Basic Grammar 3

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Contents Exercise

Nouns - singular and plural nouns........................

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Nouns - countable and uncountable nouns.........

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Nouns - countable and uncountable nouns.........

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Nouns - many and much........................................

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Nouns - a few and a little........................................

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Nouns - many and some........................................

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Enrichment ................................................................

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Enrichment ................................................................

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Collective nouns........................................................

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Possessive nouns..................................................... 10

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Possessive nouns.....................................................

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Personal pronouns................................................... 12

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Personal pronouns................................................... 13

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Personal pronouns................................................... 15

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Personal pronouns................................................... 16

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Possessive pronouns................................................ 17

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Possessive pronouns................................................ 18

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Reflexive and emphatic pronouns.......................... 19

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Reflexive and emphatic pronouns.......................... 20

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Reflexive and emphatic pronouns.......................... 21

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Demonstrative pronouns......................................... 22

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Possessive adjectives............................................... 23

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Possessive adjectives............................................... 24

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Possessive adjectives............................................... 25

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Adjectives - comparative and superlative adjectives................................................................... 26

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Adjectives - comparative and superlative adjectives................................................................... 27

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Adjectives - comparative and superlative adjectives................................................................... 28

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Adjectives - comparative and superlative adjectives................................................................... 29

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Revision ..................................................................... 30

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Revision ..................................................................... 32

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Revision ..................................................................... 34

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Modals - can and cannot........................................ 36

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Modals....................................................................... 37

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Modals....................................................................... 38

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Prepositions............................................................... 40

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Prepositions............................................................... 41

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Prepositions............................................................... 42

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Prepositions............................................................... 43

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Prepositions............................................................... 44

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Prepositions............................................................... 45

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Conjunctions - and, or, but, because..................... 46

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Conjunctions - and, or, but, because..................... 47

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Conjunctions - and, or, but, because..................... 48

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Conjunctions.............................................................. 49

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Enrichment................................................................. 50

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Revision...................................................................... 52

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Revision...................................................................... 56

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Simple present.......................................................... 58


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Simple present.......................................................... 59

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Simple present.......................................................... 60

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Simple past................................................................ 61

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Simple past................................................................ 62

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Simple past................................................................ 63

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Simple present and past.......................................... 64

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Simple present and past.......................................... 66

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Simple present and past.......................................... 67

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Present continuous................................................... 68

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Present continuous................................................... 69

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Past continuous......................................................... 70

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Past continuous......................................................... 71

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Present and past continuous.................................. 72

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Present and past continuous.................................. 73

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Future - going to....................................................... 74

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Future - going to....................................................... 75

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Future - shall and will............................................... 76

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Verb ‘to be’ ............................................................... 77

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Verb ‘to be’................................................................. 78

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Enrichment................................................................. 79

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Enrichment ................................................................ 80

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Enrichment ................................................................ 82

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Enrichment ................................................................ 86

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Contents Exercise

Question words ........................................................ 92

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Question words......................................................... 93

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Articles........................................................................ 94

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Articles........................................................................ 95

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Adverbs ..................................................................... 96

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Adverbs...................................................................... 97

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Adverbs...................................................................... 98

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General revision........................................................ 99

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Nouns – singular and plural nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Underline the correct singular or plural noun. 1

My sister has many ( dress , dresses ).

2

Please mark each ( box , boxes ) with your name.

3

The farmer owns six ( buffalo , buffaloes ).

4

I am using a ( spade , spades ) to dig a hole in the soil.

5

There are three ( brush , brushes ) in the basin.

6

Would you like a ( potato , potatoes)?

7

She bought two ( bunch , bunches ) of roses from the florist.

8

A ( fox , foxes ) is trapped in the cage.

9

There are a few ( glass , glasses ) of water on the table.

10

There is one more ( chocolate , chocolates ) left in the box.

1


Nouns – countable and uncountable nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Circle the best answer. 1

The station is full of ( buses / busses ).

2

We need to get more ( food / foods ) from Mr. Sam’s store.

3

There is so much air ( pollution / pollutions ) in the cities that the skies look grey instead of blue.

4

I need some ( informations / information ) of this town.

5

Some people have three or more ( hobbys / hobbies ).

6

The ( donkey / donkeys ) were carrying produce from the farmer’s farm.

7

“I would like to have some ( dessert / desserts ), please, grandma,” said little Amy.

8

That ( child / children ) standing in front of the orphanage is Keevan.

9

The workers are unloading gym ( equipments / equipment ) into the health club.

10

“Have some more ( fishes / fish ). They are good for your eyes,” said Uncle John to Mandy.

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Nouns – countable and uncountable nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Choose the best answer. 1

Mother poured a little (1) oil (2) vegetables

2

The boy landed on as he got off the bus. (1) puddle (2) pebbles (3) mud (4) trees

3

We went searching for some new (1) phone (2) furniture (3) radio

4

The bus was filled with (1) woman (2) drivers

5

I found (1) coin

6

“I’m looking for some . Can you help me?” asked the tourist. (1) hotel (2) museum (3) taxi (4) information

7

“I’m thirsty. I need ,” said the professor the moment he got back from his expedition. (1) drink (2) water (3) juices (4) soda

8

The hero jumped from the train and landed on . (1) water (2) grass (3) floor (4) platforms

9

Dad and I went to the park to feed the pigeons (1) bread (2) water (3) cake (4) cookie

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Once I got home, I tried getting the (1) sand (2) seaweed (3) sauce

into the heated pan. (3) meat (4) sand

last weekend. (4) curtain

when it left the station. (3) passenger (4) children

all over the kitchen floor. (2) box (3) garbage (4) towel

3

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out of my shoes. (4) sticks


Nouns – many and much

E X ERC I SE Date:

Circle the best answer. 1

My friend has ( many / much ) colour pencils.

2

Delia has ( many / much ) dolls at home.

3

Too ( many / much ) sugar is bad for you.

4

“There is still ( many / much ) to learn, my young apprentice,” said Master Zen to the new pupil.

5

Stewart bought ( many / much ) ties and belts at the store.

6

Do not put too ( many / much ) salt into the soup.

7

I have so ( many / much ) stamps, they can fill two stamp albums.

8

Mother does not let me watch too ( many / much ) television.

9

There are so ( many / much ) ants on the table!

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Don’t pour too ( many / much ) water into the pail.

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Nouns – a few and a little

E X ERC I SE Date:

Circle the best answer. 1

She adds ( a little / a few ) salt to her soup.

2

I need ( a little / a few ) sugar in my coffee.

3

I have ( a little / a few ) toy trucks at home, you can have this one.

4

I just need ( a little / a few ) more time to finish my homework.

5

Lily has ( a little / a few ) pens so she can lend you one.

6

Her sister gave us ( a little / a few ) suggestions on what to buy Lynette for her birthday.

7

Kevin added ( a little / a few ) lemon juice into his tea.

8

“I have ( a little / a few ) more questions to ask you,” said the policeman.

9

I just want ( a little / a few ) rice. I am still full from my lunch.

10

( A little / A few ) years ago, this road wasn’t even built yet.

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Nouns – many and some

E X ERC I SE Date:

Fill in the blanks with ‘many’ or ‘some’. 1

Would you like

2

I need juice.

3

How books are you buying? I don’t think you have enough to pay for all of them.

4

It is such a windy day. There are flying in the sky.

5

Mother went to the store to get

6

There are have one.

7

The poor girl asked for innkeeper.

8

“It’s good to be home. I have so stories to tell you, Dad,” said Stephanie as her dad helped her with her luggage.

9

Would you like

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I can still hear bicycle wheels when they move.

more biscuits? apples to make a jug of apple

kites flour.

cakes on the table. You can rice from the

milk before you go to bed?

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noise coming from the


Enrichment

E X ERC I SE Date:

Circle the correct answers. 1

There is ( a little , a few ) flour in the jar.

2

I don’t have ( some , any ) money for lunch.

3

I have ( many , much ) friends in school.

4

He buys ( a little , a few ) apples every week.

5

She spread ( a little , a few ) butter on a slice of toast.

6

The teacher has taught ( much , many ) students.

7

How ( much , many ) rice is there in the sack?

8

There is ( many , a lot of ) ice cream in the refrigerator.

9

There isn’t ( much , many ) traffic on the road today.

10

There is ( many , some ) water in the glass.

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Enrichment

E X ERC I SE Date:

Choose the best answer. 1

Mrs. Anan has three : Jovie, Bowie and Louie. (1) student (2) children (3) child (4) childs

2

Do you have sugar I can borrow? (1) many (2) some (3) much (4) a few

3

There are so babies crying in the hospital nursery. (1) a little (2) a few (3) many (4) much

4

I saw three (1) bird

5

I bought two loaves of (1) bread (2) breads

at the store. (3) flour (4) flours

6

I would like pancakes and (1) many (2) some

orange juice, please. (3) much (4) a few

7

I made friends at camp. Stephy, Julie and Mabel invited me to visit them next week. (1) a few (2) a little (3) much (4) many

8

The dentist told me that I have cavities. (1) some (2) a little (3) a few (4) much

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I poured only milk into the coffee. (1) a few (2) much (3) many (4) a little

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The clowns distributed at the circus. (1) a few (2) many

scurrying across the pavement. (2) chicken (3) mice (4) goose

balloons to all the children (3) much 8

(4) a little


Collective nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Choose the best answer. 1

A of birds flew by in that direction. (1) pack (2) herd (3) flock (4) school

2

The them. (1) pack

of fish scattered when the shark raced towards (2) herd

(3) flock

(4) school

3

The hunter shot repeatedly at the (1) pack (2) herd (3) flock

of wolves. (4) school

4

The farmer’s dog rounded up his waited near the fence. (1) pack (2) herd (3) flock

of goats while he

5

We saw a (1) pride

6

The lioness delivered a (1) pride (2) gaggle

(4) school

of lions performing in the circus show. (2) gaggle (3) hive (4) litter of cubs. (3) hive

(4) litter

7

George and his cousin ran for their lives as a bees chased after them. (1) pride (2) gaggle (3) hive (4) litter

8

The new neighbour keeps a backyard. (1) pride (2) gaggle (3) hive

of

of geese in his (4) litter

9

The puppy knocked over my of CDs. (1) stack (2) comb (3) row (4) galaxy

10

The fire burned down a (1) stack (2) comb

of houses including Janet’s. (3) row (4) galaxy 9


Possessive nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Insert apostrophes (’) where necessary. 1

The Suns rays keep Earth and all living things warm.

2

The horses foal started walking immediately after being born.

3

Tammys hair is so long.

4

The childrens books will arrive next week.

5

My brothers painting will be on auction this Saturday.

6

Zacks bag is missing. Let’s help him find it.

7

It is Cheryls final chance to win over the audience with her dance routine.

8

Claras necklace is a present from her grandmother.

9

The mechanic is checking Jims car.

10

This looks like Brendas keys.

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Possessive nouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Insert apostrophes (’) where necessary. 1

The mans hats were kept in boxes.

2

This is Sunnys grandfather. He used to serve in the navy.

3

The fishermens boats were overturned during the storm.

4

My brothers pencil case is missing. That’s why he is crying.

5

I am wearing my sisters dress.

6

My neighbours car engine makes a very loud cranking noise.

7

This is my dog and that is Elaines cat.

8

The elephants trunk is wrinkly and grey.

9

The womans purse is missing.

10

The zookeeper may have dropped his missing pouch in the lions cage.

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Personal pronouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Choose the best answer. 1

( He , She ) is Siew Mei.

2

This dog is black. ( It , He ) has a short tail.

3

Samantha and Aminah are talking. ( They , We ) are friends.

4

Cody and I are going to the beach. ( They , We ) are going for a swim.

5

Where are ( you , she ) going?

6

( I , They ) am nine years old.

7

Be quiet! The baby is sleeping. Don’t wake ( he , it ) up.

8

Florence wants to be a nurse when ( she , we ) grows up.

9

( He , They ) wants to go camping next Saturday.

10

( We , I ) bought two movie tickets. Would you like to join me?

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Personal pronouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Choose the best answer. 1

is a fat girl. (1) He (2) She

(3) It (4) They

2

Alex, Rick and Sammy are classmates. school together. (1) It (3) He (2) We (4) They

3

I have a pet. (1) It (2) We

4

“ are a brilliant boy, Andy,” said Miss Chong. (1) I (3) She (2) You (4) He

5

“My father has a new car. said Daniel. (1) I (2) It

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go to

is a kitten. (3) She (4) They

only have a toy car,” (3) We (4) He

My sister and I love to eat ice cream. That’s why often buy ice cream from the ice cream vendor. (1) it (3) we (2) she (4) they

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Brad is the cleverest boy in his class and of himself. (1) we (3) he (2) she (4) they

8

Wash you shoes now. (1) It (2) You

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are dirty. (3) We (4) They

dare not sleep alone because I am scared of monsters. (1) I (2) It

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is proud

(3) We (4) They

told her neighbour about the mysterious sound she heard last night. (1) He (3) It (2) They (4) She

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Personal pronouns

E X ERC I SE Date:

Circle the best answer. 1

Rick and James are brothers. ( He / They ) live in New York.

2

Those red and yellow shirts belong to my brother. ( This / Those ) pink shirt is mine.

3

( We / He ) likes to laugh loudly.

4

( Those / That ) girl is looking at me.

5

Marie, Cheryl and I enjoy travelling to different places. Last year, ( we / they ) went to Bangkok together.

6

This is Mary. ( She / He ) is my cousin.

7

I am looking for my pencil. ( I / It ) lost it just now.

8

( You / He ) look so much slimmer now, Sandra. Have you lost weight?

9

Pat went to England last weekend. ( She / It ) is visiting her sister there.

10

I met Mrs. Law on the way to the market. ( I / She ) is going to the florist’s later.

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