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English Grammar and Sentence Structure Exercises

The document outlines various English language exercises, including phrasal verbs, if-condition clauses, sentence structures, reported speech, verb forms, and modifiers. It includes tasks for completing sentences, matching definitions, and using correct grammatical forms. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of English grammar and vocabulary.

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English Grammar and Sentence Structure Exercises

The document outlines various English language exercises, including phrasal verbs, if-condition clauses, sentence structures, reported speech, verb forms, and modifiers. It includes tasks for completing sentences, matching definitions, and using correct grammatical forms. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of English grammar and vocabulary.

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1.

On your choice, look for Five phrasal verbs, explain each one of them and use them in
sentences.
2. Make two meaningful and grammatical correct sentences for each type of if-condition
clauses.
3. Make meaningful and grammatical correct sentences for:
a. Compound sentences (7) /2 marks
b. Complex sentences (2) /2 marks
c. Compound complex sentences (2) /2 marks

i. Complete the sentences. Use at, on or in + the following:

the evening about 20 minutes 1756 the same time the 1920s
the moment 21 July 1969 night Saturdays 11 seconds

1. Mozart was born in 1756 ………………..


2. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ………………..
3. After working hard during the day, I like to relax ………………..
4. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon . ……………….
5. It’s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking . ……………….
6. Jazz became popular in the United States . ……………….
7. I’m just going out to the shop. I’ll be back . ……………….
8. I don’t think we need an umbrella. It’s not raining . ……………….
9. Ben is a very fast runner. He can run 100 metres . ……………….
10. Lisa works from Monday to Friday. Sometimes she also works ………………..

ii. Reported Speech: Complete the sentences with say or tell (in the correct form).
Use only one word each time.

1 Anna …………….. goodbye to me and left.


2 ………… us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3 Don’t just stand there! ……………….. something!
4 I wonder where Sue is. She ----------- she would be here at 8 o’clock.
5 Dan ……………. me that he was bored with his job.
6 The doctor that I should rest for at least a week.
7 Gary couldn’t help me. He ---------------me to ask Chris.
8 Gary couldn’t help me. He ………………to ask Chris.
9 Don’t ……………. anybody what I ………... It’s a secret just between us.
10 ‘Did Kate ------------ you what happened?’ ‘No, she didn’t ------------- anything to me.’
iii. Complete the blog post with the present perfect simple or continuous form of the
verbs in brackets. If both are possible, use the continuous form.

I …………… (travel) all my life and I …………………. (visit) more than twenty-five countries,
many of them less rich than my own. I ……………. (often I want) to take something to repay
people for their hospitality but I …………………… (never I know) what to choose.
Anyway, recently I ………………… (explore) a number of websites that give advice and I
…………………… (find) a great one called stuff your ruck-sack .com. It was created by Kate
Humble, who ……………… (present) wildlife programmes on television for many years. It's a
beautifully simple idea: the website matches up charities that need stuff with people who are
willing to provide and deliver it.
Travellers …………… (tell) the website about 187 organisations in eighty-one countries, and
these include schools needing books or footballs, orphanages needing clothes and toys and trade
organisations needing mobiles. So far it looks as if the response ………………… (be) good and
the website ………………. (recently Iappear) in a 'Find of the Year' survey of new sites.

iv. Choose the Right Modifier:


1. Sheila injured her elbow (bad, badly) when she fell.
2. Tom entered the room (cautious, cautiously).
3. Did the man speak (threatening, threateningly) to you?
4. The clerk nodded (cool, coolly) to me when I approached him.
5. David is working at a (steady, steadily) pace on his project.
6. Sally approached the police officer (calm, calmly).
7. The little boys clattered (noisy, noisily) down the stairs.
8. I can see (clear, clearly) how I should do this problem.
9. Mary will (certain, certainly) be late for the meeting.
10. The two boys talked (quiet, quietly) for an hour.
11. Ann's picture was displayed (prominent, prominently) on the wall.
12. Bob stared (moody, moodily) out the window.
13. The lecturer peered (uneasy, uneasily) at the audience.
14. The little girl gazed (shy, shyly) at the President's wife.
15. In telling us the news, Sam looked (sad, sadly).
16. Susan mended her torn jeans (careful, carefully).
17. Mr. Jones called (angry, angrily) to us.
18. The old woman made her way (careful, carefully) up the stairs.
19. James framed the picture (painstaking, painstakingly).
20. Ms. Owens (quick, quickly) made her way through the crowded hall.
v. Put in the correct phrasal verb

1. Can you …….. (think of an idea) a better idea.


2. She ………… (showed/mentioned) the shops would be closed.
3. I wish I hadn’t …….. (become responsible for) so much work.
4. I ……. (went to an event) for dinner with my husband last night.
5. He ……. (entered a place where the speaker is) the kitchen and made some tea.
6. Where did you …….. (become an adult)?
7. I'd love to …… (arrange / create) my own business.
8. I really want to …… (leave a building) of this office and go for a walk.
9. I arrived, he …….. (appeared from a place) of the door.
10. She ….. (got something from a place) some dinner on the way home.
11. Please ….. (enter a place where the speaker is).
12. At the end of the film it …..(in the end we discovered) that John was a good guy.
13. Could you ….. (get someone from a place) Lucy later?
14. We need to ……. (get information) how much it costs.
15. What …. ('s happening)?

i. Match the beginnings a) and b) with the endings i) and ii).


1. a) She's done
b) She's been doing
i) her homework since she got home from school.
ii) all her homework.
2. a) I've sent
b) I've been sending
i) twenty-five application letters this morning.
ii) application letters all morning. I need a break!

3 a) Pete's called
b) Pete's been calling
i) you all evening. Is your mobile on?
ii) and left you a message.

4. a) I've read this magazine.


b) I've been reading this magazine.
i) Do you want to borrow it when I've finished?
ii) Do you want to borrow it?
5 a) Julia's gone to the gym -
b) Julia's been going to the gym
i) and she's ten kilos lighter now.
ii) shall I ask her to call you back?

6 a) The temperature has dropped


b) The temperature has been dropping
i) all day.
ii) to minus thirty.

ii. Put in wish(ed) or hope(d).


1. I ……….. you a pleasant stay at this hotel.
2. Enjoy your holiday. I …………… you have a great time.
3. Goodbye. I …………you all the best for the future.
4. We said goodbye to each other and ……………. each other luck.
5. We’re going to have a picnic tomorrow, so I ……………… the weather is nice.
6. Congratulations on your new job. I …………. you every success.
7. Good luck in your new job. I ………………... it works out well for you.

a are glasses them


iii. Complete the sentences. Choose from the box
doesn’t pair it some don’t

1. My eyesight is getting worse. I need ……………...


2. The trousers you bought for me …………..fit me.
3. The jacket you bought for me ………….. fit me.
4. I need ……………. scissors to cut this piece of material.
5. I can’t find my binoculars. Have you seen …………?
6. I went shopping and bought a …………….of jeans.
7. Where ………….. my sunglasses?
8. I went shopping and bought ……… pair of pyjamas.
9. I don’t know much about politics. I’m not interested in ………...

iv. Complete the sentences. Use is or isn’t, and choose from the box.
a lot to carry enough money too hot long enough a long time

1. Three years ……………….to be without a job.


2. Thirty degrees ……………..for Tom. He doesn’t like hot weather.
3. Ten dollars………… . We need more than that.
4. Four days ………………..for a holiday. You need at least a week.
5. Twenty kilos………………. . Are you sure you can manage?

v. Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Currently hundreds of trainee medical students___________1 (teach) through the online virtual
world second Life. Once a day students ---------- 2 (send) to locations in the online world to treat
computer-generated patients. When they are there, virtual equipment can ___________ 3 (use) to
check the patients at the scene and then the trainees can ----------- 4 (decide) on the best course of
action. The training tool has been a great success so far and from next year it …….5 (use) at a
number of medical schools around the world. Pollution is an ever-growing problem in our cities,
but in the near future a new system ……..6 (allow) traffic managers to identify pollution hotspots.
It ……………… 7 (be) possible to alter the movement of cars through the city by changing the
traffic light sequencing to direct cars away from problem areas. A computer …………8 (also I
send) commuters warning text alerts on their mobile phones so they can decide how to avoid the
hotspot. The new pollution monitoring system ___________9 (test) successfully for the first time
at a trial last month and could 10 ___________ (introduce) as soon. as next year.

iii. Complete the news story with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There may
be more than one possibility sentence

Fail rush begin bring feel realize sit


seem overhear explain climb use change
tell

An eight-year-old boy has been rescued by an enterprising Bangkok firefighter. The boy from
Thailand is autistic and ………. 1 very nervous before his first day of school but initially he
…………...2 to be OK. However, during the first lesson his teacher ……………… 3 something
to the class when she ……………. 4 that the boy ……………...5 out of the window. 'He
…………….6 just outside the window with his legs swinging over the edge.' The rescue services
were called in when the boy's mother …………… 7 (also) to get the boy down. Everyone
……….8 to run out of ideas when one of the firefighters, Somchai Voosabai, …………… 9 the
boy's mother talking about her son's love of superheroes. The quick-thinking fireman
……………….10 back to the fire station and ………………. 11 into his Spider-Man costume.
(Until then, Mr. Somchai …………..12 the costume to make school fire drills more interesting.)
'I ……………….13 him, "Spider-Man is here to rescue you. No monsters are going to attack
you."' The sight …………… 14 a smile to the youngster's face and he immediately walked into
his rescuer 's arms.

[Link] been feeling/had felt 2. seemed/had seemed 3. was explaining


4. realized 5. had climbed [Link] sitting [Link] also failed/also failed
[Link] beginning/had begun 9. overheard [Link] 11. changed
[Link] been using/had used 13. told 14. brought

iv. Write for or since.


1. It’s been raining --------- lunchtime.
2. Paul has lived in Brazil ………….ten years.
3. I’m tired of waiting. We’ve been sitting here ………..an hour.
4. Kevin has been looking for a job ………… he left school.
5. I haven’t been to a party ………..ages.
6. I wonder where Joe is. I haven’t seen him ………..last week.
7. Jane is away on holiday. She’s been away …….. Friday.
8. The weather is dry. It hasn’t rained ……….a few weeks.

Put the verb into the correct form. /4 marks

1. If I ……….(know) his number, I would phone him.


2. I ………… (not / buy) that coat if I were you.
3. I ……………(help) you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
4. This soup isn’t very nice. It ……………(taste) better if it weren’t so salty.

LU 3

LU 3: SPEAK ABOUT SOCIAL AND TRADE RELATED TOPICS


LO: 1, 2, 3
Question 1: Which word in each group doesn’t contain the same vowel sound as the others?
/5 marks
(a) Guess head said paid pays says
(b) Cattle cat had pad pass dad
(c) Whale height came wait state say
(d) Mile pie sky tie tile till
e) Shire liar tire fire shower

Question 2: Read each word and circle a consonant which is silent. /11 marks
a) Receipt: R E C E I P T
b) Doubt: D O U B T
c) Gnome: G N O M E
d) Whale: W H A L E
e) Limb: L I M B
f) Comb: C O M B
g) Wednesday: W E D N E S D A Y
h) Subtle: S U B T L E
i) Pneumatic: P N E U M A T I C
j) Isle: I S L E
k) Soften: S O F T E N

Question 3: Match definitions with their corresponding terms. /4 marks


Concepts Descriptions Answer
1. Auxiliary letters A. Sounds produced with the vibration of the 1……
vocal cords.
2. Silent letters B. Speech sound consisting of three combined 2…….
vowel sounds within a single syllable.
3. Voiced C. Letters that appear in the spelling of a word 3……
consonant but not pronounced.
4. Triphthongs D. Letters used to represent sounds that do not 4……
have a single-letter equivalent.

Question 4: Match expressions below with their respective purposes. Write the letter on the
space provided.
S/N Expression Purpose Answers
1 Public speaking A. Discussion involving opposing 1.G
viewpoints
2 Debate B. A person who puts forward a 2A
proposition or proposal.
3 Adjudicator C. Someone who disagrees with or 3.D
opposes a particular idea, policy, or
plan.
4 Opponent D. The primary role is to assess 4. C
information, weigh evidence, and render
a decision.
5 Proponent E. A valuable skill that allows individuals 5.B
to communicate effectively without prior
preparation.
6 Impromptu speaking F. A method of public speaking that 6.E
involves careful preparation and
outlining, but the speech itself is
delivered conversationally, without
reading from a full script or memorizing
it word for word.
7 Extemporaneous G. It can serve various purposes, 7. F
speaking including to inform, persuade, entertain,
or inspire.

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