Test Your Reading Skills Advanced Homophones 1 Example questions... Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words: 1. heard ___________________________ 2. knit ___________________________ 3. carrot ___________________________ 4. air ___________________________ Comes with an answer sheet.

Test Your Reading Skills Homophones 5 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words: 1. leak ___________________________ 2. dear ___________________________ 3. cheque ___________________________ 4. bore ___________________________

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels – Around Derby, UK Examples Fill in the gaps to spell twenty different suburbs and villages around Derby: 1. _ i _ _ _ e o _ e r 2. _ a _ _ e y A _ _ e _ 3. _ u _ _ _ _ i _ _ 4. _ _ a _ _ e _ _ e _ Complete with answer sheet

Test Your Reading Skills Is It Hot, Or Not? Look at the sentences below and say whether they are true or false. Tip: back up your answers with evidence, for example, the average temperature in °F or °C for each world city: 1. In January it is normally hotter in Jakarta than in Dublin. 2. In March it is normally hotter in Berlin than in Canberra. 3. In July it is normally colder in Buenos Aires than in London. Complete with answers

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Mixed Emotions 2 Fill in the gaps to spell fifteen different emotions: Examples 1. _ o _ e _ _ 2. _ i _ e a _ a _ e 3. e _ e _ _ e _ i _ 4. _ u _ _ Complete with an answer sheet

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Mixed Emotions 1 Examples Fill in the gaps to spell fifteen different emotions: 1. a _ _ _ _ 2. _ o _ _ i e _ 3. a _ _ a i _ 4. _ a _ Complete with answer sheet

Test Your Reading Skills Homophones 4 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Examples Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words: 1. wore ___________________________ 2. plum ___________________________ 3. so ___________________________ 4. two ___________________________ Complete with answers.

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Oscar-winning Film Directors 1 Fill in the gaps to spell the names of ten Oscar-winning film directors: Examples 1. _ o _ _ o _ a _ _ 2. _ _ e _ e _ _ _ i e _ _ e _ _ 3. _ e _ _ i _ _ o _ 4. _ a _ e _ _ a _ e _ o _ Complete with answer sheet

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Oscar-winning Film Directors 2 Fill in the gaps to spell the names of ten Oscar-winning film directors: Examples 1. _ o _ e _ _ _ e _ _ o _ _ 2. _ o o _ _ A _ _ e _ 3. _ _ a _ _ i _ _ o _ _ _ o _ _ o _ a 4. _ o _ e _ _ _ i _ _ Complete with an answer sheet

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels – Street Names in Derby, UK Fill in the gaps to spell twenty different street names in Derby city centre: Examples 1. _ i _ _ o _ i a _ _ _ e e _ 2. _ a _ _ _ i _ _ 3. _ _ _ a _ _ Complete with answers

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 1 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: clothes [ ] trousers [ ] suit [ ] shirt [ ] shoes [ ] jacket Contains answers

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 3 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: drinks Example words [ ] coffee [ ] tea [ ] orange juice [ ] beer [ ] whisky

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 4 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: drinks. Example words [ ] vodka [ ] apple juice [ ] hot chocolate [ ] water [ ] cider

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 2 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: clothes. Examples [ ] skirt [ ] blouse [ ] socks [ ] pyjamas [ ] jumper

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 1 A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: Example questions... 1. London is the capital city of which country? 2. Name the Prime Minister of the UK. 3. List three different sports. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points! Some answers included

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 2 Example questions... A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. How many months are there in one year? 2. What colour is the shirt/blouse/jumper I’m wearing? 3. List three different foods. Some answers included. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points!

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 3 Example questions... A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. Name three creatures that live in water. 2. If I have fifteen potatoes and give you nine, how many do I have left? 3. Write this time in words: 12.35pm. 4. Name the room in your house where you cook food. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points!

Test Your Reading Skills. Meet Arnold Palmerstone - the most boring man on earth Example of the work... Hello there. My name is Arnold Palmerstone, and I work in a bank. I live in a small bungalow in Norwich with my wife Deirdre and our two daughters, Florence (who is eight) and Prudence (who is six). I get up every morning at six o’clock and do my daily exercises before breakfast. I like to keep fit because my job at the bank is very difficult and requires a lot of energy. 1. Where do I live? a) Norwich b) Northampton c) The North Pole 2. What is my wife called? a) Darlene b) Deidre c) Deborah Answers included

Test Your Spelling Skills Mixed Spelling Challenge 1 Look at the words below. There are five words spelt incorrectly in each box. Put a circle around each one and write the correct spelling underneath: Examples... earings shoos coat jeens jumper skirt glasses jackit dress trousrers Answers included.

Test Your Spelling Skills Mixed Spelling Challenge 2 Look at the words below. There are five words spelt incorrectly in each box. Put a circle around each one and write the correct spelling underneath: Example words cleverley early quickly tommorow completly sometimes neerly never offen whenever Answers included.