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Book Five

EnglishWorkbookBy Ronald Ridout

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page PROGRESS CHART

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Your teacher will explain how this Progress Chart is to be used.

One way of using it is to take away one mark for each

mistake you make on a page. Suppose you make two mis-

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page 3THE HOLIDAY

Write each of these sentences after the question it answers:

They are going to the seaside.They are boarding into a taxi.The Smiths are all boarding the train.There are three children in the family.Yes, it is in the front of the taxi.No, it is on the sea front.They have arrived at the hotel.

I know where they are going because the children are carrying buckets ad spades.

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3. How do you know where they are going?

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4. What are the Smiths doing in the first picture?

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5. What are they doing in the second?

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6. Have the Smiths any luggage?

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7. Where are they in the picture?

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8. Is the hotel in the country?

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page 4NOUNS

The following words are nouns (naming words). With the help of the little dictionary on page

48 write a sentence explaining each person or thing named.

. stable 3. voyage 5. garage 7. pianist

. butcher 4. cyclist 6. kennel 8. orphan

A stable is a building in which horses are kept.

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cyclist voyage mountaineers

audience thermometer librarian

9. Our journey by sea to New York lasted five days

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0. The person in charge of the library was in his office.

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3. The actress was applauded by the people who were listening.

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4. The scientist read the instrument for measuring temperature.

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page 5THE ALPHABET

Fill in the missing letters of the alphabet:B D G H J K M O Q R S T U

a c e f i l n p v x z

Write each of these lists in alphabetical order:

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sleet ...............................huge 3...............................

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stout 6...............................

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somerset 4..............................Greece 5................................

Turkey 6...............................

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Iceland 9...............................

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Baker 3................................

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Actor 33.................................

Author 34.................................

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Luton 36...............................

London 37...............................

Lanark 38...............................

Lincoln 39...............................Bolton 40...............................

Bristol 4...............................

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Bangor 43...............................

Bury 44...............................

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sugar 46.................................

syrup 47.................................

stew 48.................................

soup 49.................................

scone 50.................................

sausage 5.................................

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Adam 53...............................

Abel 54...............................

Archie 55...............................

Agatha 56...............................

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page 6STORIES

Rewrite these stories with the sentences in the proper order.

. At half way he decided to take a short

nap. The race started and the tortoise

plodded off at his usual pace. Once a

tortoise and a hare ran a race.

When he reached the winning post the tortoise

had already passed it. The hare raced swiftly

ahead. But the hare slept too long.

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. He tried all ways of drinking that

water. One day a thirsty crow saw a

pitcher in the distance. At last the crow

was able to quench his thirst. Then

he saw some pebbles on the ground

nearby. When he flew to it he found

only a little water at the bottom. But all

his efforts were in vain, for his beak

was not long enough. In this way the

water rose to the top. He dropped a

great many of them, one by one the

pitcher.

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page 7QUESTIONS

From the list of sentences write the correct answer after each of the questions about the first picture.

Then write two or three questions about both the other pictures and answer you won questions

Some of the words listed may help you.

Sentences: He is emptying the letter box

He is watching the postman collect the letters.

This is the postman at work

Words: Children, snowman, snowballing, built, bonfire, gut, fireworks, burning, Guy Fakes.

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3. What is the boy doing?

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page 8WRITE IT ANOTHER WAY

Compete these sentences with the nouns on the right.

We make walls of .................................................................wood.

We make table of ..................................................................glass

They make shoes of .............................................................bricks.

The manufactures make mirrors of ......................................paper.

The publishers make comic of ............................................leather.

Complete these sentences with the nouns on the left.

Walls 6. .......................................................................are made of wood.

Tables 7. .......................................................................are made of bricks

Shoes 8. .......................................................................are made of glass.

Mirrors 9. .......................................................................are made of paper.

Comics 0. .......................................................................are made of leather.

Now complete these sentences:

11. The manufacturers usually make coats of ........................................................... flour

. They make needles of ......................................................................................... wool

3. They make bottles of......................................................................................... bricks

4. The carpenter makes desks of .............................................................................glass

5. Mother makes a cake mostly of ......................................................................... steel.

6. Bricklayers build houses of ...............................................................................wood

Rewrite the last six sentences in this way:

7. Coats are usually made of wool.

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page 9ADJECTIVES

Write each of these nouns under the proper picture:

Tunnel door building road stick baby

Remember that an adjective describes a noun. Now match each adjective below with the most

suitable noun and write a sentence. Begin like this:

This is a crooked stick ...................................................................................dark.

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Use each of these adjectives to complete one of the sentences below:

Plump perfect lofty cloudy

fast continuous brutal rare

7. An express train is ...........................................................

8. ...............................................babies are pleasantly fat ones.

9. On a rainy day the sky is..............................................

0. A ...................................................piece of material has no faults.

11. A ...................................................flower is one that is seldom seen.

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3. A ....................................................boy behaves like a brute.

4. A ....................................................performance is one that goes on without a stop.

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page 0SHORT ANSWERS

Write a short answer to each of these questions in the form of a complete

sentences beginning with yes or no.

Do carrots even grow trees? No, they never do.Are elephants film fans? No, they are notIs milk a drink? Yes, it is.Are oranges white? ___________________________________________________________

Is two half of six? ____________________________________________________________

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Are stones good to eat?________________________________________________________

Do ducks like swimming?______________________________________________________

Do fish smoke cigars?_________________________________________________________

Is the world squared?__________________________________________________________

Are tomatoes good to eat?______________________________________________________

Are plums vegetables?_________________________________________________________

Do fish wear hats?____________________________________________________________

Have Negroes white skins?_____________________________________________________

Can a chef cook?_____________________________________________________________

Are apples often green?________________________________________________________

Is six more than five?__________________________________________________________

Are three and four six?_________________________________________________________

Does a kettle sing?____________________________________________________________

Are ripe lemons always yellow?_________________________________________________

Do monkeys like nuts? ________________________________________________________

Are pigs good pianists? ________________________________________________________

Does the world go round? ______________________________________________________

Are boys allowed to drive cars? _________________________________________________

Are cannibals meat eaters? _____________________________________________________

Are we near the end? __________________________________________________________

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Use the little dictionary to complete these sentences:

To appear means to .......................................................................................................................

To crouch means to .......................................................................................................................

To descend means to .....................................................................................................................

To despair means to ......................................................................................................................

To scatter means to .......................................................................................................................

Use each of the following verbs (doing words) to complete one of he sentences below:

hinder forget inform peer enlarge

6. To ..........................................................means to let go out of ones mind.

7. To ......................................................... means to get in the way.

8. To .........................................................means to make bigger.

9. To ......................................................... means to look closely in order to see.

0. To .......................................................... means to supply with facts.

Rewrite the sentences below, replacing the part in italics with a single verb from this list.

waddled crouched forgot revolves descending

. Bobby let go out of his mind what he had to buy.

. Plump Mrs. Round walked like a duck down the road.

3. To avoid being seen, Alan stooped low on bent legs.

4. In coming down the hill, Jack tripped and fell.

5. The wheel of a moving car turns round its axis.

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Pair off the adjectives in (a) with their opposites in the first list (1-6); then pair those in (b) with their

opposites in the second list (7-12); and so on.

(a) neat, dead, correct, shallow, feeble, last

(b) worse, dark, false, quiet, immense, stale

(c) mad, innocent, low, open, thin, singular

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Do the same with these verbs:

(d) loved, give, sold, appear, forgetting, whisper

(e) refused, answered, straighten, save, lost, received

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4. shout ..........................................................

5. asked ..........................................................

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7. discovered ..................................................

8. gave ............................................................

9. bend ...........................................................

30. accepted .....................................................

Finally do the same with these nouns:

(f) beginning, weakness, noise, friend, ugliness

(g) freshness, success, politeness, dwarf, loss

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3. foe ..............................................................

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40. giant ............................................................

page 3OPPOSITE SENTENCES

For each sentences in the first group (1-10) there is one of opposite meaning in the second (a-j). Write

out the second group in the same order as the first.

Kathleen has a passion for rice puddling.Kathleen knows the answers.Kathleen said she felt as fit as a fiddle.

Kathleen stays in bed.Kathleen was thought to be a polite girl.Kathleen was as bold as brass.Kathleen reached the end of her journey successfully.Kathleen was as swift as a deer.Kathleen was guilty of a lie.

This is the last I want to hear of Kathleen.

a) The answer is not known by Kathleen.b) People thought Kathleen a rude girl.c) Rice pudding is disliked by Kathleen.d) Kathleen was as timid as a mouse.e) Kathleen was as slow as a snail.f) I want to hear much more about Kathleen.g) Kathleen rises with the lark.h) I feel ill, said Kathleen.i) Kathleen spoke the truth.

j) Kathleen failed to arrive.

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page 4RIDDLES

Can you write some riddles of your own to tell your friends?

The first has been done for you. Remember to use complete sentences.

You can see through me, I am good to drink. People swim in me. Sometimes I am salty. What am I? ___________________________ (I am water)

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(I am a bird)

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(I am milk)

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(I am niece)

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(I am an aeroplane)

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(I am an express train)

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(I am a wireless set)

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(I am a television set)

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page 5STREET MAP

Johnsons house is in ..............................................................street.

Mr. Brown lives in .................................................................street.

Sally Williams lives in ............................................................street.

Smith lives next door to .................................................................

Mr. ............................................................is Mr. Smiths neighbour.

Donald Johnson lives opposite the ...................................................

The clock is on the corner of ............................................St. and ...............................St.

The bakers shop is in between the butchers and the .....................................................

Mr. .................................................lives opposite the sweet shop.

In what street is the Recreation Ground?

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3. Where does Mr. Brown live?

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4. Between whose shops in the bakers?

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5. Where is the clock?

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page 6JOINING WORDS

It was raining. My clothes were soaked.

These two sentences can be joined by and to make this one:

It was raining and my clothes were soaked.

Now suppose that the two sentences to be joined are contrasted like this:

It was raining. My clothes did not get wet.

These are better joined by and like this:

It was raining but my clothes did not get wet.

Join these sentences with but:

. I am short. My brother is tall.

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. John ran to the bus stop. The bus had gone.

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3. June dropped a plate. It did not break.

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4. I bought a slab of chocolate. I meant to buy a box.

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In three of these pairs join the sentences with and, and in three with but.

5. Johns hands are cold. Mine are quite warm.

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6. Johns hands re cold. Mine are too.

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7. Eric ran to the station. He missed the train.

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8. Eric ran to the station. He just caught the train.

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9. Kate looked for her doll. She soon found it.

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10. Kate looked for her doll. She could find it nowhere.

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page 7AND or BUT

Use one of these to complete each sentence:

there is no horse it is fine and so it is in the second

not in the other a town scene and so has the second

1. In the first picture it is raining, but in the other ______________________________________

2. In the first picture there is a horse, but in the second __________________________________

3. The first shows a country scene, but the second _____________________________________

4. The load is coal in the first picture ________________________________________________

5. The coal is in sacks in one picture, but ____________________________________________

6. The first load has a driver _______________________________________________________

Now complete these sentences with your own words:

7. The first picture shows a horse and cart, but ________________________________________

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8. In the second it is fine, but ______________________________________________________

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9. The driver of the first load can be seen, but ________________________________________

10. The first shows a country lane, but _______________________________________________

11. The first load is in sacks, but ____________________________________________________

. The second load is on a lorry with four wheels, but __________________________________

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13. We can see a load of coal in the first picture, ______________________________________

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14. The road in the first is muddy, ___________________________________________________

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page 8DAIRY COWS

unfortunately grass wont grow in the

winter, so other food has to be found

then. During the winter months the di-

ary farmer usually feeds his cows on

hay or roots. Hay, of course, is made

from dried grass stored for the winter,

mostly in hayricks. Roots consists of

things like kale, mangels and swedes,

which are all grown on ploughed land.

In Britain today we keep most of

our cows for the sake of their milk.

Cows kept for his purpose are called

dairy cows. Good juicy grass is the

best of all foods for thee cows, as

well as being the cheapest. So it is

little wonder that we find the greatest

number of cows in those parts of the

country where grass grows best. But

Begin your answers to the first five with the words in italics.

. Most cows in Britain are kept for what purpose?

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. Say what cows kept for milk are called

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3. What is the best food for dairy cows?

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4. What do dairy cows in winter usually eat?

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5. Tell why the farmer feeds his cows on hay and roots in winter.

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6. What is hay?

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7. What are roots?

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8. Why are there most cows where the best grass grows?

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9. Why are cows not fed on grass in the winter?

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0. Write a sentence telling all the things cows eat.

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page 9TELL THE STORY

Four oclock till half past few minutes quarter past from seven

five later six till bedtime

. Tell the story of how Michael spends his time between coming out of school and going to

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At four oclock Michael comes out of school. Till__________________________________________________________________________

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page 0SINGULAR AND PLURAL

We write one leaf, but two leaves. To make the plural (more than one) leaf we change the

f into v and es. We do this to most nouns ending in f. But there are some exceptions. To the

following nouns we simply add s:

roof cliff chief proof hoof dwarf cuff

roofs cliffs chiefs proofs hoofs dwarfs cuffs

Write out the following nouns as two equal groups:

knife calf thief leaves chief wife knives

thieves half chiefs halves roots loaf calves

leaf wives loaves roof scarf scarves.

Singular nouns: Knife

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Plural nouns: thieves

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Pair these nouns and write their proper columns:fly leaf donkeys calf roof scarves chiefschief roofs calves wife hoofs cliffs penniesleaves wives penny monkey glasses cherry holidaysdonkey hoof cherries watch thrush monkeys watchesloaf dwarfs holiday glass fairy fairies thrushesflies scarf leaves dwarf cliff

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These are divided sentences. Write out the complete sentences.

. Jeremys pocket is as sharp as a razor.

. This knife contains four pennies.

3. These knives is standing by its mother.

4. A white calf were feeding in the yard.

5. Several calves are very blunt.

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Rewrite these sentences putting several instead of the italicized word, and making any other neces-

sary changes.

6. The pocket contains three pennies and a shilling.

7. A donkey trots slowly.

8. The roof leaks in stormy weather.

9. This knife is extremely blunt

0. A calf was feeding in the yard.

. The fly disappears as my hand comes near.

. A leaf is falling from the beech tree.

3. A baby was crying upstairs.

4. Here is a cherry that has a red skin.

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page IS and ARE

The elephant is in the ring The elephants are in the ring.There is an elephant in the ring There are elephants in the ring.

Remember that we write is when we speak about one thing but we write are when we are describing more than one thing.We call is a singular verb, and are a plural verb.

Join these divided sentences correctly:The elephant an elephant in the ringThere is is in the ringHuge elephants near the elephantThere are are performing in the ring.A clown is standing several elephants in the ring.

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6. The clown is a very comic actor.

7. Here is the elephant we saw at the circus.

8. There is the clown who acted so well.

9. A boy is watching the elephant eat.

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page 3ANSWERING THE DOOR

Whenever the bell rings at our house I always wonder who it is, make a guess and run quickly to open the door, for it would be unkind to keep the person waiting. am afraid my guesses are more often wrong than right but it is good fun trying. Sometimes it is a postman with a parcel for Mummy sometimes it is Mr. Neighbour from next door coming to have a chat with Dad. Once, but only once, thank good-ness, it was the doctor coming to see my brother. Quite often the caller is my friend Elizabeth who comes to play with me.When I open the door say, how do you do? if it

is someone to see farther or Mother I say, Wont you come in? Then 1 find a chair for the caller

and say sit down. I will call Mummy. If neither of my parents at home I ask the caller if I can take a message to them when they return. Sometimes I write it down, If it is simple I just remember it.My mother says it helps her a lot when I answer the door like this. Do you help your mother in the same way?But I must admit I like best to open the door for Elizabeth, Come in Elizabeth, I cry. It is nice of you. And off we run to play.

Written by Margret Deries,

1. Does the first or second paragraph tell who the callers are?

. Which paragraph tells about Margarets favourite visitor?3. Why does Margaret run to open the door?4. Who are the four callers Margaret mentions?5. What does she do after offering the visitor a chair?6. What does she do if her parents are not at home?7. Which word in the last paragraph means to confess?

8. Did Margarets mother like her to answer the door?

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A LETTER22 Bath Street,

Tauntion,Somerset.

27th March, 1976Dear Ethel,

Will you come to tea on Saturday? I do hope you can. Come about four oclock as usual and I will meet you at the bus at the end of the road. I shall be pushing my dolls pram.

Mummie has promised to take us to the pictures after tea to see what is, I think, a very funny Film. Do please ask your mother if you can come with us. You wil be able to get home just after eight, I should think.

With love,Betty

Here is a skeleton of the letter above

Each number stands for a part of the letter.

Here are the parts, in the wrong order: the

Date on which she wrote; her first paragraph;

Her greeting; her ending; her second paragraph;

Her signature; her address.

Now write a sentence saying what Betty wrote at each number.

Betty wrote her address here.

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THE REPLY

This is how Betty addressed her envelope

to Ethel.

Now address the envelope below to Betty,

whose surname is Johnson. Then pretend

you are Ethel and write her reply to Betty.

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Miss Ethel Stevens15 Park RoadTAUNTONSomerset

page 6PHRASES

Rewrite these sentences, replacing the italicized phrase by a single word from this list:

headmaster early nowhere jokingly

quietly always everywhere colonel

. In no place could the puppy be found.

. We worked with very little noise.

3. David arrived before his time.

4. Harry said it only as a joke.

5. Christopher looked in all places for his book.

6. The man in charge of the school addressed his book.

7. The man in command of the regiment inspected his men.

8. Christine at all times whistled at her work.

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in the first.

9. at sunrise.......................................................................... in silence

0. in the beginning................................................................. at dawn

. without a sound................................................................ on the ocean

. at sea..............................................................................on the wireless

3. in fun..............................................................................at the start

4. over the air........................................................................as a joke

5. in this way.......................................................................after eating

6. after a meal........................................................................at all times

7. on all occasions...................................................................like this

page 7 RIDDLES Writeacompletesentenceinanswertoeachoftheseriddles. Hereinthewrongorderareshortanswerstohelpyou.

abed theroad achair Rosemary itstail amatch asponge apotato anegg silence apairofcrows yourbreath

1. What has four legs and flies in the air?2. What is broken if you name it?3. What holds water though it is full of water?4. What has four legs but never walks?5. What cannot be held for long, though it is as light as air?6. What runs from London to Glasgrow without moving?7. What is most useful when broken?8. What has a head but no face?9. What has one head, one foot and four legs?10. What always comes after a dog?11. What has eyes but no head?12. Which girl would you find in a herb garden?

1.A pair crows has four legs and flies in the air.

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page 8 RABBITS Theserabbitswiththeir.................................................................tails Who...................................................................alongtheground, Willrushintotheirburrows................................................................. Ifyoumaketheslightest......................................................................

Inwoodlandorinmeadow Youcan..............................................................themeveryday, Althoughyoumustbequiet Oryoullfrighten........................................................................

1. Use these words to complete the poem: sound, fluffy, away, hop, see.

2.Aftereachofthesewordswriteawordmeaningthesamefromthepoem:still............................... noise .............................................. field ....................................... scare ..........................................downy................................................................................................................................................

3. What sort of tails have these rabbits?

................................................................................................................................................................4. What will the rabbits do if you make a noise?

................................................................................................................................................................5. Where can you see them?

................................................................................................................................................................6. Why must you be quiet?

................................................................................................................................................................7. Which word rhymes with sound?

................................................................................................................................................................8. Which word rhymes with away?

................................................................................................................................................................9. What is the home of rabbits called?

................................................................................................................................................................10. Are these eight or nine lines in the poem?

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page 9 COMMAS Answereachofthefollowingwithacompletesentence. Remembertoputinallthecommas.

Johnson Mary John Bob Smith Peter SallyCooper Tom Alice Betty Jones Elsie Richard

1. Which are girls?

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................................................................................................................................................................3. Which are surnames?

................................................................................................................................................................4. Which six names have o as the second letter?

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Liner uncles steamer cousins nieces cruiserFarthing tea shillings Glasgow yacht penniesLondon carrots coffee beans peas DublinAunts water cabbages cocoa Cardiff florins

5. Which four are vegetable?

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................................................................................................................................................................7. Which four are relations?

................................................................................................................................................................8. Which four are coins?

................................................................................................................................................................9. Which four are cities?

................................................................................................................................................................10. Which four are boats?

................................................................................................................................................................11. Which four words end with r?

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Alice, Betty, Else and Sally are all girls

page 30 CLASSES Shortenthesesentencesbyusingonewordfromthelistbelow oreachgroupinitalics.

Flowers drinks towns countries vegetables gamesFurniture trees crockery shopkeepers relations vehicles

1.Tea, coffee, cocoa, Ovaltine and Bovril were on sale at the cafe.

................................................................................................................................................................2.Motherremovedallthechairs, tables, stools, bookcases and cupboards.

................................................................................................................................................................3.Thegardencontainedmanyroses, pinks, daisies and beans.

................................................................................................................................................................4.Italsocontainedmanyroses, pinks, daisies and beans.

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5.Oaks, beeches, limes and elmscrowedthewood.

................................................................................................................................................................6.Numerousuncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephewsattendedthewedding.

................................................................................................................................................................7.OnthemapBritain, France, India, America, etc.werecolouredredandtheseaswerecolouredblue.

................................................................................................................................................................8.Glasgrow, London, Southampton, Paris, new Yorks, etc.,weremarkedbydots.

................................................................................................................................................................9.Brendahelpedtowashupthecups, plates, bowls and jugs.

................................................................................................................................................................10.Thedraper,thebutcher,thefloristandthegrocerallverypolite.

................................................................................................................................................................11.Buses, cars, trains, trams and tractorsarenotallowedalongthislane.

................................................................................................................................................................12.Theguestsenjoyedplayinggolf, tennis, darts, whist and chess.

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page 3THEPRESENT

Angus is only an infant. Yesterday on His fifth

birthday he went to school for The first time.

Hewasratherbewilderedbytheexperience.

Whenhearrivedhomethatafternoonhismoth-

erwasalarmedtoseehewasweepingbitterly.

What is the matter, Angus? His mother asked

him.WhenIwenttoschoolthismorning,

pipedAngus,theteachertoldmetositona

chairandstaythereforthepresent.Ivewaited

alldayandshehasntgivenmethepresentyet

Writeineachgapthecorrectwordusedinthestory:

Angusstartedschoolonhis.......................................................birthday.

A school child between the ages of five and seven is an ......................................................

Angus was ...............................................by his first day at school.

Thepartofthedayfollowingmiddayiscalledthe...............................................................

An..................................................................iswhathappenstoyou.

It...................................................hismothertoseeAnguscrying.

Anguswept.................................................onreachinghome.

Hismother..................................................himwhatwaswrong.

Forthe..........................................................meansthesameasforthetimebeing.

Anotherwordforagiftisa....................................................................

Theanniversaryofthedayonwhichoneisborniscalledones.................................................

ThejokeisthatAngusmisunderstoodthemeaningoftheword...................................................

Tomorrowistheoppositeof............................................................lastof..................................

departedof.........................................;laughingof....................................................;and

receivedof...........................................

14.Merelymeansthesameas............................................:confusesas............................................;

demandedas.........................................;cryingas..............................................................;and

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9.Apersonhavingbadluckisthis.10.Athingthatisnotneededisthis.11.Athingthatisshakyisthis.12.Athingthatisbadforoneisthis.13.Apersonwholiesisthis.14.Apersonwhoisfoolishisthis.15.Unsaltedfoodisthis.16.Acherrythatisstillgreenisthis.

17.onewhosteersanaeroplane18.onewhoattacksandrobsships19.onewholivesinatentforships20.onewhobreaksintothehousetosteal21.onewhosingsalone22.onewhotakesawalkforpleasure23.onewhopriesintopeoplesaffairs24.onewhosellswomenshats

Herearetheanswersinthewrongorder:

Serious line unsteady unlucky milliner soloist

Difficult giant unwise unripe camper pirate

Return cherry unnecessary unseasoned pilot stroller

Ladies depart unwholesome untruthful busybody burglar

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page 33 CROSSWORD

Onedayahungryfoxstolewithjoyinto Hetriedalongwhile,butitwasallinavineyardwheremanybunchesofsweet vain.Intheendhewasquitetiredout.grapeshungripeandreadyforeating. hewastooself-important,however,butasithappened,theywerefastenedtoa toadmitdefeat.ThosewhowantthemtalltrellisjusttoohighforReynardtoreach. canhavethem,hecried.ThegrapesHejumpedup,andpaused,andjumped aresour!Upagain,inanattempttogetatthem. Aesops Fables

Allthewordsneededtosolvethispuzzleareusedinthefable above.Readthecluescarefully.

Across

5.Anadjectivetodescribewhatthegrapesreallywere.6.Thefoxwasthis;9.Thisisthecolouroffoxes.10.Whatthefoxdidtoreachthegrapes11.Thesingularofthem.12.Whatthefoxcalledthegrapes.

Down

1.Togetat.2.Theplacewheregrapesaregrown.3.Anameforafox.4.Withoutsuccess.TheattemptsoftheFoxwerethis.7.Theoppositeofdown8.Thefruitgrownonvines10.Thefeelingofpleasurewithwhichthefoxenteredthevineyard.11.TheinitialofIvorReynard

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page 34ASTRANGECATCH

This was the first time Peter had been by the fog, he drew in his lines. But hisonthesea.Hisfatherwasskipperofa catchwasaheavyoneandhehadtocallhisfishing boat, and Peter had been allowed to father to help him. At last they pulled the accompany him. They were fishing for lines in.cod. ItwasnotcodthatmadethelinessoOnedaywhentheywerefarouttosea heavy.ItwasaboyofPetersownagetherewasathickfog.Thepilotcould Rogerhadfallenoffthethelinerinthefoghardlyseetosteeracourse.Suddenlya ThesolidergavehimahotdrinkandPetercrash was heard and the fishing boat lent him some dry clothes. Soon Rogershuddered.Agreatlinerhadalmostrun wasquiterecovered.themdown,Fortunatelythesteersman Forthreeweeksthetwoboysenjoyedhadnosedhisboatawayjustintime,so lifetogetheronboard.thattheblowwasalighton.Nodamage YoucanimaginehowpleasedRogerswasdone motherwastoseehimagain,forshePeterslinerhadbeenquicklyswallowedup thoughthewasdrowned.

Eachofthesesentencestellsusthemainideaofoneofthe paragraphs.Writethemoutinthesameorderastheparagraphs.

(a)Hefoundhehadcaughtaboy.(b) The fishing boat was almost run down by a line in the fog(c)Atlasttheyreturnedhome.(d) Peter accompanied his father on a fishing expedition.(e)Peterpulledinhislines.

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page 35PARAGRAPHS

Thekinghadonestrangecustom carefullylockedthedoor,heraisedtheeverydayatnoonwhenthetablewas coverandthereonthedishlayawhiteclearedandnoonewaspresent,histrusty Snake.Hestoodandlistened.Itwastheservanthadtobringhimacovereddish, morselofsnakewhichhadgivenhimthenomanknewwhatwasinthedish,not magicpowerofbeingabletounderstandeventheservant,forthekingneverate thespeechofbirdsandanimals.Scarcelyfromittillhewasquitealone. hadheeatenwhenheheardbeneathhisSohecutapieceoffandputitinhis windowacuriouswhisperingoflowvoicemouth.Atthesightofithefelthemust Itwasthesparrowswhoweretalkingtoatasteit.Butonedaytheservant,Filledwith anotherandtellingwhattheyhadseenincuriosity, could not resist the temptation, field and wood.andtookthedishtohisownroom.Having Grimms Fairy Tales

Firstofallrewritethesecondandthirdparagraphswiththe sentencesintherightorder.Thennoticethateachparagraphdeals withoneideaorpartstoryonly.Herearetheideas. Rewritetheminthesameorderastheparagraphstheyreferto.

Theresultofeatingthesnake. Thekingsoddhabit. Theservantstealsthedish.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

page 36 PLEASECONTINUE

1. Add three sentences to the one below In the first tellwhereSylviaobtainedthedoll.Inthesecondtellwhatshecallsit.Andinthethirdhowshedressesit.ThiswillmakeaparagraphaboutSylviasdoll.

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2.Addfoursentencestotheonebelow,tellingwhereAlanwentlastyear,someofthethingshefoundthere,howhespenthistime,whathelikeddoingbest.ThiswillmakeaparagraphaboutAlansholiday.

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3. Add five sentences to the one below, telling what timeyougotup,howquicklyyoudressed,whatyouhadforbreakfast,howyousaidgoodbye,howyoucametoschool.Thiswillmakeaparagraphaboutgettingreadyforschool.

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This is one of Sylvias dolls.

Alan likes spending his holiday at the seaside.

I opened my eyes and found it was morning.

page 37COMPLETETHEPARAGRAPH

Chooseanyoneofthesentencesbelowasthebegin-ningofaparagraph.Youaretoldinthebracketswhattheparagraph is to be about. When you have finished writing the paragraph.Chooseanothersentenceanddothesamewiththat

1Itwasadelightfulpicnic.(Describeit)2.Therobinsworkedhardtofeedthecuckoo.(Howtheyfedit)3.Themodelplanewasabeauty.(Describeit)4.Thedollshousedelightedus.(Howyouplayedwithit)5.Thepilotsjobisaskilledone.(Whathehastodo)6. 1 enjoyed reading.................................. (Why?)7. My favourite game is ............................ (Why do you like it ?)8.WhenIawoke,thecountrysidewascoveredinsnow.(Describeit)

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