Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1 __________ owl 7 __________ moon

2 __________ rocket 8 __________ Missouri River
3 __________ apron 9 __________ mango
4 __________ sun 10 __________ animal
5 __________ page 11 __________ eagle
6 __________ computer 12 __________ baby

Exercise 2
Write a, an or the in the blanks to complete the
sentences.
1 There is ________ rainbow in ________ sky.
2 Who is ________ man outside ______ gate?
3 ________ doctor gave Jane ________ injection.
4 Paul opened ________ door to let ________ dog in.
5 Mark is ________ only child in _______ family.
6 What’s ______ largest animal in ________ world?
7 There’s ________ nest in ________ tree.
8 Sue is writing ________ letter to her grandfather.
9 Jack has ________ brother and ________ sister.
10 We reached ________ top of ______ hill in two hours.

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Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative
adjectives.

1 Come and look at ________ insects.

2 Stop ________ man!
3 I was in fifth grade last year. I am in sixth grade
________ year.
4 Bring ________ chairs here.
5 ________ ice cream is delicious.
6 Can you see ________ stars in the sky?

Exercise 4
Are the underlined words demonstrative adjectives or
demonstrative pronouns? Write DA (for demonstrative
adjectives) or DP (for demonstrative pronouns) in the
blanks.

1 This house has five bedrooms. _______

2 Who is that man? _______
3 This is our school. _______
4 These are wild animals. _______
5 That is right. _______
6 What’s that noise? _______
7 These books are Jane’s. _______
8 Those books belong to me. _______
9 These are donkeys. _______
10 Those are horses. _______

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 Exercise 5
Choose the correct possessive adjectives from the
box to fill in the blanks.
my his your her
its our their

1 Is this Jane’s dog? Yes, this is ______ dog.

2 The dog is chasing ________ own tail.
3 Peter, is ________ father at home?
4 Rudy is showing ________ stamps to Ali.
5 I am going to ________ aunt’s house this evening.
6 We always keep ________ classroom clean.
7 Children, have you all finished ________ homework?
8 The children are proud of ________ school.

Exercise 6
Choose the correct interrogative adjectives from the box
to fill in the blanks.

what which whose

1 ________ kind of animal is that?

2 ________ runner is the winner?
3 ________ is the matter?
4 ________ desk is this?
5 ________ handphone is ringing?
6 ________ is your name?
7 ________ twin is taller?
8 ________ hand is holding the pebble?

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7 Verbs and Tenses

Most verbs are action words. They tell you what people,
animals or things are doing.

knock burst
climb

dig
read
Word File
act jump
bake move
bend pull
buy run
close shout
cook sing
cross sit
fall slide
fly stand
drop go start
grow swim
hop walk

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The Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense expresses a general truth or

a customary action.

The sun rises in the east.

Uncle Joe wears glasses.

Ducks love water. The children go to school by bus.

Mary enjoys singing.

Peter sometimes lends me his bike.
Cows eat grass.
Monkeys like bananas.
Tom collects stamps.
The earth goes around the sun.
It often snows in winter.
We always wash our hands before meals.
We eat three meals a day.
Father takes the dog for a walk every morning.
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Use the simple present tense to talk about things that are
planned for the future.

Melanie starts
school tomorrow. Next week I go to
summer camp.

The train departs

in five minutes.

We join the senior scout troop in July this year.

My big brother leaves school at 4 o’clock.
The new supermarket opens next Friday.
The new grammar book comes out in September.
Grandad retires next year.
We fly to London next Thursday.
The plane lands at 5:30 P.M.
We move to our new house in a month.
My big sister begins her summer job next week.

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Exercise 1
Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
1 The children go to school by bus.
2 Bats sleep during the day.
3 These toys belong to Kathy.
4 Every pupil has a good dictionary.
5 Polar bears live at the North Pole.
6 Most children learn very fast.
7 Mr. Thomas teaches us science.
8 The earth goes around the sun.
9 We never cross the street without looking.
10 Many stores close on Sunday.

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the
verbs in parentheses.
1 Winter ________ after autumn. (come)
2 A dog ________. (bark)
3 You ________ tired. (look)
4 Everyone ________ mistakes. (make)
5 Ali ________ in a department store. (work)
6 Judy ________ English very well. (speak)
7 Tim’s knee ________. (hurt)
8 Monkeys ________ bananas. (like)
9 Kate always ________ sandwiches for lunch. (eat)
10 He ________ very fast. (type)

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Am, Is and Are

The words am, is, are are also verbs, but they are not
action words. They are the simple present tense of the
verb be.
Use am with the pronoun I, and is with the pronouns he,
she and it. Use are with the pronouns you, we and they.

It is a donkey.
It is not a horse.

It is very hot today.

It is not very comfortable.
the verb ‘be’

am is are
I am Peter. I am not Paul.
She is Miss Lee. She is a teacher.
He is my father. He is a doctor. He is not a lawyer.
You are a stranger. You are not my friend.
We are in the same class, but we are not on the same team.
They are good friends. They are not enemies.

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Here’s a table to help you remember how to
use am, is and are:

Singular Plural
First person I am we are
Second person you are you are
Third person he is they are
she is they are
it is they are

Learn these short forms called contractions:

I am = I’m they are = they’re
you are = you’re we are = we’re
he is = he’s
she is = she’s
it is = it’s
am not = aren’t (only in questions)
is not = isn’t
are not = aren’t

In questions, use aren’t as a contraction of am not. For

example, you can say:
I’m taller than you, aren’t I?
But in a statement you say:
I’m not as old as you.

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Use the verb is with singular nouns and are with plural
nouns.

The camel is a desert animal. Vegetables and fruit

are healthy foods.

Lambs are baby sheep. is

Singular Plural are
nouns nouns
Kenneth is a lawyer.
Rex is a clever dog.
A duck is a kind of bird.
The playground is full of people today.
My house is near the school.
These questions are too difficult.
The balloons are very colorful.
Those people are very busy.
Dad and Mom are in the kitchen.
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