MODULE - BASIC GRAMMAR - REVISED EDITION

GUIDELINES:

 It is one of the components needed in writing as it helps to make our
writing interesting and lively.

 Teacher can come out with language game to attract students‟ interest.
 One of the activities is students have to add adjective to noun.
 Divide them into a group of four.
 Carry out the language games in three parts – first round, semi final and

final round.
 In the first round, the task given is easy. In the second round, upgrades to

medium level and in the final round, the contestants will face tough

questions.
 Enjoy the game!

ADJECTIVE

Describe Describe
something someone

big boat pretty woman
new clothes tall boy
tasty soup fat girl
sweet strawberry lazy man
clean t-shirt
clever student
PRACTICE 1: MR RIGHT!
11. __________ day
A. Add adjective to each noun. 12. __________ holidays
13. __________ flower
1. __________ animal 14. __________ hair
2. __________ book 15. __________ oranges
3. __________ woman 16. __________ presents
4. __________ mother 17. __________ cake
5. __________ car 18. __________ baby
6. __________ bag 19. __________ sky
7. __________ sun 20. __________ school
8. __________ tree
9. __________ cat
10. __________ dress

B. Underline the correct adjective.

1. Mrs. Low is a (kind, hard) teacher.
2. They love (spicy, bad) noodles.
3. My pet puppy is (cute, rude).
4. My niece is (tight, honest).
5. I love to eat (sweet, bitter) pear.
6. He lives in (heavy, busy) city.
7. Leo bought (new, light) trousers last week.
8. This room is (hot, long).
9. Fiza gives me a (long, round) pencil.
10. My mother buys (rectangle, old) table today.
11. I need a (sharp, blunt) knife to cut tomatoes.
12. It is going to rain because the sky is (dark, blue).
13. The (weak, strong) old man cannot stand up.
14. Jeremy gave (new, old) watch for his younger brother birthday,
15. The (hungry, good) children ate all the food on the table.
16. I like to buy (fresh, smell) fish from the market.
17. Hafiz is a (proud, helpful) boy in the class.
18. Ricky bought (expensive, cheap) new car two days ago.
19. The baker baked (salty, delicious) apple pie.
20. I got a (yellow, old) purse from my elder sister.

PRACTICE 2: NOT ENOUGH???

Fill in the blanks with the adjectives given in the brackets.

1. Yesterday, I found a __________, __________ cat at the park. (brown, fat)
2. Puan Mariani bought a __________, ___________ „baju kurung‟ for Hari Raya. (new,

red)
3. There are many ___________, ___________ rose apples in the basket. ( small, red)
4. My friend gave me ___________, ___________ puppies. (black, fat)
5. Norish is a ____________, _____________ girl. (plump, short)
6. She likes to draw __________, ___________ flower. (pink, large)
7. Mamat has a ____________, ____________ kite. ( big, triangular)
8. My brother likes to wear ___________, _____________ pants. (long, new)
9. She has __________, ___________ hair. (short, straight)
10. The lady has ____________, ____________ nose. (sharp, long)

PRACTICE 3: MORE AND MORE.....

Read the stories carefully. Complete them with correct adjectives.

Story 1.

Deena is helping her mother in the kitchen. She is washing some ____________
dishes. The floor around her is ____________. Her mother is cooking fish curry at the stove.
She is wearing a ___________ apron. After that, she is frying mix vegetables in a
_________ wok. She is preparing ___________ lunch for her family. They always enjoy her
___________ food.

delicious healthy dirty
new big wet

Story 2

It is Chinese New Year. Rakesh and Radhi are visiting Chee Sim. Chee Sim is
wearing a ___________ dress. It is a cheongsam. She is very ___________ to see her two
friends. She serves them ___________ cakes and cookies. Her mother gives Rakesh and
Radhi two_________ packets with money in them.

happy new
tasty red

Story 3

I was driving along the _____________ road when I suddenly decided to go to the
beach. I didn‟t go to the beach for a long time. I parked my brand _________ car under a
___________ tree. I walked towards the ___________ sand.

Surprisingly, there were not so many people there although it was a __________
Friday morning. I could only spot a few people swimming in the water. Not far away, I
could see few tents. Then, two __________ campers came out and ran towards the
___________ sea for a swim. Other campers came out and went behind the tents. They
began to prepare _____________ breakfast. After I took a deep breath, I walked away and
headed to the rocks.

Golden new shady

young

calm cool
hearty

Story 4

Last night, Rizal dreamt of a _____________ tiger. It was a ____________ animal.
This creature has ____________ stripes. It has __________ hair too. In his dream, Rizal and
the tiger were friends. He rode on the __________ tiger and explored the ___________
forest together. They spent the day chasing rabbits and at the end of the _________ day, they
sat in the field. They had ___________ chicken together.

long fierce soft huge
delicious beautiful great green

PRACTICE 4: MORE ...JUST FOR YOU!

Replace the underlined words with an adjective that is opposite in meaning. Write your
answer in the space provided.

1. That weak boy helped me to carry the light box.

() ()

2. Wash your clean hands before you eat.

()

3. The timid boy chased and caught the small-sized thief.

() ()

4. The old woman bought new clothes for herself.

( ) ()

5. The round table broke when a thin boy sat on it.

() ()

6. The poor girl was very hungry and she ate lots of food.

() ()

7. Little black cat was eating a small fish on the floor.

( ) ()

8. The rambutans are so sweet.

()

9. The hardworking farmer woke up early every morning.

() ()

10. We must drink a lot of water during hot day.

() ()

GUIDELINES:

 Beside adjectives, adverbs are also important to create vivid and lively
writing.

 Most of the students do not realise the important of adverbs in their
writing.

 In pair, they work out the answer together after explanation is given.
 Then, they need to gather in a group of four and check their answer again.
 After the discussion, they will gather in a group of six.
 Lastly, a representative from each group will present their outcome in

front of the class.
 Teacher will help out along the presentation.
 Based on their presentation, the teacher would know the students‟

weakness. Then, the teaching and learning process would be repeated
again, especially on the topic which students cannot master. However,

students are always advised to ask questions so that they will not be

confused.
 Good luck!!!

ADVERBS

Adverbs tell us more about verbs/how an action is done.
It also tells more about adjectives.

TYPES OF ADVERBS

ADVERBS
OF

MANNER

ADVERBS ADVERBS
OF TIME OF PLACE

ADVERBS OF ADVERBS OF
DEGREE FREQUENCY

Adverbs of manner  quickly, loudly, slowly, gracefully
Answer the question „how’  carefully, roughly, sweetly,
Words end in ‘-ly’  softly, generously, happily
Usually placed after verbs
 here, there, near, far, around, away, nearby
Adverbs of place  nowhere, everywhere, somewhere
Answer the question  inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs, above,
„where’
below
Adverbs of frequency  never, seldom, always, sometimes, often, once
Answer the question „how  rarely, regularly, frequently, hardly,
often’
Usually placed before verbs occasionally, usually

Adverbs of degree  quite, so, very, just, too, almost extremely,
Describe to „what degree’  nearly, completely, slightly,
or „how much’
Usually placed before the moderately
verbs
 now, then, soon, already, late, early, before,
Adverbs of time
Answer the question ‘when’ after, since
Can be placed after and  recently, lately, instantly, presently, temporarily
before verbs.

PRACTICE 1 : ONE, TWO....SET....GO!
Form adverbs from these words by adding „-ly‟ or „-ily‟.

1. glad - ______________ 11. excited - ________________
12. greedy - ________________
2. soft - ______________ 13. loving - ________________
14. terrible - ________________
3. late - ______________ 15. safe - ________________
16. neat - ________________
4. happy - ______________ 17. easy - ________________
18. lazy - ________________
5. dangerous - ______________ 19. sad - ________________
20. close - ________________
6. bad - ______________

7. brave - ______________

8. careful - ______________

9. clear - ______________

10. comfortable - _____________

PRACTICE 2: WORK ON THESE.....

A. Circle the most suitable adverb for each verb.

1. shine (clearly, brightly)
2. sit (wrongly, quietly)
3. dance (sweetly, gracefully)
4. work (hard, correctly)
5. move (fast, bravely)
6. sleep (soundly, noisily)
7. shout (angrily, sweetly)
8. laugh (happily, carefully)
9. dress (neatly, safely)
10. wait (slowly, patiently)

B. Circle the correct adverbs.

1. They (always, never) obey their parents.
2. We went to the beach (yesterday, always).
3. The birds are singing (sweetly, loudly).
4. Alex is getting ready to go (sometimes, now).
5. It has been raining (heavily, quickly) for three days.
6. The dancers dance (carefully, gracefully) at the school concert.
7. We practise soccer (daily, never) before the competition.
8. They visit their grandmother (occasionally, yesterday).
9. Mr.Tan waited (patiently, slowly) for us to finish our homework.
10. The little boy ate the noodles (hungrily, fast).
11. Children must look (carefully, helpfully) before crossing the road.
12. The naughty student spoke (badly, rudely) to the teacher.
13. We should treat animals (kindly, brightly).
14. Hanis arranged the red roses (safely, neatly) in a vase and put it on the table.
15. Jaclyn Victor sang (sweetly, softly) at the concert and everyone clapped.
16. The old man walked (slowly, quickly) towards his wooden house.
17. The monkey climbed (quickly, slowly) up the coconut tree.
18. The soldiers fought (bravely, safely) for their country.
19. The strong man lifted the heavy box (lightly, easily).
20. Nisa speaks (politely, wisely) with the elders.

C. Fill in the blanks with adverbs of place. there nowhere
inside above
1. Aiman locked the front door but left the keys
_____________. nearby around
upstairs
2. I saw the middle-aged man standing over outside
_____________.

3. It is noisy down here. I think I will go and
finish my homework _______________.

4. He will be here soon. He lives ___________.
5. I haven‟t any friends and _______________

to go.
6. Boys, go and play _____________.
7. I like to go to KB Mall and spend my time

walking _____________.
8. I think the loud music is coming from the flat

__________________.

D. Circle the correct Adverbs of Time.

1. The school bell rang (now, just now).
2. The men are leaving (just now, soon).
3. I met my old friend, Jimmy (tomorrow, yesterday).
4. Perry takes a few pictures (now, yesterday).
5. You must complete your work (now, later).
6. The women went shopping (last weekend, tomorrow night).
7. Danny will tell us the good news (next week, last week).
8. The handball team practises (every day, last month).

PRACTICE 3: BRAVO!!!!!

A. Join the sentences by using an adverb.

1. The girls are singing. They are happy.
The girls are singing happily__________________________________________.

2. It is raining. It is a heavy rain.
It is ______________________________________________________________.

3. The waitress served us food. She was polite.
The waitress served _________________________________________________.

4. The burglar climbed through the kitchen window. He was quiet.
The burglar climbed through __________________________________________.

5. En. Muhammad drives a car. He is careful.
En. Muhammad drives _______________________________________________.

6. A young woman waited for the doctor. She was impatient.
A young woman waited ______________________________________________.

7. The little girl is crying. She is sad.
The little is ________________________________________________________.

8. The fire fighters marched down the road. They were smart.
The fire fighters marched _____________________________________________.

B. Put the adverb in the brackets in the correct place in each sentence.

1. The young man was injured in the accident. (badly)
__________________________________________________________________.

2. The fierce man shouted at them. (angrily)
__________________________________________________________________.

3. Rosie shut the door because she did not want to wake the baby up. (softly)
__________________________________________________________________.

4. My cousin and I arranged our books. (neatly)
__________________________________________________________________.

5. Miss Yeo smiled at the man. (sweetly)
__________________________________________________________________.

6. We got up early in the morning to catch the first bus. (early)
__________________________________________________________________.

7. My elder brother slept until morning. (soundly)
__________________________________________________________________.

8. My mother has met my form teacher. (never)
__________________________________________________________________.

9. Mr. Razak goes to Bukit Merah in September. (always)
__________________________________________________________________.

10. The little girl cried when she woke up. (loudly)
__________________________________________________________________.

PRACTICE 4 : VROOOMMMM……….

A. The underlined words are wrongly placed. Place them correctly.

1. She does slowly her work.
___________________________________________________________________.

2. The cheetah can quickly run.
___________________________________________________________________.

3. The lady is folding neatly her handkerchiefs.
___________________________________________________________________.

4. Mr. Govindran carefully drives to work.
___________________________________________________________________.

5. They are reading in the library silently.
___________________________________________________________________.

6. The new students, Rossa politely speaks to me.
___________________________________________________________________.

7. You must hard work to pass the examination.
___________________________________________________________________.

8. Azmi eats usually two plates of rice.
___________________________________________________________________.

9. The light in the living room brightly shines.
___________________________________________________________________.

10. Kamal practises before the match daily.
___________________________________________________________________.

B. Rearrange the words below to form meaningful sentences.
1. foolishly spent money He all his

___________________________________________________________________.
2. everywhere flowers can see You

___________________________________________________________________.
3. Angie just now finger her cut

___________________________________________________________________.
4. party We last night had a

___________________________________________________________________.
5. sings well Madam Tee.

___________________________________________________________________.
6. arm his broke He

___________________________________________________________________.
7. Ipoh this will go weekend to I

___________________________________________________________________.
8. The bird so flies high

___________________________________________________________________.

BEST OF LUCK!!!!

NOTES