1. A good exercise to give children to help them with their writing skills, is to give them sentences that the teacher has compiled, but where words are omitted. This is known as ‘gap fill sentences’.
Compile 3 sentences: TWO words are omitted in each sentence. Also give the missing
words below each sentence e.g.: (15)
Nomvula ……………… two cats which she loves …………….. much.
has very
1. The new student …………….. in the middle of the school year, so he was a bit nervous.
joined about
2. My sister and I always …………….. our homework together, so we can help each other.
complete with
3. The teacher asked us to …………….. a story using only five words, which was a fun challenge.
write using
1. Sarah ... her bike to the park ... fast.
rides very
2. The dog ... in the backyard ... all day.
plays every
3. My mom ... delicious pancakes ... breakfast.
makes every