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SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level: Form 1 Revision No: 1

A. Vocabulary – Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spelling and
meanings.
Look at these pictures. Read the homophones.

1. 2.

hair hare mail male

3. 4.

eight ate son sun

Practice 1
Choose the correct words from the brackets to fill in the blanks.

1. Speak softly as we can __________ you from __________. (here , hear)

2. The __________ girl with the long hair did not pay her bus __________. (fare , fair)

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3. Have you heard about the __________ of the lizard without a __________?

(tail , tale)

4. They cannot __________ the __________ from where they are. (sea , see)

5. She __________ her bicycle along the __________. (road , rode)

6. The __________ in your trousers is a __________ lot bigger now. (whole , hole)

Practice 2
Write the correct word for each clue.

1. couple ____________________

fruit that grows on the tree ____________________

2. beef, pork, ribs and poultry ____________________

talk to someone for the first time ____________________

3. bucket ____________________

light - coloured ____________________

4. lines; opposites of columns ____________________

red flower with a thorny stem ____________________

5. dog’s feet ____________________

to stop, halt or freeze ____________________

6. detect things with your eyes ____________________

place where dolphins, sharks and whales live ____________________

7. not warm ____________________

a spicy fruit ____________________

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 8. time when you are sleeping ____________________

someone that protects the king ____________________

9. mother’s boy ____________________

hot ball of burning gas in space ____________________

10. opposite of low ____________________

greeting ____________________

11. to put in the ground or cover with dirt ____________________

small, round fruit; straw, black or blue ____________________

12. 60 minutes ____________________

belonging to us ____________________

B. Grammar – Personal Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives

Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable personal pronouns.

1. My name is Sue. ______ am English and this is my family.

2. My mum’s name is Anna. ______ is from Germany.

3. Bob is my dad. ______ is a waiter.

4. On the left you can see Simon. ______ is my brother.

5. (Sue and Simon) ______ are twins.

6. Our dog is a female, Judy. (Judy) ______ is two years old.

7. (Sue, Simon, Anna and Bob) ______ live in Canterbury.

8. (Canterbury) ______ is not far from London.

9. My grandparents live in London. ______ often come and visit us.

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10. What can ______ tell me about your family?

Practice 2
Correct the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Smith is strict. I don’t like him.

________________________________________________________________

2. Ben is not good at Maths. I never copy from he.

________________________________________________________________

3. We have a computer at home but I do not use me.

________________________________________________________________

4. My teachers are very good. I like they.

________________________________________________________________

5. I am not happy with the children. They do not listen to I.

________________________________________________________________

Practice 3
Replace the personal pronouns with possessive adjectives.

1. Where is (I) ________ book?

2. Here is (we) ________ teacher.

3. She goes to school with (she) ________ brother.

4. (They) ________ father works in a car factory.

5. (You) ________ laptop is very expensive.

6. (He) ________ favourite hobby is tennis.

7. (I) ________ husband and I want to go to London.

8. We want to see (it) ________ historical monuments.

9. Linda likes (she) ________ dog.

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 10. (It) ________ name is Max.

Practice 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjectives.

1. Two students did not do ________ English homework.

2. I have a car. ________ car is black.

3. We have a dog. ________ name is Duchess.

4. Jill is from England. ________ husband is from Australia.

5. Farid and Nadia go to secondary school. ________ little brother goes to primary
school.

6. Mr. O’Brian has a van. ________ van is very old.

7. I like singing. ________ mother sings with me.

8. Mandy likes ________ grandmother. She often visits her.

C. Grammar – Plural Nouns

Practice 1
Write the plural form of the words below.

1 axe  __________________ 2 box  __________________

3 cow  __________________ 4 dish  __________________

5 envelope  __________________ 6 fox  __________________

7 fin  __________________ 8 foot  __________________

9 giant  __________________ 10 glove  __________________

11 goose  __________________ 12 horse  __________________

13 jacket  __________________ 14 knife  __________________

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15 leaf  __________________ 16 life  __________________

17 person  __________________ 18 relative  __________________

19 shelf  __________________ 20 supply  __________________

21 wife  ________________ 22 woman  _________________

Practice 2
Fill in each blank with the correct plural form of the noun in the brackets.

1. John and Jill went to the library to borrow books as they love to read
_______________ (story).

2. Mom needs to go to the supermarket to buy two _______________ (loaf) of bread.

3. Playing in the park, Livia saw two_______________ (dragonfly) dancing with each
other.

4. My aunt likes to wear _______________ (scarf) with her clothes.

5. Last night, at the airport, Ken saw _______________ (aeroplane) flying in the sky.

6. Mark is terrified of _______________ (mouse). He will scream if he sees one.

7. At the children’s hospital, we saw many _______________ (baby) crying in the

nursery.

8. Brush your _______________ (tooth) at least twice a day.

9. _______________ (Wolf) always hunt in a pack.

10. The _______________ (sheep) are lost without a shepherd.

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 D. Grammar - Articles
Practice 1
Complete the passage below by filling the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘-‘.

The English Society of SMK Bukit Nanas organised (1) ____ cultural night at the school hall
last Friday. Each participant received (2) ____ invitation card from (3) ____ organising
committee (4) ____ day before the event. (5) ____ event started at 8.00 a.m. It lasted (6) ____
whole day. Dinner was served at 7.00 p.m. after the speech and prize – giving events. (7) ____
President thanked the participants and the society members for organising the event. The
participants and the teachers had (8) ____ wonderful time.

E. Vocabulary - Phrasal Verbs

Practice 1
Read the text below and choose the best meaning for the phrases underlined.

The haze is back again. The authorities in Southeast Asia are (1) stepping up efforts
to fight the menace. They are meeting again to (2) come up with counter-measures to
prevent a host of economic, health and environmental problems that will be caused by
the haze. The haze blanketing the sky in the region has (3) brought about a reduction
in tourist arrivals to the region as well. Therefore, urgent action has to be taken to
solve this problem.

1 stepping up 2 come up with 3 brought about

A testing A fix A seen
B proving B propose B stopped
C increasing C organize C caused
D beginning D celebrate D affected

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F. Vocabulary
Practice 1
Read the sentences below. Use a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words in
bold.

1. Make an appointment with the school counsellor if you face any problems.
2. Actively engage yourself in sports activities to keep yourself fit and healthy.
3. An outbreak of pimples can be a scary thing for teenagers who are sensitive of their
looks.

4. Teenagers should express their fear and their confusion about things that happen to
them to a trusted adult and not keep their problems to themselves.

5. Physical activity makes you feel happier, more relaxed and gives your self – esteem a
boost.

Practice 2
Now, match the words in with their definitions by writing the correct letter.

Column A letter Column B

1. appointment ____ a. To make known a feeling

2. engage ____ b. To become better

3. outbreak ____ c. A formal arrangement to meet

4. express ____ d. Take part in something

5. boost ____ e. The start of something unpleasant

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 SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level: Form 1 Revision No: 1

MODEL ANSWER

A. Vocabulary – Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spelling and
meanings.
Look at these pictures. Read the homophones.

1. 2.

hair hare mail male

3. 4.

eight ate son sun

Practice 1
Choose the correct words from the brackets to fill in the blanks.

1. Speak softly as we can hear you from here. (here , hear)

2. The fair girl with the long hair did not pay her bus fare. (fare , fair)

3. Have you heard about the tale of the lizard without a tail? (tail , tale)

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4. They cannot see the sea from where they are. (sea , see)

5. She rode her bicycle along the road. (road , rode)

6. The hole in your trousers is a whole lot bigger now. (whole , hole)

Practice 2
Write the correct word for each clue.

1. couple pair

fruit that grows on the tree pear

2. beef, pork, ribs and poultry meat

talk to someone for the first time meet

3. bucket pail

light - coloured pale

4. lines; opposites of columns rows

red flower with a thorny stem rose

5. dog’s feet paws

to stop, halt or freeze pause

6. detect things with your eyes see

place where dolphins, sharks and whales live sea

7. not warm chilly

chilli
a spicy fruit

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 8. time when you are sleeping night

someone that protects the king knight

9. mother’s boy son

hot ball of burning gas in space sun

10. opposite of low high

greeting hi

11. to put in the ground or cover with dirt bury

small, round fruit; straw, black or blue berry

12. 60 minutes hour

belonging to us our

B. Grammar – Personal Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives

Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable personal pronouns.

1. My name is Sue. I am English and this is my family.

2. My mum’s name is Anna. She is from Germany.

3. Bob is my dad. He is a waiter.

4. On the left you can see Simon. He is my brother.

5. (Sue and Simon) They are twins.

6. Our dog is a female, Judy. (Judy) She is two years old.

7. (Sue, Simon, Anna and Bob) They live in Canterbury.

8. (Canterbury) It is not far from London.

9. My grandparents live in London. They often come and visit us.

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10. What can you tell me about your family?

Practice 2
Correct the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Smith is strict. I don’t like him.

Mrs. Smith is strict. I don’t like her.

2. Ben is not good at Maths. I never copy from he.

Ben is not good at Maths. I never copy from him.

3. We have a computer at home but I do not use me.

We have a computer at home but I do not use it.

4. My teachers are very good. I like they.

My teachers are very good. I like them.

5. I am not happy with the children. They do not listen to I.

I am not happy with the children. They do not listen to me.

Practice 3
Replace the personal pronouns with possessive adjectives.

1. Where is (I) my book?

2. Here is (we) our teacher.

3. She goes to school with (she) her brother.

4. (They) Their father works in a car factory.

5. (You) Your laptop is very expensive.

6. (He) His favourite hobby is tennis.

7. (I) My husband and I want to go to London.

8. We want to see (it) its historical monuments.

9. Linda likes (she) her dog.

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10. (It) Its name is Max.

Practice 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjectives.

1. Two students did not do their English homework.

2. I have a car. My car is black.

3. We have a dog. Its name is Duchess.

4. Jill is from England. Her husband is from Australia.

5. Farid and Nadia go to secondary school. Their little brother goes to primary school.

6. Mr. O’Brian has a van. His van is very old.

7. I like singing. My mother sings with me.

8. Mandy likes her grandmother. She often visits her.

C. Grammar – Plural Nouns

Practice 1
Write the plural form of the words below.

1 axe  axes 2 box  boxes

3 cow  cows 4 dish  dishes

5 envelope  envelopes 6 fox  foxes

7 fin  fins 8 foot  feet

9 giant  giants 10 glove  gloves

11 goose  geese 12 horse  horses

13 jacket  jackets 14 knife  knives

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15 leaf  leaves 16 life  lives

17 person  people 18 relative  relatives

19 shelf  shelves 20 supply  supplies

21 wife  wives 22 woman  women

Practice 2
Fill in each blank with the correct plural form of the noun in the brackets.

1. John and Jill went to the library to borrow books as they love to read stories (story).

2. Mom needs to go to the supermarket to buy two loaves (loaf) of bread.

3. Playing in the park, Livia saw two dragonflies (dragonfly) dancing with each other.

4. My aunt likes to wear scarves (scarf) with her clothes.

5. Last night, at the airport, Ken saw aeroplanes (aeroplane) flying in the sky.

6. Mark is terrified of mice (mouse). He will scream if he sees one.

7. At the children’s hospital, we saw many babies (baby) crying in the nursery.

8. Brush your teeth (tooth) at least twice a day.

9. Wolves (Wolf) always hunt in a pack.

10. The sheep (sheep) are lost without a shepherd.

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 D. Grammar - Articles
Practice 1
Complete the passage below by filling the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘-‘.

The English Society of SMK Bukit Nanas organised (1) a cultural night at the school hall last
Friday. Each participant received (2) an invitation card from (3) the organising committee

(4) the day before the event. (5) The event started at 8.00 a.m. It lasted (6) a whole day.
Dinner was served at 7.00 p.m. after the speech and prize – giving events. (7) The President
thanked the participants and the society members for organising the event. The participants
and the teachers had (8) a wonderful time.

E. Vocabulary - Phrasal Verbs

Practice 1
Read the text below and choose the best meaning for the phrases underlined.

The haze is back again. The authorities in Southeast Asia are (1) stepping up efforts
to fight the menace. They are meeting again to (2) come up with counter-measures to
prevent a host of economic, health and environmental problems that will be caused by
the haze. The haze blanketing the sky in the region has (3) brought about a reduction
in tourist arrivals to the region as well. Therefore, urgent action has to be taken to
solve this problem.

1 stepping up 2 come up with 3 brought about

A testing A fix A seen
B proving B propose B stopped
C increasing C organize C caused
D beginning D celebrate D affected

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F. Vocabulary
Practice 1
Read the sentences below. Use a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words in
bold.

1. Make an appointment with the school counsellor if you face any problems.
2. Actively engage yourself in sports activities to keep yourself fit and healthy.
3. An outbreak of pimples can be a scary thing for teenagers who are sensitive of their
looks.

4. Teenagers should express their fear and their confusion about things that happen to
them to a trusted adult and not keep their problems to themselves.

5. Physical activity makes you feel happier, more relaxed and gives your self – esteem a
boost.

Practice 2
Now, match the words in with their definitions by writing the correct letter.

Column A letter Column B

1. appointment c a. To make known a feeling

2. engage d b. To become better

3. outbreak e c. A formal arrangement to meet

4. express a d. Take part in something

5. boost b e. The start of something unpleasant

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