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Day 2
Write the words
afford
attempt
attach
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scatter
effort
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collect
pattern
correct
intelligent
arrival
Copy the sentence and tick if correct
Very little physical effort was required by Sir Edmund Hillary when he climbed Mt. Everest.
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A dolphin is an intelligent creature.
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Many people collect stamps as a hobby.
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We cannot afford to ignore the decline in some animal species.
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The huge stones at Stonehenge are arranged in a definite pattern.
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Finish these sentences with a list word
We wait each year for the arrival of the holidays.
The seagulls will scatter if a dog comes by.
A dressmaker uses a pattern from which to cut the material.
Scientists have made an effort to make contact with beings in outer space.
Match the word to the meaning
afford
scatter
throw in various directions
pattern
afford
have enough money to buy
intelligent
effort
determined attempt
effort
intelligent
reasonable and rational
arrival
correct
identify errors and rectify
attempt
attach
adhere to
attach
attempt
endeavour to achieve
collect
pattern
repetition of certain elements
scatter
arrival
getting where you are going
correct
collect
get a group of things together
Write the list word for these synonyms
arrangement, design, pattern
join, fasten, connect attach
strew, sprinkle, fling
scatter
accurate, true, exact correct
clever, smart
intelligent
hoard, gather
collect
Write a sentence about something you collect.
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Where is Stonehenge?
England
When was it built?
3000 - 1000 BC
Why have the stones been
arranged in the pattern they
are in? Most likely for
religious or ceremonial
reasons.
Find some information on
the computer. (Encarta)
Write your own meaning of
correct **************
intelligent **************
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Day 3
Write the words
afford
attempt
attach
pattern
intelligent
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scatter
effort
collect
correct
arrival
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Write these words and circle each
base word
unintelligent
collection
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attach
attachment
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correct
effortless
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arrival
correction
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Write the list word that rhymes with collectable
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these words e.g.
collector
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respect collect
match
attach
Combine with a list word
matter scatter
scatter brain
Write a word that has the same sound and
What does this mean?
letters as the underlined letters e.g.
A
person who is incapable of serious thought or
attach
cheerful
concentration.
intelligent
generation
Opposites
intelligent
detach
incorrect
departure
Verb families
attempt
collect
scatter
afford
attempts
collects
scatters
affords
attempting
collecting
scattering
affording
Write a word that has the same sound as the
underlined letters but uses these letters to
represent that sound
afford
aw lawful
(legal)
attempted
collected
scattered
afforded
In what year did Sir Edmund Hillary conquer
Mt. Everest?
1953
Find out some information about the climb from
the library or the computer.
Write the list word From the dictionary, find and write all the extensions of intellect
intelligent intellective intellectively intellection intellectual intellectually
intellectualize intelligence
arrival
arrive
Write the base word of
Replace the ‘pat’ in “pattern” with ‘lan’
lantern:a light with a transparent case
Replace the ‘sc’ in “scatter” with ‘m’
matter: that which makes up something
Replace the ‘h’ in “attach” with ‘k’
attack: to launch a physical assault
Find the dictionary meaning of the new words.
Singular / Plural
attempt
attempts
pattern
patterns
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Day 4
Interest strand : Air and Water - wet and dry
Objects become wet when they absorb liquid or the liquid attaches to the surface.
They dry when that liquid is absorbed into the air.
Copy these words
hydration
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evaporation _______________________
wet
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drought
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washing
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dehydration
precipitation
dry
flood
drying
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What two words above refer to raining and drying out of the ground?
precipitation
evaporation
What two words above refer to the putting in and taking out of water?
hydration
dehydration
What two words above refer to the cleaning and airing of clothes?
washing
drying
Name the two machines which use air and water to clean and air clothes.
washing machine
clothes dryer
What type of words are the two you have just written?
(noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
nouns
From a thesaurus, find three synonyms for the word “dry”.
arid, juiceless, parched
From a thesaurus, find three synonyms for the word “wet”.
dripping, soaked, watery
This machine also uses water and hot air to wash and dry. What is it
called? dish washer
This appliance uses hot air to dry.
What is it called? hair dryer
Write the four compound words used on this page.
washingmachine
clothesdryer
dishwasher
hairdryer
Find out why a hard biscuit becomes soft when left in the open air but soft bread
becomes hard when left in the open air.
A hard biscuit contains very little moisture. It absorbs moisture form the air and becomes
soft. Bread contains lots of moisture. It evaporates to the air and becomes hard.