VCOP Review activities

VCOP REVIEW SHEET #1 DUE MONDAY

VCOP – Vocabulary – quick activity 1 Don’t say he "said” say …… Think of 10 alternatives. Now put them in a sentence. VCOP – Connectives – quick activity 1 “but” or “so”? Which is the best connective? I went to the park …. It was too wet to go on the slide. The slide was wet …. I went back home again. I was hungry… Mum made me a sandwich. I love sandwiches…. I don’t like eating the crusts. Can you write out each sentence again using a different connective? VCOP – Openers – quick activity 1 What is the most interesting way to finish the sentence? Hurriedly …. Sadly ….. Excitedly… Last Night ….

VCOP - Dictionary - quick activity 1 i) Write out these WOW words in alphabetical order. quarrel - location - analyse - suffocate - inquisitive ii) Write out the dictionary definition for each word. iii) Write a sentence using each word. VCOP - Up Level activity 1 'Up level' the following sentence by using adverbs, adjectives and additional information to make it more interesting. Write three different possibilities  under the original sentence. e.g. 'The cat slept.' The lazy cat slept soundly. The black cat slept soundly through the thunderstorm. The Persian cat slept lightly that night, anticipating the return of the dog. 'A policeman arrived.' VCOP – Punctuation – quick activity 1 Full stop, question mark or exclamation mark? Write the following sentences using the correct punctuation. ` Look at the state of those boots How did they get so muddy Put them outside please Now write three sentences of your own!