Grammar Masters (2)
Grammar Masters (2)
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There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. They are divided into two types:
• Vowels: A, E, I, O, U
Let’s look at each letter with its pronunciation and an example noun.
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Tips for Learning the Alphabet
1.Listen and Repeat: Practice the pronunciation of each
letter. 2.Spell Words: Start spelling simple words aloud, e.g.,
“C-A-T” for cat. 3.Write Letters: Write each letter and say it
while writing.
4.Practice with Flashcards: Use flashcards with the letter on one side and
an example picture on the other.
Here are some examples of simple words that students can practice
spelling aloud.
• Chair: C-H-A-I-R
3-Letter Words
• Queen: Q-U-E-E-N
• Cat: C-A-T
• Water: W-A-T-E-R
• Dog: D-O-G
Longer Words
• Sun: S-U-N
• Elephant:
• Pen: P-E-N E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T
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22nd - 60th - sixtieth
twenty-second 70th - seventieth
23rd - twenty-third 80th - eightieth
24th-twenty-fourth 90th - ninetieth
25th - twenty-fifth 100th - one
30th - thirtieth hundredth
40th - fortieth 1,000th - one
50th - fiftieth thousandth
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Example: "Three-eighths of the work is complete."
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Example: "The average score for writing was 3.8 out of 5."
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“I wake up at 6 o’clock.”
5.Practice Sentences
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Exercise 5: Real-Life Practice
Answer the following questions using numbers:
1. What time do you usually wake up?
2. When is your birthday?
3. How much does a loaf of bread cost in your
area?
4. What is the population of your country?
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NOUN
Examples:
Person: teacher, doctor, Maria
Place: school, park, London
Thing: book, car, computer
Idea: happiness, freedom, love
2. Types of Nouns
1. Common Nouns: General names for people,
places, or things.
Example: dog, city, car
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Object of a Sentence: I bought a book.
Possession: Use an apostrophe to show ownership.
1. From Verbs:
Add -tion, -ment, -ing, etc.
Inform → Information
Develop → Development
Run → Running
2. From Adjectives:
Add -ness, -ity, or use the adjective itself.
Happy → Happiness
Creative → Creativity
Poor → Poverty
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6. Differences Between Nouns and Other Parts of
Speech
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. They have singular and
plural forms.
Examples:
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Countable Nouns
Uncountable Nouns
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•A lot of: She has a lot of patience.
For Both
❌ a furniture
✅ some furniture
2.Adding plural forms to uncountable nouns.
❌ informations
✅ information
3.Confusing quantifiers:
1.Book
2.Water
3.Money
4.Chair
5.Advice
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3.There isn’t ___ (some/any) milk left.
3. Write Sentences
Write three sentences with countable nouns and three with uncountable
nouns.
•Examples:
•Child → Children
•Man → Men
•Woman → Women
•Tooth → Teeth
•Foot → Feet
•Mouse → Mice
•Goose → Geese
•Examples:
•Sheep → Sheep
•Deer → Deer
•Moose → Moose
•Series → Series
•Species → Species
•Aircraft → Aircraft
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•Examples:
•Leaf → Leaves
•Wolf → Wolves
•Wife → Wives
•Knife → Knives
•Life → Lives
•Shelf → Shelves
•Thief → Thieves
(Note: Some nouns ending in -f just take -s in the plural form, like roof → roofs
or belief → beliefs.)
4. Foreign-Origin Nouns
Some nouns of Latin, Greek, or other foreign origin have unique plural forms.
•Examples:
•Analysis → Analyses
5. Special Cases
•Ox → Oxen
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1.Man → __________
2.Tooth → __________
3.Cactus → __________
4.Child → __________
5.Fish → __________
Articles in English
Articles are small words used before nouns to show whether we are talking
about something specific or general. There are two types of articles:
1.Indefinite articles: a, an
• A and an mean “one” or “any,” and they are used with singular countable
nouns when the listener/reader doesn’t know exactly which one.
•Examples:
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a car, a dog, a teacher, a university (“university” starts with a “yoo” sound, which
is a consonant sound)
2.Use an before words that start with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
•Examples:
an apple, an hour (“hour” starts with a silent “h,” so the first sound is a vowel),
an orange, an idea
•Examples:
•Examples:
He is a doctor.
•Examples:
•The is used to talk about something specific or something that both the
speaker and listener already know.
•Examples:
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2.Use the when something is mentioned for the second time.
•Examples:
•Examples:
The sun, the moon, the sky, the Earth, the President
•Examples:
•Examples:
•Examples:
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1.Do not use articles with uncountable nouns when talking about them in
general.
•Examples:
2.Do not use articles with plural countable nouns when talking about them in
general.
3.Do not use articles with proper nouns (most names of people, places, and
things).
•Examples:
Used for singular nouns only Used for both singular and plural nouns
Examples: Examples:
5. Common Mistakes
❌ a water
✅ some water
2.Using the when talking about things in general.
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❌ I love the dogs.
✅ I love dogs.
3.Forgetting to use the with unique things.
❌ Sun is hot.
✅ The sun is hot.
Practice Exercises
Theme 6: Pronoun
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They help
avoid repetition and make sentences more concise. Here is a detailed
overview of pronouns for pre-intermediate learners:
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Types of Pronouns:
• my, your, his, her, its, our, their (used before a noun)
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• who, whom, whose, which, that
Key Points:
• Pronouns must agree with the noun they replace in number and
gender.
• Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of the
sentence are the same.
Object Pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us, I saw him at the store.
them
Possessive Pronouns my, your, his, her, its, This is our house.
our, their (before noun)
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1. John is going to the store. ___ will buy some groceries.
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2. I love this book. ___ is very interesting.
3. My brother and I are going on a trip. ___ are very excited.
5. Can you help Sarah with the project? ___ is working hard.
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