Monday 29 th May 2017 Y4 Literacy skills It s its It s is short for it is or it has Its shows that something belongs. Write the correct word in the gap, to complete the sentence correctly. 1. When I let my dog off lead, it ran away 2. This milk is so old that gone off. 3. Our tabby cat has lost toy mouse. 4. My school is changing uniform rules, so we can wear what we want. 5. been a long time since we went to the fair. 6. my turn on the computer. Word meaning Choose from the correct word from the bracket to give the correct word meaning. 7. A place or scenery which looks attractive in appearance: (culture, picturesque) 8. A serious and sad situation or mood: (sombre, solitude) 9. To burn or feel very hot in the hot weather: (lesson, discuss) 10. To be given a share of something: (culture, allot) 11. to make something clear to understand l: (swelter, clarify)
12.The leaves of a plant or tree : (picturesque, foliage) 13. How things are different also, term used in subtraction problems: (difference, magnet) 14. A test under special conditions to determine if something is true : (response, experiment) 15. Someone who has a talent for playing music and is often paid: (musician, belong) 16. Of great value above average also means fantastic: (super, equal) 17. To come to the end to complete a job or task: (finish, equal) 18. something balanced in a way that it is likely to fall: (precariously, captivating) 19. To insist to ask for without taking no for an answer: (request, demand) 20. Gloomy and sad: (dismal dismiss) Word groups Circle the word which is the same word type as the word in bold (example: noun,adjective verb, adverb, preposition, pronoun, conjunction article ) 21. directly: beautiful suddenly grass postpone 22. jealousy: table stop misty with 23. miserable: comprehend poor because timidly 24. me just our tree white 25. fierce thunder favourite unless fast
Punctuation In the following questions, choose the sentence which is punctuated correctly? 26.. A. Let me, said Anne, help you with your homework. B. Let me said Anne help you with your homework. C. Let me. said Anne help you with your homework. D. Let me, said Anne, help you with your homework. E. Let me, said Anne, help you with your homework. 27. A. Lets play Jack! I shouted. B. Let s play Jack! I shouted. C. Let s play, Jack! I shouted. D. Let s, play Jack! I shouted. E. Lets play, Jack! I shouted. 28. A. What would you like for dinner? asked Mum. B. Dinner is ready! Mum shouted. C. I am going to make: a chocolate cake. D. For dinner I had, pizza chips and salad. E. Last year s pantomime was better.
Antonyms Circle the word which has the opposite meaning to the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. 28. DIFFICULT soft easy particular optimistic 29. OUTSIDE beside in internal go 30. COMPLETE finish stay leave begin 31. EXPORT delay exit import exclude 32. GATHER scatter dilute respond permit 33. TAME timid wild tuneful fearful 34. COARSE prickly proud amiable smooth 35. TEMPORARY permanent ongoing soon hide synonyms Circle the word which is a synonym of the word in bold. 36. plentiful bold shy brave abundant 37. sad ecstatic dismal erratic dumfounded 38. friendly animated hostile courteous amiable 39. confused distraught elated disoriented timid 40. Small colossal oblique minute elongated