Grade 4, term 1&2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
What 4 main things does a dictionary tell you about words?
- how to spell them
- how to pronounce them
- what they mean
- their origin
When do we use a capital letter? 11 occasions
- to begin a sentence
- for names and surnames
- for names of places
- for cities, towns and suburbs
- days of the week and months of the year
- for ‘I’
- names of roads and streets
- special days
- titles of books, newspapers etc
- titles of people
- names of countries, continents, rivers, mountains, seas
When do we use a full stop? 2 occcasions
At the end of a sentence.
After some short forms, e.g. S.A., Mr., Prof., Dr.
When do we use a colon :? 3 occasions
- to introduce a list
- to link 2 clauses, when the second clause gives more information about the first
- when we write the time
When do we use a semi colon ;? 2 occasions
- to separate longer items in a list
2. to link two clauses that are closely related
When do we use a comma? 4 occasions
- to separate a list
- to separate the name of a person being spoken to from the rest of the sentence
- separate 2 thoughts in a long sentence, usually when there is a pause
- when a person or thing is named in 2 different ways
What is an uncountable noun? Give an example
Noun that cannot be counted as they are not separate objects. Only have singular form, do not have a number in front
e.g. water, sand, air, work
What is a proper noun? Give an example
Special names of streets, schools, people and animal names, days of the week, months of the year, countries, cities, titles of books, films and songs.
E.g. Dan, Tuesday, Jingles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mulvihal Road
What is a common noun? Give an example
Names given to ordinary things. Usually have ‘the’ or ‘a’ in front of them. Do not begin with a capital letter.
E.g. book, table, desk, orange, boy, cat
What is a countable noun? Give an example
Nouns that can be counted. Have a singular and plural form
E.g. book - books, man - men, soap - soaps
What is an abstract noun? Give an example
Nouns that describe things we cannot touch, feel, see, smell or taste. Names of ideas, feelings and sounds
E.g. love, happiness, croak, beauty, honesty, respect, fear, trust, joy, roar
What is a concrete noun? Give an example
Naming words, things we can see, touch, feel, taste or smell.
E.g. frog, sky, sea, mouse, house, child, beach, school
What is a personal pronoun? Give an example
Used instead of the names of people.
E.g. Sarah made dinner
She made dinner
What is a demonstrative pronoun? Give an example
Used to point out particular things.
E.g. That is your sandwich, but this sandwich is mine.
That is your sandwich, but this is mine.
What is a possessive pronoun? Give an example
Shows that something belongs to someone.
E.g. The cake is Tom’s.
The cake is his.
What is present, past and future tense?
Present tense = now
Past tense = happened in the past, yesterday
Future tense = will still happen, tomorrow
What is a statement, a question and an exclamation? And what punctuation do we use at the end of each?
Statement gives information and ends with a full stop.
Question asks for information and ends with a question mark.
Exclamation can be a statement or question which shows anger, fear, hurt, surprise or worry. Ends with !
What is a compound word? Give some examples
A word that is made from putting 2 words together
E.g. grapefruit, footprint, moonlight, butterfly, sunflower, something, railway, sailboat
What is a pronoun? Give an example
Takes the place of a noun
E.g. I, you, he, we, they, me, him, it, us, they, them, mine, yours, our
What is a conjunction? Give an example
Words that join together other words, phrases and sentences
E.g. and, but, because, or, when, while, so, if, because, unless, after
Name 3 words that are borrowed from French
ballet, champagne, quaint
Name 3 words that are borrowed from Dutch
buoy, easel, coleslaw
Name 3 words that are borrowed from Italian
balcony, broccoli, macaroni
Name 3 words that are borrowed from Latin
abdomen, area, capsule
