English Homework Activities - CBC Grade 4

QUESTIONS

STRAND ONE: THE FAMILY
Taask one

Read the following passage and fill in the blank spaces with the correct answers

Neema is an .............1.............Her parent's ............2..............when she was very .............3.............She was very ............4..............after the ............5..............of her parents.
One day, a kind couple decided to ............6.............. her and ..............7............as if she were their............8..............
She now lives with her .............9............. in a big house. Her elder ............10.............. will get married soon to Amani. She will have a .............11.............Amani will call Neema's mother her ...........12............... Amani's children will call Neema their .............13............ Neema's father will be Amani's .............14............. They will be .................15......... happy big family!
(adopt, death, sister-in-law, treat, orphan, died, daughter, mother-in-(aw, brother, one, father-in-law, siblings, young, unhappy, aunt)

Task Two
Construct sentences using these words

1. Twin ..............................................................................
2. Love ..............................................................................
3. Relative ..............................................................................
4. Visitors ..............................................................................
5. Siblings ..............................................................................

Task Three -Grammar
Articles a, an, and, the

1. What ............................................ nice view!
2. ............................................couple was sitting on ............................................bench.
3. ............................................man was reading............................................book while ............................................ woman was knitting
4. We went to............................................cinema and saw very funny movies. We really had............................................good time!
5. You should take ............................................umbrella, it's going to rain.
6. She is............................................tallest person in our class.
7. We helped the old woman to cross............................................road

Task four
Arrange the following words alphabetically

1. Doctor, uncle, mother, malaria, cousin, laboratory, relatives
   ........................................................................................
2. Sister, niece, nephew, adopt, parents, uncle
   ........................................................................................
3. Couple, siblings, orphans, love, father, window
   ........................................................................................
4. Share, care, step-sister, mother, family
   ........................................................................................
5. Grandparents, father-in-law, elder, sibling baby, cousin
   ........................................................................................

Task five: Writing
Filing forms
Fill In the form below

Personal details

Name........................................................................................
Date of Birth ........................................................................................
Residence ........................................................................................
Parents/Guardian's name........................................................................................
Contacts........................................................................................
Gender:   Boy ............................................  Girl ............................................

School Details
Name of the School ........................................................................................
School address ........................................................................................
County ........................................................................................
Name of class teacher ............................................

STRAND 2: FAMILY CELEBRATIONS
Task One

1. Look up the meaning of the following words in the dictionary and write them down
   1. Celebrate........................................................................................
   2. Ceremony ........................................................................................
   3. Feast........................................................................................
   4. Glamour........................................................................................
   5. Graduate........................................................................................
2. Read the story and answer the questions that follow
   Our home was a bee-hive of activity. The parents and older siblings were busy cooking. Keith and Faith decorated the sitting room with balloons and crepe papers of an assortment or colours. it was colourful. Their mother sent them to the market many times but they did not complain.They ran as Fast as antelopes. They were excited about their brother's birthday party. The joy in them knew no bounds. Brian was turning seven. By now the invited guests had arrived. Everybody was eager to see their brother. Then the door to the sitting room opened. Keith and Faith wore an ear to ear smile as their brother walked in. Everybody started to sing a birthday song.
   Questions
   1. What was the family celebrating?........................................................................................
   2. What things did Faith and Keith use to decorate the house?........................................................................................
   3. Who cooked the food that was to be eaten during the celebration?........................................................................................
   4. How did the children decide to help their mother?........................................................................................
   5. Which sentences tell us that Faith and Keith were happy?........................................................................................

Task three
With the help of your guardian/parent discuss various celebrations and write them down.
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Task four; Grammar
Complete the table below with the plural of the words

	One	Many		One	Many
1	Ceremony		6	Potato
2	Tooth		7	Photo
3	Wolf		8	Branch
4	Party		9	Louse
5	Baby		10	Mouse

Change the following plural sentences into singular

11. Our teachers are heroes.
    ........................................................................................
12. The oxen were slaughtered for the feast.
    ........................................................................................
13. Yesterday we saw geese at the market.
    ........................................................................................
14. The boys bought avocados and mangoes
    ........................................................................................
15. The families are rich.

Task five
Complete the crossword

Across

1. To make a special day like a birthday
2. To move your body to music

Down

1. To make something look attractive

Composition
MY BIRTHDAY PARTY

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STRAND 3: ETIQUETTE
Etiquette - mainly involves practices of good behaviour
Good behaviour includes

1. Polite language ...............................................................................
2. Good manners ...............................................................................
3. Courtesy and respect ...............................................................................
4. Good relationship with other people. ...............................................................................
5. Praying ...............................................................................

Task one
Write these polite words correctly

1.  rorys ...............................................................................
2. cowelme ...............................................................................
3. eyb ...............................................................................
4. orborw ...............................................................................
5. sleape ...............................................................................
6. uyo nktah ...............................................................................
7. rponad ...............................................................................
8. egb ...............................................................................

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer

9. ...............................................................................may I pass?
10. ...............................................................................I go out?
11. ...............................................................................on your graduation.
12. ..............................................................................for giving me a story book.
13. I beg your ..............................................................................
14. I am .............................................................................. I tore your book.
15. May I .............................................................................. your rubber?

Construct one sentence using each polite word below

16. Thank you ..............................................................................
17.  Excuse me..............................................................................
18. Sorry..............................................................................

Task Two; Grammar
Use of 'a lot' or 'a lot of' and 'enough' to complete the sentences below

1. We have .............................................................................. clothes to wash.
2. The pupils have learnt ..............................................................................on the table manners.
3. She talks ..............................................................................faster than I do.
4. You ought to use polite language ..............................................................................
5. The patient is ..............................................................................better now.
6. ..............................................................................people attended the party.
7. Children depend on their parents ..............................................................................
8. Thanks ..............................................................................for being a faithful friend
9. There wasn't ..............................................................................sugar in the house but just for the visitors.
10. Time for practice wasn't ..............................................................................but we thank our coach ..............................................................................for his effort.

STAND 4: ACCIDENTS -FIRST AID
Task one
Read and write down the words below

1. bandage..............................................................................
2. treatment..............................................................................
3. dispensary..............................................................................
4. plaster..............................................................................
5. illness..............................................................................
6. emergency..............................................................................
7. poisonous..............................................................................
8. choke..............................................................................

Use the vocabulary items learnt to complete the given sentences correctly

9. If you swallow something by accident you will .............................................................................
   (shock, choke, sock)
10. A .............................................................................treats sick people while a .............................................................................looks after the patients(nurse, mid-wife, doctor)
11. A bee.............................................................................while the spider.............................................................................(bites, bait, bit, stings)
12. To avoid.............................................................................we should not play carelessly. (injure, injury, injured)
13. If we play with dangerous objects, we are likely to be .............................................................................(hat, heart, hurt)
14. We tie a.............................................................................to stop wounds from bleeding. (plaster, bandage, blanket)
15. The biggest health facility is.............................................................................(health centre, dispensary, hospital)

STAND 5: DIRECTIONS

Write the symbols of compass direction below in full

1. N  ......................................................................
2. S  ......................................................................
3. E  ......................................................................
4. W  ......................................................................

With the help of your parent/guardian use Google maps to find

1. Your home
2. Your nearest shopping centre
3. Your church

What is the direction of your home from your school?

Grammar.
Personal and Possessive Pronouns
Personal pronouns - words that refer to people, animals and things e.g. we, us 
Possessive Pronouns -show ownership or belonging e.g. my, mine, yours, hers

Complete the sentences below using the correct pronoun

1. Let ......................................................................leave if they don't want to stay. (them, they)
2. We hope to beat......................................................................in the match. (they , them)
3. I saw......................................................................fetching water. (her, she)
4. The teacher gave ...................................................................... a book. (I, me)
5. Kindly go and sit next to ...................................................................... (he, him)
6. My sister and ...................................................................... are going to town tomorrow. (me, I)
7. The cat ran away when ...................................................................... heard the dog barking. (it, she)
8. ......................................................................swept the whole compound. (We, Us)
9. The kittens are ...................................................................... and I feed them personally. (yours, mine)
10. We did all the work by ......................................................................(ourselves, themselves)
11. The car......................................................................rolled severally. (himself, itself)
12. ......................................................................closed the door before leavingh the house.(I, me)

STRAND 6. NUTRITION- BALANCE DIET
Task One

1. Name the three categories of food
   
   1. ......................................................................
   2. ......................................................................
   3. ......................................................................
2. Write true of false
   1. Marasmus is caused by not eating enough food......................................................................
   2. Obesity is caused by a lack of proteins in the diet......................................................................
   3. Anaemia is caused by eating fatty and sugary foods......................................................................
   4. Kwashiorkor is caused by eating foods without proteins......................................................................

Grammar
Regular and irregular adjective
Adjectives are words that tell us more about nouns-describing words e.g. tall, beautiful expensive.

Fill in the table below using the correct form of the adjective given.
            Positive           Comparative               Superlative

1. small                     smaller                       smallest
2. long                      longer                         longest
3. dirty                      dirtier                          dirtiest
4. slim                     slimmer                       slimmest
5. careful               more careful               most careful
6. clever      ...............................            ................................
7. holy     ...............................            ................................
8. big     ...............................            ................................
9. thin     ...............................            ................................
10. good     ...............................            ................................
11. bad     ...............................            ................................
12. polite     ...............................            ................................
13. difficult     ...............................            ................................
14. sincere     ...............................            ................................
15. many     ...............................            ................................

Fill in the blanks with the adjective of size and shape in their correct order.

16. A .....................................................................table (big,square)
17. The children had .....................................................................(round, small) tennis ball.
18. A .....................................................................bed (rectangular, large)

Similes
Examples

1.  As happy as a lark
2. As beautiful as the sunset
3. As fat as a pig
4. As alike as two peas
5. As playful as a kitten

Complete the similes below

1. Some people are as sly as a ...................................................................
2. Teachers are supposed to be as sober as a ...................................................................
3. After that tiring exercise, I was as hungry as a ...................................................................
4. The class was as silent as a ................................................................... when the teacher entered.
5. That drink is as cold as ...................................................................

Write three similes to describe yourself

1. ......................................................................................................................................
2. ......................................................................................................................................
3. ......................................................................................................................................

STAND 7: INTERNET EMAIL
Name the following

Task one: Grammar
Use of quantifiers; Some, much, many and any
Examples

1. There are some pictures on the screen.
2. They are many symbols on the keyboard.
3. Is there any Internet in the computer lab?
4. How much does it cost to send an email?

Use many, much, some, on, any to complete the sentences below

1. Nothing ...................................................was said about him.
2. Do you know how ................................................... a laptop costs?
3. We read very ................................................... books during the library lessons
4. I do not have ................................................... book in my house.
5. There are ................................................... computers in the lab.
6. How ................................................... sugar is in the dish?
7. How ................................................... time did you spend on the internet yesterday?
8. I have saved ................................................... of my work before the lights went off.
9. Put ................................................... oil in the pan.
10. Our teacher was very busy replying to ................................................... emails he had inbox.

STRAND 8: TECHNOLOGY -CYBER SAFETY
Look at the pictures below and name them

Using the internet find out the meanings of the following proverb

5. Hard work pays ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... 
6. Patience pays .................................................. ................................................... ................................................... 
7. Bad company ruins good morals .................................................. ................................................... ................................................... 
8. Hurry hurry has no blessings .................................................. ................................................... ................................................... 
9. Obedience is better than sacrifice .................................................. ................................................... ................................................... 

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct words

10. We can use our.............................................time playing computer games.
11. My cellphone is secured with a ............................................. only known to me.
12. I did not.............................................video clips from my sister's laptop because it did not have .............................................
13. We should not.............................................strangers.
14. We are advised to always take .............................................while working with computers.
    (trust, password, download, data bundles, leisure, care)

Grammar
Tenses
Present tense                   Past tense                 Past continuous
go                                           went                          going
eat                                           ate                           eating

1. take                  .....................................                 ..................................... 
2. care                  .....................................                 .....................................
3. browse             .....................................                 .....................................
4. upload              .....................................                 .....................................
5. come                .....................................                 .....................................
6. write                 .....................................                 .....................................

Use the correct tense of the word given to complete the sentences below

7. I found him ................................................... music from the internet. (download)
8. My younger sister hate...................................................alone in a cyber café (be)
9. We always ...................................................to the computer lab whenever we have computer lessons (go)
10. Many photos ...................................................taken at the ceremony (is)
11. I ...................................................onto Facebook (log)
12. The teacher ...................................................us an email with our results. (send)
13. I ...................................................my homework before watching a video on YouTube. (do)
14. My eldest sister ................................................... me a message on whatsapp (write)

STRAND 9-THE FARM
Task one
Read the passage below and answer questions that follow
Tools are expensive so we must use them well and take good care of them. Tools can cause ancients of safety rules are not followed. Tools should be maintained properly so that they last longer.
Some ways of taking care of them include sharpening tools like pangas, jembes and knives for easy use. Some tools require proper usage for what they are made for.
Those that are made of sharp edges require a file. A file is used for sharpening blunt edges. Some tools become worn out due to frequent movement of their parts. Others due to contact with water they rust. To prevent rusting paint is applied.
Questions

1. To sharpen a panga one needs ................................................... 
2. If safety rules are not followed tools can cause ................................................... 
3. The opposite of the word expensive is ................................................... 
4. What causes rusting of tools? ................................................... 
5. Why do we maintain tools? ...................................................
6. Name two tools that need to be sharpened. ................................................... 
7. Why do we apply paint on tools? ................................................... 
8. Some tools become worn out due to ................................................... 

Arrange the sentences below in order to make a meaningful and flowing story

1. A cow is a wonderful animal to have on the farm.
2. Farmer Bidii takes his three cows to graze on the farm
3. He takes the milk to the dairy
4. He milks his cows two times a day
5. Farmer Bidii wakes up very early in the morning

Grammar
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct verb form

9. I ...................................................bananas for lunch yesterday (carry)
10. The farmer ...................................................the farm (dig)
11. The boys ...................................................very fast to the farm (run)
12. Who ...................................................the music (stop)
13. We all ...................................................our hands after the play (clap)

Contracted form
Contracted forms of words are the short form e.g.

1. cannot          can't
2. are not         aren't
3. should not   shouldn't

Write in short forms

14. did not       ...................................................
15. will not       ...................................................
16. is not         ...................................................
17. shall not    ...................................................
18. must not   ...................................................

STRAND 10- HIV AND AIDS
Task one
Draw and colour

a) Razor blade	b) Toothbrush	c) Towel	d) Needle

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the correct words

1. To help our bodies grow healthy, we should feed on the correct ...................................................
   (meal, diet, feed)
2. Severe coughing can be a sign of a disease called ...................................................
   (marasmus, malaria, tuberculosis)
3. Catching a cold, sneezing and ................................................... is common during the rainy season. (cough)
4. We should not ................................................... toothbrushes.
5. Pupils should use a sharpener instead of a ................................................... when sharpening pencils.
6. We should always ...................................................our hair to keep it short and manageable.
7. HIV and AIDs has no cure and can easily lead to ...................................................
8. Tuberculosis is easily ...................................................through the air in poorly ventilated houses (passed, spread)
9. We usually visit a barber for a ...................................................
10. Not all of us are infected with HIV and AIDs but we are all ...................................................(infected, affected, effected)

Write the fumbled words below correctl and read them aloud

11. guhoc ..................................................
12. locero ..................................................
13. reuc ..................................................
14. thade ..................................................
15. cnemeidi  .................................................. 

Grammar
Adverbs of time
Examples:
Noon
Evening
Now

They answer rthe question "when"

Identify the adverbs of time and write them down

1. HIV and AIDs orphans are quite many nowadays.
2. The ambulance arrived early enough.
3. The teacher told us to do the exercise again.
4. Next year, I will visit patients suffering from. HIV and AIDs.

Adverbs of manner
They are adverbs that answer the question: How e.g. quickly, carefully, attentively

Give other 5 examples of adverbs of manner

1. ....................................................................................................
2. ....................................................................................................
3. ....................................................................................................
4. ....................................................................................................
5. ....................................................................................................

Adverbs of place
Underline adverb of place

1. The government has built a big hospital nearby.
2. I searched for the tweezers everywhere but could not see it.
3. The doctor told the patient to wait outside.
4. They will come here.
5. Soon he will be here.
6. I will go to school tomorrow.

Use a question mark or comma where necessary and read the sentences aloud

7. What is a tweeter
8. We are advised not to share toothbrushes needles and razor blades
9. Prevention is better than cure
10. Tuberculosis, malaria and typhoid are disease.
11. Why is he coughing

STRAND 11: HYGIENE AND SANITATION
Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the words below

1. Hygiene..............................................................................
2. Sanitation..............................................................................
3. Drainage..............................................................................
4. Refuse..............................................................................
5. Cleanliness..............................................................................
6. Mop..............................................................................
7. Wipe..............................................................................
   Writing
   Write five ways to keep our environment clean
8. ..............................................................................
9. ..............................................................................
10. ..............................................................................
11. ..............................................................................
12. ..............................................................................

Grammar conjunctions - and, but, vet, if or so and nor
Read the following sentences and circle the conjunctions

1. She was sick but she still came to school
2. Neither the classroom nor the toilets were clean
3. When you are sick you can go to a hospital or a dispensary
4. She went to work yet she was sick

Fill in the blank spaces using the conjunctions below
(and, but, or, yet, so, for)

1. HIV and AIDs ..............................................................................Covid 19 are dangerous diseases
2. Brian is very clean, ..............................................................................everybody likes him.
3. I shall use a broom .............................................................................. a mop to clean the floor.
4. It is good to keep our surrounding tidy ..............................................................................healthy living.
5. Hawa came to school, ..............................................................................she was not feeling well.

STRAND 12 - MY FAVOURITE GAME
TASK ONE
With the guidance of your parent/guardian search and download pictures of people playing football, swimming, racing, stick them in your book.

Read and write the ollowin words

1. Referee..............................................................................
2. Cheer..............................................................................
3. Fans..............................................................................
4. Captain..............................................................................
5. Team..............................................................................
6. Whistle..............................................................................
7. Netball..............................................................................
8. Award..............................................................................
9. Competition..............................................................................
10. Steeplechase..............................................................................

Grammar
Questioning words - what, where, who, when, how and whose word
Complete the sentences below with the correct wh----- word

1. ..............................................................................books are those?
2. ..............................................................................do you play football?
3. ..............................................................................did you arrive home?
4. ..............................................................................won the race?
5. ..............................................................................is the training taking place?
   Construct questions using the words below
6. When..............................................................................
7. Where..............................................................................
8. Whose..............................................................................
9. What..............................................................................

Spellings
Write the following words correctly

1. beuatiful..............................................................................
2. freind..............................................................................
3. runizig..............................................................................
4. obidient..............................................................................
5. suprise...............................................................................
6. grammer..............................................................................
7. fourty..............................................................................
8. conducter..............................................................................
9. teem..............................................................................
10. dinning..............................................................................

STRAND 13-CLEAN ENVIRONMENT
Construct sentences using the following words

1. sweep..............................................................................
2. compound..............................................................................
3. dustbin..............................................................................
4. clean..............................................................................
5. bush..............................................................................

Read the following words

br	sw	cl	gr	pr
broom brush  brick  break   brand	sweat sweet  swipe sweep swim	clay clean  clear  class   clock	great  greek green grey   greed	proof pride price prior proud

Give more examples of words starting with the following sounds
br    ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
sw  ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
cl    ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
gr   ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
pr   ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................

Grammar
Present perfect tense
Complete the sentences below with has or have

1. The children ...............................................cleaned the toilets.
2. They ...............................................picked rubbish from the compound.
3. He ............................................... washed the utensils.
4. Faith ...............................................swept the dirty compound.
5. Mustafa ...............................................slashed the long grass.

Use the present, perfect tense of the words given to complete the sentences below

6. They ............................................... trees before the rainy season begins (plant)
7. ...............................................the dustbin near the rubbish bin (see)
8. I ...............................................the water from the trench (drain)
9. She ...............................................to the clean-up event (go)
10. Tony ............................................... the rubbish in the bin (throw)

Writing
Writing a diary entry about how you spent your Saturday at home

STRAND 14: MONEY
Grammar. Prepositions
Fill in the blank spaces using the prepositions below

1. Jessy jumped...............................................the fence.
2. The tea is...............................................the jug.
3. He dived...............................................the pool.
4. My deskinate was treated...............................................the doctor.
5. The thieves came in...............................................the window.
6. We wrote notes...............................................ink.
7. Look ...............................................this book.
8. They are afraid ............................................... us.
9. We went home ...............................................foot.
10. Cheptoo is suffering ...............................................Covid 19.

(through, in, of, over, from, into, by, at)

Arrange the jumbled letters correctly to form words with double consonants

11. Ppnsohig...............................................
12. Cifoef...............................................
13. Albl...............................................
14. Ryurh...............................................
15. Payhp...............................................

Find from the internet three words with the following double consonant sounds and write them down.

16. Tt  ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
17. dd  ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................
18. II  ...............................................   ...............................................   ...............................................

Circle words with double consonants
Honest                             Occur                            Fine
Tax                                   Bank                           Lesson
Fax                                 Credit                           Business
Fax                                  Mess                            
Soccer                            Access

Writing
Friendly Letter
Your friend Natasha fell off a tree and she is admitted at Wema hospital. Write a letter wishing her a quick recovery.

MARKING SCHEME

Rights
Task one 

1. orphan
2. died 
3. Young
4. unhappy
5. death
6. adopt
7. treat her
8. daughter
9. siblings 
10. brother 
11. sister-in-law 
12. mother-in-law 
13. aunt 
14. father-in-law 
15. one

Task Two

1. These twin girls are so beautiful
2. I love my parents
3. I have many relatives in the city
4. We had visitors on Saturday
5. My siblings are very supportive

Task three

1. a
2. The, a
3. the, a , the
4. the, a
5. an
6. the
7. the

Task four

1. cousin, doctor, laboratory, malaria, mother, relative, uncle
2. adopt, nephew, niece, parent, sister, uncle
3. couple, father, love, orphans, siblings, window 
4. Care, family, mother, father, cousin, elder. father-in-law, grandparents, sibling

STRAND 2
Task one

1. to mark event an event /occasion
2. A formal religious / public, occasion/ event
3.  A large meal, typically a celebratory one
4. an intructive or exciting quality that makes certain people 
5. To receive an academic degree or diploma

Task two

1. Brian's birthday 
2. baloons and crepe papers
3. Parents and older  siblings
4. They went to the market
5. They were excited about their brother's birthday 

Task Three

• wedding
• graduation
• homecoming
• farewell
• dowry
• celebrations
• anniversaries
• birthday
• ordination
• celebrations

Task four

1. Ceremonies
2. Teeth
3. Wolves
4. Parties
5. Babies
6. Potatoes
7. Photos
8. Branches
9. Lice 
10. Nice
11. My teacher is a hero
12. The ox was slaughtered fo r the feast
13. Yesterday i saw a goose at he market
14. The boy bought an avacado and a mango
15. The family is rich

Task Five
Across

1. Celebrate
2. Dance
   Down
3. Decorate

STRAND 3
Task one

1. Sorry 
2. Welcome
3. Bye 
4. Borrow 
5. Please 
6. Thank you
7. Pardon
8. Beg
9. Excuse me 
10. Excuse me may 
11. Congratulations
12. Thank 
13. Pardon 
14. Sorry 
15. Borrow 
16. Thank you for your kindness 
17. Excuse me, may I go out?
18. I'm sorry, I broke your pencil

Task two

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a lot
4. a lot
5. a lot 
6. a lot of
7. a lot 
8. a lot 
9. a lot, enough 
10. enough, a lot 

STRAND 4
Task one

1. bandage
2. treatment
3. dispensary 
4. plaster 
5. illness 
6. emergency
7. poisonous
8. choke
9. choke 
10. doctor, nurse
11. stings, bites 
12. injury 
13. hurt 
14. bandnge 
15. hospital

STRAND 5
Direction

1. North 
2. South
3. East 
4. West

Grammar

1. them
2. them 
3. her 
4. me
5. him 
6. i
7. it
8. we 
9. mine 
10. ourselves 
11. itself
12. i

STRAND 6 

1.                              
   1. vitamins
   2. Proteins
   3. Carbohydrates
2.                          
   1. true
   2. false
   3. false
   4. true

Grammar

6. Cleverer, cleverest 
7. Holier, holiest
8. Bigger, biggest 
9. Thinner, thinners 
10. Better, best 
11. Worse, worst
12. More polite, most polite 
13. More difficult, most difficult 
14. More sincere, most sincere 
15. Mere, mnost 
16. Big square 
17. Small round 
18. Large rectangular

Similes

1. Fox 
2. Judge 
3. Woolf hunter
4. Grave

Similes 

1. im as beautiful as sunset
2. I'm as tall as a giraffe 
3. I'm as hardworking as a bee

STRAND
internet E-mail

1. Radio 
2. Phone 
3. Television 
4. Telephone 
5. Desktop computer 
6. Tablet

Task one; Grammar 

1. much
2. much
3. many
4. any
5. many
6. much
7. much
8. much
9. some
10. some

STRAND 4

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. WhatsApp
4. Instagram
5. Great effort earns sucess
6. If wait patiently in many things you will succeed
7. Don't let any lead you astray
8. If you do things in a hurry we may not do it thoroughly
9. There are more blessing when you obey than when you give a sacrifice 
10. Leisure 
11. Password 
12. Download, data bundles 
13. Trust
14. Care

Grammar: Tenses

1. took, taking
2. cared, curing
3. browsed, browsing
4. unloaded, unloading
5. cane, coming
6. wrote, writing
7. downloading 
8. being 
9. go 
10. were
11. logged 
12. sent 
13. did 
14. wrote

STRAND 9
Task one

1. file
2. accident
3. cheap
4. contact with water
5. so that they can last longer
6. pangas, jembes,knives 
7. prevent rusting
8. frequent movement of their parts
9. carried 
10. dug
11. ran 
12. stopped 
13. clapped 
14. didn't 
15. wont 
16. isn't 
17. shan't 
18. mustn't

STRAND 10
HIV and AIDS

1. Diet 
2. Tuberculosis 
3. Coughing
4. Share
5. Razor blade
6. Share 
7. Death 
8. Passed
9. Hair cut 
10. Aflected
11. cough
12. cooler 
13. cruel 
14. hated 
15. medicine

Grammar

1. Gently 
2. Carelessly 
3. Slowly 
4. Joyfully 
5. Excitedly 
6. Tearfully
7. Swiftly
8. Dangerously 
9. Any Correct answer

Adverbs 

1. Nearby 
2. Everywhere 
3. Outside
4. Here
5. There 
6. Tomorrow

STRAND 11

1. Keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean
2. The equipment and systems that keep places clean especially by removing human waste
3. The process by which water or liquid waste is drained from an area
4. Waste material that has been thrown away
5. State of being clean/keeping things clean
6. A tool for washing floors and has long hands
7. Rub something against a surface in order to remove dirt
   Any correct answer
8. Collecting litter
9. Trimming hedges
10. Wedding the flowers
11. Sweeping the compound
12. Providing dustbins
    Any correct answer

Grammar conjunction

1. but
2. neither, nor
3. or
4. yet
5. and
6. so
7. or
8. for
9. but

STRAND 12
Favorite game
Reading and re-writing
Grammar

1. Whose 
2. When 
3. When
4. Who 
5. When 
6. When are you coming back? 
7. Where are my books? 
8. Whose child is this? 
9. What is your name?
   Any correct answer

Spellings

1. beautiful 
2. friend 
3. running 
4. obedient 
5. surprise 
6. grammar 
7. forty 
8. conductor 
9. team 
10. dinning

STRAND 13
Clean environment

1. The pupils were sweeping the compound
2. We were advised to keep our compound clean 
3. Put those banana peels in the dustbin
4. Clean the walls today
5. There is a bush nearby
   Any correct answer 

Sounds

• Br Brother, brown, bread
• Sw-swear, sway, switch
• Cl-close, cloth, cloud
• Gr-grand, granary, grass
• Pr.press, prophet, problem

Grammar;
Present perfect tenses

1. have 
2. have 
3. has 
4. has 
5. has 
6. have planted 
7. I have seen 
8. Have drained 
9. Has gone 
10. Has thrown

STRAND 14
Money 

1. over 
2. in 
3. into 
4. by 
5. through 
6. in 
7. at 
8. of 
9. on 
10. from 
11. shopping 
12. office 
13. ball 
14. hurry
15. happy 
16. battle, attractive, attain
17. address, middle, meddle
18. collect, scroll, refill occur, lessor, business, mess, sweet, access

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