Unit
3
Stellar
PRIMARY 3 TERM 1
The Sunflower That Went FLOP
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pRIMARY 3 uNIT 3 The Sunflower that went flop
Ang Mo Kio Primary School
Unit 3- The Sunflower That Went Flop
What have I learnt?
VOCABULARY
New Words / hammer & nail; needle & thread/stringSimiles / yellow as the sun
Expressions / What a pity! What a beauty! What a shame!
GRAMMAR
Nouns / hammer, stitch, stickAdjectives / clever, easy, gorgeous, sticky
Verbs / modals: can, should
Phrases / time sequence : day after day, then, one afternoon, that night,
Preposition / Position – by, under
Pronouns / that, this, it
Adverbs / suddenly
SENTENCE MANIPULATION
Sentence Structure / Use of connector ‘by’ and ‘under’ to combine two sentencesParent's signature: ______
Date: ______
Ang Mo Kio Primary School
Unit 3- The Sunflower That Went Flop
Song for Tuning-in
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean -Traditional Scottish Song)
My sunflower blooms in my garden.
My sunflower grows straight and tall.
My sunflower blooms in my garden.
But in this hot weather, it flops.
Fix it, oh, fix it.
Oh, fix my sunflower for me, for me!
Fix it, oh, fix it.
Oh, fix my sunflower for me!
My darling, don’t get in a tizz.
My darling, I’ll get it fixed.
My darling, don’t get in a tizz.
I can fix anything for you.
Fix it, oh, fix it.
Oh, yes, I will fix it for you, for you!
Fix it, oh, fix it.
Oh, yes, I will fix it for you!
Date: ______
Vocabulary
Solve the puzzle using the clues below.
1 S2 / U
3 N
4 F
5 / L
O
6 / W
7 / E
8 / R
CLUES
1. Mr Brown used this with a needle to stitch the sunflower.
2. The sunflower is as yellow as the ______.
3. We need to use this to put up a picture on the wall.
4. Mr Brown keeps his tools in a ______bag.
5. The button can be sewn with a thread and ______.
6. The banana and the lemon are both ______in colour.
7. The carpenter hit the nail with a ______.
8. You have to use black ______to sew your black trousers so that you cannot see the stitching.
Date: ______
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box.
1. Betty is often not home as she works very hard. She is as
busy as a ______.
2. The curtains are as white as ______.
3. The woman was as proud as a ______when she
won the first prize in the competition.
4. My grandmother is in good hands as she has a nurse who is as
as gentle as a ______.
5. The old man gives good advice to his grandchildren.
He is as wise as an ______.
6. Linda could see her reflection in the pond as the water was
as clear as ______.
7. Her hard work in dance practice has paid off. Now she is as
graceful as a ______.
8. He was so nervous at the interview that his hands were as
cold as ______.
9. She wore a beautiful dress for the garden party. It was
as yellow as the ______.
10. The soldier was injured but he was as brave as a
______when he charged at the enemy.
Date: ______
Fill in each blank with anything or nothing.
Date: ______
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb or noun.
Use each word once only.
1. He used a ______to knock a nail into the wall.
2. The worker ______the labels on the containers this morning.
3. His mother ______the button to his shirt yesterday.
4. She used only one ______to mend the hole in
her jeans.
5. She gave a friendly ______to the guests when they arrived at the hotel.
6. I need to buy some ______to paste the pictures on my art work.
7. He needs to use ______to fix the broken electrical wires.
8. The little girl ______whenever she gets sweets.
Date: ______
Underline the correct word in the brackets.
Melissa and Paula are twins. They are good dancers. They
(can, cannot) dance very well.
Melissa studies very hard so she (can, cannot) spend more
time on computer games. Paula loves reading so she (can, cannot)
write very interesting stories.
Sometimes, they (can, cannot) seem to agree because
they have different interests. They need to consult their
parents so that they (can, cannot) come to an agreement.
Melissa is very good in
Mathematics and she (can, cannot)
do the very difficult sums. Paula
is better in English and her friends
(can, cannot) get her help in their
composition writing.
Fill in the blanks with either 'can' or 'should'.
1. Susan said that you did not get her anything for her birthday,
but I think you ______at least give her a card.
2. Taufik is taking part in the talent contest as he
______sing very well.
3. Kevin said that he will come here right after work.
He ______be here anytime now.
4. I will have some free time tomorrow. I think I
______help her complete her work on time.
5. Tim ______only assure me of a seat if I am
early for the concert.
Date: ______
Forming adjectives and adverbs
Complete the following table with the correct adjectives or adverbs.
Adjective / Adverbsudden
quick
brave
clever
sweet
quiet
brightly
clearly
kindly
politely
Fill in each blank with a correct adverb.
1. The little girl sat down ______to
finish her meal as she did want to disturb anyone.
2. She was listening to the news when ______
the telephone rang.
3. The warriors fought ______in the war
although they were outnumbered.
4. The doctor explained the medical charges to him
______.
5. Matthew spoke ______to his teacher
because he was well brought up with good manners.
6. “Can you ______step aside please?”
the police officer asked the on-lookers.
7. She was running late so she ______
got dressed and rushed to the party.
8. The choir sang very ______at the
wedding just now.
Date: ______
Fill in each blank with either by or under.
1. Joan’s mother is sitting ______
her bed and reading her a story.
2. It was raining so heavily that we had to take shelter
______the bridge.
1. Please tell your mother that she can park her car
______the blue truck.
2. If you walk in this direction, you will see the hut.
It is ______the river.
3. The old woman kept her money ______her
mattress so that burglars would not find it.
Write sentences in your own words using the preposition given.
1. (by)
______
______
2. (under)
______
______
Date: ______
Use the size adjective and colour adjective to form sentences in
your own words.
E.g. Darren keeps his small, orange toy car in the box.
size: large / colour: brown1.
size: tiny / colour: pink
2.
colour: red / size: enormous
3.
size: little / colour: silver
4.
colour: grey / size: huge
5.
Circle all the adjectives in the following passage.
Judy loves beautiful flowers. Her favourite flowers are
sunflowers and daisies. Judy loves the spring because she can go
to the huge flower market to buy the little seeds.
Judy woke up early one fine Saturday morning and rushed
to the flower market. She had a long walk to the market.
Along the way, she ran into some of her close friends. They
greeted her with big warm smiles. They stopped to have a short
chat. Then they left her. Judy continued her journey
and she saw big, gorgeous flowers along the way. By the
time she reached the crowded flower market, there was not
much of a choice left. She decided to buy little blue periwinkles.
“These are easy to plant and they will add some colour to
my lovely garden,” she thought to herself.
Date: ______
Read the following sentences. Write out the sentences in the correct order to form a story.
The first one has been done for you.
One morning, Miss Lynn taught a science lesson on
sunflowers. ______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
Date: ______
For each sentence, put in the quotation marks correctly.
1. You need to sign this form, the officer told the visitor.
2. John shouted at his sister, Don’t play in the rain or you’ll
fall ill!
3. The traffic is heavy. Will you help me cross the road? the
old man asked Jane.
4. I’m sorry but I cannot help you with your work today, Junie
told her classmate.
5. Would you like a drink, Sir? the flight stewardess asked
the passenger.
6. Remember to water the plants, Mrs Leon told her children.
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