Editing Use a red pencil to show where all the capital letters should be lal sam has her birthday party on sunday Ibl our teacher's name is mr dean lei i like playing with josh and troy Idl on saturday, i went to the beach with abdul lei my name is jade and i go to riverpark primary Add a full stop or a question mark lal We have a cat and a bird as pets Ibl I like doing maths on the computer Icl Do you like watching television Idl Is the sky blue and the grass green lei How many pencils you have I have twenty Show where the commas should be lal I like apples oranges and bananas Ibl Jack John Jill and Jess all start with the letter J Icl My nan has red pink yellow and white roses Idl I like sport art reading and writing lei I have two brothers one sister one m u m and one dad Pur in capital letters, full stops, question marks and commas ella rose and lisa came for a sleepover we all stayed in my room what you think we did we played talked and watched a film PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" www.prin-oo.com 67 English -Back To Basics Nouns Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION Nouns are naming words They name people, places, things lind ideas Common nourls are words naming general rather than particular things; e.g apple, river, table, colour PropOf nouns name specific people and things and use e.g England, Luke II capital letter; Col/flctivB nouns name II group of people, animals or things; e.g class, herd Abstract nourls name an idee, concept or quality; e.g love, danger, youth, pain Nouns are often identified by the placement of II, an, the Dr some in front of the word Answers I 1.1 dog Idl girl 1.1 chocolate Idl park Ib l beach 1,1 books 1,1 cake Ibl Asia I,) teacher 1,1 ," Answers will vary apple, Brad, bee, carrot, boy, girl, The Wiggles, hOllse , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 68 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Nouns Write the noun (naming word) in each sentence lal My dog is small and brown Ibl We like to go to the beach lei I like to read books Idl The girl was sleeping lei I like eating cake Put a circle around the noun in each sentence Write yes or no w :2: oCt Z J ii: :::l c lal Do you like eating chocolate? Ibl Do you live in Asia? I c I Have you seen a fluffy, white cat? Idl Have you played in a park? lei Is your teacher watching you? Write a noun to answer each question Some need a capital letter lal What you most like to eat? Ibl What is your favourite film? lei Which toy you like to play with? Idl Which day of the week you like the most? lei Which animals would you like to see? IfI Which month is it? Colour the nouns only � PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" I reads I � I jumped I I sleeping I I The Wiggles I � www.prin-oo.com � � � � � house I English -Back To Basics Verbs Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION A verb is II word or group ollVords that names an action or slMe of being Verbs are often called 'doing words'; e.g read, walks, speak, has broken, ate, wililype Verbs clln indicate tense, voice, mood, number and person Answers (bl played (II) read (e) walks (d) cleaned Answers to questions will vary (e) eats (a) cry (d) eat (e) learn (I ) dance (bl swim (e) mow Answers will vary , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 70 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Verbs Write the verb (doing word) in each sentence lal I read a book Ibl They played on the grass Icl She eats her lunch Idl I cleaned my room yesterday lei Cody walks to school w :2; � One verb (doing word) has been underlined in each sentence Put a circle around the other verb Write yes or no Ibl Can you swim in deep water? lal Do you ever cry? Icl Do you learn new things at school? Idl Do you eat breakfast? Ifl Do you like to dance? lei Can a cat mow a lawn? Answer the question by writing a verb (doing word) Draw a picture Ibl What you most like to at home? lal What you most like to at school? I like to PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" I like to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.prin-oo.com 71 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ English -Back To Basics Verb tenses Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION The trlnse of II verb is used to show the lime atwhich the action of that verb takes place Most verbs are regular and follow the same pattern for the past, present and future tense For example, w�h the verb to jump; I jump/l am jumping (present lense); I jumpedll was jumping (pasttense), I will jump (future tense) I"egu/ar verbs life those that not follow this pattern, particularly in the past lense For example, I rise (rose), I teach (taught), I mean (meant), I win (won), I (did), I begin (began) An auxiliary v8rb helps to form the tense of II verb The verbs to be, to have and to are auxiliary verbs; e.g I have eaten The auxiliary verb used in the future tense is will; e.g will eat I 1.1 Answers cleans-now Ibl cleaned-before 1.1 play-now Ibl cooks -now 1,1 helped-before lti l spends-now 1,1 ran-before played-before cooked-belore helps-now spent-before run-now go-want draw-drew take-took drive-drove , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 72 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Verb tenses Read the two sentences Put a line under the verb Write 'now' next to the sentence that Roy is doing now Write 'before' next to the sentence that Roy did before lal Roy cleans his room Ibl Roy cleaned his room yesterday Put a line under each verb Circle 'now' or 'before' lal I play at the park I w :2: oCt Z c I before I Ibl Dad cooks breakfast I .J ii: :::l now I played at the park now now I before I now I before I now I before now I before My sister spent all her money I before I I lei They ran to the swimming pool I now Miss Green helps me Idl My sister spends her money I I before Dad cooked brea kfast I c I Miss Green helped me I now now I before I They run to the swimming pool I before I I now I before I Match the verbs that say something is happening 'now' and happened 'before' PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" www.prin-oo.com go drew draw drove take went drive took 73 English -Back To Basics Pronouns Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION A pronoun is used in place of II noun to avoid repetition Personal prolJouns refer to people They can be singular or plural, subjective or objective and may indicate gender Examples are: I you, he, she, we, they, me, him, her, his, them, mine, hers, theirs, ours Impersonal pronouns refer to everything but people They can be singular or plural, subjective, objective or possessive Examples are: it, they, them, theirs Re/lI,illll pronouns refer to p�ople and objects and connect claus!!s and sentences They are used in the three cases: subjective -who, thai, which • possessive -whose, of that, 01 which, 01 whose objective -whom, thel, which Other examples of relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whichever and • whatever Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns and function in the same way as nouns in a sentence They have no gender but are used in the three cases: subjective -this, thal, lhese, those possessive -of Ihis, of that, of these, of those • objective -Ihis, that, Ihese, those Other examples of demonstrative pronouns are: other, such, same, former, latier and ordinal numbers (first, second etc.) • inte"ogative pronouns are u;;ed in asking questions They include who, whose, whoever (used for people) and what, which and whatever (used for things) Reflexive pronouns are used in sentences that contain verbs whose actions are directed toward the subjects of the verbs Add the suffixes -self or -selves to the personal pronouns my, your, him, her, our, them and one Indefinite pronouns are words that refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are Examples include a ll, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each one, either, everybody, everyone, everything, leW, liltle, many, more, much, neither, nobody, none, no-one, nothing, olher, others, several some, somebody, someone, something and such Note: Some indefinite pronouns can also be used as determiners For example, I would like some (indefinite pronoun) I would like some apples (determiner) Answers ( ( H, (dl They (01 They (j) H, (bl Sh, (,I H (hI "' (,I w, (I) them (i) I (.1 Miss Tan (dl Jade (bl Jack (,I Usa and Rose Shll i� II Oirl He is a boy Thp.y 1I rP girl� They are boys I (.1 I Am II gi rl (bl I am a boy , • Q s • t - Eng/ish Back To Basics 74 www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Pronouns Choose the right word I He I She I reads every day �=;=She ::::I ' ::::;Ib) Ruby likes to run I He is very fast Me I had fun Ic) Amy and I went to the park I We Id) Ben and Sam sit at the back I Them I They I are quiet Ie) My dad works I He I She I is home on the weekend If) Tom and Zac are playing saw I them I they I· Ig) The children went swimming I Them I They I had fun us Ih) Amy and I lined up at the door Did you see I me pl opened i\ Ii) A letter came i n the mail I Me I r'==:::;"==;" You ii i Mark is at the computer I I -He I is quiet la) Max is a good reader I w :2: oCt Z J ii: :::l c ' - -' -" Use the names to finish the sentences C Usa and Rose la) _ Ib) I saw Ic) Id) Jack Jade ) is a teacher She is nice _ outside He is playing Miss Tan are here They are sisters is here She walked Use the rigflt word la) I a m a girl Ib) www.prin-oo.com am a boy He is a boy is a girl They are girls PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" 75 are boys English -Back To Basics Adjectives Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION An adjective is II word that describes or gives more information about II noun or pronoun; e.g pretty thin, tall, de lic ious It qualifies the word it describes by milking it more specific; e.g the red dress-the adjective red specifies the colour of the noun dress Adjectives can tell about the colour, size, number, classification or quality of II noun or pronoun They can come before or after the noun and usually after the pronoun; e.g the beautiful bird, The bird is beautiful It is beautiful There are three forms of adjectives: absolute (e.g small), comparative (e.g smaller), superlative (e.g smallest) Answers (II) (bl (e) (d) rabbit· small, white, furry, soft train - noisy, long, heavy fast ice·cream - tasty, soft, cold, smooth carrot- thin, crisp, orange, small Answers will vary Answers will vary , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 76 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Adjectives Colour the words that describe each thing (a I � '� ' j �'( I smooth I I mine I � � I soh I I best I I cold I (c I � � I crisp I I orange I IhappyI � Draw a picture of yourself Write describing words PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" www.prin-oo.com Draw your favourite food Write describing words 77 English -Back To Basics Writing sentences-word order Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION A sentrlnc9 is a group of words that makes sense 011 its own It must have a finite verb (8 verb with II subject), a capital letter atthe start and end with a full stop question mark or exclamation mark Answers L (iI) 11m wllikino home from schonl (b) I like playing with friends (e) My black cal is fluffy (d) My bedroom is very clean (e) I like to swim when it's hot (a) I can see her (b) I like the park (e) It is fun there (d) She is my friend , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 78 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- Writing sentences-word order Write the words so the sentence makes sense Draw a picture lal I am home from school walking Ibl I like friends playing with w :2; oCt Z lei My black fluffy is cat J ii: :::l c Idl bedroom is clean My very lei to like when I swim hot it's Make a sentence from each group of words lal II II Ibl lei Idl l I it can her the park i l ke see there i s fun i s friend She my PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" www.prin-oo.com 1 I - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 79 English -Back To Basics .Joining sentences-conjunctions Grammar TEACHER INFORMATION A conjunction is II word (or wordsl that connects words, phrases, clauses and sentences; e.g and, bul, bec9use, so, that Conjunctions used to join sentences of equal importance are called coordinating conjunctions; 8.g l lil::o apples end oranges They include end, but, lor, yet, or, as well as, both, so, therefore and nor Conjunctions used to join clauses are called subordinating conjunctions; e.g She was happy because I arrived They include because, belore, if, while, until, like, though, although, unlo", liS, since, where, whenever, wherever Answers (a) (b) (e) (d) Jill likes swimming but she doesn't like deep water I have lots of friends but my best friend is Bella My favourite fruit is banana but I also like watermelon I have two brothers but I don't have a sister Answers will vary (8) It's dark outside so I can't ride my bike (b) My teacher is kind so I like coming to school (c) I like my room to be clean so I can find all my things (d) It is very hottoday so I will wear hat outside Answers will vary , • Q s • J - Eng/ish Back To Basics 80 t www.prtm-Hl.com Prim-Ed Publishing- .Joining sentences-conjunctions The word but can be used to join two sentences Match the beginning sentence with the right ending by colouring them both the same I Jill likes swimming I have lots of friends Ib) I My favourite fruit is banana Ie) I I have two brothers Id) I but la) w :2: oCt Z J ii: :::l c but but but I also like watermelon I don't have a sister She doesn't like deep water I My best friend is Bella Finish each sentence la) I like my school because Ib) Weekends are good because Ie) I had a rest in bed because Id) My family is the best because The word 'so ' can be used to add more to a sentence Match each beginning with its right ending I It's dark outside My teacher is kind Ib) I I like my room to be clean Ie) I It is very holladay Id) I so la) so so so I can find all my things I ca n't ride my bike I will wear a hat outside I like coming to school Finish each sentence la) I like toast for breakfast but Ib) I helped my Mum because Ie) I forgot my lunch so PrIm-Ed Publishlrog" www.prin-oo.com 61 English -Back To Basics