1 NOUNS
Nouns are divided into common nouns and preper noun common nouns rae word for people, animal, place or things.
cat - goose - cow - hen - dog - horse - dolphin - mouse - duck - parrot
Airport - farm - hospital - hotel - house - island
mall - restaurant - school - stadium
bag - box - kite - lamp - picture - can - radio - train - television - window
Example:
- another word for astronaut is spaceman or spacewoman.
- There's a little bird in the garden.
- Who is your teacher?
- Don't eat that rotten apple.
- Kate has a lovely doll.
- I like reading stories.
- My father is a doctor.
- Every child has a dictionary.
- Rudy hate bananas.
- The phone is riging.
- Here's a book for you.
Proper Noum
proper nouns are names for particular people, place or things. they always begin whith a capital letter.
Here are some more names of people:
Ali baba - Florence Nightingale - Derek Jeter - Pauline - Johnny Depp - Patrick - Harry Potter
The names of countries and their people are also proper nouns.
American - Egyptian - Indian - Italian - Thai - Japanese - Korean - France
COUNTRY PEOPLE
America Americans
Egypt Egyptians
India Indians
Italy Italians
Korea Koreans
France the French
The names of towns, cities buildings and landmarksare prper nouns.
For example:
Hong Kong
Egypt
the Great Wall of China
the Statue of liberty
Sidney
London
New york
The days of the week and months of the year are proper nouns.
2 PRONOUNS
Apronouns is a word that takes the place of a common noun or a proper noun. There are different kinds of pronouns.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
The words I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT , WE and THEY are called PERSONAL PRONOUNS. They take the place of nouns and are used as the SUBJECT of the verd in a sentence.
My name is David. I am the youngest in the family
This is my father. he is a teacher.
This Is my mother. she is a lawyer.
I have a brother and two sisters.
They are Peter, Sharon and Jenny.
have a dog. It is a called lucky.
Lucky, you are a good dog.
The words me, you , him, her, it, us and them are also personal pronouns. They also take the place of nouns.
These pronouns are used as the object of the verb in a sentence.
I am sthanding on my head. look at me.
My mother is kind. everybody likes her.
Lisa, I told you to tidy your bed!
Sharon and Jenny! Dad is waiting for you!
Lucky and I are playing in the park . Dad is watching us.
You must not play with the knife. Give itto me.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves are called reflexive pronouns.
They refer to the person or animal that os the subject of the verd.
I made this cake myself.
Be careful with the knife. You'll cut yourself.
Michael is looking at himself in the mirro.
Susan has hurt herself.
our cat washes itself after each meal.
3 ADJECTIVES
An andjetive is a describing word . it tells you more about a noun. A n adjective usually appears before the noun it a describes. sometimes, though, the adjective appears after the noun, later in the sentence.
a busy street
a dark corner
a deep sea
a large bed
It is windy.
John's handeriting is very neat.
The sea is roungh.
All the players are very tall.
4 VERDS
Most verds are action words. They tekk you what people, animals or things are doing.
act
bake
bend
burst
buy
close
cook
cross
climb
fall
fly
go
grow
hop
jumo
move
pull
run
shout
sing
sit
slide
stand
start
swim
walk
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
The simple present tense expresses a general truth or a customany action.
Uncle joe wears glasses.
Ducks love water.
The sun rises in the east.
The children go to school by bus.
Mary enjoys singing.
Peter sometimes lends me his bike.
Cow eat grass.
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
When do you use the present progressive tense? To talk about action in the present, or things that are still going on or happening now.
I am writing a letter.
Mom is knitting a sweater for sally.
The phone is ringing.
I'm playing chess with my friend.
She's riding a horse.
He's taking a walk in the park.
The man's counting the money.
They are practicing tai chi.
We're rushing to the airoport to meet Mr. Smith.
- Form the present progressive tense like this:
am + present participle
is + present participle
are + present participle
- The present participle is the form of a verb ending with -ing. For example:
show + ing = showing
come + ing = coming
- you have to diubke the last letter of some verbs before you add -ing. For example:
get + ing = getting
nod + ing = nodding
jog + ing = jogging
rob + ing = robbing
stop + ing = stopping
swim + ing = swimming
- Notice that the verds above are all short verbs of just one syllable.
They all end with a consonant such as b. d, g. m, p, t and heve only one vowel before the consonant.
- If a verd ends in e, you usually have to drop the e before you add -ing For example:
chase + ing = cahsing
cycle + ing = cycling
drive + ing = driving
smile + ing = smiling
Use the present progessive tense to talk about things you have planned to do, or things that are going to happen in the future. To form the present progressive tense, use am, is and are as helping vers or auxiliary verbs.
When are you taking me to the zoo?
We are having a barbecue later this evening.
I'm starting piano lessons soon
Jim's parents are taking him to texas next week.
My favoryte TV program is starting in a minute.
HAVE AND HAS
The verbs have and has are used to say what people own or possess. they are also used to talk about things that people do or get, such as illnesses. these words are the simple present tense of verb have.
We have breakfast at 7:00 am.
Peter has a sore knee.
He has alot of stamps.
She has long hair.
Our house has large windows.
Have a cookie, if you like.
Dad has a cold.
THE SIMPLE PRESENTE PERFECT TENSE
Use the present perfect tense to talk about happenings in the past that explain or affect the present the present. The verbs have and has are used as " helping" or auxiliary verbs to form the present perfect tense.
Sam has scored two goals.
I've just finished my shower.
Uncle tom has lost his wallet.
John has gone out.
The lees have moved to Ohio
It has not rained for months.
To form the present perfect tense join have or has to past participle of the verb:
Have + Past participle
Has + Past participle
The past participle of a regular verb usually ends in -ed, just like the simple past tense. But the past participles of irregular verbs don't follow this rule.
5 ADVERBS
An abverd is a word that describes a verd. It tells you about an action, or the way something is done.
A lot of adverbs end in -ly
They laughed loudly
The dog is barking fiercely.
Alice skated beautifully
The prince and the princess lived happily ever after.
The birds are singing sweetly.
beautiful beautifully
braave bravely
bright brightly
fierce fiercely
happy happily
heavy heavily
loud loudly
peaceful peacefully
slow slowly
sound soundly
sweet sweetly
Many adverds are made by adding -ly to adjectives.
6 PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word that connects one thing with another, showing how they are related.
Some prepositions tell you about preposition or place.
There's abig balloon in the sky.
Jane is jumping into the pool.
The books fell off the shelf.
Dad always keeps his wallet in the drawer.
There is along mirror on the wall.
A preposittion is a usually followed by a noun or pronoun.
7 CONJUNCTIONS
Aconjunction is a linking word such as and, or, but.
Conjunctions are used to connect words or sentences.
The animal is large but timid.
Is this a sheep or a goat'
a cat and its kittens
a builder and his tools
a doctor and a nurse
slow but steady
A conjunction may link two or more than two words or sentences.
The words before, after, as, when, while, until, since, are also conjunctions. They tell when something happens, so they are called conjunctions of time.
Maggie could play the piano before she was five.
I always brush my teeth after i've had my breakfast.
After he began exercising regularly, jerry became healthier.
You have grown taller since I saw you last.
Look boht ways before you cross the street.
Joe listened to music while he was doing his homework.
8 INTERJECTIONS
An interjection is a word that expresses a sudden, strong feeling such as surprise, pain, or pleasure.
Wow!
Goodness!
Oh!
Good!
Oh no!
Hooray!
Thanks!
Help!
Good luck!
Well done!
Gosh!
Hey!
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Notice that an exclamation point (!) is often used after interjections.
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