R01
*-e
Write the words
bathe
brakes
Smart Starters ©
Day 2
safety
mistake
concrete
_________ _____________
____________ ______________
______________
title
invite
fortune
divide
_________ _____________
crocodile
____________ ________________ ______________
Read and fill the gap
We watched the crocodile from the safety of the wire cage.
Concrete is made from cement, sand, stones and water.
The tennis players won the world title.
We can divide all things on earth into animal, vegetable or mineral.
Not many of the gold diggers of the early century made their fortune.
Drivers need to have the brakes on their cars checked regularly.
We now have concrete evidence that smoking hurts you.
If you divide twenty five into five lots each lot gets five.
It is fun to invite people to a birthday party.
Write the list word that means
luck, destiny fortune
error, blunder mistake
swim, wash
bathe
stops, controls, curbs brakes
name, caption, label title
ask to come
invite
Copy and answer the question in a short sentence using the list word
Where were the gold fields in your country where many miners made their
fortune?
**************************
What are “safety glasses” and who wears them?
Safety glasses are specially tough glasses, worn by workers so
that they do not get things in their eye.
Why would it be a mistake to stand too close to a fire?
If you stand too close to the fire you might get burnt.
Why does the doctor bathe a graze before putting on ointment?
A graze is bathed to ensure there are no germs on it before covering it
and to remove any dirt. (Grazes usually occur when people fall over.)
R01
*-e
Write the words
bathe
brakes
Smart Starters ©
Day 3
safety
mistake
concrete
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
title
divide
invite
crocodile
fortune
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
Singular / Plural
mistake mistakes
title titles
crocodile crocodiles
Verb families
mistake
mistakes
bathe
bathes
brake
brakes
divide
divides
invite
invites
Fill the gap breaks brakes
The brakes stop the car.
Glass shatters when it breaks.
Opposites
mistaking
bathing
braking
dividing
inviting
danger safety
mistook
bathed
braked
divided
invited
Write these words and circle each base word
subtitle
_________________
mistaken
__________________
undivided _________________
bathe
__________________
uninvited
_________________
misfortune _____________________
safety
_________________
Write the base word of each word and use each one in a sentence
invitation
invite
division
divide
fortunate
fortune
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Combine with a list word
title page safety pin
concrete mixer
safety glass
Write a word that contains the same sound
and letters as the underlined letters
bathe (e.g. feather) _______________
_______________
safety (e.g. slowly)
_______________
fortune (e.g. organ)
Break into syllables
mistake
mis + take
crocodile
croc + o + dile
R01
Day 4
Interest words :
Smart Starters ©
Geography - land
Write these words beside the correct definition.
You may need to use a dictionary to assist you.
island continent plateau
mountain
plain
peninsula canyon
promontory
valley
range
a natural, upward progression of the earth’s surface
a level, or almost level tract of land
a long depression in the land surface
a high point of land that juts into the sea
a small mass of land surrounded by water
the earth’s largest land masses
a series or chain of mountains
a wide, mainly level area of raised land
a headland or promontory
a gorge or ravine
a narrow strip of land projecting into the sea or lake
Write the correct word beside the continent it names.
Africa Australia North America South America
Australia
Asia
cape
mountain
plain
valley
promontory
island
continent
range
plateau
cape
canyon
peninsula
Europe
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Which one of these continents is also an island? Australia
In what country would you find:
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Himalayan Mountains
Asia
Great Dividing Range
Australia
Nullarbor Plain
Australia
Sahara Desert
North Africa
Rhine Valley
Europe
Gallipoli Peninsula
Asia
Grand Canyon
North America
Mount Fuji
Japan
Asia