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Grammar

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Alston’s Grammar Usage uses the concept-to-context approach of learning English for young
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learners. Language and grammar rules are presented to the learner gradually through examples
and practices in the book, starting from the introduction of a concept through examples and
later progressing to practices in various formats. All these are designed to help the learner
acquire language and grammar skills progressively and systematically.

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Attractive and colourful pictures and illustrations accompany grammar points, examples and
practices to facilitate a better understanding and clarity of these activities. The concepts are
grouped into learning sections of:
• language units, where on concept is presented in one unit;
• a review of the units in the form of practice; and
• a set of worksheets, one for each unit.

Grammar Usage comprises 3 books in the series and is aimed at learners in the primary schools.

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 Contents

Unit 1 Nouns 4
Unit 2 Articles: A/An 6
Unit 3 Regular Nouns 8
Unit 4 Irregular Nouns 10
Review Units 1–4 12
Practice Units 1–4 14

Unit 5 Subject Personal Pronouns 18

Unit 6 Object Personal Pronouns 20
Unit 7 Possessive Adjectives 22
Unit 8 Possessive Nouns: The Apostrophe 24
Review Units 5–8 26
Practice Units 5–8 28

Unit 9 Demonstrative Pronouns 32

Unit 10 Subject-Verb Agreement 34
Unit 11 Negative Sentences 36
Unit 12 Using the Verb ‘To Be’ 38
Review Units 9–12 40
Practice Units 9–12 42

Unit 13 Regular Verbs 46

Unit 14 Irregular Verbs 48
Unit 15 Contractions in Negative Sentences 50
Unit 16 The Verb ‘To Do’: Yes/No Questions 52
Review Units 13–16 54
Practice Units 13–16 56

Unit 17 Imperatives 60
Unit 18 Modals: Can/Can’t 62
Unit 19 Modals: Can …? 64
Unit 20 Modals: Should/Shouldn’t 66
Review Units 17–20 68
Practice Units 17–20 70

Answers 74

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 UNIT

1 Nouns

Grammar Point
A noun is a word that names people, animals, places or things.

People Animals
teacher cat
boy

girl fish
mouse

Places Things
cake
house present

garage table
garden

Examples
• Students go to school.
• The cat is under the table.

A. Circle the correct group. The first one has been done for you.

1. person 2. person
animal animal
place place
flower bee
thing thing

3. person 4. person
animal animal
place place
hospital doctor
thing thing
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 B. Write in the space provided the group that each noun belongs to.
One has been done for you.

People Animals
cook
bird frog

cook

Places Things
tomato
zoo

beach
baby
robot

C. Choose the correct nouns and write them in the blanks provided.

puppy school balloon grandmother

1. A has soft fur.

2. My likes books.

3. The is red.

4. I walk to every day.

D. Fill in each blank with one of the nouns given. The first one has
been done for you.

Charles is a king . castle

king
He lives in a .
He has a white . horse
carrot
The king feeds the horse a .

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 UNIT

2 Articles: A, An
Grammar Point
An article is a word that we put before a noun. We use ‘a’ with a
consonant sound and ‘an’ with a vowel sound.

A / An + noun
A + consonant An + vowel [a, e, i, o, u]

a banana a house an apple an arrow

a lion a queen an egg an iguana

a tree a violin an octopus an umbrella

Examples
• I have a violin.
• That is an elephant.

A. Circle the noun with the correct article. The first one has been
done for you.
1. a orange 2. a chair
an orange an chair

3. a hat 4. a ant
an hat an ant

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 B. Write the correct noun in each space. The first one has been done
for you.

eraser turtle
pencil alien
igloo rabbit

a pencil

an

C. Write the noun with its correct article in the blank. The first one has
been done for you.
artist spider tail ostrich

1. It is a spider .

2. Amy is .

3. is a bird.

4. A monkey has .

D. Fill in each blank with one of the nouns given. The first one has
been done for you.
elephant

Ted is a magician . magician alligator

He has . It is big.

There are and hat

in the hat.
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 UNIT
Regular Nouns
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Grammar Point
Plural nouns are used to name more than one person, place, animal
or thing.

Noun + s Noun [-ch, -sh, -x, or -s] + es

one two or more one two or more

shoe shoes watch watches

book books dish dishes

ball balls box boxes

shirt shirts bus buses

Examples
• I like my new shoes.
• Paul has three pocket watches.

A. Circle the correct plural noun. The first one has been done for you.

1. peachs 2. eggs

peaches egges

3. crayons 4. foxs
crayones foxes

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 B. Match each noun to the correct picture and then write its plural noun
in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.

1. snake three snakes

2. car

3. sandwich

4. toothbrush

C. Write the correct plural noun of the word in blue. The first one has
been done for you.

1. Emma has two dog. dogs

2. There are two benchs.

3. The house has five windowes.

4. I have four class today.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct plural form of the nouns given.
The first one has been done for you.
apple sandwich squirrel dish

We are in the park. In the basket,

there are three sandwiches ,

three and four

. Look! There are

two on the tree.

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 UNIT
Irregular Nouns
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Grammar Point
Some plural nouns are formed in others ways besides adding ‘s’.

Nouns ending in consonant + y Nouns with different plural forms

baby  babies tooth  teeth

candy  candies mouse  mice

Nouns ending in -f, -fe Nouns with no change

leaf  leaves sheep  sheep

knife  knives fish  fish

Examples
• Children like candies.
• Wolves eat sheep.

A. Circle the correct plural noun. The first one has been done for you.
1. deer 2. wolfes
deers wolves

Paris
3. citys 4. foot
cities feet
Sydney

New York

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 B. Match each noun to the correct picture and then write the correct
plural noun. The first one has been done for you.

1. child

2. dwarf

3. goose

4. man three children

C. Write the correct plural noun of the word in blue. The first one has
been done for you.

1. There are three lilyes. lilies

2. The baby has two toothes.

3. There are four sheeps.

4. I have three dictionarys.

D. Complete the passage by filling each space with the correct plural
noun of the words given. The first one has been done for you.

thief mouse fish fly

There are two thieves .

One of them has a big bag.

In his bag, there are two

, three

and three .

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 Review Units 1–4

A. Match each noun with the correct picture and then match it to the
correct group. The first one has been done for you.

1. dentist person

2. store animal

3. jacket place

4. rabbit thing

B. Fill in each blank with the correct noun from the box.
apron hairdresser desk onion eagle teddy bear

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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 C. Fill in each blank with the correct plural noun.

1. + = (box)

2. + = (snail)

3. + = (ring)

4. + = (dress)

5. + = (brush)

D. Rewrite each sentence using the correct plural nouns.

1. The childs chase butterflyes.

Answer:

2. The snowman wear scarfs.

Answer:

3. There are strawberrys and fishes.

Answer:

4. I brush my tooth and wash my foot.

Answer:
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 Practice
Unit 1
A. Fill in each blank with a word from the box on the right.
1. people
baby

frog

castle
2. animals
bee

cake

balloon
3. places fish

beach

cook

girl
4. things
robot

garage

B. Circle the odd one out.

1. table yard tomato present flower

2. house king zoo hospital school

3. cat mouse carrot horse bird

4. teacher boy puppy grandmother doctor

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 Practice
Unit 2
A. Circle the correct article and fill in each blank with the correct
word from the box.
violin tree elephant artist hat umbrella

1. 2. 3.

(a / an) (a / an) (a / an)

4. 5. 6.

(a / an) (a / an) (a / an)

B. Fill in each list with the correct word from the box.

banana
a lion an

arrow

iguana

queen

eraser

spider

chair

octopus

igloo

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 Practice
Unit 3
A. Fill in each blank with the correct plural noun.

1. 2. 3.

bench book snake

4. 5. 6.

bus dish crayon

B. Fill in each list with the correct plural noun from the box.

ball
-s peach -es

car

box

egg

shirt

fox

toothbrush

class

window

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 Practice
Unit 4
A. Circle the correct plural noun.

1. mouse mouse mice mouses

2. sheep sheep sheeps shoop

3. tooth tooth teeth toothes

4. candy candys candyes candies

5. leaf leafs leafes leaves

6. man man men mans

B. Fill in each blank with the correct plural noun.

Singular Plural Singular Plural

a wolf three a foot two

a woman four a deer two

a baby two a knife three

a thief four a city five

a fly seven a child six

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 UNIT

5 Subject Personal Pronouns

Grammar Point
A subject personal pronoun replaces the subject in a sentence.

Singular Plural
You and I are students.
We are friends.

I am Ann. You are Tom.

You are Tom and Sally.

You are classmates.

He is my father. She is my mother.

He and she are my parents.

They are my parents.

It is my dog. It is my doll.

Contractions
I am = I’m He is = He’s She is = She’s It is = It’s
You are = You’re We are = We’re They are = They’re

A. Circle the correct subject pronoun. The first one has been done for
you.
1. it 2. I
you you
we we
they they

3. she 4. it
he she
we we
they they
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 B. Match each subject pronoun with the correct word. The first one
has been done for you.

I She They He It You We

am is are

C. Write a pronoun for the word or words in blue. The first one has
been done for you.

1. Mark is handsome. He

2. You and Sam are soccer players.

3. Kate and I are at the playground.

4. Kevin and Laura are a couple.

D. Fill in the blanks with pronouns and verbs. The first one has been
done for you.

Tom is my friend. He is smart.

Sally is my friend. pretty.

my best friends.

in the same class.

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 UNIT

6 Object Pronouns
Grammar Point
An object personal pronoun replaces the object in a sentence.

Singular Plural

I love you.
You love me.

Do you know them?

He loves her. They’re waving to us.
She loves him.

Tom is throwing the ball. You are my students.

Andy is hitting it. I teach you English.

A. Circle the correct pronoun. The first one has been done for you.
1. Look at ( she / her )! 2. Look at ( we / us )!

3. Look at ( it / them )! 4. Look at ( him / her )!

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 B. Complete the table by filling in the correct pronouns. The first one
has been done for you.

Singular Plural
Subject Object Subject Object
I me
we
you
he you
her
they
it

C. Write a pronoun for the words in blue. The first one has been done
for you.

1. Look at the flowers! them

2. Sam washes the dog.

3. Can you see Peter?

4. Sit next to Jenny.

D. Fill in each blank with a pronoun. The first one has been done for
you.
Today is Amy’s birthday.

Her mother bakes her a cake.

She likes very much.

Her father gives two storybooks.

She likes very much, too.

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 UNIT
Possessive Adjectives
7
Grammar Point
A possessive adjective shows us to whom an object belongs.

Possessive adjective + noun

Singular I my brother (he) his sunglasses

you your friend (she) her cat (it) its ball

you your parents (they) their house

Plural

we our school

A. Circle the correct adjective. The first one has been done for you.

1. ( my / your ) shirt 2. ( his / their ) ball

3. ( his / her ) notebook 4. ( your / our ) dog

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 B. Fill in each blank with the adjective from the box. The first one has
been done for you.

my your his her its our their

1. mother her shoes 2. Logan and I shoes

3. boy ball 4. girls school
5. you dog 6. cat tail

C. Write the correct adjective in each blank.

you I Amy Kevin David Kate

Colour of
black brown blond brown gray gray
hair

1. I am Ann. hair is .

2. Amy is pretty. hair is .

3. Kevin and I are brother and sister. hair is .

4. You are Tom. hair is .

5. David and Kate are my grandparents. hair is

.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct adjective. The first one has been
done for you.

This is my friend. Her name is Beth.

Beth has a brother. name is Jay.

Beth and Jay have a horse.

horse looks beautiful.

Beth Jay Miracle
name is Miracle.

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 UNIT
Possessive Nouns: The Apostrophe
8
Grammar Point
A possessive noun shows to which living thing or object something
belongs. An apostrophe is used to show this.

Plural
Singular: Noun + ’s
Regular: Noun + ’ Irregular: Noun + ’s

Jenny’s dog’s house boys’ bags children’s books

doll

firefighter’s
giraffe’s neck birds’ song women’s team
uniform

A. Circle the correct possessive noun. The first one has been done
for you.
1. men’ ties 2. Tom’ shirt
men’s ties Tom’s shirt

3. cats’ milk 4. my sister toys

cats’s milk my sister’s toys

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 B. Fill in each blank with the correct possessive noun. The first one
has been done for you.

1. sister sister’s dress 2. dog nose

3. Brian cat 4. mice cheese

5. students desks 6. babies toys

C. Fill in each blank with the correct possessive noun from the box.
The first one has been done for you.

the girls Sally Danny Kevin and Laura my father

1. Whose house is this? It’s Kevin and Laura’s house.

2. Whose scarves are these? They’re scarves.

3. Whose glasses are these? They’re glasses.

4. Whose bike is this? It’s bike.

5. Whose hats are these? They’re hats.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct possessive noun. The first one
has been done for you.

Today is children’s (children) day.

Alex and Beth are at the zoo.

The (lion) teeth are sharp.

The (hippopotamus) mouth is big.

The (monkeys) tails are long.

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 Review Units 5–8

A. Fill in each blank with We, You or They.

1. + 2. +

3. + 4. +

5. + 6. +

B. Circle the correct pronoun.

1. Mary is my friend. ( She / He ) is ten years old.

2. This is my cat. ( I / It ) has three kittens.

3. He is a student. I am a student too. ( We / They ) are

students.

4. We are studying. Don’t talk to ( us / them ).

5. This is my mother. She loves ( I / me ).

6. Where are my socks? I can’t find ( it / them ).

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 C. Write the correct possessive noun and pronoun, as shown in the
example.

Laura Laura’s skirt her skirt

1. monkey banana banana

2. Andy sisters sisters

3. cat and dog balls balls

4. David and Kate car car

D. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun.

1. 2.

I am a student. The rabbit is white.

This is book. tail is short.

3. 4.

She is a police officer. Sam, show me

hands. Are
This is they clean?
uniform.

5. 6.

They are my cats. I’m Ted, and this is my wife

Betty.
names are
Lulu and Juju. This is baby.
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 Practice
Unit 5
A. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun from the box.

I You He She It We They

1. 2.

is a teacher. am Ann.

3. 4.

is a student. is my father.

5. 6.

are friends. is my dog.

7. 8.

are my parents. is my doll.

B. Circle the correct word and rewrite each sentence using the
correct pronoun for the noun in blue.

1. Mark ( am / is ) handsome.
2. Kevin and Lora ( is / are ) a couple.
3. Sara ( is / am ) my mother.
4. Kate and I ( am / are ) at the playground.
5. You and Sam ( is / are ) soccer players.
6. Sally ( is / are ) pretty and smart.
7. You and I ( am / are ) students.
8. Sally and Lora ( is / are ) sisters.
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 Practice
Unit 6
A. Circle the correct pronoun.

1. 2.

Look at ( they / them )! Sit next to ( her / him ).

3. 4.

She is waving to ( I / you ). He is hitting ( it / them ).

5. 6.

Look at ( it / them )! You love ( me / I ).

7. 8.

Can you see ( he / him )? He teaches ( it / us ).

B. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun.

1. He loves . (she)

2. I love . (my father)

3. My father gives story books. (I)

4. Look at ! (the dog)

5. The teacher teaches English. (we)

6. Do you know ? (the students)

7. Tom is throwing . (the ball)

8. Can you see ? (Jenny)

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 Practice
Unit 7
A. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun from the box.

my your his her its our their

1. 2.

school. house.

3. 4.

sunglasses. grandparents.

5. 6.

shirt. ball.

7. 8.

friend. cat.

B. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun.

1. That is a cat. tail is long.
2. Beth has a brother. name is Jay.
3. Look at the rabbits. eyes are red.
4. We are David and Kate. This is house.
5. You have a dog. dog is white.
6. This is Amy. father is a police officer.
7. These are my classmates. names are Tom and Sally.
8. I walk to school every day. The school is near house.
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 Practice
Unit 8
A. Look at the pictures and fill in each blank with the correct
possessive noun.

father mother
parents

1. scarves 2. car

3. hats 4. bag

5. ties 6. bike

7. house 8. glasses

B. Fill in each blank with the correct possessive noun.

1. The (men) team plays soccer.

2. This is the (doctor) desk.

3. Don’t touch the (magician) wand!

4. I clean the (boys) room.

5. We visit the (king and queen) castle.

6. I read (Wendy) book.

7. The (girls) dresses are so pretty!

8. Those are my (sister) glasses.

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 UNIT

9 Demonstrative Pronouns

Grammar Point
A demonstrative pronoun is used to identify a noun.

Near you Far from you

This That

Singular

This is a flower. That is a plane.

These Those

Plural

These are flowers. Those are planes.

A. Circle the correct word. The first one has been done for you.

1. ( This / That ) is a fish. 2. ( This / That ) is a bird.

3. ( These / Those ) are birds. 4. ( These / Those ) are fish.

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 B. Fill in each blank with This is or That is. The first one has been
done for you.
1. This is an ant.

2. a book.

3. a tree.

4. a ball.

5. an elephant.

C. The word in blue is wrong. Write the correct word in the space
provided. The first one has been done for you.

1. That are cows. Those

2. These is a watch.

3. This are strawberries.

4. Those is a kite.

D. Fill in the blanks with pronoun and verbs. The first one has been
done for you.

This is my father.

our telescopes.

Look at the sky!

a spaceship.

aliens in the spaceship.

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 UNIT

10 Subject-Verb Agreement
Grammar Point
A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a
plural verb. This is called subject-verb agreement.

There is + singular There are + plural

There is an apple. There are five apples in the basket.

There is a fly. There are two flies in my soup.

A. Circle the correct word. The first one has been done for you.

1. There ( is / are ) three books. 2. There ( is / are ) a car.

3. There ( is / are ) an umbrella. 4. There ( is / are ) two bats.

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 B. Complete the table by using is or are. The first one has been done
for you.

1. are three books

2. a ruler
There 3. three notebooks in my bag.
4. five pencils
5. an eraser

C. Draw each of the things in blue in the refrigerator. The first one has
been done for you.

1. There is a watermelon.

2. There are three peaches.

3. There are two fish.

4. There is an ice cream.

5. There are six eggs.

D. Fill in the blanks with There and is or are. The first one has been
done for you.

This is Van Gogh’s painting called ‘Bedroom’.

There is a bed.
two pillows
on the bed.
a small table.
two chairs.

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 UNIT
Negative Sentences
11
Grammar Point
Negative sentences are formed using the word not.

Subject + ‘be’ (am / are / is) + not

I am not a doctor. You are not angry.

I am a cook. You are hungry.

She is not a pianist. We are not teachers.

She is a singer. We are police officers.

It is not a cat. They are not hats.

It is a tiger. They are socks.

Contractions
I am not = I’m not
She / He / It is not = She / He / It isn’t
You / We / They are not = You / We / They aren’t

A. Circle the correct word or words in the brackets. The first one has
been done for you.
1. I ( am / am not ) a nurse. 2. He ( is / is not ) a scientist.

3. It ( is / is not ) a skirt. 4. They ( are / are not ) twins.

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 B. Use a contraction for the words in blue. The first one has been
done for you.
1. It is not a violin. It isn’t a violin.
2. They are not firefighters. They firefighters.
3. You are not happy. You happy.
4. She is not hungry. She hungry.
5. He is not my teacher. He my teacher.

C. Complete each sentence about the picture following the example

shown.

1. 2.

It is an alligator. They baseball players.

It isn’t an octopus. They basketball players.

3. 4.

She a singer. They bees.

She a ballerina. They butterflies.

D. Complete the passage by using the correct subject-verb

agreement. The first one has been done for you.

Nicky and Alex look alike, but they aren’t twins.

They brothers.

Nicky tall but Alex tall.

Nicky thin but Alex thin.

Nicky Alex

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 UNIT
Using the Verb ‘To Be’
12
Grammar Point
The verb to be can be used to in ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ answers.

‘Be’ (am / is / are) + subject

Am I a student? Are you happy?

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
I am sad.

Is he a teacher?
No, he isn’t. Are we lost?
He is a pilot. Yes, we are.

Are they ducks?

Is it a school bus? No, they aren’t.
Yes, it is. They are chickens.

Question Answer
Am I / Are we …? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Are you …? Yes, I am. / Yes, we are. No, I’m not. / No, we aren’t.
Is she / he / it …? Yes, she / he / it is. No, she / he / it isn’t.
Are they …? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

A. Circle the correct words. The first one has been done for you.
1. ( She is / Is she ) a doctor? 2. ( He is / Is he ) happy?

3. ( Is it / Are they ) pencils? 4. ( Is it / Are they ) an iguana?

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 B. Rearrange each group of words to form a question. The first one
has been done for you.
1. they / Are / hungry Answer: Are they hungry?

2. I / Am / happy Answer:

3. dentist / a / she / Is Answer:

4. Are / a / student / you Answer:

5. it / fish / a / Is Answer:

C. Answer the questions. The first one has been done for you.

1. 2.

Is he thirsty?
Is it a plane?
Yes , he is .
, .

3. 4.

Are you angry? Are they frogs?

, . , .

D. Complete the passage by using the correct subject-verb

agreement. The first one has been done for you.

“ Are you at home?” “ Yes , I am .”

“ your parents at home?”
“ , .”
“ your sister at home?”
“ , .”
“ your puppy at home?”
“ , .”

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 Review Units 9–12

A. Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun from the box and circle the
correct verb in the brackets. The first one has been done for you.
This That These Those

1. 2.

( is / are ) a clock. ( is / are ) stars.

3. 4.

( is / are ) ducks. ( is / are ) a kite.

5. 6.

( is / are ) bees. ( is / are ) a cap.

B. Write complete sentences starting with There is or There are. The

first one has been done for you.
1. swing
There are two swings.
2. bench
.
3. child
.
4. tree
.
5. slide
.
6. balloon
.
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 C. Use the family tree to complete each sentence using the verb to
be. The first one has been done for you.

1. I am not Amy.
I Judy.
Grandmother Grandfather
2. Ashley my Susan Alan

mother.
3. Derek my
uncle. Mother Father Aunt Uncle
4. Susan and Alan Ashley Derek Jennifer Chris
my
grandparents.
5. Jennifer and Chris
Me Brother Sister
husband Judy Brian Amy
and wife.
6. Brian Susan
and Alan’s son.

D. Use the pictures to complete each question and answer.

1. 2.

she happy? you students?

, . , .

3. 4.

it a snail? they toys?

, . , .
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 Practice
Unit 9
A. Fill in each blank with the correct words from the box.

This is That is These are Those are

1. 2.

a book. a plane.

3. 4.

a ball. cows.

5. 6.

flowers. a kite.

7. 8.

fish. birds.

B. Circle the correct word.

1. ( This / That ) is a snail in my hand.
2. ( This / That ) is his car over there.
3. Look here! ( These / Those ) are ants.
4. Pass me ( that / those ) pencils.
5. Look at ( these / those ) birds flying in the sky!
6. Who is the man over there? ( This / That ) is my uncle.
7. ( This / These ) are my parents, and ( that / those ) is my teacher.
8. I like ( this / these ) watch, but I don’t like ( that / those ) shoes.
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 Practice
Unit 10
A. Complete the table by writing is or are.

1. a sofa
2. four bookshelves
3. a desk
4. two lamps
There in the living room.
5. a TV
6. three cats
7. two clocks
8. a table

B. Count and write the correct number of items in a sentence. Each

sentence should begin with There.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
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 Practice
Unit 11
A. Fill in each blank with the correct word or words from the box.

am ’m not are aren’t is isn’t

1. 2.

She a ballerina. They gloves.

3. 4.

I hungry. He a cook.

5. 6.

It a cat. You twins.

7. 8.

They pants. I a doctor.

B. Rearrange each group of words into a negative sentence.

1. is / It / a / not / hat
2. You / tall / are / not
3. We / not / are / nurses
4. here / are / not / They
5. is / an / octopus / not / It
6. am / I / not / scientist / a
7. I / a / firefighter / not / am
8. not / my / is / She / teacher

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 Practice
Unit 12
A. Complete the table by changing each statement into a question.

Statement Question
1. You are happy.
2. She is a pilot.
3. I am at home.
4. It is an iguana.
5. They are pencils.
6. He is thirsty.
7. We are students.
8. They are frogs.

B. Answer each question in the positive and then in the negative.

1. Are you a teacher? 2. Am I lost?
Yes, Yes,
No, No,

3. Is she angry? 4. Are they school buses?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,

5. Are you and your sister students? 6. Is the cat hungry?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,

7. Is Alex happy? 8. Are your parents at home?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,
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 UNIT

13 Regular Verbs

Grammar Point
A regular verb ends with an ‘s’ when it is used with a singular noun.

I/ You / We / They + verb He/She/It + verbs

I eat breakfast. He drinks water.

You read a book.

She plays the violin.

We swim.

They run. It sleeps.

A. Circle the correct verb. The first one has been done for you.
1. He ( walk / walks ). 2. She ( ride / rides ) a bike.

3. We ( play / plays ) chess. 4. They ( sing / sings ).

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 B. Complete the crossword puzzle with verbs.
1
Down Across
2 r
1. 3.
3 i

d
2. 4.
4 e

C. Fill in each blank with words from the table, using the correct form
of the verb. The first one has been done for you.

At I Ella Chris
7:00 a.m. wake up eat breakfast jog
8:00 a.m. eat breakfast clean her room eat breakfast
9:00 a.m. ride my bike read a book read a book

1. I wake up at 7:00.

2. Chris at 7:00.

3. Ella at 8:00.

4. Chris and I at 8:00.

5. Chris and Ella at 9:00.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
The first one has been done for you.
A hen eats (eat) worms.

It (lay) eggs.

The eggs (become) chicks.

The chicks (look) like birds.

They have wings.

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 UNIT

14 Irregular Verbs
Grammar Point
An irregular verb does not end with an ‘s’ when it is used with a
singular noun.
He / She / It
Verb [-ch, -sh, -x, -s, or -o] + es Verb [-consonant + y] + ies

He watches TV. She studies.

The baby cries.

Annie washes her hands.

have  has

She kisses her baby.

He has a camera.

Sam goes to school.

The house has a red roof.

A. Circle the correct verb. The first one has been done for you.
1. She ( do / does ) her homework. 2. He ( catches / catchs ) the ball.

3. The stool ( has / have ) three legs. 4. Kevin ( marryes / marries ) Lora.

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 B. Complete the table with the correct forms of verbs. The first one
has been done for you.

I / You / We / They He / She / It I / You / We / They He / She / It

go goes mix

study have

wash cry

pass do

fly teach

C. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb from the box.
The first one has been done for you.

carry catch have fix brush

1. The man fixes the computer.

2. An octopus eight legs.

3. The penguin a big fish.

4. Pete his teeth.

5. A kangaroo its baby in its pouch.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
The first one has been done for you.

Kevin marries (marry) Lora.

She (have) a bouquet

and (wear) a ring.

He (kiss) her.

All guests congratulate the couple.

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 UNIT
Contractions in Negative Sentences
15
Grammar Point
The words do not and does not can be shortened in negative
sentences.

I/You / We / They + don’t + verb He / She / It + doesn’t + verb

I don’t drink coffee.
He doesn’t play the violin.
I drink milk.
He plays the piano.

You don’t ride a horse.

You ride a bike. She doesn’t do the dishes.
She does the laundry.

We don’t wear pyjamas.

It doesn’t have a long tail.
We wear school uniforms.
It has long ears.

Contractions
I / You / We / They do not = I / You / We / They don't
She / He / It does not = She / He / It doesn't

A. Circle the correct word or words in the brackets. The first one has
been done for you.
1. He ( has / doesn’t have ) 2. They ( sleep / don’t sleep ).
money.

3. He ( likes / doesn’t like ) 4. We ( read / don’t read )

broccoli. books.

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 B. Fill in each blank with don’t or doesn’t. The first one has been done
for you.
1. I don’t go to school on Sundays.
2. Bob wash the car.
3. Mum do the laundry every day.
4. Eddy and Sally swim in the evening.
5. My cat play in the garden.

C. Complete each pair of sentences about the picture following the

example shown.

1. 2.

We don’t watch (watch) TV. She (play)

We study (study). tennis.
She (jog).

3. 4.

It (eat) fish. They (ride) a

It (play) with bus.
a ball. They (walk).

D. Complete the passage by using the correct subject-verb

agreement. The first one has been done for you.

I am a good boy.
I study (study) hard.
I (fight) with my friends.
However, my brother is not a good boy.
He (do) his homework.
He (play) games a lot.

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 UNIT
The Verb ‘To Do’: Yes / No Questions
16
Grammar Point
The verb do goes with a ‘Yes’ answer and the word don’t goes with
a ‘No’ answer.

Do + I / you / we / they + verb Does + he/she/ it + verb

Does he teach English?
Do you like ice cream? No, he doesn’t.
Yes, I do. He teaches Math.

Do you read a book?

No, we don’t. Does she listen to music?
We read the newspaper. Yes, she does.

Do they eat worms? Does it have gray fur?

– Yes, they do. No, it doesn’t.
It has brown fur.

Question Answer
Do you ~? Yes, I / we do. No, I / we don’t.
Do we / they ~? Yes, we / they do. No, we / they don’t.
Does he / she / it ~? Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn’t.

A. Circle the correct word. The first one has been done for you.
1. ( Do / Does ) she play 2. ( Do / Does ) they paint?
volleyball?

3. ( Do / Does ) you hide? 4. ( Do / Does ) he draw?

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 B. Fill in each blank with Don’t or Doesn’t. The first one has been
done for you.
1. Don’t you go to school on Sundays?
2. Sam eat breakfast in the morning?
3. your father help to wash the dishes?
4. Tom and Annie sing?
5. the cat catch mice?

C. Answer the questions in the positive or the negative. The first one
has been done for you.
1. 2.

Do you have long hair?

Does he wash the car?
Yes , I do . , .

3. 4.

Do you like the movie? Do they work?

, . , .

D. Complete the passage following the example done for you.

“ Do you remember his face?”

“ Yes , I do ”
“ he wear a mask?”
“ , .”
“ he wear a hat?”
“ , .”
“What colour is his hair?”
“He is bald.”
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 Review Units 13–16

A. Circle the correct word.

1. I ( read / reads ) a book.

2. She ( like / likes ) pizza.

3. The baby ( sleep / sleeps ).

4. He ( meet / meets ) his friends.

5. The children ( play / plays ) soccer.

6. Lora ( teach / teaches ) Art.

7. Peter ( go / goes ) to school.

8. Annie and I ( study / studies ) Math.

B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb from the box.

sleep wash sit have do play

1 2 3

4 5 6

1. He exercise. 2. You the guitar.

3. It a bone. 4. I on the bed.

5. She her hands. 6. We on the sofa.

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 C. Use the picture to complete each sentence with the correct form of
the verb in the brackets. The first one has been done for you.

1. Jake doesn’t drink (drink) water. Timmy

2. Kate (wear)
sunglasses. Ann

3. Jake and Kate

Jake
(swim) in the sea.

4. Ann (make) a
sandcastle. Kate

5. Timmy (listen) to music.

6. Kate and Ann (wear) hats.

D. Look at each picture and fill in the blanks following the example
shown in the first one.

1. 2.

Do you like ice cream? he wash the dog?

Yes , we do . , .

3. 4.

you have a ball? he ride a bike?

, . , .
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 Practice
Unit 13
A. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the box.

lay sleep play ride

dance read sing swim

1. 2.

She . I a book.

3. 4.

We . It eggs.

5. 6.

You a horse. They .

7. 8.

The cat . Pam the violin.

B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. He (drink) milk in the morning.
2. They (play) tennis every Sunday.
3. Ella (speak) English.
4. I (eat) three meals a day.
5. Chris (jog) at 7:00 a.m.
6. My mother (clean) the house every day.
7. The students (walk) to school every morning.
8. The old man (feed) the fish twice a day.
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 Practice
Unit 14
A. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the box.
wash catch have marry
brush go watch study

1. 2.

He his teeth. She her hands.

3. 4.

Kate Math. Eddy a camera.

5. 6.

Lora Kevin. Andy the ball.

7. 8.

Eddy TV. Sam to school.

B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. The man (fix) a computer.
2. She (have) blonde hair.
3. He (teach) at an elementary school.
4. My sister (mix) a salad.
5. A pilot (fly) a plane.
6. Annie (kiss) me goodbye.
7. Sam (do) his homework after school.
8. A baby (cry) when it feels sleepy.
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 Practice
Unit 15
A. Complete the table by writing each sentence in the negative.

Positive sentence Negative sentence

1. He likes broccoli.
2. I have money.
3. She plays the piano.
4. You drive a bus.
5. We wear school uniforms.
6. Bob washes the car.
7. The dog and the cat sleep.
8. My brother does his homework.

B. Write down the negative form of each verb in the brackets.

1. 2.

I ( jog). She (do) the laundry.

3. 4.

He (ride) a bike. A rabbit (have) short ears.

5. 6.

The cat (eat) fish. The students (study).

7. 8.

We (walk). Brian (play) the violin.

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 Practice
Unit 16
A. Complete the table by writing each sentence as a question.

Statement Question
1. I like ice cream.
2. He teaches English.
3. She listens to music.
4. They eat worms.
5. Jay washes the car.
6. Sam and Annie like the movie.
7. The fox has brown fur.
8. My father does the dishes.

B. Fill in the first blank and then complete the two answers that follow.
1. he wear a hat? 2. they paint?
Yes, Yes,
No, No,

3. you walk to school? 4. she have long hair?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,

5. it catch mice? 6. the dogs fight?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,

7. Tom and Sally dance? 8. Pete eat breakfast?

Yes, Yes,
No, No,
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 UNIT

17 Imperatives

Grammar Point
An imperative is used for commands, requests and advice.

Positive imperatives Negative imperatives

Come in. Don’t cry.

Look at
Don’t sit there!
the camera!

Be careful! Don’t be late.

A. Circle the correct word or words. The first one has been done for
you.

1. ( Cheat / Don’t cheat )! 2. ( Go / Don’t go ) to bed.

3. ( Fight / Don’t fight )! 4. ( Wash / Don’t wash ) your hands.

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 B. Circle the correct word or words. The first one has been done for
you.

1. It’s cold. ( Close / Don’t close ) the window.

2. ( Listen / Don’t listen ) to this song! It’s great!

3. ( Eat / Don’t eat ) the apples! They’re bad.

4. ( Open / Don’t open ) your book to page ten.

5. ( Talk / Don’t talk )! Listen to the teacher!

C. Write the correct word from the box in the imperative. The first
one has been done for you.

turn right recycle take a picture swim

1. 2.

Don't take a picture

3. 4.

D. Fill in each blank with the word in brackets to form the correct
imerative. The first one has been done for you.
Here are some rules for our classroom.
1. Come (come) to class on time.

2. (eat) food in class.

3. (listen) to the teacher.

4. (raise) your hands to answer.

5. (write) on the desk.

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 UNIT

18 Modals: Can/Can’t
Grammar Point
We use can or can’t to describe our ability to do something.

Positive: Negative:
Subject + can + verb Subject + can’t + verb

I can swim. He can’t ski.

An eagle can fly. Hens can’t fly.

The baby can’t run.

The children can run.

Short form
Cannot = Can’t

A. Circle the correct word. The first one has been done for you.

1. You ( can / can’t ) fly. 2. He ( can / can’t ) ride a horse.

3. She ( can / can’t ) drive. 4. The man ( can / can’t ) see.

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 B. Write can or can’t in the space provided. The first one has been
done for you.
1. A penguin can swim. It can’t fly.

2. A kangaroo jump. It climb.

3. An eagle jump. It fly.

4. Snakes run. They climb.

5. Giraffes run. They swim.

C. In the table, means can and means can’t. Use the table to fill in
each blank with can or can’t. The first one has been done for you.

swim ride a bike play the piano cook

Amy
Peter
Kate
Alex

1. Amy can play the piano.

2. Kate ride a bike.
3. Amy and Peter cook.
4. Alex play the piano and cook.
5. Peter swim, but Alex swim.

D. Fill in each blank with can or can’t. The first one has been done for you.

Superman and Spiderman are strong.

They can lift cars.
Superman fly,
but Spiderman fly.
Spiderman climb walls,
but Superman climb walls.

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 UNIT
Modals: Can …?
19
Grammar Point
The modal can is used to make a request or ask about ability.

Can + subject + verb?

Can you dance? Can he see?

– Yes, we can. – No, he can’t.

Can it run? Can they play basketball?

– No, it can’t. – Yes, they can.

Question Answer
Can you …? Yes, I / we can. No, I / we can’t.
Can they …? Yes, they can. No, they can’t.
Can he / she / it …? Yes, he / she / it can. No, he / she / it can’t.

A. Circle the correct word or words. The first one has been done for you.
1. ( He can / Can he ) run? 2. ( It can / Can it ) talk?

3. ( She can / Can she ) ride a bike? 4. ( Can it / Can they ) sing?

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 B. Answer each question about yourself using can or can’t.
1. Can you speak English? , .

2. Can you play the piano? , .

3. Can you swim? , .

4. Can you ride a bike? , .

5. Can you play basketball? , .

C. Use the picture to answer the questions using can or can’t. The
first one has been done for you.

1. 2.

Can she dance? Can it fly?

Yes , she can . , .

3. 4.

Can he carry the piano? Can it swim?

, . , .

D. Complete the passage by answering the questions using can or

can’t. The first one has been done for you.

Can Jay play the drum? Yes , he can .

Can Chuck play the trumpet? Jay

, .
Tim
Can Tim and Sera play the guitar?
, .
Chuck
Can Lucy sing very well?
Sera Lucy
, .
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 UNIT
Modals: Should/Shouldn’t
20
Grammar Point
The modals should and shouldn’t are used to give advice.

Positive: Negative:
should + verb shouldn’t + verb

You should wear a seat belt. He shouldn’t throw garbage.

She should study harder. They shouldn’t be late.

Short form
Should not = Shouldn’t

A. Circle the correct word. The first one has been done for you.
1. He ( should / shouldn’t ) buy 2. You ( should / shouldn’t ) eat
new shoes. so much.

3. We ( should / shouldn’t ) 4. She ( should / shouldn’t )

take a bath. watch so much TV.

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 B. Choose the correct advice from the box and write its letter in the
space. The first one has been done for you.
a. You should wear warm clothes. b. You should take a rest.
c. You should do some exercise. d. You should go to the doctor.

1. 2.

I’m tired. I’m sick.

What should I do? b What should I do?
3. 4.

I’m fat. I’m cold.

What should I do? What should I do?

C. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box using should
or shouldn’t. The first one has been done for you.
knock clean eat wash talk

1. You shouldn’t talk loudly in the library.

2. You your hands well before you eat.
3. Your room is so messy. You it up.
4. You the door before you come in.
5. You so much candies. It’s bad for your teeth.

D. Fill in each blank with the correct modal form of the verb in the
brackets. The first one has been done for you.
“I have a fever and a runny nose.”
“I see. You have a cold.
You (take) this medicine,
and you (drink) a lot of water.
You (go) swimming, and
you (stay) up late at night.”
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 Review Units 17–20

A. Choose the correct word or words from the box.

Don’t move Exercise Be quiet
Don’t cry Look at the board Don’t cross

1. 2.

Exercise ! !

3. 4.

! !

5. 6.

! !

B. Complete each sentence using can or can’t.

1. I am a good singer. (sing) I can sing well.

2. Roy is a bad dancer. (dance) well.

3. Julie is a good pianist. (play the piano) well.

4. Paul is a bad tennis player. (play tennis) well.

5. Ben and I are good cooks. (cook) well.

6. Tim and Joan are bad painters. (paint) well.

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 C. Ask and then answer each question. The first one has been done
for you.

(it / fly) (it / jump) (they / swim)

(she / skate) (he / play) (it / talk)

1. Can it fly ? No , it can’t .

2. Can ? , .

3. Can ? , .

4. Can ? , .

5. Can ? , .

6. Can ? , .

D. Match each advice with its problem.

Problem Advice

1. I have a stomachache. He should eat a sandwich.

2. I get low marks at school. She shouldn’t eat chocolate.

3. Mary is fat. You should study harder.

4. Jack is hungry. He should go to the dentist.

5. Jane is late. You shouldn’t eat so much food.

6. Terry has a toothache. She should get a taxi.

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Unit 17
A. Complete each sentence in the imperative, using the words from
the box. The first one has been done for you.

open cry cheat be careful come sit look be late

1. 2.

Don’t cry . in.

3. 4.

! your book.

5. 6.

! at the camera.

7. 8.

! there!

B. Fill in each blank with the correct imperative.

1. (go) to bed! It’s 11:00 p.m.
2. (drink) the milk. It’s bad.
3. It’s raining. (close) the windows.
4. Your hands are dirty. (wash) your hands.
5. The river is very deep. (swim) here.
6. (be) quiet! The baby is sleeping.
7. Your room is very messy. (clean) up your room.
8. (play) with knives. They are dangerous.
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Unit 18
A. Complete each sentence with can or can’t. The first one has been
done for you.
1. 2. 3.

He can’t ski. You walk. They run.

4. 5. 6.

She jump. It fly. He see.

7. 8.

It swim. I ride a horse.

B. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box.
frog penguin monkey Superman
snake eagle horse Spiderman

1. I’m a man. I can fly. Who am I?

2. I’m a bird. I can fly. What am I?
3. I can jump. I can swim. What am I?
4. I can climb a tree. I can walk. What am I?
5. I can climb a tree. I can’t walk. What am I?
6. I’m a man. I can climb a wall. Who am I?
7. I’m a bird. I can swim. I can’t fly. What am I?
8. I can run fast. I can’t fly. I can’t climb a tree. What am I?
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Unit 19
A. Use can or can’t to answer each question about your best friend.
1. Can he/she speak English? , .
2. Can he/she play the violin? , .
3. Can he/she dance? , .
4. Can he/she sing very well? , .
5. Can he/she play soccer? , .
6. Can he/she ski? , .
7. Can he/she run fast? , .
8. Can he/she play chess? , .

B. In the table, means can and means can’t. Use the table to
answer each question using can or can’t.

swim ride a bike play the piano cook

Amy
Peter
Kate
Alex
I

1. Can Amy ride a bike? , .

2. Can you play the piano? , .
3. Can Peter cook? , .
4. Can Kate swim? , .
5. Can Alex and Kate swim? , .
6. Can you and Alex cook? , .
7. Can Peter and Amy ride a bike? , .
8. Can you and Peter play the piano? , .
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Unit 20
A. Give advice in each sentence using should or shouldn’t.

1. You 2. You
throw garbage. watch so much TV.

3. You 4. You
buy new shoes. wear a seat belt.

5. You 6. You
be late. study harder.

7. You 8. You
eat so much. bathe there!

B. Complete each sentence using should or shouldn’t.

1. I’m tired. You take a rest.
You watch TV late.
2. I’m fat. You eat fast food.
You do some exercise.
3. I have a cold. You take a hot bath.
You drink a lot of water.
4. I have a toothache. You eat candies.
You brush your teeth.

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Unit 1 Review Units 1–4

A. 1. thing 2. animal A. 1. dentist – person
3. place 4. person 2. store – place
B. People Animals 3. jacket – thing
cook, baby bird, frog 4. rabbit – animal
Places Things B. 1. a desk 2. an apron
zoo, beach tomato, robot 3. an onion 4. a teddy bear
C. 1. puppy 2. grandmother 5. a hairdresser 6. an eagle
3. balloon 4. school C. 1. three boxes 2. five snails
D. king / castle / horse / carrot 3. four rings 4. three dresses
5. four brushes
Unit 2 D. 1. The children chase butterflies.
A. 1. an orange 2. a chair 2. The snowmen wear scarves.
3. a hat 4. an ant 3. There are strawberries and fish.
B. a pencil, turtle, rabbit 4. I brush my teeth and wash my feet.
an eraser, igloo, alien
C. 1. a spider 2. an artist Practice Unit 1
3. An ostrich 4. a tail A. 1. baby / cook / girl
A. a magician / a hat / an elephant / 2. frog / bee / fish
an alligator 3. beach / castle / garage
4. balloon / cake / robot
Unit 3 B. 1. yard 2. king
A. 1. peaches 2. eggs 3. carrot 4. puppy
3. crayons 4. foxes
B. 1. three snakes Practice Unit 2
2. two sandwiches A. 1. a hat 2. an umbrella
3. four toothbrushes 3. a violin 4. an artist
4. two cars 5. a tree 6. an elephant
C. 1. dogs 2. benches B. a banana / a lion / a queen /
3. windows 4. classes a spider / a chair
D. three sandwiches / three apples / an arrow / an iguana / an eraser /
four dishes / two squirrels an octopus/ an igloo

Unit 4 Practice Unit 3

A. 1. deer 2. wolves A. 1. two benches 2. three books
3. cities 4. feet 3. four snakes 4. four buses
B. 1. two dwarves 2. four men 5. five dishes 6. eight crayons
3. two geese 4. three children B. balls / cars / eggs / shirts / windows
C. 1. lilies 2. teeth peaches / boxes / foxes /
3. sheep 4. dictionaries toothbrushes / classes
D. two thieves / two fish / three mice /
three flies

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Practice Unit 4 Unit 8

A. 1. mice 2. sheep A. 1. men’s ties 2. Tom’s shirt
3. teeth 4. candies 3. cats’ milk 4. my sister’s toys
5. leaves 6. men B. 1. sister’s 2. dog’s
B. wolves / women / babies / thieves / 3. Brian’s 4. mice’s
flies 5. students’ 6. babies’
feet / deer / knives / cities / children C. 1. Kevin and Laura’s
2. the girls’ 3. Sally’s
Unit 5 4. Danny’s 5. my father’s
A. 1. they 2. we D. children’s / lion’s / hippopotamus’ /
3. he 4. they monkeys’
B. I am, She is, They are, He is, It is,
You are, We are Review Units 5–8
C. 1. He 2. You A. 1. We 2. You
3. We 4. They 3. They 4. They
D. He is / She is / They are / We are 5. We 6. You
B. 1. She 2. It
Unit 6 3. We 4. us
A. 1. her 2. us 5. me 6. them
3. it 4. him C. 1. monkey’s, its
B. I, me We, us 2. Andy’s, his
You, you You, you 3. cat and dog’s, their
He, him 4. David and Kate’s, their
She, her They, them D. 1. my 2. Its
It, it 3. her 4. your
C. 1. them 2. it 5. Their 6. our
3. him 4. her
D. her / it / her / them Practice Unit 5
A. 1. She 2. I
Unit 7 3. You 4. He
A. 1. my 2. their 5. We 6. It
3. her 4. your 7. They 8. It
B. 1. her 2. our B. 1. is / He is handsome.
3. his 4. their 2. are / They are a couple.
5. your 6. its 3. is / She is my mother.
C. 1. My, brown 2. Her, blond 4. are / We are at the playground.
3. Our, brown 4. Your, black 5. are / You are soccer players.
5. Their, grey 6. is / She is pretty and smart.
D. Her / His / Their / Its 7. are / We are students.
8. are / They are sisters.

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Practice Unit 6 Unit 10

A. 1. them 2. her A. 1. are 2. is
3. you 4. it 3. is 4. are
5. them 6. me B. 1. are 2. is
7. him 8. us 3. are 4. are
B. 1. her 2. him 5. is
3. me 4. it D. There is / There are / There is /
5. us 6. them There are
7. it 8. her
Unit 11
Practice Unit 7 A. 1. am not 2. is
A. 1. our 2. their 3. is not 4. are
3. his 4. my B. 1. isn’t 2. aren’t
5. your 6. its 3. aren’t 4. isn’t
7. her 8. their 5. isn’t
B. 1. Its 2. His C. 1. is, isn’t 2. aren’t, are
3. Their 4. our 3. isn’t, is 4. are, aren’t
5. Your 6. Her D. are / is / isn’t / is / isn’t
7. Their 8. my
Unit 12
Practice Unit 8 A. 1. Is she 2. Is he
A. 1. mother’s 2. parents’ 3. Are they 4. Is it
3. father’s 4. mother’s B. 1. Are they hungry?
5. father’s 6. mother’s 2. Am I happy?
7. parents’ 8. father’s 3. Is she a dentist?
B. 1. men’s 2. doctor’s 4. Are you a student?
3. magician’s 4. boys’ 5. Is it a fish?
5. king and queen’s C. 1. Yes, he is 2. No, it isn’t
6. Wendy’s 3. No, I’m not 4. Yes, they are
7. girls’ 8. sister’s D. Are / Yes, I am / Are /
No, they aren’t / Is / No, she isn’t /
Unit 9 Is / Yes, it is
A. 1. This 2. That
3. Those 4. These Review Units 9–12
B. 1. This is 2. This is A. 1. That is 2. Those are
3. That is 4. This is 3. Those are 4. That is
5. That is 5. Those are 6. That is
C. 1. Those 2. This B. 1. There are two swings.
3. These 4. That 2. There is a bench.
D. This is / These are / That is / Those are 3. There are five children.
4. There are two trees.
5. There is a slide.
6. There are three balloons.

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C. 1. am not / am 2. is Practice Unit 12

3. isn’t 4. are A. 1. Are you happy?
5. aren’t 6. isn’t 2. Is she a pilot?
D. 1. Is / No, she isn’t. 3. Am I at home?
2. Are / Yes, we are. 4. Is it an iguana?
3. Is / No, it isn’t. 5. Are they pencils?
4. Are / Yes, they are. 6. Is he thirsty?
7. Are we students?
Practice Unit 9 8. Are they frogs?
A. 1. This is 2. That is B. 1. 1 am / I’m not
3. This is 4. Those are 2. you are / you aren’t
5. These are 6. That is 3. she is / she isn’t
7. These are 8. Those are 4. they are / they aren’t
B. 1. That 2. That 5. we are / we aren’t
3. These 4. those 6. it is / it isn’t
5. those 6. That 7. he is / he isn’t
7. These / that 8. this / those 8. they are / they aren’t

Practice Unit 10 Unit 13

A. 1. is 2. are A. 1. walks 2. rides
3. is 4. are 3. play 4. sing
5. is 6. are B. 1. ride 2. sing
7. are 8. is 3. swim 4. dance
B. 1. There are two apples. C. 1. wake up
2. There are three carrots. 2. jogs
3. There is a fish. 3. cleans her room
4. There are four eggs. 4. eat breakfast
5. There is a three onions. 5. read a book
6. There are two tomatoes. D. eats / lays / become / look
7. There is a cake.
Unit 14
Practice Unit 11 A. 1. does 2. catches
A. 1. isn’t 2. aren’t 3. has 4. marries
3. am 4. is B. Column 2 Column 4
5. is 6. are goes mixes
7. are 8. am studies has
B. 1. It is not a hat. washes cries
2. You are not tall. passes does
3. We are not nurses. flies teaches
4. They are not here. C. 1. fixes 2. has
5. It is not an octopus. 3. catches 4. brushes
6. I am not a scientist. 5. carries
7. I am not a firefighter. D. marries / has / wears / kisses
8. She is not my teacher.

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Unit 15 B. 1. drinks 2. play

A. 1. doesn’t have 2. sleep 3. speaks 4. eat
3. doesn’t like 4. read 5. jogs 6. cleans
B. 1. don’t 2. doesn’t 7. walk 8. feeds
3. doesn’t 4. don’t
5. doesn’t Practice Unit 14
C. 1. don’t watch / study A. 1. brushes 2. washes
2. plays / doesn’t jog 3. studies 4. has
3. doesn’t eat / plays 5. marries 6. catches
4. ride / don’t walk 7. watches 8. goes
D. study / don’t fight / doesn’t do / plays B. 1. fixes 2. has
3. teaches 4. mixes
Unit 16 5. flies 6. kisses
A. 1. Does 2. Do 7. does 8. cries
3. Do 4. Does
B. 1. Don’t 2. Doesn’t Practice Unit 15
3. Doesn’t 4. Don’t A. 1. He doesn’t like broccoli.
5. Doesn’t 2. I don’t have money.
C. 1. Yes, I do 2. No, he doesn’t 3. She doesn’t play the piano.
3. Yes, we do 4. No, they don’t 4. You don’t ride a bus.
D. Do / Yes, I do / Does / Yes, he does / 5. We don’t wear school uniforms.
Does / No, he doesn’t 6. Bob doesn’t wash the car.
7. The dog and the cat don’t sleep.
Review Units 13–16 8. My brother doesn’t do his
A. 1. read 2. likes homework.
3. sleeps 4. meets B. 1. don’t jog 2. doesn’t do
5. play 6. teaches 3. doesn’t ride 4. doesn’t have
7. goes 8. study 5. doesn’t eat 6. don’t study
B. 1. does 2. play 7. don’t walk 8. doesn’t play
3. has 4. sleep
5. washes 6. sit Practice Unit 16
C. 1. doesn’t drink 2. doesn’t wear A. 1. Do you like ice cream?
3. don’t swim 4. makes 2. Does he teach English?
5. doesn’t listen 6. wear 3. Does she listen to music?
D. 1. Do / Yes, we do 4. Do they eat worms?
2. Does / Yes, he does 5. Does Jay wash the car?
3. Do / No, I don’t 6. Do Sam and Annie like the movie?
4. Does / No, he doesn’t 7. Does the fox have brown fur?
8. Does your father do the dishes?
Practice Unit 13 B. 1. Does / he does / he doesn’t
A. 1. dances 2. read 2. Do / they do / they don’t
3. sing 4. lays 3. Do / I do / I don’t
5. ride 6. swim 4. Does / she does / she doesn’t
7. sleeps 8. plays 5. Does / it does / it doesn’t

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6. Do / they do / they don’t B. 1. b 2. d

7. Do / they do / they don’t 3. c 4. a
8. Does / he does / he doesn’t C. 1. shouldn’t talk
2. should wash
Unit 17 3. should clean
A. 1. Don’t cheat 2. Go 4. should knock
3. Don’t fight 4. Wash 5. shouldn’t eat
B. 1. Close 2. Listen D. should take / should drink /
3. Don’t eat 4. Open shouldn’t go / shouldn’t stay
5. Don’t talk
C. 1. Don’t take a picture. Review Units 17–20
2. Recycle A. 1. Exercise 2. Don’t cry
3. Turn right 3. Be quiet 4. Don’t move
4. Don’t swim 5. Don’t cross 6. Look at the board
D. 1. Come 2. Don’t eat B. 1. I can sing
3. Listen 4. Raise 2. He can’t dance
5. Don’t write 3. She can play the piano
4. He can’t play tennis
Unit 18 5. We can cook
A. 1. can’t 2. can 6. They can’t paint
3. can 4. can’t C. 1. it fly / No, it can’t
B. 1. can / can’t 2. can / can’t 2. it jump / Yes, it can
3. can’t / can 4. can’t / can 3. they swim / No, they can’t
5. can / can’t 4. she skate / Yes, she can
C. 1. can 2. can’t 5. he play / Yes, he can
3. can’t 4. can 6. it talk / No, it can’t
5. can / can’t D. 1. You shouldn’t eat so much food.
D. can / can / can’t / can / can’t 2. You should study harder.
3. She shouldn’t eat chocolate.
Unit 19 4. He should eat a sandwich.
5. She should get a taxi.
A. 1. Can he 2. Can it
6. He should go to the dentist.
3. Can she 4. Can they
B. 1. Yes, I can 2. No, I can’t
3. Yes, I can 4. Yes, I can
Practice Unit 17
5. No, I can’t A. 1. Don’t cry 2. Come
C. 1. Yes, she can 2. No, it can’t 3. Don’t cheat 4. Open
3. No, he can’t 4. Yes, it can 5. Don’t be late 6. Look
D. Yes, he can / Yes, he can / 7. Be careful 8. Don’t sit
Yes, they can / No, she can’t B. 1. Go 2. Don’t drink
3. Close 4. Wash
Unit 20 5. Don’t swim 6. Be
7. Clean 8. Don’t play
A. 1. should 2. shouldn’t
3. should 4. shouldn’t

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Practice Unit 18 B. 1. Yes, she can

A. 1. can’t 2. can’t 2. No, I can’t
3. can 4. can 3. No, he can’t
5. can’t 6. can’t 4. No, she can’t
7. can’t 8. can 5. No, they can’t
B. 1. Superman 2. eagle 6. Yes, we can
3. frog 4. monkey 7. Yes, they can
5. snake 6. Spiderman 8. No, we can’t
7. penguin 8. horse
Practice Unit 20
Practice Unit 19 A. 1. shouldn’t 2. shouldn’t
A. 1. Yes, she can 3. should 4. should
2. No, he can’t 5. shouldn’t 6. should
3. No, she can’t 7. shouldn’t 8. should
4. Yes, he can B. 1. should / shouldn’t
5. No, he can’t 2. shouldn’t / should
6. Yes, she can 3. should / should
7. Yes, he can 4. shouldn’t / should
8. No, she can’t

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Grammar

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Usage

Alston’s Grammar Usage uses the concept-to-context approach of learning English for young
G ra m m
Usage
learners. Language and grammar rules are presented to the learner gradually through examples
and practices in the book, starting from the introduction of a concept through examples and
later progressing to practices in various formats. All these are designed to help the learner
acquire language and grammar skills progressively and systematically.

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Attractive and colourful pictures and illustrations accompany grammar points, examples and
practices to facilitate a better understanding and clarity of these activities. The concepts are
grouped into learning sections of:
• language units, where on concept is presented in one unit;
• a review of the units in the form of practice; and
• a set of worksheets, one for each unit.

Grammar Usage comprises 3 books in the series and is aimed at learners in the primary schools.

ISBN 978-981-4370-48-6

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