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Day 1 I’ll need to wash it 8. quarter your hands closer proud
1. until again’. 9. from time to time together’. excited
2. grey OR 10. printer OR 12. billowing
3. tomorrow Mum commented, 11. old My instructor 13. I
4. babies ‘You obviously found damp yelled, ‘Keep your it
tries your hat, but now 12. expensive back straight and 14. my brother
5. valley I’ll need to wash it wealthy your hands closer 15. He yelled, ‘Grab the
again.’ 13. noun together.’ rope’.
6. hope
7. disrespect 14. efficiency OR
Day 4 Day 9
8. continue 15. ‘How many copies?’ He yelled, ‘Grab the
1. environment 1. heart rope.’
9. something that is he asked.
2. government 2. mystery
jutting out 3. obey Day 7 3. bicycle Day 12
10. lady stable 4. thieves
1. difficult 1. disagree
11. tired weigh wives
2. special 2. interview
comfortable 4. skies 5. knowledge
3. dial 3. climbing
12. express 5. slipping 6. off
terrify energy
helpful 6. understate bright 7. opposite 4. halves
13. noun 7. break died 8. disrespect loaves
14. happy 8. of 4. calves 9. something usual or 5. beginning
15. He yelled, ‘Hold on 9. didn’t normal
5. fighter 6. returning
tight!’
10. tried 6. common 10. Emma 7. displease
Day 2 11. park 7. mail 11. clean 8. stray
1. vegetable 12. older 8. who shiny 9. something that is
2. shadow shiny 9. he’s 12. busy not professional
new 10. bought effective 10. mountain
3. quietly
13. noun 11. 2 13. adjective sunlight
4. keys
monkeys 14. miserable 12. favourite 14. safe 11. exhausted
5. valuable 15 ‘Why didn’t you ask new 15. ? distant
me to come with 13. noun 12. powdery
6. captured Day 10
you?’ I whispered 14. puzzling 13. We
7. disappear 1. earth
sadly to myself as I 15. Mum complained, it
8. women 2. centre
watched them ride ‘Please don’t leave 14. she
9. something kept as a 3. height
off. all those puzzle 15. 4
reminder
pieces on the floor’. 4. cliff
10. holiday Day 5 Day 13
OR 5. material
11. long 1. laugh 1. answer
Mum complained, 6. he’s
excited 2. trolley
‘Please don’t leave 7. again 2. position
12. knowledgeable 3. voice
all those puzzle 8. revise 3. crayon
13. noun 4. donkeys failure
pieces on the floor.’ 9. something that is
14. beauty parties famous
unusual or odd
15. 4 5. history Day 8 4. shelves
10. Harry Potter
Day 3 6. bought 1. calendar 11. Good 5. stopping
7. again 2. surprise young 6. understanding
1. furniture
8. history 3. quiet 12. fluent 7. piece
2. necessary
9. something that is pigsty scary 8. it’s
3. claim
special fried 13. adjective 9. I’ll
lady
10. cakes tight 14. excitement 10. borrow
grey
11. fabulous 4. elves 15. ! 11. talk
display
delicious 5. flipper 12. small
4. flies Day 11
12. tasty 6. inexperience chocolate
5. filling
busy 7. male 1. interview 13. adjective
6. matching
13. noun 8. that 2. earthquake 14. They
7. bear
14. taste 9. hasn’t 3. amazing them
8. off
15. ! 10. his 4. ladies 15. ‘Please, please can’t
9. don’t
11. Mai butterflies I just have one more
10. tried Day 6
horses 5. microchip apple muffin?’ Jason
11. bushes 1. cough 12. young 6. falsely begged.
12. dusty 2. friend long 7. interact
dirty 3. interested Day 14
13. noun 8. dislike
13. noun 4. families 1. address
14. riding 9. a wharf where ships
14. happiness 5. favourite 2. increase
15. My instructor are unloaded
15. Mum commented, 6. bought 3. belief
yelled, ‘Keep your 10. ship
‘You obviously found 7. half agree
back straight and harbour
your hat, but now leaving
11. young

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4. replies tall 2. thirty 11. Tom 4. zooes
5. slamming straight further 12. loves 5. sid
6. stay 12. adventurous modern give 6. obedient
7. bury 13. you earth 13. present 7. not
8. its it 3. promise 14. ridden 8. vein
9. would’ve 14. me straight 15. ‘Here boy, here 9. addition
10. between 15. He crossed the 4. tomatoes boy’, I called, but 10. family
11. animal Swiss Alps. pianos the horse wouldn’t 11. I
12. poor 5. often come to me. 12. is playing
Day 17
hungry 6. tender OR 13. kept barking
miserable 1. experiment 7. bisect ‘Here boy, here 14. done
13. noun 2. neighbour 8. particular boy,’ I called, but 15. We
14. it 3. zero 9. to show the way the horse wouldn’t Emma’s
me borrow 10. bags come to me. Rex
foe children
15. My friend asked, Day 22
throat bus Day 25
‘Does your puppy
4. babies 11. tired 1. guard 1. biscuit
like gong to the park
to play?’ flies old 2. stitch 2. coming
5. running new 3. minute 3. research
Day 15 6. two 12. noisy 4. companies furnished
1. perhaps 7. rowed packed turkeys 4. pianos
2. burnt 8. an 13. ours 5. accident 5. smiling
perform 9. we’d 14. I 6. released 6. dictation
thirsty 10. desert 15. ? 7. displace 7. fair
3. interviewed 11. air . 8. island 8. this fly
4. matches 12. cool 9. to get knowledge 9. she’d
finches shady Day 20 10. it 10. breathe
5. separate welcome 1. probably 11. Dad’s rod 11. duck
6. unfinished 13. noun 2. early 12. took goose
7. prehistoric 14. We confirm caught 12. they
8. centre it burst 13. fish 13. were buzzing
9. something 15. ‘Can we stop here danger 14. flying 14. They will collect
belonging to a and rest before we 3. thought 15. 3 nectar.
person continue on our famous
Day 23 15. The worried girl
10. procession journey?’ he begged. 4. zoos
asked, ‘Will those
window photos 1. peculiar
Day 18 bees sting me?’
11. Happy 5. opposite 2. mountain
laughing 1. island 6. tell 3. certain Day 26
colourful 2. regular 7. bifocals 4. kangarooes 1. science
12. loud 3. frighten 8. though 5. tin 2. lightning
smiling find 9. to protect and keep 6. unhappiness 3. Saturday
13. you fried safe 7. before research
it 4. potatoes 10. books 8. gadget worst
14. me toes school’s 9. addition 4. banjos
15. ? 5. skipping library 10. excitement 5. flaking
! 6. three 11. bright 11. me 6. separation
7. sure colourful 12. have been 7. knot
Day 16 8. an 12. brave 13. is juggling 8. these ants
1. quarter 9. I’d majestic 14. did 9. he’d
2. revise 10. dessert 13. I 15. The crowd yelled 10. breath
urgent 11. cakes it out, ‘Look out! He’s 11. stallion
firmly 12. favourite 14. I creeping up behind rooster
3. climbed vanilla 15. 3 you with a bucket of 12. it
escaped chocolate water’.
Day 21 13. will work
4. clocks 13. adjective OR 14. They took it to their
lunches 14. He 1. group
The crowd yelled nest.
5. regular it 2. double out, ‘Look out! He’s 15. 4
6. reduce 15. ‘Is that cake mixture 3. heard creeping up behind
7. regain really sweet and 4. valleys you with a bucket of Day 27
8. business tasty?’ I asked him, 5. experience water.’ 1. strength
9. something that as he was licking the 6. construct 2. guess
happens to you spoon. 7. disbelief Day 24
struggle
10. explores 8. actual 1. ordinary group
Day 19
land 9. an applied force 2. school 3. surprised
11. Magnificent 1. possible 3. escape
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5. tomorrow exercise cheque 5. 4 8. prefix
6. hollow 4. heroes mosque 6. parenting 9. to refuse to go
7. natural 5. hiding 4. chief studying 10. are
8. attack 6. lead 5. permitting 7. join 11. has been working
9. land beside the sea 7. groan 6. different 8. question 12. teacher’s
10. fear 8. fewer 7. ball 9. to repeat someone 13. In the afternoon
11. were growing 9. you’d 8. fewer else’s words 14. favourite
12. future 10. it’s 9. doesn’t 10. busy, main street brave
13. gives 11. comes 10. were 11. am honest
14. sold is 11. adjective 12. parents 15. I asked, ‘Can we
15. After I landed, 12. are getting out 12. tomorrow they read now?’
I made my way 13. done 13. at our school 13. upstairs
Day 40
towards the cliff. 14. went 14. brought 14. saw
15. Can I paint my new 1. particular
15. ‘How much do you 15. After we’ve finished
Day 28 2. science
remember about training, we have room green?
1. strange your accident?’ the cold drinks. 3. caught
2. guilty Day 37 4. misbehave
medics asked.
juggle Day 34 1. knowledge mislead
gulf Day 31 1. fruit 2. decide 5. 3
3. brother 1. eighth 2. occasion 3. scene 6. preferred
naughty 2. myself 3. league scientific admitted
4. missed 3. important fatigue muscle 7. correct
5. danger 4. bare vague fascinate 8. burst
6. weak 5. various dialogue 4. tomatos 9. a large formal dinner
7. territory 6. forgetting 4. roof 5. visiting 10. is
8. agree omitting 5. beginner 6. bore 11. is
9. where not much 7. weakness 6. group 7. allowed 12. friends
grows 8. bicycle 7. bawl 8. fewer 13. in the air
10. Jones 9. to form a picture in 8. fewer 9. who’s 14. seen
Thailand your mind 9. haven’t 10. that 15. !
11. have been flying 10. am having 10. were 11. a bossy, fat, white ?
12. present 11. are 11. adverb hen
Day 41
13. gave 12. usually 12. away 12. one
14. bought 13. new 13. later this afternoon 13. mothers 1. pressure
15. Before landing, I fantastic 14. went 14. around our garden 2. machine
have to tighten my 14. bought 15. On our way home, 15. At night, they all 3. electrical
seat belt. 15. ‘Wow, it’s awesome!’ one of the tired return to the hen 4. feet
I exclaimed. children fell asleep. house. mice
Day 29 5. chemist 2
1. damage Day 32 Day 35 Day 38 machine 2
2. paragraph 1. exercise 1 unknown 1. continue 6. o
3. bicycle 2. rhyme 2. occupy 2. centre 7. destroying
circle 3. disappeared 3. remember 3. sure 8. destroy
4. cargoes 4. road/rowed 4. male 4. shampooes 9. promise
5. beginning 5. island 5. 4 5. gardening 10. quietly
6. stop 6. gardening 6. pocketing 6. carelessness 11. badly
7. grown limiting finishing 7. allowed 12. found
8. less 7. reply 7. doubt 8. less turned
9. they’ve 8. notice 8. complex 9. will not 13. dreamt
10. its 9. widely known 9. to mix or join 10. who was sleeping
11. cut 10. is driving 10. this beautiful calm 11. noun phrase 14. command
put 11. are beach 12. one plane 15. Who broke Mum’s
12. have left 12. slowly 11. was 13. pilots sewing machine?
13. done carefully 12. towel 14. after six hours
Day 42
14. caught 13. long it 15. 4
15. Before I go to school, boring 13. suddenly 1. plastic
Day 39 2. chick
Mum expects me to 14. who 14. brought
help her to water her 15. My sister kept asking, 15. ‘Oh no, it’s gone!’ I 1. grammar school
pot plants. ‘Are we there yet?’ cried. 2. dialogue queen
3. ordinary kitchen
Day 30 Day 33 Day 36 caught
4. wrong
1. character 1. history 1. although 5. 4 3. terrific
2. amazement 2. medicine 2. busy 6. visited cricket
3. consider 3. antique 3. weight neglected 4. women
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teeth Day 45 5. biscuit 2. flour 11. had been hurting
5. material 4 1. beleive 6. plane 3. heard 12. children’s
business 2 2. decide weather noise 13. determiner
6. won’t 3. delighted 7. musical 4. turkey 14. noun
7. noticed ice-cream 8. a small booklet 5. orphan 15. no
8. curved 4. sheep 9. self 6. is
Day 53
9. special scissors 10. inter 7. dangerous
10. Last night 11. aircraft 8. ordinary 1. says
5. churches
11. completely runway 9. something shocking 2. amateur
6. knight
12. carefully night 12. The young, and annoying 3. scene
gradually inexperienced pilot 10. slowly listen
7. couldn’t
13. Look 13. she 11. angrily castle
8. remember
choose 14. seat belt 12. At dawn guess
9. bad behaviour
14. have been sitting 15. ! 13. He 4. lunchs
10. sub
15. Rod said, ‘What’s ? it 5. forgotten
11. swung
black and white and 14. me 6. unnecessary
galloped Day 48
red all over?’ 15. ‘What kind of fish is 7. grate
12. future
1. imagine this one?’ Jonathon 8. fewer
Day 43 13. boldly
2. loud asked. ‘It’s a herring’, 9. who’s
deeply
1. build 3. wrote his father replied. 10. who
14. Later that day, the
2. straight wrong OR 11. noun phrase
knight gave his
neighbour 4. kangaroo ‘What kind of fish is 12. My fire’s flames were
report.
survey 5. proportion 3 this one?’ Jonathon so bright, I read
15. He proudly reported,
3. always probably 3 asked. ‘It’s a herring,’ without any lights.
‘Victory is ours, Your
obey 6. main his father replied. 13. friends
Majesty’.
4. continue 3 7. usually 14. their
OR Day 51
grammar 2 8. weakness 15. 2
He proudly reported,
5. libraries 9. occasion 1. hospital
‘Victory is ours, Your Day 54
6. pear 10. on the table 2. touch
Majesty.’
7. breath 11. well blood 1. poison
8. reign Day 46 12. will have to score come 2. suitcase
9. naturally 1. complete 13. will blow trouble 3. could
10. me 2. thought 14. ‘Why didn’t you pass 3. quite 4. country
11. I 3. Catch the ball to me?’ Ben chocolate 5. preferring
it throw shouted. 4. inactive 6. interact
12. book 4. piano 15. a command 5. 3 7. great
holidays 5. imagine 3 6. limiting 8. fewer
13. The comfortable Day 49 7. nothing 9. would
strength 1
reading area 6. they’ll 1. enough 8. which 10. that
14. statement 7. comically 2. weight 9. a place where cows 11. verb group
15. Caleb’s 8. forget explain are milked 12. more than one
April 9. known eight 10. saw 13. Mums
10. Before sunset 3. popular 11. have been enjoying 14. My
Day 44 reign
11. happily 12. more 15. ‘Why didn’t you put
1. disappoint 4. disabilities 13. this the picnic basket
12. gently
2. throw 5. tough 1 14. a somewhere safer?’
up
although altogether 3 15. As we walked out of Mum asked.
13. me
notice 6. he’ll the theatre, my best
she Day 55
3. accident 7. famous friend asked, ‘Which
14. I
February 8. increase part of the play did 1. favourite
I
4. although 2 9. something made you think was the 2. certain
15. I yelled, ‘Come on,
notice 2 smaller funniest?’ word
I’ll race you to the
5. monkeys 10. me return
stables’. Day 52
6. past 11. they 3. actually
OR
7. brought theirs 1. receive busy
I yelled, ‘Come on,
8. happening 12. creature 2. found 4. scissors
I’ll race you to the
unexpectedly car 3. cupboard 5. driveway
stables.’
9. gently 13. Two very tearful and 4. not 6. sure
10. I Day 47 upset children 5. 5 right
11. it 1. excitement 14. their dog 6. gardener 7. question
12. the salesman 2. dough 15. Mr Tan 7. complete 8. holiday
13. car 3. fruit Newton Road 8. what 9. earthly
sunroof swallow 9. something that isn’t separately
Day 50 tight particularly
14. question 4. mouse
15. 3 gentleman 1. library 10. was 10. equi

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11. preposition liquid the 6. briefly 6. illiterate
12. have been driving 4. clippers 14. No weirdly 7. knot
13. negative tongs 15. ‘Did you train this 7. dry sure
14. Dad’s classical 5. recorder dog yourself?’ I 8. occasion 8. all ready
music tracks made 6. inpatient asked. 9. to choose a person 9. you’d
me sleepy. 7. don’t to do something 10. me
Day 61
15. ‘Look at that!’ my 8. lose 10. did 11. if
little sister yelled. 9. me 1. aunt 11. bus 12. Although
goes 12. non-count
10. Brent and I think he’s 13. this beautiful new
Day 56 2. journey
great. 13. While fishing boat
1. rough 11. boys’ 3. chef 14. so 14. rod
2. worst chalet
12. These boys said 15. driver’s 15. Dad said I will
injured machine
we’re our new need to take a hat,
3. arrive brochure Day 64
teacher’s pets. sunscreen, a drink
country 4. scissors 1. soldier and something to
13. at
4. women 5. beginner 2. stood eat on the boat.
14. this
5. butterfly 6. between 3. mystery
15. 5
6. shore 7. missed Day 67
4. insane
7. lightning Day 59 meet 5. 3 1. approach
8. fairly 1. centre 8. between 6. unlikely 2. gorilla
9. naturally 2. rocket 9. where’s strangely stagger
usually chemist 10. who 7. everything disguise
specially account 11. an 8. sword ghost
10. multi accuse 12. this 9. a path between 3. stomach
11. to 3. getting 13. This lady’s cakes are seats in a hall operation
12. that station always delicious. 10. done 4. finally
13. not 4. happily 14. with 11. things mentally
14. I can see the sails busily on 12. count 5. 4
on Dan’s boat and 5. 3 15. 3 13. before 6. shaping
his flags too. 6. occurring 14. but 7. clever
Day 62
15. When I reach the 7. show 15. ‘I’ve found them’, he 8. throw
island, I’ll need to 8. loose 1. employ 9. to cry weakly
yelled.
have a rest. 9. to go downwards 2. photograph 10. lend
OR
10. well 3. school 11. abstract
Day 57 ‘I’ve found them,’ he
11. in 4. pyjamas 12. my
yelled.
1. natural 5. addressed 13. when
12. yes
2. suppose 6. international Day 65 14. the school’s rules
13. from hospital
3. choir 7. two 1. bought 15. bully’s
14. this
yolk too 2. because
the
accommodation to Day 68
15. ‘Please can I get out 3. speeding
kitchen 8. among reach 1. mischief
of bed today and
4. fish/fishes 9. how’ll naughty 2. unique
have a shower?’
cod/cods 10. that people 3. breathe
pleaded the poor
trout/trouts 11. a 4. humans underwater
boy.
5. recalled an 5. personally 4. luckily
6. impossible Day 60 12. Our easily
6. illegal
7. is 1. brilliant 13. The girl’s brother will 7. heel 5. 4
8. loose 2. decide be coming to our sore 6. exploding
9. I lesson school next year. 8. already 7. tight
10. She bought Julie parcel 14. with 9. you’re 8. whistle
and me new shoes. fascinate on 10. I 9. to do well
11. Julie’s shoes are red. 3. gardener 15. She asked, ‘Will I 11. until 10. lent
12. The two girls’ fruit need to buy a sports 11. sunshine
12. after
new shoes are 4. funnily uniform too?’ 12. her
13. My very fussy mother
comfortable. noisily 13. If
Day 63 14. patience
13. in 5. 2 14. Tom’s ball
1. purpose 15. When I’m allowed to
14. my 6. committed 15. ladies’
swim again, I’ll train
15. 3 7. vague 2. touch
very hard every day.
8. dear blood Day 69
Day 58 come Day 66
9. a chemical used to 1. experience
1. notice kill germs trouble 2. sentence
1. appear
2. although 10. well 3. often 3. mountain
2. colour
3. folk 11. until island powder
3. crime
technology 12. for a green light 4. intercom downstairs
4. dozen
pocket 13. The 5. 3 plough
5. casually

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4. sons-in-law Day 72 10. drawer 8. he’s Day 80
5. helpfully 1. business 11. dirty socks 9. unknown 1. handkerchief
6. centimetre 2. learn 12. his 10. borrow 2. wrote
7. your eight 13. Before 11. are going 3. admire
groan 3. strange 14. The boys will lend 4. wrinkle
8. Altogether 4. giraffe 15. After the game, 12. so terrify
9. did not dolphin they all enjoyed a 13. I will return it rhinoceros
10. Ben and I both felt tough hamburger. 14. you 5. consideration
very proud. 5. excitement 15. He looked worried admiration
Day 75
11. Ben’s sticker is 6. gram/mar and asked, ‘You will 6. won/der/ful
bigger. 1. different look after it won’t
7. wooden 7. stitch
12. sticker 2. breath you?’
8. something you can 8. an engine that pulls
Ben 3. photograph
see through Day 78 railway carriages
13. on 4. scarecrow
9. broken 9. hurries
14. our their 1. extreme
10. an 10. has
15. yes there 2. mention
a 11. will catch
wearing 3. difficult
Day 70 11. My 12. My friend and I
5. impossible 4. why
12. They 13. When
1. material insane welcome
their 14. I’ll phone and let
2. weight 6. re/mem/ber quiet
it Mum know
3. follow 7. overdose whisker
13. mine 15. ‘Will you please
4. mother-in-laws 8. a group of the same 5. antibiotic
14. us pick us up from the
5. wonderfully animals antiseptic
we station?’ I asked.
6. hundred 9. busier 6. sister-in-law
15. Bob’s
7. Your 10. are 7. medal Day 81
sister’s
grown 11. has been raining 8. is 1. electric
8. altogether Day 73 12. will 9. friendly 2. mistake
9. we are 1. guide 13. we 10. lend 3. courage
10. Dad and I enjoy 2. therefore 14. caught 11. is going to be 4. bunches
gardening. 3. certain 15. one sister will try to read watches
11. Dad’s gloves are red. 4. laugh 12. When attention
Day 76
12. enjoyment half 13. I might read it again future
13. with often 1. recent 14. I 5. dictation
14. My orphan 2. appointment 15. After school, I often 6. tooth
15. The pink petunias, 5. foolishness 3. hundred ride my bike to the 7. here
which Dad planted, 6. The wives held the 4. fairy library. hear
are growing faster knives. scare
Day 79 8. would
than mine. 7. bare everywhere
9. clear
fair 5. illegal 1. wonderful
Day 71 10. angle
8. she’d impersonal 2. terrible
11. yours
1. early 9. renovate independent 3. accurate
12. boring
2. draw 10. tried 6. vol/ca/nic 4. burrow
easy
circle 7. grumpy wrapping
11. her sunglasses 13. happier
3. woman 8. something causing rhyme
12. hers happiest
4. sniff feelings of horror receive
13. While 14. mysterious and
autograph 9. easiest 5. information
14. My friend scary
apostrophe 10. am adoration
15. Under the beach 15. After I go to bed, I
calf 11. went to see 6. cen/tu/ry
towel, I discovered read until Dad turns
5. enjoyment 12. will 7. locker
the book I’d been off my light.
6. 4 13. Taj and I 8. between or among
search for.
7. fright 14. brought nations Day 82
8. something you own Day 74 15. more than one son 9. carries 1. afraid
9. happier 1. consider 10. have 2. proportion
Day 77 11. must wash
10. off 2. century 3. detective
11. Our 3. position 1. danger 12. My brothers 4. teacher
12. I 4. careful 2. build 13. if capture
he repair 3. separate 14. they don’t mind witch
13. his bearskin 4. whale gardening question
14. he 5. politeness weakness 15. ‘That’s a great job’, 5. navigation
it 6. my scissors quick Dad commented. 6. foot
15. boys’ 7. piece wolves OR 7. weight
children’s peace 5. antisocial ‘That’s a great job,’ 8. we’d
8. it’ll anticlimax Dad commented. 9. normal
9. straight 6. their trousers
10. angle
7. meddle

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11. mine 14. when I replaced her irresponsible Day 90 9. great
12. tall puppy 6. re/gu/lar 1. interfere 10. except
thin 15. ‘Can I please have 7. tartan 2. especially 11. my friend
fast one?’ I begged. 8. the strength to 3. amazed 12. I
13. taller do something 4. shore his
Day 85
tallest frightening fought 13. the party
14. talented and 1. nephew 9. great 14. Who
taught
enthusiastic 2. alphabet 10. coma 15. ‘Don’t worry’, Mum
pour
15. 3 3. kilometre 11. was involved said, ‘let’s go to see
5. confession
4. canoe 12. Both his legs a movie’.
Day 83 6. father-in-law
spoon 13. his family will stay by OR
7. reign
1. potato flew his bed ‘Don’t worry,’ Mum
8. hasn’t
2. reign true said, ‘let’s go to see
14. His 9. attacking
3. alphabet 5. injection a movie.’
15. ‘Can you hear me, 10. gaol
4. broom invention
James?’ his mother 11. While
crew 6. cake Day 93
whispered. 12. pride
canoe 7. principal 1. arrange
clue 8. it’d Day 88 13. his
2. doubt
5. return 9. cause 14. When he was finally
1. beginning 3. confess
reshape released
10. guess 2. search 4. square
rewrite 15. The Tower of London
11. Many famous old 3. lightning 5. inspiration
6. re/mar/ry is on the River
actors 4. score preparation
7. kidnap Thames.
12. herd clause 6. torch
8. something that flock sword Day 91 box
happens to 13. taller thought glass
1. goodbye
someone 14. he was an airline door potato
2. usually
9. greater pilot taught lash
guitar
greatest 15. Hollywood 5. irresistible quiz
3. oxygen
10. dairy London 6. ir/ri/tate 7. pear
4. obey
11. After 7. disaster 8. would’ve
Day 86 they
12. beautiful 8. someone who works neighbour 9. perish
brown 1. orphan a machine 10. past
eight
gentle 2. personal 9. athletic 11. if
weigh
13. bulls can be very 3. straight 10. comma 12. safe and secure
vein
aggressive 4. soup 11. have bee training 13. French
5. submarine
14. If a bull is near them juice 12. They 14. Which
subdivide
15. I yelled, ‘Run! That truth 13. Unless something 15. ‘I really don’t like the
6. 4
bull looks angry’. movie unexpected happens climbing frames’, I
7. fluid
OR through replied.
14. Our 8. a stroke of good luck
I yelled, ‘Run! That 5. hesitation OR
15. 3 9. like
bull looks angry.’ completion
10. accept ‘I really don’t like the
6. reef Day 89
Day 84 11. his party climbing frames,’ I
7. principal 1. through replied.
1. caffeine through 12. I
2. prepare
2. young him Day 94
8. it’d 3. environment
trouble 13. the invitation
9. wise 4. rainfall 1. suppose
3. operation 14. What
10. guest paw 2. oxygen
4. shoe 15. I’m so excited!
11. His intelligent, clever report 3. terrible
blue guide dog applaud Day 92 4. aunt
who 12. pack 5. expression heart
1. various
through 13. beautiful discussion laugh
2. giant
fruit 14. If you are blind 6. sister-in-law rather
magic
5. reload 15. Guide Dogs for the 7. reins sergeant
3. forty
regrew Blind rain parliament
4. scene
6. re/ap/pear 8. they’re 5. sensation
Day 87 science
7. reluctant 9. unplanned perspiration
discipline
8. being able to look 1. achieve 10. goal 6. lunch
fascinate
after yourself 2. royal 11. because fox
crescent
9. tiny 3. dictation 12. swarm gas
science
tiniest 4. crawl echo
13. mine 5. subheading
10. than export leash
14. if I just wait a while submerge
11. While warm waltz
15. ‘Buzz off, bees!’ I 6. e/lec/tric
12. cute and playful small 7. pair
yelled. 7. malaria
13. The mother watched sauce 8. I’ll
8. dangerous or deadly
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10. past 2. sign 11. successful feet Day 105
11. Unless 3. guitar 12. Today 7. heard 1. earthquake
12. friendly and happy 4. bare bravely herd 2. government
13. Italian 5. limitation 13. time 8. he’ll 3. quarter
14. Who plantation 14. Who 9. synonym 4. shame
15. Chelsea said that 6. bunches 15. What a victory! 10. clothes leash
she left Italy when dishes 11. Dad magician
Day 100
she was two. 7. plain 12. from his office ocean
8. they’re 1. dictation 13. at machine
Day 95 2. choir
9. synonym 14. relief 5. poisonous
1. forward 10. was 3. ridiculous 15. Mr Jones told Dad 6. roof
2. strong 11. he’s often the 4. never off and said that 7. by
though baddie bread even though Dad’s buy
3. continue 12. When the cowboy anyone Ford was old, it did 8. it’ll
4. newspaper rides away on his says have a fuel gauge. 9. antonym
beginning horse leopard
Day 103 10. bizarre
skinny 13. on 5. superpower
11. who
knife 14. What supersonic 1. modern
12. people
gnome 6. su/per/star 2. Grey
15. ‘What a hero!’ I 13. rain
knuckle 7. sparkle volcanic
exclaimed. 14. desperately worried
5. superhuman 8. easy to understand 3. water
supermarket Day 98 farmers
or do 4 zero
6. mis/be/have 15. May
1. lounge 9. strong buzz
Ireland
7. homesick 2. neighbour 10. fewer as
Wales
8. a tool 3. mystery 11. welcome quiz
9. holy 4. park 12. during the film is Day 106
10. desert half 13. place 5. humorous 1. destroyed
11. exhausted heartbroken 14. Where glamorous 2. sincerely
12. through aunty 15. ‘Can I have some?’ 6. against 3. escape
to 5. determination he begged. 7. forgotten 4. cheese
13. with their hands population 8. powder 5. enormous
Day 101 9. a shortage of
14. Where 6. tomatoes 6. scissors
15. I saw a picture of classes 1. achievement something needed
7. bye
Laurence of Arabia. 7. plain 2. celebrate 10. raise by
8. he’s 3. heart 11. better
Day 96 8. they’re
9. antonym 4. has 12. this very welcome 9. antonym
1. woman 10. did zebra rain
10. bazaar
2. mobile 11. I would have zip 13. weather
phone 11. who
finished the work in busy 14. pack
3. library sizzle 12. things
half the time 15. !
4. night 5. poisonous 13. castle
12. When he comes !
grinned dangerous moat
back
gnat 6. women Day 104 14. The old wooden
13. at drawbridge
knife 14. Who humans 1. accused
5. superman 7. dear 2. upon 15. Bray
15. ‘Why didn’t you August
superstar help?’ I asked deer view
6. 2 Dublin
8. they’ve 3. heart
Day 99 Castle
7. starve 9. synonym 4. zipper
8. a group of people 1. afraid 10. later sizzle Day 107
who make the laws 2. channel 11. My friends and I his 1. assembly
9. central 3. scissors 12. Later that afternoon 5. vigorous 2. choice
10. dessert 4. carpet 13. to odorous
3. write
11. satisfied head for 6. forward
4. machine
12. on many 14. pizza 7. unhappiness shower
with friend 15. ‘Isn’t this the best 8. thumb position
13. with a spoon said pizza ever?’ I asked. 9. energy and strength delicious
14. Who 5. supernatural 10. rise 5. envious
supermodel Day 102
15. ‘No thanks’, I replied, 11. the best furious
‘I’m full’. 6. de/ter/mine 1. athlete 12. the most delicious 6. gentlemans
OR 7. tomato 2. terrific cakes 7. position
‘No thanks’, I replied, 8. a lack of strength 3. different 13. eggs 8. fawn
‘I’m full.’ making it hard to do 4. yes 14. bunch 9. mental or physical
things 5. mountainous 15. Banana cakes, my
Day 97 tiredness
9. horror cancerous favourites! 10. bow
1. mother 10. fewer 6. geese

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bough index 12. was frightened good 14. drove
11. better mixture 13. will bully waved
12. had been hiding 5. curious 14. with wouldn’t 15. In the morning,
13. His men 6. potato 15. Later that afternoon, 5. mouthful I’ll have to get out
14. This tomato I also won an event. forgetful of bed early, have
15. ‘Where can they 7. allowed 6. mislead breakfast, saddle my
Day 113 misfortune horse and get some
be?’ he asked. aloud
8. is 1. phobia 7. barren more cattle.
Day 108 has 2. microscope 8. unicorn
Day 118
1. asteroid 9. synonym 3. neighbour 9. a long period of dry
2. classic 4. table weather 1. friendship
10. have
3. end failure 10. they 2. championship
11. which
4. shadow airway them 3. noise
12. things
musician lazy 11. future 4. straight
13. busiest
chef obey 12. had been looking neighbour
14. his
station weigh rein
15. We 13. some big black
5. glorious 5. selfishly survey
Chistoper Columbus clouds
various briefly 5. pitiful
America 14. At long last
6. sheep 6. directories plentiful
15. ‘Will it rain for long?’
7. poverty Day 111 Saturdays 6. bagfuls
he asked.
8. muscle 1. robbery 7. seen mouthfuls
9. to chew noisily 2. spaghetti scene Day 116 7. hire
10. bow trolley 8. we’ll 1. dolphin 8. she’s
bough 3. year 9. synonym 2. August 9. synonym
11. brightest 4. bull 10. lead 3. air 10. her
12. will find should 11. beautifully 4. wolf she
13. The ribbon firewood gracefully put 11. dependent
14. My wolf 12. it wooden 12. It won’t start.
15. ‘Here it is! I’ve got it!’ 5. wonderful 13. As the final curtain 5. harmful 13. has
she cried. delightful fell powerful 14. am
6. bucketsful 14. actor’s 6. misuse lets
Day 109 boxesful 15. No mistrust 15. On these occasions,
1. pudding 7. curious 7. relative my wonderful mum
Day 114 picks up her bag,
2. urgent 8. uptake 8. refund
3. fraction 9. to support an event 1. khaki 9. a person who is part walks to the bus stop
4. prefix by donating money 2. bravery of your family and catches a bus
taxi 10. I 3. naughty 10. her to work.
relax me 4. neighbour she Day 119
socks 11. although sailor 11. present
kicks display 1. sunglasses
12. has been 12. has been doing
5. hideous break 2. warmth
13. have 13. she
reindeer ocean
6. kitchens 14. on 14. every weekend
lunches 5. bravely 3. self
15. Next time, I’ll carry 15. Three cheers for Mrs
7. heel politely 4. plaster
my money in a Tan!
heal 6. people 5. specially
wallet.
8. that’d moose Day 117 personally
9. synonym Day 112 7. baron 1. prepare 6. teeth
1. woollen barren 2. ninety women
10. have
2. photograph 8. why’s 3. continuous 7. hideous
11. whose
autograph 9. antonym 4. brain 8. portrait
12. both
3. one 10. led great 9. very ugly
13. worse
4. pull 11. in horror and lazy 10. did
14. hers
could amazement crayon 11. while
15. ‘That you, thank you
so much!’ the old helpful 12. it 5. beautiful 12. under
lady cried. Then she unhook 13. If it doesn’t rain dutiful outside
smiled and gave me 5. painful soon 6. fathers-in-law 13. The thieves
a reward. helpful 14. animals’ runners-up 14. on the road
6. cupfuls 15. No 7. higher 15. ‘Can I get a new
Day 110 spoonfuls 8. you’ll bike?’ I begged.
1. further Day 115
7. spontaneous 9. antonym
1. atmosphere Day 120
2. voyage 8. tasty 10. her
3. raise 9. something that 2. season 1. together
she
4. matchsticks happens every year weather 2. barren
11. independent
quacks 10. me 3. light tough
12. Close that gate.
clocks 11. before 4. shook 3. earth
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4. shampoo mountain 9. grab Day 128 15. ‘You’re very
5. finally 12. the stunning view 10. really 1. breakage welcome. I was
casually 13. quietest 11. an 2. weird pleased I picked it
6. oasis 14. these a 3. voice up before a car ran
emphasis 15. No 12. bottle over it’, the man
4. laugh
7. gentlemen cup replied.
Day 123 rough
8. muscle 13. mine often OR
9. a place in the desert 1. burst 14. his half ‘You’re very
with water 2. shuttle theirs 5. horribly welcome. I was
10. did 3. one 15. ‘No, James! You terribly pleased I picked it
11. although 4. skewer must learn to share up before a car ran
6. maids-of-honour
12. for duel your toys’, she told over it,’ the man
7. mi/cro/phone
along tune him. replied.
8. No
at beauty
Day 126 9. a musical Day 131
13. My dad 5. nosily
instrument 1. banquet
14. with long, slow steps thirstily 1. tomato
10. fewer 2. tomb
15. ‘That was great! 6. bingo 2. priest
less 3. see
When can we do it 7. thir/sty 3. sentence
11. special happy 4. changed
again?’ I asked. 8. Yes 4. few
12. Which chicken
9. affecting both sides 5. tragically
Day 121 13. Yes sketch
10. well frantically
14. These creature
1. submerge 11. enthusiasm 6. blind
those 5. collectible
2. fraction 12. Andy Murray 7. grown
15. ‘Can you play digestible
3. mother Wimbledon 8. will
louder?’ he asked. 6. star
4. you 13. the net 9. angry
due 10. real Day 129 7. 3
14. I
view 11. a 8. antique
you 1. marina
few mine an 9. a star-shaped
2. anchor
fuel 12. food punctuation mark
15. ‘Where can they 3. journey
5. wonderfully be?’ he asked. rice 10. its
4. calf
carefully milk 11. after
Day 124 forget
6. cold 13. me 12. had been working
sniff
7. rode 1. prehistoric I 13. The pilots
orphan
night 2. fourteen 14. yours roughly 14. future
8. must not forty mine 5. skilful 15. After two days at the
9. plan 3. water 15. No space station, they’ll
6. good
10. among 4. view return to Earth.
Day 127 7. weather
11. knight stew whether Day 132
forest avenue 1. octopus
8. is 1. freight
castle adieu 2. among
has 2. None
12. a steep, rugged 5. easily 3. water
9. careful trouble
mountain happily 4. phone
10. off 3. hear
13. steeper 6. binoculars follow
11. whose 4. witch
14. his 7. 4 muffin
12. mine mixture
15. No 8. No apostrophe
13. My future
9. well-mannered and 5. gently
Day 122 14. a pronoun question
polite possibly
15. Yes 5. sensible
1. medal 10. well 6. passers-by
2. receipt 7. a/pos/tro/phe reversible
11. abstract Day 130
3. prepare 8. No 6. beneficial
12. prince 1. orchid
4. new 9. wild with worry or 7. 3
13. his patient 2. wastage
tube excitement 8. cactus
14. He 3. calendar
review 10. fewer 9. a quick, rough
15. He said, ‘Where are 4. giraffe
avenue less drawing
my things?’ 5. wilful
feud 11. English 10. it’s
Day 125 6. tall 11. Although
5. actually Italian
7. quay 12. has been painting
artificially 1. survey Wembley Stadium
key
6. flat 2. hydrogen Saturday 13. Many critics
8. you’ve
7. peak 3. young 12. Who 14. future
9. incredible
8. is 4. flew 13. Yes 15. ‘When will it be
10. off held?’ I asked.
has 5. magically 14. this
11. that
9. repair normally 15. In
12. yours Day 133
10. among 6. busy Australia
13. your 1. phrase
11. climb 7. peek
14. determiner 2. usually
summit 8. will

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3. tomorrow 12. in public gnat 12. When party?’ I asked.
4. fracture 13. place 5. noticeable 13. in
Day 143
stitch 14. in traceable 14. No
moisture 15. My mean dad asked, 6. strong 15. ‘Where am I?’ he 1. experiment
5. avoidable ‘Can you whistle, 7. bury asked. ‘Is this the 2. straight
laughable Ryan? Because you 8. how’d main road?’ 3. describe
6. hard/tough certainly can’t sing.’ 9. untruthful 4. mixture
Day 141 analyst
7. our 10. tried
Day 136 1. deceive guilty
hour tired
8. aren’t 1. raise 11. goes 2. government mischief
9. disassemble 2. instead go 3. mischief 5. whiten
10. saw 3. beam 12. will 4. smile widen
11. was 4. fountain 13. Dig lamb 6. offspring
12. on growling 14. When you find it hammer 7. desperate
in plough autumn 8. forward
15. I yelled, ‘I think I
13. Yes eyebrow palms 9. a person who tries
have something
14. school’s 5. believable here, my spade has 5. golden to understand
advisable just hit something silken something
15. While you were
cleaning up, we 6. crashs hard’. 6. sleep 10. an
played a quick 7. 1 OR 7. buoy a
game. 8. diet I yelled, ‘I think I 8. is 11. Kew Gardens
9. a written record of have something has London
Day 134 events 9. broadcast 12. The rare and unique
here, my spade has
1. disk 10. badly just hit something 10. have plants
2. ability bad hard.’ 11. that 13. Many tourist
3. hospital 11. hard 12. mine 14. these
4. terrible 12. on the school bus Day 139 13. busier 15. ‘They’re beautiful!’ I
battle 13. frequency 1 foolish busiest exclaimed.
Thailand 14. in 2. lifebuoy 14. sad and
Day 144
bumped 15. Where did I leave my 3. far disappointing
5. readable Italian folder? 4. tennis 15. ‘I’ll take more care 1. neighbour
enjoyable nasty next time we sail’, I 2. peculiar
Day 137 knife 3. feral
6. light promised them, ‘so
7. Who’s 1. draft gnawing hopefully we wont 4. pyramid
8. can’t 2. figure 5. loveable be disqualified’. 5. loosen
9. probable 3. earthquake driveable OR ripen
10. seen 4. thousand 6. dysfunctional ‘I’ll take more care 6. people
11. was drown 7. 4 next time we sail,’ I 7. mischief
12. at ploughing 8. even promised them, ‘so 8. instruct
over 5. manageable 9. difficulty in learning hopefully we wont 9. a structure built in
13. Yes serviceable to read be disqualified.’ ancient Egypt
14. captain’s 6. smooth 10. adverb 10. a
Day 142
15. ‘Go Eagles! Get that 7. whose 11. early in the morning an
8. why’d 1. forgotten 11. scientists
ball! Run, run!’ she 12. Before
9. unnecessary 2. necessary tomb
yelled. 13. to
10. tired 3. famous 12. rare, ancient
14. No
Day 135 tried 4. quick treasures
15. ‘That took ages!’ I
1. season 11. try sympathy 13. People everywhere
complained.
2. guest tries women 15. He said he couldn’t
3. many 12. has Day 140 chicken wait to visit Egypt
4. timber 13. Grab 1. nature 5. sharpen again.
Thomas pass 2. receive lengthen
6. smokes Day 145
cattle 14. If you get the ball to 3. look
placed Brad 4. mirror 7. accept 1. ordinary
5. excitable 15. ‘Well done Brad!’ I comment 8. is 2. character
admirable shouted. ‘That’s a thumb has 3. wrong
6. stomaches goal!’ calm 9. greatest 4. jungle
7. 5 5. sliceable 10. have average
Day 138 11. whose hedge
8. button peaceable
9. a tool for digging up 1. quay 6. not 12. hers giant
soil 2. field 7. 3 13. easier damage
10. bad 3. urgent 8. fire easiest 5. privacy
badly 4. annoy 9. an insect 14. silly, dull and boring 6. peas
11. regularly neglect 10. adjective 15. ‘Did you all have a 7. choose
know 11. in comfort great time at your 8. she’ll

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9. safe 6. gentlemans Revision days 1–10 7. prehistoric 14. these
10. goes 7. tornado 1. necessary 8. stray 15. Before we went to
go 8. manner 2. fried 9. to show the way bed, we watched
11. them 9. a piece of stone reptile 10. farmers our favourite
12. our library 10. whose bright land television show.
13. Which whose pigsty 11. Magnificent 16. heard
14. her 11. concrete 3. special tall 17. strength
15. more than one 12. her name surprise straight 18. machine
13. food 4. babies 12. loud mushroom
Day 146 smiling station
14. ram keys
1. certain 15. She cried, ‘I need my flies 13. I ocean
2. occasion things’. 5. popular you sure
3. poison OR 6. despair 14. I chef
4. suggest She cried, ‘I need 7. disappear 15. ! 19. journeys
budge my things.’ 8. women ? comedies
gymnastics 9. something unusual 16. escape 20. separation
generous Day 149 17. neighbour 21. construct
10. book
journey 1. further 18. belief 22. grown
year
5. accuracy 2. experience agree 23. breathe
11. favourite
6. sing 3. receive wild leaving 24. they’ve
7. chews 4. 4 12. evil receive 25. fewer
8. who’ll 5. departure fearless 19. potatoes 26. caught
9. destructive 6. swim 13. Spain watches 27. memories
10. am 7. vain 14. who babies 28. Mrs Jones
are 8. they’d 15. ? 20. skipping 29. has been raining
11. it/that 9. defend ! 21. stay 30. the london olympics
12. your brothers 10. Those 16. environment 22. bury
13. Who Revision days 31–40
11. This track 17. difficult 23. it’s
14. His 12. they 24. I’d 1. important
18. lady
15. more than one 13. quieter 25. between 2. muscle
display
quietest 26. pirate circus
Day 147 claim
14. German 27. valuable science
grey
1. particular beautiful 3. I’ve
15. My friends said that 19. elves
2. exercise Italian trains were secluded caught
cliffs
3. tempest often not on time, thieves 28. the treasure 4. selves
4. engineer but I didn’t have this 29. we knives
20. flipping
hedge problem when I was her 5. experience
21. identical
juicy in Europe. What do 30. ‘We really want to 6. common
22. bare
exaggerate you think? finish this game. Do 7. misspell
23. off
5. humidity we have to go to 8. comprehsion
Day 150 24. hasn’t
6. wolf bed right now?’ we 9. to refuse to go
25. bought
hoof 1. beginning pleaded. 10. saw
26. beach
7. continue 2. wonderful 11. has been looking
27. adjective Revision days 21–30
8. lock 3. voyage 12. was
28. beauty 1. naughty
9. hot and sticky 4. 4 13. more than one
29. adjective 2. juggle
10. whose 5. closure 14. the boy
30. ‘Would you like to guitar
who’s 6. fight 15. On our way to
come to the beach guess
11. carelessness 7. waste school, we noticed
next time and watch group
laziness 8. it’ll tents had been put
me surf?’ he asked 3. certain
12. the school’s bulging 9. sneaky up at the sports
his dad.
lost property box 10. These 4. shampoos ground.
13. bottle those Revision days 11–20 tomatoes 16. occasion
14. cow 11. Yes 1. answer 5. photograph 17. disappeared
15. I told Mum I found 12. it 2. urgent 6. weak 18. busy
my bottle. 13. better modern 7. unhappiness 19. cargoes
best thirsty 8. visual pianos
Day 148
14. African earth 9. not able to produce 20. forgetting
1. purpose or grow things
15. Without enough 3. disagreed 21. part
2. popular water for drinking, interviewed 10. did 22. aloud
3. tornado many lives are lost 4. halves 11. mean 23. bought
4. belong in communities replies boring 24. who’s
beginning around the world. donkeys 12. present 25. less
sprang 5. separate 13. I 26. am
flung it
6. unfinished 27. the kittens with blue
5. purity

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eyes 9. to decide not to take 27. the shiny, sparkling 11. after goes down soon.’
28. Sally or do something raindrops 12. herd 16. doubt
29. under a chair 10. that 28. beauty 13. his 17. phone
30. when 11. have been building 29. Yes 14. If I had competed 18. guitar
belfast 12. not 30. sister’s 15. We all congratulated 19. aunt
friday 13. their Ben and told him he park
Revision days 71–80
new york the had run well. heart
june 14. with 1. business 16. especially laugh
15. No 2. wonderful 17. young 20. superstar
Revision days 41–50 3. repair
16. country 18. afraid supernatural
1. believe prepare 21. e/lec/tric
17. favourite 19. jewel
2. hoarse swear tattoo 22. star
18. rocket
crawl anywhere bruise 23. something
technology
thought 4. preparation shoe dangerous or deadly
account
sauce 5. won/der/ful true
yolk 24. necessary
3. library 6. weekend soup
19. comedies 25. desert
February 7. im- 20. irregular
essays 26. taller
4. women 8. something clear irresponsible
20. busily tallest
watches 9. busiest 21. 4
21. restless 27. His
5. proportion 10. off 22. tattoo
22. sure 28. it
6. repair 11. Our 23. the strength to
great 29. I enjoyed my camel
7. auto- 12. We do something
23. lose ride
8. known it frightening
24. who’s 30. !
9. happening naturally 13. ours 24. successful
25. saw
and unexpectedly 14. although 25. guess Revision days 101–110
26. The tiny white worms
10. well 15. No guest 1. assembly
27. on
11. loudly 16. appointment 26. larger 2. choice
28. one
proudly 17. therefore largest 3. quarter
29. bird’s
12. were feeling 18. antique 27. Your 4. zero
30. No
13. adjective 19. impossible 28. I dizzy
14. last night Revision days 61–70 20. sister-in-law 29. he said we could busy
15. Yes 1. journey 21. medal have a bird says
16. imagine 2. blood peace 30. ‘Thanks, Dad!’ I 5. envious
17. separate trouble 22. it’ll squealed. various
18. machine country 23. fierce 6. humans
19. abilities Revision days 91–100 gentlemen
3. great 24. is
potatoes experience are 1. neighbour 7. heard
20. gently 4. humans 25. were 2. afraid herd
21. strange pyjamas 26. The pilot 3. forty 8. they
22. whether 5. experiment 27. As 4. head have
23. breath 6. clumsy friend 9. old
28. they watched the
24. weren’t 7. il- mess 10. have
helicopter leave
25. badly 8. white said 11. his
29. The helicopter
26. me 9. to do well 5. limitation 12. under
30. soldier’s
27. a beautiful trophy 10. among plantation 13. will take
28. future 11. this Revision days 81–90 6. torchs 14. after dinner tonight
29. command the 1. beginning 7. pair 15. Dan will need to
30. The toddler 12. My 2. potato pear come around to our
demanded, ‘Let me 13. to 3. search 8. would house in Williams
do it by myself!’ in 4. tallest have Street to get his bag.
14. non-count yawn 9. last 16. sincerely
Revision days 51–60 10. passed 17. upon
15. No launch
1. receive 16. mystery award 11. After 18. terrific
2. listen 17. weight naughty 12. on 19. socks
lesson 5. impression on clocks
18. touch
fascinate hesitation 13. Later in the relax
19. fathers-in-law
3. busy 6. sister-in-laws afternoon taxi
20. luckily
station 7. wait 14. If she hadn’t been 20. contraband
21. loose
4. mice weight hurt 21. position
22. two
trousers 8. they 15. The coach said, ‘I 22. music
grown
5. possibility are hope the swelling 23. feeling tired
23. lend
6. part 9. foolish goes down soon’. 24. tireder
24. how’ll
7. multi- 10. than OR tiredest
25. fewer
8. loving then The coach said, ‘I 25. later
26. After
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26. who 4. phone ? giant
27. who laugh 16. phrase suggest
28. My brother muffin 17. guest 20. widen
29. work calf 18. far loosen
30. ‘I’m just too tired’, he 5. noisily 19. question 21. people
moaned. 6. maids-of-honour witch 22. desperate
OR 7. 3 mixture 23. instruct
‘I’m just too tired,’ 8. No chicken 24. hot and wet
he moaned. 9. involving two sides 20. readable 25. have
10. less believable 26. surprise
Revision days 111–120
fewer 21. stomachs 27. a still and lifeless
1. tough 11. Italian 22. 5 fish
2. woollen 12. Who 23. button 28. The fisherman
3. naughty 13. I like strong coffee 24. a book for recording 29. that
4. neighbour 14. coffee daily events our
failure 15. cafe’s 25. it’s 30. fisherman’s
crayon 16. weird it’s
break 17. among 26. Next weekend
rein 27. If
18. journey
5. selfishly 28. Watch
19. beauty
politely go
few
6. Saturdays view 29. We
directories due 30. ‘What shall we
7. seen 20. magically watch?’ I asked my
barren frantically friend, Pam.
8. why’s 21. blind
9. synonym Revision days 141–150
22. groan
10. done 23. have 1. government
11. When 24. fix 2. necessary
12. it 25. really 3. receive
13. if I remember to real 4. lamb
water it every day 26. An hammer
14. plant’s a palms
15. No autumn
27. food
16. autograph water 5. sharpen
17. season love lengthen
weather 28. My 6. swim
18. year 29. Yours 7. waste
19. shook 30. No 8. it’s
bully 9. destructive
couldn’t Revision days 131–140 10. go
20. powerful 1. field goes
beautiful 2. trouble 11. who
21. mistrust 3. tomorrow 12. yours
misfortune 4. terrible mine
22. curious cattle 13. easier
23. multiply Thomas easiest
24. very ugly bumped 14. silvery, slippery and
25. they 5. collectible shiny
them sensible 15. ‘Look at that! It
26. present 6. strong almost flipped out of
27. have been keeping 7. Our the bucket and fell
28. one girl hour back into the water’,
29. Seconds later 8. how’s he exclaimed.
30. ‘Out you come’, Dad 9. probable OR
ordered. 10. saw ‘Look at that! It
OR see almost flipped out of
‘Out you come,’ Dad 11. have the bucket and fell
ordered. been back into the water,’
12. on he exclaimed.
Revision days 121–130 16. occasion
at
1. fraction 13. No 17. character
2. medal 14. girls’ 18. tempest
3. water 15. ! 19. average
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