GRAMMAR

1 Positive and Negative Statements

A Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1 2 3
2

4
5 6
4 3
2

1 woman She a is __________________________________________

2 are balloons These __________________________________________

3 has hat a She __________________________________________

4 a That basket is __________________________________________

5 number is ten This __________________________________________

6 is That cupboard a __________________________________________

B Tick the correct sentences.

1
This is a basket.
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This is not a basket.

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These are my ears.

These are not my ears.

3
She likes ice cream.

She does not like ice cream.

4 The book is on the table.

The book is not on the table.

5 It is a dress.

It is not a dress.

2 Positive Questions and Responses

A Underline the correct answer.

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 1 2 Is this number
Is this a cup?
10?
Yes, it is.
Yes,it is.
No, it isnt.
No, it isnt.

3 Are these 4 Are these legs?

hoops? Yes, they are.
Yes, they are. No, they arent.
No, they arent.

5 Is it a belt? 6 Are they

Yes, it is. oranges?
No, it isnt. Yes, they are.
No, they arent.

B Answer the following questions.

1 Is this a shirt? 2 Is this a pen?
No, it isnt. It is a Yes, it is.______
blouse.________ ______________

Is this an apple? Is that a flower?

3 ______________ 4 ______________
______________ ______________

Are they girls?

5 Is it a table? 6 ______________
______________
______________
3 Nouns ______________
3 Nouns

A Circle the correct answer.

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1 There are ten (bottle, bottles). 2 There are five (bird, birds).

I take one (bottle, bottles). One (bird, birds) flies away.

Now there are nine (bottle, bottles). Now there are four (bird, birds).

3 I have seven (sweet, sweets). 4 Ali has one (pencil, pencils).

You give me one more I give him one more

(sweet, sweets). (pencil, pencils).

Now I have eight (sweet, sweets). Now he has two (pencil, pencils).

B Fill in the blanks with the plural of the nouns in brackets.

1 There are two (hoop) ____________ on the floor.

2 My sister has five (skirt) ______________.

3 Misbun wants three (apple) _______________.

4 I can see ten (bird) _____________ on the tree.

5 Yesterday, my mother baked four (cake) ______________.

6 She reads four (storybook) _________________ every month.

7 There are many (fan) ______________ in my house.

8 He has nine (toy) _______________.

9 I have ten (finger) _______________ and ten (toe) ______________.

10 There are six (banana) ______________ and two (orange) ______________.

C Rewrite the following sentences. Use capital letters for names
of people and places.

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1 She is my friend, aminah. 3 su fen is six years old.
_____________________ ________________________

_____________________ ________________________

2 My uncle is mr john lam. 4 My school is sk taman jaya.

_____________________ ________________________

_____________________ ________________________

D Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

1 A hazlina is a pretty girl 4 A Jimmy is alans brother.

B Hazlina is a pretty girl B Jimmy is Alans brother.

C Hazlina ia a pretty girl. C Jimmy is alans brother

2 A that is encik latif. 5 A we live in Malaysia.

B That is Encik latif. B We live in Malaysia

C That is Encik Latif. C We live in Malaysia.

3 A Yusof lives in Subang Jaya. 6 A Her cats name is Muffy.

B Yusof lives in subang jaya. B Her cats name is muffy.

C yusof lives in Subang Jaya. C her cats name is Muffy.

4 The Simple Past Tense

A Give the past tense form of these words.

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1 talk ____________ 6 finish ___________

2 learn ____________ 7 pray ___________

3 climb ____________ 8 show ___________

4 help ____________ 9 chew ___________

5 play ____________ 10 open ___________

B Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

1 Malik ______ to the mosque last Friday. 5 Mother _______ the tin just now.
A walks A opens
B walked B opened
C is walking C is opening

2 Anisah _______ the plants yesterday. 6 Minah _______the school bus this
A water morning.
B waters A is missing
C watered B miss
C missed

3 The thief _______ over the fence last night. 7 We _______ hide-and-seek
A is climbing yesterday.
B climb A played
C climbed B play
C plays

4 My father _______ the car this morning. 8 She _______ the picture last week.
A wash A is painting
B washes B paint
C washed C painted

C Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 I (am) __________ at home last night.

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 2 Sandra (is) _________ sick yesterday.

3 They (walk) __________ to school yesterday.

4 We (paint) ____________ our house last week.

5 My father (wash) _________ his car last Saturday.

6 The boys (jump) ___________ over the drain just now.

7 Mrs Mah (cook) __________ rice this morning.

8 You (watch) ___________ television an hour ago.

9 The rabbit (hop) __________ in the field.

10 The fan (turn) _________ slowly.

D Underline the correct words in the brackets.

Once upon a time, there (is, was) a

mouse deer. It (lives, lived) in the jungle.
One day, it (wants, wanted) to eat some
bananas. It (looks, looked) at a bunch on a
banana plant. It (is, was) quite high. It
(jump, jumped) many times but it could not
reach it. At last, it (walk, walked) away. It
(say, said), Those bananas are not ripe. I
dont want them.

5 Simple Sentence/Subject-Verb Agreement

A Look at the pictures. Match A to B.

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A B
1 That * * are three chairs.
2 It * * is a cap.
3 There * * have an egg.
4 I * * lives in Kota Bharu.
5 She * * is a cupboard.

B Fill in the blanks with is, are or am.

1 I _______ Mohd Ali. 11 It ______ an eraser.

2 That ______ the canteen. 12 She _______ not my aunt.

3 There ______ five buses. 13 That ______ a rambutan tree.

4 She ______ Puan Mariam. 14 It ______ not an orange.

5 We ______ children. 15 That ______ not a cow.

6 This ______ an umbrella. 16 Siew Mei ______ six years old.

7 You ______ my friend. 17 Encik Ramli ______ a man.

8 They ______ my sisters. 18 The shoes ______ on the floor.

9 He ______ my grandfather. 19 The bag ______ in the car.

10 These ______ hoops. 20 My father ______ Tan Poh Kong.

6 Simple Present Tense

A Circle the correct answer.

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1 He (live, lives) in Mersing. 6 We (have, has) a big house.

2 You (walk, walks) to school. 7 Abu (want, wants) to stay here.

3 I (like, likes) to eat bananas. 8 Cows (eat, eats) grass.

4 They (plant, plants) vegetables. 9 It (is, are) a warm day.

5 She (has, have) seven skirts. 10 My sister (drink, drinks) milk.

B Choose the most meaningful sentence.

1 A A pen have I. 6 A Susan is friend my.

B I have a pen. B Susan is my friend.
C I a pen have. C My friend Susan is.

2 A Aminah has a ruler. 7 A Ali and I are boys.

B A ruler has Aminah. B Are boys Ali and I.
C Aminah a ruler has. C Ali and boys are I.

3 A My uncle in Kedah lives. 8 A A sunflower is the yellow.

B Lives in Kedah my uncle. B Yellow is the sunflower.
C My uncle lives in Kedah. C The sunflower is yellow.

4 A You like to eat papaya. 9 A Those houses are small.

B Papaya you like to eat. B Are small those houses.
C Like to eat you papaya. C Those are houses small.

5 A Seven years old we are. 10 A You like read to.

B We are seven years old. B You like to read.
C Are seven years old we. C Like to read you.
C Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

1 My brother . to eat bread. 9 The basket . round.

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 A is A is
B likes B are
C has
2 I .. Lee Kok Seng.
A am 10 There ten rulers.
B is A is
B are
3 Julia . two dogs. C have
A has
B is 11 Where you live?
A do
4 Saraswathy .. to eat rice. B are
A like C does
B likes .
12 Who .. that man?
5 Alicia and Darren .. cousins. A was
A is B are
B are C is

6 I . to drink orange juice. 13 Hamid . two plates of rice.

A like A eat
B likes B eats
C eating
7 The farmer .. many goats.
A is 14 The train . at the station.
B has A stopping
C have B stop
C stops
8 Those birds . crows.
A is 15 A butterfly . wings.
B are A has
C have B is
C have

D Put a cross next to the sentence that is wrong. Rewrite the sentences below.

1 I is seven years old. ( ) 6 I have ten fingers. ( )

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 2 This are my book. ( ) 7 We lives in Pahang. ( )

3 There is a house. ( ) 8 Zubir like to play hockey. ( )

4 My father is tall. ( ) 9 Azam and Muthu are

boys. ( )

5 The boys is happy. ( ) 10 Today is Monday. ( )

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7 Prepositions of Location and Direction

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A Underline the correct answer.

1 There is a bird (in, on) the nest.

2 The bus is (in, at) the bus stop.

3 The monkey is climbing (under, up) the tree.

4 Please throw (beside, out) the rubbish.

5 They are going (to, at) the shops.

6 The train is coming (by, from) Ipoh.

7 The rat ran (under, out) the bed.

8 I cannot see the girl (behind, in front of) the tree.

9 Maggie is (in, on) the canteen.

10 Please put (up, under) your hands.

B Choose the best preposition to fill in the blanks.

1 There is a cat sleeping ____________ the basket.

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 A on B in C under

2 The vase is ____________ the table.

A in B beside C on

3 They ran ____________ the stairs .

A up B down C on

4 I climbed ____________ the tree.

A on B up C down

5 She put the book ____________ the drawer.

A in B under C on

6 Ali tossed the ball ____________ .

A out B up C to

7 She likes to sit ____________ the tree.

A beside B on C under

8 The little boy is ____________ the bed.

A under B down C beside

C Look at the picture. Use the words given to fill in the blanks.

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 Ray and his sister are ____________ (1) the field. Ray is throwing
the ball _____________ (2) his sister. She is putting ____________ (3)
her hands. She cannot catch the ball. It is falling ____________ (4).
The dog is jumping ____________ (5) to catch it.

1 A in 4 A down
B at B under
C down C near

2 A from 5 A from
B for B to
C to C up

3 A out
B up
C with

8 Conjunctions

A Make sentences from the substitution table. Write in the space below.

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 I have two hands write.

My father boys are singing.

I walk to school with Tong and mother are very kind.

You can read two legs.

The girls his brother.

B Join the sentences with and. Write in the blank space.

1 I have a brother. I have a sister.

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2 She likes to eat fish. She likes to eat chicken.

__________________________________________________________

3 You can sing. You can dance.

__________________________________________________________

4 Ranee lives in Sungai Besi. Pat lives in Sungai Besi.

__________________________________________________________

5 I walk to school with Ahmad. I walk to school with Soo Beng.

__________________________________________________________

C Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1 pencil ruler I a have and a

__________________________________________________________

2 are My father mother and home at

__________________________________________________________

3 has rabbit a and cat a Tommy

__________________________________________________________

4 friends Maggie are my Rahimah and

__________________________________________________________

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5 boys in The girls field are the and
__________________________________________________________

D Fill in the blanks with and or or.

1 I have a pen ___________ a pencil.

2 Do you like bananas ___________ apples?

3 Is this a basket ____________ a bag?

4 My father ___________ mother are in the house.

5 I like to eat cakes ___________ biscuits.

6 There is a table ___________ a desk in the room.

7 She likes to eat rice ___________ noodles.

8 Do you like to drink tea ___________ coffee?

9 I have two hands ___________ ten fingers.

10 He has a hoop ___________ a ball.

E Join the sentences with and or or.

1 I have an eraser. I have a sharpener.

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2 She likes to eat sweets. She likes to eat ice cream.

__________________________________________________________

3 Is this a shirt? Is this a blouse?

__________________________________________________________

4 Do you like to drink water? Do you like to drink milk?

__________________________________________________________

5 Do you live in Jalan Dua? Do you live in Jalan Tiga?

__________________________________________________________

6 There are five girls. There are five boys.

__________________________________________________________

7 I have a black skirt. I have a white blouse.

__________________________________________________________

8 He does not like to eat fruit. He does not like to eat vegetables.

__________________________________________________________

9 The kittens are cute. The kittens are playful.

__________________________________________________________

10 Jennifer can sing. Jennifer can dance.

__________________________________________________________
9 Pronouns/Possessive Adjectives

A Underline the correct answer.

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1 (I, My) brother has a donkey. 6 (I, You) are a tall boy.

2 That is (his, he) pet. 7 (She, Her) teaches us English.

3 What is (you, your) name? 8 (It, Its) teeth are very sharp.

4 Where does (she, her) live? 9 Please come to (I, my) house.

5 This is (he, his) house. 10 (We, Our) teacher is Miss Lam.

B Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

1 . is my grandfather. 6 . are my father and mother.

A She A I
B He B We
C You C They

2 .. am seven years old. 7 The hen is eating . food.

A I A it
B We B its
C They C she

3 That is . dress. 8 Please hand up books.

A she A your
B her B you
C hers C I

4 I can see .. hands. 9 . is a cold day.

A you A It
B yours B He
C your C They

5 Those are . books. 10 This is . mothers apron.

A their A I
B they B she
C them C my
C Fill in the blanks with Who or What. Then number the answers correctly.

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1 ________ is that man? It is blue. ( )

2 ________ is the tall girl? It is number twenty. ( )

3 ________ is your name? He is eleven years old. ( )

4 ________ is this animal? He is my grandfather. ( )

5 ________ number is this? She is Sharifah. ( )

6 ________ is his age? It is a giraffe. ( )

7 ________ is that old man? I am Lee Jit Seng. ( )

8 ________ is the colour of your He is Encik Razali. ( )

shirt?

D Change the words underlined into pronouns. Fill in the blanks.

1 (Ah Tong) ________ is my best friend.

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 2 (The lion) ________ is a fierce animal.

3 (My house) _________ has five rooms.

4 (Mrs Chen) _______ is my teacher.

5 (Grandfather) _______ is old.

6 (The flowers) ______ are roses.

7 (You and I) ______ live in Klang.

8 (Mimi and Joe) ______ like to eat fruit.

9 (My cat) ______ has soft fur.

10 (The bus) _______ is big and yellow.

E Fill in the blanks with the possessive adjective of the words in brackets.

1 This is (Amins) ________ bag.

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 2 That is (Puan Mariams) ________ car.

3 (The boys) ________ bags are dirty.

4 (Encik Awangs) ________ wife is Puan Mariam.

5 These are (Yusofs) ________ shoes.

6 I want to borrow (Suzanas) ________ storybook.

7 (Alis and my) ________ shirts are wet.

8 (Rosli and Wahabs)________ bicycles are under the tree.

9 Dont touch (my sisters) ________ doll.

10 (My dogs) ________ tail is short.

10 Punctuation

A Add a full stop (.) or a question mark (?) to the following sentences.

1 Who is that girl 6 Is that a frog

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2 Where do you live 7 Do you want to play with me

3 She is my sister 8 They like to read comics

4 Mr Lim lives in Cheras 9 You have ten pencils

5 My school is small 10 Are they your brothers

B Add a comma (,) or an exclamation mark (!) to the following sentences.

1 Help _______ Help _______

2 Hooray _______

3 Fire ________ Fire ________

4 Goodbye ________

5 Ha ________ Ha ________ Ha ________

6 Run ________ Faster ________ Run

7 Siti ________ Malar and Rajan are in my class.

8 I can play football ________ hockey and tennis.

9 I want an orange ________ a banana and a mango.

10 He has a pencil ________ two rulers and a sharpener.

C Read and rewrite this rhyme. Put in capital letters correctly.

from monday to friday,

we go to school.
on saturday or sunday,

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 its off to the pool.

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

D Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1 arshad and I are going to penang on tuesday

_____________________________________________________________

2 there is a cat a dog and a goat in samys garden

_____________________________________________________________

3 my father does not go to work on saturdays and sundays

_____________________________________________________________

4 how many shirts does balan have

_____________________________________________________________

5 her sister works in ipoh

_____________________________________________________________

6 jennifer, adrian and emily are cousins

_____________________________________________________________

E Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

1 A Kampung Sentosa is near the lake 4 A My Mother is a teacher.

B Kampung Sentosa is near the lake. B My mother is a teacher.

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 C Kampung sentosa is near the lake. C my mother is a teacher.

2 A Saturday comes after friday. 5 A I have ten fingers,

B Saturday comes after Friday. B I have ten fingers?

C Saturday comes after Friday? C I have ten fingers.

3 A Olek comes from sarawak. 6 A Misba lives in Taman Embun.

B Olek comes from Sarawak? B Misba lives in Taman embun.

C Olek comes from Sarawak. C Misba lives in taman Embun.

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