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Reg. No.: 2011/011959/07
English Home Language
Workbook 2: Writing and Handwriting
Term 3
Grade 3
SAMPLE
CAPS aligned
Dr N Scheepers H Erasmus
Activity 67: Cursive
Read the word in the block. What does it remind you of? Work with a friend and write ten words that relate to the word in the block. Write the words in cursive.
1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 SAMPLE
Activity 68: Capital letters and punctuation
Copy the sentences in cursive. Use the correct capital letters and punctuation.
mommy and daddy put all the bags in the boot
where is bruno hiding
mommy sets the table because it is time for supper
i must remember to take my school bag sports clothes and tennis racket
do you like watching television
pete sits at the table and does his homework
daddy wants to light the ±re but he must ±rst chop the wood
yippee my best friend is visiting today says william
Activity 69: Personal pronouns
Read the words in the blocks. Fill in the personal pronouns to complete the sentences.
Ben is lying on _____ bed.
Where is _____ bag?
This is _____ house. _____ must brush your teeth. Do _____ like pizza?
The hen calls _____ chicks. ______ each have a dog. I talk to _____ friends. our his You They my her you your
Activity 70: Past progressive tense
Write the sentences in the past progressive tense.
He listened to a nice song.
They shared their toys with the girls during break.
She played the piano for her younger sister.
Yesterday we raised money for charity.
Daddy parked the car in front of the shop last week.
The cat used its litter box yesterday.
I visited my grandparents last weekend.
We painted the house during winter.
Activity 71: Conjunctions
Read the sentences. Use the conjunctions in the blocks and combine the sentences.
because and but because and because
Daddy mows the lawn. Frank waters the roses.
You must quickly get dressed. We are leaving soon.
Mommy picks roses in the garden. She arranges them in a vase. ___________________________________________________________
Hanli wants to play outside. She must ±rst do her homework.
Mommy invited guests for supper. It is Daddy’s birthday today.
The dog barks. He sees the cat sitting on the wall.
Activity 72: Nouns
Make a sentence with each of the nouns. Write your sentences in the present tense in cursive.
cloud bag hat airport street car
Activity 73: Cursive
Read the word in the block. What does it remind you of? Work with a friend and write ten words that relate to the word in the block. Write the words in cursive. pollution 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 SAMPLE
Activity 74: Alphabetical order
Arrange the words in alphabetical order. Copy the words in cursive. 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 14 refuse plastic glass bottle paper grass factory smoke dirty ±sh water green tin garbage
Activity 75: Pronouns
Read the sentences and ±nd the pronouns. Write the pronouns on the lines below each sentence.
Ben ran very fast. He won the race.
Jason made his bed and put on his school uniform.
You have a lovely garden.
Hanna and Lebo are best friends. They are watching a movie.
Arthur picks up his soccer ball and runs to the soccer ±eld.
Activity 76: Synonyms
Write a word with the same meaning (synonym) as the one provided. Write in cursive. big automobile happy delicious quickly furious joy exhausted sad queasy pretty incorrect smile sleepy
Activity 77: Write a news report
You are a newspaper reporter. Write a short story about one of these:
• A wrecked oil tanker is leaking oil into the ocean.
• A factory is in trouble after they were caught pumping dirty water into a river.
• A grade 3 class thought of a great way to reduce waste at school.
Activity 78: Feelings
Read the words in the blocks. Copy the happy feelings in the column to the left, and the unhappy feelings in the column to the right. Write in cursive. scared satis±ed sad happy smiling miserable delighted furious Happy feelings
Unhappy feelings
