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Grammar exercise for YEAR 6
TOPIC : ARTICLES
Put ‘a’ or ‘an’
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
Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. This is a ruler.
2. This is ….. gate.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Underline the mistakes.
1. A moon shines brightly tonight.
2. My mother’s 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. Aminah’s 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. Don’t
break them.
7. “Let me sing ……..a song,” says
Alice to Edward.
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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 Ravi’s eraser. Please give it
to ……..
9. These books are cheap. …….cost
less than RM10.
10. I have list my dog. Have you seen
……?
TOPIC : SINGULAR AND PLURAL
NOUNS.
Change the singular nouns to plural
nouns.
1. Girl = girls
2. Orange = ……………….
3. Book = ………………….
4. Baby = ………………….
5. Tomato = ………………….
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 = …………………..
30. Table = ……………………
31. Postman = …………………
32. Housefly = …………………
Change the plural nouns to singular
nouns.
1. Branches = Branch
2. Radios = ………………
3. Clocks = ………………
4. Babies = ………………
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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.
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3. He cooked only ( a few, a little ) rice
for lunch.
4. There isn’t ( many, much ) lemon
juice in the jug.
5. ( Many, Much ) of the pupils can
sing.
6. The baby doesn’t 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 hasn’t ( some, any )
children.
11. There isn’t ( 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 isn’t ………….ink in the bottle.
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.
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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 haven’t 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.
This These Near to you
That Those Far away from
you
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.
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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 father’s 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.
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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 father’s 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 school’s
Sport Day.
10. Azlina’s 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 can’t remember
…………….( him )
3. Lisa returned the book because it is
not ……………..( her )
4. We must borrow your umbrella
because we forgot to bring ………….
( our )
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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 can’t 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 isn’t 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.
1. I received many presents. The
presents are ( mine, theirs )
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
2. Sally and Tom have a parrot. The
parrot is (ours, theirs )
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
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
You / Abu
and Ahmad /
The boys /
The girls /
The children
are a dancer.
(sing.) / dancers
( plur.)
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.
I
You
They
Jenny and Paul
have a book.
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.
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
piano.
17. I …………….a toy train.
18. The girls …………….the same t-
shirt.
19. You ……………a new school bag.
20. Mr. Lim …………… a hat.
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.
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TOPIC : SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT.
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.
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
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.
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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 can’t 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 Imperatives
Could I have
another cookie,
please?
Eat your food
now.
Sometimes, we use short forms or
contractions in negative sentences.
Verbs Short forms
Is not Isn’t
Are not Aren’t
Has not Hasn’t
Have not Haven’t
Was not Wasn’t
Were not Weren’t
Does not Doesn’t
Do not Don’t
Did not Didn’t
Cannot Can’t
Read and the write ( R ) for requests and
( I ) for imperatives.
1. Keep quiet! ( I )
2. Please wash your hand. ( )
3. Don’t 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 Switch Don’t Open
Eat Could Wait Please
1. Don’t play with matches,
2. …………….off the radio.
3. ………….here.
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4. ……………you please show me the
way to the office?
5. …………….your vegetables.
6. …………….help me to close the
door.
7. Don’t ………………the box.
8. …………….. I sit here?
TOPIC : SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
NOTES :
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.
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.
I
You
They
We
(plural + you)
walk
eat
every day.
He
She
walks
eats
It
( singular)
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.
Circle the correct answer
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
o’clock.
5. The firemen ( put, puts ) out the
fire.
6. The dog ( barks, bark ) at the
postman.
7. Mr. Muthu ( works, work ) as a
policeman.
8. We usually ( sleeps, sleep ) at
ten o’clock.
9. Jamal and I like to ( flies, fly )
kites.
10. The children ( love, loves )
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
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are + verb + ing
am
Examples :
1. She is sleeping.
2. We are dancing.
3. I am dancing.
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.
………………………………………….
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.
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4. The football team ……………playing
at the stadium.
5. Why …………you standing there?
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’.
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 = ………………
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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
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.
………………………………………….
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5. Mrs. Boon teaches English.
………………………………………….
TOPIC : WH-QUESTIONS AND
RESPONSES
NOTES :
Question words or WH-Questions
are used to ask questions.
Who Used to ask questions about a
person.
What Used for persons or things.
Whose Used for ‘possessors’ or
‘belonging to’.
When Used to ask about time.
Where Used to ask ‘at what place’.
Which Used for things as well as
people.
How Used to ask about age, means,
amount and number.
Why Used to ask ‘for what reasons’.
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.
9. ( Who, What ) are those? Those are
erasers.
10. ( Who, What ) are these children?
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 ) shouldn’t 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?
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?
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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 hot juicy thin angry
tired heavy old dark 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 I have a cat and a dog.
or He cannot read or write.
but I like rice but not noodles.
because 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.
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. 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.
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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.
5. Alina ( and, but, or ) Aziah are
sisters.
6. Would you like the big ( and, but, or )
the small bag?
7. Johan’s 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.
In, on, under,
beside, in front of,
between, at, above
Time or space,
purpose or use, in
order to.
for
Together, using with
Shows which
direction or place
that subject going to
or coming from.
to, from, through.
of, across, over.
Preposition of time
shows when an
action was done or
will be done.
by, on, at, before,
after, in, since,
during, from.
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.
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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.
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 She seldom cries.
After the verb James shouted
angrily.
At the end of a
sentence
She smiled broadly.
Between two parts of
a verb.
She is usually busy.
Adverbs of Manner –
which answers the
question ‘How?’
They all slept
soundly.
Adverbs of Time –
which answers the
question ‘Where?’
He found the pen
there.
Adverbs of Time –
which answers the
question ‘When?’
I met Siti this
morning.
Adverbs of Degree –
which answers the
question ‘ to what
degree?’
Gary ran very fast.
Adverbs of
Frequency – which
answers the question
‘How often?’
He does not often
go there.
Interrogative Adverbs
– which are use to
ask questions.
How did you go
there?
Fill in the correct answer.
gracefully softly joyfully Shamefully
kindly angrily bravely 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.
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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.
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 Comparative Superlative
careful
handsome
juicy
sweet
delicious
curious
tasty
dangerous
big
small
tall
popular
thick
loud
hard
high
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’,
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‘-tion’.
Examples :
1. Replace – replacement.
2. Attend – attendance
3. Add – addition
Select the appropriate prefix from the list
below.
trans- auto- re- semi- tele-
dis- un- in- im- tri-
1. re apply.
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 -ance -ation
-sion -tion -al
1. Advertise – Advertise ment
2. Conclude –
3. Remove –
4. Educate –
5. Celebrate –
6. Imprison –
7. Promote –
8. Perform –
9. Investigate –
10. Punish –
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