English Grammar Year 1 (2019) : Compiled by Teacher Nurul Hazirah Mahmud

English
Grammar
Year 1 (2019)
Compiled by
Teacher Nurul Hazirah Mahmud
English Grammar Year 1 | 2019
ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR YEAR 1

TOPIC: NOUNS
What is Noun?
Nouns are naming words. They name people, animals, places and things. Noun
can be singular or plural.
What is Common Noun?

Common Nouns are words used for people, things, animals or places. They do
not start with capital letter.
Practice 1 – Common Nouns

Circle the common nouns.
1. I see a monkey.
2. Look at the mirror.
3. I wash my hands with soap.

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Underline all the common nouns found in the following sentences.
1. My father drives to his office.
2. Jason likes to eat apples and oranges.
3. I read two books and a magazine.
4. Susan’s sister is a teacher.
5. My uncle rides a motorcycle to school.
6. We like to play football and hockey.
7. My mother buys fruits, vegetables, fish and meat.
8. I am going to the library by bus.
9. There is an eraser, two pens and three pencils in my bag.
10. Ismail likes to drink coffee and tea with sugar.


Place the common nouns in their respective categories.
hospital monkey temple book school
teahcer car student crocodile bird
doctor pilot elephant policeman shirt
broom mosque bag church tiger
People Animals Places Things

What is Proper Noun?

Proper nouns are names of people, places and things. They usually begins
with a capital letter. Example, James, Adam, Tiger, Brunei Darussalam, Kg
Manggis.
Practice 4 – Proper Nouns

Circle the proper nouns.
1. Nisa will go to school on Monday.
2. Ron lives in Nepal.
3. We are going to the National Zoo.


Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences.
1. Peter and Jane are good friends.
2. We are going to Jerudong Park tomorrow.
3. Brunei Darussalam is a beautiful country.
4. Mr. Lee and his wife Sally are going overseas.
5. Let us go to Jolibee for lunch.
6. Nisha and Aishah are studying in Australia.
7. Jason has a cat. He calls it Tiger.
8. Pulau Langkawi is in the state of Kedah.
9. She comes from England.
10. Tomorrow, we will visit the Science Centre and the Planet House.


Rewrite the following sentences. Change all the proper nouns into
capital letters.
1. mohan is going to bandar seri begawan tomorrow.

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2. I am meeting osman at macdonalds.

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3. aishah has a cat. Its name is ‘snow’.

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4. pulau pangkor and pulau lumut are in perak.

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5. mickey mouse is my favourite disney cartoon.

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What is Singular Noun?

Singular nouns refer to one person, an animal or one thing.
What is Plural Noun?

Plural nouns refer to more than one person, animals or things. Plural nouns
mostly end with an –s.
Practice 7 – Singular and Plural Nouns

Match the singular nouns with their plural nouns.
1. House   Pencils
2. Boy   Erasers
3. Rabbit   Sharpeners
4. Pencil   Girls
5. Bag   Cats
6. Girl   Houses
7. Cat   Bags
8. Book   Boys
9. Eraser   Books
10. Sharpener   Rabbits

A. Change the following singular nouns to plural nouns by adding an ‘s’.
Singular Plural
1 Boy
2 Book
3 Car
4 Dog
5 Shirt
6 Grape
B. Change the following singular nouns to plural nouns by adding ‘es’.
Singular Plural
1 Glass
2 Box
3 Watch
4 Bus
5 Potato
6 Match


Tick ( ) the correct answer for the following sentences.
1. My brother has ten marble with him.

marbles
2. Can I have one balloon please?

balloons
3. She bought three mangoes from the market.

mango
4. Mary wants to eat an apples for lunch.

apple
5. We saw three buffaloes on the road.

buffalo
6. Give me two box of matches please.

boxes

What is Countable Noun?

Countable nouns are things that can be counted.
What is Uncountable Noun?

Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted.
Practice 10 – Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Group all the countable nouns and uncountable nouns given in the space
provided.
bag sand rice chair oil

pen air paper book cup
milk ruler glass eraser hair
flour water sugar plate grass
COUNTABLE NOUN
1. _______________________________________ 6. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________ 7. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________ 8. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________ 9. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________ 10. _______________________________________
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
1. _______________________________________ 6. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________ 7. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________ 8. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________ 9. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________ 10. _______________________________________
Practice 11 – Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Tick ( ) the countable and cross ( ) the uncountable nouns in the

following sentences. Refer to the underline words.
1. Mary has long, curly hair.
2. There is a little water in the bottle.
3. The three boys are walking home.
4. I have a dog and two cats.
5. The grass on the field is wet.
6. Can I have two chairs, please?
7. I like to drink coffee and milk.
8. There is little rice on the plate.
9. We should eat less sugar and salt.
10. I saw two clowns and a monkey at the circus.

What is Personal Pronoun?

Personal pronouns are used to take the place of people or animals.
The words I, You, He, She, We, They and It are personal pronouns.
Practice 12 – Personal Pronouns

Circle the correct pronouns.
1. Sally and I go to school. (We / They) go by bus.
2. John has a rabbit. (I / It) is called Lucky.
3. This is my grandmother. (She / He) is a singer.
4. My father is a doctor. (He / They) works in a hospital.
5. Lisa and Erin are friends. (We / They) play every day.
6. My name is Jim. (We / I) am seven years old.
7. Sonia, (you / she) are good friends.
8. Look at this book. (It / We) is about animals.


Replace the underlined words with a correct pronoun.
1. Susan is my best friend.

________________ is six years old.
2. My cat likes to eat fish.

________________ also like to drink milk.
3. Peter and Jane are good friends.

________________ walk to school together.
4. My brother and I like to watch television.

________________ like to watch cartoon programmes.
5. Osman is a naughty boy.

________________ likes to break things at home.
6. That is your book.

________________ must keep it in your bag.
7. That is my father’s car.

________________ bought it yesterday.
8. My mother is a good cook.

________________ cooks delicious food.


Fill in the blanks with the following personal pronouns given.
He She It You I He We They
1. Mr. Tom is a doctor.

________________ works in the General
Hospital.
2. Mrs. Raj has a cat.

________________ loves the cat very much.
3. The pupils are in the garden.

________________ are planting some flower
plants.
4. These are my good friends.

________________ always play together.
5. Ali and his brother are in the library.

________________ are reading storybooks.
6. That is Chee Seng’s dog.

________________ is a bull dog.

Fill in the blanks with ‘him’, ‘her’, ‘them’ or ‘us’.

1. Please pick up the books.

Put ________________ on the shelf.
2. My sister and I are going to the library.

Will you come with ________________?
3. My father draws animals.

I wish I could draw like ________________.
4. Where is Mr Lee?
I need to speak to ________________.
5. Where are your shoes?

Did you leave ________________ at the park?
6. My brother and I like stories.

My grandmother reads to ________________.
7. Mr. James is our new neighbour.

Have you met ________________?
8. Sachin Tendulkar is my favourite cricketer.

I like to watch ________________ bat.
9. Here are some coins.

Would you like to put ________________ in your coin
bank?

10.I go home with my sister every day.

I am waiting for ________________ to come.

What is Demonstrative Pronoun?

Demonstrative Pronouns are pronouns that point to specific things.
This – refer to one person or thing that are near to us.
These – refer to many people or things that are near to us.
That – refer to one person or thing that is far from us.
Those – refer to many people or things that are far from us.
Practice 16 – Demonstrative Pronouns

Put a tick ( ) for the correct demonstrative pronouns.
1. This That is a tall tree.
2. These Those are my storybooks.
3. These Those kites are flying high.
4. This That is my cousin sister.
5. This That new bicycle is mine.

Fill in the blanks with ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’.
1. ________________ is my bag.
2. ________________ is my father’s car.
3. ________________ are my shoes.
4. ________________ is my doll.
5. ________________ is my neighbour’s cat.
6. ________________ are my brother’s trousers.
7. ________________ is a circle.

8. Can you see ________________ star close to the moon?

Fill in the blanks with ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’.
1. ________________ books here belong to my broher.
2. ________________ mangoes on that tree are sweet.
3. ________________ dog standing near me is fierce.
4. ________________ birds up in the sky are eagles.
5. ________________ handbag I am holding belongs to my sister.
6. Who is ________________ man standing over there?
7. ________________ apples in the basket over there are rotten.
8. ________________ chocolates in my pocket are very sweet and crunchy.
9. ________________ man standing across the road is blind.
10. ________________ keys I have now are for the storeroom.
What is Possessive Pronoun?

Possessive pronouns are words used to show who or what owns something.
The words my, mine, his, hers, its, our and their show to whom or to what
something belongs.

Practice 19 – Possessive Pronouns

Look at the pictures. Then fill in the blanks with a correct possessive
pronoun.
Her Mine Our His Its
1.
This is Osman’s cat.
________________ cat likes to eat fish.
2.
Sally has a new dress.
________________ dress is beautiful.
3.
This is my family house.
________________ house is very big.
4.
Jimmy is our dog.
________________ tail is long.
5.
This pen belongs to me.
It is ________________.


Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
1. This shirt belongs to me.

It is my shirt.
It is ________________.
2. That bag belongs to you.

It is your bag.
It is ________________.
3. This car belongs to us.

It is our car.
It is ________________.
4. That dress belongs to Susan.

It is her dress.
It is ________________.
5. Those are their shoes.

They are their shoes.
They are ________________.
6. That is the bird’s cage.

It is its cage.
It is ________________.


Fill in the blanks with ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘its’, ‘their’ or ‘our’.
1. Mrs. Singh brings ________________ pet to the park.
2. My father has left ________________ glasses on the table.
3. You must tie ________________ shoelaces.
4. ________________ mother reads me a story at bedtime.
5. My brother is a cricketer. This is ________________ bat.
6. My pet has hurt ________________ leg.
7. We have big family. ________________ family name is Nelson.
8. These trees are shedding ________________ leaves.

WH – Questions Words
Who – is used to ask questions about people.

Where – is used to ask questions about position/place.
What – is used to ask questions about things, animals and actions.
When – is used to ask questions about time/day/date.
Why – is used to asked questions to get the reason.
Which – is used to ask questions about things or animals?
Whose – is used to ask questions about belongings.
How – is used to ask questions about manner/price.
Practice 22 – WH Questions Words

Put a tick ( ) for the correct answer.
1. Which
What are you going, Ahmad?
Where
2. Who
Whose is the small boy crying?
Why
3. Where
When much did you pay for this watch?
How
4. How
What time will the bell ring?
Where
5. Whose
Which is standing at the door?
Who

Practice 23 – WH Questions Words

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. Circle the answer.
1. ________________ is your name please

A. Where B. Who C. What
2. ________________ did you come to school?

A. How B. Where C. Who
3. ________________ father is a doctor?

A. Which B. What C. Whose
4. ________________ are you going this evening?

A. What B. How C. Where
5. ________________ is the little boy crying?

A. Which B. Why C. What
6. ________________ will you come to my house?

A. When B. Why C. Who
7. ________________ is your bicycle. The old or the new one?

A. Who B. Why C. Which
8. ________________ are you doing in my room, Osman?

A. What B. Who C. Whose

What is an Adjective?
An adjective is a word that tells more about a noun. Example, big, small, tall,
short.
Practice 24 – Adjectives
Match the nouns to the adjectives given.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fill in the blanks with the given adjectives.
black fat young soft new
fierce heavy happy square beautiful
1. Becareful! There is a ________________ dog in his house.
2. My aunt is a ________________ woman.
3. Peter’s father has bought a ________________ car.
4. We sat around a ________________ table.
5. My cousin Ismail is a ________________ boy. He likes to eat a lot.
6. Tony is a ________________ boy because he has a new bicycle.
7. That ________________ man is my elder brother.
8. We cannot carry that ________________ box.
9. I saw a ________________ cat crossing the road.
10. That is a very sweet and ________________ cake.

Fill in the blanks with adjectives of your choice. You may choose from
the adjectives in the box.
white black long small
big tall cute green
1. I have ________________ hair.
2. An elephant has a ________________ trunk.
3. We have a ________________ fish.
4. My garden has ________________ grass.
5. That house has a ________________ door.
6. There are ________________ trees in the forest.
7. My neighbour’s cat is very ________________.
8. Have you seen the book with a ________________ cover?

What is an Adverbs?
Adverbs tell us more about verbs. Some adverbs tell us how things happen.
Most adverbs end with ‘ly’. Examples: carefully, slowly, softly, happily.
Practice 27 – Adverbs
Look at the pictures. Then choose the word to describe their action.
Tick ( ) the correct answer.
1. The two boys are laughing ________________.

sadly happily
2. The turtles are crawling ________________

slowly softly
3. The boy is doing his homework ________________.

lazily quietly
4. That man is talking too ________________.

loudly badly
5. Look! It is raining ________________.

busily heavily

The underlined adverb (word) is wrong. Write the correct answer in the
space given.
1.
My mother drives her car carelessly.
________________.
2.
Encik Kassim is old. He walks quickly.
________________.
3.
The boys are blowing the balloons sadly.
________________.
4.
The teacher is teaching angrily.
________________.
5.
The baby is hungry. It is crying sadly.
________________.
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences. Circle the verbs they
describe.

1. The rooster crowed loudly.
2. The children are reading quietly.
3. The moon is shining brightly.
4. I can see the rainbow clearly.
5. The baby crawled slowly.
6. The boy walked quickly.
7. My brother drives carefully.
8. The rabbits are eating the carrots happily.

What is Articles?
We use ‘a’ and ‘an’ for singular and countable nouns.
‘An’ is used with words starting with a vowel sounds.
‘A’ is used with words starting with a consonant sound.
We use ‘the’ to talk about a particular thing. We use ‘the’ when both the
speaker and the listener know which object is being talked about.
Practice 30 – Articles A and An

Group all the countable nouns given in the space provided.
cake apple lion elephant egg
igloo umbrella bottle orange handphone
island box eagle tiger radio
aeroplane horse ant paper girl
AN A
1. _____________________________________. 1._____________________________________.
2. _____________________________________. 2._____________________________________.
3. _____________________________________. 3._____________________________________.
4. _____________________________________. 4._____________________________________.
5. _____________________________________. 5._____________________________________.
6. _____________________________________. 6._____________________________________.
7. _____________________________________. 7._____________________________________.
8. _____________________________________. 8._____________________________________.
9. _____________________________________. 9._____________________________________.
10. _____________________________________. 10.____________________________________.

Practice 31 – Articles A and An

Fill in the blanks with the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. Did you see ________________ old man crossing the road just now?
2. It is raining. I need ________________ raincoat or ________________ umbrella.
3. I saw some fish and ________________ eel in the aquarium.
4. My father gave me ________________ new bicycle and ________________ hand

phone.
5. ________________ ant bit my leg just now. It’s painful.
6. Did you see ________________ bottle of ink on the table?
7. There is ________________ pen, ________________ pencil and ________________

eraser in my pencil box.
8. She eats ________________ apple and ________________ orange every day.
9. We had ________________ glass of orange juice and ________________ bowl of

curry noodles each.
10. My grandmother told me ________________ interesting story last

night.

Practice 32 – Articles A, An and The

Fill in the blanks with the articles ‘a’ , ‘an’ or ‘the’.
1. ________________ onion.
2. ________________ book.
3. ________________ moon.
4. ________________ animal.
5. ________________ baby.
6. ________________ White House.
7. ________________ apple.
8. ________________ umbrella.
9. ________________ ice cube.
10. ________________ egg.

What is Verb ‘To Be’?

They can appear in present or past tense.
Examples: is, are, was and were.
- is, are, am are present tense.
- was, were are past tense.
Practice 33 – Verb ‘To Be’

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs ‘to be’ given.
is are am was were
1. Aishah ________________ absent from school yesterday.
2. Tom ________________ going to the zoo today.
3. What ________________ you doing in my room just now?
4. I ________________ reading an interesting story book.
5. The boys ________________ playing ‘Scrabbles’ in my house.
6. My two brothers ________________ camping in the jungle last week.
7. The girl ________________ sewing a dress for her sister.
8. I ________________ talking over the phone.
9. The dog ________________ eating a bone just now.
10. We ________________ going for a walk in the park.

Practice 34 – Verb ‘To Be’

Fill in the blanks with ‘am’, ‘is’ or ‘are’.
1. I ________________ an artist.
2. He ________________ my brother.
3. They ________________ here five days in a week.
4. She ________________ a good student.
5. You ________________ late.
6. We ________________ fans of Spider-Man.
7. Where is my pencil? It ________________ in the drawer.
8. This is Max. He ________________ my cousin.

What is Verb ‘To Have’?

The verbs ‘to have’ can appear both in the present and the past tense.
Examples: has, have and had.
- has – singular – present
- have – plural – present
- had – singular/plural – past
Practice 35 – Verb ‘To Have’

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs ‘to have’ given.
has have had
1. My father ________________ two cars and a motorcycle.
2. An elephant ________________ a long trunk.
3. They ________________ bread and butter for breakfast just now.
4. The boys ________________ many balloons with them.
5. Look! The dog ________________ five puppies.
6. We ________________ extra classes today.
7. Yesterday she ________________$50. Today she has no money.
8. My parents ________________ a picnic last month.
9. We ________________ a good time at the party last night.
10. I ________________ a few hamsters at home.

What is Verb ‘To Do’?

The verbs ‘to do’ appear in both present and past tense forms.
- does – present – singular
- do – present – plural
- did – past– singular/plural
Practice 36 – Verb ‘To Do’

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs ‘to do’ given.
does do did
1. ________________ Susan have long hair?
2. We ________________ exercises every morning.
3. Our teacher ________________ not scold us.
4. They ________________ their homework just now.
5. Simon ________________ not have any money with him.
6. Lions ________________ not eat grass or leaves.
7. I ________________ my homework in my room.
8. My mother ________________ the housework every day.
9. Who ________________ the sweeping this morning?
10. The cats ________________ not drink the milk just now.

What is Preposition of Position?

Prepositions of position tell the location of people, animals or things.
Examples: in, on, above, under, near, below.
Practice 37 – Preposition of Position

Tick ( ) the correct answer for the following.
1.
The cat is sitting in on
the table.
2.
Mary is standing under near
her bed.
3.
I am standing beside between
my father.
4.
The boys like to stand on under
the tree.
5.
The birds are flying above below
the hills.

Practice 38 – Preposition of Position

Fill in the blanks with ‘on’, ‘at’, or ‘in’.
1. He met his friend ________________ the bus stop.
2. There is a lizard ________________ the wall.
3. There are clothes ________________ the cupboard.
4. She put the letter ________________ her pocket.
5. Mrs. Clark left the book ________________ the table.
The children are standing ________________ the

6.
end of the line.

7. I have many coins ________________ my purse.
8. The cat is stuck ________________ the roof.

What is Preposition of Direction?

Prepositions of direction tell us where people, animals or things are moving
to. Examples: into, to, towards, up, down, across, along, around.
Practice 39 – Preposition of Direction

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
into down towards across up
1.
The blind man is walking ________________ the
road.
2.
Osman is walking ________________ his father.
3.
The small monkey is climbing ________________ the
coconut tree.
4.
Peter is dropping the ball ________________ the well.
5.
Janet is walking ________________ the stairs.

What is Preposition of Time?

Prepositions of time tell us the time, the day or the date.
Examples: at, on, during , in.
Practice 40 – Preposition of Time

Fill in the blanks with the following words.
during at in on
1.
I was born ________________ the year 2009.
2.
He goes for a picnic ________________ the holidays.
3.
He said he will meet me ________________ 10:00
am.
4.
Our National Day is ________________ 23 rd
February.
5.
They did some exercises ________________ the
morning.

The use of ‘There is’ and ‘There are’.

We use the words ‘there is’ to talk about one thing.
We use the words ‘there are’ to talk about more than one thing.
Practice 41 – ‘There is’ or ‘There are’

Write ‘There is’ or ‘There are’ in the sentences below.
1. ________________ five apples on that tree.
2. ________________ a book on the table.
3. ________________ many dark clouds in the sky.
4. ________________ mud on your shoes.
5. ________________ thirty children in my class.
6. ________________ a bus stop near my house.
7. ________________ a man selling fruits outside.
8. ________________ an orange on the table.

What is Conjunction?
Conjuctions are words that join two or three sentences into a single sentence.
Examples: but, because, so, and, or if.
Practice 42 – Conjunctions
Circle the best answer to fill in the blanks.
1. Alisya is happy ________________ she passed her examinations.

A. but B. so C. because
2. You can go swimming ________________ jogging at the park.

A. or B. but C. so
3. I am going to the market ________________ my mother.

A. and B. with C. too
4. She did not go to school ________________ she had a fever.

A. but B. so C. because
5. Jack ________________ Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

A. and B. with C. by
6. Tom is tall, strong ________________ handsome.

A. but B. and C. with
7. He was naughty ________________ the teacher scolded him.

A. and B. but C. so
8. He will buy that big house ________________ he has a lot of money.

A. so B. if C. but

Practice 43 – Conjunctions
Study the pictures. Then, fill in the blanks with ‘with’, ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’,
‘because’.
1.
An elephant is big ________________ strong.
2.
Is Mrs. Chan cooking ________________ sweeping?
3.
Encik Halim is walking to the mosque
________________ his son.
4.
My grandfather is old ________________ he is still
strong.
5.
Peter cannot reach the biscuits ________________
he is short.

What is Collective Noun?

A collective noun is a word that describes a group of people, animals or things
as a single group.
Examples: an army of soldiers, a swarm of bees.
Practice 44 – Collective Nouns

Fill in the blanks with the following collective nouns.
1.
My father bought a ________________ of bread.
2.
A ________________ of bees chased a man.
3.
The ________________ of house is new.
4.
There is a ________________ of fruits on the table.
5.
Peter saw a ________________ of fish in the river.

6.
I saw a ________________ of puppies just now.
7.
Look! There is a ________________ of elephants.
8.
My sister has a ________________ of flowers.
9.
These are my ________________ of keys.
10
. The ________________ of teachers are having a
meeting.

What is Antonym?
Antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
Examples: boy – girl, man – woman.
Practice 45 – Antonyms
Fill in the blanks with the correct antonyms.
short bad noisy near cold
cry dirty up ugly poor
lazy sad empty dry deep
1. Ali is happy but his sister is ________________.

2. This bottle is full of water but that bottle is ________________.
3. My classroom is quiet. His classroom is very ________________.
4. His house is far but my house is ________________ to the school.
5. That rich man likes to help the ________________.
6. I have a good sister and a ________________ brother.
7. This room is clean. Do not ________________ it.
8. The pretty Cinderella has two ________________ stepsisters.
9. Some babies like to laugh but some like to ________________ always.
10. I do not like hot drinks. I want a ________________ drink.
11. I saw him walking ________________ and down just now.
12. I have two brothers. One is tall and the other is ________________.
13. This area is ________________. Swim in the shallow area.
14. Do not be ________________. You should be hardworking.
15. Your clothes are wet. Go and ________________ them up.

What is Synonym?
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning .
Examples: big – large, lady – female
Practice 46 – Synonyms
Fill in the blanks with the correct antonyms.
evil small glad huge polite
modern empty pretty clever easy
afraid weak rich dear bottom
1. She is frightened of lizards. ________________.

2. We are living in a new world now. ________________.
3. I saw a little boy crying just now. ________________.
4. Those books are very expensive. ________________.
5. I am happy to hear about your results. ________________.
6. Simon is an intelligent boy. ________________.
7. These questions are very simple to answer. ________________.
8. They are camping at the foot of the hill. ________________.
9. A dinosaur is a large animal. ________________.
10. This house has been vacant for a long time. ________________.
11. Snow White is a beautiful princess. ________________.
12. Her stepmother is an cruel woman. ________________.
13. Dato’ Wilson is a wealthy and kind man. ________________.
14. You must always be courteous to others. ________________.
15. My grandparents are old and feeble. ________________.

What is Simple Present Tense?

This tense tells us about actions that are done often or repeatedly.
Examples: She walks to school every morning.
They go to the library every Saturday.
Practice 47 – Simple Present Tense

Tick ( ) the correct answer for the following questions.
1. Every morning, Alice eat eats bread for breakfast.
2. The boys plays play in the park every evening.
3. I take takes a bus to school every day.
4. We throw throws away the rubbish every day.
5. The tortoise crawls crawl very slowly.
6. The girls jogs jog in the park every day.
7. Father drives drive to his office always.
8. The cats likes like to drink milk.


Circle the verbs in the simple present tense.
1. I run in the park.
2. The children eat ice cream.
3. I make my bed.
4. Comb your hair every day.
5. Fish live in water.
6. I swim in the river.
7. We listen with our ears.
8. Babies cry when they are hungry.
9. My father works in Sydney.
10. Pandas eat bamboo shoots.

Fill in the blanks with words in the simple present tense from the box.
reads writes jumps rides climbs tells runs hops

1. My grandfather ________________ the newspaper in the morning.
2. The monkey ________________ up the tree.
3. My sister ________________ in her diary.
4. The frog ________________ along the ground.
5. My brother ________________ his bicycle every day.
6. Joseph ________________ up to catch the ball.
7. The mouse ________________ fast.
8. My father ________________ me stories.


Fill in the blanks with words in the simple present tense form of the
verbs in the brackets.
1. Fish ________________ (live) in the ocean.
2. The moon ________________ (go) round the Earth.
3. A rainbow ________________ (form) when it is sunny and raining.
4. A doctor ________________ (help) sick people.
5. The sun ________________ (set) in the west.
6. The train ________________ (leave) at 5 o’clock every Sunday.

What is Simple Past Tense?

This tense tells us about actions that have already happened in the past.
Examples: She walked to school yesterday.
They went to the library last week.
Practice 51 – Simple Past Tense

Tick ( ) the correct answer for the following questions.
1. Sally watched watch a movie last night.
2. They see saw a snake just now.
3. We eat ate in a Chinese restaurant this morning.
4. My father slept sleep on the sofa last night.
5. Peter had have a haircut yesterday.
6. They go went to the circus last week.
7. The boys sell sold pancakes yesterday.
8. The tiger catch caught the deer and ate it.

Practice 52 – Simple Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense form of the verbs in the
brackets.
1. We ________________ (open) the box of sweets yesterday.
2. It ________________ (rain) in the morning.
3. We ________________ (visit) a farm in the holidays.
4. Dinosaurs ________________ (live) a long time ago.
5. The cat ________________ (jump) from the roof.
6. Mrs. Smith ________________ (return) the books to the library.
What is Present Continuous Tense?

Verbs in the present continuous tense tell us about things that are happening
now. To form the present continuous tense, we use am, is or are with a verb
that ends in –ing
Practice 53 – Present Continuous Tense

Fill in the blanks with verbs in the present continuous tense.
1. The cat ________________________________ (run) across the road.
2. The bird ________________________________ (fly) in the sky.
3. A baby crocodile ________________________________ (climb) out of the cage.
4. I ________________________________ (play) in the park.
5. The horses ________________________________ (gallop) to the hill.

6. Fish ________________________________ (swim) in the tank.
7. The lizard ________________________________ (crawl) to the ceiling.
8. Mrs. Taylor ________________________________ (read) the newspaper.
Practice 54 – Can or Cannot

Write ‘can’ or ‘cannot’ in the sentences below.
1. I ________________ speak English. I learn English at school.
2. My mother ________________ drive a car. She drives to work every day.
3. We ________________ watch TV. There is a power cut.
4. Max ________________ go to school. He is not well.
5. The gate is locked. We ________________ enter the park.
6. Yes, I ________________ help you with your homework.
7. I ________________ read the sign. It says STOP.
8. Andrew ________________ open the jar. The lid is too light.
Reference Book – Active English Workbook 1 & English Preschool Book 1

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR YEAR 1

What is Common Noun?

Practice 1 – Common Nouns

2. Look at the mirror.

3. I wash my hands with soap.

Practice 2 – Common Nouns

Underline all the common nouns found in the following sentences.

1. My father drives to his office.

2. Jason likes to eat apples and oranges.

3. I read two books and a magazine.

4. Susan’s sister is a teacher.

5. My uncle rides a motorcycle to school.

6. We like to play football and hockey.

7. My mother buys fruits, vegetables, fish and meat.

8. I am going to the library by bus.

9. There is an eraser, two pens and three pencils in my bag.

10. Ismail likes to drink coffee and tea with sugar.

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Practice 3 – Common Nouns

hospital monkey temple book school

teahcer car student crocodile bird

doctor pilot elephant policeman shirt

broom mosque bag church tiger

People Animals Places Things

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What is Proper Noun?

Practice 4 – Proper Nouns

1. Nisa will go to school on Monday.

2. Ron lives in Nepal.

3. We are going to the National Zoo.

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Practice 5 – Proper Nouns

1. Peter and Jane are good friends.

2. We are going to Jerudong Park tomorrow.

3. Brunei Darussalam is a beautiful country.

4. Mr. Lee and his wife Sally are going overseas.

5. Let us go to Jolibee for lunch.

6. Nisha and Aishah are studying in Australia.

7. Jason has a cat. He calls it Tiger.

8. Pulau Langkawi is in the state of Kedah.

9. She comes from England.

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Practice 6 – Proper Nouns

1. mohan is going to bandar seri begawan tomorrow.

2. I am meeting osman at macdonalds.

3. aishah has a cat. Its name is ‘snow’.

4. pulau pangkor and pulau lumut are in perak.

5. mickey mouse is my favourite disney cartoon.

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What is Singular Noun?

What is Plural Noun?

Practice 7 – Singular and Plural Nouns

10. Sharpener   Rabbits

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Practice 8 – Singular and Plural Nouns

A. Change the following singular nouns to plural nouns by adding an ‘s’.

B. Change the following singular nouns to plural nouns by adding ‘es’.

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Practice 9 – Singular and Plural Nouns

1. My brother has ten marble with him.

2. Can I have one balloon please?