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( cycling)
puncture, tricycle, dynamo, reflector, tandem, lubricate, efficient, pneumatic, bicycle, milometer, maintenance, accidents, mudguard, handlebars, tyre-lever
1. Red disc on rear of cycle. REFLECTOR
2. Prevents mud splashes. MUDGUARD
3. Air- filled tyres. PNEUMATIC
4. A hole in the inner tube. PUNCTURE
5. The part we hold to steer. HANDLEBARS
6. Two-wheeled cycle. BICYCLE
7. A three-wheeled cycle. TRYCYCLE
8. Tool for removing a tyre. TYRE-LEVER
9. To oil. LUBRICATE
10. Check brakes to see they are. EFFICIENT
11. Poor brakes may cause. ACCIDENT
12. Cycle for two riders. TANDEM
13. It makes electricity. DYNAMO
14. Records the distance traveled. MILOMETER
15. Cleaning, oiling and repairing of a cycle. MAINTENANCE
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e + ing
ache, dine, separate, surprise, operate, notice, ice, unite, rehearse
1. The meal is in the __ room. DINING
2. Put on the top of cakes. ICING
3. The guests could not help __ Yvonne’s hat. NOTICING
4. The surgeon left the ___ theatre. OPERATING
5. A window -dresser was — the toys from the books. SEPARATING
6. Martins’ tooth was — ACHING
7. Joining. UNITING
8. Practicing. REHEARSING.
9. Astonishing. SURPRISING
Answers 1 to 9 form an acrostic which gives a reminder of prehistoric times. DINOSAURS
ll
penicillin, satellites, plimsoll, excellent, alligator, successfully
10. Crocodile with short head. ALLIGATOR 1
11. Extremely good. EXCELLENT
12. Used in space for sending messages. SATELLITES
13. Ben passed his test– SUCCESSFULLY
14. A drug used for killing germs. PENICILLIN
15. Soft gym shoe. PLIMSOLL
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Horse-riding.
Stirrups, cantering, mane, piebald ,reins, grooming, gymkhanas, bridle, novice, jodhpurs, instructor, stallion, made, faults, trekking.
1. Long hair on a horse’s neck. MANE
2. A female horse. MARE
3. Between trotting and galloping. CANTERING
5. Brushing the horse. GROOMING
6. For the rider’s feet. STIRRUPS
7. A teacher of riding. INSTRUCTOR
8. Riding breeches. JODHPURS
9. Horse-riding competitions. GYMKHANAS
10. Straps which go over the horse’s head. BRIDE
11. Name for a male horse. STALLION
12. Mistakes by a rider in show jumping. FAULTS
13. Horse with patches of white and black. PIEBALD
14. Pony — holidays grow more popular. TREKKING
15. A name for a beginner. NOVICE
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i before e except after c
Thieves , shield, ceiling, believe, receive, piece, friend , deceive, niece, patient
1. Roof of a room. CEILING
2. To have Faith. BELIEVE
3. A pal. Friend
4. Robbers. THIEVES
5. Someone looked after by a doctor or nurse. PATIENT
6. Protect. SHIELD
7. A part of something . PIECE
8. Your brother’s or sister’s daughter. NIECE
9. To cheat or mislead. DECEIVE
10. winners will — prizes. RECEIVE
knitted, batted, trotted, fitted, plotted
11. FITTED
12. TROTTED
13. A word made from KNITTED
14. PLOTTED
15. BATTED
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ie
believe, relief, piece, priests, mischief, pierce, chief, thief, besieged, niece, grieve, shield, fierce, field, handkerchief
1. A part. PIECE
2. To feel sadness. GRIEVE
3. We don’t — what they say. BELIEVE
4. Your brother’s daughter. NIECE
5. Carried for protection. SHIELD
6. A head person. CHIEF
7. It’s a ___ not to have that pain. RELIEF
8. Animals graze in it. FEILD
9. To make a hole. PIERCE
10. Savage. FIERCE
11. One who steals. THIEF
12. Out of the church came two__ PRIESTS
13. They giggled and looked full of____ MISCHIEF
14. For wiping the nose. HANDKERCHIEF
15. The city was ___ for a month. BESIEGED
