Grammar Exercise Nouns Highlight the Common Nouns in the following sentences. 1. We arrived early at the station. 2.

. There are different species of fish. 3. The man was trying to steal his car. 4. They have gone to the zoo. 5. The baby is crying. 6. My mother is in the kitchen. 7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys. 8. The children are playing in the field. 9. That temple was built before I was born. 10. He has bought a new car. 11. My father likes to swim. 12. She won a trophy in a competition. 13. I like to ride on a camel. 14. Do birds eat meat? 15. He went to visit his uncle. 16. My brother wants to play with us. 17. Let me have a look at your puppy. 18. The taxi broke down. 19. The boys are playing noisily. 20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

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Decide whether these nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U) 1. The children are playing in the garden. 2. I don't like milk. 3. I prefer tea. 4. Scientists say that the envirenment is threatened by pollution. 5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. 6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. 7. We need some glue to fix this vase. 8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. 9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning. 10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious. 11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. 12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents. 13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic. 14. I'd like some juice please! 15. Successful condidates will join the camp later this year. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more worl demand for energy. 17. The exercises on this website are interesting. 18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water. 19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government programme. 20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach. ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) )

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Grammar Exercise - Pronouns Choose the correct personal 1) (

pronoun.
2) ( ) are watching TV. A. He B. We C. It

) am sitting on the sofa. A. I B. They C. You

3) Are ( A. he B. she C. you 5) (

) from England.

4) (

) is going home. A. I B. We C. He

) are playing football. A. They B. I C. She

6) ( today.

) is a wonderful day

A. He B. We C. It 8) Is ( ) Kevin's sister?

7)

) are speaking English. A. He B. They C. I

A. he B. she C. you ) they in the cinema?

9)

) are swimming in the pool. 10) ( A. I B. She C. You

A. Is B. Am C. Are

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Put in the relative who, which or whose where necessary. Type an x if the relative pronoun can be left out.

1) This is the boy ______ had an accident. 2) Yesterday I saw a car ______ was really old. 3) Mandy is the girl ______ I met on Friday. 4) I haven't seen Frank, ______ brother is five, for a long time now. 5) The robber stole the car ______ the lady parked in front of the supermarket. 6) This is the man ______ house is on fire. 7) Can I talk to the girl ______ is sitting on the bench? 8) The book ______ you gave me is great. 9) She likes hamburgers ______ are hot. 10) Bill Clinton, ______ was President of the USA, has only one daughter.

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Grammar Exercise Adjectives

Fill in the missing words into the gaps.

Positive eastern quiet sweet nice noisy flat good different few dirty Comparative Superlative

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1. Our house is _________ than theirs. (big) 2. I'm _________ than my brother. (tall) 3. Tortoises live ________ than cats. (long) 4. Electrical goods are usually _________ in America than in Britain. (cheap) 5. Electrical goods are usually _________________ in Britain than in America. (expensive) 6. Bob Dylan is a _________ singer than George Michael. (good) 7 . I think mathematics is _______________ than English. (difficult) 8. Oxford is quite near to London but Liverpool is ____________. (far) http://speakspeak.com/a/html/d3a21_english_grammar_practice_comparatives.htm

Grammar Exercise Verbs

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle stood slept forgotten done sat give left gotten sung been http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/verbs1/index.php

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) ___________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave. 2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) _________ for over an hour. I almost left without him. 3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ____________ for that import company for more than ten years and he (work) ____________ in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did. 4. I (see) __________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small. 5. Sarah (climb) __________ the Matterhorn, (sail) __________ around the world, and (go) ___________ on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person. 6. Sarah (climb) ___________ the Matterhorn, (sail) ____________ around the world and (go) ____________ on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ____________ more by that age than most people do in their entire lives. 7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry) ____________ . http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs14.htm

Grammar Exercise Adverbs Rewrite each sentence with the adverb of frequency (in brackets) in its correct position. 1) Have you been to London? (ever)

2) Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually)

3) Our friends must write tests. (often)

4) They go swimming in the lake. (sometimes)

5) The weather is bad in November. (always)

6) Peggy and Frank are late. (usually)

7) I have met him before. (never)

8) John watches TV. (seldom)

9) I was in contact with my sister. (often)

10) She will love him. (always)

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Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill the gap with the adverb. 1. Joanne is happy. She smiles 2. The boy is loud. He shouts . . . . .

3. Her English is fluent. She speaks English 4. Our mum was angry. She spoke to us 5. My neighbour is a careless driver. He drives 6. The painter is awful. He paints .

7. Jim is a wonderful piano player. He plays the piano 8. This girl is very quiet. She often sneaks out of the house 9. She is a good dancer. She dances really 10. This exercise is simple. You .

. .

have to put one word in each space.

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Grammar Exercise Tenses Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect.

1) Anne ________________ her bike next week. (to repair) 2) We ________________ the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do) 3) She ________________ Paris by the end of next year. (to visit) 4) I _______________ this by 6 o'clock. (to finish) 5) Sam ______________ by next week. (to leave) 6) She ______________ this with her mother tonight. (to discuss) 7) The police ______________ the driver. (to arrest) 8) They ________________ their essay by tomorrow. (to write) 9) Paolo ________________ the teams. (to manage) 10) If we can do that - then we ______________ our mission. (to fulfil) http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future_perfect_statements.htm

Negate the first sentence in each task.

1) She feeds the animals. - She ____________________ the animals. 2) We take photos. - We ____________________ photos. 3) Sandy does the housework every Thursday. - Sandy ___________________ the housework every Thursday. 4) The boys have two rabbits. - The boys ________________________ two rabbits. 5) Simon can read English books. - Simon ______________________ English books. 6) He listens to the radio every evening. - He ______________________ the radio every evening. 7) Anne is the best singer of our school. - Anne __________________ the best singer of our school. 8) The children are at home. - The children ___________________ at home. 9) The dog runs after the cat. - The dog ___________________ the cat. 10) Lessons always finish at 3 o'clock. - Lessons ___________________at 3 o'clock. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation_sentences2.htm

Grammar Exercise Sentence types

Analyse the following sentences. Identify which are simple, compound and complex sentences, and also the coordinating and subordinating words. 1. The writer of the book thinks that people on welfare are sometimes stigmatised in society. ( ) 2. Many citizens are dissatisfied with the government as they are experiencing unprecedented economic difficulties. (

3. University chiefs these days spend much of their time on fund-raising and publicity activities. ( )

4. Students need good time management at university since they have numerous classes to attend and extra-curricular activities to take part in. (

5. I queued for over an hour at the counter but still could not get a ticket. ( )

6. The findings clearly indicate that more (not less) money should be allocated to the tertiary education sector if Hong Kong is to remain a truly international city. ( )

7. John passed but Ken failed.

8. The student representatives will meet the university management next week. ( ) 9. Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to helping the poor and needy, died a few years ago. ( ) 10. I finished the assignment early and took time to visit my grandparents in Tuen Mun. ( )

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Dentify the following sentences as compound, complex or compound-complex by clicking on the appropriate word. 1. Insurance cannot cover everything, but it does cover the big expenses accrued while giving birth. A. Compound B. complex C. compound-complex 2. Monarch butterflies, which migrate to Mexico each year, are guided by instinct. A. Compound B. complex C. compound-complex 3. Geese mate for life unlike humans who, according to the divorce rate, seem to have trouble committing to just one person. A. Compound B. complex C. compound-complex 4. The finals are on Saturday, but we'll have to compete without Paul, who will be in court all day arguing an important case. A. Compound B. complex C. compound-complex 5. Scientists are working on a cure for the common cold and, when they find one, think how remarkably it will change the profits of the Kleenex and drug industries. A. Compound B. complex C. compound-complex

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Grammar Exercise Question types

Finish the sentences. Use short answers.

1) Is he nice? Yes, 2) Can they play hockey? - No, 3) Is she new at our school? - Yes, 4) Are the boys in the garden - No, 5) Is John from France? - No,

. . . . . . . . . .

6) Are Ron and Max your friends? - Yes, 7) Has your sister got a cat? - No, 8) Are you from Germany - Yes, 9) Have your grandparents got a cat? - Yes, 10) Is the cat in her basket? - No,

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Put in What, Where, Why, When, How into the gaps and form meaningful questions.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

is the weather like today? don't you like apple juice? about a walk through the forest? do you play volleyball? is my red sweat shirt, Mum? do Anne and Betty get to school every day? does your father go to work? is the dog's bone? are we going for a holiday by the sea again? do you like your coffee? http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/question_words2.htm