Let`s Practise Spelling

Spelling a word correctly is very important. It gives a good impression and it avoids
misunderstandings.

Good spellers are skillful at breaking words up into syllables.

Syllables are the individual sound that make up a word.

Examples: play-ful, hos-pi-tal, u-ni-ver-si-ty

Breaking a word into syllables makes it easier. We only deal with one small bit at a time.
For each word give a clap for each syllable. For example, give one clap for each syllable.
This means there are two claps for this word: "clap-ping".

Examples: kitchen kit-chen

weekends week-ends
sweetly sweet-ly
window win-dow
shampoo sham-poo

Let`s Learn Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different
meanings.

Example: I found a hair in my soup

Sorry, did you say you found a hare in your soup?

Here are some more homophones:

hear - here horse - hoarse waist - waste won - one

see - sea meat - meet no - know be - bee
son - sun pain - pane pail - pale blue - blew
Let`s Learn Preposition

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. There are
three common types of preposition. They are preposition of time, direction and position
(place).

Preposition of time
at
Examples: I`ll wait at the cyber cafe
The meeting was at night
They plan to leave at seven o`clock
At night you can see the fireflies

by
Examples: Please be back by seven o`clock
They have to finish their work by Wednesday

during
Examples: They went to the farm during the holidays
They cheered loudly during the games
During recess, they eat in the canteen
They did the experiment during their lesson

for
Examples: He will study in Singapore for four years
My brother studied for three hours this morning
My grandfather stayed in the camp for a year
They trained for two weeks

in
Examples: My mother retired in 2008
The UPSR examination will be in September
They have Physical Education in the morning
My Brother is getting married in a month`s time

on
Examples: They are going camping on Saturday
He celebrated his birthday on 21st April
They are coming home on New Year`s Eve
On what day is Teacher`s Day celebrated?

since
Examples: He has lived here since 1998
 They have been living in Melaka since 2000
They have been working on the project since Monday

Preposition of direction

• Samad ran to his house

• The cat jumped onto the chair
• He dropped a coin into the glass
• The cat ran down the stairs
• They drove towards the lake
• The dog escaped through a hole in the fence
• The boys leaped over the hurdles
• The couple jogged along the river
• Abu walked across the field
• The Boy Scouts walked past the flag pole
• They dance around the campfire
• Selva climbed up the tree

Preposition of position

• The picture is above the piano

• Ali`s house is across the street
• The ladder is against the wall
• The storeroom is at the corner
• Adlin is standing between the cars
• The shoes are under the cupboard
• The coffe table is below the fan
• The vase is by the door
• The flowers are in the vase
• They are inside the hall
• The tree is behind the house
• The mosque is opposite the stadium