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Suraiya Morshed

Edited by
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Mehjabeen Rashid

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 Word Quest
The Kindergarten English Workbook
One

Compiled under
Scholastica Textbook Development Project

Printcraft Co. Ltd.

All rights reserved

First published 2012

ISBN

Design and Illustrations by

Munira Millat

Printed in Bangladesh by Printcraft

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 Preface
The introductory English Language Workbook One for the Kindergarten Class
has been designed and compiled to develop the core competencies of Reading
and Writing in the very young. Through carefully graded exercises children, ages
five and six are prepared to move easily and with confidence to Primary School.

The book covers important English Language Curricular requirements. The

material is organized in easily navigable exercises consistent with modern
language teaching strategies. The central idea is self-help encouraging children
to follow instructions and work on their own.

The notions and concepts used in the books, and the topics chosen, are
appropriate to the age and cognitive background of kindergarten children.
Pupils learn about actions, abilities and explore colors, sense perceptions and
feelings. The children learn to frame and draw inferences from the pictures and
illustrations and to comprehend the underlying context. They learn to count and
put in words the number and scale of objects around them.

With each exercise the children learn to play and juggle with words changing
their arrangement and sequence adding letters to the beginning and end of
the words, merging some and splitting others, to form new words.

With this intensive practice and activity in handling words in different contexts,
the children absorb the meaning of words and the sense of sentences naturally.
The exercises enhance the pupils graphic and phonological knowledge of
individual letters and words, and their sight vocabulary in easy and pleasurable
ways. They learn to enjoy their ability to express themselves in the written word.

Suraiya Morshed
Consultant
March 2012
 Contents

PHONICS AND VOCABULARY

Alphabet writing 1, 2
Colors 15
Grouping similar words 27, 28, 29
Occupation 16
Ordinals 15
Ordering 8, 24
Vocabulary 7, 12, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30
Picture comprehension 10, 11, 20
Positions 18
Phonics 4, 31
PUNCTUATION
Use of capital letters and full stop 13
Rhyming words 3, 14
Sensory words 5, 32
Story time 33

USAGE

Singular and plural 17, 21, 22

Verb 9
Vowels 6

Words that go together 30

 Alphabetical Order

g h
f i
e j
a r s t
b cd k q u z
l p vw x y
m o
n
This is Alphie the alphabet worm. Write all the letters in Alphies body in the
right order.

c
d a b is
b c d
a

f l j
g h i k is
is
e

s
o m r
p is q t
is
n

z
y
w
v x is
u is

English Workbook One 01

 Small And Capital Letters
Read the words in capital letters given below. Find the same
words in small letters in the box and write next to each one.
CAPITAL LETTERS small letters

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1. AND 6. PEN

2. OLD 7. BED
3. RUN 8. HAT
4. MAN 9. WAS
5. BAD 10. NUT

pen was nut man old

run and bed hat bad

Read the words in small letters given below. Find the same
words in capital letters in the box and write next to them.

1. look 6. moon
2. coat 7. boat
3. beef 8. slow
4. roof 9. seat
5. neat 10. deep

MOON BOAT BEEF SLOW SEAT

DEEP ROOF NEAT COAT LOOK

02 English Workbook One

 Rhyming Words
Draw a line from the man to all the words that rhyme with man and
color them.

pan shell

toy

can man

conch

Now list the rhyming words below:

1.

2.

3.

4. fan

English Workbook One 03

 Phonics

Read aloud the list of words. Sound out and underline the last two letters
and write the words in the matching box below.

sat sun bun

fun bat joy
hot sea ten
boy toy mat
den say bay
pin ton tin
hay lot pea
son bin won
tea men cot

at ot oy
sat

ay un in

on ea en

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 Sensory Words

Write the taste of the following foods.

hot bitter sweet sour salty

Lemon

Chocolate

CRISPY

Potato chips

Chili

Bitter gourd

English Workbook One 05

 Vowel Letters

a e i o u

Choose the words from the box and label the pictures. Circle the words
that begin with a vowel.

grapes fish rabbit owl ice-cream

envelope apple umbrella flowers

List the vowels in capital letters and small letters.

Capital Small
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
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 Vocabulary
This is Anikas hand. Learn the names of her fingers.
middle
finger index
ring
finger
finger

little
finger

thumb

Place your hand, palm down on the box and trace it. Label your fingers.
Write your name below:

This is the hand of .............................................................................................

English Workbook One 07
 Ordering

Unscramble the letters to find Tina the Turtles favorite animal friends.

1. c t a

2. d g o

3. f x o

4. r t a

5. b t a

6. g p i
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 Verb
Look at the pictures. What is everyone doing? Use words from the list below
to complete the sentences.

climbing eating kicking playing riding

1. Sameer is _____________________________________________ a bicycle.

2. Tara is _____________________________________________ with a teddy.

3. Wahid is ______________________________________________ an apple.

4. Sarah is ________________________________________________ the tree.

5. Tomal is __________________________________________________ a ball.

English Workbook One 09
 Look at the picture and finish the sentences given below:

tiles
roof

garage
window

ladder

door

The cat is next to the _____________________________________________.

Mother is cleaning the ___________________________________________.

The boy is standing at the ________________________________________.

The car is in the __________________________________________________.

Father is sitting on the ____________________________________________.

He is fixing the ___________________________________________________.

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 Picture Comprehension
Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the sound they
are making:
ticking

knocking

purring
singing

barking

whistling

The dog is __________________________________________________________.

The clock is ________________________________________________________ .

The cat is __________________________________________________________ .

The girl is ______________________________________________ on television .

The boy is __________________________________________________________ .

The postman is _________________________________________ at the door .

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 Vocabulary
Find the following hidden words in each row and circle them. Then write
the name under the right fruit.

orange banana grapes apple pineapple jack fruit

guava papaya melon

o r a n g e h i k x
b c f a p p l e s v
n i b a n a n a y l
g u a v a k m f r b
x s p g r a p e s q
m l y r m e l o n i
n z c o c o n u t d
j a c k f r u i t r
u d f g l e n r b s
p i n e a p p l e v
s k p a p a y a b r

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 Use of Capital Letters and Full Stops

Words make sentences. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends
with a full stop. We also use capital letters for names.
Rewrite the sentences below using capital letters
and full stops.

i am an elephant

___________________________________

___________________________________
my name is jumbo

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

ann and pat are playing

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
fish swim in water

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
my friend and i are reading

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
English Workbook One 13
 Rhyming Words
Add the missing words in the rhyme below:
are sky diamond star high

Twinkle, twinkle, little _____________________________________.

How I wonder what you __________________________________.

Up above the world so ___________________________________.

Like a _______________________ in the ______________________.

Now write out the whole rhyme.

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 Colors

Color the second rugby ball brown.

Color the fourth tennis ball yellow.

Color the first basketball orange.

Color the third football black and white.

Color the fifth beach ball many colors.

Color the sixth cricket ball red.

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 Occupation
Who am I?
painter shopkeeper fireman

doctor policewoman pilot

I am a

General Store
Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee

Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee

Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea

Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry

Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit
Suger

Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger

Suger

Suger
Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger

Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry

Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit
Suger

Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger

Suger

Suger
Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger
Suger

Suger
Suger
Suger

Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry

Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit

Soap Soap Soap Soap

Soap Soap Soap Soap
Soap Soap Soap Soap
Soap Soap Soap Soap
Soap Soap Soap Soap

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 Singular and Plural

Fill in the blanks with is, am or are.

I ________________________ a girl.

The children __________________

playing.

The fruits _________________ in

the basket.

A fish _________________________
swimming.

A boy ________________________
singing.

English Workbook One 17

 Positions
Fill in the blanks with under, in, on, in front or over.

The kittens are ___________ the

basket.

The monkey is ____________ the

tree.

The girl is _________________ the

umbrella.

The doll is ______________ of the

doll house.

The boy is jumping

_______________ the fence.

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 Vocabulary
How do you think Kitty the cat is feeling?

afraid happy surprised

angry sleepy sad

She is happy.

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 Comprehension

Read the sentences. For each picture, write the correct sentence next to it.

This is an apple.

This is a ball.

This is a bus.

This is a car.

This is a kite.

This is a balloon.

This is a jug.

This is a cup.

This is a banana.

This is the moon.

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 Numbers
This is Doras shop.

Doras toy shop

Write in order from the top what you can see in the picture:

1. I can see three balls.

2. I can see ........................................................................................................

3. I can ...............................................................................................................

4. I ......................................................................................................................

5. ........................................................................................................................
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 Using This and These

Look at each picture. Read the sentence below. Write if the sentence is
true or false.

This is true.
This is false.

This is a girl. These are flowers.

This is false.

This is a glass. This is a table.

This is a puppy. These are clocks.

These are balls. These are spoons.

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 Vocabulary
Look at the pictures and read the labels. Then complete the
sentences correctly.

Chicken - Chicks
Cow - Calf

Horse - Cub Duck - Duckling

Dog - Puppy

Cat - Kitten
Sheep - lamb

1. A baby chicken is called a chick.

2. A baby horse is called ...................................................................

3. A baby sheep..................................................................................

4. A baby duck....................................................................................

5. A baby cow.....................................................................................

6. A baby cat.......................................................................................

7. A baby dog .....................................................................................

English Workbook One 23

 Ordering

Rearrange the words in the bubbles to make sensible sentences.

sweets
I
like I like sweets.

milk
Cats
like

cheese
like
Mice

like
bones
Dogs

Birds
sky fly
the in

water
Fish
in swim

24 English Workbook One

 Word Riddles

Look at the pictures. Read the sentences and write the answers.

It is round.
You can eat it.
What is it? It begins with the letter o.
It is an orange.

It is hot.
It is in the sky.
It begins with the letter s
What is it?

It has four legs.

It drinks milk.
It begins with the letter c.
What is it?

milk It is white.
It comes from a cow.

What is it? It begins with the letter m.

English Workbook One 25

 Word Puzzle

Read the clues given below to complete the crossword puzzle.

Word Clues

spoon round slide rabbit

moon nest basket dress

5
1 d
7

6
4 i

2 o

3 t

Clues: Down:
Across:
1. It is the name of a shape. 5. You wear it.
2. You eat with it. 6. You can see it at night.
3. Birds live in it. 7. You can use it to carry fruits.
4. You play on it. 8. It likes carrots.

26 English Workbook One

 Grouping Similar Words

Read and sort the words in the fish tank. Write all the similar words in a
row below.

Arif lion blue Rumi

two zebra red ten
Mina green horse six

Names

Numbers

Colors

Animals

English Workbook One 27

 Grouping Similar Words

The words in each small box form a group. Choose the word from the big
box that stands for each group and write it in the space below each
small box.

clothes family colors flowers

fruits animals toys noises

rose mother
water lily father
sunflower sister
lotus brother
crash
bang
ring
puzzle pop Mango
wagon banana
blocks lichi
doll jackfruit
green
purple
blue
red
shirt dog
socks horse
dress elephant
coat mouse

English Workbook One 29

 Words that Go Together

Find the pair of words that go together and write them down at the bottom
of the page.

cup
needle fork bread

butter thread spoon saucer

lock salt key pepper

needle and thread and

and and

and and
30 English Workbook One
 Phonics
Complete the words using the initial sounds.

sl fl gr sh pr cr fr tr wh ch

esent uit

ee irt

apes ag

air ow

ide eel
English Workbook One 31
 Sensory Words

Circle the right word for the texture of each object given below:

Feather

Hard Soft

Corn Log of a tree Thorn

Gritty Smooth Bumpy Smooth Furry Prickly

Brick Glue Jackfruit

Soft Hard Hard Sticky Smooth Spikey

Rabbit Pumpkin Fish

Scaly Furry Smooth Rough Spikey Scaly

32 English Workbook One
 Story Time

Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks in the story with words from the box.

fish bananas bus basket pears

taxi vegetables chicken apples taxi driver

Grandmother goes to the market. She carries a big .

The stops for her, Grandmother gets on it. She buys a

big , a fat and lots

of . Grandmother buys fruits too.

They are and .

She goes home in a taxi . The basket is heavy. The

helps to carry it to our house.

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