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Write sentences using each of these words to show as many different meanings as possible. Use a dictionary to help you find the different definitions.
bank
Club
Fine
Watch
Box
Hatch
I need to deposit this check at the bank.
We are going to a club to listen to live music.
She received a fine for speeding.
He likes to watch movies on the weekends.
The box contained a surprise gift.
The bird hatched from its egg.
Complete the sentences using the correct homophone.
The dog had a long _________________ (tale/tail).
She forgot to _________________ (right/write) the address on the envelope.
The team _________________ (one/won) despite the bad conditions.
The _________________ (sun/son) shone brightly in the sky.
_________________ (I/Eye) went to Kerala last spring.
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Draw a circle around the silent letter of letters in each of them.
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Write four interesting sentences, each using a word from the bottom row in the box.
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Sign up nowUse the words form the box to complete the crossword puzzle. Next to each clue write the word with a silent h.
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1. A group of singers
2. A repeating verse
3. A returning sound
4. A person who supplies medicine
5. A slight pain in your head
6. A place where children learn
7. A person who designs buildings
8. A religious festival
9. A bodily organ
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Daedalus watched the birds and suddenly an idea came to him. Icarus, my song go collect all the feathers you can find soon the workshop was full of thousands of them I will now make a wooden frame shaped like the wing of a bird explained Daedalus to a confused Icarus how will you attach the feathers to the wooden frame asked Icarus I will pour some melted wax onto the frame and press the feathers to the was Once the was is cool it will become solid again explained Daedalus.
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Number the events according to the correct sequence.
1. ‘Icarus, my son! Come back, the sun will melt the wax! Pleaded Daedalus.
2. Daedalus wanted his freedom to leave the island and return to his own country.
3. Never again would Daedalus fly.
4. Daedalus made a wooden frame shaped like the wing of a bird.
5. Icarus soared higher and higher through the clouds and then above them.
6. The feathers began to come away from the wooden frame and Icarus fell towards the sea.
7. Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too low, or too high.
8. Daedalus was a great engineer and inventor.
9. Icarus was too excited to remember his father’s warnings.
10. The king gave Daedalus a well-equipped workship in a high tower.
8. Daedalus was a great engineer and inventor.
10. The king gave Daedalus a well-equipped workshop in a high tower.
2. Daedalus wanted his freedom to leave the island and return to his own country.
4. Daedalus made a wooden frame shaped like the wing of a bird.
7. Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too low, or too high.
5. Icarus soared higher and higher through the clouds and then above them.
9. Icarus was too excited to remember his father’s warnings.
1. ‘Icarus, my son! Come back, the sun will melt the wax!' Pleaded Daedalus.
6. The feathers began to come away from the wooden frame and Icarus fell towards the sea.
3. Never again would Daedalus fly.
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Sign up nowStay near me and you will be safe.
a. Who said this to whom?
b. Why did he say this?
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a. Did Icarus listen to his father’s warning?
b. What happened next in the story?
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Sign up now‘Ambition is the path to success. Patience is the vehicle you arrive in.’ Do you think had Icarus been patient he could have avoided his tragic end?
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Daedalus and Icarus were being kept captive by the king of Crete on his island.
Daedalus and Icarus were being kept captive by the king of Crete on his island.
a. Why did Daedalus want to escape the island?
b. How did the king ensure they did not escape by sea?
a. Daedalus wanted to escape the island to regain his freedom and return to his own country.
b. The king ensured they did not escape by sea by ordering that all ships should be searched before leaving the port to ensure Daedalus and Icarus were not aboard.
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1. "Daedalus used wax to build some wings for himself and his son Icarus." - This line introduces the escape plan Daedalus came up with to leave Crete.
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Myth of legend – a story from ancient times that may or may not be true
The myth of the legendary creature has been passed down through generations.
Captive – kept as a prisoner or in a confined space; unable to escape
The captive was kept locked in a small cell for years.
Aboard – on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train
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