ACTIVITIES FOR COMPETENCY LEVELS GRADE 9

The activities which I hope to publish here are related to the competency levels required to be accomplished within a period of year. I hope that these activities will be of some help to teachers. I also have planned to publish a set of worksheets compiled into a book for all the grades. Your encouragement with regard to my attempt is highly appreciated.  

Sajendra Kumara

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Grade 9: 

Competency:
Identifies the sounds of English Language.
Competency Level 1.1 
Pronounces English words properly.

Activity 01: Separate the words. ch pronounced as A]  /k/ or  B ] /ʧ/  as in chair.

Instructions: Introduce these two sounds. Practice with more  examples.  

  character /  chameleon /  teacher / technical  / chemical / mechanic / watcher /  child / cholesterol / chronology / rich / witch / chronic  / chilling / technology / Christmas / leech /  chastity

Activity 02: 
Read aloud. 
sound: / f/ 
a) farmer /  father / after  /  toffee 
b) laugh /  tough  / rough  /
c) graph  /  paragraph / philosophy /  photo  /   
Find more examples and read aloud 
Extra Activity
Assignment
: Find similar words which carry the sound /f/ at home and read aloud in the class. Make one list and display in the classroom. 

Activity 03:
Find the word that does not match with the sound. Read aloud. 
1. Cream /   cinema  /  cricket / cruel 
2. judge  /  fridge  /  struggle /  stage 
3. drought  /  ground / found  /  astound 
4. world  /  work  / hot  /  won
5. steel   / wheel  / meal  / real  

 👉NOTE : More activities have been included in the TG prepared by the blogger. 

Competency 3

Competency Level: 3.3 Listen to simple text for specific information.

Activity 01: Listen to the following announcement. 

Attention please! This special announcement is for all the grade 9 students. A Shramadana campaign will be held in our school premises on the 12^th June  from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of the campaign is to clean the school premises to prevent dengue. All the grade 9 students are requested to participate in it. You are kindly requested to bring the necessary tools like a knife , a mammoty , a crowbar etc. Your class teachers will provide you further information. 

The task sheet
Underline the correct answer.
1.The announcement is for
 a) all the students b)all the class teachers c) all the grade 9 students
2. The school is going to hold
a) a Shramadana Campaign b) an exhibition c) a volleyball camp
3. The date of the event is
a) 12th July  b) 12th June c) 8th June
4.The purpose of the event is
a) preventing dengue b) preventing pollution c) cleaning the garden
5. The tools mentioned in the announcement are 
(tick the correct answers) 
a) a knife               d)a crowbar 
b) a rake                e) a mammoty
c) a shovel
Activity 2: (5 more listening activities included)

Competency 2
Competency Level: 2.6 uses commas with understanding

Activity 1: Turn the following sentences into one sentence. Use commas where necessary. 

1. Kamal attended Gayani's birthday party. His sister also attended the birthday party. Jayani also attended it. 
2. I bought a new pen. I also bought an eraser. I bought a pencil sharpener,too.
3. Children read adventure stories. Children also read fairy stories. Children read novels,too. 
4. My garden has flowers. My garden also has fruits trees. My garden has some vegetable beds,too. 
5. I have a pet cat. I also have a pet dog. I have a pet parrot,too. 

Activity 2 ( More activities are included in the TG) 

Competency 5
Competency Level: 5.1 uses visual clues to derive the meaning of texts. 
Activity 1: 

A.  DO NOT SHOUT. 
B.  DO NOT LITTER. KEEP CLEAN.
C.  DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS.
D.  WE FLOOR.
E.  KEEP DISTANCE.
                   (six more activities included in the guide)

Competency 04
Competency Level: 4.5 Forms the plurals of nouns.



                                      to be continued 


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ACTIVITIES FOR THE VERB 'BE'

                         Work with the verb 'be'

1) Underline the correct form of the verb 'be'. 

1. Tom and I .......... [ is / am / are ] in Grade 7.
2. My father .......... [ are / is / am  ] a businessman.
3. Children .......... [ are / is / were ] in the garden an hour ago.
4. One of my friends......[ are / is / am ] the captain of the cricket team.
5. I ..... [ is / was / am ] born in Kandy. 
6. Your uncle..........[ is / are / am ] a friend of my father. 
7. Sugath and Palitha........[ was / are / were] absent last Monday.
8.  Kamal's brother........ [ was / is / are] in hospital several days ago.
9. Some women....... [ is / was / are ] near the gate. 
10. His parents........[ is / are / were] in USA at that time.           

                                        

2) Insert [ am/is/are/was/were] where necessary.

1. Gayani's little sister in hospital last month. 
2. One of closest friend the manager of the Rural Bank now.
3. Most of the Japanese vehicles very expensive.
4. Accidents very common on this road.
5. Mr. Sajendra a wealthy man at that time.
6. Most of the wild animals very innocent.
7. These books quite suitable for children.
8. King Agbo a great king who lived in Sri Lanka.
9. Our teacher's new bag very beautiful.
10. Fairy tales very interesting to read. 

3) Complete the sentences with the correct half given below.

1. The Nile ................
2. My brother .................
3. The lion ......................
4. Elephants ..................
5. Shakespeare ............
6. Chess ................
7. The ostrich ............
8. Colombo .................
9. A hovercraft .................
10. English and Tamil.........

*is a flightless bird  *are languages  *is a game  * are herbivores * is a big city  * is good at Sinhalese * is the longest river in the world  * is a modern vehicle  * was great playwright  * is the king of the jungle. 

4.) Complete the following questions with the words given within brackets. 
1. ...........those your shoes? 
2. ........... Kamani in the class? 
3. ........... you at home last evening? 
4. ........... I not your uncle? 
5. Where ...........he born ? 
     [ am  -  was -  are -  is  -  were ] 

5.) Rearrange the words to make  meaningful sentences. 
1. is / a / sleeping / there / chair / the / on  / cat.
2. new / an  / is / Kamal's / expensive / bag / one.
3. is / pen / of / what /  made / this? 
4. found / parrot / the / a bird / countries / most /  is / tropical / in/ 
5.   afraid / sister / insects /  is / my / small / of / 
 Answers: 
1. There is a cat sleeping on the chair. 2. Kamal's new bag is an expensive one. 3. What is this pen made of? 4. The parrot is a bird found in most tropical coutries. 5. my sister is afraid of small insects.     
6.) 
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be: am / is / are etc. 

Gayani 1)........... my best friend. Gayani's parents 2).......... teachers. Gayani 3)..........the first in the class last term. She 4).........good at music. When I 5)..............free, I like to listen to her songs. 
1.is 2.are 3.was 4.is 5.am
7.) 

Make them true sentences. Use [ am / is / are / am not / is not / are not ]
1. I ....... John. I ........a girl.
2. The cow ........a bird.
3. Lions ........carnivores. 
4. Covid 19 .........a dangerous virus. 
5. The sun .........a star.
6. The moon .........a star. 
7. Crows ............ green.
8. A knife ..........a sharp tool.
9. The mouse ..........a huge creature.
10. Sri Lanka ..........an island. 
[ 1. am / am not 2.is not 3. are 4.is 5.is 6. is not 7. are not 8. is 9. is not 10. is ]

8.) 
Fill in the blanks with  am(not) / is(not) / are (not) / was(not) / were (not). 
1. Your teacher ............ a pretty lady.
2. Mr. Sajendra .............in the class two hours ago. 
3. Sanath ...........in the library in the last period. He was at the canteen. 
4. The elephant ...........a herbivore. 
5. I ...........born in Sri Lanka. So, I am a Sri Lankan.
6. Elle ..........a popular game among village children in Sri Lanka.
7. Little babies ..........very sweet. 
8. Prince Siddhartha ........... born in India. 
9. Our friends ...........happy today. They are singing and dancing. 
10. My teeth ............white because I brush them twice a day.
11. I .........in Japan two years ago. I worked in a big factory then.
12. Your hands ............dirty. You needn't wash them.
13. It ...........very cold last night. So, sat beside the fire. 
14. The sky ........dark. It is likely to rain.
15. Snow ........ white.
1. is 2. was 3. wasn't 4. is 5. was 6. is 7. are 8.was 9. are 10. are 11. was 12. aren't 13.was 14.is 15. is

9.) The following sentences are wrong. Write them correctly.
1.My friends is very kind to animals.
2. I am in Grade 9 two years ago.
3. There is two books on the table.
4. People is very happy today.
5. Our village are very beautiful.
6. Mr. Sajendra is in Colombo at that time. 
1. are 2. was 3. are 4. are 5.is 6.was 

10) Fill in the blanks with am / is / are.

I 1)......... Sandun. I 2)..........born in 2005. My hometown 3) .......... Attanagalla. I 4).........Colombo three years ago. Then I 5).........a small child. My father 6)...........an engineer. He 7)..........in Japan three years ago. My mother 8) .............a receptionist. Now, she 9) ..........retired. I have a little sister, too. We 10).........at the same school. 
1.am 2.was 3.is 4. was 5. was 6.is 7.was 8.was 9. is 10.are

11.) 

To be continued ....................

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ENGLISH ESSAYS FOR GRADE 6

For the benefit of all the teachers and students.

 

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1)                                                  
                               My best friend.

My best friend is Sumith. He is 11 years old. He lives at Veyangoda. He is short and fat. He has short wavy hair. He is a very helpful child. Sumith is a very pleasant child. He is good at English. He can speak in English. Sumith reads books in his free time. He has a pet dog, too. He is kind to animals. Sumith comes our home on holidays. I like Sumith because he is a honest friend. 

2) 

                             The person I like most (1)

The person I like most is my grandmother. Her name is Mrs.Kusumawathie. She is about 75 years old. She is my maternal grandmother. My mother is her youngest daughter. She is tall and thin. She has grey hair. She wears glasses when she reads books. She helps my mother in the kitchen. She cleans our garden every day. She is a good story teller. I love her stories. I like her most because she is very kind and helpful. 

3)                            The person I like most (2)

The person I like most is my class teacher. Her name is Mrs. Damayanthi. She is in her 40s. She is fair and beautiful. She teaches us English. She comes to school early in the morning. She helps us learn English. She tells us beautiful stories. She can sing,too. She never punishes children. She always advises us. I like my class teacher very much because she is like a mother to all the children. 

4)                               My favourite neighbour  

My favourite neighbour is Mr. Sirisoma. He is a retired teacher. He is about 65 years old. He wears glasses. He is my grandfather's best friend. He often comes our home to talk with my grandfather. He sometimes brings me sweets. He observes sil every Poya day. He likes gardening. He is not a lazy man. He is very active. I like him because because he is a true gentleman. 

5)                                    My hobby (1)

My hobby is reading books. I like reading English story books very much. I read books in my free time. My father buys me books. I sometimes go the library with my sister and read books. Reading is a useful hobby. It helps me see the world. Reading takes me to a strange world. I have a collection of story books at home. Reading makes me a 'full man'. 

6)                                   My hobby (2)

My hobby is gardening. It is an interesting hobby. I have a beautiful garden. I work in my garden in my free time. I sweep the garden, water the plants, mow the garden etc. It helps me lead a healthy life. Gardening is a good exercise, too. I feel happy to see my garden. My parents also help my hobby. I always work hard to keep my garden beautiful. I enjoy gardening very much.

7)                                The Vesak Festival
The Vesak is a religious festival. It falls in the month of May.  It is a full moon poya day. Buddhist all over the world celebrate the Vesak. They celebrate three important events in Buddha's life. They are The Birth , The Enlightenment and The Passing Away.  Buddhist observe sil and engage in other religious activities on this day. Houses and streets are decorated for vesak. It is a colourful festival.  

8)                                       My pet (1)
My pet is a dog. Its name is Rover. It is about 3 years old. It is a Pomeranian dog. It is black and white. Rover has a bushy tail. It has a very short snout. It can bark very loud. It like to drink milk and eat rice and curry. Rover plays with me in the garden. It has a ball. It likes to play with it. I bath Rover every other day. I brush it everyday. I like Rover very much.

9)                                     My pet (2)
My pet is a cat. Its name is Snowy. Snowy is about 2 years old. My aunt gave me it on my birthday. It is white in colour. It likes to eat fish bones very much. It plays with me in the garden. It likes to sleep on my bed. Snowy is a clever hunter. It hunts small animals in my garden. It  can climb up trees, too. Snowy is a lovely cat.

10)                          My favourite animal (1)
My favourite animal is the elephant. It is the biggest land animal. It lives in the forests. There are two kinds of elephants: the Asian and the African variety. The elephant is black in colour. It has a long nose. We call it the 'trunk'. It has large ears, too. It uses the ears to keep its head cool. The elephant is an intelligent animal. Tamed elephants are used to carry heavy things. I like the elephant because it is a majestic animal.

11)                         My favourite animal (2)
My favourite animal is the dog. It is called 'man's best friend'. The dog belongs to the family of the wolf. There are many different kinds of dogs. There are dogs in the forests ,too. They are called 'wild dogs.' Dogs are used for hunting, catching thieves, tracing drugs and explosives etc. The dog guards our houses. It is a very faithful animal to man. I like dogs because it is a lovely animal. 

12)                           My school  
           

                                      to be continued....