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a, an, the
a ~ used for singular nouns begin with
A and an ~ means

a consonant sound

one a lion a boat

an ~ used for singular nouns that
~ used with begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u)
an owl an arrow
countable nouns
~ used to talk
about just one
member in that
group
 Sample questions
1. He left the house _________ hour ago.
A a C the
B an D -

2. Amani gave me ____ bouquet of flowers

and _____ loaf of bread.
A a, the C a, a
B the, the D the, a
Singular and Plural Nouns

1. adding s
eraser erasers vase - vases
house houses tree - trees
day days umbrella - umbrellas
key keys photo photos
2. adding es
box boxes fox - foxes
torch torches brush brushes
glass glasses
potato potatoes tomato - tomatoes
Singular and Plural Nouns
3. Changing y to ies
baby babies ferry - ferries
lorry lorries cherry - cherries
dairy dairies story stories
4. Changing f or fe to ves
calf calves shelf - shelves
knife knives wife - wives
leaf leaves loaf loaves
 Singular and Plural Nouns

5. Changing the vowels for irregular nouns

tooth teeth louse - lice
foot feet mouse - mice
goose geese woman women
6. Irregular plurals
child children ox oxen
cactus cacti
SINGULAR AND PLURAL

Some singular and plural nouns have the

same form
E.g.
one sheep many sheep
one deer many deer
one fish many fish
Sample questions
1. Do not spend too _____time on the
video game. Finish your work.
A few C much
B little D plenty
2. Annaz does not have _____ money in his
wallet.
A any C few
D many D many
Personal Pronouns
Nouns Pronouns Pronouns
(as subject) (as object)
- I me
Maria She Her
Azhan He Him
- You You
The cat It It
(The chair)
Personal Pronouns
Nouns Pronouns Pronouns
(as subject) (as object)
Maria and They Them
Azhan
The boys/ girls They Them

The trees/ They Them

the cats
Maria and I We us
Pronouns
Possessives Possessive Reflexive
adjective pronoun pronoun
My Mine Myself
His His Himself
her Hers Herself
Its - itself
Pronouns
Possessives Possessive Reflexive
adjective pronoun pronoun
Your Yours Yourselves

Our ours Ourselves

Their Theirs themselves

Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative Number What it points to
pronoun

This Singular A person or things that is

near us
These Plural Two or more people or
things that are near us
That Singular A person or thing that is
far away
Those Plural Two or more people or
things that are far away
Sample questions
1. This is Ramas pencil. It is _________.
A ours C mine
B hers D his
2. En Azmi and his son painted the fence
_________.
A himself C yourself
B yourself D themselves
Sample questions
3. ______pencils which I am using belongs
to my sister.
A That C Those
B This D These
4. Teacher asks ______ to pass up our
books tomorrow.
A you C us
B me D our
Prepositions
Preposition are used to show in the cage
position. on the table
above the door
under the chair
beside the road
lean against the wall
among the bushes
at the bus stop
between the houses
in front of the class
below the fan
Prepositions
Prepositions of to the car
Direction~(Arah) from the park
up the hill
down the stairs
across the bridge
over the fence
through the tunnel
along the road
around the playground
into the shop
towards the canteen
Prepositions
Prepositions of time ~ in the morning
(masa) in January
on Tuesday
on your birthday
at 3 oclock
at night
at noon
for a month
for ten minutes
for two years
Prepositions
Prepositions of time ~ since yesterday
(masa) since last week
until 6.00 p.m.
until 2012
during the holidays
during dinner
before/after breakfast
before/after 3 oclock
by Friday
by tomorrow
Preposition also used with
certain * verbs (perbuatan)

agree to/with
apply to/for believe in
ask for/about borrow from

complain about compare with/to

think about/of hope for

Preposition also used with
certain * adjectives (adjektif)

angry with
ashamed of safe from
aware of sorry for

interested in scared of

tired of

used to
Sample questions
1. The horse jumped _____the hedge and
ran _____ the field.
A through, over C over, across
B across, into D into, over
2. The priceless painting was stolen ______
midnight.
A on C at
B in D by
The Simple Present Tense :
CLUE

Every day
Every week Daily
Every month Weekly
Monthly
Every year Yearly

Every night Annually

Fortnightly
Every evening
Every morning
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE : CLUE

Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Normally
Never
A) Singular subject

He Verb ~ s
She plays
It reads
My brother walks
Sarah goes
Alifs sister does
The cat has
The woman is
B) Plural subject

I Verb no ~ s
You plan
We study
They arrange
Janet and Jennifer hold
My friends do
The children have
The durians are
D) IN QUESTION~ VERB IN
ROOT WORD

e.g. Does she ______ to the school by

bicycle every day?
A go
B goes
C went
D going
E) INSTRUCTION/ ORDER/
WARNING

~ usually in simple present tense

e.g. Switch on the fan.

Please keep quiet.
Sample questions
1. Johanna ______ in the park every
evening.
A walk C walked
B walks D walking
2. Kangaroos ______ pouches
A have C were
C has D are
The Simple Past Tense :
Clue
Yesterday
Just now
Ago A few days ago
A few minutes ago
Last week A moment ago
Two weeks ago
Last month

Recently
Last year Those days

Last Monday
morning
This morning
Rules of Simple Past Tense

Regular verbs the verbs end in d or

ed.
Example: talk talked
jump jumped
Irregular verbs the verbs change form
Example: go - went
buy - bought
catch - caught
Rules of Simple Past Tense

Did is the past tense of do / does

Did he _________to school

yesterday?
A drive
B drives
C drove
D driving
Sample questions
1. Last night, Suraya _____ a story book
before she went to sleep.
A read C reads
B rode D reading
2. Rihanna ______ her latest song during a
concert last night.
A sing C sang
B sings D singing
THE CONTINUOUS TENSE

A The Present Continuous

Tense

B The Past Continuous Tense

 Clue:
Verb + ing

Examples: Present Tense

am, is, are
swimming now
at this moment
reading
teaching Past Tense
was, were
writing while, when, as

enjoying
Singular subject
Present Past Verb + ing

reading
drawing
I am was walking
doing
buying
Singular subject
Present Past Verb+ing
He
She reading
It drawing
Munif
is was walking
Sarah
The girl sweeping
The boy buying
My uncle sleeping
The rabbit
Pn Suhaila
Plural subject
Present Past Verb+ing
You
reading
We drawing
They are were walking
The sweeping
children sleeping
The lions
The Simple Future Tense : Clue

tomorrow
shall
afterwards will
going to
next week

tonight After will, shall, going to root words.

later
soon
The Simple Future Tense :
Clue

shall walk
I shall finish
shall attend
will go
We will buy
will choose
The Simple Future Tense : Clue

He
She will go
It will do
You will swim
They
 Subject Verb
Agreement
Singular subject + singular verb

He
is
She has
does
It sleeps

My brother was
Sarah
The cat
Singular subject + singular verb

He/ she/ it is
Farah/ Azmir/ the was
lion has/ had
One boy writes
A girl goes
A man does/ did
My uncle
works
His aunt
likes
The baby
Singular subject + singular verb

Everyone
Every boy is
has
Everybody does
collects
Everything

Something was

Someone
Somebody
Each + noun
Every + noun
Singular subject + singular verb

Each pupils has

Each of the girls goes
Each of the boys does
One of the girls cycles
Any of the boys knows
Anyone who bites
Anybody thinks
Some one who runs
Nobody plays
No one sings
Not one of them reads
Uncountable nouns take a singular verb

hair, grass, Singular verb-to-be

is
rice, powder, was

juice, syrup,
flour, sugar
oil, soup,
salt, pepper
money, water
sand, dust
 Plural subject + plural verb

You
We
They
are
The lions were
Lizzie and Chris have
do
The women
Many people
knock
Both of the girls jump
Some of the pupils
Most of the children
My mother and I
She and her friend
Either and neither take a singular verb

Either of the girls is

Neither of the boys was

has
Either this man or that does
runs
man sings
sleeps
Neither Maria nor Azlina

Neither you nor he

Adjectives

Clue:
. as brave as a lion.
. happier than
. faster than ..
more expensive than my
house.
The largest
The strongest
The most beautiful
Adverbs
Verb Adverb
Act Quickly
Answer Correctly, clearly, rudely
Ask Nicely, humbly, politely
Accept Readily, gratefully
Arrive Safely
Arrange Neatly, nicely
Bark Loudly, fiercely, joyfully
Bleed Profusely, badly
Adverbs
Verb Adverb
Blow Gently, strongly,
Bow Humbly, respectfully
Clap Loudly, joyfully, excitedly
Cry Bitterly, sadly, softly, loudly
Cheer Loudly, joyfully
Dance Gracefully, beautifully, stylishly
Drive Carefully, carelessly, slowly,
recklessly, dangerously, cautiously
Dress Smartly, sloppily, shabbily
 Verb Adverb
Eat Hungrily, greedily
Explain Clearly, briefly, patiently
Fight Bravely, furiously
Give Generously, kindly, willingly
Greet Cheerfully, loudly, politely
Laugh Heartily, happily, loudly
Listen Carefully, attentively, intently
Look Shyly, longingly, lovingly
Run Fast, quickly, slowly
 Verb Adverb
Read Carefully, silently, loudly, quietly
Shout Angrily, loudly, joyfully
Sleep Soundly, lightly
Smile Kindly, shyly, broadly, sweetly
Speak Boastfully, politely, kindly, clearly
Spend thriftily
Sing Softly, sweetly, happily
Wait Patiently, anxiously
Walk Hurriedly, slowly, briskly
Work Slowly, willingly, hard
Infinitive
After the word to the verb must be
in root word (kata dasar).
e.g
1. The doctor told her to stay in
bed for a week.
2. It is difficult to catch a crocodile.
3. My aunt teaches me how to
make egg tart.
Modals
will would
shall should
can could
may might
must ought to
CLUE

After modals the verb must

be in root word.
Countable
apple, bag, pencil, cup,
tiger, rose, ruler,
buffalo, day, letter,
many banyak shirt, hour, minute, etc.
several beberapa
a few sedikit Examples:
some sebahagian There are many boys
at the bus stop.
a lot of sangat banyak Amir met a few friends.
Uncountable
oil, water, perfume, air,
sugar, salt, smoke, coffee,
much tea, rice, grass, juice,
a little banyak syrup, sauce, flour, etc.
a lot of sedikit
some sangat banyak Examples:
any sebahagian Don't put too much sugar
in my coffee.
Add a little salt to the
soup.
A lot of dust has gathered
on the desk.
Uncountable
Example:
There isnt ______sugar left in the jar.

A some C much
B many D any
negative statement (sentence with not) usually the
answer will be any
Question words
What ~ (apa) What is your name?
To ask about people, What did you do to my car?
animals, things
When ~ (bila) When is the train arriving?
To as about time When did you go to
Singapore?
Why ~ (kenapa) Why did the man shout at you?
To ask about reason Why is the baby crying?

Where ~ (dimana) Where is the museum?

To ask about places. Where do you live?
Question words
How (bagaimana/berapa) How old are you?
To ask about people, How did the accident happen?
events and the way things
are done.
Whose ~ (siapa punya) Whose bag is on the floor?
To ask about belongings. Whose children are they?

Which (yang mana satu) Which girl won the first prize?
To ask about people, Which dog chased you?
animals, and things.
Who ~ (siapa) Who is that lady?
To ask about people Who did you talk to?
Conjunction

is a linking or joining words

we use conjunctions to connect words,
groups of words, clauses or sentences
Conjunction
And But
Or If
So Because
As Although
Either ..or Neither .....nor
Therefore Moreover
However Furthermore
Even though