Jerrie's interest and concept of nationalities started with reading news snippets of the World Cup.
NATIONALITIES:
Brunei - Bruneian
Bulgaria - Bulgarian
Burkina Faso - Burkinabe
Burundi - Burundian
Cambodia - Cambodian
Cameroon - Cameroonian
Canada - Canadian
Cape Verde - Cape Verdian or Cape Verdean
Central African Republic Central African
Chad - Chadian
Chile - Chilean
China - Chinese
Colombia - Colombian
Comoros - Comoran
Congo, Republic of the - Congolese
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Congolese
Costa Rica Costa Rican
Cote d'Ivoire - Ivorian
Croatia - Croat or Croatian
Cuba - Cuban
Cyprus - Cypriot
Czech Republic - Czech
Denmark - Dane or Danish
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Dominican
Dominican Republic - Dominican
East Timor - East Timorese
Ecuador - Ecuadorean
Egypt - Egyptian
El Salvador - Salvadoran
Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Eritrea - Eritrean
Estonia - Estonian
Ethiopia - Ethiopian
Fiji - Fijian
Finland - Finn or Finnish
France - French
Gabon - Gabonese
The Gambia - Gambian
Georgia - Georgian
Germany - German
Ghana - Ghanaian
Greece - Greek
Grenada - Grenadian or Grenadan
Guatemala Guatemalan
Guinea Guinean
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissauan
Guyana - Guyanese
Haiti - Haitian
Honduras - Honduran
Hungary - Hungarian
Iceland - Icelander
India - Indian
Indonesia - Indonesian
Iran - Iranian
Iraq - Iraqi
Ireland - Irishman/woman or Irish
Israel - Israeli
Italy - Italian
Jamaica - Jamaican
Japan - Japanese
Jordan - Jordanian
Kazakhstan - Kazakhstani
Kenya - Kenyan
Kiribati - I-Kiribati
Korea, North - North Korean
Korea, South - South Korean
Kosovo - Kosovar
Kuwait - Kuwaiti
Kyrgyz Republic - Kyrgyz or Kirghiz
Laos - Lao or Laotian
Latvia - Latvian
Lebanon - Lebanese
Lesotho - Mosotho (plural Basotho)
Liberia - Liberian
Libya - Libyan
Liechtenstein - Liechtensteiner
Lithuania - Lithuanian
Luxembourg - Luxembourger
Macedonia - Macedonian
Madagascar Malagasy
Malawi - Malawian
Malaysia - Malaysian
Maldives - Maldivan
Mali - Malian
Malta - Maltese
Marshall Islands - Marshallese
Mauritania - Mauritanian
Mauritius - Mauritian
Mexico - Mexican
Federated States of Micronesia - Micronesian
Moldova - Moldovan
Monaco - Monegasque or Monacan
Mongolia - Mongolian
Montenegro Montenegrin
Morocco - Moroccan
Mozambique - Mozambican
Myanmar (Burma) - Burmese or Myanmarese
Namibia - Namibian
Nauru - Nauruan
Nepal N- epalese
Netherlands - Netherlander, Dutchman/
woman, or Dutch(collective)
New Zealand - New Zealander or Kiwi
Nicaragua - Nicaraguan
Niger - Nigerien
Nigeria - Nigerian
Norway - Norwegian
Oman - Omani
Pakistan - Pakistani
Palau - Palauan
Panama - Panamanian
Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinean
Paraguay - Paraguayan
Peru - Peruvian
Philippines - Filipino
Poland - Pole or Polish
Portugal - Portuguese
Qatar - Qatari
Romania - Romanian
Russia - Russian
Rwanda - Rwandan
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Kittian and Nevisian
Saint Lucia - Saint Lucian
Samoa - Samoan
San Marino - Sammarinese or San Marinese
Sao Tome - Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabia - Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Senegal - Senegalese
Serbia - Serbian
Seychelles - Seychellois
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leonean
Singapore - Singaporean
Slovakia Slovak or Slovakian
Slovenia - Slovene or Slovenian
Solomon Islands - Solomon Islander
Somalia - Somali
South Africa - South African
Spain - Spaniard or Spanish
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan
Sudan - Sudanese
Suriname - Surinamer
Swaziland Swazi
Sweden - Swede or Swedish
Switzerland - Swiss
Syria - Syrian
Taiwan - Taiwanese
Tajikistan - Tajik or Tadzhik
Tanzania - Tanzanian
Thailand - Thai
Togo - Togolese
Tonga - Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidadian or Tobagonian
Tunisia - Tunisian
Turkey - Turk or Turkish
Turkmenistan - Turkmen(s)
Tuvalu Tuvaluan
Uganda - Ugandan
Ukraine - Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates - Emirian
United Kingdom - Briton or British (collective) (or Englishman or Englishwoman) (or Scot or Scotsman or Scotswoman) (or Welshman or Welshwoman) (or Northern Irishman or Northern Irishwoman or Irish [collective] or Northern Irish [collective])
United States - American
Uruguay - Uruguayan
Uzbekistan - Uzbek or Uzbekistani
Vanuatu - Ni-Vanuatu
Venezuela - Venezuelan
Vietnam - Vietnamese
Yemen - Yemeni or Yemenite
Zambia - Zambian
Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tip 32: Common Mistakes in Usage of Similar-looking Words & Punctuations
1. Lose and Loose
Kids, and even adults make the mistake of using these two words interchangably. They must remember "You can lose your keys if you put them in your very loose pants!"
2. Affect and Effect
"Affect" is a verb while "effect" is a noun. Use them in the correct way. For instance, "If this incident affects your mood, it has an effect on you."
3. Semi-colons
Semi-colons are not commas, neither are they colons. A semi-colon is used between closely related independent clauses not conjoined with any coordinating conjunction.
For example,
"I went to visit John at the hospital; I was told that no visits are allowed."
Or between items in a series that has its own punctuation:
"I have three good buddies, Jackie, who is sister; Lea, who is my cousin; and Liming, who is my classmate.
4. It's and Its
The two are not interchangeable. "It's" is short for "it is". "Its" is the possessive form of "It." Thus, "It's a great day for roller-blading at East Coast Park." and "Leave the dog alone. Its tail was crushed by roller-blades at East Coast Park and it needs rest now."
5. Let's and Lets
The two are not interchangeable. "Let's" is short for "Let us". "Lets" is singular verb for "let". Thus, "Let's go swimming together." and "Mum lets me go swimming with my friends."
6. Then and Than
"Then" describes what happens next. "Than" is used in comparing two items. Hence, "I love painting more than drawing." and " I am going to draw first, then paint later.
Kids, and even adults make the mistake of using these two words interchangably. They must remember "You can lose your keys if you put them in your very loose pants!"
2. Affect and Effect
"Affect" is a verb while "effect" is a noun. Use them in the correct way. For instance, "If this incident affects your mood, it has an effect on you."
3. Semi-colons
Semi-colons are not commas, neither are they colons. A semi-colon is used between closely related independent clauses not conjoined with any coordinating conjunction.
For example,
"I went to visit John at the hospital; I was told that no visits are allowed."
Or between items in a series that has its own punctuation:
"I have three good buddies, Jackie, who is sister; Lea, who is my cousin; and Liming, who is my classmate.
4. It's and Its
The two are not interchangeable. "It's" is short for "it is". "Its" is the possessive form of "It." Thus, "It's a great day for roller-blading at East Coast Park." and "Leave the dog alone. Its tail was crushed by roller-blades at East Coast Park and it needs rest now."
5. Let's and Lets
The two are not interchangeable. "Let's" is short for "Let us". "Lets" is singular verb for "let". Thus, "Let's go swimming together." and "Mum lets me go swimming with my friends."
6. Then and Than
"Then" describes what happens next. "Than" is used in comparing two items. Hence, "I love painting more than drawing." and " I am going to draw first, then paint later.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tip 30: Similes
1. as easy as ABC
2. as clear as crystal
3. as tinmid as a mouse
4. as blind as a bat
5. as busy as an ant/a bee
6. as clumsy as a bear
7. as a fast/swift as a dear
8. as gentle as a dove/lamb
9. as graceful as a swan
10. as happy as a lark/king
11. as obstinate as a mule
12. as proud as a peacok
13. as quiet as a mouse
14. as strong as a horse/an ox
15. as sick as a dog
16. as slippery as an eel
17. as sober as a judge
18. as good as gold
19. as like as two peas
20. as deaf as a doorpost
21. as cool as cucumber
22. as quick as lightning
23. as white as a sheet
24. as steady as a rock
2. as clear as crystal
3. as tinmid as a mouse
4. as blind as a bat
5. as busy as an ant/a bee
6. as clumsy as a bear
7. as a fast/swift as a dear
8. as gentle as a dove/lamb
9. as graceful as a swan
10. as happy as a lark/king
11. as obstinate as a mule
12. as proud as a peacok
13. as quiet as a mouse
14. as strong as a horse/an ox
15. as sick as a dog
16. as slippery as an eel
17. as sober as a judge
18. as good as gold
19. as like as two peas
20. as deaf as a doorpost
21. as cool as cucumber
22. as quick as lightning
23. as white as a sheet
24. as steady as a rock
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tip 28: Plural Nouns
A list of irregular plural nouns to take note in P2:
1) box-boxes
2) sandwich-sandwiches
3) lunch-lunches
4) volcano-volcanoes
5) buffalo-buffaloes
6) mosquito-mosquitoes
7) tornado-tornadoes
8) city-cities
9) scarf-scarves
10) hoof-hooves
11) hero-heroes
12) tomato-tomatoes
13) potato- potatoes
14) man-men
15) child-children
16) woman-women
17) mouse-mice
18) tooth-teeth
19) goose-geese
20) foot-feet
21) ox-oxen
22) shelf-shelves
23) thief-thieves
24) wife-wives
25) deer-deer
26) fish-fish
27) bus-buses
28) calf-calves
29) yourself-yourselves
30) echo-echoes
31) sheep-sheep
32) knife-knives
33) dwarf-dwarves
34) leaf-leaves
35) penny-pennies
36) baby-babies
37) story-stories
38) life-lives
39) kiss-kisses
40) quiz-quizzes
41) half-halves
42) spy-spies
43) stitch-stitches
44) fly-flies
45) copy-copies
46) beach-beaches
47) party-parties
48) church-churches
1) box-boxes
2) sandwich-sandwiches
3) lunch-lunches
4) volcano-volcanoes
5) buffalo-buffaloes
6) mosquito-mosquitoes
7) tornado-tornadoes
8) city-cities
9) scarf-scarves
10) hoof-hooves
11) hero-heroes
12) tomato-tomatoes
13) potato- potatoes
14) man-men
15) child-children
16) woman-women
17) mouse-mice
18) tooth-teeth
19) goose-geese
20) foot-feet
21) ox-oxen
22) shelf-shelves
23) thief-thieves
24) wife-wives
25) deer-deer
26) fish-fish
27) bus-buses
28) calf-calves
29) yourself-yourselves
30) echo-echoes
31) sheep-sheep
32) knife-knives
33) dwarf-dwarves
34) leaf-leaves
35) penny-pennies
36) baby-babies
37) story-stories
38) life-lives
39) kiss-kisses
40) quiz-quizzes
41) half-halves
42) spy-spies
43) stitch-stitches
44) fly-flies
45) copy-copies
46) beach-beaches
47) party-parties
48) church-churches
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Tip 27: Present and Past Tense
When tackling present/past tense multiple choice questions, such as:
1) "Everyone always_____something to say about the canteen food last year.
- has
- had
- having
- have
2) May ___ to eat ice-cream, so her mum buys her a tub.
- love
- loves
- loving
- loved
Get your primary 1 or 2 child to follow these rules:
- always finish reading the whole sentence (because it's important not to miss any clues if the event in in present or past, or any other information)
- decide if the event is in the present or past (and this would help determine if the verb will be in present or past tense.)
- if verb is in present tense, ensure subject-verb agreement. (Examine if subject is singular or plural, e.g Nobody likes him)
- if verb is in past tense, use it regardless of plural or singular subject, unless it's was/were whereby subject-verb agreement has to be ensured.
1) "Everyone always_____something to say about the canteen food last year.
- has
- had
- having
- have
2) May ___ to eat ice-cream, so her mum buys her a tub.
- love
- loves
- loving
- loved
Get your primary 1 or 2 child to follow these rules:
- always finish reading the whole sentence (because it's important not to miss any clues if the event in in present or past, or any other information)
- decide if the event is in the present or past (and this would help determine if the verb will be in present or past tense.)
- if verb is in present tense, ensure subject-verb agreement. (Examine if subject is singular or plural, e.g Nobody likes him)
- if verb is in past tense, use it regardless of plural or singular subject, unless it's was/were whereby subject-verb agreement has to be ensured.
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