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SNIP Literacy Programme Part 3

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2

Checklist .................................................................................................................................... 4

Session 1 .................................................................................................................................... 8

Session 2 .................................................................................................................................. 11

Session 3 .................................................................................................................................. 14

Session 4 .................................................................................................................................. 17

Session 5 .................................................................................................................................. 20

Session 6 .................................................................................................................................. 23

Session 7 .................................................................................................................................. 26

Session 8 .................................................................................................................................. 30

Session 9 .................................................................................................................................. 33

Session 10 ................................................................................................................................ 38

Session 11 ................................................................................................................................ 44

Session 12 ................................................................................................................................ 49

Session 13 ................................................................................................................................ 53

Session 14 ................................................................................................................................ 57

Session 15 ................................................................................................................................ 61

Session 16 ................................................................................................................................ 65

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Introduction

What is the programme?

The programme is aimed at increasing reading and spelling and uses secondary

curriculum and high frequency words (HFW). This programme approaches literacy

acquisition at the word level and addresses the gaps in phonics knowledge through

the application of analytic phonics (drawing pupils’ attention to the make up of

words as they break up the target word).

These words are grouped by selecting those that visually look different to each

other. It is felt that this programme is appropriate for all secondary pupils with

reading and/or spelling difficulties, who have already been exposed to effective

phonic/literacy teaching but are still struggling. It is suggested that for pupils with

standardised scores in reading/spelling before 85 that they first complete the SNIP

Literacy Programme Part 1 and part 2 first.

What is its rationale?

Our experience as dyslexic tutors has taught us that:

• Many pupils who required support were already familiar with sound/symbol

relationships. They could say the sound represented by symbol, although often

struggled with more complex diagraphs and were often unable to blend the

individual sounds into a word or pronounce it correctly.

• Structured and cumulative phonic programmes take a long time to have an

impact on reading and spelling accuracy. This rate of improvement is not likely

to have a positive impact on a pupil’s self esteem and willingness to persevere.

We wanted to provide something that was different to the interventions they

had received previously and had identifiable results that persuaded pupils it

was worth giving a try!

• Our secondary pupils rejected work that looked easy – the words in this

programme look challenging. In addition, learning the curriculum words gave

a huge boost to our pupils when undertaking work in the classroom.

• We grouped words by syllables; one syllable (part 2) and then two syllable

words (part 3 and part 4). We continued with the same layout and exercises as

we used in the primary programme, but as these words became increasingly

difficult, we added additional exercises to increase overlearning plus more

complex spelling regularities such as suffixing rules.

• Our time with pupils was often short. For the majority we spent 1 x 40 mins a

week with them. If their needs were substantial, then for a few we had 2 x 40

mins – this is very little time to improve literacy, particularly if the problems were

in both reading and spelling.

• Comparisons of interventions often measure progress over the short term. This

can be misleading as often the initial rate of improvement is not maintained.

Records using the SNIP literacy programme indicated that over a 4 year span,

the average improvement for all pupils was slightly more than 10 months a year

in spelling and 12.1 months in reading. This included the pupil with the most

significant need, who averaged 3.5 mths a year in spelling and 4 mths a year in

reading and the most improved pupil, who averaged 14 mths a year in spelling

and 19 mths a year in reading.

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Delivery

The programme needs to be delivered at one pack each week – slower than this

and progress will be not sufficient to ensure increased levels of progress. It could be

delivered in a single session – at least 60 mins is likely to be required, but great care

needs to be taken with this – most pupils would be better with 2 x 30 mins. Most will

also need the over-learning necessary to make sure the spelling are automatically

recalled and this means that in addition to the teaching session, they will also need

10 mins twice a week to go over the words. (WordShark is ideal for this – just put the

target words in and the software programme will jumble them up into games) The

accurate answer to how much time is required, is probably sufficient to ensure that a

whole section is completed and that 100% accuracy in reading and 90% accuracy

in spelling is achieved when success is assessed at the end of the week. This is likely

to be different for each pupil. The sessions could be delivered as shorter sessions (say

15 mins each day) but this needs to be undertaken every day.

Who can deliver it?

Anyone who is experienced in teaching pupils who have learning difficulties so they

can point out strategies to support learning e.g. through highlighting the chunks in a

word, linking phonic knowledge and/or using mnemonics.

Where do you start?

With most pupils start at the beginning. Ask the pupil to first read and then spell the

words and mark their levels of accuracy. Their results are shared with them so that

they can see their own success and understand their efforts have led to this progress.

This is not a done-to programme. Many pupils have become overplacid and reliant

on support – they just hope that someone is going to come and “cure” them. They

need to link their own efforts to progress – our job is to provide them with the tools to

do so – the effort is their’s and so is the resultant improvement.

What does part 3 contain?

Sixteen two beat words sessions. When part 4 is ready for publishing on the website, it

will include an additional 14 sessions plus revision sessions to conclude the two beat

words. Each session targets 9 words. In the early part of the programme the sessions

have 4 pages but as they become more difficult and require additional overlearning

then there are additional pages added.

How should the sessions be delivered?

Refer to delivery instructions for part 2.

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Checklist

Session 1 Read Spell

able

atlas

active

angle

absorb

advise

acid

affect

autumn


abuse

ankle

assist

alcove

answer

attempt

aloud

appear

axis


accuse

advice

applause

achieve

approve

agile

although

abroad

amount


abstract

allowed

began

bias

bible

bury

busy

believe

breaking

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beneath

between

buried

broken

business

barrow

breakfast

benign

because


comma

cottage

clothing

castle

city

chorus

county

conclude

column


country

client

critic

conscious

collapse

content

cliché

costume

certain


control

college

colour

cable

connect

conscience

climate

condense

conflict

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current

cycle

daughter

decide

design

diamond

diary

digest

disperse


dissolve

distil

degree

digit

divide

defence

disease

desert

danger


dispatch

describe

display

diet

delete

deny

entrance

exit

even


effort

easel

extract

escape

Europe

earthquake

enlarge

equal

enquire

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exchange

enough

employ

effect

forty

fulfil

friction

function

forget


fabric

futile

fibre

future

fraction

gender

genre

grammar

graphic


happened

hazard

highlight

hygiene

hardware

humid

hundred

healthy

insect


inspire

involve

input

index

injured

improves

ideal

issue

imply

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Session 1

able

atlas

active

angle

absorb

advise

acid

affect

autumn

able o p a u l e b o m g l p s p o t e g l t s n s b p a r a i e m n b q p u s t m k h l i m n o t e d

atlas a c s r h l a u e r b k i h t l a d e r h c a p s r t h l a o g t d b l r s a o e u i x m t s h d n i h t

active b g a k i h c o r a t b u o i e w n g v b t e f s h b s t e h a i s c o b t a g w e b i a t v i l f e

angle a c g n t r i g s b c l e i q o b k v l a u s e g a y n h g e t c e s h t j l i l q u e m v g q p k l s

absorb d e c o a r t l m b k o k n s b u i o t h r b r d g k a e c n r b f s c h j k r o a e c r h t u b t h

advise g d m s i a e o g d u v q e n i r s g a u e b n u c a i s o n c a u d q w e r v b d a i s u e h

acid c s b a c r o b n u g h i a s p o n t e m g d b c g d f w o a j k c u s f i b s h g r e n d r g j

affect k s o a q r m f i s t r w r a f t u b n e i l c g h a o i k b t r a q p f o k u l n f e b a c i t n m f

autumn a k i d u t u o n z h m r j y c o u e b n h g s a i k o u d f t r d g h s u e c z b m u o i r e n h

broabs able .........................................................

acefft atlas .........................................................

elab active .........................................................

savied angle .........................................................

latsa absorb .........................................................

vicate advise .........................................................

umuant acid .........................................................

daic affect .........................................................

naleg autumn .........................................................

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Fill in the missing letters – say them out loud as you do it

able _ b l _ , _ b _ e , a _ l _ .......................................

atlas a _ l _ s , a t _ a _ , _ t l _ s .......................................

active a c _ i v _ , a _ t _ v _ , _ c t _ v e .......................................

angle a n _ l _ , _ n _ l _ , a n g _ e .......................................

absorb a _ s _ r _ , a b _ o r _ , _ b _ o r b .......................................

advise a d _ i _ e , _ d _ i s _ , _ d v _ s e .......................................

acid a _ i _ , _ c _ d , _ _ i d .......................................

affect a f _ e _ t , a _ f e _ t , a f f _ c _ .......................................

autumn a _ t _ m n , a u _ u _ n , a u t _ m n .......................................

Fill in the missing words and then type or write the whole sentence

The wet autumn would certainly affect the park.

The paper was able to absorb the acid.

The atlas was at an angle to the desk.

He advised on how to keep active.

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Crossword 1 2

3 4

5 6

7

Across

3 The season after summer

5 To produce a change

6 Map of the world

7 To give advice to

Down

1 Capable and competent

2 There are three in a triangle

3 To be fit you need to be this

4 A sponge might do this

5 Opposite to alkali

Wordsearch

able

absorb

acid

active

advise

affect

angle

atlas

autumn

g f l p a f f e c t

a c t i v e b v z e

d d u c z a o a z l

v u a u t u m n b d

i t b d h g k g k d

s d s x e a t l a s

e g o s v c i e b e

m h r k j i v w y m

v a b l e d i h g o

o y i w x n b m d v

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Session 2

abuse

ankle

assist

alcove

answer

attempt

aloud

appear

axis

abuse o a r u l e b o n m u l p s p o t e h g t a s n s b a r o a e n b q p u r s m k h i m n o t e d

ankle a c g r h l a n e r b k i h t l a d e r h c a p s r n h l a g t d k l r s a o e u i x m t s h d n i h t

assist g a k i h n s o r a t s u o i e m s g v b t e f s h b s t a u h s i s c o b t i g w e s i a t v i l f e

alcove a i u s b c d l e c i q o b k v l s e g a d y h e t c u e h t j l i l q c o e m v g q p s a e k l s

answer e a r t l n m b k o k n s r b w r d g k a e c n r b a f s c h n j k r s o a e w c r h e u b t h r

attempt a d m t s i a e u t o g e d b m u c p a i t s l o a n c k t t a u q w e r v t m a p i s u c t h

aloud s b a c r l t o b n u e m g d b n c g d f w o a b j k u s f i b l g s h r o e n d u r g j d h t c

appear p p r a f p t u b n p e i l g h a o i k b t r a q p p o k e e u l n f e a c i t n p p r e a m f o

axis a i d u t x u o n z h x m r j y o i k o u s d x f t r a d g x h s u e c b m u o i r e n h s f d s i g

ecloav abuse .........................................................

aperap ankle .........................................................

ubeas assist .........................................................

wreans alcove .........................................................

udoal answer .........................................................

klean attempt .........................................................

xisa aloud .........................................................

saists appear .........................................................

taptmet axis .........................................................

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Complete the sentences and read them out

The man fell in the race and...

The rude man shouted...

I went to...

The pub had an alcove...

I put up my hand...

The class wanted to attempt...

The girl jumped up and yelled aloud...

I did not see the car...

An axis is...

Answers

...abuse to the minister.

...when she sat on the pin.

...broke his ankle.

...to keep quiet for a day.

...a straight line between two ends or points.

...to say the answer.

...assist the lady who had dropped her shopping.

...appear behind me.

...where men could sit and drink.

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Crossword 1

2

3

4 5

6

Across

2 To help

3 The response to a question

4 To see something

6 Where your foot joins your leg

Down

1 Where two points join

2 To try

3 A place for a fire

4 To speak so others can hear you

5 Can be verbal or physical

Wordsearch

abuse

alcove

aloud

ankle

answer

appear

assist

attempt

axis

w d a v a l o u d z

a x i s p x n a a s

h r i r p a i o n e

r a t t e m p t k a

s s x c a v s s l l

f s e v r z n m e c

o i a a n s w e r o

e s q j w r a i m v

r t a b u s e l f e

k t i u l f q d l v

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Session 3

accuse

advice

applause

achieve

approve

agile

although

abroad

amount

accuse o a d l e c b o n c m g u l p s p o t e h t a s c b p a r c o a e n p u r s m m n o t e d

advice a c s r d l a v e r k i t b c l a d e r a p r n d h l a o g t d v k l r s a o e u i x m c s h d n e

applause g a k i p l h n s w p p s g v b l t e a u s h b s e t a u p h s p b t i l g w e s i a t u v s i l f e

achieve a r i u s b c h u s e i g a d e h v g e t c u a e a c h t j l i l q c u o e m v g q p s a e k l s

approve d e a r t l p b w r p g k r a e c o n r a v f s c e h n j a k r p s p o a r e o e t v b t h e e

agile a g d t s i a e u o g e d b l m c e p a i t s l o a c k t t a u d g w e v t m a p i u c l t h e

although s b a c r l t o b n h o u g e m h g d b a n c g l d f w o t a b j k h c u o s f u i b l g s h g

abroad p r a f p t u b n p e r i l c g h a o a k b t d e u a l n f e b a c i r t n p p o r e a m f o d r

amount a z h m r j y c o i k o u s d x n f t r a d g x h m u e c z b m u o i r e n u h s f d n s i g t y

vropeap accuse .........................................................

uscace advice .........................................................

uglathoh applause .........................................................

toaumn achieve .........................................................

dicave approve .........................................................

veaheic agile .........................................................

liage although .........................................................

spapuale abroad .........................................................

boadra amount .........................................................

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The man gave some...

The applause from the crowd...

Although he was quite small...

To accuse someone of stealing...

He worked hard to...

The acrobat was...

The amount of homework we...

I do not approve...

My family went abroad...

Answers

...very agile.

...he was also very strong.

...for their holiday.

...useful advice.

...were given too much.

...is very serious.

...achieve his goals.

...showed they were pleased.

...of the way you behaved in class.

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Crossword

Across

1 A quantity

2 To blame someone

3 A foreign country

5 But, despite

6 Agree with

Down

1 Opinion given as to the best

action to take

2 A clap or cheer to show

appreciation

4 Succeed or do well

6 Able to move quickly, easily

and gracefully

1

2

3 4

5

6

Wordsearch

abroad

accuse

achieve

advice

agile

although

amount

applause

approve

a p p r o v e d y

l k a b r o a d d

t a p p l a u s e

h c y u u g b n a

o c a d v i c e m

u u t b h l j a o

g s w v m e e a u

h e q t k a i f n

w a c h i e v e t

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Session 4

abstract

allowed

began

bias

bible

bury

busy

believe

breaking

abstract a u e b o s c m t g u r l p s a t e h c t a s s c b p a r c s o a i e t b q p u r s a m c n o t

allowed a c s g r d l e r k i l t b c o l a d w e r a p s r n d h l a o l t d l o v k l r w s a o e u i d n e t

began b g a k i p l h e n w p p s g v b l t e a f s n b s e t a u g h s p b t i l g w e i a t u n s i l f e

bias a r i u s b c h s e i g a d e y h g e t c u a e a s h t j b l i l q c o e m v g q p s a k l s y h g

bible a g b t o e i d b l m u c e a i b t s l o a c k t t i a u d g e b r v t m a p i s u c l t h e h y t r

bury e b a r t l p u n b w r p g k r a y r b a v f s c e h n y j k r p s p o u a r o h e t y v b t h e e

busy c s b a c r l t o b h o u g e s m h g d b a y c g l d f w o a b j k h c u s f u i b l s h y g g

believe k p b e r i l c g h i a o i k e b t d e v e u a l b n e b a c i l r t n i p v p o r e a v m f o e d

breaking b s h x r x n f t e r a d g k x h i m s u n e c z b g m u b o i r e n u a k h s f i d n s i g t y

siba abstract .........................................................

rybu allowed .........................................................

grabnike began .........................................................

wealdol bias .........................................................

ebiveel bible .........................................................

brastcat bury .........................................................

libeb busy .........................................................

suby believe .........................................................

genab breaking .........................................................

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The thief was arrested...

The art shop sold a lot of...

The gardener said we needed to ..

The referee showed...

The RE teacher said we were to open...

I believe that the...

The race began...

Mum was too busy...

The pupils were allowed...

Answers

...to take us to the park.

...abstract paintings.

...the bible.

...to stay up late and watch TV.

...great bias toward the home team.

...bury the seeds in the soil.

...on a wet day.

...boys were telling the truth.

...for breaking into the house.

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Crossword

Across

1 God’s written

word

4 A summary

6 Permitted

7 To cover in soil

8 Prejudice

Down

2 Started

3 Accept as true

5 Damaging

7 Frantic

1 2

3 4 5

6

7

8

Wordsearch

abstract

allowed

began

believe

bias

bible

breaking

bury

busy

k b e l i e v e f w

f k b r e a k i n g

a x i s a b u s y r

h e w x k u m u e c

q a b s t r a c t z

b b e j i y f s f y

i d g s d h k f q d

b i a s i w f h s z

l p n p l n e u u f

e a a l l o w e d d

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Session 5

beneath

between

buried

broken

business

barrow

breakfast

benign

because

beneath a e b o s e c m t n g u e l p s p a t e h c t b a s s e c b a r n c s o e i a t n b q h n o t

between a b c s g r l e r k i l h t b o l a d w e r a e p s r n d b l e a o t l t w d l o v e k l r w e a n

buried b a k i u p l h e r n s w p i s g v b l t e a f u s d n b e t a u g h r s p b t i l w e s d s i l f e

broken a r i s b c r h u s o e i g a k e y h n v g e t c b u a e r a s h t o j b l i l k c u o e m v g n

business e b r t l p u n s b w r i p g k n r a e y n r s b a v s s b f u s c e h n i n s e p o u s a r e o s

barrow a b t o g a e i d r b l u r c e p a i b t s l o a w n c k b t i a u d r g w e r b r v t o m a w

breakfast c s b a r l t e o b a h o k u e s f h a d s b a t n b c l r f e a w o t k a b f k h a c s u o t

benign k b p b e r i n l c g h i a o g i k e n b t d e v e n a l b n i f e b g c i l r t n i p g n f o e d

because b s h x e r x c n f a t e r u a d g s k x e h i b m s u n e c z b a g m u b o i s t r e n s i g t

skaberaft beneath .........................................................

henbate between .........................................................

warbor buried .........................................................

webnete broken .........................................................

asceebu business .........................................................

dierub barrow .........................................................

krenob breakfast .........................................................

usensibs benign .........................................................

nengib because .........................................................

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Read these sentences one at a time until you are fluent. Then type or write them out at least three words at a time.

I saw the chest buried beneath the sand.

The sign was between a broken mug and a bible.

Because of a business meeting, Ben missed breakfast.

The weeds in the barrow were quite safe and benign.

Which words have these words hidden in them?

sin ....................... row ....................... use .......................

bet ....................... fast ....................... ben .......................

Fill in the missing letters

beneath b _ n e a _ h , b e n _ a _ h , _ e n _ a t h ...............................

between b _ t w e _ n , _ e t _ e e n , _ e t w _ e n ...............................

buried b _ r i _ d , b u r _ e d , b u r _ e _ , _ u r i e d ...............................

broken b _ o k e n , b r _ k e _ , _ r o _ e n ...............................

business b u _ i _ e s s , b _ s i n _ s s , b u s _ n e s s ...............................

barrow b a _ r o _ , b a _ r _ w , _ a r _ o w ...............................

breakfast b r _ a k _ a s t , b r e a _ f a s t , _ r e a k f a s t ...............................

benign b e _ i g _ , b _ n i _ n , b e n _ g _ ...............................

because b _ c a u _ e , b e _ a u _ e , _ e c a _ s e ...............................

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Crossword

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

Across

3 Mind your own _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !

5 How far is the distance _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Stoke and Derby?

6 A one wheeled garden tool

7 Not dangerous

Down

1 Coal is found _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the ground

2 Not working or in pieces

3 The first meal of the day

4 Baby elephants can’t add up so

easily spells _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 What pirates did with their treasure

Wordsearch

barrow

because

beneath

benign

between

breakfast

broken

buried

business

s b t b b r o k e b

b e c a u s e b h u

u n b b r o k e n s

b e e g i n n g m i

a a n b e t w e e n

r t i e d j c g s e

r h g n y t h n m s

o w n i g a k l v s

w b r e a k f a s t

r f n n b e n i g d

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Session 6

comma

cottage

clothing

castle

city

chorus

county

conclude

column

comma a u c e b o m e c m g u r a e l o s p a m t e h m c c a s o e c m b p a r m n c s c a

cottage a c s g r o d l e t r k i l h t b o l a w g e r a c e p s o r n t d b h t l e a o t g l t w e e s a

clothing g a c k i u p l h o e r t s p t h p i s g v n b l t e g a c f u s l c d n b o s e t a h u i t i n g

castle a r c i u s a c r h u s o t e g l a k d e y h n c b e t c b u a e r a c s h t o j t b l i l k q e g

city e b c a r t l u n s b w r i p g k r a t e y n c r b a v s s b f u s c h n i n s t e p u s a y r e o

chorus c a g b t o h a e o i d r b l m u r c u p a i b s o c a c n h c k b t o t i a u d r g w u e s

county c s o a c r u l t e o b a n h o k u t e s f y c t n c o l r f e u a w o t k a n b f t a c y u o t

conclude k p c b p o b e r n c t d e l v e n u d l b e n i c f e o b a n c i l r t n u i p g n d f o e d r

column b s h x e r c n o f a t l s k x u e i b m s u n e c z o b a g m l u b o i m s t r c o e n s i g t

uncdeloc comma .........................................................

glitncoh cottage .........................................................

yict clothing .........................................................

molnuc castle .........................................................

yoncut city .........................................................

moacm chorus .........................................................

roscuh county .........................................................

tocgate conclude .........................................................

tecsal column .........................................................

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Fill in the spaces in this text using the target words

Nelson’s column is in London.

The name of our county is Staffordshire.

London is the capital city of England.

To stop getting cold you must wear warm clothing.

A comma breaks up a sentence.

To finish is the same as to conclude.

The chorus of a song is often repeated.

A castle was built to protect the land close to it.

Another name for an old house might be a cottage.

Write out as many of the target words as you can in two minutes as someone reads them to you. Record your scores.

Words

Completed

Words

Correct

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comma c _ m _ a , c o _ m a , _ o m m _ ......................................

cottage c _ t _ a g e , c o _ t a _ e ......................................

clothing c l _ t h _ n g , c _ o t _ i _ g ......................................

castle c a s _ l e , _ a s _ l _ , c _ s t l _ ......................................

city c _ t _ , c i _ y , _ i _ y , _ i t _ ......................................

chorus c h o r _ s , c _ o _ u s , c h _ r _ s ......................................

county c o _ n t y , c _ u _ t y , _ o u n _ y ......................................

conclude c o n _ l _ d e , c _ n c l _ d e ......................................

column c _ l _ m n , c o l u _ n , c o l _ m n ......................................

Read these sentences one at a time until you are fluent. Then type or write them out at least four words at a time.

The little old cottage was down by the castle.

There was a comma between words in the column.

The city gent had another house in the next county.

To conclude, the people wearing red clothing sang the chorus.

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Session 7

country

client

critic

conscious

collapse

content

cliché

costume

certain

country a u c e b o u s e n c m t n u r a e y l p o s c p a m o t e h m u c t c a n s o t s e r c y

client a b c s r o d l e t r k i l h e t b l n a d w g t e a c e p l s o i r n t d h t n l e a o n t l t a n

critic b a c k i r u p l i h o e r n t s p t h p i s g v n b c c l t r g a c f i u s l c d n o s e t a i n n c

conscious a r c i u s o a c n r u s o c t e i k g o l a u d e y s h n c v o n b e t s c b u i a o r i u c s

collapse e b c a r t l p o u n s l b l r i p a g k n p r a t s e y c r o s b l a s l s b f a u p s c e h n i s

content c a g t o h n g a t e o i d r n l m u r t c u e p a i b t s l o c w c n h c t k b e t o n t i a s

cliché c s b o a c r u l t i e o b c a h o k u t e s f y c t n c o l r f i a w o c t a n h a c s y e o t

costume k c b p o b e r s n b c t e u l v e m n u a e d l b c e n i o c e s o b a t n c i u l r t m e

certain c n o f e a t l s r k x t e a h i b m s u n e c z e o b a m r l u b o i m s t r a o n s i g t n y

mecoust country .........................................................

soconicus client .........................................................

tranice critic .........................................................

neltic conscious .........................................................

notnect collapse .........................................................

nutrocy content .........................................................

palsloce cliché .........................................................

ictric costume .........................................................

héclic certain .........................................................

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Crossword

Across

1 100 per cent likely

2 Happy or satisfied with

5 Fall down

7 A nation lives in one

8 A person who uses the

services of another

Down

1 Aware of

3 Item of clothing

4 Well known phrase or

saying

6 Someone who points out

faults in things

1

2 3

4 5

6

7

8

Wordsearch

certain

cliché

client

collapse

concious

content

costume

country

critic

r a c l i e n t e r r

i d o t n i r i c e i

c o n t e n t c o c c

t c s o r o t r a o t

i i c e r t a i n l i

c l i c h e i t n l c

o c o s l o n i c a o

c o u n t r y c s p c

m a s l i u s s e s m

a p e c o s t u m e a

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content c _ n t _ n t , c o _ t e _ t ......................................

critic c r _ t _ c , c _ i t _ c ......................................

country c o _ n t _ y , c o u _ t _ y ......................................

client c l _ e _ t , c _ i e _ t ......................................

conscious c o n _ c i o _ s , c _ n s _ i o u s ......................................

certain c e _ t a _ n , c e _ t _ i n ......................................

costume c o _ t u _ e , c o s _ u m e ......................................

cliché c l _ c h é , c _ i c h é , c l i _ h é ......................................

collapse c o _ l _ p s e , c _ l l a _ s e ......................................

Use the target words to fill in the gaps

I was certain I would win the race.

The cottage is in the country.

I am a critic of school dinners.

I am content with my life.

The vet looked after his client.

I was conscious that the room was cold.

A cliché is a common saying.

The man had a fancy dress costume.

The collapse of the company led to many people

losing their jobs.

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Giant crossword – can you find and spell all 18 words?

Across

3 To fall to the ground

4 What something

contains

5 The most direct line

6 Where a river begins

10 Absolutely sure

11 An increase in size

13 To encourage

14 Someone who has a

service

15 One and one make?

Down

1 A common saying

2 To speak

3 The opposite of

unconscious

5 The height and

weight of something

7 England is one

8 You do this if you

have a cold

9 Someone who is

critical

10 An outfit

12 Past tense of throw

1 2

3

4

5

6 7

8

9

10

11 12

13

14 15

Wordsearch

certain

cliché

collapse

conscious

content

costume

cough

country

critic

growth

size

source

straight

talk

threw

two

urge

client

t q h c o l l a p s e i

n s q o r k c o w p a s

c o n s c i o u s u f t

c u d t c o u n t r y r

c r w u t q g c q g d a

o c f m h c h r w e c i

n e c e r t a i n y l g

t k q j e u f t j v i h

e g r o w t h i a p c t

n c m m q a c c b v h v

t y i f c l i e n t e y

f s i z e k f z t w o c

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Session 8

control

college

colour

cable

connect

conscience

climate

condense

conflict

control u c e b o u s e n c m t n g u r a e y l o s c l p a c m o t e n u c t b r a n o t s e r l y

college a c s g r o d l e t r k i l h e b g o l n a e w g c e o r a c e l s o i l r n t e b h t e n g e

colour b a c k i r u p l i h o e l r t s o w p t h u p i s r v c c l t o e r l o i u s r n o s e t a i n n c

cable a c i u s o a c n r b u s o c e i k o l a k u d e s h n c a n g b e t s c l b u a o e i c s

connect b c a r t l o u n s l b n l r i e p a g k c n r a t s e c y o n c o s n b l a e v s l s c b f a t

conscience c a b t o h n g a s t c i o e d r n l c m u e r t c u e o a i n t s l o c a i c n e c n k c e

climate c s o a c r u l t i e o m b c a h o k u t e s f y c t n c o l r i a m o c t a n b t h a c e t

condense k c b p o b e n r s n d b c t d e u n s v e m n c a e d o l c e n i o d c f e s n o s e

conflict c n o f e n u t f e a h l i b s c u n t e c e o b a g n r l u b o f i m s l r a i e n s c i g t n

blace control .........................................................

noccent college .........................................................

crontol colour .........................................................

amelict cable .........................................................

gleeloc connect .........................................................

onsendce conscience .........................................................

croolu climate .........................................................

niccloft condense .........................................................

cenniccose conflict .........................................................

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Fill in the missing letters

control c _ n t r _ l , c o n _ r o l , c o n t _ o l ......................................

college c _ l l _ g e , c o l _ e _ e , c o l l _ g e ......................................

colour c _ l o _ r , c o l _ u r , c o _ o _ r ......................................

cable c _ b l e , c a b _ e , c a _ l e ......................................

connect c _ n _ e c t , c o n _ e c t , c o n n _ c t ......................................

conscience c o n _ c i _ n c e , c o n s _ i e n c e ......................................

climate c l _ m _ t e , c _ i m _ t e , c l i _ a t _ ......................................

condense c _ n d _ n s e , c o _ d e _ s e ......................................

conflict c o n _ l i _ t , c _ n f l _ c t , c o n f _ i c t ......................................

Match the words to the shapes

college cable conscience

conflict condense control

colour connect climate Which words have these words hidden in them?

den ................................ our ................................ leg ................................

mat ................................ science ................................ cab ................................

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Crossword

Across

1 To turn from a gas into

a liquid

2 A daffodil is yellow in -

_ _ _ _ _ _

4 A trial of strength

between two parties

7 A place of learning

Down

1 Ability to tell right from

wrong and act upon it

2 Link together or join

3 The type of weather

which affects a place

5 The small boy could

not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the large

dog

6 Used to carry

electricity

1

2

3

4 5

6

7

Wordsearch

cable

climate

college

colour

condense

conflict

connect

conscience

control

o c l i m a t e o n m

a b l c o n t r o l o

c a c o m c a b l e m

o c o s c o i e n c c

n o n c o n e c t o o

n l d g r f a t e l r

e l e c o l o u r l o

c o n s c i e n c e c

t r s t o c o n t g o

b e e c t t e l e e t

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Session 9

current

cycle

daughter

decide

design

diamond

diary

digest

disperse

current a u c e b o u s r m e r n c e m t n g u t r a e c l p u o s c r l p a r c m o t e h n u c t e r l

cycle a b c s r o d y l e t r k c y i l h e t b o l c n a y e d y w g c e o r a l c e p l s o h t e n g e

daughter b d g a c k u i r g p l i h t o e l r n t s d o w a p t h u p i g s r g v h c c l t o e r l e t a i n n

decide a r d c i s e o a c n r i h b u d o c t e i k g d o l a k u d e s h n c v a i n g b e t d c b e u

design d e c a r t l p o u n s l b i n l g r i e n p a g d k c n r a t s e c y s o n c i r o s n g b l a n a

diamond c d a b i t o h a n g m a s t c i o n d r n b d l c m u i e r t c a u o a m i n t s l o c n a i d

diary c s d o a c i r u l t i a e o m b r c a h y o k u t d e s f y i c t n b a o l r f i a y m o c h a c

digest k d p b i p o b e g n r e s d b c t d e u l i n s v g e m n u a e d s o l b c e n t e s o a s e

disperse d t f e i a h l i s b m s p c u e n t r e c s z e o b d u b o i f i m s s l r a p i e n s r c i s t n e y

dieced current .........................................................

donmaid cycle .........................................................

ripseeds daughter .........................................................

cecly decide .........................................................

tisged design .........................................................

yarid diamond .........................................................

cruntre diary .........................................................

guthared digest .........................................................

seding disperse .........................................................

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Write out these words in capital letters – say them aloud

current ............................ decide ............................ diary ............................

cycle ............................ design ............................ digest ............................

daughter ............................ diamond ............................ disperse ............................

Which word from the list is not used in this passage?

Last week I gave my daughter a diamond ring. The man who sold me the ring asked

me to decide upon a design and he would make it. As the current trend among

young people is to keep fit my daughter went on a cycle ride and lost her ring and

her diary. We asked some friends to help look for them but as it became dark we

had to disperse and go home.

Put in the missing words

We _ _ _ _ _ _ the food we eat.

Electric _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can be dangerous.

The noisy crowd were told to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by the police.

The man had to look at his _ _ _ _ _ before he could say on which day he could

meet.

An architect is a man who will _ _ _ _ _ _ a house for you.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ring is very expensive.

I cannot _ _ _ _ _ _ when to go on holiday this year.

The Tour de France is a _ _ _ _ _ race.

Ann Smith is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Mr and Mrs Smith.

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Match the words

current

cycle

daughter

decide

design

diamond

diary

digest

disperse

diary digest cycle

disperse design

current daughter

diamond decide Read the sentences one by one and then write or type them out at least four words at a time

My daughter chose a design with a diamond.

His diary was a digest of current events.

It was hard to decide the design of the cycle.

His daughter went to disperse the birds on the lawn.

Track the whole word (twice in each line)

current curentcuerrntcurentcerrantcur rantcurrentcurrentcur rant

cycle c icy lecicyculcyclecicylecicylecyclecicyelc icylecyci lc ic le

daughter doughtherdauthgerdaughterdauhgterdarght rerdaughter

decide d icedediceeddecidedeecidedecidedes idedess idedic idede

design desgnindes igndes ingdi sengdes igndise ingdesgnidens ighn

diamond d iamondimonddimanddiamonddaimonddimaonddiamond

diary d iarydei raydraiydai rydai ryd iarydr iaydr iarydr iayrdi rary

digest d igestdigges tdegis tgeigestd iggis tb igextdigectdigestdigs te

disperse d ipsersedi spersedespi r sedi spercedi spersedispursedipserse

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Crossword

Across

2 Our stomach does this to the

food we eat

5 A daily record of events

6 A very expensive form of

carbon often put in rings

8 A movement of water or

electricity

9 A female child of a parent or

parents

Down

1 To plan from the beginning

3 To make your mind up

4 A mode of transport with two

wheels

7 To scatter or go off in

different directions

1

2

3 4

5

6 7

8

9

Wordsearch

current

cycle

daughter

decide

design

diamond

diary

digest

disperse

d d e c i d e c r

i s n d i a r y e

a g t i p u e c d

m d e s i g n l i

o n i p t h d e a

d i g e s t s g m

t c u r r e n t o

r d e s i r e s n

r e d e s i d e d

37


Use the target words to fill in the gaps

The current in the river was very strong.

We had to decide which way to go.

We digest our food in our gut.

To scatter means to disperse.

The girl liked the diamond ring.

I rode my cycle to school.

The building was a modern design.

My sister’s daughter is my niece.

A diary helps you organise your time.

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Session 10

dissolve

distil

degree

digit

divide

defence

disease

desert

danger

dissolve d s r m i e r s n c s e m o t n g l u t v r a e d c y i l p u o s c r l s p a r o c m l o v t e h n r l

distil a c s g r o d y l e i t r c y s i l h e t b i g o l c n y g d c t e i r a l c e p l s o b t e n i g e k l

degree b d g a c k u e r g p l i r h t o e l r n t e s d o a p t e h u p i g s r g v c c e l t o e r l e t e

digit a d c i u s e o a g c n i h b u s d o c t i k g d o l a i u d e y s h n v a i n g e i t d s l b e u

divide d e c i a r t l v p o u n v s l i d n l g r i e n p d a g d i k c n v r a t i s e c y d s o n e a n a

defence c d a b i t o e h a f n g m a e s t c i o e n d c n e b d l c u i e r f t c a u e o a n i c e c

disease c s d b a c i r u s l t e i a e o m s b r a e n h y d o k u i t d e s f y i e c t n b a c o l s r f e

desert k d p c b i e p b s e g n r e s d b c t d e u l i n s v g e n u c r a e d s o l b c e n t e s n e

danger d f e i a h l i s b n s p g u e n t r e c s z e o b d u b o a f i m s n s l r a g i e n s r c i s t n e

ereged dissolve .........................................................

rested distil .........................................................

losvedis degree .........................................................

necefed digit .........................................................

garden divide .........................................................

tsildi defence .........................................................

tigid disease .........................................................

idived desert .........................................................

aiseeds danger .........................................................

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Crossword 1

2

3

4 5

6

7

Across

1 Opposite of multiply

3 An angular measure

6 Salt will do this when placed in water

7 A large open area of sand such as

the Sahara

Down

1 Turn to steam and then cool to form

a liquid again

2 In a team game these players

protect the goal

3 Germs spread this

4 Likely to cause harm

5 A number or your fingers and thumb

Wordsearch

danger

defence

degree

desert

digit

disease

dissolve

distil

divide

e d a n g e r e d t

d o d r s d i g i t

e t i e e e p e s o

d i s e a s e d t d

i s s d f e r e i u

g i o s i r e f l e

i l l n s t r e g y

d i v i d e n n e c

t e e a e n a c e e

d s s d e g r e e d

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dissolve ............................ distil ............................ degree ............................

digit ............................ divide ............................ defence ............................

disease ............................ desert ............................ danger ............................


A group of men were walking across the desert. Their leader was the man whose

middle digit was the longest. They had to be careful they did not get lost – one

degree out in their compass readings and they would not find base. This trip was full

of danger, especially as they had run out of food. Their body’s defence was low and

there was a chance they may catch a disease. They had only a few pills to divide

up amongst them, but they did not want to dissolve them in water.


The road sign said _ _ _ _ _ _ accident ahead – slow down.

A student at university is studying for a _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Any of the numbers from 0 to 9 is called a _ _ _ _ _ .

A place where few people live and little grows is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ .

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ affects your health and makes you feel poorly.

The soldiers were the last line of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ against the enemy.

If we want really pure water we can _ _ _ _ _ _ it.

A maths word for share is _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Sugar will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in hot tea when stirred.

41


Match the words

danger

defence

degree

desert

digit

disease

dissolve

distil

divide

divide danger digit dissolve desert defence disease distil degree


dissolve d i s o l v e d i s l l o v e d e s o l v e d i s s o l v e d i s o l v e d i s s o l v e d e s o l v e

distil d i s s t i l d i s i l l d i t s i l d i s t i l d i s t l i d i s t i l d e s t i l l d i s s t i l l d e s t i l

degree d e g r e d e e g r e d e g e r e r d e g r e e d e g r e d i g r e e d e g r e e d i g r e

digit d i g i t d i g g i t d e g i t d i g e t d i g g i t d i g i t d i g g e t d e g i t d i g e t d i g g i t

divide d e v i d e d e v e d e d i v i d e d i v e i d d e v e d e d i v e d d i v i d e d e v i d e

defence d e f f e n c e d e f i n c e d e f e m c e d e f e n c e d e f f e n c e d e f e n c e

disease d i s s e a s e d e s e a s e d i s e a s d i s e a s e d i s s e a s e d i s e a s e d i s e a s s e

desert d e s s e r t d e r s e r t d e r s e t d e s e r t d e s s e r t d i s e r t d e s e r t

danger d a n n g e r d a g n e r d a n e r d a n g i r d a n g e r d a g n e r d a g n r e d a n g e r

Read the sentences one by one and then write or type them out remembering at least four words at a time - italics are words used in previous weeks

The squad was put in danger in the defence of the desert.

To control the disease an attempt was made to dissolve and then distil the content

of the test tube to find the source.

The hour finger used to divide the digits was broken so the answer was to a degree

uncertain.

42


Find out what two or three letters the first two words have in common and select a third word from the list

disperse desert buried certain appear degree

collapse disperse conscience disease advice

critic digit city agile assist active

content current want amount client control

appear disease beneath because approve affect

advice divide active quite advise decide

Put the two words in a sentence. Make sure you put in the full-stops and capital letters.

1. danger, disease

2. divide, dissolve

3. defence, degree

43


Adding a suffix

A suffix is the ending on a base word such as ful in hopeful. If the suffix begins with a

consonant the rule is just add.

Try these:

slight + ly = ........................................................................................................

weight + less = ........................................................................................................

brief + ly = ........................................................................................................

square + s = ........................................................................................................

sure + ly = ........................................................................................................

answer + s = ........................................................................................................

achieve + ment = ........................................................................................................

active + ly = ........................................................................................................

column + s = ........................................................................................................

conscious + ness = ........................................................................................................

certain + ly = ........................................................................................................

colour + less = ........................................................................................................

quick + ly = ........................................................................................................

Fill in the missing words from the lists above

Steam is a colourless gas.

He put the numbers in columns so he could add them

up quickly.

The achievement of the pupils was slightly

above average.

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Session 11

dispatch

describe

display

diet

delete

deny

entrance

exit

even

dispatch a d p i s o b p g q a s t n c e h j d r i p s r p a t o b t j v c u d i t h g e i

describe c d e r b k s h c a r d e i b w c e r t d l e g n s l s c o r w i p b e n r i s t

display d s e i t r s t e p e l i c b a o e y r d o w i e u s b p i t l n m a r i y t r e l l

diet a o l d o l i u g h e m o t k n c s g d y h i e t c u e e m g n k l m t s f d n t

delete r c d l i e h i l t e n s g l t e h o d t a e i a l n m e g t m n t i e n t h i j u s

deny a d o e k m g n l t s y e b p a d n m n e k u r s t g m k n l i o t e y i r s t i

entrance a e u n d t r n a r s t n t c g i e o e n c j t w e r a b t a n t c e h i m a h

exit c e s o x u t o n h r i y c t u e b n e s i k o x d f r e c i h u o i r e n h t m n

even o r b e s l u v o k n b i e h b r n y k e b r f n i v j u h j k e i a t s h t y n h i

eitd dispatch .........................................................

txie describe .........................................................

yidlaps display .........................................................

eennacrt diet .........................................................

bdeeircs delete .........................................................

nyed deny .........................................................

hdptscai entrance .........................................................

eeeldt exit .........................................................

nvee even .........................................................

45


Put in the missing letters – say them out load as you do it

dispatch d _ s p _ t c h , d i s _ a t _ h , d i s p _ t c _ ......................................

describe d e _ c r _ b e , d e s _ r i _ e , d _ s c r i _ e ......................................

display d _ s p _ _ y , d i _ p l _ _ , d _ _ p _ a _ ......................................

diet d _ e _ , d i _ t , _ i e _ ......................................

delete d e _ e t _ , d _ l _ t e , d e _ e _ e ......................................

deny d e _ y , d _ n _ , _ e n _ ......................................

entrance e n t r _ n c e , e _ t r a _ c e , _ n t r a n _ e ......................................

exit e _ i _ , e x _ t , _ x _ t ......................................

even e _ e _ , e v _ n , _ v _ n ......................................

Which word fits in which shape?

dispatch diet even

display delete exit

entrance deny describe


The display was to describe the foods that it was wise to delete from your diet.

Entrance to the cycle event was good but the exit path was hard to find.

The man’s defence was to deny that he knew of the dispatch of the diamonds.

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Crossword

Across

2 The way out

4 To show

5 The way in

6 To remove

8 The foods that are eaten

Down

1 To send

3 To note details

4 To refuse

7 The opposite to odd

1

2

3

4

5

6 7

8

Wordsearch

delete

deny

describe

diet

dispatch

display

entrance

even

exit

w v u b e d r n q f

h b a x n e d i e t

w e x i t l e e v d

a d g t r e s e e x

d i s p a t c h n a

r s h v n e r y w v

q p t u c o i m v m

z l y s e p b i d r

b a o l c d e n y n

b y h e v e r u w s

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delete d e l e e t d i l e t e d e l e t e d i l e e t d e l e e t d i l e t e d e l t e d e l e t e d e e l

display d i s p l a y d i s p a l y d e s p l a y d e s p a l y d i s p l a y d i s s p l a y d e e s p l a y

dispatch d i s s p a t c h d i s p a c h d i s s p a t c h d i s p a t c h d e s p a t c h d i s p a t c h

deny d i n n y d e n n y d e n i d e n y d a n y d e n n y d i n y d e y n d e n y d d e n n y

even e v e n e v v e n e n e v e v v e n i v e n e v e n e v v e n e v o n e i v i n n e v e e n

describe d e c s r i b e d e c s i r d e d e s c r i b e d i s r i b e d e s c r i b e b e d s c r i b e

exit x e i t e x e t e x x i t e x i t e e x i i t t e x i t e v i t e z i t t e e x x i i t t e x x i t

diet d i y e t d e e t d e i t d d e a t d i e t d b i e t p i e t d i i e t d i e t b i e t g i e t e t

entrance e n t r a n c e e n n t r a n c e e n t a n c e e n t r a n e e n t r a n c e e n t r a n e

Read the sentences one by one and then type them out remembering at least four words at a time

The college exit was next to the business entrance.

I deny that I would delete the design course from the display.

The diet used colours to describe foods that his daughter could have for breakfast.

The dispatch of the clients clothing was allowed on even dates.

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Find out what two or three letters the first two words have in common and select a third word from the list

even entrance describe connect deny began

between delete daughter content diet attempt

sight caught daughter college strength bought

scene where entrance delete exit even

conclude abuse costume control colour conscious

active decide describe dissolve distil diet


1. describe, exit

2. deny, diet

3. even, delete

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Session 12

effort

easel

extract

escape

Europe

earthquake

enlarge

equal

enquire

effort ds f rm ie r s fncse f motngr lu tv raedcy f i lpu os fc r l spar ocr mlov t

easel abes graodys le i t r kcs i l he tb igo lcna wgdc tes io r a lce l sobh k l

extract ebd gaxc kute i x rgap x l ic r h toe l r x n tes dorwap te hcup igs t le t

escape arec i suse ocagcnr iph usdoc te i kg de las k iudce ysha ncvpae

Europe d Ebcu ia r loEv pou nv es lb i Ed nwl r i ue npEdagr i kcnopv ra Et ie

earthquake ceda gb i r toehafqn guma esk tc ioen decran erbthcquhake

enlarge sed bnoa lc i raus l r te igae oms ebrncae ln hya dokru i tgde l s r fe

equal kepqc iqepoub l sqeares lq l ndbectq dqe lu l i n s av lqgemlds o l

enquire e ian h l iqn t reucsq ie obrdube oqafe i msn sq l ragu ien s rc i s tne

cettrax effort .........................................................

upeEro easel .........................................................

hateaquerk extract .........................................................

algreen escape .........................................................

riqueen Europe .........................................................

rofeft earthquake .........................................................

quale enlarge .........................................................

alese equal .........................................................

pacsee enquire .........................................................

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effort ............................ escape ............................ enquire ............................

easel ............................ Europe ............................ equal ............................

extract ............................ enlarge ............................ earthquake ............................


The other day I was reading an extract from a book about the war in Europe. The

print was small so I had to enlarge it. It told of the effort required to escape in equal

numbers and return home. An earthquake at the time helped by making it difficult

for the chasing soldiers to enquire as to the whereabouts of the missing men.

Circle every fifth letter in this sentence to make a word

The newsreader is better still. The word was


The photo is too small. We will have to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.

The man had toothache so the dentist had to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.

The police had surrounded the house so there was no _ _ _ _ _ _ .

France, Italy and Germany are countries in _ _ _ _ _ _ .

An artist sometimes uses an _ _ _ _ _ when painting a picture.

An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occurs when the ground shakes violently.

3 times 4 is _ _ _ _ _ to 6 times 2.

If I do not know when the train leaves so I will go and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Every _ _ _ _ _ _ was made to make the test fair.

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Adding a suffix

A suffix is the ending on a base word such as ful in hopeful. If the suffix begins with a

vowel and the base word ends with an e the rule is to take off the e and add.

e.g. take + ing = taking

Try these:

extract + ed = ........................................................................................................

enlarge+ ing = ........................................................................................................

escape + ed = ........................................................................................................

enquire + ing = ........................................................................................................

equal + s = ........................................................................................................

effort + less = ........................................................................................................

Europe + ean = ........................................................................................................

equal + ly = ........................................................................................................

escape + ing = ........................................................................................................

abuse + ing = ........................................................................................................

believe + ed = ........................................................................................................

condense + ation = ........................................................................................................

delete + ion = ........................................................................................................

Fill in the missing words from the lists above

We made our escape from the earthquake.

It took a lot of effort to enlarge the hole.

The lady took her easel to Europe to do some

painting.

The man went to enquire about training for equal

opportunities.

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Crossword

Across

2 The same in number or

size

6 The movement of the

surface of the earth

8 To become free

Down

1 To take out

2 This is to do with how

hard you try

3 Spain, Italy and France

are all part of this

4 To make bigger

5 To ask

7 A frame to hold a

picture or painting

2 3

1

4

5

6

7

8

Wordsearch

Europe

earthquake

easel

effort

enlarge

enquire

equal

escape

extract

c e s s c a p r o p e

e a s e l l a r g e n

t r a x f e s c a p e

e t o t r a c t s d l

s h u r n i n g e s a

e q u a l l i n u i r

f u d c e n l a r g e

f a o t s e e f o r t

o k o e w q a l p s m

r e n q u i r e e d s

t s e m p l o i d e d

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Session 13

exchange

enough

employ

effect

forty

fulfil

friction

function

forget

exchange e b x g c t h y a d n m g e e r s x g c k n l h o t a y i n s g i e f i

enough c e r b n s h o a u d e i g w h e r t e g n s l c o u w g p b k h e n o h

employ r l i e h m l p e n l t e h o y t a n e m g t p n l b t i o n t g y h i j e o y

effect c e g o f d u f h e e o b c t g o l e t c f e m f n k e l m t c s f t e m

forty o r b f s u o k n r i e h t r n y k e f r f n o v j u r j k e i a t s h t y n i h

fulfil a f u n d l r n a f s t h i t c l g f o n u j t w l r a f t a n t c e h i h f y l b

friction d p f s p r b p i h s c a s p t n i j d o r n f d r a r i o b c u t y i m o n

function d f e i u r n c e t i a o e n r f o u i e i t l n a r c i y o t m i r o e n m

forget m n h g f o n r i g c t b e k b n t s i d f r e u o i r f g e n h t m n t r

rytof exchange .........................................................

goeftr enough .........................................................

xangeehc employ .........................................................

feectf effect .........................................................

ouehgn forty .........................................................

yoelmp fulfil .........................................................

llffiu friction .........................................................

iintcrfo function .........................................................

noiunftc forget .........................................................

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exchange e x _ h _ n g e , e _ c h a _ g e

enough e _ o u _ h , e _ o _ g h , e n o _ g h

employ e _ p _ o y , e m _ l o y , e m _ l _ y

effect e _ f e c t , e f _ e _ t , _ f f _ c t

forty f o _ t y , f _ r t _ , f _ r _ y

fulfil f _ l _ i l , f u _ f _ l , f u _ f i _

friction f r _ c t _ o n , f _ i c t _ o n

function f _ n c _ i o n , f u _ c t i _ n

forget f _ r g _ t , f o _ g e _ , f o r _ e t


enough fulfil employ

exchange friction effect

forget function forty


How did the guard forget to employ forty men to advise on the function.

The source of the friction was enough to have an effect on the earthquake.

To connect the college we had to exchange the cable for the client.

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exchange effect friction

enough forty function

employ fulfil forget


When I was on holiday I did not want to forget that I had promised to fulfil a promise

to attend a function at the hotel. I had not got enough money so I went to the bank

to exchange forty pounds, but the bank would not give me the money. The effect of

this was to cause great friction between the bank and myself.


To offer me usual lamps free riles Alan. The word was


Do not _ _ _ _ _ _ to lock the door when you leave.

I hope I can _ _ _ _ _ _ my duties in future.

I could not turn the nut with my finger. I had to _ _ _ _ _ _ a spanner.

The jumper was torn so I asked the shop to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.

Bicycle and car brakes work because of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Two fifths of one hundred is _ _ _ _ _ .

I could not eat any more as I had had _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the switch is to turn on the light.

The book had quite an _ _ _ _ _ _ on me.

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Crossword

Across

3 The result or

consequence

5 To give one thing

and receive another

7 Carry out, satisfy or

complete

8 Twice twenty

Down

1 Unable to remember

2 Produced when two

surfaces rub

together

4 The job of

something, an

official duty or an

important meeting

5 Has the required

amount or plenty

6 Use or give a job to

someone

1 2

3 4

5 6

7

8

Wordsearch

effect

employ

enough

exchange

forget

forty

friction

fulfil

function

l a w e f f e c t

b j e n o u g h e

e x c h a n g e m

f d r y a c l p p

o n x n q t j d l

r f u l f i l q o

g r z r f o r t y

e g z j o n m t j

t f r i c t i o n

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Session 14

fabric

futile

fibre

future

fraction

gender

genre

grammar

graphic

fabric d s f r ma i b e r s f n i c s e f motn g r l u t f v r a e c y f i l p b u os f c r l s p a i r oc r b

futile a b e c f s g r u a od ys l e i t r k i c y s i l h e tb f i g ou l c n y ta wg s i o r a l c e s ob h

fibre e b f d g x c ku te i x r b g a p x l i c r h toe l r f s d o r w i a p te b h c u p i g r s t l e te

future a r e f d c i s u s e toc a g c u n r i p h e b u s d of c te i kg u d e ot l a s k i u d r c e ys

fraction d b c f u i a r t l oa v p ouc n v e t s l b i d on wl f g r i u a e n c p d ta i g d on k r a t i

gender c e d a g b i r toe h a n f q n g u d ma e s k r tc i g oe n d e c r a n e r b th c q u h a

genre c g s e d n oa l c i r a u s l r te i g a e oms e b r n c a e l n h ya d ok r u i tg d e l s r f e

grammar kg e d r p q c a b i q meg a mn d a b e c r tq d g q e r l s av l mg e ml d a so l b r

graphic e g i q n r t r e a u c p s q zh i e ob c a f g e i mr s n s q l r a g u p i e n h s r c i s tn e c y

ruftue fabric .........................................................

greedn futile .........................................................

ictronaf fibre .........................................................

fribac future .........................................................

renge fraction .........................................................

margram gender .........................................................

brief genre .........................................................

hargpic grammar .........................................................

lufite graphic .........................................................

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fabric fibre futile

future fraction gender

genre grammmar graphic


The tailor was busy weaving his fibre into a fabric to make a garment for either

gender. He hoped to sell his clothes at a fraction of those sold in the high street

shops to secure his future, but his futile attempts at graphic design and poor

grammar made his advertising pamphlets a failure.


Is it good Peter knows great news? The word was


The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in this passage does not make sense.

We do not know what the _ _ _ _ _ _ holds for us.

Police had surrounded the house escape was _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Being male or female is known as _ _ _ _ _ _ .

An artist painted a picture in the landscape _ _ _ _ _ .

The witness gave a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ description of the accident.

Two thirds is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The scientist found a _ _ _ _ _ of clothing from the dead person.

Mr Brown sells material in his _ _ _ _ _ _ shop.

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fabric f a _ r i c , f _ b r _ c , f a b _ i _

futile f _ t _ l e , f u _ i l _ , _ u t i _ e

fibre f _ b _ e , f i _ r _ , f i b _ e

future f u _ u _ e , f _ t _ r e , f u t _ r _

fraction f r _ c t _ o n , f _ a _ t i _ n

gender _ e n _ e r , g _ n d _ r , g e _ d e _

genre g _ n _ e , g e n _ e , _ e n _ e

grammar g r _ m _ a r , g r a _ m _ r

graphic g _ a _ h i c , g r _ p _ i c , g r a _ h i c


grammar fibre gender

fraction futile future

graphic genre fabric


It was futile to try and enlarge the exit a fraction to allow the man to escape.

The costume on display was made of fibre from the college fabric.

The attempt at grammar in the diary gave away the gender of the daughter.

The graphic dispatch described the future plans of the squad.

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Crossword

Across

1 Another name for material

2 Parts of speech

5 Pointless

6 A sort or a style often to do with

paintings

Down

1 A part of the whole

2 Vivid description

3 Male or female

4 The opposite to past

5 Thread used to make clothes

Wordsearch

fabric

fibre

fraction

futile

future

gender

genre

grammar

graphic

e g r a m m a r t w

c e g g f p n g f v

x n r o m j o e a o

f r a c t i o n b f

m e p j l m v d r u

w h h g z v p e i t

t f i b r e l r c i

k v c z o p m w s l

j f u t u r e k f e

w d i r t j d t i d

1

2

3 4

5

6

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Session 15

happened

hazard

highlight

hygiene

hardware

humid

hundred

healthy

insect

happened d s h f r m a i b p e r p s f e n i c s e f m d o t n h g r l a u t f p v r p a e c y n f i e l p d

hazard a b h e c a f s g z r u a o r d y s l h e i t h r a k d i c y r z s i a l h a z e t b a f r i g h o u d

highlight e h b f d i g a x h c k l u t e i x g r b h g a t p x h l i c r g h t o e l r i f s d g o r w h i a p t

hygiene r h e f d y c i s g u s e t i o c a e g c u n r e i h e b y u s d g c t e i k g u d e o t n l a e

hardware b h c f u i a r t d l o a w v p o u a c n v r e t s l h b i d a n w r l f g d r i u w a e n c r e

humid c e d a g b h i r t u e h m a n f i d n g u d i m a h e m s k u r t c u i m g o e h n i d e h

hundred h c s u e d b n o a l d c i r u e s l r t d e i g h e o u m s e b r n c a d e l n r h y a e d o

healthy k h g e d r a p q c a l b i q t e g h a l y n d a h b e c r a t q d g l e r t l s a v h l m y h r

insect e g i q n r t s r e a u c p s q z t h i e o b c a f g e i n r s n s q l r a g u p i e n h s r c i s t n

ehiengy happened .........................................................

hidum hazard .........................................................

thealhy highlight .........................................................

dunhder hygiene .........................................................

phandeep hardware .........................................................

warreadh humid .........................................................

escint hundred .........................................................

arhzad healthy .........................................................

gghhhiilt insect .........................................................

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happened hygiene humid

hazard hardware healthy

highlight hundred insect


The highlight of our holiday last year was a jungle trip. We were warned beforehand

about hygiene, as disease was a hazard in humid countries. Although we were all

healthy a single insect bite could be fatal and as we were a hundred miles from a

hospital we had to be careful. As it happened we all survived without a problem.


Fred is soon to be seen near to camel trips. The word was


The wasp is an _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shop sells screws and nails.

Police had closed the road due to the _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The letter C is the roman numeral for one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

When there is a lot of water vapour in the air we say it is _ _ _ _ _ .

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the key to preventing many diseases.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the holiday was going water skiing.

He said it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so suddenly he did not see who stole his money.

It is best if we all have a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ diet.

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hazard healthy hardware

highlight humid hygiene

hundred happened insect


The highlight of the hundred year reign had happened.

Insect control in the humid climate was an active attempt to keep healthy by

keeping disease away.

The sign in the hardware shop said that germs were a hazard to hygiene.

What small word can you find in:

happened humid

healthy hardware

highlight hundred

What six words can you spell using the letters in the word happened?

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Across

4 Animal with head, thorax, abdomen

and 6 legs

5 A danger or risk

6 The best bit

7 A century has this many years

8 Occurred

Down

1 Warm and damp

2 Without illness

3 Computer parts such as monitor,

printer etc.

5 Concerned with health and

cleanliness

Wordsearch

happened

hardware

hazard

healthy

highlight

humid

hundred

hygiene

insect

h o h e a l t y h

i h a p p e n e d

g e z r h u m i d

h a a z u n a d i

l l r i n s e c t

i t d e d e t y n

g h u d r e d z s

h y g i e n e c e

t h a r d w a r e

1 Crossword

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

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Session 16

inspire

involve

input

index

injured

improves

ideal

issue

imply

inspire d i s h f n r m s a i b p e i r p s f e n i c n s e f m d p o t n h i g r l a u t f p v r p a e i e l p d

involve a b i h e n c a f v s g z o r u a l o r d v y s l h e i t h r n a k d v i c y r o z s i a l h v a z e t b

input e b f d i g a x h n c k p l u te i x g r b h g a t p x h l n i c r g h p t o e l r i u f s d g o r w t h

index a r i h e f d n y c i s g u d s e i o c a x e g x c u n r e i p h e y u s x n d g o f c t e i k g x u

injured d b h c f u i a r n t d l j o a w v o u a r c n v r e t d s l h b i d o a n j w r l u f g d r i e u w d

improves c e i d a g m b h i p r t u o v e h m a n s f i q d n g u d i m a h p e m s k u r tc u o i v e s

ideal h c g s i u e d b n o e a l d c i r a u e s l r t d e i g h a e o u m s e b r n c a d e l n r h y a

issue k e i d r a p s q c s a l b u i q t u m e g h a i m l y n s d a h b s e c r a t u q d g l q e r m y

imply e g i q n r t s m e a u c p s q l t h i y a f g e i n r s n s m l r a g u p i e n h s l r c i m s t n e y

exdin inspire .........................................................

diejrun involve .........................................................

isesu input .........................................................

voneliv index .........................................................

reinsip injured .........................................................

vrompies improves .........................................................

tupin ideal .........................................................

plimy issue .........................................................

ladie imply .........................................................

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inspire involve input

index injured improves

ideal issue imply


During a rugby match I became injured. To inspire my recovery I looked in the index

of a medical book to find out how to effect the ideal recovery. It seemed to imply

that rest was best and further training was not an issue to involve myself with. I did as

it suggested and my condition continues to improve.


I found the word in the _ _ _ _ _ at the back of the book.

I had to _ _ _ _ _ all the results into the computer myself.

This book will make an _ _ _ _ _ Christmas present.

The letter seems to _ _ _ _ _ that I am to blame.

When the weather _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ we will go on holiday.

The _ _ _ _ _ here is whether he meant to do it.

This teacher will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ us to do better.

He was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as a result of him water skiing.

Building this house will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ buying many bricks.

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ideal

imply

improves

index

injured

input

inspire

involve

issue

imply improves input

issue inspire index

ideal injured involve

Track for the whole words twice in each line

inspire i nps i re inspre i i nspr ie insp i re innsp r ie imsp i re insp i re imsp i re

involve inv lve invoolve innv lve invo lve invov le inv olve innolve invov le

input i npput imput inpot input innput imput impuut inpput inpout input

index inndecks indecks index inndex imddex inbex index inddex

injured in ju redin j i rued in ju r redin ju redin ju redinn jur redin j i rudre

improves i nproves imroves impproves improves impeoves improves

ideal ideel iddea l iddel i deal ideel iddeal idael ideal iddeal iddeal

issue i sue i shue i shoi s sue i shuoi sue i s seu i s sue i shooi s shou i sue i s sue

imply i np ly immply imply impl ie impl iemply inp ly inp l iemploy imply


The exchange was quick and involved healthy and injured men.

To improve the advice about the humid climate, they enlarged it in the future issues

of the diary.

To imply a hundred guards was an ideal squad was an attempt to deny the danger.

Could you be inspired to input the autumn lists into the college index?

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Find out what two or three letters pattern the first two words have in common and select a third word from the list

extraxt index describe exit deny axis

ideal beneath daughter appear diet attempt

sight caught college strength highlight bought

inspire advise active delete exit achieve

injure abuse costume control colour conscious

active involve describe dissolve distil diet


1. inspire, ideal

2. injured, improves

3. index, involve

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Adding a suffix

A suffix is the ending on a base word: such as ful in hopeful. If the suffix begins with a

vowel it is a vowel suffix. If it begins with a consonant it is a consonant suffix.

Look at the first letter of these suffixes and mark them with a vowel or a consonant.

Put them in the right box.

-ing, -ed, -s, -ful, -less, -ous, -ly, -ery

Consonant Suffixes Vowel Suffixes

If you add a vowel suffix to a word ending in e, then you take off the e first and JUST

ADD e.g. take + ing = taking.

So try these:

inspire + ed =

involve + ing =

escape + ed =

inspire + ing =

injure + ed =

issue + ing =

injure + s =

involve + ed =

delete + ed =

escape + ing =

injure + ing =

fibre + ous =

issue + ed =

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Crossword

Across

2 A computer keyboard is this type of

device

4 The best possible

5 Makes better

6 Give out

Down

1 To suggest

2 A player who is this will not play in the

game

3 To be concerned with or to include

4 To encourage or stimulate

5 Found at the back of a book it is a list

of contents

Wordsearch

ideal

imply

improves

index

injured

input

inspire

involve

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SNIP Literacy Programme Part 3 · PDF file3 SNIP Literacy Programme Part 3 Delivery The programme needs to be delivered at one pack each week – slower than this