1

Can you changeLOVE into HATE in

4 moves?

LOVE

HATEChange one letter at each step to

make a new word.

2

Can you think of tenwords containing

the lettersGEO

in that order?

Geo was the Greek word for world.

3

How many‘ready made’ wordscan you find inside

the word

GRANDMOTHER

Hint: There are more than 10

4

How many words can youmake using 5 or more

letters in this grid? Useany letters in any

order, but only oncein a word.

5

How many readymade words can youfind inside the word

PHOTOGRAPHY

Hint : There are six

6

One prefix will make thefollowing into completewords. What is it?

________________ social

______________ bacterial

_______________dote

_______________biotic

_____________clockwise

________________septic

What does it mean ?

7

Rearrange the followingletters to make new words :

DAWNLATEMADEEAR

EACHNOT

NOTELAMEEAT

TEAMABLEREAD

8

Can you changeROSE into MILK in

4 moves?ROSE

MILKChange one letter at each step to

make a new word.

9

Can you changeREEL into LEAP in

4 moves?

REEL

LEAPChange one letter at each step to

make a new word.

10

Can you changeCAME into LONE in

4 moves?

CAME

LONEChange one letter at each

step to make a newword.

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WHAT AM I?

I HAVE SIXLETTERS

My first makes more than one.My second makes waves.My third is just me.My fourth is the same as my last.My fifth starts the opposite of“yes”.My sixth sounds like “see”.My last starts the end.

12

Think of another wordwith the same starting

letter and same number ofsyllables :

passenger

independent

opening

horrible

complicated

13

How many differentmeanings can you

find for the words :

1.depression

2. bank

3. show

14

Think of 3 prefixes youcould put in front of both

and

to make other words.What do they mean?

15

Complete these sentenceswith a main clause :

1) After 30 minutes of waiting atthe bus stop, ……….

2) Although it looked disgusting,…………….

3) ………...…, despite feeling unwell.

4) Frantically, ………………………..

5) ……………… unless you have got agood excuse.

6) Shocked, ……………….………….

16

Can you work out theanswer to this riddle?

* I am a place with 10letters.

* I start and end withtwo differentconsonants.

* In my middle, I have two vowelstogether.

* I come from the Frenchlanguage.

* I contain the word “ran”.* I contain a word meaning “glow”.* I am a place where people can

“rest” while they eat.

What am I?

17

Make up a riddle forone of these words :

* Knowledge

* Accommodation

* Leisure

18

Choose the correct prefix (dis…,ir…, im…, un…) to form the antonym(opposite) of each of these words :

• precise• appear• friendly• loyal• respectful• helpful• measurable• perfect• regular• honest

19

How many newwords can you makeby adding prefixesand suffixes to this

root :

(meaning : to carry)

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English Subject Wordsearch

E N G L I S H R O UT O B A N T O N Y MS N T D S C O M M AY O P V E B P R L GX M L E M V O W E LM A U R I E E H N LW T R B C R T D O AO O A T O B R A V NR P L O L W Y C E GD O P N O U N K L US E R B N C G J F AQ I D S L S J W E GR A D J E C T I V E

How many English ‘subject’ words canyou find in this grid?

21

Can you unscramble thewords below to form words

which make sense?

Hint : They are all to dowith techniques used to

persuade others.

penoittierssimhape

caltorirhe stionequscideevengoalsn

22

MATHSUnscramble the

mathematical terms :

tiplulmticaoninivsidiooeaqtuinidtiadnolpiltmuy

tiesigvintaoncatirfonmiadlecorfcta

ganrilet

23

Can you think of 5synonyms for

to fit in thissentence?

Eg. This quotation showsthat Cassie is really

scared.

Hint : There aremore than 5.

24

Can you think of 5alternatives to ‘said’ in

each of these sentences?

1. “Why haven’t you doneyour homework?” (said)the teacher.

2. “I hate lumpy custard!”(said) Jack.

3. The policeofficer (said), “Dropthe gun now!”

25

How many wordscontaining

(meaning write)can you think of?

eg. telegraph

26

How many wordsbeginning with

can you think of?

27

Unscramble the letters togive a scientific word. Youare given the first letter.

S t o v e l n

C d o m n p o u

I a t v n i e i e t g s

E m n p i r t e e x

N l u a t r e

C b b t e o u s l m i

E e d i c e n v

28

Think of 10 wordswith

(in that order)within them.

‘ ’ is the Greekword for

‘ ’.

29

How many words can youmake that relate to

SCIENCE?

Each word must have aminimum of 3 to 4 of

these syllables.

er a anin ar sis

y chem tion iveper tus ex cor

I al cal disvent ment app

30

HISTORYUnscramble these historical

terms. You have been given thefirst letter.

C telsaG tnmvoerneT roiartP cstiiloD ntysyaC toisaiinlviI soninavP pgdanaroaR blelonieD ncfeee

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GEOGRAPHYUnscramble these geographicalterms. You have been given the

first letter.

L tteuaidW terehaP tolnulioC emtaliE ryutsaH tbatiaS mteletnteE nsirooR nogeiI anlointanetr

32

Which prefix, meaning‘before’, can you put in

front of the following tomake words :

____________dict____________sent____________vent____________mature____________liminary____________vious

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SOME ANSWERS

1.LoveDoveDaveHaveHate

2.Geography GeologyGeometry GeophysicsGeorge DungeonSurgeon SturgeonGorgeousCourageousOutrageous

3.grandgranranrand (South African currency)anandmothermothotherheher

4.bleat beastlater lasertable losesstale starestone strobestable leaststeal bloatstole…and more

5.photo hotto graphrap tog

6.anti = against

7.wandtaledameareachetontonemaleteameatbaledear

8.roserolemolemilemilk

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9.reel, real, reap, leap

10.came, come, cone, lone

11.Science

12.By way of example :probablyindefiniteoppositeholidaycomplemented

13.DEPRESSION :

• misery• dent• economic slump

BANK :• financial institution• river side• flying turn• bet

SHOW :• reveal• performance

14.preincircum

15.A variety of possible answers.

16.Restaurant

17.A variety of possible answers.

18.imprecisedisappearunfriendlydisloyaldisrespectfulunhelpfulimmeasurableimperfectirregulardishonest

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19.importimportingimportantimportedexportexportingexportedtransporttransportedtransportingtransportationporterportlyportentousportable

20.Englishadjectivelanguagenounverbpoetnovelvowelcommaantonymwordsadverbsemi-coloncolon

21.(for year 9)repetitionemphasisrhetorical questionsevidenceslogan

22.multiplicationdivisionequationadditionmultiplyinvestigationfractiondecimalfactortriangle

23.conveys displaysindicates revealsillustrates depictsdemonstrates modelssuggests

24.By way of example :1. asked enquired

demanded bellowedquestioned barked

2. complained muttered mumbled moaned

spat exclaimedshouted cried

3. screamed yelled warned shouted instructed

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25.graphology geographyautograph graphitephotograph calligraphygraphic paragraph

26.actor actressactivity activateactual actuallyactuality active

27.solventcompoundinvestigateexperimentneutralcombustibleevidence

28.biologybiographyautobiographyanti-bioticbionicbiofeedbackbiochemistryand more.

29.chemicalexperimentinventiveinventionapparatusdiscoveranalysis

30.castlegovernmenttraitorpoliticsdynastycivilisationinvasionpropagandarebelliondefence

31.latitudeweatherpollutionclimateestuaryhabitatsettlementinternationalerosionregion

32.PRE = before