English Task
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Well done for your reading and completing your comprehension work yesterday. We will complete our final piece of writing based on this story on Thursday.
Today’s focus is:
Grammar
Recap:
Verbs are doing or being words.
They play video games.
Exclamation marks can be used to finish sentences with.
Use an exclamation mark to show that something was said loudly “Watch out!” I cried.
You can also use exclamation marks to show strong emotions, such as anger, fear or surprise. There’s a snake in the house!
Adjectives are words that tell us more about a noun.
An angry man.
Similes compare different things. They usually use the words like or as.
Task 1
Answer the questions below. Before posting on the blog, read over your work to check your punctuation.
Task 2
Now we have revisited these skills lets practise using them in our writing.
1. Mr Majeika has gone missing!
Write some sentences using adjectives to describe what Mr Majeika looks like.
2. Write three similes of your own.
Extension Task
Enjoying this activity? Why not have a go at some fun Bitesize activities to practice these skills further…
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1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter went out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4. How many children were in the class room?
5. Bright and round.
Task 2
Mr Majeika has a long pointy beard
Mr Majeika came on a big magic carpet!
Mr Majeika has round glasses
Well done Reuben, great punctuation and grammar. Can you write a simile of your own?
Example:
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter walked out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4. What an unbelievable day.
5. Bright and round
Mr Majeika has a long beard that tangles down his face, round glasses and a green worn out coat.
A Great White Shark’s scent is 500 times as good as a human’s scent because it can smell a drop of blood 5 miles away (7.5km).
A Quetzalcoatlus’ eyesight is like a telescope because it can see baby tyrannosaurs 3 miles away (4.5km).
An ant can carry a weight that is 10 times as heavy as itself (a leaf).
Great work Samuel! I like how you have used your similes and incorporated some interesting facts! 🙂
Task 1 :
1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter walked out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4. What an unbelievable day!
5. Bright + round
Task 2 :
1. He wears round carved glasses ?
2. He has a working watch which is the colour black ⚫️.
3. He looks old and has greyish hair ???.
4. He looks like a fully trained then retired wizard ?♂️.
Well done Clemence, some lovely use of adjectives. Check your similes…
He looks as old as a…
1.The children were suprised to see Mr.Majeika.
2.Mr.potter walked out.
3.Mr.Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4.What an unbelievabel day!
5.Mr.Majeika had bright eyes and round glasses.
Mr.Majeika’s eyes are as blue as the sky.
Mr.Majeika’s beard is as hairy as a lion’s mane.
Mr.Majeika’s hair is as brown as reindeer’s fur.
Mr.Majeika has a long hairy, brown beard and deep brown eyes.
Task 1
1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter went out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4. How many children were in the classroom?
5. Bright, round.
Task 2
1. Mr Majeika’s carpet turned into a soft, velvet, bicycle!
2. Mr Majeika has shiny blue eyes.
3. Mr Majeika is a magical brilliant magician.
Well done Angie, can you write your own simile? Look at the examples above to help!
Great similes Helena! Lovely descriptions.
Check your spelling in answer 4. 🙂
Task 1
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1. The and Mr. Majeika
2. Mr Potter walked out.
3. Mr. Majeika was on a magic carpet
4. How many children were in the classroom?
5. Bright round
Task 2
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Mr. Majeika has a jacket as green as a lime his bowtie is like a blue wrapper for a candy his big round glasses shine in the sun and his pink round cheeks are as pink as a blossom he has a thin pointy beard like a needle his big long snout is as long as a sausage.
Great choice of similes Chloe K, remember to use punctuation in your paragraph 🙂
Hi Miss
I’ve done it but my parents couldn’t check it because they were on work calls and I lost it so I can’t post it.
Task 1
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the children were surprised to see mr majaika.
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Mr Potter walked out.
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What an unbelievable day!
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Mr Majaika had bright eyes and round glasses.
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Task 2
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I’m as good on my 7’s as a calculator!
I like right angled triangles as much as I like teddies!
Mr Majaika says he likes white, orange and yellow ? as much as his carpet?‼
Great work Julian, I like your similes! Well done on your 7 x tables!
That’s ok Orla! Don’t worry, I’m glad you completed it. Why not write one simile for me to see?
TASK 1.
Q1. The children were surpried to see Mr.Majeika.
Q2.Mr Potter walked out.
Q3.Mr Majeika was on a magik carpet.
Q4.What an unbelievable day!
Q5.Bright and round.
TASK 2.
Q1.Mr Majeika’s bright eyes are as bright as the sun.
His brain is as smart as a wizard.
His hair is as grey as a elephant.
Well done Karolina! Great use of similes.
Task 1.
The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
Mr Potter walked out.
Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
What an unbelievable day!
Bright and round
Task 2.
Mr Majeika is quite old. He has bright eyes, round glasses and a pointed beard.
Mr Majeika is not as mysterious as we think he is. He is rather as smart as a cat and as wise as an owl. He just knows how to play magic!
Well done Sebastian for completing your work, it’s great to hear you have been working well with your brother. 🙂
I had written that Mr Majeika’s coat was as green as a Granny Smith apple ?
Excellent one Orla! 🙂
1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter walked out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
4. What an unbelievable day!
5. Bright and round.
Mr Majeika is quite old, has big blue eyes and very pointy beard.
He wears big round glasses. He is always with a folded colourful carpet. He is an amazing wizard so you can spot him doing magic.
Her eyes are as sparkly as a dimonds.
My hair is as soft and shiny as silk.
My roses smell like my mums perfume.
Well done Chloe H, you have worked hard 🙂
Check your first simile so that it makes sense –
Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond
or
Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds
Task 1
1. The Children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
2. Mr Potter walked out.
3. Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet
4. What an unbelievable day !
5. Bright and round
Task 2
1. I am as fast as a cheetah
2. My eyes are as green as leaves
3. I am as cute as a kitten
1. Mr Majeika has a fast broom
2. Mr Majeika has white hair
3. Mr Majeika’s glasses are made out of fragile glass
Good work Penelope! Can you think of any similes?
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TASK 1
1. The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika
2. Mr potter walked out
3.Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet
4. how many children were in the classroom?
what an unbelievable day!
5. Bright and round
TASK 2
1. Mr Majeika is short and he has a red nose.
1. The DS e tense car is as fast as the Mercedes SLS AMG Electric drive.
2. The cave paintings are as red as blood.
3. The internet connection was as slow as a baby turtle walking
1.The Mr Majieka
2.walked
3.Majieka was on a magic carpet.
4.what an unbelievable day!
5.bright,round.
task 2
Mr Majieka’s eyes is blue like an sky and ocean.
Mr Majieka’s glasses is round like an egg.
Mr Majieka’s heart is big like an elephant.
Mr Majieka’s brain is smart like a scientist.
Mr Majieka’s ears can hear like a bunny.
Mr Majieka is quick like a cheater.
Great choice of similes Matthias! I like the last one 🙂
The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika.
Mr Potter walked out.
Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet.
What an unbelievable day!
Mr Majeika had BRIGHT eyes and ROUND glasses. (I know they are not ment to be capitals but it’s too show which ones I circled)
I also completed the two activities on Bitesize-they are stuck in my yellow book.
Great work Ethan, well done for having a go at the Bitesize work! 🙂
Grammar
The children were surprised to see Mr Majieka .
Mr Potter walked .
Mr Majieka was on a magic carpet .
How many children were in the classroom?
Mr Majieka had bright eyes and round glasses.
task 2
Mr Majieka had short, brown, hair and an oval shaped shiny glasses .
Mr Majiekas heart is big as a tree.
Mr Majiekas magic carpet is as fast as a cheetah !
Mr Majiekas eyes are as blue as a bluetit !
Well done Graceanne, I like your simile: ‘Mr Majeika’s magic carpet is as fast as a cheetah!’
Task 1
1. The, Mr, Majeika
2. Walked
3. Was
4. The second sentence
5. Bright, round
Task2
1. Mr Majeika is a small man and he has Magic!!! He has round glasses, a magic carpet and bright blue eye.
2. As fluffy as a bunny.
3. As round as a ball.
4. As scary as a big bulldog!
Good girl Emi, remember when you write your simile to let us know what you are describing first 🙂
Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond ?.
Thank you Miss Jones ?
Great Chloe 🙂
Task 1
The children were surprised to see Mr Majeika
Mr Potter walked out.
Mr Majeika was on a magic carpet
What an unbelievable day !
Mr Majeika had bright eyes and round glasses
Task 2
Mr Majeika looks like an old ordinary man. With a wrinkled face, that look’s like an old owl
I LOVE the French lentils that are called ‘Lentilles a la graisse de canard ‘ because it has some delicious, soft sauce and they are tiny.
I love lentils cooked with goose fat too Eugenia! They are as smooth as silk…
Well done Louis for completing your work 🙂
Well done Eugenia!
Task 1
The + Mr,Majieka
Mr Potter walked out.
Mr Majeika was surprised on the magic carpet
What a unbelievable day!
Bright+round
Task 2
Mr Majieka has a smile like upside down rainbow.
Mr Majieka has blue eyes like the ocean
Mr Majieka has round glasses as round as a ball.
Well done Jiana, good effort with your similes!
Good effort Eugenia!