Modul BI 16 VOL 1 PDF

PANITIA BAHASA INGGERIS
SK (FELDA) REDONG, SEGAMAT

MODUL TRIUMPH REDONG VOL.1
NO UNIT CONTENTS PAGE
1 - Contents
2 Unit 1 Articles 3
3 Unit 2 Nouns 7
4 Unit 3 Proper Nouns 10
5 Unit 4 Countable & Uncountable Nouns 11
6 Unit 5 Collective Nouns 12
7 Unit 6 Pronouns 15
8 Unit 7 Reflexive Pronouns 20
9 Unit 8 Demonstrative Pronouns 22
10 Unit 9 Verbs 23
11 Unit 10 Subject Verb Agreement 25
12 Unit 11 Auxiliary Verbs / Modals 29
13 Unit 12 Verb To Be 33
14 Unit 13 Simple Present Tense 36
15 Unit 14 Simple Past Tense 39
16 Unit 15 Simple Future Tense 48
17 Unit 16 Progressive Tense Past & Present 51
18 Unit 17 Past Progressive Tense 53
19 Unit 18 Present Progressive 55
20 Unit 19 Prepositions 57
21 Unit 20 Adverbs 63
22 Unit 21 Adjectives 67
23 Unit 22 Questions Tag 74
24 Unit 23 Wh-Questions 77
25 Unit 24 Conjunctions 80
26 Unit 25 Punctuation 86
27 BONUS 100 Questions Grammar Practice 95
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UNIT 1 : ARTICLES
These are the words a, an and the which usually comes before the nouns or adjectives.
1. Definite article the
This refers to something specific or definite. The usually means You know which ones(s)
Im talking about.
E.g.: i. Anne received the award for bravery. (a specific award)

ii. Wait for me at the Kerinchi LRT station. (a specific place)
iii. Can I use the phone? (the hearer knows that this means your phone)
2. Indefinite article a / an
This is non-specific or indefinite. A / an shows that we are talking about one person or
thing. We often use a / an:
in descriptions
Shes an interesting person. Hes got a loud voice.
when we say what something is, or what somebodys job is.
This is a return ticket. Im an engineer.
3. Zero article (-)
(-) No article is used before the names of countries, cities, streets, continents, lakes,
mountains, villages, etc.
He lives in (-) Toronto, a large city in (-) Canada on the shores of (-)
Lake Ohio.
(-) No article is also common before uncountable, plural and often abstract nouns when
we are talking about things in general.
Have we got any (-) milk?
(-) Oranges are nicer than (-) apples.
In general, an is used when the word following it begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):
an umbrella, an elephant, an octopus, an idea, an apple.
BUT
- If the first letter of the word is a vowel, but sounds like a consonant, then use a: a used
car, a useful gadget.
- If the first letter of the word is a consonant, but sounds like a vowel, then use an: an
hour, an honest man, an MG sports car.

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with a or an
1. __________egg 3. ________ dog

2. _________ house 4. ________ university
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with (-), the or a
1. I speak _____ French.

2. I often listen to _________ radio.
3. _________ phone is downstairs in ___________ kitchen.
4. _________ Canada is a big country.
5. Shes got __________ nice face and ___________ blue eyes.
6. This table is made of _________ glass.
EXERCISE 3
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the
1 Mr Lee bought _______ big bungalow last month.
2 Ramli wants to be __________ pilot when he grows up.
3. Mei Ling is ___________ honest girl.
4. ________ fire broke out in that house _______ hour ago.
5. ________ plane is flying high up in _________ sky.
6. My father works in ________ office.
7 Take _______ class register to _______ office.
8 ____________ earth moves around ___________ sun.
9 Sabrina gave ________ orange to _________ beggar outside the gate.
10 _____________ sun rises in __________ east.
11 She is going to take _________ bus to get to _______ railway station.
12 _________ bat lives in __________ cave.
13. My brother studies in ________ university in Kuala Lumpur.

14 She is wearing a __________ uniform to school.
15 ____________ sky is blue.
16 ___________ old lady walked across the busy road.
17 She bought _________ umbrella to school.
18 Adrian is _________Eurasian boy.
19 ___________ Indian girl in the blue dress was crying just now.
20 I saw __________ eagle flying in __________ sky.
NOTES
We often use a / an to talk about a person or thing for the first time; and the when
we talk about the person or thing again.
A man walked up to a policeman. The man took out a map and asked the policeman ...
Remember: We dont use a / an with plurals. We can use the with plurals.
e.g. She bought the shoes last week.
EXERCISE 4
Fill in the blanks with a , an or the.
A Bag in a Bag
This is a true story. Last year I went into 1_________ big sports shop because I wanted
2_________ sports bag. 3___________ assistant came up to me, and I told him what I
wanted. 4___________ assistant brought me three different bags. I chose 5__________
smallest one and paid for it. 6___________ assistant put 7__________ bag in 8_________
large plastic bag. I told him one bag was enough, and asked him to take 9________ bag out
of 10________ other bag. He did so, but he looked very unhappy as I walked out of
11__________ shop.

EXERCISE 5
Fill in the blanks with a or an.
1. She is ______ nurse.

2. He is _______ engineer.
3. He is _______ doctor.
4. She is _______ stewardess.
5. He is _______ army officer.
6. She is _______ waitress.
7. He is ________ inspector.
8. She is _______usheress.
9. He is ________ dentist
10. She is ______ headmistress.
EXERCISE 6
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. Did you buy a Proton or ________ Ford?
2. Does he know _______________ man at the corner?
3. She has _________________ secret to tell you.
4. What time does _________________ train leave?
5. Ali ate ________________ apple and drank a bottle of Coke.
6. Did you see _______________ accident?
7. He met _______________ elegant lady at the party.
8. ____________________ teacher is angry with us.
9. I did not see __________________ elephant in the picture.
10. Is that _________________ snake in that tree?

UNIT 2 : NOUNS
Nouns are called naming words. They are the names of people, animals, places and
things.
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks.
Daughter wife bride queen teacher
Headmistress nurse lecturer secretary grandmother
1. My mother is a _______________.She takes care of sick people.
2. Ashok and his _________ have three children.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Guna have two sons and a ______________.
4. Rubinis ____________________ gave presents to all her grandchildren.
5. Puan Romizah is our ______________ . She comes to school very early in the
morning.
6. The king and ____________visited the old folks home last week.
7. The manager and his ________________ attended the meeting last Monday.
8. The bridegroom and his beautiful ______________ are dressed in blue.
9. Madame Ganes is an excellent __________. She teaches us English in our school.
10.Pn Laily is a very humble and helpful ___________.All her college students like her.

EXERCISE 2
Underline the nouns in these sentences.
1. The careless boy lost his pen.
2. I went to the market with my mother.
3. The girl fell down the stairs.
4. My grandfather has an old car.
5. The typist works in the post office.
6. The fishermen are drying their nets in the sun.
7. The scout jumped into the pond to save the child.
8. The robbers broke into the shop and took all the money.
EXERCISE 3
Underline the correct answer.
1. The ( boys , boy ) are playing badminton.
2. Can I have a plate of ( rice , milk ).
3. The ( horse , horses) tail is bushy.
4. Please put (a little , many ) salt into the soup.
5. ( A herd , A staff ) of cows are grazing in the field.
6. The ( twins , cousins ) looks like each other.
7. ( Buffaloes, Donkeys ) are very useful farm animals.
8. You can put your pencils in this ( case, purse ).

EXERCISE 4
Write the masculine form for the words given.
FEMININE MASCULINE
Eg. girl - boy
mother - father
1. wife - _____________
2. bride - _____________
3. daughter - _____________
4. heiress - _____________
5. niece - _____________
6. bridesmaid - _____________
7. princess - _____________
8. headmistress - _____________
9. policewoman - _____________
10. woman - _____________
11. sister-in-law - _____________
12. heroine - _____________
13. lady - _____________
14. widow - _____________
15. waitress - _____________
16. steward - _____________
17. salesgirl - _____________

UNIT 3 : PROPER NOUNS
Special names given to a person, animal, place or things are called Proper Nouns.
Proper nouns always start with capital letters.
No Category Proper Noun
1. People The Prime Minister, Syafiq Elias, Mohd Ali
2. Places Malaysia, Kangar, Jalan Telawi, Kota Tinggi
3. Buildings Concord Inn, Putra World Trade, Petronas Twin Tower
4. Objects Parker pen, Nokia handphone, Proton Saga
5. Animals Garfield, Mickey Mouse, Winnie Pooh
EXERCISE 1
Rewrite the sentences using the correct punctuation.
1. last year the national day celebration was held in putrajaya.
________________________________________________________________
2. malaysians proudly fly the jalur gemilang.
_________________________________________________________________
3. national day is celebrated in august.
_________________________________________________________________
4. my friend bought a proton waja last month.
_________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 4 : COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted such as books, pencils, cars and tvs.
Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted such as sugar, air, water and
hair.
EXERCISE 1
1. I do not have ( many, much) time to complete my work.
2. Can I have ( some, a few) tomato sauce.
3. There are ( much, many) things that you can do in your free time.
4. We need ( a lot of, many) energy to carry the cupboard.
5. They poured (some, a few) water into the vase.
6. I saw (many, much) animals in the zoo.
7. The children ate ( some, much) sandwiches.
8. There are only (much, a few) pieces of paper left on the table.
9. I need (a lot of , a few) money to buy the expensive bracelet.
10. Not (many, much) people turned up for the concert.
11. They were scolded because they made ( many, a lot of) noise.
12. ( A lot of, Many) of the children were not feeling well and had to be sent home.
13. We have got (much, a few) new teachers this year.
14. I dont have any money left. Can you lend me ( some, much)?
15. The Smiths family will spend ( a lot of , a few) days in Hawaii.
EXERCISE 2
There is only ONE mistake in each sentence. Underline it and rewrite each sentence
correctly.
Example :
There are too much pupils in this class.
There are too many pupils in this class.
1. I want any fried rice for lunch.
_________________________________________________________
2. He does not have much sisters. He is an only child.
_________________________________________________________
3. We have a little magazines in our house.
_________________________________________________________
4. Is there a lot of onions in the basket.
_________________________________________________________
5. Mr Lee has much relatives.
_________________________________________________________
6. That man hasnt some hair on his head.
_________________________________________________________
7. My mother is cooking many soup.
_________________________________________________________
8. Please give me a piece of trousers.

_________________________________________________________
UNIT 5 : COLLECTIVE NOUN
A collective noun is the name of a number of persons, animals or things grouped
together and spoken of as one whole.
Here are more collective nouns for you.
a company of actors
a host of angels
a gang of labourers
a bevy of girls/ ladies/ beauties
a bench of magistrates
a tribe of natives
a posse of policemen
a crew of sailors
a choir of singers
a team of players
a staff of teachers
a circle of friends
a band of magicians
a haggle of vendors
a monastery of monks
a convent of nuns
a shush of librarians
an army of soldiers
an audience of spectators
an embassy of diplomats
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with correct collective nouns.
1. a ___staff __ of teachers.
2. a __________ of sheep.
3. a __________ of students.
4. a __________ of people.
5. a __________ of executives.
6. a __________ of members.
7. a __________ of jurors.
8. a __________ of ships.
9. a __________ of flowers
10. an __________ of spectators.
11. a __________ of people.
12. a __________ of stamps
13. an _________ of musicians.
14. a __________ of players
15. a __________ of workers.
16. a __________ of sailors.
EXERCISE 2
For each of the following, underline the correct answer.
1. An ( army , crew , group ) of soldiers marched to the camp.
2. The deer was attacked by a ( school, pack, team ) of wolves.
3. What is that ( set , pair , pack ) of tools doing under the car.
4. There is a ( flock, nest, litter) of mice in the drawer.
5. A ( troupe, group, party) of dancers came to our school concert last year.
6. The small girl sang a song in front of a ( tribe, staff , crew ) of teachers.
7. I bought a ( comb, bouquet , stalk ) of flowers for my mother on Mothers Day.
8. My father bought a ( bar, loaf , slice ) of bread for breakfast.
9. Kassim gave his sick grandmother a ( comb, bunch, pack ) of grapes.
10. The girls saw a ( gang, herd , group ) of cows in the field.
11. The office is at the top of that ( flight , row , group ) of stairs.
12. She ordered a ( suit , suite , row ) of furniture for her new house.
13. The boys were chased by a ( herd , troop , pack ) of stray dogs.
14. Miss Tan has a ( stack , group , chest ) exercise books to mark.
15. We listened to a ( troupe , band , collection ) of musicians in the park.
16. The fisherman saw a ( school , flock , swarm ) of whales in the ocean.
17. My father bought a ( string , bundle , bouquet ) of pearls for my mother.
18. The ( team , crew , pride ) of hockey players from my school is very good.
19. There is a ( heap , collection , bundle ) of rubbish under the tree.
20. Please show me your ( group , collection , pack ) of stamps.
21. Last night I saw a ( collection , cluster , bouquet ) of stars in the sky.
22. The Philippines is made up a ( string , herd , group ) of islands.
23. The money is in that ( stack , chest, flights ) of drawers.
24. I saw a ( troop , herd , group ) of monkeys in the zoo.
25. Muthu is looking after his ( flock , herd , group ) of cows.
UNIT 6 : PRONOUNS
We use pronouns to replace nouns.
We also use pronouns to avoid repeating the same nouns in every sentence.
Below are three classes of personal pronouns.
First person the speaker I, we, me, us
Second person the person spoken to you

neither the speaker nor the he, she, it, him, her, they,
Third person
speaker talking to them
Here are some examples of how personal pronouns can be used to replace nouns.
First person
Mariam and I went to the cinema.
We went to the cinema.
Second person
John, will you be playing football this afternoon? asked Ravi.
Third person
Ramesh admires Mr. Lee greatly.
He also respects him as a very good teacher.
EXERCISE 1
Fill in each blank with a suitable personal pronoun from the box below.
them they he her us
she you we they him
1. Robert went out to play after ______he____ had taken his lunch.
2. Nomads are wanderers and ______________ do not have any fixed homes.
3. Have you seen Susan? I have not seen _____________ since last week.
4. The gardener told _____________ not to play near the road but we did not listen.
5. The old man wanted to cross the road, so I helped ___________
6. My friend and I joined the army. ____________ wanted to be soldiers.
7. Although whales are mammals, _______________ live in the sea.
8. My sister dreamt that ________________ was flying like a bird.
9. I came to your house because I wanted to talk to _____________ urgently.
10. My friends made me join _____________ for a drink.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
you they These ourselves He
Whose We It their her
1. _______________ plants belong to Mrs Leong.
2. Ahmad has a cute cat. __________ is from Bangkok.
3. Mr and Mrs Lee took ___________ children to the zoo.
4. We built the sandcastles all by ______________ .
5. ____________ mother works as a teacher?
6. The dog is fierce. __________ barks at strangers.
7. The boys are happy because __________ father bought for them some presents.
8. ___________ pen is this?
9. ___________ apples are sour.
10. We did the homework all by ____________________ .
11. _____________ is helping his father in the workshop.
12. Mrs Tan is not at home. She has gone to __________ mothers house.
13. Those bags belong to my cousins. _________ bought them yesterday.
14. Badrul and I went to Ipoh last night. ____________ went there by bus.
15. Did all of ______________ enjoy yourselves? Rahim asked the children.
EXERCISE 3
1. My mother sends _________ to school every morning ( me, mine )
2. Janet played with _________ just now. ( her, hers )
3. I polished ________ bicycle this morning. ( my, he )
4. ____________ class is the cleanest. ( Our, Yours )
5. I found this umbrella. I think it belongs to ________. ( you, their )
6. __________ is helping his father in the workshop. ( He, She )
7. Muthu is not at home. He had gone to _______ fathers house. ( her, his )
8. My sister and ________ like to watch the show. ( me, I )
9. Did you tell ________ to bring some food? ( they, them )
10. _________ visited relatives in Batu Pahat on Sunday. ( We, Us )
11. Please give __________ some dog food. ( it, its )
12. ___________ are wild animals. ( This, These )
13. Do not go near ___________ . ( they, them )
14. ______________ is an architect. ( He, Him )
15. I saw __________ at the market last week. ( her, him )
UNIT 7 : REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
We use a reflexive pronoun after a verb when the subject and the object are the same
person.
Example: I said to myself, This will do fine.
We use myself etc. for emphasis.

An emphatic pronoun can mean without help. It usually comes at the end of the
sentence.
Example: Pak Mat said, I cut down the tree myself.
Language Notes:
If the subject and object are the same, we use reflexive pronoun as the object. Compare:
1. I see you. (object pronoun)

2. I see myself. (reflexive pronoun)
Subject Verb Reflexive Pronoun
I see myself.
You see yourself.
He sees himself.
She sees herself.
It sees itself.
We see ourselves.
You see yourselves.
They see themselves.
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun.
1. I dont have enough time for _______________ .
2. Are both of you serious or can you laugh at ______________ ?
3. They cant solve the problem by _______________ .
4. Encik Ibrahim doesnt like to talk about ______________ .
5. What did Sarah tell ______________?
6. We sometimes blame _____________ for our problems.
7. Do you ever go to the movies by ______________?
8. Maybe you expect too much of marriage, Hussin. Dont be so hard on ____________.
9. I have to take care of the children. They cant take care of _____________.
10. Dont just look at the problems. Give _____________ credit for the good things you have
done too.
UNIT 8 : DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Pronouns can be used to point out persons, things, or ideas. A pronoun that points out
something is called a demonstrative pronoun.
SINGULAR : This is her handbag. That is his tennis racquet.

PLURAL : These are her handbags. Those are his tennis racquets.
The forms this is and these are used to point to things nearby. That is and those are used
to point to things farther away.
EXERCISE 1
Complete the table below.
Singular Plural
1.This is my fiance. 5________ are my notes.

2._________ is my new car. 6._________ are my kids.
3.___________ is my son over 7._____________ are my rabbits
Near
there. in the hutch.
4._______ is my wife who is 8_____________are my books
carrying the baby. on the rack.
1.That is my fiance. 5________ are my notes.

2._________ is my new car. 6._________ are my kids.
3.___________ is my son over 7._____________ are my rabbits
Far
there. in the hutch.
4._______ is my wife who is 8_____________are my books
carrying the baby. on the rack.
UNIT 9 : VERBS
The most important word in a sentence is the verb.
A verb expresses :
I ) an action 2 ) an event 3 ) a state
* drink * organise * moves
walk celebrate shines
Most verbs are used to express actions.
Study the tables given below carefully.
Aminah has
He does
She delivers
It plays
Raju waters
I have
You do
They deliver
We walk
The boys play
Lim and Chan water
Verbs expressing an action.
The man drives a green car to work.
Fish swim in the sea.
Pn. Norzillah reads the newspaper every morning.
They drink orange juice daily.
Verbs expressing an event.
The English Language Society organises the story-telling competition annually.
We celebrate Teachers Day on 16 May every year.
The students take part in the debate competition yearly.
Our Principal gives a speech at our prize giving day every year.
Verbs expressing a state.
The sun moves around the earth.
The moon shines at night.
Birds fly.
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade
UNIT 10 : SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
A sentence consists of a subject and a verb. The subject may be a noun or a pronoun.
The verb must agree with its subject. When the subject is singular, the verb must be singular
too. ( the singular verb normally ends with an s )
Singular Subject Singular Verb

The bird has no Malay name.
The bird lives on insects.
Johan loves chocolates.
The student answers the questions.
It eats the fish.
She completes the experiment.
He concludes the essays.
When the subject is plural, the verb must be plural as well. (The plural verb normally does
not end with ans).
Plural Subject Plural Verb

The birds have no Malay names.
The birds live on insects.
Johan and Hannah love chocolates.
The students answer the questions.
They eat the fish.
We complete the experiment.
You conclude the essays.
EXERCISE 1
Underline the correct word in the brackets.
1 My mother and I (go, goes) to the market every morning.
2 She (come , comes) here every week.
3 They often (play, plays) with their brother.
4 The rabbits (has, have) a short tail.
5 (Do, Does) they dance?
6 Plants (need, needs) water and sunlight to grow.
7 We (collect, collects) stamps during our free time.
8 Siew Lan ( opens , open) the windows every morning.
9 It sometimes (rain , rains) at night.
10 The boy (run, runs) in the field every evening.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1 She ___________(cook) every day.
2 The dog always _________(bark) at us.
3 Hens ___________(lay) eggs.
4 Firdaus and his brothers ___________(do) their homework every evening.
5 ___________(Do) they play for their school football team?
6 His parents _________(sell) fruits for a living.
7 A bat __________(sleep) during the day.
8 Ali often _____________(read) in class.
9 Ghazali _______(wear) white shirts every day.
10 Zarena_____________(write) letters every Friday.
EXERCISE 3
Circle the best answers.
1. Jamal _____________ to bed at ten oclock every night.
A. go B. goes
C. went D. is going
2. He ___________ not like rambutans.
A. does B. do
C. did D. is
3. Fadhil ____________ to play in the rain.
A. like B. liking
C. likes D. liked
4. There _____________ seven days in a week.
A. is B. was
C.were D. are
5. Nazliah ____________ a pink dress.
A. has B. have
C. does D. is
6. I ____________ my teeth every day.
A. brush B. brushed
C. brushes D. am brushing
7. _________ you visit your grandparents every week?
A. Does C. Is
B. Do D. Did
8 Abdullah and Fadilah ___________ to the same school.
A. goes B. go
C. is going D. going
9. She ____________ some money now.
A. want B. wants
C. wanted D. wanting
10. Kamaluddin ____________ television every night.
A. watch B. watches
C. watched D. watching
EXERCISE 4
Underline the correct verb so that it agrees with the subject in each of the sentences below.
1. My student (is, are) a hardworking student.
2. The girls (is, are) preparing for the performance.
3. Shanthi (has, have) to sit for the test.
4. I (teach, teaches) Mathematics as well as Living Skills.
5. Elephants (is, are ) mammals.
6. I (has, have) some questions, said Sheilla
7. The Form 3 Wira students (arrives, arrive) very late at the laboratory.
8. Armi, Rashid and Yahya (wear, wears) glasses.
9. Nurul Huda (are, is) not satisfied with her present performance in the class.
10. The competition (is, are) one of the many events organized by the Hobby Club.
UNIT 11 : AUXILIARY VERBS / MODALS
Not all verbs express action.
Verbs that do not express action are either verbs or auxiliary verbs
An auxiliary verb is a helping verb.
It is always before a verb
She has done her work.
It regulates the tense of its sentence.
We could see the sun rising in the east ( past tense )
Common auxiliary verbs :
am , are , be ,can , could , had , has , have ,is , may
might, must , shall, should ,was , were, will , would
Modals Functions/Usage Examples
1. To express the ability of a Most birds can fly except

living or non-living thing penguin.
Can
To give or refuse permission They can have breakfast
now
You cannot tell her the

secret.
To make a request Can you help me carry this

table?
Could
To express possibility Mother could have waited
for us
2. To express possibility I may buy a present for

Linda
We might go for a picnic

May/might
today
To give or ask permission
May I borrow your car?
You may leave now.
Modals or auxiliary verbs are used with another verb to express possibility, permission,
obligation, determination, refusal, etc. Can, could, will, would, must,
might, may, shall, should are all termed modals.
Modals Functions/Usage Examples
Will you please open the door?

Would you please open the door?
Will, Would To ask for assistance
Could you please carry the table?
Could, can To ask polite questions
Can you please carry the table?
Have to,
I have to study tonight
Must To express necessity
She must go to the clinic today.
need
Should, You are tired, you should take a rest.

To express advice
Ought to Your dress is dirty, you ought to wash it.
EXERCISE 1
Read these sentences
1 I am going jungle trekking tomorrow.
2 The boys are camping beside the river.
3 He will be cutting the grass on Sunday.
4 Old newspapers can be recycled.
5 We could see the rainbow after the rain.
6 The workers had cleaned the drains last week.
7 The strong wind has blown the dried leaves away.
8 The flood victims have gone back to their houses.
9 We must keep our school clean.
10 The flowers were planted all along the garden path.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs given in the box.
does can are is am have has was had do were did
1 This man ___________working as a lawyer in the same firm where my father works.
2 My father ___________a bad cold last week.
3 Carter and Jack _________________meeting n Kuala Lumpur next week.
4 Dashima ________________all the cooking at home.
5 My father and mother _______________ gone out for a wedding dinner.
6 They always _________________their homework together.
7 I _____________always on time because punctuality is a good habit.
8 That boy ___________________caught cheating during the test last Monday.
9 They ______________having a picnic by the seaside today.
10 Azlina ____________the ironing and cleaning yesterday morning.
11 My father ____________ just taken my brother to the dentist. They will be back in
an hour.
12 The new laws _____________protect the wildlife from illegal hunters.
EXERCISE 3
Fill in the blanks with can, cannot, may or may not to make meaningful sentences.
1. Too much rain cause floods in low-lying areas.
2. It is too noisy that we .. hear the announcements.
3. He is very angry that he .. join us for dinner.
4. Do you think you . keep a secret? asked Fatimah.
5. It is already 3.00pm. He come for the lesson.
6. The camel .. travel for days without drinking water.
7. You .. write to us at this address or send an email.
8. She must stay in the hospital. The doctor says she have dengue.
9. I am afraid I .. make any changes because the date of the competition
has been fixed.
10. Pak Musa be thin, but he is very healthy.
EXERCISE 4
Rewrite the following sentences using may.
1. Could I possibly get a lift?
____________________________________________________________________
2. Do you mind lending me your bicycle?
____________________________________________________________________
3. I would like to speak to the teacher.
____________________________________________________________________
4. Could I have your permission to go out?
____________________________________________________________________
UNIT 12 : VERB-TO-BE
It consists of am, is, are, was and were.
The base form is be; the progressive form is being; and the participle form is
been.
Functions :
o The verb to be has two main functions: as the main verb and as the helping
verb.
o As a helping verb, it functions to indicate progressive tenses and passive
sentences.
1. Verb to be as main verb.
Depending on the subject and the tense, the verb to be changes its form into am, is,
are, was were or been.
Thus, we have:
1. I am a teacher.
2. He was our guest speaker last year.
3. He is good at English.
4. They are in the room now.
In this case, the verb to be functions as the main verb.
2. Verb to be as helping verb.
i. Verb to be indicates progressive tense (continuous tense). Thus we have:
1. He is learning English.
2. She is being childish now!
3. They are cooking for the party tonight.
4. She was sleeping when I dropped by yesterday.
VERB-TO-BE
Subject Present Tense Past Tense

Singular
He
is Was
She
It
Salleh
I am Was
Plural
You are Were
We
They
The girls
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with am, is and are.
1.Neither she nor I ______ going to the concert.
2.Either she or they ________to take the things to your house afterwards.
3.Too much salt _______ bad for you for it will give you high blood pressure.
4.The town council ________ proposing a law to make every house owner pay extra tax. I
think everyone will object.
5.The children _________ going to get the best opportunities in life.
6.Every man and every woman __________ to help to make this scheme a success.
7.He can never give up politics because politics _________ in his blood.
8.The policemen ________ setting up road blocks everywhere to catch the robbers.
9.There ________ a number of chairs in the canteen. You can take one of them.
10.The owner of the three houses ___________ not here today.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with was or were.
1. The prices of the things he bought _________ very high.
2. Every boy and every girl in the school __________ asked to help in the concert last
month.
3. Neither he nor I __________ wrong in this matter. So, do not blame either of us.
4. Not only his friends but also his enemies __________ praising him for his honesty at a
ceremony two years ago.
5. There __________ very little variety in the food they served in the canteen.
6. The crew and passengers ____________ treated to dinner when they landed on the
island.
7. His family ___________ always eating durians when they visited their grandparents in
the village.
8. The class ___________ quietly doing their work when the teacher went to the office.
9. The Beautiful Garden ____________ written by a Malaysian author three years ago.
10. The people ___________ busy selling keropok.
UNIT 13 : SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
The Simple Present Tense is used to show a truth or a fact
Study the examples below:
o Susan brushes her teeth every morning.

o My mother cooks fish curry every week.
o The boys play football in the evening.
The Simple Present Tense is also used for actions which are done habitually or which
happens regularly.
Adverbs like every morning, once a month, usually, always, never , often can be
used with the Simple Present Tense.
Susan brushes her teeth every morning.

My mother cooks fish curry every week.
The boys play football in the evening.
REMEMBER:
Singular nouns take the singular form of the verb in the simple present tense.
Plural nouns take the plural form of the verb in the simple present tense.
We use the Simple Present when we talk about something which happens repeatedly.
Eg: Ali walks to school everyday.
We use the Simple Present to describe a series of actions in the present.
Eg: Every morning, Ali wakes up, brushes his teeth and takes a bath.
Study the table below carefully. It will help you.
SINGULAR PLURAL
He plays They play

Susan sings We sing
The cat writes I write
runs You run
EXERCISE 1
Underline the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. The earth [ moves / move ] round the sun.
2. Lions and tigers [ hunt / hunts] for food in the jungle.
3. Anna and Ben [ practises / practise ] playing the piano an hour everyday.
4. Mosquitoes [ is / are] harmful insects.
5. Latif often [ watch / watches] television at night.
6. Cocks [ crow / crows] ; a hen [ cackle / cackles].
7. Mona usually [ exercises / exercise ] in the morning.
8. Sometimes the children [ walk / walks ] to school but usually their father [ drive /
drives] them.
9. Sheila and her cousins often [ participate / participates] in essay writing competitions.
10. My friend [ speak / speaks ] Chinese fluently but he [ do not know / does not know
how to write it.
EXERCISE 2
Complete these sentences by underlining the correct verb form.
Sarah ( 1) ( is / are ) a policewoman. Her day (2) ( begin / begins ) early. She
(3) (leave / leaves ) for work at 6 a.m. each day. She ( arrives / arrive ) at the police station
at 7.45 a.m. At 8 a.m. she and the other officers (5) (attend / attends) a meeting. Their
police chief Captain Costa (6) ( talk / talks) to them about their duties for the day.
Sarah and her partner Bill usually (7) (patrols / patrol ) a certain part of the city
each day. They ( 8 ) (make / makes ) sure that the streets and back alley ( 9 ) (is / are)
safe for the public. They visit shopping and video arcades to look for students who
(10) (play / plays) truant. Sarahs day often ( 11 ) ( end / ends ) at 6.30 p.m.
EXERCISE 3
Complete the sentences with the simple present tense of the verbs in the box.
breathe have hurry love play
put demonstrate snow weave write
1. Mum, we ____________your cakes. They are delicious.
2. Dareen ______________ articles for a famous magazine.
3. The cook usually ___________________ new recipes every Tuesday.
4. My little brother ____________ home from school every afternoon to watch cartoons.
5. During winter it _________, so we have to put on our boots.
6. Dolphins _____________ underwater through their blowholes.
7. Danny ___________tennis at the club every weekend.
8. We usually _________ recyclable things in special bins.
9. Dogs __________ a well-developed sense of smell.
10. The women ___________mats out of screw-pine leaves for a living.
EXERCISE 4
1. Ali _________________ (wash) his car every Saturday.

2. Aminah _____________ (iron) her clothes every morning.
3. Every day, Ali _________ (read) books, _______ (do) his homework and _________
(play) football.
4. Every Sunday morning, Aminah ________ (go) to the market, ________ (buy)
newspaper and ____________ (do) house chores.
UNIT 14 : THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about actions, states, and situations in the past.
We use the Simple Past when we talk about something which started and finished in the
past.
Eg: Yesterday, Ali walked to school.
We use the Simple Past to describe a series of actions in the past.
Eg: Yesterday, Ali woke up, brushed his teeth and took a bath.
We can use the Simple Past together with the Past Continuous .
Eg: Yesterday, while Ali was walking to school, he saw a cat.
Example:
Emily Dickinson lived in the nineteenth century. She was a poet.

She wrote more than a thousand poems
You can use the simple past tense with time expressions that refer to the past.
Some examples of past time expressions are:
i. last
Examples:
She was here last Sunday.

They were in London last year.
ii. ago
Examples:
He went shopping in the new mall a week ago.

We saw the Director eating in the caf a while ago.
iii) yesterday
Examples:
Joe was at the cinema when their parents came back from Tokyo yesterday.
Ali and Zai were doing their assignments yesterday afternoon.
REGULAR VERBS
You will notice that the word look does not change when we add the suffix -ed and the
main verb look is the same. Therefore LOOK is a regular verb.
PRESENT I look through the window.
PAST I looked through the window.
EXERCISE 1
Past Tense Regular Verbs
Give the answers for the following.
1. walk ____________________
2. play ____________________
3. boil ____________________
4. wash ____________________
5. kick ____________________
6. lock ____________________
7. watch ____________________
8. clean ____________________
9. sew ____________________
10. dust ____________________
11. paint ____________________
12. fry ____________________
13. study ____________________
14. pray ____________________
15. try ____________________
16. cry ____________________
17. dry ____________________
18. live ____________________
19. wipe ____________________
20. smile ____________________
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks by changing the verb in the brackets into past tense form. The first
sentence has been done for you.
1. The result was so unexpected that it shocked everyone. (shock)
2. My mother ____________ chicken curry for dinner last night. (cook)
3. Sam ____________ us to lock the doors. (remind)
4. My sister __________ my hand so tightly that it hurt. (grip)
5. Who ____________ my new shoes? (borrow)
6. My mother ________ her clothes while watching television. (iron)
7. We had to stop the game yesterday because it __________ heavily. (rain)
8. His sister _______ cakes for him yesterday. (bake)
9. The headmaster _______ his teachers about the new programme. (inform)
10. The plumber _____ the broken pipe in just ten minutes. (fix)
EXERCISE 3
Use the words in the brackets to fill in the blanks.
1. Kamal ______________ his grandfather in the village . (visit, visited)
2. They __________ fruits at the orchard.( plucking, plucked)
3. Siti ______________ after he sisters when her mother was away. (look, looked)
4. My mother _______________ chicken rice last night. (cooking, cooked)
5. Sarimah and Karina ______________ the clothes and dried them outside. (washing,
washed)
6. Kamal ______________ to school yesterday because his bicycle broke down. (walked,
walk)
7. David was bored, so he ______________ a movie last night. (watch, watched)
8. Lim and Shini ___________________ the desks and chairs just now. (arrange,
arranged)
9. Jokun __________________ a few books from the library just now. (borrowing,
borrowed)
10. She ___________________ with the headmaster an hour ago. (talk, talked)
11. The boys __________________ in the river yesterday evening.( playing, played)
12. When they _________________ the zoo, they bought the tickets at the counter. ( reach,
reached)
13. My grandmother ________________ some chilli seeds in the garden. (plants, planted)
14. My father and my uncle _____________________ the house last Sunday.( paint,
painted)
15. Puan Minah __________________ a hammer to hit the nail into the wall. (using, used)
IRREGULAR VERBS
A verb is a doing or an action word.
The tense tells when the action takes place.
Present ( today ) verb I paint a picture.

Past (yesterday ) verb + ed I painted a picture.
Future ( tomorrow ) will / shall + verb I shall paint a picture.
Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. Their past tense is different.
These are the most commonly used irregular verbs.
PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST

Today Yesterday Today Yesterday
I. I . I .. I..
am was cry cried
awake awoke deal dealt
bear bore dig dug
begin began do did
bite bit draw drew
bleed bled dream dreamt
blow blew drink drank
break broke drive drove
bring brought dry dried
build built eat ate
buy bought fall fell
catch caught feed fed
choose chose feel felt
come came fight fought
creep crept find found
fly flew see saw
forget forgot sell sold
freeze froze send sent
fry fried shake shook
give gave shine shone
go went sing sang
grow grew sink sunk
hang hung sit sat
hear heard slide slid
hide hid sleep slept
hold held smell smelt
keep kept smelled
know knew speak spoke
lay laid speed sped
lead led spend spent
learn learnt spin spun
learned spoil spoilt
leave left spoiled
lend lent stand stood
lie lay steal stole
light lit sweep swept
lighted swim swam
lose lost swing swung
make made take took
mean meant teach taught
meet met tear tore
pay paid tell told
read read think thought
ride rode throw threw
ring rang wake woke
rise rose wear wore
run ran win won
say said write wrote
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct irregular verbs.
1 The man (drive) _________________his car to work yesterday.
2 The boys (swim) ________________in the swimming pool the whole morning.
3 Siti Nurhaliza (sing) ______________ a melodious song at the concert.
4 Mariah (write) _______________on the exercise book.
5 The boy (run) ______________towards his father.
6 The Mathematics teacher (teach) _______________the students algebra last week.
7 My mother (go) _____________to the market this morning.
8 Cik Zarina Bi (pay) ____________the shopkeeper for the goods.
9 The Prime Minister (shake) ____________hands with the teachers at the parade.
10 The aeroplane (fly) ____________over the tall building.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct irregular verbs.
1 The man (drive) _________________his car to work yesterday.
2 The boys (swim) ________________in the swimming pool the whole morning.
3 Siti Nurhaliza (sing) ______________ a melodious song at the concert.
4 Mariah (write) _______________on the exercise book.
5 The boy (run) ______________towards his father.
6 The Mathematics teacher (teach) _______________the students algebra last week.
7 My mother (go) _____________to the market this morning.
8 Cik Zarina Bi (pay) ____________the shopkeeper for the goods.
9 The Prime Minister (shake) ____________hands with the teachers at the parade.
10 The aeroplane (fly) ____________over the tall building.
EXERCISE 3
Past Tense- Irregular Verbs
Write the Simple Past Tense for the following.
1. go ___________________
2. eat __________________-
3. sit __________________
4. see __________________
5. run ___________________
6. give ___________________
7. find ___________________
8. dig ___________________
9. sell ___________________
10. send ___________________
11. sink ___________________
12. lose ___________________
13. take ___________________
14. blow ___________________
15. sell ___________________
EXERCISE 4
Irregular Verbs
Use the words in the brackets to fill in the blanks.
1. He _________ clerk two years ago ( is, was )
2. John ________ a toy to his sister. ( gives, gave )
3. Maria _________ part in the netball game. ( take, took )
4. We __________ a good meal at home last night. ( have, had )
5. After the game, Johan ________ home by bus. ( goes, went )
6. Those boys _________ at the canteen during the recess. ( are, were )
7. Jason _________ a sandwich for lunch this afternoon. ( eats, ate )
8. Ali ________ the second prize for his story last week. ( win, won )
9. Mrs Wong ___________ a magazine from the shop. ( buy, bought )
10. They __________ the wooden table in the hall. ( put, puts )
11. The boys ________ back late after the football match. ( come, came )
12. Linda _________ the song sweetly, so everyone clapped loudly. ( sings, sang )
13. The woman __________ bitterly when she heard the sad news. ( cries, cried )
14. The children _________ in the clean water. ( swam, swim )
15. Sharmila ________ a lot of water because the food was very spicy.
( drinks, drank )
UNIT 15 : SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
We use the future tense to show future action.
REMEMBER!
Examples:
The following are examples of
some words that may be used with
I will go to your place on Monday. verbs in the future tense
tomorrow tomorrow night

Mr Lopez will call us at 9 p.m. tomorrow.
next Friday next week
next month next year
past present future
9 pm tomorrow
Now Monday
We form the simple future tense using will in this way:
will + base form of verb
Examples:
Sue will wash the dishes later.
They will visit Mrs Lim tomorrow evening.
The taxi will be here at 3 pm.
We can also use the going to form for future action that is planned earlier or
events that we think are likely to happen in the future. We form the simple future
tense using going to in this way:
Present tense of the verb to be + going to + base form

of verb
Examples:
He is going to play golf on Saturday.
I am going to swim in the evening.
Oil prices are going to rise next week.
We use Future Tense to show actions which will happen in future.
Eg: Tomorrow, Ali will walk to school.
UNIT 16 : PROGRESSIVE TENSE- PAST AND PRESENT
The past continuous tense is formed by the past tense of the verb to be+ the present
participle.
It is used for past actions whose exact limits are not known.
The past continuous is chiefly used for past actions which continued for some time but
whose exact limits are not known and are not important.
Example:
He is talking on the phone. ( present progressive tense)

He talked on the phone an hour ago. (past tense)
He was talking on the phone an hour ago. (past progressive tense)
She is singing a song.

She sang a song last night.
She was singing a song last night.
The cat is eating a fish.

The cat ate a fish just now / It ate a fish just now.
The cat was eating a fish just now. /It was eating a fish just now.
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Ways to change base words to the verb+ing form
By By By
adding ing omitting the e and adding doubling the last consonant
ing and adding ing
e.g. ; discount = discounting e.g. : produce = producing e.g. : win = winning
EXERCISE 1
Change the verbs below into the verb-ing forms
bring, hope, end, rejoice, raise, sweep, keep, bear, deserve, continue
1. _________________ 6. _________________
2. _________________ 7. _________________
3. _________________ 8. _________________
4. _________________ 9. _________________
5. _________________ 10. _________________
UNIT 17 : PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Notes: There must be an agreement between the subject and Past Progressive Tense
(verbs to- be and verb+ing) when using it in the past tense.
Ali was eating rice when it rained.
singular
+ past base verb + ing shows past tense

tense
singular verb-to-be
subject
The students were writing essays when the dismissal bell rang.
shows past
plural+ past base word + ing
tense
tense verb to
be ( omit e)
plural subject
was
Sentence structure : Singular subject
Plural subject were
EXERCISE 1
Study the subjects in the following sentences and write the correct Past Progressive Tense.
1. Abu _____ ______ (sit) on the chair when it broke.
2. The teachers _____ _________ ( teach ) when they heard the announcement
3. My mother _____ _____ (cook) when the phone rang.
4. The principal _____ _____ (give) a speech when she fainted.
5. The students _____ ______ (run) across the road when the accident happened.
6. A boy ________ ______________ (read) a book under the tree a moment ago.
7. The birds ______ _______________ (fly) in the sky when it rained.
8. My mother ______ __________________ (bake) some cookies in the kitchen when she
came.
9. The girls _________ ______________ (run) around the field when it started pouring.
10. The man and the woman ______ ______________ (watch) television in the living room
when they heard someone on the door.
EXERCISE 2
Study the subjects in the sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct verbs to be and
spelling of verb +ing form.
1. The spectators ______ _______ (cheer) the Malaysian Team.
2. My mother _______ ______ (praise) Nana when the announcement of Gegar Vaganza
was made.
3. Kien Keat and Boon Heong __________ ________ (train) at the badminton academy
when they received the news.
4. They _________ ________(feel) on top of the world when they won the competition.
UNIT 18 : PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
We use the Present Continuous to show an action which is happening at the moment of
speaking.
Eg: Now, Ali is reading a book.
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks.
1. Now, Ali _________ (wash) a car.

2. Aminah ___________ (bathe) now.
3. The cats ______________ (sleep ).
4. The farmers _________________ ( rest) under a tree.
5. My teacher _________________ (mark ) the books.
EXERCISE 2
Choose the correct answers and fill in the blanks.
1. The boys __________________________ in the playground. ( is playing, are

playing)
2. The woman ____________________ the floor with a broom. ( is sweeping, am

sweeping)
3. The little girl _______________________ an ice-cream.( are eating, is eating)
4. The man with a songkok ____________________ some fish. (am choosing, is

choosing)
5. A woman _____________________ some oranges into a plastic bag. ( is putting, are

putting)
6. The girl _____________________ after the children.(is looking, are looking)
7. Some people _____________________ under the tree. ( are standing, is standing)
8. The children __________________________ in the sea. ( am swimming, are
swimming)
9. The men ______________________ on the bench in the park. ( is sitting, are sitting)
10. A boy ______________________ a book under the tree. (is reading, are reading)
11. The birds _____________________ in the sky. (is flying, are flying)
12. My mother ________________________ some cookies in the kitchen. (is baking, are
baking)
13. The girls _______________________ around the field. (are running, is running)
14. The man and the woman _____________________ television in the living room. (is
watching, are watching)
15. The waiter ________________________ some food to the customers. (is serving,
are serving)
UNIT 19 : PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word which is used before a noun or pronoun to show its relation
to some other words in the sentence. Preposition used in sentences show how
things, people, and animals relate to each other in space , time and others.
Examples
He sat on the bench. (space)
He called the police at ten oclock. (time)
He opened the letter with a knife. (method )
He killed the fox for its fur. (purpose)
Preposition of time
ten minutes
for a month after
for two years
four days For + duration of
time
a long time
The weekend After
Night For + duration of time
At
Midnight
Noon
4 oclock/4 pm
Wednesday after
on Wednesday morning by
21 September 1990 until/till
Twenty-first September before
September 21 since (+point in time)
1998
Winter/summer
May
In
the morning
the afternoon
the evening
EXERCISE 1
Tick () to the correct statement.
1 There is a laptop on the table. X

2 There is a round clock on the wall.
3 The compact disc is under the table.
4 The table is in front of the sofa.
5 There is a chair near the table.
6 The computer table is opposite the sofa.
7 The mouse is between the key board and a book.
EXERCISE 2
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with the words provided.
In on under up down
1. The fox is ______________the rock.
2. The hen is ______________ the cage.
3. The dwarf is _____________ the tree.
4. The horse walks ____________ the road.
5. The giant is ______________ on the hill.
EXERCISE 3
Look at the picture. Read the sentence and number it based on the picture.
a. I am in the water.
b. I am up here in the tree.
c. I am on the leaf.
d. I am under the bridge.
e. I am under the tree.
EXERCISE 4
Underline the correct preposition in the bracket.
1. Alan is very tall (for, in ) his age.

2. He went to work (on, at) half past seven.
3. Alia sat (beside, between) Rosnah and Lim.
4. I have replied (to, from ) her letter.
5. He is (on, in ) duty today.
6. The cat is lying (on, inside) the sofa.
7. He has been reading (since, for ) ten oclock.
8. My mother is not (in, at ) home.
9. The boy fell (of, off ) his horse and broke his leg.
10. Have you heard (from, at) Aini lately?
EXERCISE 5
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. The words in the table may help you.
across along before behind from into
past through to towards
1. The sparrow is flying __________ the rambutan tree.

2. Mother is throwing the rubbish _______ the rubbish bin.
3. The girl is running away _________ the dog.
4. The baby is walking _______ the television.
5. Mary is running ______ the final station in the cross country race.
6. The music can be heard ___________ the wall.
7. Walk _____________ this road to come to a junction.
8. The best swimmer is swimming ________ the widest river.
9. We have to complete this test ________ we go home.
10. The Blue house is marching ________ the Green house.
EXERCISE 6
1. The boy is walking (to, from, across) the canteen.

2. Mary ran (into, toward, across) the road.
3. The kitten fell (from, into, past) the well.
4. The seal leapt (from, into, through) the hoop.
5. He is cycling (from, to, along) the school to the market.
6. The deer is running (to, from, past) the tiger.
7. Please be at the cinema (before, by, on) 6.00 p.m. because the movie is starting at
6.15 p.m.
8. The snake crawled (into, in, at) the basket.
EXERCISE 7
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
1. Did you meet Mr Lim _________ the meeting yesterday?
2. She hid the dirt ___________ the carpet.
3. Dont walk ___________ the dog. It might bite you.
4. Monicas birthday is ___________ the 3rd of October.
5. The baby has been sick __________ a few days.
6. I received a letter ________ my sister who is studying _______ London.
7. Remember to switch off the lights ________ you leave the room.
8. The ball rolled ________ the stairs and fell ________ the drain.
9. The clinic will be closed _________ the public holidays.
10. James works ________ an accountant in a bank.
11. My grandmother left her spectacles __________ the table.
12. I am looking for a piece _________ paper to write a letter.
13. The man ran ________ of the burning house.
14. The manager came in __________ ten oclock this morning.
UNIT 20 : ADVERBS
There are several types of adverbs such as adverbs of manner, time, frequency, place
and degree.
Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
There are many kinds of adverbs.
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner describe how.
Examples:
quickly, strangely, confidently, wisely, sweetly
Study the following examples.
a. How did she shout?

She shouted loudly.
b. How did he sing?

He sang confidently.
c. How did the fire burn?

It burned slowly.
EXERCISE 1
Identify and underline the adverbs in the sentences given below.
1. The very end of the restaurant is strictly for non-smokers.

2. Sheila is solely responsible for the cleanliness of the library.
3. The miser counts his money carefully every night.
4. Marys parents rarely allow her to go out at night.
5. The lion sprang on its prey mercilessly.
6. Mawis fans waited eagerly for him to come on stage.
Adverbs can be formed from adjectives by adding ly or ily.
Example:
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
1. angry angrily
2. great greatly
3. careful carefully
4. neat neatly
5. strange strangely
EXERCISE 2
Form adverbs from the following adjectives.
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
brave greedy
bitter happy
brief loud
hopeful low
clear patient
correct quick
cruel sad
easy serious
free sudden
furious willing
EXERCISE 3
Choose and fill in each blank with suitable adverbs given below.
Sweetly correctly hurriedly soundly confidently fiercely

Cruelly wisely quietly attentively badly patiently
1. The bull charged __________ at the small boy.

2. The children slept __________ after the Sports Day.
3. Anuar spends his money __________ because he is a careful person.
4. The girl smiled __________ at her idol.
5. He walked __________ into the house so as not to wake his mother.
6. Nathan was injured __________ when a lorry crashed into his house.
7. In order to be a good debater, one must be able to speak __________.
8. The wicked man hit his children __________.
9. The intelligent girl answered all the teachers questions __________.
10. The lady walked __________ when she saw two strangers following her.
11. Mr. Lee waited __________ for his daughter to come out from the interview.
12. The class listened __________ while the teacher explained the experiment.
EXERCISE 4
Replace the underlined words with a suitable adverb.
1. The swans swim with grace.

2. All of a sudden, lightning flashed in the sky.
3. The spectators clapped in a loud manner for their team.
4. Joanne waited for her results in anxiety.
5. The mother kissed her baby with great love.
6. Think with care before you decide on a life partner.
7. Rahman answered his friend in a rude manner.
8. Mr. Wong did the job in an efficient manner.
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree describe to what degree. It answers the question on how much or
to what extent.
Examples:
quite, nearly, very, absolutely, slightly, too, reasonably, more, less
Study the following examples.
a. Andrew is quite good on the piano.

b. There are nearly five thousand people at the concert.
c. He was too careless.
d. Im rather busy.
EXERCISE 1
Identify and underline the adverb of degree in the sentences below.
1. He is too shy.
2. Are you quite sure?
3. The walk was rather long.
4. The patient is much better today.
5. Do not walk so fast.
6. Sheila is very good at scrabble.
7. Do you think the food is rather tasteless?
8. This imported book is reasonably cheap.
9. There are more girls than boys in this class.
10. The activities that we had were less tiring.
UNIT 21 : ADJECTIVES
An adjective tells us what something or someone is or seems like. It is used to
describe nouns or pronouns.
EXERCISE 1
Underline all the adjectives given in the sentences below..
1. Nobody wants to employ lazy workers.
2. He is very greedy. The more he has, the more he wants.
3. She will not listen to your advice. She is a very stubborn girl.
4. Encik Abu Bakar is a dedicated teacher. All the pupils like him.
5. We enjoy Joes company. He is such a jovial person.
6. A brave man jumped into the river to save the drowning child.
7. That clumsy girl has broken another glass.
Comparison of Adjectives
[ Positive Degree , Comparative Degree, Superlative Degree ]
1. Adjectives have three degrees of comparison.
i. Positive
eg. Mr Bingo is a strong man.
ii.Comparative
eg. Mr. Frank is stronger than Mr. Bingo
iii. Superlative
eg. Mr David is the strongest of the three.
2. The comparative degree is used to compare one person or thing with another.
eg. Tasnim is taller than Ramlah
eg. That car is cheaper than this one.
3. The superlative degree is used to compare one person or thing with more than one
eg. Liza is the tallest of the three.
eg. The car is the cheapest.
EXERCISE 1
Add -er [ comparative ] and -est [ superlative ]
Comparative Superlative
Positive [ + -er ] [ + est ]
1 brave
2 great
3 near
4 fast
5 rich
EXERCISE 2
Add -ier [ comparative ] and -iest [ superlative ]
Comparative Superlative
Positive [ + -ier ] [ + iest ]
1 dirty
2 early
3 easy
4 happy
5 heavy
EXERCISE 3
Double the last letter + -er or -est
Positive Comparative Superlative
1 big
2 fat
3 hot
4 wet
5 sad
EXERCISE 4
Change the spelling
1 bad
2 far
3 good
4 little
5 many
EXERCISE 5
Add more [ comparative ] and the + most [ superlative ]

[ + more ] [ the + most ]
1 beautiful
2 careful
3 comfortable
4 expensive
5 famous
EXERCISE 6
Fill in the blanks by using the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Nirmala is ______(old) than James.
2. Mount Kinabalu is the ________(high) mountain in South-East Asia.
3. She is the ________(good) Biology teacher we have.
4. It is ________(cool) today than yesterday.
5. A carpet is ________(expensive) than a rug.
6. They are the ________(clever) students in the school.
7. Is Susan _________(popular) than her sister?
8. He is the __________ (lazy) person I know.
9. The Angel Falls is the _______(high) waterfall in the world.
10. This cheese cake is _________(expensive) than the chocolate cake.
EXERCISE 7
1. My mother has a ( big, bigger, biggest ) car than my uncle.
2. Shanti is the (slim, slimmer, slimmest ) lady in the office.
3. The little girl has the ( sweet, sweeter, sweetest ) smile I have ever seen.
4. This steak is (tough, tougher, toughest).
5. Your handwriting is ( neat, neater, neatest ) than mine.
6. Elephants are ( strong, stronger, strongest ) animals.
7. As far as I know, my mother bakes the ( good, better, best ) cheese cake.
8. Bees are considered the ( busy, busier, busiest) insects.
9. Mount Everest is the ( high, higher, highest) mountain in the world.
10. This is the ( bad, worse, worst) fire in the last siz months.
11. William runs the ( fast, faster, fastest ) in his class.
12. Do you know which is the ( long, longer, longest ) river in the world?
13. Both the sisters are as ( tall, taller, tallest ) as their mother.
14. Can you speak ( loud, louder, loudest) ? I cant hear you from here.
15. Mr Teo is the (rich , richer, richest) businessman man in town.
16. She is (good, better, best) than me at cooking.
17. Lisa is the ( fair, fairer, fairest)in my class.
18. Taiping is the ( wet, wetter, wettest) town in Malaysia.
19. There is (little, less, least) water in the jug.
20. There is ( much, more, most ) sugar in the bowl than the cup.
EXERCISE 8
Complete the table of adjectives below.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
angry
beautiful
cheap
dirty
expensive
fat
cold
delicious
heavy
little
sad
thin
happy
long
short
poor
smart
good
tall
sweet
UNIT 22 : QUESTION TAGS
The negative Question-Tag for positive statement
Examples:
- She will recover soon, wont she?
- Breast milk is the perfect source of nutrition for infants, isnt it?
The positive question-tag for negative statement
Examples:
- Mothers are not urged to discard colostrums, are they?
- House dust isnt the major problem of allergy, is it?
If the statement contains a main verb, you must use the auxiliary do in the
Question-Tag. The tenses of the auxiliary do are determined by the tenses of the
main verb in the sentence.
Examples:
- He appears calm, doesnt he?
- She lost her leg in the accident, didnt she?
- Vegetables contain a lot of fibre, dont they?
EXERCISE 1
Add tag questions to the following.
1. They want to invent something, _______________?

2. Elizabeth is a dentist,______________?
3. They wont be here,_______________?
4. There arent any problems,______________?
5. That is your umbrella,_____________?
6. George is a student,______________?
7. Hes learned a lot in the last couple of years,______________?
8. Many flowers have medicinal values,______________?
9. Joan cant come with us,______________________?
10. Shell help us later,_________________?
11. Peggy would like to come with us to the conference,_______________?
12. Those arent Freds notebook,________________?
13. Youve never been to Paris,_________________?
14. Something is wrong with him today,______________?
15. Some aquatic animals cannot breathe in the air,_______________?
16. Nobody cheated on the exam,_________________?
17. Nothing went wrong while I was gone,__________________?
18. I am invited,_________________?
EXERCISE 2
Provide responses to the following questions.
1. The room isnt too small, is it? ____________________

2. The cat wont scratch, will it? ____________________
3. The judges werent fair, were they?___________________
4. The robbers havent been caught, have they?______________________
5. She doesnt know the way to the clinic, does she?__________________
6. You neednt post the letter today, need you?_____________________
7. They are not allowed to eat here, are they?______________________
8. The school field will not be used today, will it?__________________
9. They arent ready to perform, are they?_________________________
10. The train will be delayed, wont it? ____________________________
EXERCISE 3
Complete these statements with a question tag.
1. Ben is worried, __________ ?
2. Anita should tell the teacher, ____________ ?
3. Chee Keong isnt back, ____________ ?
4. My mother couldnt come, ___________ ?
5. You were at the show last night, __________?
6. The movie wasnt interesting, ____________ ?
7. Jenny has a pet rabbit, __________ ?
8. We havent met for a long time, ___________ ?
9. Mei Leng is your sister, ____________ ?
10. Nathan doesnt live here, ____________ ?
11. He didnt watch the movie, ____________ ?
12. You havent voted, ____________ ?
13. Tommy will come, ____________ ?
14. Susie should be here now, _____________ ?
15. Ahmad wont talk to you, ___________ ?
16. The children were feeling sad, _____________ ?
17. My neighbours arent polite, _____________ ?
18. You havent seen her, _____________ ?
19. David didnt talk to you, ____________ ?
20. They could play very well , _____________ ?
UNIT 23 : WH-QUESTION WORDS
A question that asks for information normally uses one of the following question
words:
when, where, why, who, whose, what, which, how
WH QUESTION
FUNCTION EXAMPLE
WORD
Q: When did Omar go to the gallery?

To ask information
When A: He went to the gallery during the
about time
holidays.
To ask information Q: Where were you yesterday?

Where
about place/location A: I was at the library.
Q: Why did Armand go to the railway

Why To ask for reason station?
A: He went to the station to pick Shaffi up.
Q: Who wrote The Runaway Jury?

Who To ask about people
A: John Grisham wrote it.
To ask information Q: Whose diskette is this?

Whose
about possession A: Its Azmirs
To ask about
What Q: What is he doing?
activities
(i) + a form of do A: He is reading a book on psychology.
(ii) + a noun Q: What games do you play?
To ask for specific
A: I play football and badminton.
information
To ask a question Q: Which is a better shade of blue,

Which that requires you to electric blue or royal blue?
make a choice A: I prefer royal blue to electric blue.
To ask about means Q: How did you get here?

of transport, manner, A: I took a cab.
How
frequency, and Q: How often do you visit your sister?
distance A: Once a month.
EXERCISE 1
Write WH-questions for the following sentences.
Response Question
He goes to school by bus.
He took my friends racket.
She is my mother.
The boy cannot buy the book because he

has lost her money.
She is going home because she has to

prepare lunch.
We employed Mr. Tan because of his

qualification.
EXERCISE 2
Construct two Wh-Questions for each of the statements below.
1. To make T-shirts, we have to choose a suitable type of material.
2. The changes often involve chemical reactions or processes.
3. In order to make the rubber shoes, the rubber taken from the rubber tree has to be
treated.
4. Wool from the sheep must be cleaned and separated into the different grades of wool.
UNIT 24 : CONJUNCTIONS
When we produce a piece of writing, we will use certain words to join phrases,
clauses or sentences to show how one idea is related to another idea. These
words are link words and they are called conjunctions. Refer to the sentences
below :
SENTENCE 1 Link word SENTENCE 2
(conjunction)
I did not buy the book because I had no money.
(The word because links sentence 1 to sentence 2 and is used to signal reason.)
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
1. Conjunctions that show similarity or close relationship.
and, also, besides, as well as,
bothand, not onlybut also
Example :
a. Paul and Peter are good artists.
b. Tanya is not only pretty, but also very smart.
c. Besides playing the drums, Tony also plays the flute.
2. Conjunctions that show contrast.
but, yet, still, though, although
Example :
a. If you hurry, you may still catch the bus.
b. Although I was tired, I managed to complete my homework.
c. John is playful but he is very intelligent.
3. Conjunctions that show a reason for an action.
as, for, since, because
Example :
a. I went to bed early as I was tired.
b. They were punished because they broke the vase.
c. Since it is going to rain, I shall stay at home.
4. Conjunctions that show the result of an action.
so, therefore, consequently,
as a result
Example :
a. As a result of her hard work, she managed to get a scholarship to Japan.
b. San Hong had a toothache, so he went to the dentist.
c. David drove recklessly, consequently, he met with an accident.
5. Conjunctions that express similarity between two events or ideas.
bothand
neithernor
Example :
a. Both Ahmad and Mutu are in the shop.
b. Neither Mr. Lim nor his wife are going for the show.
c. Samy sells both hot and cold drinks at his stall.
6. Conjunctions that express choice.
or
eitheror
Examples :
a. Would you like Coke or Pepsi?
b. Either Tom or Dick will win the contest.
c. We will either go shopping or bowling tomorrow.
7. Conjunctions which link two events that are going on at the same time.
as, when, while
Example :
a. The lights went out while I was doing my work.
b. My mother fainted when she heard the news.
c. As I was about to leave the house, the phone rang.
8. Conjunctions that show the purpose of an action.
in order to, so that
Example :
a. He worked very hard so that he could pass his exams with flying colours.
b. In order to be healthy, we must eat good food.
c. He finished his work quickly so that he could watch the football game.
9. Conjunctions that show condition.
or else, unless
Example :
a. Unless you do as you are told, you will be punished.
b. You must hurry or else you will miss the bus.
c. You cannot see the doctor unless you have an appointment.
10. Conjunctions that refer to actions that have ended or will end at a particular time.
till, until
Example :
a. We will be working here until Wednesday.
b. The mother waited till her son came home.
c. The baby was crying until she saw her mother.
EXERCISE 1
Underline the correct conjunction in the sentences below.
1. (Both / Either) Hamidah and Zarin are friends of mine.
2. I was fast asleep (because / when) the telephone rang.
3. I will ask (either / neither) Samy or Muthu to give me a lift home today.
4. The children were extremely rude, (and / so) they were punished.
5. (Unless / Although) we stayed back late, we could not complete our project.
6. We will have to postpone the football game (because / if) it rains heavily today.
7. (Beside / Besides) sewing, my grandmother spends her time reading.
8. Soo Ching took a part time job (in order / so) to supplement her familys income.
9. (Because / Although) Encik Nordin is already eighty years old, he is still very active.
10. Sharon is absent today (so / because) she is not feeling well.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.
1. Amira __________ Anisa are sisters.
2. __________ collecting coins, I also collect stamps.
3. Kevin plays football __________ his brother prefers hockey.
4. He must work hard __________ he can do well in his exams.
5. __________ Jeeva and Jenny work in the same office.
6. __________ Kumari was tired, she stayed up late to study.
7. Mr. Wong is rich __________ he refuses to donate any money for charity.
8. Alan had a high fever __________ he refused to go to the doctor.
9. __________ it was raining heavily, we could not go shopping.
10. I refused to speak to him __________ he apologises.
EXERCISE 3
Underline the correct conjunctions in each of the following sentences.
1. They had to leave early ( because, until ) they had another meeting to attend.
2. You will not be able to solve it ( unless, since ) you understand this question.
3. My brother slept early( so that, because ) he could get up early the next morning.
4. Linda was in Australia ( while, since ) her husband was in Singapore.
5.. I like reading story books ( but, and ) I dont like drawing.
6. She had finished cleaning the house (and, although) the cooking before noon.
7. My father speaks Japanese ( as well as, as soon as ) English.
8. Give me back my book ( after, until ) you have finished reading it.
9. Wash your hands ( before, both ) you touch the baby.
10. My brother has not come back ( although, since ) this morning.
11. Susan did not hear me ( unless, although ) I called her twice.
12. He could not play football ( because, so ) he had hurt his leg.
13. They stayed her overnight ( so, since ) it was too late to go home.
14. He acted ( as good as, as if ) he owned the company.
15. ( Because, Although) she knew the answer, she did not tell her friend.
16. ( Neither, Either ) my mother nor my father was home last night.
17. I will go ( either, neither ) to Australia or Japan to continue my studies.
18. Would you come by car ( and, or ) bus?
19. You cannot go for the trip ( until, unless ) you pay up the registration fee.
20. The painting is very big ( so, and ) it is beautiful.
Unit 25 : Punctuation
Choose the sentences with the correct punctuation.
1. A. Teaches day is celebrated on May the sixteenth.
B. Teachers Day is celebrated on May the sixteenth.
C. Teachers Day is celebrated on May the sixteenth.
D. Teachers day is celebrated on May the sixteenth.
2. A. What are those? asked Nazris sister.
B. What are those? asked Nazris sister.
C. What are those, asked Nazris sister.
D. What are those? asked nazris sister.
3. A. Run! Run save your life! shouted Azlan.
B. Run! Run save your life? shouted Azlan.
C. Run! Run save your life! shouted azlan.
D. Run, run save your life! shouted Azlan.
4. A. Please help me, Norazman, said Harma.
B. please help me, Norazman, said Harma.
C. Please help me, Norazman, Said Harma.
D. Please help me, norazman, said Harma.
5. A. The CIMB Bank is ten storeys high.
B. The CIMB bank is ten storeys high.
C. The Cimb Bank is ten storeys high.
D. The Cimb bank is ten storeys high.
6. A. They are going to seremban next friday.
B. They are going to Seremban next friday
C. They are going to seremban next Friday
D. They are going to Seremban next Friday.
7. A. azimi, Anita and Yusof will be going on a camping trip.
B. Azimi, Anita and yusof will be going on a camping trip.
C. Azimi, Anita and Yusof will be going on a camping trip.
8. A. Watch out, there is a bulldog behind you.
B. Watch out! there is a bulldog behind you.
C. Watch out! There is a bulldog behind you.
D. Watch out, There is a bulldog behind you.
9. A. Are you going to town , today Morissa.
B. Are you going to town today, Morissa?
C. Are You going to Town today Morissa?
10. A. My uncle took me to pulau pisang for fishing.
B. My uncle took me to pulau Pisang for fishing.
C. My uncle took me to Pulau Pisang for fishing.
D. My Uncle took me to Pulau Pisang for fishing.
11. A. We visited ayer keroh during the deepavali holidays.
B. We visited Ayer Keroh during the Deepavali holidays.
C. We visited Ayer Keroh during the deepavali holidays.
D. We visited Ayer keroh during the Deepavali Holidays.
12. A. Do you know Sujaks address! asked buang kardi.
B. Do you know Sujaks address. Asked Buang kardi.
C. Do you know Sujaks address? asked Buang Kardi.
D. Do you know, Sujaks address? Asked Buang Kardi.
13. A. Look someone is trying to break into our neighbours house.
B. Look! someone is trying to break into our neighbours house.
C. Look, someone is trying to break into our neighbours house.
D. Look! Someone is trying to break into our neighbours house.
14. A. yes Hassan and I repaired the car ourselves.
B. Yes Hassan and I , repaired the car ourselves.
C. yes, Hassan and I repaired the car ourselves.
D. Yes, Hassan and I repaired the car ourselves.
15. A. How old are you now shafiee? Asked Jalal.
B. How old are you now, Shafiee? asked Jalal.
C. How old are you now, Shafiee? Asked jalal.
16. A. May I borrow your eraser please? asked Farid.
B. May I borrow your eraser, please? asked Farid.
C. May, I borrow your eraser, please? asked Farid.
17. A. Ramli and Nizam like to play hockey, volleyball and golf.
B. Ramli and Nizam like to play hockey, Volleyball, and golf.
C. Ramli and Nizam like to play Hockey, Volleyball and Golf.
D. Ramli and nizam like to play hockey, volleyball and golf.
18. A. The capital of terengganu is Kuala terengganu.
B. The capital of Terengganu is kuala Terengganu.
C. The Capital of Terengganu is Kuala Terengganu.
D. The capital of Terengganu is Kuala Terengganu.
19. A. Wahab visited the crocodile farm and Melaka zoo last sunday.
B. Wahab visited the crocodile Farm and Melaka Zoo last Sunday .
C. Wahab visited the Crocodile Farm and Melaka Zoo last Sunday.
20. A. Have you read the prisoner of zenda?
B. Have you read The prisoner of Zenda?
C. Have you read The Prisoner of Zenda?
D. have you read the prisoner of zenda?
21. A A cat is sitting near the fence, said Bibi.
B A cat is sitting near the fence, said Bibi!
C A cat is sitting near the fence, said bibi.
D A cat is sitting near the fence said Bibi.
22. A The mountain climbers have reached the peak of Mount Kinabalu.
B The Mountain Climbers have reached the peak of mount kinabalu.
C The mountain climbers have reached the peak of mount kinabalu!
D The mountain climbers have reached the Peak of Mount Kinabalu.
23. A David Mary and Danny bought some pies.
B David Mary and Danny bought some pies!
C David, mary and danny bought some pies.
D David, Mary and Danny bought some pies.
24. A Najib goes to the island in his boat?
B Najib goes to the Island in his boat.
C Najib goes to the island in his Boat.
D Najib goes to the island in his boat.
25. A Eskimos use ice to make Igloos.
B Eskimos use Ice to make Igloos.
C Eskimos use ice to make igloos?
D Eskimos use ice to make igloos.
26. A ramli will meet Mr. hong at the Airport.
B Ramli will meet Mr. Hong at the airport?
C Ramli will meet Mr. Hong at the airport.
D Ramli will meet MR. Hong at the airport.
27. A Where are my markers!
B Where are my markers?
C Where are my markers.
D Where, are my markers?
28. A These are the boys comics.
B These are the boys comics.
C These are the boys comics.
D These are the Boys Comics.
29. A Help! Help! My house is on fire! shouted Anuar.
B Help, Help, My house is on fire! Shouted Anuar.
C Help, help, my house is on fire? shouted Anuar.
D Help. Help. My house is on fire. shouted Anuar.
30. A Helena is going to genting highlands this thursday.
B Helena is going to Genting Highlands This Thursday.
C Helena is going to Genting highlands this Thursday.
D helena is going to genting Highlands this thursday.
31. A May I go to the toilet, please?
B May I go to the toilet, please.
C May I go to the toilet please?
D May I go to the toilet, please!
32. A Do you like to jog in the park asks Leha.
B Do you like to jog in the park, asks Leha?
C Do you like to jog in the park? asks Leha.
D Do you like to jog in the park, asks Leha.
33. A Dont lie to me, Sazali, says father.
B Dont lie to me Sazali. says father.
C Dont lie to me! Sazali. says father.
D Dont lie to me Sazali says father.
34. A Pulau Sibu is a famous Holiday Resort.
B Pulau sibu is a famous Holiday Resort.
C Pulau Sibu is a famous holiday resort.
D Pulau sibu is a famous holiday resort.
35. A The mechanic uses a spanner, to loosen the nuts.
B The mechanic uses a spanner to loosen the nuts.
C The mechanic uses a spanner to loosen the nuts?
D The Mechanic uses a Spanner to loosen the Nuts.
36. A Hello, Imran. What are your plans for the school holidays? asks Zainah.
B Hello! Imran. What are your plans for the school holidays? asks Zainah.
C Hello! Imran. What are your plans for the school holidays asks Zainah.
D Hello! imran. What are your plans for the school holidays asks Zainah.
37. A The pupils are singing malay, chinese and tamil songs in the competition.
B The pupils are singing Malay, Chinese and Tamil songs in the competition.
C The Pupils are singing Malay Chinese and Tamil songs in the competition.
D The pupils are singing Malay, Chinese and Tamil songs competition!
38. A Wow! you are so lucky! you have visited so many countries.
B Wow! You are so lucky You have visited so many countries.
C Wow! You are so lucky! You have visited so many countries.
D Wow! You are so lucky! You have visited so many countries
39. A Faizal will be going to England to study soon.
B Faizal will be going to england to study soon.
C Faizal, will be going to England to study soon!
D faizal will be going to england to study soon
40. A they had an enjoyable day at the taman rimba recreational park
B They had an enjoyable day at the Taman Rimba Recreational Park.
C They had an enjoyable day at the Taman Rimba recreational park.
D They had an enjoyable day at the taman rimba recreational park.
41. A I had a stomach ache. I couldnt stand the pain.
B I had a Stomach ache. I couldnt stand the pain.
C I had a stomach ache. I couldnt stand The pain,
D I had a Stomach Ache. I couldnt stand the pain!
42. A Ramli has round brown eyes,
B ramli has round. Brown eyes.
C Ramli has round brown eyes!
D Ramli has round, brown eyes.
43. A Wow! Thats a beautiful watch.
B Wow, Thats a beautiful watch.
C Wow, thats a beautiful, watch.
D Wow! Thats a beautiful watch
BONUS : 100 GRAMMAR QUESTIONS
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1 Amal obtained the marks in his Science test.
A. more
B. most
C. some
2. She sat . the clinic and waited for the doctor.
A. in
B. to
C. on
D. across
3. Farahana had booked her flight ticket earlier because .. was cheap.
A. they
B. she
C. we
D. it
4. Syafiq dressed up to go for an interview.
A. happily
B. smartly
C. sweetly
D. bravely
5. The building was damaged recently heavy storms.
A. because
B. although
C. by
D. so
6 The ship sails . the ocean.
A. along
B. across
C. through
7. We celebrate Labour Day . 1st of May.
A. on
B. in
C. at
8 The scouts .. in the jungle last week.
A. camp
B. camps
C. camped
9. That is the woman .. husband is a pilot.
A. why
B. what
C. whom
D. whose
10 You must drive . to avoid accident.
A. carefully
B. recklessly
C. carelessly
11 The thief .. to escape by the back door because it was locked.
A. able
B. was able
C. was unable
D. could able
12. The two policemen walked on side of the robber.
A. neither
B. inside
C. either
D. between
13. Unless he hurries, he the train.
A. miss
B. misses
C. missed
D. will miss
14. This work is very easy. .. can do it.
A. Everything
B. Anybody
C. Nobody
D. Somebody
15. The soldier fought and was given a medal by the king.
A. weakly
B. badly
C. bravely
D. happily
16 Rahman was excited because he flew in an aeroplane .. the first time.
A. over
B. for
C. on
17. My friend not do the sum because it was very difficult.
A. will
B. must
C. could
D. would
18 A .. of bees was flying towards the beehive on a tree.
A. flock
B. herd
C. group
D. swarm
19. is our national flower?
A. Whose
B. Why
C. What
D. How
20. Mr. Chan, the mechanic , . the green car tomorrow.
A. will repair
B. will be repaired
C. repaired
D. is repairing
21 My elder sister going to the cinema. She usually there with her
friends
A. likes, goes
B. liked, goes
C. like, going
D. will be, going
22. Rosli and his brother the show twice last weekend.
A. watch
B. watches
C. watched
D. watching
23. Hazimah stayed at home by while parents were away.
A. myself, my
B. herself, her
C. himself, him
D. yourself, your
24. You must . finish the milk put it into the refrigerator.
A. so, if
B. so, and
C. either, or
D. neither, nor
25. The thief ran the road and hid .. some bushes.
A. towards, above
B. across, behind
C. at, under
D. away, to
26. Everyone happy when they received a present.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
27. There isnt . rice left in the pot.
A. many
B. little
C. a lot of
D. any
28. A day before Teachers Day, the pupils carried chairs to the school hall.
A. our
B. their
C. your
D. his
29. Hashim is the . boy in his class
A. tall
B. taller
C. tallest
D. most tall
30. The Year 6 pupils have to prepare . well before UPSR.
A. ourselves
B. themselves
C. himself
D. yourself
31. Kampung Rhu is almost______________ hours drive from Kuantan town.
A. is
B. an
C. the
D. far
32. The angry girl ____________ the book and threw it into the dustbin.
A. torn
B. tore
C. tear
D. tearing
33 Zali is flying ___________ kite in the field.
A. her
B. him
C. his
D. hers
34. Puan Aneesa waits for the bus______the bus stop every morning.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. to
35. Mujahid jumped ________ the bench and fell into the drain.
A. into
B. on
C. from over
36. ______________ Suzana and Zaharah are school prefects.
A. All
B. Both
C. Either
D. Neither
37. Did Nazrin _______________ English well at the seminar last night?
A. speak
B. spoke
C. speaks
D. spoken
38. That was _____________ most challenging task and we only have ___________
hour to finish it.
A. a , an
B. a , the
C. the , a
D. the , an
39. The weather is so hot that there is only _____________ water in the well.
A. much
B. a little
C. any
D. a few
40. Her children are very polite and everybody ____________ them.
A. love
B. loves
C. loved
D. loving
41. Camping ______________ an exciting activity.
A. were
B. is
C. was
D. are
42. Asiah is very _______________ . Everyone likes her very much.
A. impolite
B. friendly
C. rude
D. stingy
43. Of the three boys , Roslan is the ___________ in the class.
A. clever
B. cleverest
C. cleverer
44. When I saw Linda, she ______________ her money.
A. counts
B. is counting
C. was counting
D. were counting
45. Mr. Lims dog ______________ his neighbours son last week.
A. bites
B. bite
C. bit
D. bitten
46. Sarifuddins fingernails ______________ short and clean.
A. am
B. is
C. are
D. was
47. You went to the library, ______________ ?
A. isnt it
B. dont you
C. didnt you
D. wasnt you
48. The workers walked ___________ into the factory because they were late for work.
A. politely
B. smartly
C. hurriedly
D. slowly
49. The man placed the ladder ____________ the wall.
A. under
B. down
C. below
D. against
50. There are many shop houses ______________ Jalan Bendahara.
A. through
B. between
C. along
D. beside
51. Syahmi ___________ to school every day.
A. walk
B. walks
C. walked
D. walking
52 Ameera ___________ the library books just now.
A. return
B. returns
C. returned
D. returning
53 Have ______ finished your homework?
A. I
B. he
C. she
D. you
54 ________________ painting, Azuani also knows how to play the piano.
A. Besides
B. Although
C. Therefore
D. Furthermore
55 I brought _______ orange for lunch.
A. a
B. an
C. the
56 Turn down the volume. It is too _____ .
A. big
B. loud
C. bright
D. strong
57 Do not _____ the trees in the park, says the ranger.
A. climb
B. climbed
C. climbs
D. climbing
58 Toms dog, Pluto was barking ___________ at the stranger.
A. fiercely
B. greedily
C. politely
D. shyly
59 Mardiana got the _____________ marks for English.
A. high
B. higher
C. highest
60 Hana woke up very late, _________ she had to rush for work.
A. or
B. but
C. therefore
D. and
61 _____________ I have the cake or the ice-cream for my dessert ?
A. Might
B. Should
C. Would
D. Ought
62 _______________is the biggest mammal on land, the buffalo or elephant?
A. Where
B. Which
C. Why
D. Who
63 ________ must listen carefully when in class.
A. It
B. My
C. You
D. Theirs
64. Damia sang ______ during the party.
A. silently
B. sweetly
C. soundly
D. gracefully
65. The eagle caught the chick ____________ its claws.
A. to
B. on
C. with
D. from
66. Syafeeq is a clever boy. He ___________________ makes mistake.
A. always
B. seldom
C. sadly
D. now
67. Neither Fara _________ Cathy won the dance competition.
A. or
B. nor
C. and
D. while
68. My father lives ____________ Kelantan.
A. at
B. in
C. from
D. to
69. Syahira is the __________ in her family.
A. young
B. younger
C. youngest
D. more young
70. Lunch comes _________ breakfast.
A. after
B. before
C. on
D. by
71. Shina lived here ___________ 1999.
A. for
B. because
C. since
D. although
72. The train went _________ the tunnel.
A. along
B. over
C. by
D. through
73. There __________ some kittens in this box a few minutes ago.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
74..He tried to open the door __________ it was locked.
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
75. _________ I borrow your pencil, please ?
A. Can
B. Might
C. May
D. Should
76. Arif and I went to the zoo. _______________ went there by bus.
A. We
B. I
C. She
D. They
77. You are getting too fat. You _______________ exercise more.
A. ought
B. would
C. should
D. might
78. ________________ did the players feel after winning the game ?
A. Why
B. How
C. When
D. Where
79. They _____________________ home when the accident happened.
A. is walking
B. was walking
C. are walking
D. were walking
80. He is the ____________ man I have ever met.
A. kinder
B. kindest
C. kind
81. He has been _________ in Jakarta for ten years.
A. live
B. lives
C. lived
D. living
82. I ____________________ my auntie now.
A. is helping
B. am helping
C. are helping
D. were helping
83. Kamil ___________ to school everyday.
A. cycle
B. cycles
C. cycled
D. cycling
84. My mother likes to __________ curry puff.
A. cooks
B. cook
C. cooked
D. cooking
85. Chong Meng wants to be an artist because he loves to ___________ .
A. draws
B. drew
C. draw
D. drawing
86. Each of the students ____________ given a pack of biscuit.
A. is
B. to
C. are
D. of
87. The wind blows ______ by the seaside.
A. bravely
B. strongly
C. carelessly
D. immediately
88. My fathers sister ______ my aunt.
A. is
B. am
C. was
D. were
89. There is _______________ mangosteen tree in Nadias garden. Nadia likes to sit and
read under _______________ tree.
A. a, an
B. a, the
C. an, the
D. the, the
90. The mangoes in that basket _______________ sweet.
A. is
B. are
C. was
91. I made the desk _________________
A. myself
B. himself
C. herself
D. themselves
92. The games Ranjit enjoys are football, hockey _________ badminton.
A. as
B. but
C. since
D. and
93. Malaysia is famous ____________ its beautiful beaches.
A. at
B. in
C. for
D. to
94. We ________________ the food hungrily yesterday.
A. eat
B. eats
C. ate
D. eating
95. Muthu gave Sarah _____ silk blouse for her birthday.
A. a
B. an
C. the
96. Ahmad ran __________ to catch the bus.
A. neatly
B. loudly
C. silently
D. quickly
97. She hurt ___________ while cutting the vegetables yesterday.
A. itself
B. herself
C. himself
D. themselves
98. They like to swim ___________ play hockey during the weekends.
A. so
B. but
C. and
D. because
99. My father wants to _______ a papaya tree there.
A. plant
B. plants
C. planted
D. planting
100. The tigress licked _____ paws after eating a hearty meal.
A. its
B. his
C. our
D. their
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2|Modul Triumph Redong Vol. 1 Mia Antasha

1. Definite article the

E.g.: i. Anne received the award for bravery. (a specific award)

3. Zero article (-)

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Fill in the blanks with a or an

1. __________egg 3. ________ dog

Fill in the blanks with (-), the or a

1. I speak _____ French.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the

1 Mr Lee bought _______ big bungalow last month.

2 Ramli wants to be __________ pilot when he grows up.

3. Mei Ling is ___________ honest girl.

4. ________ fire broke out in that house _______ hour ago.

5. ________ plane is flying high up in _________ sky.

6. My father works in ________ office.

7 Take _______ class register to _______ office.

8 ____________ earth moves around ___________ sun.

9 Sabrina gave ________ orange to _________ beggar outside the gate.

10 _____________ sun rises in __________ east.

11 She is going to take _________ bus to get to _______ railway station.

12 _________ bat lives in __________ cave.

13. My brother studies in ________ university in Kuala Lumpur.

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15 ____________ sky is blue.

16 ___________ old lady walked across the busy road.

17 She bought _________ umbrella to school.

18 Adrian is _________Eurasian boy.

20 I saw __________ eagle flying in __________ sky.

Fill in the blanks with a , an or the.

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Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. She is ______ nurse.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. Did you buy a Proton or ________ Ford?

2. Does he know _______________ man at the corner?

3. She has _________________ secret to tell you.

4. What time does _________________ train leave?

5. Ali ate ________________ apple and drank a bottle of Coke.

6. Did you see _______________ accident?

7. He met _______________ elegant lady at the party.

8. ____________________ teacher is angry with us.

9. I did not see __________________ elephant in the picture.

10. Is that _________________ snake in that tree?

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Fill in the blanks.

Daughter wife bride queen teacher

Headmistress nurse lecturer secretary grandmother

1. My mother is a _______________.She takes care of sick people.

2. Ashok and his _________ have three children.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Guna have two sons and a ______________.

4. Rubinis ____________________ gave presents to all her grandchildren.

8. The bridegroom and his beautiful ______________ are dressed in blue.

9. Madame Ganes is an excellent __________. She teaches us English in our school.

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Underline the nouns in these sentences.

1. The careless boy lost his pen.

2. I went to the market with my mother.

3. The girl fell down the stairs.

4. My grandfather has an old car.

1. __egg 3. dog

4. __ fire broke out in that house _ hour ago.

5. plane is flying high up in _ sky.

7 Take _ class register to _ office.

8 __ earth moves around _ sun.

9 Sabrina gave orange to _ beggar outside the gate.

10 ___ sun rises in east.

11 She is going to take ___ bus to get to _ railway station.

12 _ bat lives in __ cave.

20 I saw eagle flying in sky.