Subject: English
Focus: Description
Group: Black/Blue
Date out: 17/10/16
Date in: 24/10/16
YEAR 5 HOMEWORK
Similes describe something by comparing it to another using like or as. Fill in the gap to complete the similes.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The girl was……………………... like a leaf.
The boy …………………. like a log.
The children crept as ………………………. as mice.
The icicle shone like the …………
quietly
shaking
slept
sun
Metaphors describe something by saying it is something else. Fill in the gap to complete the metaphors.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The
The
The
Her
sun was a ………………………. golf ball in the sky.
bear was a furry ……………...
teacher was an ……………….. volcano, exploding with lava.
……………… was a silky blanket.
giant
hair
flaming
erupting
Personification is giving an object human features or characteristics. Fill in the gap to complete the sentences
using personification.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The wind ………………………… through the trees.
The daffodils nodded their ………………………… bonnets in the wind.
The refreshing pool …………………… the holidaymakers.
The ……………………. danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
yellow
teapot
called
whistled
Now, have a go at…..
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Writing your own simile about an elephant (think about it’s size).
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Writing your own metaphor about a winding, grey path.
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Writing a personification sentence describing what a girl’s hair was doing in the wind.
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Suffix ‘tion’
 Vowels are the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, all other letters are consonants.
 Vowels can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Nouns are ‘naming’ words (boy, dog, chair). Verbs are ‘doing’ words or actions (run, skip, jump, shout).
 Adjectives are ‘describing’ words (big, cool, old).
 Adding ‘tion’ to a verb or adjective makes a noun: ‘educate’ (verb), ‘education’ (noun).
 The suffix ‘tion’ sounds like ‘shun’ and is far more common than the suffix ‘sion’.
(list 3:5)
Spelling tip:
Practise 1
Practise 2
Can spell word
(copy into space)
(fold and hide)
(check and correct)
If the root verb ends in ‘t’ the suffix ‘ion’ forms a ‘tion’ ending (invent – invention).
action
edition
direction
option
eruption
Spelling tip:
A long ‘a’ sound is always followed by ‘tion’. For words ending ‘te’, drop the ‘e’ to add ‘ion’.
vacation
creation
vibration
location
education
Spelling tip:
lotion
motion
emotion
promotion
‘otion’: the base word usually contains the vowel and is clearly pronounced (long ‘o’).
Subject: English
Focus: Description
Group: Green/Red
Date out: 17/10/16
Date in: 24/10/16
YEAR 5 HOMEWORK
Similes describe something by comparing it to another using like or as.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The ocean glistened…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The trees ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The children crept as…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The icicle shone like the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Metaphors describe something by saying it is something else.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The
The
The
Her
sun was a ………………………. golf ball in the sky.
bear was a furry ……………...
teacher was an ……………….. volcano, exploding with lava.
……………… was a silky blanket.
giant
hair
flaming
erupting
Personification is giving an object human features or characteristics.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The wind ……………………… through the trees.
The daffodils nodded their …………………… bonnets in the wind.
The refreshing pool …………….. the holidaymakers.
The ………………. danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
Now, have a go at…..
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Writing your own two similes about a building (think about its size).

Writing your own two metaphors about a storm.

Writing a personification sentence describing what a tree was doing in the wind.
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Vowel suffix ‘ing’
These words change tense by adding ‘ing’ to a verb (doing word).
 Vowels are the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, all other letters are consonants.
 Vowels can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Verbs are ‘doing’ words or actions (run, skip, jump, shout etc).
 Syllables are the beats in a word: ‘do’ (1 beat), ‘do-ing’ (2 beats), ‘un-do-ing’ (3 beats).
Spelling tip:
(list 4:5)
Multi-syllabic words with a short vowel followed by two or more consonants: just add ‘ing’.
Practise 1
Practise 2
Can spell word
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(check and correct)
extending
rejecting
finishing
adjusting
erupting
Spelling tip:
Multi-syllabic words with a short vowel followed by a final consonant: double the final letter.
admitting
upsetting
forgetting
beginning
befitting
Spelling tip:
gardening
carpeting
frightening
limiting
If the final syllable is unstressed the final consonant is not doubled.
YEAR 5 HOMEWORK
Subject: English
Focus: Description
Group: Yellow
Date out: 17/10/16
Date in: 24/10/16
Similes describe something by comparing it to another using like or as.
Write a simile to describe:
1.
A hot day. _________________________________________________________
2.
An icicle. _________________________________________________________
3.
Someone running. _________________________________________________________
4.
Someone smiling. _________________________________________________________
5.
Someone angry. _________________________________________________________
Metaphors describe something by saying it is something else.
Write a metaphor to describe:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
An angry, fire-breathing dragon. ____________________________________________
A smelly sock. _________________________________________________________
A dainty ballerina. ______________________________________________________
A crying baby. _________________________________________________________
A ship sailing. _________________________________________________________
Personification is giving an object human features or characteristics.
Write a personification sentence to describe:
1.
Leaves in the wind.
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2.
A red apple.
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3.
A tall skyscraper.
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4.
A sharp nail.
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5.
A warm breeze.
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Now, if you have finished, begin to describe any setting that you would like to, using similes, metaphors
and personification.
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Suffix or word ending ‘ance’
The word endings ‘ance’ and ‘ence’ can sound the same and are often confused.
 Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Nouns are naming words (boy, dog, chair). Verbs are doing or action words (run, jump, shout).
 Adjectives are describing words (tall, thin, old).
 The letter ‘c’ can be hard (cat) or soft (cell). The letter ‘g’ can be hard (get) or soft (gent).
(list 5:5)
Spelling tip:
Practise 1
Practise 2
Can spell word
(copy into space)
(fold and hide)
(check and correct)
If the suffix follows a hard ‘c’ or ‘g’ it is ‘ance’. There are not many of these words.
elegance
significance
insignificance
arrogance
extravagance
Spelling tip:
Words derived from verbs ending ‘y’ use the suffix ‘ance’. (Note the ‘y’ changes to ‘i’)
alliance
(ally)
appliance
(apply)
defiance
(defy)
compliance
(comply)
reliance
(rely)
Spelling tip:
observance
(observation)
expectance
(expectation)
hesitance
(hesitation)
tolerance
(toleration)
If there is a related word with a ‘long a’ in the same place use ‘ance’ (‘ation’ endings are often a clue).