Base word

A base word is the basic word. ()

Add other letters to a base word, new words are formed. ()
We need to know the base word of a word to find its meaning in the dictionary.

Examples:
Base word
amuse
admire
feel
encourage
listen
continue

amused
admiring
feeling
encouraged
listened
continued

Present continuous tense

+ verbs ()
am / is /
are ()
describes action

ing

Examples:
1. She is eating now.
2. I am dancing in the hall.
3. They are living in that small house.
4. He is swimming in the swimming pool.

Issac said, I am so hungry.

Punctuation ( )

I am so happy, said Wilson Yeo.

Speech marks
Capital letters
Full stop
Comma

Adverbs of place
Tell us where something happens. ( )
Are usually placed after the main verb. ()
Examples:

everywhere
there
up
out
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

upstairs
here
down
in

Underline the adverbs of place.

The polite boy stood up.
The headmaster is away.
Jamil walks home.
Puan Low took the girl outside.
He is waiting upstairs.

downstairs
nowhere
outside
near

anywhere
somewhere
inside
away