EXCEL Very Good~! Let's start learning Grammar~ NAME :
Beaver Town Mr. Onnie Mr. Anderson Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Onnie Shawn Benny Joanna Penny Mr. Taylor Mr. Harris Mrs. Harris Mrs. Lee Mr. Lee Mrs. Taylor Doris Gordon Flora Mr. Moss Mr. Miller Mrs. Moss Mrs. Miller Alice Owen Luc Michelle
EXCEL Table of contents Unit. Comparative Adjectives Unit. Superlative Adjectives Unit. Other Comparisons Work out Unit. Making Comparison with Adverbs Unit. Direct Questions & Wh-Questions Unit 6. Qualitative & Quantitative Adjectives Work out Unit 7. Helping Verbs Unit 8. Causative & Sensory Verbs Work out 0 08 0 8 8 0 6
Comparative Adjectives Unit Let s Learn! A B A B A and B are the same. B is bigger than A. Short adjective + er old short - older - shorter Adjective ends in 'e' + r late cute - later - cuter Short adjective with short vowel, double the last letter + er big thin hot - bigger - thinner - hotter Adjective ends in 'consonant+y' + ier happy busy - happier - busier -syllable adjectives not ending in-y more + adj. comfortable exciting boring expensive Shorter! - more comfortable - more exciting - more boring - more expensive Heavier! 0
0 80 70 80 70 60 Unit 0 0 The Comparative : Using -ER and MORE 0 0 0 80 0 70 00 80 90 70 60 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 80 00 90 70 Shawn's father is taller than my father. Flora is more beautiful than Doris. 60 0 Comparative Adjectives 0 0 Irregular 0 forms 0 0 90 good / well 00 bad / ill far little many / much better worse farther / further less more
Let s Practice Change each word to a comparative adjective. [Example] small smaller fast cute happy exciting slow Complete each sentence with a comparative adjective. expensive / smaller / shorter / thinner / longer / beautiful / smaller The white ball is than the basketball. He is than the guy on the left. She is than Mrs. Harris. The dress is than the T-shirt. I'm than you. 6 This dog is than your dog. 7 Her hair is than yours. 6 7 6
Try More Unit Fill in the blanks using a comparative adjective. Shawn's bag is than Tom. (big) Your bicycle is than Luc's. (fast) Today's weather is than yesterday's weather. (sunny) My dress is than your dress. (pretty) Math class is than history class. (boring) 6 Turtles are than rabbits. (slow) Comparative Adjectives Complete the sentences using comparative adjectives. This chair is (comfortable) than Flora's chair. This room is much (warm) than that room. New York is (far) from LA than Seattle. The red books are (heavy) than the yellow book on the table. Michelle's dress is (beautiful) than mine. Oral practice Choose the correct adjectives to describe things that you can see. Teacher : big Student : This book is bigger than that book. 6 large interesting small heavy difficult easy 7 good 8 bad 9 cheap 0 thick expensive brighter 7
Superlative Adjectives Unit Let s Learn! A B C C is the biggest of the three circles. Short adjective + est old short - oldest - shortest Adjective ends in 'e' + st late cute - latest - cutest Short adjective with short vowel, double the last letter + est big thin hot - biggest - thinnest - hottest Adjective ends in 'consonant+y' + iest happy busy - happiest - busiest -syllable adjectives not ending in-y most + adj. comfortable exciting boring expensive - most comfortable - most exciting - most boring - most expensive 8
Unit A + be + the + superlative + of the three (four...) I have the biggest ball of the five. Superlative Adjectives A + verb + superlative + object Among the stores, this one has the lowest price. There is no 'the other' = only one New York is the biggest city in the States. With the others Jane is the tallest girl in my class. = No other girls in my class are taller than Jane. = Jane is taller than any other girl in my class. = Jane is taller than all the other girls in my class. 9
Let s Practice Write each word as a superlative adjective. old 6 little short 7 many late big far Fill in the blanks. Use the superlative adjective form. [Example] (tall) Gordon is the tallest boy in our class. (large) Toronto is one of (long) The Nile river is (high) Mount Everest is known as mountain in the world. cities in Canada. river in the world. (fast) Gordon is runner of the three. (good) Among the students, Shawn gets grades. 6 (cute) Joanna is girl in the class. 6 0
Try More Unit Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences. Of all the apples, this one is. (A) cuter (B) cute (C) the best Comparative Adjectives Gordon is the of all three. (A) happiest (B) best (C) tallest Which is, an airplane or a bus? (A) fast (B) faster (C) the fastest The Butchart Garden is than all the other gardens in Canada. (A) beautiful (B) more beautiful (C) prettiest February is month of the year. (A) short (B) shorter (C) the shortest
Try More Use adjectives to complete the sentences. The white string is the red string. (long) John is boy in his class. (tall) This activity is the next one. This is one of activities in the book. (easy) / (interesting) Asia is continent in the world. (large)
Unit Use the pattern [one of the + superlative adjective + plural noun] to make sentences with each phrase. a beautiful person in our class [Example] Doris is one of the most beautiful girls in our class. Comparative Adjectives A big city in the United States. A nice park in our town. An expensive car I've ever seen. An interesting movie. A great restaurant for dinner.
Other Comparisons Unit Let s Learn! Comparing things in common as + adjective + as positive negative I am as big as my brother. My cat is not as big as your cat. as + adverb + as positive negative I can run as fast as my father. Owen doesn't run as fast as Gordon. as + many + countable noun + as positive negative I have as many books as Doris. I don't have as many dresses as Flora. as much + uncountable noun + as positive negative I drink as much milk as Jessica everyday. I do not eat as much ice cream as Amy.
Unit Comparing two things that are different less + adjective + than = (not so + adjective + as) Tom is less lazy than his brother. Tom is not so lazy as his brother. Other Comparisons She is less heavy than I am. She is not so heavy as I am. Flora s hair isn t as dark as Doris!
Let s Practice Read and make a sentence according to the pattern : as + adjective + as + noun of reference/comparison [Example] (old/flora/doris) Flora is as old as Doris. 80 70 (tall / Shawn / Luc) 60 0 0 0 0 0 00 90 80 70 (sweet / oranges / grapes) (expensive / dress / shirt) 6
Unit Complete the sentences by using much or many. [Example] She has as many books as Shawn. I eat as rice as my brother. Penny doesn't have as pins as Flora. Other Comparisons Gordon doesn't have as toys as Luc. I have as homework as Shawn. Doris has as photos as her mother. Choose the correct adjectives. [Example] Japan is (C) than Canada. (A) less small (B) less expensive (C) smaller My nephew is than my niece. (A) less busy (B) less busier (C) less happy A bee is than a bird. (A) as big (B) smaller (C) biggest That melon is than that one. (A) as delicious (B) most delicious (C) less delicious This mountain is than that mountain. (A) high (B) lower (C) highest 7
Try More Rewrite the sentences using comparisons. [Example] This book is less expensive than that book. This book is not so expensive than that book. The elephant isn't as small as the ant. Joanna isn't as old as Shawn. Complete the sentences. [Example] I'm taller than my sister. 6 I'm not as old. A monkey isn't as big. This lake is smaller than. This car is less fast. I don't have as many. Gordon eats as much. 8
Unit Complete the sentences using the adjectives given. Form : [as + adjective + as] A I can run really fast. B How fast? Other Comparisons A I can run a leopard. (fast) B That can't be true. Anyways, I have many toys. A How many? B I have (many, toys) there are in a toy store. A Wow! 9
Out Work Comparative Adjectives Write sentences using comparisons. Ex) Shawn / hungry / his sister Shawn is hungrier than his sister. Joanna / happy / her friends. An elephant / big / a mouse. An orange / sweet / a lemon. A diamond / expensive / crystal. A lake / small / an ocean. Superlative Adjectives Read and choose the correct word based on the picture. I have the ball. (A) smallest (B) biggest (C) hottest Cinderella is the princess. (A) tallest (B) smallest (C) prettiest This is the cake in the world! (A) biggest (B) smallest (C) prettiest I have my friend with me. He is feet tall. (A) tallest (B) smallest (C) best This is the ring in the store. (A) most interesting (B) most expensive (C) smallest 0
Superlative Adjectives Change the adjectives to superlatives. fast sad slow hot cute 6 early 6 Other Comparisons Read and make a sentence. 80 70 Ex) ( old / Flora / Doris ) Flora is as old as Doris. 60 0 0 0 0 ( tall / Penny / Doris ) 0 00 90 80 70 ( cold / today / yesterday ) ( pretty / the blue dress / the white dress ) ( friendly / the cat / the turtle )
Making Comparisons with Adverbs Unit Let s Learn! Adjectives and Adverbs Most adverbs are formed by adding the -ly to the end of the adjective. adjective adverb adjective adverb careful slow quick sad carefully slowly quickly sadly happy angry easy happily angrily easily possible simple able possibly simply ably full dull good fully dully well fast hard early late fast hard early late Mr. Onnie drives carefully. true truly
Unit Adverbs that end in -ly, use more for the comparative and most for the superlative. In general, comparative and superlative forms of adverbs are the same as for adjectives: add -er or -est to short adverbs Comparative Superlative Sentences more slowly more quickly the most slowly the most quickly Hank speaks more slowly than Owen. Hank speaks the most slowly of all. Making Comparisons with Adverbs harder faster earlier later the hardest the fastest the earliest the latest Tom studied harder than Shawn. Tom studied the hardest of all. better the best Doris dances better than I do. Doris dances the best of all.
Let s Practice Rewrite each adjective as an adverb. 6 lucky busy sweet late nervous good Fill in the correct adverb form(comparative or superlative) of the adjectives in brackets. [Example] I speak English (fluent) more fluently now than last year. He looked (angry) than I thought. She greeted me (polite) of all. Shawn reads (careful) of all. We can see the mountains (clear).
Try More Unit Rewrite the sentences from comparative adverbial form to superlative adverbial form. [Example] Penny walks more slowly than Benny. Penny walks the most slowly of all. Gordon plays harder than I do. Making Comparisons with Adverbs Joanna sings better than us. Shawn comes to school earlier than any of us. Doris speaks more fluently than Gordon. Shawn writes more quickly than Joanna does.
Try More Complete each sentence using adverbs. [Example] (late) Joanna got home later than Shawn. (quickly) I finished my homework Doris. (beautifully) Michelle sings Doris. (carefully) He cooks than I. (early) The Andersons arrived at the party of all. (slowly) A snail moves a crab. 6
Unit Oral practice In groups, ask and answer question using the adverbs in the box. easily / quickly / badly / fast A What are you good at? Making Comparisons with Adverbs B I read really fast. 7
Direct Questions & Wh-Questions Unit Let s Learn! Yes / No Questions regular questions put BE verbs or auxiliary verbs at the beginning of the questions Are they police officers? Does Doris always go downtown for shopping? negative questions Did you not finish your homework? Didn't you finish your homework? Isn't Shawn Mr. Anderson's son? Will we not join the party? 8
Unit Wh-questions regular questions 6 using [who] [what] [where] [when] [why] [how] Who is the most beautiful girl in the world? What is your favorite food? Where will you go for the spring break? When did you go to Gordon's house? Why do you come to school so early everyday? How is your mother? Direct Questions & Wh-Questions negative questions Why were they not on time for school? Why don't you go home? Other Direct Questions How about going to a movie tonight? What about dancing now? 9
Let s Practice Read the questions and write the answers. [Example] Do you usually eat a big breakfast? No, I don't. I usually eat a small breakfast. Do you want to have some tea? Yes,. Does Mr. Anderson speak other languages? Yes,. Have you not met Penny? No,. Read the questions and write the questions. [Example] Q Is this exercise easy? / A No, this exercise is not easy. Q? Q A Yes, she has curly hair. A No, he doesn't have a mustache.? Q? Q A Yes, she is wearing earrings. A Yes, I bought a new purse.? 0
Try More Unit Choose the correct words to complete the questions. is your friend? (A) Who (B) What (C) Why (D) What time Direct Questions & Wh-Questions did you go? (A) What (B) Where (C) Which (D) That are you still in school? (A) Who (B) Where (C) Why (D) What time did he come to school? (A) Who (B) Where (C) What (D) When can you finish your homework? (A) Who (B) Why (C) When (D) What
Try More Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. What / Who / Where / What wants to marry me? are you looking for? is Shawn studying? is inside my hat? happened today?
Unit Oral practice Work with your partner and share answers. Yes, I do. tomorrow afternoon. No, I don't. At 8:0. Direct Questions & Wh-Questions [Example] After midnight. What time did you go to bed last night? I went to bed after midnight last night. Exercise is not easy.
Qualitative & Quantitative Adjectives Unit 6 Let s Learn! Qualitative Adjective - to describe the quality of things or people appearance of the body tall short fat beautiful old young...etc. My friend is young and beautiful. feelings or emotions happy sad worry nervous angry excited...etc. Doris is nervous, and so am I. 0 shape or size large long triangle oval star...etc. The box is big and long. colors red blue white purple yellow...etc. The sky is blue. weather conditions hot windy chilly...etc. It's rainy and chilly today.
Unit 6 Quantitative Adjective - to describe the amount of things or people exact amounts ordinal numbers one two three four...etc. first second third fourth fifth...etc. I have six cakes. I am the first one. Qualitative & Quantitative Adjectives Countable uncertain number of things all any many few some a few Uncountable How many friends do you have? all much any little a little a lot of Is there any coffee?
Let s Practice Change the adjectives to their qualitative form to write sentences. [Example] ( fun / outgoing ) My brother is funny and outgoing. good / bad new / interesting handsome / beautiful tall / thin warm / sunny Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. some / a lot of / third / a little Joanna ate cakes. He is my patient today. Yesterday was terrible. I only had bit of luck yesterday. She has ketchup in the kitchen. She doesn't need to buy any more for a while. 6
Try More Unit 6 Read and choose the correct words. Q : does Sue look like? A : She is beautiful and young. (A) How (B) What (C) When (D) Where Shawn's grandfather is. (A) young (B) old (C) heavy (D) new Joanna is my child. She has an older brother named Shawn. (A) first (B) second (C) old (D) young Qualitative & Quantitative Adjectives Gordon has too basketballs. (A) much (B) many (C) some (D) little Mr. Anderson doesn't have time. ` (A) much (B) many (C) some (D) little Write down your own sentences using the given words. some / friends much / time second / choice five glasses of / milk a lot of / cars 7
Out Work Making Comparison with Adverbs Choose the correct adverbs. Did you sleep last night? (A) well (B) good (C) better Please speak. (A) softly (B) soft (C) softer Mrs. Taylor sings. (A) happy (B) happier (C) happily Making Comparison with Adverbs Change from comparatives to superlatives adverbs. Ex) older oldest more intelligent sooner more anxiously better further 6 greater 8
Direct Questions & Wh-questions Read the answers and complete the questions. Ex) Q What did they see? A They saw a boat. Q Where? A John lives in that house. Q Who? A They saw Gordon. Q Who? A I talked to my teacher. Q When? A She called around :0. Qualitative & Quantitative Adjectives Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. nervous / short / handsome / red / tall / straight Tom is tall, but his brother is. Mary has curly hair, but my hair is. Luc and Michelle have hair. Shawn is going to be when he grows up. and I had to see the doctor yesterday. I was. 9
Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) Unit 7 Let s Learn! Helping verb A verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence. Together the helping verb and the main verb form a verb phrase. It always comes in front of a main verb. A helping verb is also known as an auxiliary verb. subject + helping verb + main verb { can could may Hank might come to school. must should will Ex. Could you please open the window? Michelle can play the piano very well. 0 0 9
Unit 7 helping verb meaning example ability I can dance. can polite question Can you pass me the water? past ability I couldn't go to school yesterday. could polite question Could you please help me? possibility She may come tomorrow. may polite question May I help you? might possibility It might rain. Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) must necessity need You must get some sleep. 0 9 should advice You should go to bed now. 8 7 6 will future happening I will go to school with you tomorrow. 0 9 8 would polite question 7 Would you please open the window? 6 be able to ability I am able to sing. be going to future happening I am going to sing in the class. has / have to necessity need I have to finish my homework. had to past necessity past need I had to finish my homework last night.
Let s Practice Put the words in the correct boxes. [Example] rain / might / tomorrow. / It It might rain tomorrow. subject helping verb main verb (modal auxiliary) study / Joanna / harder. / should subject helping verb main verb Doris / speak / can / French. Comment ca va? subject helping verb main verb Comment ca va? can / close / You / the / door. subject helping verb main verb later. / snow / It / might subject helping verb main verb
Unit 7 Unscramble the words to create sentences. [Example] (must / Luc / see / doctor / a / today.) Luc must see a doctor today. he / come / tomorrow? / Could / here Benny / practice / should / everyday. Comment ca va? Comment ca va? You / not / the hallway. / must / in / run Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) She / go / next / week. / will / surfing Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. might / might / can / do / can't / must / should / has to / would The chef bake cakes, but she write poems. I go to the library, or I go to the market. Shawn was not at school yesterday. He have been sick yesterday. I go to the party tonight. you like some more cheese? 6 Mr. Anderson work right now. 6
Try More Complete the sentences using the words in the box. must / might / could A Hey, Ben! Are you coming to my house today? B Yes, I am. A you bring your Monopoly set? I want to play Monopoly. B Sure. I even bring my Playstation. A That's wonderful! B You remember to make some popcorn. A Yes, I will.
Unit 7 Write 0 sentences using helping verbs. (can) (should) (will) Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) (would) (be able to) 6 (be going to) 7 (had to) 8 (might) 9 (could) 0 (have to)
Causative & Sensory Verbs Unit 8 Let s Learn! Causative Verbs Used to show comments or make people do something or cause something to happen subject + causative V + object + to verb Ex. Jessica gets her sister to go to school on time. My mother allows me to play video games. subject + causative V + object + verb Ex. He makes me laugh Teacher has us read picture books every day. 6
Unit 8 Sensory Verbs look at hear Causative & Sensory Verbs see listen to watch smell feel notice Ex. I saw Daniel walking on the street alone. Owen likes listening to music at night. 7
Let s Practice Choose the correct causative verbs. Please don't me say good-bye. (A) have to (B) let (C) take (D) get Mr. Morris Luc to buy breakfast for him. (A) got (B) take (C) make (D) get Mrs. Harris Flora wear her raincoat yesterday. (A) had (B) letting (C) make (D) making This story me cry. (A) had (B) let (C) made (D) got Doris is cooking. She Flora taste her new sauce. (A) makes (B) allows (C) getting (D) making 8
Unit 8 Read and choose the correct sensory verbs. She is Gordon's turtle. (A) look at (B) see (C) looking at (D) feel Causative & Sensory Verbs She likes to movies. (A) look (B) watch (C) looking at (D) feeling Q : How do you? A : I great! (A) notice (B) see (C) look at (D) feel Can you our dinner? It's almost ready. (A) notice (B) smell (C) make (D) feel I can the sounds from the street. (A) notice (B) smell (C) see (D) hear 9
Try More Answer the questions using sensory verbs. [Example] Q What did you do last night? (watch) A I watched a movie last night. Q : How do you feel? (excited) A : Q : What did you see? (a turtle) A : GB-p6- GB-p6- GB-p6- Q : What are you looking at? (an old lady) A : p7 GB-p6- p9 GB-p6- Q : Did you see anything? (a cookie) A : p6 p Q : What can the dog hear? (cars on the street) A : 6 Q : What can you smell? (perfume) p- A : p0 0
Unit 8 Oral practice Use the words to ask and answer questions. 6 7 8 see look at watching hear listened to smell feeling noticed [Example] Q : How do you feel? A : I feel sad because I didn't pass the exam. Causative & Sensory Verbs Read and choose the correct answer. This morning, my father (got / decide / appear) my brother to buy breakfast for him. After breakfast, I (used / made / to have) my father drive us to school. In the afternoon, our teacher had us (write / to write / writing) a letter to our parents. During our break time, our teacher didn't allow us (play / to play / playing) outside because it was raining and that made us (to feel / feel / feeling) so bored.
Out Work Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) Cross out the wrong words and rewrite the sentences. Ex) Can you to help me, please? Can you help me, please? I am have to improve my singing as soon as possible. You shouldn't as spend all your time on the computer. Benny must to be feeling sad right now. He can couldn't come. He had to of work on his homework. Causative Verbs Make your own sentences using causative verbs. let got make have making
Causative Verbs and Sensory Verbs Choose the correct form of the verb. The teacher makes us (to run / run / running) in the park every day. My brother never allows me (to use / use / using) his computer. Mom lets me (sleep / to sleep / sleeping) over at my friend's house. Dad usually makes Luc (wash / to wash / washing) his own plates. Owen's mom had Owen (to look it up / looking it up / look it up) in a dictionary. Helping Verbs (Modal Auxiliaries) Put the words in the correct boxes. study / Joanna / harder. / should subject helping verb main verb Doris / speak / can / French. Comment ca va? Comment ca va? subject helping verb main verb can / close / You / the / door. subject helping verb main verb later / snow / It / might subject helping verb main verb