W09
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Day 2
Smart Starters ©
Write the words
future
pleasure
temperature
furniture
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puncture
injure
measure
creature
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Use the dictionary or thesaurus to find the meaning of, or a synonym for, each list word
future
time to come
pleasure
enjoyment
injure
damage harm hurt
temperature the degree of hotness
furniture appliances goods
puncture
break slit pierce
measure amount rule
creature
a living being
Write the words from the list which can be nouns
future pleasure temperature furniture puncture creature measure
Write the plurals of these nouns where possible
pleasures temperatures punctures creatures
measures
Write the opposites of any list words where possible
future / past
pleasure / /displeasure
Write the words from the list that can be adjectives
future pleasure temperature furniture puncture
Extend the list words to make new words that mean
enjoyable
pleasurable
able to be measured
measurable
Read and fill the gap with a list word or an extension
He suffered an injury when he fell off his bike.
Each day, a rainfall measurement is taken by the Meteorological Bureau.
Excessive junk food is injurious to your health.
Fill in the correct temperatures for each scale.
F°
C°
Boiling point
212
100
Pleasant day
75
25
Freezing water
32
0
Write the list word for this picture
furniture
At what temperature does What is the normal body
water boil?
temperature?
100ºC
37ºC
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
thermometer
What are the two scales we use for measuring
temperature?
Fahrenheit centigrade
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Smart Starters ©
Day 3
Write the words
future
pleasure
temperature
furniture
_____________________ ___________________ _____________________ ___________________
puncture
injure
measure
creature
_____________________ ___________________ _____________________ ___________________
Write the three words from the list which can be verbs
puncture injure measure
Write the verb families for these verbs
puncture
punctures puncturing
punctured
injure
injures
injuring
injured
measure
measures measuring
measured
Use these verbs or their extensions to fill the gaps in these sentences
I punctured the tyre on my bike when I rode over the nail.
Sports people are constantly injuring themselves when playing their sport.
A chef measures the ingredients carefully.
Write the words that have 3 syllables
fur + ni+ ture
Write the words that have 2 syllables
fu + ture
plea + sure
Show these syllables
Put all the list words in alphabetical order
creature
furniture
future
measure
pleasure
puncture
temperature
Write these words and each base word
measurable ____________________________
measure
pleasure
____________________________
please
futuristic
____________________________
future
injurious
injury
____________________________
injure
____________________________
injure
Combine with a list word
temperature gauge
What is the imaginary creature that
1. lives in the Himalayan mountains?
2. lives in Loch Ness?
3. lives in the Australian bush?
Abominable Snowman
Loch Ness Monster
Bunyip
You have decided to sell your old guitar as you intend to buy a new one.
Prepare an advertisement to put in the local paper and another to put in the local shop window.
Describe the guitar in detail. Give the price you are selling it for and a contact person or
phone number. (Make this fictional.)
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Day 4
Write a word containing the “ou” sound (as in around) starting with each letter of the
alphabet.
Are there any letters for which you cannot find a word?
around
house
outer
voucher
bounce
inbound
pounce
wound
couch
joust
q
x
doubt
k
round
y
e
loudness
south
z
founder
mouse
tousle
ground
nouse
unwound
Write a word containing the “ar” sound (as in bark) starting with each letter of the
alphabet.
Are there any letters for which you cannot find a word?
armour
harmful
o
varnish
bargain
impartial
park
woodlark (bird)
carpet
jar
q
x
darken
kangaroo
rampart
yard
embark
larder
sardine
z
farmer
market
tart
garden
narcotic
unarmed
From the story book you are currently reading find:
*three words which have the same sound group
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* three words which are plurals
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*three words which are verbs in the past tense
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* three words which are adverbs
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* three words which are adjectives
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