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Punctuation, gender, vocabulary

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ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

Grade 5

JEEPERS CREEPERS

Module 4

PUNCTUATION; GENDER; VOCABULARY

Follow the paws . . .

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Gemma and Pasha will be travelling with us this year. We will meet up with them in each unit. Look out for them and their friends!

What is Gemma doing wrong? Why is she not making sense?

That’s right !!

We stop at the end of a sentence when we speak. Sometimes while we are speaking, we even pause a while. We use our voices differently when we ask a question or exclaim at something. When we write, we use full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks – and this makes what we say, easier to understand.

Let’s start with the capital letters

Briefly jot down where we would use capital letters.

Circle all the places in the following paragraph where capital letters have not been used:

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Let’s quickly make notes so that we do not forget what we have discovered.

We use capital letters for the following:

  • specific names of people and places, of towns and countries, of buildings, of books – in fact, anything that is a proper noun (do you still remember what you learnt about proper nouns last year?). Write down a few examples and do the same for each of the following:
  • names of the days of the week, months of the year and festivals
  • the first word of a new sentence:
  • the word “i”
  • Can you think of three more examples? Write them down.

STOP! CHECK! REWRITE CORRECTLY!

  1. xuas tied mr baboon up and drank water from the dam.
  2. sir warthog, jack jackal and leo leopard refused to guard the dam on monday and tuesday.
  3. i read this story to thandi, susie and calvin.
  4. peter promised to buy the book in cape town after christmas.

Now I know where to use capital letters! [LO 4.4.3; 6.2.6]

Punctuation

What are the following punctuation marks called and how are they used?

  1. (a) λA full stop is used _____ . Complete and give an example.
  2. (b) ?A question mark is used ____ . Example (write your own sentence):
  3. (c) ! An _____ mark is used to show ____ . Example: (own sentence)

STOP! CHECK! REWRITE CORRECTLY!

  • mr tortoise said he would save the water for the animals
  • no
  • did the leopard and jackal offer to help
  • may i have some more water
  • let me go
  • xuas hopped onto mr tortoise’s back and sat down
  • Commas are used:
  • to separate the items in a list, e.g. ____

to separate the rest of the sentence from the person being spoken to, e.g. (Thank you, Thabo.) Write down your own example.

  • to stress specific words in the beginning of a sentence, e.g. (Yes, I will go home now.) Write down your own example.
  • to separate the two parts of a sentence when a person or thing is described or named in two ways, e.g. Gemma, the naughty puppy, chewed up my slippers. (Can you give your own example?)

STOP! CHECK! REWRITE CORRECTLY IN YOUR BOOK OR ON A SHEET OF PAPER

(The asterisks serve as clues to help you.)

  1. *bees love roses * pansies * poppies and dahlias *
  2. *maja * the bee * is sunning herself on a petal *
  3. *no * leave the insect alone *
  4. *yes * *I don’t mind spiders at all *
  5. *peter * my friend * is frightened of spiders *
  6. *mark * are you also scared *

And how about these?

  1. i’ll beat you with my tail
  2. xuas slapped smacked beat and hammered mr tortoise on his back
  3. mr leopard come and see what is happening at the dam
  4. no leave mr baboon alone
  5. are you also sly mr tortoise
  6. tortoise lion leopard and jackal laughed to see the hare’s short tail
  7. xuas the clever hare had outwitted them again

[LO 4.4.3; 6.2.6]

Write out the following passage, using capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks where necessary:

  1. is he snoring
  2. do tourists eat spiders in cambodia
  3. i enjoy my insect snacks fried grilled or baked in a sauce
  4. no take that scorpion away
  5. grant my best friend ate a dung beetle in nigeria at easter
  6. dragonflies beetles scorpions spiders and grubs are dipped in cadbury’s chocolate and enjoyed worldwide
  7. have you tried scorpion soup before
  8. siswe a chef from botswana specializes in slug stirfries
  9. what do mopani worms taste like thabo

What was Gemma saying at the beginning of this section? Rewrite her words, using the correct punctuation so that she makes sense.

[LO 4.4.3]

Can you think of any other male and female words, relating to animals?

List them opposite each other in two columns.

Now use the list provided below in order to complete the following sentences:

  1. A ___ is a man who has never been married.
  2. My brother’s daughter is my ___ .
  3. When my grandfather passed away, my granny became a ___ .
  4. We milk the ___ every morning before breakfast, while the

___ grazes nearby in the field.

  1. My mother gave birth to a baby girl last week: ___ is my new ___ .
  2. The sow and the ___ are eating slops out of the trough.
  3. I have two children ; a son and a ___ .
  4. Many talented actors and ___ act in Isindingo.
  5. The policewoman saved the life of the child and is now a ___ .
  6. A man who betrays his country is known as a ___ .
  7. The woman who sewed my dress is a very fine ___ .
  8. I am bridesmaid to my sister, while Peter is the ___ to the groom at the wedding.

[LO 4.4.1; 6.1.4; 6.2.3]

Table 1
actress – actor wife – husband
aunt – uncle female – male
bridesmaid – best man girl – boy
countess – count heroine – hero
daughter – son hers – his
goddess – god hostess – host
grandmother – grandfather instructress – instructor
granny – grandpa lady – lord
heiress – heir landlady – landlord
mayoress – mayor seamstress – tailor
mother – father she – he
niece – nephew spinster – bachelor
policewoman – policeman stewardess – steward
princess – prince traitress – traitor
queen – king waitress – waiter
sister – brother widow – widower
wife – husband witch – wizard

Spelling and vocabulary (1)

This unit is all about “creepy-crawly creatures” and so far, in this unit, we have come across spiders, caterpillars and ants.

Quickly jot down any words that come into your mind when you think about the topic.

(If you cannot remember, scan the words each entitled in “Bugs Galore!”

[LO 6.1.4]

Select one of the words and quickly check the spelling in the dictionary.

  1. Write it on the board. Make sure that it is not on the board already.
  2. Now, as a class, eliminate the words that are too easy or too difficult. Leave at least 20 words on the board.
  3. Writ down 10 words. Are you sure that you understand all these words?

[LO 6.1.3]

Spelling and vocabulary (2)

How many words ending in ear and ant can you find? Write them down.

[LO 6.1.1]

Assessment

LO 4

WRITINGThe learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.

We know this when the learner:

4.1 writes different kinds of texts for different purposes and audiences:

4.1.1 writes for personal, exploratory, playful, imaginative and creative purposes (e.g. diary, humorous anecdotes, story, poem);

4.1.2 writes informational texts expressing ideas clearly and logically for different audiences (e.g. notices, reports);

4.1.3 writes and designs visual texts expressing information clearly and creatively (e.g. advertisements, newsletters, map with pictures and labels);

4.4 applies knowledge of language at various levels:

4.4.1 word level;

4.4.3 paragraph level;

LO 6

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USEThe learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to create and interpret texts.

We know this when the learner:

6.1 works with words:

6.1.1 uses prefixes, stems and suffixes/extensions to form words;

6.1.3 records words in a personal dictionary;

6.1.4 uses phonics and spelling rules to spell words correctly;

6.2 works with sentences:

6.2.3 identifies and uses nouns, pronouns, prepositions, articles and conjunctions;

6.2.6 consolidates use of punctuation learned so far.

Memorandum

3. PUNCTUATION

  • at the end of a sentence.
  • at the end of a question.
  • An exclamationmark is used to show emotion, shock, anger, excitement.

(d) I ate bread, cheese, an apple and an orange.

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