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1 Adverbs of Manner Date:

Grammar Walkthrough 文法攻略

We use adverbs of manner to describe how

we do things.

情態副詞用作形容某件事是如何做的 。

adjective + ly
Usage

Most adverbs of manner add ‘-ly’ at the end of an adjective:

大部分情態副詞由形容詞加上「 -ly 」組成 ：

The tortoise is slow. It walks slowly.

Jenny is a cheerful girl. She laughs cheerfully.

If the adjective ends with ‘-y’, replace the ‘-y’ with ‘-ily’ :
如形容詞以「 -y 」作結 ， 需用「 -ily 」取代 ：

My sister is happy. She is singing happily.

Mum is very angry. She shouts angrily at us.

Some adjectives and adverbs have the same spelling; some adverbs change
completely:
部分形容詞跟副詞一模一樣 ； 部分則完全不同 ：

John is a fast runner. He runs fast.

Katy is a good pianist. She plays the piano well.

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A. Fill in the blanks with the adjective or adverb form. You may use the words
more than once.

angry  careful  dirty  good  hard  proper  quick  slow

1. You need to work if you want to get grades.

2. Dad is a driver. He drives . I always feel safe when

he is driving.

3. Sam had a fight with his classmate at school. Mum is very . She
shouts at him .

4. Your hands are . Use the soap and wash them .

5. Talk , please. You are talking too and I can’t

understand you.

B. Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the words.

bad  beautiful  good  patient  skilful

1. Thomas is an awful singer.

Thomas sings .

2. Miss Cheung is a patient teacher.

3. Mandy is an amazing pianist.

4. My cousin is an excellent basketball player.

5. Mr Wong is a great chef.

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Power

C. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words.

bad  fast  messy  neat  polite
proper  rude  slow  upright  wonderful

Miss Chan: Good morning, class. Today I want you to share one of your
1 habits and how you plan to break that habit.
Sam, do you want to go first?

Sam: Sure, Miss Chan. I always lean forward when I’m sitting on a chair.
Mum said I will hurt my back if I don’t sit 2 . I will sit
3 from now on to protect my back.

Miss Chan: How about you, Rachel?

Rachel: I eat too 4 during meals. My food always gets cold

before I finish eating. People often need to wait for me. I will try to
eat 5 .

Miss Chan: It’s your turn, Daisy.

Daisy: I sometimes speak 6 . I know I hurt others’ feelings.

I will try to be more 7 when talking to others.

Miss Chan: Tim, do you have anything to share?

Tim: Yes. Many teachers told me that my handwriting is 8 .

They can’t understand what I am writing. My mum bought some
exercises for me to learn how to write 9 .

Miss Chan: Thank you for sharing. Your comments are 10 .

I believe that all of you can break your own bad habit soon.

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Tenses master 1
Tenses recap
Aspect Present Past
Simple I do my homework. I did my homework.
Continuous I am doing my homework. I was doing my homework.
Perfect I have done my homework. I had done my homework.

Key item (tenses) of this school term: present perfect tense, simple past tense

1. We use the present perfect tense to show the completion of an action or to relate
past events to the present. It is often used with unspecific expressions such as:
already, yet, ever, never, once, many times, etc.

Noun / Pronoun + have/has + past participle

2. We use the simple past tense to talk about things that happened at a particular
time in the past (e.g. at 10:00, at the weekend, last summer).

Noun / Pronoun + (verb + ed) / irregular verbs

Exercise
A. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.

1. already / plane / depart / the / .

2. yet / not put out / the firefighters / the fire / .

3. Charlie / think of / ever / being / a singer / ?

4. not talk to / Alex and I / last summer / each other / since / .

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Prepositions master 1 Date:

A. Fill in the blanks with ‘in’ or ‘with’.

1. The man the blue cap is my neighbour.

2. Who’s the little boy the green jacket?

3. That dog the big ears over there is mine.

4. My grandpa is the old man the grey beard.

5. That man the black slippers is a fisherman.

6. Who’s the lady the big shopping bag?

B. Complete the conversation with the correct prepositions.

Emily: Kate, can you tell me about the characters in this film?

Kate: Sure. The man 1 the small eyes and 2 the

torn shirt is Steve. He is the main character.

Emily: How about the heroine? Is she the woman 3 the red scarf?

Kate: No, the heroine Ella is the one who is taking care 4 a little

boy. Ella works with Steve but she doesn’t get on 5 him.

They often argue and shout 6 each other.

Emily: Who’s the guy 7 only one eye? He looks scary.

Kate: That’s the villain in the film, Dan. He is rather mean 8 Steve
and Ella.

Emily: It seems like an interesting film. Oh, it’s a 3-D one. We need to watch it

9 a pair of 3-D glasses. Where can we buy them?

Kate: Let’s ask the lady 10 the cinema uniform over there.

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JumpStart Grammar Goal Power Pack
Primary 5  First Term  General English Test 1

Name :            (  ) Marks :          / 100

Class :            Extra credit        / 2
Date :            Parent’s signature :         

Time allowed: 40 minutes

A Fill in the blanks using the correct modal verbs and action verbs. Add ‘-n’t’
where necessary. (20 marks @2 marks)

be  buy  cause  change  eat  find
go  hurry  run  tell   visit

We mustn’t run on escalators. It is very dangerous for both ourselves and
others.

1. We don’t have much time left. We up if we want to get to the

airport on time.

2. Dad has been very busy at work lately. He able to come home
early tonight.

3. Your clothes are a bit dirty. You them.

4. The weather is amazing today. We to the beach.

5. Smoking is harmful to people’s health. It cancer.

6. It’s a secret between you and me. You anyone about it.

7. I my grandparents if I have time this Saturday.

8. We happiness with money.

9. Emily so much chocolate. Otherwise, she will have a toothache

and have to go to the dentist.

10. Vincent didn’t do well in the Maths exam. His mum a tutor for him
to study with after school.