First Term Lesson Note for Week

Class : Primary 4

Subject : English Studies

Topic : Standard and Non-standard verbs

Duration : 80 Minutes

Periods : Double Period

Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to

I. Explain the meaning of standard and non-standard verbs

II. GGive examples of Standard and Non-standard verbs

III. Identify and classify some verbs given into standard and Non-standard verbs.

Reference Book : Progressive English for schools and colleges.

Mastering English for Primary Schools, Book 5 & 6

Content :

Standard Verbs : These are verbs referred to as Regular verbs. They form their past tense and past participle by adding “- ed or d” to the verbs given.

Examples of Standard verbs are given below:

1. Walk – walked – walked
2. Talk – talked – talked
3. Play – played – played
4. Jump – jumped – jumped
5. Cook – cooked – cooked
6. Clean – cleaned – cleaned
7. Open – opened – opened
8. Close – closed – closed
9. Help – helped – helped
10. Listen – listened – listened

Non-Standard (Irregular) Verbs : These are also called irregular verbs, because they follow some set of rules in forming their past tense and past participle.

Examples of non-standard verbs are :

1. Go – went – gone
2. Eat – ate – eaten
3. See – saw – seen
4. Come – came – come
5. Run – ran – run
6. Take – took – taken
7. Give – gave – given
8. Drink – drank – drunk
9. Write – wrote – written
10. Sing – sang – sung

Note: Standard verbs form their past tense and past participle by adding -ed. Non-standard verbs have irregular forms that need to be memorized.

Evaluation / Assessment :