SELF STUDY PACK

Grade 4
Term 1

SOUTHERN PROVINCE
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Mr. Nimal Dissanayake - Provincial Director of Education (Southern)

Provincial Guidance & Supervision

Mrs. Shanthi Senevirathna - Additional Provincial Director of Education

(Southern)-Provincial Guidance & Supervision

Mr. Lakmina D Karunanayake - Assistant Director of Education (English)

Provincial Coordinator - Planning and Coordinating

Mrs. A.L.A.S.Champika- Assistant Director of Education (English) - Tangalle

Zonal Level Guidance & Supervision

Panel of editors

Mrs: G. Andrahennadi: Coordinator, RESC, Tangalle

Mrs: E. Wasana Nadeeshani: Tr-in-Charge, RESC, Tangalle

Panel of writers

1. Ms. M.W.F. Ishka- H/Weerodagama Primary School

2. Ms. Pavithra Wickramaarachchi- H/Aluthwewa Model Primary School

3. Ms. Nadeeshani Weerawarna- H/Aluthwewa Model Primary School

4. Ms. L. Vindani Priyashanthi- H/Netolpitiya Gemunu M.V.

5. Ms. M.P. Naduni Harsha- H/Wakamulla K.V.

6. Ms.Chapa Chandrasekara- H/Tangalle Model Primary School

7. Ms. M.L.A.T. Shashikala- H/Nalagama Sinhala K.V.

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Lesson Topic Page
no numbers
1 Let’s say hello! 1-2
2 Let’s learn /a/ sound 3-4
3 Let’s talk about our family 5-6
4 Let’s learn body parts 7-8
5 Let’s use “has” 9-10
6 Let’s use /i/ and /i:/ sounds 11-12
7 Let’s point and practice 13-14
8 Let’s use ”is” and ”are 15-16
9 Let’s go to the garden 17-18
10 Let’s make a paper cat 19-20
11 Let’s learn pronouns 21-22
12 Let’s find out 23-24
13 Let’s learn places around us 25-26
14 Let’s find the way 27-28
15 Let’s use “a” and “an” 29-30
16 Let’s use “what” and “where” 31-32
17 Let’s visit places 33-34
18 Let’s enjoy the weekends 35-36
19 Let’s sing and write 37-38
20 Let’s learn action words 39-40
 Lesson 1
Let’s say ‘Hello!’

Read.

Hello! I’m Sahan.

What’s your I’m Sanuki.
name?

How old are

you? I’m nine.

In which grade
are you? I’m in grade 4.

Where do you I live in

live? Matara.

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Read.

I’m Dilmi.
I’m nine years old.
I’m in grade 4.
I live in Tangalle.
I like orange juice.
I can swim.

Now write about you.

Draw you.
Myself
I’m …………..
I’m …………… years old.
I’m in grade …………
I live in ……………..
I like …………..
I can …………. ………………………
(Write your name)

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 Lesson 2
Let’s learn /a/ sound

a apple cat

Let’s sing

Look at that hat,

On the cat,
Sat on the mat!
I want that hat!

1. Draw pictures
cat mat bat

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Find and write the word.

hat, bat, pan, bag, tap, cat

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 Lesson 3
Let’s talk about our family

Hello! friends, I’m Pahan.

This is my family.

Now I’m going to speak about ‘My family.’

1) There are five members in my

family.
2) They are father, mother, sister,
brother and me.
3) My father is Piyal.
4) He is tall.
5) My mother is Devika.
6) She is beautiful.

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Now speak about your family.

1) There are ............... members in

my family.
2) They are................
…………….. and ………
3) My father is ……….
4) He is ………….
5) My mother is.....................
You
6) She is…………….

Let’s sing.

Sing, sing, sing, sing

Sing everyday
Father, mother, sister, brother
Sing everyday.

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 Lesson 4
Let’s learn body parts
Let’s sing an action song
Head, shoulders, knees and toes

eyes
head
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
knees and toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes

And eyes and, ears and, mouth and nose

shoulders Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes.
ears

nose
knees

hand
toes leg

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Use the letters and write the names of body parts.

t k l s u n
i c w o h d
a y r e

Example- head
…………………………… …………………………….
…………………………… …………………………….
…………………………… …………………………….
…………………………... …………………………...
…………………………… …………………………..

My Monster
Monsters
Draw and colour your Monster.
 Two heads
 Four eyes
 Eight legs
 Two mouths
 Ten hands
 Ten fingers

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 Lesson 5
Let’s use ‘has’

has
has
Rabbit has long ears.
Bird has a beak.

Write ‘has’ in the blank.

An Elephant …………….... a trunk.

A Buffalo……………… horns.

A Deer ……………….. white spots.

A Cat ………………. whiskers.

A Duck ……………….. a beak.

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Read and draw.
Mala has a doll. Bee has wings.

Kamal has a bicycle. Fish has fins.

My brother has a car Dog has four legs

Meena has a kite. Owl has big eyes.

My sister has a drum. Rabbit has two years.

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 Lesson 6
Let’s learn /i/ and/i:/ sounds

Short (i) Long (ee,ea)

Ship Sheep

Bin Meat

Pig Leech

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Paste pictures
Tin Cheese

Pin Bee

Leaf Beach

Practice
Short vowel sound Long vowel sound
Hit Heet
Fit Feet
Will Wheel
Slip Sleep
Bit Beat

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 Lesson 7
Let’s point and practice
What do you see in the garden?

Trees Birds

Flowers Butterflies

Vegetables Watering can

Pond Bird bath

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Complete the words
1.

Tr….. ….. s

2.

P……nd

3.
Fl…..w…rs

4.

B…..rd……

5.

W….t….ring c……n

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 Lesson 8
Let’s use “is” and “are”

Let’s sing
Tune :“bits of paper”
There is a pond //
in my garden //
There are birds //
in my garden //

There is a watering can //

in my garden //
There is a bird bath//
in my garden //

There are vegetables

in my garden //
There are flowers//
Let’s protect them//

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 Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’

1) There ……… a table in the room.

2) There ……… chairs.
3) There ……… two pictures on the wall.
4) There……… a night lamp.
5) There……… a sofa.

Look at the picture.

There is a panda.
There are two frogs
Make five sentences
1. …………………………………………………………………………..
2. ………………………………………………………………………….
3. ………………………………………………………………………….
4. …………………………………………………………………………..
5. …………………………………………………………………………..

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 Lesson 9
Let’s go to the garden

Hello! Amali. Hello! Kamal.

Can you help Yes, what is it

me to do my about?
homework?

It’s about garden tools. I will help you.

Garden tools
shovel rake hoe

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garden fork wheelbarrow ekelbroom

Re arrange the words

ehwarwrelbo -……………………………..
kebmorleo -……………………………….
dnegar rkof -………………………………
kera -……………………………………..
hsevlo -…………………………………….

Draw your garden tools and name them

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 Lesson 10
Let’s make a paper cat

whiskers
ears

eyes
tail

Paper cat

You need:
 a big paper plate
 a small paper plate
 eyes
 black A4 paper
 black colour pencil
 glue

How to make:
1) Take 2 paper plates,(big & small)
2) Colour them black.
3) Paste 2 paper plates.
4) Draw the face.
5) Paste eyes, ears ,tail and whiskers.
6) Fix a piece of elastic.

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Now wear your paper cat

Speak 5 sentences on ‘I’m a cat.’

1) I’m a ………………………
2) My name is …………………
3) I like to eat …………………
4) I like to drink ……………..

5) I can ………………

Draw and colour

My pet

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 Lesson 11
Let’s learn pronouns

Short forms I am - I’m

He is - He’s
She is- She’s

S
h
I am Nimal - I’m Nimal e
i
I am Nisal - ……………………………. s
He is Kamal -…………………………….. -
S
She is Rasini - ……………………………. h
e
’
s
Write about yourself
My self  ……………………………..
I’m Nisal
 ……………………………..

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My Family

He is my father
He is my baby brother She is my grandmother

He is my grandfather She is my sister

She is my mother He is my brother

Draw your family and name them

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 Lesson 12
Let’s find out

Read.

It has seven colours.

It’s in the sky.
What is it?
…rainbow…….

Match.

1) It’s orange in colour.

It grows underground.

Rabbits like it.

2) It’s yellow.
It’s round.
It’s in the night sky.

3) It’s big and tall.

It has branches and leaves.
It gives us shade.

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Guess and write.

It has fins.
It can swim. ………………………
It lives in water.

It’s hot. ………………………..

It gives us light.
It’s in the sky.

It’s a bird.
It has big eyes. ……………………..
It comes out at night.

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 Lesson 13
Let’s learn places around us

Name the places.

(pharmacy, school, temple, bookshop, post office, library, hospital)

.
.

temple

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Match A and B

A B
1. temple to buy books

2. post office to see the doctor

3. school to worship

4. hospital to read books

5. library to learn

6. pharmacy to buy medicine

7. bookshop to post a letter

Write

1. We go to the temple to worship.

2. We go to the post office to…………………………………………

3. We go ……………………………………………………………...

4. We………………………………………………………………….

5. ……………………………………………………………………..

6. ……………………………………………………………………..

7. ……………………………………………………………………..

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 Lesson 14
Let’s find the way

Look at the pictures

turn left go straight on turn right

Draw.

turn right

go straight on

turn left

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Read and draw the directions.

1. Go straight
2. You are here now
3. Turn right
4. Go straight
5. Turn right

Where are you now? at the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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 Lesson 15
Vowels
Let’s use “a” and “an”
a, e , i,
o, u

a book
an apple

Write the correct article

an apple a book

……………..cat …………….girl

……………..egg ……………..ink pot

……………..dog …………......umbrella

……………..orange ……………...house

……………..tree ……………..uncle

……………..bear ……………..eraser

……………..van ……………..ice cream

1. Circle the correct word

1. a apple, an apple

2. a bat, an bat

3. an ambulance, a ambulance

4. a train, an train

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5. an orange shirt, a orange shirt

6. a school, an school

Colour the correct bubble

It’s a electric train

It’s an bat

It’s an orange
It’s an ambulance frock

It’s an egg It’s an girl

It’s a doll

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 Lesson 16
Let’s use “what” and “where”

What is
your
favourite My
colour? favourite
colour is
red

Where is your
pencil?

It is in
my bag

What is
your
hobby?

My hobby
is
gardening
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Read and answer

Rasini went to the Dehiwela zoo with her mother,

father and little brother. They left home at 6.30
a.m. She saw elephants, lions, birds, zebras and
giraffes. All the animals were in cages. They
enjoyed the trip very much.

1. Where did Rasini go? to ………………………………………………....

2. What time did they leave home? at………………………………………

3. Where is the zoo? in……………………………………………………….

4. Where were the animals? in……………………………………………….

5. What animals did they see? (Write only 3)....................................................

……………………………………………………………………………….

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 Lesson 17

Let’s visit places

Where do you like to visit?

I like to visit the museum.

There are many old things.
It is in Colombo.

I like to visit the Zoo.

There are many animals.
It is in Dehiwela

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 I like to visit the Hakgala Garden.
There are many flowers.
It is in Hakgala.

Write about yourself

I like to visit the

………………………..
There are many ……………….

Ask from your friend

My friend likes to visit the ………………………..

There are many ……………………………………

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 Lesson 18

Let’s enjoy the weekends

Week days Weekend

Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday

Do you know these places?

Beach

Children’s park

Playground

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Read and practice
Where do you go at weekends?

I go to the playground at
weekends.

I go to the children’s park

at weekends.

I go to the beach at
weekends.

2. Arrange the sentences

1. at weekends/go/to the/I/playground

……………………………………………………………………….

2. beach/at weekends/to the/go/I

………………………………………………………………………..

3. to the/I/children’s park/ go/at weekends

………………………………………………………………………...

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 Lesson 19
Let’s sing and write

Recite the poem and answer the questions

Five little ducks

Went swimming one day
Over the pond and far away
Mother duck said,
“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”
But only four little ducks came back.

1. Where did the five little ducks go?

 Went swimming
2. How many ducks went swimming ?
 ………………………………………………
3. What did the mother duck say?
 ……………………………………………………..
4. How many ducks came back?
 ……………………………………………………..
5. What is the colour of the ducks?
 …………………………………………………….

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Fill in the blanks using the words in the circle.

Five Little Chicks

Five little chicks

Went …………… one day

Over the ………….. and far away

Mother ………….. said

“Cluck , cluck ,………. , cluck

But only four little ……….. came back.

hen
cluck
playing
gardens
chicks

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 Lesson 20
Let’s learn action words
Verbs tell us what people, animals and things do.
Underline the correct word.

dance/sleep cook/run cook/wash

play/run dance/brush
cook/sweep

cook/run write/dance sing/swing

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 Fill in the blanks.

(drink, go, play, get up, dress, wash, brush, eat, come, bathe, come)

i. I get up in the morning.

ii. I………………………………….. my teeth.
iii. I…………………………………. my face.
iv. I ………………………………… my milk.
v. I …………………………………. my breakfast.
vi. I ……………………………….. .. my clothes.
vii. I …………………………………to school.
viii. I …………………………………with my friends.
ix. I …………………………………home.
x. I…………………………………. in the river.

Write your day.

1. I get up in the morning.

2. I do my homework.
…………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………........
………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………….………………………………
………………………............………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………

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