15
What is the place value of the 9?
94
Tens
What is a noun?
name of an object or thing
Which word is a synonym for happy?
good or sad
good
synonyms are words that mean the same
Lynley Dodd wrote which famous books?
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
6x5=
30
What is the place value of the 9?
479
Ones
Give an example of an adjective.
happy, sad, evil, etc...
Which word is the antonym for beautiful?
attractive or ugly
ugly
antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning
If the population of sheep in New Zealand is roughly 5 times the population of New Zealand, what is the total population of sheep? (Round to the nearest million)
Hint: population of Auckland is 5, 227, 517
25, 070, 000 is the approximate population of sheep in NZ
5x9=
45
What is the place value of the 9?
39 018
Thousands
What should a proper noun always have?
a capital letter
Which pair of words is a homophone?
knew/new
bark/bark
knew/new
homophones have the same sound, but different spelling and meaning
Betty and Alan Gilderdale wrote a very famous set of books. What are they?
Hint: think 'yellow'
The Little Yellow Digger
Fun fact: Mrs Waite knew them and is friends with their granddaughter!
7x3=
21
What is the place value of the 9?
976 432
Hundred thousands
Which word is the adverb?
I swam quickly across the pool.
quickly
Which pair of words is a homonym?
which/witch
bat/bat
bat/bat
homonyms have the same spelling and sound but different meanings
Which number is the only word to have the letter 'a' in it's spelling?
Thousand
8x4=
32
What is the place value of the 9?
1 795 007
Ten Thousands
Which word is the verb? What tense is the verb in?
We went to the beach.
went
past tense
What is the difference between a thesaurus and a dictionary
thesaurus gives synonyms
dictionary gives definitions
The world record for the biggest haka was set on the 29th September 2024 in Eden Park.
How many people took part? (To the nearest 100)
Over 6500 (6531)