Year 3 · English · Writing
Word choice
Choose precise words: onomatopoeia, similes, the suffixes -er and -ly, and formal or informal language.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Word choice — Pick sound words that match the noise, build similes with like and as, add -er and -ly, and swap chatty words for formal ones with Kiri.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 1 (Years 0–3), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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