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First Fleet Spelling

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First Fleet Spelling

Read each task carefully. Use the word bank and short passage to help you practise First Fleet spelling. Check your answers for correct letter order. Word bank: convict, colony, captain, cargo, anchor, voyage, sailor, settlement, harbour, vessel

Word bank and passage

convict • colony • captain • cargo • anchor • voyage • sailor • settlement In 1787, the First Fleet began a long voyage from England to Australia. The ships carried convicts, sailors and cargo. A captain led each ship, and an anchor could hold a ship in place. In 1788, the fleet arrived at Warrane, now known as Sydney Cove, on the lands of the Gadigal people. The British established a settlement there.

1.Use the word bank to fill each gap. a) A person sent to prison is a c _ n v _ c t. b) A long journey by sea is a v _ y _ g e. c) Goods carried by a ship are its c _ r g o.
2.Write the correct letter beside each meaning.
  • 1. captain
  • 2. anchor
  • 3. cargo
  • 4. settlement
  • D. a heavy object used to hold a ship in place
  • A. goods carried on a ship
  • B. a person who leads a ship
  • C. a place where a group of people begins living
3.The ships began their _____ across the ocean. Which spelling completes the sentence?
  • voyage
  • voiyage
  • voyadge
4.Rewrite this sentence with both spelling mistakes corrected: “The captin lowered the ancor near the shore.”
5.Put these words in the correct group: colony, cargo, sailor, settlement. C words: ______ and ______. S words: ______ and ______.
6.a) The First Fleet began its voyage in 1787. b) The ships arrived in 1788. c) Warrane was the name of a ship’s captain.
TrueFalse
7.Write one complete sentence about the First Fleet using both words: sailor and cargo. Remember capital letters and full stops.
8.Choose two words from the word bank and write them in alphabetical order. Then write one of them correctly in a sentence about a sea journey.

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  • First Fleet Spelling, page 1 of 2: Word bank and passage

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  • First Fleet Spelling, page 2 of 2: 5. Put these words in the correct group: colony, cargo, sailor, settlement. C words:…

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