Precision is the path to Excellence

PMR English Language

Form 1
[Lesson
Grammar
3]

Nouns
Pronouns

Ms Chin Seow Hui

NOUNS
Nouns are words that name persons, animals, places, things. Common nouns refer to
persons, animals, places or things of the same class or kind.
e.g. bear, tree, robot, comic, key, etc.
Exercise 1
Choose the best answers.
1
Every____________should be properly trained before going for war.
A cook
C
soldier
B teacher
D
fireman
2
A
B

Blow out the________before you cut the cake.

bulbs
C
current
fireworks
D
candles

3
A
B

All___________to his__________ are shown great hospitality.

thieves; office
C
doctors; garden
visitors; house
D
engineers; camp

4
A
B

Care for the orphans because they have no_________.

grand parents
C
guardians
friends
D
parents

5
A
B

We should fill some

before we go.
air; water
fuel; oil

6
A
B

As long as__________ do not forgive each other, there will be no peace.

C
birds
friends
D
people
judges

7
A
B

Try to save up as much pocket

monsters
games

Most people use the__________to travel overseas. It is the fastest means of

transportation.
C
car
cable car
D train
aeroplane

A
B
9

_______ in the car tank and some _______ in the tyres

C
D

fuel; air
water, gas

______as you can for a rainy day.

C
money
D handkerchiefs

A
B

This fl agpole can stand the strongest winds. That's because it is made from
___________
C gold
steel
D
glass
plastic

1
0

"Please don't waste__________. There are many who are starving all over the world,"
Frida told her children.

A
B

water
electricity

C
D

air
food

PRONOUNS
Pronouns are words that are used in place of things, or people.

Subject pronouns are used at the beginning of a sentence I, You, We, They, He, She,
It.
e.g. 1. I am hungry.
2. You should sit over there.
3. They are going to the zoo.
Object pronouns are used at the end of a sentence me, you, us, them, him, her, it.
e.g. 1. Give this pen to him.
2. He came with us.
3. We saw them in town.
Possesive pronouns are used to show belonging mine, yours, ours, theirs, his, hers.
e.g. 1. Those shoes are mine.
2. Which pen is yours?
3. That house is theirs.
Reflexive pronouns are used to show that something was done without any help myself,
yourself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves, himself, herself, itself.
e.g. I. Samuel walks to school by himself.
2. I cooked dinner myself.

Exercise 1
Choose the correct pronouns.
1
Malik, Melissa and Sasha hope that tourism and progress does not destroy the
wonderful undersea coral life.
A
We
C
They
B
You
D
Them
2
A
B

Siti helped Mufasar to rake up the leaves in the garden.

He; she
C
She; it
It; they
D
She; him

3
A
B

Letchumi likes this ball. Let's buy __________ for_ _ _ _ _ _ _ a s a present.

it; her
C
she; us
them; it
D
her; ours

4
A
B

Amin said, "That towel is _______ . My mother bought it for me."

hers
C
yours
mine
D
theirs

I never really understood what ________ was talking about until I saw it with ______
own eyes.
they; my
C
she; my

you; their

6
A
B

The environment ________ is being destroyed by ___________ uncaringness.

herself; my
C
himself; your
itself; they
D
itself; our

7
A
B

______
am hoping that __________ will let me help with ______house-painting.
She; we; the
C
You; me; ourselves
I; she; you
D
I; you; your

8
A
B

Are _________ sure that _______ am the person that _______ are looking for?
You; I; they
C
They; you; we
I; I; he
D
We; us; it

________ own grandmother used to tell me many stories about _______ childhood.
Things were very different when _______was young.
Her; my; you
C
Our; your; they
My; her; she
D
Their; our; we

A
B

he; your

10 Garrick: _____
came here first. So this is ______ seat.
Tong: Are_____ sure? Please check ________ ticket number.
A
You; our; me; their
C
I; my; you; your
B
We; our; you; your
D
They; their; we; my
Notes