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END OF SEMESTER 2

2018-2019

YEAR 4

GRAMMAR

PRACTICE SHEETS

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare one noun to another noun. We add ‘er to the

end of most words. e.g. His car is bigger than mine.

Superlative adjectives are describing words that have the highest or least quality. They compare

three or more things. We add ‘est’ to the end of most words. e.g. My car is the biggest.

Complete the table by filling in the blanks:

Comparative Superlative fast faster fastest

earlier slowest

long

colder hard

slower happier

high lazy

braver

more dangerous nervous

most unpleasant good

Complete the sentences below by choosing a word from the list:

smartest prettiest stronger bigger busiest

1. Mona is the ______________ girl in our class.

2. Paul is ________________than Nick.

3. I think Abdul is the ________________boy in our class.

4. This street is the _________________in our city.

5. This airplane is ______________________than that one.

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Determiners ‘a’ and ‘an’

Use ‘a’ when the next word starts with a consonant, or before words starting in u and eu when

they sound like you. Use ‘an’ when the next word starts with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or with a mute h.

Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’:

1. We saw ______ lion at the zoo.

2. I eat _____ apple every day.

3. Blue is _____ favourite colour of mine.

4. _____ umbrella is useful in rainy weather.

5. Dad and I are building_____ ramp today.

Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’:

Sally had seen him once, watching her through_____ window. _____tall, dark

shape with______cloak billowing out behind him and two red eyes that glowed.

She had spent the rest of the night with_____ eye open, buried under the covers,

waiting for dawn. Of course, she had told her mother but___ response her mother

always gave was; ‘Don’t be so silly’ or ‘Hurry up and eat your breakfast’ or ‘Not

now. We’ll be late for school’.

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Objective: To use and punctuate direct speech.

Direct speech is writing down or reporting the actual words that are being said. For

example; “I'm looking forward to playing football on Saturday,” Ali said.

Enter speech marks into the correct place in each sentence.

1. Don’t do that, shouted the man.

2. Aisha explained, I am going to the mall later.

3. What time are you going to school? asked Mohammed. In about 10 minutes,

replied Abdulla.

4. Leave it over there, said dad. OK, answered his son. Not on top of the table,

under the table, explained dad.

Put the speech marks in the correct places once again. This time, however, you will

also need to add all the other punctuation that is needed as well.

Watch out for commas, question marks or exclamation marks.

1. Hello said Roudha

2. Can I come in asked the man

3. Come here said Grandma I want to see how much you have grown

4. Run shouted Haya The dog is after us

Below is a paragraph that needs direct speech. Read the paragraph carefully then

add the speech marks in the correct places.

Excuse me, said the man. Can you tell me what the time is?

I think it’s about 8 o’clock, replied Youssef. I haven’t got my watch on but I

remember seeing the time in Festival City Mall a few minutes ago.

Festival City! said the man. That’s just what I’m looking for. Can you point

me in the right direction?

Yes, said Youssef. You just go down there past Ikea, and Festival City will be on

your right hand side.

Brilliant, said the man, Thanks for your help.

That’s okay, said Youssef.

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Now write sentences using direct speech. What might the people be saying to

each other?

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Objective To use fronted adverbials

Fronted adverbials describe an action (verb), they tell you when, how and where.

Underline the fronted adverbial in each sentence

1. Before the sun came up she ate her breakfast.

2. At school the children were busy recycling.

3. Under the bed Noora found her favorite teddy.

4. Anxiously the girls walk up to the front door.

Place the comma in the correct place after the fronted adverbial.

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When you change the order of a sentence by using a fronted adverbial, you

place a comma after it.

e.g. There is a very pretty rose in my grandmother’s garden.

In my grandmother’s garden, there is a very pretty rose.

Rewrite these sentences placing the fronted adverbial at the beginning and using a comma after.

1. The bus is leaving the school in five minutes.

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2. Sara tip toed down the stairs without making a sound.

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3. The animals built their house at the edge of the deep dark forest.

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4. Youssef ran across the road quickly.

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Objective: To use the correct singular and plural nouns (-s, -es, -ies,-ves).

For most nouns you simply add s. For example, ball – balls, cat – cats

For most nouns that end in ch, sh, s, ss, x, z add -es.

fox – foxes, dish – dishes, dress – dresses

For most nouns that end in a consonant, delete the y and add ies.

baby – babies,

For most nouns that end in f or fe, delete the fe and add -ves

leaf – leaves, knife – knives.

Turn these singular nouns into plurals.

car _______ pen _______ dog _______

ball _______ coat _______ shoe _______

Rewrite each sentence changing the singular noun to a plural.

a) The dog barked at the man. _____________________________________

b) The train was late.

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c) One day the girl had a fight at school. ______________________________

Draw a line to match the correct plural noun to the singular noun.

wives life

leaves knife

lives leaf

knives wife

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Write the correct plural noun.

One lorry - some _______________

One wolf - a pack of _________________

A strawberry - a bowl of ________________

Circle the correct spelling of the plural noun

penny - pennies pennes penies

scarf - scarfs scarvies scarves

Rewrite these sentences changing the underlined singular noun to a plural.

The baby enjoyed listening to the story.

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We ate jelly and strawberry at the party.

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Choose the correct plural noun from the box below to complete each sentence.

bellies daisies countries

a) How many different ______________ have you travelled to?

b) The ___________ are growing in the garden.

c) We ate a lot of food and now our ____________ are full.

Write two sentences using your own plural nouns ending in -ies and -ves.

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Objective: Indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe. An apostrophe is used to show possession (something belongs to someone). The most common way is to add an apostrophe + s combination at the end of a person’s name e.g. Maha’s pencil

In each sentence below, use a possessive apostrophe to show who the item belongs to. a. The lunch belongs to Ahmad.

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b. The pencil belongs to Aisha.

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c. The game belongs to Lena. _________________________________ d. The folder belongs to Yusuf.

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Rewrite the following sentences in the possessive form

e.g.the lunch that belongs to Hana - Hana’s lunch.

a. The phone that belongs to Layla -________________________________

b. The tools that belong to my dad - ________________________________

c. The tail that belongs to the cat - _________________________________

d. The house that Dawood owns -

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e. The guitar that belongs to Yunus -

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Complete each sentence to show ownership of the noun in brackets ( ).

This is ________________ textbook. (Saeed)

That ________________ shirt is pink. (girl)

That ________________ feathers are blue. (bird)

Do you know which one is ________________ jacket? (Sahar)

Rewrite each sentence. Add apostrophes to show ownership where necessary.

Careful! Not all sentences will need an apostrophe!

a) How did Ahmeds bike break?

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b) Saras sister is going skiing this weekend.

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c) Tamims target was to finish all his homework on time.

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Rewrite each sentence below using apostrophes where needed. a) The schools principal couldn’t come to the concert. b) Wasn’t watching the puppy chasing the rabbits tail fun? c) Reems best friend is Janas cousin. d) We’ve always liked Khalids books.

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You have just been given a new job. You are now the police detective in charge

of the correct use of apostrophes.

You need to write rules/laws about using the possession apostrophe.

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Objective: Using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause

Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases or clauses. Conjunctions

are often used to join sentences together.

The most common conjunctions include; and, or, but.

For example: I enjoy swimming, and / but / so I hate getting changed afterwards.

Underline the most suitable conjunction to use in the following sentences.

1. I was going straight to tennis after school, and / but / so I took my racket with me.

2. James did his homework, and / but / so he forgot to give it in.

3. My family went to London and / but / so had a great time.

Choose the most suitable conjunction from the box below to link each pair of clauses.

1. Do not leave the tap open ___________ save water.

2. I will only be able to catch the train ____________ I run for it!

3. I got my homework done quickly last Friday _______I had a busy weekend planned.

4. I completed my recycling poster _____________ I was listening to music.

5. My dog loves to chase pigeons, ________she never catches them.

Write a sentence using the conjunctions given below.

if _________________________________________________________________

while _________________________________________________________________

although ______________________________________________________________

although while because if and

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Conjunctions: time and cause

When, after, before, until, since, while, once, as and as soon as are conjunctions

which can be used to connect an action or an event to a point in time.

Use the correct conjunction of time and cause to fill the gap in each sentence.

after while before until as soon as

1. Can you wait in the car ___________________ I run into the shop?

2. I met her just ___________________ she left.

3. The students ran out of class _________________________ the bell rang.

4. We can’t play music ____________________ everyone has gone to bed

5. I played football ___________________ I was exhausted.

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Adverbs tell information about a verb in the sentence. An adverb can tell when

something is done.

Choose an adverb from the box below to complete each sentence.

1. _______________I forget to brush my teeth before bed.

2. Muhammad will finish his book report__________________.

3. Sara and Tara walked to school together____________________.

4. Your plant will grow ___________________if you take care of it.

5. My family _____________________ travelled to New Mexico.

Choose the most suitable connecting adverb from the box below to link each pair of

sentences.

1. Khamil worked hard for this week’s test, _____________ , he got a good score.

2. I’d been waiting ages for the new series to start, ___________, its first episode was

about to come on!

3. Samya wasn’t sure she wanted sandwiches for lunch, __________ , she fancied some

warming soup.

Challenge: Can you use the remaining adverbs in your own sentences?

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therefore however consequently finally rather

recently sometimes yesterday tomorrow soon

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Read each sentence below and underline the connecting adverb.

1. We all went to the park. Meanwhile, Dad prepared the party.

2. The first thing that I did was sit down. Next, I got out my book.

3. She needed to be home early. Consequently, she left work at 3 pm.

A preposition is a small word that helps us to add extra information to sentences. It

connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, showing the relationship

between them. Preposition of time answers the questions when.

Examples: at, on, in, after, before, by, since, during, until, within, for, between

The chef served pudding after a delicious dinner.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with ‘in’, ‘at’ or ‘on’.

1. My dad reads the newspaper ________ the morning.

2. We eat dinner _________ 6:00 in the evening.

3. It’s my sister’s birthday _________ Saturday.

4. The shop closes _________ 8:00 pm.

5. What do you to do __________ Fridays?

6. We went to Malaysia _________ 2016.

7. I will see you __________ a few weeks.

8. They went to Germany _________ the winter.

9. ________ the weekend, I watched the Kite Festival.

10. ________ Saturday afternoon, I went to the gym.

Circle the preposition in each sentence.

1. In the future, I want to be a doctor.

2. Are you going to work until 2:00?

3. She will arrive before lunchtime.

4. My dad has to be at work by 9 o’clock.

5. We played tag during break time.

in- is for month, year, seasons

and historical periods

at- is for specific times, places

and meals

on – is for days of the week

and specific dates

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Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the box below.

within since before after during until

1. I have lived in this house ____________ I was born.

2. The children were sleeping ___________ the movie.

3. The Maths teacher offered a review lesson ____________ school.

4. ___________ the training, the new players were ready to play.

5. We were told to complete the project _______________ a week.

6. I can stay up __________ midnight.

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Objective: Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense

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Which sentence is written in the present perfect tense? Tick the correct box.

1 It was sunny so we decided to go to the park

2 Alya has fixed my computer.

3 Maryam wrote a letter to her aunt.

4 The twins got up early this morning.

Circle the correct option to form the present perfect tense.

1. I have / has already finished my homework.

2. My son have / has just started the university.

3. The Clark’s family have / has gone to the seaside.

4. Dad haven’t / hasn’t watered the plants.

5. Have / Has Sam ever been to the USA?

6. Our English teachers have / has never ridden a horse.

7. Ann, Frank and Jim have / has bought a new house.

8. Have / Has you taken the dog for a walk?

9 The weather have / has been terrible since yesterday.

10 My little sister have / has just stopped crying.

Complete the sentences by writing the past participle of each infinitive verb in

brackets

1. I have (be) ____________________ to France twice.

2. I have (complete) ____________________ three computer courses.

3. He hasn’t (speak) ____________________ to his bank manager since June.

4. They have just (leave) ____________________ the building.

5. I haven’t (eat) ____________________ Chinese food before.

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6. I think Jim has (have) ____________________ enough of Lauren.

7. Ben has (drive) ____________________ 300 miles in the past two days.

8. We haven’t (sell) ____________________ many ice creams this week.

9. They have never (ask) ____________________ their parents for any help.

10. I’ve just (see) ____________________ that bag at a lower price in a different

shop.

11. I think the manager has (offer) ____________________ him a job.

12. We have (make) ____________________ a dozen cakes for the party.

13. Has he (clean) ____________________ the car yet?

14. How long have you (live) ____________________ in the UK?

15. I have never (hear) ____________________ of that play. Is it any good?

Change these sentences into the present perfect tense.

1. My brother ate the last piece of cake.

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2. The coaches trained their players for the football match.

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3. Jack saw the new Star Wars film.

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4. I did nothing today.

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5. Sara and Jane went to the restaurant for breakfast.

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Objective: Choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion

and to avoid repetition

Circle the pronoun that best completes each sentence

Re-write each sentence, replacing the nouns with a pronoun from the word bank

below.

1. Make sure Maryam does not forget her purse.

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2. Do you believe that Ahmed, Faisal and Yusuf all fit in the same car.

3. Monkeys are one of the smartest animals in the zoo.

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4. Khalid must not forget to bring his back pack to school.

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5. Please tell teachers ahead of time.

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Objective: Use capital letters correctly

Re-write the sentences below with capital letters and full stops.

Proper Nouns

A proper noun is a special naming word. Proper nouns are names ;

e.g. Fathima (person), Qatar (place), Monday (day)

Re-write the sentences making sure the proper nouns start with a capital letter.

a) sara was late for school and was in trouble with ms. maryam.

b) lolwa was going to her gran’s house in ain khalid and she was very excited.

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c) scotland, england, ireland and wales are all part of britain.

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