Essential English

Understanding Dates 1
Write the full version of the following dates:
Example:
10/08/92 10th August 1992
1. 01/01/97 _________1st January 1997________________
2. 5 Jun 78 _________5th June 1978___________________
3. 10.07.02 _________10th July 2002___________________
4. 14/08/73 _________14th August 1973________________
5. 22 Nov 01 ________22nd November 2001_____________
6. 31/12/86 _________31st December 1986 _____________
7. 3 Feb 90 _________3rd February 1990_______________
8. 17.01.00_________17th January 2000________________
9. 27/03/95 _________27th March 1995_________________
10. 20 Apr 79 _______20th April 1979___________________
11. 30 Oct 01 _______30th October 2001________________
12. 9 Jun 97 ________9th June 1997____________________
13. 13/09/02 ________13th September 2002_______________
14. 2 Nov 83 _________2nd November 1983_______________
15. 01.01.80 ___________1st January 1980______________
Common Irregular Verbs
Complete the verb tables using past simple tense:
to be:
I _____was__________________
You ______were_________________
He ___________was____________
She _____________was__________
It ___________________was____
We ____________________were___
They ________________________were_
to do:
I _______did________________
You _______did________________
He __________did_____________
She ___________did____________
It ________________did_______
We ________________did_______
They _________________did______
to go:
I _______went________________
You ________went_______________
He ____________ went ___________
She _________ went ______________
It ___________ went ____________
We __________ went _____________
They __________ went _____________

to have:
I _________had______________
You _________had_____________
He _____________had__________
She ____________had___________
It _______________had______
We _____________had__________
They ____________had___________

Using Capital Letters 2

Tick the words that should start with a capital letter, then write them out
correctly:
dress
like
hospital
claire
spain
tomato ketchup
five
washing machine
mount everest
cupboard
indian
paris
good
easily
august
steven
went
doctor
doctor i p jones
orange
burger king
wait
manchester general hospital
Wednesday
-Claire Spain Everest Indian Paris Steven August -Manchester

Basic Sentence Punctuation 1

Write the sentences and add capital letters, full stops and question marks:
1. my sisters name is jackie
_____My sisters name is Jackie.__________________________
2. friday is my favourite day of the week
_________________Friday is my favorite day of the week. __________________
3. i like watching eastenders on bbc 1
__I like watching Eastenders on BBC 1.___________________________
4. charles dickens was a famous writer he was born in portsmouth
_________Charles Dickens was a famous writer he was born in Portsmouth.________
5. lisa and chantal are going on holiday to portugal in may
__Lisa and Chantal are going on holiday to Portugal in May. ___________
6. did you go to school today
_______Did you go to school today?____________________________________
7. my new address is 248 normanton road in nottingham
__My new address is 248 Normanton road in Nottingham.__________
8. when are you going to the hospital
________When are you going to the hospital?_____________
9. my doctor is getting a new receptionist shes called louise robson
______My doctor is getting a new recepcionist.Shes called Louise Robson.____________
10. ben and i are going to look round leicester grammar school on wednesday
______Ben and I are going to look round Leicester grammar school on Wednesday.________

Question Forms Using Verb to be (Present Simple Tense) 1

Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb to be in the present
simple tense.
Dont forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the
end:
1. what brothers is name your
__________What is your brothers name?_________________________________
2. is what address your
________________________What is your address?__________________
3. favourite is your food what
____________________What is your favorite food?________________________________
4. is your what name
________________What is your name?_____________________________________
5. date the what today is
______________What is the date today?________________________________
6. much how that shirt is
_________________________How much is that shirt?________________________________
7. are how you
__________________How are you?_______________________________________
8. your what is surname
______________________What is your surname?_________________________________
9. your postcode what is
________________What is your postcode?_______________________________________
10. your when birthday is
________________When is your birthday?___________________________

Elementary Homophones 1
Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different
spellings and meanings.
Put together the words that sound the same:
board dear bare be arent mail heel knows
find mourning by its for high meet
1. fined __________find_________________
2. nose ___knows________________________
3. bee _______________be____________
4. its __________its_________________
5. male ____________mail_______________
6. bored ___________board________________
7. morning ___________mourning________________
8. buy ____________________by_______
9. hi ______________________high_____
10. bear _____________bare______________
11. meat ______________meet_____________
12. deer _____________dear______________
13. four ______________for_____________
14. heal _________heel__________________
15. aunt __________arent_________________

Using Numbers 1
Write the answers to the following sums in words:
+ plus - minus x multiplied by
divided by = equals
1. four plus ten equals ______fourteen_____________
2. twenty five plus three plus fourteen equals ___________forty two________
3. nine minus seven equals _______two____________
4. thirty two minus seventeen equals _____fifteen______________
5. seven plus one minus five equals _________three__________
6. ten multiplied by eight equals _________eighty__________
7. four multiplied by fifteen equals ________sixty___________
8. thirty two divided by eight equals ______four_____________
9. sixty divided by ten equals ____six_______________
10. one hundred and twenty divided by four equals __Thirty___________
11. seven multiplied by three plus sixteen equals ________ Thirty seven_____
12. eighteen minus nine plus forty four equals ____Fifty three___

Working Out Prices 1

Write the answers to these sums in words.
Example: 2.99 + 4.60 = seven pounds fifty nine pence
1. 3.50 + 2.99 = ______six pounds forty nine pence_______________
2. 10.20 + 4.99 = ____________fifteen pounds nineteen pence__________
3. 4.68 + 9.99 = __________Fourteen pounds sixty seven pence___
4. 20.50 + 17.35 = _____Thirty seven pounds eighty five pence___________
5. 1.99 + 6.89 = ___Eight pounds eighty eight pence_________________
6. 103.01 + 243.50 = _____three hundred forty six pounds fifty one pence _
7. 10 - 3.50 = ______six pounds fifty pence_____________
8. 25.50 - 12 = ____________thirteen pounds fifty pence__________
9. 7.99 - 3.50 = __four pounds forty nine pence
10. 13.80 - 4.04 = _____nine pounds seventy six pence______________
11. 28 + 15.50 - 79p = ___twelve pounds seventy one pence____________
12. 10 + 12 + 14.40 29p = ______________thirty six pounds eleven pence_____