Spelling, Dictation & Oral Reading : My Family

Levels: Standard 1 & 2

Spelling Dictation and Oral Reading

My Family

Spelling

1)      Brother

2)      Sister

3)      Aunt

4)      Uncle

5)      Mother

6)      Father

7)      Relative

8)      Neighbour

9)      Niece

10)   Nephew

11)   Paternal

12)   Maternal

13)   Family

14)   Friend

15)   Cousin

Dictation & Oral Reading

I have a large family. My parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins as well as my grandparents all live in the same street. We are all neighbours. I love living very close to my family. We are all very close and have many family outings and field trips together. 

Grammar- Singular & Plural

Level: Standard 1 & 2

Singular and Plural

To form the plural of words ending in “f” or “fe” change the “f” or “fe” to “v” and add “es” .

Singular	Plural
Half	Halves
Knife	Knives
Loaf	Loaves
Shelf	Shelves
Thief	Thieves
Wife	Wives
Wolf	Wolves

However, there are some words that end in “f” that form the plural by adding “s”

Singular	Plural
Chief	Chiefs
Dwarf	Dwarfs
Hoof	Hoofs
Roof	Roofs
Cliff	Cliffs
Reef	Reefs
Belief	Beliefs

Vocabulary: Antonyms

Level: Standard 1 & 2

Vocabulary

Antonyms

An Antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word.

Word	Antonym
Up	Down
Soft	Hard
Right	Left
Front	Back
Found	Lost
Empty	Full
Cold	Hot
First	Last
In	Out
Open	Close
Wet	Dry
Big	Small
Begin	End
Dirty	Clean
On	Off

Spelling, Dictation & Oral Reading

 Levels: Standard 1 & 2

A Day at the Beach

1) Sand
2) Water
3) Sky
4) Blue
5) Blanket
6) Umbrella
7) Boat
8) Fishes
9) Trees
10) Bathe

Dictation & Oral Reading: 

Today my family and I visited the beach. It was so beautiful. the water was blue and dazzling. The waves were white and filled with foam at the end. The sun sparkled from above. The water was very cool against my skin. I want to visit the beach again because I had such a great time. 

Mathematics: Three Times Tables

 Level: Standard 1

Mathematics: Two Times Tables

Level: Standard 1

Grammar: Singular & Plural : Changing Y to I, and Adding "ES"

Level: Standard 1 & 2

Grammar

Singular and Plural

To form the plural of some words that end in y, change the y to i then add “es”.

Note: This rule applies if the letter before the “Y” is a CONSONANT.

The consonants are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y and z.

Singular	Plural
Baby	Babies
Cry	Cries
Dry	Dries
Family	Families
Puppy	Puppies
Marry	Marries
Party	Parties
Berry	Berries
City	Cities
Lady	Ladies
Cherry	Cherries
Fly	Flies
Copy	Copies
Hurry	Hurries
Worry	Worries

Change the underlined words in the sentences to plural

1)      The baby cried very loudly.

babies

2)      He picked the berry yesterday

berries

3)      The puppy played in the kennel.

puppies

4)      She fly her kite every day

flies

5)      The cherry tasted good

cherries

6)      The lady sang very loudly

Ladies

7)      They visited the city yesterday

cities

8)      The children’s family were invited to all of the party.

Families, parties

Vocabulary: Synonyms

Level: Standard 1 & 2

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word.

Word	Synonym
Big	Large
Small	Little
Happy	Glad
Fast	Quick
Begin	Start
Difficult	Hard
Pretty	Beautiful
Tidy	Clean
Sad	Unhappy
Rich	Wealthy
Near	Close
Gift	Present
Shout	Yell
Above	Over
Exit	leave