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English Skills Answers Contents Reading Volcanoes 4 Writing 50 Activities 5 Language 51 Phonics 6 Reading The First Lighthouse 52 Grammar 7 Activities 53 Writing 8 Phonics 54 Language 9 Grammar 55 Reading Marty Mouse and Cousin 10 Writing 56 Jerry Language 57 Activities 11 Reading The Tall Giraffe 58 Phonics 12 Activities 59 Grammar 13 Phonics 60 Writing 14 Grammar 61 Language 15 Writing 62 Reading Witch Goes Shopping 16 Language 63 Activities 17 Reading Bell the Cat 64 Phonics 18 Published by Collins Activities Grammar 19 65 An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Phonics Writing 20 66 77–85 Fulham Palace Road Grammar Language 21 67 Hammersmith Writing 68 London Reading Language W6 8JB Goldenhair 22 69 Activities 23 Reading The Fairies 70 Phonics 24 Activities 71 Grammar 25 Phonics 72 Browse the complete Collins catalogue at Writing 26 www.collinseducation.com Grammar 73 Language 27 Writing 74 Reading The Olympic Games 28 Language 75 Activities 29 © HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2011, on behalf of the author Reading The Shy Kingfisher 76 Phonics 30 Activities 77 First published in 2006 by Folens Limited. Grammar 31 Phonics 78 Writing 32 Grammar 79 ISBN-13: 978-0-00-743720-7 Language 33 Writing 80 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a Reading Honesty is the Best Policy 34 Language 81 retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, Activities 35 Reading photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Phonics 36 The Salmon of Knowledge 82 Activities Publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by Grammar 37 83 Phonics the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Writing 38 84 Grammar Language 39 85 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Writing 86 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Reading Snowflake 40 Language 87 Activities 41 Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission Reading Phonics 42 Dolphins 88 for the use of copyright material. The authors and publishers will gladly receive any Activities Grammar 43 89 information enabling them to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions. Phonics Writing 44 90 Grammar 91 Editor: Geraldine Sowerby Language 45 Layout artist: Patricia Hollingsworth Writing 92 Illustrations: Tony Randall Reading The Big Fish 46 Language 93 Cover design: Martin Cross Activities 47 Reading Editorial consultant: Helen Whittaker Phonics 48 Strange Friends 94 Activities Grammar 49 95 Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. S.p.A. – Lavis (Trento). Reading If I Knew 96 2 3 Reading Activities A Read the text. A Answer these questions. Volcanoes 1. A hole in the Earth’s surface. 2. Melted rock. A volcano is a hole in the Earth’s surface. 3. Italy. When a volcano erupts, lava (melted rock), hot gases, rock and ash are thrown into the 4. About 120 years ago. air. Most volcanoes are mountains. This is 5. Five years. because the rock that the volcano blasts out every time it erupts builds up over 6. Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire. thousands of years. There are volcanoes under the sea as Write true or false. well as on land. The lava from eruptions B under the sea slowly raises the level of 1. When a volcano erupts, nothing is thrown the seabed. This is how volcanic islands, into the air. false like Hawaii, are formed. 2. Most volcanoes are mountains. true Volcanic eruptions have caused some of the worst disasters in history. Over two thousand true years ago Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted, 3. There are volcanoes under the sea. burying the town of Pompeii and killing thousands of people. About one hundred and 4. Mount Vesuvius is in Spain. false twenty years ago, the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia killed even more people. The 5. Krakatoa is in Indonesia. true clouds of ash blasted out changed the world’s weather for the next five years. 6. Vulcan was the Ancient Greek god of fire. false The word ‘volcano’ comes from Vulcan, the Ancient Roman god of fire. The Romans believed he lived underneath the volcanic island of Vulcano, which lies just off the coast of Italy. 4 5 Phonics Grammar A Copy the words. Write in the missing letters. A Write the correct word. pl gl pr fl cr dr br fr We use capital letters: 1. At the start of a sentence . (set, school, sentence) 2. For a person’s name . (neck, name, nose) 3. For the name of a weekday . (wet day, weekday, washday) 4. For the name of a month . (mouth, month, match) 5. For the name of a place . (plate, plot, place) cr ab dr um pl um br ick 6. For the word I . (oh, and, I) 7. For special days . (days, ducks, numbers) B Write these sentences correctly. 1. i will travel to egypt on tuesday. flag pr am gl ass fr og I will travel to Egypt on Tuesday. 2. my friend’s name is paul. My friend’s name is Paul. B Write the correct word. 3. june comes between may and july. June comes between May and July. bank tank dent belt monk milk tent sent 4. eid is in february. Eid is in February. 5. mehmet and i are going to london in may. Mehmet and I are going to London in May. tank belt milk tent 6. mum and meg will be in rome until easter sunday. Mum and Meg will be in Rome until Easter Sunday. mask task test nest sunk sink camp lamp 7. divali is in november. Divali is in November. 8. tom and i met jafar in ethiopia at christmas. mask nest sink lamp Tom and I met Jafar in Ethiopia at Christmas. 6 7 Writing Language A Copy and complete this ‘fact file’ about yourself. A Write the correct word. 1. The tiger (rabbit, bear, tiger) has a long tail. Name: 2. The rabbit (lion, cat, rabbit) has a short tail. squirrel Name of school: 3. The (rabbit, mouse, squirrel) has a bushy tail. 4. The horse (horse, deer, hare) has a long tail. Class: 5. The sheep (mouse, sheep, kangaroo) has a short tail. Teacher’s name: 6. The fox (lamb, goat, fox) has a bushy tail. Age: B Write the correct word. Date of birth: white tame fast heavy large thin sweet soft Male or Female: 1. The mouse is small but the elephant is large . Country of birth: 2. The snail is slow but the hare is fast . Colour of hair: 3. The lion is wild but the sheepdog is tame . 4. The feather is light but the rock is heavy . Colour of eyes: 5. The stone is hard but the jelly is soft . Height: 6. The penguin is fat but the greyhound is thin . Brothers: 7. The lemon is bitter but the sugar is sweet . 8. The coal is black but the snow is white . Sisters: Write the correct word. Pets: C Hobbies: team pride litter nest herd pack troop flock school pod Favourite book: 1. A nest of mice. 6. A team of horses. pack pod Favourite TV programme: 2. A of wolves. 7. A of cod. 3. A herd of elephants. 8. A troop of monkeys. Favourite colour: 4. A litter of kittens. 9. A flock of birds. Favourite actor: 5. A pride of lions. 10. A School of whales. 8 9 Reading Activities A Read the story. A Write true or false. Marty Mouse and Cousin Jerry 1. Marty Mouse lived in the country. false 2. Jerry ate seeds and plants. true Marty Mouse lived in a large house in the city. One day, he visited his country cousin, Jerry, who 3. Marty invited Jerry to his house in the city. true lived alone in a cosy nest near a wood. Seeds and plants were all Jerry ever had to eat. 4. Jerry found a cream biscuit. false Marty did not enjoy that kind of food. He loved to nibble cakes, buns and biscuits. After a few days 5. The cat’s name was Leo. true with Jerry, he decided to return to his city house. “Why not return with me for a holiday,” said Marty 6. The cat bit the end of Jerry’s nose. false to his cousin, as he packed his suitcase for home. 7. Jerry decided to go home at once. true “That would be wonderful,” said Jerry, as he clapped his tiny paws. “Let us go 8. Marty decided to go home with Jerry. false at once.” That night Marty and Jerry set off on their long journey. At last, tired and hungry, they arrived at the big house. They squeezed through a tiny hole that Write the missing words. led into the kitchen. B Jerry ran across the floor and soon found a cream bun. “This is lovely,” said the happy mouse. “I’ll never go back to the country.” hungry chased Marty country Jerry house back Mouse Leo Just then, Marty stood still and listened. He saw two big, round eyes staring at him. “Run, Jerry run!” he squeaked. “Here comes Leo, the cat!” Marty mouse lived in a big house in the city. His cousin With one jump, Marty was inside the hole in the cupboard. Jerry rushed after him, but the cat’s large paw scratched his tail as he fled Jerry lived in the country . Jerry went to visit Marty . into the hole. chased hungry Leo “Well! well!” laughed Marty. “That was close! Hungry Jerry was by a big cat called .