Useful Adjectives-Adverbs-Similes-Proverbs Adjectives-Adverbs-Similes-Proverbs-Phrases, -Phrases, Idioms and Expressions for UPSR English Paper FEELINGS angry anxious bored shy scared puzzled surprised hap happy sad excited gloomy joyful sleepy tired hungry ill worried confident hungry
CHARACTER arrogant brave clumsy courageous diligent hardworking intelligent clever smart funny strict selfish pleasant rude polite talkative quiet humble friendly
CONDITIONS
FEATURES
dirty
long-lasting
clean
expensive
tidy
cheap
neat
high-quality
cold
delicious
hot
modern
crowded
old-fashioned
empty
challenging
hectic
easy
bad
difficult
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LOOKS attractive beautiful big nice dark elegant fair gorgeous handsome tall short small spacious neat large tiny good-looking ugly hideous
good
interesting
terrible
suitable
excellent
reasonable
new
useful
old
educational
comfortable
nutritious
enjoyable
heavy
dull
light
hectic
affordable
1. jolly = happy ". tasty = delicious . wise = brilliant #. afraid = scared $. kindness !. helpful %. wonderful &. overjoyed '. caring 1(. tired 11. filial = dutiful 1". cheerful 1. obedient 1#. comfortable 1$. humorous 1!. nervous 1%. embarrassed 1&. satisfied 1'. interesting "(. dull "1. grand "". special = unique ". diligent "#.talented "$.awesome "!.greedy "%. good-hearted "&.relieve "'. thirsty
1. honest ". useful . wealthy #. grateful=thankful $.furious !.careful %.expensive &. tidy '. neat #(. favourite #1. horrible=terrible #".careless #. selfish ##.patient #$. stingy #!.tough #%.generous=kind #&. rude #'. polite $(. successful $1. inconsiderate $". popular $. shady $. lovely $#. responsible $$. naughty $!. hospitality $%. efficient $'. convenient 2
!1. mischievous !". demanding !. thoughtful !#. inventive !$. courageous !!. humble !%. energetic !&. shy !'.good-natured %(. outgoing %1. faithful %". smart %. noble %#. dedicated %$. humane %!. trustworthy %%. reasonable %&. light-hearted %'. fit=healthy &(. big-headed &1. well-behaved &". well-mannered &. merciful &#. forgiving &$. patriotic &!. warm &%. sociable &&. appetizing &'. absent-minded
(. hungry
!(. gigantic
'(. precious
A!"ER#S
shout angrily laugh happily wait patiently dance gracefully run quickly shine brightly write neatly talk loudly smile sweetly growl fiercely walk carefully crept quietly did badly run smoothly smile broadly talk rudely play skillfully blow strongly walk clumsily work smartly
fight bravely sing sweetly cry sadly walk slowly flow swiftly rain heavily talk softly play happily drive slowly eat hungrily sleep soundly walk quickly listen attentively live happily speak fluently cheer loudly read carefully answer cleverly wept bitterly play fairly
accurately beautifully carefully diligently excellently faithfully gracefully hungrily loudly nicely neatly obviously pleasantly quickly soundly tidily skillfully slowly softly definitely
Useful Phrases for $ote Expansion 1. 2. 3. 4.
". $. %. '. (.
It was a bad day / an unlucky day for him it is not my day e had learnt his lesson. !he was glad that she had done a good deed. !he hopes that their friendship will last forever. #li regrets that he does not heed the advice of his parents. e promised not to repeat his mistakes again in the future. &e had an enjoyable time / a great time together. &e enjoyed ourselves very much during the trip / at the party )he old woman thanked me for my honesty/ help/ kindness. 3
surely truly clearly lovingly gently excitedly joyfully cheerfully sadly fast well badly terribly quietly busily attentively accidentally proudly comfortably patiently
1*. 11. 12. 1,. 1-. 1". 1$. 1%. 1'. 1(. 2*. 21.
e promised that he would never be playful again. !he promised never to tell lies again. !he has a heart of gold. / !he is kind+hearted. # friend in need is a friend indeed ne good turn deserves another / o well and have well / 0indness begets kindness )urn over a new leaf ood watch prevent misfortune npleasant advice is a good medicine onesty is the best policy 3isfortunes never come alone / It never rains but it pours 4atience is the best remedy 4revention is better than cure / 5etter be safe than sorry
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SC CARDS
SC CARD 1 1. )lace * +ocation * ,vent his is a name of place / location / event /.
". )eople * 0nimals * hings * )lants here is a in!"la# no"n /. here are pl"#al no"n /.
. 0ctivities Sin!"la# "$%ect / is ve#$ & in! /. 'l"#al "$%ect/ are ve#$ & in! /.
#. 0djectives eelings * +ook/ Sin!"la# "$%ect / is a(%ective/. 'l"#al "$%ect/ are a(%ective/.
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SC CARD ) 1. 0dd adjectives beautiful2 big2 happy2 excited2 angry2 busy2 etc./
". 0dd adverbs busily2 happily2 soundly2 gracefully2 sweetly2 etc./
. 3rite compound sentences - 4se conjunctions5 and2 but2 while2 because2 or
#. 3rite complex sentences if you can/ he subject/2 who*which is*are/ verb6ing*adjective/2 is*are/ verb6ing*adjectives/.
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SU*+ECT GROU'S 7roup 1
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am
do
have
was
did
had
:he
is
does
has
8t
was
did
had
3e
are
do
have
hey
were
did
had
9e
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0li and 0bu );/
:; :ingular ;oun ); )lural ;oun
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FOR,S OF -ER*S )resent ense
>ontinuous
)ast ense
)erfect ense
uture
;otes Aalay
,very day
,very day
ense ;ow 8 am*he
8?
he?
is*they are?
8*he*they?
have*he
8*he*we
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7"/
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712 7"2
has*they
will...
7/
have?
712 7"2
bathed beat began bent bit blew borrowed broke brought brushed built burnt*burned buried bought climbed caught combed came cycled dug )ast ense
712 7"2 7/ bathed beaten begun bent bitten blown borrowed broken brought brushed built burnt*burned buried bought climbed caught combed come cycled dug )erfect ense
7/ bathe beat begin bend bite blow borrow break bring brush build burn bury buy climb catch comb come cycle dig uture
;otes Aalay
bathe beat begin bend bite blow borrow break bring brush build burn bury buy climb catch comb come cycle dig
bathes beats begins bends bites blows borrows breaks brings brushes builds burns buries buys climbs catches combs comes cycles digs )resent ense
bathing beating beginning bending biting blowing borrowing breaking bringing brushing building burning burying buying climbing catching combing coming cycling digging >ontinuous
0lready 8
ense omorrow
,very day
,very day
ense ;ow 8 am*he
8?
he?
is*they are?
8*he*they?
have*he
8*he*we
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7"/
712 7"2 7/
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has*they
will...
7/
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dived did danced drew drank drove ate failed
712 7"2 7/ dived done danced drawn drunk driven eaten failed
7/ dive do dance draw drink drive eat fail
dive do dance draw drink drive eat fail
dives does dances draws drinks drives eats fails
diving doing dancing drawing drinking driving eating failing
0lready 8
ense omorrow
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fall fight fly forget get give go grow hang hide hold keep kick kneel leave lie make pay ride ring sell run say see sell send sew shake shine shout shoot show skip sing smile
falls fights flies forgets gets gives goes grows hangs hides holds keeps kicks kneels leaves lies makes pays rides rings sells runs says sees sells sends sews shakes shines shouts shoots shows skips sings smiles )resent ense
falling fighting flying forgetting getting giving going growing hanging hiding holding keeping kicking kneeling leaving lying making paying riding ringing selling running saying seeing selling sending sewing shaking shining shouting shooting showing skipping singing smiling >ontinuous
fell fought flew forgot got gave went grew hung hid held kept kicked knelt left lay made paid rode rang sold ran said saw sold sent sewed shook shone shouted shot showed skipped sang smiled )ast ense
fallen fought flown forgotten got given gone grown hung hidden held kept kicked knelt left lain made paid ridden rung sold run said seen sold sent sewn shaken shone shouted shot shown skipped sung smiled )erfect ense
fall fight fly forget get give go grow hang hide hold keep kick kneel leave lie make pay ride ring sell run say see sell send sew shake shine shout shoot show skip sing smile uture
;otes Aalay
,very day
,very day
ense ;ow 8 am*he
8?
he?
is*they are?
8*he*they?
have*he
8*he*we
71 @ 7/
7"/
712 7"2 7/
712 7"2
has*they
will...
7/
have?
712 7"2
sat slept smiled spoke spent
712 7"2 7/ sat slept smiled spoken spent
7/ sit sleep smile speak spend
sit sleep smile speak spend
sits sleeps smiles speaks spends
sitting sleeping smiling speaking spending
0lready 8
ense omorrow
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stand stands steal steals strike strikes sweep sweeps swim swims take takes talk talks teach teaches tear tears tell tells think thinks throw throws try tries tie ties wear wears win wins wind winds write writes add adds allow allows arrive arrives breathe breathes brush brushes carry carries change changes close closes copy copies cook cooks cry cries divide divides drop drops fit fits hand hands drop drops fit fits hand hands hope hopes hop hops )resent ense
standing stealing striking sweeping swimming taking talking teaching tearing telling thinking throwing trying tying wearing winning winding writing adding allowing arriving breathing brushing carrying changing closing copying cooking crying dividing dropping fitting handing dropping fitting handing hoping hopping >ontinuous
,very day
,very day
ense ;ow 8 am*he
8?
he?
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7"/
hurry join
hurries joins
stood stolen struck swept swum taken talked taught torn told thought thrown tried tied worn won wound written added allowed arrived breathed brushed carried changed closed copied cooked cried divided dropped fitted handed dropped fitted handed hoped hopped )erfect ense
stand steal strike sweep swim take talk teach tear tell think throw try tie wear win wind write add allow arrive breathe brush carry change close copy cook cry divide drop fit hand drop fit hand hope hop uture
;otes
0lready 8
ense omorrow
Aalay
is*they are?
8*he*they?
have*he
8*he*we
712 7"2 7/
712 7"2
has*they
will...
7/
have?
712 7"2
hurried joined
712 7"2 7/ hurried joined
7/ hurry join
hurrying joining
stood stole struck swept swam took talked taught tore told thought threw tried tied wore won wound wrote added allowed arrived breathed brushed carried changed closed copied cooked cried divided dropped fitted handed dropped fitted handed hoped hopped )ast ense
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drive jump laugh live lock open read reply row stop study type use walk wait cut hit hurt let put push shut pull sink
drives jumps laughs lives locks opens reads replies rows stops studies types uses walks waits cuts hits hurts lets puts pushes shuts pulls sinks
driving jumping laughing living locking opening reading replying rowing stopping studying typing using walking waiting cutting hitting hurting letting putting pushing shutting pulling sinking
drove jumped laughed lived locked opened read replied rowed stopped studied typed used walked waited cut hit hurt let put pushed shut pulled sank
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driven jumped laughed lived locked opened read replied rowed stopped studied typed used walked waited cut hit hurt let put pushed shut pulled sunk
drive jump laugh live lock open read replied row stop study type use walk wait cut hit hurt let put push shut pull sink
TENSES. SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND T'ES OF SENTENCES
0ll ,nglish sentences are made up of three basic parts5
:ubject
Berb
0li
kicks
he girl
is
he Cest of the :entence the ball. pretty.
:tudy the sentences below5 :ubject
Berb
he rest of the sentence
ime
1.
0li
kicks
the ball
eve#0 (a0
".
0li
is kicking
the ball
no2
.
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kicked
the ball
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0li
will kick
the ball
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:entence
1 is in Simple Present Tense happens daily or regularly/.
:entence
" is in Present Continuous Tense is happening now/.
:entence
is in Simple 'at Tene happened in the past/.
:entence
# is in Future Tense will happen in the future/.
hese four tenses are the basic tenses that you may use in writing ,nglish sentences.
Desides the four tenses above2 there are another two important tenses that you should know5
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Past Continuous Tense
0li was kicking the ball when 8 reached the field yesterday was happening at some time in the past/.
Perfect Tense
0li has
already kicked the ball has already happened/.
T'ES OF SENTENCES
1. 0ctive and )assive :entences
0ctive sentence5
:ubject
Berb
Ebject
0li
kicks
the ball.
)assive sentence
Ebject he ball
Berb
:ubject is kicked
by 0li.
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:imple )resent ense/
Aore examples5
0ctive sentences
)assive sentences
0li 3ic3e( the ball.
he ball 2a 3ic3e( by 0li.
Aother coo3 the vegetables.
he vegetables a#e coo3e( by mother.
9e (#ove the car.
he car 2a (#iven by him.
:iti tea# the book.
he book i to#n by :iti.
he policeman ca"!4t the thief.
he thief 2a ca"!4t by the policeman.
". :imple and >ompound :entences
:imple sentence 15 0li goes to school. :imple sentence "5 0bu goes to school.
>ompound sentence5 0li an( 0bu go to school.
0 compound sentence is formed by joining two or more simple sentences using conjunctions and2 but2 or2 because2 so2 while/.
0nother example5
:imple sentence 15 0li is sick. :imple sentence "5 0li does not go to school.
>ompound sentence5 0li is sick2 so he does not go to school.
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. >omplex sentence
0 complex sentence is formed by adding a clause.
,xample5
:entence 15 he girl is my sister. :entence ". he girl is wearing a blue dress.
>omplex sentence5 he girl who is wearing a blue dress is my sister.
clause
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'RACTISE5 :entence
:ubject
8 like to go to school. Ene of the girls is missing. 0bu and 0li came here yesterday. :he sells seashells by the seashore. he water is clear. hey were walking to the bus stop. he children are dancing around the rose bush. Ay Donnie lies over the ocean. :he has already given the names to the teacher. ather cooks breakfast every :unday. 3endy and her brothers played badminton last week. Ay sister and 8 will visit grandmother next uesday. 8 will get $0 in 4):C. he cat was jumping over the fence. he dogs were chasing the cat. 3e were happy and excited.
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Berb
ense
'RACTISE5 ,very day
;ow
omorrow
0lready
8 come
8 am coming
8 came
8 will come
8 have come
:he buys
:he is buying
:he bought
:he will buy
:he has bought
3e eat 8t flies 9e gives
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he fan turns 8 sing Aany teachers scold Aore people leave ,ach one brings ,veryone tells ;obody pushes ;o one keeps :omebody hits :everal man see Aost of them put 8t shines he baby cries he plant grows
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SI,ILES as agile as a monkey as alike as two peas as angry as a wasp as bald as an egg as bashful as a schoolgirl as beautiful as a rainbow as big as an elephant as black as coal as blind as a bat as busy as a bee as careless as the wind as clear as crystal as cold as ice as cool as a cucumber as cunning as a fox as deep as the sea as easy as 0D> as faithful as a dog as fast as lightning as fit as a fiddle as gentle as a dove as graceful as a swan as green as grass as happy as a lark
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as hard as iron as playful as a kitten as sweet as honey as proud as a peacock as quiet as a mouse as steady as a rock as tall as a giant as tough as a leather as white as snow as wide as the ocean as wise as an owl
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ENGLISH IDIO,S AND E6'RESSIONS
Dird in the 9and 8s worth wo in the Dush5 0pa yang sudah pasti lebih baik dari apa yang belum pasti. 0 Dlessing 8n Fisguise5 9ikmah dalam kesusahan yang berlaku. 0 )iece Ef >ake5 :esuatu yang sangat mudah.
0 :lip Ef he ongue5 ersilap cakap.
0 3olf 8n :heepGs >lothing5 Hejahatan yang menyamar sebagai kebaikan. 0bsence Aakes he 9eart 7row onder5 0pabila jarang bertemu2 semakin sayang. 0ctions :peak +ouder han 3ords5 )erbuatan lebih berkesan dari perkataan. 0ll hat 7litters 8s ;ot 7old5 idak semua yang nampak menarik itu baik. 0s +ight 0s 0 eather5 :angat ringan2 seperti bulu burung. Deating 0round he Dush5 )utar-belit. Detter +ate han ;ever5 +ebih baik lambat2 dari tidak ada langsung * tidak pernah. Dirds Ef 0 eather lock ogether5 Erang yang mempunyai persamaan akan berkumpul bersama. Durning he Aidnight Eil5 Dekerja hingga lewat malam. >ross
ry Ever :pilt Ailk5 Aenyesal atas sesuatu yang sudah berlaku. >uriosity Hilled he >at5 )erasaan ingin tahu yang membawa kesusahan. 21
FonGt >ount hickens 4ntil heyGre 9atched5 Iangan mengira hasil sebelum berusaha angan-angan Aat Ienin/. FonGt )ut 0ll
,very >loud 9as 0 :ilver +ining5 :etiap kesusahan yang berlaku ada hikmahnya. 7reat Ainds hink 0like5 )emikiran yang sama.
9ave ;o 8dea5 idak tahu langsung. 9ead Ever 9eel5 Iatuh cinta.
8cing En he >ake5 )erkara yang baik * menggembirakan. 8t akes wo o ango5 :etiap pergaduhan melibatkan dua pihak. +end Ae at Eut Ef he Dag5 Aembocorkan rahsia. Eut Ef he Dlue5 :ecara tiba-tiba
Eut Ef the rying )an and into the ire5 Fari satu kesusahan2 ke satu kesusahan yang lain. )ractice Aakes )erfect5 +atihan berterusan akan memahirkan kita. )ulling
:econd ;ature5 Hemahiran yang sudah menjadi satu kebiasaan harian.
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:tart rom :cratch5 Dermula dari bawah. he 0pple Ef atches he 3orm5 Erang yang awal bangun dan bekerja akan mendapat lebih hasil. he )ot >alling he Hettle Dlack5 Erang yang bersalah tetap mempersalahkan orang lain.
he )ros 0nd >ons5 Hebaikan dan keburukan.
he :ky 8s he +imit5 idak ada batas. urn Ever 0 ;ew +eaf5 Derubah * 8nsaf.
wo 3rongs FonGt Aake 0 Cight5 Iangan membalas kejahatan dengan kejahatan. 4nder he 3eather5 Hurang sihat. Bariety 8s he :pice Ef +ife5 Hepelbagaian menjadikan kehidupan lebih menarik. 3ithout 0 Foubt5 anpa sebarang syak-wasangka. anGt Iudge 0 Dook Dy 8ts >over5 Iangan menilai seseorang daripada luarannya sahaja.
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'RO-ER*S 74e#e t4e#e8 a 2ill t4e#e8 a 2a09
3hen a person really wants to do something2 he will find a way of doing it. Fi#t come. fi#t e#ve(9
he first in line will be attended to first. A f#ien( in nee( i a f#ien( in(ee(9
0 friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend. Dic#etion i t4e $ette# pa#t of valo#9
8f you say discretion is the better part of valor2 you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do. A 4"n!#0 man i an an!#0 man9
0 person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage. Empt0 veel ma3e t4e mot noie9
hose people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss. A man i a ol( a 4e feel9
0 personJs age is immaterial it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old. G#eat tal3e# a#e little (oe#9
hose people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work. An i(le $#ain i t4e (evil8 2o#34op9
Ene who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts. An o"nce of (ic#etion i 2o#t4 a po"n( of 2it9
8t is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever. Faint 4ea#t neve# 2on fai# la(09
o succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants. A penn0 ave( i a penn0 !aine(9
Dy being thrifty one will be able to save up.
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A #ollin! tone !at4e# no mo9
0 person who never settles in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life K one who is always changing his mind will never get anything done. A 0o" o2. o 0o" 4all #eap9
Ene will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of his earlier actions or inactions. *a#3in! (o! el(om $ite9
hose who make loud threats seldom carry them out. *ette# late t4an neve#9
o do something that is right2 profitable2 or good a little late is still better than not doing it at all. A $i#( in 4an( i 2o#t4 t2o in t4e $"49
:omething that one already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile that one may not be able to get. *i#( of a feat4e# floc3 to!et4e#9
)eople of the same sort of character or belief always go together. Call a pa(e a pa(e9
8f you say that someone calls a spade a spade2 you mean that they speak frankly and directly2 often about embarrassing or unpleasant subjectsK an informal expression. C4a#it0 $e!in at 4ome 9
0 personJs first obligation should be to help the member of his own family before he can begin thinking of talking about helping others. A !#eat tal3e# i a !#eat lia#9
0 smooth and persuasive talker may be a good liar. Eve#0 clo"( 4a a ilve# linin!9
8f you say that every cloud has a silver lining2 you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it. 8f you talk about silver lining you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
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