All About English Grammar & Vocabulary

[optimistforum]

Hi

My DS is doing exercises in understanding words, their meanings and spelling. Are there any sites books with similar type questions, please.

Eg, we have a book called S1 Express Word Power.

It has a question. Write a synonym for \"brave\". You need to complete the following partially spelt words:

in###pid (intrepid)
co##ag##us (courageous)

It is the above type of questions we need to practise for.

[optimistforum]

Are there any resources avilable on vocabulary cloze where the vocab words are partially filled. I give an example below. The idea is to write and spell the same word that examiner wants.


\"Would you like to buy a box of m----h---cks, mister?\" the little girl asked. The man whom she approached did not even want to answer her.
He s--ff--d in his great coat, eager to get home to his --sy fireplace.

Answers: matchsticks, shuffled, cosy

[nansk]

I have not seen such exercises in any book in Singapore bookstores.


However, it should be pretty easy to make your own worksheets of this type. Just copy a few sentences from fiction/non-fiction books your child is currently reading.

[optimistforum]

nansk:

I have not seen such exercises in any book in Singapore bookstores.


However, it should be pretty easy to make your own worksheets of this type. Just copy a few sentences from fiction/non-fiction books your child is currently reading.

Never mind, I will cover up the words in the vocab cloze section, and fill the blanks with the partially filled vocab words

[chuaeil]

Hi,

I am looking for a grammar resource book for parent so that it will help me when I speak to them. Any recommendation? TIA

[artisanlearning]

chuaeil:

Hi,

I am looking for a grammar resource book for parent so that it will help me when I speak to them. Any recommendation? TIA

I take it that you're an English teacher?

There is one book which I find quite comprehensive and well-written, and it makes for a good reference, especially for primary school. I use it as part of my teaching regime.

B.G. Wee and Alsagoff.L, 2012, \"About Grammar: Intermediate\", Pearson Education, Singapore

Hope this helps!

[chuaeil]

artisanlearning:

chuaeil:

Hi,

I am looking for a grammar resource book for parent so that it will help me when I speak to them. Any recommendation? TIA

I take it that you're an English teacher?

There is one book which I find quite comprehensive and well-written, and it makes for a good reference, especially for primary school. I use it as part of my teaching regime.

B.G. Wee and Alsagoff.L, 2012, \"About Grammar: Intermediate\", Pearson Education, Singapore

Hope this helps!

Hi thanks for your reply. I am not a English teacher but I want to use it when i speak to my children cos this is where they pick up from us. Thank you i will check it out the book

[artisanlearning]

chuaeil:

artisanlearning:

[quote=\"chuaeil\"]Hi,

I am looking for a grammar resource book for parent so that it will help me when I speak to them. Any recommendation? TIA

I take it that you're an English teacher?

There is one book which I find quite comprehensive and well-written, and it makes for a good reference, especially for primary school. I use it as part of my teaching regime.

B.G. Wee and Alsagoff.L, 2012, \"About Grammar: Intermediate\", Pearson Education, Singapore

Hope this helps!

Hi thanks for your reply. I am not a English teacher but I want to use it when i speak to my children cos this is where they pick up from us. Thank you i will check it out the book :)[/quote]No worries, happy to help.

[Green-apple 0]

May i know which one is correct:


Alan climbed up the tree slowly so he might not fall
Alan climbed up the tree slowly so he would not fall

[Imami]

Green-apple:

May i know which one is correct:


Alan climbed up the tree slowly so he might not fall
Alan climbed up the tree slowly so he would not fall

My take is the sentence in red is correct.