Pre-A1 Student

Volume 2
Sumi Raghavan
ELEVATE
A course in English Language and Communication
Course Designer and Series Editor - Rajeevan Karal
3rd Edition
Sumi Raghavan
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CONTENTS
UNIT 1: Sounds I Speak ......... 1-14
UNIT 2: Learning Sounds ......... 15-27
UNIT 3: Animals, Vegetables ......... 28-42
UNIT 4: Things Around Me ......... 43-56
UNIT 5: Cheerful Colours ......... 57-70
UNIT 6: Weather Words ........ 71-84
UNIT 7: My Family ........ 85-99
UNIT 8: My Body ......... 100-113
UNIT 9: Shapes I See ........ 114- 131
UNIT 10: Numbers I know ........ 132-148
UNIT 11: My Favourite Food ........ 149-165
UNIT 12: Days & Months ........ 166-180
UNIT 13: My Feelings ........ 181-195
UNIT 14: Joyful Jobs ........ 196-212
UNIT 15: My Learning Ladder ........ 213-238
Homework Revision ........ 239-254

1 SOUNDS I SPEAK
ACTIVITY 1: LITSEN & SAY

Listen, say the sound and do the actions.
OBLF | PRE-A1 | UNIT 1 PAGE 1

ACTIVITY 2: LISTEN, LOOK AND SAY
Listen and say, if you hear the /s/sound in the beginning or
the end of the word. Add some more words with the letter s.
LISTEN FOR THE S SOUND

Beginning of the Word End of the Word

ACTIVITY 3: LOOK, SAY AND COLOUR
Say the names of the things in the picture. Colour the ‘s’.
OBLF | PRE-A1 | UNIT 1

S PAGE 3
ACTIVITY 4: LOOK AND DRAW
Trace the standing lines and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 5: LISTEN LOOK AND SAY
Look at the flashcards and say the names.
Say some more words that begin with the sound ‘a’.
ACTIVITY 6: LOOK, SAY AND MATCH

Look at the picture, say the word and match the
picture to the word. There is one example.
SHORT A SOUND
apple cat flag cab
sad bank map bat

sad
cat
apple
flag
cab
map
bat
bank

Trace the sleeping lines in your book. Colour the
picture with your favourite colours
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________

Watch the video and say the words aloud.
ACTIVITY 9: LISTEN LOOK AND DRAW
Listen, look and draw lines from each picture to the correct
box. Examples – tap – 1st, button – 2nd , cat – 3rd
Beginning Between Ending

with ‘t’ the word ‘t’ with ‘t’
t t t
ACTIVITY 10: LISTEN, LOOK AND ANSWER
Listen, look at the actions and say the missing words.
Tipu take _________ __________.
Tipu _________ to __________.
Tipu __________ Tom.
Tipu __________ __________.
ACTIVITY 11: LISTEN AND ANSWER
Listen and answer the questions. There is one example.
Example:
1. What is the girl’s name?
Annie
2. Which fruit is this?
3. What is Annie sitting on ?
4. What is Annie’s dog’s name?
5. What is this?
6. Who is angry?
7. Who is this?
8. What is in the bag?
ACTIVITY 12: LISTEN AND ANSWER
Listen and say the sentence slowly and then say it fast.
‘Teacher talks to Tom’

VOCABULARY
seven song six snake
sandwhich soup spider salad
sink axe arrow angry
avocado alligator tooth tent
tomato tie table tap

1 REVISION TIME
a
a ca b
Colour the ‘a’s red.
b bc
b ca b c a a
Circle the words that start with ‘a’.

Connect the ‘a’s. Colour them red.
a
a b
c a
b a
c
t
s a
a t
s a
a
Circle the pictures that start with an ‘s’.
Draw a sleeping line under the letter /s/
snake seven sun
seal season sock
sip sit soup

Find and circle each
letter ‘t’ in the picture.
t
s a t
t s t
a
s
a t s a
t t
a t t t
a
s t t
t t a t t t
a
s
a s
s s a
t s t
t
t a s a s
t t t
Write the letters ‘a’, ‘s’ and ‘t’
s
a
t
2 LEARNING SOUNDS

Listen to the words and say the words aloud.

ACTIVITY 2: LISTEN & CIRCLE
Listen to the word and circle the correct picture.
There is one example.
Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ACTIVITY 3: PINKY AND THE KITTENS
Listen to the story. Look at the pictures and touch the
picture when you hear the word. Say the words aloud.
Pinky is a little kid. She lives in India.

She has six kittens.
The kittens are inside a box.
Pinky sits next to the kittens and sings a song.
The kittens listen to the song and sleep.

Trace the slanting lines and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 5: STORY TIME - PIG AND PIGLET
Watch the video, listen to the questions and answer yes
or no. There is one example.
Example:
Is mommy pig the mother pig?
Yes No
1. Piglet is a baby pig?
Yes No
2. Piglet picks peas.
Yes No
3. Piglet puts the peas inside a pot?
Yes No
4. Mommy pig peels pears.
Yes No
5. Mommy pig puts the pears in a pan.
Yes No
6. Mommy pig makes a pizza.
Yes No
7. Baby piglet shares the pizza with puppy.
Yes No
8. Puppy is piglet’s friend.
Yes No
Listen and fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Example:
I like sleeping on Sunday afternoon.
1. I play in the _________________
2. I like the colour _________________
3. I write on a _________________
4. I eat _________________ while watching

a movie.
5. I go to the _________________ to buy

things.

Trace the curved lines in your book and colour the picture
ACTIVITY 8: LISTEN & DO

Say, listen to the words and do the actions.

ACTIVITY 9: LISTEN AND SAY
Listen to the words and say:
‘n’ sound once if you hear the sound in the beginning
‘n’ sound twice if you hear it in the middle
‘n’ sound thrice if you hear it at the end

ACTIVITY 10: LISTEN READ AND SAY
Listen to the story and read it along with your teacher.
Today, Navin is nine years old.
He is wearing a new T-shirt

and a nice pair of trousers.
Nine of his friends will come

to the party at noon.
His mom has made noodles

for everyone.
She also has made some banana

pudding with nuts for them.
ACTIVITY 11: LOOK AND ANSWER
Name the things you see in the picture.
ACTIVITY 12- LISTEN LOOK AND DO

Watch the video and do the actions.

VOCABULARY
injection India lip bin
inside six listen piglet
peas pizza puppy pan
tap nail nose nurse
nine night noon neck

2 REVISION TIME
Colour all the boxes that have /i/ in it.
i n
c b i q
t i m ihk j
i h p i p i
Underline the letter /p/ and colour the pig.

p a r j
pg p
h i
p f d p l
pc pi p
Trace the curved lines

3 A FEW VEGETABLES,
ANIMALS AND THINGS
ACTIVITY 1: LISTEN & DRAW
Look at the pictures and draw a line if the name begins
with a /k/ sound. There is one example.

ACTIVITY 2: LISTEN, LOOK & SAY
Watch the video and repeat the words you see and hear.
Add some more words that begin with the /k/ sound.

ACTIVITY 3: THE ‘K’ STORY
Watch the video. Look at the picture clues and say
the answers. There is one example.
1. Kate flies a kite .
2. The kite falls on a _________ .
3. The kitten kisses the _________.
4. The kid goes to __________ .
5. The kindergarten has a _________
____________ .
6. The key keeper lost the ___________
7. No ____________ today!

ACTIVITY 4: CURVED LINE
Trace the curved lines and colour the emoji.
Trace the curved lines below the emojis.

ACTIVITY 5: E SAYS
Listen to the words and circle the correct picture.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.

ACTIVITY 6: BEN’S PET
Listen, look and answer the questions. There is one example.
Example:
1. The boy’s name is Ben.
2. His pet is a
3. Now Ben has

.
4. He puts the eggs in a
5. Suddenly, the fell
6. Luckily, the fell on the

Join the dots and colour the fish. Trace the curved line.

ACTIVITY 8: LISTEN, LOOK AND DO
Listen to the words and say the words and do the actions.
hot hop house

hen horn hip
how height help
ACTIVITY 9: HAPPY HARI’S HOLIDAY
Listen to the words and draw a curved line under the correct
picture. There are two examples.
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Trace the curved lines in your book.

ACTIVITY 11: NAMING VEGETABLES
Look at the pictures and say the names of the vegetables.

ACTIVITY 12: VINI AND VINU’S FARM
Listen to the sound the animal makes and name the animal.
Oink Oink Mew Mew

Cluck Cluck Bow Bow
Moo Moo Mein Mein
VOCABULARY
cabbage cauliflower carrot kettle
key kitten kite egg
head net elbow exercise
hills holiday forhead hurt

3 REVISION TIME!
Match the picture with the correct

beginning sound

Colour the pictures that have the /e/
sound.

Colour the pictures that have the /e/ sound.

4 THINGS AROUND ME
ACTIVITY 1: SAY THE R WORDS

Look at the pictures and say the names.

ACTIVITY 2: ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Read the words and the sing the rhyme.
ring run rug rake
carrot circle purse nurse
mother car star finger
Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
ACTIVITY 3: CIRCLE TIME
Trace the circles and colour them.

ACTIVITY 4: MMMM WORDS
Listen, watch and say the words.
ACTIVITY 5: MUMMA SAYS

Listen and do the correct action.
1. Jump like a
2. Point to the
3. Drink the
4. Close your
5. Yummy
6. Roll the
ACTIVITY 6: SLANTING UP & DOWN
Trace the slanting lines & colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 7: D DANCE
Listen to the words and repeat.
ACTIVITY 8: DAD’S DAY

Listen to the story and answer the questions.
Example:
Q. What does Dad do on Sunday?
A. dusts
1. What does Dad do on Monday?
2. What does Dad do on Tuesday?
3. What does Dad do on Wednesday?
4. What does Dad do on Thursday?
5. What does Dad do on Friday?
6. What does Dad do on Saturday?

ACTIVITY 9: T TIME
Trace and write lower case ‘t’. Colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 10 – LISTEN, SING AND DO
Listen, sing and do the actions.
round and round – spin your finger
teddy bear – hug yourself
one step – hold one finger up
two step – hold two fingers up
tickle -rub your fingers under the neck
deer – hop twice
ACTIVITY 11– LISTEN & SAY, I AM

Introduce yourself to your partner.
Hi, I am _________________
(say your name)
I live in ________________
(name of the place you live in)
I like to eat _________________

(name any food you like)
ACTIVITY 12: LISTEN & ANSWER, YES OR NO?
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Example:
Is it a desk? Yes, it is.
Is it a bus? No, it is not.
1. Is it a pen?
2. Is it a dog?
3. Is it a bag?
4. Is it a bag?
5. Is it a car?

VOCABULARY
remote rope radio road
nurse purse star circle
merrily stream dream mango
milk monkey jam mat
mouth doctor door duck
drink drive
4 REVISION TIME
Trace the lines and circles and colour

the pictures.

THINGS I LIKE TO EAT
Colour the pictures of the food you like.

Draw a line from the picture to the correct
letter. Look at the name of the product, the
not name of the object.
Dd Mm Rr

5 CHEERFUL COLOURS
CHAPTER SUMMARY
Every word we know is made up of letters! These sounds are called
Phonics. Today we will learn three letter sounds - a, s, and t. We will also
learn some new words that begin, end or have these letter sounds in them.
ACTIVITY 1: GREEN GRASS

Listen, sing along and do the actions.

ACTIVITY 2: GAURI GETS A GIFT
1. Gauri gets a _gift.
2. The gift is a ____________.
3. The goat is __________.
4. The big goat eats ________ ________
and __________.
5. Green grass is near the __________.
6. __________ locks the gate as she sees a
_________.

ACTIVITY 3: ALL STROKES
Trace the lines and circles and colour them.

ACTIVITY 4: ORANGE ON OFFER
Listen, watch and say the words.

ACTIVITY 5: TOM AND SPOT
Look at the pictures. Read the words in the box and draw a
line from the picture to the word. There is one example.
office Tom / boy dog/ spot box on hot
box
office
Tom/boy
on
hot
dog/spot

ACTIVITY 6: OH ‘O’
Trace the letter o and say the words aloud
ACTIVITY 7: UNDER THE UMBRELLA

Look at the pictures and repeat.

ACTIVITY 8: BUG IN A CUP
Listen and repeat the words you hear.

ACTIVITY 9: U TURN
Trace the letter u and
colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 10: CHEERFUL COLOURS
Listen, look and answer.
Which is your favourite colour?

Name two things that are black.
Name two things that are white.
Say the colour of these classroom objects.
ACTIVITY 11: COLOUR SONG

Listen to the colours and do the actions
Red, red, red, touch your head
Blue, blue, blue, tie your shoe
Brown, brown, brown, touch the ground
White, white, white, take a bite
Black, black, black, touch your back
Purple, purple, purple, draw a circle
Pink, pink, pink, give a wink
Grey, grey, grey, shout hurray!

ACTIVITY 12: COLOUR MATCH
Look at the colours and draw a line from the colour to the object.

VOCABULARY
girl goat gate green
grass dog box hot
spots body office omlette
umbrella uncle
bottle upside
2+2=4
under bug sum tub
gum sub (submarine)

5 REVISION TIME
Circle the objects that begin with the sound /g/.

Look at the objects and their colour. Match the
correct crayon to each object.

Look at the pictures and circle the words that
have the letters o and u.
grass
umbrella
mat clown
dog apple
pen
up
owl boy desk
under
hot
goat sum

6 MY FAMILY
ACTIVITY 1: L SAYS
Listen and circle the correct picture.
Ex.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ACTIVITY 2: I LIKE
Listen and say, if you hear the /l/ sound in the beginning
or the end of the word. Add some more words that have
the sound /l/.
BEGINNING MIDDLE END

ACTIVITY 3: LETTER L
Trace the letter l and colour the lemon and lion.

ACTIVITY 4: FOUR FISH
Watch the video and repeat the words. Say some more
words that begin with the sound /f/.
ACTIVITY 5: FINDING F
Listen to the sentences and underline the sound/f/ in the
words. There is one example.
Example:
Father is fond of fish.
1. I eat food with a fork.
2. Mother has four fans in the office
3. My dog feels safe behind a fence.
4. Sister feeds five goldfish.
5. Grandfather is stuck in traffic.
ACTIVITY 6: LETTER F
Trace the letter f and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 7: B SAYS
Look at the chart and say the names of the words in

the boxes.

ACTIVITY 8: PLACE THE B
Listen, look and draw lines to the correct box.
beginning middle ending
b b b
ACTIVITY 9: PLACE THE B
Trace the letter b and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 10: MY FAMILY
Look at the pictures and say the names.
mother father
grandmother
grandfather
brother
sister

ACTIVITY 11: THIS IS MY...
Look at the picture and say the names of family members.
Look at the distance between the arrow and family member
and underline ‘this’ or ‘that’. Circle the correct family member.
father mother grandmother grandfather

uncle
sister aunt
brother
This / That is my mother / aunt.
This / That is my father / uncle.
This / That is my brother / sister.
This / That is my grandmother / mother.
This / That is my brother / father.
This / That is my grandfather / uncle.

ACTIVITY 12: I LOVE MY FAMILY
Listen and sing the song with actions.
VOCABULARY
lion leg leaf lemon lizard
ladder wolf milk school slide
fence father feather coffee knife
bell
grandfather bib traffic lights bowl
bear rub label elbow ribbon cab

6 REVISION TIME
Write the letter l and match the pictures that have

the sound /l/.

Join the numbers and colour the fish.
Write the letter f.

b
Trace the letter b. Colour the circles that
have the letter b.
b t b n
h b a m
c h b d
d b a b
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound /b/.

7 WEATHER WORDS
ACTIVITY 1: AI AI
Listen to the sounds and repeat the words.
ACTIVITY 2: CIRCLE AI
Look and circle the pictures that have the letters ‘ai’ in
them. There is one example.

Look and the words in the map and circle the ‘ai’ words.
When two vowels go walking, the first vowel

does the talking. Vowel team ‘ai’ makes the
long ‘a’ sound.

Trace the letters ai and say the words which have the
letters ai in them. Colour the train.

ACTIVITY 4: JUST J
words that begin with the sound /j/.

ACTIVITY 5: J WORDS
Listen to the words and say where you hear the sound /j/
in these words.

ACTIVITY 6: WRITE & COLOUR
Trace the letter j and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 7: OH OA
Watch the video, say the words and answer the questions.
ACTIVITY 8: GOAT IN A BOAT

Listen to the words you say and underline the correct
picture. There is one example.
EX.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Trace the letter oa and colour the picture of a goat.

ACTIVITY 10: WEATHER WORDS
Look at the pictures and name the weather words.
sunny clouds cloudy
rain stormy foggy
snowy windy tornado

ACTIVITY 11: HOW’S THE WEATHER
Look at the picture ask and answer the questions.

ACTIVITY 12: WEATHER SONG
Listen to the song and sing along.
VOCABULARY
mermaid mail painter fountain garbage
captain grain germs joke giant
magic bridge pigeon soap toad
coat oats stormy strainer snowy
windy sunny foggy tornado juggle

7 REVISION TIME
Write the letter ai and colour the pictures.
br__ __n __ __ __ l __ __ __ l
__ __ __ l gr__ __ n
sn__ __ l r __ __ n r__ __ nbow
ch __ __ n p __ __ nt tr __ __ n
Do the series of activities given below.
Write ‘j’. Colour the circles with

‘j’ in it.
j j
k
a
s
h j
Colour the ‘j’ objects. j
j e
t
b j
j m j
Look at the picture, re-arrange the letters and
write the word correctly.
toca tje ylelj osap

_______ _______ _______ _______
Tick the correct activity for each weather.

8 MY BODY
ACTIVITY 1: IE IE OH
Listen to the sounds and repeat the words.
ACTIVITY 2: LOOK & SAY
Watch the video and say the words with the letters ‘ie’.
Listen to the story sentences and circle the correct object.
1. Pie on my _______.

2. Your _______ on my tie?
3. Not my pie on your _______.
4. Dont _______.
5. ________ on Mrs Tie.
6. Angry Mr _______.

ACTIVITY 3: LOOK & DRAW
Trace the letters ai and say the words which have the
letters ai in them. Colour the tie.

ACTIVITY 4: LITSEN, LOOK & DO
Say the words and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 5: GREEN JEEP

Watch the video and answer the questions.

ACTIVITY 6: LETTER E
Trace the letters ee and circle the words that end with the
letters ee. Colour the pictures.

ACTIVITY 7: LETTER E
Watch the video, say the words and answer the questions.
ACTIVITY 8: DOCTOR OR
Listen to the words and underline the correct
picture. There is one example.
E.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Trace the letters or and colour the picture of a doctor.

ACTIVITY 10: THIS IS ME
Say the word and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 11: I HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE

Watch the video, sing along and do the actions.

ACTIVITY 12: LOOK, MATCH & SAY
Match the body parts to the object they are used for.

VOCABULARY
cried fried tie pie die
jeep sneeze weep knees teeth
feet peel sheep seed shorts
morning homework uniform
Parts of the body: Head, ears, eyes, nose, mouth,

teeth, arm, hands, shoulders, stomach,
arm, hips, fingers, thighs, toes, feet, knees.
Pronouns: I, He, She, They

8 REVISION TIME
Circle the letters ie in the words and match the

picture to the words.
flies
pie
fried
tie
cried
Match the pictures to the words.
peel
see
tree
seed
teeth
queen
three
cheese
Match the same body parts. There is one example.

9 SHAPES I SEE
ACTIVITY 1: SAY ZZZ

Look, watch say the words you see and hear.

ACTIVITY 2: WHERE’S THE Z?
Listen to the words:
Draw a line to 1 if you hear the sound /z/ the beginning.
Draw a line to 2 if you hear the sound /z/in the middle.
Draw a line to 3 if you hear the sound /z/ at the end.
1 2 3
ACTIVITY 3: LOOK & DRAW
Trace the letter z, read the words. Colour the letter z.

ACTIVITY 4: W SONG
Watch the video and sing along.
window walk welcome wake up world
week winter white wasp words
ACTIVITY 5: LISTEN AND UNDERLINE

Listen to the phrases and underline the words with the
sound/w/.
Example - Watermelon juice with a straw.
1. Swing high with the wind.
2. How now brown cow.
3. Twenty wolves went wild.
4. Wise owl wins a bow.
5. Brown cow wears a bow.

BEGINNING MIDDLE END
watermelon twenty cow
wind brown straw
wolf swing bow

Trace the letters w and colour the watermelon.

ACTIVITY 7: NG WORDS
Watch the video, say the words and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 8: HUNGRY KANGAROO


A hungry kangaroo in a jungle
saw long mangoes hanging on a string.
He said, “ I am strong.”
He filled his lungs with air and
jumped. The mangoes fell on his fingers
He licked his fingers with his tongue
and went home singing.

Example:
A hungry kangaroo was in the jungle.
1. He saw _________ ____________

hanging on a __________.
2. He said, “I am ___________.”
3. The mangoes fell on his ___________.
4. He licked his fingers with his ____________.
5. The kangaroo went home ______________.

ACTIVITY 9: STRONG NG
Trace the letters ng, say the words and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 10: SHAPE SHIFTER
Look at the shapes and answer the questions.
square circle
square star
oval rectangle

ACTIVITY 11: SHAPE I SEE
Look at the objects and draw the correct shape.
______________________ _____________________
______________________ _____________________
______________________ _____________________
______________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________
_____________________

ACTIVITY 12: TRACING SHAPES
Look at the objects and draw the correct shape.

VOCABULARY
zoo zebra zip puzzle freezer
wasp window wing web bow
straw swing string spring kangaroo
tongue lungs square circle
rectangle triangle oval star

9 REVISION TIME
Circle the pictures that start with the letter z.

Underline the letter beginning with the letter w.

Look at the picture and identify the word.
Rearrange the letters and write the correct word.
l a w k
_______________________________
i n w g
_______________________________
u g l n
_______________________________
f w o l
_______________________________

n g i r
_______________________________
o b w
_______________________________
s n g i
_______________________________
a s w r t
_______________________________

Complete the pattern. Draw the next four shapes.

10 NUMBERS I KNOW
ACTIVITY 1: V SAYS
Listen and repeat the words by pointing at the pictures.

ACTIVITY 2: FIVE VANS
Listen to the phrases and the sound/v/ in each word. Then
write the numbers 1,2 or 3 based on whether the sound is in
the beginning, middle or end of the word.
move gravy stove
drive over river
cat loves vet
five travellers wave bye

heavy oven gloves
vultures love caves
Villagers live volcano

Trace the letter ‘v’ and fill in the missing letters to form the word.
__ a n v __ s __
__ e __ __ v __ n
ACTIVITY 4: OO OO
Listen and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 5: PIRATE HOOK

Watch the video, sing along and answer the questions.

ACTIVITY 6: TRACING TIME
Trace the letter ‘o and colour the objects.

ACTIVITY 7: ZOOM O
Watch the video, repeat the words and answer the questions.

ACTIVITY 8: LISTEN LOOK & SAY
Listen to the sentences and say the words that are missing.
There are picture clues to help you. There is one example.
stool tools scoop school
bloom hoot broom pool goose
Example:
My father made a stool with tools.
1. I want a __________ of the ice-cream __________.
2. There is a __________ in my __________.
3. I can see the __________ from my __________.
4. I eat my __________ with a __________.
5. The owl says __________ and the flowers __________.

ACTIVITY 9: LOOK AND CIRCLE
Listen to the sentences and circle the correct picture.
Example –
I cleaned with a _________.
1.
I read a good __________.
2.
I jumped into the ______.
3.
I saw the __________.
4.
I saw animals at the ______.

5.
The owl says __________.
6.
I want a __________.
7.
The flowers __________.
8.
I kick with my ________.
9.
I study at the __________.
10.
I lost my __________.

ACTIVITY 10: COUNT AND DO
Watch the video, count and do the actions.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ACTIVITY 11: NUMBER NAMES
Look and say the number names.

ACTIVITY 12: NUMBER NAMES
Look and say the number names.

VOCABULARY
vegetables volcano vase volleyball
glove river travel sleeve above
foot wood shook look spoon
food root broom zoom pool
hoot violin vulture bloom scoop

10 REVISION TIME
Trace the words & then match the pictures to the

words.

Help the van through the maze. Draw lines to
help it reach the ‘v’

Read each word. Does it sound like ‘moon’ or
‘book’? (Does it have short o or long o sound).
Trace the line leading to the word with the same
sound.

Count the items and circle the correct number.

11 FAVOURITE FOOD
ACTIVITY 1: WHY Y

ACTIVITY 2: YIPPY YAK
Listen to the story and repeat the words that have the
sound /y/.
There is a yak that teacher’s know,

His friends all call him Yippy,
He comes to school on Mondays, yes,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, yes,
He likes school on friday the best
Yippy the yellow yak!
Yesterday he acted yuck,

And traushed up the whole school yard,
He tied yarn up and down the swing,
He yelled and messed up everything
Yippy the yellow yak!
Yippy was in trouble then,

With all his friends and teachers,
Monday he stopped being bad,
Tuesday, Wendesday he was glad,
Thursday, Friday what fun he had!
Yipp the yellow yak!

Trace the letter y and colour the picture of a yak.

ACTIVITY 4: FOX IN A BOX
Watch the video and repeat the words you hear.
Add more words with the sound/x/.

ACTIVITY 5: MIX AND MATCH
Look at the pictures and match the pictures with the words.
box
ox
six
fox
x-ray
mix
fix
ACTIVITY 6: LETTER X
Trace the letter x and colour the foxes. .

ACTIVITY 7: I LIKE ‘CH’
Look at the pictures and say the words. There is one example.
1. I like chocolate.
Eg. I eat
cheese.
2. I eat 3. I sit on
chips. a chair.
4. I play 5. I go to
chess. church.
6. I have 7. I chop vegetables.

to do
chores.
8. I have 9. I do not
a chicken. like cherry.

ACTIVITY 8: LITSEN AND MATCH
Look at the pictures and say the words. There is one example.
‘CH’ IN THE BEGINNING
cheese chair chicken cherry chocolate
chips chin chimney chase chain
choose chew
‘CH’ IN THE MIDDLE
peaches ketchup kitchen lunchbox
teacher branches matches witches wheelchair

‘CH’ IN THE END
lunch catch switch touch torch itch
couch stretch rich sandwhich watch beach
Listen to the words and circle the correct picture. Tick 1,2, 3
based on whether the ‘ch’ sound is in the beginning, middle
or in the end.
Ex::
1 2 3
1.
1 2 3
2.
1 2 3
3.
1 2 3
4.
1 2 3
5.
1 2 3
6.
1 2 3
7.
1 2 3
8.
1 2 3
ACTIVITY 9: TRACE, WRITE & SAY
Trace the letter ch in your book and read the words with the
ch sound.

ACTIVITY 10: FOOD TALK
Look at the pictures and say the words for food items.
salt sugar oil
rice meat vegetables
fruits milk flour
pulses (dal) chocolate eggs

ACTIVITY 11: YES OR NO?
Look at the pictures and ask your partner the questions.
Example - Do you like fruits?

Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
1. Do you like milk ?

2. Do you like vegetables?

3. Do you like chocolate?

4. Do you like noodles?

5. Do you like eggs?

6. Do you like chicken or fish?

I like/do not like...
7. Do you like sugar in your tea?

8. Do you like roti or rice?

I like/do not like...

ACTIVITY 12: GOOD FOOD
Listen and sing the song with actions.
VOCABULARY
yolk yoga yarn yacht yo-yo
yogurt yawn yell yak lunchbox
fix fox x-ray peach xylophone
ox cheese chicken chimney
itch flour stretch ketchup matches

11 REVISION TIME
Trace the letters.

Look at the pictures and find the odd word out.

Write ‘ch’ to complete the word and then say the
word out loud.

Match the words to the pictures.

12 DAYS OF THE WEEK
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
ACTIVITY 1: SHIP AND SHEEP
Look at the pictures and repeat the words you hear.

ACTIVITY 2: LOOK LISTEN AND WRITE
Listen to the words and underline the letters sh in the
words. There are three examples.
BEGINNING ‘SH’ SOUND
shoe sheep shirt shelf ship shell shark
MIDDLE ‘SH’ SOUND
radishes fishing mushroom pushing sunshine
ENDING ‘SH’ SOUND
fish brush rubbish bush wash cash
Examples –
1. shelf 2. mushroom 3. leash
1. sunshine
2. cash
3. shell
4. shoe
5. fishing
6. bushes
ACTIVITY 3: CH OR SH
Listen to the word and circle ‘ch’ or ‘sh’ sound.
Example: Example:
chalk mushroom
ch sh ch sh

ACTIVITY 4: MOTHER AND FATHER
Listen to the sentences and underline the words that have
the sound th in them. There is one example.
father mother weather this leather
that
that this
Example - The weather is bad.
1. This is my mother.
2. That is my father.
3. She throws a ball.
4. Thumbs up!
5. My brother’s leather
ACTIVITY 5: THIS & THAT
Fill in the blanks with this, that, these or those.
This
That
These
Those

Trace the letters th in your book. Colour the picture with
your favourite colours.

ACTIVITY 7: THE THIRSTY THEIF
Listen and say the phrases slowly and fast.
1. Thirsty thief
2. Thick thorn
3. Third Thursday
4. Three things
5. Third thumb
ACTIVITY 8: THURSDAY THUNDER
Watch the video and sing along. Then fill the worksheet
by adding ‘th’ and read/say the words.

ACTIVITY 9: WATCH, SING AND DO
Watch the video, repeat the words and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 10: LOOK WATCH AND SAY DAYS

Watch the video, repeat the words and do the actions.

ACTIVITY 11: MONTHS OF THE YEAR
Look at the chart and match the number to the name of
the month. There is one example.
2
February
3 4
1 March April
January
6 8
5 June 7 August
May July
12
10 December
October 11
9 November
September

May 3
February 5
October 7
December 2
June 6
August 1
March 12
September 9
July 10
November 4
January 11
April 8
ACTIVITY 12: CALENDAR TIME!
Look at the calendar answer the questions.
Circle the months in the calendar.

VOCABULARY
ship sheep shop shorts shampoo
shade cash fishing shoe shell
pushing mother father feather this
that these those weather
thumb throat thorn thirteen thief

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November, December
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

Saturday, Sunday
12 REVISION TIME
Look at the picture, count the number of objects and

write the number in the blank next to each object.

Write ‘sh’ to complete the words and read
them out loud.

Read each word out loud. Tick the picture
box if the ‘th’ sound is the one in ‘this’.
Read each word out loud. Tick the picture

box if the ‘th’ sound is the one in ‘teethh’.

13 MY FEELINGS
ACTIVITY 1: QUEEN SAYS

Listen to the words and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 2: Q & U BEST FRIENDS


Trace the letters qu and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 4: MOUSE IN THE HOUSE
Watch the video and repeat the words you hear.

ACTIVITY 5: LOUD SOUND
Watch the video and say the missing words.
Example: Loud loud loud, sound, sound, sound,

the sound is loud.
On the ________________.
I hear a ________________.
Very very ________________.
It’s up on the ________________.
Over the ________________.
A man is ____________ ____________ ____________

_____________ (say this word 3 times).
ground sound loud mountain
cloud shouting ouch out

Trace the letters ou and colour the picture of a house.

ACTIVITY 7: NOISE VOICE
Look at the chart. Match the picture with the words.
Draw a line to match the word to the correct picture.
coin toilet boil soil spoil oil

ACTIVITY 8: OIL BOIL
Say, watch the video and do the actions.
ACTIVITY 9: TRACE AND DO

Trace the letters oi, trace the words and say them out loud.

ACTIVITY 10: TRACE AND DO
Look and read the emotions & expressions.
Then read the word and circle the correct emotion.)
Read and circle.
Example:
Angry
1. Sad
2. Tired
3. Happy
4. Worried
5. Sleepy
6. Afraid

ACTIVITY 11: FEELING RIGHT
Listen to the situations and say what you feel.
Example – Your sister switches off all the lights

and it is dark – scared.
1. Your parents give you a gift.

2. Your classmate spilt water on your bag.
3. Your brother took your toy.
4. You lost your pencil box.
5. Your teacher says, “you’re a good student”.
6. You mother scolds you.
ACTIVITY 12: MONSTER M’S FEELINGS

Look at the chart and help Monster M by matching
the colour monsters to the feelings emoticons.

VOCABULARY
=
quick quiet quack quilt queen
quiz equal square cloud shout
ouch mountain poison boil coil
toilet foil noise spoil proud
worried loving tired sleepy shocked

13 REVISION TIME!
Trace qu. Look at the picture, then fill in the blank

and complete the words.

Write ‘oi’ to complete the words and say them
out loud.

Write ‘oi’ to complete the words and say them
out loud.
I am happy. I am sad. I am angry.
I am sleepy. I am loving. I am scared.
I am tired. I am hurt. I am worried.

14 JOYFUL JOBS
ACTIVITY 1: BLUE GLUE

Listen to the words and repeat them.

ACTIVITY 2: TRUE CLUES
Say, listen to the clues and circle the correct picture.
Example:
argue clue
1.
queue glue
2. statue blue
3.
argue tissue
4.
true clue
5.
queue tissue

Trace the letter ue and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 4: LITSEN, WATCH & SAY
words that have the sound of the letters er
ACTIVITY 5: ERIN AND ERICA

Listen to the story and underline the ‘er’ words.

Erin and Erica are brother and sister.
Erin ran after Erica to catch her.
Erica ran faster than Erin.
Erin was smarter.
He went near the river and

took some water.
Erica searched for her brother

behind the ferns.
Suddenly, she felt a paper with

water and stopped.
Erin came out and said, “I am the

winner.” Erica’s face was full of anger.
Erin said, It’s okay sister, winner

or loser, let’s go home, shower
and have dinner.
ACTIVITY 6: LETTER ‘ER’
Trace the letters er and colour the picture.

ACTIVITY 7: STAR IN A PARK
Look at the pictures. See if the picture has the letters
‘ar’ in it. If it has the letters ‘ar’ circle the picture.

ACTIVITY 8: TO MARKET IN A CAR
Listen to the sentences and tick the correct word.
car star bark scarf jar
dark card shark carpet arm
target guitar sharp alarm clock spark
market party
Example: Vegetable ___________. (market / party)

1. Birthday ____________. (party / sharp)
2. Dog ____________. (barks / parks)
3. Play the ___________. (alarm / guitar)
4. Honey ____________. (jar / star)
5. New _____________. (dark / car)
ACTIVITY 9: LETTERS ‘ER’ TO TRACE
Trace the letters ar and colour the pictures.

ACTIVITY 10: JOBS WE DO
Look at the chart and answer the questions.
police fireman artist farmer
doctor actor cook pilot
driver photographer mechanic teacher
builder businessman soldier nurse

ACTIVITY 11: WHERE WE WORK
Match the jobs to the places of work.
a.
1.
b.
2.
3. c.
d.
4.
5. e.
f.
6.
g.
7.
h.

ACTIVITY 12: FAVOURITE JOB
Listen to the what these children want to be and mark it
with a √ if it is correct. Mark it X if it is not correct. There
is one example.
Example: Maya wants to be a nurse.

1. Tina wants to be a police officer.
2. Navin wants to be a teacher.
3. Rani wants to be a dancer.
4. Hina wants to be a doctor.
5. Kavya wants to be a chef
VOCABULARY
statue tissue argue alarm sharp
guitar target computer scarf rescue
photographer soldier businessman queue

14 REVISION TIME
‘Ar’ has the sound you hear in car.

‘Or’ has the sound you hear in fork.
Say the name of each picture aloud. Check the
correct box next to each picture to complete the words.

Search for the words and circle them in the word
jumble given below.
1. party 6. marbles 11. park

2. bar 7. cards 12. shark
3. army 8. harp 13. arm
4. barking 9. car 14. starch
5. garden 10. sharp 15. market
16. starfish
Search for the words and circle them in the word
jumble given below.
rtetle mmaher erldad
fgnier fwolre rbureb
rbutet smumre virer

15 MY LEARNING LADDER
ACTIVITY 1: ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

Find the names of the animals in the box. Draw a circle
around it. There is one example.
A M U N U J G
T D U C K H G
D V C O W E W
R A T G D J O
T D M A D O G
W I J P I G N
G Y V C A T W
Dog Cat Cow
Duck Pig Rat
ACTIVITY 2: TO MARKET TO MARKET
Look at the letters b,t,s,m and find them in the words in the box.
Draw a line from the picture to the letter. There is one example.
b t s m

ACTIVITY 3: PRETTY PATTERNS
Trace the letters of the alphabet.

ACTIVITY 4: WHAT’S THE WEATHER?
Trace the lines. Point at the clothes and say the words. Then
write 1, 2, or 3 based on whether they can be worn in rainy,
sunny or snowy weather.
1 2 3

ACTIVITY 5: MY FAVOURITE FOOD
Listen and circle the letters ‘ch in the pictures. Talk about what
you like and do not like to eat with a partner.

ACTIVITY 6: TRACE THE NUMBERS
Trace the numbers from 1-10.
Join the numbers from 1-20 and make the helicopter.

ACTIVITY 7: SHORT OO OR LONG OO?
Activity 7 – Listen Look and Colour – Oo or Oo
Listen to the words and colour the words. If it sounds like cook
colour it green. If it sounds like moon colour it blue.

ACTIVITY 8: FIVE FINGERS
Look at the pictures and tick the correct number and circle
the correct word. There is one example.
1. 5.
four five seven five

five seven six nine
2. 6.
six five twelve nine

ten four ten eight
3. 7.
two three two three

five four six seven
4. 8.
three eight seven eight

five four five nine
i n g
ACTIVITY 9: SHAPE SORTER
c t h e Shap
T r a
Name, trace and colour the shapes. e s
Can you help me

trace the shapes?
visit twinkl.com

ACTIVITY 10: ACTION TIME
Listen to the words. Draw a line from the action word
to the correct sound. There are three examples.
hop owl jump

arrow
jog oval
clap
bug
oil pack
run
turn horn
axe
angry
under uniform
orange umbrella
u a o
ACTIVITY 11: FAMILY MEMBERS & JOBS
Look at the pictures and say the words that have the sound
of the letters er in them. Say, if the word is related to a job
or a family member. There is one example.
Example: My mother is a teacher.

mother - family teacher - job
1. My grandfather is a farmer.
2. My sister is a dancer.
3. My father is a driver.
4. My brother is a photographer.
5. My uncle is a carpenter.
6. My aunt is a nurse.
7. My cousin is a police officer.

ACTIVITY 12: MY FEELINGS
Look at the pictures and draw a feeling/emotion face in the
box. Say what emotion it is.

15 REVISION TIME
Look at the numbers and colour accordingly.

Finish the train pattern by writing the next day
of the week.

Look at the pictures. Read the letters, then write
the letters in order to make the word.

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Authored by: Sumitha Raghavan

UNIT 2: Learning Sounds ......... 15-27

UNIT 3: Animals, Vegetables ......... 28-42

UNIT 4: Things Around Me ......... 43-56

UNIT 5: Cheerful Colours ......... 57-70

UNIT 6: Weather Words ........ 71-84

UNIT 7: My Family ........ 85-99

UNIT 8: My Body ......... 100-113

UNIT 9: Shapes I See ........ 114- 131

UNIT 10: Numbers I know ........ 132-148

UNIT 11: My Favourite Food ........ 149-165

UNIT 12: Days & Months ........ 166-180

UNIT 13: My Feelings ........ 181-195

UNIT 14: Joyful Jobs ........ 196-212

UNIT 15: My Learning Ladder ........ 213-238

Homework Revision ........ 239-254

ACTIVITY 1: LITSEN & SAY

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LISTEN FOR THE S SOUND

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ACTIVITY 6: LOOK, SAY AND MATCH

apple cat flag cab

sad bank map bat

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ACTIVITY 9: LISTEN LOOK AND DRAW

Beginning Between Ending

Listen, look at the actions and say the missing words.

Tipu take _________ __________.

Tipu _________ to __________.

Tipu __________ Tom.

Tipu __________ __________.

ACTIVITY 11: LISTEN AND ANSWER

Listen and answer the questions. There is one example.

‘Teacher talks to Tom’

seven song six snake

sandwhich soup spider salad

sink axe arrow angry

avocado alligator tooth tent

tomato tie table tap

Circle the words that start with ‘a’.

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Draw a sleeping line under the letter /s/

snake seven sun

seal season sock

sip sit soup

Write the letters ‘a’, ‘s’ and ‘t’

ACTIVITY 1: LISTEN LOOK AND SAY

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Pinky is a little kid. She lives in India.

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1. I play in the _________________

2. I like the colour _________________

4. I eat _________________ while watching

Tipu take _ __.

Tipu _ to __.

Tipu .