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Time to learn new words

Read this sentence.

• The Little Chicken saw the cook when he was cutting a tree with the saw.

In the above sentence, the word saw is an example of a homonym. Words that sound the same

and spelled the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.

Tick (3) the meaning that matches the highlighted word.

1. You took the right decision. a. correct
b. the opposite of left

2. The play was quite successful. a. a theatre piece
b. participate in a sport

3. Cinnamon is obtained from the bark a. the short loud cry of a dog
of a tree. b. the hard outer covering of a tree
4. I hope you are not lying to me. a. telling a lie
b. being in a horizontal position

5. She tied back her long hair in a bow. a. a weapon for shooting arrows
b. a knot tied with two loops and two

loose ends
6. I am going to watch TV tonight. a. small clock worn on the wrist
b. to look at something for a period of time

Study skills
Read the following extract carefully and use appropriate punctuation marks wherever

required.

hello mole said the water rat
hello rat said the mole would you like to come over

how can i get to you said mole not knowing the ways of the river

the rat stooped down and unfastened a rope he hauled up a little blue

and white boat just the size for two animals he rowed across and gave

mole his paw to step down timidly into it
the two animals made friends at once ratty was very surprised to hear

that mole had never been in a boat before

there is nothing half so much worth doing he told mole as simply messing about in boat

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