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New Zealand English activities

The following activities are available to download and print

School activities (All years)

  • pdf183KBActivity One - Hidden Taonga - (Answers)
  • pdf197KBActivity Two - Dictionary Centre Word Challenge
  • pdf178KBActivity Three - Unparalleled Palindromes
  • pdf177KBActivity Four - Keyword Puzzles
  • pdf183KBActivity Five - Anomalous Anagrams
  • pdf418KBActivity Six - Pictograms
  • pdf195KBActivity Seven - Reverse Crossword - (Answers)
  • pdf205KBActivity Eight - Proverbs in the Provinces

How well do we know our language? (Secondary)

  • pdf204KBActivity One - New Zealand Place Names
  • pdf185KBActivity Two - Naming People in New Zealand
  • pdf179KBActivity Three - New Zealand English and American English
  • pdf177KBActivity Four - Sporting Terms
  • pdf181KBActivity Five - Unravelling New Zealand English usage for newcomers

Research activities

  • pdf213KBWord Skills and Research Activities (Years 8 to 10)
  • pdf237KBWord Skills and Research Activities (Years 12 & 13)

These activities are in Adobe Acrobat format and you may need to download and install the viewer software to use them. Software is available.

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