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2022-2023 - P4 - Unit 1 - Spell Zone - AK
2022-2023 - P4 - Unit 1 - Spell Zone - AK
ANSWER KEY
P4
Learn to spell
1. Look at the word.
intelligent
British English spells ‘colour’ with an extra ‘u’ but American English
does not. British English spells ‘realise’ as ‘ise’ and American English ‘ize’.
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Unit 1: Mysteries and Monsters
Contents
Mysterious Mystries
Spelling 1: Homophones 2
Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 1 3
Spelling 1 Activities 4–9
Self-Evaluation 32
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Mysterious Mysteries
Spelling 1
Homophones
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Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 1
Spelling Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check
Look, say Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
then cover
stationary
stationery
complement
compliment
coarse
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course
crews
cruise
patients
patience
principal
principle
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Spelling 1 Activities
A) Match Spelling 1 words to the meanings.
complement ● ●
not moving, or not changing
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B) Illustrate homophones from Spelling 1.
E.g.
stationary
_________________ ___________________
stationery
___________________
crews ___________________
cruise
principal
___________________ principle
___________________
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C) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from Spelling List 1.
Make changes to the words when you see a .
1. A serious car accident happened near the tunnel this morning. The traffic
2. Helen has finished writing her fairy story. She is now drawing beautiful
him, ‘Stop bugging me with your silly questions!’ I feel so sorry now.
facilities on the big ship like fancy restaurants and game centre.
many of her guests enjoyed the delicious food in the wedding party.
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D) The words below are homophones. Can you write a word that sounds the
hare hair
here hear
new knew
know no
won one
right write
board bored
which witch
meat meet
you’re your
theirs there’s
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E) Fill in the blanks with Spelling 1 words. Each word can be used ONCE
only. Make changes to the words when you see a .
A NIGHTMARE
Today was my first day of school! I was so exhausted because I did not
was taking me to Southeast Asia. I was so worried that I would not be back in
Hong Kong in time and would then miss the first day of school. I tried to call our
school (2) principal , Mrs Eva, to tell her I was not in Hong Kong. I
promised her I would study the (3) course materials by myself on the
ship. I had all the books and exercises with me. She told me it was okay and
Then, I noticed there was nothing but some pencils and erasers in my
backpack. I looked at the (5) stationery and got so upset that I started
crying. At that moment, my teacher called me and told me she could upload the
(6) __principle_____ that all children should have the opportunity to learn. I
The (7)_ crew ___of the ship tried to make me happier with some
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put a big scoop of cream into my mouth. Suddenly, the cream turned into
(9) __coarse___, gritty mud! The tiny grit and sand hurt my mouth so badly and
I spat it out!
Suddenly, someone grabbed me from behind. “This girl’s just puked! She’s
turning into a zombie! Lock her up with other sick people in the hospital wing,”
yelled a waiter. Soon, I was locked up with other (10) __patients___. I tried to
explain but no one had the (11) __patience__ to listen to me. Everyone was busy
“WAKE UP!” I heard a familiar voice. It was Mum! It was just a dream. I
burst into tears and told her about my nightmare. “No more zombie movies at
night, you silly girl. Come and have breakfast now. It’s your first day of school.
I’ve made you a great breakfast!” she smiled and led me to the kitchen.
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Mysteries Around the World
Spelling 2
Academic words
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Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 2
Spelling Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check
Look, say Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
then cover
historical
investigate
crime
characteristic
evidence
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relationship
suspect
murder
analyse
solve
clue
detail
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Spelling 2 Activities
H A B E R T H B D V N R
I C W E C N E D I V E E
S O L V E Y E F R V M L
T C H U J N X U D C I A
O M O N E L A I L D R T
R A W O J B D L L Z C I
I N V E S T I G A T E O
C A I S R A H O J S Q N
A L B A T E I E N Q A S
L Y E E N K D A F W D H
R S D C T Y U R R R F I
E E M J G W E S U U C P
N Y Y I G H W G D M V Y
A U R R W Z Q D R Y X T
E L T E T C E P S U S R
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B) Fill in the boxes with the vocabulary below and write their parts of
(n) for noun, (v) for verb and (adj) for adjective
Vocabulary Meaning
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C) Make sentences with the following Spelling 2 words. You need to include
each sentence.
_____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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Date: __________________________
D)Fill in the blanks with Spelling 2 words. Each word can be used ONCE
catching the bad guy, a criminal, who kills the victim or steals something
valuable, and some other (2) suspects , who are innocent but
(7) ____analysed____. He also interviews all the people and jots down
all the (8) details , for example, where they were, what they did and
these people and the victim to see if they liked each other.
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Usually at the end of the story, the detective is able to
he has found. Being a detective is never easy. You need to pay attention to
details, be objective and persist. These are some of the most important
a good detective?
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E) Read the following story. There is a mistake in every line. Can you find
them? Underline each mistake and write the correct word on top of it.
course
Last Friday, Sunny and Jenny were taking a couse about taking care of sick people.
principal
Before the visit, the principle told them about the needs of sick people. They
patients
went to the hospital to visit the patiences. The hospital was in a historical
stationery
building in Hong Kong. They brought some stationary and snacks as gifts for the
investigated
sick children. They played a detective game with them and they invastigated the
evidence
crime together. They collected evidance together and they had so much fun.
crews
They built a good relationship. The hospital crows were happy with them. They
compliments
gave them complements.
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Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze
Spelling 3
***If Ss struggle w/ the definitions, you may direct the Ss and the parent to this dictionary
w/ English-Chinese translation:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/habitat
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Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check- Spelling 3
Spelling Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check
Look, say Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
then cover
maze
shiver
cape
howl
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werewolf
dab
bandage
hobgoblin
monstrous
fang
vampire
flap
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Spelling 3 Activities
A) Guess the riddles. Draw a picture for your answer.
Who am I ?
Who am I ?
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
Who am I?
Answer: ____________________
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B) Make sentences with the following Spelling 3 words. You may need to
change the form of the words in your sentences. There should be more
1. shiver
_Jason and Tom shivered with cold in their thin cotton shirts as
2. flap
3. fang
4. bandage
5. dab
The girls’ eyes dabbed at their watery eyes with some tissue._
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C) Proofreading
There is a mistake in every line. Underline them and write the correct
werewolf
other creatures in the forest. One day, he bumped into a werewolve and he
maze
decided to play a prank on him. He invited him to a mase and played hide-and-
bandage
seek with him. He put a bandaje on the floor and the werewolf slipped on it.
howled
He screamed in pain. He dabbed his eyes and houled, “You’ll pay for this!”
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E) Fill in the blanks with Spelling 3 words. Each word can be used ONCE
In the story Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze, Buzz and his pet
Bingo were lost in the (1)___ maze ________ on their way to the monster
party. They met a (2)____ vampire _____ , Count Dracula, who had red
eyes and two sharp (3)_ fangs __. He was (4)___flapping____ his
eyes with his handkerchief as he had also lost his way. The new group then
continued their journey and met a new friend, a troll. The troll had the
longest nose they had ever seen. They continued looking for their way
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Alia and the Furniture Troll
Spelling 4
Unit theme words
Write the part of speech in the .
(e.g. verb / noun / adjective / adverb)
***If Ss struggle w/ the definitions, you may direct the Ss and the parent to this dictionary
w/ English-Chinese translation:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/habitat
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Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check - Spelling 4
Spelling Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check Write on Check
Look, say Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
then cover
furniture
troll
department
transform
frantically
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slobbery
swallow
emotion
rafters
massive
bellow
stomp
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Spelling 4 Activities
A) Choose 5 words from Spelling 4 and complete the table.
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B) Word Association. Write as many words as you can think of that are
related to the given words. (Write at least 8 words for each given
bed
1. furniture
school
wooden
Ikea
leather
thrilled
excited
moody
happy 2. emotion
sad
angry
frightened frustrated
(Health)
3. department English
Department
unit / branch
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school
C) Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from Spelling 4. Use the
correct tenses and complete the crossword. Make changes to the words
when you see a .
DOWN
ACROSS
furniture
2. You've moved the ___________ around - the sofa is in a different position.
5. She stomped
___________ up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
massive
6. They have a ___________ house as they are very rich!
Think of two more Spelling 4 words you can put in the crossword.
Make two sentences with the words you have chosen. Draw the boxes in
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4 8
t b
r e
a l
7
f r a n t i c a l l y 10.
s o
s
f w
l
1/5 3 e
s t o m p e d o
d
r b
w e
m b
a p
6
l e m a s s i v e
l d r r
r
o y
t
w
m
re
2
f u r n i t u r e
9. r a f t e r s
r
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D) Proofreading
Can you find the 8 mistakes in the sentences? Underline them and write
the correct spellings above the words! There is ONE mistake per line.
department
Tracy and her mother went to a departmen store for some new furniture. She
massive
saw a masive marble table and she wanted to buy it. Her mum said, “There is
emotion
no space for this table in our home!” Tracy tried to hide her sad emoshion but
stomped
she failed. She stompped on the floor and bellowed, “I want it! I will put it in
transform
my room and transfirm it into a bed so that I can sleep on it.” She started to
frantically
throw things franticaly. Mum comforted and persuaded her. She said, “Don’t
tonight
act like a troll. We will discuss with Dad tonite and maybe you can have it.”
immediately
Tracy was so happy that she stopped crying immeditely.
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D) Fill in the blanks with Spelling 4 words. Each word can be used ONCE
parents in the bed (2)_department___, I would probably pass out. Who could
be okay when their family members had been changed into beds and sofas?
is so tall and big that it can reach the (4)_rafters__ of a house when it stands
that our ears hurt. When it (7)_stomps_____ around, the ground shakes. It
can grab us easily and put us into its (8)__slobbery__ mouth. It would then
(9)__swallow_ us down into its stomach in a second. Maybe it was not born a
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Put a tick in the boxes provided under ‘S’ –for students, and the teacher will
give you feedback under ‘T’.
Needs
Excellent Good Satisfactory
improvement
S T S T S T S T
spell words.
in sentences.
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