P.5 English Lesson Notes Term One 2020

YUDESI PRIMARY SCHOOL – GAYAZA ROAD
P.5 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES TERM I – III 2020

ASPECT ONE: PUNCTUATION
A. CAPITAL LETTERS
A B C E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use of capital letters
(i) At the beginning of the sentence; e.g. My father is a good man in our village.
(ii) At the beginning of proper nouns; e.g. names of people, cities, lakes,
mountains, countries, rivers, days , months , streets etc. e.g. Musoke ,
Kampala , Victoria , Elgon , Uganda , Nile , Sunday , February , William
street respectively.
(iii) Writing abbreviations e.g. P.L.E. , U.P.E , D. E. O etc
(iv) Pronouns I e.g. You and I are friends.
(v) To begin in direct speech. E.g. The teacher said, “ Go out!”
(vi) To begin word He, Him, His - If they are relating to God.
EVALUATION ACTIVITY
Punctuate the following sentences correctly.
1. a snake bit jenifer yesterday
2. the little boy drowned into lake kyoga
3. I was going to church when i met tumwine at lubaga.
4. Entebbe guitar singers with their play omuzira mu bazira are going to stage it
at gombe.
5. out teacher mr. nkaayi is to wed tomorrow.
6. by Friday , she will have finished the homework
7. this soil has lost its fertility and I won’t plant in crops.
8. the oc would like to see the following persons engage anguye and bukane
9. the highest mountain in Uganda is mt. rwenzori
10. Tanzania is neighbouring Uganda in the south.
11. jane said, “I am very ill”
12. my brother told me to meet him on nkurumah street
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LESSON 2
b. Full stop ( . )
i) Put at end of a complete sentence. E.g. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda.
ii) Used in abbreviations e.g. U.P.E , P.S.V, Ms. Dr. etc
EVALUATION
Punctuate the following sentences.
1. That boy is my friend.
2. I don’t have any pen to use.
3. The OC old Kampala will visit our school next week.
4. Mary said, “ I am going to church”.
5. “I won’t attend the party,” said the angry man.
6. The thief ordered, “open the door”.
7. jesus loves us a lot
8. I once lived in tanzania and Nigeria
9. that car belongs to martin.
10. there are many islands in kampala district
LESSON 3
Question mark
Used at the end of a question or interrogative sentences .e.g. Where are you going?
EVALUATION
Punctuate the following
1. do you remember where she lives.
2. how do you do
3. where does your father work
4. is it time for lunch
5. how do you come to school
6. the teacher said, “why are you late”
7. did you see an accident on jinja road last Tuesday
8. which car does your father drive
9. are young children allowed to drive
10. how old is your youngest sister

LESSON 4
Exclamation mark ( !)
Used to show surprise, admiration or fear e.g. My God! What a dirty plate that is!
Its used on exclamatory words e.g. Hurrah!, Oh!, Alas!, Ah!, Ooops!, Hullo!
ACTIVITY
1. What a lovely dress this is
2. Oh cried the girl
3. What an old man your father is
4. Hurrah I have got this number correct
5. How deep this hole is
6. Hullo you are welcome
LESSON 5
Comma ( , )
Used when listing things e.g. he bought a ball , pencil, pen and hut.
Used in address or date e.g. Sir Apollo School,
P.O.Box 4096,
Kampala
Salutation e.g.
Dear Dad,
(i) Used after “yes” or “No” at the beginning of the sentence. E.g. No, that you.
(ii) Yes, I shall go
(iii) Used in expressions like On the other hand, however, additionally, on top of
that, for instance, by the way further more etc.
(iv) Used to set off the name of the person addressed e.g. Why do you come with
us, Peter?
(v) Used in speeches e.g., Mary said, “ I will help you”.
(vi) Used in question tags e.g. She is beautiful, isn’t she?
EVALUATION ACTIVITY
Punctuate the following
1. no she only owns a motor cycle
2. “I will come tomorrow” said john
3. Tuesday 11th april 2008
4. Sir apollo Kaggwa primary school
P.O.box 4321
Kampala
5. where are you going john
6. east africa is made up of uganda kenya tanzania rwanda and burundi
7. here is some chocolate . no thank you
8. she is a short bright brown girl
9. today is Monday 18th January 2009
10. The boy said “ I am eleven years old”
LESSON 6
APOSTROPHE ( ’ )
(i) Used to replace an omitted letter e.g. can’t , don’t etc .
(ii) used to indicate ownership or possession e.g. Mary’s dress, Uganda’s etc
(iii) Use to form the plural of letters, signs and figures e.g. Mary writes her ts’
correctly
(iv) For nouns which end with letter ‘s’ we only add the apostrophe e.g. Moses’
shirt, Jesus’ name
EVALUATION ACTIVITY
Write out the following putting in the possessive case
1. The man went to the ( chemist) shop.
2. The name of Mrs. ( Musoke) dog was Micky
3. Have you seen ( Henry) new bicycle?
4. We heard the ( men) shouts in the distance.
5. My (sister) friend is coming to tea.
6. Moses bicycle got a flat tyre.
Re – write changing the underlined to contractions

7. Jane does not eat meat.
8. We cannot go with you.
9. My parents are not happy with my performance.
10. I shall not come to school tomorrow.
11. You will not watch TV if you do not complete the homework.

LESSON 7
Quotation marks ( “ ” )
Used to enclose words of a direct speech. E.g. “Come in,” said the teacher. “Where
is your pen?” Said Mary.
EVALUATION
Punctuate the following sentences
1. my teacher said I am very good at english.
2. how do you come to school asked the headmaster
3. where is your homework said mummy
4. my father said I will buy you a present is you do well
5. the teacher said I have taught you for a long time.
6. he has been playing volleyball said ivan.
7. we have been digging said the girls
8. I broke my friend ruler said my brother
9. she was lying to me said namulesa
10. our aunt said I had taken my watch for repair
WEEK TWO
LESSON 8
ASPECT: NOUNS
A noun is a name of anything. It can be a name o f a person, animal, place or things.
Nouns are in four kinds i.e. proper nouns and common nouns. Abstract nouns and
collective nouns.
Proper nouns
A proper noun is a particular name of a person or thing. Names of people , books,
places etc. are examples of proper nouns, All proper nouns are written beginning
with a capital letter.
Examples
Gloria, Nakitende, Junior English, Bwaise , Rwenzori, Nile, Kenya, Africa, Nairobi,
Sunday , October etc

EVALUATION
Identify the proper nouns and punctuate correctly
1. My father will go to Nairobi next week.
2. Mr. buyondo teaches English in primary five.
3. river nile is the longest river in the world.
4. nairobi , kampala, Kigali, dodoma, Bujumbura are cities in east Africa.
5. Mr. hills is a Briton by nationality
6. my eldest brother is busy at makerere university.
7. treasure island is a very interesting book.
8. musa, wabwire and nakanjako are friends.
9. when will you go to kasese to visit the queen Elizabeth national game park?
10. my brother is very poor at mathematics.
LESSON 9 AND 10
COMMON NOUNS
Common nouns are used to name only one class, people, place or things e.g girl ,
tree, town , etc
They are sub – divided in singular and plural, countable and un countable nouns.
Nouns that mean “only one” are singular. Nouns that mean “more than one” are
plural.
(i) most nouns form their plural by adding “s” e.g. animals, houses , dogs, books,
spaces etc
(ii) Some nouns form their plurals by adding “ es”
a) Nouns that end in a hissing sound e.g.
dress - dresses box - boxes torch -
torches
brush - brushes church - churches
branch - branches
inch - inches fox - foxes
b) Some nouns that end in ‘o’ add ‘es’

Potato - potatoes mosquito - mosquitoes
Hero - heroes cargo - cargoes

c) Other nouns that end in ‘o’ add only ‘s’
Photos, pianos, dynamos, radios, studios, videos, bamboos, igloos, Eskimos
d) Nouns that end in “f” or “fe” form their plurals by changing “f” or “fe”
to “ves”
leaf - leaves hoof - hooves wife - wives
thief - thieves
half - halves wolf - wolves knife - knives
Exceptional
chiefs, hoofs, roofs, gulfs, staffs, beliefs, stuffs, handkerchiefs
e) Nouns that end in “Y” make their plurals by changing “y” into “ies”
baby - babies army - armies factory - factories
lady - ladies city - cities party - parties
fly - flies body - bodies
f) There are one or two nouns that don’t follow any of these rules.
Examples
Man - men child - children ox - oxen
Woman - women foot - feet tooth - teeth
Goose - geese mouse - mice sheep - sheep
Deer - deer dozen - dozen furniture - furniture
Focus – foci / focuses vertex – vertices oasis – oases
Aquarium – aquaria
g) Common nouns that end with ‘y’ preceded by a vowel letter simply take
‘s’ in their plural
Examples
Donkey – donkeys valley – valleys tray – trays
Key – keys day – days turkey – turkeys
Spray – sprays trolley – trolleys boy – boys
Toy – toys railway – railways
EVALUATION 1
Write the plural of the underlined words.

1. The child came into the room
2. A lady gave the girl the key
3. The cat caught the mouse.
4. The leaf fell from the tree
5. The ox pulled the cat.
6. The army went into the battle.
Re – write the sentences giving the plural form of the underlined words.
7. The nurse carried a baby.
8. A thief stole watches and the boxes of jewelries.
9. A wolf killed a sheep.
10. This furniture is very expensive.
EVALUATION 2
Write the singular form of the underlined words.
1. The gentlemen filled the glasses with soda.
2. We saw geese and foxes.
3. The boys have nice watches.
4. The armies fought a hard battle.
5. The at caught some mice.
Rewrite the sentences giving the singular forms of the underlined words.
6. The feet of the deer crushed the flower.
7. Birds sang on the branches of a tree
8. A boy was tending some sheep in the field.
9. The man put the books on top of the shelves
10. the women had knives.
LESSON 11
COMPOUND NOUNS
These are nouns with more than one noun. Some of the compound nouns take a
hyphen while others don’t.
Egs of compound nouns that don’t take a hyphen
Blackboard - blackboards employment - employments
Armchair - armchairs homework - homework
Spoonful - spoonfuls handkerchief - handkerchiefs
Handful –
Headmaster

Compound nouns that take a hyphen
Step – son - step –sons
Step – mother - step – mothers
Co – workers - co – workers
X – ray - X- rays
Mouse – trap - mouse – traps
Bye – law - bye - laws
Tooth – brush - tooth brushes
Girl – guide - girl – guides
Check – point - check – points
Cob - web - Cob – webs
He – goat - he – goats
Egg – plant - egg – plants
Foot – path - foot – paths
Check – up - check – ups
Exceptional
Man – servant - men – servants
Compound nouns which affect the first word only
Passer – by - passer – by
Sister – in – law - sister – in – law
Head – of - state - heads – of - state
Prefect – on – duty - prefects – on – duty
Master – on – duty - masters – on – duty
Commander - in chief - commanders – in – chief
Guest - of – honour - Guests - of – honour
Father in – law - fathers – in – law
Office – in – charge - Officers – in – charge
Master – of – ceremonies - masters – of - ceremonies
EVALUATION
LESSON 12
Write the plural of the underlined words.
1. The rebels are fought by the commander – in – chief.
2. The baby was given a spoonful of medicine.
3. This passer – by has escaped from prison.
4. The classroom block was measured with a tape – measure.

5. A – tug – of – war is an interesting game.
Rewrite the sentences giving the plural form of the underlined words.
6. Our head – of – department is very hardworking.
7. A toothbrush is sold in our shop.
8. That member – of – staff is going to be transferred.
9. Who is the prefect – on – duty this week.
10. We saw many head – of – cattle at the road side.
LESSON 13
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
These nouns stand for a lot of things /individuals. We call them collective nouns
because they refer to collections of things, people, items etc.
Examples
A gang of thieves A crowd of people
A packet of cigarettes A troupe of dancers
A flock of sheep A company of actors
A fleet of cars A choir of singers
A team of oxen A gang of prisoners
A heap of soil A mob of disorderly people
A troop of lions A congregation of worshipers
A heap of soil A bundle / bunch of keys
A swarm of bees A cluster of bananas
A bouquet of flowers A mouthful of food
A set of furniture A pack of cards
A brood of chicken A herd of cattle
A forest of trees A pocketful of money
A leap of leopards A library of books
A troop of monkeys A queue of people
A flight of birds
EVALUATION
Complete each of the phrases
1. A .................................... of grapes
2. A ....................................of matches
3. A ...............................of clothes
4. A ...............................of trees
5. A ..............................of corn
6. A .................... of drawers
7. A ...........................of bees
8. A ...................................of sticks
9. A ............................of stamps
10. A .................................of stars
11. A ....................................... of birds
12. A ....................... of cows
13. A ...........................of angles
14. A .................................of wolves
15. ................................. of whales
16. A ................................... of monkeys
17. A ................................ of thieves
18. A .............................. of pups
19. A ....................................of slaves
2. A ...............................of beautiful ladies
LESSON 14, 15, 16 AND 17

ABSTRACT NOUNS
These are the nouns which cannot be seen or counted.
They are nouns of qualities o things, creatures or people. These qualities only exist
in something. They don’t exist on their own. Abstract nouns can be formed from
adjectives or verbs.
Examples
Width height
Length anger
Breadth behaviour
Truth love
Sadness heat
Happiness presence
Bitterness choice
a) Abstract nouns from adjectives formed by adding “ness”

Adjective abstract noun
1. eager eagerness

2. clever cleverness
3. clean cleanliness
4. sad sadness
5. handsome handsomeness
6. kind kindness
7. heavy heaviness
8. smart smartness
9. good goodness
10. rich richness
11. quick quickness
12. happy happiness
13. strange strangeness
14. bright brightness
15. mad madness
16. slow slowness
17. ugly ugliness
18. lazy laziness
19. fat fatness
20. shabby shabbiness
21. stubborn stubbornness
22. foolish foolishness
23. rude rudeness
24. quiet quietness
25. polite politeness
26. sick sickness
27. ill illness
28. new newness
29. cold coldness
b. Abstract nouns formed by changing the last “t” or “te” to “ce” or “cy”
Adjective Abstract noun
Distant distance
Innocent innocence
Lenient lenience
Important importance
Patient patience

Abondant abondance
Silent silence
Absent absence
Ignorant ignorance
Prestent presence
Violent violence
Urgent urgency
Efficient efficiency
Intimate intimacy
Constituent constituency
Expectant expectancy
Agent agency
Accurate accuracy
Accountant accountancy
Pregnant pregnancy
Abstract nouns formed when the adjective changes to other forms

Adjective Adjective nouns
Powerful power
Truthful truth
True truth
Harmful harm
Painful pain
Faithful faith
Merciful mercy
Anxious anxiety
Curious curiosity
Poor poverty
Dangerous danger
Old age
Dead death
Healthy health
Coward cowardice
Punctual punctuality
Greedy greed
Loyal loyalty

Pure purity
Cruel cruelty
Able ability
Envious envy
Difficult difficulty
Original origin
Possible possibility
Superior superiority
Rapid rapidity
Rigid rigidity
Supreme supremacy
Jealous jealousy
Noble nobility
Wise wisdom
Free freedom
Broad breadth
Just justice
High height
False falsehood
Warm warmth
Proud pride
Humble humility
Long length
Wide width
Deep depth
Angry anger
Hungry hunger
Timid timidity
d. Abstract nouns ending with “TION” formed from verbs.
Verb abstract noun
Explain explanation
Repeat repetition
Classify classification
Congratulate congratulation
Accommodate accommodation
Introduce introduction

Complete competition
Administer administration
Oppose opposition
Complete completion
Continue continuation
Revolve revolution
Elect election
e. Abtract nouns that end in “SION” from verbs
Verb abstract nouns
Decide decision
Conclude conclusion
Invert inversion
Confuse confusion
Divide division
Explode explosion
Express expression
Discussion discussion
Impress Impression
Provide provision
Convert conversion
Expel expulsion
Posses possession
Confess confession
f. Abstract nouns ending with “MENT” from verbs
Verb Abstract
Develop development
Govern government
Pay payment
Punish punishment
Excite excitement
Require requirement
Advertise advertisement
Entertain entertainment
Achieve achievement
State statement
Measure measurement

Enlight enlightment
Refresh refreshment
Move movement
Assign assignment
Embarrass embarrassment
g. Abstract nouns that don’t change verbs.

Verb Abstract nouns
Process process
Record record
Progress progress
Demand demand
Duplicate duplicate
Rest rest
Pool pool
Fish fish
Love love
Retreat retreat
Race race
Drive drive
Dream dream
Knock knock
Ride ride
Sleep sleep
EXCEPTIONS
Verbs which form abstract nouns without following any of the above rules
Verb Abstract nouns verb Abstract nouns
Depart departure mix mixture
Arrive arrival fix fixture
Avail availability assemble assembly
Choose choice
Fail failure advise advice
Succeed success practice practice
Sit seat refuse refusal
Lend loan lose loss

Speak speech
Just Justice sell sale
Serve service
i) Abstract nouns formed from other nouns

Nouns abstract nouns
Neighbour neighbourhood
Free freedom
King kingdom
Child childhood
Man manhood
Brother brotherhood
Poet poetry
Friend friendship
Relation relationship
Slave slavery
War warrior
Martyr martyrdom
Pot pottery
Baker bakery
Butcher butchery
Grocer grocery
EVALUATION
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. John’s .....................................was misleading. ( advise)
2. Our teachers get their ...............................at the end of every month. ( pay )
3. We had a lot of ..............................during holidays. ( entertain)
4. The .............................i had last night almost came true. ( dream)
5. What caused your ..................................yesterday? ( absent )
6. Due to .................................they did poorly in their examinations. (ill)
7. Do you know the ................................... of your mother? ( high)
8. There was no ............................ for most of the guests. ( accommodate)
9. There is a lot of ................................in Smoking. ( dangerous)
10. My elder sister is reading an ..................................course. ( accountant)
Gender
Nouns and pronouns belong to one or another of four genders in grammar. These
are; masculine, feminine, common and neuter
Masculine feminine masculine feminine
Boy girl boar sow
Actor actress buck doe
Conductor conductress bull cow
Lion lioness bullock heifer
Manager manageress cock hen
Master mistress colt filly
Mayor mayoress cob (swan) pen
Negro negress dog bitch
Poet poetess drake bitch
Priest priestess gander duck
Prince princess ram ewe
Bachelor spinster stallion mare
Bridegroom bride steer/ bullock heifer
Brother sister Billy – goat nanny goat
Nephew niece buck rabbit doe rabbit
Male female bull calf cow calf
Shepherd shepherdess boy scout girl guide
Tailor seamstress grandfather grandmother
Waiter waitress he goat she goat
Sir madam man servant maid servant
Son daughter son – in – law daughter – in – law
Uncle aunt step father step mother
Wizard witch step son step daughter
Widower widow
Common gender
Words which refer to creatures of either sex
The same word may be used both of male and female e.g.
Adult, animal, baby , bird, cat, cattle, teacher, doctor, child, cousin, relative, visitor,
sheep, darling friend, passenger, pupil, pig, infant, guest, fowl, guardian

Neuter
Words which refer to things without life or sex. Bag, boots, box, bread, butter, chair,
chalk, chimney, church, cocoa, coffee, desk, dishes, floor, house, jacket, kettle, knife,
mirror, pencil, pillow, ruler, school eat, stairs, street, table
EVALUATION 1
Group the following in their respective genders
Ewe, traitor, pen, sow, pupil, cousin, prince, lady, lad, floor, giantess, soldier, orphan,
postmaster, drake wizard, lord, she, bridegroom, mistress, spinster, cup, shoe, Billy –
goat, gander, bullock, doe, window, daughter, mare, pen
EVALUATION 2
Change all masculine into corresponding feminine
1. The bridegroom is my nephew
2. The instructor ordered him to jump
3. My landlord is a widower
4. The bull attacked the milkman.
5. The Duke chatted to the man
6. “No sir”, he replied
7. The waiter served his own brother
8. “He was indeed a hero,” said the emperor
JUNIOR ENGLISH
Young ones of gender nouns
Nouns - Young ones Nouns Young ones
Cat - kitten eagle - eaglet
Cock(bird) - cockerel owl - owlet
Hen( bird) - pullet fowl - chicken
Deer - fawn goat - kid
Hare - leveret goose - gosling
Cow/bull - calf stallion - foal or colt
Horse - foal mare - filly
Ass - foal toad/frog - tadpole
Sheep - lamb trout/fish - fry
Swan - cygnet salmon(fish) - nestling
Dog - puppy hawk(bird) - bowet

Duck - duckling eel(fish) - elver
Pig - piglet lion / bear/ fox/ tiger/ leopard - cub
butterfly/ moth - caterpillar
Elephant/whale - calf
EVALUATION
Complete the sentences correctly
1. Cat is to kitten as a frog is to ................................................
2. Lambs are to sheep as .............................is to bears.
3. Eagle is to eaglet as a monkey is to ............................................... .
4. A ...............................is to a fish as a rack is to rabbit.
5. Piglets are to pigs as ................................................are to elephants.
Use a suitable word to complete the sentences.
6. The duck is swimming with its ......................................................
7. The goose has ten .....................................................................
8. The rabbit has given birth to six lovely .............................................
9. The bird built a nest for its ............................................................
10. The fox ran very fast to save its ......................................when it was attacked by a
lion.
ARTICLES
These are ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’
Article “a”
The singular common nouns which start with consonants take the article “a” before
them.
These consonants are b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z
Examples
A kite, a boy, a tree, a mango, a car
Exceptions; a European , a university , a one way street, a Ugandan, a ewe.
Article “an”
The singular common nouns which start with vowels take the article “an” before
them. These vowels are; a, e, i , o, u
Examples
An example, an orange, an ant , an elephant , an ox

However, some words which begin with a consonant but sound like a vowel also
take “an” before them.
Examples
An hour,an x – ray, an M.P , an honest man, an heir, an honourable
Article “the”
This article is used for the class, definite things, superlative degree, some rivers and
mountains, countries, islands and water bodies.
We always use it with nouns already known very well.
Examples
The kind, the poor, the rich
The moon, the sun, the soil
The biggest boy, the most beautiful girl
The Nile, The Amazon, The Red sea
The Rwenzori , The Himalayas , The United States of America.
NB.
“The” is used in front of all common nouns except proper nouns or when referring
to something for second time and thereafter.
When the listener knows exactly what the speaker is talking about. E.g. shut the
door
“The” is used before ordinal number like I was the first in the face.
“The” is used to refer to one thing or group of things commonly known e.g. the
moon etc
Evaluation
Use either “a’, “an” or “the” in each of the spaces below
1. Muwanguzi eats ...........................................................egg every morning
2. .........................................chair is made of wood.
3. .......................................Nile is the longest river in the world.
4. She came ...................................hour late.
5. Makerere is ..........................oldest University in East Africa.
6. It was ...................................unwise act to sit on ......................broken chair.
7. I saw ..............................black African in ............................market.

8. .......................................garden fork is ...................................useful tool.
9. Bujumbura is .............................capital city of Burundi.
10. Seven is not ...............................even number.
11. Sir Edward Muteesa II was .....................................first president of Uganda.
12. Wambwa is ..............................ugly man.
13. I cut a branch off the tree ..................................was dry.
14. ..............................baby is crying because it is hungry.
15. My father got ...............................honourary degree from Makerere.
TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
Present simple tense is everyday. In this tense singular subject of the sentence, you
add “s” to the main verb. For the singular third person while with plural subjects
and “I” you don’t add “s” .
Examples: Affirmative sentences

1. Robert eats cassava everyday.
Robert and Jane eat cassava everyday.
2. You play football every evening.
You don’t play football every evening.
EVALUATION
Turn the following sentences into negative sentences
1. Our teacher speaks English fluently everyday.
2. The baby cries everyday.
3. My mother draws water from the well everyday.
4. Joyce lies on the bed everyday.
5. The timekeeper rings the bell everyday.
6. She always fetches water.
7. Tom and Aaron do homework from home everyday.
8. The drivers drive cars everyday.
9. The children keep their books in the desks everyday.
10. Joseph and Mary study at Rubaga Primary school everyday.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Affirmative sentences can be changed into interrogative sentences.
To change sentences to interrogative, you ought to begin with a verb.
Example
1. Robert eats cassava everyday.
Robert does eat cassava everyday.
Does Robert eat cassava everyday?
2. I play chess every evening
I do play chess every evening.
Do I play chess every evening?
EVALUATION
Change the following sentences from Affirmative to interrogative.
1. Wesonga completes his homework before going to bed.
2. Our teacher of English marks our books daily.
3. That man washes cars in the washing bay.
4. Wefafa and Nafutali sit under that tree every evening.
5. Jesse cleans his house before leaving for work.
6. The porter pushes a wheel barrow every day.
7. The class monitor goes to the staffroom after every lesson.
8. He carries a school bag everyday.
9. They brush their teeth every after each meal.
10. Walumbe hits at each door once very month
QUESTION TAGS
There are two types of question tags i.e. positive and negative question tags.
Negative question tags are used in affirmative sentences while positive question
tags are used in negative sentences and commands.
Examples
1. Mussime collects books every day.
Musiime does collect books every day, doesn’t he?
2. Musiime doesn’t collect books every day
EVALUATION
Supply suitable question tags to the following sentences
1. That boy washes his stockings everything.
2. Our teachers often advised us to behave well.

3. The headmaster doesn’t drive a white car.
4. George and Peter mop this room every Saturday.
5. Kwezi doesn’t boil water for drinking.
6. Our parents pay our school fees.
7. Luzze and Kamukma often disturbs us in class.
8. Waluzi types his work by himself.
9. Opio and Okia like playing in class.
10. It doesn’t rain everyday.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

It is also called the now tense. The helping verbs are “is” “am” and “are” when
constructing a sentence, you add “ing” to the main verb.
Note: Main verbs with short vowels before the final consonant, double the final
consonants and then take “ing” at the end.
e.g. slap - slapping , sit - sitting
clap - clapping , mop - mopping
Examples: Affirmative sentences

1. She is working now.
2. They are swimming in the river.
3. My sister is putting the cup on the table.
Affirmative sentences can be changed to negative sentences.
1. She is working now.
She is not working now.
2. I am going with her.
I am not going with her.
3. My sister is putting the cup on the table.
My sister is not putting the cup on the table.
4. They are swimming in the river.
They are not swimming in the river.
Turn the following sentences into affirmative

1. John is cutting grass.
2. David is making a toy.
3. The girls are washing clothes
4. Mary is eating mangoes.

5. We are bringing the chairs.
6. The cat is killing the rat.
7. Phillip is hammering a peg.
8. The woman is driving a car.
9. I am mopping the house.
10. The women are driving cars.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (QUESTIONS)

Affirmative sentences can be changed into interrogative sentences
To change sentences to interrogative begin with a helping verb
Examples
1. David is breaking a bucket.
Is David breaking a bucket
2. I am looking at the flower.
Am I looking at the flower?
3. They are watching the match
Are they watching the match
EVALUATION
Rewrite in interrogative
1. Jack is blowing the whistle
2. They are buying a pen.
3. The lady is feeding a baby
4. We are seeing a bird
5. He is playing with a pen
6. My mother is preparing tea
7. I am writing a letter
8. You are eating apples
9. We are making boxes
10. Joan is singing a song
QUESTION TAGS
1. The girl is breaking a glass, isn’t she?
2. They are not playing football, are they?
3. I am going to church, aren’t I?
4. I am not going to school, am I?

Activity
Supply suitable question tags
1. The man is cutting a tree, ……..?
2. He is not helping her, ……….?
3. I am eating food, ………?
4. The dog is eating bones, ……….?
5. They are not reading novels, ……..?
6. Doris is carrying a basket, ……..?
7. The girls are not plucking flowers, ………?
8. The headmaster is meeting the scouts, ……..?
9. She is not holding a stick, ……?
10. Alice is cleaning the room, …………?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present perfect tense is the already tense. The use of “has” and “have” are the
helping verbs. “has” is is used with singular subjects and ‘have” for plurals and “I”
(First person singular)
The main verb is in the past participle.

Examples of affirmative sentences
1. The baby has cried for several hours.
2. James has taken your book.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Affirmative sentences can be turned to negative sentences as follows:
1. The baby has not cried for several hours.
2. James has not taken your book.
Evaluation
Rewrite the given sentences as negative
1. Mwanje has sown seeds in the garden.
2. The tailor has sown seeds in the garden.
3. They have sawn my clothes already.
4. We have seen the teacher just now.
5. Mr. Wakilo has bitten his friend’s hand.
6. The stubborn boys have torn your books.

7. The house girl has hung clothes on the wire.
8. The animals have heard the thunder.
9. The teachers have already marked our exams.
10. The headmaster has taken our sweaters.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
To write interrogative sentences in the present perfect tense, you begin with the
helping verbs - has or have.
Examples
Rewrite the given sentences in interrogative
Examples
1. I have seen your new house.
Have I seen your new house.
2. She has done her work.
Has she done her work?
EVALUATION
1. The policeman has shot a thief dead.
2. They have hidden something under the carpet.
3. The mango has fallen from the tree.
4. The teacher has become very angry.
5. My parents have bought me new shoes.
6. Kingo has written a good composition.
7. Our teachers have taught us a lot of English.
8. The hen has laid many eggs.
9. Lumonde has eaten all your sauce.
10. The housefly has dirtied your food.
QUESTION TAGS
Complete the sentences using suitable question tags
Examples
That man has taken my handkerchief, hasn’t he?
Mr. Musiime hasn’t come today, has he?
EVALUATION
Complete the following sentences using suitable question tags

1. He has hidden your book in the cupboard, ……….?
2. The headmaster has forgiven you, …………?
3. My parents have not gone abroad, ………….?
4. My shirt has been torn, ……………?
5. His friends have not gone to school today, ………….?
6. Jemba has not done the homework, ………….?
7. He has built a permanent house, …………..?
8. You have not carried your set with you, ………..?
9. He has not lost his way, ……………..?
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

This tense is used when talking about an event that began sometime in the past and
is still going on.
Note: We use ‘has’ and ‘have’ as helping verbs ‘been’ as the perfect auxiliary and a
main verb ending in ‘ing’ i.e. has, have (been) + ‘ing’
Examples
She has been learning English
I have been going to school
She has been peeling potatoes
“for” and “since” can also be used e.g. two hours, three days, a week, ten years etc
Examples
They have been waiting for you for two days
She has been eating for half an hour
Since is used when a point or particular period of time from which an action started
to take place is mentioned .e.g. nine o’clock, Monday, last week etc
Examples
We have been learning English since morning
He has been repairing bicycles since yesterday
Activity
Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences in the
present perfect continuous
1. He……………..the goat on the tree. (tie)
2. They………..the mango tree for mangoes. (climb)
3. John………….hands because of happiness. (clap
4. Jonathan and I ………..cards from class. (play)

5. The congregation…………….for the pope. (pray)
6. The spectators…………the match between KCCA and Villa football clubs.
(watch)
7. We…………..in class because we have not work. (shout)
8. Jane and her brother Tom……………to get a first grade in P7
9. I …………….because I am sick. (sleep)
10. The shepherd ………..animals in the bush near the lake. (graze)
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
PAST SIMPLE TENSE

The past simple tense is yesterday tense. In past simple the main verb is distinct
and always stands alone. It doesn’t matter whether the subject is plural or singular.
The verb doesn’t change. The adverb of time for this tense is mainly “yesterday” and
“last”
Affirmative sentences
Examples
1. The man spoke good English yesterday.
2. The cat chased the rat yesterday.
Turn the above affirmative sentences to negative form.

1. The man didn’t speak good English yesterday.
2. The cat didn’t chase the rat yesterday.
EVALUATION
1. The boy tore my shirt yesterday.
2. They chose the red colours only.
3. This coat cost me sh. 100,000/=
4. The wrongdoers swore not to do it again.
5. The men held the rope tightly during the tug – of – war.
6. The teacher punished those who didn’t complete the homework.
7. She swang her belt in air.
8. The whole class stood up to greet the visitor.
9. The newsmen broadcast sad news over the radio.
10. The pedestrians walked along the high street..

Interrogative sentences
Turn the given affirmative sentences to interrogative.
Examples
1. She took the food to the hospital yesterday.
She didn’t take the food to the hospital.
2. The stranger spoke French.
The strangers didn’t speak French.
EVALUATION
1. Jona and I played cards last morning.
2. Yowana clapped hands because of happiness.
3. The shepherd grazed in the bush yesterday.
4. They danced the whole day.
5. She began her homework late.
6. The spectators watched the match between Uganda Cranes and Harambe stars.
7. We shouted in class the whole day.
8. Your father smoked a pipe last evening.
9. Those boys quarreled over food.
10. The customer cheated the seller of meat.
QUESTION TAGS
Examples
Supply suitable questions tags to these sentences
1. The dog ate your hen.
The dog did eat your hen, didn’t it?
2. The bursar didn’t pay me, did she?
EVALUATION
1. You met him on the way home.
2. The doctor treated them last night.
3. The market burnt to ashes.
4. Mulongo washed your father’s car.
5. My parents left me in the park.
6. You failed the test last time.
7. Our guests arrived late.
8. They contributed greatly to our party.
9. You saw them in the church

ADVERBS
Adverbs are words that tell us more about a verb, an adjective or another adverb e.g.
slowly, loudly
TYPES OF ADVERBS
1. Adverbs of manner
These adverbs tell us how something happens or happened. They are commonly
formed from adjectives by add - ly. E.g. Nicely, beautifully, badly, simply.
2. Adverbs of time
This class of adverbs tell us when something happens or happened. E.g. now, since,
before , today , already . last, well etc.
3. Adverbs of duration
These adverbs tell us about the period an action lasted e.g. an hour , a week, a year,
a moment etc. Express duration of an action. E.g. They waited for three hours.
4. Adverbs of frequency
This class of adverbs tells us when something happened. E.g. rarely, often. Always,
ever, usually, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, normally, frequently, commonly.
e.g. She often shouts in class.
5. Adverbs of place
These adverbs tell us where something took place. E.g. everywhere, here, there,
outside, inside, etc
My aunt lives in Kenya.
6. Adverbs of degree
These are adverbs which tell us the extent to which something happened. E.g. much
, almost , only, rather, why, quite, e.g. That composition is very easy.
ORDER OF ADVERBS
The order of adverbs is how( manner), where ( place) , when ( time.
e.g. He hardly read books at home last week.
Hardly - how
At home - where

Last week - when
2. The prefect spoke carefully at the parade yesterday.
Carefully – manner – How
At the parade – place – where
Yesterday - Time - when
Evaluation
Complete these sentences suing the correct adverbs order
1. Will you run ( in the field, at 8:00 am, fast, tomorrow)?
2. The congregation prayed ( in the church, very hard, last Sunday)
3. The couple moved ( to the reception hall, smartly, after the church ceremony)
4. I shall take the ball( outside, today, stealthily)
5. The candidates go ( to school ,at 7:00am)
6. Take it ( silently, there, now)
7. Our teacher spoke to us( in class, very rudely, this afternoon)
8. The latecomers stayed( all day, quietly, there)
9. Jimmy Katumba played( last Christmas; beautifully< in Collins Hotel)
10. Let’s go (tonight, to the film, last)
FORMATION OF ADVERBS
Most adverbs are formed out of adjectives by simply adding “ly”
Adjective adverb
Clear clearly pain painful
accidental Accidentally Proud proudly
sudden suddenly skillful skillfully
Quick quickly anxious anxiously
royal royally Poor poorly
grateful gratefully annual annually
Fair fairly careful carefully
mental mentally Cheap cheaply
equal equally hopeful hopefully
Clever cleverly practical practically
Adverbs which are formed from adjectives by adding ‘ly’ after changing ‘y’ to ‘I’
Examples
Adjectives adverbs
Angry angrily

Lucky luckily
Steady steadily
Heavy heavily
Lazy lazily
Easy easily
Hungry hungrily
Noisy noisily
Merry merrily
Clumsy clumsily
Other adverbs are formed by dropping ‘e’ and adding ‘ly’
Adjective adverb
Humble humbly
Sensibly sensibly
Simple simply
Possible possibly
Terrible terribly
Gentle gently
Miserable miserably
Suitable suitably
Probable probably
Immediate immediately
Some adverbs are the same as adjectives e.g. hard, fast, well, late, early, better, next
Adverbs formed from nouns

Noun adverb
Active actively
Danger dangerous
Force forcefully
Haste hastily
Nature naturally
Courage courageously
Office officially
Wonder wonderfully
Centre centrally

EVALUATION
Form adverbs from each of the following words
Horrible, able, nice, bad, cruel, whole, worth, careful, cheer,
Comparison of adverbs by adding ‘more’ and ’most’

Bravely more bravely most bravely
Clearly more clearly most clearly
Briefly more briefly most briefly
Easily more easily most easily
Freely more freely most freely
Happily more happily most happily
Loudly more loudly most loudly
Quickly more quickly most quickly
Slowly more slowly most slowly
EVALUATION
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence
1. That girl writes very…………(slow)
2. I did my work…………..because I was in a hurry. (bad)
3. The headmaster ……….walked into his office. (hurry)
4. It rained…………last night. (heavy)
5. The little girl……………gave a speech. (courage)
6. The basket was……….woven. (beauty)
7. ……..the teacher entered the room the pupils stoop up. (immediate)
8. We were…………..welcomed by the waiter. (warm)
JUNIOR ENGLISH
Opposites
Absent – present danger - safety
Accept - refuse deep - shallow
Admit - deny defeat - victory
Ancient - modern difficult - easy / simple
Arrival - departure divide - multiply
Attack - defense drunk - sober
Beautiful - ugly dwarf - giant
Bent - straight empty - full

Bitter - sweet entrance - exit
Blunt - sharp exterior - interior
Bold - timid external - internal
Bravery - cowardice failure - success
Bright - dull false - true
Broad - narrow foolish - wise
Build - demolish found - lost
Capture - release future - past
Cheap - expensive / dear generous - selfish
Coarse - fine guilty - innocent
Contract - expand hatred - love
Coward - hero heavy - light
Hollow - solid humble - proud
Ignorance - knowledge inferior - superior
Junior - senior majority - minority
Noisy - quiet peace - war
Often - seldom opaque - transparent
Permanent - temporary plentiful - scarce
Poverty - wealth punishment - reward
Rough - smooth / calm
Write the opposites of the underlined words

1. That perimeter wall will soon be demolished.
2. Some roads in this country are very narrow.
3. The mathematics teacher punished me because I drew a bent line.
4. I denied having stolen Musa’s pen.
5. The sea was calm by the time our ship sailed.
6. The floor of our dining room is very rough.
7. Most girls in our school carry heavy bags.
8. Mathematics is the subject in which I hope for success.
9. My grandmother has constructed a temporary house.
10. Our fore fathers used not to go to school because of poverty.
OPPOSITES USING PREFIXES

A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of the word to change
its meaning.

Using the prefix - un
Armed - Unarmed wise - unwise equal - unequal
friendly - unfriendly Certain - Uncertain dress - undress
common - uncommon happy - unhappy Healthy - Un healthy
suitable - unsuitable welcome - unwelcome grateful - ungrateful
Popular - Un popular willing - unwilling skilled - unskilled
reasonable – unreasonable True - Untrue reliable – unreliable
conscious - unconscious steady - unsteady
Using the prefix in
Capable - Incapable sane - insane visible - invisible

gratitude – ingratitude complete - incomplete direct - indirect
audible - inaudible expensive – inexpensive correct - Incorrect
curable - incurable attentive - inattentive dependent - independent
sincere - Insincere Justice - injustice efficient – inefficient
equality - inequality distinct - Indistinct decent - indecent
offensive - inoffensive sufficient - insufficient
Using the prefix dis

Appear - Disappear comfort - discomfort connect - disconnect
satisfied – dissatisfied
Loyal - Disloyal believe – disbelieve courteous – discourteous
advantage –disadvantage
Honest – Dishonest arm - disarm orderly - disorderly
contented – discontented
Agree - Disagree obedient - disobedient allow - disallow
arrange – disarrange
Like - Dislike continue – discontinue pleasure - displeasure
respectful - disrespectful
Using the prefix im ...

Movable - Immovable patient - impatient possible – impossible
Proper - improper
Perfect - Imperfect mortal - immortal pure - impure
polite - impolite

Penetrate- impenetrable
Using the prefix il .. , ir...

Legal - Illegal legible - illegible literate - illiterate
Regular - irregular resistible - irresistible
Responsible - Irresponsible reverent - irreverent
Using non....
Sense - Nonsense intoxicating - non – intoxicating
Existent - Non – existent essential - non – essential
Opposite using suffix ful - less

Hope - Hopeless care - careless cheer - cheerless
use - useless doubt - doubtless help - helpless
Thoughtless painless harmless pitiless powerless
Shameless restless thankless
EVALUATION
Rewrite the sentences giving the opposites of the underlined words.
1. Some people are efficient in their work.
2. You don’t have to bring complete homework with you.
3. There is a lot of justice in the judiciary.
4. AIDS is a curable disease.
5. I am capable of driving a car.
6. I would like you to connect that electric wire.
7. Why is your sister always happy?
8. Your house maid is a responsible person.
9. Smoking marijuana is legal in Uganda.
10. People who are not invited to this [arty are welcome.
11. What a useful book a dictionary is!
12. Most drugs are harmful.
13. That forest is penetrable.
14. You gave a thoughtful idea during the discussions.
15. The temptation to taste mother’s cakes was resistible.

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES/ CONJUNCTIONS
The use of Both ........and .......
Both .....begins a sentence is the subject of the sentences are different.
Both is written in the middle when subjects are similar.
It cannot stand on its own to join two sentences. It works hand in hand with “and”
Examples
1. The teacher is going on a tour. The pupils are going on a tour.
Both the teacher and the pupils are going on the tour.
2. The drink was sour. The drink was expired.
The drink was both sour and expired.
3. Mary has a red bag. Sarah has a red nag.
Both Mary and Sarah have red bags.
EVALUATION
Join the following sentences using .......both ......and...... or Begin: Both
......and .......
1. Peter is a lazy pupil. Mary is a lazy pupil.
2. The fruit was juicy. The fruit was delicious.
3. Stella was a bright pupil. Atim was a bright pupil.
4. The dog drinks milk. The ct drinks milk.
5. She is my guardian. She is my benefactor.
6. Brenda prepared tea. Brenda prepared food.
7. I don’t eat meat. I don’t east fish.
8. My parents were absent. I was absent.
9. Janet was my friend, Sarah was my friend.
10. Musa is going to the market. Ali is going to the market.
Using Either .......or
This conjunction is used to show that one of the things will happen. It is used in
affirmative sentence.
We begin with Either when the subjects are different use ........either.......or when the
subjects are similar.
Examples
1. He must laugh. He must cry.
He must either laugh or cry.

2. Sarah may go and watch a movie. Deborah may go and watch a movie.
Either Sarah or Deborah may go and watch a movie.
3. They will win. They will be defeated.
They will either win or be defeated.
Evaluation
Re- write using .........either .......or
Begin: Either ........or ```
1. James will go to church. Alex will go to church.
2. You may go to Namakata next month. I may go to Namakata next month.
3. My friend will attend the party. My enemy will attend the party.
4. He will greet the visitors. He will smile at them.
5. The teacher is coming. The pupils are coming.
6. He can eat. He can drink.
7. I shall play a piano. I shall play a guitar.
8. Daddy drove the car. Mummy drove the car.
9. The pupils will sing. The pupils will dance.
10. The maid must cook supper. Mother must cook supper.
Using .....neither .............nor
Neither ................nor is used to show that none of the two will happen, It is in
negative.
Examples ( same subjects)
1. He did not greet the visitors. He didn’t smile at them.
He neither greeted the visitors nor smiled at them.
2. She cannot fly. She cannot swim.
She can neither fly nor swim.
Different subjects: Begin: Neither

3. Peter did not greet the visitor. Mary didn’t greet the visitor.
Neither Peter nor Mary greeted the visitors.
4. The teacher has not come. The pupils has not come.
Neither the teacher nor the pupils has come.
Evaluation:
Rewrite using......neither ......nor or begin Neither: ................nor .................
1. Suzan will not dance. Suzan will not sing.

2. He doesn’t eat. He doesn’t drink.
3. He didn’t eat. He didn’t drink.
4. The visitors have not greeted. The hosts have not greeted.
5. He failed mathematics. He didn’t pass.
6. It is not deep. It is not salty.
7. My grand mother cannot read. My grandfather cannot read.
8. They will not win the battle. They will not lose the battle.
9. Tom is not watching T.V Sarah is not watching TV.
10. It couldn’t fly. It couldn’t move.
Using ..........................and neither......................

Used to join negative sentences
Examples
1. They didn’t understand the speech. They did not welcome it.
They didn’t understand the speech and neither did they welcome it.
2. Ntege is not a girl. Lwanga is not a girl.

Ntege is not a girl and neither is Lwanga.
3. Peter does not eat fish. He doesn’t eat meat.
Peter does not eat fish and neither does he eat meat.
Evaluation
Join using......and neither ......
1. The cars must be allowed to overtake at a traffic jam.
The motorcycles must not be allowed to overtake at a traffic Jam
2. The cats didn’t win the race. The dogs didn’t win the race.
3. Joy didn’t understand this topic. I didn’t understand this topic.
4. My father will not go to town. My mother will not go to town.
5. My grandmother doesn’t know how to read. She doesn’t know how to write.
6. Mother has not cooked food. The maid has not cooked food.
7. We couldn’t go to the cinema. John couldn’t go to the cinema.
8. The headmaster will not punish us. The teachers will not punish us.
9. We didn’t go to the village. Our parents didn’t go to the village.
10. They cannot walk. They cannot run.

Using ....................and so ...................
Used in affirmative sentences
Examples
1. I was punctual for the lesson. Alice was punctual for the lesson.
I was punctual for the lesson and so was Alice.
2. Joel will understand this lesson. Alice will understand this lesson.
Joel will understand this lesson and so will Alice.
3. My uncle is a bachelor. He is a bachelor.
My uncle is a bachelor and so he is.
Evaluation
1. My grandmother told an interesting story. My grandfather told an interesting
story.
2. He was very intelligent. The bursar was also intelligent.
3. I may go to Namakata primary school. You may go to Namakata primary school.
4. Ntege is a boy. Lwanga is a boy.
5. Maria is a singer. Aneet is a singer.
6. All Kenyans speak Swahili. All Tanzanians speak Swahili.
7. We may go to Gulu. We may go to Lira.
8. He could run. He could swim.
9. Mary is a smart girl. Joan is a smart girl.
10. Jane had ten sweets. Rhoda had ten sweets.
Using: Although
Used to show both negative and positive in a sentence
Examples
1. She is beautiful. She is unmarried.
Although she is beautiful, she is unmarried.
2. She is a Ugandan. She doesn’t speak Uganda language.
Although she is a Ugandan, she doesn’t speak Ugandan language.
Evaluation
Re- write using 1. .................although .......................
2. Begin: Although...........................
1. She ailed her exams. She copied.
2. Some Africans are poor. They work hard.
3. They are sure of their answers. They are wrong.

4. They were sincere. Nobody believed them.
5. James lives near the church. He seldom go to church.
6. Bo body helped them. They were friendly.
7. He had good behavior. He was dull in class.
Using :….too…….to…….
Too……..to……is used in sentences with a negative idea
Examples
1. That lady is very fat. She can’t run
That lady is too fat to run.
2. This story is very long. One cannot tell it in ten minutes.
This story is too long for one to tell it in ten minutes
Activity
Ref: Mk precise English grammar pg 137 – 138 task 42 numbers 1 – 15
Using ….because…
This conjunction is used with similarities or sentences whose ideas or meaning
agree
Because should be connected to the clause whose action happens or happened first
Examples
1. Sanyu is clever. Sanyu passed PLE.
Sanyu passed PLE because she is clever.
2. The girl was poor. She had one dress.
The girl had one dress because she was poor.
Activity
Use ‘because’ in these sentences
1. Birungi is beautiful. She passed the beauty contest
2. Paul ran his fastest. Paul was the first in the race
3. Onyait was brave. Onyait killed a lion
4. Walakira know English very well. He can speak it for a long time
Using so……..that…/ such a…..that….

Example
1. He was rich. He bought the whole village.
2. He was so rich that he bought the whole village
3. He was a very popular gentleman. He was elected the president

4. He was so popular that he was elected the president
5. He was a popular gentleman
6. He was elected the president
7. He was such a popular gentleman that he was elected the president
8. She was an old woman
9. He could not walk on her own
10. She was such an old woman that she could not walk on her own
Activity
Mk precise primary English book 5 pg 127 task 36
Prefer to
The word prefer is used to mean that one likes something ‘more than’ it is used
when one has to choose one item form among others
Examples
1. Mike likes rice more than millet
2. Mike prefers rice to millet
3. I like English more than mathematics
4. I prefer English to mathematics
Activity
Mk precise primary English bk5 pg 143 task 47
LESSON 18
ASPECT: COMPREHENSION,
VEHICLE REPAIR
Vocabulary practice
New words
Vehicle garage screw jerk
A break down truck mechanic spare parts
Repair pump tow
Engine puncture toolbox
Flat tyre rubber solution tube
A fuel pump tyre a screw driver
Using the vocabulary words to construct meaningful sentences

Guided composition

Mk primary English new curriculum bk5 pg 12 composition 1
Passage
Mk primary English bk5 pg 10 (Sennyonga’s second hand vehicle)
Poem
My small motor car pg 24
Guided conversation
Kapere and his bicycle pg 30
Print media
Vocabulary
Advertisement, announcement, article, back page, brochure, reporter, story, column,
columnist, crossword, editor, editorial, front page, puzzle, journalist, magazine,
media, newsletter, newspaper, pull out, cartoon
Using the vocabulary words to construct sensible sentences
Passage
The media house
Pg 48 Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum
Jumbled sentences
Pg 52 Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum
Advertisement
Mk primary English bk5 old curriculum pg 62
Poem
The media house Mk new curriculum pg 46
Travelling
Vocabulary practice
About, fare, speed, cycle, passenger, coach, seat, conductor, luggage, reduce, travel,
by, ticket, destination, arrive, departure, further, taxi, reach

Passage
My journey to Arua Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum pg 70 – 71
Dialogue
Waiting at the clock Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum pg 65 – 66
Travel chart
Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum pg 68

TERM II
FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
It expresses what will happen in future/ tomorrow.
Helping verbs are – will and shall
I shall it will
We He will
She
They
Affirmative sentences
Examples
1. We shall help you.
2. You will pay for this.
3. He will bring a car.
Affirmative sentences can change to negative sentences.

Shall not in short is shan’t
Will not in short is won’t
Examples
1. We shan’t help you.
2. You won’t pay for this.
3. He will not bring a car.
Re- write the sentences in negative

1. The woman will sell her car.
2. He will play very well.
3. We shall win the match.
4. I shall come to school tomorrow.
5. He will tell you everything.
6. The child will cry in the room.
7. My father will go to Kampala.
8. They will bring soft drinks,
9. She will sing a nice song.
10. I shall wash my feet.

Interrogative sentences
Affirmative sentences can be changed to interrogative.
Examples
1. The dogs will run on the ground.
2. Will the dogs run on the ground?
2. We shall write a good letter.

Shall we write a good letter?
3. She will break the mirror.

Will she break the mirror?
NB: The helping verb begins the sentence while writing in interrogative.
Evaluation: Change to interrogative
1. I shall do my work.
2. Joyce will write on the blackboard.
3. My father will know this.
4. She will keep her promise.
5. Your mother will come to school
6. They will put you in trouble.
7. They will stay here.
8. We shall go there.
9. They will help you in this game.
10. I shall go to his house.
QUESTION TAGS
Examples
1. She will clean the classroom
2. We shall collect the rubbish
3. The dog will guard our home
EVALUATION
SUPPLY SUITABLE QUESTIONS TAGS
1. He will take an oath, …………?
2. They will fix the poles, ………….?

3. Angella will arrange the flowers, ……..?
4. We shall call him, ………..?
5. The baby will cry, …………?
6. I shall go to school, ……….?
7. The child will tear the book, ………..?
8. We shall talk to him, ………..?
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES

Sentence is said to be in the active voice when it starts with the subject (doer)
On the other hand, sentences in the passive voice begin with the object (receiver)
The active can be changed to the passive if the active form of the sentence has both a
subject and an object
Example
Annet play (cannot be change)
The passive voice is possible in all tenses. However if the subject in the active voice
is not specific, we don’t mention it in the passive voice.
Someone beat Amos (active)

Amos was beaten . (passive)
THE PRESENT TENSES

The present simple
The passive form of the present simple tense is used in the order below
Is, am , are plus a past participle verb
Example
1. I love Judith (active)
Judith is loved by me. (passive)
2. Cars carry people. (active)
People are carried by cars. (passive
3. The doctor warns me against smoking cigarettes. (active)
I am warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor (passive)
Present continuous
The passive form of the present continuous tense is used in the order below
Is being, am being, are being + a past participle verb

Examples
1. I am eating food. (active)
Food is being eaten by me. (passive)
2. Cars are carrying people. (active)
People are being carried by cars. (passive)
3. The doctor is warning me against smoking cigarettes (active)
I am being warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor (passive)
THE PRESENT PERFECT

The passive form of the present perfect tense is used in the order below
Has been, have been + a past participle verb
Examples
1. I have eaten food. (active)
Food has been eaten by me. (passive))
2. Cars have carried people. (active)
People have been carried by cars. (passive)
3. The doctor has warned me against smoking cigarettes (active)
I have been warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor. (passive)
Activity
Change these sentences into passive
1. Akello learns music
2. The dog hates bones
3. He sleeps on the bed
4. Kato plays football
5. Lions eat other animals
6. I am writing a letter
7. They are carrying firewood
8. Moses is repairing a radio
9. She sis playing netball
10. They are beating me
11. He has cleaned the table
12. Ugandans have built nice houses
13. Mary has written a letter
14. We have learnt English
15. I have broken the cup

THE PAST TENSE
THE PAST SIMPLE
The passive form of the past simple tense is used in the order below; was, were + a
past perfect verb
Examples
1. I loved Judith (active)
Judith was loved by me (passive)
2. Cars carried people (active)
People were carried by cars. (passive)
3. The doctor warned me against smoking cigarettes (active)
I was warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor. (passive)
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
The passive form of the past continuous tense is used in the given order; was being,
were being + a past perfect verb
Examples
1. I was eating food. (active)
2. Food was being eaten by me. (passive)
3. Cars were carrying people (active)
4. People were being carried by cars. (passive)
5. The doctor was warning me against smoking cigarettes (active)
6. I was being warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor. (passive)
THE PAST PERFECT
The passive form of the past perfect tense is used in the order below; had been + a
past participle verb
Examples
1. I had eaten food. (active)
2. Food had been eaten by me. (passive)
3. Cars had carried people (active)
4. People had been carried by cars. (passive)
5. The doctor had warned me against smoking cigarettes (active)
6. I had been warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor (passive)
Activity
Change these sentences in passive

1. He ate food
2. James broke the glass
3. The boy ate an orange
4. They greeted us
5. He stole our books
6. Abraham put more salt in the sauce
7. The cat was eating rats
8. They were repairing his bed
9. That woman was telling us some news
10. Jane had seen the robbers
11. It had taken the chick
12. I had hidden it under the mat
13. They had found him in the kitchen
14. Ssemanda had played football.
THE FUTURE TENSES

THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
The passive form of the future simple tense is got from the order below ; will be + a
past participle verb
Examples
1. I shall eat food. (active)
2. Food will be eaten by me. (passive)
3. Cars will carry people (active)
4. People will be carried by cars. (passive)
5. The doctor will warn me against smoking cigarettes. (active)
6. I shall be warned against smoking cigarettes by the doctor. (passive
Activity
Change these sentences into passive
1. They will take the ball
2. He will beat us
3. We shall carry it
4. I shall answer many questions
5. I will learn science
6. They will guide us
7. They will sweep the class
8. Okot will play football tomorrow

Change the following into active
1. Meat is eaten by lions
2. The song is sung by children
3. A novel is being read by Annet
4. Music is being listened to by my father
5. Prizes have been given to us by Tom
6. We were greeted by Ali
7. A chair has been sat on by a boy
8. I was asked to come with a pen by Dianah
9. The brief case was being closed by Simon
10. He was being sent to a boarding school by his mother
11. The ball will be taken by Moses
12. She will be punished by the teacher
ASPECT: ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words which modify a noun
Examples
Young , new, old , blue, beautiful , big, tall , short, long , loud , talkative , colourful ,
handsome, orange, dangerous.
Forms of Adjectives
1. Positive degree - ( one)
2. Comparative degree - Compare two things / people
( add –er or more to the adjectives)
3. Superlative degree - Compares more than two.
( add – est, most to the adjectives)
1. Add “r” or “ st”
fine finer finest pure purer purest
safe safer safest idle idler idlest
wide wider widest simple simpler simplest
rude ruder rudest brave braver bravest
large larger largest wise wiser wisest
white whiter whitest

2. Add ‘er” or “ est”
tall taller tallest
small smaller smallest
thick thicker thickest
high higher highest
young younger youngest
long longer longest
strong
hard
fast
clear
new
rich
clean
poor
sweet
deep
few
soft
cold
quick
clear
proud
near
loud
old
short
clever
3. Double the last consonant
big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
thin thinner thinnest
glad gladder gladdest
wet wetter wettest
sad sadder saddest
fat fatter fattest

4. Adjective which end with ‘y’ drop ‘y’ add ‘iest’ or ‘ ier’
happy happier happiest

ugly uglier ugliest
lazy lazier laziest
heavy heavier heaviest
dry drier driest
busy busier busiest
easy easier easiest
dirty
early
pretty
healthy
merry
5.Adjectives that take ‘more ’ or ‘most’/ ‘less’ or ‘ least’

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
less beautiful least beautiful
ignorant more ignorant most ignorant
less ignorant least ignorant
important more important most important
less important least important
interesting more interesting most interesting
less interesting least interesting
comfortable more comfortable most comfortable
less comfortable least comfortable
careless more careless most careless
less careless least careless
handsome more handsome most handsome
less handsome least handsome
wonderful more handsome most handsome

less handsome least handsome
famous more famous most famous
less famous least famous
deligent more deligent most deligent
less deligent least deligent
industrious more industrious most industrious
less industrious least industrious
dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
less dangerous least dangerous
courageous more courageous most courageous
less courageous least courageous
hardworking more hardworking most hardworking
less hardworking least hardworking
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVE
These change the original word.
1. bad worse worst
2. good better best
3. well better best
4. far further furthest
5. little less least
6. much more most
7. many more most
8. ill worse worst
9. far farther farthest
10. old elder eldest
EVALUATION
Use the correct degree of adjective given in the brackets to complete the
sentences
1. Michael is the ......................................boy in our class. ( good)
2. Joseph is .........................................than Richard. ( heavy)
3. The box is .................................than that box. ( light)

4. My house is .................................than yours. ( near)
5. Which is the ..................................... building in Nairobi. ( tall)
6. Peter is ....................................than George. ( weak)
7. Mary is the ................................girl in our class. ( short)
8. Please give me ................................milk. ( much)
9. What is the ...............................news. ( late)
10. I came ..................................than you. ( early)
11. He is the ................................of the twins. ( old)
12. Show is the ................................cloth. ( fine)
13. This flower is .........................than that flower. ( beautiful)
14. His mother is ..............................today. ( well)
15. James is the ..........................................of the two boys. ( clever)
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
1. In the order of adjectives, the adjectives have to come before the noun they are
describing while in relative pronoun and “and’ the adjectives come after the
nouns they are describing.
2. In the order of adjectives, the number or quantity adjective comes first while in
relative pronoun and “and” the number of quantity adjective comes before the
noun it is describing.
3. In “relative pronoun” and “and” when the answer has poor ending (incomplete)
you create your own ending to have complete meaning.
4. In use of ‘relative pronoun” and “ad” we separate the adjectives with commas
while in the order of adjective we don’t put commas. This is because the
commas are used only when the last two adjectives are separated with “ and”
Order of adjectives
Number / opinion/ shape / size / age / colour / origin/ material .
NOPSSHACOM(P)
Examples
1. One smart small young brown Ugandan girl.
2. Several good wide new black Korean T.V sets.
3. Three stubborn short horned new brown bullocks

EVALUATION
Join the following sentences in order of adjectives without using “and”
1. I solved numbers. They were good. They were fifteen.
2. The tree is large. It is green. It is wonderful. It was cut down.
3. She brought children. They were young. They were black. They were ignorant.
They were slim.
They were from Uganda. They were several.
4. My father took a man. The man was brown. The man was from India.
The man was handsome. The man was fat.
5. The ladies are hardworking. They are ten. They are brown.
They are old. They are red – eyed. They are from Zaire.
6. The priest gave him stones. They were indigo. They were gracious. They were
many.
7. He was given a shirt. It was red. It was cotton.
It was made from India. It was new. It was big.
The use of positive degree with
as ....................as, not so ..................as
as ..............................as
This as ...............as conjunction is used when comparing things or people in

affirmative sentence.
as ………as……… is used to illustrate the equality of the nouns being compared.
Examples
1. James is hardworking. Sarah is hardworking.
James is as hardworking as Sarah.
2. My sister is proud. I am also proud.
My sister is as proud as I am.
NB. After as ..........as , any pronoun used should be in a nominative case. e.g. I,
they, she, he, it, you
Not as .....................as
It is used when one sentence is negative and another is an affirmative sentence.
In negative sentences we say .................not as .......as .......

Examples
1. This room is big. That room is not big.
That room is not as big as this one
2. I am not old. He is old.
I am not as old as he is
3. My father is tall. My mother is taller.
My father is not as tall as my mother.
EVALUATION
Re – write using..............as................as or ............not so .................as
1. Simiyu is very clever. Basibala is very clever.
2. Awino is very brave. She is like a lion.
3. Sanyu is bright. Her sister Betty is brighter.
4. Wamanga is kind. I am also kind.
5. Mary is ten years old. Suzan is ten years old.
6. Wetaya is very fast. Maiso is very kind.
7. My hen lays 5 eggs in a week. James’ hen lays 3 legs in a week.
8. Weneloba is a cunning boy. He is like a fox.
9. The boys were active. The girls were more active.
10. Wesonga is tall. Wanjusi is taller.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
These pronouns are used in clauses which are related i.e. relative clauses
In most cases they are used as conjunctions (joining words). They include; who,
whom, whose, which, and that
How to use relative pronouns
Who refers to people
Which refers to animals or things
That refers to people, animals or things
Whose and whom are used to refer to people
Examples
1. John is the one who took your pen yesterday. (person)
2. That dog is the one which barked at us. (animal)
3. I cannot remember the book that I promised to lend you. (thing)
4. I met the Dutch whose name was Adams. (person)

5. The girl whom you thought could get a first grade is pregnant. (person)
Activity
Choose the correct pronoun from the brackets to complete the sentences correctly
1. From ……….bookshop did you buy that book? (what, which, that)
2. That is the man…….cat was stolen. (who, which, whose)
3. May you suggest a day………we can meet. (that, which , when)
4. What is the name of the school ……your brother goes to? (which, where, that )
5. Did he tell you about the proposal……..he wanted to present to the
management committee? (that, which, when)
6. Those are the desks …….legs broke off. (who, whose , which )
Activity
Complete these sentences with the correct pronoun
1. That is the teacher…….teaches us mathematics
2. This is the cow………….we bought from Kenya.
3. …………car was stolen?
4. I injured my leg ……….got broken last week.
5. Denis is a careless pupil. ……….is hated by everyone
6. I saw the man…………saved the girl form the lion
Using relative pronouns as conjunctions

Examples
1. The man was taken to the hospital. The man was seriously injured
2. The man who was seriously injured was taken to the hospital
3. The rabbit was later trapped. The rabbit had run very fast.
4. The rabbit which had run very fast was later trapped.
5. The soldier was badly hurt. The children saw him.
6. The soldier whom the children saw was badly hurt.
7. The cow died. Its tail was cut off.
8. The cow whose tail was cut off died
Activity
Join the sentences using relative pronouns
1. The house girl was taken away. The house girl was a fool.
2. The money was stolen. The money was in the desk.
3. The sweepers will sweep again. The sweepers swept yesterday.
4. The puff adder was running down the river. The pug adder was killed

5. The lazy boy will do all the punishment alone. The lazy boy is lame
6. The lady was carrying a beautiful bag. The lady was beaten
7. The tree had very good timber. The carpenter cut it
8. The hen was eaten by a wild cat. The owner was looking for it
9. The pupils had done the corrections. The teacher didn’t beat them
10. The twins were both born alive. The twins were born last evening
11. He went to the furniture mart. You told him about it
12. Our teacher has a car. Our teacher comes from Tororo.
Using as….as../ not as…….as……….
This conjunction is used when comparing two things or people
After………as…….as, any pronoun used should be in the nominative case e.g. I, he,
you, they, wet etc
Examples
He is big. I am big. He is as big as I am
I am old. He is also old. I am old as he is
As……….a…..
This conjunction can also be used in negative sentences. In negative sentences we
say: ….not as……..as….
Examples
I am rich. He is richer. I am not rich as he is
Mercy is educated. You are more educated. Mercy is not as educated as you are
Activity
Mk precise bk5 pg 145 task 48
The…….the …….(double comparatives)

We use two clauses where each starts with ‘the’ followed by an adjective in
comparative degree. A comma should be used when writing sentences with double
comparatives
Example
As you go high, it becomes cool
The higher you go, the cooler it becomes
When you grow old, you become wise
The older you grow, the wiser you become

Activity
1. If you do little work, you will get little money.
2. When they give us more food, we shall become happy.
3. If the chairs are comfortable, they will have a big market
4. When the shop grew bigger, the workers became busy
5. When the sun shines more, it becomes hot
6. If you come early, you will be busy
7. As you stood far, you became small
Enough….to
Examples
1. He ran fast. He won the race
2. He ran fast enough to win the race
3. The wind was very strong. It blew off the roof of his house
4. The wide was strong enough to blow off the roof of his house
5. The shopkeeper was very foolish. He did not save any money.
6. The shopkeeper was not wise enough to save any money
7. Tom is very young. He can’t go to school.
8. Tom is not old enough to go to school
Activity
Join the following sentences using ‘enough’
1. Oketcho is very strong. He will lift it alone.
2. Diana is clever. She will get a first grade.
3. Masaka is a fertile district. All bananas Uganda needs can be grown in Masaka
district.
4. This food is not ready. We cannot eat it
5. He was weak. He could not lift the bag.
6. Musoke is short. He cannot touch the roof
7. The man is poor. He cannot buy a car
In order to/ so as/ so that

These three conjunctions are delt with together because they are used in the same
way and thus have the same meaning. They are used when one wishes to taste the
reason for doing something
Examples
1. He washes car in order to get school fees

2. He washes cars so as to get school fees
3. He washes cars so that he can get school fees
4. He washed cars so that he could get school fees
5. She hid her face so that she could not be seen
Activity
Mk precise bk5 pg 142
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (IF CLAUSE)

Conditional clauses are used to express conditions. They are also called if clauses.
They are called conditional clauses because of a certain condition is supposed or
imagined to be fulfilled in order for an action to take place. Conditional clauses
contain the word if or unless
Example
John will be pleased if he passes exams (It means that John will be pleased only
when he passes exams)
Conditional sentences are divided into three; conditional clause I (if 1) conditional
clause 2 (if 2), conditional clause 3 (if 3)
Conditional clause I (if 1)
Conditional clause I expresses that something is going to happen or chances for it to
happen are high if a certain condition is fulfilled
Examples
1. If Mary buys that skirt, she will become smart.
2. I shall fall sick if I eat dirt.
3. If your father gives you school fees, you will go to school
Guidelines on the use of if 1

We use the present simple tense in the if clause and the future simple tense in the
main clause
Example
1. If I get money, I shall buy a radio
2. Mother will punish us if we don’t complete the work
3. If Juma comes, we shall go together
The condition to be fulfilled is contained in the if clause and the action to take place
is in the main clause

We use the present tense in the if clause and the imperative in the main clause when
telling or advising a person to do something because of a relevant condition
Examples
1. if he comes, tell him I have gone to town
2. if you are sick go to the hospital
3. if you become thirsty, get a cold drink
When talking or asking about facts or general truths we use the present tense in
both the main and if clauses
Examples
1. If you heat metals, they expand
2. If you uproot a plant, it dries up
3. If I have a bad dream, I experience the opposite
When an if clause comes first put a comma after it and before the main clause
Example
1. If he comes, I shall go
When the main clause comes first there is no need of a comma

Example
I shall go if he comes
At times the word ‘when is used instead of ‘if’ once we are sure that the condition
will be fulfilled
Example
When I die, I will rot
When mercy fails, force is applied
Activity
Use the words in the brackets to complete the following sentences in if I
1. If you get a first grade, your father……….for you a bicycle. (buy)
2. The dog will eat the bone if it…………it (get)
3. ………..happy if I learn how to ride a bicycle. (be)
4. The children …………….by the rope if they see a tree to tie it on. (swing)
5. If our father …………now, we shall be in trouble. (remember)
6. We……a wheelbarrow if we are refusing to study hard. (push)

7. If that girl has been behaving like that, the headmaster ……….her. (expel)
8. They ……..this exercise if they get time. (finish)
9. If I receive your letter, I ….it tomorrow. (deliver)
10. If you come early, you …………with no punishment. (pass)
11. If the plane……….(come) we …………(go)
12. Geoffrey………(find) you her if you……..(delay)
13. I ………..(tell) him if he …….(come)
14. I …………….(not give) him the book if he doesn’t pay for it.
15. If he……………..(go) his father will be sad.
Conditional clause 2 (if clause 2)

This clause is used to express a condition which is impossible and whose result we
are only imagining.
Unlike in if 1 where there is a possibility of the condition being fulfilled in if 2 one is
just imagining what would happen if the impossible came true.
In if 2 the condition cannot be fulfilled at all it is just day dreaming
Example
1. If I were you, I wouldn’t eat posho. (It is impossible for one to turn into
someone else)
2. If I were God, I would leave man to live forever. (it is impossible for me to
become God)
Guidelines on the use of if 2

We use the past simple tense in if clause and a would + a verb in the present tense in
the main clause
Example
If I were a king, I would not look poor.
We often use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’ in order to put emphasis on the nature of the
impossibility
Example
If he were a snake, he would bite all sinners.
While in the affirmative it remains ….as…….as……
Activity
Ref. Mk precise English grammar pg 145 task 48 numbers 1 – 10

ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS
An abbreviation is a short form of a word. Full stops are used in
abbreviations.
Ag. – acting Mt. mountain
am - before noon ( ante meridian) O.K - all correct
Ave. - Avenue P.S.V - public service vehicle
Co. - company Rev. - Reverend
C.O.D - cash on delivery Sec - Secretary
Dr. - Doctor Vs. - versus
I.O.U - I owe you Yr. year
Ltd - Limited PAYE - Pay as you earn
Ms. - Miz Capt - Captain
P.P - On behalf of P.T.O - Please turn over
P.m - afternoon ( Post meridiem) C.A.O - Chief Administrative officer
P.O - Post Office L.C - Local council
R.I.P - Rest in peace
NARO - National Agricultural Research Organization
R.S.V.P - reply if you can please ( Please reply)
Rd. - road St. Saint
U.P.E - Universal Primary Education W.e.f - with effect from
URA - Uganda Revenue Authority Viz - namely
Ref. Reference Via - by way of
abbr - abbreviation Cf. – compare
a/c - account do - the same
assn - association dept - department
asst - assistant e.g. - except grata ( for example)
C/o - care of Gov’t - Government
i.e - that is ( id est) Jr. Junior
CONTRACTION
These are also short forms. A word is shortened using an apostrophe
Is not - isn’t It is - it’s I would - I’d
Cannot - can’t never - ne’ er ought not - oughtn’t
Will not - won’t he is - he’s Do not - don’t
Has not - hasn’t he will not - he won’t should not - shouldn’t
Have not - haven’t I am - I’m over - o’ er
Shall not - shan’t I have - I’ve of the clock - o’clock

Must not - mustn’t I will - I ‘ll wherever - where’re
That is - that’s they will - they’ll you will - you ‘ll
There is – there’s we have - we’ve you are - you’re
Let us - let’s All is - all’s
EVALUATION
Abbreviate the following words.
Thursday .................................... Road - .......................
August ............................. By way of - ...............................
Mistress ..................................... That is ................................
Limited .....................................
Gentlemen ...................................
afternoon .................................
Please Turn over ............................
Write in full
U.N.E.B ................................ R.S.V.P - ................................
M.P - ............................ Capt - ......................
I’m - ............................... B.C - ...............................
U.P.E - ............................... There’s - ................................
Complete each sentence by using the correct word chosen from the brackets
1. A dog wags .............................tall when .........................pleased. ( its , It’s)
2. The teacher asked .........................fountain pen it was. ( who’s , whose )
3. I .....................................got your cricket ball. ( haven’t, ain’t )
4. Tony thinks ............................... a lovely little puppy. (its, it’s )
5. That’s the boy ..............................father was injured. ( who’s , whose)
6. I hope you .....................................wet. ( ain’t , aren’t )
7. We want to know ..............................to pay for the outing. ( who’s , whose )
8. Robert ...............................like swimming. ( doesn’t , don’t)
9. ................................. to say ......................fault it is? ( who’s whose )
10. They ...................... come to our house very often now. ( doesn’t , don’t )
ASPECT: JUNIOR ENGLISH

SIMILES
When a description of something or someone is made in comparison to something
else. We call that kind of comparison a simile. They shoe special characteristics and
qualities of things.

Examples
As ageless as the sun as high as heaven
As agile as a money as hot as fire
As alike as two peas as ignorant as a child
As angry as a wasp as impatient as a lover
As bare as a stone as innocent as a lamb
As black as coal as jealous as a cat
As blind as a bat as large as life
As busy as a bee/ants as lazy as a toad
As bright as a new silver coin as light as a feather
As brittle as a glass as loud as thunder
As brown as a berry as low as the grave
As careless as wind as mean as a miser
As clean as a new pin as merciless as a grave
As cold as ice as obstinate as a mule
As cool as cucumber as old as the hills
As crafty as a fox as patient as job
As cunning as a fox as peaceful as sleep
As cruel as death as playful as a kitten
As cunning as a fox as poor as a church mouse
As dead as a door nail as proud as a peacock
As deaf as a door post as quick as lightening
As deep as the sea as quite as a mouse
As delicious as a forbidden fruit as rare as a blue rose
As dry as a bone as round as an orange
As dump as a mouse as secret as a thought
As easy as ABS as lifeless as stones
As empty as space as serious as a doctor
As fast as light as sharp as a razor blade
As fat as a pig as sick as a dog
As flat was a pancake as silent as a grave
As foolish as a calf as slow as a snail
As flesh as daisy as sober as a judge
As friendly as a puppy as solid as rocks
As glad as a fly as steady as a rock
As gloomy as night as strong as an ox

As good as gold as sweet as honey
As graceful as the swam as swift as a deer
As green as grass as tall as a giant
As hairless as an egg as timid as a rabbit
As hairy as a gorilla as thick as thieves
As handsome as paint as thin as a stick
As happy as a king as ugly as a sin
As harmless as a dove as useful as a cow
As hasty as a dove as voiceless as a tomb
As heavy as lead/elephant as warm as wool
As weak as water
As wise as an owl
As white as snow
As wise as king Solomon
EVALUATION
Complete the following exercise
1. as .....................as an owl. 12. as busy as ...............................
3. as soft as ................................... 13. as black as ................................
4. as sharp as ................................. 14. as ....................as a horse
5. as ..............................as a feather. 15. as warm as ..................................
6. as ...........................as a kitten 16. as ..............................as a grave.
7. as fat as ...................................... 17. as ............................as a giant.
8. as ........................as lighting 18. as happy as .......................... .
9. as blind as ................................. 19. as .............................as a snail.
10. as ..............................as ice 20. as hot as .............................. .
COMPREHENSION
UNIT 7 AND 8: LETTER WRITING
Vocabulary practice
Invite, letter, envelope, address, card, occasion, party, guest, host, hostess,
ceremony, affection, sincerely, yours, dear, sender, receiver, writer, from, reply
Using vocabulary words to construct meaningful sentences

Reading a letter and answering questions about the letter Mk primary English Bk5
new curriculum pg 96

Writing personal letters
Steps to follow (using block method)
Writer’s address
Date
Greeting / salutation e.g. Dear John
Body (message to the addressee)
Ending the letter e.g. your friend,
Signature (name of writer in small letters)
Rearranging the jumbled letter (Mk primary English bk5 new curriculum pg 99 –
100)
Reading and answering questions from an invitation letter. Mk primary English
book 5 old curriculum pg 163
Designing an invitation card
Communication
The post office
Vocabulary
Aerogramme, box rental, directory, letter box, letter slot, mail, money order,
package, parcel, private box, post, post office, registered letter, stamp, telegram
Using the vocabulary word to make meaningful sentences

Passage
What is a post office? (Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 114 – 115)
Guided composition
Posta Uganda pg 116
Dialogue
Do we still need the post office? MK bk5 new curriculum pg 111
The telephone
Vocabulary
Airtime, airtime card, call, fixed line, handset, landline, load, mobile telephone,
network mast, receiver, subscribers, identification, module, sim card, tolerance,
telephone, telephone directory, tokens

Passage
The telephone Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 130
Poem
Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 149
Guided composition
A mobile phone Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 132
Dialogue
The mobile phone Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 129 – 130
The internet
Vocabulary
Email, website, surfing, computer, internet, google, internet explorer, delete, save,
open, scroll, search, log, folder, service fee, page, sign in, sign out, café, virus, yahoo,
search engine
Passage
The internet Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 152 – 153
Guided composition
The internet Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 154
Reading the email message and answering questions Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 150

CULTURE
NATIONALITIES
Vocabulary
American, Brazilian, English, French, German, Indian, Rwandan, Kenyan, Japanese,
Scottish, Sudanese, Tanzanian, Ugandan
Using vocabulary words to construct meaningful sentences
Passage
A feast for all nationalities MK bk5 new curriculum pg 163 – 164
Guided conversation
Mk primary bk5 new curriculum pg 167
Dialogue
Mk bk 5 old curriculum pg 145
Languages
Vocabulary
Chinese, English, French, German, Ibo, Lumasaba, Ateso, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili,
Latin, Lingala, Luo, Runyakitara, Luganda, Lusoga,
Using the given vocabulary to make sentences
Passage
The concert day MK bk5 new curriculum pg 182 – 183
Guided composition
Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 184
Dialogue
Learn many languages Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 181

TERM III
SPEECHES
There are two types of speeches; direct and indirect speech
Direct speech
In direct speech, one reports using the actual words of the speaker
It is made of two parts
The speech tag
The actual words used. These actual words used always start with a capital letter
and must be between quotation marks
Examples
I said(speech tag) – “I am learning English now” (actual words)
He says speech tag) – “Don’t eat this food” (Actual words)
INDIRECT SPEECH
In indirect speech one reports but not using the actual words of the speaker.
It is made of three parts
The speech tag
The conjunction joining word)
The said words
Examples
1. I said that I was learning English then.
2. She says that she eats meat every Sunday
3. We can change from direct speech to indirect speech and vice versa
Words that change when changing from direct to indirect speech

Direct Indirect
This that
These those
Here there
Now then
Ago before
Today that day
Tomorrow the next day/ following day
Yesterday precious day/ day before
Last previous
Come go

Bring take
I he/she
We they
My his/her
Our their
Am was
Will /shall would
May might
Can could
You her/they/him
Are were
Must had to
Must not was not to/ were not to
Me her/him
Us them
NB: If a word is already given in its changed form, you leave it as it is i.e. take
remains ‘take’
Changing statements from direct to indirect speech

Reporting statements in present simple tense
If the speech tag is in present simple tense, the said words should also remain in
present simple tense
Examples
Direct: He says, “I eat meat everyday”
Indirect: He says that he eats meat everyday.
Direct: They say “we drink water everyday”
Indirect: They say that they drink water everyday
Examples
If the speech tag is in past simple tense. The said words should be changed to the
past simple tense
1. He said “I eat meat every day” (direct)
He said that he ate meat every day (indirect)
2. They said: we drink water every day. (direct)
They said that they drank water every day

Activity
Change the sentence below to indirect speech
1. She says, “I bring this pen every Tuesday.”
2. The girls say, “We dress well every Monday.”
3. The man says, “these wasps sting us every day”
4. The patients say, “we don’t take medicine everyday
5. She said, “I bring this pen every Tuesday
6. The girls said, “we dress well every Monday”
7. The man said, “these wasps sting us every day
8. The patients said, “we don’t take medicine every day
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present continuous tense changes to past continuous and “now” changes to “then”
“today” changes to “that day”
Examples
1. He said, “I am drinking this water now. (DIRECT)
He said that he was drinking that water them. (INDIRECT)
2. “I am taking these books home now,” Jane said. (INDIRECT)
Jane said that she was taking those books home then.
3. The patients say, “we are taking medicine”
The patients say that they are taking that medicine
4. Jane said, “I am taking these books now”
Jane said that she was taking those books then
Activity:
Change from direct to indirect speech
1. The headmaster said, “I am going to Masaka now.”
2. The calssmonitor said, “I am collecting books after this lesson”
3. The actor said, “we are bringing this play here”
4. They said, “we are taking this car now”
5. She said, “Joan is sleeping in the classroom today”
6. The hunter said, “I am hunting for wild animals there?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Present perfect tense changes to past perfect tense.
Examples:
1. The teacher said, “I have spoken to you about your dressing.” (DIRECT)
The teacher said that he/she had spoken to her/him/me about her/his/my
dressing. (INDIRECT)
Activity
1. They said, “we have spoilt this desk”
2. Birungi says, “she has lost her name infront of all these people”
3. She said, “I have gone this afternoon”
4. The girl said, “this dog has bitten this baby today”
5. The priest said, “I have received this gift from my friend
6. His sister said, Mary has not recovered her money”
PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Past simple tense changes to past perfect tense.
Example:
1. She said, “The hen laid this egg last week.” (DIRECT)
She said that the hen had laid that egg the previous week. (INDIRECT)
ACTIVITY:
1. Pearl said, “he sang a song well yesterday”
2. He said, “my brother passed PLE last year”
3. She said, “I began this journey from my home
4. The lazy boy said, “I didn’t finish the homework”
5. The badly behaved girl said, “I abused my friend yesterday”
6. The class monitor said, “I collected the books last week

FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
“Will” or “shall” changes to “would’
Example
1. He will marry me” said Rachel. Rachel said that he would marry her
2. “We shall go there next week” said the nurse
3. The nurse said that they would go there the following week.
4. She said, “she will not finish her exams next year”
Activity
1. The pupils said, “we shall go back tomorrow”
2. My uncle will go to America, said Percy
3. Rose and Sarah said, we shall bring this luggage to your home
4. The policeman said, “we shan’t tolerate any wrong doer”
5. She said, “I shall see him tomorrow”
PREPOSITIONS
What is a preposition?
This is a short word which is used after verbs, adjectives or nouns so as to show the
relationship between the subject and the object of the sentence
Examples
Of, to , in , into, through, against, from, for, by, with, about, at, away, out, upon, on,
under, along, since, down, round
Note
Prepositions are used according to the meaning they give
They are divided into the following; preposition of time, prepositions of place,
prepositions of movement
Examples of prepositions of time
For – period of time an action spends
Since – the point of time from which an action starts
At – exact point of time
In – period of time
On – days and dates

Examples of prepositions of place
In – relates to the location of something / somebody being with in an area e.g. he
lives in Kampala
At – something at a certain plan e.g. We met at the bank
Examples of prepositions of movement

These describe movement or action. They may follow a verb of movement like walk,
run, drive, sail, jump, climb, fly etc
They include; to, into, through, from, past, along, across etc
Note:
Some prepositions consist of more than one word these are called prepositional
phrases
Examples ; in spite of , in front of, run off with
Once a preposition is followed by a pronoun the pronoun must be the objective case
Examples include; after him, with them, between you and me, before her
There are some words it is to a must to use one preposition
We can use two or more prepositions at different times depending on the subject,
object or the intended meaning
Examples; I agree with you (referring to a person) we agreed to it (referring to a
thing or issue)
COMMON PREPOSITIONS
Ref. Mk precise English grammar pg 172 – 175
Activity
Use for , since, on, in, by, or at where necessary in the blank spaces below
1. The gulf war started ………1986
2. I have been sick ……….last Monday
3. They have lived in Kenya ……..a decade
4. Peter has been waiting ……….her
5. Our school opened………1987
6. He will have died……….next week
7. She passed ……..me at the constitutional square
8. They were in Kabale ……..ten o’clock
9. We learn science……….. Friday
10. He often leaves………..the afternoon
11. He is interested……….reading newspaper

12. She met me……..the way
13. The train arrived…………time
14. He came ………bus
15. Somebody is knocking…….the door
Fill in the correct preposition
1. Girls are normally good……..mathematics
2. The glass of water was full ………..poison
3. The car knocked …………two pupils last week
4. I borrowed money…….Theodoro
5. She was absent …….school yesterday
6. A dozen consists …………..twelve items
7. John is fond …….beating his friend
8. Villa succeeded …………defeating express yesterday
9. Dr. Julius Nyerere died………cancer
10. Mary got married……….Andrew
11. He divided the mango ………..two parts
12. Cain was jealous ……..his brother Abel
13. Annet was guilty…………murder.
14. I don’t believe……………life after death
15. I never waited……..Tom
Use the right preposition to complete these sentences correctly
1. The headmaster handed……the books to their owners.
2. We have finished our prayers, turn…..that radio
3. May you please turn…….that radio so that we can pray
4. Nurses look ……….sick people
5. Look……….that word in the dictionary
6. He has given…………..the habit of smoking
7. She cut……all the trees.
8. Paul should be advised to get……as quickly as possible
9. The thieves broke……..his house last night
10. I have been looking ………my money since last night

MODAL VERBS (MK Precise PP 152)
Modal verbs are special groups of verbs which go before the main verb.
Subject Modal Main
verb verb
I Can Walk
You Could Come
He Might Leave
They Will Try
Suzan Would Drive
Shall
Ought to
Must
Need to
Modal verbs talking about ability.

Examples
1. Minge can drive
Minge knows how to drive
2. I can speak French
I know how to speak French
Activity
Rewrite the following sentences in negative.
1. Tom can swim
2. The headmaster can play tennis.
3. He could play football when he was young.
4. Those boys can help us.
5. They should wash those plates.
Modal verbs talking about permission.
Examples
1. Can I use your pen, please?
Yes of course
2. Could I sit down here, please?
Yes of course
No, I am afraid not.
3. May I come in?
Yes, of course
No, I’m afraid not
Model verbs taking about request.

Examples
1. Can you help me please?
2. Could you answer the phone, please?
3. Would you post this letter, Please?
Activity
Revision English Pgs 44 - 45
Modal verbs about obligation

Obligation simply refers to rules, orders or duties.
We use: must, have to, should, ought to etc
Examples
1. It’s late. You must do your homework.
2. You should help me push this wheelbarrow.
3. You ought to get a job.
4. You must stay in bed.
5. If there are no rules, orders or duties use: You don’t have to.
Modal talking about necessity

If you want to talk about things it is necessary to use. “I have to ....,
I must .......or I need to .......
Examples
Sentences and their meanings
1. he has to walk to school.
(It is necessary for him to walk to school)
2. I must get a new passport.
(It is necessary to get a new passport)
3. I need to buy some petrol.

(It is necessary to buy some petrol)
4. He had to go to hospital.
(It was necessary to go to hospital)
NB If there is no necessity use: I don’t need to .....or I don’t have to ........
Examples
1. You don’t have to run, you are not late.
( It is not necessary for you to run because you are not late)
2. You don’t need to get there till 9 o’clock.
( It is not necessary to get there before 9 o’clock)
3a) We mustn’t run.
( We are not allowed to run)
b) We don’t have to run.
( It is not necessary for us to run)
Modal verbs talking about probability

If you want to talk about the chances (risks) of something happening or not
happening you can use: may, could, might, but not can.
Examples
1. It could rain tomorrow.
2. It may crash.
3. We might win.
You may put not after may and might for the negative.
Examples
She may not come.
They might not like it.
ACTIVITY: Learners construct oral and written using
Modals talking about possibility
You use can / could to say that situations or events are / were possible.
Examples
1. It can be quite cold in April.
2. Smoking can damage your health.
3. It could be very lonely on the island in those days.
NB: You can ask question about how possible things are with can / could.

Can this be true? Could it happen?
You can also ask.
Do you think..............will..............?
Example
Do you think they’ll come?
Modal verbs used when making offers.

If you want to do something for somebody, e.g help somebody or buy somebody a
drink, you can say:
Shall I .....................?
Can I ......................?
Would you like ..................?
Examples
1. I’ll carry that for you.
2. Shall I do the washing up?
3. Can I give you a lift?
4. Would you like a cup of coffee?
You can answer these questions with

Thank you
Yes, please
No, thank you
No, thanks
More examples
1. I’ll pay for this - Thank you.
2. Shall I open the window? - Yes, please.
Modal verbs giving advice

If you want to advise someone what to do
Can say
You must ............
You should.....................
You ought to ......................
“Must is stronger than “should” and “ought to”

Examples
1. You must buy a new suitcase.
2. You should be more careful.
3. You ought to eat more fruit.
If you want to advise somebody not to do something you can say:
You must not .... ( mustn’t) ......
You should not ( shouldn’t) .....
Examples
1. You mustn’t smoke so much.
2. You shouldn’t ask so many questions.
NB: “Mustn’t” is stronger than “shouldn’t”
“Oughtn’t” is very uncommon.
CONJUNCTIONS
As soon as/ immediately / the moment
Examples
1. The dog started barking when it saw us
2. As soon as the dog saw us it started barking
3. The dog started barking as soon as it saw us
4. Immediately the dog saw us it started barking
5. The dog started barking immediately it saw us
6. The moment the dog barking the moment it saw us
Activity
Use as soon as / immediately / the moment at the beginning and in the middle
of the sentence
1. When the president arrived, it started raining.
2. The teacher left the classroom. The children began shouting
3. My father opened the door. The thief entered the house
4. I saw a snake when I entered my bedroom
5. John run to the bush on seeing his father
6. The guest of honour arrived and the national anthem was sung.
7. When the baby saw her long lost mother she started crying
8. As he switched on the TV he got a serous shock
9. He died instantly after being shot at
10. The rebels crossed the border. The army ambushed them
……..and so…….

This structure is used with affirmative sentences
Examples
Mum sent me a birthday gift. Dad sent me a birthday gift
Mum sent me a birthday gift and so did Dad
Wasswa can drive a car. Kato can also drive a car
Wasswa can drive a car and so can Kato
The teacher is going on a tour. The pupils are going on a tour
The teacher is going on a tour and so are the pupils.
Activity
Use:……and so….. in these sentences
1. Peter is a lazy pupil. Mary is a lazy pupil
2. Jesca wants something to drink. Ritah wants something to drink
3. The boys do their work well. The girls do their work well
4. Annet has gone home. Tom has gone home
5. The doctor has a car. The nurses also have cars
6. Mother is going to the market. Other ladies are going to the market
7. Gilbert ate an apple. Henry ate an apple
8. The men have finished their work. The women have finished their work
9. Musa is going to school. Ali is going to school
10. The dog was killed. The cat was killed
…….and neither……
The structure is used with negative statements
Examples
1. Peter will not give you the money. James will not give you the money
Peter will not give you the money and neither will James
2. They don’t eat meat everyday. We don’t eat meat everyday
They don’t eat every day and neither do we
3. Moses is not allowed to come in Simon is not allowed come in
Moses is not allowed to come in and neither is Simon
Activity
Use…..and neither……/ in these statements
1. The baby did not drink the milk. Paul did not drink the milk.
2. The cat could not sleep. The dog could not sleep
3. Our teacher will not go to the party. Our headmaster will not go to the party
4. A cow is not dangerous. A goat is not dangerous

5. Kijambu was not a good lawyer. Kyeye was not a good lawyer
6. Nathan does not eat pork. I do not eat pork
7. Mercy has not failed the test. Moses has not failed the test
8. The sea is not shallow. The lake is not shallow
9. Peter did not go to the market. Amon did not go to the marked
10. You must not smoke. She must not smoke
The ………the …….(double comparative)

We use two clauses where each starts with the followed by an adjective in
comparative degree
Examples
1. As you go high, it becomes cool
2. The higher you go, the cooler it becomes
3. When you grow old, you become wise
4. The older you grow, the wiser you become
5. If it is done soon, it will be good
6. The sooner it is done, the better it will be
Activity
Use ..the ….the….in these sentences
1. If you do little work, you will get little money
2. When they give us more food, we shall become happy
3. If the chairs are comfortable they will have a big market
4. When the shop grew big, the business became busy
5. When the sun shines more it becomes hot
6. If your goods are not important they will be cheap
7. As you stood far, you became small
8. If you come early you will be busy
9. Let the food be expensive you will pay more money
10. However much the teacher talked, I didn’t understand
11. Kwizera is strong. He won’t be defeated
12. The headmaster has many words and his talk will take us far
………looking forward to……

Examples
The P7 pupils will do their PLE in November
The P7 pupils are looking forward to doing their PLE in November

Ntambi will visit his relatives next month
Ntambi is looking forward to visiting his relatives next month
Activity
Use ……..looking forward to …in these sentences
1. I shall come back tomorrow
2. The children will complete their work in time
3. We shall be leaving for Nairobi next week
4. I shall be sitting my final examinations next month
5. The boy will clean the blackboard after the lesson
6. Elizabeth will get a big prize at the party
7. If the pupils will attend the headmaster’s birthday party
8. We shall receive our letters tomorrow morning
9. The patients will recover before next week
10. They will be learning French next year
11. We shall go to P6 next term
12. I will inform him about our plan
…….as long as…./ …..so long as…../ ……..provided….
Examples
1. You will catch the earliest bus if you wake up early
2. As long as you wake up early, you will catch the earliest bus
3. You will catch the earliest bus as long as you wake up early
4. So long you wake up early you will catch the earliest bus.
5. You will catch the earliest bus so long as you wake up early
6. Provided you wake up early, you will catch the earliest bus
7. You will catch the earliest bus provided you wake up early
Activity
Use as long as/ so long as/ provided both at the beginning and in the middle of
these sentences
1. If Juma comes we shall go with him
2. Metals expand if you heat them
3. If you get a first grade you will join a good school
4. I shall buy a car when I get money
5. If he goes his father will be sad
6. Geoffrey will find you here if you delay

7. If you come early, you will pass with no punishment
8. The road will be muddy if it rains heavily
9. If that girl misbehaves the head teacher will expel her
Not only………but also

Examples
The goat is sick. It has a broken leg
Not only is the goat sick but also has a broken leg
The goat is not only sick but also has a broken leg
He is my best friend. He is my age mate
Not only is he my age mate but also my best friend
He is not only my best fried but also my age mate
Activity
Use not only………but also both at the beginning and in the middle of these
sentence
1. Cows provide us with milk. They give us hides
2. The robbers stoles his money. They killed him
3. They picked the money. They took all of it
4. The soldier shot him. The soldier killed him
5. The boys watched the play on the stage. The boys watched the play on a
screen
6. He ate beef. He ate chicken
7. Nkanji is a lawyer
8. Forest give us timber. Forests give us herbs
9. He caned the thief. He handed him over to the police
10. She respects her teacher. She respects her class monitor
Hardly had…./ scarcely / barely had. No sooner had

Examples
Musa stood up immediately the bell rank
Hardly had the bell run when Musa stood up
Scarcely had the bell run when Musa stood up

PROVERBS
Proverbs are popular sayings in a clever brief manner.
Examples
1. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
3. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
4. A fool and his money are soon parted.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6. A hungry man is an angry man.
7. All’s well that ends well.
8. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
9. Any time means no time.
10. A miss is as good as a mile.
11. A penny saves is a penny gained.
12. A tolling stone gathers no moss.
13. A stitch in time saves nine.
14. A small leak will sink a great ship.
15. As you make your bed so you must lie in it.
16. A wild goose never laid a tame egg.
17. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
18. Better late than never.
19. Birds of the same feather flock together.
20. Charity begins at home but should not end there.
21. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
22. Don’t carry all your eggs in one basket.
23. Early to bed, early to rise.
24. Every cloud has a silver lining.
25. Every dog has its day.
26. Exchange is no robbery.
27. Fine feathers make fine birds.
28. First come , first served.
29. Forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.
30. Great minds think alike.
31. Half a loaf is better than none.
32. Little boys should be seen not heard.
33. Laugh and grow fat.

34. Habit is second nature.
35. Listeners hear no good of themselves.
36. Let not the pot call the kettle black.
37. Look before you leap.
38. Make hay while the sun shines.
39. Necessity is the mother of invention.
40. New brooms sweep clean.
41. No news is good news.
42. No smoke without fire.
43. One good turn deserves another.
44. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
45. Out of sight, out of mind.
46. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
47. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gender.
48. Set a thief to catch a thief.
49. Still waters run deep.
50. The early bird catches the bird.
51. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
52. Two head are better than one.
53. Where there’s a will there’s a way.
54. When the cat’s a way the mice will play.
The sentences in group A are the beginning of ten proverbs. Give each
beginning in group A its correct ending in group B.
A B
1. Prevention is without pain
2. Out of frying pan is no robbery
3. Better be alone according to your cloth
4. A rolling stone better than cure.
5. Exchange and spoil the child.
6. Spare the rod into fire
7. One good turn the mice will play.
8. When the cat is away gathers no moss
9. No gains than ill company
10. cut your coat deserves another

Complete the following proverbs
a. ...............................................saves nine.
b. Empty tins ............................................................
c. ...........................................................is enough.
d. ............................................makes perfect.
e. All is well ......................................................................... .
f. ......................................................seldom bite.
g. A fool and his money ............................................................
h. ....................................................................is the mother of invention.
i. Actions ............................................................................... .
j. ...............................................is better than riches.
Find a suitable proverb to summaries each of the stories below.

a. When Mary joined our school last term, she was very poor at spoken English.
Although many pupils laughed at her mistakes, she kept on trying over and over
again. After one year, she is now the best English speaker at school.
Proverb: ............................................................................................................
b. Mugisha started collecting used clothes give to the poor. He thought he would
not get a big collection. He collected a few clothes each month but after to years, he
now has a big collection of used clothes.
Proverbs: ........................................................................................
c. Obonyo used to steal our books and pens from our bags. When our class teacher
talked to him about the evils of being a thief, he stopped the bad habit.
Proverbs: .....................................................................................................
d. Most of the girls in our class said that Birungi didn’t know how to play netball.
But Birungi said that she would not argue with them. “Let us go to the netball pitch
and play, then you will see whether I know netball or not” said Birungi. At the end
of the match, Birungi was selected as the best netball in the school.
Proverb: .......................................................................................................

SYNONYMS
Abandon - leave denounce - condemn
Abbreviate - shorten desert - forsake
Abrupt - sudden diminish - lessen
Abundant - plentiful drowsy - sleepy
Accurate - correct edible - eatable
Ample - plentiful encircle - surround
Annual - yearly Endeavour - attempt
Assistance - help energetic - active
Brief - short enormous - huge
Cease - stop excavate - dig
Centre - middle frigid - cold
Circular - round generous - kind
Commence - begin gratitude - thankfulness
Compel - force grave - serious
Comprehend - understand indolent - lazy
Conceal - hide industrious - busy
Courteous - polite insane - mad
Deceive - cheat intention - purpose
Deficiency - shortage interior - inside
Demonstrate - show intoxicated - drunk
Lubricate – oil peruse - read
Margin - edge procure - obtain
Maximum - most prohibit - forbid
Minimum - least prompt - quick
Moist - damp rare - scarce
Motionless - still reckless - rash
Necessity - need recollect - remember
Odour - smell regret - sorrow
Omen - sign reluctant - un willing
Option - choice reveal - show
Pathetic - pitiful scanty - scarce
Penetrate - pierce slender - slim
Perceive - see stationary - still
Sufficient - enough unite - join
Wealthy - rich youth - young

Pretty – beautiful tested – tried
Courageous - brave
EVALUATION
Re – write the sentences using a simpler word in place of each underlined

word.
1. Her rings were abundant in the North Sea.
2. A heavy meal tends to make one drowsy.
3. Every Saturday Dennis lubricates his bicycle.
4. The bungalow has been vacant for sometime.
5. The minister of finance reads the budget annually.
6. “Don’t conceal that information,” said the policeman
7. Last year’s P.L.E was very difficult.
8. What is the maximum temperature of a day in a desert?
9. AIDS has no remedy.
Write the words similar in meaning to the following.
11. Perceive 12. Obstinate
13. reluctant 14. rare
15. prohibit 16. demonstrate
17. deceive 18. brief
19. ample 20. comprehend
HOMOPHONES
Homophones are words pronounced in the same way but differ in meaning.
Example
Break - brake right -write tail - tale
Meat - meet read - reed steal - steel
Bare - bear practice - practice weak - week
Blew - blue sell - sale through – threw
Cell - sell oar - ore their - there
Dairy - diary missed - mist pray - prey
Stationery - stationary fair - fare peace - piece
Scene - seen dear - deer sew - sow

See - sea led - lead
Use the following words in your own sentences to show that you understand
their meanings.
1. peace 7. hour 11. sun 15. week
2. piece 8. our 12. son 16. weak
3. root 9. there 13. die 17. hymn
4. route 10. their 14. dye 18. him
5. knew
6. new
20. practice
ANALOGIES
Analogies are words which show some similarity.
Example
1. Cat is to kitten as sheep is to lamb.
2. Sheep are to flock as wolves are to pack.
3. Dog is to paw as horse is to hoof.
4. Food is to famine as water is to drought.
5. Uncle is to nephew as aunt is to niece
6. Husband is to wife as king is to queen.
7. Nose is to smell as tongue is to taste.
8. Knife is to cut as gun is to shoot.
9. Walk is to legs as fly is to wings.
10. Arrow is to bow as bullet is to rifle.
11. Father is to son as mother is to daughter.
12. Water is to food as liquid is to solid.
13. Rich is to poor as ancient is to modern.
14. Trees is to forest as sheep is to flock.
15. Whisper is to shout as walk is to run.
16. Hearing is to ear as sight is to eye.
17. Statue is to sculptor as book is to author.
18. Table is to wood as window is to plane.
19. Bee is to hive as cow is to byre.
20. One is to dozen as dozen is to gross.

EVALUATION
1. Boy is to girl as ...........................is to girl guide.

2. Kampala is to Uganda as Kigali is to ............................
3. Cow is to beef as pig is to ..............................................
4. Calf is to elephant as ................................is to goat.
5. Oval is to egg as ...............................is to orange
6. Steam is to ............................................. as smoke is to fire.
7. Eat is to ...................................as go as to went.
8. Day is to week as ..................................is to year.
9. Flock is to ....................................as herd is to cattle.
10. Drive is to car as ....................................is to aeroplane.
11. .............................is to cols as seldom is to often.
12. ....................................is to donkey as neigh is to horse.
13. ................................are to birds as scales are to fish.
14. Wing is to bird as fin is to ........................................
15. North is to .......................................as east is to west.
Using “ When did ......?
From questions to the given statements.

Examples
1. When did Musa pin up the information on the notice board?
Musa pinned up the information on the notice board on Monday.
COMPREHENSION UNITS 5 AND 6

PEACE AND SECURITY
Vocabulary
Peace, security, judge, magistrate, report, statement, offence, offend, handcuff, crime,
cell, arrest, court, police station, police post, army, barracks, case, court, witness,
defense, gun, arrows
Passage
Report to the police for help Mk bk5 new curriculum pg 204 – 206

Guided composition
Keeping law and order Mk bk new curriculum pg 208
Dialogue
Speak out! Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 203
Banking
Vocabulary
Account, ATM card, automated teller, machine, balance, bank, bank manager, bank
statement, bounce, cashier, cheque, credit, deposit, withdraw, withdrawal form,
forge, pass book, safe, teller, bank book, save, cheque book, savings, money
Passage
My own bank account Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 221
Bank slip Mk bk5 old curriculum page 210
Dialogue
Keep your money in the right place Mk bk 5 new curriculum pg 220

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YUDESI PRIMARY SCHOOL – GAYAZA ROAD

P.5 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES TERM I – III 2020

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Re – write changing the underlined to contractions

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b) Some nouns that end in ‘o’ add ‘es’

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LESSON 14, 15, 16 AND 17

a) Abstract nouns from adjectives formed by adding “ness”

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Abstract nouns formed when the adjective changes to other forms

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g. Abstract nouns that don’t change verbs.

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i) Abstract nouns formed from other nouns

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Examples: Affirmative sentences

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples: Affirmative sentences

Turn the following sentences into affirmative

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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (QUESTIONS)

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

The main verb is in the past participle.

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THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Turn the above affirmative sentences to negative form.

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Adverbs formed from nouns

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Comparison of adverbs by adding ‘more’ and ’most’

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Write the opposites of the underlined words

OPPOSITES USING PREFIXES

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Using the prefix in

Capable - Incapable sane - insane visible - invisible

Using the prefix dis