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Alston’s Grammar Usage uses the concept-to-context approach of learning English for young learners. Language and grammar rules are presented to the learner gradually through examples
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acquire language and grammar skills progressively and systematically. Attractive and colourful pictures and illustrations accompany grammar points, examples and
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practices to facilitate a better understanding and clarity of these activities. The concepts are
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grouped into learning sections of: • language units, where on concept is presented in one unit;
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• a review of the units in the form of practice; and • a set of worksheets, one for each unit.
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Grammar Usage comprises 3 books in the series and is aimed at learners in the primary schools.
ISBN
Empowering Minds Improving Lives
Grammar Usage 1.indd 1
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978-981-4370-48-6
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Published by Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd 745 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, #01-07, Singapore 319455 enquiry@alstonpublishinghouse.com www.alstonpublishinghouse.com
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Š 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published 2012 Second impression 2014 ISBN 978-981-4370-48-6 Publisher: Sim Wee Chee Printed in Singapore
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Contents
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Unit 13 Unit 14 Unit 15 Unit 16
Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20
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32 34 36 38 40 42
Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs Contractions in Negative Sentences The Verb ‘To Do’: Yes/No Questions Review Units 13–16 Practice Units 13–16
Imperatives Modals: Can/Can’t Modals: Can …? Modals: Should/Shouldn’t Review Units 17–20 Practice Units 17–20
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Demonstrative Pronouns Subject-Verb Agreement Negative Sentences Using the Verb ‘To Be’ Review Units 9–12 Practice Units 9–12
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Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12
Subject Personal Pronouns Object Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Nouns: The Apostrophe Review Units 5–8 Practice Units 5–8
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Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8
Nouns Articles: A/An Regular Nouns Irregular Nouns Review Units 1–4 Practice Units 1–4
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UNIT
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Nouns
Grammar Point A noun is a word that names people, animals, places or things. People
Animals
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Examples • Students go to school. • The cat is under the table.
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A. Circle the correct group. The first one has been done for you.
animal
place
place
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animal thing
flower
thing
3. person
4. person
animal
animal
place
place
thing
hospital
thing
bee
doctor
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B. Write in the space provided the group that each noun belongs to. One has been done for you. Animals
People cook frog
bird cook
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C. Choose the correct nouns and write them in the blanks provided.
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3. The
every day.
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D. Fill in each blank with one of the nouns given. The first one has been done for you. Charles is a
king
He lives in a He has a white The king feeds the horse a
castle
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king
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horse
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carrot 5
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UNIT
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Articles: A, An
Grammar Point An article is a word that we put before a noun. We use ‘a’ with a consonant sound and ‘an’ with a vowel sound. A / An + noun An + vowel [a, e, i, o, u]
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A + consonant
a house
an apple
a lion
a queen
an egg
an iguana
a tree
a violin
an octopus
an umbrella
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Examples • I have a violin. • That is an elephant.
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1. a orange an orange
3. a hat an hat
2. a chair an chair
4. a ant an ant
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B. Write the correct noun in each space. The first one has been done for you.
turtle
eraser pencil
igloo
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rabbit
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D. Fill in each blank with one of the nouns given. The first one has been done for you. elephant
Ted is
a magician
He has
.
magician
alligator
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There are
hat
in the hat. 7
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UNIT
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Regular Nouns
Grammar Point Plural nouns are used to name more than one person, place, animal or thing. Noun [-ch, -sh, -x, or -s] + es
two or more
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shoe
shoes
watch
book
books
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ball
balls
shirt
shirts
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watches
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Examples • I like my new shoes. • Paul has three pocket watches.
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A. Circle the correct plural noun. The first one has been done for you. 1. peachs peaches
3. crayons crayones
2. eggs egges
4. foxs foxes
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B. Match each noun to the correct picture and then write its plural noun in the space provided. The first one has been done for you. three snakes
1. snake 2. car
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C. Write the correct plural noun of the word in blue. The first one has been done for you. dogs
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D. Fill in each blank with the correct plural form of the nouns given. The first one has been done for you. sandwich
squirrel
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apple
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three
sandwiches , and four
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UNIT
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Irregular Nouns
Grammar Point Some plural nouns are formed in others ways besides adding ‘s’.
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baby
Nouns with different plural forms
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Nouns ending in consonant + y
Nouns with no change
knife
knives
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Nouns ending in -f, -fe
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Examples • Children like candies. • Wolves eat sheep.
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A. Circle the correct plural noun. The first one has been done for you. 1. deer
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deers
3. citys
wolves
Paris
4. foot
cities
feet Sydney New York
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B. Match each noun to the correct picture and then write the correct plural noun. The first one has been done for you. 1. child 2. dwarf
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C. Write the correct plural noun of the word in blue. The first one has been done for you. lilies
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three lilyes.
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four sheeps.
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D. Complete the passage by filling each space with the correct plural noun of the words given. The first one has been done for you.
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thief
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mouse
fish
two
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fly .
One of them has a big bag. In his bag, there are two , three and three
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Review Units 1–4 A. Match each noun with the correct picture and then match it to the correct group. The first one has been done for you. person
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B. Fill in each blank with the correct noun from the box. onion
eagle
teddy bear
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C. Fill in each blank with the correct plural noun. +
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(box)
2.
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D. Rewrite each sentence using the correct plural nouns.
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2. The snowman wear scarfs.
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Practice Unit 1 A. Fill in each blank with a word from the box on the right. 1. people baby frog
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2. animals
cake
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B. Circle the odd one out. yard
tomato
present
flower
2. house
king
zoo
hospital
school
3. cat
mouse
carrot
horse
bird
4. teacher
boy
puppy
grandmother doctor
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Practice Unit 2 A. Circle the correct article and fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. violin
tree
elephant
hat
2.
umbrella 3.
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arrow iguana queen eraser spider chair octopus igloo 15
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Practice Unit 3 A. Fill in each blank with the correct plural noun. 2.
snake
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car box egg shirt fox toothbrush class window
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Practice Unit 4
mouse
mice
mouses
2. sheep
sheep
sheeps
shoop
3. tooth
tooth
teeth
toothes
4. candy
candys
candyes
candies
5. leaf
leafs
leafes
leaves
men
mans
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A. Circle the correct plural noun.
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man
Singular
Plural
three
a foot
two
a woman
four
a deer
two
a baby
two
a knife
three
a thief
four
a city
five
a fly
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a child
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