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MORE DAYS AND MONTHSChoose the right words from the box. Read down the grey boxes to find a new word.

DAYS AND MONTHSFill in the answers, across and down . Use CAPITAL letters. Then write the letters in the grey boxes again, to find a new word!

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ACROSS 3. The month before December 5. The day before Saturday 6. The day before Monday 9. The third month 10. The day after

Wednesday 11. The sixth month

DOWN 1. The first month

of the year 2. The last month

of the year

4. The day after Monday

7. The month after July 8. The tenth month 9. The fifth month

THE NEW WORD IS:

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FEBR

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MA

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1. February is the month of the year.

2. September is the after August.

3. Tuesday is the day Wednesday.

4. April is the month of the year.

5. Sunday is the day Saturday.

6. July is the month of the year.

THE NEW WORD IS:

N

N O V E M B E R

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PLUS AND MINUS CROSSWORDDo the sums and complete the crossword. Write the answers in words. Some sums are + (addition) and some are – (subtraction).

NUMBER TIME 1–20Find the number words in the wordfind. They are across and down .

P S S E V E N T E E N T O Q F J

A I M I W R X L J I T W A J O T

S X U A G N Z O T G W E S F U S

F F O U R T E E N H O L U I R E

I W B O T H R E E T P V D V G V

F E Q N G N I N E T E E N E R E

T G B E F N I N E S I X T E E N

E T E L E V E N N D T W E N T Y

E E U K H T H I R T E E N N T I

N U A G E I G H T E E N Y G R A

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DOWN 2. 7 + 11 = 3. 16 – 2 = 4. 18 – 6 = 5. 4 + 7 = 8. 7 + 2 = 10. 9 – 3 =

ACROSS 1. 5 + 10 =

4. 5 + 15 =

6. 20 – 7 =

7. 10 + 7 =

9. 12 + 7 =

10. 3 + 13 =

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ninetwelve

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FIRST AND LAST CROSSWORDNow use the same 8 words in this mini-crossword.

FIRST LETTER = LAST LETTERFind the missing letters for these 8 words.

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ACROSS 3. Working outside 6. Write the address on this 7. Open this for fresh air 8. The most, the top

temperature

DOWN 1. Cut paper with these 2. The day before today 4. Don’t forget 5. Late this evening

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What begins with T, ends with T and is full of T ?

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QUICK QUIZ #1Circle the answers.

1. If I am thirsty, I need:a. more sleepb. some foodc. a drink

2. Cheese is made from:a. milkb. butterc. fish

3. Which animal barks?a. catb. dogc. sheep

4. The sun rises (comes up) in the:a. westb. eastc. north

5. Shoe rhymes with:a. snowb. bluec. now

6. Which sentence is NOT correct English?a. I like listen music.b. I like to listen to music.c. I like listening to music.

7. What can you buy in a tube?a. pizzab. toothpastec. flour

8. Which word has a silent K?a. kangaroob. knifec. kilo

9. “I can’t stand carrots!” means:a. I really like carrots.b. I really dislike carrots.c. I never walk on carrots.

10. You wear a bracelet around your:a. wristb. neckc. waist

11. My brother’s daughter is my:a. nephewb. niecec. daughter-in-law

12. The opposite of heavy is:a. smallb. shortc. light

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IT’S THE END!All these words in this puzzle end with the letters ER. This time, fill in the words, then write the letters from the grey boxes going DOWN to find a new word.

IT’S ALL IN THE PAST #3This puzzle has no numbered clues, but all the words are past tense verbs. Can you fill in the missing letters? The present tense verbs are in the box.

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become bring build cut drive feel fly hold

leave lose say speak teach wear write

THE NEW WORD IS:

(SOMETHING EVERYONE NEEDS)

1. A parent = mother or e r2. The season before spring e r3. He has a job as a bus . e r4. C is the third of the alphabet. e r5. She asks the questions and I . e r6. We eat at 7 p.m. e r7. The season when it’s very hot e r

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DAYS AND MONTHS

JA DN O V E M B E R TU C U

F R I D A Y E ER M S

S U N D A Y O B DU C E M A R C HG T H U R S D A Y

J U N E O YS BT E

R

The new word is NORTH.

MORE DAYS AND MONTHS

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b e f o r ef o u r t h

a f t e rs e v e n t h

The new word is coffee.

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NUMBER TIME 1–20

P S S E V E N T E E N T O Q F J

A I M I W R X L J I T W A J O T

S X U A G N Z O T G W E S F U S

F F O U R T E E N H O L U I R E

I W B O T H R E E T P V D V G V

F E Q N G N I N E T E E N E R E

T G B E F N I N E S I X T E E N

E T E L E V E N N D T W E N T Y

E E U K H T H I R T E E N N T I

N U N G E I G H T E E N Y G R A

PLUS AND MINUS CROSSWORD

f i f t e e ni fg o t w e n t y

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s e v e n t e e n e ve n i n e t e e nn n n

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FIRST LETTER = LAST LETTERgardeningrememberenvelopemaximum

tonightwindowyesterdayscissors

FIRST AND LAST CROSSWORD

sy c

g a r d e n i n gs s

r t st e n v e l o p e

w i n d o w m r rn e d s

m a x i m u m ag b yh et r

JOKE: teapot (it’s full of TEA)

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QUICK QUIZ #1

1. c. a drink2. a. milk3. b. dog4. b. east5. b. blue6. a. I like listen music.7. b. toothpaste8. b. knife

9. b. I really dislike carrots.

10. a. wrist11. b. niece12. c. light

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IT’S ALL IN THE PAST #3

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IT’S THE END!

f a t h e rw i n t e rd r i v e rl e t t e ra n s w e rd i n n e rs u m m e r The new words is friends.