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Use your dictionary for the following exercise.
Bi ___________ = a flower which lives for two years.
tri __________________ = a spear with three prongs.
tele ________________ = instrument which makes distant objects seem near.
Auto _______________ = a person’s signature written by that person.
tri __________________ = brothers or sisters who were born at the same time.
Tele ________________ = the wireless transmission of images which can be seen.
Bi __________________ = a sea creature whose shell is in two halves joined by a hinge.
How good are your dictionary skills?
TV is the abbreviation for television .
R.S.V.P.
P.S.
M.P.C.
A.A.
R.S.A.
Std.
@
Rev.
I.O.U.
p.m.
a.m.
Mr
S.W.A.
c/o
P.T.O.
C. NOUNS
| Most common nouns | adds “s” | cows, dogs, rivers |
| nouns ending in “s”, “ss”, “x”, “ch” and “”sh” | add “es” | box es , push es , ditch es |
| nouns ending in a consonant followed by a “y” | change y to “ies” | pon ies , sp ies |
| nouns ending in “f”, “if” and some in “fe” | change f to “ves” | el ves , liv es |
| nouns ending in “o” | add “es” | her oes , ech oes |
| BUT nouns ending in “o” which are musical terms | add “s” | solo s , pian os |
examples : a circle of friends
a flight of steps
a school of porpoises
a swarm of bees
a litter of ____________________ a herd of ______________________
a brood of____________________ a pack of ______________________
a shoal of____________________ a school of _____________________
a troop of____________________ a flock of ______________________
wolves monkeys cows sheep sardines porpoises chickens puppies
1. A _______________ of steps led to the cabin.
2. A large ______________ of starlings flew over the town.
3. Our milk comes from a ______________ of Jersey cows.
4. A pack of _______________ went hunting in the forest.
5. A _____________ of fish swam past our boat.
6. A _____________ of people gathered to welcome the Prince.
7. The clothes were kept in an old ______________ of drawers.
8. She bought a new _____________ of shoes for the wedding.
9. Father gave his old _____________ of clothes to a jumble sale.
10. When my aunt was in hospital my uncle took her a lovely _____________ of black grapes.
| LO 6.2.2 |
D. REVISING PUNCTUATION
1. Rewrite the following sentences, punctuating them correctly.
1.1 I don’t think much of television said Tom.
1.2 I enjoy the sport programmes replied Jane.
1.3 Peter said I don’t think there is enough sport on television.
1.4 Tom said I wish there were more educational programmes earlier in the day.
1.5 Jane said I feel the children’s programmes are too violent.
| LO 6.2.5 |
| LO 4 |
| WRITING The learner is able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 4.1 writes different kinds of texts for different purposes and audiences: |
| 4.1.1 writes for personal, exploratory, playful, imaginative and creative purposes (e.g. journals, poems, myths, dialogues, argumentative essays); |
| 4.1.5 reflects on and evaluates writing and creative work; |
| 4.2 develops and organises ideas though a writing process: |
| 4.2.1 brainstorms ideas for a topic and develops ideas by consulting a wide variety of sources, selecting relevant information, and organising the ideas using strategies such as mind maps, flow charts, grids, etc.; |
| 4.2.2 produces a first draft with awareness of the central idea, and appropriate language and conventions for the specific purpose and audience; |
| 4.2.3 revises work, focusing on improving the language, organisation and style, using feedback from classmates and/or teacher; |
| 4.3 presents work with attention to neatness and enhanced presentation (e.g. cover, content page, layout, and appropriate illustrations or graphics); |
| 4.4 applies knowledge of language at various levels:4.4.3 paragraph level. |
| LO 5 |
| THINKING AND REASONING The learner is able to use language to think and reason, as well as to access, process and use information for learning. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 5.1 uses language to think and reason: |
| 5.1.1 distinguishes cause from effect in a variety of cross-curricular contexts; |
| 5.1.3 develops a balanced argument on relevant and challenging issues; |
| 5.2 uses language to investigate and explore: |
| 5.2.1 asks critical questions that challenge and seek alternative explanations; |
| 5.2.2 asks follow-up questions to get deeper answers; |
| 5.2.3 discusses the validity of information by comparison with other sources; |
| 5.3 processes information: |
| 5.3.4 draws conclusions and makes recommendations; |
| 5.4 uses language to think creatively: |
| 5.4.1 describes what learner visualises after reading or listening to a text; |
| LO 6 |
| LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE The learner knows and is able to us the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts. |
| We know this when the learner: |
| 6.1 works with words: |
| 6.1.1 uses prefixes, stems and suffixes/extensions to form words; |
| 6.2 works with sentences: |
| 6.2.2 identifies and uses nouns, pronouns, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, and modals. |
| 6.2.5 uses punctuation correctly. |
Solving a problem:
for charity.
ABBREVIATIONS
They are words that name objects / things or more, thus the naming word must be singular or plural.
1. flight
2. flock
3. herd
4. wolves
5. shoal
6. crowd
7. chest
8. pair
9. suit
10. bunch
D.
1.1 “I don’t think much of television,” said Tom.
1.2 “I enjoy the sport programmes,” replied Jane.
1.3 Peter said, “I don’t think there is enough sport on television.”
1.4 Tom said, “I wish there were more educational programmes earlier in the day.”
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