Grade Six English
Answers Grammar
1) ducks, pond, fishes
4) egg, banana, tray
7) hens, soil, worms
10) Citizens, respect, honour,
Comprehension
1)B 2)D 3) hat, sunglasses, game
6) visitors, appreciation, hospitality 9) bag, table 5) A
Hello boys and girls of Grade Six! This is the last month of the year so you need to commit to revise your work daily so you can be prepared for your examination next year. This lesson will help you to name the two kinds of nouns and find out when to use capital letters for proper nouns. You will also be given useful information to write a business letter of invitation. You should complete all the exercises before the end of the week.
GRAMMAR
WITH MY FRIEND
2) wall, pictures 5) argument, customers 8) game, hours country 3)C - Take turns to read these sentences aloud.
Sarah and Carol collected shells, sand and leaves from the seashore. Mom and Paul had dinner at Lucy’s Restaurant.
- Pick out the nouns from these sentences.
- Put them into two groups – Proper Nouns and Common Nouns.
- Use your reference books to check your answers and find out more about
these nouns.
- Read and discuss the notes.
KINDS OF NOUNS
The two main kinds of nouns are: - proper nouns
- common nouns
The Proper Noun
• As the name suggests, a proper noun is the special name of a specific
person, place or thing.
• It names an individual in a group or class.
• It always begins with a capital letter.
Proper nouns are used as:
1) first names and surnames
Harry White is my cousin.
2) geographical names: towns, cities, countries, rivers , lakes, mountains etc. The Demerara River separates Wismar from Mackenzie.
3) names of streets, roads, buildings etc.
I attended St Margaret’s Primary which is located on Camp Street. 4) names of days of the week, months of the year and special holidays. Christmas Day will be celebrated on a Monday.
5) the races of people and languages.
Some Brazilians speak Portuguese and English.
6) titles used before proper names.
- use capitals for a title used alone or following a person’s name only if it refers to a high official or someone to whom you wish to show special respect.
- use a capital when an official is directly addressed by title.
The Minister of Housing had a meeting with the President yesterday. but
He is the president of the basketball club.
7) Titles of books, short stories, plays, essays, poems etc.
Cinderella is an interesting story.
8) names of religious, divine beings and for most words which have religious significance.
Christians, Hindus and Muslims waited for the service to begin. 9) words of family relationship used as names.
Aunt Esther loves grapes. but
My aunt, Esther, takes us to the library.
10) names of ships, planes, trains, monuments, awards and other places, things or events.
We use Caribbean Airlines to travel.
ON MY OWN
Rewrite each sentence, using capital letters where necessary.
1. jason and lisa attended the concert at the national cultural center.
2. Last saturday, we sailed across the berbice river.
3. The pupils presented the minister of education and the principal with gifts
of appreciation.
Like a personal invitation letter, this kind invites the reader to be somewhere or to do something at a particular time.
When writing such a letter you should do the following:
1. Start by explaining what the receiver is invited to and why the invitation is being extended.
2. State the date, time and place of the invitation and how long the reader is expected to be there.
3. Explain what the receiver is expected to do.
4. End by telling the reader you hope your invitation will be accepted.
5. If you want the reader to reply by telephone, be sure that you include the telephone number.
ON MY OWN
In about 120-200 words, write ONE of these letters.
1.The pupils of your community have planned an activity on “Ethnic Celebration.” As Group Leader of the planning committee, write a letter to the Head of the Social Studies Department of a secondary school asking him /her to guide the group.
2. As Secretary of the Road Safety Patrol Group, write a letter to the Head of the Police Division in your community inviting him/her to be the Chief Judge in your Road Safety Competition.
3. A letter to a newspaper agency asking them to send a representative to do a presentation to your class on “The Newspaper as a Learning Tool.
4. As Leader of the Book Club, write a letter to the Chief Librarian of the National Library asking him/her to do a presentation on the topic “How to Improve Reading Skills.”
COMPREHENSION ON MY OWN
Read the passage carefully then answer the questions which follow.
Our master was a good, kind man. He gave us good food, good lodging and kind words. He spoke as kindly to us as he did to his little children. We were all fond of him, and my mother loved him very much. When she saw him at the gate, she would neigh with joy and trot up to him.
He would pat and stroke her and say, “Well old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?”
I was a dull black, so he called me, Darkie. Then he would give me a piece of bread which was very good, and sometimes he brought a carrot for my mother. All the horses would come to him, but I think we were his favourites.
Adapted from Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
Questions
4. Passengers use city taxi service to travel to the cheddie jagan international airport.
5. superintendent singh was recognized for his dedicated service in the guyana police force.
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COMPOSITION WITH MY FRIEND
Read and discuss the note.
THE BUSINESS INVITATION LETTER
Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the answer you choose.
1.The master gave these to all the horses except A) food B) lodging C) kind words
2. When the master was at the gate Darkie’s mother would A) stroke the master. B) kick the master. C) neigh joyfully. D) trot along the road.
3. According to the passage the A) to beat
C) to pull the hair roughly
word” stroke” means
B) to strike harshly
D) to pass the hand gently along the hair. 4. According to the passage, which statement is true?
A) Darkie was the only horse which liked carrots.
B) Darkie’s mother was the pet he had for a long time.
C) She was the only horse that would go to the master. D) Darkie’s mother was the only favourite.
5.The story is told by the A) colt B) mare
C) stallion
Goodbye boys and girls!
D) pat and stroke
D) master