Months
There are 12 months in the year.
It is really useful to be able to spell them all.
Each month starts with a capital letter
Look at the way the word is spelled and the way it is broken down.
Fill in the gaps.
1. January Jan u ary J _ _u _ _ _
2. February Feb ru ary F__r___y
3. March Mar ch M__c_
4. April A pr il A__i_
5. May M ay M__
6. June J une _u__
7. July Ju ly Ju _ _
8. August Aug ust Aug _ _ _
9. September Sep tem ber S_ _ t _ _ b _ _
10. October Oct o ber O__o___
11. November No vem ber No _ _ _ b _ _
12. December De cem ber D_ c_ _ _ er
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Writing the months
1. The first month of the year is J _ _ _ _ _ y.
2. Valentine’s Day is on 14th F _ _ r _ a _ _ .
3. M _ _ ch 17th is St. Patrick’s Day.
4. Easter sometimes occurs in A _ _ _ l.
5. The month after April is _ _ _.
6. Lots of people have exams in J _ _ e.
7. Children are on holidays in J _ l _ and A_ _ _ _ t.
8. S_ _ _ em _ _ _ is when children start school.
9. Halloween is in O_ _ o _ _ _.
10. The month before Christmas is _ _ _ ember.
11. Christmas is in _ _ _ em _ _ _ .
Finish off the sentences by writing in a month
This month is ____________________________________________ .
Last month was __________________________________________ .
Next month is ____________________________________________ .
My birthday is in __________________________________________ .
My favourite month is ______________________________________ .
I like to take my holidays in __________________________________ .
I know someone with a birthday in ____________________________ .
The month after my birthday is _______________________________ .
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Short way of writing the months and years
When you are writing down the date in a personal letter or on a note you
might like to write the month in a shorter way.
22nd January 2005 or 22nd Jan 2005
You write the first 3 letters of the month to show the whole month.
Examples
1. February Feb
2. September Sept The only month with 4 letters
Now you try
January _____ May _____ September _____
February _____ June _____ October _____
March ______ July _____ November _____
April _____ August _____ December _____
You can write the year in a short form as well. You use the last two
numbers of the year like the number plate on a car.
Examples
2005 is 05 2000 is 00 1999 is 99
Write the following dates using the short form of the month and the short
form of the year.
Example
October 1968 Oct 68
1. January 2005 ___ __ 3. December 2005 ___ __
2. March 2006 ___ __ 4. August 1973 ___ __
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