English Grammar plays a key role in AP TET preparation, especially for Class 5 standard content. This article covers important grammar concepts, practice questions, and examples based on the latest syllabus.
AP TET – 5th Class English Grammar MCQs & Study Guide
✅ Unit–1 Grammar Topics
🔹 Vocabulary
• excited • weave • wheelchair • narrow • rocky • education
1️⃣ Fill in the blanks
Use the correct words from the hint box: (education, narrow, weave)
1️⃣ Mallika was so excited that she couldn't sleep after dawn.
2️⃣ The way to the school is narrow, rocky and uneven.
3️⃣ Mallika uses a wheelchair to move around.
4️⃣ Mallika can weave a variety of cane baskets.
5️⃣ Children have the right to get education.
2️⃣ Word Meaning (MCQs)
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word:
1️⃣ She was so excited that she couldn’t sleep after dawn.
✅ very happy
2️⃣ The way to the school is narrow, rocky and uneven.
✅ not wide
3️⃣ Her Naana always consoled her.
✅ comforted
4️⃣ “…he insisted.”
✅ maintained firmly
5️⃣ He assembled the Parents’ Committee.
✅ brought together
6️⃣ The village Panchayat contributed by laying a good road.
✅ assisted
7️⃣ I never dreamt I would see a day like this.
✅ imagined
3️⃣ Compound Words
✔ classroom
✔ high school
✔ mother-in-law
Examples from the lesson:
• bookshelf • firemen • raincoat • sunglasses • breakfast
✅ Collective Nouns
Words that refer to a group:
army, troop, battalion, tribe, flock, swarm, bouquet…
Examples:
• The army of soldiers is trained well.
• The flock of birds flew away.
• The swarm of bees attacked them.
✅ Simple Present Tense
Used for habitual actions:
• I wear a uniform.
• She likes ice creams.
Fill in the blanks:
1️⃣ My friend doesn't speak Urdu.
2️⃣ My father doesn't go to market.
3️⃣ Our dog doesn't eat meat.
4️⃣ I don’t use a mobile phone.
5️⃣ We don’t like junk food.
✅ Apostrophes (’)
Used to show possession or contractions.
Examples:
1️⃣ My friend's bat is broken.
2️⃣ Its handle is broken (no apostrophe).
3️⃣ So, we're going to play kabaddi.
4️⃣ It's a short walk.
5️⃣ Children's Playground.
✅ Unit–2 | Opposites
pleasant × unpleasant
clean × unclean
smooth × rough
tasty × tasteless
Rewrite examples:
• Our journey ended today.
• The breakfast was unpalatable.
Indefinite Pronouns
anyone, someone, nowhere, everything, something…
Examples:
1️⃣ I’ve looked everywhere for my watch.
2️⃣ Someone broke the window.
3️⃣ Don’t tell anyone.
4️⃣ I can’t find my glasses anywhere.
5️⃣ Nobody knows the answer.
Simple Past – Negative
Use did not + V1
• Sruthi learnt → Sruthi did not learn
• The bird flew → The bird did not fly
Use of may → possibility
• She may come tomorrow.
• It may rain today.
✅ Unit–3 | Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns.
Formed using suffixes: able, ful, ent, ive, ing
Examples:
helpful, amazing, flexible, responsible…
Order of adjectives: Opinion + Size + Colour + Material + Noun
→ a beautiful big blue diamond necklace
Question Words: Who / What / When / Where / Which / How / Why
Examples:
1️⃣ Who is your brother? – Sujay
2️⃣ When does she finish work? – 5 o’clock
3️⃣ Where did you keep your money? – Purse
4️⃣ Where will you meet your friend? – At school
5️⃣ How much did you pay? – ₹1000
✅ Unit–4 | Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
famous = popular
success = victory
award = prize
Opposites:
friend × enemy
fortune × misfortune
last × first
✅ Prepositions of Movement
over, along, across, around, through, towards, between
Example answers:
-
walk along the canal
-
jumped over the stool
-
revolving around the sun
-
passing through the tunnel
-
walking along the road
-
going towards the building
-
cat between two tables
✅ Tenses Reminder
Simple Present: repeated actions
Simple Past: completed actions
✅ Commas & Quotation Marks
✔ My mother bought fruits, sweets, and new clothes.
✔ My mother says, “Do not tell lies.”
✔ Fatima, please help me.
✔ Teacher asked, “What is your name?”
Spelling Practice
• occasion
• dialogue
• successful
• mathematics
• exhibit
• attitude
✅ Unit–5 Grammar Topics
🔹 Reported Speech (Direct → Indirect)
When we repeat someone’s words without quotation marks, we use Reported Speech.
Direct Speech: Ramu said, “I am happy.”
Reported Speech: Ramu said that he was happy.
📌 Changes to remember:
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| am/is → was | present → past |
| are → were | changes in pronouns |
| will → would | remove commas & quotes |
Examples:
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| “I want water,” she said. | She said that she wanted water. |
| He said, “We will win.” | He said that they would win. |
| “You are my friend,” Anu said. | Anu said that I was her friend. |
🔹 Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or another adverb.
Examples:
- She walks quickly. (describes verb)
- This is very nice. (describes adjective)
- He speaks very slowly. (describes another adverb)
Common adverb types:
| Type | Examples | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Adverbs of manner | how? | slowly, quickly, neatly |
| Adverbs of time | when? | now, today, yesterday |
| Adverbs of place | where? | here, there, inside |
| Adverbs of frequency | how often? | always, often, never |
🔹 Conjunctions
Conjunctions join words, phrases, and sentences.
Main conjunctions: and, but, or, because, so
Examples:
- Mallika is smart and hardworking.
- I tried but failed.
- Work hard so you can succeed.
🔹 Homophones
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling.
| Homophones | Meanings |
|---|---|
| hare – hair | animal – hair on head |
| see – sea | look – ocean |
| two – too – to | number – also – preposition |
| know – no | understand – negative |
TIP: Memorise with fun sentences:
