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Basic English
Basic English
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Basic English
A,B or C
Fill in the blanks with A, B or C.
1. ___ nt
5. ___rm
2. ___ar
6. ___at
3. ___xe
7. ___oat
4. ___read
9. _____ow
10. ___ake
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
3. __lower
7. __ox
4. __og
8. __lephant
10. __onkey
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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
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
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
3. __ig
7. __ear
4. __ueen 8. __abbit
10. __igeon
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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
3. __olf
7. __ase
4. __oo
8. __ell
10. __indow
Basic English
Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct alphabet.
1. __ag
5. __illow
2. __arrot 6. __omb
3. __ing
7. __atch
4. __ce-cream 8. __ookies
9. __amp
10. __riends
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Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct alphabet.
1. __ime
5. __gg
9. __trawberry
2. __orm 6. __elephone
3. __encil 7. __tar
4. __pron 8. __omputer
10. __cissors
Basic English
Vowels a, e, I, o, u
Match the pictures with the words given on the lefthand 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
Basic English
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
Match the words with the correct pictures.
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
Match the words with the correct pictures.
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
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
2. __ __ op
3. __ __ ade
7. __ __ake
4. __ __ ip
8. __ __eeze
9. __ __ip
Basic English
Vocabulary 1: My Family
Match the words with the correct pictures.
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
__ __ __ __
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Vocabulary 4: At the Playground
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. My
the
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ brought us both to
play __ __ __ __ __ __ .
3. I climb up the
4. Then, we sit on the
5.
__ __ __ __ __ .
__ __ __ - __ __ __ .
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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
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
picture.
1. My parents took me to the __ __ __
yesterday.
2.
We saw
__ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __.
Basic English
Vocabulary 8: At School
1. Canteen
2. Flag Pole
3. Teacher
4. School Field
5. Pupils
6. Principal
7. Classroom
8. Basketball Court
Basic English
Words Showing Action 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
box given.
Add
Beat
Come
do
Eat
Find
1. __ __ __
2. __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __
4. __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ __
6. __ __
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Words Showing Action 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
box given.
Bathe
comb
dress
enter
go
hang
1. __ __ __ __
2. __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __
4. __ __
5. __ __ __ __ __
6. __ __ __ __ __
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Words Showing Action 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
box given.
Brush
draw
fold
hop
jump
kick
1. __ __ __ __
2. __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __
4. __ __ __ __
6. __ __ __ __
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Words Showing Action 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
box given .
Drink
knead
laugh
nod
open
pull
1. __ __ __ __ __
2. __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __
4. __ __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ __
6. __ __ __
Basic English
Words Showing Action 5
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box
given.
Hide
splash
lick
smile
push
1. __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __ __
4. __ __ __ __
5. __ __ __ 6. __ __ __ __
run
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Words Showing Action 6
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
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
You
We
sleeping.
fat.
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 oclock.
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.
Basic English
Tick the correct answers .
Mr Li.
1.
He
2.
It
3.
You
4.
5.
am
is
are
amraining.
is
are
am
my sister.
is
are
She
amgoing to the
market. is
are
eating. am
is
are
Basic English
Write down am, is or are in each blank.
1. He __________ very sad.
Basic English
Put the words in each question in the right order.
1. is Peter
Peter
thin
2. father
My
home
3. five
You
4. apple
Jane
5. Bird
It
are
years
Jane
is
eating
It
is
My
You
an
at
old
is
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 Mothers shoes.
2. This _____ my teddy bear.
3. Those _____ my brothers 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
Lets 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.
Basic English
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
_______________________________________________
Basic English
I, He, She
am
He
is
She
is
five years
old.
short.
singing.
a boy.
my father.
my brother.
a girl.
my mother.
my sister.
Basic English
Underline each correct word.
1.
2.
( I, He, She) is my
aunt.
3.
( I, He, She) am
Peter.
4.
( I, He, She) is my
classmate.
5.
( I, He, She) is my
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.
Basic English
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.
Basic English
Underline each correct word.
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.
Basic English
THIS, THAT
This
That
is
a ball.
a bird.
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.
Basic English
Rearrange the words and form a proper sentence.
1. an is
This
onion
2. Mother
Give
3. is
That
4. is
This
5. That
That
This
Give
bird
clean
round
to
this
flying
That
This
table
is
watch
shirt
Basic English
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.
3. It is (a,an) elephant.
Basic English
Circle each correct word.
1. It has (a, an) tail.
2. It is (a, an) ape.
3. You have (a, an) exercise book.
is
3. hair
My
4.play
I
me
This
My
my
5.policeman
My
office
her
shirt
aunt
Mother
cat
father
everyday
her
with
My
is
washes
YOUR, ITS
You have a banana.
Your banana is ripe.
brown
3.Write
Write
4.The
The
5.Sweets
Sweets
here
hair
name
puppies dog
bad
is
for
soft
and
your
its
sleeping
teeth
your
and
are
are
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
I
You
He
She
It
I
You
He
She
It
sing
a song.
sings
a song.
swim.
swims.
Present Continuous
Tense
I am singing.
I am reading.
I am crying.
I am sleeping.
I am leaving.
I am running.
am
is
are
They
sleepi
ng
changes planning
wake
sleeps
wants
running am
bakes
his
3.He
He
bringing
pet
4.You
can
You
outside
for
house
5.She
She
dress
nice
is
school to
your
wears
me
wait
Comparison
Long
Small
Longer
Tall
Smaller
big
Taller
bigger
Underline the correct word below.
1. The ball is (small, smaller) than the balloon.
CAN, CANNOT
My brother can crawl.
I cannot swim.
Question
Answer
Can I dance?
Can it sing?
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.
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
some
have coins
2. This
This
cake
3. My
My
marbles
4. A
A
5. My
My
bird
sister
piece
a of is
brother
wings
tooth
two
many
has
has
one has
baby
now
2. Keep
Keep
3. Sweep
Sweep
home
cups
floor
all
the
clean
the
4. Pack
Pack
books
your
home
go
5. Carry
Carry
bag
your
school to
and
was
sick
were
yesterday
He
She
It
Jane
A Cow
has
I
You
We
They
Same and
May
Diana and
I
have
a ball.
a dog.
a tail.
some toys.
four legs.
a storybook.
a glass.
a few apples.
two
umbrellas.
some marbles
no money.