Jack and The Beanstalk Tall and Short Stories

My ticklish toes were so ticklish that I only had to walk upstairs and I ended up giggling. My ticklish toes tickled so much that each step smiled. So ticklish that eventually my socks, too, started to titter. My ticklish toes tickled so much that when I put my shoes on, they started to laugh at my trousers. With a HA ! HA ! here and a HA ! HA ! there, giggling slippers everywhere ! My ticklish toes were so ticklish that they even got the jokes about chickens crossing the road so my shoes started to cross the road, too. So ticklish that when my ticklish feet started to wiggle, the socks I was wearing wiggled, too. My ticklish toes wiggled so my belly wiggled, too, with an enormous belly laugh. My shoulders started to shake, my knees started to wobble and even my ears seemed to find something funny. When my ticklish toes tickled, my shoe laces tickled, too. The souls of my shoes also showed their warm rosy cheeks and I was no longer feeling blue.

Write 5 sentences with the word “toe” inside it.

 To or Too or Two ? Write ten sentences with each of the 2.

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The Greatest Ever Great Fun Funny Bone Quiz

All the “fun” has gone from these words … add the letters F - U - N to complete the fun - ny bone spellings. Can you think of a sentence using this word ?

___ ___ ___ dus

___ ___ ___ ding

___ ___ ___ damental

___ ___ ___ eral

___ ___ ___ d raising

___ ___ ___ ction

___ ___ ___ ctionary

___ ___ ___ fair

___ ___ ___ icular railway

___ ___ ___ ny

___ ___ ___ gus

___ ___ ___ ctional

 I say ! I say ! I say !

The “com” has fallen out of these comedy words. Add the letters C - O - M to complete the spellings. Can you think of a sentence using this word ?

___ ___ ___ edian

___ ___ ___ bined

___ ___ ___ b

___ ___ ___fortable

___ ___ ___ ic

___ ___ ___ ma

___ ___ ___ mand

___ ___ ___ memorate

___ ___ ___ mence

___ ___ ___ ment

___ ___ ___ merce

___ ___ ___ passion

___ ___ ___ mission

___ ___ ___ mitment

___ ___ ___ monplace

___ ___ ___ municate

___ ___ ___ petition

___ ___ ___ panion

___ ___ ___ pact

___ ___ ___ pany

___ ___ ___ parison

___ ___ ___ munication

___ ___ ___ pass

___ ___ ___ patible

___ ___ ___ patriot

 Bone Idle Quiz

Add “bon” to complete the words and phrases.

us

y

e

dage

d

anza

a fide

homie

vivant

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Game 1 Answers : fundus; funding; fundamental; funeral; fund raising; function; functionary; funfair; funicular railway; funny; fungus; functional

Game 2 Answers : comedian; combined; comb; comfortable; comic; comma; command; commemorate; commence; comment; commerce; compassion; commission; commitment; commonplace; communicate; competition; companion; compact; company; comparison; communication; compass; compatible; compatriot

The biggest hand was so big that when it waved it could be seen on the other side of the globe. So big that when it clapped, echoes could be heard all over the town. The biggest hand only had to point a finger and it touched the tops of skyscrapers. The biggest hand wore the biggest glove that was so big that five people could fit inside each finger. The biggest hand was so big that when it opened the door - the door fell off it’s hinges. So big that the ring on it’s finger was actually a car wheel. When the biggest hand played musical instruments, it hit the drum so hard that it ended up with a big hole in the middle. So big that when the biggest hand played the saxaphone, the buttons always came undone … and the tune it played was so loud that it could be heard all over the globe. When the biggest hand fastened up trousers, inevitably, the zip broke. So big that when it buttoned up a shirt, the buttons popped off, one by one.

 Circle the words “and” and “hand” in the passage above.

 Write 5 sentences including the word “and” and “hand”.

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There is a Yiddish saying that you can’t chew with somebody else’s teeth … so there’s no point in swapping your’s with a horse and see how big a bite you can take - you may even end up neighing and eating hay all day long ! The best set of teeth, of course would be a crocodile’s - though chewing tiny piranha for breakfast, dinner and tea can leave you with jaw ache, of course. A size twelve set of dentures would be just about big enough to fit a hippopotamus’s jaws (but watch out for the teeth marks !). You may try nibbling a nut with another squirrel’s gnashers or even a carrot with a rabbit’s teeth. A snake’s forked tongue may be quite poisonous … or a mouse’s teeth would leave you with tiny teeth marks in your cheese. You could chew the cud of the grassy meadows, with the other lambs and sheep … but there may be one or two daisies in between. A pair of pig’s teeth would leave you oinking all day … and a dog’s fangs would make you bark. If you wanted teeth like a frog, you would say “RIBBET ! RIBBET !” while swimming in a pond. Perhaps even chewing with the teeth of a giraffe might stretch your neck a bit longer, or sucking a coconut with a monkey’s teeth would leave you chattering all day long. I would hate to have to exchange my perfect fangs for a gobful of golly gum drops and gewey gobstoppers - it surely would keep the tooth fairy busy and perhaps I would find my teeth in a glass by the door or even find them fallen on the floor. But you can’t chew with somebody else’s teeth !

Jaws

1. If one shark eats six fish in 30 minutes, how many fish get eaten by 15 sharks in one day ?

2. If a shark swims at a speed of 25 km / hour, how long does it take him to swim around an island that measures a circumference of 275 km ?

3. If a shark swims past 3 fishing boats in three hours, how long does he have to swim to see 300 fishing boats ?

4. If a shark flashes his teeth at 3 octopuses, 6 starfish, 9 cod, 12 trout and 15 jellyfish,

a) Express this as a ratio.
b) What fraction of the sea creatures that the shark meets are octopuses ?
c) What decimal of the sea creatures that the shark meets are starfish ?
d) What percentage of the sea creatures that the shark meets are jellyfish ?

5. If a shark flaps his fins twice as much as he flaps his gills. Then he flaps his gills three times as much as he flaps his tail. If he flaps his tail 5 times, how many times does he flap his gills ?

6. If a shark bit 20% off a biscuit that measured 25 cm long - how much would be left ?

7. If a shark took eight bites of a surfboard, how big was each bite ?

8. If a boat is 500 m long, how far does the shark swim by circling it 8 times ?

9. If a shark buys a new anchor for $50 - how much change does he receive from $150 ?

10. If a shark tickles 3 octopuses every 1.8 km, how far does he swim to see 1 800 octopuses ?

11. If a coastguard spots the shark 4 times every day, how many times does he spot the shark in three weeks ?

12. The shark has 120 teeth, but 10% of them drop out - how many does that leave?

A Friendly Shark “Att” - ack

A shark came and chomped the “att” from these words … Add “att” to complete the words and phrases.

___ ___ ___ ention

___ ___ ___ endance

p___ ___ ___ ern

cl___ ___ ___ er

pl___ ___ ___ er

m___ ___ ___ ter

ch___ ___ ___ ering

b___ ___ ___ ered fish

f___ ___ ___ en

pitter p___ ___ ___ er

h___ ___ ___ er

f___ ___ ___ est

n___ ___ ___ er

t___ ___ ___ ers

f___ ___ ___ er

r___ ___ ___ lesnakes

sc___ ___ ___ er - brained

Write ten sentences that include the word “at”.

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Answers :
attention
attendance
pattern
clatter
platter
matter
chattering
battered fish
fatten
pitter patter
hatter
fattest
natter
tatters
fatter
rattlesnakes
scatter - brained

The smelliest nose was so smelly that it could smell everything from a thousand miles away. The sweetest smells under the smelliest nose came from the kitchen … where there were always nice things cooking. Creamy custard, strawberry tarts and lots of cream scones. The smelliest nose smelt them all. A sniff here, a sniff there. Tasty smellies everywhere. The smelliest nose smelt the tastiest foods in the supermarket … and they were always so tasty that the smelliest nose could smell them from one hundred miles away. The smelliest nose was so excellently smelly that the minute that it sniffed in the garden, it smelt roses and chrysanthemums, daffodils and daisies … buttercups and bluebells. At dinnertime, the smelliest nose could smell tomato ketchup … chips … and salt and vinegar. By mid - afternoon, the smelliest nose smelt grass growing and apples on the trees. Oranges and lemons and honey made by honey bees. The smelliest nose smelt perfume and lots of lovely things to smell - the smelliest nose smelt things that other noses just can’t tell. The smelliest nose was so smelly that it smelt the car and the train … and once it smelt the bicycle and then smelt the skateboard again.

The Nose That Knew Everything

Which is the correct word to use - nose or knows ?

He is the only person who ________ the secret.

An elephant has the longest ________ of all the animals in the jungle.

I am sure he ________ you.

She ________ my other friend, too.

He has a ________ bleed.

The aeroplane took a ________ - dive.

My ________y neighbour know everyone.

She even ________ how fast the grass grows !

I got my ________ and ears pierced.

I chose a silver ________ - ring to wear in it.

I turned my ________ up at the idea of a reduction in salary.

Atishoo ! he has a cold - his ________ hasn’t stopped running all day.

I’ve been working hard at this new page - my ________ is to the grindstone.

I couldn’t find my spectacles - but they were right under my ________ !

I got lost - I should have followed my own ________

He’s cut off his _________to spite his face.

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Answers :
He is the only person who knows the secret.
An elephant has the longest nose of all the animals in the jungle.
I am sure he knows you.
She knows my other friend, too.
He has a nosebleed.
The aeroplane took a nose - dive.
My nosey neighbour know everyone.
She even knows how fast the grass grows !
I got my nose and ears pierced. I chose a silver nose - ring to wear in it.
I turned my nose up at the idea of a reduction in salary.
Atishoo ! he has a cold - his nose hasn’t stopped running all day.
I’ve been working hard at this new page - my nose is to the grindstone.
I couldn’t find my spectacles - but they were right under my nose !
I got lost - I should have followed my own nose
He’s cut off his nose to spite his face

Put up your hands - put your feet up, do but make sure your trousers don’t tumble down too.
Reach out your arm - then stretch a leg more, but make sure your socks don’t wobble to the floor.
Bend over backwards and then touch the ground, but make sure your skirt doesn’t twist round and around.
Jump up and down - then land on one spot - but make sure you don’t get sweaty and hot.
Hop on one leg, then hop on the other, perhaps uyou could even hop with your brother.
Take two steps forward, then three steps back - but make sure your steps get you back on the track.
Blink three times, then close your eyes tight, but make sure your glasses don’t fly off like a kite
Take a left turn, then turn to the right - but make sure you don’t go through a red light,
This is my dance, it’s easy to do - especially if with friends and a crew, too.

 You’ve Got To Hand It To Them !

Pick ten animals. Draw a picture of their different paws. Then write a paragraph explaining how and why each foot is like it is.

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Pete’s feet are quite a treat - they’re small, smelly but quite petite. He keeps his socks in a pile that’s neat - but soon they’re smelly and not so sweet. He twiddles his toes and his shoes make a beat - he puts them together and they make a fleet. He ties up his laces - his feet are complete. Pete’s feet are quite a treat - fold them in half and they make a pleat. When Pete puts his feet up - they’re a bed with a sheet. He sits in the garden with birds that go tweet. Pete’s feet are quite a treat.

All That You Can Eat !

Add either “eet” or “eat” to complete these words and phrases … which is the correct word to use ?

High str__ __ __

size seven f__ __ __

h__ __ __wave

p__ __ __ bog

ch__ __ __at cards

musical b__ __ __

sw__ __ __ honey

wh__ __ __germ bread

bench s__ __ __

tidy and n__ __ __

Season’s gr __ __ __ ings

butcher’s lean m__ __ __

sh__ __ __ of paper

b__ __ __root

hot and sw__ __ __y

sl__ __ __ and rain

ch__ __ __ah

Write ten sentences including the word “fete” and ten sentences including the word “feet”.

How many other words can you think of that include the letters E - T - E ? Example, obselete and delete.

Put A Sock In It ! How many words can you think of that include a “S - o - C” ? Example - social.

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Answers : High street; size seven feet; heatwave; peat bog; cheat at cards; musical beat’; sweet honey; wheatgerm bread; bench seat; tidy and neat; Season’s greetings; butcher’s lean meat; sheet of paper; beetroot; hot and sweaty; sleet and rain; cheetah