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Word split: compound words
Cut out the cards. The red ones are the first part of a longer word, the blue ones are the second part. Mix and match to see how many longer words you can make.
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
Each of the following sentences includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-
Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?
Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle
Homonyms are pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. Look at these words. Can you work out the two different meanings?
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
Reading comprehension: Alice and the Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland is a story about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 3 Cloze test: the lean dog and the hungry wolf
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the grumpy owl
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the dog and the rooster
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Reading comprehension: THE DOG, THE ROOSTER AND THE FOX
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LEAN DOG
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE DONKEY
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FOX AND THE STORK
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 5 Cloze test: the ship in the storm
This is a passage from Swiss Family Robinson, a novel written in 1812 by Johann David Wyss. It is about a family that get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: meeting Miss Havisham
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens about the life of boy called Pip. In this passage, he has gone to visit an old lady who was abandoned at the altar by the
man she was about to marry. Miss Havisham has spent the rest of her life indoors, still wearing her wedding dress. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by
filling in one missing letter per box?
Reading comprehension: underwater parade
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley is about a chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the ship wrecking
This is a passage from The Swiss Family Robinson, a classic novel about a family who get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. This passage is about a family preparing for a party. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: shrinking to fit
In Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll a young girl falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.