Grammar Exercises – Adjectives, adverb

1. Adjective or adverb? 2. Comparison of adjectives

Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or Fill in the missing words into the gaps.
adverbs like in the example.
Example: Peter works_______ (slow). Example: Long – longer; big- _____
Answer: Peter works slowly. Answer: Long – longer; big- bigger

1. He _______ (quick) reads the book. 1. strong – stronger; good - ______

2. Mandy is a _______ (pretty) girl. 2. coldest – colder; happiest-______
3 The class is _______ (terrible) loud today. 3. nice – nicer; bad - ______
4. Max is a ________ (good) singer. 4. angry – angrier; much - ______
5. You can _______ (easy) open this tin. 5. more boring – boring; Sunnier -______
6. It’s a _______ (terrible) day today. 6. more interesting – most interesting;
7. She sings the song ______ (good). worse - ____
8. He is a _______ (careful). 7. hard – hardest; new - ______
9. He drives the car _______ (Careful). 8. most expensive – more expensive;
10. The dog barks ______ (loud). cleanest - _____

3. Form of adverbs in English 4. Position of adverbs

Rewrite the sentence with the adverb ( in brackets)
Write the correct adverb into the gap. in its correct position.
Example: slow - _____ Do not forget the punctuation mark.
Answer: slow – slowly Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)
Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.
1. perfect - ______ 1. Have you been to London? (ever)
2. terrible - ______ Ans:
3. hard - ______ 2. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
4. good - ______ Ans:
5. heavy - ______ 3. Our friends must write a test. (also)
6. fast - ______ Ans
7. quiet - ______ 4. I was joking. (only)
8. fantastic - ______ Ans
5. The weather is bad in November. (always)
Ans
6. Did you enjoy the flight? (both)
Ans
7. I have met him before. (never)
Ans
8. Mary watches TV. (hardly) (ever)
Ans
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 Participles

1. Participles

Use the words in brackets as participles in the gaps.

Example: _______ news (surprise)
Answer: surprising news

1. A _______ boy (wait)

2. A _______ car (break)
3. the ______ pizza (forget)
4. the _______ father (work)
5. I saw him ______ (go)
6. the ______ pupils (talk)
7. Strictly _______ (speak)
8. the girl _______ next door (live)
9. the _______ computer (repair)
10. ______ fans (excite)

2. Participle constructions in sentences

Fill in the verbs in brackets as participles (present participle or past participle) into the gaps.
Example: I talked to the man _____ the newspaper. (to read)
Answer: I talked to the man reading the newspaper

1. He saw his friend ______ out with Sue. (to go)

2. The bus crashed into the blue car _______ down the hill. (to drive)
3. Peter hurt his leg ______ karate. (to do)
4. The umbrella ______ at the bus stop belongs to john Smith. (to find)
5. The people _______ in the street are all very friendly. (to dance)
6. I heard my mother _______ on the phone. (to talk)
7. My uncle always has his car ________ (to wash)
8. We stood _______ for the taxi. (to wait)
9. _______ down from the tower we saw many people walking in the streets. (to look)
10. The people drove off in a _______ car. (to steal)

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 Verbs

1. Regular or Irregular verbs – Odd Man out 2. Regular or Irregular verbs – Odd Man Out

Find the regular verb in each line and write Find the regular verb in each line and write
it into the gap it into the gap
Example: say, lose, dance, sing - _____ Example: say, lose, dance, sing - _____
Answer: say, lose, dance, sing – dance Answer: say, lose, dance, sing – dance

1. read, feel, play, see - _____ 1. fly, plan, shake, begin - _____
2. listen, do, go, make - _____ 2. understand, drive, stop, buy - _____
3. know, help, say, think - _____ 3. want, write, win, sit - _____
4. like, write, forget, eat - _____ 4. hit, lose, hurt, love - _____
5. take, bring, cut, clean - _____ 5. make, live, cost, hear - _____
6. watch, be, have, meet - _____ 6. happen, read, show, wear - _____
7. put, buy, cook, teach - _____ 7. stick, cut, look, speak - _____
8. catch, find, answer, lose - _____ 8. teach, send, know, cry - _____
3. Regular verbs – Form

Fill in the missing forms of the phrases. Use the long form of the auxiliary only.

Infinitive Simple past Past participle

1. _________ I played _________

2. _________ _______ she has listened
3. you work _______ _________
4. ________ Andrew cleaned _________
5. we count _______ _________
6. _______ I helped _________
7. the brothers live _______ _________
8. _______ _______ he has watched
9. _______ they started _________
10. Susan looks _______ _________

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4. Regular verbs – Phrases

Fill in the missing phrases into the correct gaps. Use British English and mind the spelling. Do not
forget to fill in the personal pronoun. Do NOT use contracted forms.

Simple Present Simple Past Present Perfect

1. _________ they sprayed _________
2. __________ _________ they have swapped
3. __________ _________ you have visited
4. __________ _________ I have dialed
5. __________ _________ you have dailled
6. __________ _________ We have nodded
7. we save _________ _________
8. it stops _________ ________
9. __________ you acted _________
10. _________ she washed _________

5. irregular verbs – Mix

Fill in the missing forms of the verbs.

Infinitive Past Past participle

1. ________ fed ______

2. ________ ______ sung
3. take ______ ______
4. ________ swam ______
5. throw ______ ______
6. ________ ______ written
7. sleep ______ ______
8. ________ ______ meant
9. ________ spoke ______
10. stick ______ ______
11. teach ______ ______
12. _______ understood ______
13. _______ ______ woken up
14. wear ______ ______
15. _______ fought ______
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 Tenses
1. Future Perfect Simple – Statements Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect.
Example: He ___(to pack) the suitcase by tomorrow. Answer: He will have packed the suitcase by tomorrow.

1. Anne _______ (to repair) her bike next 6. She ________ (to discuss) this with her mother
2. We _____ (to do) the washing by 8 tonight.
O’clock. 7. The police _________ (to arrest) the murderer
3. She _________ (to visit) Paris by the end of in one months time.
next year. 8. They _______(to write) their essay by
4. I ________(to finish) this by 6 O’clock. tomorrow.
5. Sam ________ (to leave) by next week. 9. Paolo ________ (to manage) the teams.
10. If we can do that – then we _______ (to fulfill)
our mission.

2. Present Perfect – Statements Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect.
Example: I ________ my father’s car. (to wash) Answer: I have washed my father’s car.

1. Karen ______ an e-mail. (to send)
2. Dave and Pat ___ the museum. (to visit)
3. They _______ already _______ their rucksacks.
(to pack)
4. I _______ at the pet shop. (to be)
5. Markus _______ an accident. (to have)
6. We ______ the shopping for our grandma. (to
do)
7. I ______ just ______my bike. (to clean)
8. Emily ________ her room. (to paint)
9. Lisa and colin _____to a concert. (to go)
10. My friends ______smoking. (to give up)

3. Present Progressive – Mix – Statements

Fill in the verbs in brackets in their correct forms into the gaps.
Example: We ______ (go to) to the cinema now. Answer: We are going to the cinema now.

1. John and Mandy _____the kitchen.(to
2. I _____ a book at the moment. (to read)
3. it _______ now.(to rain)
4. We _______ a new song. (to sing)
5. The children _______ TV. (to watch)
clean) 6. my pets ______now. (to sleep)
7. Aunt Helen _____the ducks (to feed)
8. Our friends ___their rucksacks.(to pack)
9. He ________ a magazine. (to read)
10. They ______ their homework. (to do)

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 4. Simple Past – Statements – All Verbs Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past.
Example: Tom _______ football. (to play) Answer: Tom played football.

1. Last summer I ___ to Stuttgart. (to go)
2. Yesterday Bill _______ football in this team. (to
play)
3. Jenny ____ a film about dogs. (to watch)
4. On Friday last week Andrew and Ron _____ the
family car. (to wash)
5. I ______ my homework in the afternoon. (to
do)
6. in 2001 our class ______ a trip to Norwich. (to
make)
7. Paul ______ nothing to me (to say)
8. The weather ______really nice (to be)

5. Simple Present – Statements Finish the sentences like in example

Example: Jane _________(to read book) Answer: Jane reads a book.

1. We _____ (to play handball in a team) 6. you _______ (to go to school)

2. Laura _______(to wash the family car) 7. Mrs. Smith ______(to carry a big box)
3. Mark ________ (to do his homework) 8. My brother _______ (to teach English)
4. Sussan and jerry ______(to watch TV) 9. The teachers _________ (to tell stories)
5. They _________ (to wake up at 6.30) 10. Dennis ___________ (to fly in a plane)

6. English tenses - Sentences

Fill in the correct future form (will-future, going-to-future, Simple Present Progressive) into the gaps.
Example: The weather _______ nice at the weekend (to be) Answer:The weather will be nice at the weekend.

1. The train ________ at 11.45 (to leave)
2. On Sunday at 8 O’clock I ______ my friend (to
meet)
3. It ______ in the mountains tomorrow evening.
(to snow)
4. We _______ lunch at Mc Donald’s at the
weekend (to have)
5. They _______ to London Friday evening (to
fly)
6. Wait I ______ you to the station. (to drive)
7. The English lesson _______ at 7.35. (to start)
8. I ______my sister in April.(to see)

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 Grammar Exercises
Articles
1. Indefinite article
Fill in “A” OR “An”
Example: We read _____ book.
Answer: We read a book.
1. Lucy likes _____ dog.
2. Ben has got _____ old bike.
3. Let’s sing ______ song.
4. Peter has got ______ Aunt in Berlin.
5. Emily needs ______ new desk in her room.
6. He has got ______ exercise book in his school bag.
7. I must find ______ blue pencil.
8. We listen to ______ English CD.
9. The speed of this car was 160 miles ______ hour.
10. Do they like ______ uniform?
2. The in definite article – A, An.
Which article A or An can be put before the following words or phrases? Write the word or phrases into
the correct column.
Cup of coffee, animal, new desk, uncle, comic, bike, younger brother, old comic, elephant,
European school
A An
1. _______________ 1. _______________
2. ________________ 2. _______________
3. ________________ 3. _______________
4. ________________ 4. _______________
5. ________________ 5. _______________
6. ________________ 6. _______________
7. ________________ 7. _______________
8. ________________ 8. _______________
9. ________________ 9. _______________
10. _______________ 10. _______________

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 If-Clauses, Conditional Sentences
Conditional sentences – conditional sentences – 1
Write the verbs in brackets into the gapes in Conditional i. use the will-future in the main clause.
Example: If I ___ (to go) to the cinema, I ______ (to watch) an interesting film.
Answer: If I go to the cinema, I will watch an interesting film.
1. If I _____ (to learn), I _____ (to pass) the exams.
2. We _____ (not/to swim) if the weather _____ (to be) bad.
3.