Basic 2 · English Language

Characters, Word Endings, Copying and Full Stops

In this topic you will relate story characters to real life, read words with common endings, copy words neatly and use full stops.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

Relate story characters to real people
Decode words using rhyming endings
Copy words with correct spacing
Use full stops at the end of sentences

What you already know

Rhymes and capitals

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Lesson 1

Strand: Oral Language
Sub-strand: Story Telling
Indicator: B2.1.4.1.1 – Identify characters in a story and relate them to real life situations

Introduction

Characters in stories are often like people we know. A kind character may remind you of your grandmother.

Characters and Real Life

Story: "Auntie Esi sells oranges. A boy had no money but was hungry. Auntie Esi gave him an orange for free. The boy thanked her."

Character and real life

Character	What she did	Real-life lesson
Auntie Esi	shared an orange	we should be kind to people in need

A market woman giving an orange to a hungry boy — Figure 1: Auntie Esi is kind Draw someone you know who is kind.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

character: A person or animal in a story.
real life: The world we live in.
kind: Good to others.

Summary

Story characters can be like real people.
Auntie Esi teaches us to be kind.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. What did Auntie Esi give the boy?
- A. An orange
- B. A bag
- C. A shoe
- D. A pen
Show answer
Answer: An orangeShe shared an orange.
2. Auntie Esi was kind.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueShe helped someone in need.
3. A person in a story is a ______.
Show answer
Answer: characterThat is a character.
4. Name someone in real life who is kind like Auntie Esi.
Show answer
Answer: Answers will differ.Learners relate to real life.

Lesson 2

Strand: Reading
Sub-strand: Word Families, Rhyming Endings and Common Digraphs
Indicator: B2.2.3.1.1 – Use common rhyming/endings to decode simple words

Introduction

Words that end the same way rhyme. Knowing the ending helps us read new words.

Common Endings

Rhyming endings

-ake	-ight	-ing
cake	night	sing
lake	light	ring
make	right	king

New words

ending: The last part of a word.
decode: To read a word by its sounds.
rhyme: Words with the same ending sound.

Summary

Words with the same ending rhyme.
Know the ending, change the first sound, read a new word.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Which word ends in -ight?
- A. Light
- B. Lake
- C. Ring
- D. Cake
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Answer: Lightl + ight.
2. "Sing" and "king" rhyme.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueBoth end in -ing.
3. m + ake = ______
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Answer: makeBlend m and ake.
4. Write two words ending in -ing.
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Answer: E.g. sing, ring, king.They share -ing.

Lesson 3

Strand: Writing
Sub-strand: Writing Letters – Small and Capital
Indicator: B2.4.3.1.1 – Copy words in lower and upper case using correct spacing

Introduction

Let us copy words clearly with good spacing.

Copying Words

Copy in lower case: yam, fish, bread, water

Copy in upper case: YAM, FISH, BREAD, WATER

Tip: Make all small letters the same height.

New words

height: How tall something is.
clearly: In a way that is easy to read.
space: A gap between words.

Summary

Copy words clearly in lower and upper case.
Keep letters the same height.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Which is upper case?
- A. FISH
- B. fish
- C. Fish
- D. fiSh
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Answer: FISHAll capitals.
2. Small letters should be the same height.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueIt makes writing neat.
3. Write "yam" in upper case: ______
Show answer
Answer: YAMAll capitals.
4. Copy "bread" in lower and upper case.
Show answer
Answer: bread, BREADBoth forms.

Lesson 4

Strand: Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand: Using Punctuation
Indicator: B2.5.2.1.1 – Use full stops at the end of sentences

Introduction

A full stop shows that a sentence has ended.

Full Stops

My name is Ama.
I am in Basic 2.
I like to read.

Common mistake: "I like to read" needs a full stop at the end.

New words

full stop: The dot (.) that ends a sentence.
end: The last part.
punctuation: Marks that help us read.

Summary

A full stop ends a sentence.
Each sentence starts with a capital and ends with a full stop.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Where does a full stop go?
- A. At the end of a sentence
- B. At the start
- C. In the middle of a word
- D. Nowhere
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Answer: At the end of a sentenceIt shows the end.
2. "I am in Basic 2." ends correctly.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueIt has a full stop.
3. The dot that ends a sentence is a full ______.
Show answer
Answer: stopIt is a full stop.
4. Write two sentences about yourself with full stops.
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Answer: E.g. I am seven. I like football.Each ends with a full stop.

Lesson 5

Strand: Extensive Reading
Sub-strand: Building the Love and Culture of Reading
Indicator: B2.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age and level appropriate books and texts from print

Introduction

Today we read about helping at home.

Reading Time

"Every Saturday, Yaa helps her grandmother. She sweeps the compound and fetches water. Grandmother tells her stories in the evening. Yaa loves Saturdays."

Questions

Who does Yaa help? (her grandmother)
When does Grandmother tell stories? (in the evening)

A girl sweeping a compound while her grandmother watches — Figure 2: Yaa helps Grandmother Draw how you help at home.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

compound: The open area around a house.
fetch: To go and bring back.
evening: The time before night.

Summary

Yaa helps her grandmother every Saturday.
Grandmother tells her stories in the evening.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. When does Yaa help her grandmother?
- A. Every Saturday
- B. Every Monday
- C. Never
- D. At night only
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Answer: Every SaturdayThe passage says Saturday.
2. Yaa sweeps the compound.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThe passage says so.
3. Yaa loves ______.
Show answer
Answer: SaturdaysThe passage says so.
4. Name two things Yaa does.
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Answer: She sweeps and fetches water.The passage tells us.

Homework

Read a short story and tell your family which character you liked and why.