~ Lhe — ‘Path To English CI Ridout BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LTD. Scanned with CamScannerTHE PATH TO ENGLISH C. J. RIDOUT Author of “‘ The Spell-Well Word Books”, “The Broad Highway to English”, &. BOOK ONE BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LTD- Blackie Touse, 103/5 Walchand Hirachand Marg Bombay 285/] Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, Calcutta Bharat Buildings, 2/18 Mount Road, Madras 4/16B, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi Scanned with CamScannerCONTENTS FUNDAMENTALS — The Alphabet, 5. Simple Sentence, 7, 8. Capitals — Your Name, 13; The Word “J”, 17; Special Names, 48. Questions and Answers — Question Marks, 25; Questions and Ansivers, 37, 58, Name-Words, 22. Action-Words, 31. Name-Words and Action-Words, 36. One, and More Than One -— Adding “s”, 33; Adding “es”, 51; Tests, 40, 57, Phrases, 39, 42. The Use of: Aand an, 15. 1s and are, 34, WAS, IS, WILL BE, 22. 18, AM, ARE, 48, WERE, ARE, WILL BE, 29, was and WERE, 53, * COMPREHENSION — In the Park, 6, ‘The Breakfast Table, 20. In the Farmyard, 10, A Loaf of Bread, 32. Off to School, 12. Dawn, and her Foal Punch, 44. ~ My Birthday, 16. The Cats’ Tea Party, 56. Cinderella, 60. VOCABULARY — Choosing the Word which Fits, 9, 14, 19, 21. Animals’ Sounds and Homes, 11. Days of the Week, 24. Sounds, 30. Presents, 46. People we Know, 26. Shopping, 40, Young Animals, 57, Colours, 28. Companions, 41. Months of the Year, 29. Games, 43, WRITTEN EXPRESSION — A Sparrow, 23. A Dog, 42. A Butterfly, 58. A Postman, 27. The Grocer, 62, Descriptions, 61. At the Seaside, 38, A Kettle, 54, 3 a Scanned with CamScannerrT ' : 4 WORD GAMES — Jumbled Letters a 5, a Coa Jumbled Wy, Choosing the Right Wore 19, 41, as ond, Pig . OpPOSITES — 47, 54. SIMILARS — 59. RHYME — 62. HEALTH — —Teeth, 30; Keep Fit, 49. SAFETY FIRST — Crossing the Road, 55, REVISION — 18, 35, 50, 63, 64. Scanned with CamScannerere ge [e THE 26 FRIENDS Here are some little BR ek friends. They are ARS called the verrers. They always line up in the same order to form the ALPHABET. . Here they are: The small letters — abcdefghij kim nopqrstuvwxyz The same letters as capitals — ABCDEFGHIJ KLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ WORD GAME. JumBiep LETTERS To form a worD, our little friends must be placed in their correct order. Can you place these letters in their proper order to form the names of animals? 1, atc 6. rede 2. ogd 7. peshe 3. woc 8. oinl 4. igp 9. resoh 5. lubl 10. semou 5 Scanned with CamScannerHere are Tom and his sisters Joa, ‘ Thelma. Tom is sailing his boat bi a lake. Joan is giving her Younger heal a swing. 1 Aan You have just read three SENTENOR Here are five more sentences, but some fl the words have been left out. Can you find the missing words? 1. Tom is standing beside the —, 2. On the lake is his ——. 3, Thelma is sitting in the —, 4, Thelma is Tom’s . 5. —— is Tom’s big sister. 6 Scanned with CamScannerTHE SENTENCE Read these: words: Some are apples here. vo these words make sense or are they simply four words? Read the same words in another order: Here are some apples. Do these words make sense? Thus the words have now been placed in their proper order, and they form what is called A SENTENCE. Let us look at another sentence: The apples are in a basket. cal letter. Full ‘op When you write a sentence there are three things you must remember: 1. The words must be placed in their proper order to make sense. 2. The first word must commence with a capital letter. 3. After the last word there must be a dot or full stop. Scanned with CamScannerSENS can YOU GET CORRECT? omething wrong ich, There Oe safe them correctly. 56 er an jumped over the moon j, the g, the fittle dog laughed 3.3 had a little pony . never forgets fe an elephant : cupboard was bare 5, the 6. sing 4 Song of sixpence » akle, twinkle, little star 7, twi WORD GAME. JUMBLED Worns, The words below have been jumbled, Put them back in their right order so that they make sentences. Remember the capi- tal letters and full stops. \ 1. fly birds Ae 2, have wings they vf’ 3, nests most birds build rs S 4, sing sweetly birds some XK 5, breast red a has robin a: 8 Scanned with CamScannerWHICH WORDS FIT? Read this sentence: _, Ducks (talk, quack, sing) ede From the three words ne a in brackets we choose the one which fits dest — guack, and so we write Ducks quack. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT?, Choose the word which fits best and write out each sentence: Sugar is (bitter, sour, sweet). Apples grow on (poles, trees, dishes). Ships sail on (water, land, air). . Mother bought a (Pint, pound, yard) of butter. Snow is (white, green, pink). Birds build (houses, eggs, nests). . Sailors sail in (airships, boats, cars). . The sun rises in the (south, west, east). Every (morning, evening) I have break-_ fast. 1 can (see, taste, feel) the wind. 9 ag Be top SON DH 5 Scanned with CamScanner(IN THE Petit ARD Here are some of the animals You woulg see in a farmyard. Write some sentences about then Begin each sentence with the words in italics. ‘ 1,Name the animals which are in y, a farmyard. 2, Tell what she dog is doing. 3. Say what animal is standing by the gate 4. Tell what she cat is doing. 5. Say what the farmer is giving the horse from the hay-rick. . 10 — Scanned with CamScannerSOUNDS ON THE FARM From the words in brackets choose the one which fits best: Ducks (roar, quack). . Dogs (laugh, bark). . Donkeys (bray, sing). . Bees (growl, buzz). Pw rnp re Crows (snort, caw). Hens (cackle, yell). Pigs (hiss, grunt). Cats (mew, snort). ND ge % HOMES stable den sty kennel nest cow-shed Write out these sentences, filling each gap with one of the words above: 1. Horses sleep in a —. 2. Dogs sleep in a 3 3. Cows sleep in a —. 4. Lions sleep in a : 5. Nestlings sleep ina ——. 6. Pigs sleep in a——. 11 Scanned with CamScannerIris, Edna, and Harry are just off ty school. Write some sentences about them, Begin each sentence with the words in italics. Some of the words you will neeq are at the bottom of the page. 1. Tell where the children are going. 2. Say what Harry is doing. 3. Tell what Edna is carrying. 4, Say what Harry is holding wader his arm. 5, What is growing by the garden gate? shutting bunch book gate flowers tree 12 a Scanned with CamScannerYOUR NAME ‘Have. you noticed that ARRB every time we write a person’s name: it begins with a caprtaL letter? We never begin such words as Lily, Donald, Ella, Fack with small letters. A person’s full name may be made up of two, three, or perhaps four words and each one of these must: begin with a capital letter thus: Henry Fohn Smith. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Write these sentences correctly : I saw william to-day. He was playing with john. His sister is named kate. mary, mary, quite contrary. = jack sprat could eat no fat. humpty dumpty sat on a wall. . jack and jill went up the hill. . Our baker’s name is charles baker. . Littie jack horner sat in a corner. . Our grocer’s name is stanley pepper. 13 SON On Pw ror oa Ss : Scanned with CamScannersTRAYING WORDS 4 e oak be ia squirrel hoe tf These words a strayed from the se tences below, and left, blank in each Sentence Bring them back, ~ 1. The picture shows a — 4. Its ——_go deep dowa into the soil, 3, The thick part of a tree is called its wad 4, The —— spread out in all directions, 5, A—— may sometimes be seen climbing a tree. .6. The —— is the King of the Forest, WORD GAME. Cuoosinc THE RIGHT Worp, Here are six words: bread daisy chestnut tiger sparrow football Choose the one which is the name of: 1. a tree 2.a flower 3.a game 4,an animal 5. a food 6. a bird 14 Scanned with CamScanner| A OR ah Five letters of the alphabet are ve important, and they ate called the vowsss. Here are the vowels: a € i oO UW. Which of the following words begin with a vowel? banana father. oak doll apple aunt orange uncle ash engine pear owl Place the word a or an before each of the above words. We use am before a word beginning with a vowel. 1. 2. 3 4, 5. 6 7. 8. Fill each blank with the word @ or an: —— egg and —— spoon. —— plum and —— orange. , boy and —— girl. — oak and —— acorn. —— pear and —— cherry. . —— ear and —— eye. —— apple and —— banana. morning and —— eveaing. 15 Scanned with CamScannerMie Here is 4 Picture my birthday cake With the candles alight. < Jam ie years of age Mother has given me a love]. ather made me a present of doll, a tafe invited Molly, Pegey, ang ete o my birthday tea, and We jinteng tty t 2 pd the evening playing games. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Begin each answer with the words in italics. 1. How old is she child in the story? 9, What is there om the birthday cake which tells us the age of the child? 3, After tea what is going to happen? 4, Would you say that she child giving the party is a boy or a girl? 5. During tea Molly said she would be ten years of age next week. Say how old Molly is now, 16 Scanned with CamScannerTHE WORD “1” & Instead of our own name 7, we sometimes use the word J. Whenever we write the word J it must always be a capital letter. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Fill in the blanks and correct any mis- takes. 1, My name is —_, 2. Now i am —— years of age. 3. Each year i have a, 4. On my next birthday i shall be —— years old. WORD GAME. CHoosINc THE RicHT Wor. Which word means the /arger thing? 1, cup, tank. 6, town, village. 2. path, street. 7. tug, carpet. 3. orange, acorn. 8. pram, tram. 4, boy, policeman. 9, mansion, cottage. 5. football, marble. 10. table-spoon, tea- spoon. (7942) 17 as Scanned with CamScanneros puzzLE CORNIEN somebody is tryin, wzzle you, and jp sentences below there “© several mistakes. ate ty Can you find ary th mistakes? a 1. Pigs live in a hive, 9, At school i learn arithmetic, 3, Mother wears 2 apron. 4, My sister and betty went together, 5. The second letter of the alphabet is ¢, 6. tom, tom, the piper’s son. 7. What a good boy am i. 8. The hen laid a egg- 9. The farmer heard the donkeys neigh. _ 10. On Jean’s birthday cake were ten candles. Hence Jean was eleven years | old. 18 4 Scanned with CamScannerSTRAYING WORDS The words in italics have strayed into the wrong sentences. Bring them back to their proper places. 1. Cows peck grass. 6. Nails have “ps. 2. Hens /ap corn. 7. Gloves have heads. 3. Dogs suck bones. 8. Needles have heels. 4, Cats eat milk. 9. Shoes have fingers. 5. Boys gnaw sweets. 10. Jugs have eyes. WORD GAME. Cuoosinc THE RicHT WorD. Here are the names of things used by workmen: saw plough trowel spade needle anvil Choose the correct word for each blank: 1. A gardener uses a ——. 2, A farmer uses a ——. 3. A carpenter uses a ——. 4, A blacksmith uses an -——. 5. A bricklayer uses a ——. 6. A tailor uses a ——. 19 Scanned with CamScannerTHE BREAKFAST TABLE ~ ae 4 EE. | sT<- fj | ( ps “ ") a. dj] | 5 Gi ye Cae <7 finda oe Doris has laid. the table for break:fast, She took the table-cloth from the drawer and spread it neatly over the table. Then che went to the cupboard for the cups, saucers, tea-pot, sugar basin, plates, egg. cups, and knives. In the pantry Doris found the butter-dish, a jug full of fresh milk, and a loaf on a bread-board. Mother boiled the eggs and made the tea. All was ready for breakfast. 1, Say where the table-cloth was kept. 2. Tell where Doris found the plates. 3, Say what was in the jug. 20 Scanned with CamScanneryr 4, What was on the bread-board? 5. Mother had boiled the eggs, but say what Doris had forgotten to put on the table. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? From the words in brackets choose the » tight one: 1. The first meal of the day is (supper, breakfast). 2, For supper I like a glass of (milk, jam). 3. After supper I should always brush my (shoes, teeth). 4. For dinner I like meat and (bacon, potatoes). 5. For tea people often eat (porridge, cake). WORD GAME. , Jumsep Lerrers. Place the letters in their correct order so that they form the. names of foods: lkeac 4.kilm 7, sgeg 10. eceshe 2, maj 5. ihsf 8. iftur 11. asep 3.eabdr 6, team 9. ttuerb 12. ttooap 21 - Scanned with CamScannerN. AME-WORDS Every persons animal, place, and thin has a name, and such names are calleq NAME-WORDS. name-words: (? Here are some WZ Jadder sun paste steam oon ice-cream horse snail match coat m Say which of these things: 1. Can crawl. 6. You can climb, 9, Can trot. 7. You strike. 3, Can stick. 8, Has buttons. 9. Shines by day. 10. Shines at night, 4, Is cold. 5. Is hot. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH: was is will be 1, My brother —— just four years. old to-day. 2, He —— not so old last year. 3, Next year he —— five years old. 22 j Scanned with CamScanner[eo gece Se COMPOSITION CORNER This is a picture of a sparrow. Let us write some sentences about him. Your sentences will then form a COMPOSITION. Here are some words you may use in your composition: nest mother stronger Beak perch Lived father bough To help you, the first words of each sentence are given: The sparrow was born in... . As he could not fly, he... . He was fed by... . Every day his wings became...» At last the sparrow could... . Instead of lips and teeth he... . By his claws, the sparrow... . Write some sentences about: 1, A robin. 2. A hen. 23 Scanned with CamScannerHE WEEK q T ys OF i > "sa Tuesday Wednerg, Send day Pride Saur te . to-day? What day is it © a" How many days in 4 week? wih i , ich days do you come FO Schoo]> | ons ee ¢ Thursday? "Which day follow 5, What is the day before Monday Called> | 6 "If to-day is Wednesday, what day yj it be to-morrow? } REMEMBER -- When you write the name of any of the days always commence it with a. capital letter. Correct these sentences: .. Our concert will take place on friday, i 2, In the play i am a fairy. ! 3. On monday i bought a ticket for Mother, 4, On saturday mornings i help Mother. 5. . the shops close early every —— after- noon. 6, my friend is coming to tea on sunday. ‘ 24 Scanned with CamScannerQUESTIONS Have you ever noticed this queer sign before? IT am sure you have, for it " appears at the end of a sentence which is a question. It is called a Question MARK. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? There is something wrong with these sentences. Can you put them right? . Have you a holiday this afternoon. . Shall we go to the park. . Will you take your boat. Did you hear the thrush sing. . Have you brought any fruit. . the grass is green. . 1 must now go home. where is my hoop. — . i told you so. 10. what time is it. (F942) 25 oO R wp me ONS Scanned with CamScannerHere are the names of people we all ere know: postman butcher haber — neros-age” milkman fish-mongey 1, draper — STCR- Groep le: brought by these peoP’ mill bread letters cabbage, Goodl cod papers Meat HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Fill in the blanks, using the words above: 1. The postman brings us ——. 9, The milkman brings us ——. 3, Bread is sold by the ——- ‘4, — is sold by the butcher. 5, The —— sends us the papers. 6. Wool is sold by the —. 7. The —— sells fish. 8, Cabbages are sold by the —. 26 Scanned with CamScannerCOMPOSITION CORNER The picture shows us 2 postman. Write some sen- tences about him. What will your sentences then form? Here are some words to use: blue uniforin letter-box — bag or sack letters and parcels hundreds very busy Here are the first words for each sen- tence: A postman wears... , He delivers... . With a rat-tat on the door... , A postman commences his round with He carries the letters in... . _ During Christmas week he . . . From the pillar-box he collects... Write a composition about : 1A butcher. , 2,.A draper, 3, A baker, 27 Scanned with CamScannerCOLOURS "| Have you ever thought what lovely colours We can admire every minute of the day? From the time we get UP in the morning to the moment we go to bed, We can co see different colours — jf we only look for them. We should miss the. beautiful colours if everything were white or black. Here are the names of some colours; green red brown white black yellow Fill each blank with the name of the correct colour: 1, Grass is —. 2. A pillar-box is —, 3. Coal is —. 4, A penny stamp is—, 5. Chocolate is—. 6. Flour is usually —, 7. A danger light is —. 8. Ripe bananas have — skins, 9. Daffodils are usually —, 28 i Scanned with CamScanner_ ~~ re. | MONTHS OF THE YEAR January February March — April May June July August September October November December REMEMBER — When you write the name of a month always commence with a capi- » — tal letter. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Fill in the blanks: 1, There are —— months in a year. 2, The first month of the year is ——, 3, —— is the last month of the year. 4, The month of — follows August. 5. The shortest month is ——. 6, Christmas Day comes in the month of FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH: were are will be 1, My sisters —— at school to-day. 2. They —— absent yesterday. 3, Next year they —— leaving school: 29 Scanned with CamScanner_ ~~ - | =a sOUNVS purring creat . singitB “rr Sipe pasting, ticking ts on words in the blanks: 4 re —— among the flower, e —— over the hil, _— in-the breeze, ne ‘e swe "The old cart cam The leaves | wer! “The “jt was —— ~ very loudly. _ The children Were ——— a song, _ Beside the pond the frogs were —_, 7, Early this morning the birds were —__ | 3..My watch is still ——- cAN YOU, FIND THE MISSING WORDS? 1, The° ‘picture shows @ “and a tube of ee Sie 9, They are used for cleaning the ——- 3. We should —— our teeth every day. 4,A —— tooth should be seen i the dentist. 30 dl Scanned with CamScannerACTIONS Have you seen your school friends act in a little play? If so, you will have seen them act or do certain things. These little actors might: bow enter walk eat speak salute leave run sip sing Aneel sit urn drink dance Such words are called action-worps or DOING-WORDS. Place some of the above action-words in the blanks: . The fairies —— by the door. . They —— around the King. . The soldiers —— the King. . The fairies then —— a song. . They —— to the King as they leave. . After the play, the actors —— the stage. . All the actors —— very clearly. 31 oO PF WwW Pp ND Scanned with CamScannerA LOAF OF BREAD 4 The life stor, of loaf of bread bg te when ‘the farme, s ploughs his Sona field. He then sow, “the seeds of wheat When the ears bes come golden in the autumn, the corn is cut. The grains of wheat are taken from the ears, and the sacks of grain are sent to the miller, He: grinds the wheat into flour, and from the flour the baker makes loaves of bread. Answer the following — begin each sen- tence with the words in italics: 1. Before sowing the wheat what’ does the farmer do to his fields? 2. What name is given to a spike of corn? 3. What is she colour of a ripe field of corn? 4, Who makes she wheat into flour? 5.In what are the grains of wheat packed when they are taken to the miller? 32 Scanned with CamScannerONE, AND MORE THAN ONE one chick mS @ © four chicks Oe The word chick means one chick. The word chicks means more than one chick. What has been done to the word chick to make it mean more than one chick? HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Fill in the blanks —the first one has been done for you: 1. One cap, but two caps. 2. One seed, but three ——. 3. One field, but four ——. 4, One baker, but two ——. 5. One ear, but several ——. 6. One sack, but five ——. | 7. One friend, but many ——. 8. One flower, but eight ——. 9. One chair, but several ——. 10. One shoe, but two ——. ‘ 33 Scanned with CamScanneree i “JS” AND “ARE” % 4 The dog is looking. } Two dogs are looking. f There is a dog- “aN WN There are two dogs. peMEMBER — We use #8 when we speak about ove thing. We use are when we speak about more than one thing. HOW MANY CAN YOU GET CORRECT? Write these sentences and place is or are in the empty spaces: 1. The top —— spinning. 2. The dolls —— pretty. 3’The drum —— broken. 4, The toys —— costly. Fill each blank with shere is or there are: 5, ———— several birds. 6. ——_—— 4a cat. 7.———— many mice in the barn. 8, ———— a flower in the garden. 34 Scanned with CamScannerPUZZLE CORNER . Here are some puzzles. In. the: sentences below are several mistakes. — Can you write these sen- tences correctly? 1. Jack was seven years of age to-morrow, 2. Dogs suck bones. . Friday comes after Saturday. 3 4, Where do you live. 5, A carpenter uses an anvil. 6 . whilst playing i should never run sud- denly into the road. 7. Mother washes the clothes on mondays. 8, These words begin with capitals — town, london, city. 9, this is the house that. jack built. . February is the third month of the year. : 35 ran oS Scanned with CamScannerFITTING WORDS NAME-WORDS: anh Fie chalk knife hey ; scales cloth spade brovm arm -WORDS: cree hits = opens scrubs stops weighs digs writes cleans peels ‘© SENTENCES? CAN YOU FIT THESE WORDS INT Each sentence needs the correct ame. word and the correct action-word. 1. Teacher —— on the board with —_., 2. The gardener sometimes —— his garden with a ——. 3, Ella —— the floor with a . 4, John —— the ball with a —~. 5. The grocer —— the tea on his —_, 6. Mother —— potatoes with a —_, 7. Father —— the front door with a —_, 8, The window-cleaner the windows with a ——, 9. The roadman —— the road with a, 10. The policeman —— the traffic in the street with his —_, 36 Scanned with CamScanneryr QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Father asks Tom some questions. Here they are: y, Where are you going, Tom? g, How long will you be? 3, Are you taking your bat? 4, Can you buy ice-cream in the park? 5, Could you spend this penny? Here are Tom’s answers: No, I intend sailing my boat. Yes, thank you very much, Dad. Lam going 10 the park. e Yes, there is a shop in the park. J Mother says I may play for an hour. Write out each of the questions and beneath each write the correct answer thus: Where are you going, Tom? I am going to the park. How long will you be? 37 Scanned with CamScannerWrite some sentences about this picture, You could first say that Father, Mother, and the two children are spending a holi- day by the sea. Then you could write a sentence say- ing what Father and the children are doing. You could also make up some sentences about Mother — the sea — the boats. Here are some words to use: building bucket resting rowing sand-castle spade deck-chatr fishermen beach shells sunny paddling 38 Scanned with CamScannerPHRASES Here is Joan at school. She is writing some little groups of words like this: on the desk in the desk under the desk on the chair at the desk Such groups of words are called PHRASES. Write these sentences, filling in each blank with the correct phrase: 1, Joan is sitting 9, Her arm is resting +-s=.- 3. Joan’s legs are 4, She keeps her books .----. Fill each blank with a suitable phrase: 5. The boy ran ++... 6. The cat played ~~~. 7. Father carries his watch <-----.e. 39 Scanned with CamScannerSHOPPING If Mother asked you to go and buy what is shown in the picture you would ask the shop- keeper for a bar of soap. Use these words in the blanks. dozen haf yar box pair packet pint ounce = bag’ = bunch 1. A—of matches. 6. A—of boots, 2. A— eggs. 7, An— of pepper. 3. A—of envelopes. 8. A —of milk, 4, A — of flour. 9. A — of bread, 5. A— of jam. 10, A — of flowers, ONE, AND MORE THAN ONE From each of the sections below, pick out the word which stands for one thing: 1, robin, owls, sparrows. 2. cups, saucers, jug. 3. roses, pinks, daisy. 4, fire, pokers, sticks. 5. lips, face, ears. 40 Scanned with CamScanneryr ae a COMPANIONS Here are two name-words — screw, jammer. But a screw and a hammer are not the pest of friends. Could you suggest a better friend for a screw? Here are some more name-words: jester nail thread cart butter paper ball fork sheep saucer Place each of these with its friend: 1, bat and ——. 6. bread and ——. 9, hammer and —. 7. shepherd and —. 3, knife and ——. 8. postman and ——. 4, horse and ——. 9. cup and —. 5, pencil and ——. 10. needle and —. WORD GAME. Cxoosinc THE RicuT Worp. From each line below, pick out the word which stands for more than one thing: 1, flower, tree, plants, bush. 9. knife, cups, saucer, plate. 3. brush, pencil, crayon, pens. 4, chairs, carpet, table, picture. 41 Scanned with CamScanneros . PHRASES . These are groups of words or phrases, on the table in the west through the town up the chimney over the fence on the sands in the garden into the water Use each phrase in its proper place; Mother placed the plates Father grew some pretty flowers The smoke went ~..~~-~-. Several soldiers marched ~~... . Two children built a castle +... 6. ..... bounced the ball. 7. e+. dived the swimmer. 8. The sun sets oo ge po COMPOSITION CORNER Write a composition about a dog. Here are some helping words: < puppy coat barks kennel tail wags friend tongue enjoys gnaws_ bones _ buries 42 Scanned with CamScannerGAMES Here are some actions children perform during their pastimes : ride jump swim run throw climb ship slide shoot dive creep catch Fill in the blanks by using the correct action-word : 1. Joyce can now —— a bicycle. 9, It tires one to —— a steep hill. 3, A girl uses a rope to —. 4, In the winter children —— on the ice. 5, How high can you ——? 6, In football, boys —— goals. 7. To walk quietly I —— on tip-toe. g. At the baths I —— and —. 9, To win a race one must —— quickly. 10. There are many games in which you —— and —— a ball. 8 Scanned with CamScannerSee were ee St a. | DAWN, AND HER FOAL PUNCH In the field, beside the stream, was a mare and her pretty foal. He was very fond of his mother, but he loved to run about the field, and to frisk and throw up his hind legs. One day he looked over the hedge into another field, and’ there he saw some cows munching the grass. ““Munch, munch, munch,’’ he cried. “Will you never stop eating, you greedy things?”’ ‘‘The cows are not greedy,”’ said the mare. ‘‘For when they have nice fresh ml Scanned with CamScannerss to eat they give a lot ‘ ‘. of Sweet mi mhe grass 18 very tender now. ¢ ilk, oot and the rain Bagh a 'y for the warm € It grow fast,’? yow MANY CAN You ANSWER CORRECTLY? LA baby horse is called a colt or g, When cows eat they are said to 3, A —— often separates ‘ Sak thieal ; one field from 4, When leaping about, a horse is said to ——. 5, A horse kicks with its ——. legs. 6. The warm sun and rain had made the grass grow (slowly, fast, yellow). 7, The grass was fresh and (tough, sweet, tender). Fill in the missing phrases: 8, seeeeeee were Dawn and Punch. 9, The field was situated +--+». 10, Punch was fond -.--.--. 11. He often ran +--+ 12. When he looked .---+ he saw some cows. 45 Scanned with CamScannercoe PRESENTS Here are the Name, of some presents foun d on a Christmas tree: b00k boat Paint-doy doll .motor meccany wp scarf jig-sawy kite engine balloon Which present would you like? Say something about each. These children received presents from the tree. From the words in brackets choose the one which fits best : 1. Bob intends to sail his (top, boat, book), 2, Betty has clothes for her (engine, doll). 3. Jill will find a brush in her (scarf, paint-box), 4, Jack will spin his (balloon, top, cracker), 5. Peter will fly his (kite, motor). j 6. David can build many things with his (meccano, skates). 7. Tom’s (bat, jig-saw) has many pieces, 46 Scanned with CamScanner, OPPOSITES A large animal A small animal Large is said to be the OPPOSITE of small. By changing the words in italics, give OX the opposite of each: uA Aot dinner. 6. A dng walk. 9, A thin slice. 7. A wild animal. 3, A sharp knife. 8. A bright day. 4. A light parcel. 9. The first house. 5, A hind lady. 10. An o/d man. Write these sentences, but change each word in italics into its opposite: 1, My coat is wet. 9, Eggs are very dear. 3. The horse was ouside the fence. 4, The sa// man wore Jarge boots. 5. I drink my milk 4efore playtime. 41. Scanned with CamScannerspecial New 4] names Some nee ABBKn sh cal ers. ee a igh ee Park Avenye Names of towns — London, G He Lee ds, Names of jooks — The Sleeping are Names of schools — ThE Hardwork Schoo], All the capital rather badly and ¢! small letters. Change them back. he coast is the town of blackpool, ives in newcastle, s below have behaveg hanged themselves into 1, on t 2, my brother david | 3. i enjoyed reading 1 4, my sister and i go t 5, james and john live in station road. obinson crusoe, © littletown school, FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH: is am are 1, 1 —— going to school. 2, He —— going to school. 3, We —— going to school. 4, They —— going to school. 48 | idl Scanned with CamScannersee what he does. Fill in the blanks with the words at the bottom of the page: he cleans his teeth before 1, Every breakfast. g, Also before breakfast he does his), 3, He always through his nose, 4,He spends as much time as possible 5, Bobby knows that his —— must be kept clean. 6. —— and water are Bobby’s friends. 7, He has a bottle of —— each day. 8, When he goes to bed he again —— his teeth. cleans milk morning —_ exercises soap shin breathes —_ out of doors 49 Scanned with CamScannerPUZZLE CORNER carefully studied all the € if you. PE one, you should be able ¢, : s up t eee al these puzzles. . y GET CORRECT? ds in the blanks: side climb ride HOW MANY .£AN yo Place these wor jar bar packet 1, A— of soap- 4, You —a bicycle, 9, A—of jam. . 5, You — on the ice, 6. You—a hill. 3, A— of envelopes. By changing the words in italics, give the opposites to: 9. Dirty hands. 7. A black sheep- 3, A cold bath. 10. An watidy room. Can you notice anything wrong? If so, correct the mistakes: 11. Mary attends the southtown school. “19, John lives in the high street. 13, Yesterday david went to glasgow. 14, He returns on monday. 15. where are you going. 50 4 Scanned with CamScanner’ oNE, AND MORE THAN a at one bush ONE three bushies & ue e ne word 4ush means We Back é a The word bushes Means mors 1h an one “push.” 7 What has been done to the word bush to make it mean more than one bush? Say these words: POH! 0 dish match - class box thrush church —glass_——fox Do you notice that each of these words ends in a Aissing sound? To such words you must add: es when they are to. mean more than one. ; Fill in the blanks: 1. One box, but two —. 2. One glass, but three —. 3. One church, but four ——. 4, One dish, but many ——. 5. One dress, but six ——. 6. One fox, but three ——. 51 Scanned with CamScannerSHOP Pack apron Supa, t counter butte, |. Busy cheese customer biscuit scales win, do Ass fi till errand. words will help you to nal ces about a grocer. te nN These some senten' You could say what he does — hoy, ke is dressed — What can be seen inside hi shop — the names of some of the goods i ells — name given to the person who buys his goods — when he is very busy —who helps him — what time he opens and closes his shop — why he places some of his goods in the window. SHOPPING GAME F 1, Write a list of things you cam buy at grocer’s shop. (How long is yo " list?) i 2. Make a list of things a fruiterer sells. 52 Scanned with CamScanner“WAS” AND es ie! be Th WERE ” © pig: w, The pigs were There was a pig. Were far. There were two pigs, ae) 1g - REMEMBER — wad We : : Use wes When we gout ove thing. e use were whe We use T We speak about more than one thing. Speak Write these sentences and qere in the blanks: 1, The lady —— very kind, 9,1 —— there yesterday, 3. We —— very happy. 4, The cat —— lost. Place was or Fill each blank with there was ot there were: 5, ———— two children running. 6, In the street ——-—— a car. 7, —-—— three kittens playing. 8, In the team —— —— eleven players. 53 Scanned with CamScannerOPPOstt ts heavy slowly nay, aor : Pony sft ig empy FY care, bove choose m the words a O08€ the 4 wy fis each blank and which give, tk d in italics: ‘te to the wor oppostt 1, Go quickly not ——: 9, I should like more, not = 3, Lead is —— but cork is Aghe. 4, The rich man gave to the ——, 5, John is careful, but Jane is —. 6, This paint is black, but that is —, 7, Roads are wide, but paths are —, g, My pocket is full, and not —. COMPOSITION CORNER Write some sentences about a kettle, Here are some words to use: lid used boils spout heat steam hardle water empty 54 Scanned with CamScannerCROSSING THE ROAD pefore crossing the road turn your head ad : 1. To the ricur. 2. To the iepr. That is, you must LOOK BOTH ways, Always stop before you Go. Choose the tight word from those in brackets: 1, A motor-car often travels (slowly, fast). 9, Motors keep to the (right, left) side of the road. 3, It is (dangerous, safe) to cross without looking. 4,1 should look (after, before) stepping off the pavement. 5, I must first look to the (right, left). 6. I must then look to the (right, left). 7. If the road is (busy, clear) I may cross. 8. To cross a (busy, clear) street I should ask a grown-up person to help me. 55 Scanned with CamScannerque cATS’ TEA PARTY t invited out arate pussy-catss NV! tot Five a Mothets let us go—Oh, ) I] surely be. 0 bibs and hold our th in, hown us how — 8 for good we We'll wear our as you have s ons. in right paws, cups in left — sg make a pretty bow; Y] always say ‘Yes, if you please,’ iy ‘Only half of that.’ " “Then go, my darling children,” said the happy Mother Cat. Sp We HOW MANY CAN YOU ANSWER? 1. How many cats were invited to tea? i 9, What name is given to the big cat? 3, Which paw had to be used to hold a spoon? 4, What did the little pussy-cats promise to be if their Mother would let them go out to tea? 5. In which paw had each pussy-cat beet taught to hold a cup? : 56 Scanned with CamScannerYOUNG ANIMALS In the poem on the Opposite page it says five little pussy-cas. You would call them Aittens, as a young cat is called a kit- ten, Here are the names of other baby animals: calf puppy colt lamb chicken tadpole cub duckling say which of these names is given to: 1, A baby hen. 5. A young frog. 9, A young dog. 6. A baby duck. 3, A baby cow. 7. A young lion. 4,A young sheep. 8, A young horse. Write these name-words, but place the word ‘wo in front of each: lamb fox animal stitch holiday tadpole brush class church street box tree 57 Scanned with CamScanner. questions AND ANSWERS J am going to London. "his is the amswer Father BaVe whe, Thelma asket im a question. What was Thelma’s question, io Ly cat _ Where are you going? me answers tO questions Here are sO: questions which must haye Write down the been asked. 1. It is exactly 0 9, I live at 56 High Street. 3, It is Wednesday to-day. 4, There are twelve pennies in one shilling, 5. The eggs are four for threepence. ine o’clock. 6. I have just sixpence left. COMPOSITION CORNER Write some sentences about a butterfly Here are some words to use: pretty flits caterpillar creature flowers crawls wings eggs — greedy 58 Scanned with CamScannerSIMILARS 7 A tall tree A lofty In these Phra&s the three words tall, high, lofty have ex- actly the same meaning. Such words with rhe Same or nearly the same Meaning are said to be SImiLars, A high tree tree In each line below, which of the words in small letters is a similar to the word printed in capitals? 1, LARGE — tiny, vast, small, 2, HARD — soft, green, firm, 3. ILL — well, unwell, strong. 4, NEAT — glad, clever, tidy. 5. STILL — quiet, fast, moving. 6. BRAVE — timid, bold, happy. 7. SMALL — little, sad, round. 8. STRONG — wrong, weak, powerful. 9. NEAR — close, far, there. 10. wIDE — short, broad, narrow. 59 Scanned with CamScannerha cIN DERELUS g ‘There was One a poor girl who had to do all the mean, est work in th, house. She Washed , the dishes and the scrubed her step-mother’s irs; she ; stairs 5 and. those of her sisters. She len ‘ooms in a bare garret upon a straw bed. When Cinderella had finished her work sed to go 0 the chimney-corner and Es the cinders. For this reason she ee Fie Cinderella. Yet with her shabby clothes she was 2 hundred times more beautiful than her sisters, although they were always dressed very finely. 1. Say what kind of a girl Cinderella was. 9, Tell what sort of clothes she always wore, 3, What name was given to the room where Cinderella slept? 4, Where did Cinderella sit after her work was done? 60 Scanned with CamScanner~~ CRIPTIONg These Sentences are about A often see bringing goods to you Seem you He wears man’s Clothes Often he comes to t horse and cart ora On his arm he carrieg In the basket are loay Have you guessed his he house with a Motor, a basket, €s and cakes, Name? In the sentences above Notice that on} one commences with the word jp. 7 other sentences the words have pet so arranged that Ae comes somewhere else, Now you try to write descriptions of the following persons: the milkman the sweep the sailor the miller the soldier the dustman the coalman the postman the farmer the policeman 6 Scanned with CamScannerRHYME’ i twinkle, little ‘star, Tw nde what you are, U; eeabore the world so high Like 4 diamond in the sky. The words star an d are sound “alike Th high and sky sound alike ey RHYME. The words They RHYME. Choose th the word outsi e word which rhymes with ‘de the brackets: 1, nest (near, best). 6. street (meat, stray), 2, old (cool, cold). 7. thing (think, wing), 3, long (songs sang). 8. night (lit, light). 4, look (lock, book). 9. snow (now, slow), 5, ship (lip, shape). 10. fine (mine, mind) Fit these words into the blanks: there day anywhere — hay Johnnie, playing in the —, ~ Lost his little shoe one ——, Hunted for it here and ——, Couldn’t find it ——. ' 62 ad Scanned with CamScanner_ PUZZLE CORNER rill in the blank spaces: One crow, but many —__ “one glass, but three at ‘ One dish, but six —_, :, One train, but two Si In the empty spaces use; é are there is there are 5, The pupils —here, 7, __ two birds g, The teacher — here, 3, ____ ateen ‘ Which of the words in small letters js q similar to the word in capitals? 9, BRIGHT — dull, shining, yellow. 0. swiFT — slow, sure, rapid. ul, wibE — broad, long, high. Fill the blanks with phrases: 12. My father has grown some very pretty flowers 13, ve, the birds sing their cheerful song. 14, The snow falls ....... 63 Scanned with CamScannerTLE CORNER puz planks use: e Me € there was there Wer, was F 3, ——a sto e _ playing: Tm, 1, They P 4, —— several boat, g1— reading: By changing he 0 osite OF* " op the street- 7. A tame Tabbit. g, A Heavy load. \“ No. Choose the word which thymes wig de the brackets : the one outsi g, tree (see, try): 12. go (goes, know), 10, care (fair, clear). 13. pass (grass, past), 11, bed (bead, head). 14. feet (street, strip), Fill in the gaps with the sounds these make: 15. A crow ——- 17. A sheep —. 16. A pig ——- 18. A horse —, each word in italics give Correct the mistakes : 19. christmas comes in december. 20. a penny stamp is red. 21. the miller brought two sackes of flour. ; 64 { d Scanned with CamScanner