Workbook

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FOR SPELLERS IN MIDDLE PRIMARY

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Published by Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd 1 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

Copyright © Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, 2016

ISBN: 9781925479485

Designed and illustrated by Natalie BowraPrinted in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group

A Cataloguing-in-Publication entry is available from the National Library of Australia http://catalogue.nla.gov.au

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any person or entity (including Google, Amazon or similar organisation), in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

The publisher acknowledges the trademark of The Great Australian Spelling Bee and where used has been reproduced with the permission of Endemol Shine Australia and Network Ten.The Great Australian Spelling Bee is produced by Endemol Shine Australia for Network Ten based on the format owned by Endemol Shine Australia and Network Ten. www.tenplay.com.au

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contentsIntroduction 5

All about me 7

Activities 8

Answers 47

Favourite words 56

Tricky words 58

Notes 60

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introductionYou’ve seen those fantastic spellers on The Great Australian Spelling Bee on TV’s Network Ten. Now here’s a chance to build your own spelling skills and have heaps of fun at the same time.

Follow the Spelling Bee as it buzzes from page to page, leading you on an adventure through lots of different activities that will have you thinking hard and laughing out loud.

H find a word H mix and match

H shrinking words H what word am I?

H rap-it-out H monster targeter

…and much more!

There is plenty of space at the back of the book for writing the words that seem to always cause you trouble, as well as words that you simply find interesting or funny. (What IS a snottygobble???*)

Before you start, here is some advice from the Spelling Bee:

Tip! Use a pencil to write the answers in and have an eraser handy. You may

want to change your answer.

Now, the Spelling Bee is itching to get started and show you what it has waiting for you. So, have fun and learn to

spell to your limits!

(*A snottygobble is a little tree from Western Australia!)

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This is meTake a selfie and paste it here,or draw a selfie!

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all about meThis book belongs to

_________________________

I am ____ years old.

My favourite word is

_________________________

My least favourite word is

_________________________

My favourite book is

_________________________

I can speak these languages:

_________________________

When I grow up I want to be

_________________________

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8 THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SPELLING BEE

let’sbee-gin!

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WORKBOOK 1 9

sidewaysthink

Emilye eager

m merryi interestingl lovable y young

Write each letter of your name, nickname or favourite word vertically down

the page. Then fill in the space next to each letter with a word starting with

that letter that describes you. For example:

Tip! If you don't have enough space, use the notes section at the back of the book.

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10 THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SPELLING BEE

confusion!colourThere are 8 words for different colours painted on the easel. Arrange these

words in alphabetical order on the lines below.

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WORKBOOK 1 11

I growwhen

up...

BABY ADULT

kitten lion

pup frog

puggle goat

joey echidna

lamb seal

cub cat

gosling cow

kid kangaroo

tadpole goose

calf sheep

Do you know what these baby animals are called when they grow up?

Draw a line to connect the name of each baby animal to the name of the

adult it grows into. We’ve done one to help get you started.

______________

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12 THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SPELLING BEE

crossword

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3 4 5

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Use the clues to work out the answers.

Hint! All of the answers have something to do with the calendar.

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Across

1 The warmest part of the year, following spring

6 The longest day of the year occurs on the summer __________________

7 A year that has 366 days is called a _______ year

8 One of the four periods of the year, each with different weather conditions

9 The day before Thursday

Down

2 There are 12 of these in a year

3 A day of the week, coming from an old English word meaning ‘moon’s day’

4 The month with the least number of days

5 Saturday and Sunday

clues

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wordscompoundA compound word is made up of other words that are put together to make

a new word. For example breakfast is made up of the words break + fast.

Oh no! The words below have been broken apart and need to be put back

together. Match up the words below to form 5 new compound words.

watch

dive

stand

surfgrand

sky

net

board

stop ball

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47

ANSWERS

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48 THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SPELLING BEE

10 colour confusion!

aqua, brown, green, navy, orange, pink, purple, yellow

11 when I grow up

kitten cat

pup seal

puggle echidna

joey kangaroo

lamb sheep

cub lion

gosling goose

kid goat

tadpole frog

calf cow

12 crossword

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14 compound words

grandstand, netball, skydive, stopwatch, surfboard

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