Grammar 1

Teacher’s Copy
PR EFACE
LEARNING GRAMMAR WORKBOOK 1 is specially designed to

assess and expand the student’s usage of grammar in the
English Language.
The contents of the book are meant to supplement the

language structures taught in school. Each exercise contains
several sections of carefully prepared questions. Explanatory
notes and examples are provided before each exercise to
guide the student in the usage of grammar.
The choice of words, vocabulary and sentence structures used

have been carefully planned to ensure that they are varied
and are within the student’s comprehension. A glossary is
included at the end which gives the meanings to selected
words in this book. Answers are provided for easy assessment.
Online activities are tagged to the exercises, providing a

platform for the student to learn and have fun at the same
time. Learning grammar is therefore no longer an unenviable
task.
By completing the exercises, the student will gain some

degree of proficiency in the usage of grammar.
Marilyn Tan
Learning Grammar Workbook 1

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Exercise Learning Objectives Page Online Activity
PRONOUNS — ‘I’, ‘YOU’, ‘HE’ AND

1 ‘SHE’ WITH THE VERB ‘TO BE’
1~5
‘WHO’ FOLLOWED BY THE

2 VERB ‘TO BE’
6 ~ 10 —
DEMONSTRATIVES —
3 ‘THIS/THAT’ AND ‘THESE/THOSE’
11 ~ 14 —
4 ARTICLES — ‘A’ AND ‘AN’ 15 ~ 19 —
NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE

STATEMENTS — ‘IS/IS NOT (ISN’T)’,
5 ‘ARE/ARE NOT (AREN’T)’ AND
20 ~ 24 —
‘AM/AM NOT’
NOUNS (COUNTABLE) —
6 PLURAL FORM
25 ~ 29 —
7 QUESTIONS USING ‘WHAT’ 30 ~ 34 —
8 ADJECTIVES BEFORE NOUNS 35 ~ 39
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES —
9 ‘MY’, ‘YOUR’, ‘HIS’ AND
40 ~ 44 —
‘HER’
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES —
10 ‘OUR’, ‘YOUR’ AND ‘THEIR’
45 ~ 47 —
11 PRONOUNS — ‘WE’ AND 48 ~ 51 —

‘THEY’
‘HAS’ AND ‘HAVE’ TO SHOW

12 POSSESSION
52 ~ 57

CONTENTS
Exercise Learning Objectives Page Online Activity
ADJECTIVES AFTER THE

13 VERB ‘TO BE’
58 ~ 63 —
14 CONJUNCTIONS — ‘AND’ AND ‘OR’ 64 ~ 66
15 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 67 ~ 70 —
PREPOSITIONS — ‘ON’, ‘IN’, ‘ABOVE’,

16 ‘UNDER’, ‘IN FRONT OF’ AND 71 ~ 76 —
‘BEHIND’
17 PREPOSITIONS — ‘TO’ AND ‘FROM’ 77 ~ 79 —
18 COMMANDS AND REQUESTS 80 ~ 83 —
19 NOUNS (UNCOUNTABLE) 84 ~ 88 —
‘HAVE’ USED WITH FOOD

20 AND ILLNESS
89 ~ 91 —
Glossary (page 92)

EX ERCISE 1
PRONOUNS – ‘I’, ‘YOU’, ‘HE’ AND ‘SHE’ WITH THE VERB ‘TO
BE’
(a) The pronoun ‘I’ always takes the verb ‘AM’ in the
present tense.
Examples
I am a
boy.
I am
seven
years old.
I am in
Primary
One.
(b) The pronoun ‘YOU’ always takes the verb ‘ARE’ in the
present tense.
Examples
You are a
girl.
You are in
Primary One.
You are a
clever child.
(c) For ‘HE’ and

‘SHE’, we use
‘IS’ in the
present
tense.
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Exercise 2
Examples
SECTION A
Fill in each blank with the help of the words in the
box.
I You He She
1 My name is
Mindy.
I am seven years
old.
2 Mr John delivers
letters.
He is a
postman.
3 Devi is my
neighbour.
Sh is very
e friendly.
4 You are
You sit nextAndy.
to me in the
classroom.
5 Iam a teacher.
I teach English in
Mayville Primary School.

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Reproducible for home/classroom use only. Exercise 2
6 Which class is Mary
in?
Sh is in Primary One
e Green.
7 You help to clean up the

classroom.
You are a helpful
boy.
8 Mother comes home from

the market.
Sh is carrying a
e basket
of vegetables.
9 Mr Wilson works at the

police station.
He is a
policeman.
1 Iam a taxi
0 I start workdriver.
at six o’clock
every morning.

3
SECTION B
box.
am is are
1 Jane likes to
read.
She i nine years
old. s
2 My sister works in an
office.
She i a
clerk. s
3 I work in a
hospital.
I am a doctor.
4 You swim very

well.
You are a good
swimmer.
5 Jason eats two

burgers.
He i very
hungry. s

4
SECTION C
Complete the answers
below.
1 Is he a clown?
Yes, he is a
clown.
2 Are you in Primary

One?
Yes, I am in
Primary One.
3 Are you
John?
Yes, I am.
4 Is he Wilfred?
Yes, he is
5 Is he a
farmer?
Yes, he is a
farmer.

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E XE RCISE 2
‘WHO’ FOLLOWED BY THE VERB ‘TO BE’
(a) When we ask present time questions about the person

we are speaking to, we use the pronoun ‘YOU’ and the
present tense verb ‘ARE’.
Example
Who are you?
(b) When we ask present time questions about a girl or a

woman, we use the pronoun ‘SHE’ and the present tense
verb ‘IS’.
Example
Who is she?
(c) When we ask present time questions about a boy or a

man, we use the pronoun ‘HE’ and the present tense verb
‘IS’.
Example
Who is he?

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SECTION A
Complete each question with the help of the words in
the box.
am is are
1 Who are
you?
2 Who is
he?
3 Who am
I?
4 Who is
she?
5 Who is that
man?

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SECTION B
Look at the pictures. Answer the questions with
the
help of the words given.
EXAMPLE
Who is she?
She is Miss
Grant. She is a
nurse. Miss Grant, a
nurse
1 Who is
he?
He is .
Ray
He is my . Ray, my
classmate classmate
2 Who are
you?
I am .
Helen
I am Hilda’s . Helen, Hilda’s
sister sister
3 Who is
she?
She is Mrs .
Miller
She is John’s .
mother Mrs Miller, John’s
mother

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4 Who are you?
I am Mr .
Gerard
I am your new
Mr Gerard, new neighbour
neighbour .
5 Who is
he? He is .
Jason
He is a . Jason, a
hairdresser hairdresser
SECTION C
Write down the question for each sentence.
Begin each question with ‘Who’.
EXAMPLE
Who is she?
She is my
sister.
1 Who is ?
he
He is my
father.

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2 Who are ?
you
I am
Anson.
3 Who is ?
she
She is my
teacher.
4 Who am ?
I
You are
Lisa.
5 Who are ?
you
I am your
neighbour.

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E XE RCISE 3
DEMONSTRATIVES – ‘THIS/THAT’ AND ‘THESE/THOSE’
(a) We use ‘THIS’ when we speak of something that is near to

us.
Examples
This is a
table.
This table is
made of
wood.
(b) We use ‘THESE’ when we speak of many things that

are near to us.
Examples
These are
tables.
These tables
belong to Mr
Lawson.
(c) We use ‘THAT’

when we speak
of something
that is far from
us.
Examples
That is a
mountain.
That mountain is
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very big.
SECTION A
Underline the correct
answers.
1 ( That , This ) is an
aeroplane.
2 ( That , This ) is a
ball.
3 ( That, This ) is a
boat.
cat.
tree.

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SECTION B
answers.
1 ( Those , These ) are

books.

birds.

eggs.

bananas.

rambutans.

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SECTION C
box.
That This Those These
1 Thi is a
s chair.
2 Those are
horses.
3 These are
apples.
4 That is a
cow.
5 Thi is my
s bicycle.

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E XE RCISE 4
ARTICLES – ‘A’ AND ‘AN’
(a) ‘A’ and ‘AN’ are both singular. So, we use them when we
speak of one person or one thing.
Examples
He is a
boy. It is a
table. That
is a hat.
This is an
egg.
(b) We use ‘AN’

for a word
which
begins with
the ‘a’, ‘e’,
‘i’, ‘o’
or ‘u’
sound.
Examples
I ate an apple.
He broke an
egg.
She had an ice
cream. That is an
ostrich.
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I have an
umbrella. He is an
SECTION A
Fill in each blank with ‘A’ or
‘An’.
1 A car
2 An aeroplane
3 An umbrella
4 A glass
5 A tiger

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6 An ambulance
7 A kettle
8 A doctor
9 An orange
1 An apple
0

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SECTION B
Underline the correct article in the
brackets.
1 Today is ( a , an ) sunny
day.
2 ( A , An ) owl is a bird that hunts at

night.
3 Miss Peterson is ( a , an )
policewoman.
4 We are going for ( a , an ) walk in the

park.
5 He chopped down the tree with ( a , an )

axe.

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6 My father is ( a , an )
carpenter.
7 ( A , An ) ant is a tiny
insect.
8 She is ( a , an ) ugly, old

witch.
9 Mike is reading ( a , an )
letter.
10 ( A , An ) elephant is a large
animal.

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E XE RCISE 5
NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS – ‘IS/IS NOT
(ISN’T)’,
‘ARE/ARE NOT (AREN’T)’ AND ‘AM/AM NOT’
When we know that something is not correct, we add the

word
‘NOT’ to the verb.
Examples
This is coffee. This is not tea.
Jim isn’t in the room. He is in the kitchen.
We are tired. We are not ready to run
again. The oranges are sour. They aren’t
sweet.
I am in Primary One. I am not in Primary
Two. I am a carpenter. I am not a
plumber.

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SECTION A
Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the
brackets.
1 ( is, is not )
Thi i an
s s arrow.
I is a
t not spear.
2 ( is, is not )
He is not a
He ipoliceman.
a
doctor. s
3 ( are, are not

)
These are not toes.
They are fingers.
4 ( am, am
not )
I am a
girl.
I am not a boy.
5 ( are, are not

)
These are insects.
They are not birds.

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SECTION B
box.
am am not is is not are are not
1 is a
That not kitten.
That i a puppy.
s
2 is a
This not tiger.
Thi i a
s s lion.
3 are not oranges.

These
They are durians.
4 am not a
I nurse.
I am a teacher.
5 are not clouds.

Those
They are stars
.

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SSEECCTTIIOONNCC
Look at the pictures. Answer the questions with the help
of the words given.
EXAMPLES
1. Is he a
fireman? No,
he isn’t.
postman
He is a postman.
2. Are these
cakes? No, they
aren’t. They are
sweets.
swe
ets
1 Is that a
ship?
No, it .
isn’t
It is a .
train
train
2 Are those
birds?
No, they .
aren’t
They are .
kites kites

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3 Is it a
rabbit? No, .
it isn’t
It is a . mouse
mouse
4 Are they
hunters? No, .
they aren’t
They are . fishermen
fishermen
5 Is he your
father? No, he .
isn’t
He is my .
uncle uncle

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E XE RCISE 6
NOUNS (COUNTABLE) – PLURAL FORM
(a) We add ‘-s’ to a countable noun to make it plural.
Examples
There is an aeroplane in the sky.
There are two aeroplanes in the
sky.
I received a letter today.

I received three letters today.
There is one cup on the tray.

There are ten cups on the
tray.
(b) When a countable noun ends in ‘-s’, ‘-sh’, ‘-ch’ or ‘-x’,

we add ‘-es’ to make it plural.
Examples
There is a glass on the table.
There are ten glasses on the table.
I put one brush in the cup.

I put two brushes in the cup.
I wear my favourite watch to

school. I have two more watches
at home.
Jason puts a ball in the box.

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Jason puts all the balls Exercise
in the 2
boxes.
(c) Some nouns change their spelling when we make them
plural.
Examples
I hop on one foot.
My feet are tired from walking.
There is a man waiting for you.

There are two men waiting for
you.
A child is playing in the rain.

Two children are playing in the
rain.
(d) The following are some nouns which change their

spelling when we make them plural.
Singular Plural
foot feet
child children
man men
woman women
goose geese
tooth teeth

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SECTION A
Circle the correct word for each
picture.
1 apple apples
2 birds
bird
3 flowers
flower
4 aeroplane aeroplanes
5 egg eggs

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SECTION B
Underline the correct answers.
1 There are many coconut ( tree , trees ) on the

island.
2 Susan has two ( brother , brothers ).
3 I see a ( doctor , doctors ) when I am ill.
4 There are ( cloud , clouds ) in the sky.
5 Elephants have big ( ear , ears ).
6 There are many ( animal , animals ) in the zoo.
7 There are seven ( day , days ) in a week.
8 My father drives a ( car , cars ) to work every day.
9 You have five ( finger , fingers ) on each hand.
10 My sister is a ( lawyer , lawyers ).

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SECTION C
Fill in the blank with the plural form of each
noun.
1 ball balls
2 glass glasses
3 foot feet
4 orange oranges
5 child children
6 man men
7 flag flags
8 tooth teeth
9 eye eyes
1 sta star
0 r s

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EXERCISE 7
QUESTIONS USING ‘WHAT’
(a) We use ‘WHAT’ when we want to know the name of

something.
Examples
What is
that?
That is a
bicycle.
What are those

things? Those are
fruits.
What is this?
This is a
book.
(b) We can also use ‘WHAT’ when we want to know about

the work of a person.
Examples
What is
she?
She is a
teacher.
What are
you? I am a
student.
What are
SECTION A
Complete the answer to each
question.
EXAMPLE
What is this?
This is a
pencil.
1 What is
he?
He a
is dentist.
2 What are
those?
Those are ducks.
3 What is
that?
That a
is spider.
4 What are
they?
They soldiers.
are

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5 What is
she?
a
She is nurse.
6 What are
these?
grapes.
These are
7 What is
that?
a
That is pie.
8 What are
you?
a boy
I am scout.
9 What is
this?
a bed.
This is
10 What are
those?
sharks
Those are .

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SECTION B
Complete the question for each
answer.
EXAMPLE
What is that?
That is a
candle.
1 What are ?
these
These are
bananas.
2 What is ?
this
This is a
whiteboard.
3 What are ?
those
Those are
seashells.
4 What are you ?
I am a
postman.

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5 What is ?
that
That is a
radio.
6 What is ?
she
She is a
teacher.
7 What are ?
they
They are
firemen.
8 What is ?
it
It is a
cockroach.
9 What are ?
those
Those are
birds.
10 What is ?
he
He is a
policeman.

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E XERCISE 8
ADJECTIVES BEFORE NOUNS
An adjective helps us to describe something or someone. It

tells us more about the thing or person.
Examples
He is a boy.
He is a clever boy.
She is a girl.
She is a good girl.
That is a tree.
That is a tall
tree.
I have a dog.
I have a big
dog.
She is wearing a
dress.
She is wearing a
pretty dress.

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SECTION A
answers.
1 Mr Benson drives a ( big , tall )

car.
2 That is a ( long , tall )

building.
3 A panther has ( blue , black

) fur on its body.
4 He has a ( happy , sad )

look on his face.
5 This is a ( square , round )

table.

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6 Alex is reading a ( thin , thick )
book. It has only eight pages.
7 Most plants have ( green , white

) leaves.
8 The butcher uses a ( blunt , sharp

) knife to cut the meat. He can
cut the meat easily.
9 Today is a ( sunny , rainy )

day.
10 The ( old , young ) man is

holding a walking stick.

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SECTION B
Fill in each blank with the help of the words in the box.
Use each word only once.
heavy long hot ugly angry

short round tall white fierce
1 My neighbour has fierce

a
dog.
2 The fisherman dries his nets

under
the hot
sun.
3 Mandy cannot carry heavy

the
box.
4 Look at angry man!

that
5 This is round table.

a

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6 ugly witch is flying on
The her
magic broom.
7 Goats have short tails.
8 A giraffe is a tall animal.

very
9 There white clouds in the

are sky.
10 My sister long hair.

has

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E XE RCISE 9
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES – ‘MY’, ‘YOUR’, ‘HIS’ AND ‘HER’
(a) Sometimes, we want to show that something belongs to

someone. To do this, we use special adjectives.
Examples
This is my birthday present.

I like your new dress. It is very pretty.
Molly has a kitten. Her kitten is very playful. Samuel
has a bicycle. His bicycle is blue in colour.
(b) We may also show that someone ‘belongs’ to a

person.
Examples
Sam is her son.

Mr Wilson is my uncle.
Is the principal your aunt?

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SECTION A
answers.
1 I have a dog.
It is ( my , your )
dog.
2 This is Mr Lee.
The little girl is ( his , her )

daughter.
3 “Does ( my , your ) brother go to school

?”
“Yes, my brother goes to school.”
4 Sharon has a
kitten.
It is ( his , her )
kitten.
5 Sandy has a doll.
She is playing with ( his , her )

doll.

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6 “Roy, is this ( my , your )
ruler ?”
“Yes, Peter. It is my ruler.”
7 “Is that Mrs Chandler’s

house ?”
“Yes, that is ( his , her )

house.”
8 This bag belongs to

me.
It is ( my , your ) bag.
9 I brush ( my , your )
teeth every day.
10 Millie is waving ( his , her )

hand. She wants to get on the
bus.

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SECTION B
box.
my your his her
1 “What is your name?”
“ My name is
Michael.”
2 Richard is hi new bicycle

riding s
to
school.
3 That lady is my
teacher.
We are her
students.
4 “Did you your school

bring fees?”
“Yes, I
did.”
5 Anson kicks the ball hi foot.

with s

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6 I wear a watch my wrist
on .
7 Terry hi hair every

washes s day.
8 “Does your father have a

car?”
“Yes, my father has a
car.”
9 Paul, may I your pen,

borrow
please ?
10 He is a
postman.
Hi name is Mr
s Dawson.

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EXE RCISE 10
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES – ‘OUR’, ‘YOUR’ AND ‘THEIR’
When we want to show that something belongs to many

people, we use ‘OUR’, ‘YOUR’ (plural) or ‘THEIR’ .
Examples
These are our books.

We put them on this table just now.
Linda and Sally have a cat.

Their cat is very cute.
“Please keep your books,” the teacher tells the students.

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SECTION A
Fill in each blank with ‘our’ or
‘their’.
1 We have
bicycles.
These are our bicycles.
2 Mr and Mrs Carlson have a

son.
This is their
son.
3 My brother and I
brush
our teeth every
morning.
4 Andy and Serene are

doing
their homework.
5 The book belongs to the

twins, Tina and Sue.
It is their book.

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SECTION B
Use each word only once.
my your his her our their
1 The fishermen own three

boats. their
Every morning, they boats out to
row sea.
2 I have some sweets my pocket.

in Do you want one?
3 “Where are your books? I want to collect them

now,”
the teacher told the
students.
4 Mrs Johnson keeps her purse her handbag.

in
She carries it wherever she
goes.
5 We our hands before we have our

wash meals.
6 This room belongs to

David.
It is hi
room. s

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E XE RCISE 11
PRONOUNS – ‘WE’ AND ‘THEY’
‘WE’ and ‘THEY’ are plural pronouns. When we use ‘WE’ or

‘THEY’, the verb must be plural.
Examples
Jane and Jill share a room. They are sisters.
Gerard and I are classmates. We are neighbours too.
Their pet is missing. They are very worried.
Our computers are quite new. We are not buying

any this year.

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SECTION A
Fill in each blank with ‘We’ or
‘They’.
1 Mary and Sandy are

neighbours.
They are also good
friends.
2 John, Sandra, Lily and I like to

study
together. We are
students
from Mayville Primary
School.
3 They
are my
teachers.
I see them every
morning.
4 We are eating ice cream.
Father bought the ice cream for

us.
5 He is Gary and she is

Helen.
They are my
children.

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SECTION B
Circle the correct answers.
1 Both my sisters work in a

hospital. ( We , They ) are
nurses.
2 Tim and I go to the same

school.
( We , They ) are classmates.
3 Sharon and Jane live near each

other.
( We , They ) are neighbours.
4 These are owls.

( We , They ) fly and hunt at
night.
5 My friend and I are thirsty.

( We , They ) are drinking some
lemonade.

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SSEECCTTIIOONNCC
Rewrite each of the following sentences by using ‘We’
or
‘They’.
MrEXAMPLES
Wilson and Mr Baker are policemen.
They are policemen.
1 Sam and I are going to the zoo.
We are going to the zoo.
2 Miss Stevens and I are teachers.
We are teachers.
3 Donna and Mindy are best friends.
They are best friends.
4 The pigeon and the parrot are

birds.
They are birds.
5 The apples are in a basket.
They are in a basket.

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EXE RCISE 12
‘HAS’ AND ‘HAVE’ TO SHOW POSSESSION
We use ‘HAS’ (singular) and ‘HAVE’ (plural) to show that

someone owns something, or something belongs to someone.
Examples
Tommy has a pet rabbit.
James and Leo have stamp albums.
Mrs Thomson has five children.
They have two dogs.
We have two computers at home.
A rabbit has long ears.
An elephant has a long trunk.

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SECTION A
Fill in each blank with ‘has’ or
‘have’.
1 have long
Tigers tails.
2 has a pet dog.

Henry
3 A has feathers on its

bird body.
4 Mr and Mrs have a daughter.

Miller
5 A motorcycle has two

wheels.

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6 have a balloon.
I
7 You have long

hair.
8 He has a new
car.
9 have kites.
They
10 We have dolls.

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SECTION B
Look at the pictures. Answer each question using ‘has’
or
‘have’.
1 How many legs does the table have?

It has four
. legs
2 What do you
have?
I have a book .
3 How many wings does a bird

have?
It has two
. wings
4 What does Mary

have?
Sh has a lamb .
e
5 How many wheels does a car

have?
It has four
. wheels

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6 What do I
have?
You have an apple .
7 How many children do Mr

and Mrs Lee have?
They have two .

children
8 What do the boys

have?
They have bicycles .
9 What does she

have?
Sh has a .
e doll
10 What does he
have?
He has a .
ball

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SECTION C
Circle the correct answers.
1 A shark ( has , have ) sharp teeth.
2 We ( has , have ) ten toes on our feet.
3 Mr Kingsley ( has , have ) a big house.
4 A tree ( has , have ) many leaves.
5 I ( has , have ) a test today.
6 The rose ( has , have ) red petals.
7 A leopard ( has , have ) spots on its

body.
8 They ( has , have ) a pet parrot.
9 That nest ( has , have ) a few eggs in it.
10 That factory ( has , have ) many

workers.

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EXE RCISE 13
ADJECTIVES AFTER THE VERB ‘TO BE’
We use adjectives after ‘am’, ‘is’ or ‘are’ to help us to

complete a sentence.
Examples
My sister is happy.
My parents are
kind. I am short.
The teacher is angry.
The students are
noisy.
The water is nice and
cool. I am tired but
happy.
The elephant is big and strong.
The oranges are sweet and
juicy.
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SECTION A
answers.
1 The wooden frame of the clock is

( round , square ). It is made of
wood.
2 That man is ( thin , fat

).
3 The tree next to the

house is very ( short , tall
).
4 Please be careful.
The knife is ( sharp , blunt
).
5 The cupboard is ( light ,

heavy ). It needs two men to
lift it.

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6 The nurse’s uniform is
( black , white ). It looks
clean.
7 The ball is ( round , square

). It can roll down a slope.
8 Mrs Simpson is ( sad ,

happy ). It is her birthday
today.
9 My brother is ( tall , short

). He is only two years
old.
10 Paul’s shoes are ( dirty ,

clean ). He has to wash them.

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SECTION B
Use each word once only.
long small hot cold oval

weak narrow angry round deep
1 The woman weak .

is very She is very
old.
2 The road narrow .

is There is hardly enough space
for two cars to pass.
3 Please be
careful.
The cup of coffee hot .
is
4 I am going to the
barber’s.
My hair is too long
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5 Ice is cold .
very
6 The ocean is wide deep .

and Big ships can sail
on it.
7 The leaf oval in

is shape.
8 Mr Wilson is angry .
very
9 An orange is round
.
10 Ants are small .

very

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SECTION C
Put the words in the correct order. Then write the
sentence.
EXAMPLE
strong. The i boy

s
The boy is
strong.
1 fast. deer is The
The deer is fast.
2 The black. are cats
The cats are black.
3 is sad. Jack
Jack is sad.
4 is pond shallow.
The The pond is
shallow.
5 slow. My is
watch My watch is
slow.
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EXE RCISE 14
CONJUNCTIONS – ‘AND’ AND ‘OR’
(a) We use ‘AND’ to join two or more things together. When

we use ‘AND’ to join two things together, the verb must
be plural.
Examples
John and Mary are friends.

The elephant and the tiger are large animals.
(b) We may use ‘AND’ to speak of one person or thing with

two qualities.
Examples
The policeman is brave and

kind. The soldier is tall and
young.
(c) We use ‘OR’ to show that there

are two things, but we can
choose only one of the two
things.
Examples
You can have roast chicken or

fried fish.
Which toy do you want, the plastic boat or the
wooden train?
Exercise 2
SECTION A
Circle the correct
answers.
1 Mr Beck’s hair is short ( and , or )

white.
2 Is this a penguin ( and , or ) a

seal?
3 The grapes are sweet ( and , or )

juicy.
4 These are cups ( and , or )

saucers.
5 Which dress do you like, the red

one ( and , or ) the blue one?

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6 Sharon ( and , or ) Sally are talking
to each other.
7 Are they coming by bus ( and , or

) taxi?
8 Is this a tiger ( and , or ) a

leopard?
9 John ( and , or ) Jane are going

to the park.
10 The witch is old ( and , or )

ugly.

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EXE RCISE 15
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
We use the present continuous tense when we use ‘AM’, ‘IS’

or
‘ARE’ with a verb in its ‘-ING’ form.
Examples
I am walking home today.
John is playing football in the
field. Jasmine is sweeping the
floor.
The boys are doing their

homework.
My mother is cooking chicken curry for
us. The children are watching television.
Gary is doing his homework on the

computer.

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SECTION A
Choose the correct answer and put a tick (√) in its
box.
1 The children
(1) am walking to school.
(2) is walking
(3) are √
walking
2 The monkey up the

tree.(1) am climbing
(2) is climbing √
(3) are climbing
3 We the bus
home.
(1) am taking
(2) is taking
(3) are √
taking
4 I the
floor.(1) am sweeping
√
(2) is sweeping
(3) are sweeping
5 The birds in the

sky. (1) am
flying
(2) is flying
√
(3) are
flying
SECTION B
Look at the pictures. Answer the questions with the help
of
the words in the brackets.
EXAMPLE
What is the girl doing?
(read) She is reading.
1 What are the dogs doing?

(run)
They are
. running
2 What is the bird doing?

(chirp)
It is
. chirping
3 What are you doing?

(write)
I am
. writing
4 What am I doing?
(talk)
You are .
talking

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5 What are the children doing?
(play)
They are playing
.
6 What is the boy doing?

(sleep)
He is
. sleeping
7 What is she doing?

(cry)
Sh is .
e crying
8 What are they doing?

(swim)
They are .
swimming
9 What are you doing?

(eat)
I am eating
.
10 What is your mother doing?

(cook)
She is cooking
.

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EXE RCISE 16
PREPOSITIONS – ‘ON’, ‘IN’, ‘ABOVE’, ‘UNDER’, ‘IN FRONT
OF’
AND ‘BEHIND’
(a) We use ‘ON’ for things that we put or leave somewhere.
Examples
There is a picture on the

wall. The glass is on the
table.
(b) We use ‘IN’ to show that something or someone is ‘inside’

a place or something else.
Examples
Mother is in the kitchen.

The money is in the red box.
(c) When we want to show that there is something at a

place higher than another thing, we use ‘ABOVE’.
Examples
The helicopter is flying above that

building. The lamp is hanging above the
table.

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(d) We use ‘UNDER’ to show that something or someone is
below a place or thing.
Examples
She is standing under the tree.

The mouse is hiding under the carpet.
(e) When something or someone is before another thing or

person, we use ‘IN FRONT OF’.
Examples
The tree is in front of the house.

There is a lady in front of me in the queue.
(f) When something or someone is at the back of something

or someone, we use ‘BEHIND’.
Examples
Sheila stood behind her mother on the

bus. The post office is just behind my
house.

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SECTION A
answers.
1 The clock is ( on , in ) the

wall.
2 The car is ( in front of ,

behind ) the lorry.
3 The cat is ( above , under ) the

table.
4 The eggs are ( in , on ) the

nest.
5 Do not stand ( under , in front

of ) the television.

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6 The birds are flying ( above , on
) the trees.
7 Sharon is hiding ( under ,

behind ) the door.
8 The bag is ( on , above ) the

table.
9 The boys are ( under , in ) the

pool.
10 Mr Lawson is carrying a
newspaper ( behind , under ) his
arm.

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SECTION B
box.
on in above
behind under in front
of
1 The fan above the table.

is
2 The scooter in front the

is of bus.
3 The bird in the cage.

is
4 Please slip this under

letter the door.
5 A king wears a on
crown his head.

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6 The boat is under
going the
bridge.
7 The money in
is the wallet.
8 Peter is behind
standing the
chair.
9 The aeroplane is above

flying the clouds.
10 Bees in a
live hive.

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EXE RCISE 17
PREPOSITIONS – ‘TO’ AND ‘FROM’
(a) We use ‘TO’ to show that something or someone is

moving
towards a place or something else.
Examples
Jason goes to school.

My sister walks to her office.
The boy is running to his mother.
Mrs Thomson is going to the
market. The ship is sailing to
Singapore.
(b) We use ‘FROM’ to show that

something or someone is moving
away from a place or something
else.
Examples
The wind is coming from the north.

The thief is running from the police.
Mother comes home from the
market.
My parents have just returned from
Canada.
They are moving the computers
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Exercise 2
the room to the hall.
SECTION A
Look at the pictures. Fill in each blank with ‘to’ or
‘from’.
1 Mary is going from

home school.
2 The bird is flying to

back its nest.
3 The deer is running from

away the tiger.
4 The monkey jumps from

down the tree.
5 I to school every
walk day.

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6 This radio from Japan.
is
7 The ambulance is to
going the hospital.
8 We are to the cinema.

going
9 The aeroplane takes from

off the airport.
10 I am sending my to
sister the railway
station.

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EXE RCISE 18
COMMANDS AND REQUESTS
(a) When we give commands, we often do not use names

or pronouns.
Examples
Come here. Don’t disturb the baby.

Take your medicine after your
lunch.
Go to the room to collect your books
now.
(b) When we make requests, we usually use
‘PLEASE’.
Examples
Please switch off the lights.

Please post this letter for me.
Please take your medicine after dinner.

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SECTION A
Choose the most appropriate command or request for
each picture and write its number in the brackets.
1 (1) Please walk quietly.

(2) Please answer the door.
(3) Please close the door. ( 2 )
2 (1) Please sweep the floor.

(2) Please wipe the floor.
(3) Please mop the floor. ( 1 )
3 (1) Don’t wave at me.

(2) Don’t talk loudly.
(3) Don’t run across the road. ( 3 )
4 (1) Stop fighting!

(2) Stop running!
(3) Stop playing! ( 1 )
5 (1) Please sit down.

(2) Please drop everything.
(3) Please pick up the litter. ( 3 )

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SECTION B
Choose the correct command or request for each
picture and write it on the lines provided.
• Please sit down.

• Please answer the telephone.
• Don’t disturb Grandfather.
• Please bring me a glass of water.
• Use the overhead bridge.
• Please lend me this storybook.
1 Don’t disturb
Grandfather.
2 Please sit
down.

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3 Please bring me a glass of
water.
4 Use the overhead

bridge.
5 Please answer the

telephone.
6 Please lend me this

storybook.

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EXE RCISE 19
NOUNS (UNCOUNTABLE)
When we use uncountable nouns, we must make sure that

the verb is singular.
(a) Liquids and fluids
Examples
There is water in the
jug. The milk is sour.
There is oil on this table.
There is blood on the
floor.
(b) Substances
Examples
Butter is used to bake a cake.
Bread is made from wheat
flour. Jam is sweet.
Wood is used to make
furniture.
(c) Metals
Examples
Gold is yellow.
Silver is
shiny.
SECTION A
Look at the pictures. Underline the correct
answers.
1 Turn off the tap. Don’t

waste ( water , electricity ).
2 The mirror is made of ( metal , glass

).
3 There is no more ( gas , milk )

in the bottle.
4 I like to have more ( sugar ,

salt ) in my tea.
5 She wants some ( butter ,

oil ) on her bread.

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6 Don’t play with ( water , fire
).
7 There is too much ( salt ,

sugar ) in the soup.
8 The field is covered with ( water , grass

).
9 There is ( smoke , cloud )

coming from the burning wood.
10 The ( bread , cake ) is

homemade and it tastes
delicious.

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SECTION B
Choose the most appropriate answer and write its
number
in the brackets.
1 The bear’s
(1) fur brown and shiny.
(2) fur is
(3) furs ( 2
are )
2 The at the beach

soft.(1) sand ... is
(2) sand ... are
(3) sands ... ( 1
are )
3 precious. Do not waste

it. (1) Water
(2) Water is
(3) Waters are ( 2
)
4
sweet.
(1) Sugar is
(2) Some sugar is
(3) A few sugars ( 1
are )

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5 good for your
health.
(1) Milk do
(2) Milk are
(3) Milk is ( 3
)
6 a very bright
colour.
(1) Yellow
(2) Yellow
has ( 3
(3) Yellow is )
7 used to make tables and

chairs.
(1) Wood is
(2) Woods is
(3) Some woods ( 1
is )
8 used to make bread and

cakes.
(1) The flour
(2) Flour is
(3) Flours are ( 2
)

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EXER CISE 20
‘HAVE’ USED WITH FOOD AND ILLNESS
(a) When we are ill, we see a doctor . He will then tell us

what kind of illness we have. We sometimes tell the
doctor what we have.
Examples
You have a flu.

Your sister has a headache. My
brother has chicken pox.
My father has a bad cough.
The children have measles.
(b) Very often, we use ‘HAS’ or ‘HAVE’ to mean

‘EAT’.
Examples
I have two eggs for

breakfast. She has lunch at
one o’clock.
Mother and I have dinner
together. Gary has rice and curry
for lunch.

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SECTION A
Fill in each blank with ‘has’ or
‘have’.
1 have a cold today.

I
2 has chicken rice for

She lunch.
3 He has a toothache.
4 have bread for

They breakfast.
5 has a stomachache.
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6 has a high
Jim fever.
7 You have a bad cough.
8 The has fish for

cat dinner.
9 Mr Stevens has his

lunch
at that restaurant every
day.
10 have a sore
I throat.

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GLOSSARY
Exercise 1 Exercise
deliver : to bring to someone or 13
blunt : being not sharp
something lift : to bring up from a lower position
somewhere slope : the ground that is higher at one end
than the other
Exercise 4 narrow : being not wide, being small in
honest : telling the truth width shallow : being not deep, being low in
Exercise height
plumber 5: someone who repairs water pipes,
sinks and toilets Exercise 14
hunter : someone who looks for something, brave : being not afraid when facing
usually wild animals, and then kills or danger roast : being baked in an oven
catches them
Exercise
queue : a16
line of people waiting to enter a
Exercise 6 building or to do something
lawyer : someone whose job is to deal with laws
of a country Exercise 17
railway station : a place where trains are parked
Exercise 7 for passengers to board or alight
dentist : a doctor who checks, pulls out or
polishes people’s teeth Exercise 18
boy scout : a boy in the Scouts, an disturb : to make noise or do something that
organization which teaches boys makes someone feel unhappy because
practical skills he is doing something
medicine : something ordered to be taken to
Exercise 8 treat an illness
butcher : someone who sells meat in a market litter : rubbish or something that is thrown
fierce : speaking in an unfriendly manner or away by someone
looking unfriendly lend : to give something to someone for use
for a period of time
Exercise 9
school fee : amount of money paid for studying Exercise 19
borrow : in
to school
get something from someone for homemade: being something that is made at
use for a period of time home
delicious : being tasty to eat
Exercise 10 precious : being important or dear to
cute : nice and pleasant someone
collect : to put things together Exercise 20
meal : a set of food and chicken pox : a disease that someone is more
drink likely to get in childhood; spots with
water bubbles caused by some
Exercise 11 virus are formed on the body,
missing : being lost and causing itchiness and discomfort; it
cannot be found can be spread to others
worried : feeling uneasy or having a bad measles : a disease that someone is more
feeling over something likely to get in childhood; small red
spot : a circular patch with a different colour spots are formed on the body; it
Exercise
factory : 12
a place where things are made, put can be spread to others
together and packed

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PRONOUNS — ‘I’, ‘YOU’, ‘HE’ AND

‘WHO’ FOLLOWED BY THE

4 ARTICLES — ‘A’ AND ‘AN’ 15 ~ 19 —

NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE

7 QUESTIONS USING ‘WHAT’ 30 ~ 34 —

8 ADJECTIVES BEFORE NOUNS 35 ~ 39

11 PRONOUNS — ‘WE’ AND 48 ~ 51 —

‘HAS’ AND ‘HAVE’ TO SHOW

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ADJECTIVES AFTER THE

14 CONJUNCTIONS — ‘AND’ AND ‘OR’ 64 ~ 66

15 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 67 ~ 70 —

PREPOSITIONS — ‘ON’, ‘IN’, ‘ABOVE’,

17 PREPOSITIONS — ‘TO’ AND ‘FROM’ 77 ~ 79 —

18 COMMANDS AND REQUESTS 80 ~ 83 —

‘HAVE’ USED WITH FOOD

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(c) For ‘HE’ and

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7 You help to clean up the

8 Mother comes home from

9 Mr Wilson works at the

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4 You swim very

5 Jason eats two

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2 Are you in Primary

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(a) When we ask present time questions about the person

Who are you?

(b) When we ask present time questions about a girl or a

(c) When we ask present time questions about a boy or a

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(a) We use ‘THIS’ when we speak of something that is near to

(b) We use ‘THESE’ when we speak of many things that

(c) We use ‘THAT’

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1 ( Those , These ) are

2 ( Those , These ) are

3 ( Those , These ) are

4 ( Those , These ) are

5 ( Those , These ) are

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That This Those These

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