English

Grammar
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Grammar
Read the sentences below and circle the adjectives.

1. Ben hears a soft cry.

2. Here is some hot water.

3. The frog lands upon a huge leaf.

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4. weve
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5. cant
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6. its
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Use the correct pronoun to complete each sentence below.

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7. _____________________ like to have an apple, Ali said.

(Me I)

8. Apples are good for ___________________.

(me I)

9. Mother takes an apple and gives it to ____________________.

(he him)

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10. ___________________ will eat the apple together, Ali tells Mother.
(I and Max Max and I)

Read the sentences below. Circle the asking sentence(s) and underline the telling
sentence(s).

11. Can you help me to catch a spider?

12. Let me try.

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13. Where is it?

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For each question below, join the two sentences using the conjunction given in the
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Ling falls down. She hurts her leg. and

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Ling falls down and hurts her leg.

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14. The boys want to fly a kite. It is raining. but

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15. Tom runs into the house. He knocks over a lamp. and

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Punctuation
There is one punctuation mistake in each sentence.
Rewrite the sentences using the correct punctuation,

16. I like to read The three Pigs.

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17. Did you buy this stamp

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18. I like blue orange and red.

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19. uncle Joe is a teacher.

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20. Ouch! It is painful,

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Grammar
Choose the correct answer for each blank and then write A, B or C in the brackets.

1. There is a bus-stop ____________________ the school.

(A) over
(B) through
(C) opposite ( )

2. Look! It is raining and the boys ___________________ playing football in the field.
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3. _____________ did Laura go to Hong Kong?

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(C) Where ( )
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4. Mrs Chan _____________________ Chinese New Year with her family every year.
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(C) celebrated ( )
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5. Gopal went to the park to ________________ on the swing.

(A) play
(B) plays
(C) played ( )

6. Tom bought a packet of milk and ________________ it.

(A) drink
(B) drank
(C) drinks ( )

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7. Ms Lee said to her class, You must complete the worksheets by

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(A) yourself
(B) yourselves
(C) themselves ( )

8. May I have ____________________ sugar in my tea?

(A) some
(B) many
(C) a few ( )

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9. February is the ________________ month of the year.
(A) short
(B) shorter
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(C) shortest ( )
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10. My grandfather bought a packet of noodles. He left ___________________ on the

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table for me.

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(A) it
(B) him
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Rearrange the words to form a sentence or a question. Begin your answer with a
capital letter and end it with a full-stop or question mark.

11. are there my garden pretty flowers in many

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12. to do study we want so we well hard

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Editing
Read each sentence carefully and edit the mistakes in spelling and punctuation. Fill
in each box with the correct spelling of the word or punctuation.

13. Everyone likes Meiling because she is a thotful girl.

14. Peter . Tom and Mary are at home.

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15. We eat vetables to keep us healthy and strong.
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Read the passage below carefully.

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.
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USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

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I it she they you

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In June, Mrs Tay took her pupils to the zoo. (16) _________________ gathered

them at the concourse before setting off.

When (17)________________________ were at the zoo, the class went from place

to place to look at the different animals. Suddenly, a monkey snatched Johns cap and ran

away. He screamed and asked, Where is the monkey now? (18)___________________

is so mischievous!

Look! It is up on that coconut tree! cried Peter.

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USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY

do does visit visits is

Teacher: Who is your best friend, Linda?

Linda: My best friend (19)____________________ Maya.

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Teacher: Do you go to each others home?

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Linda: Yes, we (20)______________________. Sometimes, I

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(21)_______________________ her after school. We play and read
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USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY

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One afternoon, Rina was walking home from school. As she was walking

(22)_______________ of the school gate, she saw a blind man with a walking stick.

Suddenly, the blind man tripped (23)_____________________ a stone and fell onto

the ground. Rina quickly ran (24)_____________________ him and helped him up. She

walked (25)_______________________ him.

The man was grateful for her help.

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Grammar
Read each sentence carefully. Put a () in the box for the correct answer.

1. The poor dog falls ____________________ the hole.

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2. Tom and David are good friends and they ___________________ to play football

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3. Jill is good at singing ___________________ dancing.

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4. A spider __________________ eight legs.

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5. There _______________ a packet of sweets on the table.

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6. John ________________ his father to wash his car.

help

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7. The earthworm is crawling ____________________ the tree.
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8. Annes cat is ____________________ than Janes cat.

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thin
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9. Peter cannot find his bag. He does not know ___________________ he has put it.

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10. My aunt and I go shopping. _______________ buy many books and toys.

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Word Order
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital
letter and end it with a full stop or a question mark.

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12. goes market to mrs tan every the day
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13. us cooks delicious for mother food my

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14. the park may not flowers pick we the in

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15. giraffe taller the horse is the than

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Grammar
For each question, choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the
brackets provided.

1. Babies __________________ when they are hungry.

(1) cry
(2) cries
(3) cried
(4) crying ( )

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2. Grandfather is old. He can only _________________ slowly.

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(1) walk
(2) walks
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3. Aishah and Ali are good pupils. They always enjoy doing thing together.
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(2) happier
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4. Aunt Julie pours water ___________________ the jug.

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(1) into
(2) below
(3) beside
(4) under ( )

5. Snow White and the seven dwarfs __________________ in the forest long ago.
(1) live
(2) lives
(3) lived
(4) living ( )

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6. John is sitting __________________ his father and mother.

(1) next
(2) from
(3) over
(4) between ( )

7. I was very tired so I ____________________ early last night.

(1) sleep
(2) sleeps
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8. My uncle ____________________ to the Singapore Bird Park yesterday.
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9. Aunt Mary scolded the children ________________ because they messed up the
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(2) angrily
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(4) more angrily ( )

10. Can you please tell me _______________ is the way to the canteen? asked Sally.
(1) how
(2) when
(3) why
(4) which ( )

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Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the correct answers, using the words provided in the box.
USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY.

asked for with is

I me has was

Mr Wong was washing his car last Sunday. Peter (11)_____________, Daddy,

may I help you?

Yes, please bring (12)________________ a piece of cloth, some water and the car

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shampoo, said his father.

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Peter washed and polished the car happily (13)_______________ his father. When
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they had completed the job, the car (14)_________________ clean and shining. They had

(15)____________________ enjoyable day together.

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Word Order

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capital letter and end it with a full stop or question mark.

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16. new Alan bicycle a has

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17. birthday yesterday was Sulins seventh

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18. noodles delicious this is a bowl of

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19. evening soccer are playing the boys in the

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20. changed the prince the witch a into frog

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Grammar
Fill in each blank with the correct answer. Write the number of the correct answer in
the brackets provided.

1. It was a hot day. Wencong and his friends were playing ________________ the big
tree.
(1) in
(2) under
(3) between ( )

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2. Look at ________________! They are swimming happily in the river.

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(2) we
(3) then
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3. My father ____________________ me to school every morning before he goes to
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4. They ______________ to the beach last Sunday.

(1) go
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(2) goes
(3) went ( )

5. Mr Tan: Do bees buzz?

Jenny: _________________________
(1) Yes, it does.
(2) Yes, they do.
(3) No, it doesnt. ( )

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6. The boys _________________ chicken rice for lunch just now.

(1) had
(2) has
(3) have ( )

7. Cinderella was the _________________ dancer at the ball.

(1) beautiful
(2) more beautiful
(3) most beautiful ( )

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Passage 1
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The king is a very powerful man. He lives (8)___________________ a palace

(9)_____________ many servants and guards. Everyone must listen (10)___________

him. They will do whatever the king wants them to.

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Passage 2

(A) bake (B) bakes

(C) baked (D) baking

Lifang is a ten-year old girl. She loves (11)_______________ cakes with her

mother. She (12)______________ a banana cake yesterday. Everyone in her family likes

eating her cake. She hopes to (13)_________________ a chocolate cake for all her

teachers to celebrate Teachers Day. She wants to give her teachers a surprise.

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Jimmy is a clever boy. (14)_________________ can play both the piano and the
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violin. His parents are proud of him. (15)___________________ often praise him. Jimmy
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knows that he cannot be proud.

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Editing Spelling
There are 5 words that are underlined in the sentences below. They are spelt
wrongly. Write the correct spelling of each word in the boxes provided.

16. An eagle has sharp claews.

17. Shanti has many prity dolls in her toy house.

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18. There are many children in the school canteen.
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19. I will be visiting my grandparents in China this Disember.

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My frend took my box of coloured pencils.

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Editing Punctuation
Write the correct punctuation mark in the circles provided.

21. Do you want some ice cream jelly or fruit .

22. Father asked, Who switched off my computer?

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Word Order
Rearrange the words to form sentences or questions. Begin with the underlined
word.

23. sings well Lucy very

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24. wizard evil the behind lived An hill

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25. can noodles buy bowl Where of I a

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26. in Ali catching garden are and the Sam spiders

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Grammar (MCQ)
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.

1. _________________ cat high up on the tree is hungry and frightened.

(1) This
(2) That
(3) These
(4) Those ( )

2. Do you want to go to the zoo tomorrow? Jane asked.

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No, I __________________. I have to finish my school work, said Roy.

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3. Raju sat ______________ the tree and soon fell asleep.

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4. I cannot find my book. _____________ did you put it?

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(1) Why
(2) What
(3) Where
(4) Which ( )

5. There _______________ only one sweet left in my pocket now.

(1) is
(2) are
(3) was
(4) were ( )

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6. The proud boy is playing football by _______________. Nobody wants to play with
him.
(1) himself
(2) herself
(3) yourself
(4) itself ( )

7. There are two pairs of shoes here. ________________ pair do you prefer?
(1) When
(2) Which

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(4) Why ( )

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(4) were ( )
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9. We ________________ to watch a movie yesterday.

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(3) going
(4) went ( )

10. These apples belong to us. They are _____________ apples.

(1) my
(2) her
(3) our
(4) their ( )

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Grammar Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Use each word only ONCE.

where their an when after

before and his or a

It was the school holidays. Jacks parents brought him to (11)_______________ fun

fair. They were enjoying themselves (12)____________________ the weather suddenly

turned bad. Lightning flashed (13)___________________ the thunder roared. Jack and

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(14)___________________ parents quickly rushed to get home. (15)________________

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Word Order
Arrange each word or group of words to form a correct sentence. Begin each
sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full-stop or a question mark.

16. my aunt as working a cashier is

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17. takes a zookeeper of animals care

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18. my father come home the evening and in my mother
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19. fastest Ali runner class in his is the

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20. borrow I eraser may your

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Grammar (MCQ)
Choose the most suitable answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets.

1. _________________ happened to you? Miss Lu asked Belle.

(1) How
(2) What
(3) Which
(4) Where ( )

2. _________________ road leads to the school? asked the man.

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(3) Which
(4) Where
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3. Those women _______________ lunch in this food court every day. The food is
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cheap and good.

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4. Georges wife is a doctor. __________________ works in the hospital.

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(1) It
(2) He
(3) She
(4) They ( )

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5. The water in the tub _____________ dirty. Please do not wash your hands in it,
said Mother.
(1) is
(2) are
(3) was
(4) were ( )

6. My father bought this bicycle for us. The bicycle is _________________.

(1) mine
(2) hers

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(4) yours ( )

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8. This lamp is the _______________ in our house.

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(4) brightest ( )

9. Thomas and I are going to the beach. Do you want to join ______________?
(1) us
(2) me
(3) him
(4) them ( )

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10. Sarah and Serene ____________ twins. They like to do things together.
(1) is
(2) am
(3) are
(4) were ( )

Preposition
Pick the most suitable PREPOSITION from the box and fill in each blank. Each word
can only be used ONCE.

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in front of on through under
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11. Mrs Woo is standing ____________________ a chair
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She is afraid of the mouse.

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12. Mimi is __________________ Keith.

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She is talking to him.

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13. An insect is buzzing _____________________ Sams

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14. A black crow is ________________ Dr Goh.

It is following him.

15. The cushion is ________________ the cat.

The cat is very comfortable.

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My father (16)__________________ (bring) home some bamboo sticks and

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coloured paper yesterday. I (17)____________________ (watch) him make a kite. He

(18)________________ (tie) the sticks together. Then he (19)______________ (snip) the

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paper here and there. He (20)_________________ (put) a little glue at the corners.
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When the kite was ready, we went to fly it in the field.

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Punctuation

Fill in each blank with the correct punctuation mark. Use each punctuation mark

only ONCE.

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21. We are going to the zoo. Are you coming with us

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22. I will turn you into a big, fat toad! shouted the witch.
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23. My brother went to school in his new uniform

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24. A long time ago, in thailand, there lived a farmer.

25. He had a strong son named praktom.

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Grammar
Read the sentences carefully. Tick () the correct answer.

1. There is __________________ umbrella on the table.

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2. Tim is my brother. _______________ is five years old.

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3. Mary and I are good friends. ________________ play together during recess.
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4. __________________ stars in the sky are shining brightly.

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5. Grandmother _____________ a plate of vegetables for dinner. It was delicious.

fry
fries
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6. The blue whale is the ________________ sea mammal.

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8. Tom ______________ the pencil just now.

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9. I am ________________ at colouring than drawing.

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10. ______________ was Mr Tan going?

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Each of the underlined words contains either a spelling or grammatical error. A

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mark or word in each of the boxes.

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Doctor Ali is a vet at the zoo. He makes sure that the animals is healthy. When an
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animal falls sick or is hurt, the zookeepers will inform him. Than Doctor Ali will bring along
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his huge first aid box and tend to the animals in their enclosures. Doctor Ali loves his job
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very mach. He is very happy to help the animals.

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It has always beem my dream to treat animals. I feel good when I know that they

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are well and healthy , Doctor Ali exclaimed. The animals are very lucky to have such a

caring doctor.

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Grammar Cloze
Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the options in the brackets.

Arthur, an aardvark, had a long nose. He was worried that his friends might laugh

(16)_____________ (at, about, with) his nose.

One day, Sarah, Arthurs classmate, complained to the teacher that his nose had

poked her. Arthur decided that he (17)________________ (do, does, did) not like his nose

anymore. He had to do something. An idea hit him. He needed to (18)______________

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(change, changes, changed) his nose!

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Arthur visited a doctor who showed him many pictures of noses. He could pick the

one that he liked best. His friends waited (19)_______________ (excite, excited, excitedly)
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outside the clinic to see his new nose.

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After looking at all the pictures, Arthur felt that his long nose suited him perfectly.
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Arthurs friends were happy that he finally loved his nose.

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1. soft

2. hot

3. huge

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5. cannot

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11. Can you help me to catch a spider?

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12. Let me try.

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13. Where is it?

14. The boys want to fly a kite but it is raining.

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16. I like to read The Three Pigs.

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17. Did you buy this stamp?

18. I like blue, orange and red.

19. Uncle Joe is a teacher.

20. Ouch! It is painful.

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

C B B B A

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10

B B A C A

11. There are many pretty flowers in my garden.

12. We want to do well so we study hard.

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1. into

2. like

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4. has

5. is

6. helps

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8. thinner

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11. How do you go to school?

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12. Mrs Tan goes to the market every day.

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13. My mother cooks delicious food for us.

14. We may not pick the flower in the park.

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18. This is a bowl of delicious noodles.

19. The boys are playing soccer in the evening.

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20. The witch changed the prince into a frog.

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24. An evil wizard lived behind the hill.

25. Where can I buy a bowl of noodles?
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26. Sam and Ali are catching spiders in the garden.

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