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There as once a hungry goose - who escaped from Farmer Gile’s farmyard, when his noose was loose. The goose flew so hard, he almost crashed into the barn in the farmyard.  On his way from here to Hungary, the loose goose was, of course, rather hungry. He stopped off in a field for a snack - and picked off one or two gooseberries from the bushes at the side of the track. Very soon, his feathers were covered in gooseberry juice - he was soon the most sticky goose on the loose. He took an enormous bite and crunched to his heart’s delight - chomping gooseberries with all his might. Soon, on the bush, there were only leaves - as well as one or two of the crows who flew in from the wheat sheaves ! Although his belly rumbled, he didn’t stop - he rushed upto the gooseberry bush and stumbled - and ate every gooseberry from the bottom to the top.

Goosey, Goosey Gander English Game 

How many smaller words can you make from the title “The Hungry Goose Who Ate Too Many Gooseberries” ?

A Maths Game For Real Gooseberries

1. If the goose ate 3 gooseberries every 2 minutes, how many gooseberries is that in one hour ?

2. If this amount was only one third of the total number of gooseberries on each bush, what fraction, decimal and percentage remained ?

3. If the goose ate one quarter of the gooseberries off the bush in 45 minutes, how long did he take to eat them all ? Give your answer in minutes and hours.

4. Work out how many gooseberries were on each bush.

5. If the goose dropped 1 : 8 of the gooseberries, how many a) were dropped ? b) did he actually eat ?

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers :

1. 3 (60 / 2 = 30) = 90

2. 2 / 3 = 0.6 = 66 %

3. 45 x 4 = 180 mins = 3 hours

4. 90 x 3 = 270

5. a) one part = 270 / 9 = 30 b) 8 x 30 = 240

Critters !

Circle the letters C - R - I - T inside these words. criticism

Ham Shanks, Thanks !

Circles the “ank” inside these words. Can you think of anymore words like this ?

crank

Eat All You Can Eat !

Add the letters E - A - T to complete the words.

Answers : The Hungry Alligator Who Ate A Gate

The hungry badger’s belly rumbled, he went walking in the woods, slipped and tumbled. That is how he got his stripes, and why his fur is not all white. He loved to snoot and snout about, looking for beetles, though he sometimes found nowt. No wonder the badger was a hungry chap, the only thing he found in the wood was mushrooms, toadstools and stuff … and that wasn’t enough ! The hungry badger went to town … where he found one or two badges looking around. He gobbled them all - in one big bite - luckily there were stacks to quench his hungry badger appetite. The hungry badger licked his lips - the tastiest badge was on the top shelf (but it was worth the trip !). The hungry badger wagged his tail … looking for badges, he hoped he’d not fail.

 1. The hungry badger found 500 insects - beetles, fleas and frogs in a ratio of 3 : 5 : 7. How many of each did he find ?

 2. Then he ate 20 % - how many were left ?

 3. The hungry badger found 0.8 of the 200 slugs he ate underneath a tree trunk. How many is that ?

 4. He took a rest on a log and squashed 4 of the 12 mushrooms growing there - what fraction is that ?

 5. The hungry badger found 150 badges - 10 % of them were military badges - what percentage and how many were other types of badges ?

 6. If the hungry badger had 300 badges and the pin was broken on 1 : 3, how many is that ?

 7. Write the following data on a graph entitled “Insects Found In The Woods”. Design two columns - one for the actual number and another for the % of the total that each insect represents.

SLUGS 20

FLEAS 45

BEETLES 60

CATERPILLARS 80

FROGS 50

 __________

TOTAL

__________

 8. Write the following data on a graph entitled “Badges Eaten In Town”. Design two columns - one for the actual number and another for the % of the total that each insect represents.

MILITARY 90

MARITIME 10

FOOD 20

MUSIC BADGES 120

SCHOOL 70

SCOUTS 130

__________

TOTAL

__________

 Badger’s Not Bad Spelling !

Add The letters B - A - D where the hungry badger has eaten them all away. Then make a sentence using the word as an example.

 __ __ __ minton

 __ __ __ tempered

not __ __ __

__ __ __ inage

__ __ __ ge

__ __ __ news

__ __ __ time

__ __ __ ly

__ __ __ guys

__ __ __ effect

__ __ __ meat

feeling __ __ __

 __ __ __ behaviour

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers :

1. One part = 500 / 15 = 33.3 therefore, 99.99 : 166.665 : 233.31;

2. 500 / 100 x 20 = 100

3. 200 / 10 x 8 = 160

4. 1 / 3

5. a) 100 - 5 = 95 % b) 150 - (150 / 100 x 10 = 15) = 135

6. 100

The hungry woodpecker who ate a whole wood, started by learning to peck worms as most good woodpeckers in the wood should. It didn’t matter how many ladybirds and caterpillars it had got. Dry rot or not, the woodpecker finished off the lot. As a baby bird at sapling school, the hungry woodpecker gobbled up all the pencils and tools … When the hungry woodpecker’s belly rumbled, it was like a thunderstorm and the hungry woodpecker from the tree tumbled. Thus, the hungry woodpecker started off his career, by falling from the trees on his ears as he tried to munch apples and pears. The hungry woodpecker cooked a tasty dinner of worms on toast. He really didn’t mean to, but soon, he’d cooked up sawdust roast. First he nibbled on a knotted root, then when he’d finished, he ate his boots. Once he’d got stuck on some of the bark, the hungry caterpillar ate a bench in the park. The hungry woodpecker took an enormous bite, it tasted just right, but still wasn’t enough to fill his hungry appetite. So, the hungry woodpecker went to pick a pear for lunch. Before he’d finished off his crunch, he’d munched the entire bunch of branches. He was still hungry, so next he chewed a few leaves, by the time he’d finished, he’d eaten the house’s whole eaves. The hungry woodpecker salt and peppered the hatstand … before he’d finished, his hats were canned - they tasted grand. The hungry woodpecker was so peckish that he pecked this and pecked that. Outside, the chimney pot soon disappeared, the television cable, too, he feared. He started by watching the cricket, then promptly ate the bat. The hungry woodpecker set the table, with as much wood as he was able. Whilst he was polishing the knives, forks and spoons, he thought he’d take a snack. He started by eating the serviette, then chopped up the newspaper rack - it was the tastiest thing he’d eaten, yet. He started by chomping on one of the legs - it was much better than eating fried eggs on bread. Soon one of the chairs was no longer there. He ate the wardrobe, too, so he had even fewer feathers as he flew and nothing left to wear. Very soon, the whole house was bare. As the woodpecker was enjoying one of the bugs, he suddenly realised he’d devoured the rug. He only meant to take a sip of tea … but by the time he’d finished, he eaten all the mug ! He went to the supermarket to buy a pair of shoes, when he tried to tie his shoe laces, he’d eaten the two. If the hungry woodpecker went to read a book, before long, he’d eaten the whole shelf, along with the book at which he took a look. The hungry woodpecker was so peckish that before long, he’d eaten the desk. When, the hungry woodpecker went to post a letter, he finished off the letterbox … which made him feel much better. The hungry woodpecker needed to go to the dentist, who said he could have an appointment in about a week. Instead of pulling a tooth, of course, the dentist had to remove three splinters from his beak ! Finally, when the hungry woodpecker was sleepy and went to bed, he yawned and went to swallow a sleeping pill … but swallowed a whole pillow instead and in fact, is sleeping still.

In The Wood With The Hungry Woodpecker Spelling Activity

Along with the worms that the hungry woodpecker pecked, he pecked some of the letters from out of these words. Can you help the hungry woodpecker by filling in the gaps with “WOOD” and completing these correct spellings ? Example - ________ + pecker = woodpecker

drift + ________ =
________ + work =
________ + land =
polished + ________ =
________ + chuck
Sher + ________ + forest =
________ + mouse =
________en + table=
________ + pigeon =

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers : driftwood ; woodwork ; woodland ; polished wood ; wood - chuck ; Sherwood Forest ; wood mouse; wooden table ; wood pigeon

There was once a hungry rattlesnake, who rattled so much, that the Earth shook. He shook the tables and he shook the chairs, he shook the roof and he shook the stairs. He shook the house inside and out … he even shook the cat so much that it too shook about. He shook by his saucer … and it shook the milk … he shook the fridge and the milk spilt. Soon there were bubbles all about the place … and the splashes of milk shook the whiskers on his face. Soon the rattlesnake to his delight, had so much milk that he too was almost white. It didn’t matter if it was full cream or not … the rattlesnake loved milkshake rather a lot. When the hungry rattlesnake hissed, some more, his milkshake shook and bubbled on the floor. Just the sight of milk made the rattlesnake lick his slips … at first he sipped milk in drips and drips. But soon the rattlesnake was swimming in cream - he thought he was in paradise - a ratttlesnake’s dream. The hungry rattlesnake drank and drank - he drank so much, he almost sank ! Soon his belly was gargling, too … inside the rattlesnake, the milkshake bubbled, too. The hungry rattlesnake rattled milk bottles so much that it awoke the neighbours and they rattled back “Hey Mr Rattlesnake … what that’s rattle you make ? Don’t you think the windows in the house might break ?”. The rattlesnake soon was hungry no longer … as the rattlesnake’s milkshake shaking grew stronger and stronger. The hungry rattlesnake loved his shake - that he and the other rattlesnakes in the jungle created a new dance to see what music they could make. Soon the whole jungle was shaking in style - it was the best jungle dance that they’d seen for a while. The hungry rattlesnake loved his new dance … it made all the elephants prance by chance. Even the rhinocerous, who was a lazy, old fellow, started to dance till his feet turned yellow.

The Aching Snake’s “Ake” Game

When the Earth shook, some of the letters fell from out of these words and phrases. Can you add either “AKE” or “EAK” or “EEK” to make them complete again ? Which is the correct one to use in these different examples ?

Earthqu + ___
st + ___
fl + ___
br + ___ down
h + ___
fr + ___
m + ___
mountain p+ ___
st + ___
w + ___ because of ill health
w + ___
my drainpipe has a l + ___
s + ___
the duck’s b + ___
s+ ___ permission
t + ___
r + ___
milksh + ___
f + ___
b + ___ a c + ___
aw + ___
t + ___ furniture
seven day w + ___

© Jacqueline Richards 2006

Answers : Earthquake ; steak ; flake ; breakdown ; hake ; freak ; make ; mountain peak ; stake ; weak because of ill health ; wake ; my drainpipe has a leak ; sake ; the duck’s beak ; seek permission ; take ; rake ; milkshake ; fake ; bake a cake ; awake ; teek furniture ; seven day week

It seemed that nothing could quench the hungry spider’s spidery appetite. The spider licked his lips and fluttered his wings as his fly bread got buttered. There were fried fly eggs for breakfast, fly porridge and fly yoghurt … grilled flies on toast and fly sandwiches … even fly soup and a fly Sunday roast. Fly sundaes with strawberry jam and cream - there were so many flies, that the hungry spider thought he was in a dream. It didn’t really matter to the hungry spider the kind of fly, just as long as there were lots of them - bluebottles and greenflies, dragonflies and fleas - the spider’s web buzzed in the breeze as the flies buzzed in. It didn’t matter that the spider had toothache, or his dentures didn’t fit … he just kept chomping and chomping a healthy portion of fly pie and chips … until he bit his lip ! Nor did he care if he had no knife and fork - he opened a can of flies and popped a fly champagne cork. Then the hungry spider ate fly fish and chips - he ate so many flies on a sandwich, that he really thought he would flip. He finished his fly meal … wiped away fly crumbs with a dandelion serviette … though he knew he would be eating soon, another fly omlette, I bet ! In the supermarket, the hungry spider piled his trolley with flies and pies - he piled flies so high, that his supermarket trolley broke a wheel ‘cos of a fly two for the price of one fly away deal. He ate a tasty fly dessert - of fly toffee, fly coffee and fly cake - and when he finally burped, his burp buzzed. The hungry spider gobbled them all up … he even gobbed up the knives and forks, the saucers and the cups ! The hungry spider ate so many flies that he started to grow wings and flew right out of his spider’s web. But the hungry spider ate so many fly sandwiches that he could hardly fly at all - his belly grew and grew - and he fell with a PLOP ! on the floor. Soon the spider needed a catapult to help him have lift off - but it wasn’t long, of course, before the hungry spider decided to stop and scoff.

 The Spider Hidden Inside Game

The hungry spider not only ate all he fly bread, but he gobbled up some of the letters in these words, too. Can you help the hungry spider to spell them correctly by adding, in any order, the letters “IDE” and filling in the gaps where hte spider is hidden ?

h +  = h___
forb  d  = forb _ d _ _ n
w +  = w___
r +  = r___
str +  = str___
ab +  = ab___
cr+  = cr___
l _  = l___
tr +  = tr___
pr +  = pr___
fr +  = fr___
h +  d +  n away = h_ _ d_n + away

ins +  = ins _ _ _

den+  = den _ _ _

© Jacqueline Richards 2005

Answers : h___ ; forb _ d _ _ n ; w___ ; r___ ; str___ ; ab___ ; cr___ ; l___ ; tr___ ; pr___ ; fr___ ; h_ _ d_n ; inside ; denied

The hungry slug’s belly rumbled till it ached and sounded like a thunderstorm. He hadn’t eaten for weeks … so he decided to go for a picnic in the vegetable patch. It took him all morning to crawl along the garden path … he wriggled and wormed up the spade - looking for a left over fly caught up in an old spider’s web or a tasty morsel left by the birds. But the snails had eaten all the bluebottle flies and the frost had destroyed most of the cabbage patch. The buckets stacked in the garden shed were just as empty and the flower pots, too, were bare. No worms, not even a breadcrumb left by the sparrows on the bird table. So the hungry slug made his way across the lawn until he reached the rosebush. There weren’t any greenfly there, either. The vegetable patch looked much more appetising … though the rabbits had eaten all the carrots. The slug liked the look of the cabbage, best. It made his mouth water and his belly rumbled even more as the hungry slug crawled towards the greenhouse door. “YUM ! YUM !”, he thought to himself, as he made his way along the wooden shelf. He passed the lawnmower, the fertiliser, too, and very soon, he found a cabbage or two. The hungry slug opened his mouth quite wide - showing his teeth glistening white inside. He took a big gulp … delicious. Better than lettuce, though not quite as squishy as tomato and much tastier than cress. The cabbage leaves crunched as the hungry slug munched, eating cabbage soup for breakfast, cabbage cake for tea, and cabbage juice for lunch. And very soon he had eaten not only one leaf but a few … the hungry caterpillar joined in too. The hungry slug then ate some more, his belly grew till it reached the floor, and the slug could hardly fit through the greenhouse door. The hungry slug then chomped and chomped. Before long, he had gobbled up the spade - the rake and the trowel and every little bit of cabbage that the gardener displayed. He had eaten so much he thought he would burst - it seemed that nothing could quench his cabbage hunger or indeed his cabbage thirst. There was cabbage for appetiser, (served on a bed of cabbage leaves). The main course, was cabbage stew, too, (with cabbage gravy) even cabbage for dessert - it didn’t seem to matter to the slug, whether or not it made his belly hurt. With ice - cream cabbage and cabbage sauce and even a cabbage flake - his belly started rumbling so much, it made the garden shake. The hungry slug then drank a nice tasty, big glass of cabbage juice. He started munching stalks at dusk and carried on eating leaves through till noon - it didn’t even seem to matter much that he had no knife, fork or spoon ! This was the best vegetable patch, he had ever seen ! The hungry slug ate so much cabbage, he thought he would turn green, and then among the cabbage leaves, no - one could see where he had been.

 Put the “Ug” In The Slug Game

The thunderstorm was so bad that it downpoured on these words and washed away some of the letters.

He broke his leg playing r _ _by

He gave her teddy bear a h _ _.

Another name for a slug is a b_ _ .

He shr _ _ged his shoulders.

T_ _ of war game.

The sl _ _ was sat on a cabbage leaf.

She poured water from a j _ _.

The train ch _ _ged into the station.

He made her a m _ _ of coffee.

© Jacqueline Richards 2005

Answers : rugby ; hug ; bug ; shrugged his shoulders; slug ; jug ; chugged ; mug

The hungry shark which swam in the waters of Asiaarctatica, was known to be one of the hungriest ceatures in the entire animal kingdom. It could swim so fast that it was never caught - to the waters of Asia - arctatica, fear it brought. When the hungry shark, gnashed it’s teeth, jellyfish squivered and ran away - knowing the hungry shark might eat them today. The hungry shark had a saw for a jaw and could eat a thousand fishes in one great gulp. When he yawned, the whole beach heard his cry, and hid for cover as he went swimming by. The hungry shark licked his lips, he drooled a lot at the sight of ships. The hungry shark hid in the rocks, waiting for sailors who sailed from the docks. Fishermen told tales of high seas and a hungry, old shark, who gobbled up whales and pounced after dark. It wasn’t long, of course, before the hungry shark had finished them all, and the fishermen had trouble their tales to recall. The clam admiralty feared he would sink all the fleet - that he’d start nibbling their fingers and end with their feet. The Crab Commander in Chief called for a treaty - to ensure that the shark had no more sailors for tea. First he commanded a overseas search - and offered the shark a trout or a perch. But the shark was still hungry - and his belly still rumbled, another three battleship to the hungry shark crumbled. Parliament declared the army put up a fight - since it seemed that nothing could quench the shark’s big appetite. But the mussel soldiers knees shook when they saw the great shark - they too ran away and hid in the dark. Although they would usually fight with great force, they feared the shark’s teeth and much worse, they were the tasty main course. A battle ensued with the sea creatures firing cockleshells from guns - but it seemed that the shark was the main one who won. The hungry shark invited a mermaid to dine on his rock - but she said she go with a sailor from the dock. She too knew that a shark, with a hungry glint in his eye, would be rather dangerous and better go swimming by. A jellyfish too declined and said “No” “The fish and chip shop would be a better place to go !”. Even the starfish preferred to paddle alone, rather than cuddle a shark and call his belly her new home. Although he’d had lots of friends for tea - the shark was soon lonely - in the waters of Asiaarctatica sea.

 Hungry Shark’s Chomping Jaws

Then hungry shark not only ate a whole load of boats, he ate some of the letters from out of these words. Can you put either “SHARK” or “HARK” or “ARK” into these words or phrases to spell them correctly ?

________ ! The Heralds Angels Sing !

Noah’s ________

P________

D________NESS

SP________ - FUSE

UP WITH THE L________S.

B________ OF A TREE

M________ER - PEN

P________ING TICKET

ST________K

© Jacqueline Richards 2005

Answers : Hark ; ark ; park ; darkness ; spark - fuse ; up with the larks ; bark of a tree ; marker - pen ; parking ticket ; stark

The hungry seagull who lived by the sea, knew all the best places to find fish and chips for his tea. He ate so many fish and chips that he thought his beak would bust - regardless of a very long queue, the hungry seagull would fly in first. It didn’t matter if there was no salt and vinegar … Noticing he was getting thinner and thinner, the hungry seagull would always have a fish and chip dinner for dinner. It didn’t matter if there were peas or not - his favourite dish was cod, whether cold or hot and the hungry seagull ate rather a lot. The hungry seagull sat all day on a wall to hide - waiting for batter with a tasty fish inside. Whatever the weather - it didn’t matter at all. “Salt and vinegar !”, was the hungry seagull’s call. He waited for crumbs to be thrown on the street, scavanging for fish and chips with his fish and chip feet - when he found a tasty morsel he crowed “Mmmmmmm what a fish and chip treat !”. Just the smell of bread and butter made the hungry seagull’s wings flutter. He pecked all day and pecked all night … fish and chips were the seagull’s delight. Though the other shops sold postcards and stuff - the seagull flew past them and gave them a snuff. For fish and chips - he couldn’t get enough. The hungry seagull ate fish and chips from a bucket … if fish disappeared - it was usually the hungry seagull who’d took it. The hungry seagull knew all the news - he read the Daily Gazette daily as fish and chip, he chewed. Soon the seagull was the fattest in town … and every time he tried to fly, he fell flattest, down to the ground. The hungry seagull who ate too much fish and chips - decided one day to nip for a dip. His paddling made quite a splash and his swimming trunks reported in the local gazette as a newsflash. When he jumped into the rippling water, he almost squashed a mermaid - who jumped up and the seagull caught her. The seagull was now more the size of a whale, though he still flapped his wings, and had a feathery fish and chip tail. Very soon he was beached on the shore … eating more and more fish and chips than anyone had ever eaten before.

 Can You See The Sea Game ?

The hungry seagull who lived by the sea was so hungry he ate these letters for tea. And now instead of five letters, there is only three. Can you help the hungry seagull to spell these words correctly ? Which is the right one to use ? Add either SEE, SE or SEA … Example - _____ + gull = seagull

______ + m =

_______ + shell =

_______ + the =

_______ + through =

_______ + rious =

_______ + ll =

_______ + ll out =

_______ + lf - control =

_______ + rvice =

_______ + niority =

_______ + rmon =

_______ + quel =

______ + ntry =

______ + parate =

______ + nsitive =

______ + seless =

_____d + off =

_____ + nsational =

_____ + lion =

_____ + nior =

_____ + d =

_____ + k =

_____ + izure =

_____ + saw =

_____ + t =

______ + p =

_____+ curity =

_____ + gment =

_____ + tting =

______ + dated =

_____ + each other =

_____ + ldom =

© Jacqueline Richards 2005

Answers : seem ; sea - shell ; seethe ; see - through ; serious ; sell ; sell - out ; self - control ; service ;seniority ; sermon ; sequel ; sentry ; separate ; sensitive ; senseless ; send - off ; sensational ; sea lion ; senior ; seed ; seek ; seizure ; see - saw ; seat ; seep ; security ; segment ; setting ; sedated ; see each other ; seldom