Lesson 1

ow

1. Read the words in the box. Choose a word to finish each sentence.

town now frown down

a The boy walked __ __ __ __ the stairs.

b Some people live in a __ __ __ __ .

c There was a __ __ __ __ __ on her face.

d It is time for dinner __ __ __ .

Lesson 2

ar
1. Read the words in the box. Choose a word to finish each sentence.

jar far bark dark

a That is too __ __ __ to walk.

b It is __ __ __ __ at night.

c You can buy jam in a __ __ __ .

d The dog can __ __ __ __ .

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 Lesson 3

oo

1. Read the words in the box. Choose a word to finish each sentence.
hood look foot book

a I __ __ __ __ out of the window.

b I am reading my __ __ __ __ .

c My __ __ __ __ hurts!

d I put my __ __ __ __ up when it rains.

Lesson 4

oy and oi
2. Read the words in the box. Circle the right spelling of each a word
and use them to finish the sentences.
toylet toys voyce joyn
toilet tois voice join

a I like playing with my __ __ __ __ .

b The __ __ __ __ __ __ is in the bathroom.

c I use my __ __ __ __ __ to speak.

d I will __ __ __ __ the football club.

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 Lesson 5

Vowels and consonants

1. Write the missing vowels to make words.

a t r ___ ___ b b ___ l l

2. Write the missing consonants to make words.

a ___ o o __ b ___ o u ___ e

Lesson 6

Long vowel sounds

1. Join the words with the same long vowel sound.

a try moan
b real spoon
c blow need
d chew pain
e came high

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air, are, ear and ere

1. Draw a line between the words that sound the same.

a wear bear

b bare hear

c pair stair

d stare where
e here pear

Lesson 8

Plural – add s
1. Do these sentences make sense? Mark them with a
or a .

a I have two cat. ____

b I am seven years old. ____

c My sister is wearing a coats. ____

d There is a sausage in the pan. ____

e The chicken laid four eggs. ____

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 Lesson 9

Doing words - ing

1. Circle the correct spelling of these ing words.

a wave - waveing waving

b hope - hopeing hoping

c ride - rideing riding

d give - giveing giving

e leave - leaveing leaving

Lesson 10

Doing words - ed
1. Write these sentences in the past.

a I walk to the park.

__________________________________________________________

b We play in the garden.

__________________________________________________________

c They paint the walls.

__________________________________________________________

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Sentences 1

1. Make these into sentences.

a Where is ___________________________________________________

b There are __________________________________________________

c How many _________________________________________________

d They went _________________________________________________

2. Write a sentence about your favourite food.

_______________________________________________________________

Lesson 12

Capital letters
1. Write these names correctly using capital letters.
a manchester ________________________________

b devon ________________________________

c loch lomond ________________________________

d norwich ________________________________

e snowdon ________________________________

f derry ________________________________

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 Lesson 13

Exclamation marks

1. Write what you think the people in the pictures are shouting.
a b

____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________

Lesson 14

Linking words
1. Read these sentences. Underline the linking words that help you to
know what order the sentences should be in.

a Second she went to the bathroom _____

b Finally she went downstairs for breakfast. _____

c First Amy got out of bed. _____

d Then she got dressed. _____

2. Put a number next to each sentence to show what order they should
go in.

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 Lesson 15

Stories with familiar settings

1. Answer these questions about the story on page 18.

a What covered the walls? __________________ covered the walls.

b What is the name of the boy? The boy is called ____________.

c Where did he put the vegetables down?

He put the vegetables down on _____________________________
__________________________________________________________

Lesson 16

Poems with familiar settings

1. Use your own words from question 2 to write your own poem.

Monday morning
___________________ , ___________________
___________________ , ___________________
___________________ , ___________________
___________________ , ___________________
and off to school.

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 Lesson 17

Instructions

1. Write your own instructions for making a bowl of cereal. You

might need to use these words: bowl milk cereal spoon pour

1 __________________________________________________________

2 __________________________________________________________

3 __________________________________________________________

4 __________________________________________________________

5 __________________________________________________________

Lesson 18

Diagrams and labels

1. Draw and label a diagram to show the ingredients you needed to
make your bowl of cereal in Lesson 17, above.

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 Lesson 19

ch

1. Add ch to complete these words.

a wat_________ b _________ew

c dit_________ d _________ange

e su_________ f _________eap

g ea_________ h _________eek

i pat_________ j _________oose

Lesson 20

ph
1. Add ph to complete these words.

a al______abet b ne______ew

c tele______one d head______ones

e micro______one f ele______ant

g dol______in h or______an

i ______otocopy j ______otogra______

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 Lesson 21

wh

1. Add ph to complete these words.

a ______ite b ______en

c ______isper d ______ere

e ______y f ______at

g ______eel h ______ile
i ______istle j ______ale

Lesson 22

er
1. Choose the right er word to finish each sentence.

teacher printer cleaner hotter heather

a It is __________________ in the summer than the winter.

b A __________________ teaches people.

c __________________ is a plant and a girl’s name.

d I can print things using a __________________.

e A __________________ keeps places clean.

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 Lesson 23

er, ir and ur

1. Choose the right er, ir or ur word to finish each sentence.

nurse term turn thirsty tern

a A __________________ is a bird.

b A __________________ looks after people who are ill.

c I go back to school at the beginning of __________________.

d I can __________________ around to see what is behind me.

e If I am __________________, I have a drink.

Lesson 24

or, oor, aw, au and ore

1. Choose the right or, oor, aw, au or ore word to finish each sentence.

yawn snores sauce floor fork

a My dad __________________ in his sleep!

b I eat my dinner with a knife and __________________.

c If I am tired, I __________________.

d I love eating ice-cream with strawberry __________________!

e I dropped my teddy bear on the __________________.

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 Lesson 25

Compound words

1. Join these words together.

a arm + chair = ___________________________________

b bed + time = ___________________________________

c door + mat = ___________________________________

d hand + bag = ___________________________________

e play + ground = ___________________________________

Lesson 26

Syllables 1
1. Write whether these words have one, two or three syllables.

a sun _________ b open _________

c telephone _________ d happy _________

e eat _________ f window _________

g computer _________ h baby _________

i door _________ j photograph _________

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 Lesson 27

Opposites

1. Match each word with its opposite.

a slow open

b wet quiet

c right dry

d closed left

e loud fast

Lesson 28

Doing words – past tense 1

1. Match the now doing words with the yesterday doing words.

now yesterday

a help thought

b swim was

c have helped

d think swam

e am had

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 Lesson 29

Commas

1. Use these lists in sentences of your own.

a apple orange pineapple grapefruit

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

b peas cabbage runner beans broccoli

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

Lesson 30

Speech bubbles
1. What do you think they are saying? Fill in the speech bubbles.

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 Lesson 31

Speech marks

1. Put speech marks around the spoken words.

a Where am I? asked Nathan.

b Here it is! called Mrs Hall.

c Mum asked, What would you like to drink?

d Let’s play hide-and-seek, shouted Rachel.

e The girl said, Thank you for helping me.

Lesson 32

Does it make sense? 1

1. Write these sentences correctly.

a When am you going on holiday?

__________________________________________________________

b He are my best friend.

__________________________________________________________

c They is playing on the swings in the park.

__________________________________________________________

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 Lesson 33

Dictionaries

1. Write these words in the order you would find them in a dictionary.
Then match each word to its meaning.
playground dog leaf garage

a __________________ the green part of a tree

b __________________ somewhere to play outside

c __________________ a small animal

d __________________ somewhere to keep a car

Lesson 34

Traditional stories 1
1. Answer these questions about the story on page 39.

a Who decided they should have a race?

__________________________________________________________

b Who ran faster in part 3 of the story?

__________________________________________________________

c What did hare do when he was sure he would win?

__________________________________________________________

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 Lesson 35

Traditional stories 2

1. Retell the story as if you were telling it to someone else.

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Lesson 36

Indexes
1. Use these things to make an index for a book about fruit.
Index
page
apple 4 orange 9 ___________________ ____
___________________ ____
___________________ ____
___________________ ____
grapes 7 tomato 11

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 Lesson 37

ea

1. Say these words. Put them in the right columns.

beach spread seat teacher thread dread please dead

a team b bread
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________

Lesson 38

Syllables 2
1. Join these syllables to make new words.

a hel day

b ba room

c or lo

d to son

e class ange

f les by

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 Lesson 39

Word endings - ful

1. Add ful to these words. Read the words you have made.

a peace _______________________

b power _______________________

c tear _______________________

d pity _______________________

e fear _______________________

Lesson 40

Word endings - ly
1. Read these sentences. Underline the words that tell you how
something was done.

a The sun shone brightly.

b He laughed loudly at the joke.

c She sang the song beautifully.

d He was very badly behaved.

e She dropped the bag quickly.

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 Lesson 41

Doing words – past tense 2

1. Write these sentences again putting the doing words in the past
tense.
a I listen to my music.
__________________________________________________________
b We play football with our friends.
__________________________________________________________
c He thinks about his homework.
__________________________________________________________

Lesson 42

Synonyms
1. Match the synonyms.

a nice miserable

b happy lovely

c cold scorching

d unhappy cheerful

e hot chilly

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 Lesson 43

Gender words

1. Fill in the missing gender words.

male female

a he Æ __________

b __________ Å her

c man Æ __________

d __________ Å girl

e father Æ __________

Lesson 44

Describing words
1. Add describing words to these sentences to make them more
interesting.

a The ________________ person told a ________________ joke.

b The lady saw a ________________, ________________ cat.

c There were four ________________ducklings on the pond.

d The wood was full of ________________, ________________ trees.

e The playground is a/an ________________ place to play.

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 Lesson 45

Same spelling, different

sound

1. Complete the sentences using these words.

read record

a I like to _______________ books.

b The band wanted to _______________ a new song.

c She ran very fast and broke the world _______________.

d She _______________ her poem to the class.

Lesson 46

Spelling irregular words

1. Look, cover, write and check these words one at a time.

look and cover

write

check

a should

b would

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c people

d half

e once

Lesson 47

Statements and questions

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1. Make these telling sentences into asking sentences.
a I listen to pop music.
__________________________________________________________
b She plays football with her friends.
__________________________________________________________
c I work hard at school.
__________________________________________________________

Lesson 48

Does it make sense? 2

1. Write these sentences correctly.
a I were looking after my baby brother.
__________________________________________________________
b They was helping their mum.
__________________________________________________________
c Adam and Abdul was making a tent.
__________________________________________________________

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 Lesson 49

Narration

1. Now narrate something that happens to the boy on page 56 when

he goes to school that day.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Lesson 50

Sentences 2
1. Write these sentences correctly.

a i am going to see dr hunt on Tuesday

__________________________________________________________

b will i be able to play with james tomorrow

__________________________________________________________

c oh no, i’ve got my hand stuck

__________________________________________________________

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 Lesson 51

Rhyming poetry

1. Find the rhyming words in the poem.

There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover. Edward Lear

a over rhymes with _______________ and _______________

b keys rhymes with _______________ and _______________

Lesson 52

Humorous poetry
1. Finish this poem using the rhyming words.
There was an Old Man in a ______________, buzz
Who was very bored by a ______________. bee
When they said "Does it ______________?" does
He said "Yes, it ______________! tree
It's an incredibly noisy ______________!" bee

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 Lesson 53

Writing about books

1. Choose your favourite book and write about it here. It can be a

story book or an information book.
My favourite book is called ________________________________________
It was written by ________________________________________________
It is about ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
I like it because __________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Lesson 54

Information books
1. Read this information about owls and answer the questions.
An owl is a type of bird that has a round head, large eyes, and a short beak.
Owls fly and hunt at night. They catch and eat mice, other small animals,
and birds.
Owls can’t move their eyes but they can turn their heads nearly all the way
around.
What do owls eat?
_______________________________________________________________

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 Bond No Nonsense English 6-7 Years Answers
Lesson 1 Lesson 13
1. a down b town c frown d now 1. Answers will vary.

Lesson 2 Lesson 14
1. a far b dark c jar d bark 1. a Second she went to the bathroom. 2
b Finally she went downstairs for breakfast. 4
Lesson 3 c First Amy got out of bed. 1
1. a look b book c foot d hood d Then she got dressed. 3

Lesson 4 Lesson 15
1. a toys b toilet c voice d join 1. a honeysuckle b David c the grass

Lesson 5 Lesson 16
1. a tree b bell 1. Answers will vary.
2. a foot b house
Lesson 17
Lesson 6 1. Answers will vary.
1. a try, high b real, need c blow, moan
d chew, spoon e came, pain Lesson 18
1. Answers will vary.
Lesson 7
1. a wear, where b bare, bear c pair, pear Lesson 19
d stare, stair e here, hear 1. a watch b chew c ditch d change
e such f cheap g each h cheek
Lesson 8 i patch j choose
1. a
b c
d
e Lesson 20
1. a alphabet b nephew c telephone
Lesson 9 d headphones e microphone f elephant
1. a waving b hoping c riding d giving g dolphin h orphan i photocopy
e leaving j photograph

Lesson 10 Lesson 21
1. a I walked to the park. 1. a white b when c whisper d where
b We played in the garden. e why f what g wheel h while
c They painted the walls. i whistle j whale

Lesson 11 Lesson 22
1. Answers will vary. 1. a hotter b teacher c Heather d printer
2. Answers will vary. e cleaner

Lesson 12 Lesson 23
1. a Manchester b Devon c Loch Lomond 1. a tern b nurse c term d turn
d Norwich e Snowdon f Derry e thirsty
Lesson 24 Lesson 35
1. a snores b fork c yawn d sauce 1. Answers will vary.
e floor
Lesson 36
Lesson 25 1. apple 4
1. a armchair b bedtime c doormat grapes 7
d handbag e playground orange 9
tomato 11
Lesson 26
1. a 1 b2 c3 d2 Lesson 37
e1 f2 g3 h2 1. a team, beach, seat, teacher, please
i1 j3 b bread, spread, thread, dread, dead

Lesson 27 Lesson 38
1. a slow, fast b wet, dry c right, left 1. a hello b baby c orange
d closed, open e loud, quiet d today e classroom f lesson

Lesson 28 Lesson 39
1. a help, helped b swim, swam c have, had 1. a peaceful b powerful c tearful
d think, thought e am, was d pitiful e fearful

Lesson 29 Lesson 40
1. Answers will vary. 1. a The sun shone brightly.
b He laughed loudly at the joke.
Lesson 30 c She sang the song beautifully.
1. Answers will vary. d He was very badly behaved.
e She dropped the bag quickly.
Lesson 31
1. a “Where am I?” asked Nathan. Lesson 41
b “Here it is!” called Mrs Hall. 1. a I listened to my music.
c Mum asked, “What would you like to drink?” b We played football with our friends.
d “Let’s play hide-and-seek,” shouted Rachel. c He thought about his homework.
e The girl said, “Thank you for helping me.”
Lesson 42
Lesson 32 1. a nice, lovely b happy, cheerful
1. a When are you going on holiday? c cold, chilly d unhappy, miserable
b He is my best friend. e hot, scorching
c They are playing on the swings in the park.
Lesson 43
Lesson 33 1. a he, she b him, her c man, woman
1. a dog – a small animal d boy, girl e father, mother
b garage – somewhere to keep a car
c leaf – the green part of a tree Lesson 44
d playground – somewhere to play outside 1. Answers will vary.

Lesson 34 Lesson 45
1. a the tortoise 1. a I like to read books.
b the hare b The band wanted to record a new song.
c he sat down for a little rest c She ran very fast and broke the world record.
d She read her poem to the class.
Lesson 46
1. Check your child’s spelling of the words.

Lesson 47
1. a Do you listen to pop music?
b Does she play football with her friends?
c Do you work hard at school?

Lesson 48
1. a I was looking after my baby brother.
b They were helping their mum.
c Adam and Abdul were making a tent.

Lesson 49
1. Answers will vary.

Lesson 50
1. a I am going to see Dr Hunt on Tuesday.
b Will I be able to play with James tomorrow?
c Oh no, I’ve got my hand stuck!

Lesson 51
1. a Dover, clover b bees, knees

Lesson 52
1. There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was very bored by a bee.
When they said "Does it buzz?"
He said "Yes, it does!
It's an incredibly noisy bee!"

Lesson 53
1. Answers will vary.

Lesson 54
1. Owls eat mice, other small animals and birds.
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