Workbook 5 Handwriting
Sue Peet
1 Page Contents 1 1 Your handwriting folder 2 2 Decorative patterns 3 3 Borders and line patterns 4 4 Decorating letters 5 5 Label your folders 6 6 Some words you should know 7 7 Some words you should know 8 8 Greetings! 9 9 Design some labels 10 10 Beware the apostrophe! 11 11 Spelling tips 12 12 Correct the errors 13 13 Writing in italics 14 14 Handwriting check 1: “Song of the Witches” 15 15 Writing dialogue in plays 16 16 Design a menu 17 17 Design a card for a special festival 18 18 Planning a front cover for a book 19 19 Design a front cover for a schoolbook 20 20 Design your own school logo 21 21 Roots and derivations 22 22 Idiomatic sayings 23 23 Correct the errors 24 Page 24 Make the adverb 25 25 Design a poster 26 26 A speed writing test 27 27 Match the prefix 28 28 Match the suffix 29 29 Correct the errors 30 30 AttenSHUN! 31 31 Different writing styles 32 32 Handwriting check 2: “Cats” 33 33 Onomatopoeic words 34 34 Labelling road signs 35 35 Designing road signs 36 36 Pictograms 37 37 Writing a list 38 38 Proverbs and sayings 39 39 Handwriting check 3: “Hints on pronunciation” 40 40 Do you have an ‘ology’? 41 41 Some words you should know 42 42 A speed writing test 43 43 Some words you should know 44 44 Silent letters 45 45 Handwriting check 4: “Skateboarder” 46 46 Handwriting check 5: Proverbs and sayings 47 47 Handwriting check 6: “I love to do my homework” 48 Contents Name:
Your handwriting folder 1
Design a cover for your handwriting folder. Think about the layout and whether you should use print or joined handwriting. You might decorate the Title box or some of the capital letters used.
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Decorative patterns 2
Here are some patterns that you might use to decorate your work. Try these rst and then design some patterns of your own.
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Borders and line patterns 3
Create a page of borders and line patterns that you might use to decorate your work. Store them in your handwriting folder.
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Decorating letters
These capital letters illustrate different styles and decoration.
Draw each letter in a box in a different style and decorate them all.
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Label your folders 5
Design some eye-catching labels to use in your folders at school and at home. Here are some subject folders you might label.
Think about this!
Think carefully about which words should have a capital letter at the beginning.
Some of the writing is in speech.
How will you show this?
S¶t]or¬e¡ I ¶h]a[¹Ö ¡[t]a[Œ·e]d
M¶þ ¶b[i[Œt[h]d]a[þ ¶b]šŠ„
M¶þ ¼a[œou[ri[·e ¶p]²Ö[m
S¶t[uÁö »›om ¶t[«e i¶n¶·e]r±â[t
T¶«e ¶¥e¡[t ¼šŠt[b]a[l[l ¶·e]a[m â[¹Ö[r!
Wªo›d¡ I ¶±¨e]d ¼or ¶wri[t[i[n]ü
L¶i¡[t ªÆ ªÍššd ¶ºÖ[b¡[i[·e¡
I¶n¼orm]a[t[i]on I ¶m]a[þ ¶±¨e]d ªa]Ía[i[n
T¶«e ªÌ Ö]a[·e¡[t ¶p]op ªÌ›ou[p ¶i[n ¶t[«e ¶ŸoŒl]d
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Some words you should know 6
Write the words in the box in alphabetical order. Then practise reading and spelling them with your partner.
Think about this!
Write each word at least three times.
Try not to lift your pen off the paper until you have nished writing the word.
When you have nished, try writing each word again with your eyes closed.
¶h]a[p[p[þ ªc[h[i[l]d[ Ö[n ¶b]a[b[þ ªÍa[›§e[n ¶«e]a[›d ¶b[i[Œt[h]d]a[þ ªc[l]Št[«e¡ ¶b]a[l[l]šon ¶«e]a]d ¶b[›Št[«e[r ªÌ Ö]a[t
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Some words you should know 7
Write the words in the box in alphabetical order. Then practise reading and spelling them with your partner.
Think about this!
Write each word at least three times.
Try not to lift your pen off the paper until you have nished writing the word.
When you have nished, try writing each word again with your eyes closed.
¶ŸoŒl]d ªc[l]a[uØe ªa]c[›on[Òm ¡[wi[m[m[i[n]ü ¶p[ Ö[p]oã[i[t[i]on ¶t[h]oÇe ¡]o°e[t[h[i[n]ü ¶Œ«e[t]ori]c]a[l ¡[Òn]on[Òm ¶Ÿo›d ¡[u[ Ö ¶ŸoŒ„ ª•u]Št]a[t[i]on
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Greetings cards may be sent on many occasions. Here are some typical greetings. Copy them out and store them in your handwriting folder for future use. Remember: these are exclamations!
Hªa[p[p[þ B¶i[Œt[h]d]a[þ!
Gâ[t Wâ[l[l Sªšon!
Hªa[p[p[þ A¶n[n[i[¹Ö[rã]a[rþ!
I’¶m Sªorrþ!
Cªon]Ì›a[t[u[l]a[t[i]on¡!
Sªorrþ Yªou’¶ Ö Lâ]a[Úi[n]ü!
J¶u¡[t ªa NªŠ·e!
Think about this!
A Nâ[w Bªa[b[þ!
Many people are especially pleased to receive a greetings card made by hand instead of bought. It is often a good idea to make these in advance so that you have one ready for a special occasion.
Design a greetings card for a special occasion that will soon happen. Then you will be ready and save money!
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Greetings! 8
