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Day 2
Write the words
dismiss
display
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distress
disturb
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disgust
discover
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disobey
discourage
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disconnect
disadvantage
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disagree
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Write the list word and cross out any
incorrect synonyms
dismiss
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remove leave relief discharge
disgust
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annoy offend revolt talk
discourage
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deter brave check inhibit
disagree
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dispute argue counter play
display
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exhibit demonstrate reveal
Copy the list word and answer the question in a sentence
What can happen if we disobey the road laws?
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If we disobey the road laws an accident can happen.
Who was the scientist who discovered penicillin?
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. (Encarta)
Why should we not disturb ancient historical sites?
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We should not disturb historical sites so that others can see them too.
Why does the electrician disconnect the power before working with electrical wires?
If he does not disconnect the power he may be electrocuted.
Copy the sentence with which you disagree
Madame Curie discovered radium. Madame Curie discovered gold.
Madame Curie discovered gold.
“Madame Tussauds” exhibition is a display of wax figures.
“Madame Tussauds” exhibition is a display of wooden figures.
Madame Tussauds exhibition is a display of wooden figures.
When we disobey the rules there is often a bad consequence.
When we disobey the rules only good things happen.
When we disobey the rules only good things happen.
We are discouraged from looking directly at the sun.
We are discouraged from looking directly at the stars.
We are discouraged from looking directly at the stars.
Write a list word that means
a handicap
disadvantage
to send away
dismiss
to bring to light
discover
anguish and anxiety
distress
muddle, disorganize
disturb
What type of things does a museum display?
historical artistic scientific
When did Madame Curie discover radium?
1898
She was a national of what country?France
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Day 3
Write the words
dismiss
display
______________________ ______________________
distress
disturb
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disgust
discover
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disobey
discourage
______________________ ______________________
disconnect
disadvantage
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disagree
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Write the base word of
each word
discouragement
courage
discovery
cover
dismissal
dismiss
disobedience
obey
discoveries
cover
disconnection
connect
disagreement
agree
Verb families
All the words in the list can be verbs
Fill the gap with a list word or an appropriate extension
Motorists who disobey the road laws may lose their licence.
We are discouraged from leaving our homes unlocked at night.
It is distressing to see children starving during a famine.
Scientists are always discovering new ways to treat disease.
Rain often disadvantages one of the teams in a game.
People often disagree about how a job should be done.
A violent thunder storm disturbs us when we are asleep.
People are disgusted when they see others throwing litter
on the ground.
We are dismissed at 3.30 p.m. each day.
The plumber disconnected the water pipes.
The male birds were displaying their plumage.
In these words ‘dis’ is used to form the opposite
disobey disconnect disadvantage disagree
Write their opposites (base words)
obey
connect advantage agree
Write the opposites of these words
approve
disapprove
prove
disprove
loyal
disloyal
Write the singular for each plural
displays
display
similar
own
appear
disadvantages
dissimilar
disown
disappear
disadvantage
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Day 4
: Transport - boats and planes
The words which are defined here were used in earlier workbooks.
Write them here.
an underwater vessel
submarine
a river boat
ferry
a boat with two hulls
catamaran
where the pilot sits in a plane
cockpit / flight deck
the person who plans the course of the vessel
navigator
the place where decisions about the landing and taking off of planes are made
control tower
the place where passengers are going
destination
an olden day war ship
galleon / warship (see Q11)
a plane with two sets of wings
biplane
Vasco da Gama and Matthew Flinders were two famous explorers who explored by
sea.
Find out all you can about one of these men.
Vasco da Gama
Matthew Flinders
What was his nationality?
Portuguese
English
When was he born?
1469
1774
When did he die?
1524
1814
What did he discover?
a sea route to India
chartered the Australian coastline
Show Vasco da Gama’s route in red and Matthew Flinders’ route in green.
Write a word that is
the past tense of the verb “to fly”
flew
the plural of the word “aeroplane”
aeroplanes
the singular of the word “passengers”
passenger
the opposite of the word “float”
sink
the two words that form the compound word “underwater”
under
water
the noun formed from the word “fly”
flyer
the comparative of the word “high”
higher
the superlative of the word “deep”
deepest
if cars go with roads, boats go with water and planes go with air.