The words a, an, some and any
A. Can you remember when to use a or an? Let’s see!
Fill in a or an
1. I saw __ original cave painting in the Cedar Mountains.
2. It was of __ huge eland being killed by San men.
3. There was also __ elephant and __ angry lion in the scene.
4. __ lion is not often seen in cave paintings.
5. The San hunter shot the buck with __ arrow.
B. When we need a word like a or an, but the subject is in the plural, we use the word
some in statements and any in questions.
Example:
I saw a cave painting.
I would like to see some cave paintings.
Have you seen any cave paintings?
We also use some or any for things we cannot count, like bread, rice, water, sand, food,
etc.
Now choose form a, an, some or any to complete these sentences.
1. They found __ cave paintings in that old cave.
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3. Yes, I have __ paint and also __ old paintbrush.
4. Did you buy __ bread today?
5. I need __eggs to bake a cake.
6. The earth shook. It was __ earthquake.
7. This mountain is __ active volcano.
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9. Do you want __ red rose or __ white one?
10. This arrow is broken. Have you got __ sharp ones?
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different
meanings.
Example: The two boys are too dirty to go inside.
Select the correct word from those in brackets
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You must (bury/berry) the poisonous (bury/berry).
(Hear/Here) they are. I (hear/here) them.
The wound in your (heel/heal) will soon (heel/heal).
Let (him/hymn) sing the (him/hymn) in church.
His voice is (hoarse/horse) from shouting at the (hoarse/horse).
An angler caught a huge (place/plaice) but broke his (reel, real).
His (compliment/complement) was accepted by each (council/counsel) member.
Pieces of each (coarse/course) material had been (sown/sewn) together.
She decided to (wave/waive) any (rights/rites) to her father’s fortune.
Adam’s new golf (tea/tee) helped him to (break/brake) the record.
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11. A (turn/tern) was perched on the oak’s lowest (bow/bough).
12. She wore her (brooch/broach) to the ball at the (manner/manor).
13. (Led/Lead) deposits were found in the bed of a local (creak/creek).
14. The tropical (cruise/crews) set out from the harbour’s new (key/quay).
15. We asked the local shcool (principal/principle) to sing a (him/hymn).
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17. We enjoyed the (leak/leek) soup on the cafe’s (current/currant) menu.
Now make up three sentences of your own for your partner to solve
A challenge - you may need to use your dictionary!
1. He (ruse/ rues) the day he began to (gambol/gamble).
2. He was (stationary/stationery) and had a (rye/wry) smile on his face.
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1. I would like (some/sum) apples.
2. You have to pay a (made/maid).
4. The (nun/none) lives in a convent.
5. I (made/maid) tea.
6. Will you (ring/wring) the wet cloth?
7. Don’t (stare/stair) at people.
9. I (knew/new) I would like it.
10. I need a new (tire/tyre) for my bycicle.
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13. Will you help me (row/roe) the boat?
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Can you do the (sum/some)?
I have (nun/none) available.
I sat on the (stare/stair).
Will you (male/mail) my letter?
Can you tie a (not/knot)?
Can you (see/sea) well?
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sale.
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17. I have a (knew/new) car.
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6. Meet me at (for/four).
3. I (right/write) a letter.
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14. I help a person in (knead/need).
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13. Come (here/hear)!
17. Did you look for (mail/male)?
14. My work is (need/neat).
20. I (sent/cent) him to the shop.
16. He has a (new/knew) bicycle.
22. A (none/nun) lives in a convent.
18. Put a (leak/leek) in the soup.
23. The soldiers are at (wore/war).
19. My (son/sun) is clever.
24. A pair is (to/too/two).
21. I talk (to/too) you.
Homonyms
The English language
Some words have different meanings, and yet they’re spelt the same,
A cricket is an insect, to play it is a game.
On every hand, in every land it’s throughly agreed,
The English language to explain, is very hard indeed.
Some people say that you’re a dear, yet dear is far from cheap,
A jumper is a thing you wear, yet a jumper has to leap.
It’s very dear, it’s very queer, and pray who is to blame,
for different meanings to some words pronounced and spelt the same?
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A little journey is a trip, a trip is when you fall;
doesn’t mean you have to dance whenever you hold a ball.
Now here’s a thing that puzzles me: musicians of good taste,
will very often form a band - I’ve one around my waist.
You spin a top, go for a spin, or spin a yarn maybe yet every spin’s a different spin as you can plainly see.
Now here’s a most peculiar thing, ‘twas told me as a joke a dumb man wouldn’t speak a word, yet seized a wheel and spoke.
A door may often be ajar, but give the door a slam,
then your nerves receive a jar - and then there’s jars of jam.
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And adders, too, one is a snake, and others add up sums.
A policeman is a copper, it’s a nickname (impolite)
yet a copper in the kitchen is an article you light.
On every hand, in every land, it’s throughly agreed
the English language to explain, is very hard indeed.
Harry Hamsley
Words that have more than one meaning but the same spelling for all the
meanings are called homonyms.
Can you identify the homonyms in the poem?
An example of homonyms:
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Please ring me when you get home.
Can you use the words in the following sentences to show they have more
than one meaning?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The statue is made out of marble.
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The neighbours next door made a racket last night.
The dogs will bark at strangers.
I love the weather in spring.
The apostrophe
In Unit 2 we learned how to use the apostrophe to contract words, i.e. how to make them
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In this unit we shall see how an apostrophe is used to show possession.
Example:
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the shoes of the man:
the man’s shoes.
the heads of the men:
the men’s heads.
the books of the children: the children’s books.
a. We add ‘s to most words like:
the boy’s bicycle;
the dog’s food;
the children’s books;
the boss’ daughter;
the lady’s bag;
the cat’s basket;
the goose’s goslings;
the waitress’ dress.
b. If the plural form of a word ends on ‘-s’, we only add ‘:
the babies’ toys;
the girls’ dresses;
the monkeys’ tails;
the waitresses’ cars.
Remember: an apostrople (‘) is never used to form the plural
Example: one photo - many photos; one impi - many impis;
one hippo - ten hippos; one gnu - eleven gnus
Now practise what you have learned and add the apostrophe correctly
a boys school
a ladies waiting-room
a lioness’s head
the policewomens uniforms
the horses stable
a girls team
a ladys handbag
lionesses tails
the grandfathers hat
the mices whiskers
The present perfect tense
This tense is used when we refer to actions that have just been completed.
Time words: just, yet, already, never, ever, since.
I have just eaten an apple. He has just discovered a new cave.
(I, we, you, they and plural forms take have + third column of verb. He, she, it and singular
forms take has + third column of verb)
Tenses
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see
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discover
eat
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show
return
watch
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has or have +
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Practise the following conversation with your friend and use the Present
Perfect tense for the words in brackets
A: Have you ever (see) a cave painting?
B: A real cave painting? No, I’ve never (see) one. I __ often (read) and (see) pictures of
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A: Well, we __. We __ just (return) from our climbing trip and we found some in the old
cave in the kloof.
B: Wow! That must __ (be) great. I wish I could __ (go) with you. But I __ promised my
gran that I would help her with the garden today.
Look at the following sentences and how this tense is used
I have always enjoyed exploring caves.
We have just been to the Kango Caves in Oudtshoorn.
Peter has never seen any real cave paintings.
You have visited your family there, haven’t you Peter?
They have taken us there many times.
1. Statements
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John has already done his homework.
Susan has just written a test.
I have always wanted Egyptian pictures.
You have never told a lie.
They have searched for that cave since 1903.
2. Questions
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Has John done his homework yet?
Has Susan written a test?
What have I always wanted?
Who has never told a lie?
Why have they searched for that cave?
3. Negatives
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John hasn’t done his homework yet, has he?
Susan hasn’t just written a test, has she?
I have never wanted Egyptian pictures, have I?
You haven’t ever told a lie, have you?
They haven’t searched for that cave since 1903, have they?
4. Questions tags
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John has done his homework, hasn’t he?
Susan has just written a test, hasn’t she?
I have always wanted Egyptian pictures, haven’t I?
You have never told a lie, have you?
They have searched for that cave since 1903, haven’t they?
5. Passives
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The homework has been done by John.
A test has been written by Susan.
Egyptian pictures have always been wanted.
A lie has never been told.
That cave has been searched for since 1903.
Change the following sentences into questions, negatives, tags and passives
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
They have already painted their house.
John has caught a big mamba.
A scorpion has stung him.
They have found new cave paintings.
Peter has always helped me.
Poetry
Read and use the gestures to your friend next to you:
Deaf Donald
Deaf Donald met Talkie Sue
But
was all he could do
And Sue said :”Donald, I sure do like you.”
But
was all he could do
And Sue asked Donald :”Do you like me too?”
But
was all he could do
“Goodbye then Donald, I’m leaving you.”
But
was all he could do
And she left forever so she never knew
That
means I love you
Shel Silverstein
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The ABC
‘Twas midnight in the schoolroom
and every desk was shut
when suddenly from the alphabet
was heard a loud “Tut-tut!”
“He’s right,” said E; said F, “Whoopee!”
Said G, “‘Ip, ‘ip, ‘ooray!”
“You’re dropping me,” roared H to G,
Don’t do it please I pray!”
Said a to b, “I don’t like C;
His manners are a lack,
For all I ever see of c
is a semi-circular back!”
“Out of my way,” L said to K.
“I’ll make poor I look ILL.”
To stop this stunt, J stood in front,
And presto! ILL was JILL.
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An uncompleted O.”
C was vexed, “I’m so much perplexed,
You criticize my shape.
I’m made like that, to help spell Cat
And Cow and Cool and Cape.
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Is twice the age of me.
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I’m half as young as he.”
X and Y yawned sleepily,
“Look at the time!” they said.
They all jumped in to beddy byes
And the last one in was Z.
Spike Milligan
Colours are also used as symbols, and can mean different things in different languages.
Read the following poem together. What feelings, objects and ideas are associated with
the colour, ‘red’ in the poem?
What is red?
Red is a sunset
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with all your might.
Red is a sunburn
spot on your nose.
Sometimes red
is a red, red rose,
and the sound of a band.
Red is the hotness
you get inside
when you’re embarrassed
and want to hide.
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And when you’re angry
Red runs through your head.
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Red is an Indian,
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the trimmings on
a circus cart.
Red is a lipstick.
Red is a shout.
Red is a signal
that says, “Watch out!”
Red is a great big
rubber ball.
Red is the giant-est
colour of all;
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living without it?
Mary O’Neil
Write a poem
Choose another colour and suggest some feelings or things it reminds you of. Write all the
ideas on the board. Then group your ideas together and discuss how you could express
them to compose a class poem.
Sentences
There are four different types of sentences:
Statements, which give information or state a point or a fact.
It looks as if it may rain later today.
My father loves his career as a helicopter pilot.
A statement ends in a full stop.
Questions, which ask for information and require an answer:
Do you think it will rain later today?
Does your father love his career as a helicopter pilot?
A question ends with a question mark.
Commands, which give instructions, orders, or make requests in a forceful way.
Bring in the washing as soon as it rains!
Let’s ask the pilot for a ride!
A command ends with a full stop, or occassionally with a question mark.
Exclamations, which are short sentences that show strong feelings, such as surprise, anger,
excitement, terror, delight.
Oh!
Look! It has begun to rain at last!
Isn’t this absolutely wonderful!
The exclamation mark is used to end this type of sentence which is usually only used in
direct speech.
Recognising sentences
Rewrite the sentences below into your workbook, adding the correct punctuation, and write
down the type of sentence in each case.
Example:
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3.
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Run for your life
Run for your life!
That is enough
I can’t believe it
If you look carefully, you will see a lion
Bring those bricks over here
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The show will begin at lunchtime
How do you know that it is true
You had better bring the money tomorrow
There’s a shark
Tone register and tact
Which note would you rather receive?
I have received your invitation to your party but I
don’t like your friends so
I’m not coming.
Thank
you for inviting me to your
party. Unfortunately I have
already made plans which
I don’t think I can change
at this stage, so would you
please accept my apologies?
Which remark would you rather see on your school report?
Andrew is stupid and has
been thoroughly lazy
during the past term.
Andrew has found work
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foundation for Grade 7.
Which of these is kinder?
This is my son. He’s
a cricketer, but hasn’t
scored a run all season,
so he can’t be very good.
I’d like to introduce my son,
Michael. He’s a keen cricketer, but he’s had no luck at
all this season. We’re hoping he has a return to form
before the end of the year.
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How would you prefer to be handled?
Judith, it’s time we did something
about your terrible skin - don’t
you think so, everybody?
Judith, I wanted to
mention this earlier, but I couldn’t
because we haven’t
been alone until
now. Look what
I bought for your
spots - won’t you
give it a try?
Which of these sentences show more concern for people’s feelings? This is what it means
to be tactful - to be thoughtful about what you say and how you say it, to try not to hurt
people’s feelings.
The writer of the more tactful remark on the school report has chosen her words carefully
in order not to hurt or embarrass her pupil. What have the writers of the other tactful
passages done?
Use all these techniques to write more tactful versions of the following:
1. I can’t understand why you miss so many shots at goal - you’re the tallest girl in the
whole school.
2. You look terrible in green.
3. I’d rather go with Uncle Jim - his boat is faster than yours.
4. I’m sorry, Mrs Gray, but I hate pumpkin and I just can’t eat it.
5. You have a voice like a frog, Arthur, but never mind - give him a big hand, folks!
Read James 3:1-12 on taming the tongue.
What do you think about cursing and speaking evil?
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Your attitude lies in the words you use!
Words may also make us feel positive or negative about certain things. Look at the
following examples:
The fat, red-faced child greedily gulped the ice cream.
The plump, rosy-cheeked child eagerly swallowed the ice cream.
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child in the second sentence? After all, they are behaving in the same way. It is because of
the connotations of the words that have been used.
All the words listed below are synonyms, which means that they have similar meanings.
However, the synonyms make us respond in different ways. Arrange them opposite one
another under the correct headings. An example has been given to help you.
fussy
smell
reckless
slender
skinny
sleepy
exhausted
particular
slow
daring
Positive
Negative
particular
fussy
scent
sluggish
What is Jesus like?
Search the puzzle on the following page to discover some of the attributes of Jesus that were
displayed in His character when he fed the multitude. The clues on the next page will tell
you what you’re looking for.
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When Jesus saw the hungry crowd, He felt ___.
Jesus was able to feed everyone with very little food. This showed His great ___.
Jesus could have sent the crowd away. Instead He showed ___ when He fed them.
When He thanked God, He had ___ that there would be enough food to go round.
Because of His ___ for the people, Jesus met their needs.
Jesus is ___, so He knew how He would feed the people.
Jesus is our ___ Lord, so we should obey Him as the disciples did.
Jesus wanted the best for the multitude, so He showel His ___ to them.
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And there came a voice from heaven, saying ,Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased. - Mark 1:11
Sentence construction
Subject and predicate
All sentences have two main parts: A naming part, called the subject, and a doing part,
called the predicate. Look at the following examples:
Subject (naming part)
Aunt Debbie
Everyone in the family
She
Predicate (doing part)
makes delicious cakes.
loves them.
uses a secret recipe.
Note that the subject always contains a noun or a pronoun (Debbie, family, She) and the
predicate always includes a verb (makes, loves, uses).
Exercise 1
How many different sentences can you make by combining the following subjects and
predicates?
Subject
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love sticky toffee-apples.
have large ears.
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makes
loves
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delicious cakes.
them.
a secret recipe.
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the action. This is called the object7RÀQGWKHobject, ask the question Whom? or What?
after the verb.
Example: makes what? (cakes). Cakes is the object.
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1. Mark has damaged his new skateboard.
2. His father will mend it.
3. Philemon is helping his mother.
4. He is washing up all the cups, saucers and plates.
5. The fast ball hit the wicket.
Not all sentences need an object.
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Phrases can tell us when, where or how the action of the verb occurred.
Example:
Wayne played at Wimbledon. (The phrase tells us where he played.)
Wayne played this morning. (The phrase tells us when he played.)
Wayne played brilliantly. (The adverb tells us how he played.)
Exercise 2
Complete these sentences by adding the parts in brackets.
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3.
4.
5.
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Most of the teachers arrived ___ (phrase which tells when).
The girl plaited her long hair ___ (adverb which tells how).
We go ___ (phrase which tells where) ( phrase which tells when).
The swimmer dived ___ (adverb which tells how) (phrase which tells where).
Sentence construction
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
How many ways can you think of to complete the following sentences?
Kathy ___ a secret code.
___ worked by mixing up letters of the alphabet.
She used it to pass messages ___.
One day, her teacher ___ her sending a note to ___.
When she read it, she was ___.
“Kathy!” ___ “Your spelling ___”.
2. Complete the following sentences by using phrases which tell when, where or how
something happened.
a.
b.
c.
d.
H
f.
Example: The sign was put up ___ (yesterday morning/on the door/very
carelessly).
The band’s new song was played ___.
A new stop sign was erected ___.
The players wore their new team colours ___.
The Olympic swimmer wore her medals ___.
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They could hear the drum messages ___.
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Use capital letters and commas to punctuate the following sentences.
at school badges are given to computer art and library monitors
in English red stands for danger green for envy and yellow for cowardice
the driver mr rich was caught for speeding on the marine drive freeway
special symbols for sunshine rain and wind are used in weather maps
the pilot in charge captain smith has three stars on his uniform
4. Rewrite this paragraph, using capital letters and full stops to show where sentences
begin and end.
road signs are very important they tell us many things we need to know when we
WUDYHODORQJWKHURDGVRPHVLJQVVKRZXVKRZWRÀQGRXUZD\WRGLIIHUHQW places other signs warn of danger or tell drivers how fast they can go many signs
use pictures instead of words so that everyone can understand them
Fun with words
1. Each of these picture puzzles stands for a word or a phrase. Try to solve the puzzles.
Now make up some picture puzzles of your own.
a.
b.
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c.
d.
e.
f.
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the others.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
46295 (September)
461280 (grumbled)
48203 (repairs)
0829739 (one who repairs teeth)
7239810 (in place of)
35628 (gleamed)
562839 (truthful)
97083 (movements of sea)
3580 (small building)
460839 (not boastful)
(Find the answers on the next page.)
Revision
1. Find the right words.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
The ___ boy broke the window
A ___ lady gave me some oranges to eat.
The ___ girl could not walk fast.
The ___ man easily lifted the heavy stone.
A ___ dog chased and bit her.
The ___ man always beats his horse.
The ___ rose has a sweet smell.
___ cattle died of hunger.
___ wheat is grown in the Free State.
The ___ bee stung him on the nose.
2. Write out in words.
4; 40; 3; 37; 613; 4 055; 17 289; 728; 912; 8 019.
42
strong
angry
many
kind
red
savage
naughty
much
cruel
lame
3. Choose the right word of the two in brackets.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
(Him, He) and (I, me) are both twelve years old.
Give it to (I, me).
This is my sister. Do you know (she, her)?
He cut (himself, him) with a knife.
(Who, Whom) did you speak to just now?
Peter is much taller than (I, me).
I have lost my pen. Have you seen (it, him)?
This pen is not (your, yours).
The birds were feeding (there, their) chicks.
When I spoke to Elsa (she, he) did not answer me.
4. Fill in few or little in front of these words.
a.
c.
e.
g.
i.
___ goats.
___ cattle
___ dust
___ people
___ mistakes
b.
d.
f.
h.
j.
___water
___ money
___ milk
___ sugar
___ lambs
Answers to number 1 and 2 of ‘Fun with words’ on the previous page.
1. Picture puzzles
D VXQÁRZHU
d. someone knows
E
e.
EHOLHYHV
carpentry tools
F
f.
KHDGDFKH
netball matches
b.
e.
h.
moaned
instead
tides
c.
f.
i.
mends
shone
shed
2. Codes
a.
d.
g.
j.
month
dentist
honest
modest
Read aloud
Zechariah’s Song
In the Bible there are a lot of symbols which refer to our salvation.
In the following script, horn symbolizes strength.
Luke 1:67-79
Zechariah’s Song
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Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come and has redeemed his people.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
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in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
in holiness and righteousness
before him all our days.
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord
to prepare the way for him,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.
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