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Poem Mr Nobody Activity 1: Listen to how your teacher recites the poem. Then, recite the poem with the correct pronunciation and intonation. Underline the words that you do not understand with a pencil.

Activity 2: Circle the synonym for the underlined words in the poem. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Underlined words I know a funny little man, Who does the mischief that is done And yet we all agree `Tis he who always tears our books, `Tis he who always tears our books, Who leaves the door ajar, And scatters pins afar; And scatters pins afar; For, prithee, don't you see, He puts damp wood upon the fire, And all the carpets soil. The papers always are mislaid, Theres no one tosses them about The finger marks upon the door We never leave the blinds unclosed, To let the curtains fade. The ink we never spill; the boots Synonym strange naughtiness differ it is rips partly open collects nearby please wet dirty there flings touches screens lose colour knock over comical obedience concur this is fixes completely closed disperses far pretty dry clean misplaced keeps stains sightless brighten drop
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Activity 3: Match the nouns with the appropriate verbs/verb phrases which are all found in the poem.

plates

books

doors

feet

blinds

curtains

ink

boots

carpets

papers

break

cracked

tear

leave ajar

squeak

bring in mud

soil

mislaid

tosses about

leave unclosed

fade

spill

lying around