TheAtphobet

A[[ wordsore modeup Jromthe tettersoJ the olphobet.

Here [s the atphobetln copitol letters.Copg each letter.

A-

B-

C-

D-

E-

F-

G-

H-

I-

o
P- o- R
s_ T _ u_ v_ w _ x _ Y _ z_
M

Here is the olphobet [n lower coseletters.CopUeach letter.

llr

oDcoelg
h
iik
porstu
o
t-v

VWX UZ
Write gour nome here, using o copltol letter ot the start!

Now Jitt in the misslngletterson these building blocks.

tr tr il tr n r tr
u n n u tr mn E tr n
tr n u E M n u H
t.l

oreJivespeciallettersin the otphobet.

Thegorecalledvowets.
llttt
Mostwordshoveat leostonevowelin them.
Hereorethe vowels!

Finishthe Jottowingwords bg putting

a vowerin them.
Put on o in thesewords.

c_t

Put an e tn thesewords.

w_b

p_n

Put on i in thesewords.

p_g

P_n

Put cn o in thesewords.

t-g

d-9

s_n

m_g

Put o u in thesewords.

t_p

h_t

n_t

t-n

J_x

h_t

p_n

b_d

WA

h_t

b_n

lu, 1 !.iflerentvowelin eochword - e, e, [, o or u - to make o new word eoch

time! Usethe picturesto hetpgou.

bo

b-9

bo

b_g

10

bo

Att the other lettersin the alphobetare catledconsonants.

Fitt in the mlssing consonontin eoch word, usi,ngthe picturesto help go_u.
Then copy the word. Fi.no[[g,cover up the word ond write lt out goursef!
Fl[[in the missingconsonont!

Copgit!

Wri.tei.tgoursef!

ri- @
ta

re

co

o ot

A[t the things [n eochsock

stort with the sameconsono,nt
Write the consononton the

Somewords ore spettwith double vowels. Herecre someexamplest

Thefollowing words haveeitheroo or ee in them. Finishthe word, usingthe

plcturesto help gou. Copgthe word, coverit, then write it goursef.
Fittin the missing
vowels!

Copgit!

Write it gourse$!

Pffi

ee words s h

J-,

C3\

wh

oo words c

d
Do gou know what soundsthesecnimalsmoke?Fill in the doubtevowets,
choosingfrom the foltowing:
ee oo
oo
To-whit-to-wh_!

B _!

w f!

DoubteConsononts
Somewordsare speltwith
be

me

Copy otl the words with

' . Hereoresomeexamptes:
meg

onto the wot[ oJ the wett.

Reodthe storg, o.nddrow c line under otl

the words with

Onesunnydag,Mummgand Daddgtook
Mottgandherpuppg,Sossy,
to the pork.
,,Ithinkshe
"WooJ,wooJ!"saidSossy.
wontsmg bo[t!,,soid
Molty,hoppitg.

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A rhgming word is o word thot sounds[ike onother.For exomple'

red ond bed
cot ond mot
The end oJ rhgmingwords cre oJtenspettthe some.
Drow o line to join the words thct rhgme.

e@

Jon

@ffifu

mop

ft

\5,

can

moon

*@*M@ffi

Fitt in the missingwordsto completethe Jollowingrhgmes.Choosefrom the

sock

stcr

sing

coke

mot

bee

sond

Thecot sat

On Sonto'sbock

How the king

on the mq.t

is o vergbi.g

lovesto

Around the tree

We olt lendo hond

We loveto boke

buzzedthe

diggingin the

o tostg

Jock ond Ji[[

Lookout oJthe cor

went up the

to seeo shining

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Sometimes,
two lettersore blendedtogetherto mokeo singtesound.For exomple,
s ond h togetherbecomesh, os in shoe
c ond h togetherbecomech, os ln chi.ps
Here cre some words thot hove the soundssh or ch [n them. Completethe word,
uslng the picturesto help gou. Copg the word, cover it, then write it goursef.
Fitt in the missingletters!
sh words

oe

TT

cro.

rP

ch words

olr

wot

Copy it!

Writeit goursef!

&
W
*ffi"
@
M
r
1k

ick

w
,i{F

New wordsJor otd!

Moke o completelgnew word by chonglngthe sh sound to a ch sound or vice

verso!
cheep
shtn
chip
shop

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When t ond h ore btendedtogether,theg becometh, os in:

think
thumb
Here ore some words thot start with the sound th. Completethe word bg
oddlng th. Copg it, cover it, then write it gourse$.

Writeit yoursef!

Copgit!

Fittin the missingletters!

&!o.

umb
orn
row

imb[e

Word sums!
Add these letters to th to moke o word!

r ri + e

th + e se =

th + is
th + en

tfi+ o t

th + o se =

Finishthe Rhgme!
Write the word the in the spacesto finish off this nursergrhyme.
Heg,diddtediddte

cot ond

cowjumpedover

Jiddte,

moon.

ltttledog loughedto seesuchJun,

ond-

dishron owoywith

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spoon!

Lots oJ words we usewhen we ore osklngo questionstort with wh. For exompte,
I

Put wh in front of the word. Copy it, coverit, then write it goursef!
Fittin the missingletters!

Copgit!

Write it goursef!

_u
ere
ich

Completethe questions,usingthe correctwh words. Look at the words

oboveto help gou!
is knockingot the door?
oJ theselottipopsdo you tike?

is gournome?
ore you crglng?
are mUshoes?
is lt ti,meJor teo?

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Wheneo appeorsin o word,gouonlysoundthe e. Hereis o rhgmeto helpyou'

Whene ond o go wolking,e doesoll the tatking!

Add eo to the word. Copg it, coverit, then write it goursef.

Fittin the misslngletters!

Copgtt!

Write it gourse$!

b-ch

r_J

b-ds

"%"6.

ffi

tr

wh t

Odd onesout!
Hereore someea words in which the 'e' is sounded,differentlg.

d 'fl@
P_r a
br-d

ffi

How mony eo words co,ngou seeot the toble?Usethe

list to help gou and circ]ethe words gou ccn see.
creom

peoches

bread

Peos

Peors

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oo",ai,
WordMtddtes:
Wordswith oo or a[ in themJottowthe someru[e,We ontgsoundthe Jirst vowel.
boat socP rq'in Pain

Comptetethe word. CoPg lt, cover it, then wrlte [t goursef.

:Lt[in the missingletters!

Copy itl

Writeit yoursef!

tt

;ntofds a

\1\ nt \\\
- /t)).{4

---nrrA>

=-

t-

l,

bt

fctl

SP

=ro
lo

d*t
*

NNWW

vords r

tu
a

s
nt

Look ot this Poem.Drow a llne under o[[ the oa words thot gou con sPot.
Now reod lt agoln. This tlme drow o tlne under o[[ the words contoiningthe
letters qi.
Tim tost his coot
3raveTim the tailor

And stippedon the soop.

lVentto be o sailor.

Thenhe steppedin o poil

-le wontedto Jloot

And Jetton to the sai[.

3n the seo,ln a boot.

PoorTim the sailor

3ut it roi.nedond it hoiled,

He'drotherbe a toilor!

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Mongwordshavethe soundsor or or in the middle.For exomPle'

Jork pork dart

horp

cover it,
Thesewords hove or or or in the middte. Complete the word. CoPUit,

then write it gourse$!

Copgit!

letters!
Fi[tin the missing
orwords J_t
c -n

J_ k
st -

hs e

ar words d-t

P -k
c-d
sh -

ct

hp
st_

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Write i.tgourse$!

Wordsoremodeup oJsounds,
or sy[[ob[es.
Rabbi.tis o wordwith two sgllables.
Cot is o wordwith one sgllobte.

Thesesgltab[esare mixed rp. Put them in the right order ond write the word!

G
@

{s
w
tr
A compoundword ls o word modeup Jrom two smctlerwordsto Jorm
o new word with lts own meontng.For example'
hand ond bog togetherbecomehandbog
tight and housetogetherbecomeli.ghthouse

Write the new word in the space.

arm
90s t

cor

Ptog
rooth

+ choirm
+monA-

@ + Pork#tru

&

ffi

+Pen7
+

poste,g|

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We use i'ng ot the end oJ o.word to describewhot someoneis doing,[ike:

jumping or eating

Add ing to the word. copg it, cover[t, then wrlte it yoursetJ!
Fi[[in the mtssing
letters!

Copyit!

Writeit yoursef!

Jump
wotk
push

#u

sing
drink
[ough

completethe Jollowingsentences.
Usethe [ist oJ wordsto hetpgou.
leoptng
Ben wos
Mary wos

Dadwos
Are gou

sleeping crgi,ng

thinking washing brushi.ng

his teeth.

becouse
shehodJotten
the dishes.

oJthe onswer?

TheJrogwos

out oJthe pond.

Thecat wos

on the cushlon.

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;;, ;; ;; ":;^;;; ;;;;; ;;;;;, ;;;",; ;;;;:.;",,

u*.tense.
To do this we write ed ot the endoJthe verb.Forexomple'
Add ed to the end of the word. Copg it, coverit, then write it goursef!
Copyit!

Fittin the missingletters!

Write it gourse$!

tond
btink

DLlu6t

ltxnD

J'

@.

ll

nelD

pull
look

Finishthe sentences,
choosingJrom the words betow.
ytw

ffi

landed

bumped

John

! /,.u,

rrl

]RFb
..nffiEk

The ostronout

-, rY 4 ni

tolked

gcwned

He was verg tlred.

o[[the wog to school!"soidLucA.

It-m
Theg

on the moon.
into eochother.

-a l

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A sufJix[s o groupoJ lettersthot con be oddedto the endoJ o word to

chongeits meoningin somewou.A commonsulJixis er. Forexomple:
box+er=boxer

Add er to the word. Copy it, cover it, then write [t goursef!
Filt in the missingtetters!
box -

Copgit!

Write it goursef!

vnn't
A

go y -

F
vf,e
.U*

Jootbott

buird-G{fu
JormChoosefrom the words belowto completethe sentences.
woit er

tsi,
a.-

q,
,-

hunter

bother

cleoner

-4.

\@
. Xt

T he.

broughtthe peopletheirmeols.

(slD

v-

flJ$grn.

moppedtheJloor.

rhe

S@*

in the swimming
sploshed
poot.

TtT-.=
-F

seto trop.

Write the new word bg odding er onto each word.

Jost+ er =

short+ er =

stow+ er =

toll + er =

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Adding on e to the end oJ a short word con turn it into o completelgnew

word. The soundoJ the vowe[ in the word changestoo! This ls why we
sog the maglc e. Hereis on exomple,
sometimes
p i p + s= p ip e

Add on e to the word to see whot it becomes!Copg it, cover it, then write [t

goursef!
Copgit!

Fi[[in the lettere!

Write it goursef!

q Po n - w
@J

pip-

@cub - f
a

monG

alD

Put thesewords into the mogicion'shot to add a mogic e ! Write the new word
out [n the spaceprovided.
cLrt
\

not

.-_

oit

roP
rnot

-/

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When o word storts with kn, gouonlgsoundthe n. The k is sitent.For exompl.e:

.

knee knit
.
you ontysoundthe r. Thew is silent.ror excmpr:
..:
wrist wrlte
l.:
,.i

When o word storts wi.thWT,

FI

.,a

Add kn or wr to the word. Copgit, coverit, then write it gousef!

Fittin the missingletters!
kn words

ee
_ot

.,

Copgit!

Write it yoursef!

ffiffi

ife
ioht
J

wr words

ist

eck
estle

Find the words thot begin with kn or wr ond write them in the spoces.

kn words

wr words
::l

ii; tnit

%
wrong

write

need
right

P19
''i

kneel

knock

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@,
wrig

Hereore the numbers1 to 10'

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 q 10
Now we co.nleornhow to spe[[them!
Hereare the numbers1 to 10 speltfor gou. On the countof 10 the rocket
wilt tlJt-ofJ!Copgthe spelling.Coverit, then write lt goursef!
Copyit!

Write it yoursef!

one
two
three

Jour
Jive
six
seven
eight
nine
ten

Lift-ofJ!!!!!
Countthe spotson the lcdgbirds.Write the numberdown, usingthe words
oboveto help you.

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Thereore seven dags in the week.You con leorn to write them a[[!
Rememberto stort eochdag with o copitol letter.

Copgthe dog. Coverit, then write it gourse$!

Copgit!

Write it gourseff!

Mondoy
Tuesdoy
Wednesdog
Thursdag
Fridag
Saturdog
Sundoy

Hereis a rhymewith a[[ the dcAsoJ the week in it! Finishthe rhgme,putting
the dags in the scme order os above.
Grew i[[ on Th

Got worseon F

,@

ffi

ffi

christened
onru
Diedon So

|,ffi

- ry
re

Morried on W

Wos buriedon Su

Monthsd theYear
There ore twel..iemontlcs ln the geor. Let'swrite them!
Agoin, rememberto stort eoch month with o copitolletter.

^\\ I /,/
-a\1,

Copy the month. Cover it, then write it goursef!

el

;4jN
"t"Vr\

Copgit!

Write it goursef!

Jonuarg
Februorg
Morch
Aprit

Mou
June
Jutg
August
September
October
November
December

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Finishspettingthe nomeof eachcreoture,usingthe picturesos clues.

Thenfl^d the nameoJ the creo,ture
in the grid. The word can be written
forwords, downwordsor diogonallg.HaveJun!
lodu
,*

J9_
sh

&"

.r{r

ffi
,ffi

h_,

c a w r e
fhv nc
og i f
i
s uPc P
gl m ak
ol ady
aey l w
tdp
la
ev ou
s
b a s g f

n ly
h a n
sh e
c ow
amo
bir
r ll
she
c ho
sha

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XA

th
Yo
cr

ts
de
rw
eP
bv
rk

This is your book. Write somethings obout goursef.

Mg nomeis
I om

georsold.

I [ive ln
Mg Jovouri.te
tog i.s
Draw c linefto^ eachword to the correctpart oJ the pictureto namethe

differentports of gour head.

hair

e9e

eor
mouth
nose
Now write the correctword in eochspaceto label the parts oJ your body.
Usethe list to help gou.
orm
heod
Fot
hond
leg
stomoch

heod

A sentenceis o groupoJwordsthat mokessense.

We o[[ usesentences
when
we speokondwhenwe write.A sentence
conbe o stotement,
o questlonor o
commond.Hereore someexomples:
Tommgeats breokfastevergdog.

(Statement)

Why are gou loughing?

(Question)

Put gour shoeson now.

(Commond)

Thesesentenceshcve beensplit in hc$! Moke senseof them bg drowing

a line to join the beginningof eochsentenceto the correctending.
I tiketo ptogwith

juice.
JuttoJoronge

EverymornlngI

on the mat.

Thecot sot

growin the gorden.

In spring,ftowers

my bottin the pork.

The glossis

eot mg breokJost.

Here ore some more muddled sentences."co,t The on sot mat the." - does not

make sense,but, "The cot sct on the mot." - doesmoke sense!

Now write the following sentencesso thot theg make sense.
The hot sun is.

brrdJtgA con.
loveskipI to.
door Ctosethe.

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ft

F.ese
sentenceshove o word missing'
:..1 ln the missingwords, choosingfrom the [ist'

I witt 9o to
^4ondog

lce creom

'''1umbokeso chocolote
on.

cold,so I put mg

schooI
chosesthe chickens.
tostesnice.
coke
rr 3w look ot these nursergrhymes.Fit[ in the misslngwords'
:'.ooslngJrom the [ist.
- *-ret! DumPtgsot on o
- --.etg DumPtghod o greot
:

ffi
Jott

horses

:re King's

- -.: a[[ the King'stogetherogoin'

l: *idn'tPut -

fitr

Humptg
wotl

men

.::< andJi.[[wentuPthe
-- :etcho potloJ
-.

Jitt

Jet[downond hurt his crown,

,.4

cometumblingoJter.
Jock

-M

Sentences
Thereore threewoys to enci
o sentence:
1. Usuottg,
o sentence
is a simptestotementand we l l qp
poul livesin Engtand.
-Y !

n
s

* ..
iql!

i 1-a! n

2' when o' sentenceis o guestlon,

however,it endswith o ciuesrlcn
ryrark.
What i.sthe time?
3' Finotty,f o sentence[s on
exctamation
oJ surprtse,anger,orexcltement,
it endswith on exclc.m<ltron
mfirK.
Wotch out, the tree ls
Jattingdown!

cotour the bottoons.

with Jutt stop in
, the battoonswith o question
r
mark [n i''i,*,,ond the boltolns
with an exctomotion
mark in

write eithera Jutt stopro guestlon

mcrk or cn exctamctionmork afiereoch
sentence.
Whot ore gou doing with the tou
That is obsotutety
Jontostic_
My mum is i.nthe garden_
Con I hoveo sweet,pteose_
Hetp- the house[s on

Jire_

Mg dog'sncme [s Rover

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a sentence
otwogsbeginswith o eapital. letter.
-ne sun is shining.
,""'here
is my hot?
- eoveme olone.

Somethlngis wrong with these sentences.

irpy the sentences,
and moke them correct.
*: * ore mg Jriend.
: " : Cogi'sbrown.
: :r. sk lp.
: : !i es o ret os t g.

,lan gou ftnd the mistokesin these sentences?

T,ckthe box or boxeswhen you seethe mistake.
No copital NoJutt
[etter
:-.eboyJe[[overond crled.

::rles growon oppletrees

*,-t househas o red door
I'ocodlteshovevery big teeth
:re dog hod o bone.

T
I
T
T

T
T
T
T
T

tr
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The Mouseand the Lion

nce upona time,there wasa largelion who livedin the jungle.
He hada beautifulmaneand hugepaws,which he usedwhen he
was hunting.He wasvery strongandvery proud,andhe considered
himselfto be the kingof the jungle.
One daythe lion was restingunderthe shadeof a tree.
Suddenly,
a tiny mouse,who was lookingfor berriesto feedhisfamily,
accidentally
ran onto the lion'sgiantpaws.Thelion pickedthe mouseup
by histail.
"YumIUffi,a tiny snack!"saidthe lion."l shalleat you up for
daringto run over my paws."
"Pleasedont eat me!" squeaked
the mouse,who wasvery
scared."lwas lookingfor food for my family!| am hardlya mouthfulto
a big lion likeyou,and if you sparemy life,one dayI maybe ableto save
yours."
The lion roaredwith laughter."Atiny mouselikeyouhelp
the kingof the jungle?But,asyou havemademe laugh,I agree.I will
let you go."The lion put the mousedown,so he couldgo on hisway.
One day,sometime latel the liale mousehearda terrible
roaringdeepin the jungle.He thoughtit soundedlikehisfriend,andhe
scampered
off to look.He foundthe lion trappedin thick ropes.
Huntershadset a trap,andnow the lion wascaught.
The mousesaid,"Youoncesparedmy life,andnow I canhelp
you."The little mousestartedto nibblehiswaythroughthe ropesand,
althoughit took a longtime,he finallymanaged
to free the lion.
"Thankyou so much,"saidthe lion."l canseenow how
luckyI am to haveyou asa friend!"

Reoding
Comprehenslon
{sk on oduttto reodthe storgwith gou.Thentalk obout the storg ond onswer
:ne guesttons
below.

Questlons
Wheredid the lion [ive?
Whot wos the mousedoingwhen it ron onto
the lion'spows?
Why did the lion let the mousego?
Who hod troppedthe [ion?
Why dtd the mousehetpthe [lon?
Whot do gou do to help yourJri.ends?

j.aw o pictureoJoneoJgourJriends.

,'i''iteobout whot gou like obout gourJriends.

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A verb is the oction word in o sentence.

"I play everydoy." The verb or oction word in thct sentenceis p[oy.
A sentenceneedso verb.In o sentence,
o verb con tetl us:
How we move
How we talk
How we Jeel

e.g.
e.g.
e.g.

run,wotk,tiptoe
whisper,shout,giggLe
[ove,hote,like

Thereore thousondsoJ octionswe toke port in, Jee[or tolk obout evergdog!

Look at these cctions. Fotlow the lines to find the verb.

/,

JUrnP

shout

J'oh

read

paint

Findthe verbsin the Jollowingsentences.

Put o circle oround the verb, ond
then write it out in the spaceprovided.
Lucosgoesto the birthdogporty.
I jump overtheJence.
Rosiesingsin the cholr.
Rojbakeso chocolote
coke.

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tere ore some mixed-upsocks.Colbur the motching pairs ln the scme

:ctours.The words cre a[[ verbs.

lere cre someftsh tn the pond. F[shout the correctverbstoJinlsh the

sentences.

1.'ar

) 'o,l
C

3)

*("

with ccrs.

Adam llkes to CanI

a to g p le o se ?
to schoot.

Yosminwontsto I-

rov;

to wotch TV.

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Verb Word Seorch

Theseten verbsore hiddenin the squore.Can goufind them atl? Theg
ccn be written forwords, downwordsor diagonallg.

giver'
love
swim
tike
hetp
paint
climb
cook
run
Plog

P tY
k Ps
imw
P a i
crm
r h c
hs I
ve d
rwl
cku

c I
I r
Y i
n t

ic
i mb
svP co
io
l @s

pl i l y r k
k sl vl f I g
tl
o vrv t r

w
P
g
P

I
r g smv
I a y wc i
pk
cml f
s r u nY e

of gour own
Write somesentences
usingthe verbsin the word search.
Hereis o sentenceto help get gou storted.
I climbtrees.

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We con do it!
Verbsare oction words.Think obout the octionsof theseonimols.
Write down the oction, usingthe list to hetp gou.

A bird can
A Jishcon
swlm

A mole con

-#

A kongoroocon
A dog con
bork

Now think oJ ott the octionsthot Uouccn do! Write them down.
Hereis an oction to stort gou ofj.
I con smlle
I con
I con
I con
I con

I wouldliketo

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ju^P

A noun teltsus whot someoneor somethingis co[[ed.A noun con be the

nome oJ o person,on ontmol,o ploce,or o thing.
Common nouns ore nounsthot nomepeopteond thingsin general- hereore
someexamples'
91r[

dog

park

house

oir

computer

Circle the noun in the Jottowing sentences.Then write lt out in the spoce
provided.Use the picturesos clues!
I hovemU own cup.Mg cor is red.
Shewroteo big book.
The bird is Jtying.

Comptetethe story bg Jitling in the mi,ssingwords in the someorder thot

they oppeoron the pcth. At[ the wordsore nouns.
I

c!f}'..-

1\ !/z
-^.''-.-'&

swrngs
home

One sunng-

hod a dettcious

the littte

went to the
ond then went

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Sheptoyedon the -,
with her _.

Propernouns cre nounsthot nomeo pcrticulor or specialperson,p[aceor

thing.Yournomeis o propernoun.
Propernounsolwogsstort with o capltol letter. Hereore someexomples'

Emity Fridag Aprit

London

F{qmesore proper nouns ond olways stort wi.th a ccpita[ letter.

Copg the nomes of the children and their pets onto the slgns, starting ecch
nome with o copitol letter.

potty
tabby

Jtoppv

Completethe sentencesuslng the proper

nouns in the brick wo[].

is o vergbeoutiJu[
citg.
The weotherls cold tn
His nome ls

is mgJovouritedog oJthe week.

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Nouns
Cotlectivenounsore nounsthot nomeo group oJ things,peop[eor onlmols.
For exomple,
a Jlock oJ sheepor o swc.rmoJ bees.

Hereo'resomegrouPsoJ animots!Write the nameoJ the animalsthat the

collectivenounsdescri,be.

A JtockoJ

A herdoJ

A shooloJ

A gaggLe
oJ

Here o'resome more collecti.venouns. Write the nomes of the things thot
they describe.The plctureswitt give gou o c[ue!

A packoJ

&ru$

A JorestoJ

A libroryoJ

A JteetoJ

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Groupsand Sets
A:rcui: or o sei [s o.numberoJ thingsthot ore lLnkcdin someway - theg go
together.For exomple,we con tolk oJ a ?rcLir:oJJriendsor o set oJ ptates.

We con put lots of thingsinto groupsor sets.Con gou groupthesethings

together?
Put o red circle oround the thlngs gou con eo,tand o :1 '. circle around the
thi.ngsgou con't eat.

shoe

banano
sweet

tetephone

Now, write them down ln two lists.

Thlngsgou con eat

Thingsgou can,teat

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Whot do gou tiketo eot?

Make o [ist.

Lucasand the Alien

v
2

ne night,Lucaswas lookingout of his bedroomwindow at the

nightsky.He was bored,and he couldn'tsleep.There
was only
his sisterat hometoday,and Lucasdidn'tliketo playwith girls.He
only playedwith boys.
lf only he hada friendto talk to! Then,suddenly,
he hadan
idea- he wouldgo to Mars!He hadalwayswonderedwhat it would
be likeon a differentplanet.
When he got there the groundwas rockyand bare,and
there were big bouldersand hugecraterseverywhere.
He startedto
look around,andvery soonhe sawin the distance
a smallalien!
"Wow!" thoughtLucas.
"Doesn'the look strange- I'd better
not talk to him."But the aliencameover to Lucas.The
alienhad
three eyes,four nosesand lots of earsstickingout of its headinstead
of hair - and it was red all over! Lucashid behinda rock.but the alien
followedhim.
"Hello!"saida small,highvoice."Mynameis Fnu-Fnu.
What'syours?"
"E6 Lucas,"saidLucas,
amazed.The
aliencouldtalk!
"Do you like my toy?"saidFnu-Fnu,
and heldout a big
bouncyballthat glowedsilvery-purple.
"l'vegot one of those!"saidLucas,
andhe pulledhisgreen,
glittery,bouncyballfrom his pyjamapocket.
Lucasand Fnu-Fnuplayedbounceand catchuntil it was
time for Lucasto go home.
"l haveto get backfor breakfast,"
"But I've
explainedLucas.
hada greattime. I am so pleasedto havea boy from Marsas a friend.
Shallwe meet again?"
"l'm not a boy,I'm a girl!"saidFnu-Fnu,
laughing."Of
course
we can meet again."
And from that time,wheneverLucaswas bored he went to
Marsto playwith hisfriend,who happened
to be a girl.

ReodlngCornprehens
lon
),:odthe storywith on odult.Thenonswerthe questlons.
'rp. youenjogit!

Questions
*',"notwos Lucoslookingot out oJ his bedroomwindow?
,','f1l'
did Lucasgo?
,','rrotcolourwos Fnu-Fnur]s
bouncgbott?
)c gou think Lucoswi[[ stogJriendswith Fnu-Fnu?
,n,"ng
do gou think lt doesn'tmatterwhot yourJriendslook [ike?
l.aw on alienthot Uouwoutd mokeJriendswith, ond then write atl obout
-.,ntor her.

AG

.q-s

4; "*

a4.4-,///^
]1

(p

\J-2F=
\ \-:-R:
'

O
;
qJ

\ o- (

cca

l{

/(,

-/
-/

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v

PoetruTtrne
Sometlmes,
to mokeo storu or o poemejjective,o writer useslots oJ words
togetherwhichbeginwlth the
rThisis cotledn[[sl*nfl-i[or:".
or:,,,',.,.r.,.
Reodthesepoemswith someone.What do you noticeabout the longuoge?

Buzz Buzz Buzz

Buzz,buzz,buzz
GoesBi[[y,the honegbee.
Buzzot breokJost,
brunchond tea.
Buzzatt dog Bittg
But don't buzzmel.

Fronkthe ForgetfutFrog
FronktheJunny,JorgetJutJrog
Forgetshis namemostJreguently.
He askshisJriends,
"Who.tom I co[[ed,
Fredor Freddle,
Fintay,Floro,
Froncls,
Florence,
or is it Fedora?"
HisJroggieJri.ends
Jind FronkquiteJunny.
"We connotplago noughtgprank,
we wi[l,beJronk,"theysog,
((IT,S
FRANK!,'

./"ftr,

-\-_

-el
-*=-->5>
--e

-==:,

*.-a

lon gou use atti,terotlonto describeon anlmol? Here are a coupte

oJ
: r amples :

A curted-upcot.

A sod snoke.

'Vrite o sentence'or o Poem.Try to moke the importont words stort wi.th the
someletter or sound!
i{ere are a coupteoJ exomplesto hetp gou.

Mobetthe mi.niature
mousemunched
too monumongoes.
Mg Dod droppedthe dishes.
What a dreadJuldisoster!

__---4

JttF-/

4q

Pronouns
Pronounsore the nameswe cotl each
other,when we ore not uslngour
'proper'nomes.
I talk obout myse{fas I. WhenI tolk
to peopte
I sometimes
soygou.

EachoJ these

a pro,no:rn.
Drawo pictureof

yourserJ
in the
::::i:-.:ill?l
Now
otl
the
words
thqt
Jind
,"1",r;
!;;#;il.f,r.^'"J.,.
:T:.^?:,.".:.
gour picture.
Now Jtnd the wordsthot relerto a gtrt
and to a boy ond write them underthe
pictures.

YOU

GIRL

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PronounCrossword
Hereis o crossword.Att the onswersore pronouns.Fitl in the missingwords
in the sentences
to fnd the cnswers.Usethe list of words to help gou.
2

him
me
she

rt 4h e Y

*es y'

it

mysef
them
her

5
7

ACROSS
1. SomondIsobelwentJor o wolk.]'hegwotkedto the pork.
3. The doctorsowTomond gave
5. Amg tovedgomes.
7. Give

somemedicine.

ptogedott dog.

the bo[[ptease.

o
I

DOWN
2. ThtechoirJe[lover.

wosbroken.

4. Hcnnohloved
-

pethomster.

6. I lookot

in the mlrror.

8. Thecowswerebig. Danietlookedot

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