ENGLISH GRAMMAR
I. SINGULAR PLURAL
We add -s or -es to make plurals of most singular nouns. Generally, we add -es
to nouns ending with s, ss, ch, sh, x and o to make plural.
Write the plural form for the following.
1. Flower - 11. Lunch -
2. Flash - 12. Tree -
3. Dog - 13. Mango -
4. Car - 14. Tax -
5. Wish - 15. Gas -
6. Egg - 16. Beach -
7. Crash - 17. Truck -
8. Cloud - 18. Apple -
9. Tool - 19. Pass -
10.Box - 20. Blanket -
II. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
We add -s or -es to the verb when we use it with singular nouns or singular
pronouns like he, she and it.
Eg: A cheetah runs fast.
He walks fast.
We do not add -s or -es to the verb when we use it with plural nouns or plural
pronouns like We and They. We do not use -s or -es with pronouns I and you.
Eg: We walk fast.
They run fast.
I like dosas.
You like samosas.
The children play many games.
Choose the Present tense form using the clues given.
1. Karan usually ________ (go/goes) to the gym after work.
2. John and Annie never ________ (eat/eats) meat.
3. The sun ________ (rise/rises) in the east.
4. We ________ (play/plays) tennis every weekend.
5. He often ________ (read/reads) books in the evening.
6. It usually ________ (rain/rains) a lot in the summer.
7. I ________ (work/works) at a bank.
8. The train ________ (leave/leaves) at 8 AM.
9. We usually ________ (watch/watches) movies on Fridays.
10.The teacher ________ (teach/teaches) English.
11.The car ________ (not start/doesn’t start) in the cold weather.
12.My parents ________ (live/lives) in the countryside.
13.He ________ (drive/drives) a red car.
14.The school bus ________ (arrive/arrives) at 7:30 AM.
15.The children ________ (play/plays) in the park every afternoon.
III. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
We add -ed to most verbs to form the simple past tense. Ed: help -> helped
If verb ends in a consonant + -y, we take off -y and add -ied. Eg: carry -> carried
Fill in the blanks with past tense.
1. They ________ (play) tennis.
2. I ________ (study) for hours before the exam.
3. He ______________ (walk) slowly to the school.
4. I ______________ (visit) my friend in London.
5. She ______________ (dry) her hair in the balcony.
6. We really _____________ (enjoy) your party.
7. They ______________ (travel) to the beach.
8. James _____________ (jump) off the cliff.
9. Sita ______________ (finish) her homework before dinner.
10.The cat ______________ (chase) the mouse.
11.Elisa ______________ (jump) up very high.
12.Latha _______________ (live) in Malacca last year.
13.Joe ______________ (watch) horror movie.
14.Maya _____________ (bake) a cake.
15.I _____________ (wait) for the school bus.
IV. ARTICLES
The words a and an are called articles. We use a before words that begin with
consonant sounds. Eg: a box, a camel, a dog
We use an before words that begin with vowel ( a, e, i, o, u) sounds. Eg: an
egg, an owl
Fill in the blanks with “a or an”.
1. _________ ox 6. _________ rice
2. __________ cow 7. __________ slice of bread
3. __________ airy room 8. _________ egg
4. __________ useful book 9. _________ star
5. __________ idea 10. __________ beach
Fill in the blanks with “a or an”.
1. He is __________ artist.
2. The girls are sitting on __________ bench.
3. I want __________ cup of coffee.
4. He is _________ experienced teacher.
5. She is _________ talented musician.
6. It’s _________ sunny day.
7. I need ________ umbrella because it’s raining.
8. We saw _________ ostrich in the zoo.
9. She adopted _________ stray cat.
10.She has _________ interesting story to tell.
V. ADJECTIVES
We use adjective to describe nouns (people, place, animals and things). These
words are also called describing words.
Underline the adjectives.
1. Wet floor 11. Young person
2. Green grass 12. Short trip
3. Old house 13. Warm day
4. Tall boy 14. Sharp knife
5. Loving dog 15. Salty popcorn
6. Happy boy 16. Hard bricks
7. Kind teacher 17. Sweet candy
8. Large school 18. Loud music
9. Clean beach 19. Pretty dress
10.Empty box 20. Dirty park
Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.
1. He has a blue car.
2. My soft pillow is comfortable.
3. The elephant has big ears.
4. I like to catch beautiful butterfly.
5. We drink hot milk after dinner.
6. Ram wore his new shoes to school.
7. The spotted cow ate grass.
8. Those parrots have colourful feathers.
9. The round pot is kept on the table.
10.Divya has a long har.
VI. PREPOSITIONS
We use preposition to talk about where something is. In, On and Under are
some prepositions.
1. The ball is __________ the basket.
2. The pencil is _________ the table.
3. The spoon is _________ the bowl.
4. The flower vase is __________ the table.
5. The cat is ________ the desk.
6. The blanket is ________ the bed.
7. The toy is _________ the bed.
8. The book is ________ the table.
9. The fish is ________ the bowl.
Fill in the blanks with preposition (in/on/under):
1. The cat is ________ the table.
2. She placed the book ________ the shelf.
3. The bird is flying ________ the sky.
4. The ball rolled ________ the bed.
5. The children are playing ________ the park.
6. I found my keys ________ the couch
7. I left my phone ________ the car.
8. The lamp is ________ the desk.
9. The painting is hanging ________ the wall.
10.The cookies are ________ the jar.
11.The cat is hiding ________ the bed.
12.The fish is swimming _______ the water.
13.The shoes are ________ the closet.
14.The train is traveling ________ the tracks.
15.The sun is shining ________ the sky.
16.The plane is flying ________ the clouds.
17.The flowers are blooming ________ the garden.
18.The ball is ________ the box.
19.The cat is sleeping ________ the chair.
20.The car is parked ________ the garage.
VII. QUESTION WORDS
Questions ate sentences that ask something. We use a question mark (?) at the
end of a sentence to show that we are asking a question.
We use who to ask about a person.
Eg: Who is that boy?
He is my friend.
We use where to ask about a place.
Eg: Where does he live?
He lives in the next street.
We use what to ask about a thing or action.
Eg: What is this?
This is a book.
What is she doing?
She is cooking.
We use When to ask about time.
Eg: When is the meeting?
The meeting is at 8:00 a.m.
We use Why to ask about reasons.
Eg: Why are you laughing?
Its funny.
We use How to ask for more details.
Eg: How do you swim?
I swim quite well.
Fill in the blanks with correct question words (Who / Where / What).
1. ______________ did you find my wallet? I found it under the table.
2. _____________ painted the picture? Sandra painted the picture.
3. _____________ is Dan looking for? Dan is looking for his eye glasses.
4. _____________ is going to the market? My mon is going to the market.
5. ___________ is the name of your pet? My pet’s name is Tommy.
Match the questions with the answers.
1. Where does Minnie live? coffee
2. What time is it? Near the Playground
3. Who is at the door? 5:00 p.m.
4. Where is the park? My friend
5. What do you like to drink? In London
Read the answers and write the questions using Who, Where or What.
1. ___________________________________________________________
It is a Teddy bear.
2. ___________________________________________________________
Mr.Terry is his father.
3. ___________________________________________________________
I am going to school.
4. ___________________________________________________________
It is 7:30 p.m. now.
5. ___________________________________________________________
She is my older sister.
Choose the correct question word:
(What, When, Why, How, Who, Where)
1. ________ is the party?
2. _________ are you late?
3. _________ broke the toy?
4. _________ are you going?
5. _________ are you feeling?
6. _________ did you reach the school?
7. _________ time is it now?
8. _________ was at the door?
9. __________ is the cake?
10.__________ cookies do you like?
