English Studies – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 1 – DICTATION FOR THE WEEK

1. Critique

Pronunciation: kri-teek

Meaning: to carefully examine and give an opinion

Sentence: The teacher will critique our writing.

2. Indigenous

Pronunciation: in-di-ji-nəs

Meaning: belonging naturally to a place

Sentence: Yam is an indigenous food in Nigeria.

3. Disc

Pronunciation: disk

Meaning: a flat round object

Sentence: He played music with a disc.

4. Virus

Pronunciation: vai-rəs

Meaning: a very small germ that causes sickness

Sentence: A virus can make people ill.

5. Proclaim

Pronunciation: pro-klaym

Meaning: to announce something loudly or publicly

Sentence: The principal will proclaim the winner.

6. Antics

Pronunciation: an-tiks

Meaning: funny or silly actions

Sentence: The clown’s antics made us laugh.

7. Hilarious

Pronunciation: hi-lair-i-əs

Meaning: very funny

Sentence: The play was hilarious.

8. Fantasy

Pronunciation: fan-ta-si

Meaning: an imaginary story or idea

Sentence: The movie was a fantasy story.

9. Bare

Pronunciation: bɛr

Meaning: without cover or clothing

Sentence: He walked on the sand with bare feet.

10. Magnanimous

Pronunciation: mag-nan-i-məs

Meaning: kind and ready to forgive others

Sentence: She was magnanimous and forgave her friend.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

SECTION A: SPELLING TEST QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTION – Write the Correct Spelling (10 Marks)

Teacher reads each word twice. Pupils write the correct spelling.

1. Critique 2. Indigenous 3. Disc 4. Virus 5. Proclaim 6. Antics 7. Hilarious 8. Fantasy 9. Bare 10. Magnanimous

 

SECTION B: FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS (10 Marks)

INSTRUCTION – Complete the correct spelling of each word.

11. C r i t i q u e → Cr i t i q u e

12. I n d i g e n o u s → Indigenous

13. D i s _ → Disc

14. V i r u _ → Virus

15. P r o c l a i _ → Proclaim

16. A n t i _ s → Antics

17. H i l a r i o u _ → Hilarious

18. F a n t a _ y → Fantasy

19. B a r _ → Bare

20. M a g n a n i m o u _ → Magnanimous

 

SECTION C: CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING (10 Marks)

INSTRUCTION – Circle the correct spelling.

21. a) Critick b) Critique c) Criteque

22. a) Indigenous b) Indegenous c) Indiginous

23. a) Disk b) Disck   c) Disc

24. a) Virous b) Virus c) Vyres

25. a) Proclaim b) Proclaime c) Proclame

26. a) Anticks b) Antics c) Antikcs

27. a) Hilarous b) Hilarios c) Hilarious

28. a) Fantacy b) Fantasy c) Phantasy

29. a) Bear b) Bar c) Bare

30. a) Magnanimous b) Magnamious c) Magnanimus

Answers: 21–b, 22–a, 23–c, 24–b, 25–a, 26–b, 27–c, 28–b, 29–c, 30–a

 

SECTION D (Optional): USE THE WORD (10 Marks)

Use any five of the spelling words in simple sentences.