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A Children’s Alphabet of Hull

Featuring words and photographs by the children of Sutton Park and Dorchester primary schools,

with Matt Stephenson and Alan Jones.

A Children’s Alphabet of Hull

A Children’s Alphabet of Hull

Featuring words and photographs by the children of Sutton Park and Dorchester primary schools,

with Matt Stephenson and Alan Jones.

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alphabetof Hull

A CHILDREN’S

as seen through the eyes of the remarkable young citizens of Sutton Park and Dorchester Primary Schools in the city of Hull during the year 2010

Asda. Asda is a shop I go to with my

Mum to buy clothes, drinks, food and

sweets.

Albermarle Music Centre. This is

where you go to play music when you

are young and play an instrument.

Adidas. Adidas is a make of clothing

and shoes. You can buy it in shops in

town.

Apple. An apple is a fruit that is

round and green and you buy it from

the Greengrocers.

Avenues. This is an area in Hull

where lots of people live in big old

houses. There are lots of trees in the

Avenues.

Amusements. This is something

where you play on computer games and

on things like the twopenny falls. There

are places called Teddy’s that are

amusement places.

Alcohol. Alcohol is a kind of drink

that makes you drunk. You have to be

18 years old to drink it.

Advertisement. You get them on bus

stops and they tell you what you can

buy.

Aeroplane. We went to Spain on an

aeroplane on holiday but we don’t have

an airport in Hull. We had to go to

Manchester.

Art Gallery. Our art gallery in Hull is

called the Ferens. We went there and I

saw a giant painting of some lions.

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Bb

Burger King. Burger King is a fast

food store where you can buy your food

and eat out or eat in. Some people go

there rather than cooking themselves

at home. You can eat burger, chips

and coke. I really like Burger King

because its got really nice food.

Barbecue. A Barbecue is when you in-

vite a lot of your friends and family to

a garden feast. I sometimes go to one

and have a burger and sausages.

Barbie Doll. A Barbie doll is a type

of toy that young children play with.

They are shaped like real human

beings but aren’t as big! Lots of young

girls play with them. I don’t like a

Barbie dolls because I’m too old for

them.

Bleach. Bleach is a type of cleaning

product that keeps the loo clean. Most

people use it to keep the germs away.

I think that bleach is good because it

kills 99.9 % off germs.

Bransholme Centre. Bransholme

Centre is a local shopping centre where

people go to do their weekly shopping.

A lot of people go there every week.

Ball. In Hull people like myself and

others like to play lots of games using

balls e.g. Football, rugby, tennis and

cricket.

Banana. A banana is a common fruit

in Hull and other cities they are very

tasty and you have to peel the skin and

eat the fruit inside.

Bob Carvers. Bob Carvers is very fa-

mous in Hull because they do cracking

fish and chips and they always have a

stall at hull fair so you can enjoy some

great food there as well.

Bus. Buses are used a lot in Hull. They

are the most used public transport in

Hull.

Builders. Builders are very useful in

Hull because if you wanted a new fence

putting up you can ring a builder to

help you.

Cc

CCTV. CCTV is a camera that watches you in case there is a robbery. At school if somebody lies we can look on the cctv and sees who’s telling the truth.

Clock. Is an object that tells time for you too make sure you are not late for anything.

Cat. It’s an animal and you feed it. I have one called floss that is black and white and had a sister called candy but candy sadly got hit by a car.

Cinema. Where you watch films that have just come out. You can eat popcorn, sweets and drinks and enjoy yourself at the cinema. My favourite film I saw was monsters vs aliens.

Cup. It is an object that can hold juice. You drink out of it . I like to drink lemonade from my cup.

Café. It is somewhere you could order a meal if you want to. When I went to a café I had shortbread, milk and a sandwich.

Cow. A cow is an animal. I love eating the meat of the cow and you can have it with a lovely dinner. There are lots of types of cow’s meat. I like to eat minced meat. You can also milk a cow and drink it.

Children’s Centre. It is a place that

little kids go to play with each other so they make friends.

Crackers. A type of food. Many people eat them with cheese. I love to eat crackers.

Cat. They are an animal and are cute and fluffy. Some are big and some are small.

Chocolate. I really like chocolate and there are lots of different chocolate bars. My favourite chocolate bar is a dairy milk chocolate bar.

Costcutters. Costcutters is a shop where you can buy your things that you need to cook with and to clean up with.

Chips. Chips are really tasty. You can put salt and vinegar and ketchup on them.

Council Worker. A council worker is somebody who cuts the grass and waters plants/flowers.

Cakes. I like cakes. They are really nice and you can get them from a cafe or bakers.

Chicken Nuggets. Chicken nuggets are a type of food that you can eat and are made from chicken that is in batter.

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Dustbin. A dustbin is what we put

our rubbish in. A lorry will come and

empty the dustbin each weak.

The Deep. The Deep is a building that

has underwater animals and fish in it

that you can go and see. I like the deep.

One of the most likeable things in the

deep is were you can walk through the

hallway and touch the wall which is

made out of ice and your hands are

then cold.

Docks. Docks are a place where you

can go fishing and see boats. I like the

docks because it can be very peaceful.

Doner Kebab. It is made out of lamb

and is a really nice type of food. I like

it because it also smells nice.

Doctors. When I am feeling ill I can

go to the doctors and he/she can make

me feel better by giving me medicine

or tablets. I normally go to the doctors

with my grandad.

Dentist. I go to the dentist every 6

months. The dentist will check my teeth

see if they are nice and healthy. If they

aren’t he would make them healthier.

Doughnuts. A doughnut is a yummy

treat for both adults and children. They

can be covered in sugar and filled with

jam. This is my favourite treat because

each bite takes you into a different

world.

Drink. A drink is a yummy liquid that

tastes fruity also it can be coca cola,

soda, water and milk. Water is my

favourite drink because it helps you

get hydrated.

Diary. A diary is a person’s personal

book that they can keep to themselves

and it can also be known as a journal.

I like to keep a diary because I can

keep secrets away from my mum.

Dog Food. Dog food is a meal for dogs

to eat. Humans never eat dog food

because it tastes awful.

Dolls. A doll is a toy that little chil-

dren play with. When I was a baby I

loved playing with my dolls.

Dog. A dog is an animal that responds

to sit and role over and can be known

as your pet. When I was 5 years old my

grandma had a dog called dusty.

Desk. A desk is a wooden table that

people do their work on or it can hold

their computers on. My Dad makes

them at the place where he works.

Dish Washer. A dish washer is a ma-

chine that cleans your dishes for you.

My mum has a dishwasher but it didn’t

last long. I like a dish washer because

it does all the work.

Ee

Exam. These are tests that we have to do at the end of year six and our tests are called SATS which stands for Statutory Assessment Test. Children worry about them because maybe some of them are hard for people.

Education. Its when people learn things. We start to get an education when we start school at 5 years old. When we leave we would be ten or eleven years old and we are ready to go to college and then on to getting a job.

Eggs. Eggs are a food that comes from a chicken and are very tasty to eat. We eat eggs for breakfast and other meals of the day. I love fried eggs they are tasty. And all the other eggs they are all tasty. Eggs can be used in many ways, like for omelettes. My mum makes nice omelettes. Eggs can also be scrambled and boiled. You can make scrumptious sandwiches with hard-boiled or fried eggs.

Ennerdale Leisure Centre. It’s a place were people go and have a swim and can lessons on how to do it. There is a gym and dance class there too.

Eastenders. This is a television pro-gramme that we call a soap opera. It is on three times a week and is set in London.

East Park. East Park is a fun place with plenty of animals, but it is not good for fishing. I went there for three days every day from morning until eve-ning and didn’t catch anything. But the park and playground are really good.

Electricity. Electricity is a great thing but not always good for the environ-ment because you have to burn coal and make smoke to make electricity. Every house in England has electricity – except for tents!

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Freezer. It is a thing that freezes food.

I wouldn’t be able to eat ice lollies if

I didn’t have a freezer which would be

bad.

Fence. This is a series of planks of

wood used for privacy outside the

home. If we didn’t have a fence our

animals would get out.

Friends. These are people that are

close to you. I have lots of friends and

without them I wouldn’t have any fun.

Fries. This is another name for chips

but they are often more skinny. They

are made from potatoe and are fried.

I like skinny chips because they are

crispy but they are very fattening so

we don’t eat a lot.

Farm. A place were animals are kept.

I visit the farm to see the pigs because

they are cute.

Fruit. Sweet food that sometimes

grows on trees and plants such as ba-

nanas, apples and blackberries. I love

fruit because they are healthy.

Flour. White powder used in cook-

ing. Flour is used in cakes which are a

yummy sweet treat!

Forklift. A truck used to lift heavy

packages. Delivery companies use these

to deliver things to your door.

Fish and chips. Fish and Chips are

very common in Hull. You can buy

them from Fish & Chip shops and they

cost between 3and 4 pounds. You can

put salt and vinegar on them if you

want and sometimes people have them

with mushy peas. We have them once a

week and I like them.

Fancy Dress. A Fancy dress shop is

good for cloths because when people

go out at a night or for a birthday you

might have to dress up. You can get all

sorts of costumes in them.

Ferries. Ferries are very useful be-

cause when people go on holiday across

the sea to different places like Holland

and Amsterdam people can catch the

ferries from Hull and it will take them

across the North Sea to Europe. When

I went to France it was very bumpy

because the sea was rough.

Ferens Art gallery. This is a place

were we can go and see different pic-

tures and sculptures that people have

made.

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Google. This is a home search page on the internet so that I can search for things that I am interested in.

Gardens. A garden is something out side of your home and it is for grass and flowers so you can enjoy yourself.

Grandparents. My grandparents are old and embarrass me by hugging me.

Golf. Golf is a game where you have a ball and a golf club and you hit the ball and you have to get it into a hole.

Goldfish. A gold fish is a type of fish that you can have for a pet.

Greengrocer. This is where you buy fruit from before you can eat it.

Game station. This is a place where you can buy lots of games for your computer.

Gold Fish. A slippery animal that is usually a pet. They calm down people’s tempers sometimes.I have a gold fish and it wants food all the time and it really gets on my nerves.

Gambling. A game that you can win money from. People gamble on football and horses and you can win money gambling. Even though gambling is bad my grand-dad gambles all the time on sky poker.

Glasses. People wear glasses when their eyesight is bad. I don’t were glass-es but my dad does. People’s eyesight often gets worse as they get older.

Goat. A fluffy animal that eats grass. There is a story of 3 Billy goats that I used to like when I was little. My mum saw some on the way to Scotland once.

Hh

Humber Bridge. Cars go over it and

there is a park, pond and the woods.

It is one of the biggest Bridges in the

World; It is one mile up and half a mile

across. It costs £2.70 to go across it in

a car.

Ham. You eat it and it goes in a

sandwich. Ham comes from pigs. My

favourite sandwich though is tuna and

mayonnaise.

House. You live in it and you sleep in

it. It’s our special place. My house has

got two sofas and a 50 inch flat screen

TV.

Hat. You wear it in the sun and rain

and it keeps your head and your ears

warm or can shield them from the sun.

Hull FC. They are one of our two

local Rugby teams. In Rugby the play-

ers have to throw the ball backwards.

Hull FC are the best rugby team in the

league. They wear black and white tops

and black shorts.

Hull KR. They are the other local

Rugby team and they are a good team

but not as good as Hull FC. They wear

red and white tops and white shorts.

Hull City. They are a football team

and they were in the premiere league

but are now in the championship. They

wear orange and black stripy tops and

black shorts..

Horse. It is an animal that people ride

on. They give you a ride wherever you

want to go. There are adventures and

stories about horses.

Homer Simpson. He is such a lazy

character from a television programme

called The Simpson’s. I always watch

it at 7 o‘clock. Homer Simpson is my

favourite character in the Simpson’s

and he is funny and fat.

Holidays. People go away on holiday.

We have been to Turkey, Spain and

Greece and also Scarborough.

House of Fraser. It has 4 floors

and it is a shop that sells millions of

clothes. Most clothes are designer and

very expensive.

Hessle Road. This is the name of a

road in Hull with lots of shops on it. I

think Hessle Road is an ok place.

Holderness Road. Holderness Road is

a street in Hull with lots of shops that

sell things and people live there .

Hamster. Hamsters are pets and

people buy them because they are cute

. I think Hamsters are very nice.

Hotdog. Hotdogs are sausages in long

bread rolls. Hotdogs are very popular

in Hull and are very good for hot days.

I like hotdogs.

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Ice Cream. I always eat it when it is a hot day and it really tastes nice but it is really cold. You usually eat it when you get your tonsils out.

Ice Cubes. Ice Cubes are cold and my dad loves to have loads and loads of them in his drink.

iPhone. I-phone is a piece of phone technology that is touch screen. I have an I-phone and I use it to ring people when I need them, or they could ring me if they need me.

Ice Cream Van. An ice cream van comes down streets selling ice cream. I go there when I have some money or my mum and dad gives me some however I don’t always get money as we are not rich.

Iceland. Iceland is a shop. My mum doesn’t shop there at all, but my grand-pa shops there for his king prawns.

Internet. It is where you can search for things and go on games.

Ice Arena. It is a place where we go to ice skate. It’s very cold there.

Indian Take Away. It is somewhere that you can buy Indian Food to eat with your family.

Jelly. Jelly is a food that wobbles and tastes great. Before I was making jelly but all the mixture spilt all over the

clean mopped floor. I like Jelly because it wobbles all over.

Jam. Jam is a sticky sweet and thing that you can put on bread or in cakes, well really you can put it in anything. My little sister was once smothered in thick sticky jam all over her face.

Jacket. A Jacket keeps you very warm and then you can keep toasty in any weather.

Jeans. Jeans are denim trousers but don’t wear them in the rain because they rub on your legs and make you legs sore. I went swimming in jeans but it didn’t end well. I like jeans be-cause they cover your legs.

Juice. Juice is a drink that tastes deli-cious and very, very fruity. My cousin said I could have some of her juice but I drank it all even though it wasn’t diluted.

Amy Johnson. She was a famous female pilot who was born in Hull. She died in 1941

Jumper. Jumpers are warm and they make you very comfortable when it’s winter. They are also very soft.

Job Centre. It’s where someone with-out a job might go and find one.MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!!!!!!!!

Kk

Kitten. A Kitten is a furry cuddly ani-

mal and is a baby cat. People have Cats

and Kittens as pets in England. I have

a dog as a pet. His name is Jessie.

Knife. A knife is a metal sharp object

that cuts thing. My mum uses them to

cut things like food. It can kill you.

Keys. A key is something that you use

when you go out to lock the door so

people don’t get in your house until you

open the door.

Karaoke Machine. A Karaoke ma-

chine is a thing that you sing in to to

practise your singing. I normally do it

to make me better at singing.

Kebab Shop. A Kebab shop is a place

were you eat and you can also get a

delivery to your door. You can also buy

roast meat but you should not eat too

much because you will get fat.

Kung Fu Panda. This object is a DVD

that you sit down and relax and watch.

It’s a cartoon about a panda that

learns kung fu and his dream comes

true. You can eat popcorn while you

watch it.

KFC. It is a food place where you eat

very nice meals such as chicken and

chips and you can also get a delivery.

You can eat it relaxed and take your

time.

Kite. A kite is an object that flies in

the sky. It is fun because it can do all

different tricks and it hangs on a string

that you hold.

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Lamp Post. A lamp post is something that lights up the street at night/ They come on when it gets dark and there is one in front of my house.

Lego. Lego is a toy for younger chil-dren. It comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes and you build things with it.

Loo. It’s another name for a toilet where everybody goes to do their busi-ness.

Leggings. These are what girls use to make their dresses or skirts look better.

Lime. This is a fruit that people often have with drinks.

Learning centre. It’s a place where people go to learn just like a school. Also you get to learn anything you want. I like the learning centre because I learn a lot.

Lorry. A Lorry is transport that car-ries about 30 to 40 tons. Sometimes it can carry cars if it’s the right lorry. I like riding in lorries a lot because they are high and my Uncle’s lorry has 3 seats in the front.

Lollipop. Lollies are made of fla-voured ice and you have them on a summers day or a hot day. My favourite lollypop is a multi coloured one with different colours and flavours.

Lamb. It is a healthy meat that is good for you. I like lamb with different things especially lamb stew.

Lemon. Lemon is a drink and a fruit. It is sour and squishy. Lemonade is my favourite drink.

Lamp. It is something you have in your room and you put it on when it is dark to make the room light again.

Land of Green Ginger. It is a street in Hull that has the littlest window in the world on it.

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Marina. The Marina is where boats

stay when they are in hull.

Match Attacks. Match Attacks are

football cards and you can buy them

from a newsagent after school with

your friends. Each has a different

player on it and people swap them

when they have two of the same one.

McDonalds. A place where you can

buy burgers, fries and drinks. You can

eat them in or take away. You can buy

something called a happy meal and I

like this because you get a toy with it.

Minor Injuries Unit. This is a place

where you go if you are ill and need an

x-ray.

Museums. A museum is a place where

you can go and look at lots of informa-

tion about things and they have inter-

esting things for you to look at.

M&M’s. These are chocolate sweets.

Maltesers. These are really chocolaty

and tasty. They are small crunchy and

round like footballs.

Mars Bars. This is a chocolate bar

and is really chewy.

Mum. I like spending time with my

Mum because she takes me to the park

and makes my tea.

Muffins. This is a kind of cake. People

eat choc chip muffins.

Milkshake. A milk shake is something

that you drink and you get all different

flavours. There is a chocolate flavour

and strawberry and vanilla.

My favourite drink is coke.

Microscope. This is something that

you look through and it zooms in and

makes things bigger.

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North Point Shopping Centre. This is a very big place where there a re lots of shops and we buy all our food from.

New Look. This is a woman’s shop that you can get clothes and cheap jewellery from.

Newsagent. You can buy newspapers, sweets and cards from a newsagents.

Newspaper. A newspaper is a thing where you can read about what is hap-pening all over the world. You can buy them in a newsagents or from a stand in the street. We have a local one called The Hull Daily Mail.

New Theatre. This is a building where you can go to watch shows and plays.

Nike. Nike is a very cool make of shoe.

Onion. An onion is something that you can eat but if you look at it for too long your eyes will water.

Opticians. An opticians is where you go to get your eyes tested and the people who work there will tell you if you need glasses or not.

Ogles. Ogles is a children’s programme about vegetables and fruit on a channel called cbbc.

Old Town. This is the oldest part of Hull. The market and the church is in the old town there aren’t as many shops there as in the new part of town.

Orange. This is a fruit and also the name of a colour. They are very juicy.

Oreos. Oreos are a chocolate biscuit that have chocolate on the outside and white chocolate inside.

Oil. Oil is something we use for cook-ing.

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Phone Box. A phone box is a human

sized box witch holds a phone in side of

it. I do not use phone boxes any more

because I have a mobile. You use them

to ring people up if you haven’t got a

phone or if you cant use your house

phone.

Pelican Crossing. A pelican crossing

helps you cross the road by using a

green man which means go and a red

man which means stop. I use a pelican

crossing all the time because I need to

cross the main road every day.

Primark. Primark is a shop which

sells clothes. Everybody goes to Pri-

mark because the clothes are cheap and

good quality.

Puppies. A puppy is a baby dog.

Everybody loves puppies because they

are really cute. I have a dog myself and

they are hard work to look after.

Plastic bag. A plastic bag helps you

carry food, clothes and other things. It

is very useful. I often get given a plas-

tic bag when I leave the shops.

Park. A park is were children have

fun on slides, swings, monkey bars and

more. I often go to the park because

it is fun and it’s great to make friends

and exercise there.

Paint. Paint is a liquid which can be

colourful or dull. You can use it for

painting a wall or painting something

else. I really enjoy painting.

Posters. A poster is something that

you can buy and put up in your home.

I have a poster of a famous person. I

like Chelsea posters like Drogba, Lam-

pard or Terry.

Phone. A phone is something that and

you can call someone on for a chat. In

emergencies we call 999 for police and

ambulances.

Pets. A pet is when you have some-

thing like a dog or cat that you look

after at home.

Packed lunch. This is when you take

food from home to eat at school at

lunch time. I often have a sandwich,

chocolate bar, crisps and a drink.

Potatoes. This is a type of food and

we have them with a Sunday dinner.

Pub. This is where people go to drink

alcohol and get drunk with their

friends.

Pillow. You put this under your head

to keep you comfy at night. Sometimes

people have pillow fights where you hit

each other with the soft pillows.

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Queuing. This is where you make a line with loads of people waiting to do or get something.

Queens Gardens. This is a place in the city centre that has flowers and ponds and sometimes has shows on for people to watch.

Queen. The Queen is the most impor-tant lady in England and rules over us. She has body guards so if anyone tries to steal jewellery they’ll be thrown out of her house.

Quality Street. This is a box of choco-lates that have something sweet inside. There is a selection of different fla-vours.

Quiche. This is a type of food that tastes nice like a pie and is very gor-geous not just nice. You can make it your self or you can buy it and also you can put any topping in it you want.

Princes Quay. It is a huge building in town with lots of shops in it like games, shoe shops and clothes shops.

Quavers. Quavers are a type of crisp and they are cheese flavoured. When I eat them it feels like they melt in my mouth.

Reckitts. This is a famous factory in Hull which produces medicines and cleaning products like Dettol.

Rabbit. A rabbit is a common pet, which eats vegetables, salad and fruits. They come in all different shapes and sizes.

Robin. A robin is a type of bird and it has a red chest and they are common in England. People often see them dur-ing winter.

Rugby League. Rugby league is a league of which 14 teams compete and they play each other once at home and once away.

Rufus. Rufus is a mascot for one of our local rugby teams, Hull KR.

Rain. Rain is exceedingly common in Hull and England.

Railways. This is a kind of transport. Railways go all over the UK. In Hull the train station is called Paragon sta-tion.

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Sofa. A sofa Is something you sit on

and relax and you can get it in all dif-

ferent shapes and colours and different

materials. I like sofas because I sit on

them all the time. I also like to watch

TV and relax when I’m sat on the sofa.

Sauce. Sauce is something that you dip

your chips in. Tomato sauce gives my

food lots more flavour.

St Stephens. St Stephens is a big

building with loads of shops in it.The

biggest shop is Tesco. We enjoy going to

Build A Bear Workshop, a shop where

you can make your own teddy bear.

Shops. Shops are something where you

go to buy your groceries or clothes or

other things. I can get all my food and

drink from there otherwise we wouldn’t

have any food.

Smoking. Smoking is a bad thing

you put cigarettes in your mouth and

breathe in. It can make you ill and die.

Shed. A shed is a wooden building to

put outdoor equipment in.

Screen. A screen is something we

watch programmes on but we call them

a T.V. You also get a screen with your

computer.

School. A school is a place that you go

to to learn. We have to come to school

everyday.

Salt. Salt is something what we use to

add taste to food. Britain uses it a lot.

Sugar. Sugar is something that you add

to your food to make it taste sweeter.

Sunday Dinner. This is a traditional

meal that you have on a Sunday. You

normally have roast meat with lots of

vegetables and yorkshire puddings.

Smarties. Smarties are fantasticly

nice. They are chocolate sweets and

they come in all different colours.

There are also covered in icing.

Sutton Park Primary School. This is

our school where we go to learn things.

School is good for you for when you’re

older and you also make lots of mates

at school.

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Teddy’s Amusements. Teddy’s Amusements is where you can go and play bingo and get a drink and play on amusement machines. It is for people older than 25 and my dad works there.

Toys. Toys are good to play with with your friends and family. I have lots of toys in my bedroom and when my friends come over we play with them.

Television. This is something that you watch programmes on like my favourite show ‘Suite Life on Deck’.

Tooth Fairy. The tooth fairy is a fairy tale people tell when you lose a tooth. They say if you put your tooth under your pillow the tooth fairy will give you money.

Tesco. Tesco is a big place where you can go and get food and sweets and chocolate. Me and my mum go there and get sweets mostly.

Teabag. A teabag is something you put it in a cup and pour in hot water and you get a flavour and it is a nice flavour. I like drinking tea.

Trolley. A trolley is something you put your stuff in when you go shopping.

Toast. I eat toast in the morning at school and I have it with jam.

Trumpet. A trumpet is a brass instru-

ment and it is made out of metal. I can play it and I am not really good.

Teacakes. Teacakes are made out of chocolate and marshmallow and biscuit. Trampoline. A trampoline is some-thing that you jump on and you get higher and higher every time you jump. I love the trampoline because I like jumping.

Train. A train is something that you go on and it goes anywhere you want to go. I always go on a train to go and see my uncle in London.

Trainers. Trainers are shoes and trainers are good to go jogging in and also for normal wear. I sometimes wear trainers but not all the time.

Taxi. A taxi is where you pay someone to take you where you want to go in a car.

Traffic Lights. The whole point of traffic lights is that people can cross the road with out getting run over. The red means stop, the orange means get ready and the green means go.

Telephone. A telephone is something that if you get lost you can ring some-one you know on but you need money and you have to know their number and there is a yellow book and you can see the number you need.

Uu

Umbrella. An umbrella keeps you dry

in the rain. Without one I would be

soaked! You hold them above your head

to keep the water from hitting you.

Urinal. This is a toilet that boys uri-

nate into. They stand up rather than sit

down. Girls do not use them.

Underpants. This is an item of cloth-

ing that covers your bottom.

United Kingdom. This is lots of

countries combined together. They are

England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Venn diagram. It’s a chart that we

use in maths to do sums and work

things out on.

Van. A van is transport that many

people use to travel to places and use

for work. People put things in a van to

take them places.

Violin. A violin is an instrument that

people play to make music entertain

people.

Vending Machine. A vending machine

is something you get food & drinks

from. They have them at swimming or

leisure centres and the thing you choose

drops down when you give the money

to the machine.

Vacuum Cleaner. A vacuum cleaner

is something you use to clean the floor.

It sucks up all the bits of dirt that are

on the floor and makes a loud noise.

Vest. A vest is an item of clothing that

you wear in the summer to keep you

cool.

Vanish. Vanish is the name of a clean-

ing fluid that gets rid of really bad

stains.

Vv

Ww

WHSmith. WhSmith is a book store for children and adults. You can buy stationery from the store.

Wheel. A wheel is a round object that helps cars and bikes move. The wheel helps steer the bike or car.

Well. A deep hole filled with water. The water is partly clean and it is very deep.

Worm. A Worm is a wriggly pink crea-ture that lives in soil and helps your plants to grow.

Work. Work is where you earn money by doing jobs. You can get any job you want if you have the qualifications.

Wii. This is an energetic computer game that is fun but healthy. You can get lots of different games for it.

Winifred Holtby. This is a high school that we will all go to when we finish at primary school.

Washing Machine. This is something that you use to wash your clothes in and does it automatically for you.

Wine. This is a type of alcoholic drink.

Waste. This is another word for rub-bish.

Weetabix. Weetabix is a breakfast ce-real that you have with milk and sugar.

Wagon Wheel. A Wagon Wheel is a tasty chocolate bar.

X Box. X- boxes are really fun for play-

ing games on like Fifa 10. They are

very good because you can also play

music on them or watch DVDs.

Yo-yo. A Yo-yo is a toy that you can

play fun tricks with.

Yolk. The yolk is the yellow part of an

egg. When you have a fried egg I like it

to have a runny yolk.

Zip. A zip is something you have on

a coat or trousers and you do it up so

what you’re wearing stays on.

Zebra Crossing. A Zebra Crossing is

marked black and white on parts of the

road where pedestrians cross safely.

Lots of people cross there when cars

are coming and they have to stop. We

use them every day. ZzXxYy

This book is a snaphot of our lives in Hull...

... and we are

the authors of this book.

Aa Alex Ashley Abbie Adam Alice Bb BrandonBrooke Cc Chloe Cole Connor Caine CameoCameron Casey Cody Cora Dd Ee Ellie Ella Ff Gg Hh Harvey Hannah Ii Jj Jarrod Joshua Jack Jade Jordan Kk Keelan Keegan Kirsty Ll Lewis Mm Macy Matthew Megan MollieNn Nyle Oo Pp Qq Rr Rhea Rebecca Ss Sam Sacha Tt Thomas Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Aa Alex Ashley Abbie Adam Alice Bb BrandonBrooke Cc Chloe Cole Connor Caine CameoCameron Casey Cody Cora Dd Ee Ellie Ella Ff Gg Hh Harvey Hannah Ii Jj Jarrod Joshua Jack Jade Jordan Kk Keelan Keegan Kirsty Ll Lewis Mm Macy Matthew Megan MollieNn Nyle Oo Pp Qq Rr Rhea Rebecca Ss Sam Sacha Tt Thomas Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

A Children’s Alphabet of Hull was produced by the children of Sutton Park and Dorchester Primary schools in Hull.

Both of these schools are partnered with schools in Hull’s twin city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The children wanted to share a glimpse of their lives with their friends in Africa.

We think you’ll enjoy this fantastic book wherever you live.

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