Unit 5
5 Choose the correct pronouns to replace the underlined nouns. Example: Dwayne helped his brother. è He helped his brother. 1 Marie collected the books. (She / Her) 2 She put the books on the shelves. (they / them) 3 Sam and I will clear up. (We / Us) 4 Esther loves her new tablet. (it / them) 5 Grandma gave my brother and me a present. (we / us) 6 I thanked Grandma for the present. (she / her) 6 Use pronouns from the box to replace the underlined nouns.
he him she her it them
It was Grandma’s birthday. Pearl gave Grandma some flowers. Grandma put the flowers in a vase. Pearl put the vase on the table, but the vase fell over and broke. Grandpa came in and saw the mess. Grandpa helped Pearl clear the mess up. Pearl thanked Grandpa for helping her. Pearl told Grandma she was sorry.
Word work: synonyms
Synonyms are words which are similar in meaning. Mr. John looked very stern . Mr. John looked very cross . Stern and cross are synonyms.
1 Which words mean the same as the words in bold? 1 The students selected Tyler to be a tidiness monitor. a) wanted b) chose c) liked 2 Mr. John congratulated the students for keeping the classroom tidy. a) punished b) checked c) praised 3 Alyssa and her friends collected all the garbage in the yard. a) dropped b) picked up c) destroyed 4 Mr. John was delighted with the students’ results. a) pleased b) disappointed c) vexed
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• Exercise 6: Help students understand that they do not need to repeat the names in the story if it is clear who is being talked about. Read both versions out for them to compare. • Word work: Explain that synonyms are similar in meaning, but do not have to be exactly the same.
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