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Unit 1 : Articles
1: Articles: a and an with singular nouns __________________________________________________ 1

Unit 2: Possessives: apostrophe (’), apostrophe “s” (’s), of _________________________ 14

Unit 3: Pronouns
3.1: Personal pronouns as subjects and objects ____________________________________________ 18
3.2: Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns _______________________________________ 22
3.3: Demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns : this, that, those, these, those ______ 26
3.4: Reflexive pronouns as objects ______________________________________________________ 30

Unit 4: Adjectives
4.1: Adjectives: before nouns and after verbs ______________________________________________ 33
4.2: Adjectives: word order, use of comma and “and” _______________________________________ 38
4.3: Adjectives of comparison ___________________________________________________________ 42
4.4: Adjectives: irregular adjectives, “ed” and “ing” endings _________________________________ 46
4.5: Adjectives of quantity; a few, a little, many, much, some ________________________________ 51

Unit 5: Adverbs _________________________________________________________________ 55

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Unit 6: Subject verb agreement
6.1: Subject -verb agreement: positive statements __________________________________________ 59
6.2: Subject- verb agreement: negative statements __________________________________________ 63
6.3: Subject – verb agreement: positive questions __________________________________________ 67

Unit 7: Tense
7.1: Present tense: simple and continuous __________________________________________________ 71
7.2: Simple past tense: regular and irregular verbs __________________________________________ 75
7.3: Past continuous tense ______________________________________________________________ 78
7.4: Present perfect tense ________________________________________________________________ 82
7.5: Simple future tense _________________________________________________________________ 86
7.6: Future continuous tense _____________________________________________________________ 90

Unit 8: Voice
8.1: Active and passive voice ___________________________________________________________ 95
8.2: Active and passive voice : tense and number __________________________________________ 99

Unit 9: Subject and predicate : finite and non-finite verbs ____________________________ 104

Unit 10: Question tags: isn’t , aren’t, doesn’t, don’t _________________________________ 108

Unit 11: Questions

11.1: Wh-quesitons _____________________________________________________________________ 113
11.2: Wh-questions: who ________________________________________________________________ 117
11.4: Wh-questions: answering who and what questions-main verbs and the verb “to be” _______ 122
11.5: Wh- questions: answering who and what questions-main verb and the verb “to do” ________ 127
11.6: Wh-questions: where and when _____________________________________________________ 131
11.7: Wh- questions: which and whose ____________________________________________________ 136
11.8: Wh- questions: how, how many, how much ___________________________________________ 140
11.9: Wh-questions: why _________________________________________________________________ 145

Unit 12: Modals

12.1: Modals: can and may ______________________________________________________________ 150
12.2: Modals: must _____________________________________________________________________ 153

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Unit 13: Prepositions ____________________________________________________________________ 158

Unit 14: Punctuation

Punctuation: apostrophe, comma, exclamation mark, full stop, question mark _____________________ 165

Unit 15: Speech

15.1: Direct Speech _______________________________________________________________________ 170
15.2: Indirect Speech _____________________________________________________________________ 174

Unit 16: Sentence Structuring

16.1: Sentence structuring- joining two or more sentences with and, but or ______________________ 178
16.2: Sentence structuring- relative clauses with who _________________________________________ 182
16.3: Sentence-structuring- relative clauses with which and that ________________________________ 187
16.4: Sentence-structuring- adverbial clauses with because ____________________________________ 191
16.5: Sentence-structuring – adverbial clauses with when and while _____________________________ 197
16.6: Sentence-structuring- adjectival phrases with prepositons ________________________________ 202
16.7: Sentence-structuring: noun clauses with who and what ___________________________________ 207

Test 1 __________________________________________________________________________________ 210

Test 2 __________________________________________________________________________________ 212
Test 3 __________________________________________________________________________________ 215

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 Unit 1.1: Articles

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 a and an with singular nouns

Remember: Words beginning with consonant letters do not always begin with consonant sounds.
In the same way, words starting with vowel letters may not begin with vowel sounds.
Example: Honorary (sounds like ‘-onorary’)
European (sounds like ‘yu-ropean’)

Take note of the sound at the beginning of a word when deciding whether to use the article a or an.

Exercise A: Complete columns A and B with the correct nouns in the box.

arrangements audience conductor

entrance flute groups
harps instrument musician
orchestra pianist sounds
tumets usher violin

A B
a an

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. Mr. Micawber is _________ unrealistic person.

2. Elizabeth Bennet is ___________ bright woman.

3. Jane Bennet is ____________ sweet-natured lady.

4. Huck Finn is ___________ adventurous boy.

5. Jo March is __________ enthusiastic girl.

6. Uriah Heep is __________ evil man.

7. Mr. Darcy is __________ arrogant man.

8. Mr. Wickman is __________ irresponsible person.

9. Mr. Collins is ____________ conceited bore.

10. Miss Havisham is ___________ bitter woman

Exercise C: Rewrite the sentences. Put in a or an where necessary.

1. Alan sat on buffalo and I sat on elephant at the zoo.

2. We gave Mum anklet and bracelet for her birthday.

3. This is egg, not ping-pong ball.

4. My cousin is engineer and his wife is architect.

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives in the boxes:

1. She is an ________________ secretary. efficient / hardworking

2. I would like an ___________mirror for my bathroom. oval / round

3. This is a ___________ armchair. unique / unusual

4. Spain is a _________________ country . exciting / fascinating

5. He is an ________________ man. honourable / humble

6. Brenda has an _________________ bicycle. black / orange

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 7. That is a _______________ house. enormous / huge

8. Let’s have a _______________ meal tonight. ordinary / simple

9. I saw a ______________dress in the shop window. attractive / beautiful

10. Miss Jones read us an ________________essay by Christy. delightful / excellent

Exercise E: Tick the correct to complete the sentences.

1. I have an ___________________. (ring / opal ring)

2. Joe is drawing a _______________. (octagon / large octagon)

3. Mr. Lee had a _____________ just now. (meal / enormous meal)

4. Ken and Mary want to live in a _____________. (area / quiet area)

5. We heard an ________________ in the lab. (explosion / terrible explosion)

6. There is an ______________ to Bangkok tomorrow. (train / express train)

7. They are going to join a ___________. (club / adventure club)

8. This house has an _____________. (attic / tiny attic)

9. Mrs. Hall is a ____________________. (editor / patient editor)

10. I usually write an _____________ in my desk diary. (address / new address)

Exercise F. Circle a , an or – (no article) to complete the paragraph.

Last month I had (a /an) experience I will remember for the rest of my live. I attended (a/an/-) five-day

camp in Selangor, Fiji, Japan and other (a/an/-) countries. We had (a/an/-) wonderful time getting to know

one another. We went hiking , climbed (a/an/-) rocks, jungle- trekked and played games. On the fourth

day, we held (a/an/-) exhibition and treated guests to (a/an/-) cultural performance.

We spent the last day in groups. We gave reports, shared our experiences and exchanged (a/an/-)

addresses. All of us felt sad that we had to part. I had (a/an/-) autograph book with me and I got all the

other participants to sign in it.

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 Unit 1.2: Articles: a, an , the with singular nouns.

Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. I can see _______aeroplane on the runway. _______ aeroplane is going to take off.

2. Mr. Paulson has _____new house . _____ house is on Green Street.

3. Our ship crossed ______equator at 3 p.m. today.

4. I have to go to ______ post office on Birch Road to post _____ parcel.

5. Salim is going to Sri Lanka on ______ 22nd February. He will attend ____art conference there.

6. Mr. Gibson plans to travel around ______ world in his hot-air balloon.

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences. Put in (a, an or the) where necessary.

1. Wind blowing gently.

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2. Our Sports Day is on fourth of May.

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3. Patrick chopped some firewood with big axe. He piled firewood behind his house.

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4. I need taxi because I am going to train station now.

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5. Dina has pictures of ape and panda. She likes picture of panda.

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Exercise C: Tick the correct articles to complete the paragraph.

Yoghurt is a / an type of food. It is used as an / the aid to digestion. It is said that a / the people of

Turkey eat more than a / an million tons of yoghurt a / an year.

The story goes that in 1526, Suleiman the Magnificent sent a/the doctor and fresh goat’s milk for a / the

ailing king of France. What was a / the result? Francis I of France was cured.

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Exercise D: Underline the correct articles to complete the paragraph.

In a/an quiet residential area, I saw a/an old house. The handle on a / the front door came off at the

slightest touch. A / The living room was musty and damp. An / The attic had a mountain of rubbish.

Everything was in a / the mess.

Then I walked into a / the kitchen. It had an / the interesting bay window where a / the sun’s rays filtered

through. I knew then that I had found a / the house of my dreams.

Exercise E: Mark with ^ wherever the article the is missing.

I brought in a contractor to renovate house. He walked around place and turned me down. Second

contractor began work on house but never returned after first day. Fortunately for me, third contractor

stayed and finished job. He pulled down several walls, he redid staircase and turned patio into an office

for me. He was expensive but excellent. As he stood at gleaming white gate he had fixed for me, ready to

leave, he waved cheque in his hand and said, “Enjoy your castle.”

Exercise F: Rewrite the paragraph. Put in a, an or the where necessary.

You can make food cover for picnics using empty ice-cream container without its lid. You just need to buy

door knob, a washer and a screw. Turn container upside down and make small hole in the base of the

container. Hole should be at the centre of the base. Place door knob above the hole and fix it using

washer and screw. Food cover is ready.

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Exercise G: Circle the letters of the sentences that are correct. There may be more than one answer for
each question.

1. A Cambridge University was founded in the 13th century.

B Cambridge University was founded in 13th century.

C Cambridge University was founded in a 13th century.

D Cambridge University was founded in 13th a century.

2. A I need a taxi to rake me 10 a airport.

B I need a taxi to take me to the airport.

C I need the taxi to take me to a airport.

D I need the taxi to take me to the airport.

3. A Do you always read a newspapers while having your breakfast?

B Do you always read newspapers while having your breakfast?

C Do you always read the newspaper while having your breakfast?

D Do you always read newspaper while having your brealc:fast?

4. A Yesterday I finished a book about animals and the book was very interesting.

B Yesterday I finished the book about animal and the book was very interesting.

C Yesterday I finished a book about an animal and the book was very interesting.

D Yesterday I finished a book about animals and book was very interesting.

5. A Walt Disney opened first amusement park in 1955. He named park 'Disneyland'.

B Walt Disney opened the first amusement park in 1955. He named the park 'Disneyland'.

C Walt Disney opened the fust amusement park in 1955. He named a park 'Disneyland'.

D Walt Disney opened a first amusement park in 1955. He named the park 'Disneyland'.

6. A A moon is illuminated by a sun and reflects some of a light to an Earth.

B The moon is illuminated by a sun and reflects some of light to Earth.

C The moon is illuminated by the sun and reflects some of the light to the Earth.

D A moon is illuminated the sun and reflects some of the light to a Earth.

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7. A There's !he travel agency a block away from a hospital.

B There's a travel agency a block away from hospital.

C There's the travel agency block away from the hospital.

D There's a travel agency a block away from the hospital.

1.3: Articles: the with proper nouns

Exercise A: Tick the correct boxes to complete the sentences.

1. Changing Tower in China is 460m tall

The Changing Tower

2. Mississipi is a river in America

The Mississipi The America

3. Republic of Pakistan became an independent nation in 1947.

The Republic of Pakistan

4. Berlin Wall was a man-made barrier between East & West Berlin that was dismantled in 1989.
The Berlin Wall

5. Eisaku Sato was Prime Minister of japan from 1964 to 1972.

The Prime Minister of japan

6. The main newspaper offices in london were once located on Fleet street
The fleet street

7. Carribean Sea is a part of Atlantic Ocean

The Carribean Sea The Atlantic Ocean

8. The headquarters of United Nations is in New York.

the United Nations

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the where necessary

1. I visited _____ Eiffel Tower when I was in _____ France for a tour last month.

2. __________ Republic of Singapore lies south of _____ Peninsular Malaysia.

3 Dyak people live along _____ Skrang River In ___________ Sarawak.

4 _____ Prince Street is parallel to ________ wellington Street.

5 _____ Vice Chancellor of _____ University of New South Wales is here.

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Exercise C: The word “The” is missing in 10 places. Mark with “^” wherever it should be.

Canary Islands. also called Canaries, are part of Spain. They have a mild climate, beautiful scenery and

were once called Fortunate lslands. Today holiday makers love to view Maspalomas Dunes, which

resemble Sahara Desert. They also visit Canary Islands Museum and learn about history or Canary

Islands. There are exhibitions featuring Guanches. who were pre-Spanish inhabitants or Islands.

Exercise D: Rewrite the sentences. Put in a, an or the where necessary.

1. The manager of Westin Hotel is uncle of mine.

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2. River Ganges is ln India.

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3. Prlme Minister of Australia will visit Republic of China next year.

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4. National Theatre is opposite fire station on Stamford Road.

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5. Colden Care Bridge In San Francisco is populrur tourist attraction.

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Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with the or- (no article).

0) ________20th ccntury saw its last total eclipse of lhe sun in August, l999. The eclipse was

Watched by millions or people In (2) ________Europe and the Mlddle East. It began at 9.31 GMT when the

shadow of the moon covered the sun completely. This was witnessed by spectators near Nova Scotia.

The eclipse moved at n speed of 2,400 km per hour across (3) ____ Atlantic Ocean and at 1010GMT. it

reached (4) ______ Scilly Isles of Britain. In less 1han a minute, it was witnessed on the mainland. More

than one million people were waiting In (5) ______ country of Cornwall to witness the historic event.

After Britain. it was (6) ______ France. (7) ______ Germany and then (8) _____ Hungary that

experienced the darkness.. The eclipse ennded an hour 1230 GMT off (9) ____ India with the setting of the

sun in (10) ____ Bay of Bengal.

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Exercise F: Circle the letters of the sentences that are correct. Th ere may be more than one answer for
each question.

1. A The Andaman Islands are in Bay of Bengal.

B Andaman Islands are in Bay of Bengal.

C The Andaman Islands are in the Buy of Bengal.

2. A Bay of Bengal lies between lndia and Myanmar.

B The Bay of Bengal lies between the India and the Myanmar.

C The Bay of Bengal lies between India and Myanmar.

3. A Mandalay is a city found in the Myanmar.

B Mandalay is a city found in Myanmar.

C The Mandalay is a city found in Myanmar.

4. A Thailand is east of the Myanmar.

B The Thailand is east of the Myanmar.

C Thailand is east of Myanmar.

5. A Capital of Thailand lies on Chao Phrayer river.

B The Capital of Thailand lies on the Chao Phrayer river.

C The Capital of Thailand lies on Chao Phrayer river.

6. A The Plain of Jars is a famous monument in Laos.

B Plain of Jars is a famous monument in the Laos..

C Plain of Jars is a famous monument in Laos..

7. A Mekong River flows through Vietnam.

B The Mekong River flows through the Vietnam.

C The Mekong River flows through Vietnam..

8. A Hanoi was once the capital of the Vietnam.

B The Hanoi was once the capital of Vietnam.

C Hanoi was once the capital of Vietnam.

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 9. A Tourists visit the Royal Palace in Cambodia.

B Tourists visit Royal Palace in Cambodia.

C Tourists visit the Royal Palace in the Cambodia.

1.4: Articles: with countable and uncountable nouns

Exercise A: Complete the table with the words in the box. Add a or an where necessary.

aluminium bread cloth cookie diskette envelope

hamburger music raincoat smoke umbrella wool

Countable Noun Uncountable Noun

a cookie bread

Exercise B: Complete the conversation. Put in a, an. the or-(no article).

Sue : Oh! I've scalded my hand. Oo you have {I) _____ honey?

Anita: Yes. there's (2) ______ tub of (3) _______________honey in (4) ___________ fridge.

Sue : Where's (5) ________ honey! I don't see it anywhere.

Anita: It's on (6) ________ second shelr. in (7l _____ orange tub.

Sue : Now, I jus1 need (8)__________spoooful of(9) _________ honey.

Anita: Won’t it be sticky?

Sue : Yes. but it’ll bring relief. I the always apply (10) _________ honey whenever I have a small burn.
It takes the pain away.

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Exercise C: Tick the correct boxes to complete the sentences.

1. There is paint on the floor. Please wipe it.

a paint
the paint

2. Janice likes furniture in thal 1,hop, She says that furniture is well made.
a furniture a furniture
the furniture the furniture

3. He has - work to do. He’ll play - badminton with you later.

a a
the the

4. I like soup but only if soup is hot.

a soup a soup
the soup the soup

5. My mother makes jam She keeps jam in jars.

a jar of jam a jam
the jar of jam the jam

6. She often gives our neighbour jam

a jar of jam
the jar of jam

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or- (no article).

1. ls there _______ juice in the bottle?

2. I'd like __________ cup or coffee with _______ sugar, please.

3. My teacher gave me _____ homework today. I must finish _____ homework by Wednesday.

4 We make _________ paper from wood. __________ paper is made in factories..

5 There is _________ oil along this road. That palm oil tanker spilt _____ oil.

6 Alison put _____ ounce or _____ butter into the bowI.

Exercise E: There are 10 unnecessary uses of the in the paragraph below. Cross them out.
As a child. I loved going with my mother to the Indian grocery store in our nelghbourhood. There were so

many fascinating things in Mr Pandian's shop. There was the flour, the green peas, the red kidney beans.

and the chickpeas in open gunny sacks. There was the white sugar in a metal container with the glass in

front for easy viewing. On the floor were also large tins of the oil, Containers of the margarine and the

ghee filled the lowest shelves.

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I do believe Mr Pandian was fond of me for he never said anything whenever I picked up a handful of the

rice. held it up In mid-air and let it drizzle back into the sack.

Exercise F: Rewrite the passage and correct the mistakes.

Kaolin is type of clay. It is also known as a china clay. It ls essential Item In manufacture ofa porcelain. We
use a porcelain to make the cups, plates and decorative objects such us figurines.
The kaolin is also used when making a paper. A paper is coated with kaolin to make it shiny and
more opaque.

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 Unit 2: : POSSESSIVES

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 Apostrophe (’) , apostrophe ‘s’, of

Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. Many students’ parents came for our Sports Day.

2. My friend father’s a policeman.

3. The leaves of that tree are turning yellow.

4. My aunt’s friend is arriving tonight.

5. The fir tree fruits’ are conical.

6. The legs of the table are broken.

7. The babies bottles are in this bag.

8. My cat’s whishers are long.

9. That is the cub of the white tiger.

10. My dogs’ name is Rover.

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. The birds cages are large.

The birds’ cages are large.

2. Amy painting won the first prize.

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3. My cousins’ wife visited me at the hospital.

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4. This sheep tail is very short.

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5. These lady’s watches are expensive.

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 Exercise C: Complete the sentences. Use the words in the brackets to guide you. You have to use ’, ’s

or of in your answers.

1. ___________________ won the first prize in the poster competition. (the son/Mrs. Chong)

2. The players were unhappy with _____________________ (the decision/ the umpire)

3. _____________________________ are spacious. (the rooms/this house)

4. Steve helped to check if _________________________ are faulty. (the brakes/my bicycle)

5. Manchester United is ___________________________(the favourite team/ my brothers)

6. Ivan left the cinema before ________________________.(the end/the movie)

7. ____________________________ will be staying with her for a week. (mother-in-law/ Sheila)

8. ___________________________ are worn out. (the soles/ my sandals)

9. The chairman listened intently to _____________________.(the report/the manager)

10. _________________________ is intriguing. (the title/ your essay)

11. I have always listened to ____________________ (the advice/my parents)

Exercise D: Underline the 10 mistakes in the passage and write the correct answers in the spaces
provided. You have to use ’, ’s or of in your answers.

1. Emmas eyes shone with mischief. _______________________

2 She pointed to the river’s edge and _______________________

3 Motioned Sam, Betty and Ming to _______________________

4 Join her. Scotty, her highland terrier, _______________________

5. Followed closely on Bettys heels. ________________________

6. The group crouched behind the huge ________________________

7. Raintree’s trunk and watched Nick, ________________________

8. Sam brother, and his friends. They were ________________________

9. Swimming in the river. The girls decided ________________________

10. To play a trick. The boys shirts and shoes ________________________

The shirts with the overalls. The girls ________________________

15. laughter caught Nicks attention. He ________________________

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11. Lay in a heap on the grass. Emma noticed ________________________

12. Some mens overalls nearby. The men ________________________

13. Were busy fishing. She quickly switched ________________________

14 The shirts with the overalls. The girls ________________________

15. Laughter caught Nicks attention. He ________________________

16. Looked but saw no one. Then he heard _________________________

17. The dogs excited barks. He rushed out of _________________________

18. The water but the girls had gone. _________________________

Exercise E: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one answer for each
question.

1 A. We watched the finals of the women singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

B. We watched the finals of the womens singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

C. We watched the finals of the women’s singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

D. We watched the finals of the women’s singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

2. A. My antique sewing machine’s cover is made of blackwood.

B. The cover of my antique sewing machine is made of blackwood.

C. My antique sewing machines cover is made of blackwood.

D. The cover of my antique sewing machine’s is made of blackwood.

3 A. At the harvest festival in my village, the cattle’s horns are painted in bright

colours.

B. At the harvest festival in my village, the cattles’ horns are painted in bright

colours.

C. At the harvest festival in my village, the cows horns are painted in bright

colours.

D. At the harvest festival in my village, the cows’ horns are painted in bright

colours.

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 Unit 3.1: Personal Pronouns as Subjects and Objects

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 Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with correct words in the brackets.

Dear Roy,
Thank you for your interesting letter. Everyone enjoyed reading _____ (him/it). The pictures are beautiful.
_______ (They/You) are a good photographer , Roy. _______ (I/me) showed the pictures to Miss Tan, the
school photographer. ______(He/She) liked _______ (it/them) too so I gave _______(her/she) one.
Liz and _______(I/me) want to learn to take good pictures and Miss Tan is going to teach ________
(we/us). ____________ (Us/We) are very excited about this. Please send _________ (I/me) more
photographs.

Best wishes,
Karen

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. Are ---- him ---- they ------ watching.

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2. Him ---- saw ---- there ---- we.
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3. And ---- are ---- I ---- late ---- you.
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4. And ---- Dad ---- her ---- me ---- swimming ---- took.
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5. And ---- he ---- help ---- I ---- them ---- will.
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Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns to replace the underlined words.

Dad once owned a Morris Oxford. The Morris Oxford 1 It was very dear to Dad 2 _______. Mum,

however, disliked the car. Mum 3 _______ said the car 4 ______ was too old. Mum asked Dad to sell the

car but Dad 5 _______ told Mum 6 _____ the car was priceless. Then, months later, Mum did something

wonderful. It was the day before Dad’s birthday. She spoke to my sister and me quietly. She asked Jenny

and me 7 ______ to take Dad out for the day. Jenny and I 8 ______ did as she said. A surprise awaited

Dad, Jenny and me 9 _______when Dad, Jenny and I 10 ______ returned home. Mum was at the gate

with two men. She was giving the men 11 _______ some money. In the driveway was Dad’s Morris

Oxford. It was gleaming white and shining like never before.

Exercise D: Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. Please give George and I your address.

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2. Kay ordered roast lamb. They were delicious.

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3. Doris and me want to join the Adventure Club.

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4. I asked they to finish the work. They refused.

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5. She helped me once so now I will help she.

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Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns in the box. Each word may be used more than once.

he her him I it me

she the they us we you

Mrs Young : Officer, arrest that man! (1) _________ stole my purse. (2) ____ had

Put (3) ________ on the counter just now while I was looking for my spectacles. When I

looked up, it was gone!

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Mrs Young : Officer, arrest that man! (1) _________ stole my purse. (2) ____ had

Put (3) ________ on the counter just now while I was looking for my spectacles. When I

looked up, it was gone!

Officer : Madam, did you see (4) __________ taking it?

Mrs Young : My daughter Christy and (5) _______ were standing in the queue. That man was behind (6)

______. Who else could have taken it?

Accused man: Please, Madam. The officer asked (7) ______ a question. Did you see (8) _________ stealing

your purse?

Mrs Young : The cashier and the attendants were all here. (9) ______ would have seen you.

Cashier : (10) __________ didn’t see him touching your purse. Madam.

Officer : Madam, could you please look into your handbag? You might have put it back inside.

Mrs Young : Well, all right. … Why, this is amazing! My purse is here !

Exercise F: Underline the correct pronouns to complete the passage.

The little boy hid in the shadows until the riders and their horses passed by. (He/She) wondered who

(they/we) were. The white robes they wore made (them/us) look like ghost riders. A cold feeling of fear

cursed (him/ them) to shiver.

He stumbled on in the darkness. A small flicker of light caught his eye. (He/It) seemed to be some distance

away. He drew nearer and suddenly stopped when he heard voices. Several men, covered completely in

white, were talking to someone who was tied up. The boy recognized the men. (He/They) had passed him

earlier on horseback. (He/We) tried to catch what they were saying. “…and (he/we) are going to give

(him/you) one more chance to answer (her/us) . You’ll die if you don’t talk.”

The boy realized that he had to act quickly if he wanted to save the prisoner.

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 Unit 3.2: Possessive Adjectives & Posseive Pronouns

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Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. The dog is playing with a collar. The collar is its.

2. Your daughter is playing with mine.

3. I like the green blouse. It’s pretty.

4. His computer looks different from my one.

5. The horse loves it’s owner.

6. Our hockey team is stronger than theirs.

7. Jaffa is my cat and Purcell is hers.

8. The yellow cardigan is he’s.

9. The pencils are yours and the pens are mines.

10. The old motorcycle is his.

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. Are ----- hers ----- pictures ---- the.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Its ---- it’s ---- tail ----wagging.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Are ---- his -----jeans -----like -----your.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Knows ---- mechanic ------ ours ----- their.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Flying ---- higher ---- is ---- mine ----kite ---- than ---- your.

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Exercise C : Fill in the blanks with suitable possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.

Karen: Kate, did you take my gold sandals from (1) ________ cupboard? I need them now and I can’t find

them.

Kate: No, I didn’t take (2) ________ sandals, sis. You know that my feet are smaller than (3) _________.

Besides, all your shoes are low-heeled and (4) _______ are high-heeled. You know I don’t wear low-heeled

shoes.

Karen: This is strange. My cosmetics bag is open and (5) _________ things seem to be missing. Kate, have

you been stealing my make-up?

Kate: I didn’t steal your things. I would ask (6) ________ permission if I wanted to borrow something.

Mum: What’s all the fuss about?

Karen: Mum, did anyone come into my room?

Mum: Only (7) _________ dog Pinto. No, no. Carmen, (8) _______ husband Ted and (9) _________ little girls

came by. They wanted to see your newly-decorated room.

Karen: Were the little ones here by themselves?

Mum: Only for a while. Carmen wanted to show Ted our new pool. She told him she wants one just like

(10)__________.

Exercise D: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the boxes.

1. Marie, I like ________ costume but I don’t like Lena’s. you

Why is _________ so plain? she

you
2. Mr. Olin left ________ notes at home. I had to lend him ________. she

3. Sir, you’ve taken ________ Mum’s bad by mistake. I

you
That small bag on ________ trolley is _______. she

4. Officer, this is _______ dog. He has been ________ for years. we

we
Now the couple in the next street are claiming Rover is ________ they

They lost __________ dog a month ago and unfortunately, it looks just like Rover. they

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Exercise E: Cross out the incorrect words to complete the dialogue.

Meriam: Dan, you’d better hurry. You’re already late for his/your appointment with Mr. Sheares. You know

how her/his temper shows when he’s kept waiting!

Dan: You don’t have to remind me. Miriam, have you seen his/my briefcase?

Meriam: Isn’t the one on the chair ours/yours?

Dan: No, that isn’t his/mine. My briefcase is in black leather with my initials on it.

Meriam: I mistook it for Dora’s. Your initials are the same as hers/ours. I put it in her/his locker. I’ll get it for

you.

Dan: Thanks. Could you please phone my wife? Tell her that I won’t be able to keep his/our dinner date

with the neighbours. Ask her to please return the chess set to them. It is mine/theirs. I borrowed it last

week. Her/Their children asked me for it this morning.

Meriam: I’ll tell her. Now, you should be going, Dan. You’re late.

Exercise F : Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box.

her hers his its mine my

our ours their theirs your yours

We were going to sit for our final exams. We had already taken _________ places in the exam hall. Near me

John shifted uncomfortably in ________chair. It was wobbly and he wanted to move to the empty seat next

to ________. However, the seats assigned to us would remain __________throughout the entire examination.

No one was allowed to move to another seat.

I glanced at the candidates on ___________ right. ____________ faces were pale. I was sure my face was

like _____________ too. There was complete silence in the hall. I looked around while waiting for the exam

to begin. The grey curtains gave the hall a depressing look. _______ atmoshphere of gloom was made

worse by the solemn faces all around.

Suddenly, my best friend Delia burst into the hall. She was in tears. The invigilators did their best to calm

her. She told them she was late because ________ mother’s car had broken down. They asked her to sit

down and she looked at me with relief on her face. My feelings were the same as ___________. I was very

happy that she had made it on the exam hall just in time.

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 Unit 3.3 DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
this, that, these, those

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Exercise A : Circle the letters of the sentences that are correct.

1. A. Look at these houses across the field.

B. Look at that houses across the field.
C. Look at those houses across the field

2. A. These are my friend’s shoes.

B. These is my friend’s shoes.

C. This is my friend’s shoes.

3 A. Bob wants to play with that children.

B. Bob wants to play with this children.

C. Bob wants to play with those children.

4 A. Please ask those group of girls to come here.

B. Please ask that group of girls to come here.

C. Please ask this group of girls to come here.

5 A. These are an expensive pair of jeans.

B. This is an expensive pair of jeans.

C. These is an expensive pair of jeans.

6 A. Could you pass me that pile of books?

B. Could you pass me those pile of books?

C. Could you pass me these pile of books?

7 A. This are not my files. Those on the table are mine.

B. These are not my files. Those on the table are mine.

C. That are not my files. Those on the table are mine.

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8 A. That were my grandfather’s gold cufflinks.

B. These was my grandfather’s gold cufflinks.

C. Those were my grandfather’s gold cufflinks.

9 A. Did you make this vase that I’m holding?

B. Did you make that vase that I’m holding?

C. Did you make these vase that I’m holding?

10 A. We just bought those potted plants here by the gate.

B. We just bought these potted plants here by the gate.

C. We just bought this potted plants here by the gate.

Exercise B: Tick the correct boxes to complete the sentences.

1. These / Those books on the table by the window over there are new arrivals.

This / That book here is a bestseller.

2. Is this / that your umbrella over there by the door? No, mine is that/this red one here.

3. These / This is Mark’s coat, not yours. Yours is that/this one on the sofa there.

4. Please pass me that / this blue file inside the cabinet. I have to put these / those invoices here

inside it.

5. Would you hand in that/this assignment for me? I’ll finish the last sentence and give it to you.

6. I have all these/those essays in my file here to hand in to Mr. Royce.

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Exercise C: Some of the underlined words have been wrongly used. Write the correct words in the

spaces provided.

1. Mum, do you have any biscuit cutters like these here? Teresa lent me this pair but I need a few more

of them. ________________________

2. Are that the sunglasses that you bought? They look good on you. ____________

3. Those large parcel which the postman is carrying looks interesting. I hope it is for me. ____________

4. The children are looking forward to this trip so let’s make it really enjoyable for them. _____________

5. Those are Ben’s golf clubs. He left them there by the garage door. _____________________

6. This are chicken sandwiches. Those in that box have tuna filling. _____________________

7. Which seat would you prefer, this one by the aisle or that one by the window? ________________

8. We just replaced those tiles here in the porch but they have become loose again.

9. The apples on this tree are ripe. Those on that tree are green. _____________________

10. Do you always buy from these grocery shop or that one across the road?

_________________________

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 Unit 3.4 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS AS OBJECTS

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Exercise A: Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Please do help (myself/ yourself ) to some of the ripe fruit in our orchard.

2. He cut (herself/ himself) while he was carving the roast chicken.

3. Don’t blame (himself/ yourself) for the accident. The motorcyclist swerved into your path.

4. Lisa enjoyed (herself/himself) when she was working in the garden.

5. Mum and I are going shopping so please let (herself/yourselves) into the house after your game.

Here are the house keys.

6. They considered (ourselves/ themselves) fortunate to have found jobs so quickly.

7. The stray tabby cat defended (itself/ myself) fiercely against our dog Caesar.

8. The boy suddenly found (himself/ herself) in a deserted lane with huge trees.

9. We washed (ourselves/themselves) thoroughly after our swim in the muddy river.

10. Why don’t the two of you keep (yourself/yourselves) warm with these blankets?

Exercise B: Mark with √ where the words in the boxes should go in the sentences.

1. Please make comfortable. yourselves

2. Mr. Morris bought a caravan. himself

3. The elderly woman drove to the hospital. herself

4. I made a cup of tea. myself

5. We served at the café. ourselves

6. They arranged in a circle. themselves

7. Help to some of the cakes on the tray. yourself

8. The tiger cub forced through the narrow opening in the cave. itself

9. She made ill by forgetting to eat. herself

10. The boys told that they must get up early the next morning. themselves

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Exercise C: Tick the sentences that are correct.

1. I tried to scare them but I scared me.

2. Children, behave yourself.

3. They are teaching themselves to swim.

4. I told myself to reply to all the e-mail.

5. The little boys can bathe themselves.

6. The bird flew against the wall and hurt its self.

7. We locked yesterday ourselves in the house.

8. After we’ve finished work we’ll enjoy.

9. The dog is scratching itself.

10. I like myself in that dress.

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 Unit 4.1 Adjectives

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 Unit 4.1 Adjectives

Exercise A: Underline the adjectives in the sentences.

1. I prepared a special breakfast for Mum on her birthday.

2. The heavy box is already in the car.

3. Sue has an unusual hobby.

4. We saw a long queue in front of the cinema.

5. This room is bright and spacious.

6. The kind man gave the old lady his seat on the bus.

7. I feel hot. I’d like a cold drink.

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences and use the adjectives in the box.

1. It was a holiday wonderful

___________________________________________________________________

2. The horse drank some water. thirsty

___________________________________________________________________

3. The detective walked into the room. smoky

___________________________________________________________________

4. That man saved the baby from the fire. fearless

___________________________________________________________________

5. This road sign is new. triangular

___________________________________________________________________

6. The puppies chewed our slippers. naughty

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Exercise C : Cross out the word which is in the wrong position in each sentence.

1. Thrifty James is a thrifty man.

2. I dislike her because bossy she is bossy.

3. I enjoy walking in the quiet park when it is quiet.

4. You busy are always too busy to see me.

5. Tina is cheerful and therefore I enjoy cheerful her company.

6. Please put your dirty clothes into the dirty washing machine. .

7. The children impatient were impatient to leave for the picnic.

8. Tony is going to play the jealous role of a jealous character.

9. That inquisitive squirrel is always watching us from its inquisitive tree.

10. The successful police were successful in tracking the robbers to their hideout.

Exercise D: Tick the correct sentences.

1. A. The weather fine is today.

B. The weather is fine today.

C. Today is fine the weather.

2. A. This accurate clock gives time.

B. This clock gives accurate time.

C. This clock accurate gives time.

3. A. She slipped smooth on the floor.

B. She smooth slipped on the floor.

C. She slipped on the smooth floor.

4. A. My sister speaks fluent French.

B. My fluent sister speaks French.

C. My sister fluent speaks French.

5. A. She did not drink the medicine bitter.

B. She bitter did not drink the medicine.

C. She did not drink the bitter medicine.

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6. A. The careful nurses worked through the night.

B. The nurses worked through the night careful.

C. The nurses worked through the careful night.

7. A. The paper was put into a safe important.

B. The paper important was out into a safe.

C. The important paper was put into a safe.

9. A Those office chairs are comfortable.

B Those chairs are comfortable office.

C Those comfortable are office chairs.

10. A We took home the long route.

B We took long the route home.

C We took the long route home.

Exercise E : Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in the box.

angry bright excellent Innocent late

muddy shady strong thick tired

1. My bus is ___________ today.

2. The _____________ waves carried the jellyfish away.

3. The scouts walked through the _____________ forest.

4. The ______________ footballers went home immediately after the game.

5. Tonight the moon is ______________.

6. This essay is ________________.

7. The _____________ customers demanded a refund.

8. Wipe your shoes. They are _______________.

9. It’s hot so let’s sit under that ____________ tree.

10. John Paine insisted he was _________________ of the crime.

Exercise F: Rewrite the sentences so that the adjectives come after the verb “to be”.

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Exercise F: Rewrite the sentences so that the adjectives come after the verb “to be”.

1. Sue has a small apartment.

Sue’s apartment is small

2. This is an incomplete report.

____________________________________________________________

3. He has and expensive watch .

____________________________________________________________

4. That was an awful story.

_____________________________________________________________

5. My tutor gave sound advice.

_____________________________________________________________

6. That chef makes delicious apple pies.

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 Unit 4.2 Adjectives
word of order, use of comma and and

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 Exercise A: Circle N (noun), A-C (adjective of colour), A-N (adjective of nationality) or A-S (adjective

of size) to indicate what the underlined words are.

1. That little red stone is a ruby. N A-C A-N A-S

2. This hotel has a small Vietnamese restaurant. N A-C A-N A-S

3. The Canadian team left for the airport immediately N A-C A-N A-S

after the closing ceremony.

4. My uncle owns a vast orchard in Italy. N A-C A-N A-S

5. We bought a red and black Turkish N A-C A-N A-S

carpet for our new home.

6. Mark needs a spacious study because N A-C A-N A-S

He has many books and files.

7. We want blue tiles for our kitchen floor. N A-C A-N A-S

8. Those with British passports can go to N A-C A-N A-S

That immigration counter.

9. My dream house is a huge white Spanish villa. N A-C A-N A-S

10. I think that slim girl is Jean’s sister. N A-C A-N A-S

11. The first prize in the bakery competition is a N A-C A-N A-S

Large Japanese refrigerator.

Exercise B: Mark with √ where you would put the words in the boxes.

1. We need a cupboard for all these toys. big

2. Ruth has to leave for the embassy now. American

yellow
3. These tiny flowers are from my garden.
small
4. Our Nepalese guide waved frantically to get Mr. Lee’s attention.
black and white
5. I found a photo of myself when I was two years old.
peruvian
6. Tina’s Mum bought her a red and black shawl when she was abroad.

7. I love those miniature bowls in the shop window. blue and green

8. The workers damaged Grandma’s orange sofa while they were moving huge

it into the lorry.

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 9. Those engineers over there are the ones who designed this bridge. Indian

10. That yellow building is the city’s main shopping centre. enormous

Exercise C: Tick the correct answers.

1. Bill loves that black red sports car.

2. Nicole likes to collect little Japanese dolls.

3. Wendy painted bit purple dots on the drawing paper.

4. She wore a ring studded with tiny, blue sapphires.

5. I have a pair of brown Italian shoes.

6. They entered a white big room with paintings on the wall.

7. Mrs Brown bought a small box of Belgian chocolates for me.

8. He has an expensive gold and silver watch.

9. The black, Chinese plums are sweet.

10. I don’t want to go to that French little café.

Exercise D: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. an – and – bought – hat – Jo – orange – red.

_____________________________________________________________

2. and – carnations – pink – those – Vicky – wants – white.

_____________________________________________________________

3. at – beetle – tiny – look – green – this.

_____________________________________________________________

4. a – collection – have – huge – I – of – storybooks.

____________________________________________________________

5. a – came – German – man – my – school – tall – to.

____________________________________________________________

6. big – blue – balloons – friend – loves – my.

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 Exercise E : Rewrite the sentences using the words in the boxes in the correct order. Use “and”

where necessary.

1. Our guest brought us a teapot. Black Chinese small

2. There was a snake at the zoo. green yellow

3. My neighbour has a clock. big Swiss white

4. The taxis here are very efficient. blue red

5. That building changed the skyline. grey tall

6. We saw some apples as big as melons at the trade fair. gigantic red

Exercise F: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

Cheap expensive fine good tune

Bracelet present triangular unusual musical

Anna: I’m looking for a suitable _____________ for a _______________ friend. I don’t want anything

_______________ because I have just 10 dollars to spend.

Salesgirl: How about a pretty _____________? We also have some _____________ photo frames decorated

with shells.

Anna: What else do you have?

Salesgirl: They’re _______________ just five dollars each.

Anna: What else do you have?

Salesgirl: Does your friend like music? We have some _____________ boxes…..Here’s a

___________________ box. Listen…..It plays a lovely _________________, doesn’t it?

Anna: Yes, it does. How much is it?

Salesgirl: Nine dollars.

Anna: Yes, that’s ________________. I’ll take it.

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 Unit 4.3: Adjectives of Comparison

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Exercise A: Tick the correct answers.

1. The antique desk is heavier/ heaviest than the modern one.

2. This patchwork quilt is the lovelier / loveliest of them all.

3. The prettier / prettiest twin sings well.

4. This restaurant has the tastier / tastiest chicken pie in this area.

5. I am the shorter / shortest in the family.

6. Abe’s father is a faster / fastest driver than my father.

7. I am slower/ slowest than you on the computer.

8. Alan looks smarter/ smartest than his brother.

9. The more experienced / most experienced surgeon in that hospital operated on my grand

mother.

10. My brother’s room is a mess. It is messier/ messiest than mine.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.

1. Marie is ______________ (clever) than Rita in spelling.

2. Jason is ______________ (big) than his father.

3. Cathy is ___________________ (enthusiastic) member of the nature club.

4. This apple is ________________ (juicy) than that one.

5. Rina is _______________ (practical) among her sisters.

6. Adam is _________________ (tall) than Gary.

7. My father is _______________________(patient) than my uncle.

8. This tiger is _______________(old) than that one.

9. Your stereo is ____________________(loud) in the neighbourhood.

10. This is _________________ (sweet) chocolate I have ever tasted.

11. The cheesecake is ________________ (delicious) than the sponge cake.

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.Exercise C: Look at the people in the picture and complete the sentences with the correct forms

of the words in the box. Each word may only be used ones.

Cheerful curly fashionable large long

Old plain short thin tired

1. James looks _____________________ Henry.

2. Rachel is _______________________ amongst all the people at the bus stop.

3. Henry looks _____________________ Mike.

4. Mike is _________________________ Rachel.

5. Evelyn is __________________________ than Henry.

6. Evelyn’s skirt is __________________________ Sue’s

7. Mike’s tie is ________________________Henry’s.

8. Evelyn’s hair is _______________________Sue’s.

9. Henry’s briefcase is _______________________among the three men.

10. Sue is ___________________________ Evelyn.

11. Mike looks ___________________________________ James.

Exercise D: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. expensive – is – more – motorbike – my – than – yours.

_____________________________________________________________

2. among – athletes – fittest – is -- Raoul – the – the.

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.3. handwriting – is – Mariah’s – my – than – smaller.

____________________________________________________________

4. is—Mario – me – more – patient – than.

_____________________________________________________________

5. among – artist – creative – Helen – is – most – the – them.

_____________________________________________________________

6. aquarium – beautiful – fish – in -- is – most – that – the – the.

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Some of the underlined words have been wrongly used. Write the correct words in
the spaces provided.

Agent: You’ll find this apartment (1) attractive than Apartment 1D. _________________

Just a minute, please, while I unlock the door…. Oh dear,

This lock is (2) more difficult to open than the one for 1D. _________________

Okay, here we are …Please come in.

Mr. Hill : Hmm! It does have (3) moderner furniture than 1D _________________

Mrs. Hill : Yes, and the arrangement is (4) tastefuller. _________________

Agent: Please sit down. You’ll find the seats are very (5) comfortable. _________________

Mr. Hill : Yes, they are. _________________

Mrs. Hill : They’re the (6) comfortablest seats. I’ve ever sat on! _________________

Agent: I’m glad you like them. Let me show you around.

Mrs. Hill : Let’s start with the balcony….It’s such a (7) big __________________

balcony! Oh, and what a (8) lovely view of the valley! __________________

Agent: Among all the apartments on this floor, this apartment

gives you the (9) lovelier view of the valley. __________________

Mrs. Hill : It seems cooler here too. John, we could have

some potted plants on the balcony and it would still be (10) spacious. __________________

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 Unit 4.4: Adjectives

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Exercise A: Tick the correct word that is bold to complete the sentences.

1. The moving/moved news of how the young boy saved his friend was in the newspaper.

2. The storm last night was frightening/ frightened.

3. You have least/less work than Jessie.

4. The terrified/ terrifying girl hid from the burglar.

5. To my surprise, Mum found the roller-coaster ride excited/exciting.

6. This is a boring/bored book. Don’t bother to read it.

7. He is the better/the best badminton player in my school.

8. This clinic has much/more doctors than the one in Hicks Road.

9. She was pleased/pleasing with my gift.

10. We enjoyed the thrilling/ thrilled detective film.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in the brackets. Use

“than” or “the” where necessary.

a. That man’s temper is _______________ (bad) his wife’s but their son George has

_________________(bad) temper in the house.

b. Ket gets $40 a month as pocket money. Richard gets _____________(much) him. He gets

$70 a month.

c. It is not ____________(good) to borrow money. It is even ______________ (bad) to borrow

money and then not return it.

d. This month, Helen made ________________ (much) sales among the sales executives in our

company. That was surprising because the previous month she had done _____________

(little) work among them.

e. William has _____________(little) gardening experience than Peter but his flower beds are

__________________ (good) Peter’s. Mr. Jones, the landscape architect thinks William is

_________________(good) all his other gardeners.

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Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the boxes.

1 a. The many crossroads in this town are very _________________. Confused

b. She is ________________ about how to get to her hotel. Confusing

2 a. Julie’s journey was long and _______________. tired

b. The doctor advised the _________________ patient to rest. tiring

3 a. We completed the project successfully and that was _____________ satisfied

satisfying
b. The _______________customer paid a compliment to the customer service

executive.

4 a. Sarah makes ______________ jam tarts than Susie. best

better
b. Susie’s mother makes the ________________jam tarts than Susie.

5 a. The winter this year is _______________ than it was last year. worse

worst
b. We had the ______________ winter ever four years ago.

Exercise D: Find and underline the wrong adjectives: Write the correct words in the spaces

provided.

1. My neighbours are such annoying people. They often quarrel at the top of their voices.

_____________________________

2. There was a terrified sound of glass breaking when his car crashed into a shop window.

_____________________________

3. The humiliating girl ran into her bedroom and cried. __________________

4. We were able to see the spaceship go into orbit via satellite. It was an amazing sight.

________________________

5. The exhausting waiters hurriedly cleared up the banquet hall after the wedding reception.

________________________

6. It was almost midnight and Mrs. Hall was still not home yet. A worried Mr. Hall phoned her

parents to check if she was with them.

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7. The touched scene where the soldier said “goodbye” to his family made most of the

audience cry.

8. The daring boy made his way carefully down the cliff to rescue the little girl.

_____________________________

9. The pleased atmosphere in the restaurant made us stay there longer than we intended.

____________________

10. The stunned pedestrian stood open-mouthed as the van stopped inches away from him.

_____________________________

Exercise E: Tick the sentences (A, B or C) that use adjectives correctly. There may be more

than one answer for each question.

1. embarrass

A. I found that remark embarrassing.

B. Joe apologized to the embarrassing group for his remark.

C. The embarrassed group didn’t like Joe’s remark.

2. astonish

A. Ray’s photos of the volcano were astonishing.

B. The astonishing photos of the volcano were hung in the art gallery.

C. The astonished viewers looked at the photos of the volcano in silence.

3. inspire

A. The songwriter gave his inspiring fans tips on how to write memorable songs.

B. The inspired songwriter composed a new song in two hours.

C. The producer’s words to the songwriter were inspiring.

4. disappoint

A. The disappointing holiday saddened the whole family.

B. The disappointing family felt depressed when they returned home.

C. The family were disappointing with the holiday.

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5. surprise

A. Ken is a surprising man who always has wonderful ideas.

B. Ken explained how he gets his ideas to a surprised group of scientists.

C. Ken’s surprised ideas are often featured in magazines.

Exercise F: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets. Use

the “ed” or “ing” ending.

1. I go fishing every Sunday. It is a ________________(relax) hobby.

2. I will complete my story next week. I will send the ___________________ (complete) story to

the newspaper.

3. I have been working from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It has been a _______________day.

4. I like Susan because she is an __________________ (interest) girl.

5. Ronnie is photocopying some exercises. The ____________________ (photocopy) papers

are for the students.

6. Mr. Lim rented two houses last week. The __________(rent) houses are on Maxwell Road.

7. I often press flowers and use the _________________ (press) flowers to decorate cards.

8. The storm damaged many houses. The ___________________(damage) houses belong to

some fishermen.

9. Mr. Bean is an _____________________(amuse) character. I like his movies.

10. I want iced lemon tea. It is such a _______________(refresh) drink.

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 Unit 4.5: Adjectives of Quantity

Exercise A: Cross out the incorrect adjectives to complete the sentences.

1. That plant needs just (a few / a little) water.

2. There are (much / some) telephone messages on your desk.

3. (Many / Much) motorists had to take another route to work because the highway was

under repair.

4. (A few / Some) money is missing from the safe!

5. He showered his children with (many / much) love.

6. Even (a few / a little) aid for the orphans is welcome.

7. (A little/ Some) diseases in this world have no cure.

8. (Many/ Much) effort was put out into making the exhibition a success.

9. Let’s spend (many/ some) time working out this puzzle.

10. (A little / Many) students need to attend a course on speed-reading.

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Exercise B: Tick the correct words from the bold words.

1. (Many / Much) people do not exercise regularly.

2. You can add (a few/ some) sugar to the juice.

3. I don’t have (many / much) hours to complete this job.

4. This scrambled egg needs (a little / a few) pepper.

5. (Many / Much) of the machinery was damaged in the floods.

6. Heat (much / some) oil in a frying pan.

7. There was (a few / much) development in the city.

8. We gave the youths (many / some) training in leadership.

9. There were (a few/ a little) mistakes in your essay.

10. Give me (a little / many) time to get used to my new job.

Exercise C: Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. He added a little/ a few soya sauce to the soup.

2. Many / Much members agreed with our suggestion.

3. Only a little / a few tourists are at the museum today.

4. Please give me a few/ some ketchup.

5. They are making too many / much noise.

6. Vanessa wants a little / many salt in her food.

7. There is / are some birds on that tree.

8. A little advice is/ are welcome.

9. There was much laughter/ conversations in the room.

10. A few dishes/ food were excellent.

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the boxes.

1. Your composition has many ____________ in it. (errors/ information)

2. There is some _______________in the red container over there. (cheese/ slices of cheese)

3. Hurry up! We don’t have much ______________ left. The taxi will be here soon.

(minutes/time)

4. My car suffered only a little ___________ in the accident. ( damage/ dents)

5. Please get me a few _________________ from the fridge. (oranges/ orange juice)

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6. There are some ________________ on the top shelf. (copper/ copper sheets)

7. All he needs is a little _________________. (kindness/ kind acts)

8. That store sells many _________________. (perfume/ types of perfume)

9. He hurriedly packed a few _____________ into his suitcase and rushed to the airport.

(clothes/ clothing)

10. He doesn’t get much ______________ from his office colleagues. (cooperation/suggestions)

Exercise E. Tick the correct sentences.

1. You need many oil to cook the vegetables.

2. A few plates are still dirty.

3. There are some milk in the jug.

4. She received many information from him.

5. I need a little jam on my bread.

6. There are much blue whales in the ocean.

7. She spends much time with her children.

8. Many people are without jobs nowadays.

9. There are some plums in the fridge.

10. A little students are here for the meeting.

Exercise F: Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. There are much deep valleys in this country.

_____________________________________________________________

2. They borrowed a few equipment from us.

_____________________________________________________________

3. A few money is enough to make her happy.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Please give me a few advice on how to study.

____________________________________________________________

5. In November many rain falls in the east coast.

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Exercise G: Rewrite the sentences that are not correct.

1. Some chairs in the hall is broken.

_____________________________________________________________

2. There is many traffic on the road.

_____________________________________________________________

3. A few boys want to study Spanish.

_____________________________________________________________

4. A little baking powder are what you need for the better.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Many soldiers passed the difficult test.

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Exercise A: Tick the sentences.

1. A. We finished easily the race.

B. We finished the race easily.

2. A. The girl sang happily.

B. The girl happily sang.

3. A. Frankie cycled home fastly.

B. Frankie cycled home fast.

4. A. The crowd cheered noisy during the match.

B. The crowd cheered noisily during the match.

5. A. He spoke gently to the child.

B. He spoke to gently the child.

6. A. Mark showed us proudly his trophies.

B. Mark proudly showed us his trophies.

7. A. Grace worked hard all year.

B. Grace worked hardly all year.

8. A. Sandra speaks fluently Japanese.

B. Sandra speaks Japanese fluently.

9. A. The motorcyclist rode on the wet road recklessly.

B. The motorcyclist rode on recklessly the wet road.

10. A. Henry sat quiet at the dental clinic.

B. Henry sat quietly at the dental clinic.

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Exercise B: Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Ted is driving too fast. In fact he’s driving ( danger/ dangerously)

2. The singers were (joyful/joyfully) when they sang the new anthem.

3. The speaker looked (stern/ sternly) at the rowdy audience.

4. She appeared (tired/ tiredly) after the long climb up the hill.

5. Adam felt (confident/ confidently) when he walked into the interview.

6. “I don’t want to come with you,” she said (stubborn/ stubbornly).

7. Farah wear (elegant/elegantly) suits to the office.

8. The men worked (hard/ hardly) under the hot sun to repair the road.

9. “This movie is so sad,” she said (tearful/tearfully) to me.

10. Our group performed (good/well) in the drama competition.

Exercise C: Circle the marks (√) to show the possible places where you could put the adverbs in the

brackets.

1. √ The young executive dresses √ . (beautifully)

2. The firemen dashed into the burning hotel √ to rescue √ the trapped children. (bravely)

3. √ The little √ girls smiled at us as we entered the house. (cheerfully)

4. The tourist guide spoke √ and therefore many of us could not hear her √. (softly)

5. √ They danced to welcome √ the Prime Minister to their village. (gracefully)

6. Mum √ hugged us when √ we returned home from our school camp. (lovingly)

7. She gazed at √ the painting √ admiringly)

8. The hungry children grabbed √ the cakes √. ( eagerly)

9. Mark sat √ in √ the doctor’s waiting room. (listlessly)

10. The archaeologists √ guarded the entrance √ to the ruins of an ancient city. (zealously)

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Exercise D: Some of the underlined words have been wrongly used. Write the correct words in the

boxes provided.

1. The people stared curious at us we entered their village. _______________

2. I was so engrossed in my book that I tripped and hit my head hardly against the pillar ____________

3. The animal moved straightly towards us as we stood frozen with fear. _____________

4. The staff speak highly of their new manager.

5. The actress smiled charming as she walked into the reception hall. ___________________

6. We walked hurriedly into the forest to get to the campsite. ___________________________

7. The refugees looked hopeful at us as we began to distribute the food. ___________________

8. The old lady screamed so loudly that everyone rushed towards her. _____________________

9. The car stopped abruptly at the junction and would not start again. _______________________

10. We slept comfortably on the wooden floor under woollen blankets. ________________________

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 Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. Michael call for his mother.

2. The paint is still wet.

3. My mother cooks chicken every Sunday.

4. The monkey jump from branch to branch.

5. The charity ask for a contribution.

6. He always helps his classmates.

7. Mr. and Mrs. Chang are here.

8. Anna is my best friend.

9. I cleans the room every morning.

10. These boxes belongs to the Art Club.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the boxes.

1. Michael _____________ every morning.

exercise
2. It _______________ heavily every day.
rain
3. The fish curry ______________ hot.
be
4. Kitty ______________ biscuits.
like
5. Pat and her brother __________________badminton champions. be

6. WE ________________ new shoes. need

7. The club members _______________ the sanctuary every month. visit

8. Allen ____________________ in a soap factory. work

9. These farmers ___________________ fruit and vegetables. grow

play
10. The children _________________ table tennis on Saturdays.
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Exercise C: Cross out the incorrect verb forms to complete the sentences.

1. The manager and his staff is/are attending an important meeting.

2. Both Alex and Shanta participate / participates in outdoor sports.

3. The antelopes is/ are climbing the hill slopes.

4. Simon has/have a pilot’s licence and will be joining a commercial airline soon.

5. The latest information on cancer treatment was/were on the nine o’clock

6. The Minister intend/ intends to set up more youth centres.

7. Peter and his wife do / does the housework and laundry on Saturdays.

8. The national hockey team and their coach return/returns home tomorrow from Delhi.

9. Hurricanes cause/ causes great damage in the coastal areas of our country.

10. Many women today work/ works outside the home.

Exercise D: Some of the underlined verbs have been wrongly used. Write the correct words in

the spaces provided.

1. My parents hope to buy a cottage by the sea. __________________

2. Phil’s car require a lot of repair and maintenance. ____________________

3. His trousers are torn and need to be mended. ___________________

4. The dairy cattle roams in the pasture for long hours in the summer. __________________

5. Technology make life easier for people throughout the world. ___________

6. The grapes are ripe and are ready to be picked. _______________

7. Wheat and rye are nutritious cereals. ________________

8. The primary school children wait here for their bus every morning. ________________

9. Sheep- rearing are a major occupation in New Zealand. ________________

10. The election results was a surprise to everyone. _________________

Exercise E: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There are may be more than one answer

for each question.

1. A. Brian am at the bank now.

B. Brian is at the bank now.

C. Brian at the bank now.

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2. A. My friends and I cycle to the park every Sunday.

B. My friends and I cycles to the park every Sunday.

C. My friends and I are cycled to the park every Sunday

3. A. Oil spills in the oceans endangers fish and marine life.

B. Oil spills in the oceans endangers fish and marine life.

C. Oil spills in the oceans endangered fish and marine life.

4. A. The food at the wedding is insufficient.

B. The food at the wedding are insufficient.

C. The food at the wedding was insufficient.

5. A. The machinery in this factory are out of date.

B. The machinery in this factory is out of date.

C. The machinery in this factory was out of date.

6. A. The plantation workers want fairer wages.

B. The plantation workers wants fairer wages.

C. The plantation worker wants fairer wages.

Exercise F: Rewrite the paragraph and use the verbs in the box to complete it.

call carries causes

cuts falls Wear

Strong winds and rain down rocks and reduce them to gravel. When rain on the bare earth it the

gravel into streams and rivers. As a river meanders, the gravel the sides of the riverbank. This the

river to widen. We this process “Erosion”.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Use the correct verbs in the boxes to complete the sentences.

1. Anita and Steven _________________ in. They were at the cinema. (wasn’t / weren’t)

2. We __________________ in town. We live in the suburbs. (doesn’t live / don’t live)

3. She _________________ TV everyday. (doesn’t watch / doesn’t watches)

4. My mother and my aunt _______________ members of the Art Society. (aren’t / isn’t)

5. Those ships from Rio ________________ passengers. (doesn’t carry / don’t carry)

6. He ______________pleased with his English test marks. (wasn’t / weren’t)

7. Lewis _____________ a timid child. (aren’t / isn’t)

8. He ______________ Tami. (doesn’t speak / don’t speak)

9. Cyprus and Sicily _______________ in Asia. (aren’t / isn’t)

10. Spiders _______________ six legs. They have eight legs (don;t has / don’t have)

Exercise B: Write negative statements in answer to the questions.

1. Is Greta the president of the science club?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Are they working on the project now?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Do you know that the concert is on tonight?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Does Bill like the way she sings?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Do the players need more refreshments?

_____________________________________________________________

6. Are the secretaries interested in the lunchtime fashion show?

____________________________________________________________

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Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with the negative forms of the words in the brackets. One is done
for you.

1. We aren’t going to the performance. (go)

2. You __________________ present in school yesterday. (be)

3. The customers are unhappy. They ___________________ the bad food in the restaurant.

(like)

4. Steve ________________keen on golf. He prefers tennis. (be)

5. The child has a terrible toothache but she ________________ to go to the dentist. (want)

6. Judith and her mother _________________in France now. They will be there next week. (be)

7. Maria _________________ happy with the new duties she has been given. (be)

8. I __________________ the address of that veterinary clinic but Janet has it. (have)

9. Jill _______________ told of the changes in the exam timetable and so she missed the

Geography paper. (be)

10. The chairman ____________________the meeting now. He will do it this afternoon. (conduct)

11. Mrs. Roberts __________________ to work because she gets a lift from her neighbour. (drive)

Exercise D: Complete the dialogue with negative statements. One is done for you.

A: You play tennis very well.

B. I (not) play as well as my brother.
1. I don’t play as well as my brother.

A: Is your brother a member of this club?

B: He (not)
2._________________________________________________________________

A: Does he take in tournaments?

B: He (not) like to take part in tournaments.
3.________________________________________________________________

A: Are you interested in playing for this club?

B: I (not) good in competitions.

4._________________________________________________________________

I get nervous. Those two players over there are never nervous and they’re very good.

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 A: They (not) better than you .

5._________________________________________________________________

B: They’re confident but I (not)

6._________________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with the negative forms of the words in the brackets.

Vijay and Arun are brothers. Vijay prefers to stay at home. He _____________(be) an outgoing

person and he _____________(have) many friends. He ___________ (play) football and he

______________(have) an interest in swimming. He spends hours on the computer. Sometimes he

plays chess with his father. He finds the chess challenging.

His brother Arun is sociable and enjoys going out with his friends. He __________ (like) to stay at

home alone. He also swims and plays football. Arun ____________ (believe) in sitting in front of the

computer for too long. He and his friends __________________(be) interested in chess. They

______________(understand) how a teenager like Vijay prefers to stay at home.

The boys’ parents agree that the two of them ______________(be) the same. They _____________

(worry) about the differences in their personalities. They accept them for who they are.

Exercise F : Some of the underlined verbs have been wrongly used. Write the correct words in the
spaces provided.

1. Michael aren’t happy with the food at the students’ hostel. ___________

2. The mayor and his team isn’t visiting the flood victims tonight. ________

3. Betty and I don’t know why the accident happened. _____________

4. Economics isn’t an easy subject to understand. It consists of complicated theories and their

application. __________________

5. The children don’t like the type of car their father wants to buty.________

6. The basketball players doesn’t have any practice tomorrow as their coach is ill.

7. She doesn’t realise how important it is to follow the instructions exactly. __________

8. Eddy and Patrick aren’t attending the function tonight. _____________

9. He doesn’t remembered where he put the important letter. ___________

10. She dropped the tin of baking powder. The lid came off and there were baking powder all

over the floor. _________________

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 Unit 6.3: Subject – Verb Agreement

Exercise A: Tick the correct answer to complete the questions.

1. Do / Does she enjoy/enjoys needlework?

2. Is / Are you comfortable?

3. Do / Does he has/have your address?

4. Is / Are that pen yours?

5. Do / Does we has/have to go now?

6. Do / Does they has/have their notebooks with them?

Exercise B: Complete the questions with the correct words in the boxes.

1. Do _______________ need a lift? (Eric/ Eric and Paul)

2. Are ________________ afraid of being alone? (He/you)

3. Does ________________ perform every night? (That band/ those bands)

4. Is ________________ in the boot of the car? (It/they)

5. Do _______________ have to go now? (I/she)

6. Is ________________ at home? (Your brother/ your brothers)

7. Are __________________ready to vote? (the committee / the committee members)

8. Do _________________ belong to that gentleman? (This suitcase/ these suitcases)

9. Are ________________ on the right road? (She/ we)

10. Does ____________________ begin at 6 p.m (the parade/ the parades)

Exercise C: Rearrange the words to form questions.

1. does – like --- Richard --- tea?

Does Richard like tea?

2. cousins – do – have – pets – your?

__________________________________________________

3. cut – does – grass – himself – Joe – the?

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4. a – chess – club – is – Jerry – member – of – the?
__________________________________________________

5. and – fruit – cake – do – Harry – like – Vanessa?

__________________________________________________

6. are – children – in – park – the – the?

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Complete the conversation using the words given. Each word may be used more than
once.

Is am are do does

Police: _____________ you realise you did not stop at the traffic lights?

Driver: I can’t believe I did that.

Police: _____________you have your driving licence with you?

Driver: _____________ you want it right now?

Police: _____________it with you or not?

Driver:_____________ I in trouble, officer?

Police: Let me see. ______________ your brake lights work? I notice that they didn’t work just now.

Driver: Nobody told me that. _____________ you sure?

Police: ___________ you arguing with me? That’s an offence too.

Driver: This is not my car. Actually…..

Police: ________________ this a stolen car, then?

Driver: This is my wife’s car.

Police: _______________ she know you borrowed it? If she doesn’t, she might have reported it

stolen.

Driver: Good grief! It’s just not my day. Please give me a ticket, officer.

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Exercise E: Change the following statements into questions.

1. She likes dairy products.

Does she like dairy products?

2. This is the first visit to Paris.

_________________________________________

3. There are many good restaurants in this area.

_________________________________________

4. Ken and Eva own a bakery.

_________________________________________

5. Anita has a college degree.

____________________________________________________________

6. Those factories observe laws on the environment.

____________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Underline the correct verbs in the brackets to complete the sentence.

1. The hotel guest is waiting/ wait for a taxi.

2. Mother is busy now. She is baking/ bakes cookies for us.

3. Tasha and Bob are flying/ fly to Australia on Monday.

4. Our neighbour Mrs. often is visiting/ visits us.

5. Aida is going/ goes to school by bus every morning.

6. The kittens are chasing/ chase a ball of wool now.

7. The club is celebrating/ celebrate Cultural Day tomorrow.

8. The trees in my garden are producing/ produce a lot of fruit every year.

9. We are listening/ listen to the news on television every night.

10. Roy seldom is coming/ comes late to the office.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of verbs in the brackets.

Dear Sally,

I am writing (write) to you from Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz ___________(be) a seaside town in

California. Its beaches ___________(be) really beautiful.

Every morning I ____________(wake) up early to see the glorious sunrise. I _______________ (jog)

along the beach before breakfast. Now I _______________ (sit) on the beach. Nina ______________

(sit) next to me. We _____________(watch) a group of tourists. Some of them ____________ (learn) to

parasail. It looks adventurous and fun to us! The others ______________(swim). Nina and I plan to

swim later. Both of us ______________(think) this place is wonderful.

I wish you could be here with us.

Love

Susan

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Exercise C: Cross out the incorrect verb forms to complete the passage.

Photosynthesis in green plants uses/use the energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide , water

and minerals into organic food. Photosynthesis occur/occurs in the leaves of plants. The roots

takes/take in water from the soil and this goes / go up the stem to the leaves. Tiny holes in the

leaf absorb/absorbs carbon dioxide from the air. The leaf obtain/obtains light energy from the

make/makes carbohydrates. These provide/provides nutrition for healthy plant growth. In the

process of photosynthesis oxygen escapes/escape through the tiny holes in the leaf’s surface into

the atmosphere.

Exercise D: Underline the correct verbs in the brackets to complete the dialogue.

Manager: Ann, I (need/am needing) the documents on the Eden Housing Project.

Ann : Just give me a minute, Sir. I (type/ am typing) them out now.

Manager: My meeting (are/is) scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

Ann : I’ll have them ready. Mary and I (organize/are organizing) the file now for you to take to your

meeting. Mr Long (finish/ is finishing) the statistics and the sketches for your presentation.

Manager: I (require/ requires) all my notes as well. I (has / have) a big job ahead of me. All the

important people are (coming/come) today. I am (thinking/ think) we (has/have) a wonderful project.

I hope the clients like it too.

Exercise E: Some of the underlined verbs have been wrongly used. Write the correct verbs in the

spaces provided.

1. Usually Ken is working on his computer in the evenings. _____________

2. Alice and Adam intend to renovate their house. _________________

3. In the morning Adam is driving a taxi and at night he teaches karate. _____________

4. At the moment, Sam is busy. He is repairing the brakes of his motorcycle. ______________

5. The cookbook contains a number of unusual recipes. _______________

6. Mum, I go the pharmacy now to get your medicine. ________________

7. My cousins are leaving for Taiwan next week to visit their sister. ______________

8. My neighbour always talk about politics. ______________

9. They reach home after work before work before six every morning. __________________

10. We are hurry to the station now. We don’t want to miss the train.

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Exercise F: Fill in the blanks with the correct present tense forms from the words provided. Each

word may only be used once.

Attend cover fly hope lead

Record see take tell put

Peter ____________ an adventurous life. His job as photojournalist with an influential magazine

__________ him to different parts of the world. He _____________ on camera important world events

and sometimes this ______________ his life in danger. His desire to publish pictures of what he

______________ and experiences brings him joy and sadness. His photographs ______________ the

story of times of great happiness as well as suffering and how people react to such situations.

At the moment, he _______________ a cultural festival in South Korea. In two days’ time he

_______________ to Rumania to take some candid shots of the orphanages there. Next week, Peter

_____________ the Middle East on an assignment and he _______________ to capture on film the

beauty of the desert and its wildlife.

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.Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with the present tense or past tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. Our cat, Punch, cleans (clean) himself every day after meals.

2. Linda _________(cut) the flowers and arranged them in a vase.

3. The dish _______(slip) from Sue’s hands and broke.

4. Amphibians _______ (live) on land and in water.

5. Anand ________(dry) the towels in the sun yesterday.

6. We _______(hear) about the accident two weeks ago.

7. I always _________(listen) to music while I do my work.

8. John _______(put) all his tools in a box this morning.

9. The students ________(assemble) in the field yesterday afternoon.

10. Dad ______(go) to Hong Kong every year.

11. They ______(be) in the stadium last night.

Exercise B: Complete the passage using the past tense forms of the verbs in the brackets.

Last Friday, Alfred and I joined (join) the students on a trip to Fraser’s Hill. We ____________(leave)

early in the morning. On arrival there we quickly _________ (unpack) and ______(pitch) our tents.

Later we _________(trek) into the forest to gather wood. We ________(pile) logs on top on one

another and _______(build) a fire. Nigel and Peter ________ (spend) the afternoon fishing. They

________(be) lucky! They __________(catch) four large fish. Mr. Roberts, our teacher-in-charge,

____________(grill) the fish over the fire. What a feast we had!

Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs from the following word list.

Catch grab jump know manage

Run see throw tie woke

Something ___________ me up. I found it hard to breathe. I _________ out of bed and _________

downstairs. I _________ smoke billowing out of the kitchen and ____________ something was

wrong. I shouted to my parents, “Mum, Dad, come quickly! The kitchen is on fire!” Mum and Dad

rushed down the stairs. Mum __________ me a large wet towel which I __________ and __________

round my body. I _________ the fire extinguisher from the storeroom and sprayed foam over the

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burning stove. We ____________ to put out the fire after some time. We were lucky the fire had not

spread to the rest of the house.

Exercise D: Cross out the incorrect verb forms to complete the sentences.

1. My elderly aunt sometimes forgets/forget to switch off her television set late at night.

2. After Mum finished cooking, we scrub/scrubbed the greasy kitchen floor until it gleamed.

3. Nisha’s diamond ring glitters/ glittered each time it reflected the light.

4. I had/have a bad headache this morning so I went to the clinic for some medication.

5. Nelly is bringing/ brings over a batch of jam tarts that she baked herself.

6. The neighbour’s cat sprang/springs up a tree when it saw my dog heading its way.

7. Mr. Miles is speaking/spoke to a customer right now. Could you wait a while?

8. My brother let/lets me drive his new car around the neighbourhood this afternoon.

9. The old ferry sank/sinks when it hit the cargo ship.

10. The women are weeping/wept with pity when they saw the starving children.

Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with the present, present continuous or past tense form of the

verbs in the brackets.

Ravi : I _______(tidy) the kitchen last night and I _________(refuse) to do

it again. It’s your turn today.

Sheila : You _______(be) so unfair! I ______(spend) most of last week

cleaning the house. I ________(not bother) you because you ______

(have) exams.

Ravi : I _________(beg) you now, Shiela. Please do it for me just this once.

I don’t have the time. I _________(type) out my Chemistry project. I

have to hand it in tomorrow morning.

Shiela : You always ________(try) to wriggle your way out of doing

housework and somehow you __________(succeed). I’ll let you off this time.

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 Unit 7.3: Past Continuous Tense
Exercise A: Underline the correct verb forms to complete the story.

It was about 1:30 p.m. I (wait/waiting) in a queue at the bank to cash my cheque. Two

well-dressed men (walked/walking) into the bank. They (went/go) up to the counter while I

(counting/was counting) my money. Suddenly, the men (shouted/ was shouting), “Give us the

money!” One of them (pointed/pointing) a gun at the cashier while the other (tie/tied) up the

security guards.

All this while, the customers was (trembling/ were trembling) with fear. While the men (were

waiting/was waiting) for the cashier to put the money into bags, the manager secretly pressed the

alarm buzzer to alert the police. The men (were leaving/ left) the bank when they (came/coming)

face-to-face with the police squad outside.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense or past continuous tense form of the
verbs in the brackets.

1. At 9:30 last night, my brother ___________ (work) on his computer.

2. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. yesterday, Mrs. Hanes _______________(sew) curtains.

3. I __________ (forget) to lock the front door this morning.

4. The woman _________(sleep) when the robbers _________ (break) into her house.

5. While I __________(bake) a cake, Tommy was doing his sums.

6. They _________(paint) the house all day yesterday.

7. While Beatrice cut the vegetables, Joyce ___________ (fry) noodles.

8. She ______________(get) into the car when a cyclist _________(knock) into her.

Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense or past continuous tense form of the verbs

in the brackets.

At about 6.30 yesterday evening, Tom ________________(get) ready all the ingredients needed to

cook his speciality – chicken in sweet and sour sauce. He ____________(mutter) to himself while

he ____________(search) in the pantry for the various things he needed. His little sister Inez

_________(stroll) into the kitchen and sat quietly as Tom __________(rummage) in the fridge for

tomatoes. Inez __________(offer) to help and Tom greatfully accepted.

While Tom __________(stir) the sauce in the pan, Inez _________(chop) up the onions and

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vegetables. Soon, the dish ______________(simmer) on the stove. Half an hour later, Tom

__________(lay) the table for dinner and Inez went off to call the rest of the family.

Exercise D: Some of the underlined verbs have been wrongly used. Write the correct answers in

the spaces provided.

1. Aaron was minding the baby while Ida was preparing _____________ lunch.
2. Sarah was chatting on the phone when her manager was coming into the office. _________
3. From 4 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. yesterday, Julia and Jess were playing badminton at the sports
complex. _____________
4. I shopped at the supermarket last Sunday when Imet Angela. _____________
5. They were driving along the highway when a truck cut across their path. _____________
6. We waited at the airport for Dad’s flight to arrive when we saw the movie star. __________
7. While the children were watching a horror movie, they heard strange noises
outside. _______________
8. Rita mixed the batter for the cake while Mum get the baking tins ready. _______________
9. The three boys roamed around the mall during school hours when the principal caught
them. _______________
10. The men appeared nervous when we asked them what they wanted. _______________

Exercise E: Circle the letters of the sentences which are correct. There may be more than one

answer for each question.

1. A. He said, “Don’t disturb me now because I watch a movie on television.”

B. He said, “Don’t disturb me now because I am watching a movie on televison.”

C. He said that he didn’t want to be disturbed because he watched a movie on television.

2. A. Bill cooked the noodles while I make the sauce.

B. Bill cooked the noodles while I made the sauce.

C. Bill cook the noodles while I made the sauce.

D. Bill was cooking the noodles while I was making the sauce.

3. A. I was getting ready to go out when Gina called me.

B. I was getting ready to go out when Gina call me.

C. When I was getting ready to go out, Gina called me.

D. When I getting ready to go out, Gina called me.

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 4. A. While I was typed the invitations, Ling was pasting the stamps on the

envelopes.

B. While I type the invitations, Ling paste the stamps on the envelopes.

C. While I typed the invitations, Ling pasted the stamps on the envelopes.

D. While I was typing the invitations, Ling was pasting the stamps on the envelopes.

5. A. At 5.30 yesterday evening, Mary was writing a letter and I was writing a report.

B. While Mary was writing a letter at 5.30 yesterday evening, I was writing a report.

C. While Mary writing a letter at 5.30 yesterday evening, I was writing a report.

D. While Mary wrote a letter yesterday evening at 5.30, I write a report.

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Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. Dad polished his shoes yesterday.

2. Aida has cut the vegetables just now.

3. Mr. Lee teach English for the past ten years.

4. The ripe fruit has fallen from the tree.

5. Rover our dog has dug a hole under the fence.

6. The spectators have thrown rubbish all over the field last night.

7. Alfred has flown a plane before.

8. Someone has broke the best blue platter.

9. I have studied French since 1998.

10. The police have catch the motorcyclist for speeding.

Exercise B: Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the passage.
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year’s Day. We (have been busy/ were busy) for the past two
weeks and now everything is ready. Emily (has hung/ hanged) up the new curtains. Maggie (has
washed/washed) the floor on Tuesday and (has polished/ polished) all the silverware yesterday.
We (have decorated/ decorated) the house with balloons two days ago. Little Cindy (has drawn/
drew) a beautiful poster for the New Year this morning. We (have invited/ invited) Mrs. Lim to
welcome the New Year with us. May (has baked/was baked) a delicious fruit cake. I (bought/have
bought) a small gift for Mrs. Lim and my little sister (tied/has tied) a big bow on it. I (have even

made/ even made) my list of new year resolutions.

Exercise C: Cross out the incorrect verb forms to complete the passage.

Cross our parents moved to the city, we children (faced/have faced) some problems. Mum (has

enrolled/enrolled) us in a co-ed school, something we are not used to. My sister Betty and I (have

been/were) in an all-girls’ school since we started going to school. For the past few weeks we

(experienced/ have experienced) some difficulty in adjusting.

We really miss our old schoolmates. We (did/do) a lot of things together and had such good times.

We (had/have) some very good friends who for the past five years (have always been/ were

always) there for us.

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Betty and I (already discovered/ have already discovered) that some city kids are not quite as

friendly as the children we knew in the small town school. Furthermore, we (had/have) to wake up

very early to catch the school bus which comes to our house at 6.15 a.m. We (never wake up/

have never woken up) this early for school! We wish we could go back to our little town where life

was so relaxed.

Exercise D: Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses.

1. Adam has already completing his A’ Levels.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Joyce has enrol in a college.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Tina has apply for several jobs.

_____________________________________________________________

4. I seen some interesting advertisements.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Tim has decide to work in a bank.

_____________________________________________________________

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Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense or simple past tense form of the

words in the box.

Be dare dream go meet realise

see scream visit ride sail

Hello Lydia,

I have dreamt of this moment for many months! Here I am at last in Disneyland! I ______________

busy, enjoying all the wonders of this place. So far, we ______________Sleeping Beauty’s castle

and gone on quick tour of Disneyland by the sky train. We ___________ Mickey Mouse, Donald

Duck and Goofy. We ____________ so many cartoon characters that I cannot keep count of them!

This morning, Dave and I ______________ for a ride in Alice in Wonderland’s cup and saucer. It is

like a crazy ferris wheel. Yesterday we _____________ in an old-fashioned boat to see the different

countries of the world. Then I ____________ that the world is a small place after all! Dave and I

even ____________ to go on a roller-coaster called Space Mountain. I ______________ until I

almost lost my voice. I also ______________ in a stage coach to the wild, wild West.

I’ll tell you more when I come back next week. Till then, take care.

Love

Tessa

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Exercise A: Underline the correct verbs to complete the sentences

1. These coming holidays, Irene (visited/ is going to visit) her uncle in Australia.

2. Annie (drew/ will draw) the plans for her new house three months ago.

3. We (donating/ are going to donate) the money we raised to a children’s home.

4. The company (will build/ built) the factory at the end of this year.

5. Hannah (going to buy/ has bought) a new set of furniture.

6. I (join/ will join) the Environment Society this weekend.

7. Everyone (taken/ has taken) a lunch packet from the box.

8. Both of us (are going to attend/ attend) the meeting tonight.

9. Wild geese (migrate/ migrating) south for the winter.

10. My daughter (is learning/ learning) how to write.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The film ______________(start) at 5:30 this evening.

2. The party ______________ (end) at 11 o’clock last night.

3. We _____________(clean) the house thoroughly for the coming Chinese New Year.

4. I ____________ (take) Kate to the dentist yesterday afternoon.

5. Miriam ________________(meet) my sister Julia before.

6. The boat _____________ (arrive) at Sydney Harbour last night.

7. I _____________ (be) in the library since 3 p.m today.

8. The farmers ______________ (prepare) the fields for planting last week.

9. Mary often _____________(wash) her car during the week.

10. A herd of wild elephants _______________(attack) the village last night.

11. He ______________ (be) in Australia next week.

Exercise C: Cross out the incorrect verb forms to complete the dialogue.

Dr. Bernard Tan: For this “Clean up the Environment” campaign, I have decided to divide you into

five teams. Paul, you will/ will be in charge of the Campaign. Ron, Lee and Aaron

will help/ helped to clear the tall grass and weeds in the field. Pat and the young-

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 boys will carry/carry away all the rubbish dumped under the trees. Paul, please

tell the others what to do.

Paul: Right. Everyone is going/are going to do different things. Vicki, Jean and Jess,

you will sweep/ sweeping up the road and remove all the stones, loose soil and

dead leaves. You use / will use the black garbage bags to dispose of the rubbish.

Christy and gang cleaning / will clean the blocked drains. Clear the drains so

water will be/will able to flow freely. You will put/ put all garbage disposal bags

neatly on one side of the road. The disposal company will collect/ collecting

them later.

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense or future tense form of the verbs in the

brackets.

Trisha: Listen, everyone. Our graduation ____________(be) in a month’s time. We

___________ (get) so many things to do before that.

Jon : We _________ (make) it a night all of us __________ (remember) for a

very long time.

Ling : We ____________(hire) a good band and order a variety of food. Good

food and good music are important.

Trisha : That’s true but we ______________(look) at our budget first before

planning anything grand.

Jon : I __________(come) up with a wonderful idea already. To cut costs, we

____________ (have) our own college band to perform at our graduation.

Trisha: That sounds practical. I ____________(ask) Farah’s mother for some ideas

about the food tomorrow. She ___________ (manage) a restaurant.

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Exercise E: Some of the underlined verbs in the sentences have been wrongly used. Write the

correct verbs in the spaces provided.

1. He is going to participate in the grand prix next month. ________________

2. My brother will be 21 years old next month and the ________________3.

They will followed all the old customs at Mala’s wedding next week. _____________

4. Sally will being our new supervisor next month. _____________

5. Dad will angry when he finds out you dented his car. _____________

6. Rose and I were admiring the furniture on sale when we saw Mrs. Smith. _____________

7. Nick will not break the promise he made to come tonight. _____________

8. Lucy is coming over now. I talk to her about the problem later. _____________

9. David is going to repair my roller blades tomorrow.

10. Property prices are going to fallen when the economy goes into a recession. _____________

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_xercise A: Tick the correct verbs to complete the sentences.

1. Amin will sitting/ will be sitting for a basic French exam this year.

2. He chopped/ will chopping some wood for the complete.

3. The children will be touring/ toured a textile factory at 4 p.m. today.

4. I will be moving / will moving to my new home on Saturday.

5. Jim and Ted wish/ are wishing to go to Europe next year.

6. Nobody will be believing/ will believe this silly story.

7. Ally will getting married/ will be getting married to Michael at the end of the month.

8. I will enrolled/ will be enrolling for the Business Management course next year.

9. They will be knowing/ will know which road to take tomorrow when they see our road sign.

10. The entire town will cheered/ will be cheering the badminton team when they come home

tomorrow with championship trophy.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with “will” or “will be”.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes ______________ visiting Tokyo next week.

2. They ____________ stop at Dubai on their way to London next month.

3. I _____________ reach New York at about 3 p.m. tomorrow.

4. At 10 a.m. this Saturday we _____________cleaning the school hall.

5. I _____________ see you at the cinema at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

6. We ____________ meeting Mrs. Adams this afternoon.

7. At 4 p.m. tomorrow I _______________ on my way to the airport.

8. The hospital _______________ organizing a public fitness campaign very soon.

9. Tina’s parents ___________ go to Malaysia at the end of the week.

10. The concert next week _____________ last for two hours.

Exercise C: Rewrite these sentences in the future tense or future continuous tense form
correctly.

1. We are going to breaking our journey at a little village by the sea.

We are going to break our journey at a little village by the sea.

2. They will disappointed to hear that we are not going fishing with them.

_____________________________________________________________

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3. She will arrange accommodation for the team in Sydney.

_____________________________________________________________

4. The girls decorating the stage at 5 p.m. today.

_____________________________________________________________

5. The pub will holding a karaoke contest on Saturday night.

_____________________________________________________________

6. We will be remembering to call you tomorrow regarding the schedule.

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with the future tense or present perfect tense form of the verbs in the

brackets.

Dear Jackie,

This is just a short note to let you know that I ______________(come) to San Francisco next

Thursday. I _____________(stay) at the Cental Hotel. My secretary ________________(already make)

the reservations.

I ____________(contact) you after I _____________(check) into the hotel. I hope you

____________(be) free to join me for dinner. I _____________(not see) you for more than three

months.

We _______________(have) a lot to talk about next week. On Friday and Saturday, I

______________(be) completely involved in the conference. That leaves me with Sunday. I

_____________(fly) back home on Sunday night, but I’ll be free in the morning. Perhaps you

________________(be) able to go shopping with me.

See you soon.

Love,

Donna

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Exercise E: Complete the sentences with the correct verbs from the following:

are going to leave has drawn has struggled

will be interviewing were going to reveal will be

have already cleared will be setting up will be sponsoring

will be thronging

1. Our club _____________________ an exhibition and sale of handicrafts this week.

2. Chris and I _________________ for a tour of Greece on Friday.

3. She ________________ alone for many years to keep the business going.

4. The board of directors ________________applicants for the job next Monday.

5. The girls ________________ all our plans when we interrupted them.

6. The weather ___________________ fine tomorrow so we can go on our excursion.

7. The hired labourers _________________ the land for planting.

8. The natural beauty of this place _______________ many tourists here.

9. The young couple _______________ home in a quiet suburb of the city.

10. Crowds of visitors _____________________________ the city centre this weekend for the

annual computer fair.

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Exercise F: Use the correct verbs in the box to describe what the writer will be doing next week.

will be flying will join will be shopping will be touring

will go will participate will be sitting will watch

will have will relax will be staying

I am so tired of cooking and washing dirty dishes. Next Monday, at this time, I will be flying to Spain

for my vacation. For 10 wonderful ways I __________________ at the Las Palmas Hotel by the sea in

Barcelona. Lina and Abby _______________ me there. Every morning, we ________________in the

warm sunshine and under beach umbrellas, enjoying fresh tropical fruit and juices. We

______________ sailing, fishing and water skiing. On Friday morning, I ________________ historic

Spanish palaces while the others ________________ at the open air markets.

At night, we ___________________ and listen to the music of Spain. We __________________ in the

dancing too! ________________ such an exciting time! Just before our holiday ends, we

_______________ a bullfight something which Spain is famous for. I am really looking forward to my

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 Unit 8.1: Active and Passive Voice

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Exercise A: Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the paragraph.

Anna (is loves/ loves) animals. Many bird and squirrels are (fed / feeded) by Anna every day. One

morning, she (found/ was found) a sick bird under a tree. She (carried/ was carried) it carefully to

her house. The bird (was taken/ was took) to a vet by Anna’s father. After that, it (was look after/

was looked after) by the whole family. It was (encouraged/ encourage) to fly again by Anna. One

day, it (flew/ was flown) back to the tree. Its happy chirps ( heard/ are heard) by Anna every day.

Sometimes it (is join/ joins) the other birds around Anna.

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. car – driver – locked – the – the.

_____________________________________________________________

2. by – door – Jill – opened – the – was

_____________________________________________________________

3. chased – dog – me – Mr. Lim’s

_____________________________________________________________

4. by – floor – is – maid – mopped – the – the

_____________________________________________________________

5. are – by – caused – diseases – germs – many.

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. Active voice: Six monkeys rode two horses in the circus act.

Passive voice: Two horses _________ ridden by six monkeys in the circus act.

2. Active voice: Many teenagers wear jeans and t-shirts.

Passive voice: Jeans and t-shirts are ____________ by many teenagers.

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3. Active voice: The explosion rocked the building.

Passive voice: The building was __________ by the explosion.

4. Active voice: Today, children in many countries read her books.

Passive voice: Today, her books _________ read by children in many countries.

5. Active voice: All of us miss him.

Passive voice: He is ___________ by all of us.

6. Active voice: A group of mountain climbers ____________ a strange animal.

Passive voice: A strange animal was seen by a group of mountain climbers.

7. Active voice: The nervous actors ___________ some of their lines.

Passive voice: A lot of lines were forgotten by the nervous actors.

8. Active voice: Nowadays, girls as well as boys ____________ judo clubs.

Passive voice: Nowadays, judo clubs are attended by girls as well as boys.

9. Active voice: Most other animals in the jungle __________ the tiger.

Passive voice: The tiger is feared by most other animals in the jungle.

10. Active voice: The little girl _______ pretty baskets.

Passive voice: Pretty baskets are woven by that little girl.

Exercise D: Tick the correct sentences.

1. The doctor was examined the patient carefully. __________

2. That old pipe smoke by my uncle. __________

3. Three wolves were spotted by the cameramen. __________

4. A young man is managed the factory. __________

5. The puppy buried bones all over the garden. __________

6. The man was questioned by the police. __________

7. Meals by efficient waiters were served. __________

8. Experienced writers produce the script. __________

9. More food is needed by the flood victims. __________

10. The girls were poured the tea into little cups. __________

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Exercise E: Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. My father was received a letter yesterday.

_____________________________________________________________

2. A treasure hunt organized by the Rotary Club twice a year.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Your torn sock was mend by Mum this morning.

_____________________________________________________________

4. The little boy’s nails are trimmed by his sister every month.

_____________________________________________________________

5. The rice by the chef himself was fried.

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise F: Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

acted am are borrows enjoy

entertained exchange is joined thrilled

I ______________ a reading group early this year. Every Monday each of the five members

______________ a book from the library. On Saturday morning the books ______________ discussed

at our meeting. We ____________ these discussions very much. Plots and ideas are ___________.

Sometimes we are ______________ by a frightening incident in a book. Very often, I ___________

amused by funny characters and my friends’ comments on them.

Last week, Lynne ___________ the rest of us with a comical scene from a novel. She

______________ three different roles very well. Every week my interest in reading ______________

increased by these meetings.

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 Exercise A: For each sentences in the active voice, circle the letter of the correct sentence in

the passive voice.

1. The boy kicked the ball.

A. The ball was kick by the boy.

B. The ball is kicked by the boy.

C. The ball was kicked by the boy.

2. My grandfather plants many vegetables in our garden.

A. Many vegetables in our garden are planted by my grandfather.

B. Many vegetables in our garden planted my grandfather.

C. Many vegetables in our garden are plant by my grandfather.

3. The headmistress called Mr. Lim to her office.

A. The headmistress was called by Mr. Lim to her office.

B. Mr. Lim was called by the headmistress to her office.

C. Mr. Lim was call by the headmistress to her office.

4. The bear attacked the hunter.

A. The hunter was attacked by the bear.

B. The hunter was by the bear attacked.

C. By the bear the hunter was attacked.

5. Fans cool these rooms.

A. These fans are cooling rooms.

B. The rooms are cool by fans.

C. These rooms are cooled by fans.

6. Cheryl invented the game.

A. The game invented by Cheryl.

B. The game was invented by Cheryl.

C. The game is invented by Cheryl.

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7. Architects design buildings.

A. Buildings are designed by architects.

B. Buildings are by architects design.

C. Buildings are design by architects.

8. A lifeguard saved him.

A. He was save by a lifeguard.

B. A lifeguard was saved by him.

C. He was saved by a lifeguard.

9. Wild animals fear fire.

A. Fire is feared by wild animals.

B. Fire feared by wild animals.

C. Fire are feared by wild animals.

10. Her voice soothed me.

A. I am soothed by her voice.

B. I was soothed by her voice.

C. I was soothe by her voice.

Exercise B: Tick the correct sentences.

1. The room were swept by the boys.

2. A lot of money was save by the student.

3. Our team was beaten by theirs.

4. We were stopped by the traffic policeman.

5. The women was helped by the guard.

6. Rats are ate by snakes.

7. We were taught by Mrs. Lopez.

8. The fish was fry by Barbara.

9. The vases were made by Rosemary.

10. The letters are typed by Meg every day.

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Exercise C: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

In this monastery the discipline is quite good. The rules are explain by the discipline master very

clearly. Most of the time the rules are obeyed by everyone. Once in a while a rule is broke by a

novice. The senior monk who catches the novice breaking the rule gives him a warning. A novice

who keeps breaking rules are punished by the discipline master.

Counselling is also provided by the monastery. Some years ago two monks are sent by the monas-

tery to attend a counselling course. They are now experienced counsellors. A counsellor helps

young monks to understand and improve their own behaviour. In this way the novices were given a

chance to learn self-discipline.

1._______________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

2_______________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

3._______________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

4._______________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise D: Change the sentences from the active voice to the passive voice.

1. A bee stung me this morning.

____________________________________________________________

2. Commuters use that pedestrian crossing every day.

____________________________________________________________

3. The music centre holds three concerts every year.

____________________________________________________________

4. The players chose Adam to be their captain.

____________________________________________________________

5. Many Europeans enjoy Asian art.

_____________________________________________________________

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 Unit 9: Subject and Predicate

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Exercise A: Underline the predicates in the sentences.

1. My parents are out.

2. That calculator is too expensive.

3. We can return to our rooms.

4. Our neighbours, Mr and Mrs. Hughes, like to grow flowers.

5. My friends and I are going to a party tonight.

6. Kathy’s ambition is to be a pilot.

7. The little boy prepares his own breakfast everyday.

8. Most trees in temperate climates shed their leaves in autumn.

9. Sports Day for our school was last Saturday.

10. The girl in blue may win the spelling competition.

11. You always make us laugh with your stories.

Exercise B: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one answer

for each question.

1. A. Can come tomorrow you.

B. You can come tomorrow.

C. Tomorrow you can come.

2. A. At five o’clock this morning Ron went jogging.

B. At five o’clock this morning Ron jogging.

C. At five o’clock this morning Ron was jogging.

3. A. She finished everything this morning.

B. She finished this morning everything.

C. This morning she finished everything.

4. A. Everybody to go to the hall now.

B. Everybody is to go to the hall now.

C. Everybody has to go to the hall now.

5. A. The children are very noisy today.

B. Today the children are very noisy.

C. Very noisy the children today.

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Exercise C: Rewrite each sentence, inserting the word or words in the brackets in “one of”

places marked ^ .

1. The teachers are making ^ in the staff room ^. (our test papers)

2. Grandpa was ^ a fine athlete ^. (in his youth)

3. All employees ^ to assemble ^ in front of the building at once. (are)

4. The children decorated ^ their kindergarten ^. (beautifully)

5. She will be ^ on this tour ^. (our guide)

6. One of the scenes ^ in the movie ^ very frightening. (is)

7. The little boy greeted ^ his aunt ^. (with a cheeky smile)

8. He ^ attending a meeting ^ in Hawaii. (will be)

9. Mrs. Lee made ^ pineapple jam ^. (for her family)

10. Good managers ^ to be firm and fair to ^ everyone. (have)

Exercise D: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. Chirsting – dringking – is – green tea.

_____________________________________________________________

2. come – have – now – to – you.

_____________________________________________________________

3. a – doctor – good – is – she – very.

_____________________________________________________________

4. classroom – cleaned – pupils – the – the.

_____________________________________________________________

5. her – may – she – sister – take – there.

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Exercise E: Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the passage.

It (is raining / raining) heavily. It (rained yesterday/ yesterday rained) too. The river near my

house will overflow (its banks soon/ soon its banks). My neighbours and I (need to / to) get ready

(are to / to) cope with a flood. Floods are (a problem here / here a problem). Sometimes the water

(rises/ rising) very high. The we all (have to / to) move to higher ground until the water level goes

down. Floods damage (badly or crops / our crops badly). Some of us (to /want to) move away

permanently.

Exercise F: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

1. A fresh wind is blowing from across the sea. The coconut palms are swaying gently. I sitting

quietly on the beach. It is lovely and peaceful.

2. Two schoolboys came to our house this morning. Offered to wash our car. They were raising

funds to build a new laboratory for their school. We gave them quite a lot of money for a

good car wash.

3. My brother lives alone in the city. He tidies his room every day. He cleans the floor three

times a week. He does twice a week his laundry.

4. Driving me crazy the noise. It is coming from a construction site in the neighbourhood. I am

trying to concentrate on my science textbook and notes. I have to sit for a test tomorrow.

5. We plan hold a party next Saturday. We want to make it a really enjoyable one. We need to

start early. This is because all of us have to be home by 11 p.m.

1.______________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________

3.______________________________________________________________

4.______________________________________________________________

5.______________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with the correct question tags.

1. You are ready to go, _______________________________________?

2. We need a map and a compass,__________________________________?

3. The front door is locked, ________________________________________?

4. That motorist drives recklessly, ___________________________________?

5. The cars ahead are slowing down, _________________________________?

6. You need your sunglasses,_______________________________________?

7. Our car is making a funny noise, __________________________________?

8. That policewoman wants us to stop,_______________________________?

9. The waiters here give good service, _______________________________?

10. I am a good driver, ______________________________?

Exercise B: Circle the letters of the sentences with the correct question tags. There may be more

than one answer for each question.

1. A. Whales are mammals, are they?

B. Whales are mammals, aren’t they?

C. A whale is a mammal, isn’t it?

2. A. I am very noisy, amn’t I?

B. You are very noisy, aren’t you?

C. I am very noisy, aren’t I?

3. A. Aunt Rosie and Aunt Jane knit baby clothes, don’t they?

B. Aunt Rosie knits baby clothes, doesn’t she?

C. Aunt Rosie knits baby clothes, aren’t they?

4. A. These girls dance well, don’t they?

B. These girls dance well, aren’t they?

C. This girl dances well, doesn’t she?

5. A. You and I enjoy funny stories, don’t we?

B. You and she enjoy funny stories, isn’t it?

C. You and she enjoy funny stories, don’t you?

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Exercise C: Rearrange the words to form correct sentences with question tags.

1. hot isn’t it it’s , ?

_____________________________________________________________

2. cats don’t fish like they , ?

_____________________________________________________________

3. doesn’t he here works Tim , ?

_____________________________________________________________

4. and are aren’t going I we you , ?

_____________________________________________________________

5. a costs doesn’t it lot piano this , ?

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Underline the mistakes and write the correct answers in the boxes. One is done for
you.

1. These mangoes are delicious, aren’t them? _____________

2. She wants this book, don’t she? _____________

3. They lives here, don’t they? _____________

4. That is the Ritz Hotel, isn’t that? _____________

5. Josheph and I am right, aren’t we? _____________

6. Stella and Steve work well together, aren’t they? _____________

Exercise E: Rewrite the sentences and correct the question tags.

1. Monaco is just 1.5 square km in area, is not it?

____________________________________________________________

2. Canada and the United States grow wheat, doesn’t they?

____________________________________________________________

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3. Raisins and currants are dried grapes, isn’t it?

_____________________________________________________________

4. You do have my book “Robinson Crusoe”, you don’t ?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Your brother likes the cartoon character in this book, isn’t he?

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise F: Fill in the blanks with suitable words from both boxes. Each word may be used more
than once.

Box A Box B

be I it she they we you are aren’t doesn’t don’t is isn’t

1. ___________ is brilliant, _________________ she?

2. You and _____________ are adventurous, ______________ we?

3. Both he and _______________ love travelling, don’t _______________?

4. This cough mixture makes you sleepy, _____________ ______________.

5. The streets ________________crowded today, aren’t _______________?

6. I bring you a lot of problems, ______________, __________________?

7. _____________ expresses himself well, _______________ he?

8. The scenery ___________ awesome, ______________ it?

9. Tapirs feed on leaves, _____________ _____________ ?

10. You ________________ a nature lover, aren’t _________________?

Exercise G: Underline the sentences in which question tags are used correctly.

Mr. Yong : This party is really enjoyable , isn’t it?

Mrs. Yong : Oh yes. The desserts are delicious, aren’t they?

Mr. Yong : You are supposed to be dieting, isn’t it?

Mrs. Yong : You know how to spoil my fun, don’t you?

Mr . Yong : Sorry, dear. Hey, our son looks smart, don’t he?

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Mrs. Yong : He is wearing your favourite shirt, isn’t he?

Mr. Yong : I noticed that. It looks fine on him. But it looks even better on me,

doesn’t it?

Mr. Yong : Men are vain, are they?

Mrs. Yong : Not me. You and I argue a lot, don’t we?

Mr. Yong :: Our arguments make life interesting, don’t they?

Mervyn : Hi, Mum. Hi, Dad. You are staying till the end of the party, aren’t

you?

Mr. Yong : Yes, if you are. We are going home together, are not we?

Mrs. Yong : We have to stay, Mervyn. Our hostess wants you to play the piano

for the dance, doesn’t she?

Mervyn : I am important, aren’t I

Mrs. Yong : You are happy to be needed, don’t you?

Mr. Yong : He is vain as I am , doesn’t he?

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Exercise A: Rewrite the wh-questions correctly.

1. My umbrella is where?
Where is my umbrella?

2. Why your brother is so happy today?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Kim’s occupation is what?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Is how your backache now?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Anne’s flight is when?

_____________________________________________________________

6. Is suitcase which you?

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise B: Mark with ^ where the missing verbs or parts of the verb should be.

1. Who Edith Cavell? is

2. How fast does that fighter jet? fly

3. Where the headquarters of the United Naitons? are

4. What the old name for Istanbul? is

5. Who helping you with the housework? is

6. Why Steve look so pleased? did

7. How many seats there in this auditorium? are

8. Which country that tourist come from? did

9. How much money did the thief? steal

10. When Nelson Mandela become the President of South Africa? did

11. Why did the Europeans to the Americas in the fiftieth century? go

Exercise C : Underline the correct words to complete the questions.

1. What do the children (want/wants) for tea?

2. How much sugar do you (take/ takes) in your coffee?

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 3. Whose shoes did your dog (chew/ chewed)?

4. Who doesn’t James (know/knows) at the party?

5. Where did Mary and Eva (find/finding) the wallet?

6. When did Maxine ( leave/left) her job?

7. Which magazines do you (read/reads) ?

8. How did Jenny (get/gets) my telephone number?

9. Why didn’t we (ask/asked) the policeman for directions just now?

10. How many employees does that firm (have/having) ?

Exercise D: Tick the questions that are correct.

1. A. Whose answer is correct?

B. Whose answer correct?

2. A. What did the salesgirl give you?

B. What did the salesgirl gave you?

3. A. Your birthday is when?

B. When is your birthday?

4. A. How old is your brother?

B. How old your brother is ?

5. A. Which journalist?

B. Which journalist wrote this article?

6. A. You have how many hamsters?

B. How many hamsters do you have?

7. A. How much paint is there?

B. How much paint there is?

8. A. Victor put my file where?

B. Where did Victor put my file?

9. A. Why didn’t you finish your breakfast?

B. Why didn’t you finished your breakfast?

10. A. Who wanting this calendar?

B. Who wants this calendar?

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 Exercise E: Complete the questions with the correct words in the boxes.

1. ________________ the highest mountain in the world? (Which / Which is)

2. ________________ to the airport? (How did you go / How you went)

3. ________________ in a hurry? (Kevin why was/ Why was kevin)

4. ______________ a Japanese garden? (Whose house has/ Whose house having)

5. _____________ the hair stylist ______________? (What didn’t bring/ What didn’t bringing)

6. Whose father _____________ to dress up as a clown? (Going/ is going)

7. _____________ Anne ___________you about the meeting? (Why didn’t tell/ Why didn’t tell)

8. ____________ your parents returning from Scotland? (When/ When are)

9. Which student ___________ for the History paper? (didn’t sit/ didn’t sat)

10. What _______________ for dinner? (are you cooking/ you are cooking)

Exercise F : Some of the following questions are wrong. Correct them.

1. Which town that is ?

Which town is that ?

2. Whose initials are those?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Where did Joe bought that shirt?

____________________________________________________________

4. Why did they refuse to come?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Which classes decorating the hall now?

_____________________________________________________________

6. How does this machine works?

_____________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Tick the correct verbs.

1. Who (is/are) your sister’s tutor?

2. Who (is/are) Mr. Tate’s tenants?

3. Who (was/were) the committee members of the Chess Club last year?

4. Who (was/were) the chairman of the Chess Club last year?

5. Who (doesn’t study/ doesn’t studies) Japanese?

6. Who (require/ requires) transport to the stadium?

7. Who (was deliver / was delivering) a speech just now?

8. Who (is using/ are using) the computer now?

9. Who (wish/ wishes) to subscribe to this magazine?

10. Who (didn’t understand/ didn’t understood) Miss Lee’s explanation?

Exercise B: Circle the verbs you can use to fill the blanks. You may circle more than one verb.

1. Who ______________ the winner?

is are was were

2. Who ____________the organisers for the photography is are was were

exhibition?

3. Who __________ Lara is a good actress? think thinks

doesn’t think don’t think

4. Who ________a beautiful silk saree? wear wore

was wearing were wearing

5. Who _________the doors and windows of the office? lock locks

don’t lock didn’t lock

Exercise C: Complete the questions with the correct words in the boxes.

doesn’t don’t like likes

1. Who doesn’t like Italian food?

Has Have

2. Who _________ the latest issue of Student’s Digest?

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 Is are burn burning

3. Who ______________ leaves in the garden?

is are

4. Who ___________ the women in the car with your mother?

intend intends

5. Who ______________ the finalists in the choral- speaking competition?

don’t didn’t attempt attempts

6. Who __________ the ten mile race?

was were

7. Who ___________ to solve the mystery of the missing letterbox?

doesn’t don’t like likes

8. Who ___________ the way to Emily’s house.

Collect collecting collects are collecting

9. Who __________ old coins and stamps?

help helping is helping are helping

10. Who __________ you to pitch the tents?

need needs

11. Who __________ another form?

Exercise D: Rewrite the questions and correct the verbs. One is done for you.

1. Who is the elderly women on the bridge?

Who are the elderly women on the bridge?

2. Who were the person you spoke to just now?

___________________________________________________________

3. Who prefer tennis to badminton ?

___________________________________________________________

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4. Who doesn’t liked to travel anywhere by train?

___________________________________________________________

5. Who coaching the boys now for the football tournament?

___________________________________________________________

6. Who doesn’t takes sugar in her coffee?

___________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Tick the questions that are correct:

1. A. Who in the attic?

B. Who is in the attic?

2. A. Who does not has a comb?

B. Who does not have a comb?

3. A. Who brought these flowers?

B. Who was brought these flowers?

4. A. Who is painting a picture now?

B. Who painting a picture now?

5. A. Who did not take the driving test?

B. Who did not taking the driving test?

6. A. Who those wonderful singers?

B. Who are those wonderful singers?

7. A. Who makes the best cakes in your family?

B. Who make the best cakes in your family?

8. A. Who at your house this morning?

B. Who was at your house this morning?

9. A. Who does not like sardines?

B. Who does not liking sardines?

10. A. Who is play the piano?

B. Who is playing the piano?

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Exercise F: Rearrange the words to form questions.

1. a – sandwich – wants – who?

Who wants a sandwich?

2. are – children – those – who?

____________________________________________________________

3. a – drawing – does – have – not – of—paper – sheet – who?

___________________________________________________________

4. camera – is – my – using – who?

____________________________________________________________

5. a – dictionary – doesn’t – need – who?

____________________________________________________________

6. box – slides – has – of – the – who?

____________________________________________________________

Unit 11.3 WH- QUESTIONS

Exercise A: Complete the questions with Who or What

1. ______________ books do you enjoy?

2. ______________ is that parrot saying?

3. ______________ is that elderly gentleman?

4. ______________ colour were the thief’s shoes?

5. ______________ did not pass the driving test?

6. ______________ wants another slice of bread?

7. ______________ indoor game is that?

8. ______________ music do your parents like?

9. ______________ music do your parents like?

10. ______________ visited Anne yesterday?

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Exercise B: Underline the correct verbs.

1. What birds (is / are) those?

2. What books (do / does) Larry read?

3. What (keep / keeps) the baby happy?

4. What musical instruments do James and Janet (play / plays)?

5. What (are / is) you complaining about?

6. What items (was / were) in the store cupboard?

7. What airline (is / are) that?

8. What (grow / grows) easily without much water?

9. What report (was / were) Mr Wells reading through just now?

10 What classes (do / does) you attend every evening?

Exercise C: Complete the questions with the correct words in the boxes.

1. A. ______________ well with this dress? What do

B. ______________ you have in your jewellery box? What goes

2. A. ______________ we doing this evening? What are

B. ______________ you suggest you do? What do

3. A. ______________ Kim want to tell the policeman? What is

B. ______________ she saying to him? What does

4. A. ______________ good for the skin?

What soap is
B. ______________ Sally use? What soap does

5. A. ______________ this cake so light? What is

B. ______________ in this cake? It’s so light What makes

Exercise D: Tick the correct words to complete the questions.

1. What _________ (cause / causes) the dough to rise?

2. What forms _________ (these are / are these) ?

3. What _________ (is / are) in the pot - coffee or tea?

4. What type of envelope _________ (does Elaine want / does Elaine wants)?

5. What _________ (were you saying / you were saying) just now?

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6. What crops_________ (does they grow / do they grow) ?

7. What ________ (has legs / have legs) but cannot walk?

8. What perfume ________ (Mavis uses / does Mavis use)?

9. What ________ (Anne is serving for dessert / is Anne serving for dessert)?

10. What ________ (instrument measures the temperature of our bodies / instrument the

temperature of our bodies measures)?

Exercise E: Rearrange the words to form questions.

1. Cecilla - doing - is - this - weekend - what?

What is Cecilla doing this weekend?

2. baby - drinking - is - the - what?

________________________________

3. irritates - sister - what - your?

________________________________

4. do - films - like - what - you?

________________________________

5. colour - is - room - what - your?

________________________________

6. behind - Bill - cupboard - did - hide - that - what?

________________________________

Exercise F: Write questions with the words underlined as the answers.

1. Diana is painting a portrait of her mother.

What is Diana Painting?

2. Loud music gives my grandfather a headache.

___________________________________________

3. Dad and Peter are going to the airport to meet Aunt Ruth.

___________________________________________

4. Sheila recommends egg and tomato sandwiches.

____________________________________________

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5. Mr Adams informed the landlord about the rodent problem.
_____________________________________________________
6. Clarence used turpentine to remove paint from the brushes.
_____________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Circle the correct words in the boxes to complete the answers.

1. Who has the keys to the storeroom? has / have

Janet __________ the keys to the storeroom.

2. What is in the parcel ? is / are

A calendar and a notebook __________ in the parcel.

3. Who is that man walking towards us? He / She

________ is the new superintendent.

4. Who was helping Kim just now? Was helping / were helping

James and Fiona _____ Kim just now.

5. Who was signalling to you just now? me / you

Richard was signalling to ___________ just now.

6. What documents are those? They / Those

___________ are the ones on the development project in India.

7. What gets rid of those stains? get / gets

Vinegar or lime juice __________ rid of those stains.

8. Who gave the two of you permission to take these hockey sticks? us / we

Mr. Thomas gave _________ permission to take these hockey sticks.

9. What are the women making? They are making / They making are

_________ rattan baskets.

10. What caused the landslide on Saturday? The landslide caused heavy rain /

___________ on Saturday. Heavy rain caused the landslide

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Exercise B: Correct the answers to the questions.

1. Q: What are your core subjects?

A: Core subjects are Science and English.

2. Q: Who brought you home?

A: Mrs. Tanner brought I home.

3. Q: What are those?

A: They children’s magazines.

4. Q: Who was practicing with you?

A: Anna and Laila was practicing with me.

5. Q: What is Kenneth pointing to?

A: He pointing to something strange in the sky.

Exercise C: Answer the questions by using the words in the boxes. One is done for you.

1. What is that in your hand? a laser pointer

It is a laser pointer.

2. Who works in a hospital? Mrs. Rama

_____________________________________________

3. Who is that tall man? Mr. Watson

_____________________________________________

4. What is your favourite game? Soccer

_____________________________________________

5. What is Jonathan drawing? A village scene

_____________________________________________

6. Who is printing the cards? Joe

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Exercise D: Circle the letters of the correct answers. There may be more than one answer for each

question.
1. What paint is this?
A. Acrylic paint is this.
B. It is acrylic paint.
C. This paint is acrylic paint.
2. What is the correct answer?
A. What the correct answer is ten kilos.
B. The correct answer is ten kilos.
C. Ten kilos the correct answer.
3. Who intends to study law?
A. Alan and Pat intends to study law.
B. Alan intends to study law.
C. Pat and I intend to study law.
4. Who are those musicians?
A. Those are “The La Palma Brothers.”
B. Musicians are those “The La Palma Brothers.”
C. They are “The La Palma Brothers.”
5. What flew into your room just now?
A. A bat flew into my room just now.
B. Flew into my room just now a bat.
C. A bat flew into your room just now.
6. Who is investigating the boy’s story?
A. The police are investigating the boy’s story.
B. Our teachers is investigating the boy’s story.
C. Our headmaster is investigating the boy’s story.
7. What was Paul trying to catch?
A. What was Paul trying to catch a spider.
B. He was trying to catch a spider.
C. He trying to catch was a spider.

8. Who gave all of you advice on how to behave at the interview?

A. Mrs. Kent gave all of us advice on how to behave at the interview.

B. Mrs. Kent who gave all of us advice on how to behave at the interview.

C. Mrs. Kent gave all of you advice on how to behave at the interview.

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 Unit 11.5 WH – QUESTIONS

Exercise A: Tick the correct words to complete the questions and answers.

1. Who (do / does) the cleaning and tidying in your house?

My mother and our housekeeper (do / does) the cleaning and tidying.

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2. Who did Mr. Bolton employ for the post of general manager?

______________ _________________ Maria.

3. Who doesn’t know the way to the camp?

Paul and I ______________ ______________ the way to the camp.

4. What does Aunt molly like about him?

_____________ _______________ his thoughtfulness.

5. What do you and Brian want for dinner?

______________ both ________________ lamb chops.

Exercise C: Circle the correct words in the boxes to complete the questions and answers.

1. Who ^ the weekly cleaning with you? do does

My brothers do the weekly cleaning with ^. I me

2. What ^ the salesman have? do does

He ^ some new gadgets. has have

3. Who doesn’t ^ the new computer games? play plays

Alan and John ^ play the new computer games. don’t doesn’t

4. What did Pamela ^ to do? refuse refused

She ^ to postpone the meeting. refuse refused

5. Who didn’t the members ^ for? vote votes

^ didn’t vote for Richard. They We

Exercise D: Answer the questions by using the words in the boxes. One is done for you.

1. What do Yvonne and Macy have?

A Tortoise
They have a tortoise.

2. Who doesn’t play hockey? Susan

_____________________________________________.

3. What doesn’t your cat like? Sardines

_____________________________________________.

4. What do Mr. and Mrs. Chan want? A two - storey house

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5. Who do you want to speak to ? Trisha

_____________________________________________.

6. Who did the landscaping of your garden? My Uncle

_____________________________________________.

Exercise E: Form questions about the words in the brackets based on the sentences.
Use the verb “to do”.

Bob gave the report to Mrs. Laker.

1. Who did Bob give the report to ? (Mrs. Laker)

2. What did Bob give Mrs. Laker? (the report)

Steve didn’t understand the instructions.

3. _____________________________________________________ (Steve)

4. _____________________________________________________ (the instructions)

They don’t have passports.

5. _____________________________________________ _________(passports)

I handed over the wallet to the police.

6. _______________________________________________________(the wallet)

7. _______________________________________________________(the police)

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Exercise F: Study the diagram and answer the questions.

1. Who does the cooking?

_____________________________________________________________

2. What languages does Indra speak?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Who does the cleaning and washing up?

____________________________________________________________

4. What don’t Carol and Michiyo have?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Who doesn’t speak Italian?

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 Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. Where did they have the barbecue?

2. When is the next bus to Milan?

3. Where are you hide?

4. When will we know the results of the election?

5. When did she phoned you?

6. Where the nearest clinic?

7. When is Steve coming?

8. Where do the children keep their toys?

9. Where will you being tomorrow?

10. When does Karen wants to see me?

Exercise B: Complete the conversations. Use pronouns in subject position.

1. A: Where is your car?

B: ____It is____ at the Regency car park.

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2. A: When did your brother buy that house?

B:______________________________________________________

3. A: Where will you stay in New Delhi?

B:_____________________________________________________

4. A: When are we going on a picnic?

B: ____________________________________________________

5. A: Where do you buy your fruit and vegetables?

B: ____________________________________________________

Exercise C: Use the notes to ask questions.

1. Those musicians------ will perform ---- where?

Where will those musicians perform?

2. you ---- are going ---- for a medical check-up ---- when?

_____________________________________________________________

3. James ---- learn ---- all about house-building ---- when?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Stan and Shirley ---- usually go for lunch ---- where?

_____________________________________________________________

5. we ---- are hiding ---- the presents ---- where?

_____________________________________________________________

6. The election results ---- will be out ---- when?

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Form questions from the answers. Use the words in capital letters to help you.

Examples:

Question: Who moved to a new office in Baker Street last week?

Answer: DAVID moved to a new office in Baker Street last week.

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Question: Where did David move to last week?

Answer: He (David) moved to A NEW OFFICE IN BAKER STREET last week.

Question: When did David move to a new office in Baker Street?

Answer: He (David) moved to a new office in Baker Street LAST WEEK.

1. Question: _____________________________________________________

Answer: He (Joe) is taking HIS NIECES to the museum tomorrow.

2. Question:_____________________________________________________

Answer: He (Joe) is takin his nieces TO THE MUSEUM tomorrow.

3. Question: ____________________________________________________

Answer: He (Joe) is taking his nieces to the museum TOMORROW.

4. Question: ____________________________________________________

Answer: They (Carol and Pam) will TAKE PART IN A TENNIS TOURNAMENT at the Raintree

Sports Club in August.

5. Question: ____________________________________________________

Answer: They (Carol and Pam) will take part in tennis tournament at the Raintree Sports Club

IN AUGUST.

Exercise E: Rearrange the words to form questions.

1. morning – this – were – where – you?

Where were you this morning?

2. did – fall – John – over – where?

_____________________________________________________________

3. coming – doctor – is – the – when?

_____________________________________________________________

4. does – his – John – keep – medicine – where?

_____________________________________________________________

5. a – bring – Sheila – wheelchair – when – will ?

_____________________________________________________________

6. children – do – fetch – have – to – the – when – you?

_____________________________________________________________
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Exercise F: Read the announcement and answer the questions.

Dr. Henry Conway, an American expert on how the elderly can stay healthy, will give a talk on “How

to lose weight permanently” at the Mayfair Hotel at 7.30 p.m. on 7th October.

Dr. Conway has written many books on the subject of health an dhas appeared on radio an dTV

shows to encourage people to exercise and eat the right types of food. His latest book “Eat and Be

Happy” will hit the bookstands in December.

1. When is Dr. Cornway’s talk on “How to lose weight permanently”?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Where did Dr. Cornway give his talk?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Who has written many books on health?

_____________________________________________________________

4. What is the title of Dr. Conway’s latest book?

_____________________________________________________________

5. When will Dr. Cornway’s latest book be available to the public?

_____________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Complete the questions with Which or Whose.

1. _________________ colour suits me? (green)

2. _________________ slogan is the most creative? (Mrs. Simpson’s)

3. _________________ cap did you hide – Mike’s or Janet’s? (Mike’s)

4. _________________ uncle runs a farm ? (Jim’s)

5. _________________ is Lily buying – the perfume or the cologne? (the perfume)

6. _________________ brother is Joan marrying? (Larry’s)

7. _________________ bus goes to Zooland? (Bus No. 15)

8. _________________ chess player is more experienced -Mike or David? (David)

9. _________________ are the winning entries? (the ones over there)

10. _________________ poster do you prefer – Tina’s or Sue’s? (Sue’s)

Exercise B: Underline the correct words to complete the questions and answers.

1. Q: Which is your bedroom?

A: The one at the end of the corridor is (my/your) bedroom.

2. Q: Whose computer has a virus?

A: (Jean’s computer/ That computer) has a virus.

3. Q: Which bus (are we taking/ we are taking) ?

A: We are taking bus No. 25.

4. Q: Whose binoculars did you (lose/ lost)- Anne’s or Sam’s?

A: I (lost/ lose) Anne’s binoculars.

5. Q: Which (is restaurant/ restaurant is ) the most expensive- Coco’s, the Palms or Oasis?

A: The Palms (is/ is restaurant) the most expensive.

6. Q: Which (do/does) they (want/ wants) to rent out – apartment 1 J or apartment 3F?

A: They (do want/want) to rent out apartment 3F.

Exercise C: Rewrite the answers correctly.

1. Q: Whose team lost in the netball finals?

A: Sharon team lost in the netball finals.

_____________________________________________________________

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2. Q: Which doctor do you go to ?

A: I do go to Dr. Leo.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Q: Whose house is more suitable for the meetings?

A: Our house is suitable for the meetings.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Q: Which washing machine is Bill buying?

A: That washing machine is Bill buying.

____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Form Which or Whose questions from the answers. Use the words in capital letters to

help you.

1. Question: Which truck belongs to Mr. Jones?

Answer: THAT truck belongs to Mr. Jones.

2. Question: _____________________________________________________

Answer: SUE’S uniform is torn.

3. Question: _____________________________________________________

Answer: THE DINING room is messy.

4. Question:_____________________________________________________

Answer: MY office caught fire last night.

5. Question: ____________________________________________________

Answer: I shop at GOLDHILL department store.

6. Question: ____________________________________________________

Answer: LISA’S uncle is the new manager.

Exercise E: Read the passage and answer the questions.

It was late at night and Joe could not sleep. He opened a book and began to read. Just then Rover,

the dog belonging to his neightbour Mr. Parry, began to bark angrily. Joe looked out of his bedroom

window. He wanted to find out what was happening outside. He saw two men. They were climbing

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over the front gate of his house.

“Thieves!” thought Joe as he ran to his parents’ room. He woke his father up and told him about

the thieves. His father immediately telephoned the police. Then he quickly locked the bedroom

door and asked Joe to help him place the heavy study table against the door.

The thieves tried to enter the room but they could not. They were very angry. They began to bang

on the door.

Just then the police arrived. The thieves tried to leave by the back door but the police managed to

catch them.

1. Whose dog began to bark fiercely?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Which gate were the two men climbing over?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Whose room did Joe run to?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Which table did Joe and his father place against the door?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Which door did the thieves try to use to escape?

_____________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the questions.

1. (How long/ How tall) is that child?

2. (How many/ How much) milk do you want?

3. (How many/ How much) sisters do you have?

4. (How big/ How much) do those shoes cost?

5. (How many/ How much) people came to the wedding?

6. (How many/ How much) is that hi-fi system over there?

7. (How many/ How much) students walk to school?

8. (How many/ How much) times do you eat out a week?

9. (How many/ How much) information is there in this report?

10. (How many/ How much) employees are there in this company?

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks wh-words in the box, You may use each word more than once.

How far How many How much How old

1. _________________ people did you invite for dinner?

2. _________________ guests asked for vegetarian food?

3. _________________ vegetarian dishes did you prepare?

4. _________________ did the birthday cake cost?

5. _________________ candles do you want on the cake?

6. _________________ rice do I have to cook?

7. _________________time is there before the guests arrive?

8. _________________is Mrs. Hansen?

9. _________________ is her house from here?

10. _________________is the cab fare from her house to our house?

Exercise C: Tick the correct questions and answers.

1. i) A. How high is that building?

B. How that building high?

C. How high that building?

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 ii) A. It high is 80 storeys.

B. 80 storeys is it high.

C. It is 80 storeys high.

2. i) A. How far the stadium is from your school?

B. How far from your school the stadium is?

C. How far is the stadium from your school?

ii) A. It is about five kilometres away.

B. About five kilometres it is from school.

C. From my school about five kilometres away.

3. i) A. How much this table lamp costs?

B. How much is this table lamp?

C. How much do this table lamp cost?

ii) A. It is costing 20 dollars.

B. It is cost 20 dollars.

C. It is 20 dollars.

4. i) A. How many colleges provides photocopying facilities?

B. How many colleges provide photocopying facilities?

C. How many college provides photocopying facilities?

ii) A. Most colleges provides photocopying facilities.

B. Most colleges providing photocopying facilities.

C. Most colleges provides photocopying facilities.

5. i) A. How many roses did you order for Mum?

B. How many roses does you order for Mum?

C. How many roses did you ordered for Mum?

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 ii) A. I did ordered two dozen roses.

B. I ordered two dozen roses.

C. You ordered two dozen roses.

Exercises D: Rearrange the words to form questions.

1. how – is – journey – long – the?

_____________________________________________________________

2. boots – cost – do – how – much – these?

____________________________________________________________

3. classical – how – like – many – music – people?

____________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Form questions from the answers. Use the words in capital letters to help you.

EXAMPLE: Questions: Who bought two bags of potatoes?

Answer: JOE bought two bags of potatoes.

Question: How many bags of potatoes did Joe buy?

Answer: He (Joe) bought TWO bags of potatoes.

Question: What did Joe buy?

Answer: He (Joe) bought TWO BAGS OF POTATOES.

1. Question: _____________________________________________________

Answer: She (Anita) broke NINE glasses just now.

2. Question: _____________________________________________________

Answer: ANITA broke nine glasses just now.

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3. Question: _________________________________________________________________________

Answer: It (this brush) is TWO dollars.

4. Question: _________________________________________________________________________

Answer: I want FOUR brushes.

5. Question: _________________________________________________________________________

Answer: My dog Pinto is TEN YEARS old.

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Exercise A: Complete the questions with some of the words in the box. Each word may be used

more than once.

What when where which who

Whose why how how many how much

1. ______________ prize is this? It is Jeff’s.

2. ______________ is Desmond so cheerful today? He just got promoted.

3. ______________ tall is your sister? She is five feet tall.

4. ______________ do they sleep so early? They have to leave for work at 6 a.m.

5. ______________ bicycle is yours? The black one is mine.

6. ______________ salt do you use for this chicken dish? I use half a teaspoon of salt.

7. ______________ did Avana make these vases? She made them yesterday.

8. ______________ is Mike in the ditch? His puppy fell into it.

9. ______________ students visited the library? Fifty students visited the bakery.

10. ______________ movie did you see -- Gangs of New York or Chicago? I saw Chicago.

Exercise B: The underlined words are wrong. Write the correct words in the boxes provided.

1. Why does Mrs. Lee laughing?

2. Why are the workers grumble?

3. Why weren’t you come with us?

4. Why is Mrs. Smith runs up the driveway?

5. Why do Anne always make a fuss?

6. Why wasn’t Sam and Kim at the match yesterday?

7. Why don’t you answering the phone? You’re near it.

8. Why John isn’t home? It’s already 11 p.m.

9. Why the children are in bed? It’s only 8 p.m.

10. Whey they wanted a new alarm system for their house?

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Exercise C: Rewrite the questions correctly.

1. Why this letter is important?

_________________________________________________________

2. Why the policeman stopped that motorist?

_________________________________________________________

3. Why she is in such a good mood?

_________________________________________________________

4. Why are those men work in the rain?

_________________________________________________________

5. Why you are leave so soon?

_________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Form “why” questions with the verbs “to be” or “to do” using the words below:

1. Why ---- this cup ---- chipped?

___________________________________________________________

2. Why ---- you ---- switch ---- the TV channel ---- just now?

___________________________________________________________

3. Why ---- all the cupboards ---- empty?

___________________________________________________________

4. Why --- he ---- sleeping ---- in the spare bedroom?

___________________________________________________________

5. Why ---- the police --- want ---- us ---- to leave ---- the building now?

___________________________________________________________

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Exercise E: Form questions from the answers. Use the words in capital letters to help you.

1. Question: Why are you late?____

Answer: I’m late BECAUSE THE MAP TO YOUR HOUSE IS CONFUSING.

2. Question: __________________________________________________

Answer: They play badminton twice a week BECAUSE THEY WANT THE EXERCISE.

3. Question: __________________________________________________

Answer: Tom is climbing up the tree TO RESCUE MY CAT.

4. Question: __________________________________________________

Answer: The dogs are barking BECAUSE THERE’S A MAN AT THE GATE.

5. Question: __________________________________________________

Answer: Eric’s leg is in a plaster cast BECAUSE HE FELL OFF THE LADDER.

6. Question: __________________________________________________

Answer: Mrs. Lee asked the store to give her a refund BECAUSE THE DRESS SHE BOUGHT

SHRANK.

Exercise F: Rearrange the words to form Why questions.

1. father --- pleased --- so --- was --- why --- your?

___________________________________________________________

2. aren’t ---- coming ---- they ---- us ---- why ---- with?

___________________________________________________________

3. disbelieve ---- does ---- Maureen ---- why --- you?

___________________________________________________________

4. are ---- behind ---- clothes --- door ---- kitchen ---- the ---- way ---- your?

___________________________________________________________

5. Gary’s ---- gate ---- outside ---- policeman ---- standing ---- the ---- was --- why?

___________________________________________________________

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 Unit 12.1: MODALS

Exercise A: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. (Can/ May) you tell me the way to the post office.

2. (We can/ Can we) help you cook?

3. That building may (be/being) the university.

4. The little boy can (climb/climbs) trees very quickly.

5. You may (play/played) with Jeff this evening.

6. (Can/May) you run faster than Joanna?

7. May I (paid/pay) for our lunch?

8. (May we/ We may) see your new kittens?

9. You can (rest/ resting) now.

10. Can (be I / I be) your partner in the game?

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to form statements or questions.

1. Can – home – take – we – you?

___________________________________________________________

2. May – park – there – you.

___________________________________________________________

3. help – I – may – sweep – you?

___________________________________________________________

4. aunt – can – clothes – make – my.

___________________________________________________________

5. be – can – I – partner – your?

___________________________________________________________

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Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with some of the words in the box. Each word may be used more than

once.

1. _________________ your pet bird talk?

2. I won’t promise you but I __________________ see you tonight.

3. That player can ____________ the ball right into the net.4. He is so strong that he

4. _______________ bend an iron bar.

5. ______________ they are planning a surprise.

6. May I _____________ your voices?

7. I’m certain you _______________ succeed.

8. You may _________________ my room while I’m away.

9. _______________ you lay the table, please?

10. May we _______________ a short cut through your garden?

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Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. We must wear evening dress or not to the party?

2. You must be happy with those good photographs.

3. Must everyone comes early tomorrow?

4. Must you be Anthony’s sister.

5. I must go to the dentist.

6. Must we attend all the Saturday classes?

7. Must we water these plants every day?

8. I must be at the airport before eight.

9. In America, you must driving on the right side of the road.

10. Must we washed our own clothes at the hostel?

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1. Go – must – now – you?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Call – I – mother – must – my.

_____________________________________________________________

3. asleep – be – Grandpa – must.

____________________________________________________________

4. accidents – all – must – report – we?

____________________________________________________________

5. be – good – driving – must – instructor – your.

____________________________________________________________

Exercise C: Rewrite the sentences and correct them.

1. She must listening to her mother’s advice.

___________________________________________________________

2. Those children must uses the pedestrian crossing.

____________________________________________________________

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3. The top student in this class must being Kellie.

____________________________________________________________

4. Must I finishes this work today?

____________________________________________________________

5. Must they talk about football all the time?

____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. Children love him. He must (be/being) a wonderful man.

2. (I must/ Must I ) swallow these huge pills?

3. It’s a formal dinner. You must ( wear/worn) a coat.

4. (We must/ Must we) be over 18 to watch that movie?

5. She bought the painting for $15,000. She must (admire/ admires) it very much.

6. He must ( hurried/ hurry) or he’ll miss the train.

7. The man talking to the footballers must ( be/been) the new coach.

8. Must you (has/ have) a special pass to enter the camp?

9. The contractor must (complete/ completed) the project by June.

10. Must you ( take/took) such a long time to dress?

Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with some of the words in the box. Each word may be used more than

once.

Be being bow bows has have keep

Kept like liked made make pay paying

Take took walk walks wash washing

1. We must _________ our hands before every meal.

2. Hi, I’m Winona. You must ___________ Jane’s brother, Danny.

3. Must they ____________ their fees on the first of every month?

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4. Everyone must _____________ his own room clean.

5. Must you and your friends ____________ so much noise?

6. He never loses his temper. He must _____________ great self-control.

7. Must I ________________ to the audience before and after playing the piano?

8. This patient must ________________ his medicine now.

9. John is always in blue. He must _______________that colour a lot.

10. Must we _______________ all the way there and back again?

Exercise F: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

Dear Mrs. Boyle,

You must forgives me for writing tis note. First, I must telling you that you are a good neighbour.

You must understand that I don’t want to quarrel with you. However, I must raise one issue. Must

your son really practised his trumpet day and night? All of us must have enough sleep to be fresh in

the morning. Besides, you must knew that the notes your son plays cant be called music yet.

Please tell him not to play loudly even during the day.

1.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5.

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Exercise G: Complete the conversation with suitable words.

Anna: (in a sleepy voice) Hello. Anna speaking.

Jeff: Sorry, Anna. Did I wake you up?

Anna:I knew that it must be you calling, Jeff. It’s five o’clock in the morning. What do you want?

Jeff: I need help, Anna. You must ______________ me.

Anna: Sure. But first, you must _____________me what it’s all about?

Jeff: Okay. Must I ___________ on a necktie for the interview today?

Anna: Jeff, must you ____________ me that question at five o’clock in the morning?

Jeff:I must ___________ properly for the interview. Tell me, must I _____________ a jacket too?

Anna: You must ____________that job very must to think of wearing a jacket ! I thought you’d rather

die than wear one.

Jeff: Must you ___________ fun of me when I need help?

Anna: I’m sorry, Jeff. You must __________ very nervous. Okay, wear a suit.

But most important, you must ___________ your brain during the interview.

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Exercise A: Complete the sentences with the correct words italics.

1. There’s a spider above _____________________________.

the ceiling / your head

2. Grandma is sitting among ____________________ .

her favourite armchair / her grandchildren

3. Your hockey stick is behind __________________.

the door / the room

4. I kept the suitcase under_____________________.

the bed / the pillow

5. Jeff’s office is between ______________________.

a clinic / a clinic and a cafe

6. We sat at the back of ____________ during the concert.

the hall / the first row

7. I can see a lot of fish below _________________.

the surface of the water/ the water

8. They hung the tapestry on ____________________

The floor / the wall

9. Rachel arranged the glasses beside __________________

The plates / the tables

10. The men his under _____________________

A bridge/ a tunnel

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. Each word may be used

more than once.

above among at the back of behind

below beside between on under

1. ______________ the cupboard 2. ______________ an umbrella

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 3. ______________ the river. 4. ______________ the train.

5._______________ Sue 6._______________ the letters

7. _______________the room 8. _______________the policemen

9. _______________ the bridegroom 10. _______________ the roof.

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Exercise C : Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. before – dinner – I – television – watch.

________________________________________________________________

2. arrived – at – in – midnight – Paris – we.

________________________________________________________________

3. a – during – family – farm – my – on – stayed – summer.

________________________________________________________________

4. all – by – entries – must – office – our – reach – 20th May.

________________________________________________________________

5. arrived – it – minutes – past – police – the – two – was – when – 20.

________________________________________________________________

6. at – exactly – minutes – noon – seven – surrendered – terrorists – the – to.

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Exercise B: Match the sentences with the clocks by writing their numbers in the correct

boxes.
1. Our train was due at 7 p.m. but it arrived a little after seven.

2. Sue said she would meet me in the lobby at a quarter to eight.

3. Ther conference was supposed to begin at 10 a.m. but there was a slight delay.

4. I am usually up before seven for my morning exercise at the park.

5. Mark phoned to say he would only be able to come for dinner after eight.

6. We lost our way several times and only got back to the hotel past midnight.

7. The tour guide told us to be on the bus by eight the next morning for our trip to the vine

yards.

8. The film starts at 2 p.m. It’s now 10 minutes to two so let’s hurry.

9. The convicts broke out of prison early in the morning but the police managed to catch all

of them just before noon of the same day.

10. I attend a bread-making class on Friday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. During that time

, we learn how to make two different kinds of bread.

Exercise C : Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

1. before – dinner – I – television – watch.

________________________________________________________________

2. arrived – at – in – midnight – Paris – we.

________________________________________________________________

3. a – during – family – farm – my – on – stayed – summer.

________________________________________________________________

4. all – by – entries – must – office – our – reach – 20th May.

________________________________________________________________

5. arrived – it – minutes – past – police – the – two – was – when – 20.

________________________________________________________________

6. at – exactly – minutes – noon – seven – surrendered – terrorists – the – to.

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Exercise D : Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions in the box. Each word may be

used more than once.

After at before by during

In on past to

1. Joe airport 9 a.m. a) Joe arrived at the airport ________ Sue.

Sue airport 8.50 a.m. b) Sue arrived at the airport ________ Joe.

2. House repairs:

√ October a) The house repairs will be completed

√ November _______________ November.

X December b) The house repairs will be completed

_______________ December.

3. Dad fell asleep

a) Dad fell asleep ___________ the movie began.

movie movie
began ended b) Dad fell asleep _________ the movie.

4. Nick and Julia – 20th May, a) I last saw Nick and Julia __________ 1998

1988. b) I last saw Nick and Julia ___________ 20th May, 1998.

5. 5.55 entering stadium a) It is now five minutes ____________ six.

10.12 leaving stadium The first team is entering the stadium.

b) It is now 12 minutes ___________ ten.

The last few spectators are leaving the stadium.

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 Unit 14 : Punctuation
Apostrophe, comma, exclamation mark, full stop, question mark.

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Exercise A: Tick the sentences that use punctuation marks correctly.

1. Are Mary and Victor in the attic. _________

2. Come into the house! There’s lightning! _________

3. Our concert’s on 14th July. _________

4. This dish needs a little more salt, pepper, tomato sauce. _________

5. I can’t finish my homework on time. _________

6. Leon bought his wife a gold bracelet, a pair of pearl earrings and

a diamond ring. _________

7. Theyre interested in renting out their house. _________

8. Where are my silver cufflinks? _________

9. He hasnt met her parents yet. _________

10. Could you pass me the hammer a nail and the screwdriver? _________

Exercise B: Mark with ^ where a punctuation mark or and is missing. Then write the
answering the box provided.

1. This lovely room is John^s. John’s

2. Is Jenny good at cooking _________

3. I received a book a racquet and a kite for Christmas. _________

4. The museum is further down this road. _________

5. Quick Use the fire extinguisher! _________

6. This apartment has good lighting, modern furniture

a lovely view of the beach. _________

Exercise C: Rewrite the sentences and fill in the punctuation marks.

1. I wasn’t at my grandfathers house yesterday.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Her cars at the workshop.

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3. You dont have another dollar, do you

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. Peters brother wont be coming home this summer.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. Hes ordering two cups of tea some scones and half a dozen sandwiches.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Rewrite the sentences and shorten some words by using the apostrophe.

1. The train is late again as usual.

The train’s late again as usual.

2. You must not enter the pool after 7 p.m.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Jane is the captain of our hockey team.

_____________________________________________________________

4. I have not got the keys to the store.

_____________________________________________________________

5. They are definitely worth more than 200 dollars.

_____________________________________________________________

6. Mrs Baker will not be discharged from hospital today.

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Exercise E: There are five mistakes in the use of punctuation marks in the paragraphs
below. Underline the words with the mistakes and write the answers in the boxes
provided.

1. We were chatting in the kitchen when _________________________

Dad suddenly said, “This kitchens really _________________________

Drab. I’m going to give it a new coat of _________________________

Paint this weekend. I’ll use blue beige and _________________________

5 white. It’ll look great.” _________________________

Mum wasn’t pleased because Dad could _________________________

be messy. She wanted a professional _________________________

painter to do the job. “Why don’t we get _________________________

Sue’s painter to do it” she said. “You should _________________________

Watch the football finals instead.” _________________________

“My goodness I forgot. Yes, do get Sue’s _________________________

painter,” said Dad. _________________________

Mum smiled with relief. _________________________

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Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. “This movie is boring,” said Diana to her friends. ________

2. “The bus is here.” said Mr. Cook to Don. ________
3. “I have to go now, said Jackie, “it’s getting dark.” ________
4. “Do you know the way to the post office?” said the old lady. ________
5. “Martha,” your cooking is delicious said Paul. ________
6. “Please come in,” said Mr Shah’s secretary. ________
7. Miss Hill said, “Please hand in your essays before you leave.” ________
8. You were speeding” said the traffic policeman to Ned. ________
9. “Sit down said Irene sternly. ________
10. “Why is the baby crying?” said Peter to Nina. ________

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences and fill in the missing punctuation marks.

1. Mr. Parkes said to Gwen Where do you live

Mr Parkes said to Gwen, “Where do you live?

2. Gwen said I live in Milan

_____________________________________________________________

3. The principal said to Mrs Ross Why are the students so noisy
_____________________________________________________________

4. Mrs Ross answered There is a mouse under my table

_____________________________________________________________

5. The manager asked his secretary Who called just now

_____________________________________________________________

6. The secretary said the bank manager called to invite you for lunch
_____________________________________________________________

Exercise C: Circle the letters of the sentences with the correct punctuation. There may be
more than one answer for each question.

1. Mariam said her father is a dentist.

A. Mariam said, “Her father is a dentist.”
B. Marian said, “ My father is a dentist.”
C. Mariam says “Her father is a dentist.”
D. Mariam said, “My father is a dentist.”

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 2. John asked me why I was sad.
A. John said, “Why are you sad?”
B. John said, “Why are you sad.”
C. John said, “Why are you sad.”
D. John said, “why are you sad?”

3. Peter said he did not like hockey.

A. “I don’t like hockey?” said Peter.
B. “I don’t like hockey,” said Peter.
C. “I don’t like hockey”. said Peter.
D. “I don’t like hockey” said Peter.

4. Mr. Lee said Kim wasn’t home.

A. Mr. Lee said, “Kim isn’t home.
B. Mr. Lee said, “Kim isn’t home.”
C. Mr. Lee said “Kim isn’t home”
D. Mr Lee said “Kim isn’t home.

5. Simon asked me what my favourite colour was.

A. Simon said, “ Whats your favourite colour?”
B. Simon said, Whats your favourite colour.”
C. Simon said, “What’s your favourite colour?”
D. Simon said, “What’s your favourite colour.”

6. A. Mrs Gan said, “You must be punctual this afternoon.”

B. Mrs Gan said, You must be punctual this afternoon.”
C. “You must be punctual this afternoon, “ said Mrs Gan.
D. “You must be punctual this afternoon.” Said Mrs Gan.

7. A. Mr Brown said to his secretary, “Where are the minutes.”

B. Mr Brown said to his secretary , “Where are the minutes?”
C. “Where are the minutes,” said Mr Brown to his secretary.
D. “Where are the minutes?” said Mr Brown to his secretary.

Exercise D : Rewrite the sentences using the correct punctuation marks.

1. The cashier said to me “Are you paying cash.”

_____________________________________________________________

2. The director said to us, “our science exhibition is going to be in October.”

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3. The butcher said to Nelly, Which cut of lamb do you want?

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4. “Im not going to school today.” Said little Su Lin to her mother.

_____________________________________________________________

5. The police officer said to my father, “You were driving at 120 km per hour

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Rewrite the sentences and put in the missing punctuation marks.

1. Why is the bus so late today Lyn said to me.

we will be late for college if the bus doesn’t come in another 10 minutes I said.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. Mr Williams said to his personal secretary please cancel all my meetings today as I don’t

feel well. Miss Cross said to him can I get some medication for you.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. Has anyone seen my house keys said Mum.

I saw them near the kitchen sink said my brother Kevin.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. That man took my purse shouted the young woman.

Where did you put your purse Madam the security guard asked her.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. I’m very pleased with your term results said Dad to me.

Thanks Dad do you think I can have a raise in my allowance I said to him.

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Exercise A: Change the sentences from direct speech to indirect speech.

1. Mr. Lim said, “Vicky is at the dentist’s.

Mr. Lim said that Vicky was at the dentist’s.

2. Mrs. Pinto said, “I will be at a staff meeting tomorrow.”

_____________________________________________________________

3. Mrs. Lea said, “ Malaysia has a tropical climate.”

_____________________________________________________________

4. “Raj left for Singapore last week,” said Mr Lopez.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Lynn said, “I’ve already seen the movie.”

_____________________________________________________________

6. Adam and Aaron said, “We bought some new tapes at the sale.’

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise B: Change the sentences from indirect speech to direct speech.

1. Jean told met hat she was not well.

Jean said to me, ________________________________________________

2. Mr. Clive said that he was flying back to England the following week.

Mr. Clive said, __________________________________________________

3. Mark said that he had a plan for our vacation.

Mark said, ____________________________________________________

4. I asked Dad where he was going.

I said to Dad, __________________________________________________

5. Our neighbour told us that he had finished writing his first novel.

Our neighbour said to us, ________________________________________

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Exercise C: Underline the mistakes in the indirect speech sentences and write the correct

words in the spaces provided.

1. John said to me, “I’m going for rugby _________________________

practice and I will come back late.” _________________________

John told me that he is going for rugby

practice and he would come back late.

2. “I’m cooking your favourite chicken

Stew today,” said Mum to me. _________________________

Mum told me that she was cooking _________________________

your favourite chicken stew that day.

3. “We have already watched this movie.”

said our neighbours to us.

Our neighbours told us that they have _________________________

already watched that movie. _________________________

4. My friend Linda said to me, “I will be

going to Canada for further education.” _________________________

My friend Linda told me that she will be _________________________

Going to Canada for further education.

5. “You are all welcome to my party,” said

Gloria to her friends.

Gloria told her friends that they are all _________________________

welcome to her party. _________________________

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Exercise D: Change the sentences from indirect speech to direct speech.

1. Melissa told her boss Mr. Lee that he had an appointment at 2.30 that afternoon.

2. Sandra told her little boys not to disturb their father as he was tired.

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. We told Uncle Raj that we were unable to go to his house for dinner that night.
_______________________________________________________________________________

4. Ann told her mother that she had choir practice that day so she would be late.

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. The workmen told us that they were sorry but they couldn’t complete the work that day.

_______________________________________________________________________________

6. Celine said that it was good to see us again.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Exercise E: The following are two messages for your mother. Write them down in indirect

speech so that you can pass them to her.

a. “This is Maggie Stewart. I won’t be Maggie Stewart said

Attending the club’s fund-raising _____________________________

Dinner on Saturday. My son is sick.” _____________________________

b. “This is Aunt Nora. I’ll meet your Aunt Nora said _______________

Mother at the mall at 12.30 on Saturday. ______________________________

I’ll wait for her at the florist’s next ______________________________

To Macy’s. She must not be late. ______________________________

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 Exercise A: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one

answer for each question.

1. A. They are gentle and they will not hurt the butterfly.

B. They must be gentle or they will hurt the butterfly.

C. They must be gentle but they will hurt the butterfly.

2. A. I play netball, she plays hockey but he plays badminton.

B. I play netball and she plays hockey but he doesn’t play any games.

C. I play netball, she plays hockey and he plays badminton.

3. A. You’ll sweep and I’ll mop or the floor will be dirty.

B. You’ll sweep but I’ll mop and the floor will be dirty.

C. You’ll sweep, I’ll mop and the floor will be clean.

4. A. I like jasmines, you like lilies and she likes roses but he hates flowers.

B. I like jasmines, you like lilies, she likes roses and he likes orchids.

C. I like jasmines, you like lilies and she likes roses and he hates flowers.

Exercise B: Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the paragraph.

Every Saturday, my family and I go to the seaside (and/ but / or) we all have fun. Dad, Pat

and I swim in the sea (and/ but/ or) Mum sits under a tree (and / but/ or) listens to music. Dad

and Pat are strong swimmers (and/ but / or) I am not. Mum is afraid of the sea (and/ but/or) she

still comes along (and / but / or) soon, she joins in the fun. On a hot day I usually join Mum under

the tree ( and/ but/ or) I will get sunburn (and / but /or) my skin will peel. After lunch Dad takes

out his fishing – rod (and/ but / or) fishes in his favourite place (and / but / or) we all go for a boat

ride.

Exercise C: Rearrange the words in the bracket and mark their correct places in the

sentences with

1. For me English is simple but History is hard. (And – easy – Science – is – too)

and Science is easy too

2. This video game is exciting but I have to rest. (exhausted – I – be – or – tomorrow – will)

___________________________

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3. The journey is long and they won’t feel tired. (are – but – they – young)

_________________________

4. Jeff kicked it and it went into the goal. (ball – Jeff – Ken – passed – the -to)

_________________________

5. If it doesn’t belong to you, you will be in trouble. ((Have – it – or – return – to – you)

Exercise D: Join the sentences into one sentence. Use commas, and, but, or or.

1. Rover charged out of the house. He chased the neighbour’s cat Cleo. She jumped onto

the roof of a car. She just sat there.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Mrs. Johnson gave her husband his lunch packet. She asked him to post a letter. He

accidentally posted his lunch.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Janet painted the front door. Fiona painted the gate. Steve painted the upstairs windows.

Little Harry painted himself.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. You must be patient and speak gently to the children. They will not listen to you.

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. Kenneth wiped a mould. He mixed clay with sufficient water. E poured the clay mixture

into the mould. He waited for the clay to harden into the shape of a vase.

______________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise E: Tick the correct sentences.

1. Sue gave him first aid and Joe helped, I called for an ambulance.

2. The course is tough but she is bright and she’ll do well.

3. Mum bathed Jimmy and I dressed him but he looked smart.

4. The boy saw a squirrel and he tried to catch it but it ran away.

5. Skiing is fun and you have to take care or you’ll get hurt.

6. She patted the lamb’s head, it bleated and they became friends.

7. Tomorrow we’ll swim or we’ll rest but we won’t shop again.

8. The weather was fine, the sea was polluted and the beach was dirty.

9. I’ll go home now and take a nap or I’ll fall asleep at your party.

10. Some were scared or others were angry but he kept calm.

Exercise F: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly. Use commas,

and, but, or or.

It is 7.30 in the evening but I am watching a beautiful sunset. The sun is a red ball but the clouds

have several colours. Some are red, others are golden or a few are purple. I love the sky at

sunset and I sometimes try to paint it but I am not good at it yet. I have to keep trying and I will

not improve. I want to try again now or I do not have m watercolours with me. Sunsets do not

last long and there is no time to look for my paint box. Anyway, I hear my mother calling but I

have to take a shower immediately or she will be upset. Soon she will finish cooking she will call

me again and I will set the table for dinner. Tomorrow evening I will be ready with my color

pencils or I will try to paint the sunset with watercolours.

1.____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Exercise A: Join the pairs of sentences to form sentences with “who”

1. This is our friend Tasha. She was the best speaker at yesterday’s debate.

______________________________________________________

2. We like to spend weekends with Grandma. She is an excellent cook.

______________________________________________________

3. Dad spoke to Mr. and Mrs. Tan. They are our new neighbours.

______________________________________________________

4. The police officer stopped the young woman. She was speeding.

______________________________________________________

5. Steve had an argument with the salesman. He tried to sell him a faulty electric shaver.

______________________________________________________

Exercise B: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. He was a detective (solved/ who solved) many difficult cases.

2. We trust people who (are/is) honest.

3. Each class has a monitor who the students ( choose/ chooses) themselves.

4. They are calling out the names of people who ( are to report/ to report) for duty at once.

5. The reporters are interviewing (a worker/workers) who was there at the time of the bomb-

ing.

6. Bobby was one of the children who the bigger boys (was/ were) always bullying.

7. The company has a new manager ( who/ who is ) very hard-working.

8. My grandfather is a person who every member of the family (respect/ respects).

9. We are trying to guess who (going/ is going) to drive to Sydney.

10. I would like to meet the foreign student who Terry and Jane (are/is) showing around the

school.

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 Exercise C: Complete the sentences with relative clauses. Choose the correct answers in

the boxes.

1. Alicia met an artist _________________________.

a. Wanted to paint her.

b. Who wanted to paint her.

c. Who he wanted to paint her.

2. Li Yen joined the students ____________________.

a. Who were reading magazines.

b. Who’s reading magazines.

c. Were reading magazines.

3. We must thank the lady ______________________.

a. So kind to us.

b. Who was kind to us.

c. Who she’s kind to us.

4. Mr. Lim is an entertainer _________________________.

a. Who all my friends enjoy.

b. Who all my friends enjoys.

c. My friends enjoy him.

5. Animals like children _______________________.

a. Who is gentle and playful.

b. Is gentle and playful.

c. Who are gentle and playful.

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Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box. Each word may only be used
once.

Has helps is lived tell

Told walked want was were will

Uncle Ben is a man who ______________ a very kind heart. One day, he caught a boy who

_______________ trying to pick his pocket. He spoke firmly to the boy who _______________ him

a sad story. He said he was an orphan who _______________ with foster parents. “Sir, they are

lazy people who ________________ to get money without working,” he said. “They want me to

become a clever thief who _________________ make them rich.” He said they were angry

because the boy who they ___________________ bringing up was not good at stealing. Uncle

Ben took the boy into his own home. He grew fond of the boy who later ___________________ off

with some valuable things in the house. However, Uncle Ben is still helping people who

__________________ him sad stories. Fortunately, some of the people who Uncle Ben

___________________ do tell the truth.

Exercise E : Rearrange the words to form sentences.

1. Break – catch – people – rules – they – traffic – who.

______________________________________________________

2. Child – gang – kidnapped – rescue – the – the – we’ll – who

______________________________________________________

3. Counsels – get – he – into – trouble – who – youth.

______________________________________________________

4. Booing – pitied – player – she – the – they – were – who.

______________________________________________________

5. After – is – looked – me – nurse – that – the – who.

______________________________________________________

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Exercise F: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

I like watching people who are waiting to board a plane. I am looking at a man and a little girl who

is sitting side by side. The man looks like a wrestler who I often see on television. He seems to be

a person is always cool and confident. He is speaking softly to the little girl who are sitting close

to him. She seems to be a child who is rather shy and nervous. Then we all hear the conversation

of two teenagers who are chatting loud nearby. They are talking about people who afraid of flying.

Suddenly a cry comes from the man who looks like a wrestler. He holds on to the hands of the

little girl who say, “Don’t be scared, Daddy. I’ll be with you on the plane.”

1._____________________________________________________________________________________

._____________________________________________________________________________________

2._____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3._____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4._____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5._____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Unit 16.3: Sentence Structure

Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. She was listening to the frogs who were croaking loudly.

2. Those are the visitors which are part of the debating team.

3. The mechanic repaired the engine that making noise.

4. They ate all the oranges which were in the basket.

5. I remember the song which won the music award.

6. He likes the furniture that are in your sitting room.

7. He said something that made her laugh.

8. He is the footballer that Archie admires.

9. This is the horse who loves apples.

10. The little girl enjoys the stories which are in that book.

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Exercise B: Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1. Any – food – he – is – likes – spicy – that.

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2. Lost – here’s – document – that – the – was.

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3. Her – Jasmine – laugh – make – movies – watches – which.

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4. Bit – he – him – killed – mosquito – the – which.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Are – I – people – like – that – they.

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Exercise C: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one answer
for each question.

1. A. This is the statue which we saw from our hotel.

B. This is the statue that we saw from our hotel.

C. This is the statue who we saw from our hotel.

2. A. They sailed on a lake which were calm and lovely.

B. They sailed on a lake which was calm and lovely.

C. They sailed on a lake that was calm and lovely.

3. A. I go to a dentist that a friend recommended to me.

B. I go to a dentist which a friend recommended to me.

C. I go to a dentist who a friend recommended to me.

4. A. She was watching an ewe which was romping with its lambs.

B. She was watching an ewe that was romping with its lambs.

C. She was watching an ewe that romping with its lambs.

5. A. He is setting aside the clothes that are to be given away.

B. He is setting aside the clothes which to be given away.

C. He is setting aside the clothes which are to be given away.

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Exercise D: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. I am wearing the brooch (which / who) my mother gave me.

2. This is a city that (look/looks) beautiful at night.

3. My brother is stroking his kitten Whiskers (which / who ) he rescued from a ditch.

4. You are not to touch the ( newspaper/ newspapers) that are on my table.

5. He will solve the problem which (is puzzling/ puzzling) us.

6. She is signing the letters that (have to /to) go first.

7. These are trees which usually (grow/grows) in temperate climates.

8. They are the owners of the horses (which /who) we want to ride.

9. The boy is looking at the bow and arrows of his brother (which/who) won the archery prize.

10. He is telling stories that everyone already (know/knows).

Exercise E: Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box. Each word may be used more
than once.

are beat beats charge charges is look looks

meet meets shine understand understood which who

Switzerland is a country _____________ I dream of visiting one day. I will go with a friend

_____________ also loves travelling. We will be able to see the mountains which ______________

awesome in pictures. We will go in winter which ____________ the most exciting season there.

Ofcourse, we will look for a skiing instructor who ______________reasonable fees. I love to

imagine my friend and me skiing down snowy slopes that _______________ brightly in the winter

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 sunlight. We will make friends with interesting people that we ________________ there. We will

speak to them in English which most people in the world ________________. We will also learn a

little French and German _____________some of the Swiss people speak. It will be a holiday that

___________________________ all other holidays.

Exercise F: Underline the incorrect sentences in the poem and rewrite them correctly.

This is the room that I like best.

I love the view which I see from a window.

I feel like a bird that sitting in its nest.

I look at the city which lies far below.

I watch the car which pass along the street.

They look like toys that I loved as a boy.

I see a girl which I would like to meet.

She walks with a spring that full of joy.

They showed me rooms that face the sea.

But this is the room which always cheer me.

1._____________________________________________________________________________________

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2._____________________________________________________________________________________

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3._____________________________________________________________________________________

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4._____________________________________________________________________________________

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5._____________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise A : Tick the correct sentences.

1. Mr. Gan felt hot because he took off his coat.

2. My mother is slim because she walks everyday.

3. I needed a thick blanket because of the night was cold.

4. We are happy it’s because we won the debate.

5. Sheena is angry because of her brother teased her.

6. We must leave because it will soon be dark.

7. She hates cockroaches because we look after it.

8. Darren ate a lot it’s because he was hungry.

9. The garden is pretty because we look after it.

10. We stopped because we saw a waterfall.

Exercise B: Match Column A with Column B and write out the sentences.

Column A Column B

1. The little girl ran because it is beautiful.

2. I sent her flowers because it’s too expensive.

3. She is saving money because a goose chased her.

4. Dad won’t buy that shirt because she wants to buy a car.

5. Many tourists visit Venice because it’s her birthday.

1._________________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________________________

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4._________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________

Exercise C: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. She takes in stray cats (because/ because of ) she feels sorry for them.

2. He asked me to be (noisy/ quiet) because he wanted to sleep.

3. (Everybody/ Nobody) trusts him because he is dishonest.

4. The bread smells nice because it is (fresh/stale).

5. The Arab boy loved his camel (because/ it’s because) it was loyal to him.

6. They read a lot because they (improved/ wanted to improve) their vocabulary.

7. Sally (dislikes/ likes) sailing because it makes her seasick.

8. We like him because he always speaks (gently/ roughly).

9. Many accidents occur because people (disobey/ obey) traffic rules.

10. They (accepted/ rejected) her because she answered their questions well.

Exercise D: Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box.

arrived ate because but clumsily early energetic

fear gracefully hurried late locked love midnight

noon playful recovering serious suffering tired

1. Her skin is good _____________ she takes care of it.

2. He had to leave ________________ because he had a meeting.

3. They __________________ up all the food because it was delicious.

4. She feels _______________ because she bathed in the cool spring.

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5. I was sleepy because it was past ___________________.

6. We are happy because she is ______________from her illness.

7. Many animals _______________the cheetah because it is fast and fierce.

8. Rose walks very ______________ because she learnt ballet.

9. Young animals are fun to watch because they are __________________.

10. She _________________ home because she wanted to tell her mother the good news.

Exercise E: Tick the right word where it should go in the sentence.

1. The players performed because their supporters cheered them.

brillianty poorly

2. We found the beach because it was a weekend.

crowded deserted

3. I felt no pain because she injected me.

awkwardly expertly

4. I am shivering because I am watching a movie.

funny scary

5. You and I have to speak because the restaurant is noisy.

loudly softly

6. They exchanged because they wanted to amuse each other.

jokes news

7. John is coming home because he misses his friends.

new old

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8. I believe them because they always tell.

lies the truth

9. She can’t sleep soundly because she is used to the new house.

already not

10. We are doing the work because we are afraid of making mistakes.

fast slowly

11. I can’t get into Mum’s clothes because she is smaller than me.

much not

Exercise F: Rearrange the words in the brackets to complete the sentences.

1. Lina rushed to get dressed (because -for – late – she – was – work.)

Lina rushed to get dressed _______________________________________.

2. Dad bought me a racing bicycle (because – was – birthday – it – my.)

Dad bought me a racing bicycle ___________________________________.

3. The girls fled from the room (a – because – rat – saw – they.)

The girls fled from the room ______________________________________.

4. Norain drove slowly (because – heavily – it – raining – was. )

Norain drove slowly ____________________________________________.

5. Everybody was pleased (because- became- champions – football – new – the – our –
school – team.)

Everybody was pleased _________________________________________

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Exercise G : Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

Lisa is taking piano lessons because she wants to play at least one musical instrument. At first

she tried learning the violin it’s because she loved its sound. She soon realized her mistake

because she was making the poor violin screech. Her brother begged her to stop because of she

was hurting his eardrums. Her mother said nothing because she did not want to discourage Lisa.

Then her father bought her a piano because her violin playing was driving him crazy. It was

driving her crazy too because she was very thankful. Lisa much prefers the piano because it

does not screech when played badly. She is improving fast it’s because she practices every day.

Her teacher is pleased with her because of she is such a keen pupil.

1._____________________________________________________________________________________

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2._____________________________________________________________________________________

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3._____________________________________________________________________________________

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4._____________________________________________________________________________________

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5._____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Exercise A: Tick the correct sentences.

1. He smiled when he heard the good news.

2. The vase broke while it fell.

3. It rained heavily while you slept.

4. The little boy was singing when he took a shower.

5. The children were playing while their mothers were chatting.

6. I listen to music when I feel sad.

7. We welcomed him while he arrived.

8. He is just shaking his head when we ask him a question.

9. It was getting dark while they are walking home.

10. Cats often swish their tails when they see dogs.

Exercise B: Underline the most suitable words in the brackets to complete the sentences.

1. They were laughing while the clowns (performed/ were performing).

2. We helped her when she (broke / was breaking) her leg.

3. Mum cooked (when / while) Dad mowed the lawn.

4. Everyone (screamed/ was screaming) when the rope broke.

5. I (looked/ was looking) after her baby while she rested.

6. Mrs. Ravi always smiles ( when/ while) she sees us.

7. The boys are cooking while the girls (prepare / are preparing) the drinks.

8. Some people were talking while the president ( spoke/ was speaking).

9. We all cheered (when/ while) Rita received the prize.

10. Lily stood up when we ( asked / were asking ) her to sing.

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 Exercise C: Rearrange the words in the brackets to complete the sentences.

1. My friend interviewed the players (I—pictures – their – took – while).

_____________________________________________________________

2. She hugged her brother ( he – her – luck – when – wished).

_____________________________________________________________

3. We were telling ghost stories (howling – the – was – while – wind).

_____________________________________________________________

4. Sheila always helps me (a – have – I – problem – when).

_____________________________________________________________

5. We are wasting time (are – others – the – working – while).

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one

answer for each question.

1. A. Mum was working while Dad was studying at the university.

B. Mum is working while Dad was studying at the university.

C. Mum worked while Dad studied at the university.

2. A. She feels thankful when she thinks of her lucky escape.

B. She felt thankful when she thought of her lucky escape.

C. She is feeling thankful while she thinks of her lucky escape.

3. A. Bobby smeared his face with lipstick while his mother dresses.

B. Bobby is smearing his face with lipstick while his mother is dressing.

C. Bobby was smearing his face with lipstick while his mother was dressing.

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 4. A. He brought us little gifts when he returned from a trip.

B. He was bringing us little gifts while he is returning from a trip.

C. He brings us little gifts when he returns from a trip.

5. A. We packed our belongings while the water rose.

B. We were packing our belongings while the water was rising.

C. We pack our belongings while the water rose.

Exercise E: Join the adverbial clauses in Column B to the main clauses in Column A by

writing the correct numbers in the boxes.

Column A Column B

1 We were surprised when he saw the soaring sales figures.

2 Ralph was painting the gate when he heard of Jackie’s dismissal from the firm.

3 Julia was singing a lovely song. when he won the international quash tournament.

4 The manager was happy when a snake slithered towards me.

5 Ravi’s family was very pleased while Tony was playing the saxophone.

6 I shouted for help while his wife was trimming the hedge.

Exercise F: Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the following:

am are argue argued is mentioned mentions

row sleeps sleeping was were while when

Dear Julie,

I was very pleased ______________ you phoned me last night. You know, my 12- year-old brother

jimmy was listening on the extension phone while we ______________ chatting. I ______________

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rather amused when he does this sort of thing He thinks my social life ______________ more

interesting than his. I’m sure he nearly died of boredom while we _______________ about history.

Jimmy’s eyes droop when someone _______________ history. He is always _______________ in

class while the history teacher is talking about people and events in the past.

I did some dangerous things when I _________________ his age. I often ____________________

my Dad’s boat out to sea at midnight while the family was asleep. In fact, I am looking longingly

at the sea through my bedroom window _________________ I am writing this.

Exercise G: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

At this moment I am trying to keep calm while Auntie Kate drove me to school in her rickety old

car. She fell in love with this car when she looked after it for her neighbour 17 years ago. She

was caring for it tenderly while her neighbour was away. She hoped her neighbour would sell it

to her when he wanted to buy a new car. She saved carefully while she waited for that day. She

was working long hours while her friends were enjoying themselves. So she has enough savings

to buty the car when cranky ways. Now too she is smiling while the car was threatening to stop.

It does stop but started again when she pats it playfully on its bonnet.

1.____________________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________________________

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 Exercise A: Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. We did not understand what (he was/ was he) saying.

2. We can guess who (they will/ will they ) want on the committee.

3. I have decided (what/ who) I’m going to ask for help.

4. Please explain what (are you / you are) trying to do.

5. Diana wants to know who ( did you visit/ you visited) that day.

6. I know ( who are you/ who you are) waiting for.

7. Ask them (what/ who) they have named their baby.

8. She doesn’t care what ( do we think/ we think) about her idea.

9. Find out who (does she like/ she likes) and invite them.

10. Tell me (what/ who) makes you happy and I’ll help you do it.

Exercise B: Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1. are – knows – she – who – you.

_____________________________________________________________

2. I – me – remember – taught – what – you.

_____________________________________________________________

3. doing – guessed – he – what – were – you

____________________________________________________________

4. me – met – tell – they – who.

____________________________________________________________

5. is – love – she – singing – we – what.

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 Exercise C: Tick the correct sentences.

1. I really appreciate what you did for me.

2. He told us who his father’s rank was in the army.

3. She was surprised to learn what his occupation was.

4. Please write down who would you like as your partner.

5. They believe what they read in the newspapers.

6. The people can tell who will make good leaders.

7. The police will find out what caused the accident and they will charge him.

8. We are wondering what is he going to play at the concert.

9. You are not supposed to say who you voted for.

10. He is trying to remember what did he carve on that tree long ago.

Exercise D: Rewrite the following sentences correctly.

1. Bill : I can guess who did take my car keys.

I can guess who took my car keys.

2. Anna: Tell me who is the culprit?

________________________________________________________

3. Bill : Let me make sure who is it.

________________________________________________________

4. Anna: Can you guess what did he or she do with the keys?

________________________________________________________

5. Bill : Tell me what are you thinking of?

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 6. Anna: I can guess what is he doing with your keys now.

________________________________________________________

Exercise E: Complete the sentences by changing the questions into noun clauses.

1. Who did you see at the office?

Tell me _______________________________________________________

2. What does she do nowadays?

I don’t know __________________________________________________

3. What did Mother tell you to do yesterday?

I don’t remember ______________________________________________

4. Who did she dance with at the party last week?

I’m not sure ___________________________________________________

5. What did Sue buy at the sale on Monday?

I don’t really know ______________________________________________

Exercise F : Tick the correct words in the boxes and mark their places in the sentences

with ^

1. You must give them ^ you promised them. what who

2. They are beginning to wonder who he working for. are is

3. I remember you advised me to do. what who

what who
4. We don’t know we can trust here.
what who
5. She heard what were saying to each other.
I we
6. He can’t reveal donated that big sum.
what who
7. I can guess what you dreaming of. are is

8. She tried to see what the delivery man carrying. is was

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 9. We realized who they cheering for. It was us. are were

10. He is wondering who is writing to. it she

11. I understood you said just now. what who

Exercise G: Underline the incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.

My schooldays are coming to an end but I still can’t decide what should I do. I wonder who can I

ask for advice. The person has to know what I am good at. He or she also needs to understand

what am I really interested in. I don’t know who can help me.

Suddenly I realise who I must talk to about my future. My parents must be anxious to hear what

do I feel about it. I must not forget who brought up and always encouraged me. They ca help me

find out what am I best suited for.

1.____________________________________________________________________________________

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2.____________________________________________________________________________________

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3.____________________________________________________________________________________

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4.____________________________________________________________________________________

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5.____________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise A: Which sentences have adjectival phrases? Tick them and underline the phrases.

1. A. Mr Tan owns the building that is behind our house.

B. Mr Tan owns the building behind our house.

2. A. My grandfather is that man with shining white hair.

B. My grandfather is that man who has shining white hair.

3. A. We love the tomatoes from your garden.

B. We love the tomatoes which are from your garden.

4. A. I feel sorry for the animals in the cage.

B. I feel sorry for the animals which are in the cage.

5. A. I went to the supermarket which is opposite the library.

B. I went to the supermarket opposite the library.

Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences using adjectival phrases.

1. Don’t tease the kitten which is under the chair.

_____________________________________________________________

2. He is looking for a house which is on a hill.

_____________________________________________________________

3. I know a girl who has green eyes.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Don’t go into the hut which is beside the river.

_____________________________________________________________

5. My mother has gone to the post office that is across the road.

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Exercise C: Rearrange the words in the brackets to complete the sentences.

1. She rented a flat (city – in – middle – of – the – the).

_____________________________________________________________

2. Aladdin could command the genie (inside – lamp – magic – the).

_____________________________________________________________

3. I dreamt of a country (above – clouds – last – night – the).

____________________________________________________________

4. I don’t mind a seat ( emergency – exit – next – the – to).

____________________________________________________________

5. He honked at the lorry (front – him – in – loudly – of – very).

____________________________________________________________

Exercise D: Join the sentences using adjectival phrases.

1. He sat in the chair. The chair was next to her.

He sat in the chair next to her.

2. We play tennis at the club. The club is near our office.

_____________________________________________________________

3. The fox watched the hens. The hens were in the coop.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Sorry, I broke the spectacles. The spectacles were on the sofa.

_____________________________________________________________

5. We enjoyed the barbecue. The barbecue was at Jane’s house.

_____________________________________________________________

6. I like the child. The child has big brown eyes.

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 Test 1

A. Underline the correct items in the brackets.

1. (A/An) conference on 2 (the/-) women writers throughout 3 (the/-) world will be held at 4

(an/the) university in 5 ( the/-) Kuala Lumpur on 6 (the/-) third of November this year.

The conference will be declared open by 7 (a/the) Vice-Chancellor of the university. 8

(An/The) Australian novelist will be presenting 9 (a/the) paper on 10 ( a/the) paper on 10

(a/an) innovative trend in modern literature.

B. Cross out the incorrect words to complete the sentences.

1. This vase has a crack in it. Take that/this one over there.

2. Marie, I like your costume but I don’t like Lena’s. Why is her/hers so plain?

3. I bought the groceries you wanted. I’ve put it/them on the kitchen table.

4. The packets are too expensive. We’ll have to pack everything ourselves/themselves.

5. Mr. Shan doesn’t eat at the office canteen. He/She brings sandwiches from home.

6. Aunty Mei, I’m making me/myself at home here.

7. These plates belong to our neighbour. That/ Those are the caterer’s.

8. A gazelle is an beautiful animal that is known for its/it’s speed and grace.

C. Circle the marks () to show the places where the adverbs in the boxes should go.
1. Cora () opens () her cake shop at 10 a.m.

2. Mrs. Singh came () home () because her car had stalled at the traffic lights.

3. The families prayed () for () a good harvest.

4. Ben () looked for his missing book ().

5. We have () spoken () to the principal about the anti-smoking campaign.

6. The rescue workers fought () to save () the accident victims.

7. I can’t () find him (). I don’t know where he is.

8. Frankie () knows what to say () when he goes to a big party.

9. The stewardess smiled at us () as we boarded the plane ().

10. I will be meeting () Robin at the airport when he flies in ().

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D. Read the passage and insert an apostrophe (’) where necessary.
The female dancers appeared on stage. The audiences approval was clear from the loud

clapping. The lead dancers costume was beautiful. It was more glittering than the other

dancers costumes. Then the male dancers came on stage and the crowds cheers began

again. The mens costumes were simple, just black trousers and white shirts.

The guitarist at the side of the stage then introduced the dance troupes lead dancer Maria.

She curtsied and waved to her partner Carlos. He came forward and held Marias hand. When

Carlos heard the guitarists first note, he lifted Maria up into the air. The other men held their

partners hands and they moved in step with Carlos and Maria. The dancers movements were

very graceful. As the guitarist plucked the strings more and more quickly, the dancers too

moved swiftly to keep up with rhythm.

E. Circle the letters of the correct sentences.

1. A The prince was riding on an enormous grey African elephant.

B The prince was riding on a enormous grey African elephant.

C The prince was riding on an African enormous grey elephant.

2. A Alice is best at basketball than me.

B Alice is more better at basketball than me.

C Alice is better at basketball than me.

3. A I was so boring with the movie that I walked out.

B I was so bored with the movie that I walked out.

C I was so bore with the movie that I walked out.

4. A It was the most wonderfullest experience in my life.

B It was the most wonderful experience in my life.

C It was the wonderfullest experience in my life.

5. A Don’t make so much noise. You’re disturbing the others.

B Don’t make so much noises. You’re disturbing the others.

C Don’t make so many noise. You’re disturbing the others.

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 Test 2
A. Tick the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. Large crowds of teenagers (was / were) waiting impatiently outside the stadium.

2. (The cows/ The herd) remains in the shelter of the barn during the long winter months.

3. The tourists (don’t like / doesn’t like) spicy food because they are not used to it.

4. (Are / Is) Brenda in charge of the entire project?

5. Does the (antique furniture/ antiques) cost a lot of money?

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box. Each word may only be used once.

already accepted has already accepted is taking takes

are enjoying enjoyed cheers cheered

has worked have worked mowed were mowing

have queued queued returned will be returning

is going to study was going to study set will set

1. The crowd ___________________ excitedly each time the home team scored a goal.

2. The old lady always _______________ her dog for a walk in the evenings.

3. Our neighbours __________________their lawn yesterday morning when we passed by.

4. Uncle Jack and his family _________________on the ranch for the last 10 years.

5. The supermarket was crowded and we ________________up for quite a long time to pay the

cashier.

6. Our Historical Society ________________ off on a trip to the east cost next Friday.

7. She __________________the post of company secretary in a new firm.

8. After the hard work, we _________________a well -earned coffee break now.

9. Karen _____________________ in the United Kingdom next year.

10. My cousins __________________home next week after a two-week vacation.

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C. Cross out the incorrect words in the brackets.
1. Active Voice: Mr. Wells tuned our piano.

Passive Voice: Our piano (is / was) tuned by Mr. Wells.

2. Passive Voice: New aeroplanes are tested by very skilled pilots.

Active Voice: Very skilled pilots (are test / test) new aeroplanes.

3. Active Voice: Ken beat last year’s squash champion.

Passive Voice: Last year’s squash champion was (beat / beaten) by Ken.

4. Active Voice: The little girl draws delightful pictures.

Passive Voice: Delightful pictures (are / is) drawn by the little girl.

5. Passive Voice: My jacket was sewn by Kim’s mother.

Active Voice: Kim’s mother (sewed / sewn) my jacket.

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct question tags.

1. My sister and I look like our mother, __________________________?

2. Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka, ___________________________?

3. Miss Dale lives in that big house, _____________________________?

4. I belong to your group, _____________________________________?

5. The three brothers are talented musicians, _____________________?

E. Tick the correct words to complete the wh-questions.

1. When are you go/going to the art gallery?

2. Who/Whose passport is lost?

3. Why Bill /Why does Bill dislike chess?

4. What / Which is Meredith’s locker?

5. How much sugar/ sugar cubes do you want in your tea?

F. Read the newspaper extract and answer the questions:

Tuesday – Marissa Werner, Switzerland’s latest singing sensation, is planning to tour Asia next

month to promote her latest album “Shadows in the day”. Her singing engagements will take her to

Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and other Asian capitals.

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“We expect thousands to turn up for her concerts,” said Robert Newton her manager. “As part of

the promotion, we will give each fan attending her concerts a copy of the piano taken when she

won last year’s ‘Songbird of the year’ award…….”

1. Where does Marissa Werner come from ?

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

2. When is she planning to tour Asia ?

________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Why does she want to tour Asia ?

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4. Who is Marissa’s mananger?

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What will each fan at the concerts get?

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

G. Underline the correct words in the brackets to complete the passage.

In the 15th century, Malacca (is/was) a busy trading centre. Traders from many countries

exchanged (their goods there/ there their goods). The kingdom of Malacca (became soon/soon

became) rich and strong. (Conquered/It conquered) weaker kingdoms nearby.

Some powerful nations in Europe, however, (to/wanted to) conquer Malacca. Early in the 16th

century, the Portuguese heard that Malacca (getting/was getting) weaker because its people (are

fighting/were fighting) among themselves. The Portuguese (decided to / to) attack the city. They

managed to conquer (in 1511 Malacca/ Malacca in 1511). The Sultan of Malacca and his followers

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 Test 3
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions in the box.

above at before behind between

during on past under

It is now 4.30 p.m. The boat race began half an hour ago, _________ 4p.m.____________ the race,

two boats ran around and one capsized. The only teams left in the race now are The Blue Fins and

the Titans.

Many people are _____________the bridge with me. They are cheering the teams on as they

pass _____________ the bridge. Oh, the Blue Fins are moving much faster than the Titans. The

Titans are far _________them….Yes, the champions this year are the Blue Fins.

B. Underline the correct words in the brackets.

1. You may (use/ uses) this door to leave the building.

2. (May/Must) he speak so loudly?

3. Richard (can/may) play the saxophone as well as the flute.

4. I must (be/am) home by 6 p.m.

5. This (may be/ maybe) the file you are looking for.

C. Rewrite the passage and put in the missing punctuation marks.

A: Dads silk shirt black jacket and trousers arent in the cupboard did Mum send them to the dry

cleaner’s.

B: No, theyre over there by the ironing board Sheilas ironing them

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D. Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech.
1. “We didn’t see you yesterday,” they said to me.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I asked Peter, “Are you coming with us?”

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The nurse said to me, “You have to wait for 10 minutes to see the doctor.”

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Ted said to Gary, “I am taking part in the elocution contest tomorrow.”

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Mum said, “Rita, your room is a mess!”

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

E. Tick the words that can fit into the sentences:

1. Dad’s ready, I’m ready too (and / but) Mum’s almost ready but Fay is still dressing.

2. The winner is the child (in / who in) the spacesuit.

3. We liked Sam’s story (which / who) made us laugh.

4. It’s raining but I have to go there (and / or) I’ll be in trouble.

5. He wants one of those watches that (has / have) funny faces.

6. I love the time (between / is between) dawn and sunrise.

7. They live next to a man who (rear / rears) rabbits.

8. I’ll cook or I’ll wash the dishes (but / or) I won’t do both.

9. He is the fastest runner (that / who) our country has produced.

10. They knew about the money (under / was under) her mattress.

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F. Complete the passage with some of the words and phrases in the box. You may
use a word or a phrase more than once.

acting to act joining to join putting to put

being to be pretending to pretend what who

My little brother Bobby enjoys ____________. He enjoys ____________ on different costumes and

___________ to be different characters. He says he wants ____________a famous actor one day.

Every evening after dinner, he will ask ____________ would like to act with him. One of us will

quickly offer _____________him in his play-acting because we don’t want to hurt his feelings.

Bobby always knows ____________he wants to do. He decides _______________ is to play the

hero-he or I. However, Bobby seldom does _____________you expect him to do. It’s hard to guess

_____________he considers the hero of the story. We have taken turns taken turns playing some

strange heroes!

G. Circle the letters of the correct sentences. There may be more than one answer for
each question.
1. A The windscreen of our car broke while a stone hit it.

B The windscreen of our car broke when a stone hit it.

C The windscreen of our car broke because a stone hit it.

2. A My family laughed at me because of my stubbornness.

B My family laughed at me because of my stubborn.

C My family laughed at me because I was stubborn.

3. A Water was dripping on his face from a hole in the roof while he snored away.

B Water was dripping on his face from a hole in the roof while he was snoring away.

C Water dripped on his face from a hole in the roof while he snored away.

4. A Many people like her because of her wit.

B Many people like her because she is witty.

C She is witty because many people like her.

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5. A He felt very happy when the plan succeeded.

B He felt very depressed it’s because the plan succeeded.

C He felt very depressed because of the plan’s success.

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