Written Homework to be completed by Thursday 1^st July 2021

1. Please learn the following words for a spelling test on 1.7.21.  This week we are learning about homophones:

course/coarse   pair/pear   stare/stair   rain/reign   rode/road   reed/read   night/knight  addition/edition   sauce/source   thyme/time

2. Put each word into a sentence that explains the meaning   If you are unsure, look the word up in a dictionary. Please put a comparative conjunction (e.g. as well as, also, equally, similarly, likewise) or contrasting conjunction (e.g. alternatively, although, whereas, while, in contrast, however, despite) into your sentence. Can you write a relative clause using who, which, where, when, whose and that? Can you use a  fronted adverbial at the beginning of your sentence? For example, Afterwards, Immediately, As soon as I could, Anxiously, Curiously, Just then, Eventually. Can you include some speech marks in your sentences? What different words can you use for ‘said’? For example, ‘replied’, ‘whispered’, ‘shouted’, ‘cried’, answered’, bellowed’, ‘screamed’. Can you create an expanded noun phrase or use a modal verb in your sentence? Can you use brackets, dashed and commas to show parenthesis in your sentences? Remember to use a range of punctuation.  You do not need to do all of these things!  Try using at least three!  Please look carefully at the VCOP sheet that has been stuck into the back of your Homework book. 
3. English Task: Please find out as much information as you can about the duck-billed platypus.  Where can we find this animal in the world?  What is their habitat like?  What group of animals does this living thing belong?  Mammal, reptile or amphibian?  Why?  What makes the duck-billed platypus so unique?  Draw a picture of duck-billed platypus and draw and label the country where you would find this animal. 
4. Online Tasks: I have set you some online Homework for the week beginning 21.6.21.  For MyMaths I have set you 1 activity entitled Estimates with Decimals.  For Purple Mash I have now set you chapter 4 to read of our e-book ‘The Tiger’s Path’ with the multi-choice questions for the chapter.