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Writing
Standard Two

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Pupil’s Book

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Tanzania Institute of Education

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© Tanzania DOofNOT
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Education, 2019

Published 2019
Reprinted 2021

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ISBN 978 - 9987 - 09 - 014 - 3

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Tanzania Institute of Education SE
P.O. Box 35094
Dar es Salaam
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Mobile numbers: +255 735 041 170/+255 735 041 168

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Email: director.general@tie.go.tz
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Website: www.tie.go.tz
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All rights reserved. No part of this textbook may be

reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted
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in any form or by any means whether electronic,

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mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,

without prior written permission of the Tanzania Institute
of Education.

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Table of contents

Acknowledgements................................................ v

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Introduction............................................................ vi

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Chapter One
Small letters of the alphabet in cursive
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handwriting .............................................................. 1
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Chapter Two
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Capital letters of the alphabet in cursive

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handwriting.............................................................. 22
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Chapter Three
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Letters with and without loops ................................ 40

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Chapter Four
Consonant blends .................................................... 48

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Use of capital and small letters ............................... 61

Chapter Six
Punctuation marks ................................................. 65

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Chapter Seven
Writing in the order of events ................................ 70

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Chapter Eight
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Writing accurately ................................................... 78
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Acknowledgements

The Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) would like to

acknowledge the contributions of all organisations and
individuals who participated in the design and development
of this textbook.

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Writers: Mr Adelgot J. B. Mapunda, & Mr Samwel M.
Magutu

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Editors:  r Elli A. Mrindoko, Dr Salvius Kumburu,
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Mr Philipo John, & Mr Yesaya R. Mweteni
Illustrators: Alama Art and Media Production Co. Ltd.
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& Mr Fikiri A. Msimbe
Designer: Mr Amani Kweka
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Coordinator: Mr Samwel M. Magutu
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TIE also extends its sincere gratitude to the primary school

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teachers and pupils who participated in the trial phase of

the manuscript.
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Likewise, the Institute would like to thank the Ministry

of Education, Science and Technology for facilitating the
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writing of this textbook.

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Dr Aneth A. Komba
Director General
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Introduction

This is the second book in a series of two books for

writing for primary schools. The book is intended to
help you develop good handwriting. It consists of eight
chapters. Each chapter comprises various lessons. It is

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expected that the lessons will assist you in writing using

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print and cursive or joined-up style.

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Chapter One
Small letters of the alphabet in
cursive handwriting

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Lesson 1
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Revision exercise
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1. Copy the following patterns in your exercise book.

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2. Copy the following letters in your exercise book.
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car coat cat cut cake corn cab cart
4. Read and copy the following letters.

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Lesson 2
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Letter
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Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 4
Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 5
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Lesson 6

Letter
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Lesson 7

Letter
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Lesson 8
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Lesson 9
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Letter

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Lesson 11

Letter
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Lesson 12
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Lesson 14

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Lesson 15

Letter
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Lesson 16
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Lesson 17
Letter
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Lesson 18
Letter
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Lesson 19
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Lesson 20
Letter
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Lesson 21

Letter
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Lesson 22
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Lesson 23
Letter SE
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Lesson 24

Letter
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Lesson 25
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Lesson 26
Letter SE
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Lesson 27

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Chapter Two
Capital letters of the alphabet in
cursive handwriting

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Lesson 1
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Letter
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Revision Exercise
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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 4
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Lesson 5
Letter SE
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Lesson 6
Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 7
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Lesson 8

Letter SE
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Lesson 9

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 10
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Lesson 11

Letter
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Lesson 12

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 13
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Lesson 14

Letter
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Lesson 15

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 16
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Lesson 17

Letter
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Trace the following letter in your exercise book.

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Lesson 18

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 19
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Lesson 20

Letter
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Trace the following letter in your exercise book.

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Lesson 21

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 22
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Lesson 23

Letter
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Lesson 24

Letter
Draw the following pattern in your exercise book.

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Lesson 25
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Lesson 26

Letter
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Chapter Three
Letters with and without loops
Lesson 1

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Letters without loops

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There are three letters which do not have loops. These

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letters are f, s, z.
Copy the following letters.
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Lesson 2
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There are seven letters which are joined on the left hand
side. These letters are b, g, j, o, p, q, and y.
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Exercise 1
Write any five words with letters joined on the left side.
Example
boy and go

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Lesson 3
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Letters with loops on the left and right hand side

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There are fifteen letters which are joined on both sides.

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These letters are a, c, d, e, h, i, k, l, m, n, r, t, u, v,

and w.
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Lesson 4

Letters which join from the left hand side to the

right hand side
There are six letters which are joined from the left
hand side to the right hand. These letters are e, h, i,

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k, r, and u.

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Copy the following patterns in your exercise book.

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Lesson 5
Writing words, sentences and paragraphs using
joined-up handwriting
Copy the following words in your exercise book.

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Exercise 1
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Write the following words in joined-up handwriting.

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apply, egg, enjoy, eagle, buy, eye,

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you, go, jump, chalk, chain, mother,

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nurse, tree, ruler, apple, hands, lorry,

uncle, very, watch, goat, egg, elephant,

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table, dog, ball, rain, book, pencil,
desk, rabbit, cow, pen, lion, monkey,
shoes, lump, run, eat, ear

Exercise 2

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book.
Use joined-up handwriting.

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1. The car is on the road.

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2. John drives the bus.
3. I buy fruits at the market.
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Maria is playing football. SE
My father is watering the flowers.
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6. My uncle has two children .
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Exercise 3
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Copy the following story in your exercise book.

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Use joined-up handwriting.

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Once upon a time, there lived a Lion in a forest.

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One day, the Lion had a heavy meal. He fell asleep

under a tree. After a while, there came a Mouse. The
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Mouse started to play on the Lion.

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Suddenly, the Lion got up with anger. He looked for

those who disturbed his nice sleep. Then he saw the

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small Mouse. He jumped on it and wanted to kill it.
The Mouse asked the Lion to forgive it. He felt pity
and left it free. The Mouse ran away.

The next day, the Lion was caught in a net by a

hunter. The Mouse came there and cut the net through.
Thus, the Lion escaped. Thereafter, the Mouse and

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the Lion became friends. They lived happily in the
forest afterwards.

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Exercise 4
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1. Write ten words in joined-up handwriting from
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2. Write twelve sentences from this table in joined-
up handwriting.
a small bell.
My dog
four legs.
Our cow has
two ears.
The donkey
a long tail.

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Example

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3. Write nine sentences in joined-up handwriting from
the following table. Remember to use capital letters
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and full stops.
The pupil running.
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Our teacher is going to town.

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Monica eating a mango.

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Consonant blends

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Lesson 1

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Blending letters d and r

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SE
Put the letters d and r together to produce the consonant
cluster dr.
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Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.
E
N

Example
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dr dr dr dr
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O
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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

N
1. Lisa draws a picture of her mother.

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2. I have dry skin.
3. I only drink water. SE
4. I want to learn how to drive a car.
5. Mussa is playing the drum.
U
E

Lesson 2
N

Blending letters p and r

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Put the letters p and r together to produce the consonant

N

cluster pr.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

R

cursive handwriting.
FO

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words your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use

N
cursive handwriting.

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1. I am proud of myself.
2. Juliana is a princess.
SE
3. The dress was sold at a fair price.
4. My mother asked for my school performance report.
U
E

Lesson 3
N

Blending letters b and r

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Put the letters b and r together to produce the consonant

N

cluster br.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

R

cursive handwriting.
FO

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in your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

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1. I need some bread and milk.

O
2. He has brown eyes.
SE
3. She was a child, but she was brave.
4. Bring me a glass of water, please.
5. I brush my teeth everyday.
U
E

Lesson 4
N

Blending letters s and p

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Put the letters s and p together to produce the consonant

N

cluster sp.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

R

cursive handwriting.
FO

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words your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

N
1. John killed the spider.

O
2. Sports are good for health.
3. I saw the sponge in the sink.
4. Hamisi ran at full speed.
SE
5. I am fixing my spade.
U
E

Lesson 5
N

Blending letters f and r

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Put the letters f and r together to produce the consonant

N

cluster fr.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

cursive handwriting.
R
FO

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in your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

N
1. My mother cooked fresh vegetables.

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2. I will do my homework on Friday.
SE
3. My friend has a beautiful school bag.
4. We store meat in the fridge.
5. I like reading story books at my free time.
U
E

Lesson 6
N

Blending letters s, t and r

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Put the letters s, t, and r together to produce the consonant

N

cluster str.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

cursive handwriting.
R
FO

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words your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

N
1. My father is a strong man.

O
2. I used a straw to drink juice.
3. Our school is located at Mjimwema Street.
4. I can draw a straight line.
SE
5. Maria struggled to climb to the top of Mount
U
Kilimanjaro.
E

Exercise 1
N

Write the names of the following pictures in your

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exercise book. Use cursive handwriting.

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O
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N
O
SE
U

Lesson 7
E
N

Blending letters s, c and r

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Put the letters s, c, and r together to produce the consonant

N

cluster scr.
O

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

cursive handwriting.
R
FO

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words your exercise book.

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use
cursive handwriting.

N
1. It is not good to sit too close to a television screen.

O
2. He writes scripts for television shows.
3. Can you scratch my back? SE
U
Lesson 8
E

Blending letters s, p and r

N

Put the letters s, p, and r together to produce the consonant

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cluster spr.
N

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

O

cursive handwriting.
R
FO

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in your exercise book.

Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use

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cursive handwriting.
1. My mother sprays insect killer in our room.

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2. We fetch water from a spring.

O
3. Mary has spread a big map on the table.

Lesson 9 SE
U
Blending letters t, h and r
Put the letters t, h, and r together to produce the consonant
E

cluster thr.
N

Copy the following letters in your exercise book. Use

LI

cursive handwriting.
N
O
R

Copy the following words in your exercise book.

FO

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Write the following sentences in your exercise book. Use

cursive handwriting.
1. I have three friends.

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2. We throw rubbish into a dustbin.
3. Disease is a threat to human beings.

N
4. I am through with my homework.

O
Exercise 2
SE
Read and write any five words from the following
chart. Read rightward and downward. Use cursive
U
handwriting.
E
N
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N
O
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Exercise 3
 ead and write four sentences from the following
R
table. Write in cursive handwriting.
My friend more time for reading.
spends
James much time in sports.

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N
Exercise 4

O
 atch the words in list A with those in list B to
M
make correct sentences.
List A
SE
List B
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1. The tortoise we shall go to town.
2. In the national park to ride a bicycle.
E

3. In the next school are colourful insects.

N

holiday
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4. A scorpion has no tail.

5. I do not know how at the Sabasaba exhibition
N

in Dar es Salaam.
O

6. Butterflies live in rivers and lakes.

R

7. Crocodiles there are elephants,

zebras, and buffaloes.
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8. I saw a baboon is a dangerous insect.

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Exercise 5

Dictation
Ask your friend to read for you the following words.
Write them in your exercise book. Use cursive
handwriting.

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crocodile scorpion grasshopper

N
pineapple umbrella pumpkin

O
pigeon butterfly motorcycle
cabbage
SE
Exercise 6
U
Ask your friend to read for you the following sentences.
E

After that, write them in your exercise book. Use

N

cursive handwriting.
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1. I will go to the national park.

2. The tortoise is covered with a big shell.
N

3. The monkey swings up and down on trees.

O

4. I ate a sweet pineapple.

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5. Crows find food during the day.

FO

6. Owls find food at night.

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Chapter Five
Use of capital and small letters

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Lesson 1

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Capital letters

O
Capital letters are written at the beginning of names of
people.
Examples Juma, Asha, Mushi, Mary
SE
U
Capital letters are used at the beginning of names of
places.
E

Examples Tanga, Kinondoni, Tanzania, Kenya

N

Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence.

LI

Examples Read your book.

N

The child is crying.

O

Hamis and Paulina are friends.

R

Capital letters are used when you write days of the week.
FO

Examples Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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full stops.
Examples Hamis and Paulina are friends. They always
go to school together.
Capital letters are also used to write the months of the
year.

These are January, February, March, April, May,

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June, July, August, September, October,
November and December.

N
O
Exercise 1
a. Copy the table below. After that, write capital
SE
letters near each small letter. Letter ‘a’ is done as an
example for you.
U
a b c d e f g h i
E

A
N

j k l m n o p q r
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N

s t u v w x y z
O

b. Answer the following questions in your exercise

R

book. Use cursive handwriting.

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i) Write your name.

ii) Write ten pupils’ names from your class.

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c. Write the following sentences properly. Use print
handwriting.

Example
Halima is my sister.

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N
i. our family has five members.

O
ii. our cat has black spots.
iii. SE
The bottle is full of water.
iv. the police officer has a gun.
v. We read good stories from hamisi’s book.
U

d. Read and copy the following sentences in your

E

exercise book. Write in print handwriting. Use

N

capital letters where appropriate.

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Example
N
O
R

juma and lulu are making tea.

My dog has a long tail.
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our school latrine has six holes.

Our school’s name is Mtakuja.

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Make six sentences NOT the
DUPLICATE
table below. Then write
them in your exercise book. Write in print handwriting.
Amina nine years old.
is a doctor.
Juma a pupil.
Example

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N
Exercise 2

O
Write five sentences from the table below in print
handwriting. SE
My sister takes four mangoes.
Ally
U
sells three bananas.
Monica
has good books.
My friend
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Example
N
LI
N
O

Lesson 2
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Uses of small letters

FO

Small letters are used for writing all letters other than
the first in a sentence. They are also used when there is
no need of capital letters in a sentence.

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Punctuation marks

Lesson 1

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The use of a full stop

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Exercise 1

O
Copy the sentences below. Put a full stop where
appropriate. Observe the use of capital letters.
SE
Write in cursive handwriting.
1. my father is riding a bicycle
U
2. i like to eat sweat potatoes
3. our school’s name is mtakuja
E

4. the teacher told us to draw a picture of a flower

N

Exercise 2
LI
N

Read this story. Then copy it in your exercise

book in print style.
O

My father has two goats. One is brown and the other

R

has black spots. The brown goat has long horns. The
black goat is still young. My father wants to sell the
FO

brown goat. My mother does not want to sell it. She

wants to keep both of them.

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Exercise 3

Read the following story. Then copy it in your

exercise book in print style. Put full stops and
capital letters where appropriate.
Mandia is my younger brother he is in class one he
likes playing football every evening my mother tells

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him to complete his homework before going to play
mandia has his own ball.

N
O
Lesson 2
SE
Dictation
U
Exercise 4
E

Let your friend read the following passage to

N

you. Write it in your exercise book in print

LI

style. Remember the importance of capital

letters, punctuation marks, accuracy and
N

neatness.
O

Butterflies have beautiful colours. Sometimes they fly

in groups. They like wet places. They also like to visit
R

flowers. My younger sister likes to see butterflies. I like

FO

them too. Our teacher told us to draw a picture of a

butterfly.

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Lesson 3
The use of a comma
Exercise 5
Read the story. Then copy it in your exercise
book in print style.

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Once upon a time, there was a lonely poor old woman
who lived near a river. In the morning, the old woman
prayed after waking up. She wanted to get strength

N
to find food. Suddenly, the king visited her home. He

O
gave her enough food for all her life. The old woman
thanked God and the king.

Exercise 6
SE
Rewrite the following passage in print style.
U
Put full stops, commas, and capital letters where
necessary.
E

every evening the cows return from a pasture my

uncle always takes them to a grazing area. every
N

morning my mother milks the cows she then prepares

LI

tea with milk. I like tea with milk.

N

Lesson 4
O

Question mark (?)

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Exercise 7
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Copy the following passage in print style.

Have you ever seen wild animals? Can you mention

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many wild animals in national
parks. One day, we had a field trip to Serengeti
National Park. We saw many wild animals like zebras,
giraffes, elephants and antelopes. Would you like to
go there one day? Just ask me, I will take you there.

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Exercise 8
Write the following passage. Put full stops, commas

N
and question marks. Write capital letters where

O
needed.
do you keep animals at home Yes we keep cows goats
SE
sheep and rabbits my mother likes to keep animals
malima is my friend one day during a weekend he
visited me my mother wanted to know his name i
U
told her that he is my friend and his name is malima.
E
N

Lesson 5
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Exclamation mark (!)

N

Exercise 9
O

Copy these sentences in your exercise book.

R

1. Oh! My friend Rose, how are you?

2. Come on Rose! Do not do that.
FO

3. Oh dear! I am very sorry for that.

4. Wow! What a goal!

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Copy the following passage in print style.

One day, our school football team had a match. It was
a very difficult match. After the first half, everyone
was worried. No goal was scored. At last, our team
scored one goal. Oh! It was joy for everyone.

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Exercise 11

N
Write the following sentences in joined-up

O
handwriting. Use commas and full stops
correctly. SE
1. When it was raining, I was reading a book.
U
2. Amina and Ryoba were eating, when I was writing.
3. While she was driving the car, the dog crossed
the road.
E

4. Asha was going to the market, when my brother

N

arrived.
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5. When Mr Chuppa was sleeping, Ellen was telling

me a nice story.
N
O
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FO

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Chapter Seven
Writing in the order of events
Lesson 1

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Describing pictures

N
Exercise 1

O
L ook at the following pictures. Write in one sentence
SE
what is happening in each picture. Write in print style.
1
2
U
E
N
LI

3
4
O
R
FO

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N
Exercise 2

O
Look at the following pictures. Then arrange the

1 2
SE
numbers in a proper series of events.
U
E
N
LI
N
O

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N
Exercise 3

O
Arrange the following sentences in a proper
order. Write them in print style.
1. I go to the bus.
SE
2. I brush my teeth.
U
3. I arrive at school.
4. I take a shower.
E

5. I get up.
6. I take my breakfast.
N
LI

Exercise 4
N

Match the words in the box below with

O

numbers in the pictures.

R

First stage _______ Fourth stage _______

FO

Second stage _______ Fifth stage _______

Third stage _______ Sixth stage _______

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3 4

N
O
5
SE
6
U
E
N
LI
N

Exercise 5
O

Rearrange the following sentences in the

correct order of events.
R

1. She puts the saucepan on the stove.

FO

2. Then she pours some tea into a thermos.

3. A girl lights a charcoal stove.

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4. She puts the flask on the dining table.
5. She pours some water into the saucepan.
6. She puts tea leaves and sugar into boiling water.

Lesson 2

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Writing a story

N
Exercise 6

O
Read the following passage. Write it in joined-
up handwriting.
SE
This is the national flag of Tanzania. It has four colours.
These are green, black, yellow, and blue.
U
The green colour stands for the natural vegetation.
The black colour represents the native people of
E

Tanzania. The blue colour represents water bodies

N

such as rivers, lakes and the ocean. Yellow colour

represents minerals. Our national flag is beautiful.
LI
N
O
R
FO

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Exercise 7
Write the sentences in joined-up handwriting.
1. Our national flag has four colours.
2. These are green, black, yellow, and blue.
3. The black colour represents the native people of

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Tanzania.
4. Yellow colour represents minerals.

N
5. Blue colour represents water bodies.

O
6. Our national flag is beautiful.
SE
Exercise 8
U
Answer the following questions. Write your
answers in joined-up hand writing.
E
N

1. How many colours does the national flag have?

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2. At what time is the national flag raised?

N

3. What should you do during flag raising?

O

4. At what time is the flag lowered?

R
FO

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Giving directions

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N
O
SE
U
E
N
LI
N
O
R

Directions from school to hospital

FO

We give directions using the words left, right, front,

and back. Look at the map. Then look at the example.

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N
O
Example SE
U
Go straight along JK Street until you get to Boko Street.
Then, turn left, and go straight along Boko Street.
Cross Masa Street and walk straight a few metres. You
E

will see the hospital on your left.

N
LI

Exercise 9
N

1. Give the direction from the mosque to our school.

O

2. Show the direction of Siha Hospital from the

church.
R

3. Give the direction from home to the mosque.

FO

4. Write in a paragraph five sentences about your

school garden.

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Chapter Eight
Writing accurately

Writing short stories

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Exercise

N
Let your friend read the three stories aloud to

O
you. Write them in your exercise book in cursive
handwriting. Remember the importance of
SE
capital letters, punctuation marks, accuracy,
and neatness.
U
First Story
E
N

Jumping spider
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N
O
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FO

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N
O
SE
Adopted from Nunweek L. (2009). Bully Bugs p 4. Global Education Systems LTD.
New Zealand
U

Second Story
E
N

National parks in Tanzania

LI
N
O
R
FO

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N
O
SE
U
E
N
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N
O
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N
O
SE
U
E
N
LI
N

Third Story
O

Importance of water
R
FO

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N
O
SE
U
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