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FOREWORD
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who wish to learn the basic in other languages.
This compilation has an extensive range of
resources suited just for the beginners. It allows
an individual to gain an in-depth understanding
on the basic language first before learning how
to exchange dialogues.
The main goal of this compilation is to allow the

beginner to be able to converse in the language
they learn by the end of the course and to
acquire the key essential in the foundation of the
language. Learning journey will never end at any
level. As such, always strive for excellence.
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A,B or C
Fill in the blanks with ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’.
1. ___ nt 5. ___rm 9. _____ow
2. ___ar 6. ___at 10. ___ake
3. ___xe 7. ___oat
4. ___read 8. ___oat
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D, E or F
Fill in the blanks with ‘D’, ‘E’ or ‘F’
1. ___oor 5. __ireman 9. __uck
2. ___skimo 6. __nvelope 10. __onkey
3. __lower 7. __ox
4. __og 8. __lephant
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G, H or I
Fill in the blanks with ‘G’, ‘H’ or ‘I’
1. ___ouse 5. __nk 9. __lue
2. ___ava 6. __ron 10. __irl
3. __oose 7. __orse
4. __ippopotamus 8. __iraffe
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J, K or L
Fill in the blanks with ‘J’, ‘K’ or ‘L’
1. __angaroo 4. __ily 7. __aguar
2. __elly 5. __emon 8. __ing
3. __eans 6. __uice
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M, N or O
Fill in the blanks with ‘M’, ‘N’ or ‘O’
1. __ouse 5. __est 9. __ushroom
2. __otebook 6. __range 10. __ctopus
3. __op 7. __ose
4. __wl 8. __urse
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P, Q or R
Fill in the blanks with ‘P’, ‘Q’ or ‘R’
1. __accoon 5. __icture 9. __late
2. __ose 6. __uiet 10. __igeon
3. __ig 7. __ear
4. __ueen 8. __abbit
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S, T or U
Fill in the blanks with ‘S’, ‘T’ or ‘U’
1. __wig 4. __ap 7. __rain
2. __lipper 5. __niform 8. __un
3. __nicorn 6. __tool 9. __nail

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V,W, X, Y or Z
Fill in the blanks with ‘V’, ‘W’, ‘X’, ‘Y’ or ‘Z’
1. __histle 5. __an 9. __acht
2. __iolin 6. __ebra 10. __indow
3. __olf 7. __ase
4. __oo 8. __ell
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Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct alphabet.
1. __ag 5. __illow 9. __amp
2. __arrot 6. __omb 10. __riends
3. __ing 7. __atch
4. __ce-cream 8. __ookies
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Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct alphabet.
1. __ime 5. __gg 9. __trawberry
2. __orm 6. __elephone 10. __cissors
3. __encil 7. __tar
4. __pron 8. __omputer
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Vowels ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘I’, ‘o’, ‘u’
Match the pictures with the words given on the left-

hand column
1. Ankle
2. Onion
3. Rain
4. Clip
5. Penguin
6. Eight
7. Hut
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Long Vowels ‘a’, ‘e’, ’I’, ‘o’, ’u’
Match the pictures with the words given on the left

hand column
1.Bee
2. Corn
3. Broom
4. Turkey
5. Turn
6. Tortoise
7. Bird
8.Beach
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Consonants 1: ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f’, ‘g’,
‘h’, ‘j’
Match the pictures with the words given
1. Hamster
2. Fork
3. Fish
4. Banana
5. Doll
6. Jail
7. Gown
8. Handkerchief
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Initial Blends 1: ‘bl’, ‘cl’, ‘fl’, ‘gl’

and ‘pl’
Match the words with the correct pictures.
1. Block
2. Black
3. Clock
4. Clog
5. Flour
6. Flow
7. Glove
8. Play
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Initial Blends 2: ‘br’, ‘cr’, ‘dr’, ‘fr’,
‘gr’, ‘pr’ and ‘wr’
Match the words with the correct picture.
1. Brush
2. Crown
3. Draw
4. Frown
5. Groundnut
6. Grapes
7. Prawn
8. Write
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Initial Blends 3: ‘ch’, ‘ph’, ‘th’ and
‘wh’
1. Chair
2. Church
3. Photograph
4. Phone booth
5. Thumb
6. Throw
7. Whale
8. Whisper
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Initial Blends 4: ‘sh’, ‘sk’, ‘sl’,

‘sm’, ‘sn’, ‘sp’, ‘sq’ and ‘st’
1. Shirt
2. Skate
3. Sleep
4. Smile
5. Snore
6. Spider
7. Squeak
8. Stop
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Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct initial blends ‘bl’,

‘br’, ‘cl’, ‘fr’, ‘gl’ and ‘gr’.
1. __ __ ow 5. __ __ ies 9. __ __ ass
2. __ __ass 6. __ __ aws 10. __ __ idge
3. __ __ idge 7. __ __ ow
4. __ __ anket 8. __ __ own
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More Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct initial blends ‘cr’,

‘fl’, ‘pr’, ‘pl’ and ‘wh’.
1. __ __ y 6. __ __ y
2. __ __ awn 7. __ __ at
3. __ __ ank 8. __ __ ab
4. __ __ ayon 9. __ __ ant
5. __ __eel
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Yet More Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct initial blends ‘sh’,

‘sn’, ‘sp’, ‘ch’ and ‘sk’
1. __ __ irt 5. __ __ ip 9. __ __ip
2. __ __ op 6. __ __ips 10. __ __ell
3. __ __ ade 7. __ __ake
4. __ __ ip 8. __ __eeze
Basic English
Vocabulary 1: My Family
1. Grandfather
2. Grandmother
3. Father
4. Mother
5. Sister
6. Brother
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Vocabulary 2: In My Bedroom
Fill in the blanks with the correct alphabets
1. __ __ __low 5. cur__ __ __ __ __
2. bol __ __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __ ows
3. dr __ __ __ rs 7. __ ed
4. teddy __ __ __ __ 8. cup __ __ __ __ __
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Vocabulary 3 : At the Bookshop
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the

picture.
1. I carry my __ __ __ to school
2. In my bag, I put my ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
3. I write using a __ __ __ __ __ __.
4. when I write wrongly, I use an __ __ __ __

__ __.
5. I put my pens, pencils and erasers in my

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
6. I put my work sheets in my

__ __ __ __.
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Vocabulary 4: At the Playground
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. My __ __ __ __ __ __ __ brought us both to
the play __ __ __ __ __ __ .
2. Then, my sister sits on the __ __ __ __ __ __ .
3. I climb up the __ __ __ __ __ .
4. Then, we sit on the __ __ __ - __ __ __ .
5. After that, my sister and I push ourselves on

the
__ __ __ __ __ - __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ .
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Vocabulary 5 : At the food centre
Match the words with the correct picture
1. Stall
2. Ice cream
3. Carrot
4. Rice
5. Drink
6. tables and chairs
7. noodles
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Vocabulary 6: At the zoo

picture.
1. My parents took me to the __ __ __

yesterday.
2. We saw __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ , __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
3. The crocodiles were lying under a __ __ __ __ __

__.
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Vocabulary 8: At School
1. Canteen
2. Flag Pole
3. Teacher
4. School Field
5. Pupils
6. Principal
7. Classroom
8. Basketball Court
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Words Showing Action 1

box given.
Add Beat Come do Eat
Find
1. __ __ __ 2. __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ __ 6. __ __
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box given.
Bathe comb dress enter
go hang
1. __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __ 4. __ __
5. __ __ __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __ __
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box given.
Brush draw fold hop
jump kick
1. __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __
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box given .
Drink knead laugh nod
open pull
1. __ __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ __ 6. __ __ __
Basic English
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box
given.
Hide lick push run
splash smile
1. __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __
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box given.
Sleep smell squeeze sneeze
throw tiptoe
1. __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __ 4. __ __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __ __ __
Basic English
AM, IS, ARE
I am a boy.
He tall.
She happy.
Mary short.
It hungry.
The Cat is sleeping.
You fat.
We are clever.
Basic English
Grammar: ‘am’/ ‘is’/’are’
1. I am a girl.
2. I am a boy.
3. He is my father.
4. He is my teacher.
5. She is my mother.
6. She is my aunt .
7. It is my cat.
8. It is my fish.
9. They are my parents.
10. We are getting a hair cut.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’/’are’/’am’
1. I ____ walking to school.
2. She ____ talking to my mother.
3. They ____ at a shop.
4. It ____ four o’clock.
5. He ____ eating rice.
6. We ____ at the seaside.
7. It _____ a water melon.
8. We ____ a family.
9. He ____ my grandfather.
10. I ____ a tall girl.

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Tick the correct answers .
1. He Mr Li. am
is
are
amraining.
2. It
is
are
am
3. You my sister.
is
are
4. She amgoing to the
market. is
are
5. I eating. am
is
are
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Write down ‘am’, ‘is’ or ‘are’ in each blank.
1. He __________ very sad.
2. My teacher _________ pretty.
3. My rabbits _________ white.
4. I _________ going to school.
5. You _________ my mother.

Basic English
Put the words in each question in the right order.
1. is Peter thin
Peter
2. father home is My at
My
3. five are years You old

You
4. apple Jane eating an is

Jane
5. Bird a It is
It
Basic English
Grammar: ‘this’/ ‘that’/ ‘these’/ ‘those’
Examples:
1. This is my hat.
2. This is my pencil.
3. That is my bag.
4. That is my house.
5. These are presents.
6. These are my dogs.
7. Those are apples.
8. Those are bicycles.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’/’are’
1. These _____ my Mother’s shoes.
2. This _____ my teddy bear.
3. Those _____ my brother’s kites.
4. This ____ my drink.
5. These _____ our books.
6. That _____ a flower.
7. Those _____ stars.
8. This _____ my computer.
9. These _____ his shirts.
10. That _____ a toy train.

Basic English
Grammar: ‘have’/’has’
Examples:
1. I have a balloon.
2. They have ice-creams.
3. We have jackets.
4. We have rabbits.
5. We have bags.
6. She has long hair.
7. He has a tie.
8. He has a motorcycle.
9. It has chicks.
10. It has a tail.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘has’/’have’

1. They _______ kites.
2. We ________ to plant the tree.
3. It ________ wings.
4. I ________ a friend.
5. He _______ a briefcase.
6. They _______ the keys to the house.
7. We ______ have to take a bus.
8. She ________ to do her homework.
9. I _______ a bottle of ink.
10. It _______ long ears.

Basic English
Grammar: ‘can’/ ‘cannot’
Examples:
1. I can draw.
2. I can sing.
3. They can play piano.
4. We can read.
5. He cannot dance.
6. He cannot beat the drum.
7. She cannot knit.
8. She cannot paint.
9. It cannot fly.
10. It cannot hop.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘can’/’cannot’.
1. You ________ run across the road.
2. The tiger cub ______ walk by itself.
3. The baby ______ swim.
4. I ______ fold a paper boat.
5. The bird _______ eat the worm.
6. The boy _______ reach the milk.

Basic English
Prepositions: ‘at’/ ‘above’/ ‘across’/ ‘after’/
‘away’/ ‘around’
Examples:
1. The children are at the shopping centre.
2. The teacher is standing at the blackboard.
3. The bird is flying above the tree.
4. The rat ran across the road.
5. The ball rolled across the court.
6. The dog is running after a cat.
7. The boy walks away.
8. The fish jumps away.
9. Goa round the corner to go to the house.
10. The girl and her brother running around their mother.
Basic English
Let’s Practice
Fill in the blanks with the prepositions ‘at’/ ‘above’/

‘across’/ ‘after’/ ‘away’/ ‘around’
1. Look _____ the bird in the sky.
2. The bird is flying _______ the aeroplane.
3. The cat is running _______ the room.
4. The bird is flying ________ another bird.
5. The bird is flying ________ a tree.
6. Now, the bird flies _______ into the sky.

Basic English
Preposition: ‘back’/ ‘before’/ ‘behind’/ ‘beside’/
‘between’/ ‘down’
Examples:
1. The boy puts the book back on the shelf.
2. The man wears his shirt before putting on his tie.
3. The woman puts sugar in her coffee before drinking

it.
4. The boy is behind the girl.
5. My sister is sitting behind me.
6. My grandfather is standing beside my grandmother.
7. The kittens are walking beside the mother cat.
8. The child is between his father and mother.
9. The boy is walking down the stairs.
10. The cat jumps down from the tree.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill In the blanks with the prepositions ‘back’,

‘before’, ‘behind’, ‘beside’, ‘between’ and ‘down’
1. The giraffe is ________ the elephant and monkey.
2. The girl is placing her milk _______ into the

fridge.
3. The boy is writing his name ________ giving the

paper to his teacher.
4. The girl is getting ________ from the bus.
5. The zebra is ________ the horse.
6. The goat is _________ the tree.

Basic English
Prepositions: ‘for’/ ‘from’/ ‘in front of’/ ‘in’/
‘next to’/ ‘near’
Examples:
1. The bowl of rice is for grandmother.
2. The card is for mummy.
3. This present is from daddy.
4. I cannot see from the back.
5. The boy in front of me is too tall.
6. The short girl is in front of the tall girl.
7. The rabbit is in the cage.
8. The toy rabbit is next to the toy car.
9. The pig is near the pond.
10. The bird is near the nest.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with the words ‘for’, ‘from’, ‘in’, ‘in
front of’, ‘next to’, ‘near’
1. The ant is ______________ the sweet.
2. The spider is walking away _________ its web.
3. The dog is ___________ its kennel.
4. The spade is ___________ the pail.
5. This glass of water is ___________ my mother.
6. The cat is ___________ the door.

Basic English
Preposition: ‘off’, ‘on’, ‘over’, ‘to’, ‘under’, ‘up’
Examples:
1. Please turn off the tap.
2. Peter takes off his shoes before he enters the

house.
3. The switch is on.
4. The kite flies over the tree.
5. The cow jumps over the moon.
6. The man walks to the car.
7. The ball is under the table.
8. The cat is under the big umbrella.
9. The aeroplane is flying high up into the sky.
10. The boy throws the ball up.

Basic English
Lets Practice
Fill in the blanks with the words ‘off’, ‘on’, ‘over’,

‘to’, ‘under’, ‘up’
1. The rabbit is sitting ________ the sofa.
2. A goat is eating grass ________ a tree.
3. My sister takes __________ her coat, she is warm.
4. The boy is going __________ answer the

telephone.
5. The horse jumps __________ the fence.
6. The book is _________ on the shelf.

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Sentence Writing
Rearrange the words to form proper sentence.

Remember to add in the capital letters, full stops
or question marks.
1. an dog ju-ju is old

______________________________________________
2. to I school to go like
______________________________________________
3. our tells share mother to us

things
______________________________________________
4. boy sad the looks poor so

______________________________________________
5. raining it outside is
______________________________________________
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Sentence Writing
Rearrange the words to form proper sentence.

Remember to add in the capital letters, full stops
or question marks.
1. pretty bird colourful is the

_______________________________________________
2. brush your teeth do everyday

your
_______________________________________________
3. do drink I coffee not

_______________________________________________
4. brother I like and my animals

_______________________________________________
5. sandcastles the building are

children
_______________________________________________
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I, He, She
five years
old.
I am
short.
singing.
a boy.
He is my father.
my brother.
a girl.
She is my mother.
my sister.
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Underline each correct word.
1. ( I, He, She) is Mrs Johnson.
2. ( I, He, She) is my
aunt.
3. ( I, He, She) am
Peter.
classmate.
grandfather.
Basic English
Fill up the correct answer with ‘I’, ‘He’ or ‘She’
1. My father is a doctor. ________ is Doctor Chen.
2. My name is Jane. _______ am a girl.
3. Peter is reading. ______ is reading a book.
4. Tom is laughing. ______ is happy.
5. jimmy is at the park. ______ is flying a kite.

Basic English
Write down ‘I’, ‘He’ or ’She in each blank.
1. _____ is a Policeman.
2. _____ am a student.
3. _____ is a nurse.
4. _____ is my uncle.
5. _____ am a boy.
Basic English
Write down ‘He’ or ‘She’ in each blank.
1. My mother is a housewife. _______ is a

housewife.
2. Jack is my brother. ______ is my brother.
3. The lady is in the car. ______ is in the car.
4. Grandmother is old. _____ is old.
5. The man is my fried. _____ is my friend.

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YOU, IT
You are sick.

Are you sick?
You have a fever.
It is sleeping.
Is it sleeping?
It has a basket.
Write down ‘You’ or ‘It’ in each blank.
1. _____ are a nurse.
2. _____ is a snake.
3. _____ are my friend.

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1. Are (it, you) hot?
2. Is (it, you) a red table?
3. Are (it, you) going to the playground?
4. Is (it, you) hungry?
5. Is (it, you) a kangaroo?
6. (You, He) has a toy aeroplane.
7. (I, She) is drinking milk.
8. (It, You) have long hair.
9. (It, I) is wet.
10. (You, She) are skipping.

Basic English
Write down ‘He’, ‘She’, ‘I’, ‘You’ or ‘It’ in each blank.
1. This is a watch. _____ is blue.
2. Annie is my cousin. _____ is tall.
3. I am thin. _____ are fat.
4. My name is Cindy. _____ am short.
5. Daniel is crying. _____ is hurt.
6. I like ______. ______ are my best friend.
7. The puppy is lost. ______ is hungry.
8. _______ are in kindergarten. _______ have to

study hard.
9. The goldfish has no food. ________ is dead.

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THIS, THAT
This a ball.
is
That a bird.
1. ( This, That) is a kite.
2. (This, That) is a knife.
3. (This, That) is a lion.
4. (This, That) is a cake.

Basic English
Write down ‘This’ or ‘That’ in each blank.
1. ________ is an orange.
2. ________ is a dress.
3. ________ is a fan.
4. ________ is a ball.
5. ________ is an axe.
6. Put _______ cup on the table.
7. Bring _______ book to my room.

Basic English
Rearrange the words and form a proper sentence.
1. an is onion This
This
2. Mother Give to this shirt

Give
3. is bird flying That

That
4. is clean This table

This
5. That round is watch

That
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A, AN
A leaf An apple A bowl
An egg A dog An ice cream
A house An owl An umbrella

Basic English
Underline ‘a’ or ‘an’
1. Susan has (a, an) fork.
2. You are (a, an) baby.
3. It is (a,an) elephant.
4. He has (a, an) orange.
5. She has (a, an) toy train.

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Circle each correct word.
1. It has (a, an) tail.
2. It is (a, an) ape.
3. You have (a, an) exercise book.
4. She has (a, an) doll.
5. Leela and Patrick have (a, an) uncle.
6. Ahmad has (a, an) arrow.

Write down ‘a’ or ’an’ in each blank.
1. This is ____ onion.
2. I have ____ radio.
3. This cat has ____ tail.
4. ____ insect can fly.
5. There is _____ cow in the field.
Write down ‘a’ or ‘an’ in each blank.
I have (1) ______ alarm clock. It rings in the

morning. I wake up and brush my teeth with (2)
______ toothbrush. Then I wear (3) ______ shirt and
carry (4) ______ school bag. I take (5) ________ bus
to school.
MY, HIS or HER
I have a lemon.
This is my lemon.
He has key.
This is his key.
She has a rabbit.

This is her rabbit.

1. He has a computer. This is (my, his, her)
computer.
2. Sandy has a telephone. This is (my, his, her)

telephone.
3. I have a watch. This is (my, his, her) watch.
4. John likes to ride. This is (my, his, her) bicycle.
5. My sister has a pillow. This is (my, his, her) pillow.

Write down ‘my’, ‘his’ or ‘her’ in each blank.
1. She has many friends. She brings them to _____

house.
2. I have many toys. I like to play with _____ toys.
3. Father has a car. He likes _____ car.
4. Janet is sad. She lost ____ purse.
5. He has a bun. This is ____ bun.
6. I have a marble. _____ marble is red.
7. Shirley likes to play the piano. _____ piano is an

expensive musical instrument.
8. Johnny has a balloon. _____ balloon has a star

on it.
9. I am hungry. I want to eat _____ lunch now.
10. My uncle has a car. _____ car is new.

Write down ‘my’, ‘his’ or ‘her in each blank.
Susan wants to bring (1)__________ brother to

(2)_________ school. She helps him carry (3)________
bag. They walk to school. I see them at the school
gate. Susan likes (4) _________ water bottle. She
wants me to buy one for (5) _________ brother.
Rewrite the following sentence in order.
1.to bring me office Mother her

Mother
2.his is This shirt

This
3. hair My aunt everyday her washes

My
4.play my I cat with

I
5.policeman father a My is
My
YOUR, ITS
You have a banana. The monkey has a tail.

Your banana is ripe. Its tail is long.

1. You must do (her, your) homework.
2. I see a cat and (your, its) kitten.
3. (Its, Your) pail is full.
4. I like (your, its) smile.
5. You can tie (its, your) shoelaces here.
6. You wear (your, its) socks to school.

Choose the correct word and write its number in
each bracket.
1. He takes ______ dirty handkerchief out.
(1) her
(2) his
(3) its ( )
2. You go to ______ grandmother’s house.

(1) your
(2) its
(3) my ( )
3. You must take off ______ shoes.

(1) his
(2) my
(3) your ( )
4. The elephant has ______ bath.

(1) its
(2) her
(3) your ( )
5. _____ tail has come off.

(1) Your
(2) Its
(3) His ( )
Write down ‘my’, ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘your’ or ‘its’ in each
blank.
I bring (1) _________ pail and spade to the

playground. I want to play with the sand. I see Jane
and (2) _________ brother. They are on the see-saw.
Peter brings (3) __________dog there. (4)_________
body has spots. It runs everywhere.
Rearrange the following sentence in order.

1. Your is beautiful photograph
Your
2.Its brown hair is soft and

Its
3.Write here name your

Write
4.The puppies dog its sleeping and are

The
5.Sweets bad for teeth your are

Sweets
Simple Present Tense
First Person I
sing a song.
Second Person You
He
Third Person She sings a song.
It
First Person I
Second Person You swim.
He
Third Person She
It swims.
1. Jenny (sleep, sleeps) at nine o’clock.
2. She (eat, eats) rice everyday.
3. You (see, sees) a bird in the sky.
4. I (want, wants) to drink milk.
5. The bear (love, loves) honey.
6. Mary (draw, draws) a cat.
7. He (smell, smells) something nice.
8. It (sit, sits) on a chair.
9. Mrs Lee (light, lights) a candle.
10. An ant (crawl, crawls).

Write down the correct form of each word in the
bracket, in each blank.
1.Peter _______ (run) to school.
2. I ______ (read) a story book.
3. A snail ______ (live) in a shell.
4. Monica ______ (talk) to her friend.
5. Father ______ (swim) in the pool.
My baby brother (1) _______ (like) to cry. When he is

hungry, he will cry for milk. Mother (2)
_______( make) his milk and (3) ________ (give) the
bottle of milk to him. He (4) ________ (stop) crying
and (5)_________ (drink) his milk. I (6) _________
(hope) that he will not cry all the time.
Present Continuous Tense
Simple Present Present Continuous
Tense Tense
I sing. I am singing.
I read. I am reading.
I cry. I am crying.
I sleep. I am sleeping.
I leave. I am leaving.
I run. I am running.
I am
He
She
It
is
Jackson sleepi
The cat ng
My brother
You
are
They
Underline the correct word in each bracket.
1. Cindy is (washes, washing) her shoes.
2. I am (eat, eating ) bread.
3. My uncle is (play, playing) the piano.
4. You are (listen, listening) to the music.
5. The boy is (write, writing) a letter.
6. My mother ________ very well.

(1)cook
(2) cooks
(3) cooking
7. Bernard is _________ the plants.

(1)water
(2) waters
(3)watering
Write down the correct word from the box in each
blank.
changes planning wake sleeps wants
Steven (1) __________ early. He (2) __________ to brush

his teeth before he goes to bed. After brushing his
teeth, he (3) ____________ into his pyjamas. He wants
to (4) _________ up at seven o’clock, the next morning.
He is (5) __________ to go to the market with his
mother.
1.I home running am

I
2.Peter bakes his cake a Mother for

Peter
3.He bringing pet a is school to

He
4.You outside for house your me wait

can
You
5.She dress a nice wears

She
Comparison
Long Longer Tall Taller
Small Smaller big
bigger
Underline the correct word below.
1. The ball is (small, smaller) than the balloon.
2. This knife is (sharp, sharper ) than that knife.

3. The exercise book is (thin, thinner) than the story
book.
4. Florence is (young, younger) than her sister.
5. My birthday cake is (big, bigger) than the

hamburger.
6. Grandfather is (old, older).
7. Peter is (tall, taller) than Ann.
8. I have a (big, bigger) cage.
9. The first ribbon is (long, longer) than the second

ribbon.
10. My skirt is (short, shorter) than Jenny’s skirt.

CAN, CANNOT
My brother can crawl. I cannot swim.
Question Answer
Can you count? Yes, I can. No, I cannot.

Yes, you can. No, you
Can I dance? cannot.
Yes, she can. No, he
Can Esther write? cannot.
Can John swim? Yes, he can. No, he cannot.
Can it sing? Yes, it can. No, it cannot.

1. Tim (can , cannot) write his name.
2. She (can, cannot) carry the box.
3. I (can, cannot) open the door.
4. My uncle (can, cannot) drive a car.
5. William (can, cannot )draw very well.

Answer each question correctly.
1. Can he spell?
Yes,
2. Can Marty cut the cake?

Yes,
3. Can you break this stick?

No,
4. Can the monkey climb the tree?

Yes,
5. Can Mary cook?

Yes,
WHO, WHAT
Who is she?
She is a housewife.
Who are you?

I am a nurse.
Who am I?
You are a teacher.
What is he doing?
He is playing with his toys.
What are you eating?

I am eating lollipop.
What is Sandy reading?

She is reading a book.
Underline each word correctly.
1. (Who, What) can he eat?
2. (Who, What) is going to the market?
3. (Who, What) are you drinking?
4. (Who, What) are you talking about?
5. (Who, What) can read this letter?
6. (Who, what) is this girl?
7. (Who, What) is grandmother looking at?
8. (Who, What) are you buying?
9. (who, What) has a pen?
10. (Who, What ) are you doing?

Complete each sentence with your own words.
1. What is Leela carrying?

She is carrying __________.
2. What is in the sky?

__________ is in the sky.
3. Who is coming to your house?

__________ is coming to my house.
4. What is crawling on the floor?

__________ is crawling on the floor.
5. What is that on the window grille?

It is a __________.
Answer each question.
1. Who is he?
2. Who is sweeping the floor?
3. What is Susan doing?
4. What is on the table?
5. Who is riding the bicycle?

Write down the correct word from the box, in each
blank.
in front betwee
on in under behind
of n
1. The car is _________the tree.
2. The ball is ________ the two chairs.
3. There is water _____ the glass.
4. Jane is standing _________ the blackboard.
5. Jack is hiding _________ the curtains.
Write down ‘on’, ‘in’, ‘under’, ‘behind’, ‘between’ or

‘in front of’ in each blank.
6.The pillow is ______ the bed.
7. The table is ________ the bed and the cupboard.
8. The clothes are _______ the cupboard.
9. The lamp is _______ the bed.

SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS
ONE MANY
Pen Pens
Orange Oranges
Potato Potatoes
Box Boxes
Glass Glasses
Knife Knives
Leaf Leaves
Wolf Wolves
Thief Thieves
Child Children
Man Men
Woman Women
1. The rice is in a (bowl, bowls).
2. I see a few (man, men).
3. Roger has three (pen, pens).
4. Sally wants to buy a (tomato, tomatoes).
5. My sister likes to play with (ball, balls).
Write down the correct word in each blank.

6. I have a cat. He has many _______.
7. That box is big. These _______ are big too.
8. There is a leaf on the floor. There are some
________on the table.
9. Max has a dog. Terence and Jimmy have two
________.
10. My aunt has a child. My mother has five
___________.
Rearrange the following words in order.
1. I some have coins

I
2. This cake piece a of is

This
3. My marbles brother many has

My
4. A bird wings two has

A
5. My sister tooth one has baby

My
COMMANDS & REQUESTS
Go to sleep now.
May I use your telephone?
Keep your toys!
Put the sand in the pail.
Choose each correct answer and write its number in

the bracket.
1.(1) Eat your food.
(2) Eat your sandwich.
(3)Eat your fruit. ( )
2.(1) Wash your face.

(2) Wash your body.
(3) Wash your leg. ( )
Rearrange the following words and put it in order.
1. Go now home
Go
2. Keep cups all the clean

Keep
3. Sweep floor the

Sweep
4. Pack books your home go and

Pack
5. Carry bag your school to

Carry
Underline the correct word in each bracket.
1. Sally (is, are, was) late yesterday.
2. I (am, are, were) six years old.
3. We ( is, are, was) going to the beach.
4. Jack and Susan (am, was, were) out yesterday.
5. You (is, are, were) a boy.
Write down ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ or ‘were’ in each

blank.
6. My mother ______ angry with me yesterday.

7. They ______ naughty just now.
8. She ______ my sister.
9. The children ______ playing now.
10. I ______ scared yesterday.
Choose each correct word and write its number in
the bracket.
1. John ______ a clever boy.

(1) is
(2) am
(3) are ( )
2. The cat ______ here just now.

(1)was
(2) are
(3)were ( )
3. We ________ good friends.

(1) am
(2) was
(3) were ( )
4. I ______ going out now.

(1)am
(2)was
(3)were ( )
Write down ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ or ‘were’ in each
blank.
Samuel (1) _______ at his grandmother’s house

yesterday. He helped her sweep the floor. His
grandmother (2) ________ happy.
Today, Samuel goes to her house again. She (3)
________ frying chicken wings for Samuel. Samuel
(4) _________ happy to spend time with his
grandmother.
I am
He
She is
It well today.
You
We are
They
I
He was
She
It sick yesterday
You
We were
They
Underline the correct word in each blank.
1. (He, She, You) are very fat.
2. (we, They, I) am bathing now.
3. (It, He, She) has beautiful feathers.
4. (We, He, I) were thirsty just now.
5. (My mother is sick. (I, He, She) goes to the

clinic.
6. Susan is sick. (I, He, She) stays at home and

rests.
7. Peter and I are going out. (We, They, He) are

going to the library.
8. The pupils are quiet. (You, We, They) are doing

their homework.
9. I am singing. (I, You, He) are singing too.

Write down ‘I’, ‘He’, ‘She’, ‘It’, ‘You’, ‘We’ or ‘They’ in
each blank.
Sandy and I are best friends. (I) _______ do many

things together. (2) _______ likes to come to my
house to watch television. (3) ______ go to her house
to play with her toys. (4) _______ has a brother. His
name is Mike. (5) _______ likes to play with us.
Rearrange the sentence and put it in order.

1.They the were in garden
_________________________________
2.I first in class was

_________________________________
3.Mary girl Is hardworking a

_________________________________
4.We home now are going

_________________________________
5.The are rabbits hopping everywhere

_________________________________
He a ball.
She a dog.
It has a tail.
Jane some toys.
A Cow four legs.
I a storybook.
You a glass.
We a few apples.
two
They have umbrellas.
Same and
May some marbles
Diana and
I no money.

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