no nonsense english 8 - 9 years

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Lesson 1

Syllables

1. Underline the double consonants, then split these words into two syllables.

afilling _________/_____________ b hurry __________/___________

ccannon ___________/___________ d horrid __________/_____________

2. Write a two-syllable word with double consonants that matches each definition.

athe opposite of sad ___________________

b a tool for banging nails in __________________

c a bright colour ______________________

d An animal that lives in a burrow ________________

Lesson 2

Homophones

1.

Choose the correct homophones to complete these sentences.

aWe are going to ________ (sale/sail) from the end of the _______ (pier/peer).

bI _________ (heard/herd) that you buy it by ___________ (male/mail).

cPlease can ________ (ewe/you) mend the ________ (seam/seem) of my dress?

d The __________ (bear/bare) was standing just over ________ (there/their).

e What will you _________ (where/wear) to go to _________ (tee/tea)?

fIt was an enormous photo of a ____ (flee/flea) or a ______ (might/mite).

gThe helicopter _______ (rows/rose) suddenly and _____________ (whirred/word) off.

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Lesson 3

Regular verb endings

1. Add the correct past tense ending, where needed, to these verbs.

a He follow____ the troll, climb____ over the stile and continue____ on his way.

b Anne call____ loudly. She wait____ for a reply. She shout____ again.

c I hope____ to go to London. At last I climb____ onto a train.

2. Add the correct verb ending, where needed.

aThe arrows were whizz____ through the air. One land____ on the wall at his side.bWe must run____ he shout____. The soldiers are climb____ the gate.

cThey start____ to run. Sir Richards sword clatter____ on the ground as they went. A rock

crash____ against his shield. Too late he remember____ the golden ring.

Lesson 4

Irregular verb endings

1. Write the past tense of these verbs.

a swim ____________ b make _____________ csink ___________

d bring _____________ eblow ____________ f buy ___________

2. Complete the sentences with the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

a He ___________ the ball above his head. (catch)

b I ____________ the wrong number. (ring)

cThe men __________ the horses a long way off. (see)

d Ishmail ___________ a packed lunch on the school trip. (take)

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Lesson 5

Suffixes

1. Make new words from these roots by adding one of these suffixes:ness hood ment ship

asmall______________ bplace _______________ chappy ______________

dlikely ______________ egloomy ______________ fhead _______________

2. Complete each sentence with a word ending in ness, ship or ment.

aI was astonished. They could see the am________________ on my face.

bMan U are in the race to win the prem_______________.

cThe princess was turned into a frog of extraordinary ug______________

Lesson 6

More suffixes

1. Add one of these suffixes to the correct word below to complete each sentence:en ify ise ate. Remember, you may need to change the end of the word first.

pollen terror bright tight mode

aRobin tried to ____________ the rope to stop himself slipping.

bThe clouds lifted and the sky began to ___________.

cBees ________________ flowers.

dMrs James will need to ____________ Sunils address details once he has moved house.

e Bandits started to _______________ the kingdom.

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Lesson 7

Verbs

1. Complete each sentence with the correct present tense form of the verb inbrackets.

a The car __________ off down the road and ___________ round the bend. (hurry/roar)

b Until the light _____________, he ____________ to keep working. (fail/hope)

c I ___________ to get there before the clock __________ ten. (want/strike)

2. Choose the correct form of the past tense to complete each sentence.

a Mehmet ___________ himself to swim. He __________ every day. (teach/swim)

bHe ____________ the ball to his sister. She ____________ it. (throw/catch)

cThe pirates __________ and __________ all day long. (eat/drink)

Lesson 8

Verb tenses

1. Say whether each underlined verb is past, present or future tense.

aI thoughtabout it for a very long time. _____________

bThey left yesterday. ___________ They are coming back today. _____________

cI will call again tomorrow after lunch. ______________

dTell me what to do ____________ she said. ________________

e The food was ghastly yesterday.__________ I hope it will be better tomorrow. ___________

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Lesson 9

Powerful verbs

1. Think of a powerful verb to replace each underlined verb.

aThe car went ___________ down the road. It sounded ____________ its horn.

bWhat? he said. ____________ He held _______________ my arm.

c The rock flew ___________ through the air and went ____________ into the pond.

d The wind blew __________ in their faces as they cut ___________ down the first tree.

eStop it! called ___________ a small voice. Their axes dropped __________ to the ground.

fIt was too late. The tree fell __________ to the ground. The branches broke off.__________

g From the stump a bird flew ___________ into the air. It called ____________ and flew off.

Lesson 10

Adverbs

1. Underline all the adverbs.The doves sang softly in the trees and the wind played lightly on the grass. We hurried on

quickly. We were walking well but we wanted to go faster. Suddenly Yan yelled loudly and

disappeared down a hole. We ran anxiously towards him.

2. Choose different how adverbs to complete these pairs of sentences.aI played ___________ yesterday but I played ____________ today.

bThe horse could run both ___________ and _____________ .

cNadia jumped up ____________ and spoke _____________ to her teacher, Mrs Upton.

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Lesson 13

Speech marks and commas

1. Put the speech marks round the spoken words in these sentences.

aAfter tea, said Mike, Im going round there to get my ball back.

b Halt! cried the dwarf. No mortal enters Zendor and lives.

cMy thumb is magic, he whispered. It can cast spells. It can kill.

2. Write speech marks and commas in these sentences where needed.

a Dont wait for me he called Ive lost all my money.bWhere on earth did you get that hat? she asked.

c Whatever you do the creature croaked you must not look back at the queen.

dPlease let go he yelped Ill never come here again.

Lesson 14

Commas

1. Separate the items in the lists using commas and and where necessary.

aThe pirates used swords spades lanterns ropes to hunt for treasure.

bMy recipe needs eggs flour milk butter sugar.

cI put the old useless wooden spade out for the dustmen.

2. Use commas to separate the extra information from the rest of the sentence.

aDingo my dog and Spotty my Mums cat went rushing up the street.

bWhatever you do Mr Jones youll never get your money back now.

cItchy the flying flea will now leap from the top of the fridge.

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Lesson 15

Classic fiction

1. Read the extract again. Then write True or False after each statement.

a The boat sank close to the shore. ________________

bSwimming made Gulliver very tired. __________________

cThe rope that held him down was thick. _______________

dThere were forty-one little people on the beach. _______________

eThe mans hat was round. _________________fHis cloak was pure gold. _________________

g Gulliver laughed because his voice frightened the people. _______________

hThe little man was proud to be the Emperor of Lilliput. _______________

Lesson 16

Fact and opinion1. Read the extract again. Then write True or False after each statement.

a Bengal tigers do not like to go near water. _____________

bTigers travel in groups to protect their young. ____________

cTigers cannot hear very well. ________________

dNecklaces are made from their teeth. ________________

eIn China people believe tiger whiskers are poisonous. ________________

fWhite ear spots can probably be seen in the dark. ________________

gPeople know exactly how many tigers are left in the world. ____________

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Lesson 17

Using a dictionary

1. Put these words in alphabetical order.

a glow glory glad glum glib

_____________ _______________ _________________ _____________ ____________

bchoir church chestnut chunk chair

_____________ ______________ ________________ _____________ _____________

csprinkle sprain sprint spree______________ _______________ ________________ ________________

dwrinkle wrist wring wriggle

______________ _______________ ________________ ________________

Lesson 18

Plurals

1. Write the plural form of these words.

ashelf ___________ b cove ___________ cknife ___________

dcave ___________ ehive ___________ fpuff ___________

g half ___________ hthief ___________ iwife ___________

2. Write the singular form of these words.

a waves ___________ bvases ___________ chooves ___________

dreefs ___________ edwarves ___________ fstaffs ___________

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Lesson 19

Words endings: ight and ite

1. Tick the words spelt correctly and write the correct spellings of the incorrectlyspelt words.

aknite _____________ bwrite ______________ c lite _____________

dkite _____________ enite ______________ f spight _____________

gexcight ______________ hbrite _____________ i slight _____________

jwhite _____________ kfright ______________ lquight _____________

Lesson 20

Prefixes

1. Complete the sentences by adding one of these prefixes to each word in brackets.ad af al a

aDo not ____________ the television set. (just)

bHe could see into the room because the door was ___________. (jar)

cThe ship sank but they all swam _____________. (shore)

dShe wanted me to __________ her dress, but I disliked it. (mire)

eIt was ___________ morning when Julia finally got to sleep. (most)

f The word ___________ means to frighten. (fright)

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Lesson 21

Gender

1. Rewrite these sentences, changing the nouns into the opposite gender.

aHis daughters were all countesses.

____________________________________________

bThe actor who played the hero was his father.

____________________________________________

cThe tigress attacked the prince and the queen.____________________________________________

dMy uncle bought a bull and a gander.

_____________________________________________

Lesson 22

Making adjectives

1. Complete the sentences by adding the correct suffix to the words in brackets.

aHis results were worse than bad. They were ________________. (fright)

bThe vandals smashed the sign. It was a completely _______________ act. (mind)

cThere was no sound in the forest the area seemed _________________. (life)

dThe weather alters all the time. Its very ___________________. (change)

eThe newspaper article included some _______________ details of the robbery. (shock)fHe found the exam extremely ________________. (drain)

gThe dress she bought was extraordinarily _________________. (colour)

hAccording to the label, the shirt was machine ___________________. (wash)

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Lesson 23

Comparatives andsuperlatives

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

aIt was _____________ today than yesterday. (warm)

bJohn is ___________ than Tim but Jane is the ____________ . (old)

cMy results were ___________ than Sues. Rons were the __________ in the school. (good)

dA pig is ____________ than a duck. (heavy)

eIt was the ______________ day of our holiday. (rainy)fThe _______________ team was the Spanish one. (slow)

Lesson 24

Similes

1. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word.

rake clown bird night peacock bell arrow

aHe could hear his Dads voice as clear as a ___________ from the bottom of the garden.

bRajivs Mum was as proud as a ______________ when he won the cross-country race.

c Inside the cave, it was as black as ____________.

dHes as thin as a ____________.

eThe ball flew towards the goal as straight as an ___________.f Im as happy as a ____________ now that school has finished for the summer holidays.

gWhen he was flying the aeroplane, he felt as free as a ______________.

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Lesson 25

Powerful adjectives

1. Replace each word in brackets with a more powerful adjective.

aThe pitch was (bad) _______________ and the weather was (hot) ________________.

bThe cave was (cold) ________________ and (frightening) _______________ .

cThe show was (poor)_______________ apart from one (good) ______________ juggler.

dOliver Twist was given a (small) ________________ bowl of porridge.

eThe cars engine sounded (loud) ________________ in the (quiet) _______________ street.

fHe thought the cake was (nice) _____________ but the tea was (unpleasant) ____________.

Lesson 26

Making more adjectives

1. Add ish, er or est to the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

aHe knew it was _________________ to enter the mine on his own. (fool)

bIt was the __________________ tackle hed ever seen. (clumsy)

cA thrush is ______________ than an eagle. A wren is the _______________ . (small)

dIt was the _____________ sack of all, ___________ even than the one hed brought. (heavy)

eHes the ____________ child in the class. Hes even ____________ than the teacher. (bright)

f Of the three bridges, this is the __________________. (long)

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Lesson 27

Adverbs and adjectives

1. Underline the adverbs and circle the adjectives in these sentences.

aThe green parrot flew incredibly fast.

bHe put the food carefully into the hot oven and went out.

cNo one really thought the black box was locked. They were wrong.

dHe ran fast but couldnt catch the mysterious man who quietly vanished into a large crowd.

eThe train was old and slow and puffed loudly.fI waited patiently at the door. There was a faint tinkling sound within.

gThe gondor slowly sharpened his powerful claws on the strange rock.

Lesson 28

Possessives 1

1. Rewrite these phrases using an apostrophe to show possession.

aThe dog of the baron. ___________________________________________________

bThe friend of the old dog. ________________________________________________

cA newspaper belonging to the friend. _______________________________________

2. Write these phrases out in full so that an apostrophe isnt needed.

a Sams horse. __________________________________________________________

bThe tables leg. ________________________________________________________

cThe onions skin. _______________________________________________________

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Lesson 29

Possessives 2

1. Write the plural form of the nouns in brackets, using apostrophes to showpossession.

aThe _______________ windows are not properly fixed. (house)

bThe _______________ rail services were badly effected by the weather. (town)

cThe ________________ weapons were useless. (army)

dMy ________________ presents were wonderful. (friend)

eMy ________________ car broke down on the way to the ferry terminal. (parent)

fI couldnt find the _______________ nest anywhere. (wasp)

Lesson 30

Its and its

1.

Choose its or its to complete these sentences.

aI could see ________ nest under the roof tiles.

bI hope __________ going to be OK to call this afternoon.

cI wanted to inspect _________ leg, but the dog howled.

d_________ OK, the show hasnt started yet, _________ running late!

eLook! he cried. ________ lost __________ front wheel.

f___________ caught ____________ front leg in ___________ reins.

g_________ the black briefcase I want, he whispered. He leant across and picked it up by

_________ leather strap.

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Lesson 31

Expressive language

1. Read the extract again, then write True or False after each statement.

a The weather was bad in the city. ______________

bIt was built on the banks of a lake. ______________

cThere were many domes in the city. ______________

dAll the buildings in the city were light and airy. ________________

eThe walls of the houses were in poor repair. _______________fThere were trolls living in the city. ________________

gThe man who ruled the city was quite pleasant. _______________

Lesson 32

Explanatory texts

1. Read the extract again, then write True or False after each statement.

a Evaporation mainly happens at night. ______________

bBonfire smoke is a sign of rising hot air. _______________

cWater vapour makes the hot air rise. ________________

dWater droplets are formed when the air is warmed. _______________

eThe water vapour may condense as a liquid or a solid. ______________fWhether water vapour condenses as rain or ice, depends on air temperature. _____________

gMost precipitation soaks into the ground. _______________

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Lesson 33

Letter strings: wa and wo

1. Answer these clues using wa words. Write 1, 2 or 3 to show how wa ispronounced in each word.

a A large white bird. _________________ _______

bTo walk with your feet in water. _________________ _______

cThe opposite of cool. _________________ _______

2. Answer these clues using wo words. Write 1or 2 to show how wo is

pronounced in each word.a The opposite of best. _________________ _______

bFurniture is often made from this material. _________________ _______

cThese are made up of letters. _________________ _______

Lesson 34

Letter strings: ough and ou

1. Group these words in the columns below, according to their pronunciation.

round tour mould soup house mound trouble sought poultry you

oh ow oo uh aw____________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________

____________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________

____________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________

____________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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Lesson 35

Common roots

1. Write two words for each of the common roots below.

aport: ____________________ _____________________

bauto: ____________________ _____________________

ctrans: ____________________ _____________________

dsub: ____________________ _____________________

egraph: ____________________ _____________________f circum: ____________________ _____________________

Lesson 36

Vowel suffixes

1.

Add the correct suffix to each of these words and write them in the columnsbelow.

terror specify explode history exhaust biology drama journal science alternate

ive ic ist

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ ____________________________________ __________________ __________________

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Lesson 37

Compound words

1. Match the correct pairs and write the compound words.

a sky bow _______________ gbutter case ________________

bgreen spawn ________________ h wood rope ________________

ctea scraper ________________ i tight work ________________

d rain port ________________ j eye cup ________________

eair pot ________________ k rain brow ________________ffrog house ________________ l brief coat ________________

Lesson 38

Diminutives

1. Choose the correct prefix or suffix to complete these diminutives.

let mini ette ling

a _________kitchen___________ f _________bus___________

b _________leaf____________ g_________sap ___________

c _________drop ___________ h_________skirt___________

d _________ring___________ i_________seed___________

e _________statue___________ j_________dump___________

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Lesson 39

Verb endings

1. Complete the sentences with the forms of the verbs and tenses shown inbrackets.

aWhen they heard my car, the eagles _______________ away. (to fly / past tense)

bPeople on the beach ____________ a shock when the tide comes in. (to have / future tense)

cThe snow ______________ down early that year. (to come / past tense)

dIm afraid I _____________ to arrest him on the spot. (to have / past tense)

eThe wolves _____________ howling through the trees in the moonlight. (to run / past tense)

fAfter lunch, you ______________ the house were building. (to see / future tense)

Lesson 40

Comparative endings

1.

Change these adjectives into comparisons by adding the suffixes er and est.

a cool ______________________ ______________________

bbrave ______________________ ______________________

cfriendly ______________________ ______________________

2. Choose either more or most to complete these sentences.

aI wanted to buy her the ____________ expensive present I could afford.

bThis one is certainly ______________ beautiful than that one.

cQuite honestly, its the _____________ stupid thing Ive ever heard.

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Lesson 41

Plural nouns

1. Write the plural form of these nouns.

acupboard ____________ bTuesday ___________ ckangaroo ___________

dpenalty ____________ epitch _____________ ftagliatelli ___________

gbox __________ htrolley ____________ ilarva _____________

jdress _____________ ktrousers ___________ lbacterium ___________

mswatch ___________ nravioli ____________ otrophy ____________pcargo ____________ qfoot _____________ rtelephone ___________

Lesson 42

Connectives

1. Underline the conjunctions and connecting adverbs in these sentences.

a There isnt room outside for an extension; furthermore it would be too expensive.

bYou cant go outside until you have finished your homework and tidied your room.

cGrandad bought me a new pair of swimming goggles because I broke my old pair yesterday.

dProvided that it doesnt rain, well take a picnic to the park this afternoon.

eI read my adventure novel, while Mum submitted our weekly shopping order on the Internet.

fThe train was delayed; consequently we were late for the show.

gMy sister bought another pair of shoes this morning, even though she already has more pairs

than she can wear in a week!

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Lesson 43

Different kinds of sentences

1. Change these statements into questions.

a Im going to the theatre tonight. ________________________________________________

bYan will sit next to me in assembly. ______________________________________________

cWere learning about sentences today. ____________________________________________

2. Change these sentences into negative statements.

aWe will wash the car after lunch. ________________________________________________bI can watch TV after dinner.____________________________________________________

cSophie may come round at the weekend, as we might be going to the theme park.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Lesson 44

Colons and semi-colons1. Write in the missing colons and semi-colons in these sentences.

a The recipe needed 1lb of tomatoes 2 large onions 1 red pepper and lb of mushrooms.

bThe dedication read To Mum, thanks for everything.

cHe enjoyed playing tennis it was a great game.

dThe directions are as follows turn right at the traffic lights, then continue straight ahead.

eShe wasnt sure she needed to think.

fI still need to buy a new top put my trousers into the dry cleaners find a new pair of shoes

buy a present for Grandma and spend my music voucher on that new CD.

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Lesson 45

Hyphens

1. Write in the missing hyphens in these sentences.

a Josh is Marys brother in law and hes twenty one years old.

b She gave him an up to date list of people she had invited to the party.

cElephants are four legged mammals, while spiders are eight legged arachnids.

dThe sign read: Beware man eating tiger!

eThe councillor was re elected for a second term in office.fSarah gave a first class performance as the ten year old daughter in the school play.

gThe packet contained fifty four chocolate covered peanuts and raisins.

Lesson 46

Dashes

1.

Rewrite these sentences, putting in the missing dashes.

a I know its here somewhere but where? ___________________________________________

bWe had a great time on the school trip especially when it rained!

_____________________________________________________________________________

c Sarah the girl standing with Misha is nine years old tomorrow.

_____________________________________________________________________________

dI couldnt find the brooch the brooch that my Grandma gave me.

_____________________________________________________________________________

eShe had signed it hadnt she? __________________________________________________

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Lesson 47

Poetry

1. Read the poem again, then write True or False next to the following statements.

a The deer were standing at the edge of a lake. _____________

bThe poet compares the deer to dancers. ______________

cThe deer were listening for wolves. _______________

dTheir coats were made from wool. ______________

eThe poet was watching the deer from the trees. _____________fThe poet was not able to stroke one of the deer. ______________

gThe deers coats were black. _____________

Lesson 48

Persuasive writing

1.

Read the article again, then write True or False next to the following statements.

a According to the article, litter does not cause disease to spread. _____________

bThe article is structured into six paragraphs. ________________

cThe writer includes three rhetorical questions in the article. _______________

dLitter creates itself. ________________

eThe article tells you how to recycle bottles and cans. ______________

fThe writer gives five examples of litter. _________________

gPeople who drop litter are called litter-bugs. ______________

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Bond No Nonsense English 8-9 YearsAnswers

Lesson 11. Children may break the words acceptably at

slightly different points.

afilling: fil ling bhurry: hur ry c cannon: can non dhorrid: hor rid2. ahappy bhammer cyellow drabbit

Lesson 21. a sail, pier bheard, mail cyou, seam dbear, there ewear, tea fflea, mite grose, whirred

Lesson 31. afollowed, climbed, continued b called, waited, shouted choped, climbed2. awhizzing, landed brun, shouted, climbing cstarted, clattered, crashed, remembered

Lesson 41. a swam bmade csank dbrought eblew fbought

2. acaught b rang csaw dtook

Lesson 51. a smallness bplacement chappiness dlikelihood egloominess fheadship

2. aamazement bpremiershipc ugliness

Lesson 6

1. atighten bbrighten c pollinate dmodify eterrorise / terrify

Lesson 71. ahurries, roars bfail, hopes cwant, strikes2.a taught, swam bthrew, caught cate,drank

Lesson 81. a past b past, present cfuture

dpresent, past e past, future

Lesson 91. Possible answers include the following: a roared/screeched, hooted/honked bcried/shouted, gripped/grabbed cwhizzed/hurtled, splashed droared/howled, hacked/chopped e cried/yelled, crashed fcrashed/smashed, snapped gburst/hurled, cried/screamed

Lesson 101. softly, lightly, quickly, well, faster, loudly,

anxiously

2.

Possible answers include the following: abadly, much better bfast, lightly cquickly, rapidly

Lesson 111. a up here bquite suddenly cwithout a doubt dfar too little e with any luck

Lesson 121. aphrase bclause cclause dphrase eclause fclause gphrase h clause

Lesson 131. aAfter tea, said Mike, Im going round there

to get my ball back.

b Halt! cried the dwarf. No mortal entersZendor and lives.

cMy thumb is magic, he whispered. It can castspells. It can kill.

2. aDont wait for me, he called, Ive lost all mymoney.

bWhere on earth did you get that hat? sheasked.

cWhatever you do, the creature croaked, youmust not look back at the queen.

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Lesson 141. a The pirates used swords, spades, lanterns and

ropes to hunt for treasure.

bMy recipe needs eggs, flour, milk, butter and sugar.

cI put the old, useless, wooden spade out for thedustmen.

2. a Dingo, my dog, and Spotty, my Mums cat,went rushing up the street.

bWhatever you do, Mr Jones, youll never getyour money back now.

cItchy, the flying flea, will now leap from the topof the fridge.

Lesson 151. aFalse bTrue cFalse dTrue eFalse fFalse gTrue hTrue

Lesson 161. aFalse bTrue cFalse dFalse eFalse fTrue gFalse

Lesson 171. aglad glib glory glow glum bchair chestnut choir chunk church csprain spree sprinkle sprint dwriggle wring wrinkle wrist

Lesson 181. ashelves bcoves cknives d caves ehives fpuffs g halves h thieves i wives2. awave bvase choof dreef edwarf fstaff

Lesson 191. aknight b clight d

enight fspite g excite hbright i j k lquite

Lesson 201. aadjust b ajar c ashore dadmire ealmost faffright

Lesson 211. aHis sons were all counts.

bThe actress who played the heroine was his

mother.c The tiger attacked the princess and the king.dMy aunt bought a cow and a goose.

Lesson 221. afrightful b mindless c lifeless

d changeable eshocking fdrainingg colourful hwashable

Lesson 231. a warmer bolder, oldest cbetter, best

d heavier erainiest fslowest

Lesson 241. a bell bpeacock cnight

d rake e arrow fclown gbird

Lesson 251. Possible answers include the following:

aawful/appalling, scorchingefreezing, terrifying

c disappointing/average, impressived minute/meagree thunderous, silent/peaceful

f delicious, disgusting/dreadful

Lesson 261. afoolish bclumsiest csmaller, smallest

dheaviest, heavier ebrightest, brighterflongest

Lesson 271. a Underline:incredibly; circle:green

bUnderline:carefully; circle:hotcUnderline:really; circle:blackdUnderline:fast, quietly; circle:mysterious, largeeUnderline:loudly; circle:old, slow

f Underline:patiently; circle:faint, tinklinggUnderline:slowly; circle:powerful, strange

Lesson 28

1.

a The barons dog.bThe old dogs friend.cThe friends newspaper.

2. a The horse belonging to Sam.b The leg of the table.cThe skin of the onion.

Lesson 291. a houses btowns carmies

dfriends eparents fwasps

Lesson 301. aits bits cits dIts, its

eIts, its fIts, its, its gIts, its


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Lesson 311. a False bFalse cTrue dFalse

eTrue fFalse gFalse

Lesson 321. a False b True c False d False

eTrue fTrue gFalse

Lesson 331. a swan / 1 bwade / 3 cwarm / 22. a worst / 1 bwood / 2 cwords / 1

Lesson 34oh:mould / poultryow:round / house / moundoo:soup / youuh:trouble

aw:tour / sought

Lesson 351. Possible answers include:aport: porter / portable / transportbauto: autograph / automatic / autobiographyctrans: transfer / transmit / translatedsub: submarine / submerge / subtotalegraph: graphic / photograph / biography

fcircum: circumference / circumstance /

circumnavigate

Lesson 36ive:explosive / exhaustive / alternativeic:specific / historic / dramatic / scientificist:terrorist / biologist / journalist / dramatist /scientist

Lesson 371. a skyscraper b greenhouse c teapot

d rainbow e airport ffrogspawngbuttercup fwoodwork gtightropeheyebrow iraincoat jbriefcase

Lesson 381. a kitchenette b leaflet c droplet

d ringlet e statuette f minibusg sapling h miniskirt i seedling

j dumpling

Lesson 391. aflew b will have c came d had

e ran f will see

Lesson 401. a cooler / coolest bbraver / bravest

cfriendlier / friendliest2. a most b more c most

Lesson 411. a cupboards b Tuesdays c kangaroos

d penalties e pitches f tagliatellig boxes h trolleys I larvae

j dresses k trousers l bacteriam swatches n ravioli o trophiesp cargoes qfeet r telephones

Lesson 42a There isnt room outside for an extension;

furthermore it would be too expensive.

bYou cant go outside until you have finished your

homework and tidied your room.cGrandad bought me a new pair of swimminggoggles because I broke my old pair yesterday.

dProvided that it doesnt rain, well take a picnic tothe park this afternoon.

eI read my adventure novel, while Mum submittedour weekly shopping order on the Internet.

fThe train was delayed; consequently we were latefor the show.

gMy sister bought another pair of shoes this

morning, even though she already has more pairsthan she can wear in a week!

Lesson 431. a Am I going to the theatre tonight?

b Will Yan sit next to me in assembly?c Are we learning about sentences today?

2. a We wont wash the car afterlunch.b I cant watch TV after dinner.c Sophie may not come round at the weekend, as

we might not be going to the theme park.

Lesson 441. a The recipe needed:1lb of tomatoes;2 large

onions;1 red pepper; and lb of mushrooms.bThe dedication read:To Mum, thanks foreverything.

cHe enjoyed playing tennis; it was a great game.dThe directions are as follows:turn right at thetraffic lights, then continue straight ahead.

eShe wasnt sure;she needed to think.fI still need to buy:a new top;put my trousersinto the dry cleaners;find a new pair of shoes;buy a present for Grandma; and spend my music


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voucher on that new CD.

Lesson 451. a Josh is Marys brother-in-law and hes twenty-

one years old.

b She gave him an up-to-date list of people shehad invited to the party.

cElephants are four-legged mammals, whilespiders are eight-legged arachnids.dThe sign read:Beware man-eating tiger!eThe councillor was re-elected for a second termin office.

fSarah gave a first-class performance as the ten-year-old daughter in the school play.gThe packet contained fifty-four chocolate-covered peanuts and raisins.

Lesson 461.

a I know its here somewhere but where?bWe had a great time on the school trip especially when it rained!

c Sarah the girl standing with Misha is nineyears old tomorrow.

dI couldnt find the brooch the brooch that myGrandma gave me.

eShe had signed it hadnt she?

Lesson 471. a False bTrue cFalse dFalsee True fTrue gFalse

Lesson 481. a False bTrue cTrue dFalse

e False f False gTrue


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Handwriting practice

Copy this piece of writing on the lines underneath.

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no nonsense english 8 - 9 years

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