Thursday, May 3, 2012

Synthesis & Transformation WS 2-6

Hi students,

The answers for the Synthesis and Transformation Worksheets given to you are as follows:

Revision 2

1. Much to Jane's disappointment, she did not pass the examination.

2. Miss Lee asked Tim if/whether he knew where Devi had gone.

3. Upon discovering that her jewellery had been stolen, Jenny called the police.

4. Unlike Amanda, everyone in my class likes to draw.

5. Not only is Benjamin hardworking, but also polite.

Revision 3

1. Brandon hated having to tidy up his messy room.

2. All the candidates except Adeline are not well-prepared for the final examination.

3. Sam has confessed to vandalising the wall.

4. Mrs Chan reminded her class that they had to complete their project by the following week.

5. John's diligence and sincerity helped him bag the top award.


Revision 4

1. Much to the teachers' delight, all the pupils did exceptionally well in the recent examinations.

2. Unless you practise on the musical instrument you are learning daily, you will not improve.

3. Andy is well-known for his generosity in this community.

4. Mum asked me if I had enjoyed the dinner the night before.

5. Neither Tricia nor her brothers know where the books are.


Revision 5

1. Meiling was served not only the ice-cream, but also the cake.

2. My sister asked me if I was the one who had drawn the picture on the wall.

3. No matter how hard the prefects tried, thy could not solve the problem.

4. Richard turned up at the party without being invited/ an invitation.

5. Even the offer of a high salary could not tempt Mr George to take up the job.

Revision 6

1. I must train harder as I want to break the 100m record.

2. Mary prefers classical music to heavy metal music.

3. Neither the pupils nor Mr Tan is listening to the announcement.
Or Neither Mr Tan nor the pupils are listening to the announcement.

4. The teacher asked the class if/whether they had remembered to submit their entry forms the day before/ the previous day.

5. Despite knowing who stole the examination papers, Jason does not want to reveal anything.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Term 1 to 2 English Grammar Items

Grammar (Longman Primary Grammar Assessment Book)

Term 1: Determiners Ex 1-3
Conjunctions Ex 4- 10 (My Pals U2)
Pronouns Ex 11 - 13
Direct Speech Ex 48 - 49 (My Pals U3)
(Total 15 ex)

Term 2: Nouns and Noun Phrases Ex 14 - 15
Modal Auxiliaries Ex 16
Tenses Ex 17 -25 (My Pals U7 -10)
Adjectives Ex 26 (My Pals U5)
Adverbs Ex 27 (My Pals U6)
(Total 14 ex)

Synthesis & Transformation Book

Term 1
Unit 1 - Number (My Pals U2)
Unit 10 - Direct & Indirect Speech (My Pals U3)
Unit 7 - Emphasis
(Total 10 ex)

Term 2
Unit 8 - People(My Pals U2,5)
Unit 9 - Places & Things (My Pals U4,5)
Unit 5 - Reason ( My Pals U6)
(Total 9 ex)

Grammar exercises in My Pals Homework 5A, Unit 1 to 6, will be tested for SA1.