a e i o u

ma me mi mo mu
ba be bi bo bu
va ve vi vo vu
na ne ni no nu
ra re ri ro ru
za ze zi zo zu
ka ke ki ko ku
ha he hi ho hu
ta te ti to tu
da de di do du
fa fe fi fo fu
ga ge gi go gu
Ja Je Ji Jo Ju
pa pa pe pi po
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sa se si so su
wa we wi wo wu
ya ye yi yo yu
za ze zi zo zu
amai baba vana aba
ambuya marara taura mai
rara bere rima rira reba
mera mema mora rarira
rumira ini veura nunura
gara sarura gorosi rara--
nunura i-- me-- re-- ma--
mo-- mara-- tau-- be-- a---
rumi-- nonok- veu-- buru--
a e i o u
ma me mi mo mu
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mai mera mira mona mumera
ba be bi bo bu
barika bere bira bofu buruka
ra re ri ro ru
rara rera riva rova ruma
va ve vi vo vu
vaviri veura vira vose vura
na ne ni no nu
nama nemera nika nokora nuna
sa se si so su
sakura seka sima sosa suma
ga ge gi go gu
gurira geza gidi gora gura
ta te ti to tu
tarisa tema tiza tora turura
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ha he hi ho hu
hama here hore hove hute
fa fe fi fo fu
farira feso firira foroma fusira
za ze zi zo zo
zarura zeza zizi zorora
Vaka mazwi
ga-- se--- gu-- ga-- sa--
so-- si-- mu-- me-- ba--
muti --ma mugo-- be--
Rava
Ona hove.
Amai vanobika hove.
Hove inonaka.
1. Amai vanobika------.
2. Hove iri mu-------.
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 3. ------ inonaka.

Vaka mazwi

Ha-- fa-- za-- ga-- musi--na

Mute-- vavi-- fari-- --sikana
n_____ b_____ m____ t____

Read the words

tin top tap tub
pat net hat pit
two teacher pot pet

cat goat stool foot

tall table hut

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Let us make a sentence

in the The is tub tin

The tin is in the tub.

Write
Complete the sentences.
Crops pat farmer
1. Mr Manatsa is a------.
2. A farmer grows-----.
3. We can ----- the animals.

Composition
Draw your pet.
My pet is a ------.
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Copy the letters
Tt Tt Tt Tt
Make words
po- no- -ap -able
foo-
ha-
ga-e
ca-
Read the story
This a pot.
We cook in the pot.
I can see mother cooking in the pot.
This is a big pot.
Write
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Complete the sentences
Swing school playground
1. This is our--------.
2. We are in the -------.
3. I like to s------.

Read the words

Cup car cat cap cake

Cube cut cook cart clock

Cone cold clap candle cow

Can carry colour call carrot

Let us build a sentence.

Read
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Cap the has cat a

Can you make the sentence?

The cat has a cap.
Read the story
This is my family.
I have a brother.
His name is Kuda
I am Kuda’s sister.
We are sitting with mother.
We are sitting with father.

Write
1. My name is______.
2. My brother’s name is____.
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Read
Six pink pigs on a big green hill.
First they sing to the king.
Then dance a jig as they sing.
And then they eat their fill.

My name is Farai.
I sing with my mouth.
I see with my eyes.
I hear with my ears.

Write
1. My name is _____.
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 2. I _____ with my mouth.
3. I _____ with my ears.
4. I _____ with my eyes.

Draw a picture of what you can do.

I can______.
Copy the patterns
Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
w`
Copy the letter
i i i i i i i i

My Head
My name is Tanaka
This is my head

GRADE 1

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HOLIDAY WORK
Write numbers in words.
1. 9=------ 2. 3=-------- 3. 4=-------- 4. 5 =-------
5. 0=------- 6. 6=------- 7. 7=------ 8. 8=--------
9. 10=--------
Write the numbers in numerals.
10. zero=---- 11. Two=----- 12. Four=----- 13.
Five=------
Read
Tasteless flows wet float
odourless contaminate flood
1. If you do not water plants they-------(grow/wither)
2. Animals need water to--------(eat/drink)
3. Draw animals bathing in water
4. People use water to ----------plates.
5. People wash hands with ---------and-------------.
6. People ---------- water to keep healthy.
7. Do not --------- (live/play) in dirty water.
8. Germs in water can cause ----------.
(diseases/drowning).
9. Do not ------ (play/cross) a flooded river.
10. You can ----- (drown/grow) in deep water.
11. A ------- (key/leaf) floats in water.
12. Water is --------- (colourless/blue).
13. Plants ------- (need/do not need) water.
14. We wash our hands with --------- and ----------.
15. Dirty water can carry ---------------- (leaves/germs).
16. Animals use water for ---------- and ----------.
Read
Addition equals calculator
plus make sum
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 17. 2 plates added to 1 plate = -----------.
18. 3 plus 1 = ----------.
19. 0 + 2 = -------------.
20. 2 shoes added to 2 shoes make --------- shoes.
21. 4 + 1 = ------.
22. 3 + 2 = -------.
23. 2 + 1 = ----------.
24. 2 + 1 = -----------.
25. 0 + 5 = ------------.
26. 0 + 4 = -----------.
Read
Subtract take
away minus
27. 4 – 2 = ---------.
28. 2 – 0 = ------------.
29. 4 – 4 = ---------------.
30. 3 – 2 = -----------------.
31. 5 – 3 = -----------------.
32. 3 mangoes take away 1 mango gives ------------.
33. 5 hens minus 2 hens equals -------------.
34. 4 rulers subtract 2 rulers gives -----------.

Read
Today Yesterday
Tomorrow

35. Name the first day of the week.

36. The second day is ------------.
37. The sixth day is --------------.
38. Name the last day of the week.
39. Today is ----------.
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40. Yesterday was -----------------.
41. Tomorrow will be ---------------------.
42. I usually go to church on----------------.

Read
Flowers fruits prickle
thorns seeds
43. --------- and ----------- are plants that have flowers
and bear fruits.
44. ------------- has thorns and prickles
45. Name one plant that bears fruit seeds.

Fill in using the words. Nest, kraal, lion, hen, dog.

46. A ----- lives in a kennel.

47. A bird lives in a ---------.
48. A ------------- lives in a den.
49. A ------------ lives in a fowl run.
50. Cattle live in a ------------.
51. Name any 3 domestic animals.
52. List any 3 wild animals you know.
53. Write 3 sentences about your favourite animal.
Show that it is wild or domesticated.

(worms, mice, cricket, cared, moisture, mulching,

growing plants, caterpillar, frogs, snakes)
54. Give any 3 animals that that live in soil.
55. Two methods of caring soil are --------- and ----------
56. Soil needs to be ---------- for.
57. Mulching is done to preserve -----------.
58. --------- helps the soil by loosening it.
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