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English Home Language
Workbook 2: Writing and Handwriting
Term 2
Grade 3
SAMPLE
CAPS aligned
Dr N Scheepers H Erasmus
Activity 37: Cursive
Copy the letters to the end of the line in cursive. Copy the words in cursive.
V w W s S c C l L j J o O i I
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Activity 37: Cursive
vast William sister Christo Lungi invent
Activity 38: Nouns
Read the nouns in the blocks. Make a sentence with each word. Write the sentences in the present tense.
Activity 39: Cursive
Copy the letters to the end of the line in cursive. Copy the words in cursive.
a A
n N p P h H x X u U m M y Y SAMPLE
Activity 39: Cursive
anchor Nilo
Mother hat park your
Xhosa upset
Albert night moves Henry Peter button
Activity 40: Cursive
Copy the letters to the end of the line in cursive. Copy the words in cursive.
b B d D
j J h H
q Q r R f F l L SAMPLE
Activity 40: Cursive
blind dolphin
Frodo hand
Jabu leave
Quinn route
Bongi Damian fruit hiss
jeep
Laura
Activity 41: Cursive
Copy the words in cursive. Make a sentence with one of the words and write it on the lines below the words.
Activity 42: Objectives and nouns
Read the sentences. Circle the adjectives. Underline the nouns.
The tired children sit under the old tree.
Mommy is cooking a delicious supper.
Dodo is a naughty dog.
Jamie rides fast on his new red bicycle.
“Please put the milk back in the white fridge,” says Mom.
“Are we allowed to swim in the big swimming pool?” asks Daniel.
Lauren draws with a blue pencil and Linda draws with a red pen.
Granny parked her blue car in front of the house under the biggest tree.
Tiaan and Tom build a tall tower with blue and yellow blocks.
Petro sits on the soft chair and reads a thick book.
Giraffes have long necks and eat green leaves.
Activity 43: Cursive
Copy the words in cursive. Make a sentence with one of the words and write it on the lines below the words.
Activity 44: Capital letters and punctuation
Rewrite the sentences with the correct capital letters and punctuation.
robert and louis play cricket on the lawn
who lives in the white house on the corner
when is granny coming to visit asks wilma
mom is in a hurry but she ±rst needs to fetch lebo from school
katie is tired because she ran all the way to school
careful you’ll get hurt shouts thato
brrr it is really cold today says carla
in the morning daddy reads the newspaper before he eats breakfast
Activity 45: Cursive
Copy the words in cursive. Make a sentence with one of the words and write it on the lines below the words.
newspaper bread breakfast tea
meet piglet farm
Activity 46: Write a book review
Read this example of a book review. Then write your own book review about the story: ‘The bee’s knees’.
What do you write in a book review?
Before you write your review, read the questions below. Use them to write a good book review.
1. The title of the book.
You may mention that you like the title of the book (or not). Did the title grab your attention? Do you think the author could have created a better title?
2. The name of the author.
You may mention that it is the first time you read one of the author’s books. Or you may mention that you chose the book because you like the author’s other books.
3. What is the book about?
What happens in the story? Do not reveal the whole plot. Only give a short summary to explain what the story is about. Do not give the end away!
4. Who are the main characters?
Who is the main character? What are they like? Which other characters also play an important role in the story? Did you like some of the characters, and why? Were there characters who you disliked, and why?
5. What is the setting of the story?
Where does most of the story take place (for example, on a farm or at school)? Does it take place in the present (now), in the past or even in the future? Is this information important for the story? If it is, you must mention it in your review.
6. What did you enjoy about the book? Explain why you liked the book.
7. Would you recommend this book?
Do you think your friends would like to read the book? Provide reasons why you think they would.
Information and example: http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/guest-book-review-the-magicfinger-by-roald-dahl/
Title: The Magic Finger
Author: Roald Dahl
To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it’s just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she’s very, very angry, the little girl’s Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it’s turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that’s just the beginning of their problems …
My favourite parts of the story are when she points the magic finger at the Greggs and when she pointed her finger at her old teacher and turned her into a cat.
I would recommend this book to my friends and I will read it again myself. Both girls and boys will like this book because it isn’t just about boys or girls and it is funny too.
Reviewed by: Ruan Jacobs
Write your own book review about the story: ‘The bee’s knees’.
