ESOL Literacies: National 2
Alphabet, numbers and
phonics
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Published date: March 2008
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Contents and notes
Where appropriate, answer keys are included for learners to
check their work. You should photocopy certain worksheets.
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Activity
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Alphabet worksheets include:
sample alphabet sheet with capital and small
letters (can be adapted)
letter formation
identifying letters
alphabetical order
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Numbers worksheets include:
forming numbers (you may wish to produce a
handwritten version)
saying, identifying, writing phone numbers
saying/writing car registration numbers
cue cards for learners to work in pairs or groups
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Phonics worksheets include:
alphabet checklist (see notes on use)
picture/sound alphabet sheet and cue cards
(letters can be copied on to back of picture card)
dominoes game — match sound and picture
identify initial sounds
match picture and word cue cards — basic vowel
sounds
identify words, read/copy simple sentences
consonant blends
letter cards for cutting up and using in pairs or
groups to make words
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Time worksheets include:
large clock faces for telling time
(oral, written 24-hour)
clock face cue cards/written time cue cards to
match (photocopy enough clocks faces for task)
listening exercises for understanding time (put
hands in clocks/write time)
pairwork exercise for telling/writing time
115
Days, months and dates worksheets include:
cue cards for recognising, identifying, ordering
days/months
spelling — letter gap–fill
matching dates — numbers/words
ordinal numbers
130
Further practice for days, months and times
Listen and match activities to days and times
(tapescript included)
Listen and write days and times (tapescript
included)
Dictation and gap–fill, word order exercises
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The checklist (see pages 42-43) can be used at the beginning of
each lesson with students who are developing their awareness of
the alphabet and phonics.
If the learner, from the visual stimulus, can produce the letter
name, eg A = /eɪ/, then tick the Name? column. Otherwise, mark
a cross.
If the learner can produce the phonic sound, eg A = /æ/, then
tick the Sound? column.
If the learner can produce a remembering word for this pattern
(eg A = apple), then tick the final column.
Over time, the pattern of ticks and crosses will indicate the
particular letters and sounds the student has difficulty with,
allowing the teacher to develop remedial work in that area.
The sheet could be adapted to include digraphs and blends,
eg ch/ sh/ th/ ea/ oo/ ee and so on.
NB: It is worth varying the order in which the letters are
tackled. Some pre–literate students master the sequence of
letter-names and sounds, but are unable to recognise the letter
when asked out of sequence.
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Aa Bb Cc Dd
Ee Ff Gg Hh
Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp
Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx
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Pronunciation
How do you say the letters of the alphabet?
Put the letters with the same sound together.
a ____ ____ ____
b ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
f ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
i ____
o
q ____ ____
r
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Pronunciation
How do you say the letters of the alphabet?
Put the letters with the same sound together.
a h j k
b c d e g p t v
f l m n s x z
i y
o
q u w
r
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1 Here are the capital letters. Circle the wrong letters.
The first one is done for you.
A B C d E F G H i J K l M N O P q R
S t U V W X y Z
2 Now look at the small letters. Circle the wrong letters.
The first one is done for you.
a b c d e F G h i J k l M n o P q R s t
u v w X Y z
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Name:
Date:
A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k
L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v
W w X x Y y Z z
Write in the missing letters.
A _ _ b C c _ d E e F _ G _ _ h I i J _ K _
L _ _ m _ _ O o _ _ _ q R r S _ T _ _ u _ v
A _ _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ F _ G _ _ h _ _ _ _ K _
L _ _ m _ _ _ o _ _ _ q _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ v
Now write the alphabet using small and capital letters.
The first one has been done for you.
A a________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
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Listen and circle the letters you hear.
1 b d p 2 c k g
3 f s x 4 j g v
5 a e i 6 u y q
7 l r h 8 m n z
9 t c d 10 v b w
Listen and write the letters you hear.
1 _________ 2 _________ 3 ________
4 _________ 5 _________ 6 ________
7 _________ 8 _________ 9 ________
10 _________ 11 _________ 12 _______
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Listen and circle the letters you hear.
1 and nad dan 2 pta tap bte
3 rus raf res 4 byo boy poj
5 fir ser fem 6 she chi ghe
7 you yow quo 8 ing nig jin
9 eis aif isa 10 jip big imp
Listen and write the letters you hear.
1 _________ 2 _________ 3 ________
4 _________ 5 _________ 6 ________
7 _________ 8 _________ 9 ________
10 _________ 11 _________ 12 _______
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
Put these letters in alphabetical order:
g p d f w r m h b s
________________________________________________
en ed ea et ef ey eg ei
________________________________________________
maj mal mab mar mac mam mag
________________________________________________
Now put these words in alphabetical order:
stop out exit chemist pay taxis
_________________________________________
toilets tickets telephone Tuesday Thursday
___________________________________________
restaurant school closed cinema Saturday
____________________________________________
Use the dictionary to find these words. Write the page number.
park ___ children ___
street ___ March ___
road ___ flat ___
class ___ house ___
adult ___ bank ___
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Copy the numbers.
1 1 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
2 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
9 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Name:
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Say the phone numbers.
1 0131 535 4630
2 0141 668 9125
3 01592 332 965
4 07795 297 641
5 01463 248 905
Listen and circle the correct phone number.
1 Tel: 346 2331 Tel: 344 2331
2 Tel: 667 8792 Tel: 667 8729
3 Tel: 07982 564 329 Tel: 07892 564 329
4 Tel: 0141 657 3428 Tel: 0141 647 3428
5 Tel: 01320 229 6745 Tel: 01324 229 6745
Listen and write the phone numbers.
1 __________________
2 __________________
3 __________________
4 __________________
5 __________________
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Listen to the phone numbers.
Are they the same (s) or different (d)?
(a) 0131 535 4603
(b) 01698 447 329
(c) 0800 668 238
(d) 343 2307
(e) 01506 556 681
(f) 01224 644 319
(g) 0191 229 5763
(h) 01382 364 775
(i) 0161 464 321
(j) 0845 286 7154
Listen and write the phone numbers you hear.
1 ________________________.
2 ________________________.
3 ________________________.
4 ________________________.
5 ________________________.
6 ________________________.
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Name:
Date:
Listen and write the car registration numbers.
1 __________________ 6 __________________
2 __________________ 7 __________________
3 __________________ 8 __________________
4 __________________ 9 __________________
5 __________________ 10 __________________
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X
X
5
5
5
5
3
3
S
S
R
R
C
C
S
S
J
J
5
5
6
6
M
M
K
K
W
W
R
R
E
E
0
0
3
3
E
E
A
A
F
F
T
T
8
8
0
0
0
0
D
D
L
L
N
N
P
P
K
K
O
O
4
4
H
H
Y
Y
L
L
X
X
2
2
7
7
9
9
B
B
L
L
S
S
W
W
9
9
6
6
8
8
T
T
W
W
T
T
S
S
M
M
5
5
4
4
X
X
Y
Y
M
M
S
S
K
K
O
O
7
7
X
X
S
S
U
U
P
P
8
8
5
5
9
9
B
B
F
F
F
F
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Alphabet checklist
Letter
Name?
Sound?
Remembering
word?
a A
b B
c C
d D
e E
f F
g G
h H
i I
j J
k K
l L
m M
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Alphabet checklist
Letter
Name?
Sound?
Remembering
word?
n N
o O
p P
q Q
r R
s S
t T
u U
v V
w W
x X
y Y
z Z
Name:
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The alphabet
A a B b C c D d E e
F f G g H h I i J j
K k L l M m N n O o
P p Q q R r S s T t
U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
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Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
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Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Ii
Jj
Kk
Ll
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Tt
Uu
Vv
Qq
Rr
Ss
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Ww
Xx
Yy
Zz
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s
s
a
a
e
e
i
i
j
j
r
r
o
o
v
v
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y
y
n
n
u
u
w
w
q
q
b
b
k
k
f
f
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c
c
g
g
m
m
l
l
h
h
d
d
p
p
x
x
t
t
z
z
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Circle the first letter of the word.
a g c e
w v t j
e i j u
o a u b
b p d g
t r l y
m f p j
b p d c
f x r s
t d p v
a o i u
t c g d
t c g d
c l r j
m n o p
m n o p
Name:
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a g c e
w v t j
e i j u
o a u b
b p d g
t r l y
m f p j
b p d c
f x r s
t d p v
a o i u
t c g d
t c g d
c l r j
m n o p
m n o p
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‘b’ or ‘p’
Write the first letter (b or p) of each word under the pictures.
1 2 3 4
p ___________ _________ __________
5 6 7 8
________ ________ ________ __________
9 10 11 12
________ ________ ________ __________
13 14 15 16
________ ________ ________ ________
17 18 19 20
________ ________ ________ ________
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‘b’ or ‘p’
p p b p
b p p b
p b p b
b p b b
p b b p
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‘c’ or ‘g’
Write the first letter (c or g) of each word under the pictures.
1 2 3 4
c ___________ _________ __________
5 6 7 8
___________ ___________ _________ __________
9 10 11 12
___________ ___________ _________ __________
13 14 15 16
___________ ___________ _________ __________
17 14 15 16
___________ ___________ _________ __________
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‘c’ or ‘g’
c g c c
g g g c
g c g c
c g c c
g c g c
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Name:
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‘t’ or ‘d’
Write the first letter (t or d) of each word under the pictures.
1 2 3 4
t ___________ _________ __________
5 6 7 8
___________ ___________ _________ __________
9 10 11 12
___________ ___________ _________ __________
13 14 15 16
___________ ___________ _________ __________
17 18 19 20
___________ ___________ _________ __________
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‘t’ or ‘d’
t d d t
t t d t
d t d t
d t d d
t d d t
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Vocabulary
b/p
police officer party bottle peppers
boots pear plant butter
pan brush picture ball
biscuits pencil bus bath
plug baby bananas pen
c/g
clock glass comb cup
grapes garage golf computer
glasses cake gate car
camera gloves coat cat
goal carrots garden curtains
t/d
teeth dentist drawer table
ticket train dog toilet
door trousers dress tie
desk towel dishes duck
television dice drum tree
Name:
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Listen and tick the word you hear.
Name:
Date:
1
fat
2
lip
3
mad
hat
tip
had
cat
dip
dad
4
pub
5
sick
6
hid
rub
pick
did
tub
tick
lid
7
fell
8
dog
9
fun
bell
fog
sun
sell
jog
bun
10
kiss
11
day
12
ham
miss
say
jam
hiss
way
Sam
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Listen and tick the word you hear.
Name:
Date:
1
Sam
2
leg
3
pill
sack
less
pick
sad
left
pit
4
hop
5
hut
6
map
hot
hug
man
hob
hum
mat
7
can
8
pen
9
lip
car
pet
lit
cab
peg
lid
10
rock
11
but
12
tell
rod
bug
ten
rob
bun
test
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Listen and add the first letter.
1 __an 2 __et 3 __id 4 __op
5 __ub 6 __an 7 __et 8 __id
9 __op 10 __ub 11 __an 12 __et
13 __id 14 __op 15 __ub
Listen and add the last letter.
1 ca__ 2 be__ 3 bi__ 4 ho__
5 bu__ 6 ca__ 7 be__ 8 bi__
9 ho__ 10 bu__ 11 ca__ 12 be__
13 bi__ 14 ho__ 15 bu__
Listen and write the words.
1 _____ 2 _____ 3 _____ 4 _____
5 _____ 6 _____ 7 _____ 8 _____
9 _____ 10 _____
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Listen and add the first letter.
1 pan 2 bet 3 bid 4 top
5 tub 6 can 7 get 8 hid
9 top 10 cub 11 ban 12 pet
13 lid 14 pop 15 hub
Listen and add the last letter.
1 cab 2 bed 3 bid 4 hop
5 but 6 can 7 bet 8 bin
9 hot 10 bun 11 cat 12 Ben
13 bit 14 hod 15 bun
Listen and write the words.
1 pit 2 mat 3 pop 4 tub
5 ten 6 can 7 cat 8 bit
9 bun 10 top
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Name:
Date:
Listen and repeat.
1 had 2 bed 3 kid 4 cod 5 mud
pat set bit lot cut
bag leg big dog mug
cab web bib job rub
nap rep sip hop cup
jam hem dim Tom rum
Listen and tick the words you hear.
1 had/bad 2 web/leg 3 bit/big
4 bag/beg 5 cat/cut 6 hem/him
7 pot/pit 8 mad/mud 9 rub/rob
10 let/lot 11 tin/ten 12 map/mop
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Name:
Date:
Listen and put in the missing vowels.
1 t__n 2 h__d 3 m__p 4 l__g
5 p__t 6 b__n 7 s__t 8 h__m
9 r__b 10 w__t 11 c__n 12 d__d
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box
van
jam
mop
dog
cot
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nut
rug
cup
tap
bag
goat
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6 10
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six
ten
peg
bed
bin
legs
lips
tick
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Name:
Date:
Listen and tick () the words you hear.
bin ten van mop
rug lips dog leg
box jam peg six
goat cup bed
bag
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1 van
cot
bag
bin
goat
2 jam
dog
van
mop
tap
3 box
lips
peg
cup
bed
4 rug
ten
leg
peg
six
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Write the words below the pictures.
6
10
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Answer key
mop
dog
cot
box
van
jam
tap
bag
goat
nut
rug
cup
bin
lips
tick
6
10
six
leg
peg
bed
ten
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Name:
Date:
Read the following sentences.
1 The mop is in the kitchen.
2 Is the tap on or off?
3 He had a cup of tea in bed.
4 She has not got a bag for the jam.
5 The dog ran after the van.
Copy the sentences.
1 __________________________________________
__________________________________________
2 __________________________________________
__________________________________________
3 __________________________________________
__________________________________________
4 __________________________________________
__________________________________________
5 __________________________________________
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The mop is in the kitchen.
Is the tap on or off?
He had a cup of tea in bed.
She has not got a bag for the jam.
The dog ran after the van.
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Listen and read the words.
1 cut 11 she
2 his 12 big
3 dog 13 lunch
4 not 14 got
5 hit 15 boss
6 off 16 pub
7 next 17 lip
8 Mick 18 stop
9 bit 19 sick
10 went 20 pot
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Number the words you hear.
__ big __ bit __ got __ hit
__ not __ pub __ dog __ lunch
__ pot __ his __ lip __ sick
__ Mick __ boss __ cut __ off
__ she __ next __ stop __ went
Read the following sentences.
1 The big dog bit Bob on his hand.
2 Jim went to the pub with his boss for lunch.
3 Jill is sick so she is not at school.
4 Mick got on the bus and got off at the next stop.
5 Ross hit the man with the pot and cut his lip.
6 It was hot so we sat in the park and had a cup of tea.
Name:
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Put the words in the sentences in the correct order.
1 his big The bit hand dog Bob on.
2 went Jim to with the his lunch pub boss for.
3 is Jill so she is at sick school not.
4 bus Mick the on and next got at got the off stop.
5 man hit with Ross lip the his pot the and cut.
6 so It sat hot we park was in the of and a tea cup had.
Now write the sentences.
1 ________________________________________
2 ________________________________________
3 ________________________________________
4 ________________________________________
5 ________________________________________
6 ________________________________________
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Find six sentences from the following paragraph.
Write them correctly.
the big dog bit bob on his hand jim went to the pub with his boss
for lunch jill is sick so she is not at school mick got on the bus
and got off at the next stop ross hit the man with the pot and
cut his lip it was hot so we sat in the park and had a cup of tea
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2 ______________________________________
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3 ______________________________________
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4 ______________________________________
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5 ______________________________________
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6 ______________________________________
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Your teacher will dictate some words.
Circle the correct letters.
1 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
2 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
3 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
4 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
5 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
6 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
7 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
8 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
9 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
10 cr br fr tr dr sp sw
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1 from
2 brown
3 trap
4 switch
5 bring
6 trip
7 spot
8 spell
9 crown
10 draw
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Finish the spelling: cr br fr tr dr sp sw
1
___idge
2
___itch
3
___ink
4
___ee
5
___isps
6
___ush
7
___elling
8
___ive
9
___eak
10
___iends
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Finish the spelling
fridge
switch
drink
tree
crisps
brush
spelling
drive
speak
friends
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Copy the words into the correct box. Can you think of any
more words beginning with the letters?
cr
br
fr
tr
dr
sp
sw
ch
sh
th
Name:
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a
a
a
a
a
a
e
e
e
e
e
e
i
i
i
i
i
i
o
o
o
o
o
o
u
u
u
u
u
u
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b
c
d
f
g
h
j
k
b
c
d
f
g
h
j
k
b
c
d
f
g
h
j
k
b
c
d
f
g
h
j
k
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l
m
n
p
q
r
s
t
l
m
n
p
q
r
s
t
l
m
n
p
q
r
s
t
l
m
n
p
q
r
s
t
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v
w
x
y
z
bl
cl
fl
v
w
x
y
z
bl
cl
fl
v
w
x
y
z
bl
cl
fl
v
w
x
y
z
bl
cl
fl
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gl
pl
sl
br
cr
dr
fr
gr
gl
pl
sl
br
cr
dr
fr
gr
gl
pl
sl
br
cr
dr
fr
gr
gl
pl
sl
br
cr
dr
fr
gr
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pr
tr
sw
tw
sn
sp
st
sk
pr
tr
sw
tw
sn
sp
st
sk
pr
tr
sw
tw
sn
sp
st
sk
pr
tr
sw
tw
sn
sp
st
sk
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sm
wh
ch
sh
th
shr
spr
sm
wh
ch
sh
th
shr
spr
sm
wh
ch
sh
th
shr
spr
sm
wh
ch
sh
th
shr
spr
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str
thr
spl
ck
str
thr
spl
ck
str
thr
spl
ck
str
thr
spl
ck
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Name:
Date:
What’s the time?
o’clock
It’s ten past six.
It’s half past
three.
It’s twenty
to one.
It’s quarter
to five.
It’s five to
four.
It’s twenty–five
past seven.
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Listen to the time and write it on the line.
Draw the hands on to the clocks.
_______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______
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What’s the time?
60/00
30
What’s the time? Say the times below.
It’s 25 past 4.
(a) 4.25 (b) 8.15 (c) 8.10 (d) 9.20 (e) 2.05
(f) 1.30 (g) 6.50 (h) 4.35 (i) 5.45 (j) 7.40
(k) 3.55 (l) 9.30 (m) 1.45 (n) 6.15 (o) 3.35
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8.00
9.55
3.30
1.00
6.05
12.50
2.35
8.10
8.15
9.20
12.45
2.40
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8.25
10.35
10.50
5.45
10.15
11.10
4.10
7.05
9.30
2.30
11.00
3.25
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10.40
6.40
11.45
4.55
6.20
1.15
7.55
8.50
4.25
12.05
5.20
11.35
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7.30
8.45
10.10
12.40
Writing time on clocks
Date:
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A Listen and tick the time you hear.
1 (a) 9.15 2 (a) 10.05 3 (a) 8.20 4 (a) 11.30
(b) 9.45 (b) 5.10 (b) 7.40 (b) 12.30
5 (a) 3.50 6 (a) 1.25 7 (a) 5.35 8 (a) 2.10
(b) 4.50 (b) 1.35 (b) 6.25 (b) 2.50
B Match the times in the box to the clocks.
6.15 3.35 7.45 9.20 8.40 5.45 10.10 4.50 11.30 2.05
______ ______ _______ _______ _______
______ ______ _______ _______ _______
C Put the hands on the clocks.
12.15 4.45 9.10 3.50 8.35 1.20
Name:
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It’s half past 8.
Partner A: Tell your partner the time.
1 8.30 6 6.10
2 7.15 7 4.25
3 8.20 8 11.40
4 3.50 9 11.05
5 12.35 10 2.45
Ask your partner the time and write it down.
1 ________ 2 ________ 3 ________ 4 ________
5 ________ 6 ________ 7 ________ 8 ________
9 ________ 10 _______
Name:
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It’s half past 3.
Partner B: Tell your partner the time.
1 3.30 6 5.45
2 12.15 7 10.55
3 7.25 8 2.35
4 11.40 9 8.05
5 9.10 10 11.15
Ask your partner the time and write it down.
1 ________ 2 ________ 3 ________ 4 ________
5 ________ 6 ________ 7 ________ 8 ________
9 ________ 10 _______
Name:
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Listen and write down the times you hear.
1 _______ 2 _______ 3_______ 4_______ 5_______
6 _______ 7 _______ 8 ______ 9 ______ 10 _______
11 ______ 12 _______
Listen to the time and put the hands on the clocks.
Name:
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Write the times using the 24-hour clock.
pm pm pm pm
________ ________ ________ _______
pm pm pm pm
________ ________ ________ _______
Name:
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Write the times using the 24-hour clock.
1.30 pm ________ 5.15 pm _________
10.45 pm ________ 6.20 pm _________
3.10 am ________ 8.50 am _________
9.05 pm ________ 11.25 pm _________
2.40 pm _________ 7.55 pm _________
Write the times using am or pm.
21.45 _________ 16.35 _________
00.30 _________ 05.40 _________
13.50 _________ 17.10 _________
23.15 _________ 19.20 _________
08.50 _________ 21.25 _________
Name:
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Write the times using the 24-hour clock.
1.30 pm 13:30 5.15 pm 17:15
10.45 pm 20:45 6.20 pm 18:20
3.10 am 03:10 8.50 am 08:50
9.05 pm 21:05 11.25 pm 23:25
2.40 pm 14:40 7.55 pm 19:55
Write the times using am or pm.
21.45 9.45 pm 16.35 4.35 pm
00.30 12.30 am 05.40 5.40 am
13.50 1.50 pm 17.10 5.10 pm
23.15 11.15 pm 19.20 7.20 pm
08.50 8.50 am 21.25 9.25 pm
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday Sunday
Fill in the missing letters.
Mon______ Tues______ Wednes____
Thurs ______ Fri______ Satur______ Sun______
M____day T______day W__________day
T______day F____day S______day S____day
__o__d__y __u__s__a__ __e__n__s__a__
__h__r__d__y __r__d__y __a__u__d__y __u__d__y
______day ________day ____________day
________day ______day _________day ______day
Write the days.
____________ ____________ _____________
____________ ____________ _____________
____________
Name:
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Put the days in the correct order.
Saturday 1 ______________________
Thursday 2 ______________________
Monday 3 ______________________
Friday 4 ______________________
Wednesday 5 ______________________
Sunday 6 ______________________
Tuesday 7 ______________________
Copy the days.
1 __________________ 2 __________________
3 __________________ 4 __________________
5 __________________ 6 __________________
7 __________________
Today is ______________________
Name:
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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January, February, March, April, May, June
Put the months in order.
March 1 ____________________
June 2 ____________________
January 3 ____________________
May 4 ____________________
February 5 ____________________
April 6 ____________________
Fill in the missing letters.
Ja_ua_ _ Fe_rua_ _ Ma_ _ _
Ap_ _ _ Ma_ Ju_ _
J_n_a_ y F_b_u_r_ M_r_h
A_r_l M_y J_n_
_ _ _uary _ _ _ ruary _ _ _ch
_ _ _ il _ _y _ _ _e
Name:
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July, August, September, October, November, December
Put the months in order.
October 7 ______________________
August 8 ______________________
December 9 ______________________
September 10 _____________________
July 11 _____________________
November 12 _____________________
Fill in the missing letters.
Ju_ _ Au_ us_ Se_te_be_
Oc_ob_r No_em_e_ De_ em_e_
J_l_ A_g_s_ S_p_e_b_r
O_t_b_r N_v_m_e_ D_c_m_e_
_ _ly _ _ _ust _ _ _ _ ember
_ _ _ ober _ _ _ ember _ _ _ember
Name:
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12th May 2002
26th December 2008
15th September 1980
30th July 1978
20th August 1966
13th February 2002
1st November 1982
22nd March 1985
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3rd January 1990
31st October 2006
10th June 1966
18th April 1987
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20/8/66
31/10/06
12/5/02
15/9/80
30/7/78
22/3/85
10/6/66
26/12/08
18/4/87
3/1/90
1/11/82
13/2/02
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Match the dates.
22nd May 1992
30th December 1965
13th February 1965
3rd July 1978
31st August 1956
1st November 2002
22nd March 1992
3rd January 1978
15th September 1980
31st October 1956
15th June 1980
25th April 2008
31/8/56 _____________________________________
31/10/56 _____________________________________
22/5/92 _____________________________________
15/9/80 _____________________________________
3/7/78 _____________________________________
22/3/92 _____________________________________
15/6/80 _____________________________________
30/12/65 _____________________________________
25/4/08 _____________________________________
3/1/78 _____________________________________
1/11/02 _____________________________________
13/2/65 _____________________________________
Name:
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Write the dates.
24/6/89 24th June 1989
1 3/2/78 _______________________________
2 25/1/03 _______________________________
3 13/4/92 _______________________________
4 31/3/77 _______________________________
5 22/6/84 _______________________________
6 15/5/96 _______________________________
Name:
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Write the dates.
20/8/05 20th August 2005
1 19/11/00 _________________________________
2 1/7/88 _________________________________
3 12/9/97 _________________________________
4 23/12/02 _________________________________
5 30/10/96 _________________________________
6 5/8/71 _________________________________
Name:
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the third of January 1986
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
eighth
ninth
tenth
eleventh
twelfth
fifteenth
fourteenth
thirteenth
seventh
sixteenth
seventeenth
eighteenth
nineteenth
nineteenth
twenty–first
twenty–second
twenty–third
twenty–fourth
twenty–fifth
twenty–sixth
twenty–seventh
twenty–eighth
twenty–ninth
thirtieth
thirty–first
Read out loud.
1
st
11
th
21
st
2
nd
12
th
22
nd
3
rd
13
th
23
rd
4
th
14
th
24
th
5
th
15
th
25
th
6
th
16
th
26
th
7
th
17
th
27
th
8
th
18
th
28
th
9
th
19
th
29
th
10
th
20
th
30
th
31
st
Read out loud.
3rd January 1986
12th March 2004 28th February 1982
31st September 1997 30th April 1980
9th July 2001 13th November 1995
25th May 1973 23rd October 2007
2nd August 1999 17th December 1978
14th June 2006 10th January 1966
Name:
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the 17th of June 1992
Name:
Date:
Partner A
1 Tell your partner the following dates.
a 17/6/92 b 8/9/78 c 15/5/89
d 21/7/76 e 30/12/06 f 27/8/64
g 12/4/55 h 2/10/02 i 5/1/83
j 23/11/91 j 13/2/60 k 18/3/00
2 Listen to your partner and write down the dates.
a ____ / ____ / ______ b ____ / ____ / ______
c ____ / ____ / ______ d ____ / ____ / ______
e ____ / ____ / ______ f ____ / ____ / ______
g ____ / ____ / ______ h ____ / ____ / ______
i ____ / ____ / ______ j ____ / ____ / ______
k ____ / ____ / ______ l ____ / ____ / ______
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the 14th of April 1971
Name:
Date:
Partner B
1 Tell your partner the following dates.
a 14/4/71 b 22/10/92 c 13/2/85
d 23/12/59 e 1/1/07 f 18/8/74
g 29/3/88 h 25/6/66 i 6/11/90
j 11/7/03 k 20/9/58 l 31/5/63
2 Listen to your partner and write down the dates.
a ____ / ____ / ______ b ____ / ____ / ______
c ____ / ____ / ______ d ____ / ____ / ______
e ____ / ____ / ______ f ____ / ____ / ______
g ____ / ____ / ______ h ____ / ____ / ______
i ____ / ____ / ______ j ____ / ____ / ______
k ____ / ____ / ______ l ____ / ____ / ______
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Listen and match the activities to the day and time.
Thursday 4.15 Thursday 9.40
Wednesday 4.45 Friday 8.40
Monday 2.50 Wednesday 5.15
Wednesday 5.45 Friday 9.40
Tuesday 10.05 Sunday 12.20
Saturday 8.30 Monday 3.50
Tuesday 5.10 Sunday 11.20
Saturday 8.15 Thursday 3.45
Name:
Date:
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1 The supermarket opens at half past eight on Saturday.
2 She has a swimming lesson on Thursday at quarter to four.
3 The football match starts at quarter past five on Wednesday.
4 I catch the bus at twenty to nine on Friday mornings.
5 She has a dentist appointment at ten to three on Monday.
6 Let’s play tennis on Sunday. I’ll meet you at twenty past twelve.
7 I saw the doctor last Tuesday at five past ten.
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Listen and match the activities to the day and time.
Thursday 4.15 Thursday 9.40
Wednesday 4.45 Friday 8.40
Monday 2.50 Wednesday 5.15
Wednesday 5.45 Friday 9.40
Tuesday 10.05 Sunday 12.20
Saturday 8.30 Monday 3.50
Tuesday 5.10 Sunday 11.20
Saturday 8.15 Thursday 3.45
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Listen and write down the days and times you hear.
1 ______________________________________
2 ______________________________________
3 ______________________________________
4 ______________________________________
5 ______________________________________
6 ______________________________________
7 ______________________________________
Name:
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1 Sunday at half past one.
2 Wednesday at two o’clock.
3 Tuesday at quarter to five.
4 Saturday at twenty past one.
5 Friday at eleven thirty.
6 Monday at seven o’clock.
7 Thursday at quarter past ten.
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Listen and fill in the missing words.
1 Last____________ I went to school early.
2 Can you come and see me on ____________?
3 My birthday is in_________________.
4 Please phone me on _______________night.
5 What time do you usually get up on ______________ ?
6 We sometimes go on holiday in ________or _______ but last
year we went in ________.
7 The chemist is closed on_____________.
8 I can meet you at the station on _________ morning.
Words for use with gapfill:
August June July
February Sunday Wednesday
Sunday Monday Saturday
Thursday
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1 Last Thursday I went to school early.
2 Can you come and see me on Wednesday?
3 My birthday is in February.
4 Please phone me on Tuesday night.
5 What time do you usually get up on Saturday?
6 We sometimes go on holiday in June or July but last year we
went in August.
7 The chemist is closed on Sunday.
8 I can meet you at the station on Monday morning.
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Put the words in the sentences in the correct order.
1 school Last I to Thursday early. went
2 come you see me and on Can Wednesday?
3 birthday is February. in My
4 phone on Please me night. Tuesday
5 usually Saturday? you do get up on time What
6 on We holiday sometimes or in July. last but we year went in
June August go
7 is The closed Sunday. on chemist
8 I meet you can at the on morning. Monday station
Now write the sentences.
1 _________________________________________
2 _________________________________________
3 _________________________________________
4 _________________________________________
5 _________________________________________
6 _________________________________________
7 _________________________________________
8 _________________________________________
Name:
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