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Grade 4 English on Temari has 13 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.
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When you use it
Use articles before nouns to indicate whether the person or thing is general or specific.
Watch out
Choose between a and an by the starting sound rather than the letter. Use an before vowel sounds and a before consonant sounds.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 1-20, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use the simple present for habits and general truths. Use the present continuous (am, is, are + verb-ing) for actions happening right now.
Watch out
In the simple present, remember to add -s or -es to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 1-20, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use prefer something to something else, or prefer doing something to doing something else, when stating what you like more.
Watch out
Use the preposition to, not than, after prefer. Say I prefer tea to coffee, not I prefer tea than coffee.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 21-36, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use can or can't to show ability, can or may to make polite requests, and should or shouldn't to give advice.
Watch out
Do not add to after these modal verbs. Say you should rest, not you should to rest.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 21-36, then checked twice before it went up
| Singular | Plural | Type |
|---|---|---|
| boy | boys | Regular (-s) |
| bus | buses | Regular (-es) |
| child | children | Irregular |
| woman | women | Irregular |
| foot | feet | Irregular |
| ox | oxen | Irregular |
| sheep | sheep | Irregular |
When you use it
Use this to form plurals by adding -s or -es to regular nouns, or by changing the word form for irregular nouns.
Watch out
Do not add -s to irregular plurals. For example, write children, never childs or childrens.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 21-36, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use So followed by an auxiliary verb and a subject to agree with a positive statement.
Watch out
The auxiliary verb must match the tense and the new subject (for example, use does for third person singular subjects: So does Senait).
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 37-52, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals, or things.
Watch out
For short adjectives ending in a single vowel and a consonant, double the final consonant before adding -er (for example, big becomes bigger).
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 37-52, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use these rules to form the plural of singular nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, z, or a consonant followed by y.
Watch out
When a noun ends in a consonant followed by y, change y to i before adding -es (such as lorry to lorries).
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 37-52, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use linking verbs to connect a subject to a condition, description, or state of being.
Watch out
Linking verbs (such as is, was, seem, taste, smell, look, sound) do not show an action. They describe what the subject is or feels like.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 53-67, then checked twice before it went up
| Preposition | Time Usage | Place Usage |
|---|---|---|
| at | Precise times (at 8 o'clock, at breakfast) | Specific addresses, points (at the post office) |
| in | Months, years, centuries, long periods (in 2021, in December) | Countries, cities, enclosed spaces (in Ethiopia, in a car) |
| on | Days and dates (on Friday, on a Christmas day) | Streets, avenues, surfaces (on Arada Street, on the floor) |
When you use it
Use this when choosing the correct preposition (at, in, or on) before a time or location.
Watch out
Do not use in for specific days or dates. Use on for days (on Friday) and at for exact clock times (at 5:00).
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 53-67, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use the simple present tense to describe facts, routines, habits, and permanent truths.
Watch out
Add -s, -es, or -ies to the base verb only when the subject is third person singular (he, she, it). For negatives, use does not with he, she, it, and do not with I, you, we, they.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 53-67, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Combine two separate base words together to create a single new word with its own meaning.
Watch out
Do not leave a space between the two words when writing a single compound word such as woodwork, classroom, or homework.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 68-82, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this tense to express actions happening right now, temporary actions happening around now, or planned future events.
Watch out
Always include the correct be verb (am, is, are) before adding -ing to the main verb.
Drafted from Grade 4 English, pages 68-82, then checked twice before it went up
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