Name:______
Form Group: ______
To ensure this booklet is completed to the best of your ability there are rules you should follow:
- Write in a blue or black pen.
- Use a green pen for peer/self-assessment.
- Always write your corrections in if you have a question wrong.
- Ensure your partner gives you a mark out of ten and signs your work after each activity.
- If you have completed the first activity, have a go at the challenge tasks.
Homophones.
A homophone is a word which sounds like another word but it is spelt differently and has a different meaning.
For example: pear/pair, see/sea or won/one.
Circle the correct homophone in each sentence. (1 mark)
- Sally told Alice that she did grate/great in the dance show tonight.
2. When you hurt your elbow it can take a long time to heel/heal.
3. When we left out hotel room the maid/made came and cleaned the room.
4. I tried to stop the car but the breaks/brakes did not work properly.
5. Can I please order the steak/stake and chips with a glass of orange juice.
6. Can you please write/right a letter to the Prime Minister?
7. They knew/new the answers therefore they won.
8. Charlie is going to meat/meet him after he has had his hair cut.
9. Even though the sky was blue, the wind blue/blew wildly.
10. Oliver Twist was a very poor boy who asked for moor/more porridge.
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Mark: ______/ 10
CHALLENGE: Circle the correcthomophones in each sentence. (2 homophones per sentence)
1.Thank yew/you. I would be delighted to accept/except your invitation.
2.She could see/sea that he was wearing an odd pair/pear of socks.
3.Write/right it in your book if you no/know the answer.
4. Mum said we are not allowed/aloud to go to the cinema tomorrow knight/night.
5. I went to/too the park with her on Saturday to/too.
Question marks.
A question needs a question mark.
Questions often include the words what, where, why, when and how. (For example:Where are you going? What have you done?)
They may also be added to the end of a statement sentence. (For example: You broke it, didn't you? It happened yesterday, didn't it?)
Look at the sentences below and add in the question mark. (1 mark)
1. Why have you bought another pair of shoes
2. How is he allowed to stay out so late
3.”Where have you been ” yelled Mum
4.“Why Because I said so,” she huffed
5. Who won the football match
6. What’s your highest score
7.“How are you today” she asked, quietly
8. You’re ignoring her again, aren’t you
9. You’ve smashed your screen again, haven’t you
10. What are you saying I can’t hear you
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CHALLENGE: Decide whether the following sentences are questions or statements and sort them into two lists. Remember questions need a question mark at the end.
1. Do you know what the time is
2. Why are you being so stubborn
3. The girl asked if she could turn her phone off
4. What is the capital of Australia
5You forget to tell him, didn’t you
Pronouns.
A pronoun is a small word used in place of a noun (a naming word). Here are some examples: his, their, her, they, I, it, we, us, them, me and you.
Use a suitable pronoun from above to complete the sentences below. (1 mark each)
1. Paul, Sam and Alan said that ………….………. would like a cup of tea.
2. Laura put …………….... bag on the counter.
3. They took the keys but they do not belong to ……………..….
4. Stephen left ……………….… keys on the table.
5. Pam and Brian sat in …………………………… garden in the sunshine.
6. ……………….. are older than us.
7. Eleanor asked her mum, “can …….... go to the park?”
8. “Where are ………… going?” she asked.
9. I tried to run fast but the bus left without …...... …
10. “…………….. want food now,” they cried.
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CHALLENGE:Write 5 short sentences which include each of the following pronouns: I, she, their, me, it. (1 mark for the correct use of each pronoun.)
1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______
5.______
Tenses.
You can write in three different tenses; past, present and future.
We use the past tense to talk about things that have happened.(e.g. She baked a cake.)
We use the present tense to talk about things that are happening right now. (e.g. She is baking a cake.)
Finally, we use the future tense to talk about things that are going to happen.(e.g. She will bake a cake.)
Fill in the blank spaces in the table using the correct tense.
Past / Present / FutureI ate a whole chicken in Nando’s. / I will eat a whole chicken in Nando’s.
She danced like a professional. / She dances like a professional.
She will be in school on Tuesday.
The gate creaks in the wind.
They ate lunch very quickly. / They are eating lunch very quickly.
I am very hungry.
/ I will be very hungry.
We went shopping. / We will go shopping.
James played in the band. / James will be playing in the band.
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Mark: ______/ 10
This term you have focused on the following topics:
- Homophones
- Question Marks
- Pronouns
- Tenses.
Answer the questions below to assess your understanding of each of these topics. (1 mark)
1. What is a homophone? ______
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2. Circle the correct homophone in the next sentence. “She made/maidme do it!” he cried.
3. When should you use a question mark? ______
4. Add in the missing question mark in the next sentence. “Where are you going ” Amy shouted.
5. What is a pronoun? ______
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6. Add the missing pronoun to the next sentence. Dave fell off the chair so ……….. was crying.
7. Circle the correct pronoun in the following sentence.
Your mother and I will be coming to parents evening tonight. We/they want to talk to your teachers.
8. When do you use past tense? ______
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9. When do you use present tense? ______
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10. When do you use future tense? ______
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