ENGLISH LITERACY MODULE

THE AUTHORS

Dr. Ina Suryani is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).
She completed her PhD with a focus on Technical Writing. Her basics in
B.Ed TESL and M.Sc. Computing. Prior to teaching in UniMAP she taught in
MMU, ADTECH and a few Secondary Schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
for a few years.

Dr. Nazifah Hamidun is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Perlis
(UniMAP). She obtained her first degree in B.Ed. TEYL at UUM. She later
pursued her M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instructions at UUM. She received her
PhD in TESOL at USM. Her main research interests is in TESOL, curriculum,
and pedagogy.

Dr. Rozilawati Mahadi is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Perlis
(UniMAP). She completed her PhD in Education at the University of
Nottingham (Msia Campus) Her research interests include meta-cognition,
self-regulated learning, self-directedness, Heutagogy, teaching methods and
language learning strategies.

Khairul Hisham Jamalludin is an English Language Teacher at Universiti
Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has a Bachelor of English Studies. He has worked
as a helicopter maintenance engineer, advertising executive, IT executive,
translator, editor, avionics sales engineer, and a book illustrator. He is
currently studying using tabletop role-playing games to teach the English
language.

Pn. Noraini Abd Jabar is an English teacher with 32 years experience in
teaching English Language. Had been teaching in primary schools at
SK(LKTP) Chini Timur 1, Pahang, SK Taman Daya and SK Taman Daya 2,
Johor Bahru, SK Sena, Kangar and now still teaching at SK Arau, Perlis. Her
passion in teaching is more to children 7 - 9 years old. Involved in many
activities held by JPNPs in exposing the fun in learning English

Pn. Normima Azlina Abd Majid is an English teacher with 13 years
experience in teaching. Love teaching children and believe each child is
special. Master trainer for KSSR English Year 1-3, Pentaksiran Bilik Darjah
and involved in training facilitators for English programmes.

Pn. Davina Eizura Dahiban is an English teacher with 19 years experience in
teaching English Language. Fondness in teaching children and trust that
“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”
Has 3 years’ experience as an examiner of UPSR examination papers.
Involved in many activities held by JPNPs in reveal the amusement in
learning English.

Table of Content Page
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UNIT 1 2
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1.1 Letters S,A,T,P 4
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1.1.1 Say the letters
1.1.2 Find and circle every letter A or a 6
1.2 Letters I,N,M,D
1.2.1 Circle the letters in the words 7
1.3 Letters G,O,C,K
1.3.1 Choose the correct word for each picture 8
1.4 Letters C,K,E,U,R
1.4.1 Match the pictures to the correct word 9
1.5 Letters H, B, F, FF
1.5.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud 10
1.5.2 Read the words out loud and fill in the blanks 11
1.5.3 Circle around the letters h, b, and f
1.6 Letters L, S, SS
1.6.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud
1.6.2 Match the pictures to the correct words
1.6.3 Match the pictures to the correct words
1.7 Letters J, V, W, X
1.7.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud
1.7.2 Read the words out loud and fill in the blanks
1.7.3 Circle the words that have j, v, w and x
1.8 Letters Y, Z, ZZ
1.8.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud
1.8.2 Read the words and pronounce the letters out loud
1.8.3 Match the pictures to the correct words
1.9 Extra Activities
1.9.4 Word identification

1.9.5 Colour the pictures with words that have the letters 12
H, B,F, FF, L, LL, SS 13
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1.9.6 Colour the pictures with words that have the letters 15
J, W,V, X, Y, Z, ZZ 16
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1.9.7 Colour the letters H, B, J, W, X 18
1.9.8 Colour the correct pictures 19
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UNIT 2 21
2.1 Reading material
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2.1.1 /ai/ sound 23
2.1.2 /oa/ sound 26
2.1.3 /ee/ sound 29
2.1.4 /oo/ sound 30

l Reading exercise

2.1.5 /ar/ sound
2.1.6 /or/ sound
2.1.7 /ea/ sound

l Reading exercise

2.1.8 Reading comprehension

UNIT 3
3.1 Reading material

3.1.1 Check your previous knowledge
3.1.2 Reading material /oe/, /ie/, /ir/, /ea/
3.1.3 Reading material /oy/, /aw/, /ay/ /ue/
3.1.4 Reading comprehension
3.1.5 Reading comprehension

3.1.6 Text completion 31
3.1.7 Reading exercise 32

UNIT 4 33
4.1 Reading material 34
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4.1.1 /-a-e/ sound 37
l Reading exercise 39
l Reading material 41
4.1.2 /-i-e/ sound 42
l Reading exercise 43
l Reading material
4.1.3 /-o-e/ sound 45
l Reading exercise
l Reading material 52
4.1.4 /-e-e/ sound
l Reading exercise
4.1.5 Reading comprehension

UNIT 5

5.1 Placement Test (Literacy Skill 1, 2 & 3)

UNIT 6

6.1 Placement Test (Literacy Skill 4, 5 & 6)

UNIT 1


Letters SATP
1.1 Say the letters.

Instructions:

1. Teacher shows flashcards.
2. Pupils say the letters aloud.

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1.2 Find and circle every letter “a” or “A”

Instructions: no6
1. Teacher asks the pupils to find and circle the letter. 6
2. Pupils find and circle the letter.

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1.2 Letters INMD B7 A7
1.2.1 Circle the letters.
Circle the letter m and M in the words.

Circle the letter n and N in the words.

Circle the letter d and D in the words.

Circle the letter i and I in the words.

Instructions:
1. Teacher asks the pupils to circle the letters.
2. Pupils find and circle the letters.

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Giraffe Ox Keyboard
Oranges Car Girl

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1.4 Letters C,K, E, U and R
1.4.1 Match the pictures to the correct words.

red
tree
ball

rock
egg
cup
clock
table
bottle
cloud
tub
tab
nest
apple
rock
cloud
blue
rain
nest
bird
boat

Instructions:
1. Teacher asks the pupils to circle the letters.
2. Pupils find and circle the letters.
3. Each pupil will be given a set of picture flashcards and wordflashcards.

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1.5 H, h, B, b, F, f, FF, ff
1.5.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud.

1.5.2 Read the words out loud and fill in the blanks.

hand _and

banana _anana

frog _rog

cliff cli_ _

1.5.3 Circle around the letters h, b and f.

a m B e p h q ag f
yo I kwf acx h
z e H t m z r ow q
f i B v c y u hg u
p k A e b r f wq h
o h Jp h b qu f z

Instructions:

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow.
2. Teacher reads the words. Pupils listen and fill in the blank with letters.
3. Pupils circle all the letters h, b, & f in the box.

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1.6 L, l, LL, ll, SS, ss
1.6.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud.

1.6.2 Read the words and pronounce the letters out loud.

lemon lorry ball hill dress glass

1.5.3 Match the pictures to the correct words.

lemon
lorry
ball
hill
dress
glass

Instructions:

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow.
2. Teacher reads the words and emphasises the pronunciation of L, LL & SS. Pupils listen and repeat.
3. Pupils match the pictures to the correct words.

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1.7 J, j, V, v, W, w, X, x
1.7.1 Read and pronounce the letter out loud.

1.7.2 Read the word out loud and fill in the blanks.

Jacket _acket

Five Fi_e

Watch _atch

Box Bo_

1.7.3 Circle the words that have j, v, w and x.

jungle pencil chair cow
radio
shark mango jellyfish school
axe
uncle space ocean jacket
sad
taxi enjoy hungry

happy cold robot

watch exit chicken

Instructions:

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow.
2. Teacher reads the words. Pupils listen and fill in the blanks.

3. Pupils circle the words with the letters j, v, w & x in them.

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1.8 Y, y, Z, z, ZZ, zz
1.8.1 Read and pronounce the letters out loud.

1.8.2 Read the words and pronounce the letter out loud.

eye lychee

lizard zebra

pizza puzzle

1.7.3 Match the pictures to the correct words.

eye
zebra
pizza
puzzle
lizard
lychee

Instruction:

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow.
2. Pupils listen and repeat. Pupils match the pictures to the correct words.

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1.9 Extra Activities
1.9.1 Word identification.

az hgx zeb r a
oo o c cc n n a y
l o r r yb f bp t
a f s g h yma g e
dh e f i v e l z g
wg r p f a b l l l
ax gu z r ov za
t z q o dm x k x s
cy c l i f f l j s
h i r qp i z z aq

1.9.2 Colour the pictures with H, B, F, FF, L, LL, SS.

1.9.3 Colour the pictures with J, W, V, X, Y, Z, ZZ.

Instructions (Please refer to the previous page):

1.9.1 Pupils to draw around the words you have learnt from this book.
1.9.2 Pupils to colour the pictures with words that have the letters H, B, F, FF, L, LL, SS.
1.9.3 Colour the pictures with words that have the letters J, W, V, X, Y, Z, ZZ.

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1.9.4 Colour the letters H, B, J, W, X, Z.

1.9.5 Colour the correct picture.

Instructions:

1. Pupils to colour the letters H, B, J, W, X, Z with any colour.
2. Pupils to choose and colour the correct pictures of the words given.

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Nail Mail Rail
Pain Paint Trail

2.1.2 Read the words. road
toad

boat goat

coat soap

loaf goal float
oak coast coach

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2.1.3 Read the words. feet
bee

tree teeth

Sheep

queen

feel jeep keep
sleep
knee green

Instruction : Teacher reads aloud words in a box.

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2.1.4 Read the words. moon
foot
book

door

food cook

good wool room
tool school zoo

Instruction:
1. Teacher reads aloud words in box and pupils follow.

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Exercise : Read and complete the sentence.

1. This is a big ……………………… toad
torn

2. Munir likes the ……………………….. ball
boat

3. Ali holds the …………………..…… nail
pail

4. Lim sits under a …………………..…… tree
three

5. I like to read story book
………………………….. block

Instruction :
1. Teacher reads the sentences. Pupils choose the best answer.
2. Read the complete sentences.

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2.1.5 Read the words. star
arm
car
shark

park jar
barn
bar far harm

part farm

Instruction:
1. Teacher reads aloud words in box and pupils follow.

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2.1.6 Read the words. fork
worm
corn
horn

shorts for storm
born porch form
worn
sport

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2.1.7 Read the words.

tea beans
leaf meat

jeans seat bread
sea speak beach
please
peach

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Exercise : Read and complete the sentence.

1. The ……………….is empty. jar
bar

2. Saiful wears a brown ……………… ship
shorts

3. It is a big and clean ……….….. farm
form

4. They are at the ………………….. park
beach

5. The red ……………. is at the park. bus
car

Instruction :

1. Teacher reads the sentences. Pupils choose the best answer.
2. Read the complete sentences.

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2.1.8 Read the words.

Today is Monday. Sara wakes up early.
Sheeats breakfast. She drinks milk. She goes
to school.

Complete the sentences.

Today is
Sara
Sara eats
She
She

Instruction :
1. Teacher reads the sentences. Pupils read with guidance (teacher’s guide)
2. Read and complete the sentences.

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UNIT 3

3.1.1 Check your previous knowledge.
Read. Then, colour the correct spelling.

1. soy
soil

2. saw
straw

3. ware
whale

4. chair
share

5. fries
cries

6. ray
lay

7. honeydew
honey

8. shorts

shoes

Instruction :

1. Pupils look at the picture and choose the correct answer based on previous knowledge.

2.Teacher guides pupils to read. 22

3.1.2 Listen and read with your teacher.

hoe
a hoe
a sharp hoe
This is a sharp hoe.

toe
my toe
my big toe
This is my big toe.

tie
blue tie
This is a new blue tie.

Instruction:
1. Teacher reads line by line slowly.
2. Pupils follow and teacher will check on them.
3. Teacher corrects pupils’ mispronounciation.

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pie
cherry pie
delicious cherry pie
Mother bakes a delicious cherry
pie.

skirt
red skirt
beautiful red skirt
My sister wears a beautiful skirt.

bird
small bird
This is a small blue bird.

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pea
green pea
I like to eat green pea.

sea
in the sea
Many animals live in the sea.

Instruction:
1. Teacher will read line by line slowly – word by word.
2. Pupils will follow and teacher will check on them.
3. Teacher will correct pupils’ mispronunciation.

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3.1.3 Listen and read with your teacher.

He is a boy.
He is a clever boy.
His name is Roy.

This is a toy.
This is my toy.
I play with my toy every day.

This is a box.
This is a big box.
This is a big brown box.

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This is Lily.
Lily loves to draw.
She loves to draw pictures.

A tray
This is a tray.
We can put our food in a tray.

Hay
Horse eats hay.
Horse likes to eat hay.

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Glue
A bottle of glue
We use glue to paste pictures.

Blue
My favourite colour
Blue is my
favouritecolour.

Instruction:
1. Teacher will read line by line slowly – word by word.
2. Pupils will follow and teacher will check on them.
3. Teacher will correct pupils’ mispronunciation.

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3.1.4 Read the passage aloud.

Joe is a farmer. He grows tomatoes and potatoes.
He uses a hoe to dig a hole. He hurtshis toe.

Now change the pictures into words. Circle the correct spelling.

Joe is a farmer. He grows tomatoes
pomelos
and papayas.
potatoes. to dig a hole.

He uses a hoe
hose

He hurts his doe.
toe.

Instructions:
1. Teacher reads the text.
2. Pupils complete the text by colouring the correct answer.

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3.1.5 Listen and read. Then underline the words with the
“ay” sound.
Today is Thursday.
It is Jay Jay’s birthday.
His sister buys him some clay.
He likes the clay.
He plays with the clay every
day.

Now, write the underlined words.

Instructions:
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow.
2.Pupils underline all the words with /ay/ and write in boxes provided.

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3.1.6 Read. Then colour the correct box.

1. They clay at the playground.
play

2. The prawn is very funny.
clown

3. Mother cooks beans for lunch.
bins

4. The try
tie is for my father.

5. Maria has beautiful ice.
eyes.

Instructions:
1. Teacher reads the sentences.
2. Pupils look at the picture and colour the correct answer.

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3.1.7 Say the words aloud. Put them in pairs so that they
rhyme.

hoe pie hay Draw
blue boy pea bird
sea tray claw Tie
skirt glue toe toy



soy
toy

.

Instructions :
1. Teacher guides pupils to read the words.
2. Pupils group the words with the same rhyme.
3. Write in boxes provided.

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UNIT 4

4.1.1 Read and copy.

cake ………………….…………….
……………………….……….
a cake ……………………………..
……………………………..
a big cake ……………………………..
the cake
the pink cake

plane ……………………………………
a plane .….………………………………..
the plane .…………………………………..
the small plane .….………………………………..
the blue small plane ………………..…………………..

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3

Read the word. race face game
grape water plane
cake
camel

Listen to and write the word.

race face same page
game camel water plane

1. ………………………
2. ………………….……
3. ……………………….
4. ………………………
5. ……………………….

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Read the word.

The cake is big.
The cake is pink.
The big cake is delicious.

The toy plane is small.
The toy plane is blue.
The small toy plane is mine.

Instruction :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.

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4.1.2 Read and copy.

kite ………………….…………….
a kite …………………….…..……..
a nice kite kite
the yellow kite ……………………………

……………………………

tiger ………………….…………..
a tiger ……………………….……..
a fierce ……………………………
……………………………
the tiger ……………………………
the orange tiger

Instructions :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Pupils copy the text.

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Exercise : Read the word.

nice nine kite bike
five rice ride tiger

Listen to and write the word. lime
tiger
bike five nine
rice kite smile

1. …………………….…….
2. ….………………………
3. …….…………………….
4. …..………………………
5. …………………………..

Instructions :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Teacher says out any four words from the list and pupils write.

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Read.

The kite is nice.
The kite is green.
The nice kite is in the sky.

The tiger is wild.
The tiger is fierce.
The wild fierce tiger is in the jungle.

Instruction :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.

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4.1.4 Read and copy.

phone ………………….…………….
a phone ……………………….……….
a new phone …………………………….
the mobile phone …………………………….

ocean ………………….……………
an ocean ……………………………….
a clean ocean
the deep ocean …………………………….
………………….…………

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Exercise : Read the word.

one bone come home
love ocean close horse

Listen to and write the word.

one love come bone
close horse globe home

1. …………………………
2. ………………………..
3. ………….……………
4. ………..………………
5. …………………………

Instructions :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Teacher says four words from the list and pupils write.

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Read these sentences.

The horse is brown.
The horse is fast.
The fast horse is amazing.

The ocean is clean.
The ocean is deep blue.
The ocean is clean and peaceful.

Instruction :
1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.

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4.1.4 Read.

eye
an eye
a big eyethe eye
the grey eye

helmet
a helmet
a tough helmet
the helmet
the old helmet

Instructions :

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Pupils answer the questions with guidance.

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Exercise : Read the word.

cheese clever eleven twelve
helmet eye letter
seven

Listen to and write the word.

eye seven letter eleven
clever helmet evening cheese

1. ……………………….
2. ……………………….
3. ………………………
4. ………………………
5. ………………………

Instructions :

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Pupils answer the questions with guidance.

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4.1.5 Read.

This is a helmet. It is Amin’s. The helmet is tough.
The helmet is blue. Amin wears his helmet when he
rideshis bicycle.

Answer the questions.

1. What is this?
This is a ……………………………

2. Whose helmet is this?
It is …………………………………

3. What colour is the helmet?
…………………………………………

Instructions :

1. Teacher reads and pupils follow with guidance.
2. Pupils answer the questions with guidance.

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