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Alphabetise
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW
Put these pairs of words into alphabetical order, the first one is done for you

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Tractor Horse Fork Corn Chicken Stable Farmer Feed Barn Horse

Plough Cow Spade Turnip Duck Field Vet Drink House Goat

Plough

Tractor

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Animal Adjective Alphabet
Find an animal beginning with each letter of the alphabet and an adjective, a describing word, to go with it. You may have to invent your own animals for difficult letters.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M Amazing Antelope N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Slimy Snail

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Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are words that describe more than one of anything, for example, a swarm is a group of bees
Can you think of something that is described by each of these collective nouns?

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Herd Flock Litter Shoal Brood Gaggle Colony Bouquet Bunch Fleet

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Farm Handling
Here are some things you would find on a farm, can you choose some words from the list that describe what each thing feels like? A baby lamb A field of corn A pint of milk A fresh egg A tractor tyre Spade Haystack Wellington boots A flower petal A wooden fence A duck feather
Powdery Hard Spiky Flimsy Cold Spongy Smooth Dirty Prickly Gritty Tough Bouncy Scratchy Fragile Downy Silky Warm Soft Rough Glossy Cool Flat Springy Bumpy

Can you think of any other describing words to use?

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Farm Journeys
Plan a route for each of these journeys, you could use another piece of paper to write down instructions eg. turn right at the well, go under the bridge, go past the gate...

The cows need to go from the cowshed to the dairy to be milked The combine harvester needs to move the crops from the field into the barn The sheep need to return to the field after their dip The dog needs to go to the kennel for a rest The farmer needs to go back to the farmhouse for a cup of tea The hens need to go to the coup to lay some eggs The tractor needs to go to the workshop to be fixed The truck needs to collect the grain from the silo The horse needs to go to the stable to be groomed

Can you make up any other journeys?

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Farm Word Search
Find the following hidden words:
BARNYARD TRACTOR PIGLETS HORSE PLOUGH FARMER SHEEPDOG HAYSTACK CHICKEN STABLE FEEDING COWS FIELD

C P B C P F S S F H

O I A H L A H T E O

W G R I O R E A E R

S L N C U M E B D S

V E Y K G E P L I E

R T A E H R D E N F

D S R N U Q O S G I

O E D V M Q G U J E

H A Y S T A C K C L

T R A C T O R P Q D

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Hidden Words
How many words can you find hidden in the boxes? You can only use letters that are next to each other, the words can be in any direction. One is done for you.

L C A R E
3 letter words

A S F L C
Land

L K A O R

A L R W O

N I M E P

D M A R E

U B L S A

4 letter words

5 letter words & longer

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Baby Animals
Here is a list of animals, join them to the name of their babies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Cat Cow Deer Dog Duck Goat Hen Horse Pig Kid Calf Foal Chick Duckling Piglet Kitten Puppy Lamb Fawn
Can you think of any other animals that have different names for their babies?

10. Sheep

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Missing Punctuation
Can you fill in the missing punctuation in these sentences?
1. The chickens sat on the farmhouse roof _ 2. The shop sold eggs _ butter and cheese. 3. The sheepdog_s tail was wagging. 4. How do I get to Meadow Farm_ she asked. 5. After milking _ the cows returned to the field. 6. Get off my land _ the farmer shouted. 7. _Can you fill up the tractor with petrol the farmer asked. 8. After a while _ the sun appeared. 9. Hay is the horse_s favourite food. 10. The pig, a little piglet _ fell asleep. 11. The sheep don_t need feeding until later. 12. Farmer Joe_s farm is over the hill.

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American English
We see and hear many American words, in magazines, songs, television programmes and films and other places, but can you give the English meaning for these American words? American Word
Diaper Elevator Apartment Cookie Kerosene Drapes Restroom Sneakers Candy Drugstore Hobo Pants Vacation Recess Janitor Sidewalk

English Word
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