Preview Penpals for Handwriting Workbook 5

Workbook Name

5 Class

Unit 1

S

Introducing sloped writing in letter families

1 Trace and write the letters.

l i t u j y

r n m h b k p

c a d o s g q e f

v w x z

2 Write the letters in alphabetical order.

3 And again. Faster.

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your letters are in correct alphabetical order.

Find two letters to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

2

S

Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to ascender

Unit 2

1 Trace and write the joins.

t<h c·h a<l e©l a<t

th ch al el at 2 Trace and write the words.

t<hÿ©i<r

t<hÿ©y’r}e

t<hÿ©r}e

3 Choose a word from above to fill each gap. Rewrite the sentence.

“We p©u<t t<hÿ©m oúv}e©r

b©u<t

n<o®#t

n<oúw.”

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your use and spelling of the homophones.

Find two sloped joins to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

3

Unit 3

S

Practising sloped writing: diagonal join, no ascender

1 Trace and write the joins.

a a<i a<y e©i<gh

a ai ay eigh 2 Trace and write the words.

Ra<i<n, r>a<i<n go a<w>a<y.

3 Choose a spelling to complete each word.

Thÿ©r}e a<r}e t<o+o m<a<n<y c·oúm<p©l n<tƒ[ a<b©oúu<t t<hÿ s©t tæ o®#f t<hÿ s©u<b©w s: tì©n t<h<iƒ[ w}î©k!

4 Write the text.

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your use and spelling of words with the

ai sound.

Find two sloped joins to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

4

Practising sloped writing: diagonal join to an anticlockwise letter

S

Unit 4

1 Trace and write the joins.

ta da as ad ed ea

t<a d<a aƒ[ a<d Ÿ©d e©a

2 Trace and write the words.

a<c©cœ©p©t p©aƒ[©t hÿ©a<r>d s@@¿ò©n excœ©p©t p©aƒ[µ[@¿©d hÿ©r>d s©cœ©nÿ 3 Write the word that matches each definition.

= t<o r}e©cœ©i<v}e s©oúmÿ©t<h<i<n<g l<i<kÿ a p©r}eµ[@¿©n<t. = a nÿ©w a<c©t<i<oún i<n a p©l<a<y. = gr>oúu<p o®#f e©lÿ©p©h<a<n<tƒ[.

4 Now write a definition for one of the other words.

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your use and spelling of the homophones.

Find two sloped joins to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

5

Unit 5

G

Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to ascender

1 Trace and write the joins.

w#h oßl oßb o®#f o®#t

wh ol ob of ot 2 Trace and write the words.

w#h<o

w#h<i<c·h

w#hÿ©r}e

w#hÿ©n

w#h<oü@ [@¿

3 Choose a word from above to fill each gap. Rewrite each sentence.

Thÿ w>oúm<a<n, Thÿ p©tæ©r¬@ygo®#t<uƒ[,

c·a<r w>aƒ[ s©t<oßlÿ©n, r>a<n<g t<hÿ p©oßl<i<cœ. w>aƒ[ a w>a<tæ©r s©c·oúr¬@p©i<oún, iƒ[ ext<i<n<c·t.

Check: - the slope of your handwriting words in relative clauses.

- your use of

w#h

Find two sloped joins to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

6

S

Practising sloped writing: horizontal join, no ascender

Unit 6

1 Trace and write the joins.

oúu<gh

oúu<gh

oúu<gh

oúu<gh

t<h<r>oúu<gh

t<h<oúr>oúu<gh

a<l<t<h<oúu<gh

2 Trace and write the words.

t<h<oúu<gh<t

3 Choose a word from above to fill each gap.

i<t w>aƒ[ r>a<i<n<i<n<g, w}e w>a<n<tæ©d t<o go _@›oúr a w>a<l<k t<hÿ w>o+o+dƒ[. We a<b©oúu<t t<hÿ r>oúu<tæ. We w}e©r}e l<y s©o+a<kÿ©d.

4 Write the text.

Check: - the slope of your handwriting words.

- your spelling of

oúu<gh

oúu<gh

words to tick and two to improve.

Find two Rewrite them.

7

Unit 7

S

Practising sloped writing: horizontal join to an anticlockwise letter

1 Trace and write the joins.

2 Trace and write the words.

od

o+d

exp©l<o+dÿ

os

oü@ [

c·u<r¬@i<oü@ [©i<t<y

3 Fill in the gaps.

Noun

Verb

exp©l<oü@[©i<oún exp©l<o+dÿ o+c·c·u<r¬@r}e©n<cœ a<p©oßl<o+giƒ[@¿

og

o+g

a<p©oßl<o+giƒ[@¿ a<c·c·oúm<m<o+d<a<tæ

od

o+d

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your spelling of words ending

p©r>o+d<u<c·t<i<oún

-e©n<cœ and -iƒ[@¿.

Find two sloped joins to tick and two to improve.

Rewrite them.

8

4 Write a sentence using two of the words from above.

Practising sloped writing: joining from 1 Trace and write the joins.

r

2 Trace and write the words.

r}e

r}e©lÿ©v>a<n<t

ñ¡@h

ñ¡@h<yt<h<m

r>a

r>a<d<i<uƒ[

r>o

r>o+dÿ©n<t

ru

r¬@u<m<oúu<r

Check: - the slope of your handwriting - your alphabetical order.

Find two sloped Rewrite them.

S

Unit 8

3 Rewrite the words in alphabetical order.

r>o®#t<a<tæ r}e©lÿ©v>a<n<t ñ¡@h<yt<h<m r¬@i<t<u<a<l r}e©c·o+gn<iƒ[@¿ r¬@uƒ[©t<lÿ r>a<d<i<uƒ[ ñ¡@h<ymÿ r}e©c·oúm<mÿ©n<d

r joins to tick and two to improve.

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