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Day 2
Write the words
boarding
aboard
boar
hoarse
ointment
________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
poison
moisten
avoid
appoint
________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
Write the given list word beside the correct meaning
aboard aboard
on a train, ship, plane
____________________ away
ointment ointment
lotion
____________________ mean
boar
____________________ drill
boar
male pig
avoid
____________________ find
avoid
steer clear of
Write the list word for these
synonyms
embarking, entering, mounting
boarding
lodging, living
boarding
toxic
poison
elude, dodge
avoid
elect, nominate appoint
dampen
moisten
Copy the list word and answer the question
What is a snake’s poison called?
poison
A snake's poison is called venom.
Is ointment put on a sore?
ointment
Ointment is put on a sore to assist healing.
What is a boarding school?
boarding
A boarding school is one where the students live at the school.
How does your school appoint its School Captains?
appoint
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Who used to call out “All aboard!”?
aboard
The train guard used to call out "All Aboard" when the old train was about ready to go.
Copy the sentence that is true
We need a boarding pass at the airport.
We need a boarding pass for the school bus.
We need a boarding pass at the airport.
Arsenic is a poison. Milk is a poison.
Arsenic is a poison.
A steam iron will moisten the clothes.
A dry iron will moisten clothes.
A steam iron will moisten the clothes.
If we talk too loudly we might get hoarse.
If we talk softly we always get hoarse.
If we talk too loudly we might get hoarse.
Fill the gap
horse
hoarse
The announcer’s voice was hoarse after talking all day.
The rider fell while mounting the horse.
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Day 3
Write the words
Families
boar sow
boarding
aboard
boar
__________________
__________________ __________________
hoarse
ointment
__________________
__________________ __________________
moisten
avoid
__________________
__________________ __________________
poison
appoint
Verb families
piglet
Singular / Plural
poison poisons
Combine with a list word
boarding pass
poison ivy
all aboard
boarding school
Write the five list words that can be verbs.
boarding
poison
moisten avoid appoint
Use the verb or its extension to fill these gaps.
Pollutants are poisoning our waterways.
By resting, a player avoids further injury.
The group appointed a leader to guide them.
The rain was moistening the ground.
The students were boarding at the college.
Write these words and each base word
appointment
____________________________ appoint
poisonous
____________________________ poison
appointed
____________________________ appoint
boarding
____________________________ board
avoidance
________________________ avoid
Put all the list words in
alphabetical order
Which of these extensions can be used as a verb and an
adjective? boarding
Fill the gap with the correct word
bore
boar
The boar was put in the sty.
When exploring for oil a bore is driven into the earth.
A joke told too many times becomes a bore.
Find the meaning of this word in the dictionary or thesaurus
composure or dignity of manner, balance, equilibrium
Write a word which has the
same letters as the underlined
letters but uses those letters to
represent a different sound
boarding
oa (boat)
____________________
aboard
appoint
avoid
boar
boarding
coarse
hoarse
moisten
poison
poise
Write a word that has the same sound
as the underlined letters but uses
these letters to represent that sound
boarding
or
boar
poison
oy
an animal
rejoice
celebrate
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Day 4
Find the words on the grid by starting at the top left hand corner, moving down the left
hand row and continuing around the square until the centre is reached.
Write the words you find.
p
r
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f
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m
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a
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v
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proof
female
encounter
reveal
luggage
educated
drought
therefore
exploding
general
lagoon
noises
separate
explore
exclaim
moisten
Choose four verbs from the words you found and write the verb families.
encounter
reveal
educate
explode
separate
explore
exclaim
moisten
encounters
reveals
educates
explodes
separated
explores
exclaims
moistens
encountering
revealing
educating
exploding
separating
exploring
exclaiming
moistening
encountered
revealed
educated
exploded
separated
explored
exclaimed
moistened
Choose four nouns from the words you found and write the plurals.
proof
females
luggage
droughts lagoons noises
Write words that mean:ea
ai
oo
say again
repeat
chorus
refrain
torrential
rain
typhoon
animal
seal
keep up
maintain
home in
zoom
covered
with leaves
leafy
artist
painter
caterpillar
cover
cocoon
expose
reveal
European
country
Britain
used to
sweep
broom