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PRE FAC E
Knowing grammar is the first step towards discovering how language makes meaning.
The teaching of grammar must, therefore, focus on form and meaning simultaneously.
It must be done by making inputs realistic and comprehensible with focus on the learner as the
centre of the teaching–learning experience.
Practice exercises must be as close to the learner’s personal context as possible. The goal
of grammar instruction must be autonomous production of language by the learner.

WOW! ICSE Grammar & Composition brings together structural and functional grammar through systematic
practice and fun activities. Ideal for young learners in the early stages of English language learning, the series
is based on a unique curriculum design that recycles grammar points at every level and builds on previous
understanding. This spiralling curriculum design eases the learning curve and helps students negotiate new
grammar topics from familiar premises. The material has been thoroughly class tested and piloted by some of the
best curriculum teachers.

FEATU R ES OF THE SERI ES :

• Exhaustive practice and revision through engagingly varied task types

• Each topic is presented through real-life contexts

• Colourful boxes and tables make remembering grammar forms and rules easier

• Contextualized grammar drills seamlessly move learners from presentation and noticing tasks to
speaking and writing-based tasks

• Students also practice grammar through lively, highly illustrated games along with oral and writing
activities

• Practice in reading comprehension and guided writing tasks (mapped to major curriculums) integrate
grammar with real-life language skills

• The teacher resource packs contain lesson plans, answer keys, worksheets, and revision tests for each
level, and listening texts

Available as Digital Supplement

• Interactive E-book with concept animations

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• Practice of grammar through listening and speaking tasks

 Contents
1 Sentences 1
2 Naming Words 6
3 One and More than One 11
4 A, An, The 14
5 Describing Words 18
6 Action 22
7 I, We, You, He, She, It, They 27
8 Me, Her, Him, Us, Them 30
9 My, Your, Our, His, Her, Their, Its 33
10 This, These, That, Those 36
11 Can 41
12 Is, Am, Are, Was, Were 44
13 Has, Have, Had 50
14 Do, Does, Go, Goes 54
15 Is, Am, Are + (ing) 59
16 Always, Often, Sometimes, Usually, Never 64
170 Then and Now 67
18 Will and Will Not 71
19 Short Forms 75
20 Position Words 88
21 Joining Words 81
22 Who, What, Where, Which, When 84
23 Vocabulary 88
24 Comprehension 96
25 Composition 100
 1 Sentences

Read this group of words.

cute puppies little are.
This group of words does not have any meaning.

Now read the same group of words again. They have been arranged in
a different order.
Little puppies are cute.
These words have a meaning. They form a sentence.

A sentence is a group of words that has a meaning. A sentence always starts with
a capital letter.

1. Read these groups of words. Tick (✓) the ones that are sentences.

a) Sam is writing a letter. ______

b) Bob dog has pet a. ______

c) to school go Let us. ______

d) Mother cooks for us. ______

e) The cat is chasing the mouse. ______

f) drinking boy The milk is. ______

Capital letter
Some words always begin with a capital letter. Now let us look at the different uses of
the capital letter.
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The first word of a sentence always begins with a capital letter.
Examples:
• The dog is barking. • The baby is asleep.

The word ‘I’ is always written in capital letter.

Example:
• Tom and I are good friends.

Names of people and places begin with a capital letter.

Examples:
• Anita • Tara • Kevin • Lata • Maya
• India • London • Modern School

Names of days and months begin with a capital letter.

Examples:
• Monday • Tuesday • Thursday • Friday
• January • March • July • December

Names of festivals and holidays begin with a capital letter.

Examples:
• Diwali • Christmas • Holi • New Year’s Day

2. Read these sentences. Circle the words that should begin with a capital letter.

a) Jason and I are playing football.

b) we are going to Delhi tomorrow.

c) there are only 28 days in February.

d) my favourite festival is holi.

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Types of sentences
Let us learn about two kinds of sentences.

Sentences that tell us or say something end with a full stop.

Sentences that ask something end with a question mark.

Examples:
SAY ASK

The sun rises in the east. Do you have a pen?

3. Cross (×) the sentences that should not have a question mark.

a) The little cat is orange? ______

b) Who is your best friend? ______

c) Paul loves to play? ______

d) Will you play with me? ______

e) I like to read books? ______

f) Do you like dogs? ______

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4. Rewrite these sentences using full stops or question marks. Use capital letters
where required. One has been done for you.

a) pinki has a pink cycle

______________________________________________________________________________________________
Pinki has a pink cycle.

b) did you do your homework

______________________________________________________________________________________________

c) i am going to the park with vicky

______________________________________________________________________________________________

d) my birthday is in June

______________________________________________________________________________________________

e) where do you live

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Some sentences order or surprise. How do we write those sentences?

5. Read the sentences. Write F for ‘feeling’ or I for ‘Instructions’.

1) Open the window now! I

We use exclamation
marks (!) to show strong 2) Wow, you’re here at last!
feelings, for example,
3) We were lost!
surprise or excitement, or
after an instruction. 4) Take your litter with you!
The dinosaur moved! [F] 5) Don’t walk on the grass!
Don’t touch the bones! [I]
6) That’s great news!

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6. Look at the picture below.
What colour is the fish?
__________________________________________________

It is orange in colour.
__________________________________________________

Now draw the picture of a cat. Write

a question about it and then write the
answer as well.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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 2 Naming Words

Words that name persons, places, animals, and things are called naming words.

These are some naming words for persons.

mother nephew

girl boy baby uncle postman clown

These are some naming words for animals.

duck zebra crocodile

These are some naming words for places.

beach hospital jungle

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These are some naming words for things.

bed cake drum

1. Write the naming word for each of the pictures below. Then write what it names –
person, place, animal, or thing. One has been done for you.

a) bag ________________
___________ thing b) ___________ ________________ c) ___________ ________________

d) ___________ ________________ e) ___________ ________________ f) ___________ ________________

g) ___________ ________________ h) ___________ ________________ i) ___________ ________________

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Common names and special names
Common names are the words used for any person, place, animal, or thing that
we see around us.

Examples:
• girl • boy • child • tree • dog
• chair • table • park • school

Special names are the words used for any one particular person, place, animal, or thing.
Special names always start with a capital letter.

Examples:
• Anna • Paris • India Gate • Modern School
Names of books, days, months, festivals, and holidays are also special names.
Examples:
• Sunday • January • Diwali • Sleeping Beauty
• Father’s Day • New Year’s Day

2. Fill in the blanks with the naming words given below.

Mary | spoon | tiger | July | park

a) ___________________ had a little lamb.

b) We saw a ___________________ in the zoo.

c) Sam goes to the ___________________ every morning.

d) Our school will reopen in ___________________.

e) I need a ___________________ to eat the porridge.

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Countable and uncountable naming words
Read these sentences.

The five birds are There are three chairs

sitting on a tree. in the room.

The naming words birds and chairs can be counted. Such words are called
countable naming words.

Countable words can be one or many in number. Examples:

• one girl • two girls

3. Look at the pictures of the things John takes to school every day. Count the
number of each of these things and write their names in the space provided.

a) one ___________________ b) two ___________________ c) three ___________________

d) four ___________________ e) five ___________________

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Now read these sentences.
FLOUR

He is drinking milk. She is playing with sand.

The namingSUGAR
words milk and sand cannot be counted. Such words are called uncountable
naming words. Uncountable naming words are always written as one. We do not add -s to
such words.

4. Look at the words below. Write C for countable and U for uncountable naming
FLOUR

words. One has been done for you.

a) eggs C
______ b) water ______

SUGAR

c) butter ______ d) glasses ______

e) chocolates ______ f) toys ______

g) sugar ______ h) flowers ______

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 One and More
3 than One

Read these words.

one balloon five balloons

We add -s at the end of naming words to make them more than one in number.

Examples:

dog dogs

book books

1. Add -s at the end of these naming words to make them more than one in number.
One has been done for you.
a) bird birds
___________________________ b) desk ___________________________

c) camel ___________________________ d) doll ___________________________

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e) pen ___________________________ f) flower ___________________________

g) nest ___________________________ h) egg ___________________________

2. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the correct words. Add -s to
the words that are more than one in number.

a) I have one ___________________________ b) I have two ___________________________

c) I have two ___________________________ d) I have five ___________________________

We add -es to naming words that end with s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o to make them more than
one in number.

Examples:
• box boxes • glass glasses

3. Add -es at the end of these naming words to make them more than one
in number.
a) dress ___________________________ b) watch ___________________________

c) class ___________________________ d) fox ___________________________

We change the spelling of some naming words to make them more than one in number.

Examples:
• one man two men • one child six children
• one foot two feet • one mouse five mice

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4. Read these sentences. Write O if the underlined word is one and M if it is more
than one.
a) Tina bought pencils and notebooks. ______

b) I saw a duck on the lake. ______

c) Pam is wearing a pink hat. ______

d) These dresses are beautiful. ______

e) My front tooth hurts. ______

5. Write the words that match the pictures. One has been done for you.

a) one man
___________________________ two men
___________________________

b) ___________________________ ___________________________

c) ___________________________ ___________________________

d) ___________________________ ___________________________

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 4 A, An, The

A and an
Read these words.

a banana an orange a dog an owl

We use a before words that start with a consonant sound.

We use an before words that start with a vowel sound.
We use a and an before things that are only one in number.

1 The following words have been written with a or an. Put a tick (✓) where used
correctly or a cross (×) where used incorrectly.

a) a ball ______ b) a island ______ c) a panda ______

d) an umbrella ______ e) an apple ______ f) an rabbit ______

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2. Fill in the blanks with a or an.

a) ______________ pencil and ______________ eraser

b) ______________ ear and ______________ nose

c) ______________ egg and ______________ toast

d) ______________ ice cream and ______________ cake

e) ______________ boy and ______________ girl

The
Read these sentences.

This is a house. I am eating an apple.

The house is blue. The apple is sweet.

We use the before things when we talk about them the second time.

3. Fill in the blanks with a or the.

a) I have got ______________ cat. ______________ cat is fat.

b) Tom has ______________ bag. ______________ bag is yellow.

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c) Ann has ______________ dog. ______________ dog is small.

d) Bill has ______________ pencil. ______________ pencil is red.

We also use the before things that are special and only one in number.

Examples:

The sun The moon The Taj Mahal

There is only one sun, one moon, and one Taj Mahal in this world.

We do not use the before the names of persons and places.

4. Read these sentences. Add the where needed.

a) I live in ______________ India.

b) ______________ Jane is reading a book.

c) ______________ moon is shining in ______________ sky.

d) I am writing a letter. ______________ letter is for my sister.

e) We saw an elephant. ______________ elephant was huge.

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5. Fill in the blanks using a, an, or the.

a) I live in ______________ small house.

b) ______________ elephant is the largest land animal.

c) I saw ______________ ant in my bedroom.

d) ______________ baby smiled at Soni.

e) Rina gave her friend ______________ pink flower.

f) ______________ sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

g) Sam put ______________ ice cube in his glass of milk.

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