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Abstract Nouns Worksheet For Class 4

Add suffixes to the following words to make abstract nouns and fill in the blanks with them. (aware, special, admire, happy, scarce, educate) Abstract nouns worksheet The government should create health ………………………… among people....

Eye Idioms

Open someone’s eyes To open someone’s eyes is to make them discover something. It was an unpleasant experience but it opened my eyes to truth. In the blink of an eye If something happens...

Ought To

Ought is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular. She ought to understand. (NOT She oughts to …) Ought is different from other auxiliary verbs. It is used with to We ought to respect...

In And Into, On And Onto

We use in and on to talk about the positions of objects – where they are. We use into and onto to talk about directions and destinations – where things are going. She is in the bedroom. (Position) She ran into the room. (Direction) She was...

Position Of Only And Even

The word only should be written in front of and next to the word or phrase it modifies. Compare:   Only David may sleep on the bed. (David and nobody else may use the bed.)...

Preposition On

On is used for position on a surface. There is a big spider on the ceiling. The cat is on the roof. That picture would look better on the other wall. On can mean attached to. Why do you wear...

Cases Where Relative Pronouns Are Omitted

Relative pronouns are words like that, who, which, whom, whose, where, when and why. The most common relative pronouns in English are who, whom, whose, that and which. In certain situations the words what, when and where can also function as relative pronouns. Relative pronouns introduce relative...

Cases Where Articles Are Omitted

With uncountable nouns Articles are not used with uncountable nouns when we make general statements. I love coffee. (NOT… a coffee OR the coffee) Milk is rich in nutrients. (NOT The milk OR a milk) We can’t do without water. (NOT The water OR a water) She likes reading books. (NOT…the...