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GRAMMER : EXERCISE 1

TOPIC : NOUNS

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4-nouns.html

Instruction : Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given nouns for the

following exercise. Use each noun only one time.

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1. Some of these __________ sell for over RM400.

2. Who gave you that _____________?3. Few _____________ go to Pulau Langkawi nowadays.

4. Both _____________ made a bid to host the Asian Games .

5. Most ________________ do not like to have classes in the afternoon.

6. I bought many ________________ yesterday.

7. George is unemployed. He's looking for a ____________________.

8. If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for _____________________.

9. I divided a dozen __________________ between the two boys.

10. Shakespeares ________________ are wonderful.GRAMMER : EXERCISE 2

TOPIC : NOUNS

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4-nouns.html

Instruction : Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given nouns for the following exercise.

1. I had a very happy _________ (child).

2. I forgot to renew my _________ (member) in the sailing club.

3. We formed a deep and lasting __________ (friend).

4. He hopes to take over the __________ (leader) of the party.

5. There are lots of nice people in the _________ (neighbour).

6. In the _________ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.

7. She seems to be enjoying _________ (mother).

8. He had barely reached ___________ (man) when he married.


TOPIC : PRONOUNS

Reference: Azmi, Z. (2007). Discover Grammar. Pulau Pinang: One - stop

magazine agency.Instruction : Fill in each blank with a Subject or Object Pronoun.1. _______________ ( Darma and Kasim ) were absent yesterday.

2. _______________ ( My friend and I ) go to the library every day

3. _______________ ( Rohayah's father ) gave _______________ ( Rohayah ) a computer for her birthday.

4. _______________ ( Our neighbours ) told _______________ (my parents and I ) to be careful of strangers.

5. Will you tell _______________ ( I ) a story?

6. Can _______________ ( Syafiqah and Suzan ) help _______________ (I ) carry _______________ ( these books )?

7. _______________ ( Children ) do not realise how hard their parents have to work to support _______________ (the children ).

8. Why did you throw _______________ ( scarves and ties ) away?

9. _______________ ( My mother ) scolded _______________ ( my sister and I ) because _______________ ( my sister and I ) did not do our homework.

10. I like your shirt. _______________ ( The shirt ) looks very expensive.

11. _______________ ( Mrs Lee ) knows my mother very well.


TOPIC : PRONOUNS


magazine agency.Instruction : Fill in the blanks with correct Pronoun.1. Cockroaches and ants have six legs. _______________ belong to the insect family.

2. The room was so hot that Robert took off _______________ coat

3. I did not see the accident _______________, but my friend told me all about _______________.

4. The two boys have made up _______________ minds to climb up to the top of the hill.

5. Can you point out to me the person _______________ gave you the message?

6. The waitress came to _______________ table soon as my mother and I had sat down.

7. The students said that they wanted to make _______________ own decisions.

8. I do not know the man _______________ is talking with my father.

9. The man _______________ fell from the cliff died on the way to the hospital.

10. One of the boys _______________ took part in the race was disqualified because he cheated.

11. A thermometer is an instrument _______________ measures temperature.

12. Mrs Ratna wants to see the man _______________ is in charge of the marketing department.


TOPIC : ADJECTIVE

References : http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-adjective.html

Instruction: Complete the sentences by choosing the correct form of the Adjective given.1. Most offices these days have a photocopied / photocopying machine.

2. We congratulated the newly married / marrying couple.

3. Mrs Low comforted her cried / crying child.

4. This house has three bedrooms, a dined / dining room , a lived / living room

and a kitchen.

5. The moved / moving train raced past us at great speed.

6. We cheered the won / winning team as they scored another goal.

7. A framed / framing and signed / signing photograph of the Prime Minister was displayed on his desk.

8. These tests have to be carried out by a qualified / qualifying doctor.

9. People were warned not to eat fish caught from the polluted / polluting river.

10. The teacher separated the quarrelled / quarrelling children and warned them to behave themselves.

11. The accident was a really frightened / frightening experience.

12. We were very excited / exciting when we heard the news.

13. We laughed throughout the film because it was so amused / amusing.

14. Everyone was shocked / shocking to hear that Raja had failed the examination.

15. I didnt like the food served at the party. It was disappointed / disappointing.


TOPIC : ADJECTIVES


magazine agency.Instruction : At the end of each sentence, there is an Adjective in bracket. Rewrite each sentence with the Adjective in the correct position.1. The children loved the lady. (old)

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2. The lawyer was a man. (humble)

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3. The bear chased the poachers away from the cubs. (furious)

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4. The cars were stolen from the showroom. (expensive)___________________________________________________________________

5. The doctor examined the child. (injured)

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6. The student speaks English. (good)

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7. I have got a sore throat and a nose. (runny) ___________________________________________________________________

8. She is a writer. (successful) ____________________________________________________________________GRAMMAR EXERCISE 7TOPIC : VERB

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4-verbs.html

Instruction: Circle the action verb or verbs in each sentence given below.

1. My teacher had to order new headphones for the class.2. My friend wanted to trade his baseball card for mine.

3. I didnt want to break any bones if I fell off my skateboard.

4. Make sure to return your roller skates before you go home.5. My dad had to return the movie he rented for us.6. My friend is always the first to reply to my invitation request.7. I always raise my hand during class to let the teacher know I have something to say.8. My younger sister slept early the night before his test.

9. I held my mothers hand when I walked into the amusement park.10. I had to fix my bike before I rode it.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE 8TOPIC : VERBReference: Azmi, Z. (2007). Discover Grammar. Pulau Pinang: One - stop

magazine agency.Instruction: Underline the correct verb in brackets.1. You ( are, is ) wrong and I ( am, are ) right.

2. One of the boys ( does not have, do not have ) a book.

3. Five of the men ( has, have ) donated blood many times.4. Either those girls or Ali ( has, have ) taken my notes by mistake.

5. Mathematics ( is, are ) an interesting subject.

6. The teacher, as well as the pupils, ( are, is ) going on a field trip.

7. At the top of that hill ( stand, stands ) a few houses.

8. There ( are, is ) not much sugar left in the container.

9. Some of the students in this class ( do not, does not ) do their assignments.

10. Everybody ( is, are ) invited to the party.

11. Most of us ( do not, does not ) understand the topic well.

12. One- third of the eggs in the box ( is, are ) rotten.

13. Too much homework ( make, makes ) the children tired.

14. Each of the pupils ( has, have ) a new dictionary.

15. Several boys ( is, are ) punished by the headmaster for misbehaving.

16. There ( is, are ) some money on the table.

17. Thirty days ( is, are ) a long time to wait.

18. Here ( is, are ) your books.

19. I ( has, have ) lost my harmonica.

20. Thirty percent of the mural on the wall ( is, are ) done by the students.GRAMMAR EXERCISE 9

TOPIC : ADVERB

Reference: Hyacinth Gaudart, Richard Hughes, Jessie Michel (2007) Towards better English grammar, Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd

Instruction: Fill in the blanks by forming adverbs from the word in bracket.

1. Can you speak __________ ( loud ). I cant hear you.

2. Joan looked ________ ( sad ) at me.

3. It is __________ ( high ) probable that the plane crashed.

4. I live _____________ ( close ) to the railway station than to the airport.

5. Of all the competitors, Joel sang __________ ( good ).

6. She looked _________ ( despair ) at the blank screen on her computer.

7. The storm raged __________ ( destructive ) over the whole island.

8. She smiled _____________ ( knowledge ) at us, as if she knew the answer.

9. She slept _____________ ( peaceful ) on the sofa while we struggled with our assignment.

10. We met _______________ ( regular ) to discuss our work.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE 10TOPIC : ADVERB


magazine agency.Instruction: Underline the correct answer for each sentence.1. Weve had the most ( excited, exciting, excitingly ) day.

2. The women fell asleep as soon as she took the ( sleeping, sleepy, sleepless ) pills.3. Ahmad is a ( successful, success, successfully ) businessman.

4. The class is very ( noisy, noisier, noisily ).

5.Even though he is very young, he is a ( responsible, responsibility, response ) person.

6.This is the ( bad, worse, worst ) day of my life.

7.She looked ( unhappy, unhappier, unhappily ) on her wedding day.8.That looks like a ( comfortable, comfortably, comforting ) chair.

9.He told me ( excited, exciting, excitedly ) that he had found the girl of his dreams.

10. Tom is a ( well, good, best ) guitar player.GRAMMAR EXERCISE 11

TOPIC : SIMPLE TENSE

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4-simple tenses.html

Instruction: Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses.I _______ (do) many things every day.

1. She ______ (cook) at the moment.

2. He usually ______ (buy) modern clothes.

3. They sometimes ________ (break) their toys.

4. She _______ (write) this exercise 2 weeks ago.

5. I always ______ (drink) tea in the morning.

6. They _________ (cook) a tasty meal last week.7. We often _______ (go) to school by bus.

8. They _______ (rest) on the beach every summer.

10.My granny _______ (visit) us next week.GRAMMAR EXERCISE 12

TOPIC : SIMPLE TENSE

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4-simple tenses.html

Instruction : Fill in the blanks.1. The teacher _________ (mark) our tests at the moment.

2. My mother _________ (take) the dog out every morning.

3. We __________ (rest) in the mountains last winter.

4. They __________ (see) that film 3 days ago.

5. People occasionally __________ (have) massage.

6. The heart __________ (pump) blood to all parts of the body.

7. To many students, learning English __________ (be) more difficult than learning mathematics.

8. A copywriter ____________ (write) the words for advertisements.

9. When he was young, he __________ (live) with his grandparents.

10.Water __________ (be) essential to human beings and animals.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE 13

TOPIC : PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Reference : Azmi, Z. (2007). Discover Grammar. Pulau Pinang: One - stop

magazine agency.Instruction : Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs in bracket.1. The tailor _______________ (still, make) uniforms for the firemen.

2. R & M Company Sdn. Bhd. _______________ (recruit) staff for its new branch.

3. We _______________ (have) lunch with our clients now.

4. What _______________ you _______________ (do) Din? I _______________ (wash) my clothes.

5. The company _______________ (train) its staff to use a new accounting software.6. At the moment, the workers _______________ (paint) the bedroom.

7. Fahmi _______________ (watch) his favourite cartoon show.

8. They _______________ (currently, show) Iranian films at the cinemas.

9. What is the matter with Tan? He _______________ (sit) on the bench and looking very gloomy.

10. The baby _______________ (not, respond) to the doctors treatments.

GRAMMER : EXERCISE 14TOPIC : PROGRESSIVE TENSEReference : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present progressive/form/exercises?form02Instruction : Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.1. I / to read a book - _______________________________2. it / to rain - _______________________________3. he / to repair his bike _______________________________4. they / to watch a film _______________________________5. the cat / to sleep on the chair _______________________________6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework _______________________________7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop _______________________________8. e / to listen to the radio _______________________________9. the children / to play a game _______________________________10. Laura / to walk the dog - _______________________________GRAMMER : EXERCISE 15

TOPIC : PERFECT TENSES (PRESENT)Reference: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_statements.htmInstruction: Put in the verb 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)GRAMMER : EXERCISE 16

TOPIC : SIMPLE SENTENCE

Reference:http://www.reformedmonasticism.net/uploads/3/4/0/1/3401675/future_perfect.pdfInstruction: Identify the subject and predicate in these simple sentences. Circle the simple subject and underline the simple predicate.

1. My best friend in the whole world is coming over to my house to visit me this afternoon.

2. Three beautiful little kittens looked up at me from inside a box of old clothes.

3. At the stroke of midnight, the carriage turned into a huge orange pumpkin.

4. A really friendly old man with long white whiskers lives in the apartment above my aunts and uncles apartment.

5. Several of her favourite romantic love songs were playing on the radio that afternoon in the park.

6. Cool, deep, dark blue water flowed through the rough limestone rocks in the gorge.

7. One-hundred fifty-five dollars is certainly a lot of money for a young person living with his or her parents.

8. The large red book sitting on the hall table was a dictionary published by an encyclopaedia company in the United States.

9. The three girls carried back packs filled with books, food, candy, clothes, make-up, pens, paper, hairbrushes, and other assorted items.

10. I dont remember the name of that tall, thin actor with the sparkling blue eyes.


TOPIC : COMPOUND SENTENCE

Reference: http://www.education.com/study-help/article/combining- sentences_answer/Instruction: Combine the following simple sentences to create a compound sentence. 1. It rained for three days. The streets in my neighbourhood flooded.

2. I got to ball practice late. I forgot to set my alarm.

3. Kyle completed his homework. He put it in his binder.

4. Luke mowed the lawn. He earned ten dollars.

5. I stayed up late last night. I am tired today.

6. Neil doesn't like seafood. He doesn't like cabbage.

7. My pencil was broken. I borrowed one from Jake.

8. I like apples. I like pears more.

9. Eight people got into the elevator. It was crowded. Three people got off.

10. Georgia gathered the pictures. She could arrange them in a special album for her family.GRAMMER : EXERCISE 18

TOPIC : COMPOUND & COMPLEX SENTENCES

Reference: http://www.education.com/study-help/article/combining- sentences_answer/Instruction: Identify the independent and subordinate clauses in the following sentences and determine whether they are complex or compound-complex.1. Jason decided to stay up late because he had a lot of homework to do. 2. If you hurry, we might get to school on time. 3. Although Monica had a cold, she went to school because she had a test. 4. While washing the car, Todd slipped on the soap and he fell. 5. Dad takes the train to work even though he has a car. 6. After Mom arrived, she put the disk in the DVD player and we watched a great movie. 7. Even though his heart pounded with dread, Ben bolted up the stairs, and he checked out the strange noise. 8. Molly baked brownies since she had nothing else to do. 9. Karen made a list of what was needed, and she double-checked it so she wouldn't forget anything. 10. Frank had a good sense of humour, so he laughed a lot.GRAMMER : EXERCISE 19

TOPIC : YES / NO QUESTION

Reference: http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-4 yes/no questions/sentences/.html

Instruction : Fill in the blank with correct answers.

1. Do u like Tokyo - ________________________________ ( yes / I )

2. Was your flight here comfortable ? - ___________________________________ ( yes / it )

3. Are you enjoying the party ? - ________________________________ ( yes / I )

4. Does your husband speak any Japanese ? - _____________________________ ( no / he )

5. Have you visited Mount Fuji yet ? - ___________________________________ ( no / we )

6. Are you going to visit other parts of Japan ? - ____________________________ ( yes / we )

7. Has your husband met your boss yet ? - _______________________________ ( yes / he )

8. Will you buy a flat in Tokyo ? - ______________________________ ( no / we )

9. Do you like Japanese food ? - ______________________________ ( yes / I )

10. Do you have any children ? - _______________________________ ( no / we )GRAMMER : EXERCISE 20

TOPIC : INFORMATION QUESTIONS (WH)

Reference: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions.html

Instruction : Choose the correct WH Question word.1. _________ do you live? I live in Toronto.a) Whob) Whatc) Where

2. _________ do you wake up? I wake up at 7:30 am.a) Whenb) Whyc) How

3. _________ is your brother? He is great, thanks for asking.a) Whereb) Whyc) How

4. _________ is this? That's my electronic dictionary. a) Whob) Whatc) Where

5. _________ do you take English class? Because I want to improve my speaking.a) Whereb) Whenc) Why

6. _________ does your father work? He works at the post office.a) Whenb) Whoc) Where

7. _________ do I cook rice? You need to use a pot with water.a) Howb) Whoc) Where

8. _________ is the party? It is on Saturday night.a) Whereb) Whenc) Why

9. _________ are you sad? Because my dog is sick.a) Whob) Whatc) Why

10. _________ is the bank? It is on 4th Avenue.a) Whenb) Wherec) How


TOPIC : INFORMATION QUESTIONS (WH)

References : Betty Schrampfer Azar, (1996) Basic English Grammar

Instruction: Choose and write the correct answers.

1. _______________ did you do last night?

( What , Where , How , Who , When )2. _______________ should I do with my coat and umbrella? ( What , Where , How , Who , When ) 3. ______________ much money do you have in your wallet?

( What , Where , How , Who , When )

4.______________ is standing behind Marry, a man or a woman?

( What , Where , How , Who , When ) 5._______________ many people are standing in line?


6._______________ do you see in the picture?

( What , Where , How , Who , When ) 7._______________ is the refrigerator?

( What , Where , How , Who , When )8._______________ would you like to do after class?

( What , Where , How , Who , When )9._______________ countries would you like to visit?

( What , Where , How , Who , When )10________________ they live?


GRAMMER : EXERCISE 22TOPIC : TAG QUESTIONS Reference: file:///C:/Users/Acer/Desktop/question-tags-answers.htmlInstruction : Complete the following exercise with question tags.1. Claudia wasnt in the class, _______________ ?2. Mind the traffic, ________________ ?3. I am afraid he is seriously ill, _______________ ?

4. He wont mind if I use his phone, _______________ ?

5. He never acts like a gentleman, _______________ ?

6. Everybody was very happy, _______________ ?7. Tom knows that his father is in the hospital, _______________ ?8. Don't drop that vase, _______________ ?9. I think she deliberately provoked him, _______________ ?10. I suspect he is in love, _______________ ?11. Im right, _______________ ?12. I'm too impatient, _______________ ?13. It appears that she is enjoying herself, _______________ ?14. You've got a camera, _______________ ?15. Nothing about me is true, _______________ ?


TOPIC : TAG QUESTIONS Reference: file:///C:/Users/Acer/Desktop/question-tags-answers.htmlInstruction : Complete the following exercise with question tags.1. You own a cat, ________________?2. She speaks Italian, ________________?

3. You haven't seen my pen anywhere, ________________?4. He is clever, ________________?5. I am going with you, ________________?6. You should not have done that, ________________?7. You will do it, ________________?8. Let me help you, ________________?9. You would like the window open, ________________?10. You will come, ________________?11. We can all go together, ________________?12. I am meeting you again next week, ________________?13. He shouldn't have done that, ________________?14. Have another cup of coffee, ________________?15. They arrived last week, ________________?16. I'd better go and catch my train, ________________?17. Just help yourself, ________________?18. You used to live there, ________________?19. Breakfast is at seven, ________________?20. I'm rather late, ________________?24 | Page

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