GRUBBY GERTRUDE

The World's Worst Children

by David Walliams

This is Grubby Gertrude...

Match the words to each definition

• not clean
• having a bad smell
• smelling extremely bad
• unwashed, dirty
• stained or covered with dirt like food, snots, etc

• Dirty
• Grimy
• Foul-smelling
• Stinky
• Grubby

Let's listen to the story

You will listen to David Walliams reading the story for you. FIRST PART: Pages 136 - 147

Check your comprehension!

The author says Gertrude's feet look like a...

FROG

TROLL

MONSTER

Check your comprehension!

The author says Gertrude's feet smelled worse than a...

RUNNY CHEESE

MOULDY CHEESE

CHEDDAR CHEESE

Check your comprehension!

Gertrude's mom always kept something on the dining table:

A bowl of fresh fruit

A vase of fresh flowers

A pile of newspapers

Check your comprehension!

How many baths did her mother take after the vacuum cleaner accident?

37

27

Use your imagination now!

What did Gertrude find moving in her filthy bed?

write down a short description of what you think she found!

Let's listen to the second part of the story

You will listen to David Walliams reading the story for you. SECOND PART: Pages 147 - 158

Check your comprehension!

What did Gertrude throw from the top of the wardrobe?

Stash of pepperoni pizza crusts

Half sucked sweets

A pile of pongy socks

Check your comprehension!

"A monster had devoured her". What does "devour" mean?

To eat hungrily

To make something dissappear

To pursue someone in order to catch them

Use your imagination now!

Why did the monster eat Gertrude?

Write down your ideas explaining why this happened!

Now it's your turn to create Grubby Gertrude's monster!

Get your BOOKLET ready to create your own monstrosity!