Literacy - Term 1

Spelling

100

Spell the following word correctly:

inbeleivible 

unbelievable

200

Which word is misspelt?

1. clown

2. teror

3. hilarious

4. receive 

Terror

300

Identify the misspelt word and spell it correctly. 

Hannah woke to the sound of birds chirpping. 

Chirpping -> Chirping 

400

Spell these words correctly:

1. ginormouse 

2. exstatic

3. questionible 

1. ginormous 

2. ecstatic

3. questionable

500

Identify and correct all of the misspelt words.

On her birthdey, all the litle girl fealt was happyness.

On her birthday, all the little girl felt was happiness.

Grammar

100

What is a count noun?

Count nouns name things we can count as items.

200

Identify the regular verb.

I will fix the watch later.

Fix

300

Herd, class, school and pod are...

collective nouns.

400

How can you identify a verbal noun?

Verbal nouns end in -ing.

500

What is the difference between the subject and object in a sentence?

Subject: the person or thing performing the verb. 

Object: receives the action of that verb.

Punctuation

100

Why do we use full stops?

To end a sentence.

200

What is missing?

that was the last day she saw her favourite hair ribbon.

that -> That

300

Fix this sentence:

"Where have you been" the mum asked.

"Where have you been?" the mum asked.

400

Why do we use quotation marks?

To indicate someone speaking or a noise.

500

Fix this sentence.

holly walked down the road and asked julie for help on the english homework

Holly walked down the road and asked Julie for help on the English homework.

Parts of Speech

100

The is an...

article.

200

Think, ate, is, was and ran are all...

verbs.

300

Nouns are the names of...

people, places and things.

400

 Words used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun are...

adjectives.

500

Parse this sentence.

Walking over the rainbow was the quickest route home.

Walking - VERB

Over - PREPOSITION

The - ARTICLE

Rainbow - NOUN

Was - VERB

The - ARTICLE

Quickest - ADJECTIVE

Route - NOUN

Home - NOUN

Comprehension

100

Why is Fiona upset?

Fiona was upset because Jenny yelled at her.

Jenny yelled at her.

200

Who is the main charatcer?

Eli was running late for school for the third time that week when he saw his friend Isabel.

Eli.

300

How does Olivia feel?

Olivia couldn't stop smiling as she cuddled her new puppy.

Happy.

400

What is motivating Greg?

Hoping to save enough money for his laptop, Greg started selling lemonade. 

Getting a new laptop.

500

What is the purpose of this sentence?

The lights flickered and Emma tip-toed down the dim hallway with baited breath.

To create tension