Mrs. S. Hughes (3rd Class Literacy Group)
20th – 24th April      email- silehughesset@gmail.com  

Monday
	Using  ‘they’re’
They’re is used instead of ‘they are’. The apostrophe marks the place where the ‘a’ usually goes.

e.g. They’re going to the cinema. I wonder what they’re going to see.
•	Write 5 sentences using ‘they’re. (remember, if you can replace it with ‘they are’, then you are using it correctly.)

Tuesday
	Nonsense sentences
•	Write 7 nonsense sentences.
For example; His cat has lovely feathers. 
                       My Granny Joe has a blue car. 
Look around your home or garden for inspiration.

Wednesday
	
Adjectives- describing words. Adjectives are words that describe a noun. e.g. huge, yellow, tall, round, dirty, beautiful, tiny, clever, quiet, narrow
•	Rewrite these sentences adding an adjective before the underlined nouns. Try to use as many different adjectives as possible.
•	The man walked down the road.
•	Kim bought a basket for her kitten.
•	The ball rolled across the road.
•	Pat used a stick to fetch the boat.
•	Put the milk into the bowl and than add some butter.

Thursday
	
•	Write sentences using these adjectives.
handsome, massive, helpful, noisy, clean, famous, grumpy

Friday
	
Use this link to listen to a free audio book. Try to listen for at least 10-15 minutes if possible. https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Alternatively, You can read one of your own books if you’d prefer. There are also free ebooks available from Donegal Library Services.