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Revision BookletEnd of Term-One

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An adverb is a word that describes an action verb. An adverb can describe how an action happens.

example: Jason quickly read the book. How did Jason read? Quickly.

An adverb can describe when an action happens.

example: Emma left early. When did Emma leave? Early.

An adverb can describe where an action happens.

example: Lily and Ben played here.

An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Circle the adverb that describes the verb.

1. My grandpa snored loudly.

2. Chloe played on the beach yesterday.

3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.

4. George, will you come here?

5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.

6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.

7. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.

8. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

9. Yesterday, they played a game.

10. The truck grumbled loudly.

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Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something or

someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels, sounds, smells, or tastes.

For each sentence, choose the adjective that makes the most sense to complete the sentence.

1. The elephant’s ears are _______. (tasty/floppy)

2. My mom’s lasagna is_________. (delicious/sharp)

3. The party is _________. (ugly/fun)

4. The ________ man has no place to sleep. (poor/fluffy)

5. My slippers are _________. (soft/angry)

6. Grandma’s perfume is_________. (frilly/smelly)

7. Janet’s music is ___________. (generous/energizing)

8. The movie is _____________. (dramatic/furry)

9. Our home is __________. (delicious/comfortable)

10. The school is ________. (salty/large)

11. The party was _______. (old/noisy)

12. Harrison’s car is _________ (crunchy/fast)

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Punctuating Simple Sentences

Add full stops and capital letters to these sentences.1. sarah played on the swings

_______________________________________________2. paul went to the shop to buy an apple

_______________________________________________3. we went to the zoo last week and it rained

_______________________________________________4. my sister is two years younger than me

_______________________________________________5. I had fun in the holidays when I went to play at my friends

house_______________________________________________

Now chose some words from the list below and write your own sentences. 1 sentence for each word.cars lollipops boots puppies

pizza1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

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Add Interest with SynonymsSynonyms are two words that mean the same or nearly the same as each other. You can use synonyms for over-used or “tired” words in your writing to add interest to what you are saying.

Read the paragraph below. The numbered words in bold print are over-used words. Think of a synonym you could use to replace each tired word to add interest.

Write the word on the corresponding numbered line. The first one has been done for you.

Jennifer and Laritza had a nice day at school. In the morning, they listened as their teacher read a nice story. The work was hard during math because they had just started learning a new skill. The teacher was happy with their progress. It was a nice day, so they were able to play soccer outside for P.E. The class was happy when the teacher said they would have a party that afternoon.

Correct the Paragraph

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Word Bank1.an interesting 2. thrilled 3. difficult 4. sunny 5. thrilled

6. pleased

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Below is a paragraph that is full of errors. There may be spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors. Rewrite the paragraph correcting all the error.

At the start of school Dora was afrad of her new Teacher. Mrs. Davis seamed nice, but she had so manny rules for the class to folow. Scare someone to pieces. As the school year cotinued, Dora begun to understan how the Teacher come up with the rules The rules were their so students would be respecful of theyselves and each other. By the end of the year, Dora though Mrs. Davis was the best Teacher she evere had!

Connectives are words, or groups of words that join texts together. Connectives join clauses together in a sentence. Connectives join sentences together in a long piece of writing.

Different connectives do different jobs

Adding Information Time Connectives Connectives can show different points of view Connectives to show cause and effect

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Time connectives

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Decide which time connective would go best in each of these sentences.

After since before whenever until

I enjoy playing at the park ___________ school.

2 ___________ I have a treat I eat my meal .

3. I don’t go to bed ___________ I have brushed my teeth.

4.______________ I started Year 3 I have been feeling really grown up.

5.I wear a waterproof coat ______________ it rains heavily.

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Draw a picture of Roberta and write some

interesting sentences to describe of her character.

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Write the Summary of “The Railway Children” (250 words)

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Write a letter to Ms Birjees requesting her to take Year 5 to Disneyland Paris

In this Summer holidays.

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Purpose: To give an account of someone’s life Structure: Opening statement introduces the subject, and explains why he/she is known Significant events are ordered chronologically Closing statement explains how this person will be remembered, and sometimes gives the writer’s opinion Language Features: Refers to named individuals Contains dates linked to specific events Written in the past tense Can include direct and indirect speech and quotes from other sources Written in 3rd person Includes time connectives to link ideas Events are anecdotal in style (rather than lists of facts), and engage the reader

Features of a Biography

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Think of new similes to rewrite instead of these famous similes

Write a metaphor about each of these words:

Stars: ______________________________________________________________________________

Flower: ____________________________________________________________________________

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Spelling Final Assessment

Words Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Pleasure Famous Preferred Chemist Brought Although Tough Cough Vicious Malicious Conscious Disastrous Infectious Nutritious Government Twelfth Crucial Beneficial Artificial Superficial Controversy Residential Substantial Potential Device Devise Advice Advise Amateur Bargain

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