Revision Test 4 (31 July 2015)

Ms Victoria Galvez

Grammar A1: Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. a ear 2. ________ Cambodian 3. ________ Singaporean 4. ________ honour 5. ________ university 6. ________ elbow
7. ________ American
8. ________ Irishman
9. ________ month 10. ________ steward 11. ________ stallion
12. ________ unique idea 13. ________ ill-equipped repairman 14. ________ lovely lady 15. ________ crisp uniform
A2: Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. She bought a doughnut from the bakery near her school.
2. ________ Silver Pagoda is rather silent today.
3. Jane eats an apple ________ day.
4. Mary fished out ________ banana from ________ basket and began to peel it.
5. ________ lady over there is selling handmade jewellery. I shall buy ________ necklace that I have been eyeing for a long time.
6. The school has declared tomorrow ________ holiday.
7. He plays basketball in ________ afternoon.
8. She has four nephews but her favourite is ________ youngest nephew.
9. You will need ________ umbrella in this scorching weather.
10. Use ________ thesaurus to find out ________ word to replace that difficult word.
A3: Fill in the blanks with some or any.
1. Is there any use trying to convince him not to do it? I dont think there is anything else we can say to make him change his mind.
2. You may take ________ of these apples but you cant have ________ of the strawberries.
3. I havent ________ milk left. Do you have ________ to give me? If you dont, Ill go to the market to buy ________.
4. Would you like ________ sugar in your coffee? I like ________ in mine.
5. Please eat these goodies and give ________ to your family but dont save ________ for me.
6. If you are not sure of ________thing, you must ask ________one to help you.
7. He has been silent the whole morning. Is there ________thing on his mind? Is there ________thing I can do to alleviate things?
8. There isnt ________ noodles left but there is ________ rice.
9. I smell smoke. Is there ________thing on fire? I didnt do ________ cooking in the kitchen just now.
10. You should not take ________ of his items without his permission. Hasnt ________one ever taught you that?
A4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. He is the slower (slow) of the two workers.
2. This is the ______________ (sad) day of my life.
3. Mickeys hair is as ______________ (curly) as Minnies.
4. You are ______________ (weak) than John at Geography.
5. He is the ____________________ (musical) in his class.
6. This wig is the ______________ (ugly) of the two. But the one that the clown wore the other day was the _____________ (bad).
7. If you say that Yvonne is ______________ (slim), you should see her father who is even ______________ (slim). But his
mother is the ______________ (slim) of them all.
8. I have put a ______________(little) sugar in your coffee but even ______________ (little) in mine.
9. Who is ______________ (determined), Jean or Sue?
10. This diamond ring is the ______________ (precious) of the three. Of course, it is also the ______________ (costly).
A5: Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives formed from the words in brackets.
1. He was a very famous (fame) man in Cambodia.
2. That lady with the ____________ (ash) hair is from the ____________ (south) part of England.
3. This is an ____________ (attract) and very ____________ (luxury) vase.
4. He had a ____________ (remember / memory) and ____________ (relax) time at the camp.
5. It was a ____________ (rain) night. It was ____________ (peril) to be out at sea as the waves were ____________ (strength)
and the wind was ____________ (giant).
A6: According to three degrees of adverbs, form adverbs with the following words.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Badly
Worse
Worst
Well
Early
Far
Far
Little
Much
A7: Form adverbs with the following nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Noun / Verb / Adjective
Adverb
Able
Ably

Actual
Comfortable
Angry
Dangerous
Glory
Effect
Joy
History
Poison
Infect
Simple
B) Editing 1: Correct each word in BOLD for SPELLING, and each underlined word for grammar.

Editing 2: Correct each word in BOLD for SPELLING, and each underlined word for grammar.

C. Vocabulary: Write down the meaning of the following words, and form sentences with them.
1. unveiling: formal opening of a place or an event
Sentence: The unveiling of the new programme at Victoria Hospital was done with much fanfare.
2. calendar:
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3. famished:
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4. immediately:
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5. apprehensive:
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6. struggle:
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7. exorbitant:
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8. courage:
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9. hint:
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10. receive:
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