PREPOSITIONS

Can you name the words used before the nouns ‘Tuesday’, Amir’s house’ and ‘his house’ ?

The words are ‘on’, ‘to’ and ‘at’.

‘On’ shows - time

‘To’ shows - direction

‘At’ shows - position

Other examples are - in, into, of, from, for, with, up, down, through, under, near, between, over, above, below, against, before, after, by, along, since, etc. These words are called Prepositions.

Where are you going on Tuesday ?

We are going to Amir’s house.

We are going to stay at his house.

Prepositions are usually used before nouns or pronouns. They show position, direction and time.

EXERCISE I – PREPOSITIONS

Circle the correct words in the brackets.

1. My brother has come home ( from , to ) school.

2. You are sitting ( at , on ) a chair.

3. Your uncle walked ( for , to ) the market just now.

4. Please give this book ( from, to ) him.

5. Shima likes to play badminton ( in , on ) Monday.

6. My mother sleeps ( in , under ) her bedroom.

7. The frog is ( up , in ) the water.

8. Will you sit ( between , beside ) me ?

9. They walk ( for , to ) school everyday.

10.The cat jumps ( under , over ) the fence.

EXERCISE 2 – PREPOSITIONS

Please help Jojo find the prepositions in the sentences.

1. The horse jumped over the fence. __________

2. Did you come here on Friday ? __________

3. You mustn’t throw things on the floor. __________

4. Roslan has been working for two hours. __________

5. Please keep this book in the cupboard. __________

6. The dog sleeps under the chair. __________

7. Hafizah walks to the shop with her father. __________

8. The train went through the tunnel. __________

9. The monkey is climbing up the tree. __________

10. The ball is in the box. __________

e.g. I went to her house ( on , in ) Saturday.on

e.g. The dog ran across the field across

EXERCISE 3 – PREPOSITIONS

Choose the correct prepositions.

1. She lives ……………………the hospital.

2. The cat ran ……………………..the mouse.

3. He was hiding……………………the bed.

4. The boy jumped………………the drain.

5. I put the pen ……………………my pocket.

6. We have not seen Nuruddin………………….three months.

7. Shikin and Nabila have not met Ain ………………..last Tuesday.

8. She was sitting ……………………. the table when I saw her.

EXERCISE 4 – PREPOSITIONS

Fill in the blanks with the words in the brackets.

1. The train arrived……………Pahang …………..6 o’clock. (at , in)

2. Amira lives …………….. her uncle …………… Muar. (in , with)

3. She put ……………. a red dress and went …………….. the party. (on , to)

4. The cat sleeps …………the tree ……………. the field. (near , under)

5. Wash your hands ……………. and ……………… you eat. (after , before)

near over under after

at for since in

CONJUNCTIONS

Notes : And is used to join the words ‘sing’ and ‘dance’.

Notes : And is used to join groups of words.

Notes : And is used to join sentences.

Other examples are - ‘but’ , ‘or’ , ‘so’ and ‘because’

She can sing. She can dance.

and

She can sing and dance.

I have a cake. I have some sweets.

and

I have a cake and some sweets.

and

Lina is sleeping too.Maznah is sleeping.

Maznah is sleeping and Lina is sleeping too.

Conjunctions join together words, groups of words and sentences.

EXERCISE I – CONJUNCTIONS

Circle the correct conjunctions in the brackets.

1. Amin likes to eat meat ( and , or ) fish.

2. Do you want coffee ( and , or ) tea ?

3. My sister likes to eat buns ( and , or ) drink milk.

4. Nazri likes to eat durians ( and , or ) rambutans.

5. Do you want chocolate ( and , or ) ice – cream ?

6. Did she eat the pizza ( and , or ) the burger ?

7. Laila has a bicycle ( and , or ) a car.

8. Shall we play football ( and , or ) badminton ?

9. Will you take this ( and , or ) that ?

10.Hurry up ( and , or ) you will be late.

EXERCISE 2 – CONJUNCTIONS

Fill in the blanks with ‘but’ or ‘so’.

1. She has motorcycle ……………. no car.

2. A fish can swim ……………. cannot fly.

3. He did not come ……………. I went home.

4. I can’t see well ……………. I wear glasses.

5. Suhaila likes milk ……………. her sister does not.

6. She went into the shop …………. did not buy anything.

7. Ali and Abu were tired ……………. they went to bed early.

8. I bought some sugar ……………… did not buy any salt.

9. My bicycle was dirty …………… I washed it.

10. I wanted to go to bed …………. I was afraid.

e.g. We have a rabbit ( and , or ) a cat.and

EXERCISE 3 – CONJUNCTIONS

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. You may use each word more than once.

1. We can do it tomorrow ………………….. not today.

2. Azman was late ……………….. he had to take a taxi.

3. Is this yours …………… hers ?

4. She put on a coat ………………. she was cold.

5. Nurul likes to cook ………………… sew.

6. He washes his car everyday ……………..his car is shiny.

7. I don’t want to see him …………………. he is a bad boy.

8. Shikin ……………… Lulu like to play with dolls.

9. Do you want this book ………….. that book ?

10. It was raining all day ……………… we stayed at home.

EXERCISE 4 – CONJUNCTIONS

Join these pairs of sentences.

1. The glass fell down. It broke into pieces.

2. Take an umbrella. You will get wet.

3. You are fat. You eat too much.

4. Puan Maimunah washed the clothes. She put them out to dry.

and but because so or

e.g. He opened the cupboard. He took out a bookHe opened the cupboard and took out a book.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

A positive statement is a sentence that tells us about something or someone.

It does not have the word not in it.

* This is Rizal. * I am eating a sandwich.

* She is my friend. * He is seven years old.

EXERCISE 1 – POSITIVE STATEMENTS

Read and circle the correct words.

1. 2.

Puan Masitah is a . He is a .

3. 4.

This is a . The is

riding a horse.

pilot doctor teacherbutcher

donkeycow manboy

EXERCISE 2 – POSITIVE STATEMENTS

Rearrange the words to make positive statements.

1. fat - is - Mariam

2. is - coming - Loganatha

3. wants - food - more - Anuar

4. painting - She - loves

5. cycling - the - is - boy

EXERCISE 3 – POSITIVE STATEMENTS

Make these sentences positive.

1. They were not here yesterday.

2. Amin was not writing.

3. My father is not in a good mood.

4. Your book is not on the table.

5. These flowers are not for sale.

6. She is not going to the market today.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

POSITIVE STATEMENT NEGATIVE STATEMENT

I am a girl. He is tall. Her name is Normala. They were late. We were last.

I am not a girl.He is not tall.Her name is not Normala.They were not late.We were not last.

A negative statement always has the word not in the sentence.

EXERCISE 1– NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Write P for positive statements and N for negative statements.

1. My name is not Arif Afandi. ( )

2. Vasagi did not come to school today. ( )

3. My mother is in a good mood. ( )

4. Razali was not in the library yesterday. ( )

5. She loves cycling. ( )

6. Syafiqah has a pair of lovely shoes. ( )

7. She will not wait for us. ( )

8. They go home by bus. ( )

9. I have read the book. ( )

10. Adam cannot swim well. ( )

EXERCISE 2– NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Rearrange the words to make positive statements.

1. fat - is not - Mariam

2. is not - coming - Loganatha

3. a - is not - doctor. - My father

4. painting - She - love - does not

5. cycling - the - is not - boy

EXERCISE 3 – NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Make these sentences negative by using ‘not’.

1. We shall leave now.

2. Asyraf will help us.

3. I shall see him.

4. Azlina can sew.

5. She must eat this.

6. He will tell us.

7. This boy will do it.

8. You may use my pen.

9. You must do this again.

10. They could hear him.

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CONTRACTIONS

Study the contractions below.

NOT

Is is not isn’t Can cannot can’t

Are are not aren’t Could could not couldn’t

Was was not wasn’t Will will not won’t

Were were not weren’t Do do not don’t

Has has not hasn’t Does does not doesn’t

Have have not haven’t Did did not didn’t

had had not hadn’t must must not mustn’t

I have seen ‘Senario The Movie’. How about you ?

I’ve seen it too.

AM

I am I’m

WILL

I shall, I will I’ll we shall, we will we’ll

you will you’ll it will it’ll

he will he’ll there will there’ll

she willshe’ll

IS

he is he’s what is what’s

she is she’s where is where’s

there is there’s it is it’s

that is that’s who is who’s

ARE

you are you’re they are they’re

we are we’re

HAS

he has he’s what has what’s

she has she’s where has where’s

there has there’s it has it’s

who has who’s

HAVE

I have I’ve we have we’ve

you have you’ve where have where’ve

they have they’ve

EXERCISE 1– CONTRACTIONS

Write down the correct contractions of these words.

1. did not ……………… 2. will not ………………

3. they are ……………… 4. cannot ………………

5. there is ……………… 6. has not ………………

7. are not ……………… 8. we shall ………………

9. have not ……………… 10. was not ………………

11. you are ……………… 12. she has ………………

EXERCISE 2 – CONTRACTIONS

Please help Jojo again to find the contractions in the sentences.

1.I can’t answer the question. __________

2.You musn’t take this. __________

3.They aren’t at the office. __________

4.Roslan hasn’t worked for two hours. __________

5.It won’t rain. __________

6.He couldn’t come. __________

7.She doesn’t know the answer. __________

8.I’ll tell him. __________

9.The monkey isn’t climbing up the tree. __________

10. The ball isn’t in the box. __________

e.g. do not - don’the will - he’ll

e.g. They can’t go there. Can’t

EXERCISE 3 – CONTRACTIONS

Rewrite these sentences.

1. The train hasn’t arrived yet.

2. This homework isn’t easy.

3. Anisah and Ain couldn’t help her.

4. She doesn’t live here.

5. She won’t be late again.

6. Siva won’t give it to me.

7. We can’t hear you.

8. You haven’t finished yet.

9. Hello, I’m Siew Ling.

10. Amin doesn’t know how to do it.

11. Who’s playing my guitar ?

e.g. They don’t believe me.They do not believe me.

EXERCISE 4 – CONTRACTIONS

Rewrite these sentences.

1. You have come early today.

2. They have seen us.

3. There has been an accident.

4. You have eaten it.

5. I have put your book in the drawer.

6. She is a tall girl.

7. There will be a parade tonight.

8. Where is the ruler ?

9. There is a pen on the table.

10. They have to come early to school tomorrow.

11. He has a pair of red shoes.

e.g. They do not believe me.They don’t believe me.