BLM 1102 Proficiency Skills in English Name: Batch: A.

Fill in the blanks with adverbs of the words given in brackets. 1. The teacher scolded the class ____________ (loud) 2. Khatijah rinsed the glasses ____________ (careful) with warm water. 3. Xavier can speak French _____________ (fluent). 4. The old man ___________ (skillful) weaved the basket with bamboo strips. 5. Suzie comes to my house ___________ (regular). 6. The shop assistant arranged the items ___________ (attractive) on the shelf. 7. He was still able to speak ______________ (calmly) after the accident. 8. _____________ (lucky) the car was not damaged. 9. Please explain to me ____________ (simple). 10. The children _____________ (normal) play in the park. 11. Encik Azmi ______________ (occasional) travels outstation on business. 12. The boy was punished ____________ (severe) for stealing the bag. 13. He laughed ______________ (happy). 14. Mr Yung ____________ (recent) returned from a trip to London. 15. Casey can speak Mandarin ______________ (fair) well. B.Underline the adverbs and circle the adjective in the sentences below. 1. She always ties her hair with a red ribbon. 2. She left her old bags there. 3. Cade was sleeping soundly when I entered the big room. 4. Malik arrived with the small car after you left. 5. The boys searched carefully for the missing key. 6. The yellow bus will be leaving soon. 7. My mother was at the market yesterday with my annoying sister. 8. The quite students listened to the teacher attentively. 9. The girls hung the clothes neatly in the big cupboard. 10. The naughty children are playing noisily. 11. The lady gently lifted the small baby from that huge cot. 12. I meet Lee Beng at the library often. 13. The strong man lifted the heavy chest easily. 14. The girls spoke softly to each other.

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BLM 1102 Proficiency Skills in English C. Fill in the blanks with the adverbs given below. carelessly beautifully immediately busily suddenly badly carefully quickly slowly rudely

1. She had to rush home because she _________________ remembered she had forgotten to turn off the water in the bathtub. 2. It is not nice to answer _______________ when someone asks you a question. 3. The boy __________________ left his bicycle unlocked. 4. Please read the questions _______________ before answering them. 5. His mother told him to come home _______________ after the game. 6. There is a school just ahead, so please drive _______________. 7. My mother was _____________ engaged making cookies in the kitchen. 8. The famous soprano sings ________________. 9. They ________________ opened their umbrellas when is started to rain. 10. He did _________________ in the test as he did not study hard enough for the exam.

D. Write the subject, doer or receiver and voice of verb of each sentences in the columns provided. The first two have been done for you. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sentence The dog chased the cat. The cat was chased by the dog. The ball was caught by Steven. The bird built a nest. The wind blew down the roof. The roof was blown down by the wind. 7 8 The barber cut his hair. The dress was sewn by the dressmaker. 9 10 The game was played by Team Astor. The teacher asked Kalsom many questions. 11 The gardener planted the trees. Subject Dog Cat Doer or receiver Doer Receiver Voice of Verb Active Voice Passive Voice

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BLM 1102 Proficiency Skills in English 12 13 14 15 The flowers were arranged by Li Lan. Ken wrote that beautiful poem. I took the book. The boy broke the window.

E. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice. 1. The horse pulled the cart. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The postman delivered the letter. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. My mother cooked the dinner. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. The secretary typed the letters. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. The soldier fought in the war. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. The doctor was examining him when we visited the hospital. ______________________________________________________________________________ F. Change the following from passive to active voice. 1. The car was repaired by the mechanic. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The meal was prepared by my sister. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. The vegetables were grown by Encik Bachok. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. The music was played by Alice. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. These presents were wrapped by Teng Kin. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. English is spoken all over the world by people. ______________________________________________________________________________

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