Jack and The Beanstalk Tall and Short Stories

How many English words and phrase can you think of that include the word “cut” ? Make a sentence with each of the following words where the “cut” has been “cut” :

back

out

price

stle

in

e

throat

ting

soms

somary

somer

clear

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers : cut backcut out

Willy Nilly loved football though he never once scored a goal. In fact, whenever he saw a goal post, he thought it was a hole made by a mole ! Willy Nilly had knobbly sneeze, that made the ball wobble in the breeze. No wonder that he always missed the shot because his knobbly legs made the ball wobble rather a lot. When Willy Nilly was in the team, the championship was the fastest lost, it seemed. Willy Nilly’s football shirt was so out of shape that it was more like a skirt ! The last I heard, Willy Nilly was still trying to shoot, though when he kicked the ball, off fell his boot ! Willy Nilly thought perhaps snooker could be a better game, where he could get higher scores than nil, and not have to hang his head in shame. Next, Willy Nilly had a go at hockey, though he slipped in the snow (the last time I saw him, he was dodging to and fro). Willy Nilly’s favourite game, was rugby, which was where he made a famous name. Willy Nilly’s scores were soon so high, when he kicked the ball, it flew off into the sky. Willy Nilly added the scores together … it came to over five hundred … despite the snowy weather.

Nil - All

Add the letters N - I - L (in any order) to complete the words.

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Answers :

Jim’s Help ‘Im Hand

Add the letters I - M to complete the words. Where she Jim’s ‘im go ?

skming

suble

sle

le

te

cre

sw

tr

de

r

trmer

slming

slmer

swming

flsy

grgrehself

Calamity Cal was a catastrophic pal. Whenever, there was anything to do, Calamity Cal made a disaster or two. In fact, he was so calamitous that he everyone regularly cried out “Phew !”, too. Calamity Cal was always in a mess - when there were jobs to be done - he was utterly useless ! Calamit Cal never did well - but he studied hard to make things swell … and eventually his grades no longer fell.

How many words can you think of that include the letters C - A - L ? Example - calling card.

How many words can you think of that end in the prefix - M - I - T - Y ? Example -calamity.

How many words can you think of that end in the prefix - L - A - M ? Example - slam, lamb.

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E - L or G - L which are the two correct letters to use ?

© Jacqueline Richards 2007Answers :glisten

Sultan Sultana had a problem - he couldn’t tie a knot in his turban. It weighed a ton and regularly came undone. Although he practised on a piece of string, when he tried to tie it, he could not knot a single thing. Sultan Sultana first tried glue - but it only stuck to his fingers and the knot he made, simply would not knot into two. It just wouldn’t do. Next, he tried a hammer and a big, iron nail - but when he brought a spanner - the knot he made started to fail. When he used a saw - it fell onto the floor. So he folded his turban back into four. He asked Ali Baba to bring his magic lamp - and wished for a knot with all his might, then tried on his turban like sticking on a stamp ! Soon, Sultan Sultana was so stuck up - he’d picked up three paper clips and a broken, paper cup. He tried to tie on his turban by wrapping around a piece of rope - but when he accidentally sat on Ali Baba’s magic lamp -”Abracadabra !”, the rope turned into a cobra which started to elope ! Sultan Sultana’s turban just wouldn’t stay on his head. It was so uncomfortable wobbling about, that he tried a ribbon from an Easter bonnet instead. Not knowing where to begin, Ali Baba brought the Sultan a pin - he took it from the box and stuck it in ! “OUCH !”, Sultan Sultana cried out in disdainful pain - just as Ali Baba stuck it in again. Finally, Sultan Sultana used an elastic band - soon, in his turban, he was looking quite grand. But the turban knot still did not stay still - the last I heard, Sultan Sultana received a wobbling bill. Everyone thought that it must have been wine - that made him wobble so much that he got a fine !

Read the passage again and answer the following questions :

1. Name two things in the story that are made from paper.

2. Name two things in the story that Sultan Sultana used to try and fix his turban.

3. Name one kind of hat named in the story.

4. Name one animal named in the story.

5. Name one tool that might be found in a toolbox in the story.

Consult The Sultan

Can you see “Sul” hiding inside these words ? Circle the letters S - U - L.

result sulk consult insult sultana sultry consul consultancy sullen sulky resulted superlative insulting superfluous resulting insulted supernatural consulted succulent suddenly consultation suitable summarily supple sunlight supercilious superficial

Ali Baba’s Balmy Spelling Game

Can you see “Bab” hiding inside these words ? Circle the letters B - A - B.

babboon baby babble babyish babe back - biting backbone back - breaking barbecue barbarous barbarity barbed barbarian beachcomber bearable belabour label

Sultan Sultana’s Abracadabra ! Sums

Sultan Sultana also got stuck with his maths homework, too. Can you help ?

1. If Sultan Sultana’s turban was 5 metres long and he paid one gold coin for every 50 cm, how much did his turban cost ?

2. Ali Baba’s turban was 20 % longer than Sultan Sultana’s - how long was it ?

3. If Sultan Sultana’s head had a circumference of 40 cm - how many times could his turban be wrapped around ?

4. Ali Baba and Sultana together spent 3 and half hours trying to fix their turbans. If this was in a ratio of 1 : 3, how long did each person spend fixing their turbans ?

5. When pulled, the elastic band used by Sultan Sultana to tie his hat stretched to become one quarter bigger. If it originally measured 12 cm long, how long was it when stretched out ?

6. Sultan Sultana was 0.05 taller when wearing his turban. If he originally measured 2 metres tall, (without his turban) how big was he when he put his turban on ? Give your answer in m and cm.

7. To make them wobble so much, Sultan Sultana drank three glasses and Ali Baba had two glases of wine. If one glass cost £1.25, work out,

a) How much the wobbling bill was ?

b) How much change did they receive from £10.00 ?

8. Sultan Sultana had a packet of 200 sultanas that he shared in a proportion of 3 : 1 between himself and Ali Baba. How many did each person receive ?

9. Ali Baba spent 10 minutes polishing his magic lamp every day - how often is that in one week ? Is it more or less than one hour ?

In his dark cave, Sultan Sultana and Ali Baba couldn’t see properly … can you add the word “light” or “lite” to light up these letters and make them into full words ? which is the correct one to use ?

b

f

s

p

twi

po

house

ature

lamp

en

hearted

rate

headed

rary

weight

ral

ly

rally

poness

tl

sn

slss

c

The K - not In Sultan Sultana’s Turban

Circle the word “not” inside these bigger words.

noteworthy

notice

notable

notation

notch

notebook

nothing

knotted

nothing

nothingness

notification

noticeable

notify

notion

notoriety

notorious

nought

nourishment

novelist

novelty

nostalgic

north

northbound

another

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers :

1. 1 (5 x 100 / 50 = 10) = 10

2. 5 + (5 / 100 x 20 = 1) = 6 m

3. 500 / 40 = 12.5

4. One part = (3 x 60 + 30 = 210) / 4 = 52.5, therefore, 52.5 : 157.5 mins

5. 12 + (12 / 4 = 3) = 15 cm

6. 200 + (200 / 100 x 5 = 10) = 205 cm = 2.05 m

7. a) 1.25 (3 + 2 = 5) = £6.25 ; b) 10 - 6.25 = £3.75

8. Sultan : Ali = 150 : 50

9. 10 x 7 = 70 mins (more)

Answers : blight ; flight ; slight ; plight ; twilight ; polite ; lighthouse ; literature ; lamplight ; lighten ; light - hearted ; literate ; literacy ; light - weight ; literal ; lightly ; little ; listen ; listless ; clamp 

Maths drove Mathew around the bend. He often didn’t understand it - and it seemed like the maths class would never end ! The only reaason he went was to meet up with his friend … But after a year or so studying together, maths for Mathew and his friend soon became as light as a feather. Mathew maths was soon top of the class - he studied so hard, that he easily got a pass.

A Matter of Maths

Can you see the word “mat” hiding inside these words ?

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

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Desperate Des was a pal of Desperate Dan - he was the one who came to help when Dan needed a homework handyman. Whenever anything in Desperate Dan’s house got broke, Desperate Des came straight away - being a ”fix it together again” kind of bloke. Desperate Dan was so big and strong, that he broke the following words before very long. Can you help Desperate Des put them together again - where the words have become broken and fallen down the drain ?

Add the letters D - E - S

__ __ __ titute

__ __ __ tiny

__ __ __ sert

__ __ __ tasteful

__ __ __ k

fa __ __ __

tra __ __ __

wa __ __ __

ri __ __ __

Can you think of any more words containing the letters D - E - S ?

Add the letters D - A - N

__ __ __ dy

__ __ __ ger

__ __ __ gle

__ __ __ druff

__ __ __ dy

__ __ __ k

__ __ __ ce

__ __ __ cer

__ __ __ delion

__ __ __ gerous

Can you think of any more ?

How many new, smaller words can you make from Desperate Des’s name ?

Desperate Dan’s favourite food was cow pie, but Desperate Des’s was tarts. Add either ”art” or “eart” to complete the words - which is the correct one to use ?

t __ __ __

h __ __ __ __

ap __ __ __

p __ __ __ y

st __ __ __

bl __ __ __

h __ __ __ __ h

c __ __ __ wheels

w __ __ __

m __ __ __ yr

ch __ __ __

ch __ __ __ er

h __ __ __ __ y

__ __ __ __ h

Answers : tart ; heart ; apart ; party ; start ; blart ; hearth ; cartwheels ; wart ; martyr ; chart ; charter ; hearty ; Earth

Maxine was a real maximum Mum … she was the one who got everything done quicker than anyone (including everyone of her homework sums !). When she was only small (about one eighth of a foot tall) Maxine was a mini - mum, but she soon grew tall. In fact, sometimes he hit her head on the ceiling of the hall !

1. Write a brief definition of the word “maximum”.  

 2. If three people could fit in one square metre of an elevator which measured 5 m x 5 m - how many people maximum could it carry ?

 3. If a train was travelling at 125 km / hour, one third of it’s maximum speed - how fast could it travel at full - speed ?

 4. If there were 3 potatoes in one kilogram, how many potatoes maximum were in 10 kilograms ?

 5. If one bag of sweet contained 50 sweets, which was one - tenth of the number in the sweet jar, what was the maximum number of sweets in the jar ?

 6. If 5 litres of water used up 20% of the space in a bath, what was the maximum volume capacity of the bath ? 

 7. The bird dropped 0.3 of the worms he caught. If he caught a maximum of 30 worms, how many did he drop ? 

 8. 20 of the plates in the cupboard were on the first shelf,  but this was only 1 : 5 of the total number, what maximum number of plates could the cupboard contain ? 

 9. If a runner could run at a maximum speed of 12 km / hour, but 2 km / hour less if he had a cold,

a) How fast did he run when he wasn’t well ?

b) How long did it normally take him to run 36 km ?

c) How far did he run in 20 minutes when well ?

d) How long did it take him to run 50 km when ill ?

 10. The maximum amount of hay that a horse can eat in 20 minutes is one third of a bale - what maximum amount could he eat in 4 hours ?    

Answers :

1. -

2. 25 x 3 = 75

3. 125 x 3 = 375 km / hour

4. 10 x 3 = 30

5. 10 x 50 = 500

6. 25 litres

7. 10

8. 100

9. a) 10 km / hour ; b) 3 hours ; c) 4 km ; d) 5 hours

10. 4 bales of hay

The Rest of Everest

Sherpa Eva’s Spelling Game

Eve or eva ? which is the correct one to use ?

Never, Neville

All of these words contain the letters N - E - V. Can you see where ?

3. a) 5000 / 10 x 4 = 2000 m = 2 km ; b) 5000 + (5000 / 10 x 4 = 2000) = 7000 m = 7 km

4. 1 km

5. a) 80 % b) 10 / 100 x 20 = 2

6. a) 3 : 12 b) 3 c) 9 7. If a = how often she stopped, then (60 x 3 = 180 a ) / (20 / 5 = 4) = every 45 mins8. 2.5 x 5 = 12.5 km9. 18 / 3 = 6 hours