四年级英文

SJK(C)SIN HWA

SJK(C)SIN HWA




Assessment (1.1)



Synonyms (Same Meaning)
1 enough = sufficient 足够 9 treasure = cherish 珍爱

2 complaining = grumbling 抱怨 10 immediately = instantly 立刻

3 timetable = schedule 时间表 11 rushed = hurried 匆忙地赶

4 tell = inform 告诉/通知 12 difficult = hard/ tough 困难

5 injured = hurt 受伤 13 special = unique 独特

6 buckets = pails 桶 14 thankful = grateful 感恩

7 poor = needy 穷苦 15 support = raise 支持
8 obvious = clear 明显



Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)

1 optional x compulsory 9 win x lose

可选择 x 务必 赢 x 输
2 plenty of x a little 多 x 少 10 difficult x easy 困难 x 容易

3 received x sent 11 special x common/ ordinary

收到 x 寄出 特别 x 普通

4 first x last 第一 x 最后 12 smelly x fragrant 臭 x 香

5 poor x rich 13different x same/ similar

穷 x 富有 不同 x 相同

6 asleep x awake 14 failed x succeeded/ passed
睡着 x 醒了 失败 x 成功

7 generous x mean 15 seldom x always/ often

慷慨 x 吝啬 不常 x 时常

8 female x male 雌 x 雄

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Similes


No Content No Content

1 as alike as two peas in a pod 8 as busy as a bee
一模一样 极忙碌的

2 as fresh as a daisy 精神饱满 9 as clear as crystal 晶莹剔透

3 as gentle as a lamb 10 as hard as nails
如绵羊般温顺 身体结实

4 as good as gold 11 as heavy as lead

和黄金一样好 如铅般重

5 as old as the hills 极老的 12 as light as feather 轻如鸿毛

6 as smooth as silk 13 as solid as rock
如丝绸般平滑 如岩石般坚硬

7 as stubborn as a donkey 14 as thin as paper

如驴子般固执 如纸般薄

Collective Nouns


No Content No Content

1 a crowd of people 7 a band of musicians
一群人 一群音乐家

2 a gathering of relatives 8 a cast of actors

一群亲友 一班演员

3 a pair of twins 一对孪生儿 9 a crew of sailors 一队船员
4 a staff of servants 10 a staff of employees

全体服务员 全体雇员

5 a team of players 11 a team of doctors
一队球员 一组医生

6 a troop of Boy Scouts 12 an army of soldiers

一队男童军 一团士兵

13 a bouquet of flowers 15 a party of friends
一束鲜花 一群朋友

14 a library of books

一库书

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Idioms


1. A bookworm 书虫，爱读书的人 Someone who likes reading

Mrs Tan buys many storybooks for her son because he is a

bookworm.


2. Times flies 时间过得很快 Time passes quickly

How time flies! I still have a lot of housework to do.


3. A piece of cake 非常容易 Very easy

The Mathematic exercise is a piece of cake for clever John.

4. Again and again 多次 Many times

He knocked on the door again and again until I finally answered.


5. Body and soul 用尽全力 Completely, with all energy

She dedicated herself to her research, body and soul.


6. Fair and square 公平 Honestly and follow the rules

She won the game fair and square.

7. Far and wide 广大的地方 Over a large area

They searched far and wide for the missing dog.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Proverb


1 A friend in need is a friend indeed Someone helps when you are in
患难之交 trouble

After I got out of the hospital, Sally checked up on me every day. Her

kindness has really shown me that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

2 A hungry man is an angry man A hungry person can easily get
angry

You must serve him his dinner on time. As the saying goes “a hungry man

is an angry man.”

3 Practice makes perfect Practice regularly to familiar in
熟能生巧 any task

You can’t expect to become a brilliant dancer overnight, but practice

makes perfect.

4 Where there’s a will, there’s a way 有 When you want to get something,
志者事竟成。 you will find the way

We’ll get this piano up the stairs somehow where there’s a will, there’s a

way.

5 Action speaks louder than words 事实 Saying something is not as
胜于雄辩。 important as doing it

The righteous king means what he says and fulfils his promises to his

people. As the saying goes “action speaks louder than words”

6 Better late than never It is better to be late than never
迟做总比不做好。

We’ve been waiting for you an hour, but better late than never.


7 Birds of feather flock together 物以 People with the same interests
类聚，人以群分。 usually get together

My friends and I share the same hobbies such as shopping and playing

golf. As the saying goes “birds of a feather flock together.”

8 Blood is thicker than water Family ties are stronger than any
血浓于水 order

Nancy will drop everything to help her sister, blood is thicker than

water.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Forms of the verb


Present Tense Present Past Tense Past

Participle Participle

Every day I/they/we Now I Yesterday I I have
Every he/she/it am/they are Yesterdah he already


Now he is He has
already

1.keep/keeps keeping kept kept

2.get/gets getting got got/gotten

3.practise/practises practicing practiced practiced
4.wake/wakes waking woke waken

5.write/writes writing wrote written

6.think/thinks thinking thought thought

7.tell/tells telling told told

8.blow/blows blowing blew blown

9.think/thinks thinking thought thought
10.forget/forgets forgetting forgot forgotten

11. bit/ bites bitting bit bitten

12. blow/ blows blowing blew blown

13. break/ breaks breaking broke broken

14. buy/ buys buying bought bought

15. catch/ catches catching caught caught
16. add/ adds adding added added

17. arrive/ arrives arriving arrived arrived

18. change/ changes changing changed changed

19. beat/ beats beating beat beaten

20. bend/ bends bending bent bent

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment (1.2)



Synonyms (Same Meaning)


1 pull out = extract 拔出 9 screamed = shouted/ yelled 喊叫
2 ordinary = common 普通 10 make sure = ensure 确定

3 middle = centre 中间 11 inform = tell 告诉

4 pleased = happy 高兴 12 vain = useless 无用

5 chose = picked/ selected 选择 13 stingy = mean 吝啬

6 save = rescue 救 14 store = shop 商店

7 author = writer 作者 15 chance = opportunity 机会
8 frightened = scared/ afraid 害怕





Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)


1 ordinary x extraordinary 9 appeared x disappeared/
普通 x 特出 vanished 出现 x 消失

2 honest x dishonest 10 truth x lie

诚实 x 不老实 真实 x 欺骗

3 find x lose 11 dangerous x safe

找到 x 不见 危险 x 安全

4 asleep x awake 12 obey x disobey
睡着 x 苏醒 服从 x 违反

5 interesting x boring/ dull 13 stingy x generous

有趣 x 乏味 吝啬 x 慷慨

6 bottom x top 14 left x right

底部 x 顶端 左 x 右
7 save x spend 15 most x least

储蓄 x 花费 最多 x 最少

8 borrow x return

借 x 还

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Similes


No Content No Content

1 as blunt as a hammer 9 as gentle as a dove
如锤头般顿（迟钝） 如鸽子般温驯

2 as bright as a stars 10 as humble as a worm

如星星般明亮 如蠕虫般谦卑
3 as deep as the sea 11 as mean as a miser

如海洋般深 如守财奴般吝啬

4 as frail as grass 12 as weak as a kitten
如玻璃般脆弱 如小猫般虚弱

5 as sharp as a needle 13 as agile as a cat

如针般尖利 如猫儿般灵活

6 as sly as a fox 如狐狸般狡猾 14 as fair as a rose 如玫瑰般美丽

7 as faithful as a dog 15 as fit as a fiddle
如狗般忠心 非常健康

8 as generous as a lord

如上帝般宽宏大量


Collective Nouns

No Content No Content

1 a bale of cotton 一包棉花 9 a collection of books 一堆藏

书
2 a box of matches 一盒火柴 10 a pile of clothing 一堆衣服

3 a chest of drawers 一个五斗橱 11 a tray of food 一盘食物

4 a flight of stairs 一段楼梯 12 a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力

5 a set of tools 一套工具 13 a basket of fruit 一篮水果

6 a strip of plaster 一贴膏药 14 a carton of milk 一盒牛奶

7 a box of toys 一盒玩具 15 a string of pearls

8 a loaf of bread 一串珍珠
一条面包

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Idioms


1. On cloud nine 非常高兴 Feeling very happy

Lily was on cloud nine when she heard the good news.



2. Give someone a hand 帮助他人 To help somebody

We should give our friend a hand when he or she needs help.


3. Lazy bones 懒惰的人 A lazy person

All Lilian does is eat and sleep,she is such a lazy bones.



4. An early bird 早起的人 A person who gets up or arrives

early

He always starts work early in the morning as the saying goes
an early bird.



5. See red 非常生气 Become very angry

I see red when I think Karen is insulting me.



6. At the eleventh hour 最后关头 At the last minutes
As we were told of the news at the eleventh hour, there was

nothing we could do to help even though we wanted to.



7. Fair and square Honestly and follow the rules

It is fair and square; those who pass will get a reward and those

who fail will be punished.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Proverb


1. Two heads are better than Two persons can solve a problem

one better than one person trying
alone

They are working out the solution for rubbish problem in the

school, two heads are better than one.



2. Burn the midnight oil To study or work until very late at
night

She always burn the midnight oil because she wants to pass

her exam with flying colours.



3. Charity begins at home Care about our own family before

caring for others

Jamil should first show concern for his family before trying to do
so elsewhere as charity begin at home.


4. Don’t put all your eggs in one Do not risk everything at one time

basket
Don’t put all your money in your wallet as the saying goes

“Don’t put your eggs in one basket.”


5. First come, first served Whoever is first will be served

first

We have to be there early because the tickets are sold on a
first come, first serve basis.


6. Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done with single

effort

I was able to kill two birds with one stones when I met up

with her as we had not catch up for long time and I would
return books to her.

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7. Look before you leap Think carefully before you take

action

You had better look before you leap as it will effect to her
result.



8. A leopard cannot change its People cannot change their

spots character, especially if they have a

bad character.

Although I tell him many times don’t tell lie, he still do so because a

leopard cannot change its spots.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Forms Of The Verb


Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle


Participle
Every day I /they Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

/ we are Yesterday he He has already
Every day He is/she is

he/she/it

1. ride/rides riding rode ridden
2. wear /wears wearing wore worn
3. travel /travels travelling travelled travelled
4. sew/sews sewing sewed sewn
5. win/wins winning won won
6. spend/spends spending spent spent
7. meet/meet meeting met met
8.know/knows knowing knew known
9. catch/catches catching caught caught

10. do/ does doing did done
11. draw/ draws drawing drew drawn

12. drink/ drinks drinking drank drunk

13. eat/ eats eating ate eaten

14. run/ runs running ran run

15. close/ closes closing closed closed

16. cry/ cries crying cried cried

17. dance/ dances dancing danced danced
18. make/ makes making made made

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment (2.1)



Synonyms (Same Meaning)

1 prison = jail 监牢 9 extra = additional 额外
2 wonderful = remarkable 美妙 10 maid = servant 女佣

3 remember = commemorate 记得 11 loyalty = faithfulness 忠心

4 take part = participate 参加 12 represent = symbolise 代表

5 processions = parade 游行 13 bravery = courage 勇敢

6 exactly = precisely 准确 14 honour = respect 荣幸

7 located = situated 座落 15 dear = expensive/ costly 昂贵

8 gentle = soft 温柔、软




Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)

1 lead x follow 领导 x 跟随 9 winner x loser 胜利者 x 失败者

2 better x worse 比较好 x 比较坏 10 eldest x younger 最年长 x 最幼
小

3 remember x forget 记得 x 忘记 11 dead x alive/ live 死了 x 活着

4 outdoors x indoors 户外 x 室内 12 spectator x participant

观众 x 参赛者

5 man- made x natural 13 clumsy x graceful
人造 x 自然 鲁莽 x 优雅

6 rare x common/ ordinary 14 gentle x rough

稀少 x 普通 温柔 x 粗糙

7 punished x rewarded 15 mean x generous

惩罚 x 奖赏 吝啬 x 慷慨

8 end x begin
结束 x 开始

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Similes


No Content No Content

1 as wise as a mouse 9 as sweet as honey

如老鼠般安静 甜如蜜糖
2 as pale as a sheet 10 as tough as leather

脸色苍白 极坚韧的

3 as innocent as a lamb 11 as bitter as medicine

如羔羊般单纯 苦如药物
4 as fast as a deer 12 as black as coal

如鹿般快速 黑如煤炭

5 as slow as a snail 13 as flat as a pancake
慢如蜗牛 扁入薄饼

6 as lonely as deserted ship 14 as sour as vinegar

非常孤寂 如醋般酸

7 as graceful as a swam 15 as hot as an oven
如天鹅般优雅 热如烤炉

8 as soft as silk

柔软如丝


Collective Nouns

No Content No Content

1 a bouquet of roses 一束玫瑰 8 a flight of aircraft 一队飞机

2 a class of pupils 一班学生 9 a formation of jets 一队喷射机

3 a field of runners 全体赛跑者 10 a row of cars 一排汽车

4 a group of friends 一群朋友 11 a bag of goodies 一袋礼品
5 a list of names 一列名单 12 a box of mooncakes 一盒月饼

6 a staff of teachers 13 a congregation of worshippers

全体教员 全体教徒

7 a fleet of ship 一队船只 14 a crate of oranges 一箱鲜橙

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Idioms


1. Feeling blue 伤心 Feeling sad
Harry was feeling blue because someone stole all his cows.



2. Cold feet 害怕 To be afraid

Melvin did not go up on stage to sing because he had cold feet.



3. Catch fire 着火 Burn
It is dangerous to play matches in the room because the curtains

may catch fire.



4. Give a big hand 拍手 To clap

Let’s give a big hand to the little girl who sings so well.


5. Once in a blue moon 稀有 Very rarely

My sister lives in England, so I only see her once in a blue moon.



6. On the dot 守时 To be punctual

The plane landed at two o’clock on the dot.



7. Out of the blue 惊吓 By surprise
Lily was chatting with her friend, out of the blue, she was fainted.



8. High and low Everywhere

Serene is searching high and low for his lost pencil.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Proverb


1. Many hands make light work The job is quickly completed when

many people work together

We can finish painting the wall within a few hours because many hands
make light work.


2. The early bird catches the Act quickly and you will be
worm successful

If you see a job that interests you, apply as soon as possible because
the early bird catches the worm.


3. Never say die Do not give up but go ahead

Never say die, you will success in the future if you keep on practicing.

4. A quiet tongue makes a wise A wise person thinks before he

head speaks
A quiet tongue makes a wise head, think before you speak in order not

to offend 冒犯 anyone.


5. After rain comes sunshine Good weather comes after a bad

one

After rain comes sunshine, bad things will pass if you think positively
and don’t give up.


6. Be warned by others’ harm Learn from the errors of others
Be warned by others’ harm and be careful how you handle your

problem.


7 Time is money Time is valuable and should not be
wasted

We have to use our time wisely because time is money.

8 Let sleeping dogs lie To avoid mentioning a subject or

something that happened in the
past.

Let sleeping dogs lie and pretend nothing happened or else he will be

ashamed.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Forms Of The Verb


Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle


Participle
Every day I /they / Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

we are Yesterday he He has already
Every day He is/she is

he/she/it

1. pay/pays paying paid paid

2.have/has having had had

3. give/gives giving gave given

4. tear/tears tearing tore torn

5. wind/winds winding wound wound
6. lead/leads leading led led

7. row/rows rowing rowed rowed

8. begin/begins beginning began begun

9. feel/feels feeling felt felt

10. reply/replies replying replied replied

11. swim/ swims swimming swam swum

12. take/ takes taking took taken

13. teach/ teaches teaching taught taught
14. tell/ tells telling told told

15. think/ thinks thinking thought thought

16. laugh/ laughs laughing laughed laughed

17. live/ lives living lived lived

18. lock/ locks locking locked locked

19. shoot/ shoots shooting shot shot
20. sink/ sinks sinking sank sunk

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment (2.2)



Synonyms (Same Meaning)


1 tablet = pill 药丸 9 act = play 戏剧
2 give off = give out 释放 10 always = every time 每次

3 answer = reply 回答 11 agree = consent 同意

4 argue = quarrel 争论 12 allow = permit 允许

5 arrive = reach 到达 13 but = except 除了

6 assembly = gathering 集合 14 beautiful = lovely 美丽、可爱

7 absent = missing 不见了 15 blank = empty 空白
8 accept = receive 接受







Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)

1 dear x cheap 贵 x 便宜 9 ancient x modern 古老 x 新式

2 useful x useless 有用 x 无用 10 asleep x awake 睡着 x 醒

着

3 deep x shallow 深 x 浅 11 attack x defend 攻击 x 防卫
4 east x west 东 x 西 12 backwards x forward

向后 x 向前

5 rising x dropping/ falling 13 beautiful x ugly

升起 x 落下 美丽 x 丑陋

6 always x never 时常 x 从来 14 best x worst 最好 x 最坏
没有

7 absent x present 缺席 x 出席 15 borrow x lend 借进 x 借出

8 accept x refuse/ reject

接受 x 拒绝

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Similes


No Content No Content

1 As beautiful as the sunset 9 As loud as thunder
如日落般美丽 响声如雷

2 As blue as the sky 10 As quick as lightning

蔚蓝如天空 快如闪电

3 As bright as the sun 11 As rough as a storm
光亮如太阳 如暴风雨般粗暴

4 As clear as crystal 12 As white as snow

清澈如水晶 洁白如雪

5 As cold as ice 13 As blind as a bat
冷如冰血 盲目如蝙蝠

6 As dark as midnight 14 As brave as a lion

黑暗如深夜 勇敢如狮
7 As deep as the ocean 15 As free as a bird

深如海洋 自由如飞鸟

8 As light as air
轻如空气





Collective Nouns

No Content No Content

1 A belt of asteroids 9 A flock of birds 一群鸟
一环小行星

2 A cloud of smoke 一缕烟 10 A gaggle of geese 一群鹅

3 A cluster of stars 一小群星团 11 A herd of elephants 一群大象

4 A crash of thunder 一声雷响 12 A pack of wolves 一群狼

5 A drop of rain 一滴雨点 13 A pile of leaves 一堆叶子

6 A flash of lightning 一道闪电 14 A pride of lions 一群狮子
7 A galaxy of stars 一团星系 15 A row of trees 一行树木

8 A gust of wind 一阵风吹

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Idioms


1. Around the clock 日夜 Day and night

Celine worked around the clock to earn more for the family.



2. Raining cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 Raining heavily
（下大雨）

They could not go out to play because it was raining cats and dogs.



3. With flying colours 成绩优异 Very good results

My sister passed the exam with flying colours.



4. On top of the world 非常开心 To feel very happy
My sister is feeling on top of the world because she won in the

singing competition.



5. Under the weather 身体不舒服 Feeling sick

My brother was feeling under the weather so my mother took him
to Dr Teo’s clinic.



6. Leave word 留下信息 Leave word

If I can’t get back in time, I’ll leave word with Susan.



7. Get moving 开始工作 Begin work

The director is coming, you had better get moving.


8. Safe and sound Not harmed or lost

The only survivor of the car crash is safe and sound in the hospital

now.

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Proverb


1. East or West, home is best 家 Home is the best place to be

是最好的地方
You may think that travelling all the time is fun, but eventually

you’ll discover that east or west, home is best.


2. Good and quickly seldom meet A good job requires time

Do not expect me to complete this delicate task in such a short

notice because good and quickly seldom meet.


3. Heart of the matter 最主要的 The main problem
问题

We think the second part is the heart of the matter.


4. It is the first step that is The beginning of something is not

difficult 万事开头难 always easy

Starting a new business is not as easy as you think because the
first step is difficult.


5. Learn to walk before you run You must learn something step by

先学走，再学跑 step

Baking a perfect cake is not as easy as you think because you have

to learn to walk before you run.


6. Like father, like son A son’s behavior is like that of his

有其父必有其子。 father
I think my son will grow up tall, just like father like son.


7. Rome wasn’t built in a day A complicated task will take a long

time and needs patience.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, you have to be patience, work hard and

you will succeed one day.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Forms Of The Verb


Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle

Participle
Every day I /they / Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

we are Yesterday He has already

Every day He is/she is he

he/she/it

1. saw/saws sawing sawed sawed
2. hear/hears hearing heard heard

3. drive/drives driving drove driven

4. rise/rises rising rose risen

5. steal/steals stealing stole stolen

6. grow/grows growing grew grown

7. wave/waves waving waved waved

8. sing/sings singing sang sung
9. put/put putting put put

10.hold/holds holding held held

11. throw/ throws throwing threw thrown

12. win/ wins winning won won

13. write/ writes writing wrote written

14. open/ opens opening opened opened

15. skip/ skips skipping skipped skipped
16. talk/talks talking talked talked

17. use/ uses using used used

18. walk/ walks walking walked walked

19. drop/ drops dropping dropped dropped

20. fit/ fits fitting fitted fitted