VCOP

Brain
warmer upper activities
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Think of at least 5 WOW

words to describe a banana
(remember to use your
senses).

Write some in a sentence.

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Think of at least 5 WOW

words to describe a
sandwich (remember to use
your senses).

Write some in a sentence.

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Think of at least 5 WOW

words to describe a cat
(remember to use your
senses).
Write some in a sentence.
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Think of at least 5 WOW

words to describe a mouse
(remember to use your
senses).

Write some in a sentence .

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Think of at least 5 WOW

words to describe an apple
(remember to use your
senses).

Write some in a sentence.

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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

talked
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

ate
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

wrote
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

sat
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

played
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

sang
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Write as many adverbs as possible to
describe this verb:
e.g. ‘walked’ - quickly, slowly, etc.

climbed
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Pick 3 WOW words off the board
and write three sentences using them.

dine, progress, create, adore,

foreboding, speculation,
silhouette, terrain, love,
vision, atmosphere, argue
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Pick 4 WOW words off the board
and write four sentences using them.

outstandingly, tenderly,
quietly, formidable, bleak,
outspoken, stern, comical,
pathetic, yearning, dwell,
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Pick 4 WOW words off the board
and write four sentences using them.

container, furnishings, robe,

sensitively, timidly, calamity,
pain, imagine, unfortunate,
carefully, murderous
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Pick 5 WOW words off the board
and write five sentences using them.

growth, patiently, feelings,

courage, experience,
peak, patience, wasteland,
container, catalogue,
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Pick 5 WOW words off the board
and write five sentences using them.

echoing, doubtful, emotion,

anxiety, longing, progress,
create, system, communication,
ingredient, vibration, prefer,
nourish, demonstrate, enjoy, leap
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Pick 6 WOW words off the board
and write six sentences using them.

transport, shelter, baggage,

companion, vehicle,
thunderous, fearful,
marvellous, attractive, squirm,
helpful, generosity, echo
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Pick 6 WOW words off the board and
write six sentences using them.

fierce, adventure, accident,

magic, gigantic, weird,
freezing, quietly, silently,
bravely, happiness, joy,
testify, sadness, fear
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Pick 7 WOW words off the board and
write seven sentences using them.

beautiful, awful, enormous,

first, because, next,
exciting, afraid, lonely,
despair, interesting,
inconvenient, comparable
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Write down as many words as you can
beginning with the letter…

a
If you get to 20 try another.
You choose the letter!
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Write one sentence that includes

all three of the following nouns:
mouse, dog, horse
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Write one sentence that includes

all three of the following nouns:
cat, tree, fish
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Write one sentence that includes

all four of the following nouns:
house, necklace, dog, toilet
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Write one sentence that includes

all four of the following nouns:
cloud, bird, key, carrot
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Write one sentence that includes

all four of the following nouns:
boy, car, present, dog
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Write one sentence that includes

all five of the following nouns:
frog, helicopter, ball, book, girl
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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The bird flew to the tree.

The dog bit the robber.

The sheep lay down.

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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The cat sat on mat.

The man went home.
The car crashed.
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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The fish swam.

The baby burped.
The clown smiled.
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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The dog growled.

The light dimmed.
The flower grew.
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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The alarm rang.

The crowd cheered.
The bomb exploded.
The boy cried.
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Up Level these sentences by adding words, e.g.
The mouse ate the cheese.
The greedy mouse quickly ate the mouldy cheese.

The girl saw a fairy.

The boy heard a sound.
The woman felt a breeze.
The man smelled a rat.
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Start a word list from the word below.
Each new word must be a noun and must
start with the last letter of the previous
word:
e.g. dog – girl – lamb – boy – yo yo - owl

house
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below. Each
new word must be a noun and must start
with the last letter of the previous word:
e.g. dog – girl – lamb – boy – yo yo - owl

bench
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below. Each
new word must be a noun and must start
with the last letter of the previous word:
e.g. dog – girl – lamb – boy – yo yo - owl

dog
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below. Each
new word must be a noun and must start with
the last letter of the previous word:
e.g. dog – girl – lamb – boy – yo yo - owl

bird
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below.
Each new word must be an adjective and
must start with the last letter of the
previous word:
e.g. green – new – wonderful – lovely -

Kind
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below.
Each new word must be an adjective and
must start with the last letter of the
previous word:
e.g. green – new – wonderful – lovely -

yellow
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below.
Each new word must be an adjective and
must start with the last letter of the
previous word:
e.g. green – new – wonderful – lovely -

big
Each letter is worth one point!
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Start a word list from the word below.
Each new word must be an adjective
and must start with the last letter of
the previous word:
e.g. green – new – wonderful – lovely -

small
Each letter is worth one point!
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Find as many words
as possible to
describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality, dress
sense, life style,
everything.
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Using your words

from last time
write a
paragraph about
this character.
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Find as many words

as possible to
describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality, dress
sense, life style,
everything.
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Using your
words from
last time
write a
paragraph
about this
character.
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Find as many
words as possible
to describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality, dress
sense, life style,
everything.
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Using your
words from
last time
write a
paragraph
about this
character.
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Find as many
words as possible
to describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality,
dress sense, life
style, everything.
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Using your
words from
last time write
a paragraph
about this
character.
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Find as many
words as
possible to
describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality,
dress sense, life
style,
everything.
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Using your
words from
last time write
a paragraph
about this
character.
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Find as many
words as
possible to
describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality,
dress sense,
life style,
everything.
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Using your
words from
last time
write a
paragraph
about this
character.
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Find as many
words as
possible to
describe this
character’s
appearance,
personality,
dress sense,
life style,
everything.
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Using your
words from
last time
write a
paragraph
about this
character.
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Write as many words as you can to

describe this setting - use your senses.
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Write as many words as you can to
describe this setting - use your senses.
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Write as
Write manywords
as many wordsasas you
you cancan
to to
describe this
describe this setting-
setting- use
useyour
yoursenses.
senses.
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Write as many words as you can to

describe this setting - use your senses.
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Find as many words as you can that
could be used instead of...

said
Can you use some of them in
sentences?
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Find as many words as you can that
could be used instead of...

big
Can you use some of them in
sentences?
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Find as many words as you can that
could be used instead of...

little
Can you use some of them in
sentences?
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You need a book each. Open your book to
page 7, count down to line 5 and then along
to the 3rd word. You must now quickly write a
sentence using the word, underlining the
word.
Try again for page 19, line 9, word 6.
Try again for page 12, line 2, word 7.
Try again for page 26, line 15, word 8..
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
You need a book each. Without looking down,
flick through the pages and stop anywhere.
Point anywhere on the open page. Write down
the word you pointed to.
Do this four more times.
Write a sentence that makes sense using all
five words.
If you have time, try again!
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Look at these lists of nouns and verbs. Pick
one from each and make a sentence that
makes sense.

e.g. The boy rushed downstairs and ran outside.

Nouns Verbs
engine groaned
pencil stole
tree snapped
window revved
burglar rattled
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Look at these lists of nouns and verbs. Pick one
from each and try to make a silly sentence.

e.g. The pencil rushed downstairs and ran outside.

Nouns Verbs
book slipped
car fell
flower ran
tambourine pushed
pineapple caught
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Look at these lists of nouns and verbs. Pick one
from each and try to make a silly sentence.

e.g. The computer climbed the ladder.

Nouns Verbs
watch scraped
iron shot
chair walked
castle followed
ball saw
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Think of three animals and write a
sentence about each using two adjectives.

e.g. The big, fat pig could hardly fit

through the gate.
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Think of two animals and write a sentence
about each using two adjectives and an
adverb.
e.g. The old dairy cow moved slowly to
the milking shed.
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Think of three animals and write a
sentence about each using the word
‘after’ in each sentence.

e.g. After the sun went down, the

bat came out to hunt.
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Think of three animals and write a
sentence about each using the word
‘when’ in each sentence.
e.g. The alligator appeared when we
least expected it.
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Think of four animals and write a
sentence about each one using a simile
in each sentence.
e.g. He was as quiet as a mouse.

How about giraffe, lion, snake, fox, elephant, owl, bull?

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Think of an animal and write an
alliterative sentence about each one.
e.g. The terrible tiger tricked the
terrified tortoise!

How about snake, dog,

monkey, penguin, cow,
lion, cat, rabbit?
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This is an acrostic poem. It doesn’t rhyme.
It’s about a monkey.

Mess around a lot

On the look out for food
Nearly always in trouble
Kind at times
Ever so smart
Yells a lot
What about lion, cat, dog, rat, bird, elephant?
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This is an acrostic poem. It doesn’t rhyme.
It’s about a tank.

Tough as they come

Armed and ready
Never get in the way
Kills on sight

What about car, fridge, watch, bus, desk, house?

 Connectives

Write three sentences using a

different connective in each.
Underline the connective.

and – but – because

 Connectives

Write four sentences using a

different connective in each.
Underline the connective.

so - then – when - if
 Connectives
Write five sentences using a
different connective in each.
Underline the connective.

however - also - even though –

despite - after
 Connectives
Take turns to say a line in a story which you then
hand on to your partner by suggesting a
connective, e.g.
Child 1: Once there was a woodcutter who
Child 2: spent many hours in the forest because
Child 1: his wife spent so much money at Marks &
Spencer, that he had no choice to work however
Here are some connectives for you to play with:

meanwhile, furthermore , however , nonetheless ,

alternatively , although , because , nevertheless ,
whereas , whoever , consequently , despite , and
besides , until , yet , since , henceforward,
suddenly , when all at once , even though ,
 openers
There are different ways to open a
sentence. One way is description.
e.g. A lean, black cat stretched into
a high arc and settled down to
sleep.
How many openers can you think
of using description? Make sure you
finish off each sentence.
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There are different ways to open a
sentence. One is ‘ly’ starters
e.g. – Quickly, she ran down the road.
How many openers can you think
of like this? Make sure you finish
each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to
open a sentence. One is a
‘where’ starter.
e.g. At the end of the lane,
stood an old house.
How many openers can you
think of like this? Remember
to finish each sentence.
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There are different ways to open a
sentence. One is an ‘ing’ starter.
e.g. Running too fast, Jim fell over.
How many openers can you
think of like this?
Remember to finish off
your sentences.
 openers
There are different ways to open
a sentence. One is ‘Although’.
e.g. Although they were late, they
walked slowly to school.
How many openers can you
think of like this? Remember to
finish each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to
open a sentence. One is using
‘similes’.
e.g. She was as tall as a bus
and everyone loved her.
How many openers can you
think of like this? Remember
to finish off your sentences.
 openers
There are different ways to
open a sentence. One is using
‘alliteration’.
e.g. The sneaky, slimy snake
slithered under the blanket.
How many openers can you
think of like this. Remember
to finish each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to
open a sentence. One is the
‘ed’ starter.
e.g. Exhausted, Rizwan
decided to go to bed.
How many openers can you
think of like this. Remember
to finish each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to open a
sentence. One is a drop-in ‘ed’ clause.
e.g. Rizwan, exhausted by so much
effort, went to bed.
How many openers can
you think of like this?
Remember to finish your sentences.
 openers
There are different ways to open a
sentence one is “speech” plus stage
direction plus an ‘ing’ clause.
e.g. “Wait”, he whispered, picking up
his torch.
How many openers can you
think of like this?
Remember to finish each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to open
a sentence. One is exclamation!
“Noodles, get down!” shouted
Fizha.
How many openers can you think
of like this? Remember to finish
off each sentence.
 openers
There are different ways to
open a sentence. One is a
question.
“Are you sure that room is tidy?”
Mum yelled up the stairs.
How many openers can you think
of like this? Remember to finish
off your sentences.
?
 openers
Write four sentences using one of the
following in each sentence:

? ! ““ ed ing
 Punctuation

Copy the sentence below, adding the

correct punctuation.

what did you say the teacher asked in

disbelief how dare you say that in my
class go to the head teachers office
now jack left the class without saying
another word
 Punctuation

Copy the sentence below, adding the

correct punctuation.

the castle would have looked scary in

the daylight but at night it was
absolutely terrifying maybe we should
go back mohammed said it was then
that he realised he was alone
 Punctuation

Copy the sentence below, adding the

correct punctuation.
the car was a light blue colour it
wasn’t exactly what she wanted but it
would be better than nothing it was in
poor condition but at least it started
first time she decided to buy it and
left a deposit
 Punctuation

Copy the sentence below, adding the

correct punctuation.

they listened in the dark there wasn’t

a sound to be heard even nana who
had been barking miserably all evening
was quite quiet now but peter whose
ears were very sharp heard footsteps
in the distance
 Punctuation

Copy the sentence below, adding the

correct punctuation.
that piece of cheese has been sitting
on the court since last spring it must
have dropped out of someones
sandwich or something after a couple
of days the cheese started getting all
mouldy and nasty nobody would play
basketball where the cheese was
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Up level these sentences keeping the
meaning. Remember, you can use
openers, connectives, adverbs and
wow words.
1) the cat sat on the mat
2) the dog walked down the road
3) the fish swam in the bowl
4) the man sat on the bench
5) there was a duck on the pond
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Up level these sentences keeping the
meaning. Remember, you can use
openers, connectives, adverbs and
wow words.
1) there was a bird in the tree
2) there was a rabbit down the hole
3) i saw a witch in the garden
4) i saw a cat on the fence
5) i saw a mouse in the cupboard