English Year 4 Week beginning 22 06 20

English Year 4 Week beginning 22. 06. 20 English Timetable: Monday – reading and comprehension Tuesday – grammar Wednesday – spelling Thursday – vocabulary Friday - writing Parents, If you require any assistance or guidance, please email the Year 4 team on the address below during normal school hours. We will aim to respond within 24 hours. year 4@stbedesjuniorschool. co. uk

Monday Reading Please read the following passage of text on the next two pages and then answer the questions. Mark your answers once you have finished all of the questions.

Now you have read the text, move onto the next slides and answer the questions. Remember to look back at the text to help you and always use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Monday Comprehension Questions

Go back and check you have answered all the questions. Once you are happy with them all, move onto the next slides and mark your answers.

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Tuesday - Grammar Missing apostrophes Following on from your apostrophe work last week, please copy the sentences into your English book and put the apostrophe in the correct place. 1. The childrens hands were dirty. 2. A childs coat was hanging on the peg. 3. The lorries owner said that he would stop the deliveries to the shops. 4. That lorrys engine is very noisy. 5. The buss tyre had a puncture. 6. The busesroute was blocked by the flood. 7. The potatos skin was crisp and brown. 8. The potatoes price had gone up. 9. A mouses paw print could be seen in the mud. 10. The mices home was made from paper and rags.

Missing apostrophes (answers) 1. The children’s hands were dirty. 2. A child’s coat was hanging on the peg. 3. The lorries’ owner said that he would stop the deliveries to the shops. 4. That lorry’s engine is very noisy. 5. The bus’s tyre had a puncture. 6. The buses’ route was blocked by the flood. 7. The potato’s skin was crisp and brown. 8. The potatoes’ price had gone up. 9. A mouse’s paw print could be seen in the mud. 10. The mice’s home was made from paper and rags.

Wednesday – Spelling Homophones Write a sentence for each homophone from the list above. The first one is done for you as an example. Underline the homophone in each sentence. 1. I put my trainers over there.

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Thursday - Vocabulary Find as many synonyms as you can: Name: ______________ Date: ______________ Can you think of any words which rhyme with it: Can you think of any antonyms: How many vowels does this word have? What does this word mean? _____________________ _____________________ Can you use this word in a sentence? _________________________ _________________________ ___natural___ Can you add any prefixes or suffixes ______________ Write it out 3 times in your neatest handwriting: ___________________________________________________ Write the word out 3 times all in capital letters: ____________________________ How many consonants does this word have? Say the word out loud 5 times What other words can you make from the letters:

Friday – Free Write The House in the Rainforest

Friday – Free Write Question time! Do you think the house in the image is actually in the Malaysian rainforest? Give evidence to support your answer. Which continent is Malaysia in? Malaysian rainforests support a vast diversity of plant and animal life. Name three creatures you might come across. Who might live in a house like this? Explain your answer. Living in this house in the rainforest would be very different to living in a house in a city. Write three examples of how it would be different. If you lived in the Malaysian rainforest, what might a typical day be like for you and your family?

Sentence challenge! Sick sentences! These sentences are sick and need your help to get better! There is a house. It is in the rainforest. There are plants. There are flowers. Rewrite these sentences using the picture to help you. Story starter! Hidden deep in the Malaysian rainforest, is a house. Not an ordinary house of course… Now you finish the story, what do you think will happen? Use your knowledge from the work you did when you designed your rainforest! Good luck.