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Friday – Week 1
Spelling and Vocabulary Check-in.
We are learning to:
*draw on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words.
*understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts.
*use morphemic, visual, syntactic, semantic and phonological strategies when spelling.
Spelling and Vocabulary Check-in:
This week we will be focusing on spelling
and vocabulary. To get started you are
going to complete a number of activities
throughout the week to identify where
you are at with your spelling and
vocabulary knowledge and understanding.
Remember to carefully read the instructions for each set of
questions then highlight or record your answer as required.
Activities could include:
Write the plural for each word.
the word that has a similar meaning to the word underlined.
a word from the first sentence to complete the second sentence.
Add the suffix given and write the new word.
Highlight the word that answers each question correctly.
Add a prefix to each word to give it the opposite meaning.
Highlight the word that correctly completes the sentence.
Choose
Highlight
Now it’s your turn! Complete online or on paper. Your task is to carefully read the instructions for each set of questions then highlight or record your answer as required.
• Choose a word from the first sentence to complete the second sentence.
The correct way to address a judge is ‘Your Honour’.
Tina lost her friend’s and ended up at the wrong house.
The doctor asked me to hold out my hand so she could see my palm.
Fiji has many beautiful swaying trees.
Read the sheet then sign your name at the bottom.
The street warned that the road would be slippery when wet.
Denise kicked the soccer ball into the goal.
This year, my is to practice my guitar every day.
• Write the plural for each word.
sandwich
cheese
woman
trousers
Now it’s your turn! Complete online or on paper. Your task is to carefully read the instructions for each set of questions then highlight or record your answer as required.
• Highlight the word that best replaces the underlined words.
“Can we please stay a bit longer?” Jane asked when it was time to go home.
smiled begged wished cried
The new school hall was very big.
good clean attractive huge
I’ve been running all day and now I’m very tired.
upset exhausted relieved finished
The haunted house was scary.
terrifying amusing unpleasant unbelievable
• Add a prefix to each word to give it the opposite meaning.
believe
buckle
done
excusable
advantage
formal
Now it’s your turn! Complete online or on paper.
Your task is to read carefully the instructions for each set of questions then highlight or record your answer as required.
• Highlight the correctly spelt word.
This word for one hundred years comes from the Latin word ‘centum’, meaning one hundred.
centuary century
This word comes from the Ancient Greek word ‘istoria’, meaning inquiry to gin knowledge.
history historie
In modern French, a naperon is a napkin. To keep yourself clean while cooking, you would use the following.
aperon apron
• Change the suffix to give each word its opposite meaning.
restless
powerful
helpful
useful