1–8
Add to each of these words to make a compound word.
Type the complete compound word in the box (e.g. sun ➜ sunlight).
1. sun
2. hand
3. snow
4. pen
5. light
6. trap
7. foot
8. rain
9–13
Change these sentences into indirect (reported) speech.
Remove quotation marks and change pronoun & tense appropriately.
9. "If we don't hurry we'll be late," shouted Zoe.
10. Beth enquired, "Is this the way to the toilets?"
11. "Quick, the guard dog is catching us!" screamed Dan.
12. "What time is it?" asked Mrs Sparks.
13. Mum whispered, "Remember, when you wake up in the morning it will be your birthday!"
14–22
Write a homophone for each of these words.
Homophones sound identical but have different spellings and meanings.
14. cereal
15. great
16. horse
17. bough
18. beach
19. heard
20. wait
21. piece
22. sent
23–40
Punctuate this passage correctly. Remember to start a new line when needed.
Add capital letters, speech marks, commas, exclamation marks, and full stops. Start new paragraphs for each speaker!
Unpunctuated Original:
Class 6 was having a swimming lesson I'm exhausted exclaimed Eva I wish something more exciting would happen I agree because if I do one more length of this pool I'll scream moaned Lee Suddenly Eva's wish came true as Mrs Davey their teacher slipped on some water at the side of the pool She fell headfirst into the pool
Class 6 was having a swimming lesson I'm exhausted exclaimed Eva I wish something more exciting would happen I agree because if I do one more length of this pool I'll scream moaned Lee Suddenly Eva's wish came true as Mrs Davey their teacher slipped on some water at the side of the pool She fell headfirst into the pool