Grammar 1 5 PDF Free
Grammar 1 5 PDF Free
Grammar 1 5 PDF Free
PREFACE
Marilyn Tan
demonstratives —
3 ‘this/thaT’ and ‘these/those’
11 ~ 14 —
nouns (countable) —
6 plural form
25 ~ 29 —
possessive adjectives —
9 ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’ and ‘her’
40 ~ 44 —
possessive adjectives —
10 ‘our’, ‘your’ and ‘their’
45 ~ 47 —
19 nouns (uncountable) 84 ~ 88 —
(a) The pronoun ‘I’ always takes the verb ‘AM’ in the present
tense.
Examples
I am a boy.
I am seven years old.
I am in Primary One.
(b) The pronoun ‘YOU’ always takes the verb ‘ARE’ in the present
tense.
Examples
You are a girl.
You are in Primary One.
You are a clever child.
(c) For ‘HE’ and ‘SHE’, we use ‘IS’ in the present tense.
Examples
She is Mary.
She is a pretty girl.
He is my neighbour.
He is nine years old.
I You He She
1 My name is Mindy.
He is a postman.
3 Devi is my neighbour .
5 I
am a teacher.
I teach English in Mayville
Primary School.
She
is carrying a basket
of vegetables.
He is a policeman.
10 I am a taxi driver.
I start work at six o’clock every
morning.
am is are
She is a clerk.
3 I work in a hospital.
I am a doctor .
He is very hungry.
1 Is he a clown?
Yes, he is a clown.
Yes, I am in Primary
One.
Yes, I am.
4 Is he Wilfred?
Yes, he is .
5 Is he a farmer?
Yes, he is a farmer.
am is are
2 Who is he?
3 Who am I?
4 Who is she?
EXAMPLE
Who is she?
She is Miss Grant.
She is a nurse.
Miss Grant, a nurse
1 Who is he?
He is Ray .
I am Helen .
3 Who is she?
I am Mr Gerard .
5 Who is he?
He is Jason .
SECTION C
Write down the question for each sentence. Begin
each question with ‘Who’ .
EXAMPLE
Who is she?
She is my sister.
1 Who is he ?
He is my father.
3 Who is she ?
She is my teacher.
4 Who am I ?
You are Lisa.
Examples
These are tables.
These tables belong to Mr Lawson.
(c) We use ‘THAT’ when we speak of something that is far from us.
Examples
That is a mountain.
That mountain is very big.
(d) We use ‘THOSE’ when we speak of many things that are far
from us.
Examples
Those are clouds.
Those clouds are moving slowly.
1 This is a chair .
4 That is a cow.
5 This is my bicycle.
(a) ‘A’ and ‘AN’ are both singular. So, we use them when we
speak of one person or one thing.
Examples
He is a boy.
It is a table.
That is a hat.
This is an egg.
(b) We use ‘AN’ for a word which begins with the ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’
or ‘u’ sound.
Examples
I ate an apple.
He broke an egg.
She had an ice cream.
That is an ostrich.
I have an umbrella.
He is an honest boy.
(In this case, the ‘h’ sound is silent. The word ‘honest’ starts
with an ‘o’ sound.)
1 A car
2 An aeroplane
3 An umbrella
4 A glass
5 A tiger
7 A kettle
8 A doctor
9 An orange
10 An apple
Examples
1 ( is, is not )
This is an arrow.
It is not a spear .
2 ( is, is not )
He is not a policeman.
He is a doctor.
4 ( am, am not )
I am a girl.
I am not a boy.
That is a puppy.
This is a lion.
4 I am not a nurse.
I am a teacher.
Examples
1. Is he a fireman?
No, he isn’t.
He is a postman.
postman
swe ets
1 Is that a ship?
No, it isn’t .
It is a train .
train
No, it isn’t .
It is a mouse . mouse
5 Is he your father?
No, he isn’t .
He is my uncle . uncle
(d) The following are some nouns which change their spelling
when we make them plural.
Singular Plural
foot feet
child children
man men
woman women
goose geese
tooth teeth
1 apple apples
2 bird birds
3 flower flowers
4 aeroplane aeroplanes
5 egg eggs
NB
1 ball balls
2 glass glasses
3 foot feet
4 orange oranges
5 child children
6 man men
7 flag flags
8 tooth teeth
9 eye eyes
10 star stars
What is this?
This is a book.
(b) We can also use ‘WHAT’ when we want to know about the
work of a person.
Examples
What is she?
She is a teacher.
EXAMPLE
What is this?
This is a pencil.
1 What is he?
He is a dentist.
3 What is that?
That is a spider .
She is a nurse.
7 What is that?
That is a pie.
I am a boy scout.
9 What is this?
This is a bed.
EXAMPLE
What is that?
That is a candle.
2 What is this ?
This is a whiteboard.
I am a postman.
That is a radio.
6 What is she ?
She is a teacher .
8 What is it ?
It is a cockroach.
10 What is he ?
He is a policeman.
Examples
He is a boy.
He is a clever boy.
She is a girl.
She is a good girl.
That is a tree.
That is a tall tree.
I have a dog.
I have a big dog.
dog.
box.
magic broom.
1 I have a dog.
It is ( my , your ) dog.
2 This is Mr Lee.
It is ( my , your ) bag.
“ My name is Michael. ”
to school.
“Yes, I did. ”
please ?
10 He is a postman.
Examples
These are our books.
We put them on this table just now.
1 We have bicycles.
their homework.
It is their book.
It is his room.
‘WE’ and ‘THEY’ are plural pronouns. When we use ‘WE’ or ‘THEY’,
the verb must be plural.
Examples
Jane and Jill share a room. They are sisters.
Examples
We are teachers.
Examples
Tommy has a pet rabbit.
10 We have dolls.
I have a book .
He has a ball .
Examples
My sister is happy.
I am short.
4 Please be careful.
The knife is ( sharp , blunt ).
3 Please be careful.
9 An orange is round .
EXAMPLE
3 is sad. Jack
Jack is sad.
5 slow. My is watch
My watch is slow.
Examples
(b) We may use ‘AND’ to speak of one person or thing with two
qualities.
Examples
(c) We use ‘OR’ to show that there are two things, but we can
choose only one of the two things.
Examples
Examples
I am walking home today.
4 I the floor .
(1) am sweeping √
(2) is sweeping
(3) are sweeping
EXAMPLE
What is the girl doing? (read)
She is reading.
It is chirping .
I am writing .
He is sleeping .
She is crying .
I am eating .
She is cooking .
on in above
behind under in front of
7 The money is in
the wallet.
the chair.
10 I am sending my sister to
(b) Substances
Examples
(c) Metals
Examples
Gold is yellow.
Silver is shiny.
4 sweet.
(1) Sugar is
(2) Some sugar is
(3) A few sugars are ( 1 )
(a) When we are ill, we see a doctor . He will then tell us what
kind of illness we have. We sometimes tell the doctor what
we have.
Examples
You have a flu.
Your sister has a headache.
My brother has chicken pox.
My father has a bad cough.
The children have measles.
3 He has a toothache.