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Admission Conversation Exercise 1

1. Your friend’s mother is seriously ill. To make your friend feel better, you say: “…………. .”
a) Better luck next time b) It’s no use crying over spilt milk
c) Don’t worry. It’s not important d) Is there anything I can do?
2. Bill is in a restaurant and the waitress who is taking his order asks: “………….. “
a) What would you want to eat? b) What would you like to eat?
c) What do you have to eat? d) What do you think to eat?
3. You’re planning to go to England in July. You ask your British teacher: “…………… .”
a) What’s the weather like in July? b) What can I do with July’s weather?
c) How do you think about July weather? d) How about the July-like weather?
4. A salesgirl in a department store comes up to a new customer and says: “…………… “
a) Do you need some help? b) Can you help me?
c) What are you doing here? d) Why didn’t you call me?
5. Jack has just come home wearing an earring. His mother sees it and says: “……………. .”
a) You certainly appear normal b) Why do you hurt me?
c) What have you done? d) You’d better cut it off
6. A tourist stops you on the street and asks you how to get to a place you do not know. You say: “……… .”
a) I don’t know. Find it yourself
b) I’m happy to help you
c) Just keep walking straight ahead and you’ll find it
d) I’m not sure. You’d better ask somebody else.
7. Wanlop wants to buy some trousers. The salesgirl says: “………… .”
a) May I know your weight? b) What size do you wear?
c) May I examine you? d) Where is your waist?
8. Tom disagrees with his teacher but does not want to make him angry so he says: “…………… .”
a) May I suggest another idea? b) I couldn’t agree more.
c) You’ve got to be reasonable. d) I couldn’t agree with you.
9. Your boss’s wife offers you a piece of cake, but you dislike that kind of cake so you say: “…………… .”
a) I hate that cake. b) Thanks, but I’m on a diet
c) Not another one d) Don’t you have anything better?
10. You are waiting in line to buy a movie ticket when someone cuts in front of you. You say: “……………. “
a) Hold on. I’ll put you through b) Wait for me
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c) Go to the back of the line d) I’ll save you a place

11. You spill your drink on the stranger sitting next to you. You say: “……………… “
a) How wet you are! b) It won’t happen again
c) Never mind d) How clumsy of me!
12. Your friend just failed an important test. To cheer her up, you say: “……………. . “
a) You’re hopeless b) I got an A
c) Look forward to doing it again d) It’s not the end of the world
13. You’re handing in your assignment to your teacher very late. You say: “………………. .”
a) I’m so sorry b) Better late than never
c) It’s now or never d) How can I ever repay you?
14. You are in your neighbor’s house. You break a glass. Your neighbor says: “………………. “
a) You’re welcome b) Don’t mention it
c) How could you do such a thing! d) Don’t worry about it
15. Your friend invites you to go with him to see a movie. You want to know the name of the movie. You say:
“………………….. “
a) Who’s acting? b) What’s up? c) What’s on? d) Who’s there?

Situation: Nid runs into her friend Dao by chance.

Nid: You don’t look so cheerful. ………….16………..?
Dao: Everything.
Nid: I’m sure……………..17…………. . Now what is it?
Dao: Remember I borrowed that cassette from Amy? Well, I’ve ……….18………..recorded over the top of it.
I can’t imagine how it happened. I…………19…………………………………….have pushed the record
button by mistake. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I can’t possibly tell her. She’ll kill me.
Nid: Well, ……20…..go and buy another copy?
Dao: That’s the problem. It’s very rare. Completely unobtainable. She only lent it to me…………21……
a special favor.
Nid: That’s too bad.
Dao: She’ll never speak to me again.
Nid: I’m sure she’ll………..22……. . Everyone knows accidents happen.
Dao: I just don’t see how I’ll………..23…… . How do I start?
Nid: Wait a minute. I have an idea. Sometimes this kind of music is available on CD….24……there are no
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cassettes. You buy the CD, and make a copy and she’ll never know.
Dao: You’re a genius. I’ll go to a record shop this afternoon. You’ve saved my life.
Why…………25…….I think of that?

16. a) What’s the matter b) What are you going for

c) What do you do d) What are you going to do
17. a) it will be acceptable b) it may not be a good idea
c) it can’t be that bad d) it’s out of the question
18. a) carefully b) accidentally c) probably d) suddenly
19. a) couldn’t b) must c) wouldn’t d) just
20. a) who may b) what if c) why not d) where to
21. a) such b) like c) as d) with
22. a) understand b) complain c) explain d) ask
23. a) take it away b) bring it up
c) look forward to it d) come back to it
24. a) as if b) or else c) even though d) except when
25. a) didn’t b) won’t c) don’t d) shouldn’t

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Admission Conversation Exercise 2

1. Tom spends the weekend with friends at their house in the country. When he leaves, he says to his host,
“…………………. “
a) Thank you for having me b) I admire your hostess
c) You are too kind to take me d) You make me feel so good
2. At a wedding reception, the uncle of the bride stands up and says, “…………… .”
a) I’d like to give you a talk to the bride and groom
b) Please join me in wishing the newlyweds a happy life together
c) Let’s join the bride and groom while they are having a drink
d) Please stand and have some toast with them
3. Jane is having trouble opening a classroom door so her friend says, “…………. .”
a) Knock on it hard b) Leave it open
c) Put your hands on it d) Give it a good push
4. A customer in a fast food shop orders a hamburger and French fries. The man behind the counter asks
him, “…………. .”
a) Would you like anything to drink with that? b) Is that all you’re going to order?
c) Are you thinking of going out? d) Would you like to suggest something else?
5. You’ve been invite to a party, but unfortunately you can’t go. When you tell the host, he says, “……… .”
a) We’ll miss you b) Fine with me
c) See you later d) Pity me
6. You can’t hear the news on the radio so you say to your American friend, “…………….. . “
a) How about switching it on? b) Could you pick it up, please?
c) Would you mind turning it up? d) Can you please put it on?
7. Sally is always complaining because her boyfriend doesn’t have enough money to buy a car. One day he
says to her angrily, “…………… .”
a) How am I supposed to think? b) You’re driving me crazy
c) Don’t be so serious d) How can I do that to you?
8. You ask to speak to your boss on the phone. You say, “………… .”
a) I’d like Mr. Baxter to speak to me b) I intend to talk to Mr. Baxter
c) Can you direct me to Mr. Baxter? d) Can you put me through to Mr. Baxter?

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9. You are in Bangkok, talking to your friend in Singapore. You mention that you are flying down next weekend.
Your friend says, “…………… .”
a) I’ll go and receive you b) I’ll pick you up
c) I’ll come after you d) I’ll be there for you
10. As you are leaving a shop, the salesgirl says pleasantly, “…………… .”
a) Where are you going? b) Please come again.
c) Watch your purse d) Did you forget to pay?
11. As a woman is entering a restaurant with her Labrador, the manager comes over to her and says,
“…………. .”
a) Why don’t you put it away? b) It’s a good idea to leave it alone
c) We don’t allow pets in here. d) Our customers don’t like Labradors
12. You are standing at a bus stop. When a bus comes along, you ask the man next to you, “………….to Siam
Paragon?”
a) Is this the one we get on for the trip b) Does this bus go
c) Will this bus run d) Can I get this bus to take me
13. You are short of sugar so you ring your neighbor’s bell and say, “…………… .”
a) Can I use your sugar? b) Give me some sugar
c) May I borrow some sugar? d) I would like to take your sugar.
14. You are in the dentist’s chair and the dentist says to you, “………….. .”
a) Go ahead b) Let’s have a look
c) Make yourself at home d) Wait and see
15. Your friend tells you that her father just lost his job. You say, “……………. .”
a) It’s all for the best b) All’s well that ends well
c) Don’t mention it d) I’m sorry to hear that

Situation: Two friends are talking at lunch time.

Nong: Have you got any plans for the long weekend?
Oat: ………16….. . It’s never my decision. My dad plans it all.
Nong: Doesn’t sound……….17…… . Doesn’t he ever ask you?
Oat: Not that I can remember. ………18…… . He takes us to great places and he seems to know
exactly what we’ll enjoy.
Nong: My family’s not like………..19…at all. We seem to spend all day Saturday fighting about where
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we’ll go on Sunday.
Oat: What about your dad? Doesn’t he make…………20……..?
Nong: Certainly not—he’s too busy trying to…………21…….why we………..22…..go anywhere.
Oat: Oh, doesn’t he like getting………..23……the city?
Nong: No, all……….24……is stay at home and read. He likes quiet weekends.
Oat: ……..25…., I wouldn’t mind the mall, a bit of window shopping and a movie.
Nong: Oh, you’re a real city kid.

16. a) Not really b) Come over

c) Rather well d) By all means
17. a) quite happy b) even equal
c) so funny d) very fair
18. a) I haven’t thought much b) I couldn’t agree more
c) I don’t mind though d) I have no comment
19. a) your b) you c) you’re d) yours
20. a) your day b) the final decision
c) up his mind d) you think about it
21. a) come up with an excuse b) do him a favor
c) keep his fingers crossed d) remember the good old days
22. a) mustn’t b) don’t c) shouldn’t d) would rather not
23. a) off with b) up to c) out of d) stuck in
24. a) I like to do b) I know
c) he learns d) he wants to do
25. a) To be honest b) To sum up
c) To my relief d) To start with

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Exercise 1
Understanding Vocabulary: Match the meaning.
……………………..1. like a) keep; hold; take…around
……………………..2. carry b) push itself quickly up into the air
……………………..3. babies c) the pocket of skin on the kangaroo’s stomach in
which it keeps its baby
……………………..4. pouch d) the same as
……………………..5. jump e) the five long parts at the end of each hand
……………………..6. finger f) young kangaroos

Fill in the blanks with the correct words provided.

live use most other only
back jump pocket strong carry
1. I want to learn how to……………………..a computer.
2. They meet at the…………………….door of their school.
3. My cat likes to…………………up on a high wall and watch people.
4. He has…………………….arms, so he can carry a lot.
5. She likes Pizza Hut more than…………………………..restaurants.
6. There is a hole in my friends………………………….., so she often loses her money.
7. Children have to……………………..a lot of books in their school bags.
8. Jerry is happy to………………………….in Thailand because he likes Thai people.
9. I am busy, so I…………………………..have five minutes to talk to you.
10. …………………………..people in Thailand eat a lot of rice.

Exercise 2
Match the meaning.
1. in their free time a) the soft thick hair of some animals
2. collect b) make (money)
3. hobby c) when they are not working
4. unusual d) not common; not ordinary
5. looks like e) something people do when they have free time
6. sketches f) get and keep certain things over a long period of time
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7. fur g) draws pictures quickly without many details

8. earn h) has the same shape as

Vocabulary Practice
sketch enjoy earn money collect unusual
painter fur hobby looks like in their free time
1. She loves her cat because its soft ………………………..is nice to touch.
2. Her………………………….is making stars out of colored paper and putting them in jars.
3. I……………………………..swimming, so I am lucky to live near the river.
4. He could not…………………………..in Bangkok, so he went back to work in his village.
5. He is proud when his friends tell him that he…………………………the famous pop star, Film Rattaphoom.
6. I love finding………………………….phonecards to put in my collection and show my friends.
7. My little brother’s room is full of he comic books he loves to………………………….
8. Many people like to meet their friends and have fun………………………………….
9. The teacher took his students to the front of the school and let them sit on the grass
and………………………………..the main school building.
10. The actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, is named after the famous……………………………Leonardo da Vinci.

Exercise 3
Understanding Vocabulary
………………1. important a) think
………………2. hospital b) try your hardest
………………3. clinic c) be the same as; be similar to
………………4. for free d) having a great influence
………………5. complains e) don’t feel bad; there’s no need to feel upset
………………6. expect f) a place where people who are ill or injured are taken
and sometimes operated on
………………7. don’t worry g) says that you are not happy about something
………………8. try to do your best h) not rude
………………9. polite i) without having to pay money
………………10. be like j) people who are not seriously ill can see a doctor

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Vocabulary Practice
tries his best clinic worry help complain
polite important hopes works expect
1. My friend, Susan, is very……………………………….., but her sister, Ruth, is rude to almost everyone.
2. His father…………………………..hard on weekdays and sleeps late on Sundays.
3. If you………………………………bad things to happen, you will feel unhappy all the time.
4. That family is so poor that every month they have to…………………..about paying the rent.
5. English is………………………………….because it is used in almost every country in the world.
6. People like to…………………………….to the waiter when they have to wait for a long time for food.
7. My sister had a toothache last Sunday, so she went to a private dental…………………………near her home.
8. When the teacher asks him to do something, he always…………………………to do it.
9. I would like to thank you for your……………………………..in showing me around during my stay in Chiang
Mai.
10. He wants to study in the Faculty of Medicine because he………………………………to be like his father and
become a doctor.

Exercise 4
Understanding Vocabulary
……………….1. owner a) quickly
……………….2. worries b) ill
……………….3. breakfast c) a person who has a dog etc.
……………….4. sick d) is not watching, is not paying attention
……………….5. vet e) an animal doctor
……………….6. fast f) get rid of
……………….7. clinic g) a place where they take care of sick
animals or people
……………….8. plan h) an idea of what you are going to do
……………….9. throw away i) the first meal of the day
……………….10. is not looking j) keeps thinking about something too much which
makes that person unhappy

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Vocabulary Practice
worries clinic owner stop chocolate
plan vet throw away feel sick look at
1. We have a…………………………..to surprise our mother on her birthday, so we have started saving money.
2. You should…………………………..eating ice cream because it makes you fat.
3. Samart looked ill, so his parents took him to the…………………………..
4. My friend likes to……………………………..the pictures she took in Paris.
5. Her dog has not eaten for two days, so she took it to the ………………………….this morning.
6. My brother ate too much fruit, and it made him………………………………. .
7. His father is the……………………………….of a television company, so he has enough money to send his
son abroad to study.
8. Pimpa……………………………..about her test, so she reads a lot.
9. I never…………………………….magazines because I like to read them again sometimes.
10. I do not like……………………………..because it is too sweet.

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Exercise 5
Understanding Vocabulary
………………..1. Scientists a) not dangerous
………………..2. tiny robots b) less expensive
………………..3. heart attacks c) small automatic machines
………………..4. safe d) large building where machines are used to
make a large number of goods
………………..5. like the idea of e) people who study one or more branches of
science
………………..6. make them better f) stop them feeling sick
………………..7. cheaper g) think this is good
………………..8. factories h) times when the heart fails to work properly

Understanding opposites
1. tiny ………………..
2. safe ………………..
3. inside ………………..
4. better ………………..
5. cheaper ………………..
6. different ………………..
7. small ………………..

Vocabulary practice
safer sick a heart attack factories tiny
to clean up to sleep gas everywhere scientist
1. Ants are…………………..insects that like eating sugar.
2. The music was so boring that it put me……………………….. .
3. She was so……………………………that she could not go to school.
4. It is…………………………….to sue a footbridge than to walk across a road.
5. Clever………………………….made the spaceship that took pictures of the moon.
6. Because it was full of………………………………., the balloon flew up high into the air.
7. Their Majesties the King and Queen receive a very warm welcome…………………………….they go.

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8. His mother told him………………………………his room because it looked untidy.

9. All around Bangkok, there are lots of…………………………………making all kinds of products.
10. His aunt had…………………………….., so she has to take medicine.

Exercise 6
Understanding Vocabulary
……………1. famous a) things which companies make to sell
……………2. cute b) once
……………3. a bow c) maybe
……………4. fur d) like
……………5. products e) very popular
……………6. clothes f) soft thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals
……………7. In the past g) very pretty; sweet
……………8. remember h) the things you wear, e.g. trousers, shirts, dresses, etc.
……………9. perhaps i) think about something from the past
……………10. the same as j) a long thin piece of colorful cloth or ribbon, used to tie a
girl’s hair
Vocabulary Practice
remember clothes fur in the past famous
cute cartoon cat perhaps kinds of things bow
1. Michael Jackson is so……………………….that people in every country know his name.
2. In Canada, people wear a lot of thick………………………..to keep warm in winter.
3. ………………………, Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand.
4. My friend could not ……………………….where he had parked his car, so he could not drive home.
5. …………………………I will go swimming tomorrow id my mother does not need me to help her.
6. There are so many……………………….in Chatuchak Market that I do not know what to buy.
7. This puppy is so…………………………..that I had to buy it.
8. Tom is a……………………………….whose enemy is a dog called Butch.
9. He bought a red…………………………….for his daughter’s hair, to match her red dress.
10. My dog has soft……………………………, and everyone likes to touch it.

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Exercise 7
Understanding Vocabulary
………………..1. was standing next to a) left
………………..2. was relaxing b) could reach or grab
………………..3. Suddenly c) pulled her underwater
………………..4. dragged d) was seated at the side of
………………..5. Fortunately e) knew Elizabeth was in danger
………………..6. was able to hold on to f) out of danger
………………..7. saw what was happening g) was resting
………………..8. Finally h) luckily
………………..9. went away i) at last
………………..10. safe j) quickly and unexpectedly

Vocabulary Practice
relax feet safe jumped next to
pulled up underwater long broken cuts
1. He liked to sit……………………………….Dara in class.
2. I always………………………….for half an hour after lunch.
3. To help her parents, she………………………………….a lot of weeds in the garden.
4. My brother’s……………………………were very big, so he had a problem finding shoes that were the right
size.
5. My sister likes to wear her hair…………………………….., so it takes a long time to wash.
6. Doctor Ballard is the………………………………..explorer who found the wreck of the Titanic.
7. Pranee…………………………..into the river and splashed water over her friends.
8. Sunisa peeled mangoes badly, and soon had…………………….on her fingers.
9. The red pencil was………………………………., so she used the black one.
10. It was not…………………………..for them to play football near the highway.

Complete the correct prepositions. Some of prepositions can be used more than once.
into beside above at with
out of under in
1. There are lots of crocodiles…………………………….Australia.
2. Elizabeth Pausa was sitting…………………………….a river.
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3. She put her feet………………………………………..the water.

4. There was a big crocodile……………………………….the water.
5. The crocodile pulled her…………………………………….the water.
6. There was a tree branch……………………………..the water.
7. Her grandmother jumped……………………………..the river.
8. Elizabeth’s grandmother pulled…………………………………Elizabeth’s arms.
9. Elizabeth’s grandmother stayed……………………………..her until the crocodile went away.
10. Elizabeth and her grandmother were very happy to be…………………………..danger.

Writing Practice
once or twice wet tiny thick usually
poisonous long harmless unpleasant luckily

I am really afraid of snakes because they are dangerous and……………………………to touch. They
look…………………………and slimy and have………………………….black eyes
and………………………………forked tongues that shoot in and out as they move through the grass. Some snakes
are…………………………….and some are…………………………………, although I cannot tell the difference, so
I………………………………stay out of their way. You find snakes in the forest, or even in houses where there are
lots of trees and…………………………..bushes. …………………………….., in the rainy season, I have seen snakes
in my house where he sets them free. …………………………, nobody in my house has every been bitten by a snake.

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Exercise 8
Understanding Vocabulary
………………..1. to heat our house a) was painful
………………..2. ill b) surprised
………………..3. worst of all c) sick
………………..4. hurt d) small round pieces of frozen water
which children in cold weather like to
throw at each other
………………..5. fortunate e) to keep the place where we live warm
………………..6. amazed f) luck
………………..7. snowballs g) the most unpleasant thing

Understanding ways to describe the weather

rainy snowing cool raining rains
wind windy sunny shows sunshine
1. The……………………………weather will flood the fields.
2. Thai people get very hot when they work in the…………………………..
3. It was………………………so hard that Sompong could not go out to play.
4. In Florida a strong………………………………..blew cars off the road.
5. Prasert’s favorite month was December because it was…………………………..
6. People in England need umbrellas because it………………………….so much.
7. It was…………………….so hard that Carol could not see across the road.
8. When it is…………………………….., Australians like to lie on the beach.
9. If it is……………………………tomorrow, Dara can fly her kite.
10. When it……………………………..in Canada, children have snowball fights.

Grammar Practice
make / makes / made + pronoun / noun + adjective
1. the heat / sometimes / foreigners / ill
The heat sometimes makes foreigners ill.
2. the present / my sister / happy / yesterday
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. expensive presents / always / my sister / happy

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. oil from river boats / the water / dirty
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. the songs at the club / last night / my friend / homesick
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
enough + noun + to do something
1. she / did not have / money / heat her house
She did not have enough money to heat her house.
2. he / does not have / energy / clean his apartment
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. they / have / time / get to know each other later on
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. they / cooked / food / feed one hundred people
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 9
Understanding vocabulary
………………… 1. look almost the same a) not usual or ordinary
………………… 2. special b) watch
………………… 3. surprising c) look very similar
………………… 4. spiders d) birds that dig a hole in the ground
………………… 5. webs e) that you do not expect
………………… 6. insects f) most surprisingly
………………… 7. tadpole g) animals that can produce webs
………………… 8. burrowing owls h) very thin lines woven by spiders
………………… 9. strangest of all i) animals that have six legs
………………… 10. look at j) frog infants

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Writing practice
heavy unusual because weak wings
can run to fight tail feathers cannot fly faster than

I think an ostrich is an……………………………..animal…………………………it is a large African bird with

a long neck, but it……………………….. . It has…………………………….wings and a……………………………body.
Its……………………………help it to keep its balance, so it……………………………very fast on its long legs. It is
new the second fastest animal in the world. It can run up to 65 kilometers (43.5 miles) an
hour…………………………..a speeding racehorse. Its strong legs also help it……………………………….enemies
because the ostrich can kick them very hard. All in all, it is an ugly bird, but it has
beautiful……………………………….. .

Exercise 10
Understanding Vocabulary
………………1. Nowadays a) things that will explode when they are thrown or
dropped
………………2. control what they do b) was very successful
………………3. fridges c) at the present time
………………4. take apart d) something that carries people through space
………………5. bombs e) something that we use to keep food in so that it
will stay fresh
………………6. explosions f) worlds such as the Earth or Mars which move
around the sun
………………7. arrest g) take prisoner
………………8. planets h) make them move around
………………9. spaceship i) things that make loud noises and do a lot of
damage
………………10. worked very well j) break down into separate pieces

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Vocabulary Practice
spaceships explosions factories different arrest
control planets take a gun nowadays take apart
1. Bangkok is very………………………..from a Thai village.
2. There are lots of fast-food restaurants in Thailand………………………… .
3. I can…………………………….my model cat with this remote control.
4. ………………………………can kill people and destroy buildings.
5. He had an M-16, so he was not easy to………………………………
6. Americans use………………………………..to explore Mars.
7. Police are trying to…………………..a gang of thieves.
8. My brother likes to…………………………………..his motorbike to see how it works.
9. There are eight……………………………………going around our sun, and we live on one of them.
10. ……………………………….should be built in an area away from the center of a town or city.

Grammar Practice
robot - explore basket - carry camera - take
dog - lead ladder - climb calculator - do
flour - bake alarm clock - wake telephone – order
computer - play

1. My mother uses a……………………………………to………………………………….things.

2. My father uses a……………………………………..to…………………………………..the tree.
3. His friend uses a……………………………………..to…………………………………..his maths homework.
4. We use an………………………………………..to………………………………..us up.
5. He uses a……………………………………….to…………………………………..pizza.
6. The students use a…………………………………….to……………………………….games on the computer.
7. The baker uses…………………………………….to………………………………bread.
8. The blind man uses a…………………………………to……………………………….a road.
9. We use a………………………………………….to……………………………….photographs.
10. Scientists use a……………………………………to………………………………space.

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Subject Verb Agreement

คือ การใช้กริ ยาให้ถูกต้องกับประธาน หมายความว่าประธานเอกพจน์ กริ ยาที่ใช้ก็ตอ้ งเป็ นเอกพจน์ และถ้าประธานพหูพจน์
กริ ยาที่ใช้ก็ตอ้ งเป็ นพหูพจน์ดว้ ย
1. ประธานเอกพจน์สองตัวขึ้นไปที่เชื่อมด้วย and กริ ยาที่ตามมาถือเป็ น........................
- Alison and Susan .................with their parents.
- Linda and I .................... playing the guitar.
2. ประธานเอกพจน์สองตัวที่เชื่อมด้วย and และประธานตัวหลังไม่มี a, an, the ให้ถือว่าประธานสองตัวนั้น
เป็ น.....................................
- The singer and dancer ..................on the stage.
- The editor and writer..................these articles.
3. ประธานเอกพจน์ 2 ตัว ที่เชื่อมด้วย and กริ ยาจะเป็ นเอกพจน์หรื อพหูพจน์น้ นั ขึ้นอยูก่ บั ผูพ้ ูดว่าจะมองประธาน 2 ตัว
นั้นเป็ นหน่วยเดียวกันหรื อไม่ ถ้ามองเป็ นหน่วยเดียวกันจะต้องใช้กริ ยาเอกพจน์ ถ้ามองแยกออกจากกันเป็ น 2 หน่วย
ให้ใช้กริ ยาพหูพจน์
- Coffee and egg ........................ my father’s breakfast. (หน่วยเดียวกัน)
- Papaya salad and sticky rice ......................my favorite dish. (หน่วยเดียวกัน)
- The football team ................... taking a bath. (คนละหน่วย)
4. กริ ยาที่ตามหลัง There หรื อ Here ขึ้นอยูก่ บั ................................ตัวหลัง และใช้เป็ น Present Simple
- Here are my books.
- There comes the bus.
5. ประธานเอกพจน์กริ ยาเติม s, es สาหรับ Present Simple
- David drinks a glass of milk every morning.
- That dog always barks a stranger.
6. ประธานที่เชื่อมด้วย as well as, with, together with, in addition to, including, in addition to, no less than, but
not, like กริ ยาที่ใช้ให้ดูที่ประธานที่อยูข่ า้ งหน้าเท่านั้น
- Bob, as well as his friends, is playing chess now.
- The dog, together with the cat, sleeps in front of my bedroom.
7. คาสรรพนามต่อไปนี้ให้ถือว่าเป็ น.........................เสมอ แม้มีมากกว่าหนึ่ง each, every, another, the other,
neither, either, many a, everybody, everyone, everything, someone, somebody, something, anything,
anybody, anyone, nothing, nobody, no one กริ ยาที่ตามมาต้องเป็ นเอกพจน์ดว้ ย
- Each student walks to school.
- Many a woman cooks well.

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8. ประธานที่เชื่อมด้วย either.. or, neither…nor, or, not only…but also กริ ยาที่ใช้ให้ดูตามประธานตัว........................
เป็ นหลัก
- Either Pam or I ................going to present in front of the class.
- Not only students but also the teachers ..................in the hall.
9. ประธานต่อไปนี้เมื่อมี of ตามหลังให้ถือว่าเป็ นเอกพจน์ either , neither, one, each
- Either of the two men is a thief.
- One of the birds is outside the cage.
10. ประธานที่ตามด้วย of ให้ดูประธาน....................เป็ นหลัก
- The box of matches is in the cupboard.
- The packages of sugar are in the kitchen.
11. คาสรรพนามต่อไปนี้ ถือว่าเป็ นพหูพจน์ some, any, several, all, both, a few, few
- Some are studying, others are playing in the yard.
- All are watching football match.
12. คา adjective เมื่อเติม the ข้างหน้า จะทาให้เป็ น “......................” และถือว่าเป็ น............................ เช่น the poor,
the rich, the strong, the weak
- The poor have no food to eat.
- The rich have money and power.
13. คานาม และวิชาต่อไปนี้ ถือว่าเป็ น..................... เช่น phonetics, physics, mathematics, economics, gymnastics,
news, mumps, alms, measles
- Phonetics is the most difficult subject.
- Physics is the important subject for science.
14. คานาม Noun of multitude ต่อไปนี้ ถือเป็ นพหูพจน์เสมอ the police, the public, cattle, the military, the gentry,
clergy, poultry, people
- The police were shot.
- Cattle are bulls and cows.
15. คา collective noun คือคานามที่บอกความเป็ นกลุ่ม พวกพ้อง ถ้ามองเป็ นหน่วยเดียวกันก็ใช้กริ ยาที่เป็ นเอกพจน์ ถ้ามอง
ว่าเป็ นคนละหน่วยกันก็ให้ใช้กริ ยาพหูพจน์ เช่น group, company, jury, crowd, committee, class, team, family,
government, cabinet
- The class have discussed about the project.
- The class starts at 9.30 am.
16. ระยะทาง และ จานวนเงิน ถือว่าเป็ น................................เสมอ
- Three hundred kilometers isn’t too long.
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- One thousand bath is kept in my pocket.

17. ชื่อเพลง ชื่อหนังสื อ ชื่อเรื่ อง ถือว่าเป็ น............................... เช่น
- Batman and Robin is Jill’s favorite film.
- Pra-Apai-Manee was written by Soonthornpoo.
18. เศษส่วนของคานามเอกพจน์ถือว่าเป็ นเอกพจน์ เศษส่วนของคานามพหูพจน์ถือว่าเป็ นพหูพจน์
- Three-fifths of the milk has been drunk.
- Four-fifths of the students are in the hall.
19. คา relative pronoun เช่น who, which, that ขึ้นอยูก่ บั ประธานที่อยูข่ า้ งหน้า
- Can you see the men who are drinking wine over there?
- The boys who make aloud noise are my children.
20. None + กริ ยาเอกพจน์
None of + คานามพหูพจน์ ใช้กริ ยาพหูพจน์
None of + คานามเอกพจน์ ใช้กริ ยาเอกพจน์
A number of, a large number of + คานามพหูพจน์ กริ ยาที่ใช้เป็ นพหูพจน์ (แปลว่า = มากมาย)
The number of + คานามพหูพจน์ กริ ยาที่ใช้เป็ นเอกพจน์ (แปลว่า = จานวน)
- None is at the swimming pool.
- None of them go to the meeting.
- The number of workers is working now.
- A number of workers are working now.
21. คาต่อไปนี้เป็ นพหูพจน์เสมอ spectacles, trousers, scissors, pants, gloves, glasses
- Where are my pants?
- Your trousers are on the bed.
22. คาต่อไปนี้ให้ดูตามประธานตัวหลัง all of, most of, some of, half of
- All of the whisky was drunk.
- All of the apples were sold.
- Some of my money was stolen.
- Some of my clothes were in the wardrobe.
23. ถ้าประธานตัวหนึ่งเป็ นบอกเล่า และอีกตัวหนึ่งเป็ นปฏิเสธ จะใช้กริ ยาตามประธานตัวที่เป็ นบอกเล่า เช่น
- He, not we, was appointed chairman.
- Not riches, but honor makes the man.
24. ถ้าประธานเป็ น everyone, everybody, someone, each, either, neither และ every สรรพนามให้ใช้ He เมื่อเป็ น
ประธาน ถ้าเป็ นกรรมให้ใช้ him และถ้าเป็ นการแสดงความเป็ นเจ้าของให้ใช้ his แทน เช่น
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- Everybody said he would do his best.

- Everyone loves his own house.

Exercise Subject Verb Agreement

Underline the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Physics (is, are) John’s major field of study.
2. Neither Jim nor his friends (want, wants) to help.
3. The people who (arrive, arrives) early for the lectures are scholars.
4. Either topic (has, have) the professor’s approval.
5. The report of your grades (is, are) in the office.
6. The first two parts of the experiment (takes, take) the most time.
7. The novelist and the artist (is, are) going abroad.
8. The houses together with the items inside them (belong, belongs) to the old lady.
9. A number of books (is, are) on reserve in the library for this course.
10. The Dialogues of Plato (is, are) a great classic.
11. My old friend and colleague, William, (is, are) in town.
12. The Government (has, have) decided to pass the bill.
13. Ten kilometers (is, are) a long way to walk.
14. Somebody (was, were) here a moment ago.
15. The rich sometimes (helps, help) the poor.
16. The author and lecturer (is, are) arriving in an hour.
17. The box of matches (is, are) left on the table.
18. Few (has, have) written to me.
19. The number of students in the history class (is, are) limited to thirty.
20. My glasses (is, are) broken; I can’t see anything right now.

Choose the correct answer.

1. The worker and the janitor……………..at this moment.
a) are work b) are working c) does d) is working
2. The headmistress and manager of this college……………..in the room.
a) are b) is being c) is d) were
3. Bread and butter…………breakfast for children.

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a) is b) are c) was d) were

4. Father with his sons usually…………….tennis every evening.
a) play b) plays c) to play d) played
5. Neither…………..going to fly to Chiangmai.
a) are b) is c) will d) shall
6. Either of the two girls……………here.
a) stay b) stays c) to stay d) staying
7. Neither you nor I…………….wrong.
a) is b) am c) are d) be
8. Everybody…………….the questions.
a) answer b) answering c) are answering d) answers
9. The girl with her parents…………..lunch now.
a) are having b) is having c) has d) have
10. Fifty kilometers…………a short journey.
a) are b) is c) being d) to be
11. Sixty baht………….kept in my wallet.
a) will b) are c) is d) can
12. Not only you but also Pam…………..the dentist twice a year.
a) see b) seeing c) sees d) to see
13. The customers who………….in that shop look rich.
a) is b) are c) to be d) being
14. A number of football players……………very well.
a) play b) plays c) playing d) to play
15. The news ………..very exciting today.
a) are b) is c) be d) to be
16. The football team……………….badly today.
a) play b) plays c) playing d) to play
17. Mathematics …………….my favourite subject.
a) are b) be c) being d) is
18. Everybody in this class………..Miss Jennifer.
a) love b) loves c) loving d) to love

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19. There……………..a large number of girls in the rose garden.

a) is b) are c) be d) being
20. There………….our bus!
a) come b) comes c) coming d) to come
21. Here…………..your combs
a) are b) is c) be d) to be
22. Everything……….in the suitcase.
a) are b) be c) being d) is
23. A great deal of butter……………used.
a) am b) be c) are d) is
24. Each of the audiences………………….happy.
a) look b) looks c) looking d) to look
25. Both my sister and I………..mother.
a) helping b) help c) helps d) to help
26. Penny told me that something………..yesterday.
a) happen b) happens c) happened d) happening
27. Adam as well as his companions………..by plane.
a) travels b) travel c) are traveling d) to travel
28. Some of my friends ……………in the country.
a) lives b) live c) living d) to live
29. Many a nurse………….in a dormitory.
a) stay b) staying c) to stay d) stays
30. Several………in a sport club now.
a) is exercising b) are exercising c) exercises d) exercise
31. Some of my rice……….eaten.
a) is b) be c) being d) were
32. Neither she or I………..a bicycle.
a) rides b) ride c) riding c) to ride
33. Three-fourths of water………used.
a) was b) am c) be d) are
34. Four-fifths of the students……..at this moment.
a) are studying b) study c) studies d) is studying
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35. The committee ………..about the new project right now.

a) is discussing b) are discussing c) discuss d) discusses
36. All of the salt…………been used up.
a) has b) is c) was d) have
37. None………in the theater.
a) is b) are c) be d) has
38. The poor………..no money to spend.
a) has b) have c) are d) is
39. To exercise everyday……………good for health.
a) is b) are c) has d) have
40. A number of children …………in the yard now.
a) are playing b) is playing c) to play d) plays
41. Both my wife and I……………….fond of music.
a) am b) are c) is d) was
42. Not wealth, but honor……………….the man.
a) make b) is making c) have made d) makes
43. A number of magazines……………..sold last year.
a) were b) was c) has been d) have been
44. One-fourth of the mangoes………………yours.
a) is b) are c) is being d) has been
45. “Which of these two men is Peruvian?” “……………is.”
a) Neither of them b) Both of them c) All of them d) None of them
46. One of the wonders of the world…………………The Great Wall.
a) are b) has been c) have been d) is
47. Every success and failure …………………to an individual’s maturity.
a) contribute b) contributes c) contributed d) are contributed
48. On her finger………………two new rings.
a) is b) are c) is being d) has
49. The house, together with the furniture in it,…………….to her.
a) belong b) belongs c) is belonging d) have belonged
50. …………….traffic jams in Bangkok.
a) There is b) There has c) There has been d) There are
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