ANSWER KEYS

Unit 1: An overview of parts Exercise 1: Decide whether the following

verbs are transitive (T), intransitive (I) or
of speech in English linking verb (L).
Exercise 1: State what parts of speech the Example: L/I/T
words in italics are.
1. The/pictures/on/wall. 1. I 2. I/I 3. T/L 4. L 5. T
Adj./ N/ Prep./ N 6. T 7. I 8. L/I 9. L/T 10. T
2. Are/you/a/doctor? 11. L 12.I 13.
V/ Pronoun/ Adj./ N
3. my/favorite/season. VERB FORMATION
Adj./ Adj./ N
Exercise 2: Use suffixes to form verbs. The
4. Betty/ plays/ very/ well.
spelling of the base form may change when
N/ Adj./ Adv./ Adv.
you add the suffix.
5. My/ brother/ bought/ new
Example: hospital => hospitalize (cho nhập viện,
Adj./ N/ V/ Adj đưa vào viện)
6. pour/ coffee/ for/ me. deep => deepen
V/ N/ Prep/ Pronoun regular => regulate (điều chỉnh, quy
7. health/ today. định)
N/ Adv 1. immunize (chủng ngừa, làm mất tác hại)
8. and/ good 2. broaden (mở rộng)
Conj./ Adj 3. falsify (làm giả, làm sai lệch, xuyên tạc)
9. like/ hamburgers/ but 4. captivate (làm say đắm, quyến rũ)
V/ N/ Conj 5. solidify (làm đông đặc, củng cố; trở nên cứng)
10. Goodness/ How/ it 6. frighten
Interjection/ Adv/ Adj 7. liberate
8. sympathize
Exercise 2: Say what part of speech each 9. flatten
underlined word is. 10. beautify
1. fast: Adj 11. generalize
2. fast: Adv 12. originate
3. fast: Adv 13. simplify
4. fast: V 14. darken
5. fast: N (việc ăn chay)
6. hard: Adj PRESENT SIMPLE
7. hard: Adv Exercise 3: Complete the conversation. Put
8. hard: N (đường dốc xuống bến tàu) in the present simple forms.
9. watch: N (1) I go
10. watch: V (2) comes
11. watch: Adj (3) we travel
12. Smoke: N (4) don’t you come
13. smokes: V (5) doesn’t make
14. high: Adj (6) do you take
15. high: Adv (7) I love
(8) does it cost
Unit 2: VERBS (9) I don’t know
(10) that doesn’t matter
(11) I don’t want
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
(12) Does that annoy
(13) it doesn’t annoy
CLASSIFICATION OF VERBS
(14) find
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Exercise 4: Complete the sentences by (6) will go
putting in the verbs. Use the present (7) am going to visit
simple. You have to decide if the verb is (8) will give
positive or negative. (9) am going to work
knows (10) am going to go
don’t want
1. doesn’t speak PRESENT CONTINUOUS & BE GOING TO
2. walk Exercise 8: Complete the sentences using
3. needs the Present continuous or Be Going to.
4. love Example: We (get) are going to get/are
5. doesn’t eat getting married next month.
6. don’t look 1. am seeing/am going to see
7. doesn’t work 2. are going to miss
8. don’t like 3. is going to snow
9. wins 4. is meeting/is going to meet
10. don’t own 5. are you doing/are you going to do
6. are going to break
PAST SIMPLE 7. is not coming/is not going to come
Exercise 5: Complete the newspaper story 8. are going to hurt
about a fire. Put in the past simple forms of 9. am going to see/am seeing
the verbs. 10. is going to have a baby
died
(1) were PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(2) started Exercise 9: Rachel is in the computer room
(3) saw at college. Complete her conversation with
(4) called Andrew.
(5) tried are you doing
(6) was I’m writing
(7) arrived (1) are trying
(8) fought (2) are you finding
(9) brought (3) is helping
(10) entered (4) We are getting
(11) found (5) We aren’t spending
(6) It isn’t taking
Exercise 6: Complete the conversation. Put (7) Are you waiting
in the past simple negatives and questions. (8) I’m correcting
Did you have
(1) We didn’t try CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE TENSE
(2) did you see Exercise 10: At work Mark is talking to Alan
(3) I didn’t know in the corridor. Complete their
(4) did you go conversation. Put in the Present
(5) I didn’t like Continuous or Simple of the verbs.
(6) did Sarah enjoy Are you looking
(7) I didn’t want I need
(1) He is talking
Exercise 7: Complete the conversation with (2) I think
WILL or BE GOING TO (3) they are discussing
A: Why are you carrying a hammer? (4) Are you looking
B: I (put) am going to put up some pictures. (5) Do you know
(1) am going to see (6) works
(2) will have (7) She doesn’t work
(3) will video (8) You know
(4) are you going to buy (9) I give
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(11) She lives (6) were playing
(12) It saves (7) I was working
(13) I agree (8) I lost
(14) I’m wasting (9) I got
(10) did
ALWAYS with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or
SIMPLE Exercise 15: Complete the conversation.
Exercise 11: Complete the sentences. Use Choose the correct form of the verb.
ALWAYS and the Present Continuous or are you looking
Simple. (1) I think
he’s always talking (2) I have
I always forget. (3) it didn’t fit
1. she always takes (4) I see
2. She is always missing (5) you’re having
3. do you always go (6) you’re thinking
4. They are always arguing (7) I come
5. I always go (8) It weighed
6. I am always losing
7. We’re always meeting PAST CONTINOUS or SIMPLE
8. are you always forgetting Exercise 16: David is always having
9. always read accidents. His girlfriend Melanie is talking
10. always play about some of the accident. Write her
sentences from these notes. Each
PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE sentence has one verb in the Past
Exercise 12: Put in the correct form of BE. Continuous and one in the Past Simple.
’s being/’m  When he was carrying a suitcase, he
1. are being dropped it on his foot.
2. is  He broke his leg when he was skiing.
3. are being 1. He sat down on a chair while I was
4. are painting it.
5. is being 2. As he was running for a bus, he collided
with a lamppost.
3. His hair caught fire when he was
PAST CONTINUOUS cooking chips.
Exercise 13: Complete the conversation. 4. When he was holding a beautiful vase,
Put in the past continuous forms. he suddenly dropped it.
I was looking 5. He was sitting in the garden when a
(1) were you doing wasp stung him on the nose.
(2) I was taking
(3) she was coming PRESENT PERFECT
(4) I was going Exercise 17: Trevor and Laura are
(5) you weren’t looking decorating their house. Put in the verbs.
(6) you were going Use the Present Perfect.
Have you finished?
PAST CONTINOUS or SIMPLE (1) I haven’t done
Exercise 14: Put in the correct form of the (2) hasn’t made
verb. (3) You haven’t put
went (4) I have hurt
I was watching (5) you have had
(1) we lost (6) have you put
(2) it came (7) It has disappeared
(3) was coming (8) I have looked
(4) went (9) have you done
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(11) I have cleaned I’ve done
(12) we have made bought
(13) has that brush gone 1. have arrived
(14) you have left 2. repaired
3. I have lost
PRESENT PERFECT – JUST, ALREADY, 4. has started
YET 5. ran
Exercise 18: Complete the dialogue. Use 6. earned
the Present Perfect with JUST, ALREADY, 7. We planted
and YET. 8. have gone
You haven’t done your project yet 9. has turned
(1) I haven’t started it yet 10. I phoned
(2) I have just seen Andrew 11. I have made
(3) he has already done 12. broke
(4) I haven’t finished my plan yet 13. have had
(5) You have already begun 14. tidied
(6) We have already spent 15. went
(7) I haven’t done any real work yet
(8) I have just realized PRESENT PERFECT or PAST PERFECT
(9) I have just decided Exercise 22: Put the verbs in the Present
Perfect or Past Perfect.
PRESENT PERFECT – FOR, SINCE has stopped
Exercise 19: Complete the sentences. had sold
washed it for 1. had left
had one since. 2. have finished
1. rung her since 3. have eaten
4. had ordered
2. seen them for
5. have made
3. watched one for 6. had told
4. had one since 7. had had
8. has started
5. played (it) since
9. have turned
10. had made
PRESENT PERFECT – FIRST TIME,
SECOND TIME
Exercise 20: What would you say in these
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
situations? Use Time and the Present
Exercise 23: Put in the verbs. Use the
Perfect.
Present Perfect Continuous.
 This is the first time I’ve seen a cricket
I haven’t been waiting
match.
(1) have you been doing
1. This is the second time I’ve lost my bank (2) She has been helping
card. (3) you have been studying
2. This is the third time the washing machine (4) I have been trying
has broken down. (5) it has been getting
3. This is the first time I’ve been in/to
England. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS or
4. This is the second time I’ve stayed in this SIMPLE
hotel. Exercise 24: Put in the correct form of the
5. This is (about) the fifth time I’ve missed verb. Use the Present Perfect Continuous
or Simple.
the bus.
you’ve been doing
I’ve finished
PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE
(OPG, Ex.1/33)
Exercise 21: Put in the correct verb form.
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1. has left 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
He has cleaned 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10.A
he has finished 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C
2. I have been working 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B
You have 21. B 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D
3. I have heard 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C
have you been doing
we have done WISH
Exercise 30: Circle the best choice.
Exercise 25: Circle the letter of the correct 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A
form of the verb. 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10.C VOICES
11. D 12. C 13. B 14. C 15.C Exercise 31: Complete the information
16. D 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. A about Barfold Hall. Put in the correct form
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B of these verbs.
was built
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD (1) is owned
Exercise 26: Circle the letter of the correct (2) was being used
answer. (3) was bought
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B (4) hadn’t been looked
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B (5) has been done
11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D (6) is used
16. B 17. D 18. D 19. C 20. A
Exercise 32: A press conference is being
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES held. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
Exercise 27: Circle the correct answer. can be prolonged
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 1. will be done/are going to be done
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. C 2. will/ be called?
3. can’t be bought
4. should be sold

Exercise 33: Choose the correct verb forms

in this news report about a storm.
Exercise 28: Complete the following has been caused
sentences with the correct forms of the (1) swept
words in parentheses. (2) burst
1. would wear (3) was rescued
2. would not have had (4) received
3. had (5) reached
4. wait (6) were blocked
5. had known (7) were brought
6. would like (8) is being done
7. will speak (9) said
8. makes
9. were not Exercise 34: In each sentence underline
10. would not have left who or what is doing the action (the agent).
11. gets The traffic
12. will catch 1. my brother.
13. had asked 2. The water
14. would you do
15. am not
3. terrorists.
4. the alarm.
Exercise 29: Circle the best choice. 5. The guide
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6. The dog sentences are active and some are passive.
Use a phrase with by only if it adds
Exercise 35: You are telling a friend some information.
news. Use the notes and complete the => The first motor car was made by a Belgium
second sentence. Sometimes you need to called Etienne Lenoir.
use the active and sometimes the passive. 1. But Lenoir didn’t produce many cars for
 You remember Claire? She went to sale.
Florida last month. 2. Commercial production was started by a
 Bad news about our luggage. It’s been German called Karl Benz.
sent to Australia. 3. Benz is now seen as the father of the
1. Did you hear about the quiz competition? motor car.
It was won by Claude Jennings
2. You know Mrs Miles? She did a parachute HAVE SOMETHING DONE
jump last week. Exercise 38: Look at the picture and say
3. Have you heard about David? He’s been what people are doing or what they did.
attacked by a bull. Use these phrases: her photo, his
4. Trevor and Laura have bought a house. windows, his car, her eyes, his hair. Use
It’s still being built. these verbs: clean, cut, repair, take, test
5. Did I tell you about Andrew? He likes At the moment Trevor is having his hair cut.
Jessica. 1. Last week Mike had his car repaired.
6. Bad news about your stamp collection. It’s 2. At the moment Melisa is having her photo
been thrown away. taken.
7. Did I mention my neighbours? They’ve 3. Yesterday David had his windows
been kidnapped by Martians. cleaned.
8. Did you hear about the ghost? It was seen
4. At the moment Rachel is having her eyes
by five people.
tested.

Exercise 36: Laura is writing to a friend.

Exercise 39: Read about each situation and
This is part of her letter.
write sentences with have something done.
Someone broke into our house at the
=> Melanie has had her bicycle repaired.
weekend. The burglar took some jewelry. But
1. David (has) had his arm bandaged.
luckily he didn’t do any damage. A very nice
2. Daniel is going to have his tooth filled.
young police officer interviewed me.
3. Laura is having her photos developed.
Detectives found some fingerprints, and the
police computer identified the burglar. Police
GET SOMETHING DONE
have arrested a man and are questioning him.
Exercise 40: Look at the above exercise.
But they haven’t found the jewelry.
The jobs are all done now. Complete the
Now complete the passive sentences in this
questions using get.
conversation. Use a phrase with by only if it
Where did you get your bicycle repaired,
adds information.
Melanie?
was broken into at the weekend.
1. Harriet: Why did you get your arm
(1) was taken
bandaged, David?
(2) was done.
2. Emma: Where did you get your tooth
(3) was interviewed by a very nice young
filled, Daniel?
police officer.
3. Sarah: Where did you get your photos
(4) fingerprints were found (by detectives),
developed, Laura?
(5) burglar was identified (by the police
computer).
HAVE MEANING ‘EXPERIENCE’
(6) has been arrested
Exercise 41: Say what happened to these
(7) (he) is being questioned..
people.
(8) jewelry hasn’t been found.
=> Claire had her luggage searched in
customs.
Exercise 37: Write a paragraph from the
1. Tom had his car stolen from outside his
notes about the first motor car. Some
house.
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2. Rita had her rent increased by ten per (7) showing
cent. (8) looking after
3. David has had his electricity cut off. (9) cooking
(10) doing
(11) Studying
NON-FINITE VERB EXERCISES (12) taking
Exercise 42: Look at the bold word in each
sentence and write F (finite verb) or N (non- GERUNDS AS OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS
finite verb) on the line. Exercise 47: Complete the sentences with
1. F 2. N 3. F 4. F 5. F Prepositions followed by Gerunds. Use the
6. N 7. F 8. N 9. N 10. N verb given in the box.
Example: {of asking}
INFINITIVES 1. to seeing
Exercise 43: Choose the correct verb form 2. of washing
and write its letter in the blank. 3. for breaking
A 4. from opening
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 5. of talking
6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B 6. like having
11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 7. to killing
8. about finishing
Exercise 44: Fill in the gaps with the 9. for locking/ for making
correct form of the verbs from the box. 10. of practicing
Some verbs may be used more than once.
Ruth Rockets into Space GERUND VS. INFINITIVE
(1) to hear Exercise 48: Write the correct form of the
(2) to fly verbs in parentheses.
(3) to help 1. looking
(4) to stay 2. traveling
(5) to observe 3. to find
(6) to orbit 4. to watch
(7) to help 5. changing
(8) to be 6. hitting
(9) to fly 7. to write
(10) to change 8. inviting
(11) to help 9. paying
(12) to answer 10. to say
11. doing
GERUNDS 12. to arrive
Exercise 45: Choose the correct form of the 13. to pick
verb and write its number in the brackets. 14. to buy
C 15. taking
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 16. peeling
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D 17. nagging
11. C 12. B 18. raising
19. to bring
Exercise 46: Fill in the gaps with the 20. to accept
correct form of the verb in brackets.
A Thank-you Letter Exercise 49: Are the underlined words
(1) having Gerund or Present Participle? Write G and
(2) staying P on the lines.
(3) seeing Example: G P
(4) Traveling 1. G 2. P 3. P 4. G 5. P
(5) taking 6. G 7. G 8. P 9. P 10. P
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Exercise 50: Choose the correct verb form 15. blowing
and write its letter in the blanks.
C PHRASAL VERBS EXERCISES
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C Exercise 54: Work out the meaning of
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10.C these phrasal verbs and put them in the
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A right sentences.
Come in
(To) Vo or V-ing let me in.
Exercise 51: Choose the correct form of the 1. stay in
verb and write its letter in the blank. 2. pay/ back
B 3. fall over
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 4. lie down
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. A 5. cut out
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A 6. come back
7. get on
Exercise 52: Fill in the gaps with the 8. take/back
correct form of the verbs in the box. Some 9. go away
verbs may be used more than once. There 10. give away
may be more than one correct answer
(where you see two boxes at the same Exercise 2
position). Exercise 55: Put in the phrasal verb that
Old Faithful means the same as the verb in brackets.
(1) to eat Use the correct form of the phrasal verb.
(2) catch ’ve found out
(3) to see (1) left out
(4) to kill (2) sent out
(5) do (3) throw away
(6) to listen (4) put off
(7) living (5) made up
(8) to see (6) go on/carry on
(9) eating
(10) to do Exercise 56: Complete the sentences by
(11) save/to save putting in the phrasal verb and its object in
(12) kill the correct order in the blank. Change the
verb form if necessary.
PRESENT VS PAST PARTICIPLES threw it away
Exercise 53: Complete the sentences with ’ve put up that picture
the correct form of the verbs from the box. 1. pick it up
Include a preposition if necessary. Use 2. put on my coat/put my coat on
each verb only once. 3. ring her up
1. concerned about 4. hand in his project/hand his project in
2. explaining 5. written it down
3. known for 6. win back all the money
4. provided with 7. wash up these dishes/wash these dishes
5. laughing up
6. satisfied with 8. look it up
7. connected to/with 9. held up all the traffic coming into town
8. crossing 10. mixing them up
9. involved in
10. composed of Exercise 57: Rewrite the sentences
11. accompanying replacing each italic underlined verb with a
12. blessed with phrasal verb.
13. limited to 1. stopped/ ‘s given up
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3. quarreled/ fall out.
4. disappear/ go away
Exercise 61: Following are some dialogues
5. introducing/ bringing in
between speak A and speaker B. Work in
6. establish/ set up
pairs. Complete the dialogues by using the
correct form of the words in parentheses.
Exercise 58: Fill in the gaps with the
correct form of the phrasal verbs from the 1. do you do
box. Some verbs may be used more than 2. did you do/ ate/ visited/ wrote
once. Some verbs may have an object 3. are you doing/ am talking/ am answering
4. was looking
given in the brackets.
5. have I asked/ have asked
Morning Routine 6. have you been doing/ have been talking
(1) wake up 7. will you be/ will be
(2) goes off 8. will you be doing/ will be sitting
(3) get up 9. had you done/ had eaten
(4) put on 10. will you have done/ will have eaten
(5) turn on/put on
Exercise 62: Correct mistakes in the
(6) turn on/put on following sentences if any.
(7) turn it off
(8) sit down 1. > I am thinking of writing my
(9) get on autobiography.
(10) go off 2. > The clever girl was confident of
winning the gold medal.
Exercise 59: Complete the sentences with a
3. > I am hopeful of securing a loan to build
phrasal verb from the box.
my house.
1. call off
2. take down 4. > To die with honor is better than to
3. bring about live with dishonor.
4. put off
5. > To attack is better than to
5. let out
wait indefinitely.
6. carry out
7. think over 6. > He is having his food.
8. shut away
7. > He knows how to swim.
9. knock down
10. cut off 8. > Do you know how to cook?
11. Hand over 9. > He sharpened his pencil.
12. read out
10. > Should I erase this word?
Exercise 60: Fill in the gaps with the OR Should I scratch out this word?
correct form of the phrasal verbs from the 11. > I have a pain in my back.
box. Some verbs may have an object given OR: My back is hurting.
in the brackets.
A Busy Saturday 12. > My tooth is aching.
(1) coming around 13. > He asked if/whether I had finished my
(2) get up work.
(3) pick up
14. > He asked what I was doing.
(4) call round
(5) finish off 15. > He asked John why his father was
(6) sort out angry.
(7) put them out
16. > He said that his father had died last
(8) Hurry up
year.
(9) put on
(10) switch the TV on/switch on the TV 17. > He got angry before I had said a word.
(11) turned up
18. > correct
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19. > I will call you when dinner is ready. 49. > John has often beaten me at tennis.
20. > He asked if/whether we had taken our 50. > They didn’t invite us.
food.
51. > He did come.
21. > I am not sure if/whether I will have
52. > Neither did he come nor did he write.
time.
53. > Seldom do I go to the hills.
22. > I asked whether she had any letters for
me. 54. > Never have I seen such a mess.

23. > He said that he had seen her last year. 55. > He said that he had seen him last year.

24. > I will call you when dinner is ready. 56. > If I do this, I shall be wrong.

25. > I will write after I return. 57. > If I do this, I shall be wrong.

26. > When I go to New York, I will meet him. 58. > He had to abandon (or relinquish) his
rights.
27. > If I had done this I would have been
wrong. 59. > I have my food.

28. > She knows how to knit. 60. > Please show me the way.

29. > He told me to go.

GRAMMAR IN USE
30. > correct
31. > correct
Unit 3: NOUNS
32. > I asked the master to excuse me.
33. > Correct (=She delivered/made a GRAMMAR EXERCISES
speech.)
34. > She gave/delivered/presented a lecture. CLASSIFICATION
Exercise 1: Define the kind of each bold
35. > She sat for her examination. noun by:
OR She did her examination. Writing C (concrete), or A (abstract) under
OR She took her examination. each bold noun.
36. > He told her that he would come. 1. judge-C/ files-C/ clerk-C
2. dog-C/ beach-C/ hours-A/ waves-C
37. > He told me that honesty is the best 3. afterthought-A
policy. 4. childhood-A
38. > Teacher said that the earth revolves 5. Justice-A
around the sun. Writing C (common) or P (proper) under
each bold noun.
39. > The cashier-cum-accountant has come. 6. sign-C/ town-C/ miles-C
40. > The manager and the accountant have 7. The Marrons-P/ Jamaica-P/ Halifax-P
come. 8. Monday-P
9. Beltane-P/ May-P
41. > Tell me why you are abusing him.
10. gardens-C/ neighborhood-C/ beetles-C/
42. > I wonder why you don’t listen to me. summer-C
11. people-C/ kinds-C/ mustard-C/
43. > Alice as well as her sisters is beautiful.
cupboards-C
44. > I have been ill for two weeks. Writing C (countable) or U (uncountable)
45. > I have been waiting since morning. under each bold noun.
12. table-C/ chairs-U
46. > The ship sank. 13. Oxygen-U
47. > The passengers aboard the ship were 14. furniture-U
drowned. 15. aunt’s library-C/ weekend-C/ books-C
16. years-C/ peace-U
48. > He has stolen my pen. 17. price-C/gasoline-U
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18. photo-C/ page-C/ papers-C 15. Cliff → cliffs
Writing C (collective) or M (material) under 16. City → cities
each bold noun. 17. Country → countries
19. flock-C/ 18. Boy → boys
20. jury-C 19. Key → keys
21. committee-C 20. Play → plays
22. cloth-M 21. Day → days
23. gold-M 22. Echo → echoes
24. tea-M 23. Hero → heroes
25. mud-M 24. Potato → potatoes
25. Tomato → tomatoes
COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS 26. Kangaroo → kangaroos
Exercise 2: Add a/an if necessary. Write X 27. Tattoo → tattoos
in the blank if the noun is uncountable. 28. Zoo → zoos
1. A 2. An 3. X 4. A 5. An 29. Kilo → kilos
6. X 7. A 8. X 9. An 10. X 30. Photo → photos
11. A 12. A 13. X 14. An 15. X 31. Piano → pianos
16. X 17. A 18. A 19. X 20. X 32. Radio → radios
21. X 22. A 23. X 24. A 25. An 33. Zero → zeros/zeroes
26. X 27. X 28. An 29. A 30. X 34. Volcano → volcanoes/-s
35. Mosquito → mosquitoes/-s
Exercise 3: Write a, an, or some in the 36. Tornado → tornadoes/tornados
blank. 37. Buffalo → buffalo/buffalos/buffaloes
38. Man → men
Examples: - an announcement.
39. Woman → women
- some birds.
40. Child → children
1. a bird 2. some money 41. Ox → oxen
3. an accident 4. some homework 42. Foot → feet
5. a table 6. some furniture 43. Goose → geese
7. some chairs 8. some advice. 44. Tooth → teeth
9. a suitcase 10. some luggage 45. Mouse → lice
11. an earthquake 12. some letters 46. Louse → lice
13. a letter 14. some mail 47. Person → people
15. a machine 16. some new machinery 48. Deer → deer
17. Some machines 18. some junk 49. Fish* → fish # fishes
19. an old basket 20. some old boots 50. Salmon → salmon ['sæmən]
51. Sheep → sheep
PLURAL OF NOUNS 52. Means → means
Exercise 4: Changes these nouns into 53. Offspring con → offspring (0 đổi)
plural forms. 54. Series → series (same form)
1. Table → -s 55. Species → species ['spi:∫i:z] (same)
2. Cup → -s 56. Criterion → criteria
3. Car → -s 57. Phenomenon → phenomena
4. Hat → -s 58. Cactus → cacti [-ai]
5. Chair → -s 59. Nucleus → nuclei ['nju:kliai]
6. Glass → -es 60. diagnosis → diagnoses
7. Box → boxes 61. Hypothesis → hypotheses
8. Watch → -es 62. Bacterium → bacteria
9. Wish → -es 63. Datum → data
10. Buzz → -es 64. Medium → media
11. Leaf → leaves 65. Binoculars (plu) → binoculars
12. Knife → knives * 48. fishes: can be used to refer to different
13. Roof → roofs kinds of fish
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Exercise 5: Circle the correct pronunciation 9. inventor- appositive/ mass production-
of the ending ‘s’ in each word below. O of V
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 10. fish-O of prep
6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. secretary-O complement
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 12. chickens-I.O
16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C 13. hours-Adv equivalent
POSSESSIVE CASES 14. student-O.C
Exercise 6: Circle the best answer. 15. brother’s-Adj. equivalent
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A NOUN EQUIVALENTS
Exercise 11: What is the name of the bold
Exercise 7: Use of or possessive form (‘s) word(s) in each sentence?
for the following phrases. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A
the policeman’s mistake 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A
1. the bottom of the bottle
2. Mr Hillman’s gun Exercise 12: Underline words or groups of
words that are noun equivalents.
3. the smell of blood
1. Jimmy’s having eaten jam was obvious to
4. The terrorist’s car other children.
5. the middle of the night 2. That Tom is the nicest boy we’ve ever met
6. the death of someone important is absolutely true.
7. the gangster’s money 3. I don’t know when her wedding will be.
4. Someone has taken the dictionary from
8. the house of one of our teacher at college
my desk.
9. last week’s concert 5. Did they leave me anything to eat?
10. the day of the meeting 6. The problem is how they found out the
stolen money.
Exercise 8: Circle the letter of the correct 7. He wants to accomplish his job before
answer. the end of the month.
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B 8. “How can I tell you?” is his answer.
6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B 9. I must have your terms down in black and
11. D 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. B white. Rõ ràng, trên giấy trắng mực đen
16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20.D 10. We met some Italians in a restaurant
yesterday.
FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS 11. He is a lover of the beautiful.
Exercise 9: What is the function of the bold 12. You should give your seat to the elders
noun in each sentence? Circle the letter of whenever you ride on a bus.
the correct answer. 13. That the boy was innocent was obvious to
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B everybody.
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. D 14. We enjoy swimming in hot weather.
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 15. Everybody wants to succeed.
16. B 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENTS
Exercise 10: Define the function of each Exercise 13: Write the correct form of the
bold noun. simple present tense of the verbs in
1. friend- O of V/ Jane- Appositive/ parentheses.
bandstand-O of Prep 1. go 2. goes 3. know
2. sleep-cognate O 4. knows 5. has 6. have
3. miles- Adv equivalent/ accident-O of V 7. is 8. are 9. roars
4. manager-O complement 10. lay 11. likes 12. washes
5. bread-D.O/ coffee-D.O 13. knows 14. are 15. fight
6. teacher-S of V
7. engineer-S complement Exercise 14: Underline the correct answer
8. Mr. Brown-O of Prep in each sentence below.

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1. is 2. is 3. seem Gentleman
4. are 5. has 6. presents policewoman
7. are 8. appears 9. are grandfather
10. is 11. is 12. were madam
13. are 14. is 15. dreams granddaughter
16. is 17. is 18. is son
19. plays headmistress
20. both answers: have-informal, has-formal tutor
21. have 22. has 23. has Husband
24. is 25. is aunt
King
Exercise 15: Underline the correct answer witch
in each sentence below. landlady
1. is 2. score/is 3. are/is waiter
4. has 5. is 6. are manservant
7. is 8. sits 9. is duke
10. is 11. are 12. are
13. is 14. hope 15. come GENDERS
16. is 17. want 18. are Exercise 19: Fill in each blank with a
19. needs 20. looks 21. hopes suitable masculine or feminine noun.
22. need 23. are 24. think 1. hostess
25. are 2. stewardess
3. aunt
Exercise 16: Circle the correct answer. 4. queen/ girl/ princess
1. is 2. are 3. is 5. gentlemen
4. were 5. were 6. are
7. is 8. are 9. is
10. are 11. were 12. raise FORMATION
13. is 14. have increased Exercise 18: Circle the letter of the correct
15. is 16. is 17. has answer.
18. are 19. separates 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
20. was 21. makes 22. is 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
23. need 24. admit 25. has 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D
16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B
Exercise 17: Complete the sentences with 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D
either is/are or has/have. If both singular 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. C
and plural forms are possible, write them Exercise 19: Correct mistakes in the
both. following sentences.
1. have 2. is 3. is
4. are 5. has 6. is 1. > She likes to feed the poor.
7. is 8. have 9. is 2. > He is working for the blind.
10. both (is/are) 11. both (is/are)
12. has 13. have 14. have 15. is 3. > I told this news to my father.
4. > The teacher gave us some advice.
Exercise 18: Fill in the blanks with the 5. > I have a five dollar note.
correct masculine or feminine nouns.
Girl 6. > She has bought two dozen apples.
woman 7. > I saw many deer in the jungle.
Brother 8. > The boy is in the boarding house.
mister
9. > Please put your signature here.
empress
nun 10. > She is my cousin.
Father 11. > The news is too good to be true.
nephew
12. > Politics is a dirty game.
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13. > A thousand dollars is not a small sum. needs to settle down by having a family
because it is important in order for civilization
14. > Neither the officer nor his assistants
to continue. However, being happy with
were present at the meeting.
oneself is truly the most important thing in life.
15. > Neither you nor Tom seems to be Azar, B.S. (1997). Fun with grammar – Communicative
Activities for the Azar Grammar Series. New Jersey:
capable of doing this. Prentice Hall Regents, p.142, 143

FURTHER ACTIVITIES Unit 4: PRONOUNS

Activity 2: Work in pairs or groups of three.
Read the paragraphs below and correct all GRAMMAR EXERCISES
the errors about subject-verb agreement
and singular/plural nouns. The pair or
group that tells the correct number of PERSONAL PRONOUNS
errors in each paragraph and have exact Exercise 1: Use the correct personal
corrections is the winner. pronouns to fill in the blanks. Watch the
words in the brackets.
Paragraph A She
Explorers has lived in almost all times and in
almost every countries. There is many 1. He 2. It 3. She 4. he
interesting books written and lots of adventure 5. We 6. They 7. he 8. It
movie made about them. We can see that an 9. they 10. We
explorer’s life is not just interesting, but it is
also dangerous. In my opinion, explorers Exercise 2: Use the correct personal
should be strong and brave, smart and pronouns to fill in the blanks.
experienced, and also has a sense of
1. I 2. She 3. it 4. they
adventure.
5. it 6.he 7. It 8. you
Correction (5 errors) 9. They 10. We
Explorers have lived in almost all time and in
almost every country. There are many Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with an
interesting books written and lots of adventure appropriate object pronoun.
movies made about them. We can see that an 1. him 2. them 3. her 4. them
explorer’s life is not just interesting, but it is
5. them 6. us 7. them 8. him
also dangerous. In my opinion, explorers
should be strong and brave, smart and 9. it 10. her
experienced, and also has a sense of
adventure. Exercise 4: Underline the
correct pronoun in each brackets.
Paragraph B Them/ they
There is a lot of important thing in a lifetime. 1. her/ them/ him
The most important thing for a young people is
2. they/ them
to get a good educations. A good education
help you to get a good job later on. You needs 3. us/ us
a good job to earn enough money to live 4. she/ they/ her
comfortably. It is not important to have really 5. he/ us/ them
high-paying job as it is to be happy in your 6. I/ her/ her
choices of occupation. Also, everyone need to 7. me/ he
settle down by having a families because it is 8. He/ they
important in order for civilization to continue.
However, being happy with oneself is truly the 9. I/ them/ they
most important thing in life. 10. her

Correction (9 errors) Exercise 5: Rewrite the following

There are a lot of important things in a sentences by using the correct personal
lifetime. The most important thing for a young pronouns in places of the bold words.
person is to get a good educations. A good
She asked him to write it down.
education helps you to get a good job later on.
You need a good job to earn enough money to 1. He found it while he was digging in the
live comfortably. It is not important to have a garden yesterday. He sold it to him for fifty
really high-paying job as it is to be happy in dollars.
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2. He is going to drive us to the airport 11. herself
tomorrow. We need not depend on Mr Smith 12. yourselves/yourself
for transport. 13. himself
3. They did not prevent him from exploring 14. itself
farther up the river as he had a very 15. myself
competent guide with him. 16. itself
4. They have told her the truth, 17. themselves
but she does not believe them at all. 18. ourselves
5. She came over to our table as soon 19. themselves/ himself
as we had sat down. She handed a menu 20. himself/ ourselves
to us and waited to take down our order.
Exercise 9: Circle the letter of the correct
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS answer.
Exercise 6: Replace the bold words with 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B
the correct possessive pronouns. 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10.A
1. yours
2. theirs Exercise 10: Fill in the blank with an
3. hers appropriate pronoun if necessary.
4. his 1. yourself
5. mine 2. X
6. mine 3. himself
7. hers 4. myself
8. yours 5. themselves
9. mine 6. X
10. yours/hers 7. yourself
8. itself
Exercise 7: Circle the correct word to fill in 9. myself
each sentence. 10. X
1. mine 11. herself
2. hers 12. myself
3. her
4. my Exercise 11: Correct these sentences if
5. mine necessary. Put a  if the sentence is
6. your already correct.
7. them 1. I had a swim, quickly dried me, and put on
8. their my clothes. => myself
9. my 2. Now that he was famous, he heard a lot
10. yours about himself on TV and radio. 
3. Why don't you bring the children with you? 
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS 4. You ought to be ashamed of you. =>
Exercise 8: Fill in each blank with a yourself/yourselves
suitable reflexive pronoun:
5. They pulled the sledge behind themselves
myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself -
through the snow. => them
ourselves - yourselves – themselves.
6. She put out her hand and introduced
1. herself
herself as Antonia Darwin. 
2. myself
7. 'Have you ever been to California?'
3. yourself
'No...oh, yes, once,' he corrected him. =>
4. ourselves
himself
5. themselves
6. yourselves 8. I could feel the ground start to move under
7. himself me. 
8. yourself 9. They applied them to the task with
9. myself tremendous enthusiasm. => themselves
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10. It was another rainy Sunday afternoon 5. himself
and we didn't know what to do with us. => 6. myself
ourselves 7. each other
8. one another
Exercise 12: Fill in each blank with a 9. herself
correct reflexive or emphasizing pronoun. 10. ourselves/each other/ one another
Write R for reflexive pronoun and E for 11. itself
emphasizing pronoun at the end of each 12. ourselves
sentence. 13. yourself/yourselves
14. myself
Example: Katherine is making ___________ a 15. each other
new dress.
Katherine is making herself a new dress. R DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
1. yourself E Exercise 17: Circle the best choice.
2. myself R 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D
3. himself R 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A
4. myself E
5. yourself E Exercise 18: Choose either ‘one’ or ‘ones’
6. himself E to fill in the blanks.
7. itself E 1. one
8. themselves E 2. ones
9. ourselves E 3. one
10. himself E 4. one
5. one
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS 6. ones
Indefinite Pronouns 7. one
Exercise 13: Circle the letter of the best 8. ones
answer. 9. one
B 10. one
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
11. C 12. A Exercise 19: Circle the best Interrogative
Pronoun to fill in the blank.
Exercise 14: Circle the letter of the correct A
answer. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B
6. D 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A
16. B 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D

RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Exercise 20: Circle the letter of the best
Exercise 15: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
answer. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. C
11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. C

Exercise 16: Fill in the blanks with either Exercise 21: Fill in the blanks with who,
reciprocal or reflexive pronoun. whom, what, which, or whose to complete
1. herself the following sentences.
2. ourselves 1. who
3. themselves 2. what
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4. who Pronoun from the box. Some pronouns
5. which may be used more than once.
6. what The Big Day
7. what (1) herself
8. who (2) herself
9. which (3) themselves
10. whose (4) each other
11. whom (5) each
12. whom (6) each other
13. whose (7) everyone
14. what (8) someone
15. who (9) anything
16. which (10) Nothing
17. whom (11) Everything
18. whose (12) each other
19. whom
20. which MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE
21. who
22. which Exercise 24: Correct mistakes in the
23. who following sentences.
24. who
1. > This pen is mine.
25. What/ Whom
26. which 2. > This bike of yours is nice
27. whose 3. > This is her pendrive.
28. which
29. which 4. > Each of these girls sings well.
30. who 5. > None of my students attended the
class today.
Exercise 22: Complete each following
sentence with a suitable relative pronoun. 6. > Neither came.
7. > One should respect one’s parents.
1. who
8. > Here is the bottle: please fill it.
2. who
3. whom 9. > Have you a pen? I have not got one.
4. which
10. > He enjoyed himself at the party.
5. whose
6. whose 11. > I asked for his bicycle but he didn’t lend
7. who it to me.
8. whose
12. > Please give me/him/her/them your
9. which
book.
10. who
11. who 13. > The boy who works hard will win.
12. which 14. > Whoever does best will get a prize.
13. who
14. whom 15. > Who painted this picture? I (myself)
15. whose 16. > He and I are brothers.
16. which
17. which 17. > I watched the show with my friends.
18. which 18. > He hurt himself due to his carelessness.
19. which
19. > He is taller than I (am).
20. whom
20. > People starve when they have no
Exercise 23: Fill in the gaps with the money.
correct Reflexive, Reciprocal or Indefinite
21. > My car is better than that of my friend.
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22. > The size of the shoe should be the Possessive Adjectives
same as that of this shoe. Exercise 3: Circling the letter of the correct
answer.
23. > His teaching was like that of Buddha.
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
24. > None but me turned up. 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
25. > They are all wrong but me.

FURTHER ACTIVITIES
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the
Unit 5: ADJECTIVES correct Possessive Pronoun or Possessive
Adjective in brackets.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES Our World
CLASSIFICATION (1) Our (2) yours
Exercise 1: Name the bold adjectives in the (3) mine (4) ours
following sentences. (5) mine (6) yours
1. terrible- Descriptive (7) our (8) our
2. tired- Descriptive (9) hers (10) ours
hungry- Descriptive (11) hers (12) ours
3. first- Numeral
this- demonstrative Demonstrative Adjectives
short-descriptive Exercise 5: Circle the letter of the correct
4. Which-Interrogative answer.
5. My- Possessive Example: I’ll post ___ letters on my way
three- numeral home.
different- descriptive A. this B. that C. these D. those
6. sorry- Descriptive
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A
some- indefinite
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. B
your-possessive
7. Many- Indefinite
Descriptive Adjectives
ripe- descriptive
Exercise 6: Fill in the gaps with the correct
green- descriptive
Adjective from the box. Use every
8. These- Demonstrative
Adjective only once.
low- descriptive
that- demonstrative My Brother
(1) big
9. old- Descriptive
(2) tall
sad- descriptive
(3) brown
weary- descriptive
(4) curly
10. what-Relative
(5) broad
(6) strong
Interrogative Adjectives
(7) shy
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable
(8) friendly
interrogative adjectives.
(9) kind
1. What
(10) perfect
2. Which
3. Whose
Exercise 7: Fill in the gaps with the correct
4. What
Adjective from the box. Use every
5. Whose
Adjective only once.
6. Which
Going to the Dentist
7. Whose
(1) little
8. Which
(2) frightened
9. Whose
(3) painful
10. Which
(4) strange
(5) serious
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(6) happy
(7) funny ADJECTIVE EQUIVALENTS
(8) kind Exercise 11: Complete the sentences with
(9) gentle the correct form (present or past participle)
(10) beautiful of the underlined word.
Example: The book interests me. (a) It is an
POSITIONS OF ADJECTIVES interesting book. (b) I am interested in it.
Exercise 8: Put the adjectives in their right 1. (a) irritating (b) irritated
positions. 2. (a) tired (b) tiring
1. These are intelligent students. 3. (a) boiling (b) boiled
2. Mary looked pale this morning. 4. (a) upset (b) upsetting
3. Vicky looked ill. 5. (a) confusing (b) confused
4. Vicky is a happy girl. 6. (a) disappointing (b) disappointed
5. I want a glass full of water. 7. (a) reassuring (b) reassured
6. He is a boy worthy of praise. 8. (a) frustrating (b) frustrated
7. I have something special to tell you. 9. (a) disturbing (b) disturbed
8. There is nothing new under the sun. 10. (a) convincing (b) convinced
9. The lake is over five meters deep. 11. (a) moving (b) moved
10. He is 2 meters tall. 12. (a) shocking (b) shocked
11. We saw a picture of a lion asleep. 13. (a) depressed (b) depressing
12. I have never seen a deer alive. 14. (a) humiliated (b) humiliating
13. He is a boy neither intelligent nor hard- 15. (a) intriguing (b) intrigued
working.
14. She is a girl both beautiful and grateful. Exercise 12: Underline the correct adjective
15. I find the book interesting. in each sentence.
16. We should keep our room clean. 1. drowning
17. Try to make your father happy. 2. torn
18. The police set the prisoner free. 3. annoying
19. I would like to talk with all people present 4. annoyed/annoying
here. 5. increasing
20. The man with grey hair is a history 6. excited
professor. 7. escaping
8. escaped
ADJECTIVE ORDERS 9. closing
Exercise 9: Write a list of things to be sold 10. absorbed
at an auction. 11. amusing/haunted
an antique silver sugar basin 12. frightened/ frightening
1. a lovely old glass vase 13. frightening
2. an attractive wall mirror 14. insulting
15. confusing
3. a modern office desk
4. a red metal kitchen chair FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES
5. a splendid old model boat Exercise 13: Convert the
6. valuable Australian postage stamps bold nouns and verbs in the following
7. a small wooden coffee table sentences into adjectives.
1. She is a gentle lady.
8. a beautiful little Chinese teapot
2. The soldiers were courageous.
9. a dark green jade bangle 3. Many people thought that Princess Diana
10. a heavy old wooden chair was a beautiful woman.
4. The bomb disposal squad was very
Exercise 10: Write the letter of the correct careful and cautious when it disposed of the
order of Adjectives in the box. explosives.
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 5. A speeding car is dangerous to other
6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D road-users.

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6. My mother used the boiling/boiled water Story 2 KEY
to make drinks for us. (1) A (2) a
7. The attractive prizes drew many people (3) the (4) a
to enter the contest. (5) the (6) The
8. His excuse for not attending the meeting (7) the (8) the
was reasonable and therefore, accepted by (9) a (10) The
the committee. (11) the (12) the
9. That glass is breakable. (13) the (14) the
10. It was a terrifying experience for the (15) a (16) the
guard. (17) the (18) an
(19) the (20) the
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES (21) the
Exercise 14: Circle the letter of the correct
answer. Exercise 19: Complete the conversations.
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D Put in ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the.’
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. A The
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B (1) a (2) the (3) the
(4) a (5) the (6) a
COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES (7) the (8) the (9) a
Exercise 15: Circle the letter of the correct (10) the (11) the (12) a
answer. (13) the (14) a (15) the
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A (16) a (17) the
6. B 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. D
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D Exercise 20: Add the where necessary.
16. B 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. D X
1. X/ X/ the
Exercise 16: Circle the letter of the correct 2. X/ the/ X/ X
answer. 3. X/ X/ the/ the
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C Exercise 21: Add A, An, The where
necessary.
an/ the
Exercise 17: Circle the letter of the correct
X
answer.
1. The/ the/ the
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
2. X/ X
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A
3. The/ the/ a
4. a/ X/ a
ARTICLES
5. the
Exercise 18: Complete the stories using A,
6. the
AN, THE or X.
7. X
Story 1 KEY
8. X/ X
(1) A (2) a
9. the/ X
(3) X (4) a
10. X
(5) X (6) a
11. the
(7) the (8) X
12. the
(9) the (10) the
13. X
(11) the (12) a
14. X/ X/ X
(13) The (14) the
15. The
(15) a (16) the
16. a/ a/ the/ a/ the/ a
(17) the (18) X
17. X/ the/ X
(19) the (20) the
18. X
(21) the (22) the
19. The/ the
(23) a (24) X
20. X/ X
(25) the
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23. a/an/the 7. any
24. a/an 8. some
25. X/X 9. some
10. both (some & any)
QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS
Quantity: General Much, Many, A Lot of, (A) Little, (A) Few
Exercise 22: Choose the correct answer. Exercise 25: Complete the sentences using
most of much, many, a lot (of), a little or a few.
1. all Sometimes more than one answer is
2. each possible.
3. some of/ all the Many/ much
4. any/ any a few
5. Most 1. a few
6. Neither of 2. a little
7. Neither of 3. a lot of
8. much/ Not a lot 4. a lot of
9. A few of/ many 5. a little
10. many 6. many/ or a lot of/ or a few
11. every one of 7. much
12. most of 8. much/ many/ much/a lot of
13. every
14. each Exercise 26: Choose the correct answer.
15. either of a little
16. half of 1. little
17. each one 2. few
18. All, All of 3. a few
19. All 4. few/ little
20. each 5. a little/ a little
6. little
Exercise 23: Put in ‘of’ where necessary. 7. a few
Put an X if the sentence is already OK. 8. little
1. All cars have wheels. X 9. little
2. None of this money is mine. 10. a few
3. Some people get angry very easily. X
4. I have lived in London most of my life. No and None
5. Some of the people I met at the party
Exercise 27: Complete the sentences using
were very interesting.
no or none.
6. Many people watch too much TV. X
no
7. Are any of those letters for me?
1. None
8. Most days I get up before 7 o'clock. X
2. no
9. Jim thinks that all museums are boring. X
3. no
10. Do you have any English books? X
4. no
5. None
Some and Any
6. none
Exercise 24: Complete the sentences using
7. none
some or any. Sometimes either word is
8. none
possible.
9. None
any
10. No
1. some
2. some
All, Every, Everybody, Everything, Whole
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Exercise 28: Complete the sentences using 5. Neither
all, every, everybody or everything. 6. both (of)
Sometimes two answers are possible. 7. either
all 8. both
1. every 9. Neither
2. Everybody 10. neither
3. All
4. everything MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE
5. all/everything
Exercise 32: Correct mistakes in the
6. everybody
following sentences.
7. all
8. every 1. They insisted on me resigning the post.
9. everything > They insisted on my resigning the post.
10. all/everything 2. They objected to John playing for the
team.
Exercise 29: Complete the sentences using > They objected to John’s playing for the
team.
all (the) or the whole. Sometimes more than
one answer is possible. 3. There is no danger of the roof’s crashing.
all > There is no danger of the roof crashing.
the whole 4. We live in village.
1. All the/The whole > We live in a village. OR We live in the
2. all the village.
3. all the/the whole 5. She works in pub.
4. all the > She works in a pub. OR She works
5. all the in the pub.
6. all the 6. He is best player in the team.
7. all the/the whole > He is the best player in the team.
8. all the
7. She is fastest runner.
9. all the > She is the fastest runner.
10. all
8. The Paris is big city.
> Paris is a big city.
Exercise 30: Choose the correct answer.
every 9. I live in the Mumbai.
1. every > I live in Mumbai.
2. all 10. The iron is a useful metal.
3. every > Iron is a useful metal.
4. all 11. The gold is yellow.
5. every > Gold is yellow.
6. all
12. We should not make noise.
7. every > We should not make a noise.
8. all
13. I have an urgent business.
9. all
> I have urgent business. OR I
10. every have some urgent business.

Both, Neither, Either 14. Do you sell eggs by kilo or by dozen?

> Do you sell eggs by the kilo or by the
Exercise 31: Complete the sentences using
dozen?
both, both of, either, either of, neither,
neither of. In one sentence two answers are 15. Every one knows this.
> Everyone knows this.
possible.
Both 16. He held the bag in the both hands.
1. neither of > He held the bag in both hands.
2. both > He held the bag in both his hands.
3. either 17. Everybody should do some or other work.
4. either of > Everybody should do some work or
other.
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18. Iron is more useful than any other metals. 39. Each of us loves our country.
> Iron is more useful than any other > Each of us loves his/her country.
metal.
40. None of the boys had brought their books.
19. Winston Churchill is greater than any > None of the boys had brought his
other British politicians. books.
> Winston Churchill is greater than any
41. She had a much shocked expression on
other British politician.
her face.
20. He came a 3rd time. > She had a very shocked expression on
> He came a third time. her face.
21. He is in class eighth. 42. She looked much frightened.
> He is in class eight. > She looked very frightened.
> He is in the eighth class.
43. That is James, unless I am very mistaken.
22. He opened the book at six page. > That is James, unless I am much
> He opened the book at page six. mistaken.
OR That is James, unless I am very
23. This is a portrait of King George the sixth.
much mistaken.
> This is a portrait of King George VI.
44. She is a very known writer.
24. He is worst than you.
> She is a well-known writer.
> He is worse than you.
45. He is very admired by his followers.
25. Mumbai is hot than Delhi.
> He is much admired by his followers.
> Mumbai is hotter than Delhi.
OR He is very much admired by his
26. A horse is usefuller than a car. followers.
> A horse is more useful than a car.
27. From the two she is pretty. Unit 6: ADVERBS
> She is the prettier of the two.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
28. Of the two routes this is the short.
> Of the two routes this is the shorter. CLASSIFICATION
Exercise 1: Name the adverbs in the
29. From the three he is the smarter.
following sentences.
> He is the smartest of the three.
1. Place
30. There is a best student in that class. 2. Time
> There is a very good student in that 3. Relative
class.
4. Manner
31. I have never seen a so good boy. 5. Manner
> I have never seen such a good boy. 6. Frequency
> I have never seen so good a boy.
7. Degree
32. He was a so big man that he could not sit 8. Interrogative
in that chair. 9. Manner
> He was so big a man that he could not 10. Time
sit in that chair.
11. Frequency
33. He is best player. 12. Relative
> He is the best player. 13. Place
34. She is a most intelligent girl in the class. 14. Relative
> She is the most intelligent girl in the 15. Affirmation
class. 16. Frequency
35. Himalayas are mountains. 17. Place
> The Himalayas are mountains. 18. Manner
36. We should love the God. 19. Frequency
> We should love God. 20. Time
21. Manner
37. The man is a member of society.
22. Degree
> Man is a member of society.
23. Affirmation
38. We had a picnics nearly everyday. 24. Frequency
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27. Time holidays in May.
28. Time 4. Have you ever lived in a foreign country?
29. Interrogative 5. I’ve never eaten Indian food.
30. Interrogative 6. Do you still live in the same flat?
31. Interrogative 7. He only wants to borrow the money.
32. Interrogative 8. I probably won’t see Martin again until
33. Place-Degree-manner-time next weekend.
34. degree-manner-place-time 9. We’ve almost finished painting the
35. place-manner-frequency-time outside of the house.
10. I always try to go jogging at least three
FUNCTIONS times a week.
Exercise 2: Write the function of each 11. We certainly haven’t got any time to lose.
Adverb in the sentences. 12. I can certainly lend you some money until
1. Modifier of the verb ‘dance’ next week.
2. Modifier of the adj. ‘complex’ 13. He’s always complaining about
3. Modifier of the adverb ‘quickly’ something.
4. Modifier of the phrase ‘through my work’ 14. I don’t usually watch this TV programme.
5. Modifier of the phrase ‘to…’ 15. It was almost six o'clock when he left.
6. Modifier of the adjective ‘busy’
7. Modifier of the Prepositional phrase ‘in Still, Yet & Already
debt’ Exercise 4: Complete the sentences using
8. Modifier of the Verb phrase still, yet or already.
9. Modifier of the verb still
10. Modifier of the adjective ‘pleasant’ 1. already
11. Modifier of the adverb ‘badly’ 2. still/ yet
12. Modifier of the Adverbial clause ‘before…’ 3. still
13. Modifier of the Whole sentence 4. still
14. Modifier of the Whole sentence 5. already
15. Modifier of the Adverbial clause ‘because 6. yet/ yet
it’s too small’ 7. still
16. Modifier of the whole sentence 8. yet
17. indistinctively: Modifier of the verb 9. already
‘speak’ 10. still
18. Modifier of the adjective ‘lazy’
19. Modifier of the verb ‘fell’ Any more, Any longer & No longer
20. Modifier of the verb ‘do’ Exercise 5: Put the correct word in
21. Maybe: Modifier of the whole sentence brackets in the correct place in the
again: Modifier of the adjective ‘late’ sentence.
22. Modifier of the verb phrase ‘like him’ I don’t want to stay here any more.
23. there: Modifier of the verb 1. Sue no longer works for the same
now: Modifier of the verb company in London.
24. Modifier of the verb phrase 2. My brother isn’t a young child any more.
25. Modifier of the verb phrase 3. Her father is no longer unemployed.
4. There is no longer a large ship-building
POSITIONS industry in Britain.
Exercise 3: Put the Adverb in brackets into 5. They don’t eat meat any longer.
the correct place (with the verb).
Example: He’ll probably be in Paris until Positions of Adverbs of Frequency
the next Friday. Exercise 6: Put the adverbs in the correct
1. They’ve probably been trying to contact place in the sentences. Sometimes more
us. than one answer is possible.
2. She probably went to the meeting last She always tries to visit her parents at the
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1. I’ve never seen that programme on TV. 7. quite/pretty
2. He’s hardly ever late for appointments. 8. rather
3. They rarely go to the cinema nowadays. 9. quite
4. Is he often bad-tempered? 10. quite
5. They listen to the radio every morning; or
Every morning they listen to the radio.
Too & Enough
6. I’m seldom at home before 8 o’clock.
7. Have you ever had a really serious Exercise 9: Complete each sentence using
illness? too or enough and an adjective or adverb
8. I’ll never forget our holiday together. in the box.
9. She’s always been interested in music. well enough
10. I always brush my teeth three times a 1. too dark
day. 2. too quietly
3. early enough
4. too loud
Adverbs of Probability
5. warm enough
Exercise 7: Put the adverbs in the correct
place in the sentence. Exercise 10: Complete the sentences using
In the future, machines will probably do many too much, too many or enough.
of the jobs that people do today. 1. enough
1. Simon is probably at Sarah’s house at 2. too much
the moment. 3. too much
2. There will probably be an election early 4. too many
next year. 5. enough
3. Perhaps we’ll play tennis later this 6. too many
afternoon. 7. too much
4. They obviously enjoyed the film very 8. enough
much. 9. too much
5. You should definitely go and see the 10. enough
doctor.
6. I definitely don’t want to be home late So & Such
tonight. Exercise 11: Complete the sentences using
7. Computers are certainly becoming more so or such.
and more important in such
8. The bridge has probably been repaired 1. so
by now. 2. so
9. Have you definitely decided to go to 3. such/ so
Costa Rica? 4. so
10. ‘This is rather a difficult question.’ ‘Yes, it's 5. so
certainly not easy.’ 6. such
7. so
Fairly, quite, rather, pretty
8. such
Exercise 8: Complete each sentence using 9. such
the correct word in brackets. Sometimes 10. so
either word is possible.
Example: She’s quite a generous woman. ORDERS OF ADVERBS
(quite/fairly) Exercise 12: Put the parts in brackets in the
It’s rather/fairly cold in this room. (rather/fairly) correct order.
1. rather Annie did her homework very quickly last
2. quite night .
3. pretty/rather 1. Sue can play the piano very well now.
4. quite 2. I posted your letters in the town centre
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3. The children have been playing football in Exercise 16: Write the letter of the correct
the park this afternoon. answer in the blank.
4. It snowed heavily in the north of Scotland 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D
yesterday evening. 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C
5. They studied the map carefully later on in 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. B
the day. 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. D
6. He walked angrily out of the room at the
end of the meeting. Exercise 17: Correct mistakes in the
7. She played the guitar beautifully at the following sentences.
concert last night. 1. > I came across a friend.
8. I have to run quickly (manner-short) down
2. > The deer is alive.
the street (place-longer) each morning
(frequency) after breakfast (time) in order to 3. > They shut the door shortly before the
catch my bus to school (purpose) thieves came.
9. He dances every night (frequency) in the 4. > The cellphone was found long after it
most extraordinary way (manner) was lost.
10. I lived at home (more specific place) with 5. > They arrived a few hours after
my parents (less specific place) to save midnight.
money (purpose) while I was working on my
6. > I am sincerely yours.
doctorate (time)
7. > She lives in a far off country.
COMPARISONS OF ADVERBS 8. > The sooner you go, the better.
Exercise 13: Complete the sentences using
9. > She came to my house last.
the correct form of the words in brackets.
Add than, the or as where necessary. 10. > This was the latest model.
the fastest 11. > He did it more wisely than her
hard as
12. > She spoke aloud.
more quickly than
1. earlier than 13. > I was a little tired.
2. worse than 14. > She stays with me for sometimes.
3. the longest 15. > He was sitting almost outside the door.
4. more efficiently than
5. fluently than
Unit 7: PREPOSITIONS
6. faster/ faster
7. better than GRAMMAR EXERCISES
8. harder than
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES
9. more beautifully than
Exercise 1: Put in the prepositions.
10. the most sensitively
Sometimes more than one answer is
correct.
Exercise 14: Write the letter of the correct
=> Sarah is getting out of the taxi.
answer in the blank.
1. up
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
2. in/inside
6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A
3. above/over
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. D
4. along/(down)
16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A
5. by/ beside/ next to
6. (a)round
Exercise 15: Write the letter of the correct
7. n front of
answer in the blank.
8. away from/ out of
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. A
Exercise 2: Complete the conversations.
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. D
Choose the correct preposition.
16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D
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Exercise 3: Look at the plan and explain Exercise 8: Put in the correct preposition.
where things are. Use Between, Next to or  on
Opposite. 1. to
=> next to 2. outside
1. opposite 3. in/into
2. between 4. past/by
3. opposite 5. off
4. between 6. on
5. next to 7. through
Exercise 4: Where did the fly go? Put in 8. near
these prepositions: around, into, on, out of, 9. among
through, under, up. 10. across
 through
1. under PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
2. up Exercise 9: Read the information about
3. on John F. Kennedy and then answer the
4. around questions. Begin each answer with in, on
5. into or at.
6. out of  On 29 May 1917
Exercise 5: Put in the preposition in, on, or 1. in 1961
at. 2. on 22 November 1963
 on 3. at 12.30
1. in
2. on Exercise 10: Mark is arranging a business
3. in meeting. Decide if you need in, on or at. If
4. at you do not need a preposition, put a cross
5. at (X).
6. at (1) X (2) on
7. on (3) X (4) in
8. on (5) at (6) on
9. in (7) in (8) in
10. at (9) on (10) at

Exercise 6: Look at the pictures and write Exercise 11: Put in the right phrase: in time
the sentences. Use in, on, or at and these or on time.
words: the bath, the disco, the lights, the  in time
roof, the table. 1. in time
 He’s on the table. 2. on time
1. He’s/is on the roof. 3. in time
2. They’re/are at the disco. 4. on time
3. He’s/is in the bath. 5. on time
4. She’s/is at the lights. 6. in time
7. on time
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences. Use in 8. in time
or at and these words: the petrol station, 9. in time
the restaurant, the stadium, the station, the 10. in time
theatre, the zoo.
 in the station Exercise 12: Complete the sentences using
1. at the petrol station at the end or in the end.
2. at the zoo  in the end
3. in the theatre 1. in the end
4. in the restaurant 2. at the end
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5. at the end 5. since/for
6. at the end
7. At the end Exercise 22: Put in during or while.
8. In the end  during
9. In the end 1. while
10. at the end 2. while
3. during
Exercise 13: Add at, on or in where 4. while
necessary. 5. during
 X
1. at/X Exercise 19: Rachel is talking to her
2. X/in teacher. Put in by or until.
3. on by
4. X/on (1) by
5. in/on (2) until
6. at/in (3) until
7. in (4) by
8. at (5) by
9. at/on
10. in Exercise 20: Put in as or like.
 as
Exercise 14: Put in for or since. 1. as
for 2. like
(1) since 3. as
(2) for 4. like
(3) since 5. like
(4) for
Exercise 21: Put in as or as if.
Exercise 15: Put in a phrase with for, since  as if
or ago. 1. as
 for an hour 2. as if
1. since four o’clock 3. as
2. ten years ago 4. as if
3. since Monday/since then 5. as
4. for six weeks
5. for three years Exercise 22: Complete each sentence
6. eight months ago using the most suitable preposition in the
7. for three weeks box. Sometimes more than one answer is
possible.
Exercise 16: Put in ago or before.  on
 ago 1. off
1. before 2. on
2. ago 3. in/inside; out of
3. before 4. outside
4. ago 5. out of; on/onto
5. before 6. in
7. onto/on
Exercise 17: Complete the sentences using 8. off; into
for, since, ago or before. 9. out of; into/in
 Ago/ since 10. out of
1. for/ before
Exercise 23: Choose the correct
2. for/ ago
preposition.
3. for/ before
 under
4. ago/ since
1. above
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2. under Exercise 27: What would you ask? Use the
3. over word in brackets with the correct
4. on top of preposition. You may also need to use the
5. under or your.
6. underneath  Can I book a cabin in advance?
7. over 1. Can I pay in cash?
2. Is the information up to date?
Exercise 24: Complete the sentences using 3. Did you drop the ball on purpose?
the most suitable prepositions in the box. 4. Is there anything (to watch) on television
Sometimes more than one answer is tonight?
possible. 5. Will you be here at the end of July?
 What’s that you’ve tied round your 6. Is nuclear power a good idea in your
waist? opinion?
1. behind 7. Is your car for sale?
2. In front of 8. Do you approve of the plan on the
3. between whole?
4. up, down
5. at Exercise 28: Complete the following
6. across expressions with in, at, or on.
7. next to, in 1. at 2. at 3. in 4. in
8. from, to, in/at 5. on 6. on 7. in 8. on
9. to 8. on 9. on 10. on 11. in
10. opposite/in front of/behind/next to 12. in 13. at 14. in 15. at
11. through/in 16. in 17. in 18. at 19. in
12. along 20. in
13. across/over
14. over Noun + Preposition
15. past Exercise 29: Complete the conversation.
16. towards Put in at, in or of.
of
Exercise 25: Complete the conversation. (1) of (2) in
Put in by, in or on. (3) in (4) at
on
(1) by (2) on Exercise 30: Complete the sentences. Use
(3) in (4) by a preposition after these nouns: answer,
(5) by cause, damage, difficulty, invitation,
matter, tax, way.
POSITIONS OF PREPOSITIONS 1. damage to
Preposition + Noun 2. way of
Exercise 26: Put in by, from, in or on. 3. answer to
 on 4. cause of
1. in 5. tax on
2. from 6. difficulty with
3. in 7. matter with
4. by
5. in Exercise 31: Complete the advertisement
6. on for a supermarket. Put in between, for, in,
7. on of or with.
8. in of
9. by (1) with (2) of
10. on (3) of (4) for
11. In (5) with (6) for
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Exercise 32: What are they saying? Read Verb + Preposition
about each situation and complete the Exercise 36: Complete the conversation
sentence. between Laura and her friend Olivia. Put in
 Mechanic: I’ve just had a request for after, at, for and into.
a breakdown truck. for
1. Claude: I can tell you the answers to all (1) at
the (quiz) questions. (2) after
2. Mathew: Unfortunately I have no (3) into
knowledge of French.
3. Prime Minister: I have a great desire for Exercise 37: Put in verbs and add a
progress. preposition if necessary.
4. Vicky: I can’t see any difference between see to
the (two) colours. (1) relies on
5. Zedco: Most people express a preference (2) deals with
for our/Zedco products. (3) feel like
(4) reached
Adjective + Preposition (5) listening to
Exercise 33: Say what these people’s (6) apologized for
feelings are. Use the adjectives in brackets (7) believed in
and a preposition. (8) laughing at
 They’re excited about the trip to the (9) discuss
zoo. (10) left
1. She is afraid of the dark.
2. He’s bored with the video. Exercise 38: Complete the conversation.
3. She’s interested in computers. Put in about, of or to.
4. He’s surprised at/by the news. of
5. They’re proud of the/their victory. (1) to
6. She’s annoyed with her/the children. (2) to
7. They’re not/ They aren’t satisfied with their (3) to
pay increase. (4) about
(5) of
Exercise 34: Complete the conversation.
Put in at, for or to. Exercise 39: Put in about, of or to.
to  about
(1) for (2) at 1. about
(3) at it (4) for 2. of
(5) at (6) to 3. to
4. to
Exercise 35: Complete these paragraphs 5. about/of
from a letter Emma has received from her 6. about
brother. Use these adjectives and put a 7. about/of
preposition after each one: aware, 8. to
different, famous, full, interested, late, 9. to
ready, responsible, similar, used. 10. of
different from/ used to
(1) responsible for MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE
(2) ready for
Exercise 40: Correct mistakes in the
(3) aware of following sentences.
(4) similar to
(5) full of 1. > He asked for a holiday.
(6) interested in 2. > He was prevented from coming.
(7) late for 3. > I met your friend. (Meet means ‘come face to
(8) famous for face with somebody or something’. With this meaning it is
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4. > She insisted on paying. 31.D 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.C
36.B 37.C 38.B 39.C 40.A
5. > Let’s go riding.
6. > We went for a walk.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
7. > He has been ill since last week.
8. > He has been working for two hours. Exercise 2: Circle the best answer.

9. > I have not played cricket for a long 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A
time. 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B
11. A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D
10. > This paper is inferior to that. 16.C 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B
11. > He is junior to me.
Exercise 3: Complete each sentence using
12. > He is superior to you in strength. the subordinating conjunction from the
13. > He rides on a cycle. parenthesis.
14. > He rides in a car. 1. whenever
2. that
15. > He sat on a table.
3. if
16. > The cat is on the roof. 4. unless
17. > There was a match between team 5. though
A and team B. 6. whether
18. > The meeting will be held between 4 7. so that
pm and 6 pm. 8. as
19. > The First World War was 9. so
fought between 1914 and 1918. 10. lest
20. > There was a fight between John and
Peter.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
FURTHER ACTIVITIES
Exercise 4: Complete each sentence using
Verb + Preposition 1 (9.1) the correct correlative conjunction pair
1.c, 2.i, 3.f, 4.j, 5.d, 6.g, 7.a, 8.b, 9.e, 10.h from the parenthesis.

Verb + Preposition 2 (9.2) 1. either/or

1.c, 2.h, 3.j, 4.i, 5.f, 6.b, 7.e, 8.a, 9.g, 10.d 2. whether/or
3. no sooner/than
Adjective + Preposition 1 (8.1) 4. not/but
1.c, 2.e, 3.g, 4.h, 5.a, 6.d, 7.i, 8.b, 9.j, 10.f 5. if/then
Adjective + Preposition 2 (8.2) 6. both/and
1.b, 2.g, 3.j, 4.e, 5.a, 6.i, 7.h, 8.d, 9.f, 10.c 7. not only/but also
8. not/but
Noun + Preposition 1 9. either/or
1.e, 2.h, 3.g, 4.c, 5.a, 6.i, 7.d, 8.b, 9.j, 10.f 10. neither/nor
Noun + Preposition 2 11. neither/nor
1.d, 2.c, 3.j, 4.a, 5.g, 6.i, 7.b, 8.e, 9.h, 10.f 12. both/and
13. if/then
14. whether/or
Unit 8: CONJUNCTIONS
15. not only/but also
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Exercise 1: Circle the best answer.
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D Exercise 5: Complete each sentence using
6.A 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.B the correct coordinating
11.A 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.D conjunctive adverb from the
16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.A parenthesis.
21.B 22.D 23.A 24.C 25.A 1. B therefore
26.D 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.A 2. B nonetheless
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3. D otherwise 9. as a result/ consequently
4. D in contrast 10. After a while/ Eventually
5. C instead 11. then
6. A meanwhile 12. Finally/ Eventually/After a while/Some
7. C nevertheless time later
8. B undoubtedly 13. At first/ To begin with
9. A therefore 14. Immediately
10. B instead 15. After looking/ After he had looked
11. B Nonetheless 16. naturally
12. D Conversely
13. B likewise FURTHER ACTIVITIES
14. D subsequently Activity : In groups, try to put the story
15. C otherwise back into the correct order.

Exercise 6: Circle the best answer. Story 1: 1, 3, 5, 10, 8, 2, 6, 9, 7, 4

1. B Story 2: 1, 5, 8, 10, 2, 6, 4, 7, 3, 9
2. B
3. C
4. B
PART 8: INTERJECTIONS
5. A GRAMMAR EXERCISES
6. C Exercise 1: Complete these sentences with
7. B suitable interjections.
8. D 1. Hurrah!
9. D 2. Hallo!
10. A 3. Oh!
11. B 4. Hush!
12. A 5. Oh!
13. D
Exercise 2: Complete these sentences with
14. A
suitable interjections.
15. C 1. attention
16. C 2. Joy
17. A 3. Approval
18. C 4. contempt
19. D 5. sorrow
20. C 6. surprise
7. calling
MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES 8. approval
Exercise 7: Match each linking phrase with
another of similar meaning in the same set. Exercise 3: Choose the correct word in
brackets to write on the line.
1.e 2.h 3.a 4.f 5.b 1. Hark
6.g 7.c 8.d 9.m 10.i
11.p 12.n 13.j 14.l 15.k 16.o 2. Alas
3. Hurrah
Exercise 8: Complete the story using the 4. Hallo
linking phrases in exercise 7. You may 5. Bravo
need to change some words.
Exercise 4: Match the sentence that
1. a few weeks before/previously
contains the interjection on the left with the
2. in spite of/ despite one with the corresponding meaning on
3. In fact/ Actually the right.
4. Soon/It was not long before
1. Excellent! Thank you!
5. Fortunately/ Luckily
= f. He was pleased and thanked me.
6. even better/ better still
7. Soon/It was not long before
8. Even though/ Although

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2. Hey! What do you have there? 27. (1) B (2) C
= d. He caught my attention and asked 28. C
me what I had. 29. A
30. A
3. Ooh! May I have that apple?
31. C
= e. He really wanted to have the apple.
32. C
4. Oops. I dropped it. 33. (1) D (2) C
= c. He embarrassedly admitted to 34. (1) D (2) C
dropping it. 35. (1) C (2) D
5. Psst. Pass this note to that guy. 36. B
= g. He got my attention and asked me to 37. A
pass a note. 38. B
39. B
6. Ug! I won't eat this. 40. C
= h. He adamantly refused to eat the 41. D
food. 42. D
7. Uh. Which one should I eat?. 43. A
= a. He paused and asked which one he 44. (1) C (2) C
should eat. 45. D
8. Whew! My boss nearly got me napping. 46. B
= i. He was relieved that his boss hadn't 47. (1) A (2) C
caught him. 48. B
49. D
9. Wow! This tastes good. 50. C
= b. He was surprised that it tasted good. 51. A
52. B
REVIEW EXERCISES OF CHAPTER 1 53. D
Exercise 1: Circle the best choice. 54. D
55. C
1. (1) B (2) A
56. D
2. (1) C (2) D (3) C (4) D
57. A
3. (1) A (2) C
58. A
4. (1) C (2) B
59. B
5. (1) B (2) D (3) B
60. C
6. (1) D (2) A
61. D
7. (1) D (2) C (3) A (4) A
62. D
8. (1) B (2) C (3) D (4) D
63. B
9. (1) A (2) B
64. A
10. (1) D (2) C
65. C
11. D
66. A
12. (1) D (2) B
67. C
13. A
68. C
14. C
69. D
15. B
70. B
16. D
71. A
17. C
72. B
18. (1) B (2) A (3) D
73. B
19. (1) A (2) A
74. C
20. (1) D (2) B
75. D
21. (1) A (2) B
22. (1) D (2) C
23. B Exercise 2: Underline the best answer.
24. (1) A (2) B
1. (1) some (2) any
25. B
26. B 2. any
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3. (1) his (2)himself (3) it 12. In Spain are many nice beaches.
4. yourself > There are many nice beaches in Spain.
OR Spain has many nice beaches.
5. myself
13. I told that I will come back later.
6. (1) lighter (2) more
> I said that I would come back later.
7. more beautiful
14. In my city, bars are closing at 10 p.m. on
8. as high weeknights.
9. the best > In my city, bars close at 10 p.m. on
10. as strong as weeknights.

11. slowly 15. Let's have a dinner together sometime.

> Let’s have dinner together sometime.
12. fluently
16. Do you know where is the nearest police
13. instantly
station?
14. fast > Do you know where the nearest police
15. (1) accurately (2) dirty station is?
17. I often do mistakes when I speak English.
Exercise 3: Correct the following > I often make mistakes when I speak
sentences.
English.
1. Both answers are not correct. 18. I can't find nothing in my neighborhood.
> Neither answer is correct. > I can’t find anything in my
neighborhood.
2. There is very cold in the summer.
> It‘s very cold there in the summer. 19. I've seen the movie last Thursday.
> I saw that movie last Thursday.
3. According to me, that's not true.
> [In my opinion, / I think] that’s true. 20. How does your new painting look like?
> What does your new painting look like?
4. If I will be late, I’ll call you.
OR How does your new paintinglook?
> If I am late, I’ll call you.
21. I look forward to see you next month.
5. I am used to wake up early on weekdays.
> I look forward to seeing you next
> I am used to waking up early on
month.
weekdays.
22. Can I have a question?
6. She sat in the end of the table.
> Can I ask a question?
> She sat at the end of the table.
23. The news on TV are always sad.
7. I stopped to smoke cigarettes because it’s
> The news on TV is always sad.
unhealthy.
> I stopped smoking cigarettes because 24. What means this word?
it was unhealthy. > What does this word mean?
8. It is very good weather. 25. The capital of the United Kingdom is the
> The weather is very good. London.
> The capital of the United Kingdom is
9. I need to concentrate myself on my
London.
homework.
> I need to concentrate on my 26. Doctor is a hard job.
homework. > Being a doctor is hard. / Being a doctor
is a hard job.
10. Did you ever read the book "Moby Dick?"
> Have you ever read the book “Moby 27. Surprising is that no one was hurt.
Dick?” > It’s surprising that no one was hurt. /
The surprising thing is that no one was
11. Brian is so stupid man.
hurt.
> Brian is such a stupid man.

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28. I suggested to buy a new car. 48. After class, I always go to home.
> I suggested buying a new car. > After class, I always go home.
29. My teacher is a 34-years old woman. 49. These pants are more cheaper than the
> My teacher is a 34-year old woman. other ones.
> These pants are cheaper than the other
30. If I would be taller, I'd play basketball.
ones.
> If I were taller, I’d play basketball.
50. I love that movie because is funny.
31. One of my roommate plays video games
> I love that movie because it is funny.
every night.
> One of my roommates is from Brazil. 51. I’m thinking of to go home because I’m
tired.
32. It depends on countries.
> I’m thinking of going home because I’m
> It depends on the country.
tired.
33. Even I was tired, I still went to the party.
52. I´m a doctor. So do I.
> Even though I was tired, I went to the
> I’m a doctor. So am I.
party.
53. I go every day to school.
34. I explained her the problem twice.
> I go to school every day.
> I explained the problem twice to her.
54. Do you have a dog? Yes, I have.
35. I will see you the next Friday.
> Do you have a dog? Yes, I do.
> I will see you next Friday.
55. Do you like to go to the movies tomorrow
36. Do you like it? No, I don´t like.
night?
> Do you like it? No, I don´t like it.
> Would you like to go to the movies
37. On Sunday, I always go to the church. tomorrow night?
> On Sunday, I always go to church.
56. What are you doing? Right now I cook
38. On Saturdays, I always go to movies. dinner.
> On Saturdays, I always go > What are you doing? Right now I am
to the movies. cooking dinner.
39. I love listening music. 57. I don’t dance good.
> I love listening to music. > I don’t dance well.
40. I born in 1962. 58. Where did you went yesterday?
> I was born in 1962. > Where did you go yesterday?
41. I could to go to the store tomorrow. 59. When did you born?
> I could go to the store tomorrow. > When were you born?
42. The last year I didn’t know much English. 60. There is much noise here.
> Last year I didn’t know much English. > There is a lot of noise here.
43. Are you agree with me? 61. How much restaurants are in your
> Do you agree with me? neighborhood?
44. I´m afraid to the dark. > How many restaurants are in your
> I´m afraid of the dark. neighborhood?

45. Always, I study before I go to bed. 62. Is very windy today.

> I always study before I go to bed. > It is very windy today.

46. I can´t eating when it´s late at night 63. I love Brazil because it’s too beautiful.
because I get sick. > I love Brazil because
> I can´t eat when it´s late at night it’s really (or “very”) beautiful.
because I get sick. 64. What you can do in New York City?
47. I´m not very good for cooking. > What can you do in New York City?
> I´m not very good at cooking. 65. I have a daughter. I am too.
> I have a daughter. I do too.
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66. I´m glad we´re practicing grammar 9. Yesterday found an interesting article on
because I do a lot of mistakes. pollution. I
> I´m glad we´re practicing grammar - missing subject, could be I found
because I make a lot of mistakes.
10. The new machine is processes 50 percent
67. Before make a presentation, you should more than the previous machine. I
practice a lot. - double verb: is and processes
> Before making a presentation, you
should practice a lot. Exercise 2: Write the number of the
sentence pattern in front of each following
68. Things went really good today at work.
sentence.
> Things went really well today at work.
1. 3 2. 4 3. 3 4. 5 5. 4
69. There isn’t a lot of cars on the road today. 6. 5 7. 4 8. 3 9. 2 10. 3
> There aren’t a lot of cars on the road 11. 5 12. 4 13. 3 14. 2 15. 2
today. 16. 5 17. 2 18. 3 19. 5 20. 3
70. I don’t have no money. 21. 5 22. 3 23. 5 24. 4 25. 5
> I don’t have any money. 26. 5 27. 2 28. 2 29. 4 30. 5
31. 4 32. 2 33.1 34. 2 35. 2
36. 2 37. 1 38. 1 39. 4 40. 2
Unit 9: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
Unit 10: KINDS OF SENTENCES
GRAMMAR EXERCISES ACCORDING TO STRUCTURES

Exercise 1: Underline the subjects and GRAMMAR EXERCISES

circle the verbs in each of the following
sentences. Then indicate if the sentences Exercise 1: What type is each following
are correct (C) or incorrect (I). sentence according to its function? Write it
on the line.
1. Last week went fishing for trout at the nearby 1. Interrogative
mountain lake. I 2. declarative
missing Subject, could be he went … 3. Imperative
4. Exclamatory
2. A schedule of the day's events can be
5. declarative
obtained at the front desk. C
6. Interrogative
3. A job on the day shift or the night shift at the 7. declarative
plant available. I 8. declarative
- missing verb, could be be available 9. Exclamatory
10. Imperative
4. The new computer program has provides a
11. Exclamatory
variety of helpful applications. I
12. Imperative
- double verbs has & provides
13. declarative
5. The box can be opened only with a special 14. declarative
screwdriver. C 15. Interrogative
16. Imperative
6. The assigned text for history class it contains
17. declarative
more than twenty chapters. I
18. exclamatory
- double subject: text & it
19. Interrogative
7. The papers in the wastebasket should be 20. exclamatory
emptied into the trash can outside. C
8. Departure before dawn on a boat in the Exercise 2: Fill in each blank with a
middle of the harbor. I suitable Question word.
- missing verb, could be departure is 1. Who
scheduled 2. Where
3. When
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4. What
5. What
6. What
7. How
8. How much
9. How many
10. How often
11. How old
12. How long
13. How far
14. Where
15. How tall
16. Whose
17. Which
18. Why
19. Whose
20. Who

Exercise 3: Make questions from the

following sentences. The words in
parentheses should be the answer to your
question.
Example: How much money do you need?

1. Where was Roberto born?

2. How often do you do out to eat?
3. Whom are you waiting for?
4. Who answered the phone?
5. Whom do you call?
6. Who called?
7. What does the boy have in his pocket?
8. What does ‘deceitful’ mean?
9. What is an abyss?
10. Which way did he go?
11. Whose books and papers are these?
12. How many children do they have?
13. How long has he been here?
14. How far is it to New Orleans?
15. Whom has she invited to the party?

Exercise 4: Choose the correct letter and

write it in the box.
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. B 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20.D

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