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Grade 2 Amharic on Temari has 22 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.
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When you use it
Use this when one Amharic letter carries two sounds joined together, such as ሏ, and you must read it or split it into its parts.
Watch out
To split a complex letter, keep the first sound with its own vowel: ሟ is ሙ-ዋ, so the first part is ሙ, not ሞ, and not ዋ alone.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 1-11, then checked twice before it went up
| First letter | Second letter | Third letter |
|---|---|---|
| ሀ | ሐ | ኀ |
| ሠ | ሰ | |
| አ | ዐ | |
| ጸ | ፀ |
When you use it
Use this when two or more letters sound the same but look different, and you must choose the right one when writing a word.
Watch out
The sounds are identical, so the ear cannot decide the spelling: ዐይን is written with ዐ, not አ.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 1-11, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use Arat Neteb (፡፡) at the end of a finished statement, and a question mark (?) at the end of an interrogative sentence.
Watch out
Do not end a question with Arat Neteb, and never omit Arat Neteb at the end of a regular sentence.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 12-23, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| በርካታ | ጥቂት |
| ፍቅር | ጥላቻ |
| ሰላም | ጦርነት |
| ከተማ | ገጠር |
| ድሮ | ዘንድሮ |
When you use it
Use when answering vocabulary questions that ask for the direct opposite of a given word.
Watch out
Do not provide synonyms when the question asks for antonyms (opposites).
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 24 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when changing plural Amharic nouns into their singular forms by removing the plural suffix.
Watch out
Remember to drop the suffix -ዎች completely without altering the base root word.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 24 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Reach for this when a task gives plural words such as ቤቶች or መኪናዎች and asks you to write them in singular form, following the model given.
Watch out
Do not simply cut off the last letter. ቤቶች becomes ቤት, not ቤቶ, and እርሳሶች becomes እርሳስ, because the plural ending changes the letter before it.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 34-45, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Reach for this when you must choose the end mark of a sentence, either when writing your own sentences or when reading a passage aloud.
Watch out
A sentence that asks something ends with ? even if it is short, and a sentence that expresses strong feeling ends with !. Ending a question with a full stop, or an exclamation with ?, loses marks.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 34-45, then checked twice before it went up
| Split pieces | Joined word |
|---|---|
| የ - ህፃናት | የህፃናት |
| አንድ - ነት | አንድነት |
| ሲ - መለስ | ሲመለስ |
| የ - አካባቢ - ው | የአካባቢው |
When you use it
Use this table when a task asks you to split a word into pieces and join the pieces again, or to read a joined word by first separating its parts.
Watch out
Join the pieces exactly as they sit together in the word, without adding or dropping a letter. The joined word must match the split pieces letter for letter.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 34-45, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use at the end of complete sentences to indicate statements, questions, or strong emotions.
Watch out
Do not place a full stop (።) at the end of a question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 46-58, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when converting an affirmative past tense Amharic verb into its negative form.
Watch out
Both the prefix አል and the suffix ም must be attached together. Omitting either one makes the verb incomplete.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 46-58, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Synonym |
|---|---|
| ተጣደፈ | ተቻኮለ |
| ተወ | አቆመ |
| አየ | ተመለከተ |
| የግል | የራስ |
| ዘወትር | ሁልጊዜ |
| ያስፈልጋል | ይጠቅማል |
| በጋራ | በህብረት |
When you use it
Use when identifying words with similar meanings from the reading and vocabulary exercises.
Watch out
Do not confuse words of similar sound with words of similar meaning.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 46-58, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| ቅርብ | ሩቅ |
| ከኋላ | ከፊት |
| መጣ | ሔደ |
| ያንሳል | ይበልጣል |
| ጠላ | ወደደ |
When you use it
Use this when finding or matching opposite meanings of common Amharic words.
Watch out
Match verbs with verbs and position markers with position markers rather than mixing word categories.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 59-69, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when joining segmented word stems, prefixes, and suffixes into a single complete Amharic word.
Watch out
Do not leave spaces or hyphens between word parts when writing the combined word.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 59-69, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use a question mark (?) at the end of inquiry sentences and an exclamation mark (!) for expressions of strong feeling or surprise.
Watch out
Do not place an exclamation mark at the end of a question sentence asking for information like time or definition.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 70-79, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this rule when breaking down Amharic words into their prefix and base word.
Watch out
Do not separate root letters that are part of the base word itself. Only detach prefixes like የ, ከ, በ, or ለ.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 70-79, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ውዝዋዜ | እስክስታ |
| ጥሩ | መልካም |
| ተመልካች | ታዳሚ |
| ትዝታ | ትውስታ |
| ባህል | ልማድ |
When you use it
Use this table to recall word meanings and contextual synonyms from the chapter.
Watch out
Match words based on their specific context in reading rather than literal translations.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 70-79, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this technique to detach prepositional or conjunction prefixes from the root word.
Watch out
Always write the hyphen between the prefix and the root word, such as in ስለ-በላ.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 80 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
| Word Category | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ድርጊት የሚያሳዩ | ተግባርን የሚገልጹ ቃላት | በላ፣ ጠጣ፣ ጎረሰች፣ ሰራች |
| የምግብ መጠሪያ | የምግብ እና የመጠጥ ስሞች | ተጋቢኖ፣ ወጥ፣ ዳቦ፣ እንጀራ |
| መጠንን የሚገልጹ | ርዝመትና ውፍረትን የሚያሳዩ ቃላት | ረጅም፣ አጭር፣ ቀጭን፣ ወፍራም |
When you use it
Use this to group vocabulary words into actions, food nouns, and size descriptions.
Watch out
Do not confuse action words like eating with food names like bread.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 80 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when a word in a passage or question is written as two parts joined by a hyphen, or when you are asked to split or join compound words such as ስነ-ስርዓት.
Watch out
Write the first part in its linked form (ስነ, ቤተ, ልበ) and keep the hyphen when you show the pair. Do not write the first part in its free form, and do not drop the hyphen.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 89-97, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this for a poem or passage task that asks you to pick out words starting with the same letter and words ending with the same letter.
Watch out
Compare the exact character, including its vowel form. ማላ and ጠላ both end in ላ, but a word ending in ሉ or ሎ does not match them.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, pages 89-97, then checked twice before it went up
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| የቤት እንስሳት | ላም፣ በሬ፣ በግ፣ ድመት፣ ዶሮ |
| የዱር እንስሳት | አንበሳ፣ ዝሆን፣ ጦጣ፣ ዝንጀሮ፣ ቀበሮ፣ ድኩላ፣ ሰጎን፣ የሜዳ አህያ |
When you use it
Use this classification to distinguish between animals that live around human homes and those that live in the wild.
Watch out
Do not confuse wild animals that look similar to domestic ones, such as zebra (የሜዳ አህያ) with donkey.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 98 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this method to build a new word by dropping the first fidel of a given word and replacing it with another.
Watch out
The resulting combination must form a real, meaningful Amharic word.
Drafted from Grade 2 Amharic, page 98 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
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