X12
er : less : our
Write the words
settler
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messenger
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passenger
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meaningless
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flightless
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smokeless
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shapeless
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* 'er' is added to form a noun. Use 'er' generally. Use 'or' after 't' or 'ct'.
* "less" means "without".
* When adding "less", leave the base word intact unless the base word
ends in 'y', then change the 'y' to 'i'
Use the dictionary or the thesaurus to find the meaning or
synonym for each list word
settler someone who settles in a new country
messenger a person who takes messages from one person to
another
passenger person travelling in a car not driven by him
meaningless futile or empty of meaning
flightless unable to fly
smokeless having or producing little or no smoke
shapeless having no shape
flavour the taste of food in the mouth
labour productive work
behaviour manner of conducting oneself
favourite most liked
armour defensive covering
_________________________ Write the five words from the list which can be nouns
settler messenger passenger flavour armour
flavour
_________________________ Write the plurals of these five nouns
settlers messengers passengers flavours
labour
_________________________ Write the words from the list that can be adjectives
Write a noun that each one could describe.
behaviour
passenger meaningless flightless smokeless shapeless
_________________________ behaviour favourite
favourite
Write the base word of each list word
_________________________ settle message pass mean flight smoke shape flavour
labour behave favour
armour
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List the suffixes used to make these extensions.
er kess
Four of the words have three syllables
Break them into those syllables
mess en ger
pass en ger be hav iour
mean ing less
Combine with a list word
favourite activity
early settler
car passenger
X12 (cont.)
er : less : our
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Write the words
Put all the list words in alphabetical order
armour
behaviour
_________________________ favourite
flavour
flightless
labour
messenger
meaningless
messenger
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passenger
settler
passenger
shapeless
smokeless
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Write the opposites of
meaningless
driver
passenger
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Use the suffixes ‘er' to change these words
flightless
Use the new words in sentences
_________________________ build
builder
instigate instigator
smokeless
review
reviewer
dance dancer
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shapeless
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Use the suffix ‘less’ to change these words
flavour
Use the new words in sentences
_________________________ fault
faultless
bound boundless
labour
purpose purposeless
tact tactless
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behaviour
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Make an adverb from this word
favourite
meaningless meaninglessly
_________________________ Use the new word in a sentence
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armour
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settler
The emu and cassowary are large flightless birds.
From which countries do these birds come?
Emu: Australia Carrowary: Australia and New Guinea
Which emu parent raises the chicks?Male (father)
What colour are the emu and cassowary eggs? dark green
What size are the eggs?
about 10 cm. long
Find out some other facts about these two birds.
Emu: like a cassowary but has no crest
larger than a cassowary
curious, flightless bird
Cassowary: about 1.2 - 1.8 meters tall
runs as fast as 48 K.p.h.
inner toes bear long, knife like nails whcih are deadle defence weapons
top of head has a bony crest