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Grammar Exercise 1

Topic 1 : 1.1 Noun

Source : Exercise on Nouns. (2010). Retrieve from :

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/nouns/exercises?03

Fill the gaps with the correct form of the nouns (singular or plural).

1. hey ate some (tomato) --------------------.

2. You can put (sugar) -------------------- in your tea.

3. We have to buy new (furniture) -------------------- .

4. I need to wash my (hair) --------------------.

5. We had lots of (fun) -------------------- .

6. The Milfords have a lot of (money) --------------------.

7. How many (people) -------------------- were at the cinema with you?

8. Could you give some (information) -------------------- on your project?

9. In this hotel, (family) -------------------- are very welcome.

10. Those (man) -------------------- seem to be very tired.


Grammar Exercise 2

Topic 1 : 1.1 Nouns

Source : Englisch, hilfen.de. (2012). Retrieve from :

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/singular_plural3.htm

Choose the correct verb. Mind the noun (singular or plural).

1) Ladies and gentlemen. Here --------------- the news.

2) Where --------------- my jeans.

3) Further information ---------------- available in the office.

4) The stairs --------------- over there, Sir.

5) The furniture in our classroom --------------- uncomfortable.

6) The USA --------------- a very nice country.

7) Your sunglasses --------------- on the table.

8) Homework --------------- boring.

9) The scissors on the table --------------- mine.

10) Physics --------------- not easy.


Grammar Exercise 3

Topic 1 : 1.2 Pronouns

Source : Exercise on Nouns. (2010). Retrieve from :


Replace the words in brackets by the correct personal pronouns. Note that Sue is the person speaking. The (*) means that you are asked a question.

1. My name is Sue. (Sue) --------------- am English. And this is my family.

2. My mum's name is Angie. (Angie) --------------- is from Germany.

3. Bob is my dad. (My dad) --------------- is a waiter.

4. On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) --------------- is my brother.

5. (Sue and Simon) --------------- are twins.

6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) --------------- is two years old.

7. (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) --------------- live in Canterbury

8. (Canterbury) --------------- is not far from London.

9. My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) ---------------- often come and see

us.

10. What can (*) ------------------ tell me about your family?


Grammar Exercise 4

Topic 1 : 1.2 Pronouns

Source : Grammar Exercise. (2013). Retrieve from :

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reflexive-

pronouns.php#.UvyJ5vmSzFA

Choose the correct reflexive pronouns:

1.Robert made this T-shirt ---------------.

2.Liza did the homework ---------------.

3.We helped --------------- to some cola at the party.

4.Sara, did you write this poem ----------------?

5.Yes, I wrote this poem ---------------.

6.He cut --------------- with the knife while he was doing the dishes.

7.The lion can defend ---------------.

8.My mother often talks to --------------- in the kitchen.

9.John and Alan, if you want more milk, help --------------- .

10.The students were so noisy. Even Nancy and Leila were making a lot of noise

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Grammar Exercise 5

Topic 1 : 1.3 Verbs

Source : Verb-to-be Exercise. (2002). Retrieve from :

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html

Change the verb into the past simple.

1) She (bring) --------------- some chocolates to the party.

2) I (hear) ------------------- a new song on the radio.

3) I (read) ------------------- three books last week..

4) They (speak) ------------------- French to the waitress..

5) He (understand) -------------------- during the class, but now he doesn't understand..

6) I (forget) ---------------------- to buy some milk..

7) She (have) ------------------- a baby in June..

8) You (lose) -------------------- your keys last week..

9) They (swim) ------------------- 500m..

10) I (give) ------------------- my mother a CD for Christmas.

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html

Grammar Exercise 6

Topic 1 : 1.3 Verbs




Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is)

1. ----------------- you the new student?

2. Yes, I ----------------.

3. Leila and Nancy ------------------ students.

4. Nancy ------------------- Australian .

5. My sister and I ------------------ students.

6. The girls --------------- tired.

7. These women ------------------- beautiful.

8. The tea ---------------- delicious.

9. Nadia and Leila ----------------- friends.

10. The newspaper ------------------ cheap.

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Grammar Exercise 7

Topic 1 : 1.4 Adverbs



Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position.

1. They go to the movies. (often)

___________________________________

2. She listens to classical music. (rarely)

__________________________________

3. He reads the newspaper. (sometimes)

___________________________________

4. Sara smiles. (never)

___________________________________

5. She complains about her husband. (always)

___________________________________

6. I drink coffee. (sometimes)

___________________________________

7. Frank is ill. (often)

___________________________________

8. He feels terrible (usually)

___________________________________

9. I go jogging in the morning. (always)

___________________________________

10. She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)


__________________________________________

Grammar Exercise 8

Topic 1 : 1.4 Adverbs

Source : Rose Tunku Ismail. (1991). A Review of Grammar. Pulau Pinang :

Unit Percetakan Pusat, USM.

Add the given adverb of frequency to each of the following sentences.

1. Mustapha has spoken of you. (frequently)

_____________________________________________

2. Pritam Singh has had to help his friends. (occasionally)

_____________________________________________

3. Lee had thought of going away. (often)

_____________________________________________

4. Azhar has wanted to be a lawyer. (always)

_____________________________________________

5. Rose has broken a promise. (never)

_____________________________________________

6. Suresh has been late. (seldom)

_____________________________________________

7. Has Rashid spoken to you about his divorce? (ever)

_____________________________________________

8. Samy has invited me to his party. (sometimes)

_____________________________________________

9. Vishnu has fought for his rights. (usually)

_____________________________________________

10. The sick old woman has gone out. (rarely)

____________________________________________

Grammar Exercise 9

Topic 1 : 1.5 Adjectives




Write down the correct form of the words in brackets (adjectives or adverbs).

1. Liza is (quick) ______________ . She walks _______________ .

2. Nancy is a (careless) ________________ girl. She drives her car

_________________ .

3. The man is (nice) ______________ . He behaves ___________________ .

4. He was (bad) ________________ injured. He had _________________ accident.

5. They can do the maths problems (easy) _______________ . They think maths is an

_______________ school subject.

6. Marie is a (good) ______________ writer. She writes ______________ .

7. It's a (beautiful) ______________ drawn picture. it looks ________________ .

8. Drivers must drive (slow) _______________ in this road. It is a (dangerous)

_______________ road?

9. She smiled (happy) _________________ . She had a _____________ face.

10. I did the homework (complete) _________________ by myself. I'm an (autonomous)

_______________ student.


Grammar Exercise 10

Topic 1 : 1.5 Adjectives



Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

1) This is a nice cat. It's much ____________ than my friend's cat.

2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is ______________ .

3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the ___________

exercise on the worksheet.

4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the _______________ hobby in the

world.

5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even ______________

one last weekend.

6) School is boring, but homework is ____________ than school.

7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ______________ than

skateboarding.

8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is ________________ .

9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even ______________ than

ours.

10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the _______________ joke I've

ever heard.


Grammar Exercise 11

Topic 2 : 2.1 Simple Past Tense.




Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

A : I (cycle / just) __________________ 50 km.

B : I (cycle) __________________ 100 km last week.

A : I (write) __________________ an essay yesterday.

B : I (write / already) ___________________ two essays this term.

A : I (ring / just) _________________ my friend.

B : I (ring) ____________________ my friend 10 minutes ago.

A : Two days ago, I (watch) ____________________ a Madonna concert on TV.

B : I (see / already) ____________________ Madonna live in concert.

A : I (spend) _____________________ my summer holiday in Australia last year.

B : I (be / not) ______________________ to Australia yet.


Grammar Exercise 12

Topic 2 : 2.1 Simple Present Tense




Choose the correct form of the following verbs :

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) -

live(s)

1. Ann ______________ hand ball very well.

2. I never _______________ coffee.

3. The swimming pool __________________ at 7:00 in the morning.

4. It ________________ at 9:00 in the evening.

5. Bad driving _________________ many accidents.

6. My parents __________________ in a very small flat.

7. The Olympic Games __________________ place every four years.

8. They are good students. They always __________________ their homework.

9. My students _________________ a little English.

10. I always _________________ early in the morning.


Grammar Exercise 13

Topic 2 : 2.2 Progressive



Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences in Present Progressive. Use long forms of the auxiliaries only.

1) Alexander _______________ a film. (to watch)

2) We ________________ a computer game. (to play)

3) The dog ________________ at the cat. (to bark)

4) Peter ________________ his rabbits. (to feed)

5) Philipp and Johnny _________________ a song. (to sing)

6) Mary ________________ her hair. (to wash)

7) I _________________ to Doris. (to talk)

8) Peggy ________________ a picture. (to draw)

9) Henry and his sister _________________ their mother. (to help)


10) You __________________ the poem by heart. (to learn)

Grammar Exercise 14

Topic 2 : 2.2 Progressive



Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive. Use long forms of the auxiliaries only

1) The children _________________ questions. (not/ to ask)

2) Nick _________________ to the gym. (not/ to go)

3) I __________________ the door. (not/ to open)

4) He ___________________ jokes. (not/ to tell)

5) The baby ___________________ now. (not/ to cry)

6) We __________________ a farm. (not/ to visit)

7) They ___________________ the phone. (not/ to answer)

8) Gerry, Joe and Boris __________________ hamburgers. (not/ to eat)

9) My teacher _________________ at the bus stop. (not/ to wait)

10) The rabbit ________________ over the fence. (not/ to climb)


Grammar Exercise 15

Topic 2 : 2.3 Perfect



Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.

1) Karen ________________ me an e-mail. (to send)

2) Dave and Pat _________________ the museum. (to visit)

3) I _________________ at the pet shop. (to be)

4) They _________________ already _______________ their rucksacks. (to pack)

5) Marcus _________________ an accident. (to have)

6) We _________________ the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)

7) I ________________ just _________________ my bike. (to clean)

8) Emily _________________ her room. (to paint)

9) Lisa and Colin __________________ to a concert. (to go)

10) My friends _________________ smoking. (to give up)


Grammar Exercise 16

Topic 2 : 2.3 Perfect



Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Continuous Past Perfect Tense of the

given verbs.

1. Faridah (cook) ___________________ the whole morning.

2. Arumugam (want) _____________________ a new care for a long time.

3. Yunus (dream) ______________________ of winning the first prize in the Social

Welfare lottery.

4. Chai (type) ____________________ all the legal documents before Muthu joined the

law firm.

5. Yakob (plan) ___________________ to expand his business for some time last year.

6. Mohamed Sayuti (play) _______________ the position of goalkeeper during the

Razak Cup match.

7. Yesterday we (follow) _____________________ the news carefully.

8. A few months ago, Pritam Singh (paint) ________________________ his house.

9. Samy (read) _________________________that letter over and over again for the

past hour.

10. The firm (expand) ____________________ its business rapidly the past few years.

Grammar Exercise 17

Topic 4 : 4.2 Information question – (Wh)




Choose the correct question word

1. _____________ are you going tomorrow?

2. _____________ are you traveling?

3. _____________ would you like to have for dessert?

4. _____________ are you crying ?

5. ______________ one do you like?

6. ______________ do you feel today?

7. ______________ time are leaving?

8. ______________ book is this?

9. ______________has broken this vase?


10. ______________ don't you see a doctor?

Grammar Exercise 18

Topic 4 : 4.2 Information Question (Wh)




Write question about the words in bold

1. They went to Spain.

___________________________

2. He writes novels.

___________________________

3. Lacy likes soccer

___________________________

4. The girls watched a serial.

___________________________

5. He discovered the truth.

___________________________

6. I live in London.

___________________________

7. She's my sister.

___________________________

8. By bus.

__________________________

9. At eight O'clock.


_________________________

10. Because it's hot!

_______________________________

Grammar Exercise 19

Topic 4 : 4.3 Tag Questions



Complete the sentences with the correct question tags

1. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, ? ____________

2. The car isn't in the garage, ? ____________

3. You are John, ? _______________

4. She went to the library yesterday, ? _____________

5. He didn't recognize me, ? ______________

6. Cars pollute the environment, ? _____________

7. Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ? ______________

8. The trip is very expensive, ? _______________

9. He won't tell her, ? ___________________

10. Hugh had a red car, ? _______________


Grammar Exercise 20

Topic 4 : 4.3 Tag Questions



Add a tag question to the given statement.

1. They aren’t coming, _________________?

2. Kumar has passed his English, _______________?

3. Hamdiah will help you, _________________?

4. Seng Huat doesn’t waste time, _________________?

5. The participants must come early, ________________?

6. We could read faster, _______________?

7. He loves rock-n-roll songs, ________________?

8. She drives a sports car, ____________________?

9. You didn’t break the vase, ________________?

10. This is terrible, __________________?

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