1 nace the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in sentences: nouns ine took a Tong break last Jy verb adjective She drovesloysly to Terengganu, pronoun adverb 2 Nouns: « Common nouns: refer to things, people, animals cake women school kettle pen + Proper nouns: names of people, places and things Melcka Amin SK Tambun January * Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted, and uncountable nouns cannot be counted such as: 7 water butter furniture sand air * Pronouns are used to replace nouns . The she it we you they 3 Verbs are action words: [tun smile live chat clap jump ei: T work hard. (work - verb) + Regular verbs wolked touched 4. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. « Adjectives normally come before a noun: ‘We had a great session this morning. + Adjectives may also come after a noun [after the verbs to be, looks, seems, feell: He seems hungry. They look tired. © We can add intensifiers (eg. very extremely) before an adjective: “The fried rice is very hot. He bought an extremely big cake. © Scanned with CamScannerMUET Grammar Practices =) Put a tick V or a cross X for the use of cow table and uncot 1 need to get a money from the bank. Could I have a rice please? 2 3° She si 4 We have many homework to do sat on a chair. 5 He bought two smart suits. 6 Please put in some salt. ae) Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns. Jim wants to go. We told Mari ‘The children arrived early. We asked tried cooking but failed. Could. ‘We got the tickets, but he won't let tried very hard, so I had to let them win. a is very kind. 1 2 3 4° My brother is hungry. 5 6 7 EE Write the simple past tense and Past participle for these verb; bs. 1 make 2 take 3° begin 4 start 5 eat 6 smile 7 dimb 8 buy © PT made — over the holidays. no. will help us. tell me your name? to wait. in. PP —made_ 7 —. 10 a sat are 12 ro 13 ee Le — Is es 16 come sew throw forget Bive cut have be untable nouns. LOO Subject an PT = eta Scanned with CamScanner7.15 am. ST John is late for work. He eats his breakfast quickly. Quickly and beautifully are adverbs: Nina is a florist. She arranges the flowers beautifully. ‘Adverb is: Adjective + -ly ‘Adjectives _ [even gentle hour gleeful innocent ‘Adverbs on)| evenly gently hourly gleefully | innocently Spelling busy — busily scary — scarily easy — easily © Scanned with CamScannerSS aver comma racices Adverbs describe how the action is done. It tells how something is done or how something happen + The football match ended suddenly. She walked to the door slowly. He drives his new care carefully. listen intently. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with one adverb. healthily recklessly loudly Remember: ‘These words are adjectives and adverbs, } Fast Ben could run fast. Not fastly x Late I woke up late. Not lately x. Hard She works hard. Not hardly x Early We went to bed early. Not earlily x happily neatly hard 1 She drives 2 He received his prize 3. She works and it paid off Choose a verb + adverb to complete the sentences. knock walked win spoke sing “write give acted follow count * 1 I cannot read your handwriting. Please ‘The seats are limited. I need to 2 3° She has a lot of money. She tends to 4 Adam forgot his keys again, He had to to wake up the neighbours. He ______ towards the stage “The teacher __ @ 4 She eats 5 The choir sang 6 She arranged the books neatly easily dearly beautifully reluctantly strangely generously gently exactly who is going and who is not. —to the needy. 90 the door because he did not want ashe did not really want to be selected, ‘emake sure that everyone understood him, Scanned with CamScanner 1 ] | i ayMUET Grammar Practices Our new neighb 7 eighbours —_ when we asked them about their jobs. 8 You area good chess player You always 9 Lam very interested in his work. 1 him _________on social media. 10 My aunt is a good singer. She could Circle the correct adjective or adverb. 1 could play the piano (good/(ell) (the adverb ‘well is used here) 2. You look so (happy/ happily) this morning. Did you complete your work yesterday? 3 Liza is studying (hardly/ hard) for the trial exams. She wants to do well. 4 The children spoke (politely/ polite) to the visitors. They are very courteous. 5. She isa very kind nurse, She treats all her patients (kind/ kindly). 6 We know that you could finish the job (perfectly/ perfect). That is why we chose you. 7 That isa small piece of cake. We would need to divide it (equal/ equally) between us. 8 She left (suddenly/ sudden) without telling anyone. What happened? 9 She isa very (strongly/ strong) girl. She could do twenty pushups. 10 The technicians came (promptly/ prompt) when they got the call. 11 He was very (patient/ patiently). He had to wait half an hour before he got his coffee. 12 Those mangoes look (delicious/ deliciously). Let’s get some. 13 Please sit (quietly/ quiet). Other people are trying to read. 14 You have to be (calm/ calmly). Do not get nervous. 15 Come on Danny! You are walking too (slow/ slowly). 16 Give (generously/ generous). You will feel good about yourself. © 3 WORD ORDER: He lifts the heavy box slow! Word order refers to how words are arranged in a sentence. Word order in English is typically: subject + verb + object Mariam reads her emails in the morning. ‘ au (5) verb (V) object (0) Scanned with CamScannerMUET Grammar Practices oe + Si a person/ a €/thing {setion ta) (atid eR) words affected (words fected by the verbs the verbs VERB + _ OBJECT She shops online mostly. I teach the students every Monday. Nora cuts the fruits carefully. Exampl 1 Tlike eating at her restaurant very much. (not ‘I like very much eating at her restaurant’) 2. She very often plays tennis at the court. (not ‘She plays very often tennis at the court’) 3. Tina is wearing a blue dress today. (not ‘Tina is wearing today a blue dress’) We usually put information about time and place at the end of the sentence. Place normally comes before time. place (where?) time (duration, when, how long?) 1 Jenny drives to work in the morning. 2 Iwent to the night market on Wednesday evenings. 3° Areyoucoming to my house tonight? 4° Welived in this town for 15 years. Put the words in the correct order. 1 (anewspaper/ Nancy/ buys/ every morning) Nancy buys a newspaper every morning, (leaves /the bus/ in 10 minutes/ for the airport) (isited/ in Penang/ Fred/his grandmother) (for two yeats/ took’ she /cooking lessons) (that you agreed/ finally/ 1 am/ with me/ happy) = 2 3 4 5 © WUmyhometown/ know! very well) — 7 (never! my sister/liked/ aroom/ sharing) 8 9 (the book it / three years/ to complete/ took me) ae ae (like/ don't/ very much/ the movie/ 1) ee 10 (Japanese/ speak/ fluent/ I can) 11 (do/ every day/ the / we/ same thing) ee Scanned with CamScanner12 (feels! she/ Cilla/ happy! thaw won) 13 (immediately/ called/ she/ the police) 14 (cash/ the woman in het! her bag/ puts) 15 (are left/ we/ a lot off with/ homework) —___ (could/ skateboard/ the guys/ very well) —__ 17 (watch did/ the news/ last night?/ you) 18 (aglass/ you! could/ of water?/ get me) 19 (the plan/ carefully/ 1/ explained) 20. (big/ ate/ wel restaurant/ at they) 21 (letter/ Tina/ sent/ read/ to her/ the) 22 (last week/ my cat/ losti 1) ‘There are 15 sentences in the box. Underline the sentences. they completed the project early we travelled on foot because we lost our bikes her library books are still with me it took us two weeks to plan this trip she smiled at the new students I bought a house in Penang we planted many trees the traffic was really bad yesterday the movie starts at eight odlock I ordered a chicken sandwich John reached for his keys in his pocket the fried noodle is really spicy she left her bag they painted the gate beautifully I finished my cake eee 3] Put the words in brackets () in the correct order. 1 (rode ~ bicycle - her ~ she) She rode her bicycle, 2. (early - they ~ at the ~ arrived - party) 3. (old lady ~ helped ~ he - the street ~ cross ~ the) —————___ 4. (Iwas ~ here ~ I since ~ have ~ lived ~ born), —_____ 5. (every - we- to ~ go ~ Langkawi - year) 6 (Melaka ~ was ~ in ~ Rahim ~ born), 7 (Botlock - my -I- breakfast - this - had ~ at - morning) 8 (Tuesday? ~ they - will - here ~ by ~ be), — @ Scanned with CamScannerMUET Grammar Practos 9 (to ~ Korea - my - has - mother = been) 10 (garden ~ 1 - beautiful - in our ~ saw ~ bird = 8) 11 (salty ~ the - alittle - soup (4 INFINITIVES! t came to see the performers, 1b, An infinitive usually starts with the word ‘to’ and is followed Infinitives are the root form ofa ve by base form of a verb. + (to + infinitive) to go/ to call/ to text/ to play etc. (Tam planning to go and see my daughter this weekend. 1989 When are you going to go and collect your parcel? ee (She hopes to call her mother tonight. {We have to call each other often. ea (Don't forget to text him. f (Can you remind me to text her later? ey (Would you like to play badminton today? (_Does he really know how to play the video game? + We use the infinitive with do/does/did. do Do you come here often? Yes, I do have a cat. does ‘When does she arrive? He does have a good singing voice. | did ‘What time did she leave? Amir did not run today. + We use the infinitive after modal verbs (will, shall, must, can etc.) Modal verbs ‘Negative Contractions will Devi will come tomorrow. will not wont would Would you like to have a cup of tea? would not wouldn't can ‘They can take care of the pet bird. cannot can't could I could fetch you later, could not couldn't shall Shall | switch on the fan for you? shall not han't sha sha should You should speak loudly, should not on it should may May I have your name? may not mayntt (rarely used) might I might be dropping by later, might not ightn't must His getting dark. I must get home now. | | must not mst ay mustr’ _ Scanned with CamScannerMuet Grammar Procteos SS eazy Complete the sentences using the verbs inthe brackets. Use an infinitive (call or to-+ infinitive (to cal). to buy SS (buy) more items for the camping trip. You could 1 Weneed (Come) and give mea hand, We need more volunteers. eon I need (tell) you something. [lost your keys. 4 She would like ___(be) selected for the leading role. 5 May (come) with you? I missed the bus this morning. 6 Could! (present) last? I need to check on something, 7 My mother plans ___ (buy) another car to replace her old one. 8 They ought ____ (finish) their work soon. It has been two days. 9 would like ____ (save) more money now that I got my raise. 10 Ican______(take) care of myself. I am 18 years old now. 11 Wehave decided _____(go) on a trip around Malaysia soon. 12 He might not_____ (listen) to your advice. He was so quiet just now. eae 2] Complete the sentences with a verb in the box. Sometimes you need the infinitive or to + infinitive. seem dress check be work catch find get cook try go 1 Please play somewhere else. am trying Tcan________ harder. I know I can win next time. Did you _—_ the notes from class just now? She does not ______—to look tired at all. She worked all night last night. Idid all the drawers. I could not —_________ any spoons at all. awe wn She will have —____— the later flight. It will be cheaper. arriving soon. The traffic is not so bad today. x ‘We shall 8 Ican_______-very well. My mother told me so. 9 Does she always ———— 80 well? We are just staying home, home early today. It is my birthday. 10 T want ____——— © Scanned with CamScannerSever comnarractoes Complete the conversation using the verb in the brackets () W Latiffa: Don't you (1) (2) ac Fitri Las going (3) birthday. But since it vith or without to, (feel) like having « family gathering? Can 4 __ (hold) a family dinner this weekend? (suggest) it to mom to have it next month during. yp so faraway, 1 think we could (4) —___ (organise) this weekend. That's a wonderful idea, sis. Latiffa : We should (5) Fitri: Dont (6) Hafiz’s wedding. 1 would (7) weekend, Who shall (8) 5 GERUNDS iving makes me happy + A gerund is: Verb + ing ‘They might look like verbs in the continuous tense but they are not. A gerund acts as a noun, ‘Swimming keeps my grandfather healthy. Biting my nails is a bad habit of mine. Gerund can be made into a negative by adding ‘not. Not coming to school makes me fall behind. Not going out so often has saved me a lot of money. Gerunds are used as the subjects or objects of a sentence: Cooking my own meals makes me feel like a grown up. [subject] "But I dislike cleaning afterwards, [object] © (invite) all our aunts and uncles over. (forget) our cousins, too. We have not seen any of them since (love) to be able to see everyone this (do) all the cooking, I wonder! + Gerunds after the verb ‘to be’ My greatest fear is diving off a cliff My goal was finding suitable housing. + Gerunds after some phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are verbs + preposition. He is good at writing lyrics for love songs. I would like to advise you against going out tonight, Gerunds are also used after certain words and phrases + Gerunds used after certain verbs: = avoid T must avoid taking too much sugat > admit Would you admit eating my cake? Scanned with CamScanner> Consider I would like to consider not takin; part today. : = deny She denied posting the comment. = dislike The children dislike having to go home, enjoy We enjoy spending time together. Gerunds used after some expressions: = no use ‘There is no use trying, She said no. MUET Grammar Practices > do not mind 1 do not mind spending money. be busy She is always busy doing sor at her table. a = feel like I feel like having a break. > spend one’s time Rina would spend most of her time reading. i > be worth Is the movie worth going to the cinema _ again? Complete the sentences with gerunds by using the verbs given in the box. drive lose go explain play ‘wear 1 love futsal in the evening. 2 Thave to tell my mother about 3. Idor't understand it. You have to start 4. She doesn't mind 5 Weneed to reduce our weight by 6 Please do not go 7 She loves to go abroad. She will go around 8 Please be careful. 9 She could not stop 10 We have to hurry up. Otherwise, we will be 11 ‘Do you mind to KL. Itis the speak arrive cut ) think cross spend my watch, it to me again. that she hates. down on our meals. your money on the jacket. You will hardly use it. in the foreign language. the busy street is so scary. about the time she met the Korean actor. late again, the same clothes as me?" ‘No, I don't actually? © Scanned with CamScanner“/ sentences using the words in Brackets to creay ‘MUET Grammar Practices ‘This is your conversation with Ray. Complete thi gerunds (). . & 1 Lamalways —busy working _. (work) | You look busy. cook Do you mind cooking? 2 No, (cook) | What do you avoid? ; Do you “like coffee? 3 1 (take risks) What do you enjoy doing? Yep rink What do you deny doing? | What do you feel like doing? Am (write How do you spend your time? 61 (litter) 7 Yam bored. am (go to the beach) 8 Normally (learn a new skill) Complete the sentences using a combination of phrasal verbs and gerunds, planon —_turnon smile smoke cut off focussingon ‘KEuP + dance arrive 1 We _planon ___arriving by 2 otlock this afternoon, 2 Pleas stop ——— We need to be positive. 3. She atwork—____ from ear to ear yesterday. She won! 4 Fidah since last year, She remembers her steps well. 5 Thopeto Tt causes cancer, (6 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: she sett online/ They sell online. + The subjects and the verbs in sentences must be in agre ement, + Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural guy, ubjects take ph plural verbs, Scanned with CamScanneruncountable nouns 1 He sits on the bench, [singular] 2 They sit on the bench, [plural] + When there are 2 subjects connected by and} use the plural verb. 1 The student and the teacher are working together. 2. His brother and sister wear glasses. + When there is 1 subject but more than 1 verb, all the verbs must agree with the subject. 1 She takes care of the cats but neglects the birds. 2 They cook all the time and clean after that. + When there is a phrase between the subject and the verb, the verb still agrees with the subject. 1 The girl as well as her sisters speaks English well. 2 The main objective of the meeting is to get solutions. Practice (fl Complete the sentences using the s feel smell be _look 1 Fatima —____—— 2° The furniture ———— MUET Grammar Practices + When the 2 subjects are connected by ‘or’ Use the singular verb. 1 John or Mary agrees to take me there. 2 ‘the table or chair needs to be taken out. + When the 2 subjects are a combination of singular and plural and connected with ‘or’ or ‘nor, the verb should agree with the subject closest to the verb. This is called the rule of proximity. 1 The boy or the two girls run very fast. 2. The two girls or the boy runs very fast. + These are singular and require singular verbs, Each | Either Everyone each one Anyone Nobody Someone 1 Nobody was here when I came in. 2 Each of the cakes looks delicious. + For sentences beginning with “There is’ or “There are; the verbs agrees with what follows the verbs. 1 There is little information given to us. 2 There are many ways to do it. ingular or the plural form of these verbs given, take plan decide work —_ share to take the train rather than fly to Penang. modern and very suitable for our new house. © Scanned with CamScannerSS sever commer Prscicos 3. They ______ along walk om the beach during sunset: 4 Lalways_____ that we should buy local products. 5 My mother and her friends ______—- © go on a long break next week. 6 Confidence ___ alli takes for you to win the race. 7 We __ our lunch like we always do. = _ in the same company as an auditor. 9 1______ something nice as I reach the kitchen, enw 2] Select the singular or the plural form of the verbs in the brackets ( ). Everybody (1) __________ (look, looks) surprised. Nobody (2) _______ (expect, expects) that we are going to be travelling in this old rickety truck. Ask anyone who (3) _________ (is, are) standing here by the side of this dusty road. Each of us (4) _______ (have, has) decided that we would spend our bare minimum for this trip to the east. So, it is decided that everyone who (5) (come, comes) along would be travelling rough. But neither the group leader nor the group members (6) (expect, expects) to see this! SezEe 5) Select the singular or the plural form of the verbs in the brackets ( ). 1 _Jaiand his neighbour always (go, goes) fishing on Sundays. ‘The man standing in the rain__ (Look, looks) very cold. Mrs Ram bakes cakes and scones and then (sell, sells) them. Travelling to work —_________ (becomes, become) easier now that I can drive. Either the teacher or the students___ (need, needs) to collect the books. ‘There ___—(is, are) 0 much food on the table, My sister along with her closefriends___(gg¢s, go) to the same university ‘The big group —————— (hold, holds) their meeting at the hall this evening. oN Aw ea ww Scanned with CamScannerCoffee and tea “taste, 10 Inormally buy online as 1 MUET Grammar Practices tastes) better with no sugar. "——— (dislike, dislikes) large crowds, 11 The singers agree to take Pictures and 12 The student with all her classmates (Is, Ate) there 7 TO, IN, AT; [For places) + to ‘to indicates a movement towards a direction return to/ go to/ walk to/ run to ete, We are driving to KLCC tomorrow. Kim did not go to work today. Would you like to go to the zoo? When did you go to see them? He is cycling to school. walk/ go/ run etc. to home T want to go home. (not go to home) Would you like to drive home? (pose, poses) with their fans. — (passes, pass) the exams well. ‘anyone who can hear me? * in/at stay in/ work in/ live in/ be in etc. Langkawi is in Kedah, I live in Kedah. (not I live at Kedah) You can find it in the room. She likes to read in bed, stay at/ be at/ stand at etc. ‘The car is at the traffic lights. Why is that man standing at the door? You can find it at the top of the page. Tam here at the bus stop. Scanned with CamScannerBis | Sawer crommor Practices Complete these sentences, Use to + one of the choices given. bed work Sweden the computer shop —_ the ee the cinema the office the clinic the bank the football match School 1 The new movie has just come out, Would you like to go 2 Ido not feel like going —__ _— today. I don’t feel well. 3° Please take this ‘The clerk needs it. 4 “Are you going * Could you get me some juice?” She is going 7 early tonight. She had a long day. aw Farah wants to withdraw some money. She needs to go Next year, I plan to take atrip_____ I want to see the northern lights. 8 Could I come with you 2 Ineed to repair my laptop. 9 ‘Do you normally drive ? ‘Do you already have a licence?” 10 Aiman has a fever. He has gone to 11 Ganesh is taking his brother Be 2) Complete the sentences forthe pictures Use in or at + one ofthese words They are really strong supporters. at door train station bed home the sea middle Scanned with CamScanner1 Heis___teading in bed 5 Heis___ 2 Sheis—io 6 She is —__—_——_ 3 Sheis——— 7 Heis—___ 4 Thehandphoneis_____ |g: tes ean Complete the sentences using in or at, 1, Trun________the stadium. I could see our football team practising there. She left her luggage ____the hotel lobby. Drive straight on and __ the roundabout, take the first exit. Don't play ____ the kitchen. It dangerous. Where do you live?____ Putrajaya. Lin is___ her room playing a video game. ‘You can see the writer's note ___ the bottom of the page. I saw my teacher ___ the supermarket. She was buying groceries. ye Na we wp ‘The news about our win is____the newspaper. Could I have some milk ___ my coffee please? 5 Who is that woman _____ the photograph? BOE ‘They are working __ the university. You could find his house _____ the end of the street. Aida is_____ the airport waiting to be picked up. zB the garden since morning. a He is enjoying the view. He has been sitting 16. live ____ a big town. I plan to move out soon. love playing chess. 8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENS! He enjoys climbing trees. He climbs a lot. “They sing the national ” anthem before every match. Scanned with CamScannerSS ser crammor Practices We we the singe present ese k= (a) For things that happen all the time [habitual] She climbs, Eg. My mother runs in the morning. He climbs, It climbs, (b) When stating a fact T climb. Eg, Sport shoes are expensive. You climb, We climb, (©) To express present thoughts and opinions ‘They climb, Eg. I think you need to start on some cardiovascular exercises. (@)_ To talk about plans in the future Eg. The game starts at 4.30 p.m. today. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs from the words below. attend ply buy focus aan make return jog 20 travel put worry drink 1 We ____tennis at 4 oclock in the evening. 2. The sports arena is situated in my neighbourhood. I there often. 3. Sheila swimming lessons to improve her skills. 4 The boomerang ____round ina circular motion. It then ___ buck 0 me. Tan Cheng Hoe____the coach for our national football team, 6 You about things too much, Please on the game. 7 My mother with her friends in Ayer Keroh Botanical Garden. 8 1 the sports equipment that L need from hen 9 Practice — perfect, 1 inte; | of training, mend (0 —____ in two more extra hours ° 10 She a lot of water af - too. Mller every match, She__tg the toilet afte" Scanned with CamScannerPresent simple questions, Positive: estions: Questions: do/does 4 subject + infinitive (root form) She | draws i He | borrows here she teach now? | buries does | he go to relax? Tommy | carries it return home How Tommy | compete? 1] paint often 1 ‘ They | shoot blow the whistle? You | balance do ae arrive from London? We | unite When, Yo start? we return home? You are asking somebody questions. Write your questions with Do Does...? 1 like playing in the rain, And you? Do you like playing in the rain 2 2. Texercise every morning. And you? 3. Iswim. And your father? 4 Iwant to be a famous writer. And the children? 2 3 Iplay rugby. And Chua? 2 6 Ihave a personal trainer. And the athletes? JJ ______@? 7 cook my own meals. And the boys? J $$JJ i _______? 8 I support our national team. And your brother? J _____? ‘These questions begin with Where/ What/ When/ Ho 4. (how often/ you) How often do you play hockey A twice a wee 1 Iplay hockey 2 She lives in Johor Bahru. (where/ he) a 3. Aimi roller skates inthe evening. (when/ her brother) 2 ? Jim eycles by the lake, (where/ Rahim) : they) : Thave three rackets. (How many! yhat/ Aida) ; I sit under a fan after running. (w! awe Scanned with CamScannerSawer crommar Practices 7 Shera rents the court daily. (how! they) / Mary) 8 log onto the Internet after school. (when! subha) 9 Nani swims at the pool. (where/ St (where/ she) 10 He buys his leather shoes over there. took my cat to the vet. (9 SIMPLE PAST TENS! Zahin watches television every day. (Simple Present Tense) V Wel You Zahin watched television yesterday evening. (Simple Past Tense) i Sas + ‘watched’ is the simple past tense of the verb watch. He/ Shey It ‘The Simple Past Tense are often -ed, -d or ied. For example: Regular verbs: work ~ worked march ~ marched live - lived clean - cleaned enjoy - enjoyed rain ~ rained Spellin; study ~ studied marry ~ married fry - fried stop ~ stopped plan ~ planned dip - dipped Examples: + We carried all the furniture up the stairs, + Rizal jogged 4 km this morning. He later walked another 2 km to work. Some verbs are irregular. The past simple is not -ed Irregular verbs: begin - began fall — fell break - broke yas leave ~ let give - gave come ~ came oer = pee Examples: + We normally begin class at 9 lock. We by + He fell off the ladder and landed frmlyon ras at 9 oclock this morning. 'O feet. + She was so hungry she at all the fried ry © and left none for the others. Scanned with CamScanner