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SPELLING AND
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YEAR VOCABULARY
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G e t t he
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Alan Horsfield &

Wendy-Grace Williams
11 What’s your number?
Use this space to write
out your topic words the
Quick fun first time. Use your own

paper for extra practice.
Can you fill in the missing words in this old counting rhyme? ______________________
One, , , , five ______________________
Once I caught a fish alive. _______________________

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Six, , , nine, ten,
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Then I let it go again!
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Why did I let it go?
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Because it bit my finger so. ______________________
Which finger did it bite? ______________________
This little finger on the . ______________________

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Rewrite here those you
Topic spelling list

had most trouble with.
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Use the LOOK-SAY-COVER-WRITE-CHECK strategy to learn these words. ______________________
three twenty dozen ______________________

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seven forty estimate ______________________
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eight fifty century
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70 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

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Words that start with tw are quite common, e.g. twist, twig, twit, twist, twine.
Try to use the variety
Use thisof said words
space to writein this unit. Put inverted commas (‘ ’) around the words spoken.
out your topic words thewith these tw words.
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yournumbers thatago
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first time. Use your own
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the speecha bubbles.
two b twelve c twin
Revise and edit your work when you finish. Check all punctuation and spelling. You may have
rite it on the line. ______________________
to use a dictionary to help you.
When you d aretwenty
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happy with your conversation,
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A conversation
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2 Nowtime
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the words that go inwith
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these numbers.
a 8______________________b 40 c 14
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Remember
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a tricky word. It does
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like the word four (4)!
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Fill in the gaps

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Choose words from the Topic spelling list to complete this old nursery rhyme.
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The rhyme has some old-fashioned words. This is what they mean:
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delve = dig, a’courting = dating, a’waiting = serving, platter = plate.
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One, , buckle my shoe.
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Five, six, pick up sticks.
had most trouble, with. , lay them straight.
to learn theseNine,
words.ten, a______________________
big fat hen.
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overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of

time Fifteen, sixteen,
worrying about maids
whatinshetheshould
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take with her.
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Seventeen,______________________
eighteen, maids a’waiting.
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they waited in______________________
line.
F Q What’s the cheapest way
nt Nineteen, , my platter’s empty. to get to Fiji?
‘I wish I’d brought the television,’ sighed Mrs Dimwhistle.
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ught ‘Whatever for?’______________________
asked Mr Dimwhistle, looking at all
their luggage.
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gle ‘I left the tickets on it,’ replied his wife. v A They’ve never learned to cook!
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Tricky words
The words four and for sound the same but have different spellings. Words that sound the
same but have different spellings are called homophones.
The word forty is another tricky word.
Word Meaning Example

four a number: 4 Four birds sat on a wire.
for 1 showing place or time I’ll be there in time for meals.
2 wanting a reason What did you come for?
forty a number: 40 (NOT fourty) Ali Baba and the forty thieves.
Complete the sentences with the correct word (four, for or forty).
1 Ten, twenty, thirty, , fifty.
2 Two, , six, eight, Mary at the cottage gate.
3 What did you come ?
4 I will use that paint the front door.
5 and twenty blackbirds were baked in a pie!
6 Write the following numbers in words.

a 44 b4 c 40 d 14
Proofreading
Circle the six mistakes in the counting rhyme and write the words correctly in the box below.
Turtles
One turtle baby alone and new,
Finds a freind, and then there are too.
Two baby turtles crawl down to the see,
They find another, and then there are three.
Three baby turtles crawl along the shore,

They find another, and then there are for.
For baby turtles go four a dive,
Up swims another, and then there are five.

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one toy two toys
At the end of your story, draw a picture of you and your friend. Put part of your conversation in
one monkey first time. Use your own two monkeys
the speech bubbles.
one tray paper for extra practice. two trays
to use a word
If the dictionary
ends to help
with you.
a consonant before the y, we must change the y to i before adding es.
When oneyou
baby ______________________
are happy with your conversation, two babies you can make a published copy.
one pony _______________________ two ponies
A conversation
Note:
oneevery
fly time there is a change intwo
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flies start a new line (paragraph).
1 Now try______________________
these.
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a one bay two b one day two
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c one lady two
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e one worry many f one city two
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2 a While playing cricket, Dan hit a century but Terry hit two
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b I know two twos are four and two
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Vocabulary power
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Sometimes______________________
people say things that make little sense, but we
know exactly what they are talking about. These sayings are
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called idioms, e.g. when someone says they are going to ‘hit
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the road’ they actually mean they are about to leave.
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from the
with. following idioms that use
numbers to their meanings?
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to learn these words.
number one ______________________ myself, me
cussion Reading for fun
on cloud nine ______________________ a short sleep
Mr and Mrs Dimwhistle were going on their first
nk put twoholiday.
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overseas Mrs
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people together A v
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cause there!
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of one and half a dozen of the other something special; there is only one of something
their
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work something outA They’ve never learned to cook!
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Use the context clues to work out the meanings of the words in bold.
Playing Cricket
A match is played on a field between two sides, each with

a total of eleven players, one being the captain. However,
by agreement a match may be played between sides
of more or less than eleven players. No more than eleven
players may field at any one instance.
Two sets of wickets, each with three wooden stumps, are
situated at opposite ends of the pitch. Each set of stumps
has two wooden bails on top. A bowler tries to hit the wicket
with the cricket ball while the batsman protects the wicket.
Scores are called runs. A run is scored when the batsmen
run ‘safely’ from end to end. Runs are also given when a batsman hits the ball along the
ground to the boundary for a ‘four’ or over the boundary without bouncing for a ‘six’.
Circle the answers a, b or c that mean almost the same as the words in bold above.
1 match a competition b sticks c similar

2 instance a position b minute c time
3 situated a nearby b placed c selected
4 protects a hides b guards c covers
Puzzle
Make your own wordsearch. How many numbers (in words) can you fit into the grid below?
Your words should only run from left to right or top to bottom. You can also use numbers that
are not in the Topic spelling list. Write your number words on the lines at the sides of the grid.
How many words did you use?

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along the way, who your main opponents were, how you felt
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(kilometres) throughoutof you
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race,your friend.
what the Put part of your conversation in
thespectators
speech bubbles.
were like, how it felt to break the finishing tape,
etc. At the end
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your story,
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all punctuation
to use a dictionary
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work when you finish. Check all
punctuation and spelling. You
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When you are happy with your conversation, may have toyou use can
a dictionary.
make a published copy.
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A conversation happy with your story, you can make a
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published copy.
Note: every time there is a change in speakers, start a new line (paragraph).
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they arrived at the airport with all their bags. one hand and seven in the other,
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kilometres per hour in a fifty zone?’ asked the policeman. vF A Be born there!
Teacher: What do you get when you
add twenty-four, fifty and forty-
their luggage. right,’ said the driver. ‘I’ve only been
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12 Water, water

Can you unscramble these words from the Topic spelling list? ______________________
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1 ROLIAS 2 TRAWEY _______________________
3 PACTANI 4 SEUGBREM ______________________

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5 FRSTYEEEL 6 OCEAN _______________________
7 ORWRE 8 TREKAN ______________________
9 FRACUSE ! GHOURDT ______________________

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# Name
trip?
the passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank on its first
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waterless downpour kayak ______________________

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watery tanker float

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submarine rower captain ______________________
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drought canoe skiing
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ferry surface marine ______________________
freestyle submerge sailor ______________________

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imaginary conversation between you and a friend about something that is important
The y on the end of many words means ‘full of’ or ‘has a lot of’. If your room is messy, it is full of mess.
If the soup is watery, it contains a lot of water. These words are usually adjectives (describing words).
Which wordfirstending in yyour
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the speech bubbles.
Revise and edit your work when you finish. Check all punctuation
covered inand spelling. You may have
1
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2 grass?
3 youhasarelots______________________
When of sand?
happy 4 looks
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published
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5 covered in thorns?
Note: every time
6 covered in snow?
there is a change in speakers, start a new line (paragraph).
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7 a lot of______________________
wind? 8 covered in frost?
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9 Which y word, from the words above,
would be a good name for this snowman?
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1 Choose______________________
words from the Topic spelling list to match the following definitions.
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a a very dry season b the person in charge
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c an undersea vessel d someone who rows
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e a swimming stroke f rhymes with merry
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g a ship to carry oil h without water
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their luggage.
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The words ferry and fairy sound the same but have different spellings. Words that sound the

ferry a passenger ship Ms Bellini took the ferry to work each day.
fairy a very small winged creature The tooth fairy left $1 for my sister’s tooth.
with human shape
Here is a ferry. Here is a fairy. Here are two fairies.

Complete the sentences with the correct word (ferry or fairy).
1 The leaves at eight o’clock to cross the harbour.
2 A called Tinker Bell is in the book, Peter Pan and Wendy.
3 There is a for cars to cross the river.
4 Cinderella had a godmother.
5 My parents took a trip down the River Nile.
Proofreading
Marty was given a spelling test at home. Mark his work with ticks and crosses. Write any
mistakes correctly on the lines between the columns.
sailer drought downpoor
canoe kayak sking

warterless ferry tanker
rower float merine
submarine freestyle serface
submerg captain watery
How many mistakes did Marty make?

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line (paragraph).
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First and Middle letter
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last letter a e i o u
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to learn these words. Vocabulary power

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fun adding sub to the start (a prefix) makes a word that means ‘under’ or
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Newsflash: Oil Spill

Strong winds and rough seas are hampering Winds are
efforts to tackle the disaster off Spain after a threatening to blow
tanker laden with sticky oil broke up and sank. oil ashore from
The giant oil spill from the tanker has led to the tanker, which
calls for better controls on the movement of fractured
single-hulled oil tankers in coastal waters. during a storm
last Wednesday.
An armada of clean-up vessels from around
Europe has approached the scene but huge Ecologists and volunteers are racing to rescue
waves have prevented them containing oil tar-coated sea birds and clear the black
on the surface. sludge covering more than 80 km of coastline.
1 hampering a hindering b fixing c helping

2 tackle a bring down b deal with c rescue
3 laden a lead b fitted c loaded
4 armada a fleet b battle c emergency
5 fractured a sank b bent c cracked
Puzzle
This is the key to solving words in code.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 What are these coded words from the Topic spelling list?
a 6, 5, 18, 18, 25 b 3, 1, 16, 20, 1, 9, 14

c 4, 18, 15, 21, 7, 8, 20 d 11, 1, 25, 1, 11
e 23, 1, 20, 5, 18, 25 f 19, 11, 9, 9, 14, 7
g 18, 15, 23, 5, 18 h 13, 1, 18, 9, 14, 5
2 Write the following words using the code.

a submarine b downpour

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13 What did you say?

Circle the word that is least like the others. Then write it on the line. ______________________
It will be a word from the Topic spelling list.
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1 yell, whisper, shout, scream, roar _______________________

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2 ask, question, reply, enquire, quiz
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3 argue, discuss, quarrel, disagree, row
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4 giggle, growl, moan, sigh, argue ______________________

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5 quiet, silent, hushed, speechless, laugh
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Topic spelling list

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Use the LOOK-SAY-COVER-WRITE-CHECK strategy to learn these words.
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answer reply discussion
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whisper speechless think ______________________

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softly language laugh
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argue discuss silent
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sigh question thought ______________________
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tongue slang giggle

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2 Jan got the problem wrong, but Zoe got it
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3 I can’t______________________
walk any more. My shoes are too
.
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4 How
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is that hill?
5 Jamie______________________
let out a when he lost his homework.
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Fill in the gaps

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Choose words from the Topic spelling list to complete the following sentences.
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1 The soft______________________
laugh of a child is often called a .
2 When had we talkmostsoftly,
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talk in a .
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3 If you are asked a
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politely, you should give an .
______________________
Mr 4
After the car accident, the quickly turned into an argument.
and Mrs Dimwhistle were going on their first
nk ______________________

time5worrying about
Jack what she should take
______________________
he with
could spell roar, but he got it wrong.
her.
______________________ of many Australians is English.
‘We6 canThe
start to relax,’ whispered Mr Dimwhistle as F Q What’s the cheapest way
they waited in ______________________
line.
nt to get to Fiji?
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‘I wish speak, wetelevision,’
the need to use
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sighed vocal cords, lips and
Dimwhistle. v A Be born there! .
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their luggage. we speak correctly, but it’s okay to use
In class
______________________ F Q Why do lions eatin rawthe
meat?
gle ‘I left theplayground.
tickets on it,’ replied his wife. v A They’ve never learned to cook!
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Tricky words
The words roar and raw sound the same but have different spellings. Words that sound the

roar loud growling noise The lion gave a roar.
raw 1 not cooked I like raw carrots but I don’t eat raw meat!
2 uncovered, painful cut or wound My face was raw from the sun.
1 Complete the blanks with the correct word (roar or raw).

a They say fruit is good for your teeth.
b ‘Why did the coach at the team?’ questioned the parents.
c Somewhere in the zoo we heard the of a wild animal.
d Pam’s heel was rubbed red because her shoe was too tight.
2 Put a tick in the boxes next to the animals that roar.
tiger elephant dog lion
Looking at … adverbs with ly

We can add ly to many words. Words with the -ly suffix show how or when things are done,
e.g. Mary spoke softly. Many ly words are called adverbs because they describe verbs.
Adverbs can make your writing more interesting.
1 Circle the ly adverbs in the paragraph below.

Slowly and quietly Emma crossed the room. Her father was sleeping soundly on the
couch. Carefully she picked up the purring cat and carried it gently to the kitchen.
The cat’s saucer was completely empty.
2 Choose the best adverbs from the list to complete the paragraph below.
sadly hopefully quickly lonely happily fairly neatly slowly
Jason looked (a) at his messy room. His mother would be home soon. He’d
have to work (b) to clean it up. He picked up his books and placed them
(c) on his desk. He pushed his shoes under the bed. (d)
his mother wouldn’t see them. Ever so (e) he made his bed.

ou say?
Your
Proofreading
turn to write
Write
Neera
an imaginary
copied this conversation
poem frombetween
a poetry youbook.andShe a made
friend about
six mistakes.
something
Circlethat
theismistakes
important
and
to you,
writee.g.
the school,
words correctly
sport, homework,
in the boxetc.
below.
You don’t have to agree. Try not to use said too often.
The Wind
firstangry
time. Use your own
theThe wind bubbles.
speech was yesterday, It ripped the branchs from the trees
It howled
Revise and editandyour
rawedworkaround,
when you finish. Check all And tossed them
punctuation andon the ground,
spelling. You may have
Like asome
to use huge to
dictionary gaint,
helpsobbing
you. The poor bruised flours dropped their heads,
WhenAs ityou
strode across
happy the withground.
are______________________
your conversation, you can The leaves
make afell burnt and
published browned.
copy.
Mixed with the wind was flooding
_______________________ rain And wen the land was bruised and torn
A conversation
That fell like giant tears, And darkness turned to day,
______________________
And groans like giant’s creaking bones It turned its back upon the land
______________________
Filled all the land with fears. And quietly sliped away.
_______________________
Elaine Horsfield
______________________
______________________
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Vocabulary power
______________________
Many words______________________
have the suffix -less. It means ‘without’. Here are some examples:
waterless means ‘without water’, e.g. the desert was waterless.
speechless means ‘without speech’, e.g. I was speechless when I won first prize.
______________________
to learn theseWhich
words.less words could you use instead of the words in bold below.
______________________
1 There ______________________
was no point in fixing the camera. It was
.
nk ______________________

2 Neither
time worrying about teamwhatwas she
ableshould
______________________
to score a with
take goal.her.
It was a draw.
3 Jenny______________________
had no fear in the bush. Jenny was .
they waited in______________________
line.
F
nt to get to Fiji?
4 After winter there was no colour in the garden. It was
______________________ A Be born there! v .

5 The cup is of no use after breaking the handle. The cup is
their luggage. F
.
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gle ‘I left theThis
6 tickets
manonis it,’
notreplied his awife.
wearing hat. He is A They’ve
. v
never learned to cook!
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Read and learn
I sighed. Then I sighed again.

‘Krystal Creek, stop sighing and find something to do!’ growled my father.
‘Can’t do anything. It’s snowing,’ I sighed.
Dad looked up from his newspaper. He puckered his lips.
Maybe I’d been sighing too much, but I was bored. I waited for Dad’s response.
‘Why don’t you …’ He was searching for ideas. ‘… build a snowman?’
I raised my eyebrows. I shouldn’t have!
‘Well, if that’s too much trouble, I’ll tell you what!’ he
smiled meanly. Here it comes, I thought. One sigh too many,
for sure! ‘If you can find two snowflakes with the same pattern,
I’ll give you five dollars.’ That got a suspicious look.
‘I’ll make it ten!’ he proposed.
1 puckered a licked b pursed c wiped
2 response a reason b reaction c offer
3 meanly a quickly b widely c unkindly
4 suspicious a doubtful b sudden c dishonest
5 proposed a promised b planned c suggested
Puzzle
Here’s a chance to use your word knowledge! Can you think of a different say/said word starting
with every letter of the alphabet? There are some in the Topic spelling list. Try to get at least 12.
a b c
d e f
g h i
j k l
m n o
p q r
s t u
v w x
y z

ou say?
Your
Yourturn
turntotowrite
write
Write
Write
an an
imaginary
imaginary conversation
conversation between
between youyouandand
a friend
a friend
about
about
something
something thatthat
is important
is important
to you,
to you,
e.g.e.g.
school,
school,
sport,
sport,
homework,
homework, etc.etc.
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don’t
have
haveto agree.
to agree.
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to use
to use
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often.
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words
to writein this
in this
unit.unit.
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’) around
thethe
wordswords
spoken.
spoken.
At the
At the
endend
of your
of your
story,
story,
draw
draw
a picture
a picture
of you
of you
andand
your
your
friend.
friend.
PutPut
part
part
of your
of your
conversation
conversation
in in
thethe
speech
speech
bubbles.
bubbles.
Revise
Revise
andand
editedit
youryour
work
work
when
when
youyou
finish.
finish.
Check
Check
all punctuation
all punctuation
andand
spelling.
spelling.
YouYou
maymay
have
have
to use
to use
a dictionary
a dictionaryto help
to help
you.
you.
When
When
youyou ______________________
areare
happy
happy
withwith
youryour
conversation,
conversation,
youyou
cancan
make
make
a published
a published
copy.
copy.
_______________________
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A conversation
Note: every
Note: every
time
time
there
there
is aischange
a change
______________________ in speakers,
in speakers,
start
start
a new
a new
lineline
(paragraph).
(paragraph).
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Reading
forfor
funfun
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Mr Mrand andMrsMrs Dimwhistle
Dimwhistle werewere
going
going on on
their their
firstfirst
nk ______________________
overseas
overseas holiday.
holiday. MrsMrs Dimwhistle
Dimwhistle had hadspentspenta lota lot
of of
time time worrying
worrying aboutabout what whatsheshe
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shouldtake take
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her.her.
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arrived
arrivedat theat theairport
airport
withwith
all all
their
their
bags.bags.
______________________
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they
can
they
can
waited
start
waited
start
to relax,’
to relax,’ whispered
whispered
in______________________
line.
in line.
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Dimwhistle as as F FQ What’s
Q What’sthethe
cheapest
cheapest
wayway
nt to to
getget
to to
Fiji?
Fiji?
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‘I wish
I’d brought
I’d brought thethetelevision,’
television,’
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sighedMrsMrs Dimwhistle.
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A Be
born
born
there!
there!
ught ‘Whatever
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for?’
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asked Mr Mr Dimwhistle,
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looking at all
at all
theirtheir
luggage.
luggage.
______________________ F FQ Why
Q Whydo do
lions
lions
eateat
rawraw
meat?
meat?
gle ‘I left
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thethe tickets
ticketson onit,’ replied
it,’ replied
his his
wife.
wife. v vA They’ve
A They’ve
never
never
learned
learned
to cook!
to cook!
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14 For the birds

Sometimes we can hide words in sentences. Look at the sentence ______________________
below. You will see the word grown in the sentence. All the letters
are in the correct order. ______________________
_______________________
There was a big row near the office.
______________________
Find a word from the Topic spelling list in each of these sentences
and write them in the boxes. ______________________
_______________________
1 Deer are eaten by lions.
______________________
______________________
2 ‘A proper chain won’t break!’ called Dad. ______________________
______________________
3 The feat her sister performed was amazing. ______________________

______________________
______________________
4 Can we bring in groups of twelve?
______________________
______________________
5 Switch off lights when you leave the room! ______________________
______________________
______________________
Topic spelling list

______________________
magpie feathers parrot ______________________

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wren nectar forest

______________________
rare beak ringing ______________________
______________________
flight eagle prey
______________________
galah honeyeater common ______________________
perch brightly warble ______________________

ou say?
Your
Spelling
turn to
strategy
write
Write an Letter
imaginary patterns: wordsbetween
conversation ending in youar,
anderaand
friend orabout something that is important
Words that end with ar, er and or often have endings that sound much the same. This can be
confusing. Often you will recognise the correct spelling if you write the word down. It is important
At the end these
to learn of yourendings.
story, draw
Useaapicture of you
dictionary and
when in your
doubt.friend.
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arepart of your
some conversation in
examples:
the speech bubbles.
papertractor
tractar, tracter, for extra practice.
The or ending is correct.
dollar, doller,
rite it on the line. dollor
______________________ The ar ending is correct.
WhenCanyou
youareselect thewith
correctly
______________________
happy spelled wordsyou
your conversation, below?
can Draw
makeaaline throughcopy.
published the mistakes.
1 nectar,_______________________
A conversation necter, nector 2
fathar, father, fathor
Note: every
3 time
soccar, there issoccor
a change in speakers, start a actar,
______________________
soccer, new line (paragraph).
acter, 4
actor
5 motar,______________________
moter, motor 6 solar, soler, solor
7 sugar,_______________________
suger, sugor 8 visitar, visiter, visitor
______________________
______________________
Fill in the gaps

______________________
______________________
Choose words from the Topic spelling list to complete the following sentences.
______________________
The Wedge-tailed Eagle is found across Australia, from sea level to high mountains. It is the most
______________________
common of______________________
the world’s large eagles. It prefers trees of the open 1
______________________
country, generally avoiding thick jungle. Eagles often 2 high on
______________________
trees or poles. It is 3 on the Nullarbor Plains and can be seen in
______________________
4 ______________________
by train passengers crossing the desert.
The 5 ______________________
builds its nest with a good view of the countryside. The nest
may be built in either
Rewrite hereathose
live or
youdead tree, but usually the tallest one in the territory. In parts of
Australia, where tall trees are absent, small
______________________
to learn thesetrees,
words.cliff faces or even the ground may
______________________
be used.
______________________
Mr The
andnest
Mrs is
Dimwhistle
large andweremade going on their
of dead first
sticks.
nk ______________________

timeThe chicks get
worrying abouttheir first she should take with her.
what
______________________
6 ______________________ during the
theysecond
waitedweek after hatching.
in______________________
line.
nt to get to Fiji?
‘I wish
TheI’d brought the television,’
Wedge-tailed sighed Mrs Dimwhistle.
______________________
Eagle is Australia’s v A Be born there!
largest living bird of
their luggage. 7 F Q Why do lions eat raw meat?
______________________
gle and
‘I left theone of the
tickets on largest eagles
it,’ replied in the world.
his wife. v A They’ve never learned to cook!
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Tricky words
The words prey and pray sound the same but have different spellings. Words that sound the

prey animals that are caught, killed Fish are prey for sea eagles.
and eaten by other animals
pray 1 speak to a god or saint At church, the priest will pray for help.
2 hope for something strongly I pray that it won’t rain on Saturday.
Complete the following sentences with the correct word (ate or eight).
1 Some people get down on their knees to .
2 The lion followed its across the grassy plains.
3 Many people in their place of worship.
4 The wren became to a native cat.
5 Draw a line from each hunter below to its prey.

frog mouse
lion fly
snake deer
Looking at … wr words
Many words start with wr. The w in these words is usually silent, e.g. wrap, wrong, wring,
wrinkle. Write the full wr words below.
eck 1
en 2
wr ist 3
ench 4
iting 5
ou say?
Your
Proofreading
turn to write
Write
Circle
an imaginary
the six mistakes
conversation
and writebetween
the words youcorrectly
and a friend
above about
them. something that is important
Try The Australian
to use Useemu
the variety
thisofissaid
the words
space world’s
to writeinsecond
this unit.tallest bird. It iscommas
Put inverted flightles (‘ ’) around the words spoken.
At the
andend oftenofwanders
your story, draw herds
in large a picture of the
across youopen
and your friend.
planes Put part of your conversation in
where
the speech bubbles.
it is quite comon.
paper for Here
extrait practice.
can do great damage where crops
canabe
to use flattened.
dictionary toHowever,
help you.the bird has its good points. It may
When
eat you are
plant ______________________
happy
food but with your
it also conversation,
prays youinsects
on grubs and can make a published copy.
including
_______________________
A conversation
grasshoppers, which can wipe out hole crops over night.
______________________
The emu nests on the ground and lays about ten eggs. It is
______________________
the male that sits on the nest to hatch the eggs. This takes
_______________________
about eight______________________
weeks.
______________________
It is a shy but inquisitive bird and when scared it will run, reaching speeds of 50 km/h in short
______________________
bursts. It avoids forrests. The emu is protected in most areas.
______________________
______________________
Vocabulary power
______________________
______________________
Over the years many words take on new meanings. Let’s look at some idioms and proverbs
using birds.______________________
What do you mean when you call someone a parrot? Usually you mean they
repeat the words of others. If you call someone a galah, you probably mean that they are
______________________
being silly. Not very nice!
______________________
What do these terms below mean? Write a short explanation for each.
______________________
______________________
1 the early bird catches the worm _________________________________________________
2 a bird’shadeyemostviewtrouble
______________________________________________________________
with.
______________________
to learn these3
words.
birds of a feather flock together _________________________________________________
______________________
4 birdwatcher __________________________________
______________________
nk ______________________
5 aholiday.
overseas bit of a bower bird __________________________
Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of
______________________
______________________
‘We can start to relax,’ whispered Mr Dimwhistle as F Q What’s the cheapest way
nt Did you know?
they waited in______________________
line. to get to Fiji?
There is a place
the television,’ sighed Mrs Dimwhistle.
______________________
in outback South looking
Australiaatcalled
v A Be born there!
asked Mr Dimwhistle, all
Birdsville.
their luggage.
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Read and learn
Work out the meanings of the words in bold by using the context.
A really eye-catching sight is a huge flock of warm pink and

silvery grey galahs. What a spectacle to see them wheeling
through the air against a blue sky! Then suddenly they alight
in fields of wheat or like a mass of blossom in trees.
Galahs are one of the most common of the parrots found in all
parts of Australia, although they prefer open country. They feed on
seeds, grain, fruit, blossom and shoots, as well as some insects.
They are often observed in pairs as well as large flocks. Many have come to live close to
towns and many suburbs in the cities are visited by galahs. The calls of the galahs are
extremely diverse, ranging from loud whistles to shrieks and screams.
1 eye-catching a sudden b harmful c dazzling
2 wheeling a rolling b turning c spinning
3 alight a land b leave c flutter
4 observed a caught b seen c contained
5 diverse a dive b tuneful c varied
Puzzle
How many of the words from the Topic spelling list can you write across the word
honeyeater? Only put one letter in each box and don’t use the same word more than once.
Y

ou say?
Your
Yourturn
turntotowrite
write
Write
Imagine
an imaginary
you areconversation
a small bird, between
such as ayou canary
and or
a friend
a budgie,
about
andsomething
you havethatjust isescaped
important from
to you,
a cage.
e.g. Write
school,
yoursport,
adventure
homework, in the
etc.
‘first
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don’t have to is,agree.
you must
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pretend be toothe often.
bird. You
Try will
to use
need
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usethis
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ofspace
said
wordwords
toI often.
writein this unit. Put inverted commas (‘ ’) around the words spoken.
At the end
Tell of of your
your story, draw
adventures a picture
as you learn toofsurvive
you and yourbush.
in the friend. Put part of your conversation in
theWhat
speech are bubbles.
the dangers? How do you keep safe? How do
you find food
Revise and edit your or water? Who you
work when are your
finish.enemies?
Check allDo you
punctuation and spelling. You may have
wishayou hadn’t escaped?
______________________
to use dictionary to help you.
WhenAt the
youend
areof your story, drawconversation,
______________________
happy with your a picture either
youincan
the make
cage a published copy.
or in the wilds. When you have
_______________________ revised your story, you can
A conversation
make a published copy.
______________________
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______________________
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Mr Reading for fun were going on their first
and Mrs Dimwhistle
nk ______________________
overseas holiday.
A policeman MrsaDimwhistle
saw man walking hada spent
penguin a lot of
down
time worrying about what she
______________________ should
the street. He told the man he should take the take with her.
gh At last they arrived
penguin at the airport with all their bags.
to ______________________
the zoo. F Q What do you call a slim
‘We‘Goodcan start
idea’,to the
relax,’
man whispered
replied, Mr
andDimwhistle
off he went. as F Q What’s
parrot?
the cheapest way
nt they waited in______________________
line.
The next day the policeman saw the man again, v toA Poly-unsaturated!
get to Fiji?
‘I wish
andI’dhe brought had thethe
television,’
penguinsighed
still ______________________ Mrs ‘IDimwhistle.
with him. thought v A Be born there!
ught ‘Whatever for?’ take that penguin to the zoo.’at all
asked Mr Dimwhistle,
I told you to______________________ looking F Q What do you get if you cross a
their luggage.
‘I did,’ the man replied. ‘Today I’m taking him to
______________________ F Q Whybudgie with
do lions eata woodpecker?
raw meat?
gle ‘I left
thethe tickets on it,’ replied his wife.
movies.’ v vA They’ve
A A bird thatlearned
never talks intoMorse
cook! Code!
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15 It’s about time!

1 Arrange the words in the box from shortest in time to longest. ______________________
Write them on the line below. ______________________
minute second fortnight day _______________________
month hour year ______________________
______________________
_______________________
______________________
2 What is the opposite of departure?
______________________
3 Name the following. ______________________
______________________
a b c
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Topic spelling list had most trouble with.

______________________
minute waiting daily ______________________

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hourly arrival month

______________________
weekly queue winder ______________________
______________________
second timetable fortnight
______________________
departure sweep yearly ______________________
during watch battery ______________________

ou say?
Your
Spelling
turn to
strategy
write a queue
Write an Letter
imaginarypatterns: ue words
conversation between you and a friend about something that is important
Try In
to many
use thewords,
variety
Use thisthe letters
ofspace toue
said words rhyme
writein this with
unit. you or two. commas (‘ ’) around the words spoken.
Put inverted
The word queue
out your has a strange
topic words thespelling but it also
rhymes withfirst
you or two.
time. Use your own
the speech bubbles.
A queue is paper
a line forof extra
people waiting for something.
practice.
a cue
A cue is a stick for striking snooker balls. It sounds the
______________________
same as queue.
When you are______________________
1 How many
A conversation
words do you know that rhyme with blue
_______________________
and time
Note: every have ue inisthem?
there Write inyour
a change
______________________ words here.
speakers, start a new line (paragraph).
The first letters have been done for you.
______________________
a S b BL
_______________________ c TR d CL
e D ______________________
f GL g ARG
______________________
A revue is an amusing stage show.
______________________
A venue is the place where an event is held.
______________________
2 What is the missing ue word?
The detective is looking for a
______________________ .
______________________
______________________
Fill in the gaps

______________________
______________________
Complete the gaps with these words from the Topic spelling list.
______________________
second battery during winder watch waiting
______________________
______________________
A stopwatch is used to show how long an event has taken. To start and stop the
1 , the user presses a button. By pressing the button again the time
taken is shown. In many competitions, fractions of a
______________________
2 are shown.
Mechanical______________________
stopwatches have a 3 attached to a mainspring. Such
watches must be wound up by turning the knob at the top of the watch. Digital stopwatches,
______________________
nk which are powered by a
______________________ 4 , are

time muchworrying
moreabout whatthan
accurate she should
______________________ take with
mechanical her.
timepieces.
______________________
‘WeStopwatches are used
can start to relax,’ by timekeepers
whispered to measure
Mr Dimwhistle as time taken
F
nt they waited in______________________
5 line. an event. Many stopwatches are to get to Fiji?
connected the television,’
______________________
to large sighed
screens. There Mrs Dimwhistle.
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while the timekeepers work out the fastest finishers and their
their luggage.
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K Ih 3 t•tsime!
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Tricky words
The words hour and our sound the same but have different spellings. Words that sound the

hour (silent h) time: 60 minutes I’ll be one hour late.
our people who own something Our class won the award.
Complete the sentences with the correct word (hour or our).
1 Dad’s pocket watch has a winder but watches have batteries.
2 ‘Give me half an to get ready,’ called Sophie.
3 family won the trip to Fiji.
4 What is best for showing one minute has passed? (tick one)
stopwatch calendar timetable
5 Complete this table.
60 = 1 minute
60 = 1 hour
14 days = a
24 = 1 day
Looking at … revision of plurals

You have been shown how to make plurals in earlier lessons.
1 Can you complete this table?
One More than one One More than one
1 second 2 battery
3 minute 4 watch
5 month 6 queue
7 winder 8 arrival
9 timetable ! departure
Did you know?

The word fortnight comes from the old English—fourteen nights.

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Your
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Write
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paper marked with the ours of the day. As the position
extra practice.
of the sun changes, the you.
time shown by the shadow changes. However,
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to use a dictionary to help
Whensundials can______________________
you are be designed
happy with yourfor conversation,
any surface where the sun
you can makecasts a shadow. copy.
a published
It would be_______________________
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Note: every time there is a change
watch.inIt speakers,
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into a pocket as a pocket startwork
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withline (paragraph).
a timetabel
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in underground railway stations, or on a rainy day anywhere.
_______________________
The oldest sundial in Britain is divided into four tides, representing the
______________________
parts of the working day. This was well before clockwork watchs with
______________________
windars became common. However, a sundial is of little use in telling
______________________
the day of the week or the mounth of the year.
______________________
One of the ______________________
world’s most famous clocks is Big Ben in London.
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Vocabulary power
______________________
______________________
We know words can have more than one meaning. Let’s look at second. It can mean:
a a small amount of time (There are 60 seconds in a minute.)
______________________
b the next position after first.
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Can you find most
the trouble
words fromwith.
the Topic spelling list that have all the following meanings?
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The word is . v
Unit
Unit
ADVA 1 3D:15
K Ih 3 t•tsime!
Spellin
Read and learn
Timetables have many forms and uses. Railway timetables may be printed in the form of
brochures or books, or on notice boards consisting of tables that indicate the schedule
times of arrival and departure at stations along one or more railway routes. Most timetables
are now available on the Internet.
A student’s school timetable may be a single page in a homework diary. It will inform
students where and when their specific classes will be held. In some schools, some classes
are located in laboratories or music rooms or art rooms. A timetable will tell students which
room they have been assigned for each class.
1 brochures a newspapers b leaflets c mail
2 indicate a show b deliver c lights
3 scheduled a arrival b planned c starting
4 inform a report b measure c advise
5 specific a particular b listed c student
Puzzle
Find one word from the Topic spelling list for each row. Write your answers across the grid.
Some of the letters for each word are already in place. When you have completed the grid,
unscramble the letters down the centre column to make one of the words from the Topic
spelling list. It is not always the first and last letters that are given.
D Y
O N H
W K Y
Q E U
T T
W T H Write your unscrambled word

here.
M U E
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W E P
W I I G

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Your
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you with, ‘It’s
to you,
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time!’
school, sport, homework, etc. You don’t have to agree. Try not to use said too often.
Explain why you are late. You can invent an amusing reason if you like.
Use some of firstthe words
time. fromown
Use your the Topic spelling list.
the speech bubbles.
At the end of your story, draw
paper for extra practice.a picture of what you were
Revise and edit your work when
really doing when you should have you finish.
beenCheck
home! all punctuation and spelling. You may have
When you have revised your story, you can make a
When ______________________
you arecopy.
published
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A conversation
It’s about time!
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nk ______________________

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they waited in______________________
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their luggage. lit! v F
Please wait your turn and go to the end
gle
v A So
‘I left the tickets
______________________
he could
on tell thehistime
it,’ replied wife.at night! of the queue!
v A They’ve never learned to cook!
Unit
Unit
ADVA 1 3D:15
K Ih 3 t•tsime!
Spellin
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y Answers g e s 113–114 87 99
Proofreading (page 63) Vocabulary power (page 73)
I love a sunburnt countery country number one−myself, me; on cloud nine−very happy; put
A land of sweeping planes plains two and two together−work something out; two’s company,
three’s a crowd−two people together are okay, but three
Of ragged montain ranges, mountain
people together cause problems; forty winks−a short sleep;
Off droughts and flooding rains of dressed to the nines−dressed very nicely; the one and
I love her far horizons, 3 only−something special; there is only one of something;
I love her jewel see sea six of one and half a dozen of the other—it’s the same thing
Her beauty an her terror and
The wide brown land four me! for Read and learn (page 74)
1a2c3b4b
Vocabulary power (page 63)
1 plain 2 earth 3 stream 12 Water, water (pages 76–81)
Read and learn (page 64) Quick fun (page 76)

1a2c3b4c 1 SAILOR 2 WATERY 3 CAPTAIN 4 SUBMERGE 5 FREESTYLE
6 CANOE 7 ROWER 8 TANKER 9 SURFACE 10 DROUGHT
Puzzle (page 64) 11 Titanic
Suggested answers:
1 at, mat, hem, them, tic, tics, he Spelling strategy (page 77)
2 scare, scar, care, car, are, crow, row 1 dirty 2 grassy 3 sandy 4 milky 5 thorny 6 snowy 7 windy
8 frosty 9 Frosty
Review 2 (pages 66–69)
Fill in the gaps (page 77)
Which word? (page 69)
1 a drought b captain c submarine d rower e freestyle
1 flour 2 fare 3 hole 4 bare 5 plain
f ferry g tanker h waterless
2 a skiing b canoe c sailor d kayak
11 What’s your number? (pages 70–75)
Tricky words (page 78)
Quick fun (page 70) 1 ferry 2 fairy 3 ferry 4 fairy 5 ferry
two, three, four, seven, eight, right
Proofreading (page 78)
Spelling strategy (page 71) sailor, downpour, skiing, waterless, marine, surface,
1 a 2 b 12 c 2 d 20 e 2 submerge (seven)
2 a eight b forty c fourteen d twelve e twenty-four
Looking at … palindromes (page 79)
Fill in the gaps (page 71) 1 eye
two, Three, four, Seven, eight, Eleven, twelve, fourteen, 2 a NOON b LEVEL c EWE d MUM
twenty 3 dad, did, dud; pap, pep, pip, pop, pup; gag, gig; wow
Tricky words (page 72) Vocabulary power (page 79)

1 forty 2 four 3 for 4 for 5 Four 1 subway 2 subtitle 3 subsoil 4 subsonic 5 subhuman
6 a forty-four b four c forty d fourteen
Read and learn (page 80)

Proofreading (page 72) 1a2b3c4a5c
friend, two, sea, four, four, for
Puzzle (page 80)
Looking at … plurals: words ending in y (page 73) 1 a FERRY b CAPTAIN c DROUGHT d KAYAK e WATERY
1 a bays b days c ladies d berries e worries f cities f SKIING g ROWER h MARINE
2 a centuries b twenties 2 a 19, 21, 2, 13, 1, 18, 9, 14, 5
b 4, 15, 23, 14, 16, 15, 21, 18

ou say?
Your turn to write
13 What did you say? (pages 82–87) Spelling strategy (page 89)
1 nectar 2 father 3 soccer 4 actor 5 motor 6 solar 7 sugar
8 visitor
Quick fun (page 82)
Write an imaginary conversation between you and a friend about something that is important
1 whisper 2 reply 3 discuss 4 giggle 5 laugh
to you, e.g. school, sport, homework, etc. You don’tFill have to gaps
in the agree. Try not to use said too often. (page 89)
space to writein this unit. Put inverted commas (‘ ’) around
1 forest 2 perch 3 common the5 words
4 flight eagle 6spoken.
feathers 7
Spelling strategy (page 83)
At the
1 right, end
right of your
2 right 3 tightstory, picture of you andprey
4 highdraw
5 sigha your friend. Put part of your conversation in
the speech bubbles.
paper for extra practice. Tricky words (page 90)
FillRevise
in theand
gaps edit your work when you finish. (page 83)
Check all punctuation and spelling. You may have
rite it on the line.2 whisper 3______________________
1 giggle question, answer 4 discussion 1 pray 2 prey 3 pray 4 prey 5 frog−fly, lion−deer, snake−
to use a dictionary to help you. mouse
5 thought 6 language 7 tongue 8 slang 9 Answers will vary
When you are______________________
Tricky words _______________________ (page 84) Looking at … wr words (page 90)
A conversation 1 wreck 2 wren 3 wrist 4 wrench 5 writing
1 a raw b roar c roar d raw
______________________
2 tiger, lion
______________________ Proofreading (page 91)
Looking at … adverbs with ly (page 84) flightless, plains, common, preys, whole, forests
_______________________
1 Slowly, quietly, soundly, Carefully, gently, completely
2 a sadly b quickly ______________________
c neatly d Hopefully e slowly Vocabulary power (page 91)
1 first come first served
______________________
Proofreading (page 85) 2 as seen from above
______________________
roared, giant, branches, flowers, when, slipped 3 your reputation will be the same as the people you
go around with
______________________ 4 a person who enjoys studying birds in their habitat
______________________ 5 a person who collects things
1 pointless 2 scoreless 3 fearless 4 colourless 5 useless
6 hatless ______________________
______________________ 1c 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 c
1 b 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c______________________
Puzzle (page 92)
______________________ Suggested answers:
Puzzle (page 86)
Suggested answers:______________________ F E A T H E R S
a asked b boasted c called
______________________ C O M M O N
d demanded e explained f fumed W R E N
______________________
g guessed h howled i interrupted
Rewrite here those you F O R E S T
j joked k kidded l lied
had most trouble with. P R E Y
m moaned n noted o objected
p pleaded ______________________
q questioned r roared E A G L E
s stammered ______________________
t teased u uttered W A R B L E
cussion vReading
venturedfor fun
w wailed x N E C T A R
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yelledMrs
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Dimwhistle were going on their first P E R C H
nk ______________________

R A R E
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the birds about (pagestake
what she should
______________________ 88–93)
with her.
______________________
(page 88) as15 It’s about time (pages 94–99)
Quick
‘We can
1 they
fun start to relax,’ whispered Mr Dimwhistle
Deerwaited
are eaten by lions. (rare)
in______________________
line.
F
nt to get to Fiji?
2 ‘A proper chain won’t break!’ called Dad. (perch) Quick fun (page 94)
‘I wish I’d brought the television,’
______________________ sighed
3 The feat her sister performed was amazing. (feathers) Mrs Dimwhistle. A Be
1 second, minute, v born
hour, day,there!
fortnight, month, year
ught 4 ‘Whatever
Can we bring for?’in______________________
asked
groups of Mrtwelve?
Dimwhistle,
(ringing)looking at all 2 arrival
5 their luggage.
Always switch off lights when you
______________________
leave the room!
F
3 a watch b battery c queue
gle
(flight)
‘I left the tickets on it,’ replied his wife. v
Answer
Unit
ADVA 1 3D: SWK IhLsaLSt dY Ei dA Ry ou
N CE 3 • sSpellin
y Answers on p a g e 113 113
87
Spelling strategy (page 95)
1 a SUE b BLUE c TRUE d CLUE e DUE f GLUE g ARGUE
2 clue
Fill in the gaps (page 95)

1 watch 2 second 3 winder 4 battery 5 during 6 waiting
Tricky words (page 96)

1 our 2 hour 3 Our 4 stopwatch 5 60 seconds = 1 minute;
60 minutes = 1 hour; 14 days = a fortnight; 24 hours = 1 day
Looking at … revision of plurals (page 96)

1 seconds 2 batteries 3 minutes 4 watches 5 months
6 queues 7 winders 8 arrivals 9 timetables 10 departures
Proofreading (page 97)

seen, hours, wrist, timetable, watches, winders, month

1 watch 2 sweep 3 battery

1b2a3b4c5a
Puzzle (page 98)

D A I L Y
M O N T H
W E E K L Y
Q U E U E
B A T T E R Y
W A T C H
M I N U T E
S W E E P
W A I T I N G
Unscrambled word = TIMETABLE
Review 3 (pages 100–103)

Which word? (page 103)

1 four 2 ferry 3 raw 4 pray

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Quick fun first time. Use your own

Once I caught a fish alive. _______________________

This little finger on the . ______________________

Topic spelling list

Use the LOOK-SAY-COVER-WRITE-CHECK strategy to learn these words. ______________________

three twenty dozen ______________________

four thirty total

twelve fourteen number ______________________

70 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

Fill in the gaps

overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of

Word Meaning Example

1 Ten, twenty, thirty, , fifty.

2 Two, , six, eight, Mary at the cottage gate.

3 What did you come ?

4 I will use that paint the front door.

5 and twenty blackbirds were baked in a pie!

6 Write the following numbers in words.

Three baby turtles crawl along the shore,

72 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

A match is played on a field between two sides, each with

1 match a competition b sticks c similar

How many words did you use?

74 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of

Quick fun first time. Use your own

3 PACTANI 4 SEUGBREM ______________________

9 FRACUSE ! GHOURDT ______________________

Topic spelling list

waterless downpour kayak ______________________

watery tanker float

freestyle submerge sailor ______________________

76 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

Fill in the gaps

overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of

Word Meaning Example

Here is a ferry. Here is a fairy. Here are two fairies.

1 The leaves at eight o’clock to cross the harbour.

2 A called Tinker Bell is in the book, Peter Pan and Wendy.

3 There is a for cars to cross the river.

4 Cinderella had a godmother.

5 My parents took a trip down the River Nile.

sailer drought downpoor

canoe kayak sking

warterless ferry tanker

rower float merine

submarine freestyle serface

submerg captain watery

How many mistakes did Marty make?

78 ADVANCE D SKILLS YE AR 3 • Spe lling and Vo cabula r y

Did you know?

to learn these words. Vocabulary power

For some ______________________

overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of

Newsflash: Oil Spill

1 hampering a hindering b fixing c helping

a 6, 5, 18, 18, 25 b 3, 1, 16, 20, 1, 9, 14

2 Write the following words using the code.

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overseas holiday. Mrs Dimwhistle had spent a lot of