Unit 16
4 Complete these sentences using the required part of speech. Example: _________ chopped the vegetables. (pronoun) He
1 Most of my friends are ____________. (adjective) 2 The ____________ is too heavy for me to carry. (noun) 3 Joel ____________ the ball over the fence. (verb) 4 I opened the door ____________. (adverb).
Word work: words easily confused
It’s is short for ‘it is’.
Its shows that something belongs to something. Put the ring in its box.
It’s a great place to visit.
Their shows ownership. The boys picked up their books . Were is the past tense of ‘are’. The books were on the table .
There shows place. They put the books over there .
Where shows place. Where are the books?
WB 4 p90 Complete each sentence with the correct word.
1 ____________ were more than twenty boats. (There/Their) 2 ____________ sails were powered by the wind. (There/Their) 3 We are late, ____________ time to go. (it’s/its) 4 The river burst ____________ banks. (it’s/its) 5 Yesterday, we ____________ at my auntie’s house. (were/where)
6 ____________ did the boys play? (Were/Where) 7 The dog wagged ____________ tail. (it’s/its) 8 ____________ very hot today. (It’s/Its)
DA Exercise 4: Work through the sentences orally with some students before they write. DA Allow students to answer fewer questions according to ability. • Extension: Ask students to make up their own sentences using the easily confused words.
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