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Put a word from the box into each gap. Change the verbs into the correct form if necessary. Example : My aunt lives in a (adj) nice , old house (prep) near the sea. Did you (v) Frank's (adj) car this morning? It's red. I play tennis with her (prep) Sundays and she always(v) . I(v) and watched television yesterday evening. It was so (adj) in front of the fire. She saw a (adj) film star at the (n) . He worked in a (n) until he retired and he only (v) 8,000 a year. They had a (n) (prep) Spain and they (v) it very much.

Use your dictionary and write the correct part of speech next to each word in the box. n = noun v = verb adj = adjective prep = preposition nice adj enjoy factory . new party in . see warm famous . near earn win . holiday on relax .

Parts of Speech & Miscellaneous Exercises

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Paul has just started a new job. You'll the bookd the table. bought some flowers and gave them to my wife. She played and lost the tennis . haven't seen your grandfather for a long time - you visit him at the weekend. Don't worry! You'll the exam . Listen ! The money is the box. I'm playing golf on . you want to play with me? I feel . What did we eat the restaurant? In this text, circle the letters that should be capital letters. Josephine got a job in new york in june. She went there with her husband, mike. They are living in an apartment on madison avenue. Yesterday, they wanted to look at the sights. They saw the statue of liberty and walked through manhattan. Last monday josephine started her new job. Josephine and mike want to live the rest of their lives in america.

noun: job match Saturday

Put words from the boxes in the sentences. Use each word once. verb : find pass auxiliary : adjective : has beautiful must sick do adverb : badly easily carefully

pronoun : preposition : I on You at in

5. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Say what is the correct place(a to i) to put the word in brackets. (on) I'm aflying bto cMexico dSunday. (interesting) I asaw ba cvery dfilm elast fnight. (quickly) go aor byou'll cmiss dthe etrain! (can) I asee bthe cmountains dfrom emy fwindow. (it) She asent vme ca dticket ebut fI gleft hat ihome. (go) You alook bsick. You cmust dand esee fa gdoctor. (in) I astayed bthere cfor da eweek fJune. (very) Mary agave bChristopher ca dexpensive epresent. (road) There's asnow bon cthe dso edrive fcarefully.

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Words that are nouns and verbs Many words in English can be both nouns and verbs. Fill in the gaps using the correct forms of the words in the box. One nouns is in the plural. cook watch love plan walk paint drink post rain visit play

Examples : We couldn't play tennis because of the rain . They weather is horrible. It's raining again. 2. 3. 1.

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a I don't want tonight. Let's eat out b 'What's your job?' 'I' m a .' a I can see the postman. Is there any for me? b Don't forget my letter for me! a I'm dying for a Is there any water in the fridge? ? Wine? Beer? Tea? b What would you like a What are your for the future? b 'Why have you got all those brochures?' 'Because I our next holiday.' a I'm going the walls white. b What's that in your hair? It looks like . a We're going the Cup Final on television. b 'What's the time?' 'Sorry. I don't have a .' a I'm bored. Do you want cards? b Have you ever seen a by Shakespeare? a 'How do you get to work?' 'I .' b It's a lovely day. Let's go for a . a Please give my to the children. b I don't like going to the swimming baths, but I swimming in the sea. a We really enjoyed our to Oxford last weekend. b When I was in Britain last year, I lots of interesting places.

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Multi - word verbs Fill in the gaps with the correct multi - word verb. Use a verb from Box A and a preposition or adverb from Box B. Put the verbs into the correct form. put turn take fill A give get grow break look go try B on up down in out off after

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When I , I'm going to be a TV star. 'It's very hot in here.' ' your jumper, then.' Helen starts work at 8.00 am, so she has to at 6.00 am. I'm aftraid I can't go to the party on Saturday. I have to my little brother. Could you the light , please? It's getting dark. Did you know that John's just started with Susan? I was late for work this morning because my car on the motorway. Can you help me to this application form for a job? It's terribly difficult to smoking. I've tried many times! 'I' d like to this dress, please.' 'Of course. The changing rooms are over there.' Let's the television to watch the news. 'I'm going for a walk. I need some fresh air.' ' your coat , then, It's cold outside.' Make or do? These two words have similar meanings, and it can be difficult to know which one to use. Do is usually the correct word when we are talking about work. Make often expresses the idea of creation or construction. But there are exceptions to these rules! my homework my bed (in the morning) someone a favour the shopping a mistake a noise

(1.) Put make or do before the following nouns. a phone call a mess the washing - up the ironing a cup of tea your best

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Work in pairs. Write short conversations to practise some of the make/do + noun combinations. Do you have to make your bed in the morning? Yes, I do.

Was your homework good? 9.

I made a lot of mistakes. I have to do it again.

Compound nouns In English two words can often go together to make a new noun. Sometimes we write them as one word, sometimes as two words, and sometimes with a hyphen. post + office = post office hair + dresser = hairdresser ice + cream = ice - cream 9.1 Match a word in A with a word in B to make a new noun. Check the spelling in your dictionary. A B 1. town park Write the new words. 2. railway way 1. town centre 3. traffic agent's 2. 4. book centre 3. 5. bus office 4. 6. motor station 5. 7. department port 6. 8. travel store 7. 9. ticket shop 8. 10. rush lights 9. 11. air hour 10.

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Stop the car! The are red. Heathrow is one of the biggest in the world. Harrods is the best in London, but it's very expensive to go shopping there. We waited in the rain at the for one hour before the bus come. All big towns have a every morning when people go to work, and again in the evening when they go home. Sun and Sea is the best in the town. They have good, cheap holidays. I hate driving on the M25. It goes around London and it's one of the busiest in the country. The was very big and I couldn't find the . A man told me that it was near Platform 1. No, I didn't borrow this book from the library. I bought it at a . 9.3 Match a line in A with a line in B. Check the spelling in your dictionary. (The stress is on the first word in all the combinations) A alarm car traffic tooth cigarette tin tape earth departure pocket time rain B opener recorder table coat lights paste park lounge money clock lighter quake A hair fire sun screw word ear dust sign book notice rush safety

9.2 Fill in the gaps with the correct compound noun.

9.3 Make sentences, using one of the words above. Say where you see it or what you do with it' The others must guess what it is. You wear it in the rain. A raincoat.

B board case drier post ring bin engine set hour belt driver processor

10. Rooms and objects Look at the words in the box. Which room does each item go in? Ues your dictionary and write the words in the correct places in the diagram. plate sheet video recorder alarm clock shampoo knife soap towel armchair sugar sofa pyjamas

bedroom kitchen

rooms in a house

living room bathroom

11. Pairs Put the nouns in the following box into pairs. Say which is bigger and which is smaller in each pair. Use Your dictionary to help you. Example : cathedral - church A cathedral is bigger than a church. mountain watch armchair cathedral suitcase hill chureh cottage motorway lorry pond boot kitten jacket sofa river cup village bush briefcase cat mug castle coat tree lake clock town shoe path van stream

1. Cathedral - church. A cathedral is higger than a church. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

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12. have to / has to make ten true sentences using a line in A a line in B, and a line in C Policemen Nurses The US President Soldiers English schoolchildren Postmen Air hostesses The Queen Interpreters A B

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C wear a crown sometimes. meet leaders from many countries. serve food. start work very early in the morning. speak a foreign language very well. wear a uniform. work at night. go to war.

13. What is it? What does It refer to in the following sentences? Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary. Example : It's very interesting. I've just read Chapter 10. a book/a novel b c d e f a It landed ten minutes ago. We stood on it and looked down at the river. . . . . . . . .

It's next Saturday in St Mary's Church. Then the reception's in the Bedford Hotel. It isn't very sharp. I can't cut the meat. I can't see my face in it. It's cracked. It barked and ran after us. I like it dry and white.

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Can I have it well done, please, with chips?

I need a new bulb for it.

I don't take it in tea, but I take one spoonful in coffee.

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14. What is it? Try the puzzle! Write in the answers to the clues and find the vertical word. Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary All these items are .

1. When I was a child, I always rode to school on this. 2. I don't like reading when I travel by car, but I always read when I travel by ......... 3. Did you watch that interesting programme on .... last night? 4. I forgot my .., so I couldn't take any photographs. 5. A pplot flies this. 6. Most offices, banks, hotels, and schools have tem now, vut they didn't twenty-fove years ago. 7. 100 years ago people didn't have one of these in their kitchen for milk and butter, so things were difficult in summer. 8. Alexander Graham Bell invented this. 9. Most people now have automatic ... machines for their clothes. 10. Charles Dickens didn't use this, but most writers now use a word.... .

15. Noun suffix - ion Many nouns end in- ion. Complete the table and mark the stress. description

Noun

invitation celebration competition

prepare inform

desctibe decide educate

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act invent examine

16. say and tell say/ said or tell / told Put say/said or tell/told into the gaps. Examples : He said (that) he was at school yesterday. He told the teacher (that) he was at school yesterday. a Sandra that she went to India for a holiday. b Sandra Bob that she didn't see the Taj Mahal. c What did Anna ? d What did Anna Peter? e She it was cold in the park. f He hasn't us his address. g Did he you his telephone number? h They that Alice left last week. i What did Barbara about the dinner party? j She Alice that it was an awful party. k Have you Jack about the film? l Why did you that ?

17. Have + noun = activity Have is often used with a noun to express a form of action. James Bond had a shower and went to bed. Where did you have lunch? Have a good weekend! Put a form of have and a noun from the box into each gap. drink word row day look game swim time

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'Would you like to have a drink ?' 'Yes, please. I'm very thirsty. (Notice that, with meals, we do not use a: I had breakfast/lunch.) 'Did you watch TV last night?' 'No, I and went straight to bed.' 'Did you a good of tennis?' 'Yes. I wan 6-0, 6-2.' 'Bye, Mum. I'm going out now!' 'Goodbye, darling. a nice !' 'Did you this morning?' 'No. I got up too late. I just had a cup of coffee.' I'm going to a and wash my hair. I feel dirty. I have a swimming pool at home, so if you want to a , just come round. 'Did you a good at the office, dear?' 'No, I didn't The boss was very angry with me.' Peter and I always argue. We don't agree about anything. Yesterday we a about politics. I've got my holiday photographs. Do you want to a ? John! Could I a with you for a minute? There's something I want to ask you about.

bath supper

breakfast