Welcome to

Workbook on
Language skills!

Balderas, Abigail E.

Gorantes, Nieva A.

Limsiaco Niña Rose L.

Salmeron, Camile Grac P.

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 1

A Kind of Family
Word World
A.1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

cross bank trunk turn

1. A large box to keep things in is a .An elephant’s

long nose is also called a .

2. A word for ‘angry or annoyed’ is

. also means ‘to

go over to the other side’.

3. When it’s your chance to play, we say it’s

your . To also
means to bend or curve.

4. is a place where money is kept. A is also the edge of river.

A.2. Now, write the correct meaning of the highlighted words.

1. It’s your turn to play now.

2. Sheela was so cross that she wouldn’t talk to me.

3. We packed our luggage in the trunk.

4. I saw a crocodile on the bank of the river.

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Exercise 2

Talk Time
Circle the words that rhyme with flew and underline the words that rhyme with the
could.

do good glue should

drew you would true
foot blue stood

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

I like to draw
do
So a picture I .
flew
The wind came in a gust

And away it . drew

Do catch my drawing, please . you

Do catch it, why don’t ?

Read these words aloud and sort them into the right columns.

chin chance clear flow from

frog flu close free flat
cheer clean

ch- words fl- words fr- words cl- words

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Exercise 3

Language Ladder
In most cases, you can form the adverb by adding –ly to the adjective. However, if the
adjective ends in –y, you drop the y and add –ily to form adverbs.

Examples: *Slow slowly *Merry merrily

*Nice nicely *Angry angrily

A. Now, form adverbs from the following adjectives.

1. Clever 6. Funny

2. Soft 7. Heavy

3. Rough 8. Busy

4. Quiet 9. Happy

5. Foolish 10. Hungry

B. Underline the adverbs in these sentences.

1. The children shouted loudly

2. The boy wrote his exercise badly.

3. The woodcutter looked sadly at the river.

4. When he saw his axe he smiled happily.

5. The girl spoke rudely to the shopkeeper.

C. Complete the sentences with the adjectives of your choice.

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1. If we help others, we are .

2. If we are not friendly, we are .

3. If we are not polite, we are .

4. If we always tell the truth, we are .

5. If we are unhappy with what others have, we are .

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives.

1. He is as as a cheetah. (weak/yellow/fast)

2. Her hair is as as silk. (soft/hard/bright)

3. My brother is as as an ox. (short/little/strong)

4. His hat is as as a chimney. (good/clean/tall)

5. She is as as a feather. (light/hot/cold)

Writing Time
Polly is your new pen friend. She received a pony called Black Beauty as a birthday present
from her parents. Send an email to her asking about Black Beauty and telling her about yourself
and your family.

(Write ten sentence with help of the ideas given in the box.)

city/town school brother

sister free time friends
favorite subject favorite book hobbies

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 4

The Story of Tahr

Word World
1. The color of the Nilgiri tahr darkens with age.

We add –en or –n to some words to make verbs from them.

Examples: * Black blaken * Wide widen

Now, add –en or –n to the following words to make verbs from them.

1. Straight 5. Tight

2. Sharp 6. Weak

3. Loose 7. Less

4. Short 8. Soft

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

greyish brownish reddish yellowish greenish

1. This lemon is in color but it’s still not fully ripe.

2. The sea is blue at the other end.

3. The girl with brown hair is from Ireland.

4. Rabbits that are in color are wild rabbits.

5. Father has black hair but grandfather’s hair is .

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 5

A. Listen to your teacher as she speaks out these words. Circle the
words that have an ai sound as in brain, cane or mate.
maid Made Late paint

dairy crane male care

rat man state band

chair sale mad nail

B. Some words from the chapter are given below. The two syllables are marked with
the help of strokes (l ).

pepl ple bel cause fol rest col vers

Write ten more two –syllable words from the chapter. Use strokes to separate the syllables.

C. Listen to your teacher and repeat these words. Stress the highlighted parts
correctly.

Nouns Verbs

Record Record

Permit Permit

Object Object

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 Present Present

Suspect Suspect

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 6
Language Ladder
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box.

across in towards behind on

1. They are building a bridge the Ganges.

2. They played carom the house.

3. The thief was hiding the door.

4. They were walking the gate when the bomb exploded.

5. The food is the table.

B. Fill in the blanks with can or cannot.

1. a candle keep a man warm? No, it .

2. A dog find a bone. But a rabbit .

3. you see the birds flying? Yes, I .

4. I study Math without the teacher. But I learn a poem on my

own. you?

5. you ask the children to be quiet? Yes, I .

C. Match the words to the correct opposite.

A B
1. Danger a. Love

2. Deep b. Weak

3. Hate c. Shallow

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 4. Backwards d. Safety

5. Strong e. Forwards

D. Solve the puzzle to find the names of birds. Use the hints.

Clues down
D
1. The new boy is as gentle as a . W A
2. Zaheer is as sharp-eyed as a . V R

4. Bindiya is as happy as a . P A C K

I
Clues across
C N R Y
3. Shruti is as wise as an .

5. She is as beautiful as a .

6. Faisal’s new car is as yellow as a .

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 7

Writing Time
1. In five sentences, write a description of the Nilgiri tahr using the details in the
story.

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2. Now, write five sentences describing any other animal that you have seen.

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Exercise 8

A Little Mistake
Word World

A. There are certain words that always go together, such as bread and butter. Use
and to join the words that go together from columns A and B.

A B

Pots Paste

Cut Chairs

Butter Pans

Cats Cheese

Tables Dogs

1.

2.

3.

4.

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5.

B. The words took and shook have a short oo sound. The words soon and moon
have a long oo sound.

In English, the spelling of a word does not help us to make out the pronunciation.
The same letters may have different sounds in different words.

Now, circle the words with long oo sound and underline the words with a short oo
sound.

tool stool put pool book boot

rule cool could full should school

shoot hook June stood bloom poor

C. We say has when we talk of an action in the present. We use has when
we talk of ‘he’ and ‘she’. We use have when we talk ‘l’, ‘you’ or ‘we’.

When we talk of an action in the past, we say had. We use had for ‘l’,
‘you’, ‘we’, ‘he’ and ‘she’.

Grandpa has forgotten where he lives. Help the others use

has/have correctly to invite him to stay in their homes.

Snail: I have/had a lovely white sheel. But will you fit in?

Dog: I have/had a large kennel. Come with me. I have/hadjuicy bone too
but Iate it up.

Bird: Never mind! I have/had a warm nest. I have/had caught two

worms too.

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Rabbit: See my burrow. I have/had a tiny one in the back garden, but now I
have/had a big one in the park.

D. Remember the sentences correctly to make a story.

1.Birbal wanted to be buried alive in a grave near his house.

2. Akbar requested Birbal to go to heaven and talk to his dear father. Birbal

agreed.

3. Albar’s barber was jealous of Birbal. So he made a plan to get rid of

Birbal.

4. Birbal said, ‘I have brought a message from your father. He needs a

haircut. Please send your barber to him as soon as you can.’

5. He said to Akbar, ‘I dreamt of your father. He is very lonely in the

heaven. He needs a clever man to talk to him.’

6. Birbal escaped through a tunnel that he had already dug.

7. Birbal met Akbar after six months.

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 9

1.Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.

Sea lions are very funny animals. _____________

Love to act.____________ also love to show off. A
sea lion that cannot show off is very unhappy.
____________ is even more unhappy when he has
to watch another sea lion showing off.
I remember a sea lion called Neptune. Neptune
learnt to smoke a pipe. ____________ loved to
show off his new trick to everybody. People
cheered when ____________ saw him smoke a
pipe. One day, another sea lion came to live there. _____________ quickly
learnt to smoke a pipe too. When Neptune saw her, ___________ was
very angry.

2. Circle the pronouns in the following sentences. Underline the nouns they
stand for.

1. Little Bo Peep has lost her sleep.

2. I am Manish and I have brought my book.

3. We must keep dogs; they are very faithful.

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4. Thank you for the gifts; I like them very much.
5. We are Raj and Kuldeep, the monitors of his class.

3. Fill in adjectives of your choice to tell the color, shape or size of the nouns.

1. A ________ van zoomed into the street.

2. A _________ girl helped me with my homework.
3. The _________parrots were sitting on the tree.
4. A __________mouse ate a __________piece of cheese.
5. The girl wears a __________dress.
6. My mother baked a _________cake.

4. Complete this imaginary dialogue between the seal and the fish. Frame
question using the hints in the brackets.

Seal: _______________________________________ (Who)

Fish: I am Crimson Fish.

Seal: _______________________________________ (Where)

Fish: I live in this lake.

Seal: _____________________________________________ (Which)

Fish: I live in the deepest part of the lake.

Seal: ________________________________________(What)

Fish: I play with my friends all day.

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 10

A. Write a few lines to describe a seal. Use the hints in the box.

what it is where it lives what it looks like

what it eats what it likes to do

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B. Write the opposite of the following words using un-or dis-.

1.Happy 5. Important

2. Kind 6. Common

3. Certain 7. Agree

4. Appear 8. Interesting

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C. Circle the odd word out.

1. King ruler emperor servant

2. Wise foolish clever sensible

3. Teacher master student guide

4. Quickly soon fast late

5. Calm worried troubled upset

6. Big tiny huge large

7. Friend partner pal enemy

8. Kind cruel gentle loving

9. Problem trouble answer difficulty

10. Read play learn study

D. Use the correct form of the expression given in the scroll to fill in the
blanks.

look out break out take away fight back fade away

1. The villagers __________ __________ with sticks and stones against the dacoits.

2. We were ___________ ___________ for someone to take Mihir’s place in the cricket team.

3. Mother ____________ ____________ the storybooks and hid them till we finished our
homework.

4. The lovely flower that bloomed in the morning had __________ ____________ by night.

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5. War ____________ _____________ once again in Iraq.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 11

Talk Time
1. Work in pairs. Take turns to read out one sentence at a time.
One partner reads the sentences and the other gives the opposite
of the highlighted word.

1. My parents think that I am too old to go to the theatre alone.

2. Karna is the most boring character in the Mahabharata.

3. The students worked noisily in the classroom.

4. The prince and princess lived sadly with each other

5. Shweta spoke to her friend loudly

6. The books were carefully spread all over the room.

7. Yes, my father has brought his new car.

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2. Continue working in pairs. Take turns in forming questions for
the statements given in Q.1. and giving the answer. The first two
have been done for you.

Q: What did your parents think?

A: My parents though that I was too young to go to the theatre alone.

Q: Who is the most interesting character in the Mahabharata?

A: Karna is the most interesting character in the Mahabharata.

Q3: ________________________________________________________________

A: ________________________________________________________________

Q4: ________________________________________________________________

A: ________________________________________________________________

Q5:_________________________________________________________________

A:_________________________________________________________________

Q6: ________________________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________________________

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Q7: _________________________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 12

1. Join the Idioms in A to the correct meanings in B.

A B

1. Play with me a. Not take something or

somebody seriously
2. Play a part b. Avoid taking risks

3. Play fair c. To be involved in something

4. Play safe d. Be honest in one’s dealings

5. Play games e. Behave in a silly manner

6. Play the fool f. Take unnecessary risks

2. Complete the sentences using the correct phrases from column A.

1. Keka was always getting into trouble for _____________ .

2. Trevor was known for _____________ in his attempt to save the innocent from the

. gallows.

3. I think we should ______________ and boil our drinking water.

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4. All of us should _____________ in keeping the neighborhood clean.

5. Everyone warned Tariq that negotiating with the terrorist was like ____________.

6. Nikhil’s habit of ____________ stops him from being serious even when it is required

3. All the underlined words end in –ly. Write Adv for adverbs and Adj for

adjectives.

1. The clerk hardly earned enough money for his large family of six. ____________

2. My English teacher is a lovelyold lady.

3. The young businessman was highlyappreciated for his efforts. ______________

4. Shaimak is a sicklychild, just look how pale he is! _______________

5. I woke up with such a start that I nearly fell off the bed. ______________.

4. Fill in the blanks with will or shalland the appropriate verb from the box.

get understand win see celebrate

1. I don’t think I ___________ ____________ her tonight

2. ____________ you ___________ Diwali in Delhi?

3. ____________ I ____________ you your coat just now?

4. I wonder who _____________ ______________ .

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5. Perhaps, you should speak to your teacher again. I am sure she

_____________ ____________ .

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 13

Writing Time
Write a letter to your friend about what you are going to do in the summer
holidays.

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 14

Foreign Lands
Replace the highlighted nouns in the sentence with words given in the box.
Write the new pairs of words (adjective+noun) in the space provided. Make
new sentences with the new pairs.

pullover hair animals cake girl

1. It was warm afternoon. warm pullover

I wore a warm pullover before going out to play.

2. My grandmother had a sweet voice. ____________ ___________

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3. We picked wild strawberries. ____________ ___________

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4. Tina pulled a long face. _____________ ___________

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5. She laid fresh fruit on the table _____________ ___________

Say aloud. Notice the difference sounds.

A B C
broke brook brush

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 croak Crook Crush
Smoke Smooth Suck
Bowl Book Bulk
coal Cool Club
Soul School Skull

The words in column A are pronounced with a rounded mouth as o.

The words in column B are pronounced with a long oo or a short u sound
The words in column C are pronounced without rounding the lips.
Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 15
Rumplestilskin
Rumplestilskin had a more uncommon name than other people.

A. Complete these sentences using more/less/least.

1. We should drink __________ milk and eat ____________ chocolates.

2. Vegetables and fruits are the ____________ nourishing.

3. We should take ___________ of vegetables and fruits than fish and eggs.

4. Fried and oily food is ___________ important in our diet.

A B

1. A period of is a century
15 days

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5. Green vegetables are 2. A period of a is a week ____________
100 days
important for a healthy body.
3. A period of is a fortnight
seven days
2. Match the columns. 4. A period of is a month
365 days
5. A period of is a day
30 days
6. A period of is a year
1. 24 hours

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 16

Match the noises to their causes.

Noise Cause
1. Whirr a. noise made when you need to blow your nose
2. Grrr b. noise made when we feel cold
3. Sniff c. noise made by something going around fast
4. Brrr d. noise made by an angry lion or dog
5. Yum e. noise made when we taste something good

Make three words that begin with gr- and cl- and three which end with –ash.

gr-

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 cl-

-ash

Can you add some rhyming words to each?

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 17
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

then yesterday here there now

1. ‘I’ve come ___________ to talk to you,’ said Malini to her sister.

2. Did you feel the earthquake ___________ ?

3. Please give me all your answer sheets just ___________ .

4. We practiced on the stage last week. We’ve practiced there twice since __________ .

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5. I saw you at the market. Did you go __________ to buy vegetables?

B. Complete the following sentences with the Past Participle form of verbs in

the brackets.

1. We have __________ not to vote for him this year. (decide)

2. When their old house had __________ down, their mother died of shock. (burn)

3. His mother had __________ a banana cake on his birthday. (bake)

4. He was _________ a job as a gardener by the manager. (offer)

5. ____________ by its parent, the child wandered about in the village looking lost.

(abandon)

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 18

Write a story based on the hints given below. Add details to make the story

interesting.

Milkmaid gets a pot of milk… goes to the market… on the way starts dreaming… what

she would do with all the money…. Trip and falls… pot breaks.. dreams disappears…

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 19

The neighbors Watermelons

Complete the words that are associated with the following.

Watermelon

s_ _ _ s v_ n_ _

_we_ _ j_ _ _ e

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Rainbow

c_l__r_ s_v__n

_u_ c___d_ r_i_

Garden

_ lo _ _ _ s _ ra _ _

_ re _ _ b _ _ te _ _ _ _ es

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 20

Spot the odd word out.

1. vine creeper climber whine ____________

2. train engine teach railroad ____________

3. speak tell say spoke ____________

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4. study read learn walk ____________

5. rainy foggy cloudy smoke _____________

6. knife steal blade sword _____________

7. run walk trot sleep _____________

8. sweet bitter salty butter _____________

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 21

Work in pairs. You can be Mr. Kumar and your partner can be Mr. Lal. You
make a few statements to which Mr. Lal will respond. Tick the response
which both of you think is the correct one.

1. You are a cheat!

a. Oh, that’s very kind of you!
b. I think you are making a mistake.
c. Thank you for the compliment.

2. Please forgive me.

a. Oh, never mind! It’s all right.

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b. I’ll think about it.
c. Thank you, but I really can’t.

Exchange your role with your partner. There are three options for each
question or response. Speak out the correctone.

1. How do you do?

a. Fine, thank you.

b. Not today, maybe tomorrow?
c. I don’t like tea.

2. Yes please, thank you.

a. Can I offer you some tea?

b. Would you like to sleep now?
c. I can get you a sandwich.

3. I am sorry, but I don’t.

a. I have seen you somewhere

b. Have we met before?
c. Do you remember me?
Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 22

Use any or some to fill in the blanks.

1. Would you like _________ jam on your toast?

2. There are ___________ questions that I want to ask you.

3. Please lend me ___________ storybooks. I don’t have _________ at home.

4. Is there ___________ water in the jug?

5. Are you inviting _________ of your friends for your sister’s birthday?

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6. Last winter, there were _________ chrysanthemums in my garden but this time

there aren’t ___________.

Use have/has along with the correct form of the verb from the
brackets to complete these sentences.

1. I _______ ________ ________ (not be) to my old school in many years.

2. My sister ___________ __________ (ask) me to draw a cat in her scrapbook.

3. _________ he __________ (go) to the market yet?

4. It is the first time that I _________ _________ (taste) a custard apple.

5. The students __________ __________ (get) their parents’ permission to go for a

picnic.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 23
Rewrite the paragraph by choosing the correct word.

Lucy, John and Gary were three friend/friends. They were going to visit the
zoo/zoos today. They boarded a bus that went to the zoo. Suddenly, John
realized that he did not have any change/changes to pay the bus fare/fares.
He asked Lucy and Gary if they have some money/moneys to lend him so that
he could pay his fare. Luckily, both Lucy and Gary were carrying extra
money/moneys and said that they would pay for John. They finally managed
to reach the zoo where they spent a long time/times. They also made friends

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with many people/peoples at the zoo and came back home in the evening
filled with joy/joys.

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Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 24

Fill in the blanks with words in the box to indicate the quantity or
quality of the nouns in these sentences.

little some any brilliant enough

kilo foul lots of some

1. Lucia bought a _________ of sugar from the grocer’s.

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2. Efren gave _________ thought to the matter.

3. Festivals spread __________ joy all around.

4. We had to say indoors because of the __________ weather.

5. Mia refused to pay __________ money for the broken watch.

6. We bought __________ furniture for our new house.

7. Would you like to have __________ nice, hot tea?

8. They did not have ___________ time to prepare for the trip.

9. The doctor prescribed __________ medicines for Reena.

10. The boys thought of a __________ plan to fool the thieves.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 25

A. Complete the following using the correct rhyming –gh words.

1. Don’t bluff,

That you’ve had ___________

I know you’re hungry,

So do have some more curry.

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2. I saw a giraffe,

That could not __________,

He was so sad

That he made me mad.

3. The boys were rough,

The boys were ____________

But a teacher caught them,

And a lesson he taught them!

B. Read out these sentences using and or but as needed.

1. Vincent like sweets. He doesn’t like sugar in his milk.

2. Unique likes listening to music. She likes painting.

3. Mr. Mc Quel is not very smart. He is a kind man.

4. My mother is kind. She is a generous lady.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 26

Say which of these sentences are in Simple Past and which ones
in Present Perfect. Write SP or PP against each.

1. Did you eat last night? ____________

2. I have decided to fast for week. ___________

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3. The author wrote the book in just a few months. ___________

4. I have read this book recently. __________

5. Gulliver put the little man on his palm ___________

6. Blossom has put off her visit to the dentist till next week. ___________

7. The mermaid sat by the seashore and sang all through the night. ___________

8. I have saved this money for a house. ___________

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 27

A Telegram for Mrs March

Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words with one or more
words from the brackets. You can use the dictionary to check the most
appropriate word.

1. The weatherman forecast a slight change in the night temperature.

(narrow/little/thin)

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2. We had a glorioustrip to Europe last month.
(pretty/huge/extremely/enjoyable)

3. The population of mosquitoes around the locality has swelled in the last one year.
(increased/become stronger)

4. Mommy gave me a generous helping of chocolate ice-cream.

(kind/large/charitable)

5. Jeff was a generous boy. (kind/large/polite)

Circle the word that does not belong to these groups.

1. happy pleased sad glad

2. slight small thin big

3. war fight quarrel peace

4. difficult easy hard problematic

5. bright dull brilliant dazzling

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 28
A. Brand and strand rhyme with each other. Speak out the rhyming pairs
from the following and list them.

consist through ghost shrank

prank grab lost plant

most assist aunt drab

bone frost cone true

___________ ____________ _____________ ___________

___________ ____________ _____________ ___________

___________ ____________ _____________ ___________

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___________ ____________ _____________ ___________
B. You have outgrown some of your woolens and want to give them away to
the needy children in your neighborhood. You visit the nearby Red Cross
office. Ask your partner to play the official at the Red Cross office and
complete the following conversation.

Official : Hello! What can I do for you?

You: Hello, sir! I have some woolens that I wish to give away. We were told at school…

Official: Oh, I see. That’s very nice.

You: ________________________________________________________________

Official: Of course! Come this way…

You: ________________________________________________________

Official: ______________________________________________________

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise29

A. Complete the sentences using have/has/had and the correct form of verbs in
brackets.

1. Yes, we ___________ (see) this film before.

2. The student leaders __________ (go) to meet the principal yesterday.

3. The Indian team ___________ (play) very well in th present series.

4. She ____________ (speak) to the manager today about the poor arrangement.

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5. We ___________ (forget) to inform mother about delay earlier.

6. I ___________ (keep) the keys on the kitchen shelf last night.

7. I ___________ (give) the packet to Rammy this morning.

B. Rewrite the sentence after changing the tense as directed.

1. Shireen was painting the lake and the fields. (Present Continuous)

2. I will save money to buy a new computer game. (Simple Past)

3. My sister played the guitar very well. (Simple Present)

4. We bought a house in South Korea. (Present Perfect)

5. The postman delivered the parcel yesterday. (Past Perfect)

6. Tina is studying hard for the exam. (Past Continuous)

7. We went to the temple yesterday. (Simple Future)

8. Sheen forgot to bring her tickets. (Past Perfect)

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 30

Present Continuous

A. Complete the sentences with the following verbs in the correct form.

get happen look lose make start stay try work

1. “You ____________ hard today” “Yes, I have a lot to do.”

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2. I ______________ for Chris. Do you know where she is?

3. It ______________ dark. Should I turn on the light?

4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They ______________with friends

until they find a place.

5. Things are not so good at work. The company ______________money.

6. Do you have an umbrella? It _______________ to rain.

7. You ______________ a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I ______________to

concentrate.

8. Why are all these people here? What ________________ ?

B. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need a negative (I’m

not doing, etc.)

1. Please don’t make so much noise. I ______________ (try) to work.

2. Let’s go out now. It _______________ (rain) any more.

3. You can turn off the radio. I ______________ (listen) to it.

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4. Kate called me last night. She’s on vacation in Quebec. She

______________ (have) a great time and doesn’t want to come home.

5. I want to lose weight, so this week I _______________ (eat) lunch.

6. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ________________ (study)

German.

7. Eric and Grace had an argument. They ______________ (speak) to each

other.

8. I _______________ (get) tired. I need a break.

9. Johnny ______________ (work) this week. He has a week off.

C. Complete the conversations.

1. A. I saw Brent a few days ago.

B. Oh, did you? _________________ these days? (what / he / do)

A. He’s in collage now.

B. ___________________________________ ? (what / he / do)

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 A. Psychology.

B. ____________________________________ it? (he / enjoy)

A. Yes, he says ______________________________ a lot. (he / learn)

2. A: Hi, Liz. How ___________________________ ? (your new job / go)

B. Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but __________________________ better

now. (it / get)

A: What about Natty? Is he OK?

B: Yes, but ________________________his work at the moment. (he / not /

enjoy) He’s been in the same job for a long time, and

_______________________ to get bored with it. (he / begin).

D. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:

begin change get increase rise

1. The population of the world __________________ very fast.

2. The world ________________ . Things never stay the same.

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3. The situation is already bad and it _________________ worse.

4. The cost of living __________________ . Every year things are more

expensive.

5. The weather ___________________ to improve. The rain has stopped

and the wind isn’t as strong.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 31

Simple Present (I do)

A. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:

cause (s) connect (s) drink (s) live (s)

open (s) speak (s) take (s)

1. Tanya _______________ German very well.

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2. I don’t _______________ much coffee.

3. The swimming pool _______________ at 7:30 every morning.

4. Bad driving _______________ many accidents.

5. My parents ________________ in a very small apartment.

6. The Olympic Games ______________ place every four years.

7. The Panama Canal _______________ the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

B. Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Jane _____________ (not / drink) tea very often.

2. What time ______________ (the banks / close) here?

3. I have a TV, but I ______________ (not / watch ) it much.

4. “Where ______________ (Ricardo / come) from?” “He’s Cuban.”

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5. “What _______________ (you / do)? “I’m an electrician.”

6. It ___________________ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long

______________________ (it / take ) you?

7. Look at this sentence. What __________________ (this word / mean)?

8. David isn’t in very good shape. He _________________ (not / exercise).

C. Use the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes

you need the negative:

believe eat flow go grow

make rise tell translate

1. The earth ___________ around the sun.

2. Rice ______________ in Canada.

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3. The sun ____________ in the east.

4. Bees _____________ honey.

5. Vegetarians _____________ meat.

6. An atheist ______________ in God.

7. An interpreter _________________ from one language into another.

8. Liars are people who __________________ the truth.

9. The Amazon River _______________ into the Atlantic Ocean.

D. You ask Liz questions about herself and her family. Write the
questions.

1. You know that Liza plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.

How often ___________________________________________________________ ?

2. Perhaps Liza’s sister plays tennis, too. You want to know. Ask Liza.

______________________________ your sister _____________________________ ?

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3. You know that Liza reads a newspaper every day. You want know which one. Ask

her.

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

4. You know that Liza brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liza.

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

5. You know that Liza goes to the movies a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

6. You don’t know where Liza’s grandparents live. You want to know. Ask Liza.

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

E. Complete using the following:

I apologize I insist I promise

I recommend I suggest

1. It’s a nice day. __________________ we go for a walk.

2. I won’t tell anybody what you said ___________________ .

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3. I won’t let you play for the meal. _____________________ that you let

me play.

4. _______________________ for what I did. It won’t happen again.

5. The new restaurant downtown is very good. ______________________

it highly.

Name: _________________________Section: _____________ Date: ________ Score_______

Exercise 32

Please call me Chuck

1. Write about yourself.

My first name is ____________________________________.

My last name is ____________________________________ .

Please call me _____________________________________ .

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2. Names

A Write M for male names and F for females names.

1. ________ Jeayven 5. __________ Kevin

2. ________ Jeffrey 6. __________ Susan

3. ________ Catherine 7. __________ Adriel

4. ________ Elizabeth 8. __________ Karl Vincent

B Match the following

*Karl Vincent Beaniza * moymoy

* Smith * Ms. Genevive Parreno

1. a full name with title 3. a full name without title

________________________ ___________________________

2. a nickname 4. a family name

________________________ ___________________________

3 Choose the correct responses.

1. A: Hi, I’m Lim. 4. A: Hello, I’m William Dean. Please call me Bill.

B:______________________ B: ____________________________

* Oh, hi * Please to meet you, Mr. Dean.

* What do people call you? * Please to meet you, Bill.

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2. A: My name is James Reid. 5. A: Excuse me, what’s your name again?

B: _____________________ B: ____________________________

*Nice to meet you, Mr. Reid * K-I-N-G

* Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith * Joel King

3. A: This is Johnny Parker. 6. A: How do you spell your first name?

B: _____________________ B: ____________________________

* Nice to meet you Mr. Parker. * I’m Charlene

* Hello, Mr. Johnny Parker * C-H-A-R-L-E-N-E

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