Writing Standard One

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Writing
Standard One
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Pupil’s Book
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Tanzania Institute of Education
Writing Book 1 Final 24/07/2019.indd 1 18/08/2021 18:02

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© Tanzania Institute of Education, 2019
Published 2019
Reprinted 2021
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ISBN 978 - 9987 - 09 - 013 - 6
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P. O. Box 35094
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Dar es Salaam
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Mobile numbers: +255 735 041 170/+255 735 041 168

Email: director.general@tie.go.tz
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Website: www.tie.go.tz
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All rights reserved. No part of this textbook may be

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reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in

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any form or by any means whether electronic, mechanical,

photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior
written permission of the Tanzania Institute of Education.

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Table of contents
Acknowledgements .................................................... v
Introduction ............................................................... vi
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Chapter One
Pre-writing exercises .................................................. 1
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Chapter Two
Writing vowels in small letters ................................... 7
Chapter Three
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Writing vowels in capital letters ................................. 13
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Chapter Four
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Writing consonants in small letters ............................ 20

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Chapter Five
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Writing consonants in capital letters .......................... 48

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Chapter Six
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Consonant blends ....................................................... 79

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Chapter Seven
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Punctuation marks ..................................................... 90

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Chapter Eight
Writing accurately ...................................................... 94
Chapter Nine
Writing in a print style ............................................... 99
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Chapter Ten
Writing the order of events .......................................109
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Acknowledgements
The Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) would like to
acknowledge the contributions of all the organisations and
individuals who participated in the design and development
of this book.
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Writers: Mr Adelgot Mapunda, Mr Hwago H. Hwago,
Ms Razia Yahaya and Mr Charles Magesa
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Editors: Dr Elli Mrindoko and Mr Yesaya Mweteni
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Designer: Mr Amani Kweka
Illustrator: Mr Walter Lema
Co-ordinators: Dr Aneth A. Komba and
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Mr Tumaini M. Mahendeka
TIE also extends its sincere gratitude to the teachers and

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pupils in the primary schools that participated in the trial of

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the manuscript.
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Finally, the Institute would like to thank the Ministry of

Education, Science and Technology for facilitating the process
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of writing this book.

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Dr Aneth A. Komba
Director General

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Introduction
This is the first book in a series of two books for
Writing in Primary Schools.The book is intended
to help a Standard One pupil develop writing
competencies necessary for effective learning. It
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consists of ten chapters. Each chapter contains
activities and exercises which enable the pupil to
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acquire basic writing skills. It is expected that these
exercises will enable the pupil to write letters of
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the English alphabet, some keywords, sentences,
paragraphs and short stories.
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Chapter One
Pre-writing exercises
Lesson 1
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Drawing in the sand
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Draw lines.
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Draw the following shapes.
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Draw pictures of people.
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Draw pictures of a chicken and a duck.

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Drawing on a slate
Draw pictures of the following objects.
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Draw pictures of a chicken and a duck.
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Draw pictures of flowers.

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Draw pictures of animals.

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Draw the following patterns.
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Drawing in the exercise book

Join the dots to complete the following picture.
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Copy and colour the pictures in your exercise book.
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Copy the following chains in your exercise book.
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Chapter Two
Writing vowels in small letters
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Letter a ant
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Letter e egg
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ice cream
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Letter o orange
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Letter u umbrella
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Chapter Three
Writing vowels in capital letters
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Letter A a Ant
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Lesson 2
Egg
Letter E e
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Letter I i Ice cream
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Lesson 4
Orange
Letter O o
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Lesson 5
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Chapter Four
Writing consonants in small letters
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Lesson 1
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ball
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Letter c
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car
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Lesson 3
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Lesson 4
Letter f
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Lesson 5
Writing words
Form two words from the following letters. Write them in
your exercise book.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, u, o, i.
Example b, d, e form bed
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Exercise 1
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words.
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Lesson 6
Letter g goat
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Lesson 7
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hat
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Lesson 8
Letter j
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Lesson 9
Letter k kite
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Lesson 10
Letter l leg
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Letter m monkey
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Lesson 12
Writing words
Form three words from the following letters. Write them
in your exercise book.
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a, g, h, e, j, o, k, u, l, m, i, b, c, d, f
Example e, i, c form ice
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Exercise 2
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Write the missing letters in the following words.

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3. c__ok 7. B __ g
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Lesson 13
nose
Letter n
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Lesson 14
pot
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Lesson 15
Letter ueen
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Lesson 16
Letter r rat

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Lesson 17
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Lesson 18
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tree
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Lesson 19
Writing words
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n, p, o, r, a, s, e, u, t, i, , g, h, j,
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k, l, m, b, c, d, f
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Example n, o, a, c, e form ocean

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Exercise 3
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Use the following letters to form words.

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Number 1 is done as an example.

1. ( n, e, p ) pen
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2. ( a, t, e ) _____ 5. ( o, d, g ) _____
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3. ( e, t, n, o, ) _____ 6. ( o, l, n, e, m ) _____

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Letter V van
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Letter w
watermelon
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Letter x xylophone
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Letter y yam
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Lesson 25
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Writing words
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v, w, o, x, a, y, e, u, z, i, f, h, c, p, n, r, s, t, , g,
j, k, l, m, b, d

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Exercise 4
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1. way
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3. wave 6. giraffe 9. pink
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Exercise 5
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example.
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p e n c h a i r x p o t

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Exercise 6
Write the names of the following things in your
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Lesson 26
Chapter
Types of letters
There are three types of letters. These are grass, sky
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Grass letters
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There are fourteen grass letters.
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Chapter Five
Writing consonants in capital letters
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Letter B b
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Letter D d Dog
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Lesson 4
Letter F f Fish
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Lesson 5
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1. __ ee
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2. __ ce
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Letter G g Goat
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Lesson 7
Letter H h Hat
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Letter J j Jug
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Lesson 9
Letter K k Kite
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Lesson 10
Letter L l Leg
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Lesson 11
Letter M m Monkey
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Writing words
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Number 1 is done as an example.
1. Monkey 4. __ ouse
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2. __ ion 5. __ at
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6. __ ug
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Letter N n Nose
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Lesson 14
Pot
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Lesson 15
Letter Q Queen
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Lesson 16
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Letter R r Rat
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Lesson 17
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Letter S s Soap
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Lesson 18
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Letter T t Tree
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Lesson 19
Writing words SE
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Exercise 3
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Net Ten
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1. etn __________ 4. ainr __________

2. sga __________ 5. omon __________
3. aspo __________

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Van
Letter V v
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Lesson 21
Letter W w Watermelon
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Lesson 22
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Letter X x Xylophone
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Lesson 23
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Letter Y y Yam
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Lesson 24 SE Zebra
Letter Z z
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Lesson 25
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Write the following sentences in your exercise book.
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Exercise 4
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4. (V, X, W, Z, Y) ___ebra
5. (V, X, W, Z, Y) ___-ray

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Exercise 5
Write the name of each of the following in your

exercise book.
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Exercise 6
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Use the words in the box to complete the
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2. My father has gone to the _________.

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4. __________ is playing netball.

5. My teacher draws a ____ on the board.
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6. Asha is _______________.
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7. The dog ________________.

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Chapter Six
Consonant blends
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Lesson 1
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Blending letters s and h
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Put the letters s and h together to produce the consonant
cluster sh.
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Copy the following letters in your exercise book.
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Lesson 2
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Blending letters s and t

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Put the letters s and t together to produce the consonant

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cluster st.
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Blending letters c and h
Put the letters c and h together to produce the consonant

cluster ch.
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Exercise 1
Match each picture in Column A with its word in

Column B.
A B
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watch
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SE axe
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shirt
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shoes
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stool

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Blending letters g and l

Put the letters g and l together to produce the consonant
cluster gl.
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Lesson 5
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Blending letters c and l
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Put the letters c and l together to produce the consonant
cluster cl. SE
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Exercise 2
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Read the following words to your friend. Let her or

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him write them down.

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step chase shake glad clot

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chop chair chick clap class

clean climb glass
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Blending letters t and h
Put the letters t and h together to produce the consonant
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cluster th.
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Chapter Seven
Punctuation marks
The use of a full stop (.), a comma (,), a question mark (?),
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and an exclamation mark (!)
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Lesson 1
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The use of a full stop ( . )
SE
A full stop ( . ) is placed at the end of a sentence.
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Example
Ali lives in Musoma.
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Exercise 1
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Write the following sentences. Put full stops where

appropriate.
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1. She likes studying

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2. My father is travelling to Morogoro

3. My grandfather is raising chickens
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4. My mother is making tea

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5. Lucy is reading a book

6. Sit on the bed

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The use of a comma ( , )
A comma is used in listing items.
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Example
Tables, chairs and desks are pieces of furniture.
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Exercise 2
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Write the following sentences. Put commas where
appropriate. SE
1. Baraka has bought some sugar biscuits and
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sweets.
2. Suzana January and Jenipher are reading a story
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book.
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3. My mother is cooking ugali meat and vegetables.

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4. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday are weekdays.

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5. My father owns a motorcycle a bicycle and a car.

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6. We bought mangoes apples and bananas.

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The use of a question mark ( ? )

A question mark ( ? ) is used in asking questions.
Example
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What is your name?
Exercise 3
N
O
Write the following sentences. Put a question mark
or a full stop where appropriate.
1. Which class are you in
2. What did you eat yesterday
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3. I am going to school
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4. Which book did you read
5. I am doing my home work
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6. How is your grandmother

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Lesson 4
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O
The use of an exclamation mark ( )

An exclamation mark ( ! ) is used to indicate strong
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feelings.
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Example
Ow! That hurts!

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Copy the sentences below. Put exclamation marks

where appropriate.
1. Watch out
2. Oh That is great.
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3. Wow I can’t believe it.
4. No I did not intend to make noise.
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5. Oh My goodness
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6. Oh That is a beautiful dress
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Lesson 5
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Writing a short passage

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Copy the following passage in your exercise book.

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Holiday
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Today is a public holiday. My sister and I are

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staying at home. We will help our mother in the

kitchen. I will slice beef and onions. My sister will
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slice a cabbage. Our mother will cook pilau. When

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the food is ready, we will eat it together.

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Chapter Eight
Writing accurately
Lesson 1
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Creating meaningful sentences
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Choose words from the box and complete the sentences
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below.
shelf farm shop SE
Michael fish
1. Naomi is buying sweets at the_____________ .
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2. My father uses a hoe to clear the ____________ .
3. A cat likes to eat _____________ .
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4. _____________ is playing football.

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5. Keep your book on the _____________ .

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Lesson 2
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Joining parts of a sentence

Join two related parts of a sentence to get a meaningful
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sentence.
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Example
My father is eating ugali with fish.

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Section A Section B
1. My father is eating is sewing a dress.
2. Baraka is ugali with fish.
3. Neema is sleeping dancing.
4. My brother and sister on the bed.
5. My aunt are going to school.
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N
Lesson 3
O
Rearranging jumbled words
SE
Rearrange the jumbled words to form correct sentences.
U
Example
is cat the here.
E
The cat is here.

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1. is drawing Baraka on the board a picture.

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2. cups two Halima bought has.

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3. football the are playing children.

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4. a have I dog big.

5. my father dirt doesn’t like.
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6. cats rats eat.

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7. van Dad a has.

8. read I books in the library.

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6. like do which you colour?
7. sleep pray you before.
8. a mango boy eating a is.
9. go can out I?
10. picture our nice is teacher drawing a.
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11. clothes he everyday washes
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O
Lesson 4
Choosing the correct word SE

Complete the following sentences. Choose the correct
U
word from the brackets.
1. My sister’s hen has laid five ______. (egg, eggs)
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2. David is milking his father’s ______. (hen, cows)

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3. Amina likes eating ________. (rice, grass)

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4. Jacob is wearing a white shirt and a _______.

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(tie, bedsheet).
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5. Aisha is reading a ________. (book, pen)

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Writing the missing words

Use the words in the box below to complete the
following sentences.
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hoe clothes panga padlock sugar
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oil at school at the market
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1. My mother has bought a ___________ for weeding.
2.
3.
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Malima has locked the door with a ___________.
My aunt has bought tomatoes ____________.
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4. Goats do not wear ___________________.
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Lesson 6
N
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Dictation
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Let your friend read these sentences aloud. Then write

O
them in your exercise book.

1. Our brother is a nurse.
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2. This house is big.

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3. I can speak French.

4. We have a fruit garden at home.
5. My uncle is tall.

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Exercise
Read the following words to your friend. Let
the friend write them in an exercise book.
table eye animal ear desk leg
cow pen ball wax face egg
zero pupil yolk goat water book
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cocoa juice rice milk bird key
N
O
Lesson 7
Constructing meaningful sentences SE

Write five sentences using the words in the box below.
U
Example Halima writes well.
E
On the blackboard, father, is reading, a fisherman,

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his clothes, is fishing, writes, using, likes, well,

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Halima, at the river, John, a teacher, will wash,

is writing, a book.
N
Make three (3) meaningful sentences from the table below.

O
Example My brother wants food.

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Tumaini wants food.

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My brother barks loudly.

A dog has fallen down.

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Chapter Nine
Writing in a print style
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Lesson 1
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Writing stories
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Read this story. Then copy it in your exercise book using
a print style.
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Making stories
Make a short story from the pictures. Write it in your
exercise book using a print style.
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Lesson 3
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Write the text below using a print style.

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Dictation
Let your friend read aloud the following three stories
to you. Write them in your exercise book using a print
style. Use capital letters and punctuation marks neatly
and accurately.
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First Story
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Aunt Beti
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Second Story
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Bicycle race
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Third Story
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A black snake
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Chapter Ten
Writing the order of events
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Lesson 1
N
Writing a story from a picture
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Write a short story from the pictures. Follow their logical
order. SE
1
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Jumbled sentences
Arrange the sentences in their logical order.
Example
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Jumbled sentences
1. I went to school.
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2. I woke up early in the morning.
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3. I brushed my teeth and had a bath.
Arranged sentences
1. I woke up early in the morning.
SE
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2. I brushed my teeth and had a bath.
3. I went to school.
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Exercise 1
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Arrange the following sentences in their correct

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order.
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Preparing black tea

1. When the tea is ready, take it off the stove.
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2. Add enough sugar.

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4. Pour water into the pot.
5. Pour the tea through the strainer. Pour it into the
thermos.
6. Switch on the stove.
7. Add tea bags to the boiling water.
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Lesson 3
N
O
Composition
SE
Compose a short story using the pictures below. It
should have a good flow of events. Write it using a
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print style. You should use capital letters, full stops,
and commas correctly and neatly.
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Exercise 2
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Answer the following questions in your exercise book.

1. Write what you did before going to school.
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2. Write what you will do after school.

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3. Write three things done on the school closing day.

4. Write four things you did yesterday.

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Writing consonants in small letters ............................ 20

Writing consonants in capital letters .......................... 48

Consonant blends ....................................................... 79

Punctuation marks ..................................................... 90

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TIE also extends its sincere gratitude to the teachers and

pupils in the primary schools that participated in the trial of

Finally, the Institute would like to thank the Ministry of

of writing this book.

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Draw pictures of a chicken and a duck.

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Draw pictures of the following objects.

Draw pictures of flowers.

Draw pictures of animals.

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Drawing in the exercise book

Copy the following pictures in your exercise book.

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Copy the following in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

Trace the following letter in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

Trace the letter A in your exercise book.

Write the following letter in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

Copy the following letter in your exercise book.

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Copy the following letter in your exercise book.

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Copy the following letter in your exercise book.

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Write the following words in your exercise book.

Trace the letter U in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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