English Studies – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term
WEEK 3 – DICTATION FOR THE WEEK
Dictation for the Week: Conflict, Dispute, Personality, Altercation, Unity, Harmony, Situation, Exchange, Pitch, Pleasant
1. Conflict
Pronunciation: kon-flikt
Meaning: A serious disagreement or fight
Sentence: There was a conflict between the two boys.
2. Dispute
Pronunciation: dis-pyoot
Meaning: An argument or disagreement
Sentence: The teachers settled the dispute quickly.
3. Personality
Pronunciation: per-so-nal-i-tee
Meaning: The kind of person someone is
Sentence: She has a friendly personality.
4. Altercation
Pronunciation: al-ter-kay-shun
Meaning: A noisy argument or quarrel
Sentence: An altercation broke out during the game.
5. Unity
Pronunciation: yoo-ni-tee
Meaning: Being joined together as one
Sentence: Unity makes a family strong.
6. Harmony
Pronunciation: har-mo-nee
Meaning: Peaceful living together
Sentence: The class lived in harmony.
7. Situation
Pronunciation: si-tu-a-shun
Meaning: A condition or state of affairs
Sentence: The situation was handled calmly.
8. Exchange
Pronunciation: eks-chayn-j
Meaning: To give and receive something
Sentence: They exchanged greetings in the morning.
9. Pitch
Pronunciation: pich
Meaning: A playing field or level
Sentence: The football pitch was very neat.
10. Pleasant
Pronunciation: plez-ant
Meaning: Nice and enjoyable
Sentence: We had a pleasant journey home.
SECTION A: WRITE THE CORRECT SPELLING (10 Marks)
INSTRUCTION – Teacher reads each word twice. Pupils write the correct spelling.
1. Conflict 2. Dispute 3. Personality 4. Altercation 5. Unity 6. Harmony 7. Situation 8. Exchange 9. Pitch 10. Pleasant
SECTION B: FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS (10 Marks)
Complete the correct spelling of each word.
11. C o n f l i _ t → Conflict
12. D i s p _ t e → Dispute
13. P e r s o n a l i _ y → Personality
14. A l t e r c a t i _ n → Altercation
15. U n _ t y → Unity
16. H a r m o _ y → Harmony
17. S i t u a t i _ n → Situation
18. E x c h a _ g e → Exchange
19. P i _ c h → Pitch
20. P l e a s a _ t → Pleasant
SECTION C: CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING (10 Marks)
INSTRUCTION – Circle the correct word.
21. a) Conflict b) Conflikt c) Conflect
22. a) Dispeute b) Disput c) Dispute
23. a) Personelity b) Personality c) Personnality
24. a) Altercation b) Alterkation c) Altrcation
25. a) Unnity b) Unity c) Unitee
26. a) Harminy b) Harmoney c) Harmony
27. a) Situation b) Situashion c) Situattion
28. a) Exchaynge b) Exchang c) Exchange
29. a) Pitch b) Pich c) Pitche
30. a) Pleasent b) Pleasant c) Plezant
Answers: 21 A 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 B 26 C 27 A 28 C 29 A 30 B
SECTION D: USE THE WORD (10 Marks)
Use any five of the spelling words in simple sentences.