Vocabulary

A first look at some well known similes.

Another look at similes and making them more interesting.

Further work on similes.

A first look at metaphors, what they are and how to use them.

A quick look at more descriptive verbs than 'to walk'.

Sorting colours into blues, reds and purples.

Descriptive words for shades of yellow, green and brown.

Common sayings which use red.

Common sayings which use the colour green.

Common sayings which use the colours black and white.

Rewriting a description of a tree house, replacing words with synonyms.

Words and sayings connected to sunny weather.

Words and sayings connected to rainy days.

Words and sayings connected to windy weather.

Words and phrases to describe poor weather, thunder and lightning and snow.

More vocabulary linked to the weather.

Cloze procedure on a ferry ride.

Cloze procedure on fishing.

Cloze procedure on a helicopter rescue.

Cloze procedure on a packing for a holiday.

Cloze procedure on a pancake race.

A cloze procedure about a pet show and a missing bird.

Morris the cat is the subject of this rooftop adventure.

Cloze procedure on a picnic.

Cloze procedure on the seaside.

Cloze procedure on a shipwreck.

Cloze procedure on an airport.

Cloze procedure on a train journey.

Cloze procedure on a visit to London.

Well known sayings and idioms using animals.

There many sayings and idioms which use colour. Here are some of the most well known.

Well known sayings and idioms which use food.

Idioms and sayings which use parts of the body.

A first look at how words are made up of syllables.

More work on syllables.

Counting the number of syllables in a word.