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Odd One Out
Odd One Out
ACTIVITY P5
Steps
Hand a copy of Worksheet 1 to each student. Tell the students that the words are from the poem. Tell the students to solve the puzzle on their own or in pairs. Discuss the answers with the students. If time permits, ask the students determine in which stanza the words are found.
THE RIVER
WORKSHEET P5
10
DOWN 1. place something into the ground and cover with earth 2. a laughing sound that babies make 3. to pick one item among many 5. eat something in one gulp 6. a temporary place to sleep outdoors
ACROSS 4. a collection of valuable things 7. a member of a tribe that moves from place to place 8. low point between two mountains 9. sounds that are repeated 10. a fierce and fearful creature
ANSWER KEY:
Worksheet P5 : Crossword Puzzle C
1 B
2 G
3 C
U
4 T 6 C 8 V 5
H O
R I
W A
R E G L
9 E
S
7
N L L E S L O W Y L C H O
O S
M A
A M P
S
10
M O
THE RIVER
Steps
Tell students sit in pairs. Hand out Worksheet P1a to each pair. Tell students to read the words in each box. Tell them that 3 of the words have similar meaning but 1 does not belong to the group.
Tell them to circle the word that is the odd one out. The pair that answers correctly will be given Worksheet P1b to complete
THE RIVER
WORKSHEET P1a
Jumbled letters
Aim
T To enable students to focus on vocabulary and spelling 40 minutes
Steps
Get students to work in pairs. Give out worksheet 3 Tell students to refer to the poem for clues to decipher the words.
THE RIVER
WORKSHEET P2
Jumbled letters
Rearrange the letters to form words that will describe the river in the poem. All the words can be found in the poem. Wanderer
ton sooche eon clape
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__________ Winder
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sitstw
runts
tocann
eb
listl
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Hoarder
sberiu tillet sareestur
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Baby
ruggsle sumh plyhapi
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Singer
sandec gloan seeoch shi snog
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Monster
gunyrh nad deevx
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ANSWER KEY
Worksheet P1a : ODD ONE OUT
1 2 3 4 5 6
not choose one place twists turns cannot be still buries little treasures gurgles hums happily dances along echoes his song hungry and vexed