ENGLISH PRACTICE SEPTEMBER 09

Name_________________________________________ Date____________
Grade__________

1. Make a question that matches the underlined word or phrase.

a. Ana called May in the morning.

b. May didn’t know about the earthquake.
c. She was sleeping when it hit.
d. Fede was at home at 6:30 A.M.
e. He was having breakfast with his wife, Kelly.
f. He felt the floor moving.
g. He jumped under the table.
h. Kelly was eating pancakes.
i. She noticed the house shaking.
j. She wasn’t frightened because she has been in many earthquakes.
k. She finished breakfast.
l. He will be working on his history homework.

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2. Error Analysis. Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and
correct them.

a. Miguel didn’t write to his girlfriend.

b. He was study yesterday at 6 P.M.
c. Penny was calling 911 when she saw the car accident.
d. She watched TV. When the lightning hit her house.
e. What she was doing at that time?
f. When she called the police?
g. I am loving this class.
h. I listen rarely to music.
i. Does her neighbors make a lot of noise?
j. I was wanting a cup of coffee at 3:00 yesterday.
k. Miguel doesn’t knows Linda very well.
l. He think about his family in Colombia a lot.

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3. Complete the following sentences with “will” or “be going to”.

1. Miguel __________________ (attend) a concert this weekend.

2. I _______________ (take) this box of books to my car. __________ you

_______________ (help) me?

3. My grades were terrible last year. I promise that I _______________

(work) harder this semester.

4. ________________ you ___________________ (marry) me?

5. ________________ you ___________________ (marry) him?

6. You look cold. I ________________ (get) you a coat.

4. Change these verbs to the simple past.

win ___________ have ____________

meet ___________ grow ____________

get ___________ write ____________

choose __________ think ____________

take ___________ do ____________

leave ___________ put ____________

begin ___________ read ____________

go ___________ teach ____________

become ___________ know ____________

come ___________ understand ____________

5. Complete the following questions with How much or How many.

1. _____________________bars of soap do we have?

2. _____________________heads of lettuce should I get?

3. _____________________bread should I buy?

4. _____________________rice do you need for that recipe?

5. _____________________apples do we have left?

6. _____________________milk do we need?

7. _____________________cups of coffee do you usually drink?

8. _____________________boxes of detergent should we get?

9. _____________________toothpaste should I buy?

10. _____________________water do you drink every day?

6. Write C in front of the count nouns and N in front of the non count nouns.

1. _____ egg 2. _____ apple 3. ____ rice

4. _____sugar 5. _____ chocolate 6. ____ cheese

7. _____spoon 8. _____ fork 9. ____milk

10. _____flour 11. _____grapefruit 12. ____salt

13. _____ sandwich 14. _____ potato 15. ____ cereal