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English Year 4: 11 to 15 May PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT copy all the activities in your workbook. Simply write the correct number with the correct answer, or copy the table with your answers where applicable!!MONDAY: READING

1. To find out what the South African Constitution says about people with disabilities, colour in ever C, G, Q, U and V. The remaining words will tell you what the constitution says.

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MESSAGE: ___________________________________________________________________________2. Read the poem below by Ken Nesbitt and answer the questions:2.1 Find 4 pairs of rhyming words.2.1.1 ________________________________rhymes with ___________________________2.1.2 ________________________________rhymes with ___________________________2.1.3 ________________________________rhymes with ___________________________2.1.4 ________________________________rhymes with ___________________________

2.2 Prepositions act to connect people, objects, time and places in a sentence, normally placed directly in front of nouns. E.g. Sit on a chair and leave before sunset. In the bathroom is a bar of soap to wash germs from your hands.

MY DOG LIVES ON THE SOFA – Ken Nesbitt

My dog lives on the sofa.That's where he wants to be.He likes to sit there night and dayand watch what's on TV.He surfs the channels constantly 5by chewing the remote,then watches what he wants to watch;I never get a vote.He's fond of films with animals.He takes in nature shows. 10Whenever cat cartoons come onhe always watches those.He loves the pet commercials too,and anything with food.Whenever there's a tennis match 15he nearly comes unglued.I got him from the dog pound.He didn't cost a cent.I asked them for a "watch dog,"but this isn't what I meant. 20

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Now write down 5 prepositions from the poem My dog lives on the sofa. _______________, _________________ ,_____________, _____________, _______________.

2.3 The words to and too are homophones. Use each one in a sentence to show their different meanings.

to: _________________________________________________________________________too: ________________________________________________________________________

2.4 Change the sentences coloured red into the past tense2.4.1 ______________________________________________________________________________2.4.2 ______________________________________________________________________________2.5 the purple coloured words are called contractions. Write them all out in full.2.5.1 there’s = there is2.5.2 _______________ = ______________________2.5.3 _______________ = ______________________2.5.4 _______________ = ______________________2.5.5 _______________ = ______________________2.5.6 _______________ = ______________________2.5.7 _______________ = ______________________

TUESDAY: 3. WORKING WITH WORDS

Look at the pictures below. Then read the words in the text box and decide which picture they belong to. Sort the words in under the correct headings in the table:

tyres breast handles speaker seat volume spokes footrest wingneck skin thigh aerial cord drumstick on button tape deck

channel selector parson’s nose

Wheelchair Roast chicken Radio

4. Read the following list of words carefully. Discuss with someone the meanings of the words you don’t understand, or look them up in your dictionary.

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WEDNESDAY5. Correct the punctuation in the sentences:

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5.1 make sure you bring what you need reading book pencil and pen5.2 they drove for a long way time seemed to stand still5.3 james and gavin love to play soccer cricket and rugby5.4 do you want read blue or range socks6. Work with verbs: PRESENT AND PAST TENSE6.1 Rewrite the sentences that follow in the simple present tense.6.1.1 The poem was like a song.

_____________________________________________________________________________6.1.2 John Mbiti wrote ‘The snake song’.

_____________________________________________________________________________6.1.3 We will study the poem about a crocodile.

_____________________________________________________________________________6.1.4 I was a lover of poetry.

_____________________________________________________________________________6.1.5 Mala and I were in the same group.

_____________________________________________________________________________6.2 Choose the verb from the brackets that agrees with the subject.6.2.1 Wes Magee (asks / ask) what the sun (is / were).6.2.2 Traditional Sotho poems (were / was) translated so that more people (can /

could) enjoy them.6.2.3 I (wonder / wonders) what other poems (is / are) in the book?6.2.4 I (like / likes) the way that poems (describe / describes) things in unusual

ways.7. Degrees of comparison: Complete the table below by filling in the correct

form of the adjectives.Adjective Comparative form Superlative form

badbest

more attractivenaughtiest

wonderfulugly

happiergenerous

simple

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fewer

THURSDAY8.1 Revising your parts of speechStudy the table below, then match the part of speech in column A with the correct definition in column B in 8.2:

A B1. Common noun2. Proper noun3. Adjective4. Verb5. Adverb6. Preposition7. conjunction

a) describes the nounb) a joining wordc) names of people, places, etc.d) names of ordinary, everyday

thingse) describes the verbf) a doing wordg) a word which shows the position

of one object in relation to another

8.2 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B

8.3 Look at the underline words in the paragraph below:Neville and I are best friends. We live on the same street and go to the same school. He is the most loyal friend I have. He patiently waits for me at the corner every morning, and then we slowly walk to school together. Saint Anne’s is the name of our school. We have a navy-blue uniform with grey socks and black shoes.

Write each of the underlined words from the paragraph under the heading where it best fits in the table.

Common noun

Proper noun

Adjective Verb Adverb Conjunction Preposition

FRIDAY

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9. Using a contents and index page to find information. 9.1 A contents page is found at the beginning of most books. It is a list of all the chapters or sections that can be found in the book. It also tells us on which pages all these things can be found.

9.2 An index is an alphabetical list of words or topics that can be found in a book.

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The index is normally found at the end of a book and it tells you on which page(s) you can find these words or topics.

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9.3 Searching for information: Use the contents and index pages to answer the following questions in your workbook.9.3.1 On which pages will you be able to read about or find the following things?a) The work of white blood cells.b) Vitaminsc) A picture of a toothbrushd) Poemse) A picture of a toenail9.3.2 In which chapter will you find information about the following? (Write the name of the chapter/s)a) What makes us different from others.b) Familyc) Fingerprintsd) Why this book was made.e) How sores heal.9.3.2 In which chapter will you find a picture of a tongue?9.3.3 In which chapters is the word tongue used?9.3.4 Which is the longest chapter in the book?9.3.5 Which two chapters have the same number of pages?