chapter 3—using the simple present

Vocabulary Worksheets by Rachel Spack Koch

Beginning Level

Azar Grammar Series: Basic English Grammar, 3rd edition

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Chapter 3—Using the Simple Present

1. Verbs: Occupation activities

2. Verbs: Everyday activities

3. Verbs: Occupation activities

4. Weather verbs


6. Verbs: Animal activities



9. Verbs: Opposites

10. Nouns and adjectives: People’s faces and hair

11. Time and place words

12. Nouns

13. Vocabulary review


15. Which word doesn’t belong?


17. Crossword

Answer Key

Word List

Vocabulary Worksheets Basic English Grammar, 3rd Edition

Chapter 3: Using the Simple Present

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Worksheet 1. Verbs: Occupation activities

What do these people do every day? Write the letter of their activities in the correct

box.

a. directs traffic

b. draws pictures

c. drives a car

d. gives medicines

e. stops crime

f. takes blood pressure

g. takes passengers from one place to another

h. uses paints

A nurse A taxi driver A police officer An artist


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Worksheet 2. Singular nouns

Write the words in the correct column. Write a or an before the noun.

actor banana carrot cow doctor egg

horse mouse orange pilot teacher tiger

Foods Animals Occupations

an actor




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Worksheet 3. Verbs: Occupation activities

Complete the sentences. For each item, write the verb that goes with the bolded

noun in the first sentence.

This is a picture of my high school class 20 years ago. Now we all have

careers.

1. Sandy and I are teachers. We _______________ in the high school.

2. Pierre is an excellent cook. He _______________ in a French

restaurant.

3. Lou is a truck driver. He _______________ trucks.

4. Maria is an opera singer. She _______________ in operas.

5. Anna and Martha are professional tennis players. They

_______________ tennis.

6. Sacha is a piano player with the City Symphony Orchestra. He

______________ the piano.

7. Betty is a writer. She _______________ books.




Worksheet 4. Weather verbs

Complete the sentences. Write the correct form of a verb from the word pool in each

blank space. Use each verb once.

appear be rain rise see set snow shine

Sunrise: 5:39 a.m. Sunset: 6:02 p.m.

1. The sun always _______________ in the east.

2. The sun never _______________ in the east.

3. The climate in the desert is dry. It rarely _______________ in the

desert.

4. August _______________ usually a hot month in New York, but not

always.

5. Alaska is a cold place. It often _______________ in Alaska in the

winter.

6. In the summer, Alaska is not cold. The sun ___________________

until 11:00 at night on the longest days.

7. The summer is the hurricane season in the Caribbean area. Hurricanes

often _______________ in the Caribbean in the summer.

8. We sometimes _______________ a full moon. Every month the moon

is a full circle for a few days.




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Worksheet 5. Verbs: Everyday activities

Complete the sentences. Choose a verb from each word pool. Write the correct form

of the verb in the blank space.

fly swim

1. Whales _______________. They don’t _______________.

live die

2. Elephants _______________ for many years. They don’t

_______________ young.

jump crawl

3. A horse _______________. It doesn’t _______________.

jump crawl

4. A snake doesn’t _______________. It _____________.

walk crawl

5. Babies don’t _______________. They _______________.

talk cry

6. Babies _______________. They don’t ______________.

sing talk

7. A bird doesn’t _______________. It ______________.




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Worksheet 6. Verbs: Animal activities

Complete the sentences. Circle the letter of the phrase that completes each sentence correctly.

ant

1. Ants are small insects. They ________.

a. jump over water b. crawl on the ground c. swim under grass

2. Bees are insects. They ________.

a. swim in the water b. crawl on ice c. fly in the air

3. A bee sometimes ________.

a. feels a person b. stings a person c. speaks to a person

4. Rabbits _______.

a. fly over the water b. jump over the grass c. swim under

lakes

5. Cows _______.

a. give milk b. run fast c. have stripes

6. Horses _______.

a. have wings b. run fast c. have

7. A mouse doesn’t _______.

a. run fast b. eat cheese c. make a loud noise

8. Dogs often _______.

a. climb trees b. chase cats c. sting people




Worksheet 7. Verbs: Everyday activities

Cross out the incorrect word.

1. A pilot (flies / drives) a plane.

2. An astronaut (travels / swims) in space.

3. You use a parachute when you (climb / jump) out

of an airplane.

4. An artist (draws / sings) pictures.

5. A violinist (plays / touches) the violin.

6. A glass (fixes / breaks) when it falls on the floor.

7. A mechanic (fixes / breaks) a car.

8. Mothers (sing / speak) songs to their babies.

9. Babies (walk / crawl) before they (walk / crawl).

10. In football, you (break / kick) the ball with your foot.

11. In baseball, a player (hits /kicks) the ball with a bat.

12. In baseball, one player (throws /

brings) the ball to another player. The

other player (finds / catches) the ball.




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Worksheet 8. Verbs: Everyday activities, page 1

Show the order in which the actions happen. Write 1 in front of the first action, 2 in

front of the second action, etc.

1. Every morning, I …..

_____ wash my face and brush my teeth

_____ wake up

_____ get up

_____ have breakfast

_____ go to work

2. Sam makes eggs every Saturday morning. He …..

_____ serves the eggs to his family

_____ takes the eggs out of the refrigerator

_____ stirs the eggs around in the pan

_____ breaks the eggs into a pan

_____ puts the eggs on plates




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Worksheet 8, page 2

3. Helen drives her car to work every day. In the mornings, she…..

_____ takes the keys out of her purse

_____ gets out of the car

_____ gets in the car

_____ unlocks the car

_____ starts the car

_____ locks the car

_____ drives the car




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Worksheet 9. Verbs: Opposites

Complete the sentences in Column A with words or phrases that

are opposites. Write the letter of the correct word or phrase

from Column B in the blank space in Column A.

Column A

Column B

1. The opposite of lock is ____.

a. take

1. The opposite of get out of is

____.

b. fix

2. The opposite of go is ____.

c. unlock

3. The opposite of give is ____.

d. die

4. The opposite of start is ____.

e. play

5. The opposite of break is ____.

f. come

6. The opposite of live is ____.

g. go to sleep

7. The opposite of work is ____.

h. write

8. The opposite of wake up is ____.

i. stop

10. The opposite of read is ____.

j. get in




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Worksheet 10. Nouns and adjectives (people’s faces and hair)

Complete the sentences. Write a word from the word pool in each blank space. A

word may be used more than once.

bald beard curly moustache mouth smile straight

1. This is a picture of my friend Jack. He has ____________ hair.

2. This is a picture of my friend Olga. She has __________ hair.

3. This is a picture of my karate teacher. He doesn’t have any

hair on top of his head. He is ____________________.

But he has a moustache above his ___________________.

4. This is a picture of my Uncle Ben. He has a ___________ on

his face, but he doesn’t have a ___________________ above

his mouth.

5. This is a picture of my Aunt Lisa. She has ____________

hair and a ________________ on her face.




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Worksheet 11. Time and place words

Complete the dialogues. Write the letter of a phrase from the word pool in the blank

space.

a. At midnight f. Every Sunday

b. At night g. Online

c. At noon h. To my office

d. At 7 A.M. i. To the mountains

e. At the Japanese restaurant j. At the library

1. A: Where do you go every morning?

B: _______.

2. A: Where do you buy your clothes?

B: _______.

3. A: Where do you have dinner on weekends?

B: _______.

4. A: Where do you study at night?

B: _______.

5. A: Where do you go on vacations? B: _______.

6. A: When do you visit your grandparents?

B: _______.

7. A: When do you have lunch?

B: _______.

8. A: When do you watch TV? B: _______.

9. A: What time do you get up in the morning?

B: _______.

10. A: What time do you go to bed at night?

B: _______.




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Worksheet 12. Nouns

Write each word or phrase in the column where it belongs.

ant bald head beard bee cheese curly hair egg

grass ground insect milk moustache pan plate smile

Food and serving

A human face

Things in nature

ant




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Worksheet 13. Vocabulary review

Check all the words or phrases that can complete the sentences.

1. A doctor _______.

takes blood pressure directs traffic

gives medicines listens to the sounds in your chest

2. A bus driver _______.

drives people around uses a parachute

travels over the ocean works in an office

3. Whales _______.

crawl swim

fly climb

4. Cats _______.

fly climb

jump run

5. Bees _______.

fly sting

wash brush

6. Put the eggs in the pan and _______.

wear them stir them

drive them cook them

7. A good mechanic _______.

drives a taxi breaks things

directs traffic fixes cars

8. First, I get up in the morning. Then I _______.

go to bed brush my teeth

eat breakfast wash my face




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Worksheet 14. Vocabulary review, page 1

What does the word mean? Circle the letter of the correct definition of the word in

bold.

1. Margo dances in the ballet. She is a dancer.

a. kicks a ball

b. moves her body to music

c. drives a taxi

2. Our baby doesn’t crawl anymore. Now he walks and runs.

a. jump over things

b. drink milk

c. move along the floor on his hands and knees

3. Put eggs in the pan. Stir them around in the pan. Then put in the

cheese.

a. Mix them by turning them around with a spoon.

b. Cook them for a long time.

c. Break them

4. Sue is online now.

a. on a football field

b. at her computer

c. in her car in traffic

5. This city is safe. It doesn’t have crime.

a. bad and illegal actions.

b. police officers

c. dangerous animals

6. My grandfather has high blood pressure, so he doesn’t eat food with

lot of salt.

a. a lot of money

b. a medical problem

c. a problem with his car

7. Ouch! That stings! The medicine on my skin hurts!

a. feels like fire

b. tastes bad

c. sounds terrible




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Worksheet 14, page 2

8. Superior is the name of one of the five large lakes between Canada

and the United States.

a. countries

b. oceans

c. bodies of water with land all around them

1. Please don’t lock the door. I don’t have my key.

a. close

b. close and you can open it only with a key

c. open

2. A passenger finishes his trip in a taxi. Then he gets out of the taxi.

a. enters

b. leaves

c. sits in




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Worksheet 15. Which word doesn’t belong?

Check the one word that does not belong in the group.

1. O bee O ant O cheese O snake

2. O crawl O walk O run O fly

3. O eye O beard O hair O moustache

4. O draw O kick O paint O write

5. O plate O egg O cheese O milk

6. O green O straight O curly O blond

7. O truck O bus O office O taxi

8. O sing O sleep O cry O talk

9. O tie O skirt O shirt O ring




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Worksheet 16. Vocabulary review

Sandy sends a picture with an email from Paradise Island. Write the correct word

from the word pool in the blank space.

get up dance dinner eggs fish

ocean online plays rises sets walk

Hi everybody!

This is a picture of Jim and me on vacation on Paradise

Island. We love it here! The hotel has a computer for the guests, so now I

am ______________________, and I’m sending this email to all of you.

We ______________________ early. The sun _____________________

before 6 A.M., and we watch the sunrise every day. We eat a big breakfast. I

usually have two fried ______________________, and Jim always has

cereal. We swim in the ______________________ every day. We take a

______________________ on the beach every day too.

We see ________________ in the ocean, and sometimes we see a whale.

The sun ______________________ at about 7:30 P.M. The sunsets here are

beautiful. We have ______________________ at about 8:00 P.M. A

wonderful pianist ______________________ the piano at dinner. After

dinner, a rock group plays for us, and we ______________________ to the

music.

See you soon!

Love, Sandy




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Worksheet 17. Crossword

Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues to figure out the words. Write the

correct words across and down. Write one letter in each space.

ACROSS

2 May comes _______ April and June

5 My sister plays the _______.

8 _______ usually don’t like homework.

10 I wake up at 7:00 o'clock in the _______.

12 100% of the time.

DOWN

1 0% of the time

3 Birds and planes have them.

4 Karen _______ to the store every weekend.

6 We eat _______ at noon.

7 The New Year _______ on January 1.

9 Sara _______ a small car.

11 Cats and dogs have them in back.




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Answer Key

Worksheet 1

A nurse: d. gives medicines; f. takes blood pressure

A taxi driver: c. drives a car; g. takes passengers from one place to another

A police officer: a. directs traffic; e. stops crimes

An artist: b. draws picture; h. uses paints

Worksheet 2

1. work

2. take

3. go

4. lives

5. speaks

6. eats / drinks

7. sleep

8. eat

9. drink

10. climb

Worksheet 3

1. teach

2. cooks

3. drives

4. sings

5. play

6. plays

7. writes

Worksheet 4

1. rises

2. sets

3. rains

4. is

5. snows

6. shines

7. appear

8. see




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Worksheet 5

1. swim / fly

2. live / die

3. jumps / crawl

4. jump / crawls

5. walk /crawl

6. cry / talk

7. talk / sings

Worksheet 6

1. b. crawl on the ground

2. c. fly in the air

3. b. stings a person

4. b. jump over the grass

5. a. give milk

6. b. run fast

7. c. make a loud noise

8. b. chase cats

Worksheet 7

1. drives flies

2. swims travels

3. climb jump

4. sings draws

5. touches plays

6. fixes breaks

7. breaks fixes

8. speak sing

9. walk / crawl crawl / walk

10. break kick

11. kicks hits

12. brings / finds throws / catches

Worksheet 8

1. 1. wake up; 2. get up; 3. wash my face and brush my teeth; 4. have breakfast;

5. go to work

2. 1. takes the eggs out of the refrigerator; 2. breaks the eggs into a pan; 3. stirs the

eggs around in the pan; 4. puts the eggs on plates; 5. serves the eggs to his

family

3. 1. takes the keys out of her purse; 2. unlocks the car; 3. gets in the car; 4. starts

the car; 5. drives the car; 6. gets out of the car; 7. locks the car




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Worksheet 9

1. c. unlock

2. j. get in

3. f. come

4. a. take

5. i. stop

6. b. fix

7. d. die

8. e. play

9. g. go to sleep

10. h. write

Worksheet 10

1. curly

2. straight

3. bald / mouth

4. beard / moustache

5. straight / smile

Worksheet 11

1. h. To my office

2. g. Online

3. e. At the Japanese restaurant

4. j. At the library

5. i. To the mountains

6. f. Every Sunday

7. c. At noon

8. b. At night

9. d. At 7 A.M.

10. a. At midnight

Worksheet 12

Food and serving: cheese, egg, milk, pan, plate

A human face: bald head, beard, curly hair, moustache, smile

Things in nature: ant, bee, grass, ground, insect




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Worksheet 13

1. takes blood pressure; gives medicines; listens to the sounds in your chest

2. drives people around

3. swim

4. jump; climb; run

5. fly; sting

6. stir them; cook them

7. fixes cars

8. eat breakfast; brush my teeth; wash my face

Worksheet 14

1. b. moves her body to music

2. c. move along the floor on his hands and knees

3. a. mix them by turning them around with a spoon

4. b. at her computer

5. a. bad and illegal actions

6. b. a medical problem

7. a. feels like fire

8. c. bodies of water with land all around them

9. b. close and you can only open it with a key

10. b. leaves

Worksheet 15

1. cheese

2. fly

3. eye

4. kick

5. plate

6. green

7. office

8. sleep

9. ring

Worksheet 16

online;

get up; rises; eggs; ocean; walk

fish

sets; dinner; plays; dance




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Worksheet 17

N B E T W E E N

E I G

V I O L I N O

E U G B E

R N S T U D E N T S

C G

H D I

M O R N I N G

T I S

A V

I E

A L W A Y S

S Across:

2. between

5. violin

8. Students

10. morning

12. always

Down:

1. never

3. wings

4. goes

6. lunch

7. starts

9. drives

11. tails




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Word List

action

air

all

along

another

ant

appear

around

artist

at

bad

bald

beard

bee

blood pressure

body

break

breakfast

bring

brush

by

can

car

cat

catch

chase

cheese

chest

climb

close

come

computer

cook

crawl

crime

cry

curly

dance

die

dinner

direct

draw

drink

drive

eat

egg

every

face

family

fast

feel

find

fire

fish

fix

floor

fly

food

from

get in

get out of

get up

give

go

go to sleep

grass

ground

hair

hand

have

head

his

hit

human

illegal

in

insect

into

is

it

Japanese

jump

key

kick

knee

land

leave

library

like

listen

live

lock

loud

make

medical

medicine

midnight

milk

mix

mountain

moustache

mouth

move

music

nature

night

noise

noon

nurse

ocean

of

office

on

online

only

open

out of

over

paint

pan

passenger

people

person

picture

place

plate

play

police officer

problem

purse .

put

rain

refrigerator

restaurant

ring

rise

run

see

serve

serving

set

shine

sing

sleep

smile

snow

sound

speak

spoon

start

sting

stir

stop

straight

Sunday

swim

take

talk

taxi driver

teach

teeth

them

things

throw

to

touch

traffic

travel

turning

unlock

use

wake up

walk

wash

wash

water

with

work

write

you

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