UPSR GUIDE AND EXERCISES - SCORE As'

The indefinite article - a The indefinite article is the  a  is the same for all genders. a boy, a girl, a cat The indefinite article has no plural form. a boy - boys We use  an  if the following word starts with a vowel. the following word starts with a consonant the following word starts with a vowel a  b oy an  a unt a  s chool an  o ld school a  g irl an  A merican girl Mind the pronunciation of the following word. a  u nit an  u ncle This  u  sounds like a consonant, so we use  a . This  u  sounds like a vowel, so we use  an . Use of the indefinite article a/an - before phrases of time and measurements (per week/weekly) We have English 4 times  a week . I go on holiday twice  a year . Our car can do 220 kilometres  an hour . Tomatoes are $2  a kilo . - before phrases of jobs My father is  a car mechanic . - with a noun complement ...

  1. How to form the Present Continuous Tense?      The Present Continuous  is made with the present form of the verb " to be " (I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are) + the ' -ing ' form of the main verb. The ' -ing ' form of the verb is called the  Present Participle . Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense Affirmative (Positive) Form Negative Form Question Form  I am  read ing  I  am not  read ing  Am  I  read ing?  You are  read ing  You  are not  read ing  Are  you  read ing?  He is  read ing  He  is not  read ing  Is  he  read ing?  She is  read ing  She  is not  read ing  Is  she  read ing?  It is  read ing  It  is not  read ing  Is  it  read ing?  We are  read ing  We  are not  read ing  Ar...

Present Simple Tense I  sing How do we make the Present Simple Tense? subject + auxiliary verb + main verb     do   base There are three important  exceptions : For positive sentences,  we do not normally use the auxiliary . For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add  s  to the main verb or  es  to the auxiliary. For the verb  to be , we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives. Look at these examples with the main verb  like :   subject auxiliary verb   main verb   + I, you, we, they   like coffee. He, she, it   like s coffee. - I, you, we, they do not like coffee. He, she, it do es not like coffee. ? Do I, you, we, they   like coffee? Do es he, she, it   like coffee? Look at these examples with the main verb  be . Notice that there is no auxiliary:   subject main verb     + I am   French. You, we, they ...

Explanation 1. The simple past tense  is expressed with the  past form  of the verb and  nothing else . My grandfather died last year. My grandfather was died last year. My grandfather has died last year. (Correct) (Incorrect) (Incorrect) 2. The  simple past tense  refers to a. action which occurred at a specific time in the past b. completed action c. past status Examples Specific past action I ate lunch at noon today. He drove to work yesterday. Completed action She finally mailed the letter. Jan finished her report on time. Past status John was still single in 1995. Jane was a movie star. Note the usage of the past tense in the following story. Yesterday Mrs. Hubbard had a very rough day. In the morning, she went to the kitchen and looked in the cupboard for some food for her dog, but the cupboard was empty. Her poor dog stared up at her with its hungry eyes, and she knew she had to do something qui...

Sample Sentences for UPSR Paper 2 - Section B TOPIC REASONS  1.   Place / Venue/ Location  I can go there easily.  It is near my house.  I can go there at anytime.  It is a nice / beautiful place.  2.   Society  It is very enjoyable.  It is very useful and has a lot of benefits.  I can gain more knowledge.  I can improve my vocabulary.  I can widen my knowledge.  I shall be more confident of myself.  I can get a lot of new friends.  I can do something beneficial during my free time.  I shall be able to know more about new things.  It gives me a pleasant feeling.  It teaches me to independent / confident.  My parents always encourage me.  3.  Price / Fee / Fare / Rent  It is reasonable and affordable.  I can save my money for other expenses.  It is a reasonable price an...

What is a Noun? A  noun  is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn. The  highlighted  words in the following  sentences  are all nouns: Late last  year  our  neighbours  bought a  goat . Portia White  was an  opera singer . The  bus inspector  looked at all the  passengers' passes . According to  Plutarch , the  library  at  Alexandria  was destroyed in 48 B.C. Philosophy  is of little  comfort  to the  starving . A noun can function in a sentence as a  subject , a  direct object , an indirect object , a  subject complement , an  object complement , an appositive , an  adjective  or an  adverb . Noun Gender Many common nouns, like "engineer" or "teacher," can refer to men or women. Once, many English nouns would change form d...