“Way Forward”

Study Pack - English

Grade Six
2021- Second Term

DEVELOPMENT SECTION
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-WESTERN PROVINCE
 A word to the teacher……
This collection of activities has been prepared with the intention of providing
an additional support to the teachers to complete the competency levels, to be
covered during the second term. Except competency levels related to listening
and speaking, all the other competency levels have been included in this
material.
Teachers can use this material to align the textbook and the teacher guide
properly when doing lessons using online platforms.
Moreover, the activities included, have been designed encouraging self -
learning mode. Therefore, students can complete these activities and receive the
post feedback by the teacher. The efforts taken by teachers to provide
maximum learning opportunities to the children amidst all the difficulties
during Covid-19 Pandemic is highly commendable. Finally, it is recommended
to use this material by adapting activities according to the standards of the
students.

Advice and approval: Mr. P. Srilal Nonis, Provincial Director of Education

Provincial Department of Education- Western Province
Monitoring : Mr.K.P.N.Premasiri,
Additional Provincial Director of Education
Provincial Department of Education- Western Province
Mrs. Nimali Baduraliya- Additional Provincial Director of Education
Provincial Department of Education- Western Province
Guidance- : Mrs. Priyangika Walpolage, Assistant Director of Education,
Provincial Department of Education- Western Province

Subject Coordination : Mrs.Anusha Namarathne, Assistant Director of Education,

Zonal Education Office- Minuwangoda
Mrs. Dulika Manori- Assistant Director of Educatiom,
Zonal Education Office-Horana

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Lesson One
Competency Level : 4.1 - Uses masculine and feminine Forms of nouns appropriately.
Lesson : Masculine and feminine forms of nouns

Most nouns have masculine and feminine genders.

Masculine Gender - A noun that denotes “ male “
Eg:- boy, man, son, lion

Feminine Gender - A noun that denotes “ female “

Eg :- girl, woman, daughter, lioness

Changing a Masculine Gender noun into Feminine Gender.

1. Using a different word

Masculine
Feminine
father Mother
uncle Aunt
cock Hen
drake Duck

2. Adding a word

Masculine Feminine
grandfather grandmother
landlord Landlady
pea cock pea hen
he-goat she-goat

3. Adding -ess

Masculine Feminine
prince Princess
poet Poetess
lion Lioness
tiger Tigress

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Activity – 01
(A) Match (A) with (B)

(A) Masculine ( B ) Feminine

1. king a. nanny goat
2. peacock b. witch
3. he-bear c. lady
4. billy goat d. queen
5. wizard e. madam
6. sir f. she-bear
7. gentleman g. peahen

(B) Complete the following by selecting the correct feminine words given in the circle

a) father and …...mother…..

b) uncle and ………………….
c) brother and ………..………..
d) man and ……………………
aunt cow-elephant e) hero and ……………………..
f) fox and ………………………
g) tiger and …………………….
tigress h) lion and ……………………..
i) horse and ……………………
mare j) bull elephant and …………….

Activity – 02
Encircle the feminine words hidden in the word search puzzle and fill in the blanks.
1. GANDER - GOOSE .
2. FOX - ………………….. A E G M C J M
3. TIGER - ………………….. B V I A L O D
4. PIG - …………………..
5. DEER - …………………. T I G R E S S
6. BULL - …………………. D X O E C B N
7. HORSE - …………………. U E O D O E P
8. COCK - ………………….
9. DROVE - ………………… C N S O W E Q
10. DRAKE - ………………… K H E N F H K

Activity – 03
Rewrite the following sentences using “ female “ words of the underlined words.
a) The fox disturbed the billy-goat.
The vixen disturbed the nanny-goat.

b) The lion killed the bull.

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…………………………………………………………..

c) The boy ran to the prince.

…………………………………………………………….

d) The king admired the hero.

………………………………………………………………

e) The gentleman prayed the god.

………………………………………………………………

f) The tiger attacked the deer.

………………………………………………………………..

Extended Activities : Pupil’s Book – Page -95 , 96 and 97 – Activity 11 , 12 and 13

Work Book - Page – 26 – Activity 05
- Page 54 and 55 – Activity 03, 04 and 05
Prepared by – H.A.K.Madupani
ISA (English )
Zonal Education Office – Minuwangoda

Lesson Two
C.L. 5.1 Uses visual clues to derive the meaning of the text
We can get the support of the pictures,
● To clearly understand the given text
● To understand/guess the meaning of a new word of the given text
Activity 1
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with the given words

(shelves,red carpet,train,nice-looking,toy shop)

Today is Ravin’s birthday.Ravin and mother go to the _____. There’s a _____ in the middle of the
shop.Toys are kept in _____.There are many _____ toys.Ravin gets a long _____ as the birthday gift.

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Activity 2
Read the four advertisements and answer the questions.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(Advertisement 1) Name three food items …………………………………………………….
(Advertisement 2) To whom are they making little libraries …………………………………..
(Advertisement 3) What is the festival/carnival? ……………………………………………….
Can we buy one for half of the price? ………………………………………
(Advertisement 4) What is the drink? …………………………………………………………..

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Activity 3
These are the steps to make milk shake. Read and match the pictures.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

a) Boil milk and chocolate and let it cool in the fridge.

b) Cut the chocolate into slices.
c) Pour the mixture into the glasses and decorate.
d) Take 500ml fresh milk.
e) Milk shake is ready to serve.
f) Decorate the glasses with chocolate syrup.
g) Add ice cubes,four scoops of vanilla ice cream and blend it to smooth.

Extended activities
● Pupils book Pg 13/14
● Pg 28
● Pg 40
● Pg 66
● Pg 80
● Work book pg 59/60
Prepared by K.L.C. Senarathna
ISA (Minuwangoda zone)
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 Lesson Three
Competency level: 5.2 extracts specific information from various types of texts.
Read the following description and answer the questions.
Silva the Policeman
Mr. Silva is a policeman. He is thirty-five years old. He is thin and tall. He works at the police station in
Horana. He helps people a lot. Everyday he gets up at half past five in the morning. Then he brushes his
teeth, washes his face and puts on his clothes. Next, he eats his breakfast at 6o’clock and he leaves home at
half past six.
Mr. Silva starts work at 7o’clock. He puts on his uniform and gets his weapon. Then he helps people who
come to meet him.in the afternoon he visits the urban area in Horana division. He leaves the police station
and comes home at about 6o’clock in the evening.Then he takes a shower and plays with his two sons. After
having dinner, he goes to bed at about 10 o’clock.
Activity 1
Underline the correct answer

1. What is his 2. What is he? 3. How old is he?

name? a) A doctor a) twenty three
a) Mr.Salva
b) Mr.Silva b) A plumber b) thirty five
c) Mr.Sily c) A policeman c) thirty three
Activity 2
Answer the following questions.
1) Where does he work?
………………………………………………………………
2) What time does he get up?
………………………………………………………………
3) What time does he go to work?
………………………………………………………………
4) What does he do in the afternoon?
………………………………………………………………
5) Who does he play with?
………………………………………………………………
Activity 3

1. How many minutes does he take for travelling?

………………………………………………………………
2. Why does he play with his sons?
………………………………………………………………
3. What are the games that you would like to play with others?

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Read the text book and answer

Activity 1
Look at the picture on page 44 in Pupils book and answer the following.
A. Write two names of fruits.
1. …………………. 2. ………………………..
B. Write two names of vegetables.
1. …………………. 2. ………………………..
Activity 2
Read the paragraph on page 44 and 45. Answer the following questions.
1. What are the 5 main nutrients in the food we eat?
1. ………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………
2. Fill in the blanks.
1. Yams have ………………….. .
2. Milk, fish, eggs and gram have ……………………….. .
3. Milk and dairy foods have …………………………. .
4. Fresh vegetables and fruits have …………………. and ……………….
5. Carbohydrates and fat give us ……………………….
Activity 3
1. Why should you drink plenty of clean water?
…………………………………………………………………..
2. Why should we eat healthy food?
…………………………………………………………………..
3. Complete the following.
a. An apple a day ………………………………………………..
b. To be healthy …………………………………………………
c. The best food ………………………………………………….

Prepared by: Subhadra Jayasekera

In Service Advisor
Horana Zone

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 Lesson Four
5.3 Transfers information into other forms.
Activity 1
Read the following poem and fill the blanks in the given paragraph.
My Mom
My mom is nice
I like her eyes
My mom is good
I love her food
My mom is funny
I like her bunny
I love my mom
And she loves me.

This poem is written by Nadini about her mother. Her mother is ……nice……., ……………. and
…………………… Nadini likes her mother’s ……………. and …………………..
Nadini ………………….her mother. She …………………..Nadini.

Activity 2
Read following description and fill the grid. First one is done for you.
Supun
Supun is a grade 6 boy who studies in Nalanda College,
Colombo. He lives in Minuwangoda. His mother is a teacher
and father is an engineer. He has a little sister who is studying
at Sri Bodhi Vidyalaya, Gampaha. Supun is good at singing and
playing piano. He is in the school Western Band too. His hobby
is gardening. He has a little garden with many vegetables.
Supun’s helper is his sister. After the online classes, he spends
his day in the garden. He likes to be an agrarian in the future.

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1. Name of the boy Supun

2 Grade
3 School
4 Hometown
5 Number of brothers and sisters
6 Mother
7 Father
8 Good at
9 Hobby
10 Things in the garden
11 Ambition

Activity 3
Do the puzzle.

Across 1. A vegetable.

4. A long necked bird 2. A very useful tree.

7. A star shaped fish in the sea. 3. An animal to ride on.
8. You wear this to go to school 5. A useful vehicle for
10. The longest river in Sri Lanka
farmers.6. A festival of
Christians.
Extended Activities.: Unit 9-Act. 3 unit 10-Act. 4
9. A famous game among
Prepared by: Sanuji Karunasekara- boys.
Teacher,Reggie Ranatunga Science College-Minuwangoda
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 Lesson Five
Competency Level 4.2 :Uses terms referring to young ones of animals appropriately.
Introduction : In English we use different words for baby animals.

Animals babies
1.bear cub
2.lion cub
3.tiger cub Animals babies
4.panda cub 21.duck duckling
5.fox cub 22 fish fingerling
6.leopard cub 23.cod codling
7.cat kitten 24.goose gosling
8.dog puppy 25.crocodile hatchling
9.buffalo calf 26.ostrich hatchling
10.elephant calf 27 hippopotamus calf
11.camal calf 28.dragonfly nymph
12.deer Calf/fawn 29.cockroach nymph
13.giraffe calf 30.hen chick
14.dolphin calf 31.sheep lamb
15.horse Colt /
foal
16.donkey foal
17.goat kid
18.pig piglet
19.monkey infant
20.kangaroo flyer

Activity 1
Match animals with their babies
1. Cow piglet
2. Pig colt
3. Monkey kid
4. Horse duckling
5. Duck puppy
6. Goat kitten
7. Dog lamb
8. Cat cub
9. Lion infant
10. Sheep calf

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Activity 2
Name the animals and their babies.

1. tiger ……and cub…………… 2…………………and……………………… 3…………………and……………………

4……………………and………………5………………and…………………….. 6…………… and…………………..

Activity 3
Read and draw pictures.

1 A fingerling 2. A kitten 3. A duckling 4. A piglet

Extended activities
Pupils text Unit 11 Activity 09 and 10
Work book Unit 11 Activity 1and 2
Prepared by -W.A.D.A Gunasinghe ISA ( Minuwangoda Education Zone)

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 Lesson Six
5.4 Reads and respond to simple poems
Activity 1
Read the following poem and underline the correct answer.
See the bug

See the bug

On the rug
I will give
His leg a tug

See him run

See him go
He did not like it
No, No

See him hop

On the mop
See him hide
To make me stop

I will stop
I will not tug
You are safe
Little bug

1. Where is the bug?

a) On the rug.
b) On the leg.

2. Where does it hop?

a) On the mop
b) On the rug

3. Does the speaker like the bug?

a) Yes
b) No
4. Write down
Rhyming couplets
Eg: bug, rug
………………. …………………..
……………… …………………..

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Activity 2
Read the poem and answer the questions given.
Our class
We work to make good grade
We are as hard working as ants
We study hard,
We are as smart as owls
We have fun all day
We are playful like babies
We like to make others laugh
We are funny like clowns.

A)
1. What is the title of the poem?.....................................................
2. What do they like to do?..........................................................
3. How many lines are there in the poem?....................................................
4. How many animals are mentioned in the poem?.........................................
5. Who are they?...........................................................
B) Fill in the blanks.
Eg:-
1. They work hard like ants.
2. They are smart like ……………….
3. They are playful like …………….
4. They are funny like ……………….
Activity 3
Read the poem and answer the questions given.
My shadow
I have a little shadow
That goes in and out with me
And what can be use of him
Is more than I can see

He is very, very like me

From the heels up to the head
And I can see him jump before me
When I jump in to my bed

The funniest thing about him

Is the way he likes to go
Not at all like proper children
Witch is always very slow

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For, he sometimes shoots up taller
Like an Indian rubber ball,
And he sometimes got so little
That there’s none of him at all

One morning very early

Before the sun was up
I rose and found the shining dew
On very buttercup.

But my lazy little shadow

Like and arrant sleepy head
had stayed at home behind me
and was asleep in bed
-R.L. Stevenson

1) What is the title of the poem?..................................................................

2) Who is the writer of this poem?................................................................
3) What does the shadow do?.....................................................................
4) Who is “he” in the poem?..................................................................
5) What does the shadow do when I jump in to my bed?.............................................
6) What is the funniest thing about the shadow?..........................................................
7) Write rhyming words from the poem for the given words?

me- head- grow- ball- up-

8) How does he shoot up?..........................................................................

9) Where is shining dew?....................................................................
10) Underline the correct word?
i. One morning I rose ……………….
a) very late
b) very early
c) very slowly
ii. My little shadow is ………….
a) lazy
b) sleepy
c) slow
iii. In the morning my shadow is …………… Prepared By: -
a) awake
b) asleep Vindya Vitharana
c) afraid Master trainer for English
• extended activity /pupil’s book unit 10 activity 10
Zonal Educational Office - Minuwangoda

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Lesson Seven
Competency level: 5.6 Extract the general idea of a text.
Reading is a good habit. It helps us to learn the language well. So we must try to read always. Read this
small text.
I am Nimali. I am six years old. I live in Kandy. My school is Mahamaya Girls’ College. I am in grade six.
My hobby is reading books.
What is the suitable heading to it? (The suitable heading is “Myself.”)
Activity 1

Read the description and match with the correct place. Put the correct letter.

1. You like reading very much. You want to

get some books to read. Where should you go?
A. Fair.
2. You have a bad tooth. It is paining. You
B. Children’s park.
want to show it to a dentist. C. Library.
3. You like to see other countries. You hope to D. Temple.
go to England. You have the flight today. E. Airport.
4. It is a poya day. You want to observe sil F. Dental.
with your parents.
5. Today is Sunday. Your mother wants to buy
some vegetables. You want to go with her.
6. You like playing see-saw, sliding boat and
swing with your friends. You should go to
Activity 2
Read and find the nutrient.

Water/ protein/ carbohydrate/minerals/ fat/vitamin

1. I give you energy. You can get me when you take cereals like rice and wheat and yams like potatoes
and manioc. …………………………………
2. I help you to grow. To get me you should take milk, fish, meat, eggs, beans, dhal and
gram……………………………………
3. I help you to protect your body. You have to take fresh vegetables and fruits.
………………………………………………..
4. If you take cheese, butter and yoghurt, you can get me. I give you energy.
...............................................................................
5. You should drink me a lot. I help you to digest the food you eat.
………………………………………
6. You must add green leaves like “gotukola” to your every meal. I help you to fight diseases.
…………………………………………………

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Activity 3
Read and match. Write the letter.
a) c) Roshan,
Notice My birthday party is on
Tuesday 25th May at 8.00 p.m. I am
The health club of Vidura Viyalaya has organized
happy to invite you for it. Please bring
the exhibition, “Healthy Body and Mind”. It
th
your guitar too.
will be held on 27 May 2021 from 9.00
a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
b)b in the school main hall.
Dushan
All the students are invited to see the exhibition.
d)
Secretary I like to read “Madol Duwa” very
much. It is a children’s novel. There
Health club are two main characters. They are
Upali and Jinna. They find a new
island called “Madol Duwa”

b)
Dear Chathura,
Sri Pada is a sacred mountain in
e) Sri Lanka. The Buddhists believe
We are sorry to hear that you are
sick. We hope to come to see you soon. the foot print of Lord Buddha is on
Get well soon! the top of this mountain. People of
Your friends, all religions visit this place.
Grade 6

1. A friend is not well.

2. A religious place.
3. An invitation.
4. An exhibition
5. My favourite book.

Extended activities:
Pupil’s book - Page 61-Activity 18, Page 62-Activity 19, Page 119-Riddles,
Workbook – Page 14- Activity 08, Page 46 – Activity 01, Page 70 – Activity 07

Prepared by – H.A.K.Madupani
ISA (English )
Zonal Education Office – Minuwangoda

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Lesson Eight
6.1 Construct simple sentences
Simple present tense, positive ,positive question ,negative, negative questions.
We use simple present tense to express the everyday actions.Look at the underlined words in
following story. They all are verbs used in simple present tense.

Harry is a cowboy. He lives in a farm. He has a horse named

Rinu. Harry loves Rinu .He rides Rinu everyday.Sometimes
they walk slowly and sometimes they run fast. They always
have a good time.

In simple present tense we use the base form of a verb .

Positive Positive question

I eat rice. Do I eat rice?

Negative Negative question

I do not eat rice. Don’t I eat rice?

But it is not the same with all pronouns.

Pronoun
I Base form(eat, go,fly)
We
You
They
She Verb+ s/es/ies ( eats, goes, Flies)
He
It

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More examples with verb ‘go’

Positive Positive question

I go home. Do I go home?
We go home. Do we go home?
You go home. Do you go home?
They go home. Do they go home?
He goes home. Does he go home?
She goes home. Does she go home?
It goes home. Does it go home?

Negative Negative question

I do not go home. Don’t I go home?

We do not go home. Don’t we go home?
You do not go home. Don’t you go home?
They do not go home. Don’t they go home?
He does not go home. Doesn’t he go home?
She does not go home. Doesn’t she go home?
It does not go home. Doesn’t it go home?

Activity 1
Fill in the blanks.

------------------- runs

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Swim
---------------

------------------- barks

----------------
dance

washes

………………….

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Activity 2
Match and make sentences.

My uncle bark in the morning.

Dogs goes her homework at 4 p.m.
Flowers catches all the teledramas.
The farmer does to the paddy field.
Amaya watch at night.
They bloom the 8.30 a.m. train.

Activity 3
Look at the pictures. This is what they do everyday.

Nila/Nitha Cat Uncle Sam

We Siste
1. Uncle Sam ---------------
2. We ---------------
3. My little sister ---------------
4. Nila and Nitha ---------------
5. The cat ---------------
Extended activities Prepared by - K.L.C. Senarathne
ISA - Minuwangoda zone
Pupils book pg 50/51/52/53/55
Workbook pg 33/34/35/36

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Lesson Nine
.Competency Level: 6.1 Construct simple sentences (simple past tense- positive, positive
questions, negative ,negative questions.)
Introduction: Simple past tense
You learned simple past tense in grade five. Let’s learn more about it.
❖ We use simple past tense to talk about actions completed in the past.
Let’s read the examples.
1. She went to Colombo yesterday.
2. My father made a Wesak lantern.
In these two sentences the verbs “went” and “made “are past tense verbs of “go” and “make”. To
make sentences in past tense we must learn the past tense of verbs (infinitives)
❖ There are two types of past tense verbs.

1 .Regular verbs.
Most of the verbs are regular verbs. We make past tense of these verbs by adding d, ed or
ied.
Study the examples and rules given below.
Infinitive Past tense Rules
wash washed 1. Usually add ed .
paint painted
water watered
answer answered
live lived 2. If the verb ends with e add d only.
dance danced
love loved
face faced
play played 3.If the verb ends with y and there is a vowel before y ,add ed.
enjoy enjoyed
display displayed
destroy destroyed
copy copied 4. If the verb ends with y and y comes after a consonant, drop y and
reply replied add ied.
fry fried
carry carried
bat batted 5.In short verbs if the verb ends with consonant +vowel + consonant
clap clapped ,double the last letter and add ed
stop stopped
slip slipped

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 2. Irregular verbs.

❖ There is no rule to make irregular past tense verbs.

Some irregular verbs are given below.
infinitive Past tense infinitive Past tense
1.go went 26.blow blew
2.come came 27.grow grew
3.do did 28.fly flew
4.eat ate 29.draw drew
5swim swam 30.throw threw
6.ride rode 31.know knew
7.drink drank 32.bend bent
8.sit sat 33.lend lent
9.come came 34.send sent
10.make made 35.spend spent
11.break broke 36.build built
12.get got 37.learn Learnt/learned
13.speak spoke 38.dream dreamt
14.sell sold 39.deal dealt
15.tell told 40.cut cut
16 buy bought 41.shut shut
17.bring brought 42.put put
18.catch caught 43.let let
19.think thought 44.hit hit
20.teach taught 45.cost cost
21.fight fought 46.set set
22.sleep slept 47.beat beat
23.keep kept 48.take took
24.sweep swept 49.shoot shot
25.feel felt 50.write wrote

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Activity 1
Underline the correct form of verb.Use simple past tense.
1. Nilani ( play / played / playd ) badminton yesterday.
2. Our teacher ( marked / markd / marks ) the register this morning.
3. I ( write / wrote /writed ) an essay for the wall magazine.
4. Kenuli ( pass / passed / passed) the exam in 2020.
5. The baby (clapped / claped / clap ) with joy.
6. My brother ( hitted /hit / hited ) a stray dog yesterday.
7. Pawani ( come /came /comed ) late today.
8. our teacher ( teach /taught /teached ) us present tense last week.
9. Lalith (eat /ate /ated ) all the buns .
10. Yesterday, our parents (talked /talks/toked) with the principal.
❖ Simple past negative form.
To make sentences negative we use ‘didn’t + infinitive “
Activity 2

Turn the following sentences into negative form. Follow the example.
❖ Example; Samanthi took her dinner early.

Samanthi didn’t take her dinner early.

1. Amaya talked to the monitor.
………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The postman delivered the greeting cards last month.
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We went on a trip on the 3rd of May.
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. They danced at the party.
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. We watched the new tele drama on ITN.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
❖ Look at the examples to learn how to make positive / affirmative questions.
Did they buy a new car?
Did you lock the door?
❖ How to make Negative questions. Study the examples given below.
Didn’t they buy a new car?
Didn’t you lock the door?

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Activity 3
Complete the table.
Positive/affirmative Affirmative question Negative question
1. Oshan studied hard. Did Oshan study hard? Didn’t Oshan study hard?

2…………………………… Did they buy a new house? ………………………………

…………… ………………..

3. Pawani brought flowers.

………………………………… ………………………………
…………………. …………………

4…………………………… ………………………………… Didn’t Niaz ride the pony?

………… ………………….
.

5 Did Sanath bat well? ………………………………

…………………………… ………………….
…………………

6. They watered the plants. ………………………………… ………………………………

………………. …………………..

Extended activities
Pupils text Unit 10 – Activity 4,5 and 6
Workbook Unit 10- Activity 1,2 and 3

Prepared by -W.A.D.A Gunasinghe

ISA ( Minuwangoda Education Zone)

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Lesson Ten
Competency Level: 6.4 Uses Determiners
Look at these pictures.

This is a
house
A book An umbrella That is a car.
My father

A
An
My Determiners
This
That
In this lesson we are going to learn” This”,” These “,”That” ,”Those”
Singular Plural
This These
Here/Near
That Those
There/Far

Look at these sentences

This is an apple That is an apple

.
Near/Here
Far / There

These are apples Those are apples

Near/Here
Far / There

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Activity 1:
Circle the correct picture.

1. This is a dog. a)

b)

2. Those are stars. a)

b)

3. That is an ice cream. a)

b)

4) This is a boat. a)

b)

5) These are penguins. a)

b)
Activity 2:
Complete the sentences using this, these, that, and those

1.…………………… is my doll. .

2…………………… is his car

3…………………… are her books .

4…………………. are my friends.

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5…………………. is my house.

6…………………. is my brother Malan .

7…………………. is Nishadi’s hat.

8…………………. are oranges

9…………………. is a ship.

10…………………. are my sister’s frocks.

Activity 3:
Complete the sentences with this/that/these or those.

1 2 3
…………. is my sister. ……………are my toys. ……………..is my school.

4 5
6
……………..is my teacher. ……………..are my books. ………….is my father’s watch.

8 9
7
……………….are their ……………is my school bus. …………..is my ball.

cats.

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……………is our ……………is my skirt. ……………..is a circle.

house.

Extended activities:

Prepared by: Mrs.G.P.De Z.W. Dassanayake

Wp/Hr/Aruggoda Sri Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya
Page 33 Activity 01
Pupil’s book Page 34 Activity 02
Page 22 Activity 01
Work book Page 23 Activity 01

Lesson Eleven
Competency level 6.7- Uses prepositions appropriately.
Activity 1
Look at the picture and write the names of the objects.

Ex: pen
1. …………. 2. ……………. 3. ……………… 4. ………………… 5. ……………

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Activity 2
Look at the above picture and fill in the blanks using in, on, under, near and between.
1. There is a pen …………. the table.
2. The book is ……………. the pen and the apple.
3. The ball is …………….. the table.
4. The cat is …………… it.
5. The umbrella is ……………… the bin.
The words you used to fill the blanks are called prepositions.
Activity 3-a
look at the picture and write 5 sentences using prepositions in, on, under, near and between.
1. ………………………………………………………………
2. ………………………………………………………………
3. ………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………
Activity 3-b
Look at page 23 in Pupils book. Now look at the pictures in activity 3.1 and complete the following
sentences using in, on, between and near appropriately.
A. The ball is …………. the box.
B. The ball is …………. the box.
C. The ball is …………. the box.
D. The ball is …………. the box.
The words you have used to complete the blanks are called prepositions. There are some other
prepositions. Some of them are: under, at, in front of, behind, from and to.
Activity 3-c
• Look at Activity 4 in Pupils book page 24 and fill in the blanks.
1. The television is …………… the dog and the cat. (picture a)
2. The dog is ……………. the chair. (picture b)
3. The cat is ……………… the cupboard and the dog is …………. it. (picture c)
4. The cat is …………….. the cupboard. (picture d)
5. The cupboard is ………………… the two cats. (picture e)
6. The dog is ……………… the bed. (picture f)
7. The cat is …………. the table. (picture g)

• Look at the picture on page 25 and write 5 sentences describing the picture. Use on, in, near,
under and between appropriately.

Ex: The book is on the bed.

Prepared by: Subhadra Jayasekera, In Service- Advisor, Horana Zone

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Competency Level: 6.6-Uses adjectives Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

(An adjective says something more about a noun.)

An adjective can describe;

a colour (yellow chair)
a quality (intelligent student)

a shape (round face )

size (small classroom)

a number (four students)

how someone/ something looks (beautiful dress)

-how something tastes (bitter medicine)

how something smells (sweet fragrance)

how something sounds (loud music)

how something feels (comfortable chair)

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An adjective comes before or after a noun.

e.g.

We are in a big classroom.

This is a green desk.
Our classroom is big.
This desk is green.

Activity 1

Underline the correct adjective.

(
(Kind / unkind) boy (attractive / ugly) dog
(Kinunkind) boy
(Kinunkind) boy

(black / white) cat (sweet / bitter) chocolate

(Kinunkind) boy

(unpleasant / flowery) smell

(long / short) hair

(Kinunkind) boy

(oval / square) face (soft / thunderous) sound

(Kinunkind) boy (Kinunkind) boy

. (fifty / fifteen) students (hot / cool) climate

(Kinunkind) boy

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Activity 2
Complete the following essay using appropriate adjectives.
My Garden

I have a 1.small garden in front of my 2 .……… house. It is 3 .………. There are 4........
plants in my garden. Some of them are 5 .……… plants. There are 6 .……… flowers like roses,
orchids, daisies etc. We can get 7. ……… vegetables and fruits like pumpkin, bitter-gourd, star fruit,
passion fruit etc. from my garden. They are free of 8.……… chemicals.
I like to spend my leisure time in the garden and feel the 9.……… breeze. I
like to sit and enjoy the 10.……… sun and 11.……… clouds in the12.………sky. 13.………
butterflies collect 14.……… nectar. 15.……… birds bathe in the 16.……… pond. My parents love
gardening. So they teach me how to care plants. One day I will design a more beautiful garden.

(colourful, beautiful, attractive, sweet, clear, small, modern, herbal, cool, bright, blue,
harmful, white, cute, many, fresh )

Activity3
Make 10 meaningful sentences using the adjectives appropriately.
E.g. Elephants are heavy animals. Elephants have big ears.

Koalas are sharp proud

Crows have brave feathers.
Lions noisy birds.
Peacocks fluffy animals.
Deer big ears.
Elephants innocent teeth.
colourful tails.
lazy
black
heavy
short

Prepared by: A. R. K. K. Arachchi

Prajapathi Girls’ College- Horana

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Lesson Thirteen
Competency level: 5.6 Extract the general idea of a text.
Reading is a good habit. It helps us to learn the language well. So we must try to read always. Read this small
text.
I am Nimali. I am six years old. I live in Kandy. My school is Mahamaya Girls’ College. I am in grade six. My
hobby is reading books.
What is the suitable heading to it? (The suitable heading is “Myself.”)
Activity 1

Read the description and match with the correct place. Put the correct letter.

1. You like reading very much. You want to

get some books to read. Where should you go?
G. Fair.
2. You have a bad tooth. It is paining. You
H. Children’s park.
want to show it to a dentist. I. Library.
3. You like to see other countries. You hope to J. Temple.
go to England. You have the flight today. K. Airport.
4. It is a poya day. You want to observe sil L. Dental.
with your parents.
5. Today is Sunday. Your mother wants to buy
some vegetables. You want to go with her.
6. You like playing see-saw, sliding boat and
swing with your friends. You should go to
Activity 2
Read and find the nutrient.

Water/ protein/ carbohydrate/minerals/ fat/vitamin

7. I give you energy. You can get me when you take cereals like rice and wheat and yams like
potatoes and manioc. …………………………………
8. I help you to grow. To get me you should take milk, fish, meat, eggs, beans, dhal and
gram……………………………………
9. I help you to protect your body. You have to take fresh vegetables and fruits.
………………………………………………..
10. If you take cheese, butter and yoghurt, you can get me. I give you energy.
...............................................................................
11. You should drink me a lot. I help you to digest the food you eat.
………………………………………
12. You must add green leaves like “gotukola” to your every meal. I help you to fight diseases.
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Activity 3
Read and match. Write the letter.
a) c) Roshan,
Notice My birthday party is on
Tuesday 25th May at 8.00 p.m. I am
The health club of Vidura
happy to invite you for it. Please bring
Viyalaya has organized the
your guitar too.
exhibition, “Healthy Body and
Dushan
Mind”.
b)b It will be held
on 27th May 2021
from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. d)
in the school main hall. I like to read “Madol Duwa” very
All the students are invited to much. It is a children’s novel. There
see the exhibition. are two main characters. They are
Upali and Jinna. They find a new
Secretary
island called “Madol Duwa”
Health
club
b)
Dear Chathura, e) Sri Pada is a sacred mountain in Sri
We are sorry to hear that you Lanka. The Buddhists believe the foot
are sick. We hope to come to see print of Lord Buddha is on the top of
you soon. Get well soon! this mountain. People of all religions
Your friends, visit this place.
Grade 6

6. A friend is not well.

7. A religious place.
8. An invitation.
9. An exhibition
10. My favourite book.

Extended activities:
Pupil’s book - Page 61-Activity 18, Page 62-Activity 19, Page 119-Riddles,
Workbook – Page 14- Activity 08, Page 46 – Activity 01, Page 70 – Activity 07

Prepared by: Mrs. A.P.G.Nisansala (Sri Lanka

Teacher Service 2-II)
Handapangoda MV,Horna

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Lesson Fourteen
Competency Level 6.2: Uses pronouns appropriately
Introduction:
A pronoun takes the place of a noun [a person, a place, and a thing].
A subject pronoun replaces the subject or a sentence and tells you who [or what] did the action.
An object pronoun tells who [or what] is having the action done to them.

My self
(I)
Any person in front of you
(You)
Any person or persons and I
(My friends and I, you and I, Dinuki, Dilum, and I)
Any plural noun
(Children, Birds, Vikum, Kelum and Sadun,hotels)

Any male noun

(Father, Boy, Gayan, Uncle)
Any female noun
(Girl, Sister, Grandmother, Himali)
Any singular thing or animal
(Pen, Cat, School, Bird, Ball)
Any persons in front of you
(You)

*Rules for subject pronouns [I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they]

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2. Used BEFORE the verb.
*Rules for object pronouns [me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them]
1. Used as the object of a sentence.
2.Used AFTER the verb.
3. Used AFTER the preposition.
Now let’s look at these examples.

Subject pronouns Object pronouns

[AFTER THE VERB/THE PREPOSITION]
[BEFORE THE VERB]

1. I play football. 1. He calls me everyday.

2. You are a good boy. 2. I like you a lot.
3. He lives in a town. 3. My brother played with him.
4. She is a teacher. 4. We see her daily.
5. It is a nice car. 5. I like it very much.
6. We speak English. 6. They will talk to us.
7. You are students. 7. Principal will punish you.
8. They don’t watch T.V. 8. Teacher loves them.
Activity 1
Subject pronoun Object
Write the bold words in the correct column. First one has been done for pronoun
you. 1.They
1. They collect stamps. 2.
2. Sujani called me last night. 3.
3. We are late again. 4.
4. The coach will not let us play tonight. 5.
5. You should brush the teeth before going to bed. 6.
6. I played volleyball yesterday. 7.
7. The teacher gave him the answer. 8.
8. It is time to leave. 9.
9. There was a Maths test. Sunil found it difficult. 10.
10. Janaki’s bag was broken. So mother bought her a new one. 11.
11. She is very honest.

Activity 2
Choose the correct form to fill the blanks.
1. I see ---------- [her, she] on the bus everyday.
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2. [We, Us] ----------- always walk to school together.

3. [She, Her] ---------- sits near me in the lesson.
4. My mother said that she loved -------------- [we, us].
5. I always speak to ------------ [he, him] in English.
6. There are some letters here for you and ---------- [I, me].
7. What is the matter with----------- [she, her]?
8. [Me, I] ----------- know both of them.
9. I always go with ----------- [they, them] to the movies.
10. Tania is older than ---------[I, me].
Activity 3
Write a pronoun to replace the underlined words. Follow the example.
Example
My father washed the car. [ He]
1. Rosi played badminton with Nali and Shani. [ ]
2. The house needed to be painted. [ ]
3. Sanju went to dinner with Saman. [ ]
4. Raj, Anju and I work together. [ ]
5. Amali came to the party later. [ ]
6. Nethmi went to the temple with Sanduni and me. [ ]

Activity 4
Underline the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly. Here is an example for you.
Example
My friend Devi is helpful. I love she.
My friend Devi is helpful. I love her.
1. My brother hates chewing gum. She never eats it.
2. Do you come with we?
3. My mother gave I a beautiful doll.
4. Kusal did not invite they to the party.
Prepared by:- Mrs. B.,Nandaseeli ,
5. Does him like chocolates?
6. Me drink a glass of milk every morning. Teacher, Remuna MV-Horana

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6.9 Uses adverbs appropriately
Adverbs tell us how the action is done

The children play happily.

Rabbit runs fast. Tortoise runs slowly

Activity 1

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.

1) They are cleaning the class room quickly.
2) She danced beautifully.
3) He drives fast.
4) Teacher came to the class happily.
5) He shouted loudly.
6) Soldier fight bravely
Activity 2
Form the adverbs by adding “ly” to the adjectives.

i. Slow + ly slowly
ii. kind
iii. quick
iv. bad
v. beautiful
vi. heat
vii. careful
viii. heavy
ix. safe
x. brave

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Example
Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives.
1) He is a fast boy. (adjective)
• He works fast. (adverb) adjectives adverbs
2) It is a hard work fast fast
• She works …………………… daily early
3) They are daily workers. late daily
• They work …………………. hard late
early hard
4) He is a late comer.
• He comes ………………….
Activity 3
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs.
(quickly , softly , carelessly , daily , happily ,
carefully , beautifully , loudly , slowly , sweetly)

i. The girl sang …………………….

ii. My grandfather walks ………………………
iii. The dog barks ………………………
iv. She painted the pictures …………………….
v. Please, cut the vegetables ……………………….
vi. I finished my work and went to play ………………………….
vii. She watched cartoons ………………………….
viii. We arranged the classroom ……………………….
ix. Our teacher speaks …………………
x. The bell rang. Run …………………to the classrooms

Extended activity / Pupil’s book unit 09 activity 10

Prepared by:Vindya Vitharana

Master trainer of English
Zonal Educational Office - Minuwangoda

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6.8 Uses conjunctions.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
And
“AND” is used to join two or more words or sentences.
Ex:-
I have a dog. I have cat.
I have a dog and a cat.

AND” is used to join two or more words in a sentence.

Ex:-
My mother bought cabbage, carrots and leeks.

Samali is good in English and Tamil.

Activity 1
Connect the sentences using “and” . First one is done for you.
1. She has a brother.
She has a sister.

……She has a brother and a sister……

2. The cat likes fish.

The cat likes milk.

………………………………………

3. I like oranges.
I like apples.

………………………………………..

4. Manindu can run.

Manindu can sing.

……………………………………………

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5. Nipuni is fat.
She is tall.

………………………………………..

6. Our class teacher is kind.

She is good.

…………………………………………

Activity 2
Use “and” where necessary.
1. The fisherman sells prawns cuttlefish.

……………..……The fisherman sells prawns and cuttlefish.…….………….………

2. Mrs. Ravini has a parrot a dog.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I don’t eat both chicken mutton.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. My teacher teaches us English Buddhism.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Our grandparents have a car a house a farm.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Most of the boys play both football cricket.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. My favourite colours are orange light blue.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Dulari went to school studied hard.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. My brother I planted some vegetable seeds.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

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 10. Lilanthi has done her activity creatively neatly.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Fruit juice is healthy nutritious.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

Activity 3
Match sentences with the suitable phrases. Use “and “where necessary and re-write the sentence.
A B
1. The deer jumped over the fence a. nurtured well .
2. Little Ranu stood on his tiptoes b. on Tuesday we will visit Nuwara
Eliya.
3. On Monday we will see c. put the key in the key hole.
Sigiriya
4. Samanka threw the ball and d. Dinithi cleaned the kitchen.
5. Melusha cooked lunch e. find another job.
6. The doctor checked the patient f. ran towards the forest.
7. The dog is trained g. I ate it
8. She went to the door h. kissed his mother’s cheek.
9. He should go i. watched the dog chase it.
10. Can you come j. prescribes some medicines.
11. The cake tastes good k. do the washing up?

1. ……………The deer jumped over the fence and ran towards the forest……………..

Extended activities.:-

Activity 7 , 8 and 9on page number 47 and 48 in the Pupil’s book

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Lesson Seventeen
Competency level: 7.1 Writes dscriptins of people, animals, places and things.
Activity 01

a) Let’s read the following description on Ruvini.

I am Ruvini. I am ten. I like cake. I don’t like guava. I can run and sing.
I have a brother. I live in Horana. I study in Royal College. I am in grade 6.
I want to be a doctor.
Notice the underlined words. Now write a paragraph on “Myself” replacing
your own words.

b) Read the description given below.

The dog
This is a dog. It eats meat. It can bark. It lives in a kennel. It is black and white.
It has a tail. It has four legs . It helps us.
Now write a paragraph on “The cow”.

c) This is a description on Susi’s village. Read it and write a similar description on your village.

My village is Munagama. It is a small village. It is in Kalutara district.

It is a beautiful village. There is a school in my village.
There is a post office in it. There are many people in my village.
Many villagers are farmers. It is attractive. I love my village.
Activity 02

Let’s fill in the blanks in the below paragraph that describes a famous poet Gajaman Nona using word
in the bracket.

Gajaman Nona was a ……………... Sri Lankan ……………... Her real ……………...
was Dona Isabella Koraneliya. She was born in 10th March, 1746 in ……………... She
was well known for her ……………... to write and recite impromptu
Sinhala……………....She learnt ……………... From Pandit Koratota Thero.
……………... passed away on the 15th ……………... 1814. She was 56 ……………...
old when she died.

(December / poet / She / poetry / Colpetty / Sinhala / name / famous / Gajaman Nona / ability)

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Activity 03

Let’s write a description on “Sigiriya” using the given guidelines.

a rock fortress
in Matale district
built by King Kashyapa
frescoes, graffiti , mirror wall
a world heritage site
marvelous creation of the king
an attractive place
Let’s protect this place
Sigiriya is a famous place to visit in Sri Lanka. …………………………………….

Write a paragraph on “A relative I like most” using the given words.

Nishantha Peris / about 47 years old / fair and fat / live in Hambantota / wife – a nurse / one daughter
and two sons / hobby - singing songs / give advice lovingly / come to see us / love us very much.

Extended activities :

1. Unit – 11 – Eco friends

Activity 6 – Write a paragraph about “Zebras”

2. Work Book – Unit 6 – Activity 6

3. Work Book – Unit 8 – Activity 6

Prepared by:-

Mrs. W.M.D. Premaratna

Teacher, WP/H/ Maputugala M.V.

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