Basic Grammar Exercise

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UNIT 1 EXERCISES

1   Complete the sentences. Use am, is, or are.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 1.1

1   How are you?

2   I _________ fine, thanks.

3   Patrick _________ my brother.

4   We _________ both 23 years old.

5   Katy and Paul _________ married.

2   Complete the second sentence with the negative form of the verb to be.   
> GR 1.1

1   Marco’s 21. He isn’t 22.

2   Tom and Kate are from Manchester. They _________ from London.

3   I’m a nurse. I _________ a doctor.

4   You’re a good student. You _________ a bad student.

5   We’re French. We _________ Italian.

6   She’s single. She _________ married.

3   Complete the questions. Use What, Where, Who, How much, or How old.   
> GR 1.1

1   How old are you? I’m 22.

2   ____________ is Nick? He’s at home.

3   ____________ is this? It’s £40.

4   ____________ is your job? I’m a teacher.

5   ____________ is that? It’s Alex.

4   Match a question with a short answer.    > GR 1.1

1   Is she married?                            a   No, it isn’t.

2   Are you a doctor?                        b   Yes, she is.

3   Is it hot outside today?                 c   No, he isn’t.

4   Are your classmates nice?           d   No, I’m not.

5   Is he from Italy?                          e   Yes, they are.

5   Complete the conversation. Use my, your, her, or his.    > GR 1.2

Ann   Hi, (1) My name’s Ann. What’s (2) _________ name?

Nick  Hi! (3) [rule 1.5cm] name’s Nick. This is my sister. (4) _________ name’s Maria.

Ann   Hi. This is my brother. (5) _________ name is Tom.

6   Rewrite the sentences. Use the possessive ’s.    > GR 1.3

1   Jane + book              Jane’s book

2   my friend + bag        _______________

3   my family + house    _______________

4   John + son                _______________

5   Andrea + brother      _______________

6   his wife + name        _______________

UNIT 2 EXERCISES

1   Change the sentences from positive to negative.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 2.1

1   Olivier comes from Belgium. Oliver doesn’t come from Belgium.

2   Sandra works in a school. ________________________________________________

3   Bill speaks Japanese. ____________________________________________________

4   My sister has two children. _______________________________________________

5   Lucy goes to Greece every year. ___________________________________________

6   Peter studies art at college. _______________________________________________

2   Make questions.    > GR 2.1

1   study / Harry / German / at school / does / ?

     Does Harry study German at school?

2   does / she / live / where / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   does / come / this stamp / where / from / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   sports / does / enjoy / she / what / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

5   Guy / does / have / a / dog / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   Write the third person singular form of the verbs.    > GR 2.2

1   do does                          4   buy _________

2   watch _________          5   have _________

3   listen _________           6   walk _________

UNIT 3 EXERCISES

1   Complete the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 3.1

1   I don’t watch TV every day. (not watch)

2   John and Kate _________ French and German. (speak)

3   Nadia often _________ running before breakfast. (go)

4   I _________ six days a week. (work)

5   My brother _________ the piano, he plays the guitar. (not play)

6   We _________ in the city centre. (not live)

2   Make questions and short answers. Use the Present Simple.    > GR 3.1

1   he / like / swimming / ?

     Does he like swimming?

     No, he doesn’t .

2   you / have / a computer / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     Yes, ____________ .

3   they / live / in Paris / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     Yes, ____________ .

4   she / work / start / at 9.00 / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     No, ____________ .

5   we / have / any bread / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     Yes, ____________ .

3   Put the adverb in the correct place.    > GR 3.2

1   George walks to work. (always) George always walks to work.

2   Sandra watches TV. (never) ______________________________________________

3   You don’t go running. (often) _____________________________________________

4   I have toast for breakfast. (usually) _________________________________________

5   They play golf. (sometimes) ______________________________________________

4   Find and correct two incorrect sentences.    > GR 3.3

1   Vicky loves listen to the radio. ____________________________________________

2   My sister likes going shopping. ____________________________________________

3   They love reading. _____________________________________________________

4   David likes to cooking. __________________________________________________

UNIT 4 EXERCISES

1   Match the two halves of the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 4.1

1   Is there                      a   any biscuits?

2   There are                  b   a computer.

3   Are there                   c   a car park?

4   There isn’t                d   two girls.

2   Complete the sentences. Use the verb to be (+, –, or ?).    > GR 4.1

1   (?) Are there any books?

2   (–) There ____________ any champagne.

3   (+) There ____________ five glasses.

4   (?) ____________ there a dictionary?

5   (–) There ____________ any magazines.

6   (+) There ____________ a black dog.

3   Complete the sentences. Use some or any.    > GR 4.3

1   There are some photos on the shelf.

2   Are there _________ glasses on the table?

3   There are _________ eggs in the fridge.

4   There aren’t _________ plates in the cupboard.

5   Are there _________ students in the classroom?

4   Underline the correct word in italics.    > GR 4.5

1   I like this / these clock.

2   Do you want those / that books?

3   These / this flowers are beautiful!

4   How much is that / those skirt?

5   Is this / these your coat?

6   This / Those is a picture of my mother.

UNIT 5 EXERCISES

1   Correct the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 5.1, 5.3

1   Tanya can sing, but she couldn’t dance.

     Tanya can sing, but she can’t dance.

2   Mark could to swim two years ago, but he couldn’t ride a bicycle.

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   Do you can play tennis?

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   What you can say in French?

     ______________________________________________________________________

5   Could you to write your name when you were four?

     ______________________________________________________________________

2   Write sentences that are true for you. Use can/can’t or could/couldn’t.   
> GR 5.1, 5.3

1   I ____________ play an instrument.

2   I ____________ use a computer.

3   I ____________ fly a plane.

4   I ____________ cook.

5   I ____________ ride a bike when I was six.

6   I ____________ swim when I was two.

7   I ____________ speak two languages when I was eight.

8   I ____________ swim when I was seven.

3   Rewrite the sentences in the past. Use was or were.    > GR 5.2

1   I’m in London. I was in London.

2   They are at a party. _____________________________________________________

3   Where are you? ________________________________________________________

4   You aren’t at school. ____________________________________________________

5   She’s at home. _________________________________________________________

6   Are they in the restaurant? _______________________________________________

7   Where’s David? _______________________________________________________

8   We aren’t at work. _____________________________________________________

UNIT 6 EXERCISES

1   Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 6.1

1   I stopped playing football at 5 p.m. (stop)

2   She _________ in a café last summer. (work)

3   You _______________ John last week. (not see)

4   ______ he _________ to university? (go)

5   Sarah _________ in New York in 2002. (live)

6   When ______ they _________ ? (arrive)

7   Peter _________ to travel round Europe. (decide)

8   Luke _________ two dogs and a cat. (have)

9   When ______ the film _________ ? (finish)

10   They _______________ the film. (not watch)

2   Write short answers that are true for you.    > GR 6.2

1   Did you watch TV last night? _____________________________________________

2   Did you and your friends go out last weekend? _______________________________

3   Did your father teach you to ride a bike? ____________________________________

4   Did your parents read to you when you were a child? __________________________

3   Write the Past Simple of the verbs.    > GR 6.2

1   walk walked                       6   write _________

3   see _________                   8   run _________

4   eat _________                   9   sing _________

5   become _________         10   hear _________

4   Put the time expressions in the correct column.    > GR 6.4

morning   night   afternoon   year   evening   week

last                       yesterday

____________    morning

____________    ____________

____________    ____________

5   Number the times in chronological order, 1–6. (1 is the nearest time).   
> GR 6.4

__ yesterday morning

__ last year

__ last week

__ yesterday afternoon

 1  last night

UNIT 7 EXERCISES

1   Underline the correct preposition.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 7.2

1   They met on / at / in 11 June.

2   Kate was born in / at / on the 1980s.

3   We play tennis on / in / at weekends.

4   She bought the flat at / on / in May.

5   What did you do in / at / on Monday?

6   I usually have breakfast in / at / on 7.30.

7   I was born on / in / at 1990.

8   Did you see Mark on / in / at Saturday evening?

2   Change the adjectives into adverbs.    > GR 7.3

1   good well                              4   hard _______________

2   happy _______________    5   angry _______________

3   fast _______________        6   noisy _______________

3   Complete the sentences with the adjective or the adverb.    > GR 7.3

1   She drives very carefully. (careful / carefully)

2   Peter speaks Chinese very ____________ . (fluent / fluently)

3   It was a very ____________ journey. (slow / slowly)

4   He got  a very ____________ mark in the exam. (bad / badly)

5   I opened the letter ____________ . (immediate / immediately)

6   You play golf very ____________ . (good / well)

UNIT 8 EXERCISES

1   Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).    > Grammar Reference (GR) 8.1

1   magazine C               5   apple ______

2   money ______         6   bread ______

3   homework ______   7   fruit ______

4   CD ______               8   lamp ______

2   Underline the correct word in italics.    > GR 8.2

1   Can I have any / some milk, please?

2   Do they have some / any sandwiches?

3   There are some / any oranges.

4   Would you like any / some coffee?

5   Are there any / some tomatoes?

6   I haven’t got some / any bread.

3   Make questions. Then write answers that are true for you.    > GR 8.3

1   you / like / ice-cream / do / ?

     Do you like ice-cream?

     ______________________________________________________________________

2   plane / a / would / like / you / to / fly / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   do / like/ going / you / to / restaurants / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   where / you / would / like / go / to / for / your / holiday / next. / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     ______________________________________________________________________

5   you / would / to / like / be / millionaire / a / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     ______________________________________________________________________

6   sort / what / like / do / you / of / films / ?

     ______________________________________________________________________

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   Complete the sentences. Use is, are, some, any, much, or many.    > GR 8.4

1   How much sugar is there?

2   I’d like _________ water, please.

3   _________ there any bread?

4   How _________ people did you see?

5   There _________ some letters for you.

6   Have you got _________ money?

UNIT 9 EXERCISES

1   Write the comparative and superlative form.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 9.1

1   easy        easier ➞ the easiest

2   boring     ____________ ➞ ____________

3   far          ____________ ➞ ____________

4   noisy      ____________ ➞ ____________

5   nice        ____________ ➞ ____________

6   bad         ____________ ➞ ____________

7   hot          ____________ ➞ ____________

8   quiet       ____________ ➞ ____________

2   Tick the correct sentence in each pair.    > GR 9.1

1   ü  My TV’s bigger than yours.

     __ My TV’s more big than yours.

2   __ She’s the prettyest girl I know.

     __ She’s the prettiest girl I know.

3   __ It’s the worse film in the world.

     __ It’s the worst film in the world.

4   __ Tommy’s the quietest student in the class.

     __ Tommy’s the most quiet student in the class.

5   __ Museums are boringer than parks.

     __ Museums are more boring than parks.

3   Make sentences. Use have got (+, –, or ?).    > GR 9.2

1   (+) I / a brother

     Have you got a brother?

2   (?) you / a pet

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   (–) they / a car

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   (?) we / any money

     ______________________________________________________________________

5   (–) he / a computer

     ______________________________________________________________________

6   (+) it / a cinema

     ______________________________________________________________________

UNIT 10 EXERCISES

1   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 10.1

1   He’s studying maths at university. (study)

2   I ____________ a book at the moment. (not read)

3   Be quiet! I ____________ my homework. (do)

4   ______ they ____________? (work)

5   He _______________ the party. (not enjoy)

6   ______ you ____________ the film? (enjoy)

2   Write the -ing form.    > GR 10.1

1   write       writing

2   stop        _________

3   travel      _________

4   go           _________

5   dance     _________

6   read        _________

3   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Continuous.    > GR 10.2

1   Juan comes from Barcelona. (come)

2   I can’t talk now. I ____________ my lunch. (eat)

3   Why ______ you ____________ now? (laugh)

4   She always ____________ nice clothes. (wear)

5   We’re late! ______ you ____________ ? (come)

4   Complete the sentences with the words in the box.    > GR 10.3

everybody   anywhere   something   nobody   anything   nothing

1   I’m hungry. I want something to eat.

2   I didn’t buy ____________ at the shops.

3   I can’t find my keys ____________ .

4   I can’t cook dinner. There’s ____________ in the fridge!

5   ____________ likes the teacher. He’s really boring.

6   ____________ did their homework this week. Our teacher’s very happy.

UNIT 11 EXERCISES

1   Complete the sentences. Use going to (+, –, or ?).   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 11.1

1   (+) Look! It’s going to be a lovely day!

2   (?) ______ Bill ____________ see Dan tonight?

3   (–) I ____________ study this weekend.

4   (+) Be careful! You ____________ fall.

5   (–) We ____________ play football today.

6   (?) ______ you ____________ cook dinner tonight?

7   (+) He ____________ pass the exam.

8   (–) I ____________ work tomorrow.

9   (?) ______ they ____________ stay with us?

2   Rewrite the sentences. Use an infinitive of purpose.    > GR 11.2

1   I’m going out because I want to walk the dog.

     I’m going out to walk the dog.

2   They’re saving money because they want to buy a flat.

     ______________________________________________________________________

3   She’s going to the bank because she wants to get some cash.

     ______________________________________________________________________

4   Nick is running because he wants to get fit.

     ______________________________________________________________________

5   You are studying because you want to learn English.

     ______________________________________________________________________

6   I’m going to the chemist’s because I want to buy aspirin.

     ______________________________________________________________________

UNIT 12 EXERCISES

1   Tick the correct sentence in each pair.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 12.2

1   ü  I went to Finland last year.

  __ I have been to Finland last year.

2   __ Have you ever met a famous person?

  __ Did you ever meet a famous person?

3   __ Kate’s not here. She's been to Paris.

  __ Kate’s not here. She’s gone to Paris.

4   __ You have met him when you were six.

  __ You met him when you were six.

2   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect (+, –, or ?).    > GR 12.1

1   (+) He’s travelled all over the world. (travel)

2   (?) _________ you ever _________ this film? (see)

3   (–) We _______________ on holiday this year. (be)

4   (+) They _______________ your letter. (read)

5   (?) _________ Bill _________ the shopping? (do)

6   (–) We _______________ the card yet. (send)

3   Write short answers that are true for you.    > GR 12.1

1   Have you ever been to Manchester? ________________________________________

2   Have you taken any exams this year? _______________________________________

3   Have any of your friends ever played in a rock band? __________________________

4   Has your best friend ever lied to you? ______________________________________

5   Has the lesson finished yet? ______________________________________________

4   Put the adverb in the correct place.    > GR 12.3

1   Have you finished the report? (yet) Have you finished the report yet?

2   I’ve been to Australia. (never) ____________________________________________

3   Tom has called. (just) ___________________________________________________

4   Has Bill lived in London? (ever) __________________________________________

5   I haven’t started cleaning the kitchen. (yet) __________________________________