Cambridge Starters Prep — English

English Dictation Practice

Nina Ferraro · 3er Grado B · Colegio Limerick · Exam: Thursday 24 April
📚 Key vocabulary to remember
👗 Clothes
  • dress · skirt
  • t-shirt · shirt
  • trousers · shorts
  • shoes · sandals
  • jacket · coat
⏰ Routines
  • wake up · get up
  • have breakfast
  • go to school
  • have lunch
  • go to bed
🕐 Time & Days
  • in the morning
  • at midday
  • in the afternoon
  • in the evening
  • at night
📍 Prepositions of place
in
adentro
in the box
on
encima / sobre
on the table
under
debajo
under the chair
behind
detrás
behind the door
between
entre
between the books
next to
al lado
next to the bag
in front of
delante
in front of the school
tip!
between = entre DOS cosas
in front of = siempre 2 palabras
📋 Instrucciones para mamá
Antes de empezar: Repasá rápido el vocabulario y las preposiciones de arriba con Nina.

Al dictar: Leé cada oración una vez completa, luego pausá para que Nina escriba. Para las preposiciones de dos palabras (next to, in front of) decílas juntas y claramente.

Pronunciación clave: trousers = "tráuzers" · wearing = "uéring" · between = "bituín" · behind = "bijáind".

Al terminar: Leé todo de nuevo para que revise. Luego hacé el ejercicio de preposiciones de la siguiente sección.
🎙️ Dictation text (mum reads this)

1On Mondays, I wake up early in the morning.

2She is wearing a yellow dress and white sandals.

3His schoolbag is next to the chair.

4My cat is under the table.

5They are wearing blue trousers and a green t-shirt.

6Her pencil is between the book and the ruler.

7In the afternoon, we have lunch at school.

8The dog is in front of the door.

🎯 What to pay attention to
🔴 Prepositions (2 words!)
  • next to — always two words
  • in front of — three words
  • in the morning/afternoon
🟣 Clothes spelling
  • trousers (not trowsers)
  • sandals · dress
  • t-shirt (hyphen!)
🟠 Possessives
  • my / his / her / their
  • His schoolbag (no apostrophe)
  • Her pencil
🔵 Capitals & punctuation
  • Capital at start of sentence
  • Days: Mondays (capital M)
  • Full stop at the end
🟢 Present continuous
  • She is wearing
  • They are wearing
  • (not "is wear" or "wears")
⭐ Tricky spellings
  • schoolbag (one word)
  • between (double e)
  • afternoon (one word)
✏️ Nina writes here
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
🌟 Bonus: Prepositions exercise
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the word bank.
🐱
The cat is the sofa.
📚
My ruler is the two books.
🎒
The schoolbag is the chair.
🐶
The dog is the door.
🖊️
Her pencil is the pencil case.
📦
The ball is the box.
Word bank
on under in behind between in front of next to
⭐ Score
Sentences correct:
/ 8 sentences
✅ Answer key (for mum)

On Mondays, I wake up early in the morning.

She is wearing a yellow dress and white sandals.

His schoolbag is next to the chair.

My cat is under the table.

They are wearing blue trousers and a green t-shirt.

Her pencil is between the book and the ruler.

In the afternoon, we have lunch at school.

The dog is in front of the door.

Bonus exercise answers:
1. The cat is on the sofa.   2. My ruler is between the two books.
3. The schoolbag is behind / next to the chair.   4. The dog is in front of the door.
5. Her pencil is in the pencil case.   6. The ball is under / in the box.
Preposition Clothes vocab Verb form Capital letter Tricky spelling