UNIT

3 Wind Poems

Vocabulary
Using hyphens

sometimes used to make compound words. Most of these are adjective

Hyphens (-)are
For example: fast-moving
especially if the
Hyphens ore olso sometimes used to join a prefix to a root word,
prefix ends in ovowel ond the root word begins with one.
Forexample: co-operate
Look corefully ot these hyphenated words. Sort the words into the
correct columns in the toble.

CO-own well-known re-enter non-stop

tume-saving re-emerge sport-mad quick-thinking
Compound words Prefixed words

Punctuation
Apostrophes of contraction Remember that will not
has the irreqular
Remember. apostrophes ( )ore used in
in ploce ofo letter or letters that have contractions
contraction won't.
been left out.
He's asKed us to stoy inside. he's = he has
The storm's very bod. storm's = stormn is

Wrte tne underined words os

contractions.
1 !ovid not use my umbrello.
2 has biow thot tree down
3 Wewll not be cole to go out
They gre telling people to be coreful.
 Spelling
ull and ul word endings

It is inportont to notice the sound ull ond ul words make.

Most ul and ully words are linked to the suffixes ful and fuly.
pull useful usefully

S.
A Add ullor ul to the gops to moke o word. Use odictionory to check you hove
spelt the words correctly.
1f 2 thoughtf 3 joyf
4 usef 5 caref 6 P.

7 wonderf 8 y gracef y

10 9 11 plentif. 12 d

Remember, when the suffix ful is added to a word ending in y.

the y needs to change to an ibefore the suffix is added.

B Complete the word sums.

1 beauty + ful = 2 mercy + ful =
3 help + fu = 4 fancy + ful
5 Care + ful = 6 wonder + fui =
7 plenty + ful = 8 shame + ful =

Write each of these words in a sentence.

1 skillful

2 plentiful

3truthful

4 thankful
 When we use o sinqular noun or singular
singular verb. pronoun, we muSt use o
The wind blows.
When ve use o plurol noun or plural
plurol verb. pronoun, we must use a
The windows rattle.
We use is/was with
singular nouns and singularpronouns.
We use are/were with
plural nouns and plural
pronouns.
Underlne the noun or pronoun and the verb in
eoch sentence.
Write S for singulor or P for
Remember, a pronoun
plural. stands in place of a noun.
1 The singular R plural?
wind blows loudly.
2 It s very
strong.
3 The bronches
move.
4 Leoves blow about.
B Underine the correct verb to finish each
1 1ke ikes the wind. sentence.
2 The
windows rattle/rattles.
3 The wnd
C Use eoch of these
whisper/whispers. 4 The wind
rush/rushes around.
nouns in a sentence followed by is or are.
1 eyes

2 rees

3 oaG
Use verbs from the box or verbs of your own to finish ed
the poem below.
Line 1: What noises could you hear a river making?
Iheardthe river and

Line 2: What could you see flames doing?

Isaw the flames and

Line 3: What could youfeel the sun doing?

| felt the sun and

Line 4: Whot noises could you hear the sea moking?

Iheard the sea and

2 Can you add two new lines to the poem, using your ow
Isaw the stars and

Iheord the trees and

 When we Use osingulor noun or singulor pronoun, we must use o
singulor verb.
The wind blows.
When wÁ use o plurol noun or plural pronoun, we must use a
plurol verb.
The windows rotte.
We use is/wos with singulor nouns and singular
pronouns.
We use arefwere with plural nouns and plural
pronouns.
Underne the noun or pronoun and the verb in
eoch sentence Remember, a
Wte S for singular or P for plural. stands in plac

singular R plural?
1 The wnd blows loudly.
2 i: s very
strong.
3 The bronches move.
4 Legves blow about.

B Underine tne correct verb to finish ech sentence.

1 1keikes the wind. 2 The
vwindows rattle/rattles.
3 The vend
vwhisper/whispers. 4 The wind rush/rushes around.
Use eocr of these nouns in o
sentence followed by is or are.
1 ee3

2 ee

3
 ull ond ul words make.
is importont to notice the sound
ful and fully.
Most ul ond ully words are linked to the sutfixes
pull useful usefully

the gops to make oword. Use o dictionory to check you hove

Add ull or ul to
spelt the words correctly.
1 2 thoughtf 3 joyf
5 caref. 6 P.
4 usef
7 wonderf 8 y gracef
11 plentif 12 d
10 9

Remember, when the suffix ful is added to a word ending in y.

suffix is added.
the y needs to change to an ibefore the

B Complete the word sums.

2 mercy + ful
1 beauty + ful =

3 help + fu = ncy + ful =

4 fancy
5 Care + ful = 6 wonder + fui =

7 plenty + ful = 8 shame + ful =

C) Write each of these words in a sentence.

1 skillful

2 plentiful

3 truthful

4thankful