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Futures British School

Grammar booklet
Term one
Year 4

2019/2020
Student’s name: ……………………………..
Class: ……………………………………………..

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The eight main parts of speech

NOUN - (Naming word)

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

Examples of nouns: Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city,

happiness, hope

Example sentences: Steve lives in Sydney. Mary uses pen and paper to
write letters.

PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him,
her, this, those

Example sentences: Mary is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to

dance with me.

ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)

An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a
noun or pronoun.

Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

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Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat.

VERB - (Action Word)

A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone
or something is doing.

Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

Example sentences: I like Woodward English. I study their charts

and play their games.

ADVERB - (Describes a verb)

An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs
end in -LY

Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.

PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship)

A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another
word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

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Example sentences: I left my keys on the table for you.

CONJUNCTION - (Joining word)

A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a
sentence and shows how they are connected.

Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if.

Example sentences: I was hot and exhausted but I still finished the
marathon.

INTERJECTION - (Expressive word)

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or
emotion. It is a short exclamation.

Examples: Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi!

Example sentences: Wow! I passed my English test. Great! – Ouch! That

hurt.

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Summary Chart

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Worksheet on parts of speech

A- Choose the right answer:
1. She was running a high temperature.

a) adjective

b) adverb

c) noun

2. I am the happiest woman in the world.

a) adverb

b) adjective

c) verb

3. He has many influential friends.

a) noun

b) verb

c) adjective

4. Choose the lesser of the two evils.

a) adverb

b) noun

c) verb

5. Hari is the most intelligent boy in the class.

a) conjunction

b) preposition

c) adverb
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6. A fast car goes fast.

a) verb

b) adjective

c) adverb

7. She was angry but she said nothing.

a) preposition

b) pronoun

c) conjunction

8. There is something under the bed.

a) preposition

b) conjunction

c) noun

9. They live in a small cottage above the lake.

a) verb

b) noun

c) preposition

10. He cut himself while shaving.

a) adverb

b) adjective

c) verb

11. She was angry with him.

a) adverb

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b) adjective

c) Pronoun

12. I have other things to do.

a) adjective

b) adverb

c) noun

B- write the part of speech of the underlined word:

1. Remember to drive safely. Part of speech: ……………………………

2. Don't talk like that. Part of speech:…………………………….

3. Sally and Tom are coming back soon. Part of speech: …………………………..

4. This is a pretty vase. Part of speech: …………………………………

5. Let's do it. Part of speech:…………………………………….

6. The cat is on the table. Part of speech:………………………………….

7. Oh, I didn't know that. Part of speech:………………………………

8. Do you want to go out or stay home? Part of speech:………………………….

9. New York is a big city. Part of speech: ………………………………..

10. I want the blue ball. Part of speech: ……………………………..

11. We finished it yesterday. Part of speech: …………………………….

12. What am I going to do without you? Part of speech:

…………………………….

13. He will come. Part of speech:………………………………….

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14. Wow, those are great news! Part of speech: ……………………………….

15. We have pens, pencil, notebooks and markers. Part of speech:

……………………

16. They went into the hall. Part of speech:………………………………………

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Simple Present Tense

This page will present the simple present tense:

 its form
 and its use.

Before you continue the lesson read the following passage and try to
see how the verbs are formed and used.

James is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. But on

Sundays he doesn't drive his taxi. He stays at home.
The verb be, drive, stay are in the simple present.
(more on the simple present of the verb to be)

The forms of the simple present

The affirmative form of the simple present:

I, you, we, they play.

He, she, it plays.
Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he,she and it) always
take an "s". For example, "he plays, she sings,it works..."

Examples:

 Nancy and James speak good German.

 Nancy works in a restaurant downtown.
 The children play in the garden every weekend.

The interrogative form of the simple present:

Do I, you, we, they play?

Does he, she, it

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Examples:

 Do you speak good German?

 Does Nancy work in a restaurant downtown?

The negative form of the simple present:

I, you, we,they do not play.

don't
He, she, it does not
doesn't
Examples:

 No, I don't speak German.

 No, she doesn't work in a restaurant downtown

The use of the simple present:

The simple present is used:

 to give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food.
 to talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't
open at 7.
 to talk about daily habits (routine actions)- Sara eats a cheese for
breakfast every day. She doesn't eat cereal.
 to give facts - The earth circles the sun. The moon doesn't
circle the sun.

The spelling of the third person singular form of the simple present:
All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the
third person singular (he, she, it) form:

Examples:

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 I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her

parents every weekend.
 My brother meets his girlfriend everyday.

So the rule is:

He / she / it + Verb + S
There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:

Vowel Consonant Verbs Verbs ending

Silent e
+y +y ending in o in s, z, sh, tch, ch
close = play = study = go = goes miss = misses
closes plays studies do = does buzz = buzzes
note = say = marry = hatch = hatches
notes says marries finish = finishes
teach = teaches

Examples:

 She drives to work every morning.

 He says he plays football on the weekends

Exception:

 The verb to have changes its forms as follows:

I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two
brothers.
I have = he / she / it has

Things to remember about the simple present:

1.In the interrogative forms, we use "do" or "does".

 "Do you like the house?"

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 "Does she go to school?"

2. Verbs never take an "s" in the the negative and interrogative forms.

 "Does he speak German?"

 "Do they play soccer?"
 She doesn't like ice cream.

3. don't is the short form of "do not". You can say either:

 I do not speak Italian, or

 I don't speak Italian.

4.doesn't is the short form of "does not". you can say either:

 He does not listen to jazz music, or

 He doesn't listen to jazz music.

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Present simple worksheet:

Choose the best answer:

1. Maggie and Carol …………… good friends.

a) am b) are c) is d) isn’t

2. Sue ………. a science teacher.

a) are not b) is c) are d) am

3. Mark Steven ………….. a student at Kennedy High School. It …….. an old

school.

a) am / is b) are / is c) is / am d) is / is

4. Margarita ……….. from Spain. I ………….. from Turkey.

a) is / am b) are / is c) am / is d) is / are

5. You and I ……………… at the same age.

a) am isn’t b) are c) is

2. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of

the verbs in the box.

go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

Mr. Letty is a postman. He doesn't

work in the post office. He always

works outside in the streets.

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He 1 ………………… letters to all the

people in the neighbourhood every

day. He doesn't 2…………………….. but

he 3……………………… his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr. Letty doesn't work.
He4…………………....He 5…………………….the

countryside, so he always 6…………….to

his country house with his wife. Mr.

and Mrs. Letty 7………………. in the

river and they 8…………………in the woods

every weekend.

3. Write the third person singular of the following

verbs.
1-play __________ 8-go ___________

2-wash _________ 9-teach ________

3-drive _________ 10-carry _________

4-fly ___________ 11-start _________

5-help __________ 12- kiss __________

6-watch _________ 13-tidy __________

7-mix ____________ 14- enjoy _________

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4. Complete the sentences with the Present

Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Peter and his friends ________to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants _________leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father ___________ in a hospital. (work)

4.The bank opens at 9.30 and_________at 4.30. (close)

5. Tom and Jim _________ football every day after school.

(play)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He _______ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons ______at 9.00 and ________ at 3.30.

(start / finish)

8. My pen friend ________ in Japan. (live)

9. Mary and her brother________cartoons every Sunday

morning. (watch)

10.John _________ his room every day. (tidy)

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5.Complete the blanks with the negative

or the interrogative form of the Present
Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch 1-…………………… (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They

2-…………………… (not play)

every day. They play four

times a week.

Mark: 3-……………….You…………4- (have) a favourite player?

Tess: No, I 5- ………………..(not have) a favourite player.

Everyone on the team is good.

Mark: 6-…………………..the attacker 7-…………… (move) fast?

Tess: No, he 8-……………….. (not move) fast, but he's very clever.

You 9-………………….. (like) football, Mark?

Mark: No, I 10-…………………. (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great
sport.

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Simple Past Tense

Use of the Past Simple

The Past Simple is used to write and talk about completed actions that
happened in a time before the present. It is the basic form of the past
tense in English. Study the following information how to form the
simple past and how to form the negation and questions.

Regular Verbs

How to form: Infinitive + ed = 2nd form

Examples: walk + ed Walked

laugh + ed Laughed
want + ed Wanted
cry -
Note: y»i
cried
carry
y»i
- carried
love
no e
- loved
hope
no e
- hoped
stop - if you speak a short
stopped vowel » doubling
drop - if you speak a short
dropped vowel » doubling
Key words: yesterday, last week (month, Monday, October,...), in 1984,
ago

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Irregular Verbs

1st form 2nd form 1st form 2nd form

am, is Was See Saw
are Were Do Did
get Got Take Took
go Went Have Had

Negation of the Past Simple

How to form: didn't (= did not) + 1st form

He didn't go to her last party. They didn't like his story.

BUT: was not (wasn't), were not (weren't), could not (couldn't)

Questions in the Past Simple

How to form: did + 1st form

Did he go to her last party? Did they like his story?

Where did they live? How did she feel?

Question word - did - person - verb

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Irregular verbs:

Infinitive Past Past participle Infinitive Past Past

beat beat beaten Lose lost lost
become became become Make made made
begin began begun Mean meant meant
bend bent bent Meet met met
break broke broken Must had to (had to)
bring brought brought Oversleep overslept overslept
build built built Pay paid paid
burn burned burned Put put put
buy bought bought Read read /rɛd/ read /rɛd/
can could (been able) Ride rode ridden
catch caught caught Ring rang rung
choose chose chosen Run ran run
come came come Say said said
cost cost cost See saw seen
cut cut Cut Sell sold sold
do did done Send sent Sent
draw drew drawn set off set off set off
dream dreamed dreamed Shake shook shaken
drink drank drunk Shine shone shone
drive drove driven Show showed shown
eat ate eaten shut shut shut
fall fell fallen sing sang sung
feel felt felt sink sank sunk
fight fought fought sit sat sat
find found found sleep slept slept
fly flew flown smell smelled smelled
forget forgot forgotten speak spoke spoken
get got gotten spend spent spent
give gave given spread spread spread
go went gone/been stand stood stood
grow grew grown steal stole stolen
hang hung/hanged hung/hanged sting stung stung
have had Had swim swam swum
hear heard heard take took taken
hide hid hidden teach taught taught
hit hit Hit tear tore torn
hold held held tell told told
hurt hurt hurt think thought thought
keep kept kept throw threw thrown

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know knew known understand understood understood

learn learned learned wake woke woken
leave left left wear wore worn
lend lent lent win won won
write wrote written

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Worksheet on Past simple:

1.Write the past simple of these verbs:

1- Like ____________ 11- Tidy ___________

2- Love ____________ 12- Need __________
3- Play ____________ 13- practice ________
4- Watch __________ 14- Listen _________
5- Fry _____________ 15- Copy __________
6- Cook ____________ 16- Start _________
7- Dance ___________ 17- Sail __________
8- Finish ___________ 18- Revise ________
9- Use _____________ 19- copy __________
10- Hate ____________ 20- Stop __________

2.What did Mr. Bird do yesterday? Write the verbs

in brackets in the past simple form.
Yesterday Mr. Bird (get up) 1-_________________ at 6.45 and (have) 2-
_________________ a shower. Then he (have) 3- _________________ tea and
cornflakes for breakfast. He (leave) 4- _________________ home at 7.55 and
(go) 5-_________________ to work by bus. He (take) 6- _________________
the 8.05 bus and (get) 7- _________________ to work at 8.30. He (have) 8-
_________________ lunch from 1.00 till 2.00 and (leave) 9 _____________
work at 6.00 in the evening. When he (get) 10- ________________ home, he
(read) 11-_________________ the newspaper. Then he (have) 12-_______

dinner at 7.15. After dinner he (take) 13- _________________ his dog out
for a walk. He (go) 14- _________________ to bed at

10.30 exactly!.

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3.Complete the sentences with the past simple of

one of these verbs:

clean die enjoy finish happen live open

play rain smoke start stay want watch

1.Yesterday evening I _________________ television.

2.I _________________ my teeth tree times yesterday.

3.Bernard _________________ 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

4. The concert last night _________________ at 7.30 and

_________________ at 10 o´clock.

5.The accident _________________last Sunday afternoon.

6.When I was a child, I _________________ to be a doctor.

7.Mozart _________________ from 1756 to 1791.

8.We _________________ our holiday last year. We _________________ at a

very good hotel.

9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it _________________ .

10. It was hot in the room, so I _________________ the window.

11. The weather was good yesterday, so we _________________ tennis.

12. William Shakespeare _________________ in 1616.

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Simple Future Tense

will + infinitive
Examples
You will read a newspaper.
We will take the train.
Future I / will-future (long form)
Tomorrow I will buy a mobile.
Tomorrow you will buy a mobile.
Tomorrow he/she will buy a mobile.

Future I / will-Future (short form)

Tomorrow I'll buy a car.
Tomorrow you'll buy a car.
Tomorrow he/she'll buy a car.

Use
The simple future describes things that happen in the future.

Simple future - future - decision: I will go to school.

Simple future - future - promise: I will learn.
Simple future - future - a guess: The sun will shine.
Simple future - future decision if-sentence type 1: If it rains, I will stay at home.

Signal words: next Friday..., next weekend, next year, next party..., soon,
tomorrow, in the future.

Questions
will + subject + infinitive
Will I meet you in 2020?
Will we go to London in tomorrow?

Negatives
will + not + infinitive

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Negative long form: He will not go

Negative short form: He won't go

Long form
I will be late.
You will be late.
He/She will be late.
We will be late.

Negative long form

I will not be late.
You will not be late.
He/She will not be late.

Future 1 / will-future to be - negative short form

I won't be late.
You won't be late.
He/She won't be late.

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Worksheet on future tense:

1.Put the verbs into the correct form (future I

simple). Use will.

1. You (earn) a lot of money.

2. You (travel) around the world.
3. You (meet) lots of interesting people.
4. Everybody (adore) you.
5. You (not / have) any problems.
6. Many people (serve) you.
7. They (anticipate) your wishes.
8. There (not / be) anything left to wish for.
9. Everything (be) perfect.
10. But all these things (happen / only) if you marry me.

2.Write negative sentences in will future.

1. (I / answer / the question)

………………………………………………………………………..
2. (she / read / the book)
………………………………………………………………………..
3. (they / drink / beer)
……………………………………………………………………….
4. (we / send / the postcard)
………………………………………………………………………..
5. (Vanessa / catch / the ball)
……………………………………………………………………….
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6. (James / open / the door)

………………………………………………………………………..
7. (we / listen / to the radio)
………………………………………………………………………..
8. (they / eat / fish)
………………………………………………………………………..
9. (she / give / him / the apple)
……………………………………………………………………..
10. (the computer / crash)
………………………………………………………………………

3.Write questions in will future.

1. (you / ask / him)
……………………………………………………………………….
2. (Jenny / lock / the door)
……………………………………………………………………….
3. (it / rain)
………………………………………………………………………
4. (the teacher / test / our English)
……………………………………………………………
5. (what / they / eat)
……………………………………………………………………..
6. (when / she / be / back)
……………………………………………………………………..
7. (who / drive / us / into town)
…………………………………………………………………….
8. (where / we / meet)
…………………………………………………………………….

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9. (when / I / be / famous)
……………………………………………………………………
10. (what / you / do)
…………………………………………………………………….

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Types of Sentence

There are 4 main types of sentences:

1- An interrogative is a question asks something and needs a

question mark.

What is your name?

Are you hungry?

2- A Declarative statement gives information and are often simple

sentences and end with full stops.

I’ve got a headache.

She went to school yesterday.

3- An exclamation shows that the speaker feels strongly about

something and uses and exclamation mark.

What a lovely day!

Wow! It is an amazing car.

4- An imperative If we want someone to do something we make a

demand or a request.

Open your book.

Close the window.

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Worksheet on Types of sentences:

1. Read each sentence and label the kind of sentence

1. Can you hold on to my hand?

…………………………………………………………….

2. You need to laugh at the funny joke.

………………………………………………………………..

3. How much money do you have?

………………………………………………………………..

4. I am so excited about today!

……………………………………………………….

5. It is a very warm day.

……………………………………………………….

2.Read each sentence and label the kind of sentence, and then
add the suitable punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.

1. Please light the candles on the cake

……………………………………………………………………..

2. There are eight kittens under my house

……………………………………………………………………….
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3. How far is the mall from here

……………………………………………………………………….

4. I never want you to do that again

………………………………………………………………………..

5. I brought my sweater to keep myself warm

……………………………………………………………………………….

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A clause and a phrase

 A clause is a group of words. It can be used as a whole sentence
or a part of a sentence. It contains a verb and usually has a
subject.

Clauses are divided into independent and dependent clauses. An

independent clause is a simple sentence. It can stand on its own.

Examples:

 She is hungry.

 I am feeling well today.

 They went to school yesterday.

 She writes poems.

 He plays football

A dependent clause cannot stand on its own. It needs an independent

clause to complete a sentence. Dependent clauses often begin with
such words as although, since, if, when, and because.

Examples:

Although she is hungry …

Whoever is hungry …

Because I am feeling well …

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Dependent Independent

Although she is hungry, she will give him some of her food.

Whatever they decide, I will agree to.

 A phrase is a group of words without a subject-verb component,

used as a single part of speech.

Examples:

 Best friend

 Needing help

 With the blue shirt

 For twenty days

 after the meal

 the nice neighbor

 were waiting for the movie

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Worksheet on clauses & phrases:

1.Test your knowledge by picking out which of these
examples are clauses and which are phrases.
1- in a heated manner a) clause b) phrase
2- they were arguing in a heated manner a) clause b) phrase
3- the presentation of the new product a) clause b) phrase
4- the team leader is giving the same presentation again a) clause
b) phrase
5- the report consulted a) clause b) phrase
6- the managers consulted the annual report a) clause
b) phrase
7- will leave soon a) clause b) phrase
8- leave soon a) clause b) phrase

2.Identify each sentence below as an independent clause

or a dependent clause.

1. The boy calmly took his test. _______________

2. At the end. ________________

3. It was no match for my talent. _______________

4. In the morning. _______________

5. For the first time. _______________

6. The woman baked brownies. ________________

7. We traveled to Europe. _______________

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8. Facing my fear. _______________

9. John raced his car on the street. _____________

10. Under the bridge. _______________

11. On the lawn. _______________

12. walked to the park. _______________

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What is a conjunction?

A conjunction is a part of speech that enables us to gracefully

connect two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together. We can
also think of it as connectors.

Example:

She went to work, but she did not want to go.

What are coordinating conjunctions?

Coordinative conjunction is used to connect parts of a sentence that

are grammatically equal, showing that the elements it joins are similar

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in importance and structure. These are short, simple conjunctions. The

seven coordinating conjunctions are:

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

What are 7 Coordinating Conjunctions:

The best way to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions is by

using the acronym FANBOYS.

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Worksheet on conjunctions:
1.Can you spot the conjunctions in these sentences?
Underline all the conjunctions.
1. I put on my shoes and I went out to play.

2. I can’t eat my sweets, nor can I finish my cake.

3. He was tired and he had a headache.

4. She put on a sweater, for it was cold outside.

5. I was going to eat the sweets, but I saved them for my sister.

6. I can’t whistle, nor can I sing.

7. Can you grab the book from the bookshelf, for I am not so tall?
8. Sam does not like doing his homework, nor does he like to go to
school.

9. We could get ice cream, or we could get pizza.

10. School projects can be really exciting, yet they can be really hard

work.

11. I finished my homework, but I wanted to go to the park.

12. Every day is a happy day, and every night is a peaceful night.

13. Do you speak English, or do you speak French?

14. Sara was having fun at the party, but she still wanted to go home.

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2.Choose the best conjunction to join the clauses (and – or

– but)
1. I feel over ………………….. bumped my head.
2. Would you like to go to the park………………… play on your
bike?
3. I wanted to go to the beach ………………. Mum said we
couldn’t go.
4. We wanted to go swimming ……………… the swimming pool
was closed.
5. He likes to watch football…………….. he can’t play it.
6. I took my dog for a walk across the field ……………….. we
both got muddy.
7. She went to the mall yesterday. She bought clothes…………
ate pizza.
8. Would you like to drink coffee………… eat cheesecake.
9. Jane sent her applications …………….. waited for a call from
HR office.
10. He was ill………… went to work.

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FIGURES OF SPEECH
1- SIMILE

A Simile shows a likeness or comparison between two objects. A simile

is usually introduced with the words- like, as, as……..so.

Examples:

She is as pretty as a picture.

The story was as dull as ditch water.

2- METAPHOR

A Metaphor is like a simile. Two objects are compared, without the

words ‘as or like’.

Examples:

He was a lion in the battlefield

She was a tower of strength in their trouble.

3. PERSONIFICATION

In Personification non-living objects, abstract ideas or qualities are

spoken of as persons or human-beings.

Examples:

Let the floods clap their hands.

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I kissed the hand of death.

4- ALLITERATION

Alliteration is a series of words that begin with the same letter.

Alliteration consists of the repetition of a sound or of a letter at the
beginning of two or more words.

Examples:

• Dirty dogs dig in the dirt.

• Cute cats cooking carrots.

• Some slimy snakes were slowly slithering.

5- ONOMATOPOEIA

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word is used to represent

a sound. When you name an action by imitating the sound associated
with it, this is known as onomatopoeia

Examples:

Zip goes the jacket

" Zip" is an onomatopoeia word because it sounds like a jacket is zipping

up.

"Zip" is an example of onomatopoeia because it sounds like what it is.

When you zip up a zipper the sound the zipper makes sounds like a
zipper. Here are other onomatopoeia words:

Boom, bang, slash, slurp,

gurgle, meow,and woof

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6- Rhyme

Rhyme is the correspondence of sound between words, especially when

these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. Two words that end with
the same sound are said to rhyme

Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are”

7- Idioms

They are phrases that have a meaning that is very different from its
individual parts. They have figurative meaning.

Can’t judge a book by its cover

It rains cats and dogs.

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Worksheet on figurative languages:

1.Circle the simile in each sentence below.

1. The construction worker was as tough as nails.

2. I’m so tired because I was working like a dog.

3. The boy ran like the wind to the candy store.

4. Last night I slept like a baby.

5. My abs are as hard as a rock.

6. The competitor was as tough as a tiger.

7. My eyes are as dry as dust.

8. My uncle is as blind as a bat.

9. The purse is as light as a feather.

10. The girl was as quick as cat on the volleyball court.

11. Please don’t cry like a baby again.

12. He swam like a fish in the lake.

13. The boy drank like a fish after basketball practice.

14. The wrestler fought like a lion against his opponent.

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2.Choose the correct type of figurative language for each

example below.

1. It is raining cats and dogs outside. 2. The old door creaked open.
a. metaphor a. hyperbole
b. idiom b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia c. onomatopoeia

3. Mom is a real bear when she’s mad. 4. The trees danced around in the breeze.
a. metaphor a. simile
b. personification b. imagery
c. simile c. personification

5. My backpack weighs a ton! 6. Priya played piano perfectly.

a. idiom a. personification
b. alliteration b. alliteration
c. hyperbole c. hyperbole

7. The fresh, juicy orange is tangy and sweet. 8. My dad is as strong as an ox.
a. idiom a. simile
b. imagery b. metaphor
c. onomatopoeia c. imagery

3-What type of figurative language is being used below:

1- There was a tremendously loud CRASH outside my window

on the street.

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2- I felt like my sister was a million miles away when she left
for college.
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3- The girl looked as cozy as a soft kitten when she fell asleep
on her blanket.
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4- The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.

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5- She was down in the dumps when her friend moved away.

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6- Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and

butter.

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7- The bugs went SPLAT on the windshield when we were
driving to the campsite.
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8- The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was
finally here.

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9- I had thousands of chores to do before the day was over.

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10- She was treated like a queen on her birthday.

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11- Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone loved her.

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12- The boys were just hanging around the basketball court
before going home.

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13- Toad took Tommy Turtle to tell Tabitha two tall tales
Tuesday.

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