English Grammar for Year 4, 5 and 6

SK BATU 4, JALAN APAS TAWAU

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SK Batu 4, Jalan Apas Tawau

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Articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ are used with singular countable nouns.

‘A’ is used with words that begin with a consonant sound. a unicorn
Eg: auniform

a house a friend a car a unit
a university
a Europran / Eurasian

‘An’ is used with words that begin with a vowel sound (a,e,i,o,u) and a silent ‘h’
Eg:

SILENT “h”

an hour
an heir

an honest boy
an honour

an aeroplane an hour an umbrella

‘The’ is a definite article. It is used:
• To refer to a particular thing or person
Eg: The baby is sleeping
• To refer to things which are only one of its kind.
Eg: The earth rotates on its own axis.
The sun rises in the east
• To refer to something mentioned earlier.
Eg: I have a dress. The dress is red.

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(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.
1. Ahmad saw _____________ snake in __________ kitchen.
2. My father bought ____________ storybook from ___________ supermarket.
3. Harun is ____________ engineer. He works in ____________ factory.
4. ______________ is the highest mountain in ___________ world is Mount

Everest.
5. I went to ____________ cinema last week and saw __________ interesting film.
6. Please switch off ____________ fan when you leave ______________ room.
7. We went to ____________ Brunei during ____________ holidays.
8. __________ insect bit ____________ little girl on her arm.
9. “Does your father have ___________ car?” asked ___________ boy.
10. _________ man covered himself with __________ blanket last night because it

was cold.
11. ____________ apple she gave me was sweet. It was __________ expensive

one,too.
12. I’ll be with you in ____________ hour. Then we can go to __________ post

office.
13. Rozita is __________ prettiest girl in ___________ class.

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14. Did you see ___________ book by __________ television?

15. Mrs John bought her daughter __________ expensive watch for her birthday.

16. ____________ children are playing in ______________ garden.

17. Please keep ___________ purse in _____________ safe place.

18. There are _____________ two coconut trees outside ___________ building.

19. __________ textbook is __________best we have seen. You can buy it.

20. During __________ august holidays, I went to see ___________ friend in Alor
Setar.

21. We had to take _______ number of busses before we reached _______ hill.

22. It was _______ amazing story but ______ rather long one.

23. There is always ______ lot of traffic on ______ road at weekends.

24. There was ______ flight in front of ______ supermarket this morning.

25. Will you lend me ______ pen to write ______ letter please?

26. Last Sunday, I went to ______ cinema. There I met ______ old classmate.

27. ______ elephant is a mammal . ______ dog is also a mammal.

28. There was ______ fire at ______ shop in front of my house.

29. Encik Abu has sold ______ old house and bought ______ new one.

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(B) Choose the best answer to fill each blank.

1. ______ mango that Ali bought was sour.

A The B- C A D An

2. Last night, I went to ______ coffee shop. There I met ______ old lady.

Aa,a B the , the C the , an D an , an

3. There are about 70 types of plants and trees found in ______ Penang Botanical
Gardens.

A - B the Ca D an

4. If you go to ______ store, please buy me ______ sponge.

A the , the B an , the C a , the D the , a

5. I bought ______ orange from ______ shopkeeper.

A an , the B a , a C the , an D a , an

6. Swee Lan wiped up ______ soup which she had spilt.

A a B an C the D–

7. ______ best boy in that class is also ______ honest boy.

A The , a B A , an C The , an DA,a

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8. ______ water in ______ Pahang River is very dirty.

A - , the B The , a CA,a D The , -

9. ______ old man is trying to cross ______ river.

A A , the B An , the C The , an D An , an

10. Akmal goes to ______ Putrajaya bus station to take ______ bus.

A a , the B the , an C the, a D a , an

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

A Personal pronouns is a word which takes the place of a noun.

Eg:

woman She

man He

pupils They

cat it

• We use singular pronouns to replace singular nouns and plural pronouns to
replace plural nouns.

Singular Pronouns Plural Pronouns
I We
You
You They
He / She/ It

• Personal Pronouns can be the subject or the object in a sentence. The object in
the sentence is the person or thing the subject does something to.

Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Examples
I me I have a bicycle. This bicycle is
you for me.
You You are naughty. The one who is
He / She / It him / her/ it naughty is you.
us She is not here yet. I have not
We seen her.
them We are having lunch. You can
They join us.
They are washing the room. Do
not disturb them.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

• Reflexive pronouns are formed when – self is added to my, your, him, her, it
and – selves to our, your and them.

• It means the action done by the subject turns back upon the subject.

Eg: He bought himself three shirts.

Subject Pronouns Reflexive Subject Pronouns Reflexive
(Singular) Pronouns (Plural) Pronouns
I We ourselves
You myself You yourselves
He / She / It yourself They themselves
himself/ herself /

itself

RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Relative pronouns are used as pronouns to join two sentences together. They refer to
the nouns directly in front of them.

• We use ‘who’, ‘whom’, and ‘ whose’ for people.
Eg: 1 The man who is holding a broom is the sweeper.

2 The man whom you gave the broom is the sweeper.
3 The man whose broom is here is the sweeper.

• ‘which’ for animals and things
Eg: 1 The tiger which attacked the boy was caught this
morning.

• ‘that’ for people, animals and things
Eg: 1 The pen that you bought writes very well.

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possesive pronouns show ownership.
Eg: 1 This is my computer. It is mine.

2 That is your pencil case. It is yours.
3 This is our car. It is ours.
4 That is their puppy. It is theirs.
5 This is her purse. It is hers.
6 These are his books. They are his.
7 This is its tail. It is his.

(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns.

1 Afrina has gone to the canteen. ______ will be back soon.
2 Looi Seng is my best friend. ______ likes to play basketball.
3 Haziq and Kamal always go fishing in the river. ______ caught a catfish

yesterday.
4 I have found your pen. ______ was lying under a chair.
5 Tomorrow is a holiday. ______ is Malaysia’s National Day.
6 ______ am feeling bored. Let’s go for a show.
7 ______ must finish your homework before watching television.
8 ______ have all gone to the field to play football.
9 ______ are not worried about our grandfather even though ______ is already

80 years old. ______ can take care of himself.
10 My parents said that when ______ were young, ______ had to tap rubber trees. Life was

hard and ______ did not have the chance to go to school.

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(B) Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. Some words can be
used more than once.

myself ourselves yourself Itself
yourselves themselves himself herself

1 The horse fell and hurt ___________________.
2 We caught the thief __________________ .
3 I have to finish this work _________________ .
4 The boys are quarrelling among __________________ .
5 Maria washed all the clothes by ______________ .
6 I told _____________ that I must work hard.
7 I warned Salleh, “You must look after _______________ .”
8 Badrul reminded _________________ to take his essay to school.
9 A cat is an animal which can look after _________________ .
10 The teacher told her pupils, “ You must help _________________ .”

(C) Rewrite the sentences by replacing the underlined words with the correct
possessive pronouns.

1 The books are Aina’s.
________________________________________________________________.

2 “Give it back to me. It is my pen.”
________________________________________________________________.

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3 We made the kite. It is yours and mine.
________________________________________________________________.

4 This is my dictionary. I can lend it to you.
________________________________________________________________.

5 Are these your shoes?
________________________________________________________________.

6 I have got my test results. Have you got your results?
________________________________________________________________.

7 You can’t take that blue umbrella. It is Shera’s.
________________________________________________________________.

8 Mr and Mrs Wong bought the house. It is Mr and Mrs Wong’s.
________________________________________________________________.

9 The cat does not belong to us. It is our neighbours’.
________________________________________________________________.

10 I have lost my pencil. Can I please borrow your book?
________________________________________________________________.

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(D) Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You can use each word more
than once.

who whose whom which that

1 That is the girl ______________ book was stolen.
2 She is the girl ____________ helped me.
3 The lady _____________ spoke to you is my aunt.
4 The bird ______________ we found is dead.
5 Here is the pencil ________________ I had lost.
6 The girl ______________ father is a soldier helped us.
7 The dog _____________ bit my sister has been shot.
8 The man to _____________ I gave the pen is our dentist.
9 That is the teacher to _______________ we must give the fees.
10 The lion ________________ we saw in the zoo is from Africa.

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Prepositions are used to show position, direction, time, etc.
Prepositions of Place or Position
(in, on, at, under, above, against, beside, behind, between)

Eg: He put his money in his pocket.
There is a pencil and an apple on the book.
Someone is at the door.
Hairul hid under the table.
The fan is above the chair.
Liza leaned against the wall.
Suzana walked beside her mother.
Rahman was chained between two pillars.

Prepositions of Direction
(to , over, from, along, across, around, up, down)

Eg: She has returned from town.
Jalil jumped over the fence.
They arrived from Australia yesterday.
They walked along the row of houses.
My brother is taking off his shirt.
They are running around the tree.

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Prepositions of Time
(in, on, at, for during, since, after, before )

Eg: Faizal was born in 1980.
The show is on Monday.
The train will leave at 8 p.m.
They went shopping after dinner.
The class began at three o’clock.
Marina has not written to me since January.

Prepositions are also used with certain:

verbs believe in complain about/of
Eg: agree to/ with borrow from hope for
compare with / to think about/ of
apply to/ for
ask for/about

adjectives interested in scared of
Eg: angry with safe from tired of
sorry for used to
ashamed of
aware of victim of a taste of/ for

Nouns
Eg: arrival at

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(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct words given in the box.

under along by on between behind after across
at to during before around against above

1 They camped ____________ Mr John’s house.
2 I stood ____________ the window and watched them play.
3 The cat is sleeping __________ the bed.
4 She went to Korea ____________ her holidays.
5 Look ____________ you. Do you see a helicopter?
6 There are several rows of shops ____________ the highway.
7 Swim ____________ this river and you will find the treasure.
8 Afrina parked her bicycle ____________ a car and a lorry.
9 We will come to your house ____________ 8 o’clock tonight.
10 Don’t lean ____________ the wall. It has just been painted.
11 If you walk ____________ the house you will see that the compound is quite big.
12 Be careful. Don’t spill water ____________ the floor.
13 Please take off your shoes ____________ you come into the house.
14 Iman went over to Zikry’s house ____________ he had finished his work.
15 The girls went __________ a movie last night.

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(B) Circle the correct answers.

1 There is a mosque ____________ the community hall.

A on B over C from D beside

2 The policeman is walking ____________ the injured man.

A into B through C towards D above

3 The baby fell ____________ the bed yesterday.

A of B off C over D beside

4 In order to reach my house, you have to walk ___________ a tunnel.

A through B between C below D under

5 Smoking is ___________ the school rules.

A on B for C during D against

6 Never stand ____________ a tree during a thunderstorm.

A at B of C under D above

7 Please share these sweets __________ your friends.

A to B for C about D among

8 Adam likes to play ____________ the badminton court _____________ my
house.

A at , in B at , on C on , at D on , to

9 The old man walked slowly ____________ the stairs.

A down B before C among D against

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10 The boy paid 50 sen _____________ his drink and left hurriedly.

A by B for C with D off

11 We reached Brunei ___________ 4 p.m.

A in B at C to D along

12 The prisoner crawled ____________ the guards until he came ___________ a
gap in the fence.

A with , by B at , around C to , below D past , to

13 The athletes jumped ____________ the hurdles.

A up B into C over D between

14 Hawa puts ____________ a pair of socks before wearing her shoes.

A into B about C on D along

15 I was very surprised when the headmistress came ___________ the room.

A by B into C across D behind

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(C) Complete the sentences using the phrases given to make meaningful
sentences.

under the chair across the field
over the high wall beside the museum
in the drawer with a pair of chopsticks
at about four o’clock during recess time
along the river in the evenings
after completing my studies from my house to the school

1 The little boy doesn’t know how to eat rice ______________________________.
2 She saw a mouse _____________________________________ and screamed.
3 We usually go jogging ______________________________________________.
4 The train will arrive at the station _____________________________________.
5 Walk ____________________________________ and you will find Pak Ali’s hut.
6 Do not talk during lessons. You can do so ______________________________.
7 The post office is situated ___________________________________________.
8 Look ______________________________________ and see if the ring is there.
9 The fox jumped _______________________________ to escape from the dogs.
10 The distance __________________________________ is about two kilometers.
11 I will get a job ____________________________________________________.
12 If we walk ________________________ we will reach the railway station faster.

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Conjunctions are words which join words, phrases or sentences together.
1 And is used to join two words, phrases or sentences.
Eg: Arif and Ina speak English. (words)
He washed his clothes and dried them on the fence. (phrases)
My father is an engineer and my mother is a housewife. ( sentences)
To join more than two words, use commas and and.
Eg: Please remove the chair, table and the bed from the room.
2 But is used to join together two ideas that are different in meaning.
Eg: She is young but very wise.
Suria is clever but playful.
3 Or is used when we have to choose between two things.
Eg: Do you want a piece of cake or some cookies?
She can take a taxi or bus.
4 So is used to show result.
Eg: She liked the dress so she bought it.
He scolded me so I refused to talk to him.
5 Because is used to show the cause or the reason.
Eg: The book is wet because he dropped it into the drain.
I cannot play today because I have a lot of work to do.
6 If is used to show condition
Eg: If you do tell the truth, you will be punished.
My father will give me fifty ringgit if I pass my examination.

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7 Therefore is used to show the result.
Eg: You have not completed your work therefore you can’t come with us.
The children are weak in Mathematics therefore they must attend extra
classes.

8 Although and even though show contrast.
Eg: Although Rama is short he can jump very high.
Eventhough she studied hard she failed the test.

9 Either…or is used to show a choice. It means one or the other.
Eg: I will buy either the hockey stick or the badminton racquet.

10 Neither….nor is used to show a choice. It means not one or the other. It joins
together negative ideas.
Eg: Neither Ali nor Kamal passed the test.
Neither my sister nor I was present yesterday.

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(A) Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

either….or therefore although because or
if so
and neither…nor but

1 My brother ________________ I enjoy playing hockey.
2 _________________ Chee Keong _____________ Siti will be dancing. They

are both too young.
3 He must be on time __________________ he will be punished.
4 Gulia was still hungry __________________ he had eaten a lot of food.
5 They played in the house _____________________ of the rain.
6 Sita is intelligent _____________________ lazy.
7 The bottle was hot. ______________, he held it with a piece of cloth.
8 ____________ Ruku _______________ Serena will take part. Who do you

prefer?
9 I will play ______________ my father allows me to.
10 It was very cold _______________ she wore a sweater.

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(B) Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

1 Ravi lost his money, _____________ he borrowed some from his friend.

A so B and C or D but

2 It was raining heavily _____________ we postponed the football match.

A if B therefore C but D because

3 She accepted the invitation ______________ she did not feel like going.

A unless B therefore C if D or

4 “Mr King has to work overtime ________ he’ll be late for dinner,” said his
secretary.

A or B because C therefore D but

5 she is very shy ___________ she is still new around here.

A or B so C as D and

6 _________ Fikri ________ Muaz must try to score a goal. If they don’t, we
will lose.

A Neither, or B Either , nor C Neither, nor D Either, or

7 Zaki could not speak to his friend ______________ the phone was out of
order.

A but B and C or D because

8 Maria: What did you get for your birthday, Joe?

Joe: A wrist watch __________ a bicycle.

A either B and C therefore D or

9 Hakim is talkative __________ his brother is quiet.

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A and B but C so D because

10 ____________ Khadeeja was not feeling well, she still wanted to go to
school.

A If B Because C Although D Unless

(C) Join each pair of sentences using the conjunction given in brackets.
1 You will be fat. You eat too much. (if)

_______________________________________________________________
2 It is cold. It is wet. ( and )

_______________________________________________________________
3 He is in bed. He is sick. ( because )

_______________________________________________________________
4 Are these ants? Are these termites? ( or )

_______________________________________________________________
5 It is warm. You can switch on the air –conditioner. ( so )

_______________________________________________________________
6 The blue dress was torn. She wore the green one. ( so )

_______________________________________________________________
7 Wear a coat. You will be cold. ( or )

________________________________________________________________
8 You can wait. You can come back tomorrow. ( either…or )

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________________________________________________________________
9 He was hungry. He refused to eat. ( but )

________________________________________________________________
10 He is old. He is still strong. ( although )

________________________________________________________________

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A collective noun refer to a group of people, animals or things.

an anthology of poems a congregation of a library of books
worshippers

an army of soldiers/ ants a constellation of stars a litter of cubs, pups, kittens

a bale of cotton, wool a cortege of mourners a mob of gangsters

a band of musicians a crate of fruits a nest of rabbits, mice

a batch of bread a crew of sailors a pack of cards, rascals,
wolves

a bench of magistrates a crowd of spectators a party of friends

a board of directors a field of runners a plague of locusts

a bouquet of flowers a fleet of motorcars, ships a punnet of strawberries

a brood of chickens a flight of stairs, a quiver of arrows
aeroplanes, swallows

a bunch of grapes, bananas a flock of birds, sheep a school of whales,
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dolphins

a bundle of rags a forest of trees a set of china, clubs, tools

a chest of drawers a gaggle of geese a shoal of fish

a choir of singers a gang of labourers, thives a stack of hay

a class of scholars, pupils a group of islands a staff of servants, teachers

a clump of trees a hail of fire a string of beads, pearls

a cluster of diamonds, stars a heap of stones a stud of horses

a clutch of eggs a hedge of bushes a suit of clothes

a collection of pictures, a herd of buffaloes, cattle, a suite of furniture, rooms
stamps elephants

a comb of bananas a horde of savages a swarm of bees

a company of actors a host of angels, sparrows a team of horses, oxen,
players

a tribe of natives a troop of monkeys, lions a troupe of dancers

a tuft of grass

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(A) Underline the correct words
1 My father bought a ( bouquet , group ) of flowers for my mother.
2 Sarimah has a ( group , collection ) of stamps.
3 We ate a ( brood , bunch ) of bananas.
4 A ( crew , pack ) of sailors got off the ship.
5 They ran up the ( flight , flock ) of steps.
6 The ( crate , heap ) of oranges weighs about ten kilograms.
7 There was a ( gang , crowd ) of people outside the cave.
8 I saw a ( row , fleet ) of ships at the harbor.
9 A ( flock , group ) of sheep is in the pen.
10 The little boy chased the ( gaggle , herd ) of geese away.
11 A (troop , gang ) of smugglers were caught by the police.
12 There is a ( pack, group ) of boys under the angsana tree.
13 Ikbal buried the ( heap , collection ) of rubbish.
14 A ( herd , brood ) of elephants damaged the oil palm estate.
15 There is a ( nest , litter ) of kittens in the box.

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(B) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.

stars poems pupils dancers drawers
crockery steps roses musicians cars
singers shophouses wasps puppies stamps
ants cotton beads geese rags

1 An army of ___________________
2 A choir of ___________________
3 A litter of ___________________
4 A gaggle of ___________________
5 A bundle of ___________________
6 A set of ___________________
7 a troupe of _________________
8 A chest of _________________
9 An anthology of _________________
10 A class of _________________
11 A swarm of _________________
12 A row of _________________
13 A string of _________________
14 A fleet of _________________
15 A collection of _________________

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16 A flight of _________________
17 A bale of _________________
18 A cluster of _________________
19 A bouquet of _________________
20 A band of _________________

(C) Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.

1 I bought my mother a ____________ of spectacles yesterday.

A bouquet B pair C packet D bunch

2 There is a ____________ of soldiers marching on the field.

A team B troop C school D flock

3 I was hungry so I opened a ____________ of sardines.

A pack B can C crate D chest

4 A ____________ of bees attacked the poor woodcutter.

A swarm B flock C team D herd

5 I need a ____________ of playing cards to do this trick.

A pack B collection C string D bundle

6 He has a ____________ of durian trees in his garden.

A herd B clump C bunch D flock

7 My teacher presented me with a ____________ of chocolate for being the
first in the class.

A bouquet B bar C dozen D bundle
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8 There are a few ____________ rice in the bowl.

A groups B grains C flights D gaggles

9 The carriage is pulled by a ____________ of horses.

A herd B stud C pack D flock

10 Last weekend a ____________ of boy scouts went camping. While they were
putting up their tents they saw a ____________ of wolves.

A troop , pack B gang , herd C crew , team D team , troop

11 My father has a ____________ of old coins in his coin album.

A swarm B clutch C collection D bar

12 One of the fishermen soon sighted a ____________ of fish.

A shoal B troop C brood D herd

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Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted.
Eg: spoons , clock , state , plant, deer

Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted.
Eg: salt, flour , petrol , coffee , dust , cotton , butter

Note:

many , several , a few Eg:
These words are used with countable There are many coins in the box.
nouns. Several people came today.
I have a few ringgit.

much , a little Eg:
These words are used with uncountable Too much salt is bad for health.
nouns. He sipped a little of the tea to taste it.

some , a lot of , plenty of Eg:
These words are used with both A lot of children play in this playground.
countable and uncountable nouns. We gave away plenty of old clothes.
She bought some pineapple.

any Eg:
This word is used in negative statements Do you have any antiques at home?

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and questions for both countable and Dis she have any food this morning?
uncountable nouns. There isn’t any milk in the bottle.

(A) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box below. Some words can
be use more than once.

many several a few much
a little some a lot of

1 We must drink ________________ water every day.
2 How _______________ seconds are there in a minute?
3 She has _______________ white hair due to old age.
4 Hurry up! We don’t have _______________ time left.
5 Only _______________ of the passengers in the bus were hurt.
6 How _______________ days did you take to finish the work?
7 There is too _______________ sugar in my tea. It is too sweet.
8 He is not a very friendly person. He does not have ______________ friends.
9 _______________ houses were burnt down in a fire last night.
10 Can I have _______________ coffee or cocoa please?
11 _______________ of the boys were caught smoking in the school toilet.
12 There is a piece of cake and ______________ biscuits in the box.
13 You have lost ______________ weight since the last time I saw you.
14 How _______________ of you are going to the seaside?
15 The girls only have _______________ more minutes to finish the painting.

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16 There were only _________________ pupils in the library at that time.
17 Pak Ali has _____________ money. He is rich.
18 Don’t disturb her. She has _______________ work to do.
19 Jan said,” I would like to buy a papaya and _______________ oranges,

please.”
20 There aren’t ______________ young people in the village. Most of the

villagers are old folks.

(B) Underline the correct words.
1 Zaki waited for ( a few , a little ) minutes. Then he went home.
2 You have to add only ( a few , a little ) milk to the coffee.
3 Mrs Kim tries to save ( a few , a little ) ringgit every day.
4 The kitten add only ( a few , a little ) small piece of fish .
5 We need ( a few , a little ) oil for the old sewing machine.
6 He washed his face with ( a few , a little ) warm water.
7 You have only ( a few , a little ) more minutes to complete the work.
8 Yahya caught ( a few , a little ) grasshoppers to use as bait for fishing.
9 My sister mixed the flour ( a few , a little ) butter.
10 ( A few , A little ) birds ate the farmer’s crops.
11 Please add ( a few , a little ) more coconut milk to the curry.
12 They have ( a few , a little ) relatives in Vietnam.
13 How ( much , many ) does this pen cost?

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14 There was a fire last night ( much , many ) houses were burnt down .
15 There are ( many , a little ) seats, please do not rush.
16 We saw ( a lot of , much ) monkeys at the park.
17 Baljit Kaur made ( much , many ) paper flowers.
18 There are ( some , any ) hockey sticks in the storeroom.
19 We do not have ( some , any ) “L” size T- shirts.
20 My cat eats ( some , any ) raw meat every day.
21 Why aren’t ( some , any ) of you doing your homework?
22 We are looking for ( some , any ) small insects for our science project.
23 I cannot let you because you do not have ( some , any ) tickets.
24 There aren’t ( some, any ) flowers in the garden.
25 The rich man gave the orphan ( some , any ) food and money.

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Adverbs are words that tell us more about an action (verb).

Types of adverbs:

Adverbs of Manner Eg:
(softly, quickly, angrily, etc) (a) The sick man talked slowly.
To describe how action is done.

(b) He examined the stamp carefully.

(c) Julia sang well in the concert.

Adverbs of Time Eg:

( after, before, already, now, (a) They had supper after the show.
since, seldom, soon, always, often ) (b) We will reach home soon.
To describe when an action happens. (c) She has not eaten since last night.

Adverbs of Place Eg:
(here , there, everywhere, nowhere) (a) We have to wait here.
To describe where an action is done (b) They were staying there for two years.
(d) They arranged the chairs there.

NOTE:

Adverbs commonly used with certain verbs.

act quickly

answer correctly, clearly

ask nicely, humbly, politely

accept readily, gratefully

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bark loudly, fiercely, joyfully
bleed badly, profusely
blow gently, strongly
bow humbly, respectfully
clap loudly, joyfully, excitedly
cry bitterly, sadly, softly, loudly
dance gracefully, beautifully
drive carefully, slowly, recklessly
eat hungrily, greedily
explain clearly, briefly
fight bravely, profusely
give generously, kindly, willingly
greet cheerfully, loudly, politely
laugh heartily, happily, loudly
listen attentively
look shyly, longingly, lovingly
pull hard
run fast, quickly
remember clearly
sing softly, sweetly
shout angrily, loudly, joyfully
sleep soundly, lightly
smile kindly, shyly, broadly
speak boastfully
wait patiently, anxiously
walk hurriedly, slowly, briskly
work slowly, willingly, hard
write neatly, beautifully

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(A) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adverbs from the box

bitterly after well there correctly

everywhere soon rudely loudly safely

1 John spoke _______________ to his parents.
2 The train will be arriving _______________.
3 Raju did not do ______________ in his examinations.
4 She looked _______________ but could not find the keys.
5 Zain answered all the questions _______________.
6 The old woman cried _______________ when she heard the news.
7 “Please do not talk _______________ in the library,” she said.
8 “Wash the dishes _______________ eating,” mother said to me.
9 “Please put the cupboard _______________ ,” she said pointing to the corner

of the room.
10 The plane landed _______________ at the airport in spite of the bad

weather.

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(B) Complete each sentence with a suitable adverb.

1 You must study _______________.
2 She sing _______________.
3 The teacher explained it _______________.
4 The dogs barked _______________.
5 She ran _______________.
6 The soldier fought _______________.
7 Lisa accepted the gift _______________.
8 All the pupils listened _______________.
9 Farhana works _______________.
10 Ain writes _______________.

COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

Adverbs have three degrees of comparison:

The positive is used Eg:
• To describe one situation He sings softly.
• To compare two equal or We studied hard.
Similar situations Jack sings as softly as John.

We studied as hard as everyone.

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Syafiq worked harder than them.

compare two situations that are
not equal.

The superlative is used to Eg:
compare three or more situations. She walks most slowly of all.
Adliena worked hardest of the three girls.

List of adverbs according to the degrees of comparison.

Positive Comparative Superlative
angrily more angrily most angrily
badly worst worst
beautifully more beautifully most beautifully
bravely more bravely most bravely
carefully more carefully most carefully
carelessly more carelessly most carelessly
clearly more clearly most clearly
close closer closest
differently more differently most differently
early earlier earliest
easily more easily most easily
far farther farthest
fast faster fastest
gently more gently most gently

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gracefully more gracefully most gracefully
greedily more greedily most greedily
happily more happily most happily
hard harder hardest
late later latest
lazily more lazily most lazily
long longer longest
loudly more loudly most loudly
much more most
neatly more neatly most neatly
quickly more quickly most quickly
roughly more roughly most roughly
soon sooner soonest
slowly more slowly most slowly
sweetly more sweetly most sweetly
well better best

(A) Complete the sentences with the correct degree of comparison for the
adverb in brackets.

1 He wrote his answers _______________ ( clearly) on the answer sheet.

2 Mei Ling speaks English ______________ ( well) than her sister.

3 Aida spoke _______________ ( softly ) than Ammar.

4 There were six jumpers and Afiq jumped the _______________ ( high ).

5 Helmi was the ______________ ( fast ) runner in this race.

6 Afifah ate more than I did but Amirah ate the _______________ ( much ) of all.

7 Adha dressed _______________ (smartly ) than his brother.

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9 He draws _______________ ( bad ) than Zairul.
10 Uncle Khairi drives ________________ ( carefully ) than Mr Fikry.
11 The fire is burning _______________ ( brightly ) than before.
12 You can stay here as _______________ ( long ) as you like.
13 The cat moved ______________ ( quietly ) than the dog.
14 The guests arrived _______________ ( early ) than we expected.
15 We walked _______________ ( slowly ) because we were early.

(B) Choose the correct answer to fill in each blank.

1 They cheered ______________ when they were watching the badminton
match.

A excitedly B hurriedly C sadly D quickly

2 The hare ran _______________ through the bushes.

A quietly B quickly C excitedly D gracefully

3 “ I want complete silence!” shouted the teacher ______________ at her
pupils.

A noisily B angrily C quickly D terribly

4 We lit up the bungalow _______________ and decorated it well.

A brightly B smartly C politely D clumsily

5 My cousin sang so _______________ that she won the singing competition.

A politely B terribly C sweetly D clumsily

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6 Aidil is always busy. He _______________ seems to have the time to talk to
me.

A always B never C usually D often

7 Zisham screamed _______________ when the doctor gave him an injection.

A beautifully B quietly C slowly D loudly

8 It rained ______________ yesterday. Our school was flooded.

A loudly B heavily C roughly D strongly

9 Please talk ______________ . The baby is asleep.

A slowly B quickly C softly D politely

10 Iman _______________ forgot about his Mathematics test.

A completely B thoroughly C usually D soundly

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Words similar in meaning.

abandon leave broad wide
burst explode
abundant plenty catch capture
caution care
accuse blame cease stop
centre middle
afraid frightened/ fearful cheat trick
check examine
agree consent circular round
clever intelligent
aid help close near
clothes garments
allow permit collect gather
comprehend understand
ancient old conceal hide
contest competition
answer reply correct right
cost price
ask question/ request cruel brutal
cunning sly
attempt try damp wet
dawn day/ break
avoid escape dear expensive
deceive cheat
bad evil
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beast animal

beat hit

beautiful lovely

begin start

below underneath

big large

blank empty

bloom flower

brave bold

breeze wind

brief short

bright shining

bring fetch

zero nought

disease sickness/ illness look see
divide separate mad
dull boring many insane
easy simple mend
enemy foe merry numerous
error mistake naughty
event incident nearly repair
extra additional neat
fall drop occupation happy
far distant occur
fast quick ordinary mischievous
find discover own
forgive pardon pick almost
gift present place
glad pleased pleasant tidy
govern rule polite
halt stop port job/ work
hard solid purpose
harm hurt rescue happen
high tall rich
hot warm sad normal / usual
idle lazy select
join connect/ unite stop possess/ have
jump leap story
jungle forest stupid choose
learn study talk
leave go thin put
like love top
listen hear total nice
little small vacant
weep courteous
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aim

save

wealthy

unhappy/ sorrowful

choose

halt

tale

foolish

speak

lean

peak

whole/ entire

empty

cry

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(A) Choose the words that have the same meaning as the underlined words in
the sentences. Then write them down in the brackets given.

nearly actual start courageous check numerous
lovely feeble connect mistakes
caution talk

1 Do not speak too loudly in the library. ( )

2 Zakimah is a weak girl. ( )

3 I will begin with a story. ( )

4 Open the box with care. ( )

5 Join these two wires to turn on the light. ( )
6 “What a beautiful case!” she exclaimed. ( )

7 There have been many complaints from the residents in the area. ( )

8 The little boy almost fell into the drain. ( ) )
)
9 The real Mr Joe has been dead for two years. ( ) )

10 Examine your answers carefully before handing them up. (

11 Tan Chong is a brave boy. He saved a child from a fire. (

12 His essay was not very good. There were many spelling errors. (

(B) Circle the answer that has the same meaning as the word or sentences in
bold.

1 Leela loses her temper very easily.
A Leela cannot control herself very easily.
B Leela gets lost very easily.
C Leela gets angry very easily.
D Leela gets angry all the time.

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2 She sings like a nightingale.
A She sounds like a bird.
B She has terrible voice.
C She likes to sing.
D She has a sweet voice.

3 The Chess Club plans to visit the National Library.

A declines B refuses C dislikes D intends

4 The thieves managed to escape before the policeman arrived.

A smugglers B burglars C guard D gang

5 When will the lesson begin?

A end B last C before D start

6 The scouts rescued the drowning girl.

A picked B saved C selected D found

7 They purchased those grapes from a hawker at Jalan Intan.

A sold B told C stole D bought

8 I watched Superman IV yesterday. Superman is really mighty.

A huge B proud C strong D big

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Words opposite in meaning.

above X below broad X narrow

absent X present buy X sell

accept X reject/ refuse careful X careless

add X subtract catch X throw

adult X child cheap X expensive

after X before clean X dirty

against X for

clever X stupid

ahead X behind

alive X dead cloudy X clear

all x none clumsy X graceful

always X never cold X hot

answer X question come X go

appear X vanish common X rare

arrive X depart/ leave coward X hero

ask X answer cruel X kind

awake X asleep cry X laugh

back X front dangerous X safe

bad X good dark X bright

beautiful X ugly day X night

begin X end

better X worse dead X alive

black X white deep X shallow

blunt X sharp defend X attack

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brave X cowardly divide X multiply

doctor X patient forgive X punish
up
down X passenger forward X backward
wet
driver X late found X lost
west
dry X difficult fresh X stale
friend
early X insufficient friendly X hostile
exit
east X nobody full X empty
nowhere
easy X pass/ succeed gain X lose
dark
enemy X true generous X selfish/ stingy
strange
enough X unknown gentle X rough
near
entrance X slow give X take/ receive
thin
everybody X many happy X sad
lose
everywhere X start hard X soft
last
fail x sink hate X love
lead
fair X wise healthy X sickly
lead
false X heavy X light

familiar X here X there

famous X hide X seek

far X high X low

fast X honest X dishonest

fat X humble X proud

few X ill X well

find X illness X health

finish X import X export

first X in X out

float X increase X decrease

follow X inhale X exhale

foolish X 48 innocent X guilty TICERtINA

forget X inside X outside

intelligent X stupid new X old
boring/ nice X nasty
interesting X noisy X quiet
dull separate north X south
sorrow odd X even
join X senior often X seldom
cruel open X close/ shut
joy X early past X future
polite X rude
junior X poor X rich
pretty X ugly
kind X proud X humble
pull X push
late X put X take
quick X slow
lazy X rare X common
hardworking raw X cooked
remove X replace
lead X follow right X left
rise X fall
least X most rude X polite
same X different
lend X borrow short X tall/ long
shout X whisper
length X breadth simple X difficult
sink X float
less X more sit X staTnIdCERtINA

life X death

little X much

long X short

loud X soft

love X hate

male X female

master X servant

mend X break

merry X sad

mix X separate

modern X ancient

moving X stationary
artificial
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natural X

neat X untidy

small X big/ huge top X bottom
spend X save truth X lie
start X stop ugly X beautiful
straight X crooked/ bent under X over
subtract X add vacant X occupied
success X failure war X peace
supply X demand warm X cool
sweet X bitter weak X strong
tail X head west X east
talk X listen wide X narrow
teach X learn win X lose
tender X tough work X rest / play
that X this wrong X right
these X those young X old
thick X thin yours X mine
tiny X huge

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