English Olympiad Online Coaching and Syllabus for Class 4

Topics

What to Learn

Assorts

• Introduction to Confusing Words
• Homonyms
• Homographs
• Homophones
• What is a Palindrome?
• Prefixes and Suffixes
• Collocations
• Alliteration and Similes
• Anagrams
• Interjections

Synonyms and Antonyms

• Introduction to Word Friends and Word Opposites
• Synonyms – Definition and Examples
• Antonyms – Definition and Examples
• More Synonyms and Antonyms

Proverbs and Idioms

• Introduction
• What is a Proverb?
• Famous Proverbs and their Meanings
• What is an Idiom?
• Common Idioms

Nouns

• Introduction to Naming Words
• Four Main Types of Nouns
• Proper vs Common Nouns
• Collective Nouns
• Abstract Nouns
• Material Nouns
• Countable vs Uncountable Nouns
• Nouns: Gender

Singular-Plural and One Word Substitution

• Introduction to One and Many
• Adding ‘-s’
• Adding ‘-es’
• The Tricky ‘y’ Ending
• Words ending in ‘-f’ and ‘-fe’
• The Irregular Nouns
• The No Change Words
• One-Word Substitution

Pronouns

• Introduction – Making Sentences Simpler
• What is a Pronoun?
• Personal Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Interrogative Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
• Indefinite Pronouns
• A Special Skill

Verbs

• Introduction and Definition
• Main Verbs
• Action Verbs
• Mental Verbs
• Helping Verbs
• Auxiliary Verbs
• Modals
• The 5 Forms of English Verbs
• Subject-Verb Agreement Rules – Introduction
• The Core Rule: Singular vs Plural
• The Special Case: 'I' and 'You'
• When Subjects Team Up with 'And'
• Focusing on the Individual: The 'Each' and 'Every' Rule
• The Collective Noun Challenge: One Group or Many Members?

Adverbs

• Introduction – What in the World is an Adverb?
• The Main Job of Adverbs: Answering Key Questions
• Adverbs' Other Talents: Modifying More Than Just Verbs
• Where Do Adverbs Go? A Guide to Placement
• How to Create an Adverb: The ‘-ly’ Magic Trick
• Meet the Adverb Family: The Different Kinds
• Comparing with Adverbs: From Fast to Fastest

Adjectives

• Introduction: What is an Adjective?
• Where Do Adjectives Go? The Two Main Spots
• The Different Flavours (Types) of Adjectives
• Using More than One Adjective
• Rules for Using 'and'
• Comparing Things with Adjectives

Articles

• Learning About Articles
• The Two Big Groups: Specific vs General
• The ‘Pointing’ Article
• The ‘Any One’ Articles
• The Most Important Rule: The Sound Rule
• What About Adjectives?
• What Happens with Plurals?

Tenses

• Welcome to the World of Tenses
• The Present Tense
• The Past Tense
• Regular vs Irregular
• The Future Tense

Conjunctions

• Introduction
• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Correlative Conjunctions
• Subordinating Conjunctions
• Conjunctive Adverbs

Punctuation

• Punctuation: Your Traffic Signs for Reading
• The Stoppers
• The Pausers
• The Special Marks
• Your Guide to Using Capital Letters
• The First Big Rule
• The Special Names Rule

Prepositions

• What are Prepositions?
• The Three Main Types of Prepositions
• Prepositional Phrases
• Key Prepositions
• Prepositional Phrases with AT
• Prepositional Phrases with OUT
• Prepositional Phrases with IN
• Prepositional Phrases with BY
• Prepositional Phrases with ON
• Prepositional Phrases Examples

Comprehension (Stories and Poetry)

• Paragraphs
• Short Stories
• Poetry

Spoken and Written Expression

• Messages
• Paragraphs
• Invitations
• Slogan Writing
• Time-Tables
• Diary Entry
• Letter Writing – Formal and Informal Letters