PRIMARY ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TERM THREE

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 PRIMARY ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TERM THREE
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
THEME : Transport
Sub-theme: Types and means of transport.
Date:
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THEME: TRANSPORT
SUB-THEME: Types and means of transport.
Lesson 1 and 2
VOCABULARY.
road lorry tractor
transport bicycle quickest
railway donkey slowest
water horse oxen
ship boat cart
camel air
motorcycle canoe
bus wheelbarrow

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Written exercise
1.Choose any ten words from the list above and use them in sentences.
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Date:
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Plural forms of irregular nouns.

Some nouns change their spellings when in plural form.
Noun(one) Plural(many)
tooth teeth
mouse mice
foot feet
ox oxen
man men
woman women
child children
louse lice
goose geese

Activity
Change nouns in brackets to plural form to complete sentences.
1. She has white . ( tooth)
2. He uses to dig. ( ox )
3. Jesca has in her hair.( louce )
4. The cat ate all the . (mouse)
5. The_ are playing football. ( man)
6.Those are very smart. ( woman)
7. The farmer sold ten to Mr. Mwebe. ( goose )
8. The are in the field. ( child )
9. Paul’s are swollen. ( foot)

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Comparison of adjectives.
Some adjectives double their last letter when there is a vowel before it.
In the comparative degree we double the last letter and add ‘er’.
In the superlative degree we add ‘est’ after doubling the last letter.
Examples

big bigger biggest

hot hotter hottest
fat fatter fattest
Activities
Complete correctly
wet ------- wettest
thin thinner ---------
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flat flatter ---------
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fat -------- fattest

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Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the brackets.

1.She is the ------------- girl in the class. (fat)

2.Mary’s tea is ---------- than mine. (hot)

3.My bag is ------------- than his. (big)

4.She is the ------------- girl in their family. (thin)

Date:
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SUB-THEME: IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT

Conjunctions
Joining sentences using ‘ and’

Activity
Making sentences about the pictures.
Example

1.Ali a car a lorry

Ali has a car and a lorry.

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2. Joy a pencil a book

Joy has a pencil and a book.

3. Alex a ball a bat

Alex has a ball and a bat.

4. a farmer a hoe axe

5. Tom a chair a table

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6. Mummy a dress a bag

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7. Mr. Brown a radio a television

8. Mr. Kato an aeroplane a bus

Joining sentences using ‘ and’

Example
1. Jane is driving a car.
Mary is driving a car.
Jane and Mary are driving car

2. Tom is eating food.

Jim is eating food.
Tom and Jim are eating food.

Activity

1. Mummy is washing clothes.

Jane is washing clothes.

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2. Susan is doing homework.

Martha is doing homework.

3. Peter is reading a story book.

Joy is reading a story book.

4. Cedric is pushing a wheelbarrow.

Ryan is pushing a wheelbarrow.

5. Grace is fat.
Karen is fat.

6. Daddy is reading a newspaper.

Mwebe is reading a newspaper.

7. Kato is running.
Wasswa is running.

8. The cow is eating grass.

The goat is eating grass.

9. Barbra is swimming.
Claire is swimming.

10. Sarah is singing.

Salome is singing.
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CORRECTIONS

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Joining sentences using ----and -----have

1. Apollo has a bicycle.
James has a bicycle.
Apollo and James have bicycles.

2. Sarah has a flower.

Loy has a flower.

3. Ben has a pen.

Paul has a pen.

4. David has a car.

Tom has a car.

5. Musoke has a ball.

Mwebe has a ball.

6. Nalule has a bag.

Betty has a bag.

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7. Musisi has a motorcycle.

Kato has a motorcycle.

8. Kate has a tractor.

Ronny has a tractor.
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9. Peter has a donkey.
Tom has a donkey.

10. John is riding a bicycle.

Alex is riding a bicycle.
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Date:
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Lesson 8
Joining sentences using ‘because’
Examples
1. John did not come to school.
He was sick.
John did not come to school because he was sick.

2. She missed the train.

She arrived at the station late.
She missed the train because she arrived at the station late.
Activity
1. Mummy did not go to work.
She was not feeling well.

2. Joseph did not do his work.

He lost his pencil.

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3. The teacher punished him.

He shouted in class.
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4. Esther did not go to church.
Her clothes were dirty.

5. Father did not buy a new car.

He did not have enough money.

6. Mark did not catch the bus.

He woke up late.

7. Tom cut his hair.

It was very long.

8. The little girl cried a lot.

She was very hungry.

9. James did not do homework.

He did not have a pencil.

10. Ivan cried for a long time.

He hurt himself.

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CORRECTIONS

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Date : _____________________________________________________
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Spelling game Corrections

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Lesson 9
Join sentences using “but”
Examples:
1. Mummy gave you a sweet.
You did not thank her.
Mummy gave you a sweet but you did not thank her.
2. The boy fell down.
He did not cry.
The boy fell down but he did not cry.

Activity
Join the sentences using “but”.
1. Peter saw a snake.
He was not frightened.

2. My aunt has money.

She does not use it.

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3. Martin washed his shirt.
He did not iron it.

4. Moses has a pencil.

He did not do his work.

5. Alfred asked for some food.

He did not finish it.

6. Kevin has a pencil.

He did not do the work.

7. Mummy bought potatoes.

She forgot to buy beans.

8. She went to visit her sister.

She did not find her.

9. Isaac has a story book.

He is not reading it.

10. Jasmine woke up early.

11. He reached school late.

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CORRECTIONS
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Lesson 10
Similes as---------------as
(Comparing one thing to another)
Examples
• as hot as fire. • as mischievous as a monkey.
• as light as a feather. • as timid as a rabbit.
• as cold as ice. • as loud as thunder.
• as good as gold. • as easy as a, b, c
• as white as snow.
• as sweet as honey.
• as thin as a rake.
• as heavy as lead.
• as busy as a bee / ant.
• as black as charcoal.
• as fast as lightning.
• as happy as a king.
• as proud as a peacock.
• as big as an elephant.
• as playful as a kitten.
• as brave as a lion.
• as fat as a pig.
• as wise as an owl.
• as poor as a church mouse.
• as strong as a horse.
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Activity

Fill in the missing words to complete the sentences.

1. Musa is as playful as a
2. Phillip is as strong as a
3. He is as wise as an
4. Her dress is as white as
5. Mummy’s hair is as black as
6. The old man is as poor as a
7. All the teachers are as busy as a
8. The box is as light as a
9. My uncle is as as a lion.
10. Tony is as as a peacock.

CORRECTIONS

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Lesson 11
Group Names
Group names e.g. furniture, fruit, birds, animals, building materials, vehicles
etc
Group names – Names given to certain groups of things.
Examples
A cat, a goat, a pig all are animals.
A sparrow, a parrot, a robin, a weaver bird all are birds.
An apple, an orange, a jackfruit, a mango all are fruits.
A tent, a bungalow, a hut all are houses.

Activity
write a group name for each of the group of words below.
1. Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Green are all

2. Pears, apples, mangoes and jackfruits are all

3. Rose, Lilly, tulip and daisy are all

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4. Lions, tigers, zebras, elephants and leopards are

all
5. Cows, goats, dogs, cats and sheep are all

6. Wasps, mosquitoes, houseflies are all

7. Coats, shirts, dresses, blouses and vests are all

8. lorries, buses, vans, motorcycles and tractors are

all
9. Tables, chairs, benches, desks and beds are all
10. Uncles, aunts, grandmothers, cousins are all

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Collective Nouns

Names given to groups of objects e.g. Herd, bunch, fleet, etc

Examples
• a herd of cattle. • a bunch of keys .
• a herd of elephants. • a fleet of cars.
• a chest of drawers.
• a swarm of bees a flight of birds.
• a gang of thieves • a park of wolves
• a crowd of people • a team of players
• a choir of singers a flock of sheep
• a shoal of fish • a bunch of flowers
• a bouquet of flowers • a bunch of grapes.
Examples
We saw a herd of elephants at the zoo.
A team of players was getting ready for the match.
2.Complete the sentences correctly.

1. A large of doves flew over the trees.

2. I have lost my of keys.
3. The clothes were kept in the of drawers.
4. A of thieves broke into her shop.
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5. There is a of cattle in the field.

6. A of people gathered in the park.
7. A of singers sang very well.
8. A of cars moved slowly in the street.
9. A of fish swam past the boat.
10. We saw a of sheep near our school gate.

CORRECTONS

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Date:
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Lesson 13
Commas
Commas separate items in a list or sentences.
Commas help to pause in listing items in a sentence.
Examples
She bought bananas, meat, oranges, eggs and beans.
James has a long bag, a pencil, a ruler, a rubber and a book.
That farmer has cabbages, tomatoes, cassava, maize and yams in his
garden.
Commas do not come after ‘and’

Activity
Punctuate correctly using commas.
1. John has a ruler a rubber a pen and a pencil in his bag.

2. Cats cows sheep and pigs are domestic animals.

3. Ann Ritah Jean Sarah and Joy are friends.

4. Moses Tom Fred and Sam are in Primary one.

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5. Lorries cars bicycles and buses move on roads.

6. Mother father aunt and uncle came to visit us.

7. Animals trees people and insects are all living things.

8. She packed juice cakes sausages and apples for lunch.

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9. Cassava sweet potatoes Irish potatoes and yams are food crops.
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10. Kittens calves piglets and cubs are young ones of animals.
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Lesson 14
THEME: THINGS WE MAKE.

SUB-THEME: THINGS WE MAKE AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL.

VOCABULARY
mat hat a pair trousers
rope drum dress
basket shaker mortar
pot necklace pestle
ball bag wood
clay palm leaves banana fibres
sisal straws mingling stick
doll skirt knife
soil
charcoal stove raffia
cow dung animal skins

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2. Constructing sentences using some of the vocabulary.
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Lesson 15:
Past tense of irregular verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs which don’t take ‘d’ or ‘ed’ in the past tense but
change the spelling.
Examples of irregular verbs

Verbs past tense

blow blew
eat ate
run ran
sit sat
go went
come came
do did
see saw

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sell sold
tell told
grow grew
fly flew
drive drove
break broke
know knew
pay paid
say said
think thought
write wrote
catch caught
fight fought
get got
buy bought
speak spoke
draw drew

B. Fill in the gaps with the past tense of the words given in brackets.
1. She to him on telephone. (speak)
2. He his work very fast. (do)
3. My father to his house to see him. (drive)
4. The child his milk bottle. (break)
5. Paul a nice picture of an elephant. (draw)
6. My mother all the bills. (pay)
7. I the letter to Mark. (write)

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8. The cat a rat in the store. (catch)
9. Nancy all the money to me. (give)
10. She down and hurt herself yesterday. (fall)

11. We the books in the drawer. (keep)

12. The teacher us well. (teach)

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Lesson 16
Similar
Different words with same meaning.
weep cry
finish end
start begin
stop halt
start commence
creep crawl
tug pull
tear rip
stout fat
large big
speak talk
assist help
wide broad
rich wealthy
goodbye farewell
look gaze
reply answer
present gift
repair mend

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Activity
In place of each underlined word, write a word which has a similar
meaning.
1. I start work at eight o’clock.
2. Snakes creep along the ground.
3. John gave Jane’s hair a playful tug.
4. A large crowd saw a fire game.
5. They do not speak to each other now.
6. Cars must halt at the cross roads.
7. Can you assist me, please?
8. We stopped to gaze in the zoo.
9. Carol had a lovely present from her aunt.
10. We reply when a teacher asks a question.

CORRECTIONS
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Lesson 17
Analogies
Examples
1. Cat is to kitten as calf is to cow.
2. Dog is to bark as lion is to roar.
3. Boy is to girl as father is to
4. Bird is to nest as lion is to
5. Frog is to jump as butterfly is to

Activity
1. Cow is to beef as pig is to
2. Ship is to sea as bus it to
3. See is to eyes as smell is to
4. Blouse is to girl as shirt is to
5. Goose is to geese as foot is to
6. King is to queen as bull is to
7. Big is to small as long is to
8. Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to
9. Nephew is to niece as uncle is to
10. Happy is to sad as late is to
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Lesson18
Homophones - Words with the same sound but different meaning.
Year - ear
here - hear
Week - weak
Plain - plane
tail - tale
Son - sun
right - write
bye - buy
road - rode
sail - sale
dear - deer
knows _ nose
there - their
hours ours
pair - pear
know - no
heal - heel
too - two
check - cheque
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Choose the correct word given in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. We hear with our ears. (years, ears)
2. There is nobody . (here , hear)
3. The rises in the east. (son, sun)
4. There are seven days in a . (weak, week)
5. My hand is paining. (right, write)
6. Our teacher wants to our books. (check, cheque)
7. Where is my dress? (new, knew)
8. That is house. (there, their)
9. Two halves make a . (whole, hole)
10. The monkey has a long . (tail, tale)

CORRECTIONS

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Lesson 19
THEME: OUR ENVIRONMENT.
SUB – THEME: Components and importance of things in our environment.

Vocabulary

People rabbit
Land cow
River lion
lake snake
mountains zebra
bird sheep
dog turkey
elephant hills
monkey transport

1. Constructing sentences using some of the vocabulary.

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Animal homes.
Examples
Lion - den
cow - kraal
dog - kennel
horse - stable
bird - nest
fish - water
monkey - trees
rabbit - hutch/burrow
sheep - byre/pen/fold

Activities
Match correctly.
lion nest
cow water
dog yard
horse den
bird trees
fish hutch
monkey kraal
rabbit stable
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Complete the sentences correctly.

1. A bird lives in a .
2. A cow lives in a .
3. A lives in a stable.
4. A lives in a kennel.
5. A rabbit lives in a .

Date:
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Lesson 21
Young ones of animals.
Examples
Sheep - lamb crocodile - hutchling
cat - kitten rabbit - bunny
cow - calf lion - cub
dog - puppy snake - snake let
horse - stable bird - nestling
frog - tadpole duck - duckling
fish - fry elephant - calf
man - baby goat - kid

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Complete correctly.
Animal young one
horse
cow
goat
rabbit
bird
dog
cat
lion
duck
sheep
pig

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Lesson 22
Animal weapons
Examples
bird - beak

dog - teeth

snail /tortoise - shell

man - hands

cow /goat - use horns and legs

chameleon - changes colour

cat - claws

snake - poisonous fangs.

bees - stings

horse - legs

caterpillar - prickly hair

millipede - coils itself

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Activity
Complete correctly.
Animal weapon
cat ___________________
caterpillar ___________________
snake ___________________
bird ____________________
dog ____________________
horns ____________________
hands fangs ____________________

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THEME: PEACE AND SECURITY.

SUB- THEME: Peace and security at home.
Vocabulary.
hold knife obedience
throw spear respect
play stick peace
cut stone maids
fight fire parents
help gun
share protection

Date :

Revision Exercise 1

1. Write the opposite of the following.

a) Cry
b) Stand
c) Take
d) Walk
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2. Give the opposites of the underlined words.

i) He is standing on a big chair.

ii) Ezra is present today.
iii) Can you open that door?
iv) The policeman told us to stop.
v) The girls are running .
vi) He is laughing.
3. Give the opposites of the following.
a) Girl
b) Uncle_
c) Mother_
d)Woman_
e)Sister
f) Nephew_
g) Mister_
h) Headmaster

4.Use the opposite of the word in brackets to fill the gaps.

a) The thief stole the dress from the (boy)
b) The comes to school early.(headmaster)
c) Is that my (uncle)
d) The big had a big hat.(man)
e) Uncle is going to visit my tomorrow.(sister)

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Date:
REVISION EXERCISE 2

1.Use these words to make sentences.

i) big
ii) old
iii) happy
iv) tall
v) hot

2. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

a) My village is very far.

b) She is a girl.
c) They are fat men.
d) He is a thin boy.
e) Our class is very clean.
3.Fill in the gaps correctly.
i) a_ of people
ii) a_ of thieves.
iii) a_ of cattle.
iv) a_ of sticks.
v) a of flowers.
vi) a box of
vii) a gang of
viii) a swarm of
ix) a herd of
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Date :

REVISION EXERCISE 4

1. Write to, two and too in the gaps below.

a) Allan went bed early.

b) He is ill to go to school.
c) It is o’clock.
d) My grandmother is old to walk.
e) Are you going help me?
f) and make four.

2. Use “and” to join the each pair of sentences below.

i) Our cat is white. Our cat is big.

ii) The day was fine. The day was warm.

iii) John had a bag. John had a cup.

3.Join these sentences using “but”

a) Paul fell down. He did not cry.

b) Anne wanted a chocolate but the box was empty.

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Date:

Revision Exercise Five.

1.Add”r” to the given words.

ripe
simple
wise_
humble_
nice

2.Compare the fo llow ing adjectives by adding “er”

cheap Cheaper
warm
Smaller
neat
smart
Longer

3.Add “er” to the given words.

Noisy

tidier

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4.Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill the gaps.

a) A cherry is than a tomato.

b) Elijah is than Ian.(fat)
c) Monday was_ than Tuesday .(wet)
d) His shoes are_ than mine.(good)
e) Brian’s work is than Brianna’s.(good)
f) Who ate_ food than us?(much)
g) I take sugar than you.(little)

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Date :

Revision Exercise Six.

1.Complete the table correctly.

cheap cheaper Cheapest

Warm
smaller
smart
longer Longest
strong

2.Fill in the similes.

as as a pig.
as big as .
as as a feather.
as sweet as

3.Re-write the sentences as using…….. than…… .

a) Maate is tall. Mary is very tall

b) Jean is big. Sarah is small.

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c) Sam writes well. Angel writes very well.

d) Peter is big .James is very big.

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4. Write in their full forms.

Sun.

Dr.

Mon.

Ms.

Dec.

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Comprehension

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WEEK 2
THEME : TRANSPORT
SUB-THEME: TYPES OF TRANSPORT.

Lesson 1

Date:
Listen and write
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Vocabulary:- words related to transport.

Railway, train, bus, lorry, airport, bicycle, road, ship, donkey,
camel, aero plane, lake, car.
The man is paddling a boat.

LESSON: 2
Date:
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Guided composition related to transport.
Aeroplane, taxi, bus, bus park, lorry, ship, helicopter and railway
station.
There are many things we use for transport. Some of them are bicycles,
and . We use to
move on water. and are used for air

transport. Buses collect at the and we catch the

train at the .

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PASSAGE ABOUT TRANSPORT

Transport is the movement of people and goods from one place to
another. The four types of transport are: air transport, road transport, railway
transport and water transport. The commonest transport is road transport,
the slowest type of transport is water transport and the quickest type of

transport is air transport.

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Questions:

1. What is transport?

2. Name the four types of transport

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b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________

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Picture interpretation related to transport

The taxis are at a taxi park.

The buses are at the bus park.

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The train is at the railway.

The aeroplane is at the airport.

The lorry is carrying cows.

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The ship is sailing on the Lake.

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Read the story and answer the questions that follow in full sentences.
Rose had an uncle who lived in London. One day, he invited Rose to
London. She was escorted to airport by her mother and father. At the
airport, she saw many aero planes kept in the hangar. In the aero plane,
she saw a pilot and air hostess. When Rose reached London, she visited the
railway station where she had a ride on an electric train. Her aunt and uncle
took her to a sea port.

She saw many ships, boats, ferries and rafts. She picked some shells
that she brought to her parents.

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questions.

1. Who lived in London?

2. Who escorted Rose to the air port?

3. What did Rose see at the airport?

4. Which places did rose visit when she was in London?

5. Which gift did Rose bring to her parents?

6. Name the means of transport in the story?

7. Where are the aero planes kept?

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LESSON : 10

Passage about things we make and their uses.

Some things are not made by God. They are manmade things. We make
baskets using palms and banana fibres. We make pots using clay. Some ropes
are made using sisal. We can make balls for playing football. All the furniture
we use is made from wood.

Questions:

1. What are man-made things?

2. What do we use to make baskets?

3. Name four man-made things?

4. What is made out of wood?

5. Are all ropes made from sisal?

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6. Draw three things made by man?

Date:
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LESSON: 6
Sentences re-arrangement related (jumbled story)
a) He sold the pots and got money.
b) One day Joel went home to the swamp.
c) He went home and made pots.
d )He collected clay.

Good story

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Read and re- arrange the sentences to form a meaningful story.

a) She got knife.
b) One day Jane wanted to make a play toy.
c) She sat down and made a nice ball.
d) She cut the banana fibres.
e) She went to the garden.

Good story
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LESSON: 7

Substitution table related to things we make.

Mary mats
I make ropes
They baskets
We makes toys
James and Dora dolls
Mummy pots

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THEME: OUR ENVIRONMENT.

SUB-THEME: COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
Words and sentences related to the environment
Living things non-living things
People soil rocks
Plants water mountains
Animals hill

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Guided composition related to things in our environment.

people, snake, animals, grow, breath, plants
Living things are things which………………, feed, excrete,
reproduce, …………………………, and move.
There are two groups of living things.
These are…………………and………………. The examples of living things
are………………, hens, grass, …………………, trees, flowers, bananas,
plants, frogs, sheep, rabbits and so many others.

Activity two.

Rulers, table, tins, stones

Non living things are things that do not have life. Non living things do not
breathe, feed, grow, move, excrete, and produce. The examples of non
living things are, , desks, soil, cars, pots, , books,
chairs. Plates, _ , buildings, pots and .

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LESSON: 9

Passage about parts we eat on different plants in our environment.

Plants are useful to people and animals. They have three main parts. These
are leaves, stem and the roots. We eat the leaves of some plants like onions,
cabbage, spinach, dodo and others. We eat the stem of a sugarcane and
yam plants. The roots of plants like cassava, potatoes, and Irish potatoes are
eaten as food.

Questions

1. Name the three main parts of the plant.

a. b. c.

2. Write two uses of plants to people.

a.

b.

3. Which part of the sugarcane do we eat?

4. Draw and colour these plants.

cabbage sugarcane Cassava

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Vocabulary related to plants

stem seedling spraying

roots pruning manuring
leaves mulching digging
showers watering fruits seeds
thinning soil

Activity:
Writing 5 sentences using some of the above words.

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Date:
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SUB-THEME: CONSERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT.s

Read the jumbled story and arrange it in order.

a)He went to the forest.

b) He used the charcoal for cooking.
c) Mr. Male woke up in the morning.
d) He picked his axe from the house.
e) He cut down trees and made charcoal.

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Read the story and arrange it in its order.

1. He went and cleared the swamp.
2. He built the house in the swamp.
3. He made the brick.
4.One day, Mr. Opio wanted to build a house.
5. His house was destroyed by NEMA.

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Date:
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Re- arrange the words to form good meaningful sentences.

1. friends, football played his with He

2. a cake helped her mother to she make

3. two groups living thing There of are

4. water sailing ship The is on

5. animal A wild monkey a is

6. is boy a The bicycle riding

7. grass is the cow some eating

8. sheep we from wool the get

9. climbing girl is a tree The

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THEME: PEACE AND SECURITY AT HOME.

SUB-THEME: PEACE AND SECURITY
Letter writing (A friendly letter)

GOMBE JUNIOR SCHOOL, P.O.BOX

7490,
KAMPALA .
DATE: 4th September, 2016.

Dear Timothy,

How are you? I hope you arrived safely. Thank you for the present of a toy
train you gave me on my birthday.
I enjoyed playing with it. I will give you a present on your birthday too.
Have a lovely day. Yours ,

Simon Wadada.

Questions

1. Who wrote this letter?

2. To whom was the letter written?

3. What did Timothy give Simon?

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4. When was the letter written?

5. To which school does Simon go to?

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