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silent 'e'
Day 2
Write the words
sense
active
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detective
resolve
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opposite
explore
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dense
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therefore
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collapse
solve
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continue
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Write the list word and cross out any incorrect
synonyms
sense
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wisdom
reason
perception
feel
resolve
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determination
looking
courage
resolve
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intend
happiness
decide
solve
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answer
explain
cover
decipher
From the
means
active
explore
solve
dictionary or thesaurus, find a word that
moving
investigate
decipher reply
Write True or False and copy
Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective. True
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Being active stops us being healthy. False
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The opposite of high is cold. False
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Sir John Scott went to explore the Antarctic.
False (Robert Falcon Scott)
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Explorers need a good sense of direction. True
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The sense of touch is well developed in people who are blind. True
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Write the list word for which these
words are antonyms
sparse, thin dense
alike, same opposite
stop, end
continue
idle, unmoving active
Write a list word that means
keep going, persist
continue
cave in, crumple
collapse
investigator, sleuth
detective
thick, heavy, compact dense
accordingly, consequently therefore
Proof read this passage Underline any words you believe are incorrectly spelt
Rewrite these correctly
The detective was resolved to solve the mystery. He therefore tried to continue to walk
through the dense forest to the opposite side of the creek even though he had a sense
of foreboding and knew that any active exploration of the caved area meant it could
collapse at any moment.
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V08
silent 'e'
Day 3
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Write the words
sense
active
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detective
resolve
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opposite
explore
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dense
therefore
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collapse
solve
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continue
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Write these words and circle each base
word
detective
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senseless
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actively
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detection
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explorer
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Write the list words that rhyme with
dissolve
solve resolve
deplore
explore therefore
Combine with a list word
common sense
active ingredient
Opposites
inactive
discontinue
active
continue
Singular / Plural
sense senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
(What are our five senses?)
detective
detectives
Write these words and each base word
opposite
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oppose
resolution
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resolve
continuation __________________________
continue
sensation
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sense
activity
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active
exploration
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explain
density
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dense
solution
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solve
continually
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continue
Using the extensions above,
circle
the nouns
box the verbs
tick
the adverbs
underline the adjectives
Do any words fall into more than one group?
Use the extensions shown in italics in sentences.
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Verb families Write the verbs from the list. Fill the gap with the correct form of the verb.
sense collapse explore resolve solve continue
The building collapsed during the earthquake.
The depletion of the ozone layer continues to be a problem for us.
A smoke detector senses smoke from a fire.
The students were resolving their conflicts amicably.
V08
Day 4
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Below is a famous Australian folk song. Proof read it.
Rewrite correctly any incorrectly spelt words and illustrate the story of the song.
The Drover’s Dream
One niht while droveing sheep my companions fell asleep
There was not a star to illuminate the skie
I was dreeming I supose for my eyes were partly closed
When a very stranje procession past me by.
First there came a kangaro with his swag of blankets blue
A dingo ran beside him as a mait
They were traveling mighty fast but they showted as they passed
We’ve got to jog along its geting late.
The pelican and the crane came in form off the plain
To amuze the company with the highland fling
The dear old bandicoot plaied a tune upon his flute
And the natave bears sat round him in a ring.
The brolgu and the crow sang us songs of long ago
The frill necket lizard lisend with a smile
The emu standing near with his clore up to his ear
Said “Funniest thing I’ve herd for quite a while”
The frogs from out the swomp where the atmosphere is damp
Came bownding in and sat upon a stoan
They eech unrolled a swag and prodused from litle bags
The violin the banjo and the bonez
The goanna and the snake and the adder wyde awake
The alligator dancet the soldiers joy
Beeneath the silky osk the jackass craked a joke
And the magpie sang the wild colonial boy.
I was dreaming I suppose of these entertayning shows
But it never krossed my mind I was asleep
Till the boss from out the cart woke me up with such a start
Yelling, “Dreamy where on erth are all the sheep?”
night droving
sky
dreaming suppose
strange
passed
kangaroo
mate
travelling shouted
getting
from
played
native
brolga
necked
claw
heard
listened
bounding
stone each
produced
little
bones
wide
danced
beneath oak
cracked
entertaining
crossed
earth