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Write 2 or 4 lines to complete this rhyming poem called a limerick:
There once was a bug
That lived under a rug
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You are a bug from another planet - an alien bug who has landed on earth. Tell your story to another bug when you get back home.
In your story you should include:
• How you arrived on earth
• The differences between this world and your own
• Any funny, exciting or dangerous things that happened to you
• How you managed to survive
• How you got back home
• Advice to other bugs in your world |
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Each of these words about insects and bugs has a spelling mistake. Some are more challenging! Alongside each word, write the correct spelling. You could make this into a game with a classmate or make it a time challenge against the clock.
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ANTENAE .................................
MOSKITO .................................
CATTERPILLAR .................................
BEAS .................................
ABDAMEN .................................
WYNGS .................................
FLYS .................................
ANTTLERS .................................
LARFA .................................
EERWIG ................................. |
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Find a picture of a real dragonfly or use the 
picture of the dragonfly here. Describe the
dragonfly to a friend who has never seen one before.
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In the sentences below about insects, underline the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Then label each word with the correct initials:
NOUN (N) / VERB (V) / ADJECTIVE (ADJ) / ADVERB (ADV)
The first one has been done for you.
1. An insect has six legs.
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2. The dragonfly is a beautiful and colourful insect.
3. The sensible boy ran quickly from the angry wasp.
4. Lice are very tiny creatures.
5. The buzzing bee hovered slowly above the yellow flower.
6. Cockroaches leave a nasty smell on everything they touch.
7. When two ants meet on the trail they touch each other quickly to see if they are from the same nest. |
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Some insects like butterflies, change shape and appearance as they develop. Here are the stages: |
EGG
LARVA
PUPA
ADULT
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In a famous film called 'The Fly', a scientist turns into a fly when an experiment goes wrong. Write a poem or short story about something similar. or if you prefer, tell the story in a cartoon form with text underneath each picture. |
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Find the nine letter word and see how many other words you can make using the centre letter in all words. |
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| Then find out what the link is between the make-believe animal in the nine letter word and St. George. |
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Write down the list of insects below in alphabetical order:
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Beetle
Grasshopper
Fly
Flea
Butterfly
Bee
Wasp
Caterpillar
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Now match these sentences about insects with the insects above. Do this by writing out the correct sentence alongside each insect:
a) One type is called a 'blubottle'.
b) It has a body case rather like armour to protect it
c) It collects pollen to make honey.
d) It sucks blood from you when it bites.
e) This one bites and can leave you with a deadly disease.
f) They build their nests from paper which they make by chewing up tiny strips of wood.
g) The larva of a butterfly.
h) You see lots of these in the garden. They are brightly coloured red with black spots.
i) They are brightly coloured and fly during the day and visits gardens a lot. You can see them on flowers, spreading their wings in the sunshine.
j) These have very strong hind legs which they use for jumping. |
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Homophones are words which sound the same but are spelt differently. Fill in the gaps in the sentence by choosing the correct word:
1. "Look over ...............," Craig said, "I can see ............... nest." |
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| 2. "If you want to ............... the grasshopper you must come ................" |
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Spelling
Antennae; Mosquito; Caterpillar; Bees; Abdomen; Wings; Flies; Antlers; Larvae; Earwig
Grammar
2. dragonfly = noun; is = verb; beautiful = adjective; colourful = adjective; insect = noun
3. sensible = adjective; boy = noun; ran = verb; quickly = adverb; angry = adjective; wasp = noun
4. lice = noun; are = verb; very = adverb; tiny = adverb; creatures = noun
5. buzzing = adjective; bee = noun; hovered = verb; slowly = adverb; yellow = adjective; flower = noun
6. cockroaches = noun; leave = verb; nasty = adjective; smell = noun; touch = noun
7. two = adjective; ants = noun; meet = verb; trail = noun; touch = verb; quickly = adverb; see = verb; are = verb; same = adjective; nest = noun
Word Grid
Dragonfly; St. George's dragon
Matching Words to Statements
a) Fly; b) Beetle; c) Bee; d) Flea; e) Mosquito; f) Wasp; g) Caterpillar;
h) Ladybird; i) Butterfly; j) Grasshopper
Homophones
1. there/their; 2. hear/here; 3. two/to; 4. know/no; 5. hare/hair |
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