Year 7 Vocabulary Book

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Year 7 Vocabulary Book Name: English Teacher: You are responsible for this booklet. There are 15 words to study each fortnight. Complete the exercises for homework each fortnight. Hand the booklet to your teacher each fortnight. Although your teacher may not mark this every fortnight, they will check it.

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Welcome to your vocabulary book!

GUIDE TO BOOKLET GRADES When you get your vocabulary book back, your teacher will give you a grade. Here are the criteria. There is also a follow-up task you need to do.

A Vocabulary book handed in on time All sections attempted to the best of ability Completed work has no errors Full sentences used TASK: Teach a family member the vocabulary words

B Vocabulary book handed in on time All sections attempted to the best of ability Completed work has some errors TASK: make corrections as indicated

C Vocabulary book handed in on time All sections partially attempted Completed work does not match student ability TASK: Attempt all sections to the best of ability

D Vocabulary book handed in late Some evidence that sections were attempted Many blank areas TASK: C1 to complete vocabulary work; complete rest for homework

E Vocabulary book handed in late or not at all Sections not attempted (blank pages) TASK: C1 to complete vocabulary work; complete rest for homework

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CONTENTS and PLANNER Skills Words Unit

Words Growth Words Activities

are on: Due on:

Test score

Booklet Grade

1 knives thieves elves halves shelves

poetry stanza rhyme simile alliteration

precious tolerate applicable observant expectant

Pages 4 - 9

2 dingoes heroes potatoes torpedoes echoes

metaphor personification characteristic qualities essence

outrageous questionnaire apprehensive deliberate dubious

Pages 10 – 15

3 species offspring series salmon scissors

limerick ballad riddle sonnet haiku

scrutiny dialogue chauffeur interaction monologue

Pages 16 – 21

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Vocabulary 1a – Spelling Skills Words Plural Rule 4 When words end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘v’ before adding an ‘es’

one elf two elves

SPELLING WORDS:

knives

thieves

elves

halves

shelves

Activities 1. Write out the singular versions of the spelling words

below:

knives =

thieves =

elves =

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halves =

shelves =

2. Write out the spelling words five times each in the space next to each word above. 3. Using the rule, change these singular nouns into plurals: leaf = loaf = hoof =

life = wolf = wife =

4. There are a small number of exceptions to this rule. Two examples are ‘cliffs’ and ‘handkerchiefs’. Find two more exceptions to this rule:

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Vocabulary 1b – Poetry: “The Lesson” WORDS: poetry stanza rhyme simile alliteration

‘The Lesson’ by Roger McGough

Chaos ruled OK in the classroom as bravely the teacher walked in the hooligans ignored him his voice was lost in the din 'The theme for today is violence and homework will be set I'm going to teach you a lesson one that you'll never forget' He picked on a boy who was shouting and throttled him then and there then garrotted the girl behind him (the one with grotty hair) Then sword in hand he hacked his way

between the chattering rows 'First come, first severed' he declared 'fingers, feet or toes' He threw the sword at a latecomer it struck with deadly aim then pulling out a shotgun he continued with his game The first blast cleared the backrow (where those who skive hang out) they collapsed like rubber dinghies when the plug's pulled out 'Please may I leave the room sir? '

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a trembling vandal enquired 'Of course you may' said teacher put the gun to his temple and fired The Head popped a head round the doorway to see why a din was being made nodded understandingly then tossed in a grenade

And when the ammo was well spent with blood on every chair Silence shuffled forward with its hands up in the air The teacher surveyed the carnage the dying and the dead He waggled a finger severely 'Now let that be a lesson' he said

1. How many stanzas does this poem have?

2. Write down three examples of rhyme:

3. Highlight or underline a simile.

4. Put a circle around an example of alliteration.

5. Write down two examples of powerful adverbs:

6. Write down two examples of powerful adjectives:

7. Do you like this poem? Why or why not?

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Vocabulary 1c – Growth Words

Word Definition Synonyms Function Word in a sentence

precious

tolerate

applicable

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observant

expectant

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Vocabulary 2a – Spelling Skills Words Plural Rule 5 When a word ends in ‘o’ and comes after a consonant, add ‘es’

one dingo two dingoes

SPELLING WORDS:

dingoes

heroes

potatoes

torpedoes

echoes Activities 1. Write out the singular versions of the spelling words

below:

dingoes =

heroes =

potatoes =

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torpedoes =

echoes =

2. Write out the spelling words five times each in the space next to each word above. 3. Using the rule, change these singular nouns into plurals: volcano = avocado =

buffalo = domino =

tomato = cargo =

4. There are a small number of exceptions to this rule. Two examples are ‘radios’ and ‘banjos’. Find two more exceptions to this rule:

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Vocabulary 2b – Poetry: Metaphor WORDS: metaphor personification characteristic qualities essence A metaphor is a word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two people, things, animals, or places. Personification is a type of metaphor where we give human qualities to non-human things (eg animals, objects). Read these short poems below:

Now write your own short personification poem

using one of the following objects or animals:

Football cat dog sandwich

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shoes bike

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outrageous

questionnaire

apprehensive

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deliberate

dubious

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Vocabulary 3a – Spelling Skills Words Plural Rule 6 Sometimes, a word is the same in both its singular and plural form

one sheep nine sheep

SPELLING WORDS:

species

offspring

series

salmon

scissors

Activities 1. Write out the spelling words five times each in the space

next to each word above.

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2. In the space below, write down as many other words that are the same in singular and plural as you can: 3. Optional activity for bonus House Points! Make an A4 poster of any one of the plural rules from this term. The best ones will be displayed in the classroom.

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Vocabulary 3b – Poetry: Famous Poets! WORDS limerick ballad riddle sonnet haiku ACTIVITIES:

1. Outline three features of a limerick.

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2-

3-

2. Search for the Australian poem ‘Waltzing Matilda’

on the internet. Outline below what makes this

poem a ballad:

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3. Write down the structural features of a sonnet:

4. Research where haikus come from and why they

are so important to that culture.

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scrutiny

dialogue

chauffeur

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interaction

monologue

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