WELCOME BACK! GRADE 5 END YEAR 2024 HOMEWORK

GRADE 5 ENGLISH ACTIVITIES.


PAST TENSE OF IRREGULAR VERBS.
Watch the video below and learn about past tense of irregular verbs

Now complete these sentences using past tense of the verb given in the bracket.
1. I ______ many books last holiday (read)

2. Who ______ the kitchen door yesterday? (shut)

3. My father ______ up late last Monday. (wake)

4.  When Patricia visited our home, I _______ so happy. (feel)

5. My sister _____ all her money in the bank.(put)

6. Last night I ______ being the president of our country.(dream)

7. During Covid-19 period, I _______ to survive without lunch.(learn)

8. The thief escaped through the tunnel that he ______.( dig)

9. Our Music teacher _______ the song Wakariru nicely.(sing)

10. The bell _____ twice before we went out.( ring)

Put in the correct preposition to complete the sentence.

11. He couldn't attend the lesson since he was suffering ____ malaria.

12. It is good to knock ______ the door before you enter.

13. ______ what purpose is he here?

14. It's so hot, let me rest _____ the shade.

15. Dive _____ the water and start swimming.

Use the proper collective nouns of the following.

16.  A ________ of elephants.

17. A _______ of cattle.

18. A ________ of lions.

19. A ________ of fish.

20. An_______ of caterpillars.

Write down the plural of these words.

21. Chief -

23. Ox -

24. Fox -

25. Mud -

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

      He walked down aisle unbelieving that at last he was the one. Eyes from all the corners were fixed on him as if he had just fallen from above. Many had come to witness, not what he was about to do but whom he was to do it with. It had taken him a time, two times and another time;his community had refused to accept his ways.
     He had opted to look into the East, far far beyond many waters. That's where he had found a rib - amongst those whom Africans believe that they don't see well or rather God denied them big eyes to avoid seeing what is not intended to be theirs. And that is where he went, to find a better half.
      As he sat down to wait, the golden moment came. And the noise was all over around the house of God. Horses were jumping and galloping, the trumpets filled the air and drums almost blocked everyone's eardrums. She had arrived, in an Eastern purple regalia and she was ready for whatever would happen!

From your dictionary, find the meaning of the following words:

• aisle
• witness
• opt
• rather
• intend
• gallop
• eardrum
• regalia

Now use some of the above words to complete these sentences.

26. The president's wife arrived at the occasion in a beautiful_______

27. We were woken up in the middle of the night by the ______ of horses.

28. What would you _____ to take in Secondary school, Music or Home science?

29. Very loud music may spoil your ______.

30. I am a ______ to all that happened because I was there.

31. What is the most probable occasion that was taking place according to the passage?

32. What had made so many people to go to the occasion?

33. Which one of these countries do you think the bride had come from?

34. Why do you think it had taken long for this man to marry this lady?

35. Wearing a purple wedding regalia signified that the bride was from ______