Chuckle Buckle - The Acroba-tics In The Circus

The ticks who lived in Chuckle Buckle's circus was flippin' fantas - tic. As flea circuses go, they were the best, in the whole of the show. They jumped here and jumped there. They even jumped down the ringmaster's pants - who started to jump, too, in a rant. The elephant had never seen such a display as this ... as when the two acrobatic ticks crossed the tripwire ... their performance was the best ever yet - all because they were acrobatic, I bet. The acrobatics didn't end there ... they head off into the auditorium and jumped one by one off the chairs. Acrobatic ticks are quite a sight - they don't sit down at all and it isn't long before set off in flight. One day, an acrobatic tick nearly hit the roof - he loved to be trampolining ... and in one leap, could make it up to the ceiling.

Charateris - tics' Game

Flip over the - TIC into these word roots to complete the words. Then draw a picture of each of the following ticks, picking characteristics that suit their name.

at __ __ __ an __ __ __ fran__ __ __ fantas__ __ __ pedan__ __ __ __ __ __ king fana__ __ __ characteris__ __ __ plas__ __ __ sarcas__ __ __ bureaucra__ __ __ chauvanis__ __ __ cri__ __ __ al clima__ __ __ diploma__ __ __ mys__ __ __ al domes __ __ __ __ __ __ k tack __ __ __ ket s __ __ __ k s __ __ __ ker s __ __ __ ker tape __ __ __ k off __ __ __ ket agent __ __ __ kle __ __ __ klish chops __ __ __ k __ __ __ kled pink __ __ __ k tock sta __ __ __ gigan __ __ __ acroba __ __ __ authen __ __ __ autocra __ __ __ balis __ __ __ dras __ __ __ drama __ __ __

© Jacqueline Richards 2008

Answers : attic ; antic ; frantic ; fantastic ; pedantic ; ticking ; fanatic ; characteristic ; plastic ; sarcastic ; bureaucratic ; chauvanistic ; critical ; climatic ; diplomatic ; mystical ; domestic ; tick tack ; ticket ; stick ;sticker ;sticker; tape ; tick off ; ticket agent ; trick ; tickle ; wicket ; ticklish ; chopstick ; tickled pink ; tick tock ; static ; gigantic ; acrobatic ; authentic ; autocratic ; balistic ; drastic ; dramatic