I have _________ of passing the paper although I was late for the examinations. ANS: confidence
The pupils remained _________ as the boy told his story. ANS: silent
The man turned ________ when everybody ignored him. ANS: violent
He can walk only with the _________ of crutches. ANS: assistance
_________ is the study of how a country makes its wealth. ANS: Economics
He is angry with his wife for taking so _________ on the trip. ANS: much luggage
My grandfather lost his _________ in the library. ANS: pair of spectacles
The students listened to their teachers ________ carefully. ANS: explanation
He has only two pieces of _________ in his room. ANS: furniture
My aunt from _________ will be visiting me in October. ANS: New York
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
______ saw me and my family at the shopping yesterday. ANS: He
______ want to give them some flowers from the garden at evening. ANS: We
______ are small animals roam free eat shrub. ANS: They
The girls were hungry so ______ when to canteen. ANS: they
The mother bird is feeding ____ with worm. ANS: it
My father promised to take _____ to Singapore next week. ANS: us
My grandparents were so happy to see _____ again. ANS: them
After the game, ____ went to eat at Burger King. ANS: I
_____ must never cross the road without looking to the left and right first. ANS: You
______ should leave now because the concert will start soon. ANS: We
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
Nadia and Michelle always ___________ the highest marks in English. ANS: get
Each boy _________ required to bring one ringgit for the camp. ANS: is
Everyone _________ the Negaraku and the school song during school assemblies. ANS: sings
Many secondary school girls ___________ the Baju Kurung to school. ANS: wear
Helena ________ her own clothes and __________ her own shoes. ANS: irons, washes
Fish _________ in the water while birds _________ high up in the sky. ANS: swim, fly
The police _________ looking for the man who broke into my house. ANS: were
Last week, the robber ______ caught red-handed and handed over to the police. ANS: was
The children _________ sick of eating the same food in the canteen every day. ANS: are
All the boys __________ playing football in the field when the bell rang. ANS: were
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
The birds at the pet shop were ________, sick and ______ . ANS: thin, old
The hospital attendant wants to save to buy a _______ house. ANS: bigger
Only ________ pupils were absent when the Minister visited the school. ANS: a few
My uncle was _________ to find out how I did in my examination. ANS: interested
Those were not our books ________ were taken away by the headmaster. ANS: that
Travelling by aeroplane is ___________ than travelling by ferry to East Malaysia. ANS: faster
The people were happy when their __________ ruler died. ANS: cruel
The beaches in Kelantan are as ___________ as those in Terengganu. ANS: beautiful
The historical buildings in Melaka are the _____________ in Malaysia. ANS: most popular
The white stripes on the Jalur Gemilang are as _________ as the red stripes. ANS: broad
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
He clapped ___________ after his granddaughter sang a song. ANS: loudly
My younger brother walked _____________ and fell down. ANS: clumsily
My sister smiled ___________ when she heard the good news. ANS: happily
Be careful when you cross the road. You must look ___________ to your left and your right before crossing. ANS: carefully
John is very happy at his new school. He speaks ___________ about his teachers and all his new friends. ANS: happily
The sun was shining __________ a few minutes ago. ANS: brightly
She drove _________ along the dark narrow lane. ANS: slowly
Teacher is proud of us because we did ____________ in the competition. ANS: well
The shopkeeper put the eggs ___________ into the plastic bag. ANS: gently
He was once ___________ to leave the classroom for making noise. ANS: told
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
The cat ran and climbed _________ the hill in the evening. ANS: over
They had a picnic before they climbed _______________ the hill in the evening. ANS: down
We were late so we decided to run __________ the field even though it was muddy. ANS: across
We walked ___________ the river until we found the bridge we were looking for. ANS: along
My father drove __________ the parking lot twice before he found a parking space. ANS: around
This dress is the prettiest ____________ the others. ANS: among
She carried her kitten and run _________ the road. ANS: across
The boys walked ___________ of the classroom when their teacher left. ANS: out
The curtains must go ______________ when the lights are switched off. ANS: up
Some people keep their money _________ their pillows. ANS: under
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
____________ you dont go to the stadium early, you will not be able to get the good seats. ANS: If
Choose one of the two. You can _________ take this one __________ that one. ANS: either, or
Rashid studied very hard ___________ he wanted to do well in his final examination. ANS: because
Miriam was punished by her teacher ___________ she did not do her homework. ANS: because
Linda would not have got wet in the rain __________ she had taken her umbrella along. ANS: if
It was warm __________ you can switch on the air-conditioner. ANS: so
We painted the fence ___________ we wanted to please our father. ANS: because
Most children love chocolates _____________ hate vegetables. ANS: and
He likes sandwiches ______ dislikes burgers. ANS: but
__________ he felt cold, he refused to wear a sweater. ANS: Although
GRAMMAR EXERCISE Fill in the blanks with a correct answer.
You are vegetarian and you are offered a dish of raw meat. What do you think? ANS: Ugh!
Somebody has just stepped on your toe. Which interjection would best fit the situation? ANS: ouch!
___, Mary! Come here! I want to talk to you. ANS: Hey!
Your children are making a lot of noise and you want to hear the news on the radio. How do you urge silence? ANS: shh!
___! The spinach soup is out of this world! ANS: Mmm!
A: I scored 660 points at the TOEFL test! B: ___! That's amazing! ANS: Wow!
___________ how come you are here? ANS: Alas!
_____________ the lady is no more. ANS: wow
___________ everybody is sleeping. ANS: Whoa!
____________ I am so scared. ANS: Alas!
Definition A noun is the name of a thing, person, animal, place or idea. Nouns can be classified by gender. Masculine nouns Neuther nouns Feminine nouns
TYPES OF NOUNS COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS NUMBERS COLLECTIVE NOUNS COMMON NOUNS PROPER NOUNS ABSTRACT NOUNS
DEFINITION
Pronouns are words that are use instead of the names of people, animals, places or things.
We use personal pronouns to replace the names of people, animals or things.
We use personal pronouns so we do not have to use the names many times.
Some personal pronouns are used at the beginning of a sentence. They are called subject pronouns.
Other personal pronouns are used after prepositions and words that show action (verbs), they are object pronouns.
List of Pronouns
Relative Pronouns relate a subordinate clause to the rest of the sentence. that, which, who, whom, whose, whichever, whoever, whomever
Personal Pronouns take the place of common and proper nouns.
Singular Plural First Person: the person or people speaking or writing I me
we us Second Person: the person or people being spoken or written to
you you Third Person: the person, people, or things being spoken or
written about
she, her he, him it they them
Demonstrative Pronouns Represent a thing or things. Singular Plural Refers to things that are nearby this these Refers to things that are far away that those
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a definite or specific person or thing.
The prefix in- means not. Knowing that can help you remember that they do not refer to something definite.
Reflexive Pronouns end in self or selves. Singular Plural First Person: the person or people speaking or writing myself ourselves Second Person: the person or people being spoken or written to yourself yourselves Third Person: the person, people, or things being spoken or written about himself, herself, itself themselves
Interrogative Pronouns Are used to ask questions. what, who, which, whom, whose
Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Used Alone mine yours his, hers ours yours theirs Used Before Nouns my your his, her, its our your their
Subject and Object Pronouns are used as either the subject or the object in a sentence. Singular Plural Subject: whom or what the sentence is about I you she, he, it we you they Object: direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions me you her, him, it us you them
SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
The verb in a sentence must agree with the subject.
If the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular.
If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.
If the subject is uncountable, the verb is singular.
SINGULAR SUBJECT
HE SHE IT I SINGULAR VERB (PRESENT TENSE)
IS DOES HAS AM SINGULAR VERB (PAST TENSE)
WAS DID HAD WAS PLURAL SUBJECT
WE THEY JOHARI AND RAVI I PLURAL VERB (PRESENT TENSE)
ARE DO HAVE
PLURAL VERB (PAST TENSE)
WERE DID HAD
DEFINITION An adjective is used t describe a noun or a pronoun, to give more information about the size, shape, colour or age of a person, place or thing. It usually comes before a noun or a pronoun. Nevertheless, it can also come after certain verbs.
Types of Adjective The main types of adjective are:
Order of adjectives
If more than one adjective is used in a sentence, they are generally used in the following order:
QUANTITY ONE SEVERAL TEN QUALITY CHEAP VALUABLE BEAUTIFUL SIZE,AGE SHAPE LONG HUGE NEW COLOUR BLUE RED YELLOW MATERIAL, NOUN, USED ADJECTIV E SILK GOLD INDIAN
DEFINITION An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Adverbs can be formed from adjectives:
Quick Quickly Gay Gaily Special Specially Brave Bravely Greedy Greedily
Types of Adverbs ADVERBS OF EXAMPLE OF ADVERBS Manner Quickly, Sadly, Fast, Hard Place There, Here, Near, Up, Inside Time Soon, Now, Tomorrow, Then Frequency Twice, Often, Always, Regularly Degree Very, Rather, Too, Quite Interrogative When, Where, Why, How
PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show its relation to other words in the sentences. Example of prepositions:
PLACE AND POSITION
- In a box - On a box - Under a box - Near a box - Beside a box - Behind a box - Opposite the box - In front of a box - Between a box and a pot - Among the boxes - Against the box - In bed - At home
DIRECTION
- Up the ladder - Down the road - From the room - Over the wall - Along the beach - Through the fence - Across the sea - Round the corner
TIME
- In the morning - During the evening - At two oclock - Before lunch - Since last year - For days - During holidays - By 8.00p.m. - Until Monday
DEFINITION Conjunctions join words, phrases or clauses in a sentence.
Uses of Conjunctions
Conjunctions
Use
- and To join words, phrases or clauses. - Although - But - Yet - However
To show contrast. - Because - Since - As - So
To show reason - When - While - As To show two or more actions happening at the same time. - Unless - If To show condition - Or To show choice or possibilities.
Interjection: words or phrases used to exclaim or protest or command. Examples: It's great to be a Canadian, eh? Yuck! That tastes disgusting. Say, let's go hiking. Okay, maybe it's not so bad.
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