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Grade 5 Amharic on Temari has 14 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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| Word or Phrase | Contextual Synonym |
|---|---|
| ጉልበት | አቅም |
| እየተጨዋወቱ | እያወሩ |
| አማተረ | ተመለከተ |
| ብልጭ አለበት | ተናደደ |
| ቡጢ | ጡጫ |
| ባልንጀርነት | ወዳጅነት |
When you use it
Use this table when revising vocabulary and contextual synonyms from the reading text.
Watch out
Do not confuse idiomatic phrases like ብልጭ አለበት with literal physical actions.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 1-13, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this before writing a text to organize main ideas and supporting details in a structured visual layout.
Watch out
Writing directly without an outline frequently causes skipping essential supporting ideas or including off-topic points.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 14 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when dividing words into their smallest meaningful grammatical components or combining morphemes into words.
Watch out
Do not break words arbitrarily. Each separated part must respect morphological boundaries such as root words and bound affixes.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 14 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to identify or write words that modify verbs by showing where, when, why, or in what manner an action takes place.
Watch out
Adverbs modify the verb (action), whereas adjectives modify nouns.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 43-53, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when identifying or developing a paragraph by either recounting a sequence of events (narrative) or detailing characteristics and features (descriptive).
Watch out
A narrative style relates chronological events and actions, whereas a descriptive style presents details and attributes of a subject without telling a story.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 43-53, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this to identify or construct words that describe the manner, condition, or degree in which an action is performed.
Watch out
Do not confuse adverbs of manner with time or place adverbs. Manner adverbs answer how or to what extent a verb happened, such as በፍጥነት, ክፉኛ, or በድንገት.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 54-69, then checked twice before it went up
| Word or Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
|---|---|
| ደጅ ጠና | ተለማመጠ |
| አሰረገ | ወደ ውስጥ አስገባ |
| ብዝሀ ሕይወት | በአንድ ላይ የሚገኙ ልዩ ልዩ ፍጥረታት |
| ጋን | የፈሳሽ መጠራቀሚያ ዕቃ |
| የባህር ጠለል | የቦታ ከፍታ መነሻ |
| ስነ ምህዳር | የቦታ አቀማመጥና የአየር ሁኔታ |
| መጠጠ | ፈሳሽ ነገር ቋጥሮ ያዘ |
When you use it
Use this table to match environmental and descriptive terms from the passage with their accurate meanings.
Watch out
Context determines meaning. For example, ደጅ ጠና in this text means persistently requesting or petitioning, not standing physically outside a door.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 54-69, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this technique to segment complex words into morphemes for accurate reading, or to blend separated word parts into full words.
Watch out
When blending affixes to the root word, maintain the correct spelling without dropping essential sounds.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 54-69, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when identifying sentence elements or constructing a complete basic sentence with a subject and predicate.
Watch out
A complete sentence requires both a subject noun and a predicate verb. A noun alone does not form a complete sentence.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 70 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
| Type of Transition | Examples |
|---|---|
| Supporting / Result (ተደጋጋፊ) | ስለዚህ, በተጨማሪም, በመሆኑም, በዚህ የተነሳ, ስለሆነም, በተመሳሳይ |
| Contrasting / Opposing (ተቃራኒ) | ነገር ግን, ይሁንና, ሆኖም ግን, ቢሆንም, ዳሩ ግን, ይሁን እንጂ |
When you use it
Use to connect sentences and show supporting or opposing relationships between ideas in a paragraph.
Watch out
Do not use opposing transition words like ነገር ግን between two ideas that agree or support each other.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 70 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this method when writing an expository paragraph that examines two subjects side by side.
Watch out
Comparison focuses specifically on showing similarities between things, while contrast focuses on identifying their differences.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 103-117, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this rule to determine whether an Amharic noun can take plural suffixes and be counted individually.
Watch out
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted with numbers like one or two, and they never take the plural suffixes -och or -woch.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, pages 103-117, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when drafting a personal or greeting letter to family, relatives, or friends.
Watch out
Ensure all three core body sections are included in order: introduction (መግቢያ), body text (ሐተታ), and conclusion (መደምደሚያ), along with sender and recipient addresses.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 118 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to express an action or state that is actively taking place at the moment of speaking.
Watch out
Do not omit the prefix እየ. on the main verb or the auxiliary verb ነው that follows.
Drafted from Grade 5 Amharic, page 118 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
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