; Dialogue Words;
Homophones – Who’s and whose
Complete this table:Adjective
-ant
Noun
-ance
Adjective
-ent
Noun
-ence
distant
important
elegant
assistant
extravagant
distance
confident
magnificent
violent
absent
convenient
confidence
importance
elegance
assistance
extravagance
magnificence
violence
absence
convenience
Homophones: Using who’s and whose
1.
Who’s going to tell him?
2.
Whose coat is that?
3.
Who’s going to sing next?
4.
I know whose house it is.
5.
Who’s going to tell me who’s to blame?
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