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WEEK 2
COLLECTIVE NOUNS.

▪ Nouns are names of things.

▪ Collective nouns are names given to a group of things.

For example

Nouns Collective Nouns Collective

1. birds flock 17. bees swarm
2. sheep flock 18. fish shoal
3. thieves gang 19. whales school
4. flowers bunch 20. lions pride
5. furniture suite 21. friends party
6. puppies litter 22. dancers troupe
7. kittens litter 23. angels host
8. stones pile 24. musicians band
9. teachers staff 25. magistrates bench
10. trees forest 26. bananas bunch
11. tools set 27. actors company
12. cattle herd 28. employees staff
13. books library 29. pupils
class/school
14. singers choir 30. pilgrims band
15. bishops bench
16. directors board

Fill in the gaps with correct collective nouns.

1. A ____________of thieves held up the mail van and robbed it.
2. The tourist saw a _____________of elephants at Kazinga channel.
3. A _____________ of fish was swimming across the river.
4. Ben invited a _____________ of friends on his birthday party.
5. A ____________ of bees had settled on an orange tree.
6. The cat was very proud of her__________ of kittens.
7. A _____________of puppies was seen crossing the road.
8. The bride was holding a beautiful ______________of flowers.
9. His whole _______________of cattle has been affected by drought.
10. The stubborn boy was told to collect a _____________ of stones.
11. A ______________ of birds flew over our house.
12. Musoke has a big ___________of sheep on his farm.
13. The meeting was attended by ___________ of directors.
14. A ______________of bishops made their vows last Sunday.
15. We were entertained by a _______________of dancers.

Fill in the collectives nouns of the following words.

16. a ________________of books.
17. a ________________ of teachers.
18. a _________________of musicians.
19. a _______________ of angels.
20. a ________________of tools

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Revised Junior Pg 17 and 18.

WEEK THREE
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb, an adjective or another verb.

Examples of adverbs.
Fast,hard,quietly,slowly,quickly,rudely,nicely,smartly,heavily,carefully,loudly,etc.

Look at these sentences.

1. Keno walks to school very fast.
2. He talked to me loudly.
3. I slept soundly last night.
4. It rained heavily last night.
5. She does her work neatly.

Underline the adverbs from the following sentences.

1. My sister reads properly.
2. The monkeys ate the bananas hurriedly.
3. Our teacher entered the room quietly.
4. Sonia writes her work slowly.
5. Most girls speak softly.
6. I can’t see clearly from a distance.
7. She spoke to me rudely.
8. The lady hugged her daughter immediately.
9. He is smartly dressed today.
10. The boys ate their food greedily.
11. Kate danced happily,
12. The twins sang merrily.
13. She was told to walk quickly not to reach school very late.
14. Ingrid wrote her work carefully.
15. Tom hit his head on the table accidentally.

WEEK FOUR
ADVERBS
FORMATION OF ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which describes an action. It shows how an action is done.
Some adverbs are formed by adding ---ly
Examples
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
Quick + ly = Quickly
Slow +ly = Slowly
Clear +ly = Clearly
Soft + ly = Softly
Proud + ly = proudly etc

EXERCISE
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Form adverbs from the following words

1. cheap 6. careful
2. poor 7. happy
3. quiet 8. lucky
4. smart 9. heavy
5. rude 10. patient

Fill in the gaps with a correct adverb

11. The lion jumped over the kob-------------- (swift)
12. The patient was called ------------for a check up. (immediate)
13. The workers get their salary----------- (month)
14. Have you heard from your uncle---------? (late)
15. Adyeri sang a song ---------------. (beautiful)
16. We should do the work ----------- because the baby is asleep.(quiet)
17. He tied the luggage very -----------. (tight)
18. The police officer spoke to me------- (rude)
19. Well behave children talk-------------. (polite)
20. We must train ourselves to speak---------- (soft)

WEEK FIVE
Words that end in (y) form their adverbs by changing (y) to (i) before
adding (ly)
Examples
angry-----angrily
lucky------luckily
heavy-----heavily
steady-----steadily
hungry-----hungrily

EXERCISE
Form adverbs from these words
1. lazy 6. clumsy
2. busy 7. steady
3. noisy 8. greedy
4. lucky 9. merry
5. easy 10. funny

Fill in the gaps with the correct adverbs from the brackets.
11. It rained ---------last week. (heavy)
12. He walked ------and broke the glass. (angry)
13. We go to school---------. (day)
14. The children complained ---------- against a lot of work.(noisy)
15. ------------, he survived the fatal accident. (lucky)
16. The test was not hard, so we worked it out---------. (easy)
17. The old man works ---------. (lazy)
18. He ate the food---------that it chocked him. (hurry)
19. He -------went through the work until he understood it. (steady)
20. Kent entered the room ---------. (angry)

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WEEK SIX
PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word which shows the relationship between a noun and a pronoun
in a sentence.

Particular adjectives have particular prepositions that must be used on them.

For example.

1. afraid of 19. depend on/upon

2. prefer to 20. suffer from
3. accused of 21. traveling by
4. ashamed of 22. plural of
5. jealous of 23. tired of
6. fond of 24. full of
7. accustomed to 25. good at
8. jump over 26. writing to, in
9. died of 27. lean against/on
10. rely on 28. sure of
11. access to 29. aim aim
12. escape from 30. insist on
13. dive into 31. addicted to
14. interested in 32. consists of
15. introduce to 33. different from
16. proud of 34. leads to
17. according to 35. married to
18. look for,at,into, 36. laugh at
after 37. arrive at

Exercise.
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct prepositions.
1. The thief jumped ________________the fence.
2. The cow is sleeping _____________the tree shade.
3. The angry teacher threw the ball ____________the window.
4. The children were told to dive _____________the pool.
5. Humpty Dumpty fell ____________the wall.
6. We traveled to village ________________taxi.
7. Rose is not interested _____________praying.
8. Vincent kept his fountain pen ___________the box.
9. There are pebbles ___________the pots.
10. Daddy must be tired _____________ our bad behaviour.
11. The room was full ___________________old furniture.
12. Linda is good _________________dancing.
13. Are you afraid _____________ ghosts?
14. I am writing ______________ my mother.
15. We were accused _________________talking while the teacher was teaching.

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WEEK SEVEN
PREPOSITIONS.
Fill in the correct prepositions in the blank spaces.
1. Do not lean ___________ that wall; it’s very weak.
2. Aren’t you ashamed _____________ your conduct?
3. Bob is sure ___________ his success in future.
4. The hunter aimed _______________the animal.
5. Kamujje was accused ______________ stealing the old man’s passion fruits.
6. William prefers a sweater ______________ a coat.
7. My late grandfather died ______________cancer.
8. He is jealous _____________ his brother’s success.
9. Our classteacher insists__________ good letter formations.
10. May I introduce you ____________ Mrs. Mugabi?
11. The thief escaped ____________ the prison?
12. That small boy is addicted _______________smoking.
14. Our class, P.4R consists ____________forty five children.
15. My must be proud _____________ us.
16. Cut your coat according ____________your cloth.
17. Ann is fond ______________stealing her friends pencils.
18. Babies depend _______________their mothers.
19. We arrived ____________ the airport at 9:00 a.m.
20. What is the time _____________ your watch?
21. The generous girl shared the bread ___________ twenty pupils.
22. Francis goes to school ____________foot.
23. This road leads you ______________ Peter’s home.
24. Your pen is different _____________ mine.

WEEK EIGHT
FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES.
Adjectives are describing words.
Adjectives are formed from nouns in different ways.

For example.
Add ‘y’ to a noun.

1. thirst thirsty 7. dirt dirty

2. sleep sleepy 8. rain rainy
3. ink inky 9. wind windy
4. cloud cloudy 10. blood bloody
5. storm stormy 11. boss bossy
6. bump bumpy 12. wealth wealthy

Dropping letter e before y is added.

1. ice icy 6. grease greasy
2. rose rosy 7. bone bony
3. juice juicy 8. booze boozy
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4. shade shady 9. ease easy
5. smoke smoky 10.wave wavy

Other nouns double the last letter before letter ‘y’ is added.

1. fat fatty
2. bag baggy
3. mud muddy
4. sun sunny
5. fun funny
6. fog foggy

Form adjectives from the underlined nouns.

1. A person with a great thirst is ______________________ .

2. A child who is longing to sleep is ___________.
3. Fingers stained with ink are_______________ .
4. A sky with a lot of clouds is ______________ .
5. A loaf with a crisp crust is _____________ .
6. A sea with a storm raging is ____________ .

Form adjectives by dropping letter e.

7. Water which is as cold as ice is ______________.
8. Cheeks like a rose are ______________ .
9. An orange full of juice is ______________ .
10. A tree which provides shade is ______________ .
11. A chimney which pours out smoke is _______________ .
12. Hands covered with grease are ______________ .

Double the last letter before y is added.

13. A road covered with mud is ____________ .

14. A garden which gets much sun is _____________ .
15. Food which contains a lot of fat is ______________ .
16. A day which is covered with a lot of fog is ___________ .
17. Trousers which are as loose as a bag are ___________ .
18. A story which causes fun is _____________.

Use the words in brackets to fill the gaps below.

19. The lady bought an _____________phone. (expense)
20. Don’t play with this switch, it’s ___________.(fault)
21. She is very ___________ because she hasn’t eaten anything. (hunger)
22. Having barked at the baby, it became ________________.(anger)
23. I can’t eat that food because it is very ______________.(salt)
24. Mummy has given birth to a ________________baby boy. (health)
25. The groundnut sauce became ____________after adding spices. (water)

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WEEK NINE
ADJECTIVE FORMATION.
Adding ful’ to the noun e.g

1. help helpful
2. joy joyful
3. wonder wonderful
4. power powerful
5. mercy merciful
6. faith faithful
7. colour colourful
8. cheer cheerful
9. beauty beautiful
10. pain painful

Adding ‘less’ to the noun e.g

1. hope hopeless 6. faith faithless

2. sense senseless 7. colour colourless
3. pain painless 8. power powerless
4. harm harmless 9. help helpless
5. mercy merciless 10.use useless
Other nouns add ‘ous’ to form their adjectives.

1. danger dangerous
2. poison poisonous
3. courage courageous
4. humour humorous
5. vigour vigorous
6. joy joyous
7. mountain mountainous

Other nouns form their adjectives differently.

1. value valuable 10. boy boyish

2. expense expensive 11. sense sensible
3. child childish 12. nature natural
4. month monthly 13. effect effective
5. wood wooden 14. centre central
6. region regional 15. hunger hungry
7. mother motherly 16. anger angry
8. love lovely 17. gold golden
9. circle circular 18. friend friendly
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words from
the bracket.

1. Jimmy and Joel are _____________ boys. (love)

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2. What is the _____________rent for that house? (month)
3. God is kind and ___________to everyone. (Give him your heart. (mercy)
4. Of the three boys, who is the most _______________? (power)
5. Abraham was the most ___________ man in the Bible. (faith)
6. When the boy fell down, he stayed on the floor _____________. (help)
7. The lost boy was helped by a ______________policeman. (friend)
8. Some plants bear ____________ berries. (poison)
9. Armar used to be a _____________ young girl. (courage)
10. She needs to be more ___________ if she wants to pass highly. (care)
11. Gold is a very______________metal. (value)
12. Our class-prefect is a very _______________ girl. (beauty)
13. It is ______________ to drive while drinking. (danger)
14. That man behaves in a _____________way. (child)
15. Suzan has a _______________ face. (boy)

Form adjectives from these nouns.

16. hunger _____________ 20. effect _____________

17. anger _____________ 21. region _____________
18. gold _____________ 22. circle _____________
19. noise _____________ 23. centre _____________