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Examples of common errors that agree with the grammar item taught in the particular lesson

Full-colour Illustrations and Photos

Carefully Graded Exercises

Beautifully Illustrated Poems

Examples of Common Errors

Complete Answer Key

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Clear and Concise Grammar Tips

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Different types of carefully crafted exercises with an answer key for assessment

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Common Errors

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Grammar Exercises

Grammar Tips

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is a series of multi-level English grammar workbooks for young learners. The series combines informative content that strongly focuses on grammar and vocabulary within an easy-to-understand structure. Each of the workbooks is written to suit the learning needs of a specific age group and ability range. From the early level to the upper level, language skills are developed and practised through clear vocabulary and point-by-point grammar presentations as well as graded exercises.

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Adverbs (I )

An adverb describes a verb. It is usually used after a verb.

Examples: • loud  loudly • polite  politely

• soft  softly

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The bird is singing sweetly.

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If an adjective ends in “le”, we delete “e” before adding “y”.

• comfortable  comfortably • possible  possibly

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Some special adverbs are the same in spelling as the adjectives.

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• early • fast

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Below are the adverbs that tell us when something happens or happened.

• today • tomorrow • yesterday

• tonight • ago

• last night

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1 . The man is talking loudly to his friends.

2. The clerk arrived late at the office.

3. Vivian starts her work at seven o’clock every morning.

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Exercise 1 Answer each question with the correct adverb.

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Is the man talking calmly or angrily? .

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Are they spending time together happily or sadly? .

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Is the girl petting the rabbit gently or roughly?

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Are the girls learning together or separately?

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Is the boat moving fast or slowly?

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Exercise 2

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Based on the pictures, choose the correct words and answer the questions.

Circle the adverbs in your answers. Remember to change the tenses of the verbs when necessary. move house go hiking see a dentist take a plane go camping

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What did the young people do last week?

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What is Christina going to do next Sunday? .

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What did the couple do yesterday? .

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What will they do tomorrow? .

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What did your neighbour do two days ago?

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Exercise 3 Look at the time on each clock and understand what Helena does after work.

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Helena has her dinner at six o’clock every evening.

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She watches television at seven o’clock every evening.

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She goes to bed at ten o’clock every night.

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1. What time does Helena have her dinner every evening?

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2. What time did she have her dinner yesterday? yesterday.

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3. What time does she watch television every evening? .

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4. What time did she watch television yesterday? .

5. What time does she go to bed every night?

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6. What time did she go to bed yesterday?

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Exercise 4 A. Give your own answers to the questions about fun activities.

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1. What did you and your family do for fun yesterday?

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2. What are you and your family going to do for fun tomorrow?

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3. What did you and your friends do for fun last weekend? .

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4. What are you and your friends going to do for fun next weekend? .

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B. Give your own answers to the questions about daily meals.

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1. What time does your mother prepare your breakfast every day? .

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2. What time do you have your food at recess every school day?

3. What time does your mother cook your lunch every day?

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4. What time do you and your family have dinner together every day?

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Exercise 5 Join the two sentences by changing the adjective into an adverb.

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They are eating. They are hungry.

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She is walking. She is alone.

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He is showing his gold medal. He is proud. .

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Common Errors 1. Tina is carelessly driving.

Tina is driving carelessly.

2. James can draw very good.

James can draw very well.

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clean the earth and make it grand, feed the thirst of the vast dry land, make the fish swim with glee, mighty whales sing a symphony.

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Precious liquid, liquid gold, Source of life for the young and old, Once your abundance was a pleasant sight, Now all we do is lament and fight.

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Why did we treat you with little regard, The vast deserts reveal how we forced you to depart, What foolishness to think you’d always be there, We took you for granted and now we’re in despair.

I’ll cherish you now and every day, What’s left unused will be kept for the next day, Never leave a tap running wastefully, It’s liquid gold so let’s all think and act wisely.

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Cupcakes, doughnuts and pies, I love them all whatever their size, The sweeter they are, the better for me, I’m sure my dentist would simply disagree.

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Imagine a brownie dripping with rich chocolate, That would be a treat for my palate.

A bite of an apple crumble pie filled with apple sauce, Simply delicious, so delicious, but of course.

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The dessert that’s top on my list, Is the unbeatable banana split, Three scoops of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, Topped with nuts, chocolate fudge and whipped cream, Simply heavenly, so heavenly, I want to scream.

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Meals are simply incomplete without desserts, Taking them away, for me that really hurts.

I’d like to create the ultimate dessert, Maybe one that’s as big as Uncle Bert’s.

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Punishments are here to stay, They keep us in check all the way.

That’s what teachers and parents say, They say there is no other way.

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Detention, suspension and no permission, It’s all so unkind and such an imposition.

Are punishments like these what we need?

Do they actually make us kids want to heed?

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I’m a kid and I have my moments, Times when my mischievous acts come in torrents.

What makes me want to stop and obey, Is a quiet talk where I can have my say.

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It’s better to listen and reason, It paves the way for proper thinking and action.

Punishments do have their place, It’s when all reasoning fails and must be replaced.

Do refrain from punishing me, Make me see what I should see.

Maybe then I’ll learn to be, The kind of kid that I should be.

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Exercise 2 1.

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1 . They are ours.

They are ours.

2. Is this my cake?

It is yours.

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2. (b) My socks are long but yours are short. (c) My book is old but yours is new. (d) My bag is white but yours is grey.

Yes, he does.

No, he does not.

Yes, he does.

Yes, he does.

No, he does not.

Yes, he does.

No, he does not.

Yes, he does.

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They are ours.

It is mine.

It is his.

They are hers.

They are yours.

They are ours.

It is theirs.

Theirs is bigger than ours.

Hers is more colourful than yours.

10. His is louder than mine.

Exercise 1 1. They are having a barbecue.

2. She has a fever.

She is having a rest.

3. She is having a birthday party at home.

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My father takes us to a restaurant for lunch every Sunday.

We often do some shopping after lunch. My sister and I enjoy every minute of our family outing. I love my family. We are a happy family.

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1 . He is having breakfast.

He is having a sandwich.

2. She has a broken leg.

Sher has a bad mood.

3. They are having a holiday.

They are having a good time.

1 . They are his.

They are hers. (a) The T-shirt is hers. (b) The watch is his. (c) The pen is his. (d) The camera is hers. (e) The handbag is hers. ( f ) The wallet is his. (g) The shoes are his. (h) The skirt is hers.

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I am Michael. This is my family. We eat breakfast together every morning. My mother prepares breakfast for us every day. My sister and I go to the same school near our house. My father works in a supermarket in the city centre. He is a manager.

My mother helps my grandfather in his grocery shop.

They are having a discussion.

He is having a walk.

He is having a burger.

They are having a match.

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(a) 1 . Do you play hockey?

2. Do they study at your school?

3. Do you know Jackson?

4. Does she cook at home?

5. Does he keep a pet? (b) 1. Yes, they do.

2. No, she does not.

3. Yes, he does.

4. Yes, we do.

5. Yes, I do.

Exercise 3 2. Do they travel by school bus?

3. Do they go to the same class?

4. Does she eat at the canteen?

5. What does she want to be when she grows up?

Exercise 1 1 . Who arranged the table this morning?

Mother did. She arranged the table.

2. Who ate the food just now?

The baby boy did. He ate the food.

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No, they didn’t.

No, he didn’t.

Yes, he did.

Yes, they did.

No, he didn’t.

Yes, he did.

No, they didn’t.

Exercise 3 1 . No, he didn’t. He rode a motorcycle.

2. No, they didn’t. They went to a supermarket.

3. No, he didn’t. He wrote on a piece of paper.

4. No, they didn’t. They sat on a bench.

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