Plural nouns

1. Write these nouns in plural.

1. fox .......... 9. potato ..........

2. eyelash .......... 10. club ..........

3. house .......... 11. knife ..........

4. life .......... 12. chief ..........

5. flower .......... 13. toy ..........

6. mouse .......... 14. worry ..........

7. child .......... 15. man ..........

8. person .......... 16. dish ..........

2. Some of these words are wrong. Correct them or write “ok” if they are right.

1. sheeps ..........

2. scissor ..........

3. children ..........

4. persons ..........

5. tomatos ..........

6. jeans ..........

7. wives ..........

8. women ..........

9. fishes ..........

10. pyjama ..........

3. Write is or are.

1. He ........ a very nice person.

2. This pair of scissors ........ brand new.

3. My trousers ........ on the bed.

4. There ........ five people on the bus.

5. Your jeans ........ blue.

6. Maybe your pyjamas ........ in the drawer.

7. Mice ........ very annoying in a house.

8. There ........ lots of fish in the pond.

9. The police officer ........ outside the police station.

10. This sheep ........ only two days old

4.Choose the correct word.

1. Is this cup (your / yours)?

2. The coffee is (my / mine).

3. That coat is (my / mine).

4. He lives in (her / hers) house.

5. You might want (your / yours) phone.

6. The new car is (their / theirs).

7. She cooked (our / ours) food.

8. Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot!

9. She gave him (her / hers) suitcase.

10. I met (their / theirs) mother.

11. Is this (their / theirs) coffee?

12. Is the flat (her / hers)?

13. The grey scarf is (my / mine).

14. That red bike is (our / ours).

15. We should take (our / ours) coats.

16. That is (my / mine) car.

17. He dropped (my / mine) bag.

18. Are these phones (their / theirs)?

19. These cakes are (our / ours)!

20. Are those children (your / yours)?

5. Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions from the box. AT – IN – ON

1. _________ what time does the meeting start tomorrow?

2. I last saw him _________ his birthday.

3. Don't go out _________ noon. The sun is too strong.

4. You should start feeling better _________ a day or two.

5. We're going _________ holiday next month.

6. I should be finished with my report _________ about half an hour.

7. I am working _________ a new project _________ the moment.

8. He had been unemployed for some time but, _________ the end, he found a good job.

9. We were planning to start out _________ dawn.

10.Manchester won three games _________ a row and now they are _________ the top of the

league table.

11.We often go skiing _________ spring because the days are longer.

12.Our whole family enjoyed a great meal _________ a fine little restaurant.

13.She doesn't look that old, but she must be _________ her late sixties.
14.The castle was built _________ the Middle Ages.

15.There's some kind of dark spot _________ the ceiling. What is it?

16.The boys left home _________ the age of 16.

17.The souvenir shops make a lot of money _________ a national holiday.

18.The manager has an appointment with a new client _________ 5 p.m.

19.She sleeps _________ the morning and works _________ night.

20.It's already 9 a.m. and he is still _________ bed.

21.I couldn't find that small village _________ any map.

22.My dad plans to return from his business trip _________ Saturday or Sunday evening.

23.My sister is _________ work right now so you can't reach her.

24.I saw the article _________ the back page of the newspaper.

25.The sailors were very tired. They had been _________ sea for over two months.

6. Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary words.

1. Snakes are ............................. (fast) snails.

2. London is ............................ (big) Madrid.

3. Snails are ........................... (slow) snakes.

4. My literature book is .................................. (difficult) my English book.

5. Lord of the Rings is ................................... (interesting) Mission Impossible.

7. Make sentences comparing these things, as in the example.

1. English / maths (important) English is more important than maths

2. A tortoise / a cat (slow) ..............................................................

3. My friend / I (handsome) ..............................................................

4. Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good) ...........................................................

5. A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous) ...............................................................

6. The North Pole / Africa (cold) ...............................................................

7. Swimming / skating (easy) ...............................................................

8. The Eiffel Tower / my house (big) ...............................................................

9. A stone / a feather (heavy) ...............................................................

10. Planes / cars (fast) ...............................................................

8. Write the comparative form.

1. big .......... 6. good ..........

2. happy .......... 7. easy ..........

3. expensive .......... 8. great ..........

4. intelligent .......... 9. interesting ..........

5. boring .......... 10. bad ..........

9. Complete with the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.

Far cold hot modern

1. Summer is .......... than spring.

2. Winter is .......... than summer.

3. The Eiffel Tower is .......... than the Coliseum.

4. China is .......... than Italy.

10.Present Simple

1) I (be) _______ sixteen years old.

2) Tommy (live) _______ at 107 Pine Lane.

3) Juana (cook) _______ dinner for her family.

4) They (eat) _______ lunch at 12:00.

5) Nina (take) _______ medicine when she is sick.

6) I (like) _______ chocolate.

7) He (drive) _______ a nice car.

8) We (want) _______ to see a movie tonight.

9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _______ chemistry at Hill High School.

10) They (study) _______ English at school.

11) I (want) _______ to go home now.

12) Bill and Calicia (drive) _______ to the mountains every year. every year.

13) We (eat) _______ pasta once a week.

14) It (snow) _______ here in December.

15) When Dax (take) _______ a shower, he (wash) _______ his hair with shampoo.

11.Write questions as in the example.

1. You / speak English. Do you speak English?

2. She / work hard.

3. They / have dinner at eight

4. Jill and Tom / study at university

5. You / do your homework every day

6. John / watch TV after dinner.

7. He / wash the car at the weekend.

8. Her friends / live in London.

9. You / have any brothers or sisters.

10. Your friends / go to the cinema very often.

12.Present Continuous.

Exercises.

Add the –ing.

1. camp ______________

2. swim ______________

3. travel______________

4. walk ______________

5. have ______________

6. write ______________

7. cook ______________

8. shop ______________

13.Complete the sentences.

1. His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops.

2. We __________ (not travel) in Japan.

3. I __________ (sunbathe) on the beach.

4. She __________ (not watch) TV.

5. They __________ (not swim) in the sea.

6. Sue __________ (stay) at home today.

14.Write the questions and the short answers.

1. your dad / work / today /?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

4. your friends / play football / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

15.Complete the dialogues.

1. a. I´m going on holiday.

b. Where ______________ ?
2. a. He´s cooking dinner.

b. What ______________ ?

3. a. My sister is going to England.

b. Who ______________ ?

4. a. We aren´t staying in a hotel.

b. Where ______________ ?

16.Present continuous.

1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.

2. My favourite team ___________ (win)!

3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.

4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.

5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.

6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.

7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.

8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.

9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.

10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.

11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.

12. Who ___________(watch) TV?

13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.

14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.

15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.

16. I ___________ (not write) an email.

17. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.

18. We ___________ (not have) fun today.

19. My team ___________ (not win) the match.

20. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.

21. ___________ they ___________ (read) magazines?

Yes, they are.

17. Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. _________________ (he / call) you?

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?

17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?

18. He _________________ (have) a shower.

19. Why _________________ (you / come)?

20. _________________ (he / go) to the party?

18. Many / much – write

1. There are ________ people in the room.

2. I don't have ________ time to finish this project.

3. She eats ________ ice cream every day.

4. He doesn't have ________ money to buy a new car.

5. We have ________ questions for you.

6. There is ________ traffic on the highway.

7. She has ________ friends.

8. He doesn't have ________ patience.

9. We need ________ help to finish this project.

10. There is ________ food on the table.

11. I don't have ________ money to buy a new house.

12. She eats ________ vegetables every day.

13. He doesn't have ________ time to read a book.

14. We have ________ things to do today.

15. There is ________ noise in the room.

16. She has ________ brothers and sisters.

17. He doesn't have ________ courage to ask her out.

18. We need ________ information to make a decision.

19. There is ________ water in the pool.

20. I don't have ________ time to sleep.

21. She eats ________ fruit every day.

22. He doesn't have ________ energy to work out.

23. We have ________ things to talk about.

24. There is ________ light in the room.

25. She has ________ talents.

19. Are these nouns countable or uncountable?

1. water ____________

2. fruit ____________

3. coconut ____________

4. bread ____________

5. DVD ____________

6. meat ____________

7. ball ____________

8. snack ____________

9. glasses ____________

10. pen ____________

11. milk ____________

12. chair ____________

13. gasoline ____________

14. table ____________

15. cream ____________

16. money ____________

17. oil ____________

18. insect ____________

19. sofa ____________

20. yogurt ____________

21. school ____________

22. bus ____________

23. food ____________

24. chocolate ____________

25. ship ____________

20. `a´ or `an´ ? (Countable Nouns)

1. ____________ uncle

2. ____________ hour

3. ____________ bus

4. ____________ dress

5. ____________ oven

6. ____________ beach

7. ____________ teacher

8. ____________ insect

9. ____________ taxi

10. ____________ umbrella

11. ____________ player

12. ____________ eye

13. ____________ castle

14. ____________ artist

15. ____________ river

16. ____________ tent

17. ____________ doctor

18. ____________ exercise

19. ____________ lady

20. ____________ house

21. ____________ envelope

22. ____________ taxi

23. ____________ idea

24. ____________ computer

25. ____________ chair

21. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´.

1. Lisa´s got a / an towel.

2. Ana´s got a / some rucksack.

3. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.

4. Javi hasn´t got some / any sunglasses.

5. Antonio´s got a / some swimming costume.

6. Ignacio hasn´t got any / some sandwiches.

7. Angeles has got an / a apple.

8. There aren´t any / some cafés in the city.

9. I haven´t got any / some money.

10. Have you got some / any sun cream?

11. We´ve got some / any sandwiches.

12. We need a / an torch for our camping trip.

13. There isn´t some / any litter on the beach.

14. I´m going to buy any / an ice cream.

15. Can I have some / a strawberries?

16. You can have this cereal with some / a milk.

17. I´ve got any / some fruit.

18. There isn´t some / an elephant.

19. There aren´t some / any sharks.

20. Are there some / any plants?

21. Is there a / an tree?

22. Is there some / any cheese in the fridge?

23. There is a / some water in the fridge?

24. The supermarket´s got some / a strawberries.

25. I´ve got a / some soup in the fridge.

22. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´.

1. There isn´t _________ electricity at the campsite.

2. There aren´t _________ sunglasses in the shop.

3. I´ve got _________ apple in my bag.

4. There are _________ sandwiches.

5. I´ll buy _________ bottle of water at the beach.

6. I haven´t got _________ radios in my room.

7. Is there _________ internet café in your town?

8. There aren´t _________ computers in my classroom.

9. Have you got _________ brothers and sisters?

10. My teacher´s got _________ new car.

11. There´s _________ water in the bottle.

12. I´m going to buy _________ chips.

13. There is _________ camera.

14. She´s got _________ pear.

15. You can have _________ potatoes.

16. Have you got _________ lemons?

17. I´ve got _________ cherries.

18. We need _________ water.

19. We´ve got _________ bread.

20. We don´t need _________ strawberries.

21. Have we got _________ cheese?

22. Have you got _________ apple?

23. We need _________ banana.

24. I´ve got _________ orange juice.

25. They haven´t got _________ hamburgers.