3990 Learning at home workbook 6 ebook

The legacy of the Great Iron Horse – 3
Word knowledge
1. (a) Separate each word into its base word and inflections.
(i) standardised (ii) greatest
(iii) noisily (iv) injustices
(b) The word brought is an inflection of the verb to .
2. Find one word from the text that comes from each base word.
(a) revolt (b) represent
(c) govern (d) industry
3. An antonym of the word advances (paragraph 1) is
4. Write two phrases from the text that mean ‘the railways’.
5. Match the words or phrases to the meanings.
(a) great effect • further afield
(b) greater distance away • current news
(c) events of the day • major influence
6. Write the plural of each word.
(a) factory (b) country
(c) industry (d) technology
7. Separate each word into its syllables. Circle the stressed syllable.
(a) efficient (b) frequent
(c) delivered (d) economic
8. Rearrange the letters to give a word from the text, then order them alphabetically.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
c e e f f i i n t
e c c i m n o o
c e e f f i i l n t y
e c m n o o y
9. Write sentences giving two different meanings for each word.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
rest:
trip:
disadvances reversals circles
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