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Artwork copyright Direct-Ed
KS2 English
Superheroes & Spelling
Designed and Illustrated by
Former Marvel Artist Tim Perkins
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Creative Curriculum Comics
Welcome to the wonderful world of Creative Curriculum Land,
where all manner of curious people and creatures live.
You are about to set forth on a fantastic fun-filled
adventure where you will need to use all the knowledge you
already have to help you to gain NEW knowledge.
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It will be tricky and you will have to
watch out for crazy crosswords,
weird word searches, creative
writing conundrums and other
dastardly, fiendish activities, which
will test your problem solving skills,
but I am sure you will succeed.
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Okay, it's time to set off on your
journey. Make sure you stick to
the path and don't be afraid to
answer the questions you will be
asked along the way, as these will
help you moving towards the end
of your quest.
Good Luck and I look forward
to seeing you at the end of your
quest...
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Prefixes and Suffixes
Activities
Prefixes
Match the following prefixes with the suitable word:
UNIRINPRETRANS
________PORT
________ACTIVE
________HEAT
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________REGULAR
________LIKELY
IN / DIS
AGREE
UN / IN
LITERATE
IM / IR
POPULAR
PATIENT
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IR / IL
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Circle the most suitable prefix for the each of the following words:
Suffixes
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Take the suffixes below and turn the root words into new words with them. Each word can only be
used once, so read them through and try to find all five the best match. Be aware, some root words
work with multiple suffixes.
ERNESSLESSING
BAKE = _______________
HAPPY = _______________
POWER = _______________
RUN = _______________
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Plurals
Turn these words into plurals:
Activities
DOG __________
CAT __________
APPLE __________
ORANGE __________
CHAIR __________
TABLE __________
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FLOWER __________ PETAL __________
These words are irregular and will need something a bit different. Turn these into plurals:
WOMAN __________
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MAN __________
CHILD __________
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WIFE __________
GOOSE __________ FOOT __________
The following words have been incorrectly pluralised. Can you sort them out?
PUPPYS
GIRLIES
BERRYS
TOMATOS
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Word Families
Activities
By drawing a line between them, pair up the words from the same word family.
AROUNDCLARIFY
UNCLEARREALISE
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Write down the root word for these word families.
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Biography / Paragraph
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Password / Passenger
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Sunshine / Sunscreen
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Solar / Parasol
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Grateful / Gratitude
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Confusing Words
Activities
Homophones
Fill in the missing words using the three provided:
They’re
Their
There
1. ________________ really big for _______________ age.
2. ________________ going to go over _______________ to play with _____________ toys.
To
Too
Two
1. The box was _____________ big ______________ put on the shelf.
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2. He had ___________ sweets left over and wanted __________ give them __________ his friends.
1. They couldn’t decide what to _____________ and they ______________ going to be late.
2. _______________ are we going? What should we ________________?
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Stressed and Unstressed Letters
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Underline the letter in the word that is silent?
GNAW
CALM
KNIGHT
WHALE
WHOLE
Underline the letter in the word that is unstressed?
COMPANY
BUSINESS
JEWELLERY
FACTORY
Confusing Words - ‘I’ before ‘E’
Are the words spelt right? Put a tick or a cross in the box.
BELEIVE
PROTIEN
RECEIVE
SEIZE
NIEGHBOUR
CAFFEINE
SCEINCE
FANCIED
DOUBT
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Activities
Synonym
Circle the word that is a synonym of the underlined word in the sentence.
The man was very happy.
SAD
JOYFUL
It was a very plain house.
ORDINARY
The weather looks sad today.
GREAT
ANGRY
UNIQUE
UPSET
SPECIAL
HAPPY
Find a synonym for the underline word.
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He ran quickly.
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The room was big.
The ugly dog barked. _______________________
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Antonym
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Circle the word that is an antonym of the underlined word in the sentence.
The singing was tuneful.
TUNELESS
The ocean was calm.
QUIET
The boy was rude.
NICE
PERFECT
ROUGH
NASTY
PLEASANT
SMOOTH
FUN
Using the same sentences as before, find an antonym for the underline word.
The room was big.
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He ran quickly.
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The ugly dog barked. _______________________
Well done, you have successfully travelled along your journey
and reached the end. Hopefully you have enjoyed learning
NEW knowledge along the way and avoided the many traps
that lay waiting in the shadows.
By answering all the questions you were
asked and successfully completing all
your activities along the way, you have
arrived at the end of your quest, as I
promised you would.
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Now you know a lot more than you did
before setting off on your adventures,
which will help you when you embark on
any new ones.
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There are lots more adventures
through Creative Curriculum Land, lots
more subjects to look at, lots more
knowledge for you to gain and many
more questions to be answered.
I hope to see you going on more
adventures soon...
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We hope you enjoyed reading this comic...
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