TOEFL Grade 5 Review

Country: Australia

Nationality: Australian

Country: Brazil

Nationality: Brazilian

Country: Canada

Nationality: Canadian

Country: China

Nationality: Chinese

Country: France

Nationality: French

Country: Ireland

Nationality: Irish

Country: Japan

Nationality: Japanese

Country: Mexico

Nationality: Mexican

Country: Morocco

Nationality: Moroccan

Country: Nigeria

Nationality: Nigerian

Country: Spain

Nationality: Spanish

Country: Turkey

Nationality: Turkish

Country: The United Kingdom

Nationality: British

Country: The United States of America

Nationality: American

Rule for Country and Nationality words

Always start with a CAPITAL letter.

Complete: I ___ from Turkey. (Affirmative)

I am from Turkey.

Complete: You ___ Spanish. (Affirmative)

You are Spanish.

Complete: She ___ Irish. (Affirmative)

She is Irish.

Complete: I ___ not British. (Negative)

I am not British. (I'm not British.)

Complete: You ___ not French. (Negative)

You are not French. (You aren't French.)

Complete: She ___ not Chinese. (Negative)

She is not Chinese. (She isn't Chinese.)

Question form: "You are Spanish."

Are you Spanish?

Question form: "She is a teacher."

Is she a teacher?

Short answer (positive) for: "Are you Spanish?"

Yes, I am. (No contraction: Yes, I'm is wrong)

Short answer (negative) for: "Is she a teacher?"

No, she isn’t.

Wh-word for asking about names.

What (e.g., What's your name?)

Wh-word for asking about location/origin.

Where (e.g., Where are you from?)

Wh-word for asking about time/dates.

When (e.g., When is your birthday?)

Wh-word for asking about a person.

Who (e.g., Who's your favourite singer?)

Wh-word for asking about age.

How old (e.g., How old are you?)

Classroom objects.

pen, pencil, book, notebook, ruler, rubber, bag, chair, desk, board, computer (any 3)

Use 'this'/'these': ____ is a pen. (near to you, there is one)

This is a pen.

Use 'this'/'these': ____ are my books. (near to you, there are many)

These are my books.

Use 'that'/'those': ____ is a bag. (far from you, there is one)

That is a bag.

Use 'that'/'those': ____ are rulers. (far from you, there are many)

Those are rulers.

Male sibling

brother

Female sibling

sister

Your mother's or father's brother

uncle

Your mother's or father's sister

aunt

Your uncle's or aunt's child

cousin

Your son's or daughter's son

grandson

Your son's or daughter's daughter

granddaughter

Your sister's son

nephew

Your sister's daughter

niece

Word for both mother and father

parents

Word for both son and daughter

children

Possessive adjective for "I"

my (e.g., My mum)

Possessive adjective for "you"

your

Possessive adjective for "he"

his

Possessive adjective for "she"

her

Possessive adjective for "it"

its

Possessive adjective for "we"

our

Possessive adjective for "they"

their

Rule for possessive adjectives

A noun always follows a possessive adjective.

Possessive for a singular noun: "My nephew"

My nephew**'s** name is Jia.

Possessive for a plural noun ending in -s: "Their sons"

Their sons**'** names are Caleb and Damien.

Complete: I / You / We / They ___ got black hair. (Affirmative)

have got

Complete: He / She / It ___ got short hair. (Affirmative)

has got

Complete: I / You / We / They ___ got blue eyes. (Negative)

haven't got

Complete: He / She / It ___ got glasses. (Negative)

hasn't got

Question for "you have got curly hair?"

Have you got curly hair?

Question for "he has got a beard?"

Has he got a beard?

Short answer (positive) for "Have you got curly hair?"

Yes, I have.

Short answer (negative) for "Has he got a beard?"

No, he hasn't.

Words to describe hair length

long, short

Words to describe hair texture

straight, curly

Words to describe hair colour

black, brown, fair, blonde, grey

Words to describe eye colour

blue, brown, green

Two types of facial hair

beard, moustache

Words to describe height

tall, short

Accessory worn on the face to see

glasses