Listen and Learn Words (for an 8-year-old)

Hi! This lesson helps you listen to words, say them, and check simple grammar. Ask a parent, teacher, or friend to read the sentences slowly. Then you repeat and correct the short practice sentences.

Step-by-step: How to practice

1. Warm-up (1 minute): Take a deep breath. Say the alphabet quietly.
2. Listen and repeat (5 minutes): Someone reads each word or sentence slowly. You wait one second, then repeat it out loud.
3. Listen for one word: When you hear the target word, clap once. This helps your ear find the word.
4. Try to say the full sentence: After you repeat words, try the whole sentence with correct sounds.
5. Check the grammar (5 minutes): Read short sentences. Find mistakes and fix them. Compare with the answers.

Listen-and-Repeat Word List (ask someone to read slowly)

• cat — The cat is sleeping.
• dog — The dog runs fast.
• book — I read a book.
• apple — I eat a red apple.
• school — We go to school.
• play — They play outside.
• happy — She is happy today.
• walk — We walk to the park.
• bird — A bird is on the tree.
• friend — My friend is kind.

Pause after each sentence. Repeat it two times. Try louder the second time.

Easy Grammar Rules (short and clear)

• Start with a capital letter. Sentences begin with a big letter: "My name is Sam."
• Use a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. End a sentence with . ? or !
• Use the right verb form. For he/she/it in the present, add -s (He runs.).
• Match singular and plural: One dog, two dogs. The verb changes: "The dog is" but "The dogs are."
• Use correct pronouns: Use I (not me) at the start: "I like apples."

Practice: Find and Fix the Mistakes

Read each sentence. Say what is wrong, then say the correct sentence out loud.

1. me like apples
2. She go to school yesterday
3. The dogs is loud
4. he play football on Sundays
5. I has two pencils
6. what is your name

Answers and simple explanations

1. Correct: I like apples.
   Explanation: Use the capital I and the pronoun "I" at the start.
2. Correct: She went to school yesterday.
   Explanation: "Yesterday" shows past time, so use the past verb "went."
3. Correct: The dogs are loud.
   Explanation: "Dogs" is plural, so the verb is "are" not "is."
4. Correct: He plays football on Sundays.
   Explanation: For he/she/it in the present, add -s to the verb: "plays."
5. Correct: I have two pencils.
   Explanation: Use "have" with I, not "has."
6. Correct: What is your name?
   Explanation: Start with a capital and add a question mark at the end.

Tips to get better

• Practice 5–10 minutes each day.
• Ask someone to read slowly and clearly.
• Record yourself and listen: you will hear what to fix.
• Make it fun: use a timer, clap, or draw a sticker when you do well.

Good job! Keep listening and repeating. Little steps every day make your speaking and grammar much better.