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Teacher makes two columns; column A having pictures and column B having
sentences. Students read the sentences silently and match the sentence to the
correct picture.
c. Match sentence halves.
Teacher takes sentences from the textbook and divides them into two halves.
Teacher writes the halves on the cards and scrambles them. Students read the
sentences silently and match the halves to make correct sentences.
d. Arrange jumbled lists of words
Teacher can take sentences from the textbook and jumble the words. Students
rearrange the words to make correct sentences. This activity can be done with the
help of card on a pocket board or students can rearrange the words in their copy
books. Examples;
Jumbled sentence: is /girl/ a /Mina
Correct sentence: Mina is a girl.
Teacher takes a paragraph from text book or any story and jumbles the
sentences. Students rearrange the sentences to make a paragraph. This
activity is appropriate for grade III, IV and V.
e. Completing exercise:
Teacher provides sentences with gap filling. Students read the sentences and fill
in appropriate words. The sentences should be from familiar text for comfortable
exercise.
f. Find odd one out
Teacher writes four words on the board. Three of them are related words but one
is different. Students read the words and identify the different word. Example;
cabbage, potato, mango, pumpkin
Teacher: Which one is odd?
Students: mango.
g. Games
Students are asked to make nine square grids. The teacher makes a list of 12 or
more words on the board. Students are asked to choose any nine words from the
list and write one word in each square of the grid. Teacher calls out the words
randomly. If student has that word he checks it off. The student who checks off
all the words first is the winner.
h. Comprehension
In this activity, students read a text (essay, story, poem etc.) and complete the
task regarding the text.
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