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First Workbooko
tnEnglish
by
Nirmali HettiarachchiMrinali Thalgodapitiya
and
Rajiva lVijesinha
Illustrated
by
Sybil Wettasinghe
Rrblishedby
MeCallum Booksfor the
English Association of $ri LanksJunior English Project
@ EnglishAssociation of Sri LankaJunior Readers Project
Chief Editor : Nirmali Hettiarachchi
Editorial Assistant : Malathi Thalgodapitiya
Editorial Board : Nihal CoorayNirmali HettiarachchiRajiva Wijesinha
ISBN 955-9r3ilr2-7
This workbook is at the first level of the Learnihg English Series preparedby the Junior Readers Project of ,the English Aspociation of Sri Lanka, withthe assistance of a grant frorn the Canadian International DevelopmentAgency.
This is to be your very own English hlorkbook. Treal is as a helpfulfr iend. Keep i t neat and t idy and try your best to do al l theexerci-ses correct. ly. But, mosL of al l , have fun doing them.
First of al l you should nrake i t very clear whose book this is.
1 ) This book belongs to
2) lam years old.
3) I am in Year
4) The name of my school is
5) My home address is
Here is the alphabet in simple l€tters.
The simple let ter a is usual ly wri t ten as O.
Here are all the capital letters of the alphabet. WriLe the smallletters in the empty boxes. The first two are done for you.
b
k
d
m
a
j
f
o
c
I
e
n
h
q
I
p r
ts u v t|, X v
A B c D E F G H
a b
I J K L M N 0 P 0
R S T U V ||'| X Y 7
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Colour the shapes in the colour written inside each one'
Now write down the names of the colours you have used.
PBR
0PG
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Write down the words in the l ist given below next to the letLersthat each word begins ru'ith. The first is done for you.
Mat
Bal I
Jug
Rat Goat X-ray
Zoo Hen Shop
Oueen Doll Lamp
Tree Ink Face Nose
Orange Cat Umbrella
You Kite Vest Pot
Ant
E99
tttal I
A is for Ant
for
for
for
C is
E is
Gis
I is
Kis
Bis
Dis
Fis
His
Jis
js for
is for
M
0
js for
is for
for
for
for
for
for
for
is
is
0 is
S is
for
for
for
for
for
for
for
for
for
L is
V is for
X is for
Uis
Wis
Y is
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Z is for
- -F
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Colours
Colour theColour theColour theColour theColour the
wal1s of the house yellow.roof red.door black and the windows brown.sky b1ue.grass around the house green.
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Put the words in thebegin wi th.
according to the l-etters theYright box
shi p
shop
chase
chi ld
trai n
this
th i nk
brai n
drai n
church
tri p
dr i l I
dri nk
broom
brown
that
shel I
tree
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Here are the names of what is in the picLures.
sun uel l chair f lower
Now write down the names in the order
star leaf
of the pictures.
1.
3.
2.
4.
1I
5. 6,
baldtestf i shhandbestduck
Put the words given below in the right box.
mustcoldpondhushmisski ss
words endingin ss
901dtl'ashmindlocklesscheck
words endingin sh
words endingin st
words endingin ck
words endingin nd
words endingin 1d
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Identification
Look at the picturesquest ions. The f i rst is
in the boxes below and then answer thedone for you.
What is i t?
l i lhat is it?
is a, box.
What is i t?
What is i t?
l{hat is i t?
What is i t?
a chair
t fhat is i t?
What is i t?
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a dog
Read the worCs in each box and write each of them down next toLhe let ter Lhey begin with.
boy cat ant
a
b
c
frog egg doll
d
e
f
goat ink hen
I
h
i
ki te
j
jug lamp
k
I
orange nest flK)nkey
m
n
o
queen rat pen
p
q
r
sun umbrella tree
s
t
u
wel l van x-ray
v
t,,
x
zebra you
v
k-
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Nunbers
Here are the numbers writLen for you in words.
12345
0neTwoThreeFout'F rve
6789
10
SixSevenEightNi neTen
Count the number of lettersin let ters next to each word.
Write down the numberdone for you.
in each word.The first is
nov thre e
dol I
grass
gi r l
b i rd
Mala
father
i t brother
el ephant
)
I
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Given below are the names of what ls in the pictures. Next toeach picture wri te down how many of each there are. The f i rs l :is done for you
bal I stars sti cks eyes flowers
wwp
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N%f rn@ww
r -56a{r di 4}A, l / .&t*E 8nLU(D>
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r 1r r1Tr
/
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a, l)A.5.1n\-/ r-,u /
,a
. \ OvL,-,/
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frh*fr&&
I I
l\f a
How many of each are there?
I eaves
pl antai ns
spoons
brush
candl es
frui ts
squares
appl es
nai ls '
cups
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F'!
Choose the right wordin the blanks.
from the words siven in brackets and fil l
A is
B is
C is
D is
E is
F is
G. is
H is
J, is
Kis
I is
L is
Mis
for
for
for
for"
for
for
for
for:
for
for
for
for
for
a#e (toffee, mango, qpPle)
(bal l , toy, g j r l )
(goat, cup, dol l )
(boat, dol l , cow)
(house, egg, k i te)
(frog, baby, afrt)
( iug, goat, ink)
(mouse, orange, hen)
(nest, ice-cream, Pi l low)
(face, jug, shjp)
(moon, Amna, kite)
(bat, lamb, oi l )
(mat, t ree, x-ray)
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N is for
0 is for
P is forI
0 is for
R is for
S is for
T is for
U is for
V is for
ltl is for'
X 'is for
Y is for
7 is for
(ant, k ing, nose)
(orange, naiI , spoon)
(boy, pen, candle)
(gjr1, monkey, queen)
( wel I , rat, pig,)
(hat, sun, van)
(tree, bun, egg)
( leaf , donkey, umbrel la)
( gate, vest, ice-cream)
(wal l , MaIa- jam)
(ape, elephant, x-ray)
(shop, you, f ish)
(umbrel la, dog, zebra)
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tlri
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Read the words given below.
Pot rlog henbox
sun
bun
ki te
book
van
pig
boy
cr
car
cathat bat pen
Now f i l l in the missing let ters in the words next to each Dicture.
d_g p_t ct t
hgvnn
b____l b___ r b_ _k
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k 'le P_n
Now put these words in the r ight boxes according to the middlevowel let ters.
bread book heacl fool feet heatpaint good shout sai l jo in cloudgreedy gain meet point proud coin
oo ouee
book $e eL
ea or ai
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II
What does }4a1a saY she is doing in each of the Pictures?
sleepi ng
runni ng
( \;ru"----atsh,ifimi ng -
t' \
dri nki ng
1) I am-51-gggi-!9.
2\ lam
3) I am
4)lam
5) I am
6) i am
7, I am
8) I am
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Each of these words can be broken into two. Write doun the Lwowords in the columns siven below.
anythi ng onu thinasomeone SOYnQnothi ng thinqcarpet eeLoutside
' is l and
because
i nto
dragon
wi thout
become
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Lookone.
atThe
the pi-ctures and wri te downwords are given below but not
is doing in eachwhat Ammain order.
cooki n9 set.Ii ng h,ashi ng readi ng s\{eepi ng
1)
2)
3)
4)
s)
Anuna t's sweepl ng.
Amma
Arma
Arrna is
Arnna i s
is
1S
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True or False
isi r .
sayone
which of these senEencesof these statements nexL to
Birds f ly
r ight and which is not. Wri te
This is right' This is wrono
1.
2.
3.
4.
We go to school.
Fish l ive in water
Seeya can fly.
Buses can suim.
Dogs bark.
Chairs and tables
5.
6.
7.
8.
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Glass is nice to eat.
9. Kavums are nice to eat.
10. Bread is made of stones.
1'l , Elephants are very big.
12. Ants are tiny.
13. Akka wears frocks.
14. Elephants wear skir ts.
15. l, lonkeys 1 i ke pl antai ns.
16. Thatha has four legs.
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