NATIONAL CURRICULUM PRACTICE BOOK FOR Complete Year 1 coverage Practise key skills at school or in the homeMSCHOLASTIC National Curriculum English Practice Book forMSCHOLASTIC Book End Range Roce, Witney. Oxfordshire, X29 0YD swrscloricoe © 201h, Serotase Lt 89 890123 Bash brony Cotologuing-n-btiaton Dota A cotlogue recor fr tis book avaiable fom te Beh Library ISBN 978-1407-1299%-8 Printed in Molaysio ‘Allright reserved. 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We strongly econvmerd that teachers check websites before ‘ing them in the clasroom Editorial Roche Morgan, Melissa Somers, Sarah Sod, Catherine Baker and Zoe Clarke Design Scholastic Design Team: Nel Salt, Nicolle Thomas. ‘and Oxford Designers & Mustators Ld Cover Design ‘Nel Salt Cathy Hughes Acknowledgements The publishers gratefully ecknowledge permision to reproduce the following copyright materia: Colin and Jacqul Hawkins fer the we of an extract ‘rom Tog the Dog by Cota and Jcqul Hokins. Text © 1986, Calin ond Joc Howhins (1886, Pot ond Pals Lid), Pamela Todd Literary Agent toi Murphy for permission to use text and luctrations from Peace at Last by il Murphy “ext © 1982, jl Mrphy (1982, Macmillan), Ever effort hes been mode te troce copyright holders forthe works reproduced in thi book, andthe publishers apologise for any inacvertent emissionsContents Spelling Vocabulary Grammar Punctuation Comprehension Composition CertificateWhy buy this book? The 100 Practice Activities series has been designed to support the National Curriculum in schools in England. The curriculum is challenging in English and includes the requirement for children’s understanding to be secure before moving on. These practice books will help your child practise all of the skills they will learn at school, including some topics they might not have encountered previously. How to use this book The content is divided into National Curriculum topics (for example, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension and so on). Find out what your child is doing in school and dip into the relevant practice activities as required. Let your child know you are sharing the activities and support if necessary using the helpful quick tips at the top of most pages. Keep the working time short and come back to an activity if your child finds it too difficult. Ask your child to note any areas of difficulty. Don’t worry if your child does not ‘get’ a concept first time, as children learn at different rates and content is likely to be covered throughout the school year. Check your child's answers using the answers section on www.scholastic.co.uk/ 1 00practice/englishy1 You will also find additional interactive activities for your child to play on the website. Give lots of encouragement and tick off the progress chart as your child completes each chapter. #9iow to use the book This tells you which topic This is the title you're working on. of the activity, ers the sound? See leaf a en we ts Fr om The pte okt arpa etme eerie sal ea ee ook ete nk ae Cenpee hese Complete Forme haf nd as BU a aL) ii li C5 Letters in slashes (like this) tell you its the sound and not the spelling. These boxes will help you with the activity. (if there's not one on your page, go back and find the last one.) This is the instruction text. It tells you what to do. Follow the instruction to complete the activity. You might have to write on lines, in boxes, draw or circle things.Pick the ending Some sounds are spelled with a double letter at the end of words. For example: [fl is spelled ff in words such as fluff. Is/ is spelled ss in words such as boss. Iz] is spelled zz in words such as jazz. Il/ is spelled I in words such as eall. Ik/ is spelled ck in words such as back. Match the beginning of the words to the end of the words. Then write the word in the spaces. Use the pictures to help you. The first one has been done for you. Start of ] Picture the word paging mer clue do zz ~\ et lla sni ck @,,yming pairs Sey the word. Colour words that rhyme in the same polour. Use a different colour for the next rhyming pair. Spelling cliff frill fluff click spell sniff fizz puff floss fuzz speckFrank’s trunk Some words end with the /ng/ sound. This is sometimes spelled ng as in ring. But for words that end in k the /ng/ sound is spelled n. For example: bank drink sink shrink Frank has found lots of words in his trunk, but he only wants the words that end in nk. Circle the right words and write them in the space provided. think junk jump wink stop honk skunk dish ink trip pink slam SeedSpelling Clap your hands to the animal beat! Some words can be broken down into smaller bits, called syllables. To work out how many syllables a word has, try clapping when you say the word out loud. Say the word monkey. You should have clapped your hands twice: mon + key. Monkey has two syllables. How many syllables do these animals have? Write your answer in the space provided. Then add some animals of your own and draw them. Word Number of Drawing syllables rabbit 2a Butterfly crocodile elephant caterpillarSpelling Help the pirates count! The pirates are sorting their things into the treasure chests. Count how many syllables each word has and write them in the correct chest. ee J ay er 7 three syllables tae! Ay EAR 1 PRACTICESpelling The itch! e /ch/ sound is usually spelled ch in words such as chips d cheese. But sometimes it is spelled tch in words such Ss hutch. és usually happens after a short-vowel sound like /u/ in h. So it usually appears in the middle of words or at the end of words, but not at the beginning. The witch has an itch! What does she need to do? Add ch to all of these words. Then circle the word that will Relp the witch. The first one has been done for you. ki, ke. Finish the sentence below. The wi____ has ani. so she gives it a scra______!Adding ed You can add ed to the end of some words (verbs, or doing words) to show that they happened in the past. For example: hiss + ed = hissed Add ed to these words. Do you know any more? Write them in the table below. walk miss call hunt jump pullSpelling can add ing to the end of some words to show that you doing something now. For example, if you add ing to walk you change the sentence to: | am walking. ©omplete the story below. Add ing to these words and lrrite them in the correct places. wear meet call say look go Fairy godmother was _____ “You will go to the Soll!” and waved her wand. Suddenly, Cinderella was a beautiful dress. She arrived at the ball and everyone was at her. No one knew who she was! After _____________ Prince Charming, she had fallen in tove. Just then, the clock struck midnight. She had to get Prince Charming was ________ after her. But she kept going even when she lost her glass slipper.You can change the meaning of these words by adding er to the end. If you add er to the word hunt, you get the word hunter. Add the missing er ending to these words and then write the new word in the space. jump. work. read. iorRYAN Word change ‘You can change the meaning of a word by adding er or est to the end. long +er=longer long + est = longest Remember, use er when comparing two things: Kate’s hair is longer than Jane’s. Use est when comparing more than two things: Kate has the longest hair in the class. Look at the pictures and fill in the gaps. Spot when to add er or est to the end of a word. The first one has been done for you.Word-in-a-box Some sounds can be written down as two letters. For example: ay inlay oyinannoy aiinrain oi in point Look at all these words in the box. They are all words with ay, oy, ai or oi in them. Say them out loud to hear the sound the letters make. Then copy the words into the right boxes, below. tray coin mail enjoy toy train play rain boy day foil boil ay oy Look at your answers. Do you notice anything about where the letters appear in the words? eidSpelling Missing letters All these words are missing something. Fill in the gaps =sing ai, oi, ay or oy.Spelling The snake’s dinner Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: ee, ae, ie. But sometimes the two letters are not written together — there is another letter in between. The /ay/ sound is sometimes spelled a-e as in rake. Look at the spelling pattern a-e in the following words. cake made late wave Say the words out loud. The a-e make a long /ay/ sound. Look at snake. He’s eaten all of the words with a—e! Write the missing letters in these words and say them out loud. bake ae g—m_—_ 7 Se kas joo! (NaseSpelling Maze game The maze is full of a~e words. Circle the right words and Find your way from the lake to the cake!Spelling Find the word Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: ee, ae, ie. But sometimes the two letters are not written together — there is another letter in between. The /igh/ sound is sometimes spelled i-e as in ride. Look at the spelling pattern i-e in the following words. ive like time side e hide bike Find these words hidden in the puzzle below. The words are hidden across or down. (| cilaelede |e Or eka > allied meio co) oe ° Kn a 2 PO is ReeesrearesSpelling Write and draw Read these sentences and fill in the missing letters. Then raw a picture to go with the sentences. The girl has a new There are f_—_v_—_ mt. apples in the bag. The b__k__ was red and | The children |__k___ to blue. play h__d___ and seek.Spelling What’s on the line? Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: ee, ae, ie. But sometimes the two letters are not written together — there is another letter in between. The /oa/ sound is spelled o-e in home. Look at the words on the t-shirts hanging from the rope. Colour in the t-shirts with the o-e words. q? StS A oat a bike eee © rake nose alts Peas etait)Spelling Bob’s bone Bob the dog has hidden his bone in a hole. But there are lots of other things in the hole, too. Complete the labels. O LY) J RearSpelling Spot the word Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: ee, ae, ie, ue. But sometimes the two letters are not written together — there is another letter in between. The /oo/ sound is sometimes spelled u-e as in rule. Can you spot the u-e words here? Write the u-e words ir the cube and stick the ue words in the glue. blue cute huge true due tune clue rule cue fuse tube rd PO lS i areSpelling These spellings Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: ‘ee, ae, ie, ue. But sometimes the two letters are not written ‘together — there is another letter in between. The /ee/ sound can be written as e-e, for example in these. The following words all have the spelling pattern e-e. Complete the words. v_ thm compl__t__ aaeveen Spelling patterns Colour the e-e pattern red. Colour the a-e pattern blue. Colour the i-e pattern yellow. Colour the u-e pattern green. Colour the o—e pattern orange. ride mule fuse rudeWhat's the sound? Some sounds are written down as two letters. For example: Jar! is written as ar in these words: car, jar, star. lor! is written or in these words: storm, cork, for. Complete these Complete these ar words. or words. pa aK, h se Pewee b. n P. ty fate ae Read aloud the words that you have made. AT POR nistSpelling See a leaf e spelling ee makes a long /ee/ sound. For example: see and free The letters ea and ie also make the long /ee/ sound in some ords. For example: leaf and brief. Read the words. Circle the words that have a long lee/ sound. need peas field tie seal net chief wheel peel easy pet tea pin team piece deep fy ST ierpelling Story time Make up a funny story using words with the long /ee/ sound, 1. Choose a character. 6 @ ZOE a bee the Queen a seal a chief 2. Choose where they live. niacin > an ES inafield bythesea onaleaf ina tree 3. Ch hat th te joose wha ey ea i Sn, e% o 9 fore] sweets peas beans cheese Write your story here. rd eM als ec atesSpelling Tell me The letters ea make an /e/ sound in these words but they ere missing. Fill in the missing letters, and then use the Space provided to write the answers. 1. Tell me two things you spr. d on br. d. . Tell me two books you've it d. . Tell me one thing you never put on your h d. . Tell me one thing that is h. vier than a if ther. io AR 1 PRACTICE FyCLISH 29Flower power Sometimes the letters er can sound hard as in person. Sometimes the letters er can sound soft as in summer. Look at the words on the flower’s petals. Each one is missing the letters er. Fill in the blanks, and say the word out loud. Does the er sound soft or hard? ir) EL i em earSpelling Fur or bird? e /ur/ sound can be written using the letters ir or ur. or example: girl and curl. Write the ur words len the cat’s fur and turn first nurse skirt fur Brite the ir words dirt shirt bird surf curl on the bird. Co sais cySpelling Long or short? When you have the letters oo, they can make a long sound or a short sound. The long /oo/ sound is in words like food and zoo. The short /oo/ sound is in words like foot and took. Fill in the missing 00. Then sort the words to show if they have the long /oo/ sound or the short /oo/ sound. short /oo/ as in long /oo/ as in foot and took food and zoo td Eee ois eocenocasdToad and Crow The long /oa/ sound is sometimes written as the letters oa, ee or ow. You can hear the long /oa/ sound in words like soap, toe and yell loal Toad looks out of his window. Water and snow is flowing down the road! @ O Toad puts on his new yellow coat. oO He gets in his boat and rows. Toad meets Crow. Crow has hurt his toe. Toad puts Crow in the boat. Toad goes to Crow’s house.Spelling Colour the long /oa/ sound Read aloud the words in the grid. Colour oe words in blue. Colour oa words in red. Colour ow words in green. toe row road snow toad woe crow bow slow coat foe boat hoe show loaf low Use some of the words to make sentences and write them here. gi 1 EY eee aedounds like /oo/ but spelled ue and ew some words the letters ue and ew are pronounced /ool. or example: true and grew. Say the words out loud, they ound like: troo and groo. ort the words by the way the /oo/ sound is spelled. rite them under the correct heading in the table below. an you think of other words you could add to the table? true chew cue clue blue few flew stew new glue blew due tty rereWhat's in the knight's pie? The sound /igh/ can be written with the letters igh and ie. Say the words sigh and tie out loud. They're spelled differently, but they sound the same. Look at the word in the knight’s pie and sort them into the boxes below. light high lie night bright dried cried triedSpelling The hungry dinosaur e sound /or/ can be spelled in different ways: ore as in core, aw as in paw, au as in August The dinosaur is chomping all the words. Make sure they go in the right part of his tummy! draw saw shore audio claw score yawn more pause wore sauce nytSpelling Draw a picture Underline all the ore, au and aw words, then draw a picture to go with the words. A big dinosaur. A straw hat. A green lawn. The sea shore. A lion with a sore paw. A tree in autumn. poisSpelling The giant’s beard Say these words out loud. beard year tear e letters ear make the /ear/ sound. All these words are stuck in the giant’s beard. Add the missing ear letters. Then read each word aloud. Te paar Fa) Er)Ar Ce as What’s in the picture? Here are three ways of spelling the /air/ sound. air—chair are—scare ear—wear Say them out loud and you will hear the long /air/ sound. Look at the pictures and write in the missing letters with air, are or ear. aadery Sort the rhymes Bort these rhyming words by the spelling of their rhyming dings. Write them under the right heading below. TY EEE 3sLong sounds Lots of words end with y, but they don’t sound the same. With some words, the y makes a long /ee/ sound, like the word berry. With other words, the y makes a long /igh/ sound, like the word sky. Read the words below and say them out loud. If the word has a long /ee/ sound, write it under the picture of the berry. If the word has a long /igh/ sound, write it under the picture of the sky. try puppy tiny cry dry shiny jelly by Tr CO ays omerElephant whiskers Sometimes one sound is written as two letters. The /f/ sound S sometimes written as ph. For example: when you say the word telephone, it sounds like telefone. ph The /w/ sound is sometimes written with two letters, wh. For example: when you say the word whistle, it sounds Ke ale eel isk iskersSpelling Done and undone You can change the meaning of some words by adding letters to the front such as un. For example, if you add un to the word done, it means the opposite: undone. Pat has unlocked her case. Look at the words inside. You can add un to some of them, but which ones? Draw a circle around the right words. happy clean key tie top worn cup car gone zip Now write the words you have circled out here. Don’t forget to add un to the beginning of each one. a Cras eeeSpelling oin the words compound word is made from two smaller words. Put them gether and they make a longer word. e is one example: rain + bow = rainbow pin the two words together and write them in the space. raw a line to match the new word with the right picture. light + house butter + fly news + paper gold + fishMissing k In many words, the /k/ sound is spelled with the letter ¢, like the word cat. But when there is a /k/ sound before the letters e, i and y, the /k/ sound is spelled with the letter k. key kit frisky Finish the words below, by adding the k. Then colour in the pictures. —ettle Ty POs oo eerSpelling Clive’s glove ost no word in English ends with the letter v. But there 2 lots of words that end with a /v/ sound, which is made the letters v and e together. For example: have. Give has lost his glove. Look at the map showing where Hive has been and fill in all the missing words. Where iid he find his glove? cave Clive five glove beehive seas eSSpelling Look, cover, say, write Some words have tricky spellings and you need to learn how to spell them. Start by looking at the word. Which sounds are written as letters that you know? Which are different? For example: said, starts with the /s/ sound and ends with the /d/ sound, but ai is said with the /e/ sound and not the Jai] sound. Look at the words below. Cover them and say them out loud. Then write them in the next box and check them. Word Try 1 Try 2 the Lr Ce iN eens cuedSpelling ook at the words below. Cover them and say them out pud. Then write them in the next box and check them.Look at the words below. Cover them and say them out loud. Then write them in the next box and check them. Word Try 1 Try 2 was by my tty 50 Ane acspok at the words below. Cover them and say them out d. Then write them in the next box and check them. Try 1 Try 2Spelling Look at the words below. Cover them and say them out joud. Then write them in the next box and check them. Word Try 1 Try 2 once some ask our today house school friend ry Sr Fast ecuAV ATK nat) ouns noun is a person, a place or a thing. For example: Jo ate folly at the beach. © is a noun because it is a person’s name. lly is a noun because it is a thing. ach is a noun because it is a place. Underline the nouns in these sentences. The clue will tell mou how many. . The boy waited for a bus. (2 nouns) . The teacher read a book. (2 nouns) . The cup was broken. (1 noun) . The monkey ate three bananas. (2 nouns) . The dog barked at the cat. (2 nouns) . The girl smiled at Grandma. (2 nouns) fy RE ierOCT L TUR Ta Person, place or thing? Read the story, and pick a noun from the right jar. Write the word in the space. You can use the words more than once and make up a funny story. Person Thin Jack Sam school house pie Frog Bee beach park brick _ pencil Grandma _ Kate lake sea cup cake went to the (person) (place) (person) (place) (person) was hungry. So was ___________. They ate a (person) anda (thing) 00 CE a arrrrcesret) What are the animals doing? verb is a doing or action word. Read this sentence: je dog barked. e verb tells you what the dog is doing. So the verb is the ord barked. hoose the right verb to describe what each of the nimals is doing. wagging pecking eating rolling trotting singing meldog is aren = > his;tail. CB Be-pig is See In the mud: be bird is) ee inthe tree. me jhorsesis a= semen ene ‘@ he chickens are _____.____ the seed. he cows are__ the grass. S een anteBVT LKR) Grandpa sneezed! Look what happened when Grandpa sneezed. Read the sentences and circle all the verbs. Remember, a verb is a doing word. The first one has been done for you. Grandpa Gneezedh The curtains shook. The clock fell off the wall. The dog barked. Grandma jumped. The cat ran away. The windows rattled. The door banged shut. TY Er ish a arcsRTL) k a verb at these pictures and underline the right verb. &). s 7 N stand hop Se, > walk fly read eat drink sleepBGT LT Kea) Action! Complete these sentences. Choose the right verb and write it in the space. walk jump run throw bounce Pete had to_____________ over a puddle. Ruby saw the ball ______ down the hill. The boy can ________________ very fast. to school with my dad. How high can you ______________ that ball? Now write a sentence about something you like to do. Don’t forget to use a verb. For example: | like to throw a ball. Ty) Ee us enaRY era Lahn) lords that describe e use some words to describe objects or people; we call ese adjectives. This runner is fast. e word fast tells us (or describes) what the runner is like. Write the word below the picture to describe the people er animals. tall big slow coldBY ZorON Kas] Fast, faster, fastest You can add endings to adjectives to help you to compare things. This runner is faster. This runner is the fastest. Remember, use er when comparing two things: Kate is faster than Jane. Use est when comparing more than two things: Kate is the fastest in the class. Read these sentences and circle the right word. Elephants have biggest | bigger ears than lions. Monkeys climb the highest / higher. The lion has the loudest / louder roar. Crocodiles have sharpest / sharper teeth than monkeys. Parrots have the brighter / brightest feathers. thy Foe us errrDore LTR na) Dpposites en you add un to the start of some words, you can ange their meaning. dd un to the beginning of these words. Draw a picture show how the meaning has changed.BLT nat) Start with un Change the meaning of these words by adding un to the start. well broken tuck done wind ripe kind wrap pick sure zip hook Choose some of the words and use them to write a sentence here. ACT EeeGrammar ow many animals? ral means more than one. Lots of words can be made ral by adding an s at the end of them. hen Tom goes to the farm he can see lots of animals. i there is more than one animal, put an s at the end of the word. [ty REE.