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(1) Articles
 Indefinite Articles – ‘a’ & ‘an’
(a ) To show a Singular Noun eg: a book, a boy, a bat, an egg,

- an apple, an elephant, etc


(i) Vowel Sounds ( a, e, I, o, u ) – use “an”
Silent “h” - -use “an”
(ii) Consonant Sounds ( b, c, d, …z) – use “a”
Sounds like – university , uniform – “a”

(b) To show a General Statement – eg: A cow gives us milk.

 Definite Article – the ( to show )


(a) A specific noun (usually when talking about the picture given)
eg: We change the idea of :- ( “A boy” … ) to the idea of ( “The boy” ……)

(b) When repeating a same object


eg:- I have a car. The car is blue.
(c) When the object is of its one kind
eg : sun, earth, king, headmaster, ….etc
(d) In superlative form

eg : tallest, most beautiful, best….etc


(e) For locations
eg: in the field, on the table, at the stall,…..etc

We DO NOT use Articles:-

1. In front of an uncountable noun – eg: flour, rice, water…..


2. Before proper nouns for a person, place, countries – eg: John, Johor….
But use “the” :- USA, Republic of China, Kuala Lumpur Tower, …etc
3. Before any sports & games – eg: badminton….
4. Before any meals – eg: breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper….

5. Before a Plural Noun for General Statement – eg: giraffes, postmen…..

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


1. ________________ postman delivers letters and parcels.
2. ________________ pilot flies aeroplanes.

3. ________________ engineers sometimes work at the construction sites.


4. ________________ artist painted ________________ most beautiful art work to sell.
5. ________________ waitress serves ______________ food to _____________
customers in ____________________ restaurant.
6. _________________ electrician repairs ____________________ electrical appliances.

7. _________________ alligator lays_____________ eggs. After laying


________________ eggs, it covers them with ________________mud and plants.
8. _______________toads and ___________frogs look alike. ____________ toad’s skin is
rough and damp but _______________ frog’s skin in smooth and wet.
9. ______________ herd of cattle are grazing in _________________ field.

10. ______________ python killed __________goat by winding itself around ________ goat
and crushed it hard.

For each omission given ( / ), rewrite the sentences with Articles

1. He left / house / hour ago.

_____________________________________________________________

2. / Fishmonger sells / fish in / market.

____________________________________________________________

3. / Reporters write / news and / articles.

____________________________________________________________

4. Tina saw / burglar broke into / neighbour’s house last night.

______________________________________________________________

5. We watched / movie after having / delicious meal.

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(2) Singular & Plural Nouns


Complete the table below with Plural Forms

SINGULAR - PLURAL SINGULAR - PLURAL

1. boy - 11. goose -


2. tiger - 12. tooth -
3. brush - 13. ox -

4. bus - 14. child -


5. army - 15. buffalo -
6. cherry - 16. mouse -
7. knife - 17. furniture -
8. wolf - 18. deer -

9. glass - 19. sheep -


10. watch - 20. rice -

Rewrite the sentences in Plural Forms

1. The girls put on a cap and carry an umbrella on a sunny day.

______________________________________________________________

2. The bird flew above the house just now.

______________________________________________________________

3. The ox and the sheep are grazing on the field.

_______________________________________________________________

4. The mouse came out to steal food at night.

_______________________________________________________________

5. My family enjoys picnicking during the weekend.

_______________________________________________________________

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(3) Verbs (Parts of Body)

NOUNS VERBS

1. elbow bend

2. finger snap, count, cross

3. hand carry, take, hold, write, draw, shake, play, hit, clap, slap, break

4. arm lift

5. knee kneel, bend


6. leg walk, run, jump, skip, stand

7. feet dance, step, kick

8. toes balance

9. ear listen, hear

10. eye see, look, read, tear, close, open

11. nose smell

12. tongue taste

13. teeth bite, chew, (brush, pull out )


14. mouth eat, drink, speak, talk, tell, sing, cry, laugh, shout, blow, read

15. head nod, shake

16. neck turn

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Complete the chant with correct ‘Verbs’

I ________________________ with my eyes.

I ________________________ with my ears.

I ________________________ with my nose.

I ________________________ with my tongue.

I ________________________ with my teeth.

I ________________________ with my mouth.

I ________________________ with my head.

I ________________________ with my neck.

I ________________________ with my arm.

I ________________________ with my hands.

I ________________________ with my fingers.

I ________________________ with my legs.

I ________________________ with my feet.

I ________________________ myself on my toes.

Now, you have learnt that;

Different parts of your body,

Can do different things.

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Underline the correct answer for each question below

1. The pupils ( read, talk ) quietly in the library.

2. The children ( jump, play ) happily in the playground.

3. I ( eat, drink ) my soup with a spoon.

4. Peter and Jane ( catch, hold ) the butterflies with a net.

5. Mei Lin and her friends always ( dance, skip ) at the school concert.

6. The boys ( kick, hit ) the balls with their feet.

7. Please ( carry, throw ) the books to the staffroom.

8. We ( stand, sit ) straight when we ( sing, shout ) the national anthem.

9. Do not ( take, touch ) the switch with your wet hand.

10. The fierce dogs ( chew, bite ) at the strangers.

11. The players ( hit, touch ) the ball over the net.

12. I ( blow, taste ) out the candles on the cake.

13. The spectators ( slap, clap ) loudly when the player has shot a goal.

14. The prayers ( bend, kneel ) and ( cross, snap ) their fingers in front of the god when

they pray.

15. We ( open, close ) our eyes when we sleep.

16. My twin sisters ( cry, laugh ) loudly upon hearing the jokes.

17. I ( cover, hold ) my ears when I ( hear, listen ) the thunder.

18. My English teacher likes to ( talk, tell ) stories to us.

19. The roses ( look, see ) beautiful and ( smell, taste ) fragrant.

20. Please ( take, open ) your book and ( turn, bend ) to page 50.

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(4) Tenses
Study the table about different TENSES based on time phrase given

Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future

Verbs : Verbs : Verbs : root words


Singular : -s, -es, -ies Regular : -d, -ed. - ied * will / shall ( verb )
( He, She, It ) Irregular : vowels shall – I , We

Plural : root words changed, word changed, will – He, She, It, You,
( I, You, We, They) remain root words They

Time Phrase : Time Phrase : Time Phrase :


every day, always, just now, this morning, later, soon, tonight,
often, sometimes, yesterday, last night, last tomorrow, next week,
usually, never week, a few days ago in future

Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous

Singular: is + Verb “ing” Singular: was+Verb “ing” will be + Verb “ing”


( He, She, It ) ( He, She, It ) ( He, She, It, You,
Plural: are + Verb “ing” Plural: were + Verb “ing” They )

( I, You, We, They) ( I, You, We, They) shall be + Verb “ing”


( I, We )

Time Phrase : Time Phrase : Time Phrase :


now, at the moment ~ when, ~ while, ~ as later, tonight, etc

Simple Present Tense + Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Nouns / Pronouns Subject Nouns / Pronouns

The boys, I, You, We, They John, My mother, He, She, It


Plural Verbs Singular Verbs

1. play, speak, listen +s plays, speaks, listens

2. go, brush, catch + es goes, brushes, catches

3. carry, fly, cry y ies carries, flies, cries

Note :
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(I) Verbs end with – “o”, “sh”, “ch” – add “es” to the root form
eg: do + “es” – does, wash + “es” – washes, watch + “es” - watches
(II) Verbs end with “y” :

(a) with a Vowel in front of “y” like in – play, enjoy, buy


Just add “s” to the word – plays, enjoys, buys
(b) with a Consonant in front of “y” like in – fly, try, carry
Change the “y” to “ies” – flies, tries, cries

( a) Simple Present Tense


We use Simple Present Tense when :
 Habitual Actions – things we do every day or often
 Universal Truths – facts that cannot be changed
 Giving Instructions / Polite Orders

Habitual Actions Universal Truths Instructions / Directions

1. The boys ( play ) football 1. An elephant (has) a long 1.(Hand) in your books
every day. trunk. during recess.
2. My mother always 2. The earth (moves) around 2. (Turn) left and (go) along
( cooks ) curry for us. the sun. Jalan Bunga.

Note :

1. Verbs for ‘Habitual Actions’ and ‘Universal Truths’; we take a consideration on the Subject

Verb Agreement.

2. Verbs for ‘Imperative / Instructional Language’ are remain in their base forms.

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Choose the correct answer for each question below

1. Mrs. Lee ( goes, go ) to market every day.

2. My father ( washes, wash ) his car every Sunday.

3. A postman ( deliver, delivers ) letters daily.

4. The pupils ( sweep, sweeps ) their classroom every day.

5. My baby brother always ( drink, drinks ) milk at night.

6. My dog often ( barks, bark ) at strangers.

7. My uncle sometimes ( takes, take ) us out for a picnic.

8. The children ( makes, make ) the kites themselves.

9. Kim Hock usually ( cycles, cycle ) to the grocery shop.

10. We ( jog, jogs ) at the park every evening.

11. It ( snow, snows ) during winter.

12. The stars ( twinkle, twinkles ) at night.

13. Owls ( hoot, hoots ) and an eagle ( screams, scream ).

14. The roots of a tree ( absorbs, absorb ) water from the ground.

15. Water ( flows, flow ) from high to low.

16. ( Circle, Circles ) the correct answer for the question given.

17. ( Walk, Walks ) down the road and ( stops, stop ) at the traffic lights.

18. ( Beats, Beat ) three eggs in a big bowl and ( adds, add ) a little baking soda into it.

19. ( Reads, Read ) and ( spells, spell ) the words correctly.

20. ( Use, Uses ) the overhead bridge to ( cross, crosses ) the busy road.

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(b) Simple Past Tense


We use Simple Past Tense when we talk about a past event / incident. For examples :

My father washed his car a few days ago.

My mother cooked chicken curry yesterday.

The boys won the football match last Friday.

We went to the library just now.

You cycled to school last week.

She swept the floor during recess time.

There are two types of Past Tense Verbs :-


1. Regular Verbs

+ d + ed y -----> ied

Baked Cooked Carry – carried


Cycled Packed Marry – married
Played Fry - fried

2. Irregular Verbs

Change partial of Whole words changing No Past Tense Form


vowels ( ** spelling same sound
different )

Sit – sat Go – went Put – put


Sing – sang Fly – flew Cut – cut

Write - wrote Hit – hit


Swim - swam ** Read - read

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Circle the correct Past Tense

1. Her mother ___________ to the market by car this morning.

A. go B. goes C. went D. going

2. The fishermen _________ a lot of fish last Sunday.

A. catch B. catches C. caught D. catching

3. The cat _________ under the table just now.

A. slept B. sleeping C. sleeps D. sleep

4. Pak Long __________ the newspaper this morning.

A. reads B. reading C. read

5. My sister__________ to the radio a moment ago.

A. listens B. listened C. listening D. listen

6. Khatijah did not ____________ to school yesterday.

A. cycling B. cycles C. cycled D. cycle

7. The children ________the tables and chairs yesterday morning.

A. arrange B. arranges C. arranged D. arranging

8. The stray dogs _________ loudly last night.

A. bark B. barks C. barked D. barking

9. I _______ the television programme until very late last night.

A. watch B. watching C. watched D. watches

10. Lily and her brother ________their grandparents two years ago.

A. visited B. visit C. visits D. visiting

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Find and circle the Verbs from the passage. Rewrite the paragraphs with Simple Past Tense

Every Sunday, I play skateboard with my friends in the playground. It is a fine day, there

are many children at there.

My friends and I bring along our skateboards. We usually play for two hours. As we play,

we joke and laugh happily.

It is fun to have an outdoor activity with friends during weekends.

Last Sunday, __________________________________________

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(c) Simple Future Tense

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(d) Present Continuous Tense

1. Tells about an action is going on at the time of speaking

Eg : I am cycling to school now.


My mother is cooking at the moment.
2. The Verb changes to ‘Verb + ing’ – For eg : play + ing = playing

3. Subject Verb Agreement is on the Verb-to-Be ( is, am, are ); to indicate Singular or Plural
nouns.

Subject Verb-to-Be Actual Verb Object/adverb/prepositional phrase Time

I am doing my homework now.

We are singing loudly at the concert now.


He is reading in the library now.

Miss Lim is trimming her plants carefully in the garden now.

The boys are playing football happily in the field now.

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The infinitive ‘to’ functions as ‘linking word’ to join 2 verbs in a sentence :

Subject Verb 1 Infinitive Verb 2 Object/adjective/adverb/Prepositional phrase


‘to’

I want to see the pupils .

My aunt loves to cook chicken curry.

Mr Wong likes to read novels during her free time.

She forgets to do her homework.

It started to rain heavily when we walked home.

They help to wash their father’s car.

The cats likes to eat fish and meat.

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6. Gerund

It is a ‘verb’ which function as a ‘noun’ in a sentence. So it is called a

‘Noun-Verb’ too. For examples :

Interest / Hobby

Verb = action words Nouns ( Hobby )

Bake Baking ( cakes / cookies )

Cook Cooking ( curry, Indian food, etc )

Read Reading ( books, magazines, etc )

Paint Painting ( scenery, portrait, etc )

Draw Drawing

Swim Swimming

Sing / dance Singing / dancing

Sew / knit Sewing / knitting

Collect Collecting ( stamps, coins, etc )

Cycle Cycling

Play Playing ( football, badminton, ec )

( congkak, scrabble, etc )

( piano, violin, guitar, etc )

( computer games, games)

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( A ) Read and match

Playing computer game

Reading and drawing

Stamps collecting

Fishing and swimming

Knitting and sewing

Watching television &

Listening to Radio

Baking and cooking

Gardening & Catching butterflies

( B ) Spelling Quiz ( Hobbies )

1. My mother enjoys preparing food for us.________________

2. My grandfather has many beautiful bonsai.______________

3. My aunt sews a pretty dress for my sister._______________

4. I enjoy watching the cartoon every Sunday._____________


5. Mei Lin goes to the library every weekend.______________

6. My father sometimes spends his free time at the nearby pond.

________________
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6. Adjectives

Words which are used to describe objects, people, animals, plants and

others

OpSHACOM

opinion Size & shape Age colour origin material

Adjectives of the same type should be


separated by “and”

Eg: She wore a red and white hat.


She carries a big black handbag.

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Underline the ADJECTIVES in these sentences

1. A berry is a small fruit with seeds.

2. A plum is a fleshy fruit.

3. A watermelon has red or yellow flesh.

4. A coconut tree produces hard shelled fruit.

5. The durian has a strong smell.

6. Cactus has thick stem.

7. A bamboo has smooth woody stems.

8. An ixora is a bushy plant.

9. A dragon fruit is juicy and fleshy..

10. The big broad leaves of a banana plant can be used to wrap ‘nasi lemak’.

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Comparison of Adjectives

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. No difference 1.There is a 1. Compare three or

between two. difference between more than that

2.No changing in two. 2. Always “talk”

Adjectives. 2. Add “er” / “ more” about the ONLY one.

3.Using : ( as ~ as ) to Adjectives. 3. Add “est” /

Eg: Eg: taller / “most” to

Ali is as tall as I. more hardworking Adjectives. Eg:

3.Some irregular tallest / most

Adjectives : better, hardworking

worse, less, etc 4. Some irregular

4. Using : ( ~ than ) Adjectives : best,

Eg : worst, least, etc.

Ali is taller than Siti. 5. Using : (…the ~)

Eg:

Muthu is the tallest in

our class.

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Circle the correct answers

1. The watermelon is ( heavier , heavy , heaviest ) than an orange.

2. The banana leaves are ( broad , broader , broadest ) than the canna leaves.

3. Long beans are ( long , longer , longest ) than the French beans.

4. The jackfruits is the ( large , larger , largest ) among the three fruits.

5. The oil palm is ( short , shorter , shortest ) than the coconut palm.

6. Which is the ( small , smaller , smallest ) fruit among the three; pineapple,

orange and longan ?

7. Which is ( juicy , juicier , juiciest ), a watermelon or a honey dew melon?

8. May is the ( beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful ) girl in her family.

9. He promised to be ( careful , more careful , most careful ) in his work.

10. Jane got the ( few , less , least ) marks in her class.

11. If you need ( much , more , most ) money, ask me.

12. Jolene is ( good , better , best ) than her brother.

13. My house is the ( far , further , furthest ) from my school.

14. The fish curry tastes as ( bad , worse , worst ) as the mutton curry.

15. Who is ( important , more important , most important ), a farmer or a

teacher ?

16. This is the ( difficult , more difficult , most difficult ) test that I have ever

answered.

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Rewrite the sentences with correct ADJECTIVES

1. Chong Beng is the tall boy in his class.

__________________________________________________

2. These apples are sweet than those.

___________________________________________________

3. Mei Feng can run as faster as her brother.

_____________________________________________________

4. Which story is interesting, this one or that one?

_____________________________________________________

5. Melissa is the pretty of the three girls.

_____________________________________________________

6. My father is two year young than my mother.

___________________________________________________

7. Veloo is not as cleverest as his brother, Muthu.

___________________________________________________

8. This is the easy way to get to the top of the hill.

___________________________________________________

9. I can sing and dance good than my best friend.

___________________________________________________

10. The path in the park is broad than the lane behind my house.

___________________________________________________

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7. SIMILES

( i ) Read some examples in the table below

1. as agile as a cat / monkey 如描或猴般灵活

2. as big as an elephant 如大象般庞大

3. as bitter as medicine 如药般苦

4. as blind as a bat 如蝙蝠般盲目

5. as black as coal 如碳般黑

6. as brave as a lion 如狮子般勇敢

7. as clumsy as a bear 如熊般笨拙

8. as busy as a bee 如蜜蜂般忙碌

9. as cool as a cucumber 如黄瓜般清凉

10. as faithful as a dog 如狗般忠诚

11. as graceful as a swan 如天鹅般优雅

12. as green as grass 如青草般翠绿

13. as happy as a lark / a king 如百灵鸟或国王般快乐

14. as hard as iron 如铁般坚硬

15. as heavy as lead 如铅般重

16. as hot as an oven 如烤箱般酷热

17. as light as a feather 如羽毛般轻盈

18. as hungry as a wolf 如 狼般饥饿

19. as proud as a peacock 如孔雀般骄傲

20. as slippery as an eel 如鳝鱼般滑溜

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21. as slow as a snail / tortoise 如蜗牛或乌龟般缓慢

22. as soft as silk / butter 如丝绸或牛油般柔滑

23. as sour as vinegar 如醋般酸

24. as stubborn as a mule 如骡子般固执

25. as smell as an ant 如蚂蚁般细小

26. as sweet as honey / sugar 如蜜糖或糖般甜

27. as timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠

(ii) Choose the SIMILES to complete the sentences below

1. The water in the pool is __________, so I don’t want to swim in it.

A. as cool as a cucumber C. as cold as ice

B. as wet as a fish D. as clear as crystal

2. My mother is ___________a bee before the Chinese New Year .

A. as busy as C. as happy as

B. as graceful as D. as heavy as

3. The flag pole in front of my school is ____________________ .

A. as green as grass C. as tall as a giant

B. as warm as wool D. as proud as a peacock

4. He looked __________________ after sunbathing at the beach.

A. as sweet as honey C. as soft as butter

B. as brown as a berry D. as thin as a rake

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5. All the clothes outside became _________ after the rain poured.

A. as wet as a fish C. as hot as fire

B. as black coal D. as white as snow

6. The stick was ________________ an iron. He could not break it.

A. as easy as C. as big as

B. as loud as D. as hard as

7. The children were afraid of Mr. Muthu. He was ______________.

A. as fierce as a tiger C. as strong as a bull

B. as quick as lightning D. as wise as an owl

8. The woodcutter’s axe is ____________________ a razor.

A. as agile as C. as new as

B. as blunt as D. as sharp

9. Mr. John’s house was built many years ago. It is ____________ .

A. as quiet as a mouse C. as slow as a snail

B. as old as the hill D. as big as a giant

10. Leela is the best dancer in the troupe. She dances _________.

A. as graceful as a swan C. as happy as a lark

B. as quick as a deer D. as clumsy as a bear

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8. Adverbs

Words which are used to describe actions

Frequency Manner Place Time

always quickly field every day

often slowly canteen yesterday

usually hungrily market just now

sometime beautifully home now

seldom fast school last week

Types of Adverbs :

Sample Sentences :

1. I always play congkak with my best friend.

2. Mary sang beautifully / sweetly at the concert.

3. We play football in the field.

4. I cycle to school every morning. / every day

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( A ) Match the Verbs to Adverbs to form Adverbial Phrases

VERBS ADVERBS ADVERBIAL PHRASES

1. write comfortably

2. sit neatly

3. rain angrily

4. shout quietly

5. smile brightly

6. read patiently

7. shine heavily

8. wait broadly

( B ) Rewrite the sentences with correct ADVERBS

1. The pupils read quiet in the library.

____________________________________________________________

2. The beggar ate the food hungry at the table.

____________________________________________________________

3. My pet cat lies lazy on the floor.

___________________________________________________________

4. The children jumped happy with joy when they heard the good news.

___________________________________________________________

5. Kok Liang was sad because he did bad in the examination.

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9. Prepositions

Prep. Usage Example

 days of the week on Monday


on
 date on 12 July 2012

 months / seasons in August / in winter


 time of day in the morning
in
 year in 2006
 after a certain period of time (when?) in an hour

 for night / noon at night / at noon


at  for weekend at the weekend
 a certain point of time(when?) at half past nine

for  over a certain period of time (past till now) -for 2 years

 room, building, street, town, country -in the kitchen, in London


 book, paper etc. -in the book
in
 car, taxi -in the car, in a taxi
 picture, world -in the picture, in the world
-at the door, at the station
 meaning next to, by an object
-at the table
 for table
at -at a concert, at the party
 for events
-at the cinema, at school, at
 place where you are to do something typical
work

 attached -the picture on the wall


 for a place with a river -London lies on the Thames.
 being on a surface -on the table
on  for a certain side (left, right) -on the left
 for a floor in a house -on the first floor
 for public transport -on the bus, on a plane
 for television, radio -on TV, on the radio

 walking or riding -on foot, on horseback


on
 entering a public transport vehicle -get on the bus

in entering a car / Taxi -get in the car

 rise or fall of something -prices have risen by 10


by  travelling (other than walking or horse percent
riding) by car, by bus

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Choose the BEST preposition to match each picture shown

1. buys a racquet ( at, in, from ) the shop

bought the racquet ( in , at, from ) the shopkeeper

2. buy ducks ( in, at, from ) the stall

sells ducks ( at, to, for ) the customers

3. sing ( in, on, at ) the stage

perform ( on, at, in ) the hall

4. reads ( down, below, under ) the tree

5. fell ( down, from, onto ) the chair

6. get ( in, on, up ) the bus

board ( -, up, on ) the bus

7. barked ( to, at, on ) the stranger

afraid ( with, of, to ) the dog

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8. fly ( on, at, in ) the sky

9. put ( off, out, away ) the fire

sprayed the water ( on, onto, at ) the building

10. David’s father works as a doctor _____________ .

A. in a bank

B. in an office

C. in a drug store

D. in the hospital

11. My mother prefers to exercise on __________ .

A. the jogging tracks

B. the lane

C. the road

D. her treadmill

12. Put the meat _______ and serve it hot.

A. in a glass

B. in the jar

C. on a plate

D. in a mug
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10) Conjunctions

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