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1. Prefixes, stem/root & suffixes 3–4

2. Simple Past Tense 5

3. Simple sentences 6

4. Complex sentences 7

5. Idioms 8

6. Proverbs 9

7. Punctuations (full stop, comma, question mark, exclamation mark 10 - 11

semi-colon)
8. Adverbs 12 – 13

9. Conjunctions 14

10. Types of sentences 15

11. Figures of speech (personification, alliteration, simile, metaphor, 16

rhyme)
12. Similes & metaphors 17

13. Shortening words: Abbreviation, Truncation. Acronyms, Initialism 18

14. Collective nouns 19

15. Reflexive pronouns 20

16. Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord) 21

17. Adjectives 22

18. Verbs 23

19. Answers 24 – 27

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Prefixes and Suffixes

Words ending in a single “l” after a single vowel, double the “l” before adding a suffix, regardless of
accent.
e.g., cancelled, traveller, signalling, metallic.

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Simple Past Tense

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Tom ______________ to work as a web designer. (use)

2. It _________________ yesterday morning. (drizzle)

3. Five girls ________________ in the park. (to be)

4. She ________________ the rooms 10 minutes ago. (sweep)

5. The mechanic ___________________ my bike. (repair)

6. He _____________ the job last month. (get)

7. I _________________ soundly last night. (sleep)

8. Jimmy ___________________________ verbs last month. (practice)

9. I _________________ for Venice last night. (leave)

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Simple sentences

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Complex sentences

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Idioms

Match the idiom in column A with its real like meaning in column B. Write the correct
letter in column C.

Column A Column B Column C

1 You have ants in your pants. A I’m good in growing things. 1.
2 I’m feeling blue. B Put yourself in my place. 2.
3 My eyes are bigger than my stomach. C I’m in trouble. 3.
4 Please give me a hand. D I’m sad. 4.
5 I’m in a pickle. E You’re wiggling 5.
6 I hit the nail on the head, F I’m nervous. 6.
7 Walk a mile in my shoes. G Please help. 7.
8 I have butterflies in my stomach. H I got it correct. 8.
9 Don’t give me the cold shoulder. I I’m doing really well. 9.
10 That’s a piece of cake. J I took more food than I can eat. 10.
11 I’m on top of the world. K That’s easy. 11.
12 I have a green thumb. L Don’t ignore me. 12.

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Proverbs

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Punctuations

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Adverbs

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Conjunctions

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Types of sentences

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Figures of speech

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Similes and Metaphors

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Abbreviations

10. Shortening words: Truncation. Acronyms, Initialism

(Abbreviations)
Write the full names of the shortened words.

1. ID -
2. SA –
3. Mr -
4. Mon. –
5. SAPS –
6. etc. -
7. eg.
8. AKA. -

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Collective nouns

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Reflexive pronouns

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Subject – verb agreement

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Adjectives

Fill in the blanks.

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Verbs

Complete the following sentences by correcting the regular verbs in brackets.

1 I ________(chat) to Rian about sport last week.

2 You ______________(arrive) in South Africa last year.

3 Stephen (invite) us to his birthday party.

4 We _________________(finish) the test at half past two.

5 I __________(phone) Harry yesterday, but he wasn’t at home.

6 Last night my friends and I (plan) our holiday.

7 My mom (work) long hours yesterday.

8 He _______________(play) very well last Saturday.

9 They ________________(help) their father.

10 John and Amy (swap) places in the school concert.

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Prefixes & Suffixes (pg. 3-4) Complex sentences (pg.7)
1. pre- school 1 after
2 un- grate -ful 2 while
3 colour -ful 3 whereas
4 small -est 4 where
5 dis- honest 5 if
6 un- sure 6 unless
7 mis- understood 7 till
8 help -ful 8 because
9 long -er Idioms (pg.8)
1a misunderstood 1 E
b unreal 2 D
c disrespect 3 J
d unfold 4 G
e disagree 5 C
f mistake 6 H
7 B
2a wonderful 8 F
b smaller 9 L
c silently 10 K
d thankful 11 I
e finally 12 A
f taller Proverbs (pg.9)
Simple past tense (pg.5) 1 well
1 used 2 place
2 drizzled 3 honesty
3 were 4 chain
4 swept 5 shoe
5 repaired 6 eat
6 got 7 time
7 slept 8 wonders
8 practiced 9 chin
9 left 10 sorry
Simple sentences (pg.6) 11 eyes
1. a. Gingele b. They 12 spots
c. The bird d. His parents Punctuation (pg.10-11)
e. He 1 You can make cream, cheese and yoghurt from a cow’s
milk.
2.a lived b. longed 2 Do families really keep cows on a small plot?
c. found d. shaped 3 Did you know that Mr Smith’s cow has just given birth
e. answered to a calf?
4 It is hard work looking after a cow properly!
5 Dad, I have to have a cow for my birthday!
6 Cows can give us milk, raise a calf and add to our
compost heap.

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Punctuation (pg.11) Types of sentences (pg.15)
2.1 Has Deepti submitted her project? 1 Statement
2. Bacon’s essays are full of words of wisdom. 2 Question
3. What a fine day it is! 3 Exclamation
4. Kashmir, the heaven on the earth is in India. 4 Statement
5. Hurrah! India has won the Cricket World Cup. 5 Question
6 India got freedom on August 15, 1947. 6 Command
7 Mr Narendra Modi is our Prime Minister. 7 Command
8 Wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. 8 Statement
9 Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata are the largest 9 Question
cities of India.
10 Hello, how are you?

Adverbs (pg.12-13) Figures of speech Pg 16

A. Manner Place Time Degree
noisily place time degree
patiently locally lately really
cheerfully downstairs early totally
painfully above recently rather
gracefully

B. a) The stars looked as though they were dancing.

b) It was an opportunity disguised and he didn’t

recognise it.
c) The time seemed to pass very fast,
d) The story came alive as she read it.
e) The phone had been quiet but it suddenly rang
loudly.

C.a) like a gazelle – simile

Conjunctions Pg 14 b) is a fashion show – metaphor
1. He lies on the couch all day and he watches TV. c) as loud as a train whistle – simile
2. You can lie on the couch all day or you can play d) is a white blanket – metaphor
outside and get some exercise. e) is her best friend - metaphor
3. He was invited to the birthday party but he f) as bright as a ray of sunshine – simile
wanted to stay home and play on his computer. g) as dark as coal – simile
4. John and Sam are both mouse potatoes. h) like rubber – simile
5. You suffer from cabin fever because you are a i) is a disaster area – metaphor
Mouse potato but you don’t want to play outside. j) were bullets - metaphor

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Similes & Metaphors (pg.17) Shortening words: Truncation. Acronyms, Initialism
Similes 1 Identity Document
1. Grandpa is as blind as a bat and he cannot find his 2 South Africa
keys. (Grandpa is being compared to a bat)
2. My love is like a red, red rose. (Love is being 3 Mister
compared to a rose)
3. James and his brother always fight like cat and dog. 4 Monday
(James and his brother are being compared to a cat
and a dog)
4. Mandy and her sister are as different as night and 5 South African Police Service
day. (Mandy and her sister are being compared to
night and day)
5. Their dog was as brave as a lion as he fought the 6 etcetera
snake (The dog is being compared to a lion)
7 example
Metaphors 8 Also Know As
1. My life is a dream come true! (life is going very well)
2. Her long hair is an ocean of waves. (her hair was full
of waves/ curls)

Abbreviations (pg. 18) Collective nouns (pg. 19)

1. Rd. – Road 1 a herd of elephants.
2. Mar. – March 2 a deck of cards.
3. Fri. – Friday 3 a shoal whales.
4. ft. – feet 4 a pack of wolves.
5. Mrs. – Missus 5 a band of musicians.
6. Dr. – Doctor 6 a swarm of bees.
7. Mr. – Mister 7 an army of soldiers.
8. Tbsp. - tablespoon 8 a flock of sheep.
9 a school of fish.
October – Oct. 10 a troop of monkeys
inch – in
Mister – Mr. Reflexive pronouns (pg. 20)
Friday – Fri. 1 I - myself
teaspoon – tsp You - Yourself
centimeter – cm He – himself
Avenue – Ave. She – herself
January – Jan. It - itself
Street – St. We – ourselves
Doctor – Dr. You – yourself
They - themselves

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Reflexive pronouns (pg. 20) continued
2 herself
myself
themselves
yourself
ourselves
himself
herself
itself
ourselves

Subject-verb agreement (pg. 21)

1. bakes
2. chase
3. chases
4. read
5. washed

Subject-verb agreement (pg. 21) continued

a) is
b) were
c) have
d) is
e) was

Adjectives (pg. 22)

1 clean
2 big
3 small
4 tall
5 pretty
6 fat
7 cute
8 happy

Verbs Pg. 23
1 chatted
2 arrived
3 invited
4 finished
5 phoned
6 planned
7 worked
8 played
9 helped
10 swapped

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