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This is my familyLook at the photo that has been taken of you and your family. Then decide who each one is by linking the description below to a person in the picture. First do it on your own and then as a group. Fill in the number of the person in the picture next to the description.

Description Me GroupOne of my aunts. She wears spectacles.One of my cousins. He is called Peter. He is a doctor.My grandmother. She has grey hair and her face is full of wrinkles.Me! I have curly hair. I love my family.My father. He is a businessman and is always in a hurry.My grandfather. He is bald.My uncle. He is my father’s brother. He has a moustache.My sister. She loves wearing make up.My mother. She is a housewife and she can bake lovely cakes.My brother. He is seven years old. He has freckles on his nose.

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Gender

Male Female1. grandfather grandmother2. father mother3. boy girl4. nephew niece5. uncle aunt6. brother sister7. husband wife8. man woman

Pick the opposites from this list:

Male (boy) Female (girl) Pick from this list:1. son aunt

mothersheprincessqueenwifedaughterlassgirlhersisterwoman

2. he3. boy4. brother5. lad6. uncle7. father8. man9. king10. husband11. prince12. him

Complete the following crossword puzzle on your own:

3 5 7

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Across1. My grandfather and ___ really

spoil their grandchildren.8. My sister is a ___ and not a boy.

Down2. My cousins’ parents are my uncle

and ___.3. My mother and father are my ___.4. My brother is my parents’ son and

I am their ___.5. A boy is a man and a girl is a ___.6. My father and mother are ___ and

wife.7. We are ___ and sister.

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Proper nounsThese two children can be called by the naming words girls or sisters. There are so many brothers and sisters in the world that they need special names to tell them apart. The girls’ names are Haley and Hester Shanks. These special names are called proper naming words or propernouns. They begin with capital letters because they are special.

Exercise 1

Finish these sentences:a. My full name is ___. d. My teacher’s name is ___.b. My father’s name is ___. e. My school principal’s name is ___.c. My mother’s name is ___. f. My best friend’s name is ___.

Places, as well as some things, have proper names which begin with capital letters. For example: Johannesburg and Cape Town are the special names of cities and the Arniston and Drommedaris are the special names which were given to two ships.

Exercise 2

Fill each of the blanks in the following sentences with a proper naming word:a. I am going to ___ for the holidays.b. My mother’s car is a ___.c. I go to ___ School in ___.d. Mr ___, my next door neighbour, has called his house ___.e. The ___ sailed across the ___ Ocean into the harbour of ____.

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Some ordinary naming words become proper nouns when they are used with special naming words. Look at these two examples:

I am going to visit my aunt.I am going to visit my Aunt Marion.

Notice that in the second sentence the word Aunt begins with a capital letter because it is part of the special name.

Exercise 3

In each of the following sentences one capital letter has been left out. Can you say which word ought to have a capital letter?a. The wicked witch turned prince Azar into a nasty frog.b. That car belongs to uncle Richard.c. When he was only a boy, king David slew Goliath.d. The toffee-apple machine was invented by professor Munch.

The days of the week and months of the year are also proper nouns.

Can you spell them all?

Sunday Tuesday Thursday SaturdayMonday Wednesday Friday

January February March AprilMay June July AugustSeptember October November December

Exercise 4

Write the following sentences, using capital letters in the right places:a. My mother was born in port elizabeth.b. The terrible dragon was killed by saint george.c. School closes on friday 28 september.d. The capital city of zimbabwe is harare.e. We are sailing to europe on a ship called the southern cross.f. I am going to jamie’s party on saturday.

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A poem

The yellow house

There is a funny fellow who lives nearme in a yellow house at 27 Rainbow Road.A stream runs along the lower end ofhis garden, with willow trees all alongits banks.

There is a narrow path winding downfrom the gate to the stream, and a yellowarrow shows people which way to go.

His garden is full of beautiful

daffodils. When they are all in bloom theyseem to show all the colours of the rainbow.

Answers

1. Who lives at 27 Rainbow Road?2. Where do the willow trees grow?

4. Which word means the same as lovely?5. One fellow but many ___.6. One rainbow but many ___.

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Hand and foot wordsAll these words begin with either hand or foot.

9. A small piece of cloth for wiping your nose

11. Good-looking; attractive12. A very popular game

14. Anything that hinders you; a disadvantage15. At the front edge of a stage to show up the actors16. Person who does repairs and practical jobs17. Locomotive drivers stand on this18. Skilled work such as weaving and sewing.19. You may feel like this after much walking20. This stops a car from moving when parked

Words to help you

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footpump, handcuffs, handbag, handbrake, footlights,handsome, footsore, handlebars, handkerchief, footbridge,

handyman, footwear, handicraft, football, handshake,footprint, handicap, footpath

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Rulean before words beginning with a, e, i, o and u.a before words beginning with any other letter, except hour.

honour.

Creative writingWrite the directions for getting peanut butter off the roof of your mouth

Language

When to use a or an

a jumbo jetan aeroplanea fruitan apple

Exercise 1

a. ___ jigsaw puzzle e. ___ eggb. ___ toy museum f. ___ skateboardc. ___ old bicycle g. ___ umbrellad. ___ kite h. ___ Indian doll

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Assorted exercises1. Fill in the most suitable of the following words in each of the spaces, with the help

of the drawings below.

outside, out of, in front of, next to, behinda. Tom was naughty and Miss Jones sent him ___ the room.

c. Mary and Susan are friends. They always sit ___ each other.d. Hide ___ the door. No one will see you there.e. Miss Jones is standing ___ the class.

2. Fill in the missing words:a. The cup is ___ the table.b. Don’t play ___ the street.c. The tree is ___ ___ the pavement.d. My shoes are ___ my bed.e. I woke up ___ eight o’clock.

3. Fill in much or many:a. There are ___ children.b. I have ___ work to do.c. There are ___ cars in the street.d. I don’t have ___ money.e. I have ___ books.

4. Choose the correct word in each of the brackets:

b. She asked me to (by, buy) her a four (cent, sent) stamp.c. I did the (some, sum) (by, buy) myself.d. John gave (to, two) of his friends (some, sum) sweets.e. Yesterday Miss Jones (red, read) us a story about a little (red, read) hen.

Outside In front of BehindNext toOut of

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5. Fill in the correct words in the spaces:a. This bottle isn’t full. It is ___.b. My knife is sharp, but yours is ___.c. If a river isn’t deep, it is ___.d. Tom stood in the row. I stood ___.e. There is one ripe peach. The others are ___.f. There were many children, but only a ___ had books.

6. Fill in a comma where required:a. James come here.b. No I didn’t do it.c. Yes I know the answer.d. There were Tom Mary Sam and Alice.e. He ran fell and got up.f. “Hello” she said.

puts, breakfast, before, neat, morning, tidy, wash, cupboard, always, sweep

___ the clothes in the ___. We ___ help Mother to ___ the dishes after ___. We like to keep our home ___ and tidy.

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Reading

Why we disobey God’s law

It’s nice to be a good girl, or a good boy, isn’t it? When you are good you are happy. You can sing, you can hop and skip and play. But when you have been naughty, everybody is sad. Mother is sad, Daddy is sad and you are sad. Happiness is all gone. Then why aren’t you good all the time? Well, it’s hard to be good all the time. Even grown-ups are not good all the time. Why is it so hard to be good? It is hard because we have sin in our hearts. Do you remember the story of Adam and Eve? Satan came to Eve and told her to disobey God. Eve was disobedient. She ate the fruit God had told her not to eat. Then sin came into the world. Sin spoiled God’s beautiful world. Now every baby is born with sin in its hearts. Every boy and girl has a sinful heart. Grown-ups have sinful hearts, too. Do you remember why God made us? He made us to love Him, to praise Him, and to obey Him. And He tells us that we will be happy if we love and obey and praise Him. But sin whispers naughty things in our hearts. Sin tells us to disobey. The sin in our

God’s law says we must love each other. But we do not love each other as we should.

It is naughty to be cross. It is naughty to tell lies and to steal. It is naughty to disobey Mother and Father. All these naughty things are deep down in our hearts. Naughty thoughts come from way deep down. Then we do what we want to do, instead of doing what God wants us to do, or what Father and Mother want us to do. Sin is very strong in our hearts. Sometimes Satan even whispers in our hearts, telling us to sin, just as he told Eve to sin. It makes us sad to think that sin is so strong deep down in our hearts and to think that all people sin against God.

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How clever are you?1. Write a short dialogue in which you ask for assistance.

You must ask at least two questions.Example:Sally: You are doing a good job of painting the fence, Alec.Alec: Thank you, Sally. Can you help me a bit?Sally: Certainly. Do you have another brush?Alec: Yes. Here is a brush and a bucket of paint. (8)

2. Complete the sentences.a. The bird is sitting high _____ in the tree.b. The cat jumped _____ the fence.c. Tim took a shortcut _____ the neighbour’s garden.d. I am in the middle. Jack is in front of me. Andy is _____ me. (4)

3. Your friend says some things you do not agree with. Argue with her/him.a. The cat sits on the wall.b. I am late for the lesson.c. They are on their way home.

4. Ask your mother these questions:a. Anne cooks dinner on a Saturday.b. Jack is in the garage.c. We are on time for the game.d. They have many pets. (4)

5. Give the opposite form of the following words:small, fast, dark, short, happy (5)

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