1

ANSWER KEY

P4
Learn to spell
1. Look at the word.
intelligent

2. Say the word. How many syllables are there?

say
    (4 syllables)
Say and spell each sound. in- tell- i- gent

3. Cover the word. (Don’t peek!)

4. Write the word and remember to say each sound quietly.

5. Check to see if you’re right or wrong. Use a memory

cue to help you remember the word:

a piece of pie the Amazon is amazing

Variations in British and American spelling

We follow the British English spelling rules, even though some books
follow the American English system.

British English spells ‘colour’ with an extra ‘u’ but American English
does not. British English spells ‘realise’ as ‘ise’ and American English ‘ize’.

Besides these examples, here are more differences:

British English American English

colour color
neighbour neighbor
favourite favorite
realise realize
organise organize
recognise recognize

0
 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

Mysteries Around the World

Spelling 2: Academic words 10
Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 2 11
Spelling 2 Activities 12 - 17

Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze

Spelling 3: Unit theme words 1 18
Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 3 19
Spelling 3 Activities 20 – 23

Alia and the Furniture Troll

Spelling 4: Unit theme words 2 24
Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check – Spelling 4 25
Spelling 4 Activities 26 - 31

Self-Evaluation 32

1
 Mysterious Mysteries

Spelling 1

Homophones

Write the part of speech in the .

(e.g. verb/ noun/ adjective/ adverb)

1. stationary adjective 7. stationery noun

2. complement noun / verb 8. compliment noun / verb

3. coarse adjective 9. course noun

4. crews noun 10. cruise noun/verb

5. patients noun 11. patience noun

6. principal adjective / noun 12. principle noun

2
 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
3

course

crews

cruise

patients

patience

principal

principle

3
Spelling 1 Activities
A) Match Spelling 1 words to the meanings.

Spelling words Meanings

complement ● ●
not moving, or not changing

coarse ● ● a rule or idea that guides

you to be good

patience ● ● rough and not smooth

the ability to wait, to accept

principle ● ● delay, suffering, or
annoyance

stationary ● ● a journey on a large ship for

pleasure

to make something better

cruise ● ●
when combining with it

4
B) Illustrate homophones from Spelling 1.

E.g.

Accept all reasonable answers. These are examples.

stationary
_________________ ___________________
stationery

___________________
crews ___________________
cruise

principal
___________________ principle
___________________

5
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

got slower and slower until it was ___stationary____.

2. Helen has finished writing her fairy story. She is now drawing beautiful

illustrations to ___complement___ the text of her story.

3. Today, a film ___crew_____ came to our school. I saw a lot of

professional equipment like cameras and microphones.

4. My hands are so __coarse___ in the dry season. I need some handcream.

5. Yesterday, I lost my ___patience___ with my brother and shouted at

him, ‘Stop bugging me with your silly questions!’ I feel so sorry now.

6. My grandparents went on a ___cruise___ last summer. There were many

facilities on the big ship like fancy restaurants and game centre.

7. Kelly ___complimented___ the chef on his wonderful food because

many of her guests enjoyed the delicious food in the wedding party.

8. The charity organisation works on the __principle___ that all children

have the same right to education.

6
D) The words below are homophones. Can you write a word that sounds the

same but has a different meaning and spelling?

hare hair

here hear

new knew

know no

won one

right write

board bored

which witch

meat meet

you’re your

theirs there’s

7
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

sleep well last night. I had a horrible dream.

In the dream, I was on a round-the-world (1)___ cruise ___. The ship

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

(4) complimented me on how good my plan was.

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

materials to Google Classroom for me because the school is based on the

(6) __principle_____ that all children should have the opportunity to learn. I

promised to do my best and finish my homework on time. I was relieved.

The (7)_ crew ___of the ship tried to make me happier with some

pancakes. ‘Wow! That’s my favourite dessert! Pancakes and whipped

cream (8) _complement___ each other perfectly,’ I exclaimed. Then, I

8
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

in the hospital wing. Suddenly, the ship halted with a loud

thud. It had crashed into an iceberg. The ship stopped

moving completely and became (12) __stationary__. I looked

around. The sick people around me were moaning, losing

themselves and turning into zombies…

“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.

On the table, there were some pancakes with whipped cream…

9
 Mysteries Around the World

Spelling 2
Academic words

Write the part of speech in the .

(e.g. verb / noun / adjective / adverb)

1. historical adjective 7. suspect noun / verb / adj.

2. investigate verb 8. murder noun / verb

3. crime noun 9. analyse verb

4. characteristic noun 10. solve verb

5. evidence noun 11. clue noun

6. relationship noun 12. detail noun

10
 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
12

relationship

suspect

murder

analyse

solve

clue

detail

11
Spelling 2 Activities

A) Find the ELEVEN Spelling 2 words.

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

12
B) Fill in the boxes with the vocabulary below and write their parts of

speech in the brackets.

(n) for noun, (v) for verb and (adj) for adjective

evidence analyse crime detail

suspect investigate clue characteristic

Vocabulary Meaning

a single piece of information or fact about

detail (n)
something
to examine a crime carefully in order to find out
investigate (v)
the truth
a sign or some information that helps you solve a
clue (n)
problem, mystery or crime
a person believed to have committed a crime
suspect (n)

a reason or information to prove that something is

evidence (n)
or is not true
a typical or noticeable feature of someone or
characteristic (n)
something
an illegal act
crime (n)

to examine something carefully to discover the

analyse (v)
truth

13
C) Make sentences with the following Spelling 2 words. You need to include

both words in your sentences. There should be more than 10 words in

each sentence.

Accept all reasonable answers.

1. crime & clue

_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

2. murder & suspect

_____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

3. detail & relationship

_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

4. characteristic & analyse

_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

14
 Date: __________________________
D)Fill in the blanks with Spelling 2 words. Each word can be used ONCE

only. Make changes to the words when you see a .

Detective stories are undeniably intriguing. In a detective story,

there is usually a (1) crime . Maybe someone is murdered or something

is stolen. The main characters include a detective, who is in charge of

catching the bad guy, a criminal, who kills the victim or steals something

valuable, and some other (2) suspects , who are innocent but

also related to the crime.

The crime may take place anywhere, at anytime. Maybe it is a

(3) murder in which someone is killed in a hundred-year-old

(4) historical building late at night. Maybe it is a robbery in which

something is missing from someone’s home during the daytime. The

detective is then invited to (5) investigate the crime scene. He looks

at all the (6) clues/ evidence he can

find such as fingerprints and footprints. He then

sends them all to a lab to be

(7) ____analysed____. He also interviews all the people and jots down

all the (8) details , for example, where they were, what they did and

who they met. He also studies the (9) relationship between

these people and the victim to see if they liked each other.

15
 Usually at the end of the story, the detective is able to

(10) solve the case based on the (11) clues/evidence

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

(12) characteristics of a police detective. Do you think you can be

a good detective?

16
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.

17
 Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze

Spelling 3

Unit theme words

Write the part of speech in the .

(e.g. verb / noun / adjective / adverb)

1. maze noun 7. bandage noun / verb

2. shiver verb / noun 8. hobgoblin noun

3. cape noun 9. monstrous adjective

4. howl verb 10. fang noun

5. werewolf noun 11. vampire noun

6. dab verb / noun 12. flap noun / verb

***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

18
 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
19

werewolf

dab

bandage

hobgoblin

monstrous

fang

vampire

flap

19
 Spelling 3 Activities
A) Guess the riddles. Draw a picture for your answer.

1. I become hairy under the full moon.

I howl and hunt at night.

Who am I ?

Answer: ____a werewolf_________

2. I have lived for many centuries.

Innocent people, I have killed many!

I suck their blood and leave them empty.

Who am I ?

Answer: ____a vampire______

Now, write your own riddle about a Spelling 3 word.

3. ____ Accept any reasonable answers _

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

Who am I?

Answer: ____________________

20
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

than 10 words in each sentence. Accept any reasonable answers. These

are some examples.

1. shiver

_Jason and Tom shivered with cold in their thin cotton shirts as

they waited for their bus.

2. flap

_The birds flap their wings furiously and fly off.

3. fang

The dog growled and bared its fangs.

4. bandage

She removed the bandage to receal a red swollen wound.

5. dab

The girls’ eyes dabbed at their watery eyes with some tissue._

21
 C) Proofreading

There is a mistake in every line. Underline them and write the correct

spellings above the words!

monstrous
Once upon a time, there was a very monsterous hobgoblin. He liked to scare

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!”

D) Unscramble the words.

1. mzea 2. sehivr 3. acpe 4. hiboblgon

maze shiver cape hobgoblin

5. pfla 6. ngfa 7. olfwrewe 8. bda

flap fang werewolf dab

22
E) Fill in the blanks with Spelling 3 words. Each word can be used ONCE

only. Make changes to the words when you see a .

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

black (5)___cape__________ like a bat. They decided to go to the party

together. Then they met a crying, hairy (6)___werewolf_________. His

name was (7)__Howling__ Wolf. He was (8)____dabbing___ 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

together. After that, they found some (9)__bandages _ on the ground

and a mummy (10)_ shivering __ with cold.

The big team finally got to the monster party and

saw other (11)____ monstrous___ beasts like a

(12)____ hobgoblin _____, a yeti and the Loch

Ness monster. They had a great time there.

23
 Alia and the Furniture Troll

Spelling 4
Unit theme words
Write the part of speech in the .
(e.g. verb / noun / adjective / adverb)

1. furniture noun 7. swallow noun / verb

2. troll verb / noun 8. emotion noun

3. department noun 9. rafters noun

4. transform verb 10. massive adjective

5. frantically adverb 11. bellow verb

6. slobbery adjective 12. stomp verb

***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

24
 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
27

slobbery

swallow

emotion

rafters

massive

bellow

stomp

25
Spelling 4 Activities
A) Choose 5 words from Spelling 4 and complete the table.

Accept all reasonable answers and drawings.

Word Meaning / Picture Example sentence

The brown wooden rafters

rafters
supported the roof

Accept all reasonable answers and drawings.

26
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

word.) Accept all reasonable answers.

table These are some examples.

chair
home

bed
1. furniture

school
wooden
Ikea

leather
thrilled
excited

moody

happy 2. emotion
sad

angry

frightened frustrated

store head expertise - informal

(my department)
Department of…

(Health)

3. department English

Department
unit / branch
SAO 27
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

1. My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I ___________.

swallow

3. Our kitchenware ___________

department is in the basement of the shopping mall.

4. The new haircut completely transformed

__________ her. She doesn’t look the same.

8. The bull bellowed

___________ in pain after it was attacked by a lion.

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!

frantically all week to get my project finished on time.

7. I've been working ___________

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

the crossword and ask your friends to complete it for you!

Accept all reasonable answers. These are some examples.
The rafters prevented the roof from falling in the earthquake.
9._______________________________________________________

The slobbery monster had saliva dripping from its mouth.

10.______________________________________________________

28
 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

29
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.

E) Unscramble the words.

1. loswalw 2. eiomotn 3. terrafs 4. obellw

swallow emotion rafters bellow

5. nsfotrarm 6. ticfrnalaly 7. oltrl 8. tomps

transform frantically troll stomp

30
D) Fill in the blanks with Spelling 4 words. Each word can be used ONCE

only. Make changes to the words when you see a .

If I met a scary (1)_troll______ like Alia when I was shopping with my

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?

Luckily, I have never seen one. In my mind, a troll is (3)_massive__! It

is so tall and big that it can reach the (4)_rafters__ of a house when it stands

up straight. It does not have different kinds of (5)_emotions_ like us.

Instead, it feels grumpy all the time. When it (6)_bellows___, it is so loud

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

troll. Maybe it was (10)_transformed___ from a frog or a spider. Or maybe it

was once a spoiled prince like in those fairy tales!

31
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

I am able to use my phonics skills to

spell words.

I can use the look-say-cover-spell-

check table to practise my spelling.

I understand the meanings of the

words and can use them accurately

in sentences.

I am familiar with the spelling words

and can use them in my writing.

32
33