IE & EI Words
Punctuation
Homophones
Contractions
Reading
100
What is this picture? Spell it correctly.
Who is "Chief"
100
Identify the punctuation mark below:
"The GIRL'S BOOK"
Apostrophe '
100
Define a homophone.
Words which have the same sound, but different spelling and meanings.
100
What are contractions?
Shortened forms of words.
100
Read the following correctly.
The boys went to the pier to fish.
200
Fill in the blank.
My sister's daughter is my __________ (Niece, Neice).
Niece
200
Insert the correct punctuation mark into the statement below:
"Stop" shouted the police officer to the criminal.
"Stop!" shouted the police officer to the criminal.
200
Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones:
She weighs 1000lbs, she is _________ (too,to) fat.
This is a once in a lifetime chance. The time is now ____ (are, or) never.
She weighs 1000lbs, she is (too,to) fat.
This is a once in a lifetime chance. The time is now (are, or) never.
200
What is the contraction for:
HE WOULD
a) Identify it and spell it.
He'd
200
Read the following correctly:
“Let me give you some advice,” the principal said. “I expect my students to soar like eagles in
all that they do and hitting someone who does not apologise is not what I would advise,” she
warned sternly.
300
Unscramble the following to find the EI word.
VECEIRE
RECEIVE
300
Which punctuation mark is missing from the sentence below?
Pack your bags Ramario, said Anna.
Quotation Marks are missing:
"Pack your bags Ramario," said Anna.
300
1.Identify the picture below.
2. Identify and spell the homophone which corresponds to the picture below:
The picture is beer.
The homophones are either bare, bear or bier.
300
Fill in the blank with the correct contractions:
You __________ ( should not) go to the party. If you do ___________ (you will) be in trouble.
You shouldn't go to the party. If you do you'll be in trouble.
300
Read the following correctly:
It was an early Monday morning in February. Ramario was asleep in his large king-sized
bed. “It’s time to wake up!” shouted Ramario’s mummy as she opened the windows to let the
sunlight in. Ramario slowly opened his eyes. He quickly covered them because the sunlight was
too bright. He was shocked!
400
Find three IE Words from the phrase below:
"THE PRINCESS FAR AWAY IN BARBADOS"
Potential words:
Thief, brief , chief, pier , bier,
400
Fill in the missing punctuation below:
Recently, I went to the supermarket to buy onions potatoes eggplants and cabbage.
Recently, I went to the supermarket to buy onions, potatoes, eggplants and cabbage.
400
Fill in the following sentences with the correct sentences.
1. People without money are ___________ (pour,poor). The rain began to ____________.(pour,poor)
2. I went to the bank to cash a ___________(cheque, check). Before I withdrew any money, I had to _______ (cheque,check) my balance.
1. People without money are (pour,poor). The rain began to (pour,poor).
2. I went to the bank to cash a (cheque, check). Before I withdrew any money, I had to _______ (cheque,check) my balance.
400
Fill in the spaces with the correct contractions.
If I bought the ticket I ___________ (could have) won the lottery. Since I did not win the prize money, I _________ (can not) afford the house for my mother. ________ (I will) have to get a loan from the bank.
If I bought the ticket I could've(could have) won the lottery. Since I did not win the prize money, I can't (can not) afford the house for my mother. I'll (I will) have to get a loan from the bank.
400
Hill Top Primary School was having its Annual School fair on Saturday, July 20th at
two o’ clock in the evening. The fare for tickets was $2.00 per ticket. Ramario wanted to attend
because he heard that the school fair had the best haunted house in Barbados. He wanted to see
the fake graveyard in the haunted house which had realistic coffins and biers.
500
Fill in the blanks:
After ______ (thier,their) mother's death, the kids were plunged into a state of __________ (greif,grief).
Her coffin was placed on a __________ (bier,beir).
She was killed in a bank _________ (hiest,heist)
After (thier,their) mother's death, the kids were plunged into a state of (greif,grief).
Her coffin was placed on a (bier,beir).
She was killed in a bank (hiest,heist)
500
From the sentence below, identify which punctuation mark is incorrect:
'Stop.' shouted the police, "Please handover your gun' knife and other weapons!" he exclaimed.
"Stop!" shouted the police, "Please handover your gun, knife and other weapons!" he exclaimed.
500
Explain the difference between Principal and Principle.
Principal- a head of a school
Principle- a moral standard
500
Replace the appropriate phrases with the contractions.
They will go to the movies on Friday.
I can not go because I have chores to do.
I would go if I complete my chores in time.
They will go to the movies on Friday. They'll
I can not go because I have chores to do. can't
I would go if I complete my chores in time. I'd
500
When he arrived at the fair he noticed all the other amazing stands. There were cotton
candy machines, basketball games, jumping tents, trampolines and other fun activities. The
most popular attraction for the parents was the Tombola Stand. At the Tombola stand, parents
had the chance to win prizes such as beer, flour, and currants which they could use for cooking.
One lucky parent even had the ultimate chance to win the grand prize which was an electric
generator which would supply electrical currents to the house in the event of a power outage.