Grammar exercise for YEAR 6 TOPIC : ARTICLES Put a or an Fill in the blanks with a or an. 1. This is a ruler. 2.

This is .. gate. 1. a box 2. ...... dress 3. .. axe 4. .. tree 5. .. duck 6. .. eraser 7. .. orang utan 8. .. elephant 9. .. vase 10. .. school 11. .. pencil 12. .. knife 13. .. umbrella 14. .. eagle 15. ... owl 16. .. frog 17. .. cake 18. .. ice cream 19. .. canoe 20. .. igloo 21. .. fireman 22. .. lorry 23. .. honey jar 24. .. honest boy 25. .. hour glass 26. .. uniform 27. ... mountain 3. This is egg. 4. This is blackboard. 5. That is . ape. 6. That is office. 7. Lend me raincoat. 8. Mother bought .. fish at the market. 9. There is woman at the door. 10. My mother has .. orange dress. 11. My uncle is engineer. 12. I received letter yesterday. 13. Use .. sharp knife to cut the fruit. 14. David was hour late for the show. 15. You can either use broom or vacuum cleaner to clean the floor. 16. Miss Kate baked orange cake with . Lot of cherries as topping. 17. Harry is wearing . cap and sweater. 18. I have .. aquarium at home. 19. Wendy eats . apple every day. 20. Miss Rani works as .. clerk.

Fill in the blanks with a or an 1. Give me cup or . glass. I need . drink now. 2. I bought .. present for .. friend of mine. 3. .. hour ago, I saw parade pass by. 4. I eat . apple day. 5. I made .. cake for tea. 6. The little red hen lays egg day. 7. Give me . pen and .. ruler. 8. She gave me lovely pencil box yesterday. 9. We saw old woman with . little dog. 10. .. knife is . useful tool. 11. Jenny needs .. stamp and envelope. 12. She saw Indian man begging along .. busy road. 13. The red car in the garage belongs to .. uncle of mine. 14. .. week ago, I met .old classmate of mine.

3. .. school I study in is . kilometer away from my house. 4. My father drinks cup of coffee and reads newspaper. 5. knife is for cutting. We can use it to cut . meat, .. vegetables or .. fruit. 6. We play .. badminton in . school hall in .. evenings. 7. angry man chased . naughty boys out of .. orchard. 8. Salim is shortest boy in . class but he is still .. strongest. 9. We go for . walk in . evenings. 10. My mother has adopted . orphan. 11. . place I am living in is fishing village off . coast of . Pulau Baya. 12. Joel met with . accident hour ago. 13. Chin found . puppy in .. drain. 14. My aunt went to Malacca for . holiday recently. She bought iron at . antique shop. 15. My mother is . English teacher in . private school.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. 1. I eat .. slice of bread and .. egg for .. breakfast. 2. .. rain came and .. washing got wet.

Underline the mistakes. 1. A moon shines brightly tonight. 2. My mothers favourite flower is a rose. 3. Abu is the tall boy. 4. My brother is learning how to play a guitar. 5. The boy is a fastest runner in school. 6. We went to the beach and swam in the sea. 7. November is an eleventh month of the year. 8. A ostrich is the bird that cannot fly. 9. A honest boy returned a wallet to its owner. 10. Mr. Sundram has the son and the daughter. 11. Aminahs mother took her to an library to borrow the storybook. 12. There is the old bicycle in a garage. 13. A doctor gave a patient the injection. 14. A Prime Minister is the busy man.

TOPIC : PERSONAL PRONOUNS Fill in the blanks with I, You, He, She, It, We or They. 1. Danial is tired. . is sleeping. 2. My name is Robbie. am eight years old. 3. .. is painting. Do not disturb him. 4. Paul and I are neighbours. go to school together. 5. I have a pet. .. is a rabbit. 6. are hungry. Give them some biscuits. 7. This is Ms. Sue Ann. is very beautiful. 8. The girls are in the room. are doing their homework. Fill in the blanks with him, her, us, them, me or you. 1. My father buys me a new bicycle. 2. Lend ..an umbrella. 3. Look at the poor woman! Help ..to carry the box. 4. My grandfather is sleeping. Do not wake ..up. 5. Mrs. Teng always advises .daughter to study hard. 6. Put the eggs into the basket. Dont break them. 7. Let me sing ..a song, says Alice to Edward.

Fill in the blanks. 1. The bird is hurt. .has a broken wing. 2. My family and .are going to Kuala Lumpur. 3. Johan lives in Johor Bahru. . Is twelve years old. 4. That girl is my sister. Do you know .? 5. Aunt May is talking on the phone with .friend. 6. My mother likes sewing. can sew a dress in two days. 7. Father made ..a kite. I like it very much. 8. This is Ravis eraser. Please give it to .. 9. These books are cheap. .cost less than RM10. 10. I have list my dog. Have you seen ?

6. Fox

= .. = ..

7. Brush = .. 8. Foot 9. Desk = .. 10. Lamp = .. 11. Car = .. 12. Dress = .. 13. Potato = .. 14. Bush = . 15. Cow = . = . 16. Watch = . 17. Lady 18. Shelf = . 19. Butterfly = 20. Knife = .. 21. Tooth = .. 22. Key = .. 23. Woman = . 24. Story = 25. Leaf = .. 26. Goose = .. 27. Pencil = .. 28. Bowl = ... 29. Monkey = ..

TOPIC : SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS. Change the singular nouns to plural nouns. 1. Girl = girls

30. Table = 31. Postman = 32. Housefly = Change the plural nouns to singular nouns. 1. Branches = Branch 2. Radios = 3. Clocks = 4. Babies = 4

2. Orange = . 3. Book = . 4. Baby = . 5. Tomato = .

5. Dresses = .. 6. Women = 7. Knives = . 8. Potatoes = 9. Drawers = .. 10. Pillows = . 11. Buses = .. 12. Firemen = 13. Geese = .. 14. Boxes = .. 15. Coats = 16. Matches = . 17. Foxes = .. 18. Flies = .. 19. Leaves = 20. Bushes = . Identify the mistakes in the sentences and circle them. Then, rewrite them correctly. 1. Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh are city. 2. Hang all the dress in the cupboard. 3. My mother is baking two loaf of bread. .. 4. Dry leaf are lying all over the garden. .. 5. Mr. Tham bought a few box of mandarin orange. ..

6. The woman in the village got together to prepare cookie for Hari Raya. 7. A horse has four hoof. 8. Put the three box next to the table. 9. Quick! Chase away the fly on the pie. 10. The children bought many toy from the toy shop. TOPIC : QUANTIFIERS NOTES : many and a few for nouns we can count. much and a little for nouns we cannot count. We also use some and any for both nouns we can count and cannot count. Circle the correct words. 1. There are ( many, much ) children in the playground. 2. Mother put too ( many, much ) salt in the soup.

3. He cooked only ( a few, a little ) rice for lunch. 4. There isnt ( many, much ) lemon juice in the jug. 5. ( Many, Much ) of the pupils can sing. 6. The baby doesnt drink ( many, much ) milk. 7. There is ( a few, a little ) oil left in the bottle. 8. Put ( a few, a little ) shirts into the bag. 9. The boys ate ( some, any ) cakes. 10. Mrs. Singam hasnt ( some, any ) children. 11. There isnt ( much, many ) sugar left in the bowl. 12. Put ( a few, a little ) sugar into the coffee. 13. Are there ( some, any ) toys in the box. 14. There are ( many, much ) types of flowers in the garden. Fill in the blanks with much or many. 1. There are many books on the shelf. 2. How .money do you have? 3. My father keeps .coins in an album. 4. There is too oil in the frying pan. 5. ..children like to eat ice cream. 6. There isnt .ink in the bottle. 6

7. The farmer has ..goats on his farm. 8. Do not drink too ..coffee. 9. I have ..friends. 10. You have eaten too food. 11. How marbles do you want? 12. Puan Suhana buys .eggs at the shop. 13. Thomas does not have ............friends 14. I need flour to bake a cake. 15. Sheila spends time on her painting. 16. The children carry .chairs to the hall. Fill in the blanks with a few or a little. 1. Give me .pieces of paper. 2. There is .sauce left in the bottle. 3. Spread ..butter on the bread. 4. We saw .monkeys on the tree. 5. Please pour milk into the tea. 6. Break .eggs into a bowl. 7. .girls are playing netball. 8. I need to add sugar to my coffee. 9. There is only honey in the bottle.

10. My sister bought ...oranges and apples. Fill in the blanks with some or any. 1. Is there ..glue in the bottle? 2. I need money to buy a box of crayons. 3. You have to hurry. I havent got ..time to lose. 4. .boys were caught for shoplifting in the supermarket. 5. There is .money in the purse. 6. The old woman keeps chickens. 7. The dog ate biscuits. 8. Robin does not have marbles in his pocket. 9. Has Kamal got ..rabbits? 10. There are men inside the room. 11. Mr. Philip has .old pictures. TOPIC : DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS NOTES:
For singular nouns For plural nouns Used to show things, people and animals.

Circle the correct words. 1. ( This, These ) are chairs. 2. ( This, These ) is a sweet. 3. ( That, Those ) is a cupboard. 4. ( That, Those ) are apples. 5. ( This, These ) are my sisters. 6. Dollah received ( that, those ) presents for his birthday. 7. Do you mind showing me some of ( that, those ) trophies you won? 8. Look at ( that, those ) building. It is the tallest building in the world. 9. ( This, Those ) is an instrument used to hear your heart beat. 10. Stop ( that, this ) man! He stole my purse. 11. Please sit on ( those, that ) chairs. 12. ( That, Those ) man standing near the door is my father. 13. ( Those, That ) boys are playing football. Fill in the blanks with This or These. 1. blue bicycle belongs to Henry. 2. .children are my cousins. 3. .table is dirty. 4. .is the dog that bit me. 5. .trees are tall. 6. .are my books. 7. .is the boy who lives next door. 8. .mangoes are very sweet.

This That

These Those

Near to you Far away from you

Circle the correct answer. 1. Look at .................( that, those, this ) building over there. 2. I like ( this, those, these ) pen. It writes smoothly. 3. Please take . ( that, these, those ) books on this table to the classroom. 4. Do you mind showing me ( this, these, that ) kettle on the shelf? 5. Ai Lee received .. ( those, this, these ) presents at her birthday party. 6. .( This, These, That ) are my fathers old photographs. 7. .( This, That, These ) brooch on my blouse costs RM50. 8. ..( These, That, Those ) houses at the end of the road have been renovated. 9. . ( These, Those, That ) ring on the table was given to me by Kenny. 10. .. ( That, Those, These ) oranges in the crate down there are for sale.

TOPIC : POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES & POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. NOTES: Possessive Adjectives are words used to show that something belongs to somebody. Possessive Pronouns are pronouns used to show something belongs to somebody. There are no nouns after these words. Circle the correct answer. 1. Janice has a doll. ( It, Her ) name is Barbie. 2. My brother and I cleaned ( we, our ) bedrooms this morning. 3. Where is ( you, your ) eraser, Tom? 4. The woman in the pink dress is ( my, I ) aunt. 5. Ruben and Colin are playing with ( they,their ) dog. 6. Danny rides ( his, her ) bicycle every evening. 7. The elephant is a big animal. ( Their, Its ) trunk is long. 8. Miss Soh likes to go jogging with ( she, her ) friends. 9. The cat cleans ( his, its ) fur by licking itself. 10. The girl wearing the purple scarf is ( my, me ) sister. 11. He is proud of ( his, her ) son.

12. Do you wash ( your, yours ) shoes on Sunday? 13. I have a balloon. It is ( my, mine ) balloon. 14. The girls have many story books. Those are ( mine, their ) story books. 15. This is my fathers hat. It is ( he, his ) hat. 16. The fish has a tail. That is ( his, its ) tail. 17. I have made some sandwiches for us. It is ( your, our ) sandwiches. 18. The children took ( his, their ) cousins to the playground. 19. ( mine, my ) blouse is dirty, so I have to wash it. 20. Lulu has a pink ribbon. That is ( she, her ) ribbon. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. 1. The dog licks .( his, its ) wet fur. 2. Jamal went to see ..( his, her ) doctor. 3. We ought to be proud of . ( our, her ) parents. 4. The girl showed us .( her, his ) new dolls. 5. The Director of Education visited ..( our, ours ) school yesterday. 6. Did ( you, your ) .brush ( your, yours ) .teeth this morning?

7. I cannot carry ..( my, mine ) bag because it is very heavy. 8. The vendor arranged ( his, he ) things on the shelf neatly. 9. The children took .( their, theirs ) parents to their schools Sport Day. 10. Azlinas cat has white fur and ..( it, its ) tail is long. 11. ..( My, Me ) eyesight is not good. So, I must wear a pair of spectacles. 12. I throw away the cloth because ( its,it ) colour had faded. 13. Suhaimi and Ah Meng are washing .( their, theirs ) bicycles. 14. The goldsmith returned to ( his, hers ) shop to find it on fire. 15. The twin sisters sew ( their, theirs ) own clothes. Write the correct form of the pronoun in the bracket. 1. I want the toy back because it is mine. ( my ) 2. The teacher can remember our names but we cant remember .( him ) 3. Lisa returned the book because it is not ..( her ) 4. We must borrow your umbrella because we forgot to bring . ( our )

5. Can you lend me your ruler? I have lost ( my ) 6. We sold the house to them. Now it is .( their ) 7. I did not have a pencil. She lent me ( her ) 8. My room is clean. .( Her ) is still dirty and untidy. 9. She has a cat. It is ..( she ) 10. I cant find ( I ) umbrella. 11. Your drawing is as beautiful as .( we ) 12. That big house near the beach is ( he ) 13. The boys forget to buy ( they ) tickets. 14. This isnt your bag. It is ( my ). 15. It this ruler .( you ), Jenny? Write out the sentences Example : Balkis has a green car. The car is ( hers. his) Balkis has a green car. The car is hers.

3. Mr. Chong has a motorcycle. The motorcycle is ( hers, his ) . 4. The boys have two boxes. These boxes are ( ours, theirs ) . 5. We have two rabbits. The rabbits are ( ours, theirs ) . TOPIC : PRIMARY VERB TO BE. NOTES : The verb to be is a verb that joins a subjects with a certain adjective or other words saying what the subject is.

It does not show action.

Subject Verb to be Adjectives / other words saying about the subject is. I am are a dancer. (sing.) / dancers ( plur.)

1. I received many presents. The presents are ( mine, theirs ) 2. Sally and Tom have a parrot. The parrot is (ours, theirs )

You / Abu and Ahmad / The boys / The girls / The children He / She / Siti / Peter

is

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Fill in the blanks with am, is or are. 1. He a doctor. 2. I reading a book. 3. That man .tall. 4. The pupils ..singing in the choir. 5. They ..in the classroom. 6. I sad because my cat died. 7. Ali and Jacob .friends. 8. The boy ..late to school. 9. Sonia .my cousin. 10. I .playing with my sister. 11. We ..eight years old. 12. She .a nurse in the hospital. 13. The teachers talking to the boys. 14. I .going to Singapore. 15. The children playing basketball. 16. The buses .parked outside the school. 17. I very strong. 18. Bala and Baharum reading. 19. Joe .a good football player. 20. That car .very expansive.

Circle the correct answer. 1. Steven ( is, are ) younger than his brother. 2. I ( are, am ) going to be a policeman. 3. You ( is, are ) the leader of the group. 4. Mr. Lee and his son ( is, are ) going camping. 5. The baby ( are, is, am ) sleeping in the room. 6. The cat ( is, are ) sick. 7. My parents ( is, are ) watching a show. 8. The men ( is, are ) repairing the roof. 9. I ( is, am) going to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. 10. The nurses ( is, are ) walking to the hospital. 11. My mother ( is, are ) very hardworking. 12. My sisters ( is, are ) wathing television. 13. James ( is, are ) five years elder than me. 14. I ( is, am) going to watch Mission Impossible tonight. 15. It raining heavily last evening.

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TOPIC : PRIMARY VERB TO HAVE NOTES :

He She It Jenny has a book.

11. Sally and Sarah .to take a bus to school. 12. You ..to see a doctor if you are sick. 13. They ..many stamps. 14. She ..a blue balloon. 15. Mr. Haziq .. a new tie. 16. Azman and Azlina a new

I You They Jenny and Paul have a book.

piano. 17. I .a toy train. 18. The girls .the same tshirt. 19. You a new school bag. 20. Mr. Lim a hat.

Examples : 1. Tommy has a cap. 2. She has a new bicycle. 3. They have a ladder. 4. My brothers have many comic books. Fill in the blanks with has or have. 1. I ..a pet cat. 2. She .an elder brother. 3. You a green pencil. 4. We .three gold fish. 5. The men caught a tiger. 6. I .a new toothbrush. 7. The teachers ..a meeting. 8. Mr. Hanif ..two daughters. 9. She finished her homework. 10. My brother bought a present for me.

Circle the correct answer. 1. The cook ( have, has ) prepared dinner. 2. She ( has, have ) washed all the vegetables. 3. My parents ( has, have ) bought a new house. 4. ( Has, Have ) you visited Mr. Nazim at the hospital? 5. I ( has, have ) baked a cake. 6. The teacher ( has, have ) marked our books. 7. My friends ( has, have ) gone camping. 8. The school ( has, have ) closed its gates.

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TOPIC : PRIMARY VERB TO DO NOTES: When to use do or does? Use does for singular subjects. Use do for plural subjects and also with I and you. Examples : 1. Jenny does her homework every day. 2. They do their homework every day. 3. Aminah and Siti do the cooking every day. Fill in the blanks with do or does. 1. Saleh the crossword puzzle after dinner. 2. My mother her sewing in the evenings. 3. the girls .their homework in the afternoon. 4. .she collect sea shells? 5. My father play golf. 6. ..you like chocolates cake? 7. We not like to drink soft drink. 8. I .not eat sweets. 9. Mat not need a haircut. 10. My brother .not play badminton. 11. Jane ..her homework in school.

12. The maid .the ironing at night. 13. My parents go to the market every Sunday. 14. The students some exercise in the morning. 15. Paulie .not like to play ith her friends. Circle the correct words in brackets. 1. ( Do. Does ) dogs bark? 2. ( Do, Does ) birds eat worms? 3. She ( do, does ) all her housework today. 4. ( Do, Does ) he like to play the piano? 5. A cat ( do, does ) not have two feet. 6. My sister ( do, does ) not like sewing. 7. They ( do, does ) not have a car. 8. On Sunday, my father ( do, does ) all the cooking. 9. ( Do, Does ) you want another slice of cake? 10. My team ( do, does ) not like travel by bus. 11. Many students ( do, does ) not eat during recess. 12. The headmaster ( do, does ) not like pupils littering. 13. My grandfather ( do, does ) gardening in the evening. 14. The children ( do, does ) their homework in the library. 13

TOPIC : SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.

15. Susan ( is, are ) my friend. Put the verbs in the correct place. Then rewrite the sentences. Example : Yasmin doing her homework. Yasmin is doing her homework. are do is does has am

NOTES : The subject of a sentence refers to the thing, person or place ( noun ) which we are talking about. Examples : 1. She has a cat. 2. We have a cat. 3. The child does not like soup. 4. The children do not like soup. 5. The shop opens at 10 a.m. 6. The shops open at 10 a.m. Underline the correct words. 1. The mango ( is, are ) sweet 2. Mr. Thomas ( is, are ) a postman. 3. The pupils ( is, are ) reading. 4. Ronald ( work, works ) in Putrajaya. 5. We ( is, are ) in Year Six. 6. The baby ( is, are ) sleeping. 7. Cows ( give, gives ) us milk. 8. He ( is, are ) washing his shoes. 9. Mr. and Mrs. Lim ( drive, drives ) a big car. 10. Pritam Singh ( is, are ) a policeman. 11. You ( is, are ) a hardworking boy. 12. The monkey on the tree ( is, are ) hungry. 13. The Petronas Twin Towers ( is, are ) a building. 14. They ( is, are ) going to Penang tomorrow. 14

1. A rainbow seven colours. . 2. Where you work? . 3. She listening to the radio. . 4. The pencils on the desk. . 5. Brian not drink cold water. . 6. My sister not like bread. 7. Kamarul short black hair. . Fill in the blank with am, is, are, was or were. 1. Where my pencil? 2. I to carry the box? 3. The boys .playing chess in the evening. 4. He .sad when his pet parrot died.

5. The fisherman in the boat. 6. That girl ..at the cinema. 7. We .to the library now. 8. My father fishing at the pond. 9. My teacher .playing chess with me. 10. .there any children in the science lab? 11. Mr. Jamal and his wife ..invited for the dinner yesterday. 12. My cousin playing hockey. Circle the right word. 1. That cat ( is, are ) beautiful. 2. The children ( enjoy, enjoys ) eating pizzas. 3. John ( love, loves ) to cycle. 4. Hanim and Ahmad ( live, lives ) in an apartment. 5. My younger brother ( sleep, sleeps ) at 9 p.m. every night. 6. It ( do, does ) not snow in Malaysia. 7. The firemen ( are, is ) putting out the fire. 8. The water ( has, have ) all dried up. 9. My team ( play, plays ) netball every evening. 10. Latif ( is, are ) palying table tennis.

TOPIC : POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES. NOTES : A positive sentence does not have no or not in it. A negative sentence is one with not We change a positive sentence to a negative sentence by adding not. Example : 1. The book is thick. ( positive ) 2. The book is not thick.( negative ) 3. The bus has come. ( positive ) 4. The bus has not come . ( negative ) Put ( P ) for a positive sentence and ( N ) for a negative sentence. 1. She is sewing . ( P ) 2. You are my friend. ( 3. The bag is not mine. ( 4. Gowri draws a building. ( 5. Halim does not have a car. ( 6. I do not have money. ( ) ) ) ) ) )

7. Mr. Theng can fly an aeroplane.( 8. Ali is not at home. ( 9. Bird cant swim. ( 10. That dress is mine. ( ) ) )

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Make these sentences positive. 1. My aunt is not tall. My aunt is tall. 2. Kumar cannot start the car. . 3. The pupils are not studying. . 4. We shall not meet again. . 5. I have not taken my lunch. . 6. He is not painting the house. . 7. The trees are not tall. . 8. The boy does not like reading. . TOPIC : REQUEST AND IMPERATIVES. NOTES : Requests are polite ways to ask for something. We usually use please, could, may, would to make requests. Imperatives are used to give instructions or orders. Examples : Requests Could I have another cookie, please? Sometimes, we use short forms or contractions in negative sentences. 16 Imperatives Eat your food now.

Verbs Is not Are not Has not Have not Was not Were not Does not Do not Did not Cannot

Short forms Isnt Arent Hasnt Havent Wasnt Werent Doesnt Dont Didnt Cant

Read and the write ( R ) for requests and ( I ) for imperatives. 1. Keep quiet! ( I ) 2. Please wash your hand. ( 3. Dont walk on the grass. ( 4. May I borrow your pencils? ( 5. Could you help me, please? ( 6. Open all the window. ( 7. Stop writing. ( ) ) ) ) ) ) )

8. Please switch off the lights. (

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. May Eat Switch Could Dont Wait Open Please

1. Dont play with matches, 2. .off the radio. 3. .here. 4. you please show me the way to the office? 5. .your vegetables.

6. .help me to close the door. 7. Dont the box. 8. .. I sit here?

The third person singular ( He, She, It ) takes a changed form of the verb by : 1. Adding s to the verb e.g. I eat She eats. 2. Adding es to verbs ending in sh or ch e.g. I wish I wishes.

TOPIC : SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE NOTES :

Circle the correct answer To show actions that we do every day, sometimes, always or often. Examples : 1. I brush my teeth every morning. 2. My mother always cooks dinner. 1. Pak Hashim (sells, sell) vegetables in the market. 2. Father ( water, waters ) the plants every evening. 3. You ( works, work ) in Kuala Lumpur. 4. The bus ( come, comes ) at eight oclock. 5. The firemen ( put, puts ) out the fire. 6. The dog ( barks, bark ) at the postman. 7. Mr. Muthu ( works, work ) as a
I You They We (plural + you) every day. walk eat

For something which is a fact or a truth. Examples: 1. The moon shines brightly. 2. Cows eat grass.

The simple present tense is used to show an action done in present time.

policeman. 8. We usually ( sleeps, sleep ) at ten oclock. 9. Jamal and I like to ( flies, fly ) kites. 10. The children ( love, loves )

He She It ( singular)

walks eats

eating chocolate.

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Choose the right word. Then rewrite the correct sentence. 1. John ( open, opens ) the window every morning. John opens the window every morning. 2. They ( eat, eats ) ice-cream every afternoon. 3. Mrs. Nathan ( sew, sews ) every night. 4. I ( brush, brushes ) my teeth in the morning. . 5. The maid ( sweep, sweeps ) the floor every morning. 6. James and Jacob ( plays, play ) football. . Choose the correct answer. 1. The girls ( shop, shops ) at The Store. 2. Prakash ..( do, does ) his homework in the afternoon.

3. Rahman usually ( buy, buys ) his groceries from the Jimat Minimarket. 4. They ( works, works ) at the shoe factory. 5. We ( cleans, clean ) our house before Christmas. 6. The cobbler ( mend, mends ) our shoes. 7. Shanty ( studies, studying ) in that school. 8. We ( clean, cleaning ) the store. 9. When you ( press, pressing ) this button, the door ( open, opens ) 10. Mr. Tan is a reporter. He ( works, working ) for The News Strait Times.

TOPIC : PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE NOTES : The Present Continuous Tense is used to show that an action is still going on at the time of speaking. Examples : 1. I am reading. 2. He is fishing. 3. We are eating. The present continuous tense is made up of : is are am + verb + ing

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Examples : 1. She is sleeping. 2. We are dancing. 3. I am dancing.

3. She ( drink ) some orange juice. . 4. I ( read ) a book. . 5. They ( talk ) to their teacher. . 6. We ( clean ) our classroom. . 7. My father ( buy ) some fruits. . 8. The postman ( collect ) the letters. . 9. You ( carry ) the table. . 10. They ( drink ) coconut juice. . 11. Tan Ming ( bath ) now. . 12. My parents ( drink ) their tea. . 13. The boys ( train ) for the match tomorrow. 14. We ( spend ) our holidays at the hill resort this year. 15. Pak samad and his son ( clean ) the drain. Fill in the blanks with is and are. 1. What you doing? 2. The sun ..a star. 3. My mother ....sewing a dress. 4. The football team playing at the stadium. 5. Why you standing there? 19

Underline the correct words. 1. Mary ( is helping, are helping ) her mother. 2. They ( is wearing, are wearing ) their shirts now. 3. I ( is painting, am painting ) a picture now. 4. The boys ( is playing, are playing ) in the field. 5. The farmer ( is watering, are watering ) the vegetables in the farm. 6. Mr. Bobby ( is reading, are reading ) the newspaper. 7. You ( am baking, are baking ) a cake. 8. They ( is doing, are doing ) a science project. 9. She ( is singing, are singing ) an English song. 10. Johnny ( is feeding, am feeding ) his dogs now. Write out each sentence as showing. 1. The dog ( run ) on the field. The dog is running on the field. 2. He ( climb ) up the ladder. .

6. She ..carrying a box. 7. Those ..papaya trees. 8. It ..raining very heavily. 9. Kim Seng and Jothi doing camping. 10. The buses .waiting outside the school. TOPIC : SIMPLE PAST TENSE NOTES : The simple present tense is used to show actions that have already happened in the past. Examples : 1. I washed my shoes this morning. 2. The girl ate an apple just now. 3. My father talked to Mr. Tan just now. The words washed, ate, played, talked tell us about past actions. There are many ways to change the action words or verbs to the past tense. 1. By adding d to some verbs. e.g. dance danced 2. By adding ed to some verbs. e.g. walk walked 3. By changing the vowels in some verbs. e.g. fall fell 4. By changing some verbs ending in y to ied. 20

e.g. carry carried. 5. By changing some verbs completely. e.g. go went. 6. By not changing the verbs at all e.g. read read Give the simple past tense of these verbs. 1. clean = cleaned 2. put = .. 3. sing = . 4. tell = 5. draw = .. 6. kick = 7. give = .. 8. do = . 9. say = . 10. dry = 11. wash = . 12. fly = . 13. see = .. 14. steal = 15. run = 16. win = 17. teach = . 18. stand = .. 19. take = 20. light = 21. order = . 22. bite = 23. know = 24. hold = 25. fry = .

circle the correct answer. 1. The police ( catch, caught ) the thief. 2. Kimmy ( wash, washed ) his car yesterday. 3. Hani ( eat, ate ) ice-cream yesterday. 4. Sally ( wrote, write ) a letter to her friend. 5. The boys ( walked, walks ) to school last week. 6. The girls ( sing, sang ) at the concert yesterday. 7. It ( rains, rained ) heavily last night. 8. My father ( swims, swam ) in the sea last holiday. 9. He ( return, returned ) the book just now. 10. Eva ( plays, played ) chess with her sister yesterday. Rewrite this sentences as shown. Example : She wears the green dress ( yesterday ) She wore the green dress yesterday. 1. Halim draws the picture of a house ( yesterday ) 2. He walks to the shop ( just now ) 3. They come to visit us ( last 21

holidays ) .... 4. Grandmother sews a blouse ( last week ) 5. I go to school ( yesterday ) 6. They read the book ( yesterday ) 7. My school wins the spelling competition ( last year ) 8. She sings in the choir ( last month ) Rewrite the following sentences in the simple past tense. 1. The cat sleeps. . 2. Anne prepares dinner. . 3. She comes into the room. . 4. They practice the guitar. . 5. Mrs. Boon teaches English. .

TOPIC : WH-QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

9. ( Who, What ) are those? Those are erasers. 10. ( Who, What ) are these children?

NOTES : Question words or WH-Questions are used to ask questions.

Who Used to ask questions about a person. What Whose Used for persons or things. Used for possessors or belonging to. When Where Which Used to ask about time. Used to ask at what place. Used for things as well as people. How Used to ask about age, means, amount and number. Why Used to ask for what reasons.

They are my cousins. 11. ( Where, When, How ) must the passenger wait? 12. ( How, When, Why ) much the bus fare to Penang? 13. ( Where, Why, What ) must you not do in the library? 14. ( What, Why, Where ) shouldnt you do in a library? 15. ( What, When, Why ) will the shop be opened? Fill in the blanks with Who, What, Where or When. 1. ..are you eating?

Choose the best answer. 1. ( Who, What ) is this? This is a laptop. 2. ( Who, What ) are they? They are my friends. 3. ( Who, What ) is your name? My name is Sabrina. 4. ( Who, What ) is that? That is an ant. 5. ( Who, What ) is she? She is my doctor. 6. ( Who, What ) are those? Those are durians. 7. ( Who, What ) is at the gate? That is the postman. 8. ( Who, what ) is under the bed? It is a cat. 22

2. is the boy talking to Jefri? 3. .is the bicycle? 4. is mother coming home? 5. is absent today? 6. is that fruit? 7. ...do I place this book? 8. ..are your shoes? 9. is the cat doing? 10. is the English test? 11. do you live? 12. .are we eating for lunch? 13. .will the lorry arrive? 14. is the football practice? 15. .is the name of your class teacher?

TOPIC : ADJECTIVES NOTES : Adjectives are words used to tell us more about the nouns. An adjectives tells us exactly what kind of noun it is. Descriptive Adjectives tell us about the colour, shape, size or condition of the noun. Examples : 1. A thin man. 2. A short pencil. 3. A naughty boy. 4. A big car. Underline the adjectives in the sentences. 1. That table is square. 2. Give me a cold drink. 3. The boy wears a dirty shirt. 4. Mrs. Colin has a big and expansive car. 5. Some apples are red and some are green. 6. The box is very heavy, help me carry it. 7. The angry teacher punished the lazy girl. 8. Please carry that square box. 9. I need a sharp knife to cut this chicken. 10. The clock has a round face.

Fill in the blanks. dirty tired hot heavy juicy old thin dark angry honest

1. The ..teacher scolded the boy. 2. She washed the ..shoes. 3. He helped his mother carry that ..box. 4. The .man could not across the road. 5. That boy returned the wallet. 6. He bought the .oranges for his brother. 7. That .man is a gardener. 8. The ..girl does not eat much. 9. Would you like a .drink? 10. The players could not walk after the game.

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TOPIC : CONJUNCTIONS NOTES : We use conjunctions to join words or sentences.

and or but because I have a cat and a dog. He cannot read or write. I like rice but not noodles. Anita was absent because she was sick. so She felt sleepy, so she went to bed. as As he is ill, he is resting in bed. since Since he was late, he got punished by the teacher. although it was raining although the sun was shining.

5. Sheila went to the market. Jane went to the market. ( and ) 6. He took a stick. He chased the dog. ( and ) 7. They ran to get the bus. They missed it. ( but ) 8. She opened the box. She took out a dress. ( and ) . 9. My teacher come into the class. He did not teach ( but ) 10. I have a book. I have no pencil. ( but ) Underline the correct word. 1. It is dark ( and, but, or ) cold. 2. Chandran is a kind ( and, but, or ) clever boy. 3. It is a pen ( and, or, but ) a pencil? 4. He was early ( and, but, or ) she was late. 24

Join the sentences with the given conjunctions 1. Do you prefer tea? Do you prefer coffee? ( or ) Do you prefer tea or coffee? 2. It was raining heavily. We stayed at home. ( so ) . 3. Johan does his work fast. He is careless. ( but ) 4. Rob is my classmate. Rob is a school perfect. ( and )

5. Alina ( and, but, or ) Aziah are sisters. 6. Would you like the big ( and, but, or ) the small bag? 7. Johans room was dirty ( and, but, or ) he refused to clean it. 8. Either Mala ( and, or, but ) Leela will go to the market. 9. There are roses, orchids ( and, or, but ) lilies in my garden. 10. The rich man is friendly ( and, but, or ) his wife is unfriendly. TOPIC : PREPOSITIONS NOTES: Prepositions are used to show time, direction and position. Preposition are usually used before nouns or pronouns.
Preposition of place and position shows where a thing or object is. Time or space, purpose or use, in order to. Together, using Shows which direction or place that subject going to or coming from. Preposition of time shows when an action was done or will be done. by, on, at, before, after, in, since, during, from. to, from, through. of, across, over. with for In, on, under, beside, in front of, between, at, above

Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. down up in on under

1. The clothes are in the cupboard. 2. Walk .the stairs and turn right. 3. Do not walk .the ladder. 4. Place the baby the bed. 5. The eggs are the plate. 6. There is a worm .the apple. 7. Sammy is hiding the car. 8. Put .your pencil and stop writing.

Choose the correct words. 1. Miss Rita lives ( in, on ) Brunei. 2. Please turn ( on, in ) the tap. 3. I usually go camping ( at, during ) the holidays. 4. Lily sits ( under, beside ) Ariana in class. 5. The boy jumped ( under, across ) the drain. 6. Charles sat ( beside, between ) Ben and Alex. 7. The office is ( beside, between ) the library. 8. There is a room ( under, in ) the stairs. 25

9. Joe is going ( from, to ) Bangkok by train. 10. I take my bath ( on, in ) the evening. 11. I play badminton ( at, on ) the badminton court. 12. The dog swam ( over, across ) the river. TOPIC : ADVERBS NOTES : An adverb is a word which describes or add meaning to a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Before the verb After the verb She seldom cries. James shouted angrily. At the end of a sentence Between two parts of a verb. Adverbs of Manner which answers the question How? Adverbs of Time which answers the question Where? Adverbs of Time which answers the question When? Adverbs of Degree which answers the question to what degree? Adverbs of Frequency which He does not often go there. Gary ran very fast. I met Siti this morning. He found the pen there. They all slept soundly. She is usually busy. She smiled broadly.

answers the question How often? Interrogative Adverbs which are use to ask questions. How did you go there?

Fill in the correct answer. gracefully softly kindly angrily joyfully bravely Shamefully loudly

1. The nurse treats her patients 2. The headmaster slapped the naughty boy 3. The brave soldiers fought .and won the war. 4. Rani cried out .when she stepped on the nail. 5. Chong lowered his head ..when the teacher caught him cheating in the exam. 6. The audience clapped and cheered loudly because she danced . 7. Kim spoke .to me because she did not want others to hear her. 8. The students shouted out because they had obtained excellent results.

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TOPIC : COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES NOTES : We use comparison of adjectives to describe the difference between two or more things. Positive Comparative Superlative For one-syllable or two-syllable adjectives, we usually add -er or -es to make comparisons. Adjectives of three or more syllables require the words more and most to show comparison. Complete the table. Positive careful handsome juicy sweet delicious curious tasty dangerous big small tall popular thick loud hard high 27 Comparative Superlative

quick fast bad good late

TOPIC : PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES NOTES : Prefixes are added to the front of a word to change the original meaning of a particular word. Some prefixes are un-, dis-, ir-, il-, im- Example : 1. Happy unhappy 2. Appear disappear 3. Correct incorrect 4. Responsible irresponsible Suffixes are added to the back of a word to change its original meaning. Some suffixes are -ment, -ance, -tion. Examples : 1. Replace replacement. 2. Attend attendance 3. Add addition

Select the appropriate prefix from the list below. transdisautounreinsemiimteletri-

1. reapply. 2. .cover. 3. port. 4. .important. 5. ..happy. 6. ...safe. 7. cycle. 8. ..action 9. ..biography 10. .. possible Select the appropriate suffix from the list below. -ment -sion -ance -tion -ation -al

1. Advertise Advertisement 2. Conclude 3. Remove 4. Educate 5. Celebrate 6. Imprison 7. Promote 8. Perform 9. Investigate 10. Punish

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