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Grade 6 English Self Study Pack
Grade 6 English Self Study Pack
English
Grade 6
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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National Level Guidance and supervision
B.M. Weerasuriya Director – English and Foreign Languages Ministry of Education
Panel of Writers
1. Malika de Zoysa Co-ordinator - RESC- Balapitiya
2. Eranga Yapa RESC member- RESC- Matara
3. Hasanthi Uralagama Co-ordinator - RESC- Galle
4. Silda de Silva ISA-English- ZEO-Hambantota
5. Samanthi Gamachchige ISA-English- ZEO- Akuressa
6. Ajitha Namali ISA-English- ZEO- Ambalangoda
7. Shoby Handunhewa Co-ordinator - RESC- Matara
8. Kumudu Priyanka ISA-English- ZEO-Tangalle
9. Prasanna Handungoda RESC member- RESC- Galle
10. Sajani Somathunga Teacher –G/Ananda National School
11. Wasana Madushani RESC member- RESC-Tangalle
12. Gayathri Aandrahennadi Co-ordinator - RESC- Tangalle
13. A.C Renuka ISA-English- ZEO Elpitiya
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Contents Page
1. 6.3 Can/Can’t 04
2. 2.2 Let’s Use Full Stop Correctly 08
3. 2.3 Let’s Use Question Mark Correctly 10
4. 6.1 Writing Simple Sentences 11
5. 6.5 Contracted Forms 14
6. 6.8 Let’s Join Sentences 16
7. 4.5 Plurals of Nouns 20
8. 7.2 Describing Pictures 24
9 4.3 Synonyms 27
10 4.3 Antonyms 31
11 4.3 Synonyms and Antonyms 34
12 4.4 Prefixes 39
13 4.4 Suffixes 42
14 5.2 Read and Find Answer 45
15 5.1 Let’s Read with Pictures 47
16 5.1 Big Bear’s Honey Pot 48
17 6.9 Adverbs 51
18 7.4 Let’s Write Instructions 54
19 5.3 Read, Find and Write 55
20 4.1 Masculine and Feminine Nouns 58
21 5.4 Let’s Enjoy Poems 61
22 7.1 Writing Descriptions 63
23 7.1 Do You Know Me? 65
24 4.2 Names of Young Animals 67
25 5.5 Let’s Enjoy a Folk Tale 69
26 7.6 Writing a Poem 71
27 7.6 Let’s Write Poems 74
28 7.5 Writing a Paragraph 76
29 7.5 Compositions 79
30 5.6 Let’s Read 83
31 6.4 Determiners 84
32 7.3 Writing a Letter 89
33 7.2 Picture Reading 91
34 7.2 A Day at Home and Out 93
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01. Can/Can’t
Hello Children,
Today we are going to write sentences using ‘can’ and ‘can’t.
I CAN I CAN’T
Look and read
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Let’s read.
Can /Can’t
Affirmative Negative
I sing. I sing.
We swim. We swim.
You cook. You cannot cook.
They can dance. They dance.
He drive. He can’t drive.
She read. She read.
It fly. It fly.
Mother help. Mother help.
Activity 1
Look at the pictures. Can you write sentences?
I х x
Father x X x
Ravi x x x
Bird x X x x
We x X
Can Can’t
1) E.g.: Birds can fly. I can’t fly.
2)
3)
4)
5)
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Activity 2
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Activity 3
Write sentences.
Circle
I know how to write sentences using can and can’t.
Yes/ No
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2. Let’s use full stop correctly
Have you seen these marks before?
Where have you seen them?
Now you know that there is a full stop at the end of a sentence.
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Look at this paragraph. Notice the full stops.
My school is Rohana Vidyalaya. It is in Rathnapura. There are 350 students.
There are classes from grade 6 to 11. It has a good library. We often go there to read books.
We have a big playground too.
Read this paragraph. Full stops are missing in sentences. Can you correct and write
again?
Activity
Rewrite the paragraph using the full stop where necessary.
Mr Perera never misses news He sits in front of the television at
8 30 pm to watch news He generally sits on an arm chair He keeps
his tea on the coffee table He does the same in the morning at
6 30 am
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03. Let’s use question mark correctly
Questions are sentences that ask you something.
Questions end with a question mark.
Activity 1
Place the question mark correctly.
1) Are you a student
2) Did you have your lunch
3) Could you please give me a pen
4) Do you have brothers and sisters
5) Can I borrow two books
6) Does he like ice cream
7) Why are you crying
8) How old are you
9) Would you like a mango
10) Which one do you like
Activity 2
Punctuation:
At the railway station. (Put a question mark ( ? ) or a full stop (.) where necessary.
Can I help you
When is the next train to Kandy
At one thirty-five
How much is a second class ticket to Kandy
It’s five hundred eighty rupees
Where is the ladys’ rest room
It’s the corner room on the left
Thank you very much
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04. Writing Simple Sentences.
Dear children,
Today let’s learn to write sentences of daily activities/ happenings.
Look and read
I play
We
They Play
You
Birds
She Plays
He
It
My mother
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Activity 1
Complete the table.
Go, comes, buys, like, sing, visit, plays, grow, cooks, make, works, sweep, runs,
jumps
Verbs Verbs
[in singular form] [in plural form]
z Eg: runs Go
Activity 2
Look at the pictures. Can you make correct sentences?
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Activity 3
What do you do every day? What my friend does?
1. I brush my teeth. 1. Sumal reads books.
2. ……………………………… 2……………………………….
3. ……………………………… 3……………………………….
Put: or x
I can write sentences about...
What I do every day
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05-Contracted forms
Dear Students,
Let’s learn how to use contracted forms in writing.
Activity 1
Read the conversation.
A grandmother is talking with grandchildren.
A contracted form refers to short words made by putting two words together
and omitting some letters, which are replaced by an apostrophe.
A B
(Contracted form) (Long form)
didn’t
let’s
can’t
it’s
we’re
you’re
he’s
she’s
I’m
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06. Let’s join sentences
Tom Jenny
Ridma Meth
Read (Nouns)
1. a) a pen
b) a pencil
c) a pen and a pencil
2. a) a ball
b) a bat
c) a ball and a bat
3. a) red
b) blue
c) red and blue
4. a) fish
b) meat
c)fish and meat
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Activity 1
1. a) a car 2. a) a table
b) a bus b) a chair
c) ...................................... c) ......................................
3. a) pink 4. a) chocalate
b) yellow b) ice-cream
c) ...................................... c) ......................................
Activity 2
1. a) I have a pen.
b) I have a pencil.
c) I have a pen and pencil.
2. a) I have a ball.
b) I have a bat.
c) I have a ball and bat.
3. a) I like red.
b) I like blue.
c) I like red and blue.
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Activity 3
Read these sentences.
1. 1. Kasun is tall.
2. Kasun is fat.
3. Kasun is tall and fat.
2. 1. Roshi is good.
2. Roshi is kind.
3. Roshi in good and kind.
2. Upul is tall
Upul is thin.
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3. My teacher is clever
My teacher is talented.
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4. Raja is a good
Raja is kind.
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1. I went home.
I took lunch.
I went home and took lunch.
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Activity 4
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Underline
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7- Plurals of Nouns
Naming words are called ‘nouns ‘. Here are some nouns. Can you read them?
Examples:
a cat - cats
a watch - watches
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We add ‘es’ to singular nouns to make them plural nouns. Look at
their endings. They are s, sh, ch, ss or x.
Examples:
Singular Plural (more than
(one) one) +
bus buses
es
box boxes
Watch watches
We add ‘es’ to singular nouns ends with ‘o’ to make them plural
nouns.
Example:
Singular Plural (more than one)
(one)
mango mangoes
tomato tomatoes es
hero heroes
Exceptions:
radio radios
studio studios
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Some nouns ending with ‘ f ‘ or ‘ fe ‘ form their plural
by adding ‘ ves ‘.
Examples: ves
Singular (one) Plural (more than
one)
leaf Leaves
knife Knives
calf Calves
1. Match the singular noun with and the plural noun. One is done for you.
a table
tables
a brush
heroes brushes
a mouse
a hero a teacher
a lady
brushes
calves
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2. Fill in the blanks with the plural form of the nouns.
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8 - Describing Pictures
Look at this picture.
Five children two trees three clouds the sun a dog a kite
Riding a bicycle / flying a kite / sleeping on the ground / pulling a cart / eating an ice
cream/ sitting on the ground / laughing
in the middle/ in a corner/behind…. / in front of…. / next to / near/ on/ in / at/ close to
There is a………….
I can see……….
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Let’s describe the above picture.
Activity 1
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Look at the picture. Read the words and fill in the blanks.
This is a picture of a…………. There is a …….in the picture. There are …seven….
………. in it. There is a ………carrying a ……... A boy is………. into the ……. Two …….
are standing. A boy is………. Tree. Another boy is……. on the ground and ……… a book.
There is a girl …………. on the ………
Activity 2
Describe it.
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9- Synonyms
Warm
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Can you think of synonyms for these words? Select and underline the correct one.
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Read the list of synonyms carefully. Learn them. Answer the questions given below.
Eg.
We have to reply with a synonym.
We have to answer with a synonym.
words given at the top. The first one is done for you.
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3. Now rewrite these sentences replacing the similar word.
E.g.
3. Fill in the blanks replacing the similar words from the list.
Last Saturday we walked to a flower garden with our teacher. We started (1. began ) our
journey at 6.30 am. We saw many beautiful (2………………………….) flowers and big
(4……………………….) food teacher gave us. We walked many hours. But it was not a
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10 - Antonyms (opposites)
Look..! Nisal is happy
No ! He is sad.
It is wrong.
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Let’s read this list of antonyms.
fast slow
good bad
full empty
hot cold
new old
broad narrow
clean dirty
heavy light
domestic wild
rough smooth
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Look at these antonyms carefully.
down ugly clean easy
Eg.
3.) We are going to use the correct antonym to fill the blanks.
clean slow large rich beautiful domestic wet
E.g.:
My sister was dirty after playing. But after a bath she looks…clean………..
1. We filled blue bucket with small marbles and red bucket with …………... marbles.
4. Some competitors are fast but some others are …………………. in the race.
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11–Synonyms and Antonyms
Read the dialogue and study the words underlined.
Salesman: O. K. come and see. Let’s go inside. There are many balloons.
Amaya: Oh! Very nice ones. Big balloons, small balloons, beautiful balloons, colourful
balloons.
Amaya: I dislike them. They are ugly. I need these large, light colour balloons.
Amaya: oh! Are they costly. I will buy these cheap balloons then.
We find antonyms and synonyms in the above dialogues. They are underlined.
Antonyms
come go
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Expensive Cheap
Beautiful Small
Cheap Go
Big Dislike
Light Expensive
Like Ugly
come Dark
Synonyms
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Big house Large house
Big
Expensive
love
Nice
Ex. fat-thin
4…………………….. ……………………..
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Match the synonyms.
Ex. Hard-difficult
1………………...……………………….5………………….. ……………………
2…………………………………………6…………………. ……………………..
3………………………………………..7………………… ………………………
4……………………. ……………………
My mother is happy.
My mother is joyful.
Example
Now do the following activity .Find the synonym for the word underlined from the box.
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As you know antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word.
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12. Prefixes
Look at them.
happy unhappy
Connected disconnected
Start
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Look at –re, -dis,-un in the words unhappy, re start, disconnected and unlike
RE +USE REUSE
Prefix root
The tree has the root words at the root and prefixes on tree top. Match them to make
meaningful words.
Dis-
Un-
1)……………..
1)………………..
2)………………..
2)………………..
Re-
1)…Replay……
2)……………….
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When we add prefixes: The meaning is changed but the word class is the same.
adjective adjective (most often the opposite meaning)
un(not) dis(not)
happy – unhappy honest – dishonest
kind - unkind agree - disagree
common – uncommon like - dislike
lucky - unlucky connected – disconnected
tie - untie appear - disappear
Re (do again)
use - reuse
write - rewrite
play – replay
start - restart
Match the opposites
1) honest dislike
2) agree unusual
3) like dishonest
4) usual unlucky
5) lucky disagree
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13. Suffixes
Read the description about my friend. Look at the words in bold carefully!
Friendly = friend+ly
A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word:
Adjective--------- noun
Kind - kindness
Neat - neatness
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Mouth + ful ------------- mouthful
root suffix
2. Look at the tree. You find root words on the ground and suffixes on the tree trunk.
Fill these “new word tree” by adding root+ suffix
(New words)
kindness
eg
-ly ful
Now let’s do
this task.
-ness
-less
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14. Read and Find Answers
Activity 1
Age
……
Malaka
Brothers and
sisters
Grade ……………
……………
Activity 2
My mother
My mother’s name is Jayanthi Edirisooriya. She is 45 years old. She is a
teacher. She works at Gunananda M.V in Tissa. Her favourite dress is
saree. She is kind and active. She gets up early and does all the work such
as, cooking, washing and cleaning. She is tall and thin. She loves us very
much. I wish her a healthy life.
A B
2. Age Teacher
5. Appearance 45 years
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Activity 4
No: 210,
Beach Road,
Look at the letter given answer the questions Matara.
12/11/2020.
Dear Sanduni,
Hope you are fine. How do you spend the day? I play a lot with my sister
and help my mother in the evening. Also I read my textbooks and did
work book activities.
I started gardening with my grandfather. It is an interesting hobby. We
grew brinjal, chilli and capsicum in our garden. We are expecting to get
the harvest next week. It will be enjoyable.
Sincerely,
Madavi
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15. Let’s Read with Pictures
Activity 1
Tom’s House
This is Tom’s house. He is a small boy. He lives with his mother. His house is small and
very nice. It has a small garden . Everybody likes his house
Activity 2.
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16-Big Bear’s Honey Pot
Now you are going to read the story ‘Big bear’s honey pot’
Once in a jungle lived a big bear and a naughty monkey. They were good friends. They need
to have a lot of fun together. However, the monkey always used to copy the bear. He wanted
to become just like his friend.
One day, when they were sitting together, the monkey again started to copy him. The bear
asked him why he used to copy him. To this, the monkey said that he wanted to be as strong
as bear.
strong - powerful
True or False
1. The bear and the monkey were good friends. ( )
2. The monkey lived in a village. ( )
3. The monkey wanted to be strong as bear. ( )
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Suddenly, the bear saw a big pot of honey near the mango tree. The bear ran at once and took
the fresh pot of honey. The bear gave the monkey a few drops of honey. The monkey loved
the taste of it. But the monkey was not happy because the bear had given him only a few
drops.
The bear told him that this much was enough for the monkey. Soon, the bear picked up the
pot and hid it in his den before someone else could steal it. The monkey thought that honey
is a super food for getting strong. He slowly went into the bear’s den and stole the pot of
honey.
The next day, the bear went to meet his friend. The bear went to monkey’s house to check if
the monkey was doing well. The monkey had got a stomachache. When the bear saw the
empty pot of honey, he understood what had happened. The monkey was crying out of pain.
The bear felt sad about the monkey and gave him some medicine. Monkey got well and
thanked the bear. Monkey was ashamed. Since then, the monkey never tried to copy any one.
He has learnt a good lesson.
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Draw.
2………………………………………………….
2……………………………………………….
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17. Adverbs
Dear children,
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Adverbs are formed mainly from adjectives by adding – ly to the end.
Adjective Adverb
kind kindly
slow slowly
bad badly
sad sadly
neat neatly
careful carefully
safe safely
1............................................... 2. ...............................................
3................................................. 4................................................
5. .............................................. 6. ..................................................
7. ..............................................
Form Adverbs from following adjectives
Adjective Adverb
1.neat
2.quick
3.beautiful
4.happy
5.lucky
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Using the table make 10 meaningful sentences. One is done for you.
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18. Let’s write instructions
Dear children,
Activity 1
Imagine you are going to make a fruit salad. Your mother gives you instructions. But
they are not in the order.
Activity 2
Verb Rest
1. ……… ………………………
2. ……… ………………………
3. ……… ………………………
4. ………. ………………………
Activity 3
Match A with B and make meaningful instructions. Write them on the given space
A B
I will tell you how to go to the school. It is in the Main Street. First walk along the Lotus
Street. Turn left at the junction. It is the Main Street. The park is just in front of you. Walk
past the park. Go straight ahead the street. There is a Library on your right. Then, you will
pass the Bank, too. Next you can see the school on your right.
Amali draws the map of it. Help her to label three buildings. Write the names of places.
School
Lotus Street
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Activity 2
10/10/2020
Dear Nalaka,
I’m absent today because I’m not well. Please send me notes through my sister.
I will return them tomorrow.
Amal.
Date
Sender
Receiver
Activity 3
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i)The invitation is for an…………………………. ceremony.
Activity 4
Ananda Samarakoon
Mr.Ananda Samarakoon is a well-known Sri
Lankan, who composed the Nationaal Anthem of
our country. He was born on 13th January 1911 in
Padukka.His parents were Mr.Samuel Samarakoon
and Mrs. Dominga Peiris. He was a musician and a
composer. He composed songs such as, Ase Madura
Jewanaye geetha, Besa Seethala Gangule and many
more. He died on 5th April 1962 in Colombo.
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20.-Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Dear Children,
Today let’s learn masculine and feminine nouns of people and animals.
He She
Boy Girl
Grandfather Grandmother
King Queen
rooster hen
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1. Let’s learn more words. Read the words.
Masculine Feminine
father mother
brother sister
son daughter
uncle aunt
Bride groom bride
actor actress
prince princess
man Woman
policeman Policewoman
sir Madam
husband Wife
gentleman Lady
Activity 1
………………………………………. .
…………………………………………
…………………………………….
…………………………………………………
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Now let’s learn masculine and feminine nouns of animals.
Activity 2
Match ‘A’ with ‘B’ to find the feminine noun of the animals.
A B
Fox Hen
Peacock Cow
Bull Duck
Lion Tigress
Rooster Vixen
Tiger Goose
Lioness
Activity 3 Drake
Gander Peahen
My sister celebrated her 10th birthday last week. Our aunt and uncle brought a nice gift. My
father had bought a toy duck, and my mother had invited our grandmother and grandfather.
My brother helped me to decorate the birthday cake.
Masculine Feminine
uncle
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21. Let’s enjoy poems
Hello children,
Firefly
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Let’s enjoy another poem………………
Catherine wheels
They rise like sudden fiery flowers
That burst upon night,
Then fall to earth in burning flowers
of crimson, blue, and white.
Like buds too wonderful to name,
Each miracle unfolds,
And Catherine-wheels begin to flame
Like whirling marigolds.
Rockets and Roman candle make
An orchard of the sky,
Whence magic trees their petals shake Roman candle
Upon each gazing eye.
James Reeves
Activity 01
Let’s find out the rhyming words in the poem.
Nimali Raveen
I am Nimali Perera.
I am from Galle.
I am twelve years old.
I have a brother and a sister.
My mother is a teacher.
My father is a bank manager.
My favourite subject is English.
I can sing and dance.
I want to be a teacher one day.
Activity 1
[Raveen Yapa , Ambalangoda , 13 years, 2 sisters, house wife, police officer, maths, draw,
Engineer]
I am Nimali Perera. I am from Galle. I am twelve years old. I have a brother and a sister. My
mother is a teacher.My father is a Bank Manager.My favourite subject is English.I can sing
and dance. I want to be a teacher one day.
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Activity 2
I am ……………………..…………………………………………….…………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Activity 4
Who is your best friend? Can you write about him or her by looking at what you wrote
about Nimali?
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Activity 5
Have you got a pet? Is it a puppy or a kitten? This is about Nimali’s pet.
I have a pet. It is a puppy. It is brown. It has a bushy tail. It likes to eat fish and bones. It
plays with me in the evening. It can bark loudly. It loves me very much. I love it too.
My Pet
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………
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23. Do you know me?
Dear students,
This is your new friend Sithum. Let’s read what he says.
I’m Sithum. I am ten years old.
My school is Ella Primary School. . I am in grade six.
My mother is Mrs Roshani. She is a house wife.
I have a sister. She is Sithari. She is in grade five. She has long hair.
My father’s name is Upul. He is a policeman. He likes to eat rice and curry.
I like cake and ice cream. They are my favourite food. I like rotti too.
1. Sithum likes to be your friend. Can you tell him about you?
Read what Sithum says and write about you on the dotted lines. (Complete the
sentences)
I am ………………... …………………………………. years old.
My school is……………………………………………………………
I am in grade …………………………………………………………..
My mother is a …………………………………………. …………….
I have ………………………………………………………(sisters/brothers)
My father’s name is……………………………….…………………….
He is a…………………………………………………………………..
I like …………………………………………………………………….
My favourite colour is……………………………………......................
My favourite subject is………………………………………………….
My future ambition is to be a/an ……………………………………………
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Sithum has many friends. His best friend is Kapil. Sithum tells us about Kapil.
Let’s read it.
I have many friends but my best friend is Kapil. His school is
Vivekananda College in Matara. He is in grade six.
Kapil is very kind. He has a bike. He likes to ride it very much. His
hobby is bike riding.
There are five members in his family. They live in a small house. There is a beautiful pond in
front of their house.
Kapil has two sisters and no brothers. His elder sister is Krishni. She is in grade eight. His
younger sister is Gothami. She is in grade three.
Kapil’s mother is Gopali. She wears sarees at home.
Her hobby is cooking.
His father is Karthesh. He works at a tea factory.
Kapil likes to drink king coconut water. He likes to eat chapathi.
His favourite colour is white and his favourite subject is Mathematics.
He wants to be an engineer in the future.
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24. Names of Young Animals
Dear children,
Do you like to know the babies of animals?
Let’s learn.
Activity 1
Animal Baby
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Activity 4
1. This is a …………… It is a young tiger. It has a yellow fur with blank lines on it.
2. This is a ……………. It is a baby chicken. It has got two small wings and two feet.
3. This is a ………….. It is a baby cat. It has got nice and soft fur.
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25. Let’s enjoy a folk tale
Dear children,
Let’s enjoy a folk tale today.
Have you heard about Andare?
Activity 1
Read the story and mark ‘T’ for True sentences and ‘F’ for False sentences
1. Andare was not the jester of the palace . ( )
2. Andare’s wife was very happy about his late arrivals. . ( )
3. Andare dropped the stone into the well. .( )
4. Andare waited outside all the night. . ( )
5. Andare’s wife was able to teach him a lesson. .( )
Activity- 2
Read the story and underline the correct answer for each question.
1. Who is Andare?
A. A king B. A jester C. A minister
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2. Where did he go every day?
A. To the palace B. to the temple C. to the garden
3. What did Andare pick from the garden?
A. A well B. A flower C. A stone
4. Where did he drop the stone?
A. Into the house B. into the well C. into the river
5. Who was outside all the night?
A. A king B. Andare C. Andare’s wife
Activity 3
Re arrange the story and put numbers accordingly
1. His wife wanted to teach him a lesson.
2. Andare was late to come home every day. 1
3. She opened the door and came out.
4. He dropped a stone into the well.
5. She kept the door closed and did not open.
6. His wife was outside all the night.
7. Andare got into the house and close the door.
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26. Writing a poem
Dear children,
Today you are going to write a simple poem about a pet.
Activity 1
Answer
1. Do you have a pet? ……………………………………
2. Who is your pet? ………………………………………
3. Do you play with it? …………………………….
4. Draw and name your pet .
My Pet
Activity 2
Read the poem.
Pet Lover
I love my
But still I want a pup
I know one thing
I will get a
And a too.
Activity 3
Complete the poem.
mat
There was a …cat…
fat rat
Who sat on a ………..
It was so ………….. cat
It couldn’t even catch a …………
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Activity 4
Match and write the poem.
Little Rabbit
One day, I saw “Hello, little rabbit
Going stop, stop, stop?”
I said, hop, hop, hop
Can you a little rabbit
Little Rabbit
One day, I saw a little rabbit
Going …………………….
I said, ……………………..
Can you……………………
Activity 5
Read the poem.
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks
Went swimming one day
Over the pond and far away
Mother duck said
“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”
But only four little ducks came back.
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Write a similar poem about “Five Little Chicks” using the words in the circle.
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27-Let’s Write Poems
Think of your class teacher. Write the words come to your mind.
kind
Mother
comes to school
everyday teach good & bad
loving
My class teacher
My class teacher is kind A loving heart,
Does work we find Always smart,
Relationships are bind Strong and caring,
Thinks in mind
My grandmother
My grandmother
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My pet
Sleeps in the kennel Dislikes bathing Sniffs everything Wagging its tail
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28. Writing a paragraph
Dear children,
Today you are going to write a paragraph on a sport.
You
Supun Fathima
Activity 1
1. Do you like to play games? ……………………………………
2. With whom do you play? ………………………………………
3. What do you play in the afternoon? …………………………….
4. Write names of two sports that you like. …………………………………
Activity 2
Match
1) football 2) cricket 3) volleyball 4) elle 5) netball
bamboo stick
goal post
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Activity 3
Complete
Example – (1) We need a bat and a ball to play cricket.
Activity 4
Complete the paragraph
Cricket
Cricket is a famous (1) …sport… in Sri Lanka. It is a team sport. The team
has (2) …………. players. We need a bat and a (3) ……………. to play the game. Now both
(4) ……………. and girls play this game. I play cricket with my (5) ……………… It is a
good exercise.
Activity 5
Write a paragraph about elle using the facts given in the following table.
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Netball Elle
Netball is a team sport. The team has ……………………………………………….
seven players. This is played by girls.
………………………………………………
We need a netball and a goal post to
play the game. ………………………………………………
This is an international game. ………………………………………….……
……………………………………………….
……………………………………………….
………………………………………………
………………………………………………
Activity
Dear students,
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29. Compositions
Two girls are talking about their country, Sri Lanka.
The highest
mountain is
Piduruthalagala
Sri Lanka is an and the longest
island located in river is
the Indian Ocean. Mahaweli.
It’s called “the
pearl of the
Indian Ocean”.
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Now, write some lines about your favourite food.
My favourite food is
………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………........
Let’s read about sports.
Sports
Volley ball
Netball
This is popular among
Girls play netball. It is a boys. It is a team game.
team game. In each team In each team there are
there are seven players. The six players.. Players use
players have to shoot the their hands to pass the
ball to score marks. ball to the other side.
r head.
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………… What is your favourite sport?
…………………………………………………………………
How many players are there?
…………………………………………………………………
Is it a team game or
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
individual game?
………………………………………………………………… What do you need to play it?
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
…………………
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…………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
It is situated
My school in………………………
is…………………………………… …………………………
……………………………………… …………………………
………………………… ………………..
Our principal
is………………
There are ………………
………………… ………………..
…teachers and
He/She
………………
is………………
students. My ………………
School
Can you write about your school, now? Use your own words.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
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30. Let’s Read
B
There are many activities which people do in their free time. Among them reading
is an interesting leisure time activity. There are many interesting reading materials
available such as books, newspapers, magazines and other publications. We can
read anywhere at any time, even while travelling. Some have a habit of reading
when they go to bed at night.
C
There are many kinds of birds in the world. Weaver bird is one of them. It lives in
tropical countries like Sri Lanka, Africa and India. It has black and yellow
feathers. Weaver bird weave a wonderful nest. Its entrance is at the bottom. The
nest protects the babies well.
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31-Determiners
A determiner is a word that introduces a noun. It always comes before a noun
Look at the underlined words. They are determiners.
Determiners
my our this
a
her those
four of
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second
third
a / an / the
a an
Ex: - Ex: -
a child an ant
a book an elephant
a table an ice cream
a duck an owl
a pen an umbrella
We use “the” with both singular and plural nouns. We say the When it is clear which thing
we mean.
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Activity 1
Fill in the blanks with a/an or the
1. I can ride a ……………….. bicycle.
2. She is cutting ………… carrot.
3. ……………principal of the school hoists the school flag in the morning.
4. Piduruthalagala is …………….. highest mountain in Sri Lanka.
5. Kusum is ………….. very nice person.
6. I bought …………….ink bottle.
7. My mother is writing ……………..letter.
8. I saw …….airplane flying in the sky.
9. What is ………………….. name of this village?
10. We live in ……….. old house near ………….. station.
near far
(this/these) (that/those)
This cow is near the child. That cow is far from the child.
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Activity 2
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Use “this”,” these”, ”that” or “those”
One is done for you. Arrows show the distant things.
Me
2. ………….are fruits.
3. …………..is a mango.
4. ……….......are cows.
5. …………..is a pen.
6. …………..is a flower.
7. …………..are kites.
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Activity 4
Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct word from the given words.
1.
3.
4.
5.
6.
……………………….is a tree. (those/this/that)
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32. Writing a letter
Dear children,
Today you are going to write a letter to a friend. occasions –special events
Sender’s address
Date
Salutation,
Contents
Complementary close
Name/signature
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Read the letter and fill in the blanks.
Read the letter.
No. 2/5A,
School Lane,
Galle.
2/10/2020.
Dear Raj ,
How are you? Hope you are doing well. How are your family members? I am fine here.
I am writing this letter to tell you about a trip. We hope to go to Yala national park on the
2nd of December. Please join us with your family. On our way to Yala, we will visit the Dry
Zone Botanical Garden and Kataragama too. Bye for now. Reply me soon
Your friend
Kevin
Activity 3
Now write a similar letter to a friend.Imagine you are going to visit Anuradhapura.
Includethe following:
Invite you friend to join with you.
the palces you are going to visit- Temples , ruins, tanks
With whom and how are you travelling?
Where are you staying?
Activity 4
Speak five sentences about a place you have visited with your family.
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33-Describing pictures
Study the picture and answer the questions .
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Different sentence patterns are used to describe the pictures as shown
below.
Study the picture and complete the description with the words given in the box.
This picture shows an animal farm. There is a ……...………, a boy and two girls in the
……...………. They are working in the ……...………. One girl is giving an ………………to
the horse. One girl is pumping …………………..The pig is …………………….water from
the tank. The boy is feeding …………………. The dog is ……………………….. at the
rooster. The cats are ………………… on the hay stacks. There are many
………………….in this picture.
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Write 10 sentences about the following picture.
1 teacher
3 student
4 desk
5 chair
6 table
7 computer
8 overhead projector
9 screen
10 chalkboard/board
11 clock
12 map
13 bulletin board
14 Public
Addressing system
15 whiteboard/board
16 globe
17 bookcase/bookshelf
18 teacher’s desk
19 wastebasket
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34 - A day at home and out
This is Vikum’s sister, Sithari’s room. Can you label the things you see in it?
Draw arrows and match the words with things you see. Painting
g
Curtain Window
Chair
Wall
Vase
Table
lamp
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Look at the following pictures. Where is the apple?
A B C
The apple is on the box The apple is in the basket The apple is between
two boxes
D E F
Describe the things in your house using the preposition you learnt.
E.g.
There is a book on the table.
The clock is on the wall.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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