Form 1 English Language Practice 3

A Fill in the blanks with suitable articles (a, an,

the, -).
1 I have _______ breakfast at six in the morning.
2 May I borrow ________ pencil of yours?
3 Please shut _____ door.
4 Mrs. Lim put the medicine bottle on ____ top
of the cupboard.
5 Have you heard of_____ Red Sea.
6 The singer comes from _____ Republic of
China.
7 She goes to ______ bed at 10.00 p.m..
8 My brother sits in ______ third row in his class.
9 My shoes are made of________ rubber
10 My sister was here ____ hour ago.
B Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1 We had to clean _______ the mess after the
birthday party.
2 The unconscious man came ________ after he
was given first-aid treatment.
3 The mouse ran ________ the small hole.
4 The smoker finally gave ______ smoking.
5 We could not get _______ the hall was it was
too crowded.
6 The firemen managed to put ________ the fire
within half an hour.
7 My younger sister is good _____ drawing.
8 This road will lead you ____ the state museum.
9 They always quarrel __________ themselves.
10 The left-hander writes ________his left hand.
C Fill in the blanks with verbs of correct tenses.
1 Have you _______ (be) to Butterfly Farm
before?
2 Muslims __________ (pray) in a mosque after
Friday.
3 I _______________ (see) two hours ago.
4 We ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
5 She _________________ (take) her dinner
before she went to town.
6 He _______________ (watch) television when I
visited him yesterday.
7 Do you __________ (have) a ruler with you?
8 The lady seldom ___________ (smile) to
anyone.
9 I ___________ (visit) my sick uncle tomorrow.
10 The tiger ___________ (be) a fierce animal.
D Complete the following sentences with suitable
question tags.
1 He
goes
to
church
every
Sunday,
________________?

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3
4

She apologized to me just now, __________?

He will sell his old car, ________________?
The pupil did not do his home work,
__________?
5 It is an easy job, _____________?
6 She
wont
join
us
for
this
trip,_______________?
7 They like singing, ___________?
8 Johan was not there, _______________?
9 The gardener waters the flower every day,
______________?
10 It is an insect, ________________?
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Underline the correct answer

The police (was / were) there just now.
He only need to replace one of the (lens / lenses)
of his spectacles.
3 The furniture sold here (is / are) cheap.
4 The machinery in the shop (is / are) still new.
5 One of the (boy / boys) is my neighbour.
6 She does not like to sing. (So / Neither) do I.
7 (Its / Its) tail is very long.
8 It is between you and (I / me).
9 I go to my grandmothers house (everyday /
every day).
10 This is a (mens / mens) toilet.
F

Underline the error in each sentence and make

the appropriate correction in the space provided.
1 It does matters to me. ___________
2 She avoids to eat crabs as she is allergic to them.
____________
3 Did you switched off the gas just now?
____________
4 I and he are neighbours. _______
5 Both men are good cookers. _____________
6 Please borrow me your pen. ____________
7 They walked toward the door. ___________
8 It took him a hour to do the job. ____
9 He blew the candles off. _____
10 It was an excited game. _______
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Give the past tense of the following verbs.

break ________
bring ________
quit ________
keep ________
blow ________
strike ________
think ________
write ________
drive ________
put ________