WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE GIVEN TENSES

1. The girl goes to school.

Past tense ……………………………………………….
2. She playing netball with her friend.
Future tense …………………………………………..
3. They danced at the party.
Present tense ………………………………………….
4. The girls jump over the fence.
Past tense ……………………………………………….
5. Thabo washes the clothes.
Future tense …………………………………………..
6. Mpho will wash the shirt.
Present tense ………………………………………….

WHAT IS THE TENSE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES?

7. A nurse brought a little girl baby to the park.
8. An old man sat down and read his book.
9. Dr Smith healed the patient.
10. Every child likes an ice cream.
11. George came home very late last night.
12. He had a dog last year.
13. I am going to cook tonight.
14. I forgot my wallet.
15. I won’t go to the cemetery
16. It doesn’t rain here in the summer.
17. It smells very delicious in the kitchen.
18. Last year I traveled to Germany.
19. She doesn’t use a computer.
20. She finished all the exercises.
21. She goes to work by car.
22. She will see her friend at the weekend.
23. She won’t watch the football match.
24. The sun rises at the east.
25. They are going to dance.
26. They will win the game.
27. Tomorrow, the sun will rise at 6:00 am.
28. We generally sing songs all together.
29. We cook every day.
30. We go to the gym club together.
31. We live in Takatokwane.
32. We will probably win.
33. Where was she at 7 o’clock last night?
34. Will it hurt?
35. You go to holiday every summer.
36. You have a big house.

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CHANGE THE SENTENCES BELOW INTO QUESTIONS.
EXAMPLE: Sentence: I am eating meat.
Question: Am I eating meat?
1. Sentence: She is playing with the cat.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Sentence: Mary and her friends are singing a song.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Sentence: Mr Modiri sells fish.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. Sentence: They speak Setswana.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
5. Sentence: Mphoyamodimo and his friends are singing a song.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. Sentence: She likes sorghum and porridge.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
7. Sentence: Margret was at the field.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
8. Sentence: This car is fast.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….

CHANGE THE SENTENCES BELOW INTO QUESTIONS.

EXAMPLE: Sentence: They are coming to school.
Question: Are they coming to school?
1. Sentence: She lives in Lobatse.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Sentence: The time is 3 o’clock.
Question: ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Sentence: I am playing football.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. Sentence: Tumelo swept the class.
Question: ……………………………………………………………………………….

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WRITE POSITIVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW. AN EXAMPLE IS GIVEN BELOW.
EXAMPLE: Question: Did you go to school today?
Positive Answer: Yes, I did.
1. Question: Are you ten years old?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
2. Question: Neo and Bame, do you like watching television in the afternoon?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
3. Question: Did she write a letter?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
4. Question: Will you go to school today?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
5. Question: Have you cooked lunch for them?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
6. Question: Did they watch the match?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
7. Question: Did he go to the cattle post?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
8. Question: Were they all present in the class?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
9. Question: Will you come with me?
Positive Answer: …………………………….............................................
10.

WRITE NEGATIVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW. AN EXAMPLE IS GIVEN BELOW.

EXAMPLE: Question: Was she playing with the cat?
Negative Answer: No, she was not playing with the cat.
1. Question: Is she writing?
Negative Answer: …………………………………………………………………..
2. Question: Are the school holidays over?
Negative Answer: …………………………………………………………………..

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Which of the following parts of speech are underlined in the sentences below?

Adverb, noun, verb, preposition, pronoun, conjunction,

1. Mpho speaks slowly.

2. She is a girl.
3. We live in Takatokwane.
4. Thabo is running because he is late.
5. Our school is very clean.
6. Kemiso leaves near the church.

CIRCLE THE WORD WHICH BEST COMPLETES EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
1. This year our company has grown (big, bigger, biggest) than last year.
2. The cheater is the (fast, faster, fastest) animal in Africa.
3. I have bought the (expensive, more expensive, most expensive) dress in town.
4. Thabo is (shorter, short, shortest) than Chris.
5. Bianca is the (youngest, young, younger) in the class.
6. Today is (coldest, colder, cold) than yesterday.
7. He is (big, bigger, biggest) than you.
8. I am reading a very (old, older, oldest) book.
9. The cat is sleeping (quiet, quietly, quietest) on the mat.
10. Sam is (tallest, tall, taller) than Kabo.
11. Tom is the (handsome, most handsome, more handsome) boy in the school.
12. Naledi is the (best, good, better) pupil in class.
13. 7. Tina is (young, younger, youngest) than Nina.
14. This boy is the (fat, fatter, fattest) in our school.
15. The girl sang (beautiful, beautifully, beauty)
16. Peter is (hardworking, more hardworking, most hardworking) than David.

The word “play” can mean different things. Three meanings of the word “play” have been given below.
Meaning 1: Take part in sport.
Meaning 2: To enjoy yourself.
Meaning 3: Have a part in a play.
Write the meaning of play as used below.
1. Let us play a game.
Meaning of play: ……………………………………………………………………

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2. I want to play football.
Meaning of play: ……………………………………………………………………...

The word “make” can mean different things. Three meanings of the word “make” have been given below.
Meaning 1: To cause something to happen.
Meaning 2: To put parts together.
Meaning 3: To choose someone.
Write the meaning of make as used below.
1. They make furniture from wood.
Meaning of make: ………………………………………………………………………
2. They make a lot of noise.
Meaning of make: ………………………………………………………………………

The word “hand” can mean different things. Three meanings of the word “hand” have been given below.
Meaning 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm.
Meaning 2: To give something to someone.
Meaning 3: A person who helps with some work, for example, on a farm.
Write the meaning of hand as used below.
1. Cindy told Bernard to hand her the ball.
Meaning of hand: ………………………………………………………………………
2. I cannot wash dishes because my hand is painful.
Meaning of hand: ………………………………………………………………………

The word “cook” can mean different things. Three meanings of the word “cook” have been given below.
Meaning 1: Make up a story.
Meaning 2: Frying or baking food.
Meaning 3: A person who prepares food.
Write the meaning of cook as used below.
1. My sister is a good cook.
Meaning of cook: ………………………………………………………………………
2. My aunt taught me how to cook.
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Meaning of cook: ………………………………………………………………………

The word “look” can mean different things. Three meanings of the word “look” have been given below.
Meaning 1: To appear in some way.
Meaning 2: To search for something.
Meaning 3: To direct eyes towards someone.
Meaning 3: To face in a specified direction.

Write the meaning of look as used below.

1. “Look at me,” he said.
Meaning of look: ………………………………………………………………………
2. Ben wanted to look for his bag in the storeroom.
Meaning of look: ………………………………………………………………………
3. The houses look on the river.
Meaning of look: ………………………………………………………………………
Below are dictionary meanings of word "flat." Select the correct meaning of word 'flat" as used in the
sentence below.
FLAT
Meaning 1. Set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one level of a building.
Meaning 2. Smooth and level, with no curved, high or hollow parts.
Meaning 3. Without energy, interest or emotion.
Meaning 4. Airless, does not contain air.
Meaning 5. Powerless, does not contain electrical power.
1. My radio cannot play because the batteries are flat.
Meaning of flat: ………………………………………………………………………
2. We had to replace the flat tyre with a spare one.
Meaning of flat: ………………………………………………………………………
3. The Makgadikgadi Pans landscape is very flat so it is good for viewing wild animals.
Meaning of flat: ………………………………………………………………………
4. He tried to sing out loud but his voice sounded flat.
Meaning of flat: ………………………………………………………………………

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1. "Hurry (up, down, to), " said the teacher.
2. (Who, Where, What) is my plate?
3. Windows are made (of, for, off) glass.
4. He lives (over, across, under) the road.
5. The bird (has, have, had) two wings.
6. There is a man sitting (behind, above, between) the counter.
7. She put them (in, from, at) her shopping basket.
8. My father (or, but, and) mother are at home.
9. There are (many, full, much) girls in our village.
10. Today is (hottest, hot, hotter) than yesterday.
11. The river is very (deeper, deepest, deep).
12. Peter is the (hardworking, more hardworking, most hardworking) student in the school.
13. The train is going (under, before, between) the bridge.
14. Thuso (had, have, has) a new pair of shoes yesterday.
15. (That, This, Those) books next to you are mine.
16. (Them, Their, They) classroom is dark.
17. Benny loves (his, him, her) dog.
18. The shops opens (at, on, in) 9 o'clock.
19. (Who, Whose, What) brother is it that ate all the food?
20. The boy is playing with (him, her, his) friend.
21. Look (at, by, on) this new book.
22. (It, Its, They) looks like his.
23. Has (you, she, we) returned my book?
24. James jumped (over, into, between) the fence.
25. He came (in, by, on) bus.
26. This is (a, an, the) person I was telling you about.
27. She lives (on, in, of) Gaborone.
28. She gave her a pencil (although, while, because) they are friends.
29. We have a lot of (tall, tallest, taller) trees near our school.
30. The book is (good, bettter, best) than the one I read yesterday.
31. Bianca is the (beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful) girl in our class.
32. The women are cooking (for, of, to) the wedding.
33. Leungo and Naome are (him, his, he) friends.
34. The cat was found (under, in, over) the table.
35. Gabone's ball is (behind, between, inside) the door.
36. I usually drink two cups of water (an, a, the) day.
37. The fence was (very, much, so) high.
38. That dog looks like (us, mine, them).
39. The garage is (between, under, on) the church and the school.
40. Botshelo poured the milk (into, from, at) the bucket.
41. Junior is a good student (as, or, but) Mpho is better than him.
42. He is standing (near, through, inside) the wall.
43. The girls ate (they, their, them) food late in the afternoon.
44. (Why, Who, Where) are you late for work?
45. (This, That, Those) girls stole my dress.
46. Tumelo will plough (if, since, so) it rains.
47. Amantle is the (young, youngest, younger) in the family.
48. Who is (tall, taller, tallest) than Millicent in the class?
49. There (was, is, were) once a very old woman called Morubi.
50. She lived in a big house by (himself, herself, itself).
51. One day she visited our school to tell (them, we, us) stories.
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52. She was very good at (tell, telling, told) stories.
53. As she walked back to her house that day, she saw (the, a, an) baboon.
54. It was carrying some bananas from a farm nearby, it had stolen them from (a, an, the) farm.
55. She shouted at it for having stolen the bananas. When it heard her loud voice, it ran away (quick, quicker,
quickly) throwing one banana at her.
56. She laughed so (hard, harder, hardly) until tears came from her eyes.
57. I (go, am going, went) to the cinema last night.
58. I think we can park our car over (their, there, they're) by the restaurant.
59. Do you think we can borrow (their, there, they're) car to drive to the park?
60. Tom (will run, was running, are running) to school tomorrow.
61. Children (like, liked, likes) fruits but hate juice.
62. The dog was barking (on at with) the goats.
63. Bonolo is playing (in, with, to) her friends.
64. Kagiso is sitting (at, in, between) Truth and Annah.
65. I live (on, in, at) this house.
66. Just run (around, between, across) this tree ten times.
67. (Inside, From, At) school we learn how to write.
68. Mpho and (me, her, I) arrived late at school.
69. The books belong to Bontshetse and Kutlo but the pens are not (their, hers, theirs).
70. My grandfather walks very (slow, slowly, slower) because he is old.
71. Joe fell from the tree and he got (hurt, hurts, hurting).
72. Keneilwe and Thabo are my friends but Bontshetse is my (good, better, best) friend.
73. Our village is (a, an, the) lovely place to live in.
74. Many parents visited (a, an, the) school today.
75. This bag is (mine, their, his). It belongs to me.
76. The rich man has smart clothes and (expensive, expense, expenses) shoes.
77. You can have either (a, an, the) apple or some grapes.
78. He lost (a, an, the) pen which I gave him.
79. The girls gave the teacher an (answer, answers, answered).
80. They left the house to go for a (walks, walk, walking).
81. Mr Mafura is (strong, stronger, strongest) than Mr Sebolao.
82. Bianca is the (young, younger, youngest) in the class.
83. We washed our blankets and (hang, hangs, hung) them on the line.
84. The boys (eats, ate, eat) their food quickly.
85. The students were given (some, much, many) homework.
86. Our goat has been missing for (several, much, many) days.
87. The baby slept (quiet, quietly, quieter) at night.
88. Magdeline sang (beautiful, beautifully, beauty).
89. The party started (on, by, at) time.
90. My friend is married (by, with, to) a doctor.

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