Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________________

Grade 6 Grammar Revision Paper 1 Unit 1

A) Fill in the blanks with the correct collective nouns.

band library choir flock flight crew pack

brood bouquet collection crowd nest chest swarm

1. The ________________ of singers sang very well during the performance.

2. The cat found a ________________ of mice in the storeroom.

3. The ________________of chickens is looking for worms under the fruit trees.

4. The boys are found playing with a ________________ of cards in the library.

5. Father bought Mother a big ________________ of roses as a Mother’s Day

present.

6. The ________________ of sailors were all saved by a passing fishing boat

when the ship sank.

7. There was a large ________________ of spectators watching the lion dance

at the mall.

8. The ________________ of musicians put on a two-hour performance during

the wedding party.

9. There was a ________________ of birds in the trees near the field.

10. Don’t throw stones at the hive or the ________________ of angry bees will
chase and sting you!

11. My uncle kept his ________________ of old paintings locked up in a cabinet.

12. The thief searched the ________________ of drawers for money and valuables.

13. Ali and David ran up the ________________ of steps to see who was faster.

14. My father loves reading and he has a ________________ of books in the

study room.

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B) Write the common nouns and proper nouns in the correct columns.

Common nouns Proper nouns

Tim did not like the shoes and shirt

1.
Uncle Sam gave him.

Ruff the dog is waiting to get the

2.
cat Kitty when it passes by.

The English Society will be having a

3.
camp next Sunday for the students.

Mdm Susan kept her money and gold

4.
rings with Maybank.

The doctor is talking to Alan about

5.
his operation in May.

Molly is cooking noodles for Peter

6.
and his friends.

Giant Mall in Cheras is having a sale

7.
and there are a lot of customers.

The headmaster is speaking to

8.
Patrick and Henry about the exam.

Ali and his parents live in Kampung

9.
Sebarang in Sarikei.

10 Samy is inviting all his friends to his

. party on Saturday.

C) Circle the countable nouns and underline the uncountable nouns.

1. The water in the river is rising very fast.

2. We prepared a lot of chicken rice for the children.

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3. The sandwiches were tasty but the orange juice was too sweet.

4. Mat still drinks his milk from his bottle.

5. David pasted the picture with some glue.

6. The animals did not have enough food and they were hungry.

7. Sam finished all the soup and did not leave any for his sister.

8. Mary bought some butter and biscuits for me.

9. The ostriches pecked at the grass I gave them.

10. The noodles are for you but the burgers are for Abu.

11. There is a lot of dust on the table.

12. John had some cereal and eggs for breakfast.

13. The sandwiches and tea are for all of us.

14. Plants need sunlight to grow.

15. The cat has stolen the bread again.

16. These chairs are made of wood.

17. David and Kent pasted the pictures with glue.

18. We learnt that the virus spread through air.

19. I was given an injection and some medicine.

20. The ice cubes begin to melt in the coffee.

21. He put some sugar into his drink.

22. Dad ate two chicken wings and drank some soup.

D) Fill in the blanks with the plurals of the given nouns.

1. All my ________________ (classmate) and ________________ (teacher) will be

coming to my party.

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2. ________________ (Ox) are used to plough the ________________ (field).

3. The ________________ (child) helped to sweep the dry ________________

(leaf) in the garden.

4. Mum put away the sharp ________________ (knife) into the ________________
(drawer).

5. We need three ______________ (loaf) of bread for so many ________________

(sandwich).

6. The _______________ (fireman) rushed to the fire in their fire _____________

(engine).

7. There are a lot of ________________ (bamboo) in these ________________

(forest).

8. The ________________ (fairy) and ________________ (elf) decided to help

the poor farmer.

9. There are some ________________ (mouse) in the house and we need two

________________ (cat).

10. The ________________ (dentist) are checking the children’s

________________ (tooth) today.

11. The ________________ (fisherman) and their ________________ busy

mending their nets.

12. There are some ________________ (octopus) and a few ________________

(fish) in the aquarium.

13. The ________________ (wolf) had killed a number of ________________

(sheep) last night.

14. Grandma is harvesting the ripe ________________ (tomato) and

________________ (mango) in the garden.

15. The ________________ (lady) are dressed in their best ________________

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 (dress) for the party.

E) Rewrite the sentences by changing the underlined words into singular.

1. The keys in the boxes are Mdm Ling’s.

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2. The bears in the cages loved fruit.

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3. The students like the red lilies in the garden.

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4. The ferries will take the lorries across the river.

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5. The new watches and shirts are from Aunt Sally.

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6. My sister is washing the potatoes and oranges.

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7. The deer are chasing the mice away.

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8. Naughty Ben broke his teeth and fingers.

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9. The wolves chased and caught the oxen.

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F) Rewrite the sentences by changing the underlined words into the opposite
gender.

1. The princess will be married to a young king.

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2. The bull is mooing at the duck.

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3. The witch changed naughty Tom into a goose.

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4. The new headmaster is talking to the policewoman.

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5. Willies’ sisters are helping their uncles to hang the balloons.

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6. The mare tried to chase the lion away from its baby.

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7. The kind stepson looked after his stepmother who was sick.

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8. The spinster took good care of the sick old man.

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9. The sow hid its babies from the lion.

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10. The mare suddenly attacked the hen.

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11. The widow lived with her daughter-in-law.

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