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MEED
ENGLISH SKILLS RESOURCE
Exercise
number
Activity Page Number
1 Alphabetical order 2
2 Alphabetical order 2
3 Subject, predicate and object 3
4 Subject, predicate and object 4
5 Homophones 5
6 Parts of speech 6
7 Prepositions 7
8 Pronouns 8
9 Narrative essay 9
10 Figures of speech 16
11 Comprehension activities 17
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Exercise 2 - ALPHABETICAL
ORDER CODES
1. How many letters are there in the alphabet?
2. Guess which two are the middle letters. 3. Cover up the alphabet and try to say it to yourself in 5 seconds. 4. Cover up the alphabet and answer these questions:
a. Which three letters come before ‘f’? b. Which three letter come before ‘i’? c. Which three letters come before ‘r’? d. Which four letter follow ‘n’? e. Which five letters follow ‘p’?
5. Arrange these letters in alphabetical order to make words: a. mai b. yan c. mih d. mdi e. pid
6. Arrange each group of letters into alphabetical order: a. endcy b. oltfg c. xzear d. itebz e. mtubi
7. Cover up the alphabet. Write it out as quickly as you can. Write your time
down.
1. Write out the next letter after each letter of the alphabet below, to get this
message. Example: lzm = man rdbqds = secret
aqhmf sgd akzbj anw snmhfgs
2. Write out the letter before each letter of the alphabet
to get this message. Example: gzoox = happy
Note: (z comes before a)
uif mfuufs jt jo uif pme pbl usff
Exercise 1 - ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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Subjects, Objects, and Predicates with Pirates Worksheet
Part One: Identifying subjects, predicates, and objects.
Underline subjects, circle predicates, and double-underline
objects.
1. The pirate captain sang a sea shanty on his pirate ship.
2. Singing was his favorite activity.
3. He also liked feeding his parrot, swashbuckling, and
pillaging.
4. Soon after the sun rose, he called his crew to the deck.
5. The men assembled on the deck of the pirate ship.
6. As their captain strutted the deck of the ship, the men responded to his orders.
7. Some climbed ropes and looked through telescopes, while others swung on ropes
and nets.
8. Swinging, climbing, and chanting are all important skills for pirates.
9. Suddenly the tall pirate turned to the captain and exclaimed, “Argh, a vessel sails to
the west!”
10. The pirate captain shouted at the men and they loaded the cannons.
11. After the pirates battered the merchant vessel with cannon fire, the merchants
waved the white flag.
12. “Ye should board the vessel,” said the pirate captain to a group of pirates with
knives in their teeth.
13. The pirate captain steered his boat alongside the merchant vessel and snarled.
14. Boarding a ship requires both dexterity and bravery.
15. The pirates swung from ropes and landed on the deck of the merchant ship.
Exercise 3 – SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND OBJECT
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16. The crew of the merchant ship barricaded themselves in the captain’s quarters.
17. The pirates battered the door with a large log.
18. As the door gave in, the pirates realized that they had walked into a trap.
19. It was the Sheriff’s men, and they had drawn their weapons on the pirates.
20. The Sheriff said, “You’re going to jail because stealing and fighting are illegal
crimes.”
Part Two: Using Subjects, Predicates, and Objects
On the back, write five sentences using at least one subject, predicate, and object in
each.
Underline your subjects, circle your predicates, and double-underline your objects.
Subjects, Predicates, and Objects
Directions: Read and analyse each sentence. Circle the predicates, underline the
subjects, and double underline objects.
Subject: a noun or pronoun that takes the predicate.
Predicate: an action or state of being (verb).
Object: nouns or pronouns that do not take predicates.
Example: Mom and I ate the donuts. It is cold in the classroom.
S S P O S P O
1. We went to the park. 2. I sang a song. 3. Mark and I played basketball at the park. 4. She ordered a hamburger and fries. 5. Do you want to eat pasta or pizza? 6. Reading and learning can be fun activities. 7. Driving is dangerous at night. 8. I read a book and ate a box of chocolate. 9. Reading opens doors to new worlds. 10. John, Mark, Jacob, and Luke ate waffles. 11. Luke ate waffles, bacon, toast, and
potatoes.
12. Tim dusted, swept, and washed the floors.
13. Doug and Dave washed and waxed the
car.
14. He and I raked the leaves and mowed
the lawn. 15. My mom told me, "The dog is at the park."
16. I rode my bike while she ran down the
street.
17. Staring at the sun may hurt your eyes. 18. Rectangles and squares both have four
Exercise 4 – SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND OBJECT
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sides.
19. Baseball and football are both popular
sports.
20. Grades are based on tests and
assignments.
21. I will be sleeping on the desk.
22. Lying, cheating, and stealing are wrong
to me.
23. If you like school, you're going to love
work!
24. Hide-and-go-seek is a fun game.
25. Bob and Jan drank coffee and ate
donuts
26. Walking is good for your health.
27. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers.
28. Tito and Kiki ate kiwis and tacos at the tiki
bar.
29. Working out builds muscles. 30. Pick up that mess!
Try it yourself:
On the back of this paper, write five sentences with a subject, predicate, and object. Circle
your predicates, underline your subjects, and double underline your objects.
Homophones are words with the same sound but have different spellings and
meanings. Choose the correct word for each sentence. Write the given sentence out
using the word that you have chosen. The, write a sentence of your own with the word
that you did not choose.
4.1 The children did not know/no the right answer.
4.2 There were too/to many learners who wanted to enter the competition.
4.3 Smoking is no longer allowed/aloud in buildings.
4.4 The film was about a cereal/serial killer.
4.5 He needed a new pane/pain of glass for the window.
4.6 I am going two/to go home.
4.7 The team won/one the match.
4.8 Most South Africans love buying items which are on sail/sale.
Exercise 5 – WORD MEANINGS
HOMOPHONES
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a. A ten cent piece is a coin. b. The dense mist made driving dangerous. c. Water will flow downhill. d. The car is here. e. He did the work happily. f. You must leave. g. I am happy. h. Put it in the box. i. I passed because I studied. j. That is an apple.
Why do we need to know parts of speech?
Imagine a bicycle building manual
that gave you the following
information:
Undo the screwy thing that holds the
big round part onto the middle bit at
the back, taking care not to bend
the long silvery bits.
Here’s the same information, using the
correct words:
Undo the nut that holds the wheel
onto the axle at the back, taking care not to bend the spokes.
Giving names to each part of speech is just as useful. Even though it is
difficult to learn all the correct names for the different parts of speech,
your English writing, reading, speaking and spelling will definitely
improve. Here is a list of the main Parts of Speech.
Use your dictionary to find out what part of speech each of the following
words is in each sentence.
Exercise 6 – PARTS OF SPEECH
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun,
Auxiliary verb, Preposition, Conjunction, Article
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Rewrite these sentences, changing the underlined word to make the sentence sensible.
a. They sealed the bargain under a handshake.
b. The ship sailed behind the water.
c. My neighbour climbed with our fence.
d. Your dinner is through the fridge.
The words you have altered are called prepositions.
Prepositions show the relationship between one noun
and another – their position in relation to each other.
Prepositions can show relationships of when, where
and how.
Is Andrew in his car? Is he under it? (Where preposition)
Does the game start before two o’clock or at two
o’clock? (When preposition)
They arrived without their match clothes. (How
preposition)
Construct one sentence for each of the kinds of
prepositions: Where, when and how. You can use any
prepositions from this list:
after on at by of to into up down from
over under through above below behind with
Exercise 7 – PREPOSITIONS
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A pronoun can be used to replace a noun.
When Mary’s shoes and socks were off, Mary arranged the shoes and socks neatly on
the bank. Mary looked at Thandi swimming.
“Thandi can swim well,” Mary said. Mary tested the water with one toe. “The water’s
warm,” Mary said.
“What did Mary expect?” asked Thandi.
“Mary expected the water to be cold,” Mary replied.
Replace each of the bold print words or phrases with one word.
The words you will use will all be pronouns.
Here are some commonly used pronouns:
Personal Pronouns (refer to people or things)
I we me us
you you you you he, she, it they him, her, it them
Possessive Pronouns (show belonging or ownership)
my our mine ours your yours
his, her, its their his, hers, its theirs
Select an appropriate pronoun to replace the underlined
word/words. Write the entire sentence out, with your chosen
pronoun.
a. The babies cried when the babies were hungry.
b. The queen said that the queen was leaving.
c. Nick’s mother asked Nick to clean his room.
d. The tiger ate the deer and the tiger licked its lips.
Exercise 8 – PRONOUNS
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Resource: ereading.com
Writing Narrative Essays and Short Stories
A narrative essay is a journey through time. It is a personal account of the writer’s
experience, but it doesn’t need to be boring. There are lots of ways to add creativity
and to add something amazing. Writing a narrative essay takes hard work.
There is no one way to write a narrative essay, but there are some best practices that
you can follow. This page will share helpful things that I have learned about writing
better narrative essays. I hope that this will help you write better narrative essays too.
Basic Ingredients
There is no step-by-step method of writing a narrative essay that works well. Narrative
essays should not be cookie-cutter response pieces. They should be the expression of
an author’s life experience. Still, there are some basic pieces that your narrative should
have if you want to practice good story telling.
Characters
Stories need characters. It is possible to tell a story with just the narrator, but who would
want to read it? There are many different types of characters. Include a couple in your
essay.
Conflict
Conflicts are problems in the story that the main character faces. Your characters don’t
have to fight each other. There are lots of different types of conflicts, but there should
be a conflict in your essay. Most readers find stories without conflicts to be boring.
Plot
Not only should your essay have a conflict, it should have connected events around it.
This is the plot. A plot is a series of events related to a conflict in a story. Good stories
have clear, logical plotlines.
Attention Catching Techniques for Narrative Essays
It is considerate for an author to make some effort to catch the reader’s attention in the
first sentence or paragraph of an essay. Attention grabbing techniques for narrative
essays are different from those you might use in a persuasive essay. It’s best to pattern
your writing after successful models. I learned these attention grabbing techniques by
studying published works of fiction. I took some books off of my bookshelf and read the
first paragraph of each. Most of them begin by using one of the following techniques.
NOW WRITE YOUR OWN NARRATIVE ESSAY. Choose any ONE of the following topics.
1. Everybody gets afraid sometimes. If there were no fear, there would be no
opportunity for bravery. Write about the scariest moment in your life.
2. Some people avoid challenges. Others see them as opportunities to grow. Write about a time when you overcame a great challenge.
3. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Write about a time when you discovered something valuable that others had discarded or
ignored.
4. The golden rule states that you should treat others as you’d like to be treated. It’d be nice if everyone followed this rule, but its been broken more
than once. Write about a time when you felt disrespected. How did you handle it and what did you learn?
5. Everybody has a special talent. Write about the time when you
discovered one of your talents.
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Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog
with tongue lapping for action.
1
Hyperbole
9
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
2
Personification
10
I could stare into your eyes as / a thousand
years come and go.
3
Simile
11
The sunshine threw his hat away.
4
Simile
12
Osama Bin Laden is not exactly a friend to
America.
5
Simile
13
Endless wealth / held out its arms to me.
6
Personification
14
As men walked up and down the street.
Wino men, old men. / Young men sharp as
mustard. 7
Metaphor
15
Time is a green orchard.
8
Understatement
16
Exercise 10 – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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1. Making Inferences
Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will
ask you to make a logical inference based on textual details. Explain your answer by
referencing the text.
Kyle ran into his house, slamming the door behind him. He threw his book bag on the
floor and plopped onto the couch. After six hours of playing Grand Larceny VII, he ate
some pizza and fell asleep with a slice on his stomach and his feet on his book bag.
When Kyle came home from school the next day, he was noticeably upset. He
crumpled up his report card and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. He then
flipped the soup can upside down in the garbage bin and arranged loose pieces of
trash over it. As he plopped down on the couch, he let out a sigh and picked up his
controller.
1. Why is Kyle upset? __________________________________________________________
How do you know this?
2. Why does Kyle put the report card in a soup can?
________________________________________
How do you know this?
3. Was Kyle’s report card good or bad and why was it like that?
______________________________
How do you know this?
Exercise 11 – COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES
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Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was crying
mournfully and her clothing was untidy. In between gasps and sobs, Anastasia cried
out a name: “Oh... John…” And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her
handbag and her heart fluttered. The text message was from John. She opened up
the message and read the few bare words, “I need to get my jacket back from you.”
Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued crying.