180 Days of Writing 3 — Unit 9: Birthdays

Exercise 1: Choose the correct word.

1. My ___ is on Saturday.

2. We have a big ___ for my sister.

3. My ___ come to my birthday party.

4. We ___ the room with balloons.

5. Dad keeps old bikes in the ___.

6. It was an ___ day with games and cake.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 1)

1. birthday — Birthday là ngày sinh nhật.
2. celebration — Celebration nghĩa là buổi lễ kỷ niệm hoặc tiệc.
3. friends — Friends nghĩa là bạn bè.
4. decorate — Decorate nghĩa là trang trí.
5. garage — Garage là nhà để xe.
6. eventful — Eventful nghĩa là có nhiều sự việc thú vị xảy ra.

Exercise 2: Write the correct word.

1. A word part before a word is a ___.

2. A word part after a word is a ___.

3. Words like happily and carefully are ___.

4. She wrapped the birthday gift ___.

5. The children sang ___.

6. He ran ___ to get the cake.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 2)

1. prefix — Prefix đứng trước từ gốc.
2. suffix — Suffix đứng sau từ gốc.
3. adverbs — Adverbs bổ nghĩa cho động từ.
4. carefully — Carefully diễn tả cách làm cẩn thận.
5. happily — Happily diễn tả cách hát vui vẻ.
6. swiftly — Swiftly nghĩa là nhanh chóng.

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer.

1. Which adverb fits? She smiled ___ at her birthday party.

happily happy happiness happier

2. Which adverb fits? We decorated the room ___.

carefully careful care careless

3. Choose the word with a prefix.

unhappy happy happily happiness

4. Choose the word with a suffix.

kindness kind unkind rekind

5. Which adverb fits? The car moved ___ to the party.

swiftly swift swifter swiftness

6. Which adverb fits? Everyone sat ___ after the games.

peacefully peaceful peace peaceless

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 3)

1. happily — Cần trạng từ để bổ nghĩa cho smiled.
2. carefully — Carefully là trạng từ đúng.
3. unhappy — Un- là tiền tố (prefix).
4. kindness — -ness là hậu tố (suffix).
5. swiftly — Swiftly là trạng từ.
6. peacefully — Peacefully là trạng từ.

Exercise 4: Look at the picture and choose the answer.

Exercise Context — A cheerful birthday celebration in a family garage. Colorful balloons and banners decorate the walls. A large birthday cake sits on a table. Six friends are smiling and singing happily. One child carefully places candles on the cake. Another child swiftly carries gift boxes. Parents sit peacefully on chairs. A sign says HAPPY BIRTHDAY. The scene is bright, eventful, and friendly.

1. Where is the birthday celebration?

2. What is on the table?

3. How many friends are singing?

4. How does the child place the candles?

5. How does another child carry gift boxes?

6. How do the parents sit?

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 4)

1. garage — Bữa tiệc diễn ra trong garage.
2. birthday cake — Có bánh sinh nhật trên bàn.
3. six — Có sáu người bạn đang hát.
4. carefully — Đứa trẻ đặt nến cẩn thận.
5. swiftly — Đứa trẻ mang quà nhanh chóng.
6. peacefully — Bố mẹ ngồi yên bình.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct word.

1. The children played games ___ at the party.

2. Please carry the cake ___.

3. The boy walked ___ to open the door.

4. Everyone waited ___ for the cake.

5. The party was ___ fun.

6. We ___ the garage before the party.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 5)

1. happily — Trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho played.
2. carefully — Carefully diễn tả cách mang bánh.
3. swiftly — Swiftly là trạng từ đúng.
4. peacefully — Peacefully bổ nghĩa cho waited.
5. extremely — Extremely dùng để nhấn mạnh tính từ fun.
6. decorate — Decorate nghĩa là trang trí.

Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer.

1. Add a prefix to make the opposite of happy.

unhappy happy happily happiness

2. Add a suffix to make a noun from kind.

kindness unkind kind rekind

3. Which word is an adverb?

happily happy happiness happier

4. Which word is an adverb?

carefully careful care careless

5. Which sentence is correct?

They sang happily. They happily are. They happy sang. They sang happyly.

6. Which sentence is correct?

She carefully decorated the room. She careful decorated the room. She decorate carefully room. She decorated room careful.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 6)

1. unhappy — Un- tạo nghĩa trái ngược.
2. kindness — -ness biến tính từ thành danh từ.
3. happily — Happily là trạng từ.
4. carefully — Carefully là trạng từ.
5. They sang happily. — Trạng từ đứng sau động từ sang.
6. She carefully decorated the room. — Carefully bổ nghĩa cho decorated.