Name:_______________ (

Class :_________________

Tommy has a great improvement this term. His aunt knew that and wrote
a letter to him. This is her letter. Fill in the blanks with the correct form
of the verbs.
34 Henry Street
Carmel Alison Lam Primary School
Sydney
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P.6 English Worksheet (2)
7th May, 2001
Dear Tommy,
Name:_______________
(
)
Class :_________________
How are you? I was pleased to ________(hear) from your mum that
you ________(get) an excellentPrepositions
result this term. I am glad that you are
interested
in ________(study).
And
you also ________(win) a gold medal in
Fill
in the blanks
with the correct
prepositions.
the swimming competition. I ________(be) proud of you.
1. Tom usually drinks coffee _________ the afternoon. (at in on)
I wantistostaying
give aatpresent
for your
work.
___________(go)
to buy
2. Mary
her aunts
househard
these
days.I She
lives _________
10 it
this afternoon. Hope you will like it.
Plover Cove Road. (at in on)
3. I sit
___________ Lucy ata school.
beside
I ____________(have)
month (between
holiday next
month.next)
I am planning to
visitMyyou.
Your
cousin
Denny ___________(come)
me. He
4.
project
will be
ready __________
the end of the month.with
(on since
by)
_________(be) so eager to ________(see) the beautiful Hong Kong. Uncle
5.
That ___________
book belongs __________
give it back
(to with
of at)
Johnny
(not come) me!
this Please
time because
he to
is me.
busy
his
business.
6.
In most countries school usually starts __________ autumn. (at in on)
7.
Theforward
post office
is ____________
my in
office.
It takes
five
minutes to go there
I look
to seeing
you then. Keep
touching.
Take
care.
by car. (next to at near)
Love from
8. Sue
Karen sometimes visits her relatives ________ Christmas. (on at in)
Aunt
They have a big dinner ________ Christmas Day. (at during on)
9. I will wait for you __________ 3 oclock in the afternoon. Dont be late.
(at until to)
10. The old woman got _________ the bus with difficulty and the driver helped
her sit down. (in on

off)

11. Take that dog away from me. Im afraid _________ dogs. (of for off)
12. Have you all finished dinner? Shall I ask _______ the bill? (about for after)
13. Ted has been jogging ________ 8:00a.m. Hes tired. (since at by)
14. Get ________ my bike, please. I want to ride it now. (down out of off)

15. Could you look ________ the baby? I must go to the supermarket.
(on after

at)

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Name:_______________ (
)
Class :_________________

Revision on Prepositions
A. Read the passage. Complete it with appropriate prepositions.
Every autumn, swallows fly south. They want to find a warm place
to spend winter. ______ winter, they fly back to their homes. Next time,
when you see a row of swallows flying _______ the sky, you can say see
you next year to them.
Squirrels climb _______ and ______ trees to gather nuts. They like
nuts best. They keep their nuts _______ a safe place. The nuts will be their
food ______ winter.
Human beings wear warm clothes in winter. Animals do not wear
clothes. So some ______ them get thicker fur to keep them warm in winter.
When winter comes, bears go to sleep in caves. It is because they need
to eat a lot. In winter, it is difficult to find food. So they go to sleep to save
energy.
B. Read the above passage and answer the questions
in complete sentences.
1. Where do swallows fly every autumn?
___________________________________________________________________
_
2. What do the swallows want to find?
___________________________________________________________________
_
3. Will the swallows go back to their homes?
___________________________________________________________________
_

4. What do squirrels do before winter?

___________________________________________________________________
_5. What do squirrels eat in winter?
___________________________________________________________________
_
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Name:_______________ (
)
Class :_________________

Getting the main idea (1)

The first sentence of a paragraph often tells the main idea of the paragraph. The rest
of the paragraph supports the main idea.
A. Read the passage below and answer the questions in complete sentences.

You can learn to make friends. First, be friendly. Smile at other people
and say, Hello. Share your things. Be kind. Do not wait for others to talk
to you. Go to them first, even if they do not seem interested at first. They
may simply be shy. Take a chance! You are sure to make many friends.

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

2. How many ways does the paragraph suggest that you can make friends?
____________________________________________________________________

3. List three ways from the paragraph that you can make friends.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

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Name:_______________ (
)
Class :_________________

Getting the main idea (2)

In order to find the main idea of a paragraph, you can ask yourself three questions:
Why
Who
What

A. Read the passage below and answer the questions in complete sentences.
Laura loves to watch parrots. She likes to look at their bright green
wings as they fly gracefully through the birdcage, and she laughs when
they call to each other in their loud, squeaky voices. Laura thinks that
parrots are the most wonderful animals that she has ever seen.

1. Who is this paragraph about?

___________________________________________________________________
2. What does she love to do?
___________________________________________________________________
3. Why does she love to do this?

___________________________________________________________________

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Name:_______________ (
)
Class :_________________

Guided Writing
I am Jim. This is my story.
Last term, Mr. Poon was our teacher. He was very nice but
we often fell asleep in class. I did homework quickly but
untidily. We were quite naughty but Mr. Poon just kept on
smiling.
This term, we have a new teacher, Miss Chan. She is great!
She is a tiger. Her lessons are exciting. I dont fall asleep in
class now. I work hard at school. I do my homework carefully. I
like her lessons very much!
Next year, I will work harder at school. Miss Tiger will
not be my teacher anymore and I will miss her. I will try to get
A in my school work.
A. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Which teacher does Jim like better and why?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

2. Who is Miss Tiger?

_____________________________________________________

3. What will Jim do next year?

_____________________________________________________
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Name:_____________(
) Class :_________________
B. Please use 2-3 paragraphs to talk about your favourite teacher.
Describe his/her appearance; tell me how you feel about his/her
lessons and what you have learnt from him/her. You may draw what
you do with your favourite teacher in the box below.
My Favourite Teacher
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

My Favourite Teacher

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Name:_____________(
) Class :_________________

Prefixes
Notes:

prefix

base word

un+ kindunkind

new word

* The prefixes un, dis, non, im usually mean not.

* The prefixes em and en mean to make.
* The prefix ex usually means out from.
* The prefix re usually means again.
* The prefix de usually means down from, away from or the opposite.
* The prefix bi usually means two.
* The prefix tri usually means three.
A. Read each word and circle the prefix un, dis, im or non.
1. unkind

2. unclear

3. undress

4. unfold

5. unfamiliar

6. unpleasant

7. discover

8. dislike

9. disappear

10. disclose

12. nonsense

13. impolite

11. nonstop

12. nonfiction

14. unhappy

B. Complete the sentence by adding a prefix to the base word in brackets.

1. We should not be ____________ to animals. (kind)
2. Id like to ____________ what the book is about. (cover)
3. It is the _____________bus. It goes to Central directly. (stop)
4. I ____________ eating sweet chocolates. (like)
5. These books are ______________ to me. (familiar)
6. The picture is ______________. I cannot see it clearly. (clear)
7. The beautiful bird flew away and _______________. (appeared)
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Name:_____________(
) Class :_________________

Revision On Tenses

Janet is a lovely girl. Her family has just moved to Hong Kong from Beijing. Here is
some information about her.
A. Please fill in the blanks the correct form of the verbs.
Janet Tam (be) 1. _________ a primary 5 pupil. She enjoys (read)
______________ storybooks in her spare time. She always (go) ___________ to the
public library with her brother, Sam.
Last Saturday, Janet and Sam (spend)______________ the whole afternoon in the
library. Janet (want) _____________ a book about fairies. She could find interesting
ones on the bookshelves. Sam did not like fairy tales. Instead, he (borrow)
_______________ a science book to read. They (go) _____________ home at five
oclock the evening.

Janets father is very strict with her. He makes her do some things and doesnt let her
do others. Janet cannot go out during holidays. She has to do a lot of supplementary
exercises every day. She has to go to bed before ten oclock. Janet likes watching TV
but her father does not allow her to do so. Janet wants to invite her friends to come and
play with her but her daddy thinks the children are too noisy. Janet is not happy.
B. Complete the following sentences.
1. Janets father makes her_______________________________________________
2. He makes her _______________________________________________________
3. He doesnt let her ____________________________________________________
4.

He

doesnt

let

_____________________________________________________
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her

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Name:_____________(
) Class :_________________
Janet likes playing with her brother, Sam. She is telling him some riddles. Can you
solve the riddles?
A. Write the answers.
1. I feel important when people use me to do useful things.
People use me to cook food and keep their houses warm.
With my help, houses are bright. Its ____________________
2. I feel proud when people use me to do useful things.
People use me to wash dishes and take a bath.
With my help, flowers can grow. Its _____________________
3. I feel happy when people use me to do useful things.
People use me to make desks and chairs. Birds live in me.
With my help, people can make fires. Its ____________________
B. Sam had a picnic last week. After the picnic, he wrote about it but he made some
mistakes. Please underline the mistakes and correct them.

(went)
Last Sunday, I go for the school picnic with my classmates. We set off at eight
oclock. We arrived in the park half an hour later. We have lunch near the pond.
When
we were eating our lunch, we see some fish swim in the water. They were beautiful.
After lunch, we played badminton. We played happy and we felt tired.