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Reading at home

Name:Date:

Hear family words and simple present sentences.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

asleep
Sleeping now.
busy
Having a lot to do.
myself
Me, without other people.

Answer key

  1. Who can I read to?The question ends with “to”: you read a story to someone.
  2. My sister is asleep.“Asleep” means sleeping now.
  3. My mother and grandmother are busy.Two people, so the verb is “are”.
  4. My father and grandfather are busy.Listen for “grand” at the start of “grandfather”.
  5. I can read to myself!“To myself” means the child reads alone.