GRUBBY GERTRUDE

by David Walliams

The World's Worst Children

Match the words to each definition

This is Grubby Gertrude...

• 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

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

Let's listen to the story

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

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MONSTER

TROLL

FROG

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

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CHEDDAR CHEESE

MOULDY CHEESE

RUNNY CHEESE

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

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A pile of newspapers

A vase of fresh flowers

A bowl of fresh fruit

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

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27

37

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

What did Gertrude find moving in her filthy bed?

Use your imagination now!

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

Let's listen to the second part of the story

What did Gertrude throw from the top of the wardrobe?

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A pile of pongy socks

Half sucked sweets

Stash of pepperoni pizza crusts

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

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To pursue someone in order to catch them

To make something dissappear

To eat hungrily

Write down your ideas explaining why this happened!

Why did the monster eat Gertrude?

Use your imagination now!

Get your BOOKLET ready to create your own monstrosity!

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