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5. *peter * my friend * is looking forward to the trip*

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6. *mark * are you also going to the transplant museum *

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Write out the following sentences, using capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks where necessary:

1. are you going to surf at noordhoek beach on saturday

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2. do tourists often go to the castle in cape town

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3. i went para-gliding abseiling mountain biking and sandboarding

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4. have you tried south african foods before

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7. siswe a chef from limpopo specialises in crocodile steaks

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ACTIVITY 2

TO ANALYSE WORD FORMATION [LO 6.4.1]

TO UNDERSTAND BETWEEN 3 000 AND 4 500 COMMON SPOKEN WORDS IN CONTEXT BY THE END OF GRADE 5 [LO 6.4.3]

Use the list provided below in order to complete the following sentences :

  1. A _________ is a man who has never been married.
  2. My brother’s daughter is my _____________.
  3. When my grandfather passed away, my granny became a ______.
  4. We milk the _________ every morning before breakfast,

while the ____________ grazes nearby in the field.

  1. My mother gave birth to baby girl last week : ________________ is my new _____________
  2. I have two children ; a son and a _______________
  3. Many talented actors and ________________ act in Isidingo .
  4. The policewoman saved the life of the child and is now a h____ .
actress – actoraunt – unclemother – fatherniece – nephewpolicewoman – policemanprincess – princequeen – kingsister – brotherwife – husbandhero - heroine female – malegirl – boyshe – hespinster – bachelordaughter - sontraitress – traitorwaitress – waiterwidow – widowerwitch – wizardcow - bull

ACTIVITY 3

TO ANALYSE WORD FORMATION [LO 6.4.1]

TO USE A PERSONAL DICTIONARY [LO 3.7.1; 6.4.2]

Words !

Each one of the words listed below has something in common. What do you think it could be?

Select four coloured pencils from your pencil case and colour each group of words the same colour.

submarine supermarket substandard superfine
unknown subway superstructure untie
rebuild undone rewrite replay

Did you group your words according to the similar word beginnings?

‘Sub-, super-, un- and re-’ are known as prefixes. Each prefix has a specific meaning. Use your dictionary and find out the meanings of the words (and the prefixes). Write them below.

Find two examples each of words beginning with the following prefixes:

( dis- making the word opposite in meaning)
( dis- making the word opposite in meaning)
( tele- meaning far / distant )
( tele- meaning far / distant )
( uni- meaning one )
( uni- meaning one )
( bi- meaning two )
( bi- meaning two )
( tri- meaning three )
( tri- meaning three )

Challenge !

If a prefix is a ‘word beginning with a specific meaning’, what would a suffix be?

  • How would you explain it to someone?
  • List five examples of different suffixes with their meanings.

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Source:  OpenStax, English first additional language grade 5. OpenStax CNX. Sep 04, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10972/1.1
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