English Home Language Workbook1: Reading and Phonics Term 3 and 4 Grade 3

English Home Language Workbook 1: Reading and Phonics Terms 3 and 4 Grade 3 Name: Class:

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English Home Language Workbook 1: Reading and Phonics Terms 3 and 4

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Grade 3

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Workbook 1: Reading and Phonics; Terms 3 and 4 Grade 3 ~ English Home Language

Contents Activity 86: Plurals................................................................................................................ 5 Activity 87: Circle the plurals................................................................................................ 6 Activity 88: Comprehension.................................................................................................. 7 Activity 89: Poem.................................................................................................................. 9 Activity 90: Plurals: ‘s’ or ‘es’.............................................................................................. 10 Activity 91: Plurals: ‘ies’ and ‘ves’....................................................................................... 11 Activity 92: Comprehension................................................................................................ 12 Activity 93: A letter.............................................................................................................. 14 Activity 94: Plurals.............................................................................................................. 15 Activity 95: Categorise words............................................................................................. 16 Activity 96: Comprehension................................................................................................ 17 Activity 97: Dictation........................................................................................................... 19 Activity 98: Punctuation...................................................................................................... 20 Activity 99: Categorise words............................................................................................. 21 Activity 100: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 22 Activity 101: Poem.............................................................................................................. 25 Activity 102: Meanings....................................................................................................... 26 Activity 103: Meanings....................................................................................................... 27 Activity 104: Punctuation.................................................................................................... 28 Activity 105: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 29 Activity 106: Cartoons........................................................................................................ 32 Activity 107: Plurals............................................................................................................ 33 Activity 108: Sentences...................................................................................................... 34 Activity 109: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 35 Activity 110: Decipher a message...................................................................................... 38 Activity 111: Sentences....................................................................................................... 39 Activity 112: Sentences...................................................................................................... 40 Activity 113: Sentences...................................................................................................... 41 Activity 114: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 42 Activity 115: Instructions..................................................................................................... 45 Activity 116: Syllables......................................................................................................... 46 Activity 117: Homophones.................................................................................................. 47 Activity 118: Homonyms..................................................................................................... 48 Activity 119: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 49 Activity 120: Poem.............................................................................................................. 51 Activity 121: Questions about a poem................................................................................ 52 Activity 122: Rhyming words.............................................................................................. 53 Activity 123: Words that rhyme........................................................................................... 54 Activity 124: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 55 Activity 125: Advert............................................................................................................. 57 Activity 126: Rhyming words.............................................................................................. 58 Activity 127: Dialogue......................................................................................................... 59 Activity 128: Syllables......................................................................................................... 62 Activity 129: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 63 Activity 130: Recipe............................................................................................................ 65 Activity 131: Homophones.................................................................................................. 66 Activity 132: Plurals............................................................................................................ 67 Activity 133: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 68 3

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Activity 134: Newspaper article.......................................................................................... 70 Activity 135: Sentences...................................................................................................... 71 Activity 136: Syllables......................................................................................................... 72 Activity 137: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 73 Activity 138: Dictation......................................................................................................... 75 Activity 139: Sentences...................................................................................................... 76 Activity 140: Sounds........................................................................................................... 77 Activity 141: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 78 Activity 142: Cartoons........................................................................................................ 80 Activity 143: Cartoons........................................................................................................ 81 Activity 144: Synonyms...................................................................................................... 82 Activity 145: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 83 Activity 146: Dialogue......................................................................................................... 85 Activity 147: Prefixes.......................................................................................................... 86 Activity 148: Syllables......................................................................................................... 87 Activity 149: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 88 Activity 150: Poem.............................................................................................................. 90 Activity 151: Antonyms....................................................................................................... 91 Activity 152: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 92 Activity 153: Double meanings........................................................................................... 94 Activity 154: Definitions...................................................................................................... 95 Activity 155: Syllables......................................................................................................... 96 Activity 156: Suffixes.......................................................................................................... 97 Activity 157: Comprehension.............................................................................................. 98 Activity 158: Poem............................................................................................................ 101 Activity 159: Definitions.................................................................................................... 102 Activity 160: Dictation....................................................................................................... 103 Activity 161: Comprehension............................................................................................ 104 Activity 162: Synonyms.................................................................................................... 107 Activity 163: Jokes............................................................................................................ 108

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Activity 86: Plurals Write down the plural form of these irregular nouns.

person __________ man __________ child __________ mouse __________ tooth __________ foot __________ cactus __________ antenna __________ ox __________

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Activity 87: Circle the plurals Circle the plural form for these nouns.

1. The farmer counted his (sheep/sheeps).

2. I saw beautiful red (±shes/±sh) in the ocean.

3. I eat meat and (rices/rice).

4. The mouse eats the (cheeses/cheese).

5. We put (butters/butter) and jam on bread.

6. (Deer/deers) live in the woods.

7. The house is full of (dust/dusts).

8. “Please take out the (rubbish/ rubbishes).”

9. Many (species/specieses) of dinosaurs have been discovered.

10. I like watching all the (serii/series) on television. © Optimi

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Activity 88: Comprehension Read the story and answer the questions.

Mandi’s strange dream Dot van der Westhuizen

Mandi wipes her forehead. She is competing in the interschool athletics tomorrow and has been practising all afternoon. Her biggest dream is to run the 100 m sprint in the Olympics one day. But right now she has to go home.

At bedtime she quickly drifts off to sleep, tired from the day’s practise.

Her dream carries her to a green athletics field and she can hear the spectators cheering. There are hundreds of athletes from all over the world. She notices a huge flame on a stand and next to it are the five circles everyone knows so well. She has qualified for the Olympics!

She is still staring at all the famous athletes when she hears the announcer calling the names for the 100 m sprint.

Mandi takes her position for the race.

She is nervous and excited at the same time. The starting gun fires and she’s off! She breaks the ribbon at the finish line and the crowd cheers.

She has broken the world record!

She runs a victory lap around the field and waves at the crowd. On the podium she proudly holds her gold medal.

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“Mandi,” the voice seems far away. She slowly wakes up. Her mom is standing next to her bed smiling at her. “It’s time to get up,” she says.

Mandi gets up and puts on her school uniform. Who knows, maybe her dream will come true one day.

Questions.

1.

Which event is Mandi practising for? ___________________________ 2.

3.

What is Mandi’s dream for the future? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________ What is another word for: run fast _____________________________________ exhausted ____________________________________ pretty _________________________________________

4.

What are the Olympic Games? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________

5.

What is a world record? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

6.

Do you think Mandi’s dream could come true one day? Why? ______________________________________________________________

7.

What colours are the medals for second and third place? _______________________________________________________________

8.

Do you take part in a sport? If so, which sport? _______________________________________________________________

9.

Research: Who holds the world record for the 100-metre sprint for women? ______________________________________________________________

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Activity 89: Poem Read the poem and circle the rhyming words.

Dolphins at play Mark Giles

The world looks so lovely out here today the sun’s shining bright and there’s dolphins at play they’re racing the waves at the bow of the ship like teenage surfers on a surfboard trip they seem so happy just a wave sets them free what a wonderful way for life to be

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Activity 90: Plurals: ‘s’ or ‘es’ Write the plural form of each word by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’.

Max, the mole, lives with his (brother) __________ and (sister) ______________ in the forest. Every day they all go for a walk through the beautiful (tree) __________ and (¶ower) ________________. One day, two (fox) __________ walk past. They seem up to no good.

“Good morning, Max,” they say, smiling slyly. “May we visit you in your (tunnel) _______________ later?

We will bring a snack.” The little (animal) __________ know that THEY will be the (snack) ______________!

They agree and invite the foxes to visit them later.

But Max is clever and the (mole) __________ hide behind the (bush) _________________. When the foxes arrive and go inside their (home) _____________, Max and his (sibling) _________________ roll big (rock) __________ in front of the tunnel. The foxes are stuck and can’t get out! The moles laughed so much they were in (stitch) ________________.

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Workbook 1: Reading and Phonics; Terms 3 and 4 Grade 3 ~ English Home Language

Activity 91: Plurals: ‘ies’ and ‘ves’ Write the plural form of each word by dropping the ‘y’ and adding ‘ies’ or dropping the ‘f’ and adding ‘ves’.

Sarah is excited about her birthday party. She’s had many (party) _____________ before, but this one is special. Auntie Jane is coming and bringing her twin (baby) ______________. They are six months old.

Her friends from school are also coming and Sarah can’t wait for them to meet Bruno and Coco, her (puppy) ________________.

She looks outside. It is cool, with a breeze that gently blows the (leaf ) _______________. She looks through her (scarf ) _______________ and ±nds her favourite one. Then she goes to help Mom prepare the party food. They wash (cherry) ______________ and (berry) ________________ for her mom’s delicious tarts. When they are ready, Mom looks through her (knife) ______________ to ±nd the right one.

She takes the tarts from the oven and cuts one into (half ) __________ so they can taste it. Yum. Now Sarah is really excited.

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