Leila’S & Fahd’S: Graded Grammar Workbook

By Xlibris US

This Workbook is intended for Arab EFL Learners who wish to review and consolidate their English Grammar and enrich their Vocabulary so they can adjust and advance in their academic and college requirements!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499035568

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Copyright © 2014 by Sam Christian.

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Contents

Foreword

PART ONE

Graduated Grammar Review & Reinforcement Exercises

Introduction to the Part

Section One: Gateway to Grammar Self-Assessment Entry Test—1

Section Two: Graded Levels One- Six

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Level One—Exercises 1-10

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Level Two—Exercises 11-16

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Level Three—Exercises 17-27

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Level Four—Exercises 28-41

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Level Five—Exercises 42-63

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Level Six—Exercise 64-Onwards

Section Three: Self-Assessment Exit Test

PART TWO

Chapter One: Review of All twelve Tenses of English—Lessons 1-16

Chapter Two: Auxiliary & Modal Auxiliary/Helping Verbs in English

Chapter Three: The Connectors

Chapter Four: The Conditional Sentences

Chapter Five: Prepositions

Chapter Six: The Use of Other

Chapter Seven: The Passive Voice in English

Chapter Eight: Direct/Quoted & Indirect/Reported Speech

Chapter Nine: The Clauses in English

Chapter Ten: The Use of the Subjunctive

Chapter Eleven: The Gerund & the Infinitive in English

PART THREE

Section One: Vocabulary in Context Exercises (Exercises 1-19)

Section Two: Word Formation Exercises (1&2)

Section Three: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Exercises (Ex. 1-196)

Section Four: More Enrichment Matching and Completion Exercises

Section Five: The 100 most common Verbs of English in Context

Section Six: Vocabulary Misused & confused by EFL Users

PART FOUR

Banking and Business Related Exercises

Foreword

Praised be the Lord of all, Who not only instilled in me the feeling and meaning of my creed of love, but also the power to retain and teach it, and has taught me there must never be in the human heart but love and care that would accommodate all and leave out none! May God bless all who walk the path of love, peace and goodness, and never forget their duty to foster these inherent qualities of the Lord.

This Workbook is dedicated to all who may use it to benefit and learn from it in the future, as well as to all the young boys and girls and adults I have taught in my long educational career around the world, who have certainly helped enrich my understanding of their culture and their difficulties of acquiring and functionally using the English Language.

My gratitude amply goes to my life companion and soul mate, my wife, who has stood by me in my good days and continued to be my indispensable support during my toughest times of sickness, as well as to my reliable and good friend, Mr. Shafiq Harbuk, for his invaluable Arabic contribution and to his help in reviewing and proofreading the final product for oversights.

Sam Christian

PART ONE

Graduated Grammar Review & Reinforcement Exercises

Beginner—Advanced

Levels One—Six

Introduction

This Part One of the Workbook , the Grammar Review Part , contains a large number of Grammar exercises—more than 150 miscellaneous exercises—of 20 (twenty) items each that will help the student and user of the Workbook to review all the grammar structures, or points introduced and listed at the beginning of each level in the workbook (totaling 453 structural points, or Learning Objectives), which constitute the skeleton upon which the English Language builds and, without which an English sentence would not be intelligible. These Grammar Objectives are usually covered in the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels of the EFL Learning process.

As you will notice, these Objectives, or structural points, are introduced at the beginning of each level with an example on each in order to be screened by users, and by teachers, if desired. They are italicized and organized in accordance with the level of complexity of the exercises. Leila and her peers will gradually move from the easiest, Beginner Level One, to the most advanced, Level Six, with confidence. Users of the workbook are, therefore, advised to answer as many exercises as they can in the workbook and to match their answers to the Answer Keys provided at the end of each exercise.

For the sake of diversification as well as my willingness to have the users concentrate on different kinds of exercises, I have included some exercises where Leila and her peers, Kim, Mona, Jose, Ivan, Fahd and Alexey the main users, will choose the correct item and other Error Analysis Exercises where they will find out the error in grammar usage and try to correct it.

It is worth noting, however, that for the sake of evaluating our progress as learners and students I have included an Entry Self-Assessment Exercise which a user of the workbook is advised to do before starting the Review because it serves as a gateway to the book. It will also help in remembering the basics of the English Language Grammar on which a user will build progress and achieve the desired level of understanding of Grammar. An Exit Self-Assessment Exercise is also included to be done upon completing the Review Exercises. This will help determine areas of difficulty, if any. The Exit Exercise will show how much progress a user of the workbook has made in both, the grammar and vocabulary! The answers are provided at the end of the exercises but a user is advised not to look at the answers provided until he or she has answered all the questions. For those completing the exercises, the Workbook is intended as a gateway to success in post-high school endeavors of college life, social life and career of the likes of enthusiastic Leila and self-asserting Fahd, Kim, Nadia, Sami and Alexey!

Self-Assessment Entry Exercise

This Assessment is intended to help you recognize where you may fit in the ladder of Levels designed in this book so by the end of it, you will have hopefully mastered all the points that you think require more attention. You are therefore required to select the letter that best completes the sentences or expressions as required, then to match your answers with the answer key given at the end of each exercise to deter mine your level of English Grammar.

1.  Leila and Fahd _____ good friends, and they both live in my neighborhood.

2.  Mona _____ an excellent employee of this company, and she always works hard.

3.  The new Canadian teacher, Leila, came here early and left _____ hour ago.

4.  _____ horse is a beautiful animal. I would love to have one.

5.  Which one of the following is the best?

6.  I would not like to have _____ dog or _____ cat in my house as they may ruin things!

7.  Five of my good friends _____ in my house yesterday!

8.  I did _____ exercise in math, and it was very easy!

9.  Nadia _____ not a student here now but her sister Leila is.

10.  Joseph and Sarah _____ common names in many countries in the world.

11.  Those two boys are my cousins, Ahmad And Ali, and _____ live near us.

12.  ‘They are’, in contraction, can be written _____!

13.  I like that car. _____ is a very nice car!

14.  Do you see those two men over there? _____ my friends.

15.  Please, speak to _____ quietly, and do not raise your voice!

16.  The new employees _____ coming today, and may not come tomorrow, either.

17.  Our teacher is not Lebanese. He is _____.

18.  Which of the following is not a correct word for nationality!

19.  Which of the following is not correct for nationality?

20.  _____ car is not working today. I need to take a taxi.

21.  That house is Alberto’s, and the one opposite it is _____.

22.  Which of the following is correct?

23.  Which one of the following is best?

24.  Which one of the following is the best question?

25.  Which one of the following is the best as a question,

26.  Which one below is the best answer to the question ‘ How much does it cost?’?

27.  _____ did you buy, Sami, a Toyota or a Ford?

28.  Alberto: _____ did you pay for your watch?

Peter: I paid by credit card.

29.  Alberto: _____ did you buy it?

Peter: In a showroom in the city center.

30.  Which question gives this answer: ‘She is Paula Jones’

31.  Which question gives this answer: ‘He is Canadian!’

32.  Which is the best answer to the question, ‘Where do you come from?’

33.  There is a book on the table, and there _____ some pens, too!

34.  There _____ five men in the room when I arrived and they were all working.

35.  There is _____ money in my pocket or in my house. I am broke!

36.  Have you got _____ sugar in the kitchen for our tea at this moment?

37.  I have _____ money in my wallet at all at the moment. I can’t give you any!

38.  A: _____?

B: It’s ten to three, exactly!

39.  You can read the time 10:15 as:

40.  You can read this time 10:40 as:

41.  What’s the weather like in your country, now?

42.  What’s the weather like in Dubai, now?

43.  What’s the weather like in your country, now?

44.  What’s the weather like in Canada in winter?

45.  I live _____ a huge apartment.

46.  Do you live in an apartment or _____ a house?

47.  My daughter was born _____ October.

48.  Were you born _____ a Sunday or a Tuesday? Did your parents tell you?

49.  Sam was born _____ 1994!

50.  You can take both, an orange _____ a banana!

Section Two

English Grammar Review & Reinforcement Exercises

Level One

(Beginners’ level—Exercises 1-10)

USERS of this part will cover the proper Use of following basic Structures:

1.  Form of the verb to be (is, am, are, was, were)

I am a student and my friend, Leila, is a teacher.

2.  Subject pronouns (I, He, She, They, etc.)

You are my friend and Mona is my neighbor

3.  Prepositions of location

We sleep at home, not on the street

4.  Interrogative pronoun who + demonstrative pronouns this and that

Who is that man at the gate?

5.  Demonstrative pronouns these and those

These are my friends and those are my brothers and sisters

6.  Possessive adjectives his and her

That is Leila and that is her sister, Carol!

7.  Interrogative adjective whose

Whose car is that? Is it Leila’s car?

8.  Possessive pronouns mine and yours

This is my car and that is yours.

9.  Interrogative adverb how asking about weather

How hot or cold is it today? How is the weather in your town today?

10.  The articles an, a, the

I like to have a horse. I do not like to have a dog.

11.  Possessive forms of ’s or s’

This is Nader’s car and that is Leila’s house.

12.  Quantifier no ( no + noun)

I have no money in my bank account.

13.  But to express contrast

Nader is tall, but Bill short.

14.  Too meaning also

Bill is here and Nader is here, too!

15.  Regular plurals

I have five books on my table

16.  Irregular plurals

There are five children in the garden.

17.  Here and there in subject position

Here are five books for you and your friends.

18.  Object pronouns

Can you see him standing in the corner of the garden?

19.  And in compound subjects or objects

Leila and Mona are sisters. I know Leila, Mona and their brother Nader.

20.  One in which one…?

There are three books on the table. Which one is yours?

21.  Indefinite pronouns someone and something

Someone opened the door and left it open

22.  Or between two adjectives

Do you like to buy a small or a big car?

23.  Forms of there is and there are

There is a policeman at the gate and there are two men with him.

24.  Quantifiers some or any

Do you like some sugar in your coffee? I do not like any sugar in mine!

25.  Forms of the verb to have

We have a large house now. We had a small house last year

26.  Prepositions in telling time

We begin our work at o7oo hours.

27.  So in clauses of result

Nader is sick, so he can’t come to work today!

28.  Because in clauses of cause

You can’t catch the bus because you are late!

29.  Prepositions to indicate motion

Mother is walking into the room now and Leila is rolling onto the floor crying!

30.  Form of imperatives

Stand up and speak to your dad with respect!

31.  Form of present progressive

We are reading examples of some grammar usages!

32.  Going to + verb to express future with intention

My brother is going to build a large house next year.

33.  Prepositions used with time

We start work at 0700 hours in the morning at.

34.  Indefinite pronouns one or the other

This book is mine and that one is my brother’s. The other book is Leila’s!

35.  Modals can/can’t to express ability

I can speak two languages, English and French, but I cannot speak Russian!

36.  Too in too + adjective

This car is too expensive for me to buy!

37.  Infinitives after common verbs need, want, like

I want to stay here, but you need to go and speak to your mother!

38.  Form of state-expression verbs look, taste, smell, feel

This food tastes salty, and that rose smells nice!

39.  Modals have to/don’t have to to express necessity

I have to go to work, but I do not need to go very early

40.  Modals must/have to to express obligation

You have to carry your passport all the time in a foreign country!

41.  Do/don’t in short answers to have questions

Dou you have a big car, Leila? Leila: No, I don’t. I have a small one!

42.  Present progressive to indicate future

I am buying a new villa in our city next year

43.  State-expression verbs like, need, and want in present tense

I need a cold big glass of water right now. I am so thirsty!

44.  Verbs of perception in present tense

I hear you well and see you well, too, now!

45.  Short answers with do and does

Do you live in the city……. No, I don’t. I live in a village!

46.  Present progressive with time

We are eating lunch at this moment!

47.  Simple present with frequency adverbs

We usually arrive at school before 0700 hours and leave before 1500 hours!

48.  Frequency adverbs

Leila and her friend, Izzy, often meet for tea at home in the morning!

49.  Because to express cause

Because Bill is sick today, he is not coming to work.

50.  Quantifiers both and all

Both Bill and Nader are at school now. They are both good friends

51.  Question words

Where do you live and what kind of car do you drive, Leila?

52.  Gerund after used for

A kettle is used for boiling water and a knife is used for cutting things.

53.  Possessive pronoun mine

That house over there is mine and this house is theirs!

54.  Else in questions

You saw Bill at the party last night. Who else did you see there, please?

55.  To in used to + verb

We used to live in the city but now we live in a village!

56.  Object pronouns

I saw him in the market and you met them in the mall.

57.  Adverbial expressions of means and manner

I write with a pen or a pencil

58.  Prepositions to express direction or movement

Put this into the box and get onto the bus

59.  So to express purpose

We are very late, so we must hurry!

60.  Nouns by adding ‘er’ to verbs

I drive my car carefully. I am a very careful, defensive driver

61.  Adverbs of time anymore or any longer

Mona lives in a big villa in the city. She does not live in this village, anymore!

62.  Infinitives after common verbs

I finished eating very quickly and I enjoyed drinking my juice!

63.  For in used for + gerund

A bus is used for transporting a big number of people.

64.  Main verb after used to

I used to eat a lot of meat and rice, but I eat vegetables and fruit more now!

65.  Common phrasal verbs

A mother looks after her children

66.  Sequence markers first, then, and next

If I want to buy a car, I must follow some steps. First, I must have the money!

67.  Kind of, sort of, or type of in statements and questions

What kind of car do you have and what sort of food do you prefer?

68.  Modals to make a request

Can I wait here for my friend, Sir?

69.  Modals to express obligation

You must listen to your parents and to other wise people!

70.  Word order of adjectives in a series

Leila bought a nice big square Canadian Table!

71.  Time markers with present tense

She always comes to work early and waits for the boss to arrive!

72.  Adverbs of manner

We drove slowly and carefully because of the bad weather!

73.  Present tense in time clause and in main clause

As soon as you come, I will open the door for you!

74.  Modals should/shouldn’t to express advice

You are tired and you should have a rest

75.  Verbs have, make, take, find, and give in verb phrases

It takes me five hours to finish this job

76.  Adjectives formed by adding y to nouns

The weather is cloudy and windy today, but it will be sunny tomorrow!

77.  Form of simple past of the verb be

You were at school and Leila was in the market yesterday morning!

78.  Quantifiers a few, a little, a lot of, too many, too much, enough, and several

I have a few dollars to buy little food for lunch today!

79.  Simple present with time marker

I study hard every night.

80.  Time markers with simple past

I studied hard last night

81.  Form of simple past

I cleaned my desk yesterday!

82.  Short answers in simple past

Did you watch the film last night, Leila? Leila: No, I didn’t. I watched football!

83.  Before that or after that in time clauses

Before you go home, you must lock your office, Leila!

Review Exercises and Answers

Beginners’ level—One

EXERCISE 1: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  Sami and Leila _____ good friends, and both live in the same area in the city.

2.  Salem _____ an excellent student and he always works very hard on his lessons.

3.  The new teacher came here _____ hour ago

4.  _____ horse is a beautiful animal. I would love to have one.

5.  Which one of the following is the best?

6.  I do not like to have _____ dog, but I do not mind having _____ cat

7.  Five of my friends _____ in my house yesterday!

8.  I did _____ exercise in math, and it was very easy!

9.  Nadine _____ not _____.student here.

10.  Tom, Arnold and Alberto _____ common names in the Gulf.

11.  Those two boys _____.my cousins, and _____.live near us.

12.  ‘They are’ can be written:

13.  I like that car. _____ is a very nice car!

14.  Do you see those two men over there? _____.my friends.

15.  Please, speak to _____ quietly, and do not raise your voice!

16.  The men _____ coming today, and may not come tomorrow, either.

17.  Our teacher is not American. He is _____.

18.  Which of the following is not correct for someone’s nationality?

19.  Which of the following is not correct for someone’s nationality!

20.  _____ car is not working today. I need to take a taxi.

Exercise 2: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  You can take an orange _____ a banana, not both! One is for your brother.

2.  You can’t take an orange, and you can’t take a banana, _____.!

3.  Peter was here, but his brother _____.

4.  Hey, Alberto! What _____ you doing there?

5.  What _____ you doing there, Alberto?

6.  What are you doing there, Alberto? Alberto: _____.

7.  Which is the best of the following?

8.  My mother cleaned the house _____

9.  I _____to this city five years ago!

10.  Samar _____ in a small apartment, not a big one.

11.  Sam has got brown hair, _____ Peter has got black hair.

12.  Leila has got brown hair, _____ Sam has got brown hair, too.

13.  Mona _____ Mary are good friends.

14.  _____ you at the party, last night, Alberto?

15.  Were you at the party, last night, Alberto??

16.  Which of the following is the best?

17.  Which of the following is the best?

18.  A: Can I bring you a raw piece of meat, sir?

B: No, Alberto, thanks! _____.

19.  Which of the following is best?

20.  They always _____ early, not late like many others.

Exercise 3: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  Before I had dinner in my house yesterday, I _____.my friend to ask him to join me for dinner, but he was busy and could not come.

2.  My friend joined me in my house at 8 P. M. yesterday _____ I had finished my dinner at 7:45 P.M., so he ate alone.

3.  _____ I had dinner in my house yesterday, I called my friend to join me for that nice dinner, but he was busy.

4.  I ate _____ I went to bed.

5.  I had a shower _____ I woke up this morning.

6.  They left the house _____ I woke up yesterday, so I could not see them.

7.  He _____ when he fell and broke his leg.

8.  I was eating when they _____.

9.  Which of the following is the best?

10.  Which of the following is the best?

11.  Which of the following completes this ‘ Tony was writing _____.’

12.  Which of the following completes this ‘ It started to rain, _____.’

13.  Complete this sentence:

When the accident happened, he was speaking to the other passengers, and _____.

14.  I was watching TV, and Kim _____

15.  Which one is correct? This is _____, not mine!

16.  Peter and Alberto are your friends and they have their room, so you say:

‘This is my _____ room!’

17.  Peter: You know Nadine, Fiona and Sally are girls and Sally is their teacher, so you say: ‘Sally is _____ teacher! Don’t you?’

18.  Which of the following is correct?

19.  Which of the following is correct?

20.  The _____ father and mother are very nice to them!

Exercise 4: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  Every student must show _____ ID card at the gate on the way in.

2.  Every man and woman _____ a passport given by the government.

3.  Everyone _____ now very happy for the prize they got from the manager.

4.  Please, speak to everyone who _____ in the room right now!

5.  Every Kuwaiti man and woman _____ a house and a job.

6.  A Mercedes is _____ expensive for me to buy. It costs a lot. In fact, I cannot buy it, but my friend Adam can because he is rich.

7.  That villa is _____ cheap, and we will buy it.

8.  The lesson was _____ difficult for us to understand; we had to ask the teacher to explain it twice.

9.  The man was _____ mean and didn’t give anything, although he was so rich.

10.  It’s _____ cold to stay outside; let’s go inside.

11.  Any new language is _____ difficult to understand until you work on it!

12.  Tom: Is this yours or hers, Alberto, not mine?

Alberto: It’s _____, I think!

13.  Please tell everybody in the class to come and see _____ after the lesson

14.  When you see Tom and Mona, give _____ my regards, please!

15.  He told _____ everything was fine, but he was not telling the truth.

16.  That car is mine; the one in front of it is _____

17.  This is for _____, son, and this is for your brother!

18.  _____is better than Canadian products. They are very reliable.

19.  Do you know _____ who can repair my car? I do not know a good mechanic here.

20.  We found _____ sugar dropped on the floor by the kids.

Exercise 5: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  You may go home, now! I _____ to keep you all waiting here for me.

2.  _____ to go with me to the cafeteria?

3.  Could you please _____ my book? I need it for the exam tomorrow!

4.  Could you please _____ him these keys?

5.  Will you please _____ the trash from your desk?

6.  _____ go to the new city center next week.

7.  _____ talk loudly, please! This is a library.

8.  _____ go to the supermarket right now!

9.  _____ us not leave our books on the desks!

10.  My brother has a _____ sports car.

11.  My friend offered me a _____ cake.

12.  Joseph bought a _____ carpet.

13.  The carpenter built a _____ house.

14.  The traffic in Montreal is _____ traffic in Toronto.

15.  The price of oil in Abu Dhabi is _____ the price of oil in Dubai.

16.  Our city and your city are similar in many ways. They are almost _____.

17.  Joseph and Martin have similar training patterns and Joseph’s course is _____ Adrian’s course, too.

18.  Mr. Smith’s car and Mr. Sam’s car have similar accessories. Their cars are _____.

19.  Nokia phones and Samsung phones are similar. Nokia phones are _____ Samsung phones.

20.  The National Day festival is certainly _____ than the City festival.

Exercise 6: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  You _____ visit your relatives from time to time.

2.  We _____ be kind with to all people.

3.  You _____ eat healthy food.

4.  Every student _____ pay attention in the classroom.

5.  You don’t look all right. You _____ see a doctor.

6.  You _____ buy a new computer. This one can be fixed.

7.  Your car tires are worn out. You _____ buy new ones.

8.  I am not late for work. I _____ drive very fast.

9.  Our house isn’t small. We _____ move to a bigger more expensive one.

10.  My final test is next week. I _____ to study all my lessons.

11.  My car isn’t old. I _____ to buy a new one and waste my money.

12.  Tomorrow is weekend. I _____ to get up early as usual.

13.  _____ I use your phone, please?

14.  _____ I talk to the manager please?

15.  _____ I open the door for you?

16.  _____ you open the door for me please?

17.  Will you _____ me some water please?

18.  Will you _____ this car for me, please?

19.  Will you _____ this question please?

20.  Let’s _____ shopping tonight.

Exercise 7: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  The teacher _____ here, now. He is late, and we have to wait.

2.  Are the exams difficult, Leila?

Leila: _____. In fact, I am afraid I may fail my class this year.

3.  Teacher: Please, all of you, _____ your books and pencils to the classroom.

4.  Please, _____.speak Arabic in the class.

5.  Adam _____ tea with his lunch.

6.  Do you like coffee?

7.  Where _____ Mona come from, Alberto?

8.  Linda _____ absent on Mondays. She always comes early.

9.  _____ do exercises in the afternoon?

10.  _____ am learning English in a good English school.

11.  _____ teacher won’t allow us to use calculators in the math test.

12.  _____ you help me with the homework?

13.  I _____ to watch a movie or read a short story to kill the time.

14.  I _____ carry all this luggage on my trip next time.

15.  Whose book is this? Is it _____?

16.  Whose car is _____? It is mine.

17.  He is still _____. Let’s wake him up.

18.  The old man is _____ because of a serious disease.

19.  They _____ a big house in Dubai.

20.  Where _____ you travel in the next vacation?

Exercise 8: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  Many shops _____ open on holidays.

2.  Is the room upstairs your bedroom, Linda?

3.  Please, _____ sleep in the classroom, guys!

4.  Let’s _____ in the school yard.

5.  Arnold usually _____ to class on time.

6.  Do they speak French?

7.  What time _____ get up?

8.  Selma _____ study hard and she passes with low grades.

9.  Which expression is the best?

10.  That man knows me, but I don’t know _____

11.  _____ you show me the location of your city on the map, please?

12.  _____ you go to the park with us next weekend?

13.  There are many bags on the floor. Whose bags are they? They are the _____ bags. They left them there and went to play a game.

14.  The students are _____ loudly in class.

15.  What is Peter doing, right now? Is he _____ for the meeting of this afternoon?

16.  _____ all the students who are in your class now?

17.  My friend _____ the test. He is working hard for it.

18.  _____ you ride a bicycle? Of course, I can.

19.  We _____ see him in the school or in the mall. It isn’t certain.

20.  Would you like _____ juice to drink?

Exercise 9: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  I _____ ready to travel now. I have some problems with my visa.

2.  Salem: Is Joseph a good student?

Peter: _____

3.  _____ go shopping.

4.  _____ do some exercises.

5.  Joseph _____ his car to work. He does not go by bus.

6.  Does your friend get up at 6:00 every day?

7.  Where does Alberto _____ lunch every day?

8.  Salem and his friend _____ drive their cars. They use the bus.

9.  Is _____ worried about his grades?

10.  Will you _____ me the sugar, please?

11.  _____ I have your calculator for a moment?

12.  They _____ visit us tomorrow. I am not sure.

13.  I found the _____ books in the hall?

14.  A gentle breeze _____ right now.

15.  Why _____ some workers wearing the safety shoes in this workshop?

16.  He _____ happy today because it is his birthday.

17.  I _____ believe your story. It’s impossible.

18.  What _____ to your friend? He might lose his job if he keeps coming late!.

19.  I _____ meet you this evening. I don’t know for sure.

20.  I ate a _____ cake with tea this morning.

Exercise 10: In the following, circle the letter that best completes the sentence!

1.  The children have _____ their lost bikes.

2.  How long have you _____ a vegetarian?

3.  I haven’t worked on this book _____ last December.

4.  Kim _____ not been to France, yet.

5.  I haven’t _____ the new supermarket in our town, and I do not know where it is, either. Do you know where it is, Leila?

6.  I’ve just _____ the work.

7.  Although I have _____ dinner at restaurant, I am still feeling hungry.

8.  I have _____ the show at the theatre, and I like it very much!

9.  Have you seen any good movies _____?

10.  Alberto has _____ finished his project. He’s so happy about it.

11.  Have you made your reservations, _____?

12.  I love that play. I’ve _____ seen it twice, but I’d be happy to see it again

13.  A: Would you like a cup of coffee?

B: No thanks, I’ve _____ had one

14.  I’m hungry; it’s midday and I _____ haven’t eaten anything!

15.  Of all the questions, the last one is the _____ troublesome.

16.  The Eiffel Tower is _____ attraction in France.

17.  Pluto is the _____ planet from the sun.

18.  Trees are the _____ plants on earth.

19.  Is it true that Paris is the city with the _____ crime.

20.  Brazil has won the World Cup in soccer _____ times.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW & REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES

LEVEL TWO

(POST BEGINNERS’ LEVEL—EXERCISES 11-16)

USERS of this part will cover the following structures:

1.  Singular and plural nouns

Some big BOYS and GIRLS arrived, but no WOMEN or CHILDREN came with them!

2.  Subject pronouns and their use with simple present of to be

I am here; you are near; she is over there; they are somewhere!

3.  Negative form of to be

She isn’t happy today, and you are not either!

4.  Use of to be + adjective

These are very nice apples!

5.  Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

Take your feet off the table. She needs to put her food on it now!

6.  Demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those

This car is mine and those are Nader’s and Leila’s!

7.  Form of yes/no questions and affirmative/negative short answers with simple present of verb to be

Are they teachers? No, they are not. They aren’t doctors either!

8.  Wh questions (what, where & who) with simple present of to be

Adrian: Where is Bill today, Leila? Leila: I think he is sick and cannot come to work.

9.  Prepositions of place: above, at, behind, in, in front of, next to, on, under

The cat is on the table and the mouse is safe under the table!

10.  Use of impersonal it in simple present to talk about weather, time, and date

It is very hot and humid today. It is very unpleasant!

11.  Time questions and prepositions of time: in, at, from, to, on

I arrived in London at 5 A.M. on Sunday in May

12.  Statements/questions using there + simple present of to be

Is there sugar in the house and are there enough tea bags for this month?

13.  Recognize and use the conjunctions and, but, or

Alex and Leila are here, but Mona and Mike are sitting outside in the garden!

14.  Affirmative and negative statements using simple past of to be

Are you happy with your new grammar exercises? Is Leila happy with them, too?

15.  Questions using simple past of to be

Was the last exercise easy for you?

16.  Form and use of simple present to express habitual action

You usually arrive early and I never arrive late!

17.  Midsentence frequency adverbs used with simple present

We often eat in the cafeteria, but they always eat at home!

18.  Use of frequency adverbs with to be

I generally speak slowly with foreigners to make sure they understand me well!

19.  Spelling and pronunciation of final s and es

The books are in the boxes and the boxed are on the lor

20.  Irregular verbs: to have, to do and to go

He had a bad time at school and did nothing to be better, but went home instead!

21.  Have (got) and has (got)

I have got an old car, but Leila has got a new one!

22.  Negative forms of simple present

You do not work in a big company and Leila doesn’t work in a hospital!

23.  Auxiliary verb, correct word order, and short answers in simple present yes/no questions

I do not usually sit in the corner but in the middle of the classroom.

24.  Wh questions (what, where, when, why, who, how many, how) in simple present

What do you buy in that supermarket and how much do you pay every week?

25.  Affirmative statements in present continuous

I am speaking to you now, but you are not listening to me! What a shame!

26.  The spelling of verbs ending in ing

You must always try to answer all your questions as Leila is trying and doing now!

27.  Negative statements in present continuous

She is not playing now. In fact, she is answering some difficult questions

28.  Yes/no and wh questions in present continuous

What are you doing this afternoon, Leila? Leila: I am cooking a nice meal for you!

29.  Non-action verbs not used in present continuous

This food tastes nice and that perfume smells gorgeous!

30.  Use of simple present vs. Present continuous in affirmative/negative statements and in questions

What do you usually have for lunch Nader, and what are you eating today?

31.  Count and non-count nouns

Those three boys are buying a lot of rice and some sugar from these two women

32.  Indefinite articles vs. Some with singular and plural count nouns and with non-count nouns

My brother bought a car. The car is Japanese and has a lot of power!

33.  Use of definite vs indefinite article in count/ non-count nouns

Rice is very essential for Asians. The rice they eat is usually white rice.

34.  Zero article in generalizations using count/non-count nouns

Cats and dogs are animals, rice and is a plant and men and women are human

35.  Some and any used with count/non-count nouns in affirmative statements, negatives, and questions

I have some dollars in my pocket but I do not have any dirhams!

36.  Expressions of measurement (a… cup, glass, bar, can, box bunch, tube, carton, sheet, bottle, piece, slice, head, packet, roll, jar, loaf, bowl … of)

We bought two heads of lettuce, a bunch of banana and a few bars of chocolate!

37.  Use of quantifying expressions (many, a lot of, some, any, a few, few, no, much, a little, little) with count and non-count nouns

We have some money to buy few apples, some fruit, some sugar, but no chocolate!

38.  Use of how much/how many in quantity questions

How much money do you need to buy five dozen eggs in Canada?

39.  Use of whose in possession questions and the possessive apostrophe with singular and plural nouns and with irregular plural nouns

Whose car is that one, yours or your brother’s?

40.  The simple past of regular verbs and past time markers (yesterday, last, ago)

They saved a lot of money, built a large house and moved into it a few months ago!

41.  The correct spelling of regular past verbs

Leila cleaned the house, cooked lunch and prepared the table for the family to eat!

42.  The correct pronunciation of final ed

I landed early in London, walked to Customs, hired a car and reached my hotel

43.  Irregular verbs in simple past

Leila met the children, spoke nicely to them, gave them chocolate and left!

44.  Negative form of simple past

You did not visit us last Sunday and we did not leave our home!

45.  Form of simple past yes/no questions and short answers

Did you buy a new dress, Leila? Leila: No, I didn’t, my friend!

46.  Wh questions (what, when, what time, where, who, how, why) in simple past

When did you arrive in Toronto, Sam?

47.  Time clauses with