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Date: ____________________

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Alphabet - Upper and Lowercase Letters

Alphabet – Upper and Lowercase

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Uppercase is one of the large letters used as the first letter in

writing a sentence, usually known as capital letters.

A lowercase letter is the small version; a, b, c,

Fill in the missing letters

A C E

F H J

K M O

P R T

U W Y

Draw a line to match each uppercase letter to its lowercase letter.

The first one has been done for you.

A d

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B m
C b
D i
E p
F a
G l
H j
I o
J g
K k
L e
M n
N c
O f
P h

Topic 2

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Using Capital Letters

Capital letters should always be used at the beginning of a sentence

and after a full stop. Capital letters are also used for people’s names,
towns, street names and days of the week.

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Capital letters should always be used at the beginning of a sentence

and after a full stop.

A friend has written a letter. They have asked you for help. Can you
find all the places they need to use a capital letter?

Circle each one -

3 Lindale Close
Addington
Ad16 3ty
Tuesday 2nd November, 2014
dear Ann,

thank you for dinner on Sunday. we hope you can come and see us
when you visit Scotland in December. if you come after Christmas, i
think Michelle will be here too. she would love to catch up with you
before she goes back to Bolton. I hope I get a chance to speak to
you on Saturday.

best wishes,

sam and lisa

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Capital letters are also used for people’s names, towns, street names
and days of the week.

Look at this story and circle the letters that you think needs to be a
capital letter.

on monday stephen and edward were taking their pet dogs, tilly and

molly, for a walk. they walked down rooney avenue and as they

entered the field a strange dog ran up to them. they were not sure

what to do as it looked very thin and hungry. it just stood there

looking sad, so they decided to take it to their mum. she said they

would look after it and they put posters up in manchester, the city

where they lived.

after a couple of days a woman called at their house. Her name was

mrs walker. she was very happy that they had found her dog, whose

name was ben. she gave stephen and edward twenty pounds each to

say thank you.

Recognise that proper nouns always have a capital letter. Proper

nouns are names of people.

Write down five of your friend’s names in the box.

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Proper nouns are names of places.

Write down five places you have visited.

Proper nouns are days of the week and months of the year.

Write down the month you were born and what day it is today.

Rewrite these number plates

correctly:

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s456 her

du78 rht

l444 evt

r56 gef

n894 ghy

h753 duw

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Please rewrite these sentences with the correct capital letters.

are you going to manchester today?

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what time is it tom?

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i have been to france and spain.

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where is lisa, we should be at the disco?

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mrs walker talked to the boys.

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i like to go shopping in bolton.

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my favourite food is pizza.

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i like watching television.

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Put a tick in each box that you think should begin with a capital
letter.

monday sunday spain man

bolton tree apple spring

tom nice autumn blackburn

little dog city manchester

may rome wednesday peggy

town pizza garden liverpool

january gemma summer mother

france father december country

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Topic 3

Consonant: Vowel: Consonant

Short Vowel Sounds

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A CVC word is a word containing a consonant, then a vowel, then a

final consonant.

Short Vowels - Match these words to the pictures.

POT TAP MAP MOP PIN

TOP SIT POP MAN TIN

______ _______

______ _______

______ _______

______ _______

______ _______
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Short vowels - Choose a word from the box to fill the gap in each
sentence:

PLUG DROP STOP DRESS CROSS

DRILL CRAB FROG TRAP SMELL

1) The __________ is red.

2) Brad got the _________ from his van.

3) The __________ digs in the sand.

4) Has the lamp got a ________?

5) I can _________ the jam.

6) The rat is in the ________.

7) I must not ________ the cups.

8) The _________ can swim in the pond.

9) Fred can __________ the drip.

10) The flag has a red _________ on it.

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CVC Words: Consonant – Vowel – Consonant

Write in the names of the picture under each one -

Words with short “a” sound in the middle – complete the word
search.

bad bat bag gap had cap can mad fan hat
lap man map nag pad pat sag sat tan wag

M R X Y U N G T Y U S A G I O

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A S W D B A D F G H J K L Z V

N M A I B G V C X X Z A S M D

F G G H J K L Y Y I I O E A Q

B K Z X G A P C V B P B N D U

T J N M L C Z S F T A N E S C

C A N T U Z X C V B T G H J M

B N M N C X Z T Y M D F G H A

F E W A V C P X B R T W Q D P

B V B N M F A N K V C B A S F

A D Q E Q B D U I K L A P J H

G Q T U J L N C B H Y T O L H

A R A S D C N S B B F T A J K

H A T Q W E R A O Y P K J H G

B E A H A D A T S D D F C A P

Topic 4

Punctuation

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Punctuation is the marks, such as full stop, comma, exclamation

mark and question mark that are all used in sentences.

Punctuation – What does it mean?

Below are some meanings of punctuation to help you with your

writing.

Comma

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Commas are used when the reader needs to take a pause or when
writing a list. E.g. I went to the shop for eggs, butter, milk and
bread.

Full Stop

A full stop is used to show the end of a sentence. E.g. She

went to the bank to get some money out.

Question Mark

This is used when asking a question. E.g. What time does this lesson
finish?

Exclamation Mark

These are used to show commands, shock or surprise. E.g. Wow he is

a really good singer!

Punctuation Match

Match the correct definition to the correct punctuation mark. The

first one is done for you.

Capital Letter Used to separate a list of

items. A natural pause in
speech.

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Full Stop . Used at the end of a command

or exclamation to show
feelings such as surprise,
shock and excitement.

Exclamation Mark ! Used at the beginning of a

sentence and also: names,
places, the word I, days of
the week and months.

Comma , Used to show the end of a

sentence.

Question Mark ? Used to show a question.

Fill in the missing punctuation marks to finish these sentences.

1. When is your birthday ___

2. My sister hates football __ but I love it.

3. What time does cricket finish __

4. The man shouted really loudly__

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5. I went to the shop and bought some apples, bananas__ oranges

and pears.

6. Oh that really scared me__

7. What time will you be in__

8. I didn’t want to lose my socks__ gloves and hat.

9. How are you today __

10. Wow that is amazing __

Can you change these sentences to make them into questions?

1. You are going to the shop.

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2. We are best friends.

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3. They will go home soon.

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4. You have got a big car.

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5. We shall go bowling tomorrow.

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6. We did have a great time last night.

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7. You have bought a new pair of shoes.

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8. I did go to school yesterday.

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9. That is a very exciting book.

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10. It will be Gill's birthday tomorrow.

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Circle the exclamation marks in the sentences below.

Hooray I won the game - Hooray! I won the game!

1. I want to thank you for a great job!

2. When are we going home?

3. Thanks so much!

4. Please take out the rubbish.

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5. Are you going to the game?

6. My favourite player got a goal!

7. Yay! We made it!

8. What a great job!

9. Please finish your homework.

10. Did you see the football game?

Commas are missing from the sentences below.

Can you add the missing punctuation to each sentence?

1. Go past the white church turn left walk to the end of the

street and you will see my house.

2. Tom started writing his test two hours ago and he completed it

by noon.

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3. Sara wanted to play with her friends yet the idea of

completing her homework seemed more appropriate.

4. I have no intention of celebrating my next birthday nor do I

want you to have a party for me.

5. If I could repeat year nine I would do things differently.

6. As a student I always had dreams of being a famous rock star.

7. Doing a maths test is not difficult if you study for them.

8. By the time we got home the movie we really wanted to see was

over.

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Writing Sentences

sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean

something.

Sentences

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Dear __________________

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________ Mr Joe Bloggs

_____________________ 1 Cannon Street

_____________________ Ribchester

_____________________ England

_____________________ RK1 6HG

_____________________

You are in France, working in a hotel. Write to a friend on a postcard

and tell him:

 Where you are

 What you are doing
 What 3 things you like about the country, or the job

Sentences

he she we me
was my you her
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all our be they

Write some sentences using these words. Don’t forget to put a full
stop at the end of your sentence!

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Sentences continued…

some one said come

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do so were when
have their out like
children little what from

Write some sentences using these words. Don’t forget to put a full
stop at the end of your sentence!

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Topic 6

Reading
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Reading" is the process of looking at a series of written symbols

and getting meaning from them. When we read, we use our eyes
to receive written symbols (letters, punctuation marks and
spaces) and we use our brain to convert them into words,
sentences and paragraphs that communicate something to us.

Reading - Read the text and answer the questions.

BBC 1 ITV 1

7.00pm The One Show 7.00pm Emmerdale

7.30pm Eastenders 28 7.30pm Coronation Street

8.00pm Holby City 8.00pm Miss Marple

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Channel 4 Channel 5

7.00pm Channel 4 News 7.00pm World's

8.00pm Restoration Man 7.30pm Ultimate Bikers

9.00pm 24 Hours in A&E 8.30pm Sherlock

What is on TV at 7.30pm on BBC 1? _________________________________

Holby City is on Channel 5, True or False? ____________________________

What is on ITV 1 at 8.00pm? ______________________________________

What time is World’s on? ________________________________________

Can you watch Ultimate Bikers on BBC 1? _____________________________

Is Sherlock on Channel 4? ________________________________________

What time is Restoration Man on and what channel? _____________________

Coronation Street is on Channel 4, True or False? ______________________

Reading

Amanda lives in Newcastle and goes to London to see her sister. She
goes by train. At the station she buys a return ticket. It takes 3
hours from Newcastle to London.

Answer these questions about the story above, and circle the one
you think is right:

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1) Why does Amanda go to London?

a) To see her brother
b) To see her sister
c) To see her friend

2) How does Amanda travel to London?

a) By bus
b) By car
c) By train

3) How many hours is it to London?

a) 1 hour
b) 2 hours
c) 3 hours

4) What ticket does Amanda buy?

a) Return
b) Single

Reading

Lesson Start time End time

Maths 3 o’clock 4 o’clock

English 2 o’clock 5 o’clock
I.T. 1 o’clock 3 o’clock
P.E. 2 o’clock 3 o’clock

1) Which lesson starts at 1 o’clock? ____________________

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2) Which lesson finishes at 5 o’clock? ___________________

3) How many lesson start at 2 o’clock? Tick the correct answer.

1 lesson

2 lessons

3 lessons

4) Which lesson finishes at the same time as the I.T lesson? Tick
the correct answer.

Maths

P.E.

Complete the word search

P L P T L B N E P X D C W O L Z
E A M H K E M U A Y R J O G I G
E U U I N A A I R S I A V X S T
L G J N V L E R L B V M N J T A
S H X K O P J P N C E G C U E R
C R R O W A L K S V K N R L N J
B F K C Q U M T D Z G I Y Y L O
Z J M T U D Z D L Y D S J F Z Q
U E H G Q Z D Z U P L I S U I F
U P Y I X W G J I H S F D C J Z
Z R G S A M O L L A U T T A L K
U X F W Y Q W R R N W L E E A T
P D F Z I C B P H I T R K A D V
B M I H U G K D C T B D S H L A

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CLIMB CRY DRIVE
EAT FLY JOG
JUMP LAUGH LEARN
LISTEN LOOK RUN
SING SLEEP SPEAK
STEAL TALK THINK
THROW WALK

Here is an example of a library card.

Name: Joe Bloggs Bolton Library

Address 12 Bright Street

Bolton
Lancs
BL8 7RT

Phone Phone
01204 768798

07896345213
Date of Birth 12/06/1984 Mobile

Email [email protected]

Using the following details fill in the library cards like the one above
on the next page.

Leanne Smith lives at 34 North Road, Bolton, BL8 7GD. Her

email address is [email protected]. Her phone number is
01203 678987 and her mobile number is 07865234765. She
was born on 23rd October 1976.

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Marcus Jones lives at 276 Whittle Street, Bolton, BL8 3HG.

His email address is [email protected]. His phone
 number is 01204567543 and his mobile number is

Joanne Lord 1000808

Name: Bolton Library

Address

Phone

Date of Birth Mobile

Email

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Using a dictionary, find out the meaning of these

words and write them down.

Noun
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Verb
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Name: Bolton Library Sentence

Address

Phone

Mobile

Date of Birth Email

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Comma
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Punctuation
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From everything you have learnt within this booklet, write a text
message in the mobile phone text box:

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Topic Page Number Date Completed

Alphabet - Upper and Page 3

Lowercase Letters Ww/E1.2
Page 4

Using Capital Letters Page 6

Page 7
Ws/E2.4 Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11

Consonant: Vowel: Consonant Page 13

Short Vowel Sounds
Page 14
Rw/E1.1 Page 15
Page 16

Punctuation Page 19
Page 20
Ws/E1.2 Page 21
Ws/L1.3 Page 22
Page 23

Writing Sentences Page 25

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Wt/E1.1 Page 26
Page 27
Page 36

Reading Page 29
Rt/E.1.1 Page 30
Rt/E1.2 Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
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Date Completed: ______________________

Learner Signature: ______________________

Tutor Signature: ______________________

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