My Pets

My favorite type of pets are dogs. When I was younger, I had a cocker spaniel named Buster. He was blonde. Buster enjoyed running around in the backyard and playing with his toys. Buster passed away when he was fourteen years old. I did not have a pet for about eight years after Buster died. Then, I adopted Sherman. Sherman is a shih tzu. He is black and white. Sherman enjoys sleeping and playing with his toys. He also likes to go on walks. Sherman is currently nine years old. I love having dogs as pets!

Vocabulary
type (noun) - a specific group of things or people

pet (noun) - an animal (such as a dog or cat) that people take care of at their home

younger (adjective) - in an early stage of life

cocker spaniel (noun) - a type of small dog that has that has long ears and long fur

blonde (adjective) - light yellow hair on a person or fur on an animal

enjoy (verb) - to have fun or like doing something

backyard (noun) - an area in back of a house

passed away (expression) (phrasal verb) - when a person or animal has died

shih tzu (noun) - a type of small dog that has soft fur and short legs

also (adverb) - in addition

Vocabulary Exercise

Find the 10 vocabulary words in the word search. Good luck!

P Q O P E E P H B F J I Z Y N 
O A V O S D E L H V I V O Z O 
P Z S E W L N X Z P Y U G B P 
I E P S E W Q O N E N N D A A 
B Y T B E C P A L G C N Y C P 
T X J O H D I D E B R Y Q K O 
P W C Q V U A R O Z H K Z Y D 
R X W P F X J W Q O Q A Q A E 
C O C K E R S P A N I E L R F 
I Q N L E A Z M V Y O S Y D H 
V V V S L J X I E W T F O S W 
C E T U Z T H I H S E E J D R 
J W Q U M N X L D X Z V N S L 
X P W Q Q D L Q S T G M E O H 
O B U A K A L S O Q V Q N Q X

Grammar Point

Personal pronouns are words that are used as substitutes for common and proper nouns when the actual name of the noun has already been used in writing or in a conversation. For example, I explained that, "When I was younger, I had a cocker spaniel named Buster." Then, I told you, "He was blonde." I used the word "he" as a substitute for the noun "Buster." Examples of other personal pronouns are:

I

me

we

us

you

she

her

he

him

it

they

them

Grammar Exercise:

Which personal pronouns do you see in my paragraph? Write three sentences using personal pronouns.

Watch this video if you want to learn more about personal pronouns!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf7UgGyvDCA