GRAMMAR

 
CONTENTS
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ARTICLES
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COUNTABLES
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CONJUNCTIONS
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PREPOSITIONS
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ADJECTIVES
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ADVERBS
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PRONOUNS
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QUESTION WORDS
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VERB TENSES
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PUNCTUATION
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1.    ARTICLES
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Mr Ho left the meeting ________ hour ago.
        A.    an            B.    a            C.    the           D.    some

  2.    How much does ________ ticket to the movie cost?
        A.    two          B.    few        C.    a              D.    an

  3.    Wen Hock is ________ hockey player.
        A.    some        B.    the         C.    an            D.    a

  4.    She cut ________ onion and put it into the soup.
        A.    an            B.    the          C.    some       D.    few

  5.    Half ________ kilogram of sugar costs RM0.80.
        A.    an            B.    of            C.    a             D.    the

  6.    Kuok Ming is ________ honest boy.
        A.    some        B.    a             C.    an           D.    the

  7.    Take off ________ dirty shirt and put on ________ clean one.
        A.    a, the        B.    the, an     C.    the, a      D.    an, the

  8.    My father killed ________ snake this morning.  ________ snake was very long.
        A.    an, The     B.    a, The      C.    the, A     D.    the, An

  9.    I can see ________ small boy playing on ________ road.
        A.    the, an      B.    an, the      C.    a, an       D.    a, the

10.    ________ sun shines brightly in ________ afternoon.
        A.    A, the       B.    The, a      C.    An, the    D.    The, the
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.

  1.    I have ________ aunt and ________ uncle.

  2.    "________ moon looks very beautiful tonight," says Mimi.

  3.    Tanga was bitten by ________ ant.

  4.    Maznah's father is ________ headmaster.

  5.    Mr Lim bought ________ new car last month.

  6.    Shanti has ________ cousin who lives in ________ Ipoh.

  7.    "Have you locked ________ gate and ________ door?" asked mother.

  8.    Please give ________ apple to ________ boy at the door.

  9.    The children are playing with ________ sand.

10.    ________ new clerk is from ________ Kelantan.
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.)

Practice 1:

        Mr Siew is an engineer.  He works in ________ big company.  Every morning, he takes
                                                                       (1)
half ________ hour to reach his office from his house.    Mr Siew is ________ hardworking
           (2)                                                                                             (3)
man.  He lives in ________ Kuala Lumpur with his family.  Every morning, he leaves his house
                               (4)
at seven o'clock and comes back at ________ night.
                                                            (5)

Practice 2:

        The school holidays began last week.  Chee Keong and I went picnicking at ________
                                                                                                                                 (6)
Pantai Cinta Berahi.  We went there by ________ bus.  We arrived at ________ beach at
                                                                 (7)                                           (8)
5.00 p.m.  We swam for ________ hour and had a wonderful ________ time there.
                                          (9)                                                    (10)

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2.    COUNTABLES
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    There are ________ spiders on the wall.
        A.    much            B.    any            C.    many            D.    a lot

  2.    Please add ________ sugar in my coffee.  It is not sweet enough.
        A.    many            B.    a few         C.    any               D.     a little

  3.    The poor boy does not have ________ money to spend.
        A.    many            B.    a few         C.    much            D.    a little

  4.    Are there ________ stamps in the drawer?
        A.    some            B.    a few         C.    any               D.    much

  5.    There are ________ rambutans on the tree in my garden.
        A.    a little           B.    lots of        C.    much            D.    any

  6.    Boy     :    How ________ is the mechanical pencil?
        Salesgirl:    Only one ringgit.
        A.    many            B.    much         C.    a lot             D.    few

  7.    Man    :    How ________ eggs do you need?
        Woman:    Ten please.
        A.    some            B.    many         C.    plenty           D.    some

  8.    Wife    :    There isn't ________ jam left in the bottle.
        Husband:    I will get a new bottle today.
        A.    many            B.    much         C.    some            D.    a lot

  9.    Husband:    So many people are coming to our party!
        Wife       :    Don't worry.  We have ________ of food.
        A.    plenty           B.    many         C.    several         D.    a little

10.    Father:    Son, you are spending too ________ money in a week.
        Son    :    I'm sorry, father.  It won't happen again.
        A.    many            B.    a lot of      C.    much            D.     a little

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifiers.

  1.    "My teacher gave us ________ homework today," said Mimi.

  2.    Please add ________ salt to the soup.

  3.    There are ________ monkeys in the Botanical Gardens.

  4.    "How ________ does this dress cost?" asked Miss Goh.

  5.    ________ of his friends live here.

  6.    I have ________ dresses in mu cupboard.

  7.    "Is there ________ water in the pot?" asked Shiela.

  8.    The poor man doesn't have ________ money with him.

  9.    Siew Meng has ________ of storybooks in her house.

10.    There is ________ dust on the table.
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifiers.)

Practice 1:

        Yassin is crying.  He does not have ________ money to go home.  ________ people
                                                                   (1)                                            (2)
walked past but no one helped him.  A stranger saw him crying.  The stranger gave him ______
                                                                                                                                      (3)
money.  ________ bus arrived in a ________ minutes' time and Yassin went home in the bus.
                 (4)                                     (5)

Practice 2:

Shopkeeper:    Good morning.  May I help you?

Mrs Wong  :    I would like to buy ________ curry powder.
                                                           (6)
Shopkeeper:    How ________ do you need?
                                    (7)
Mrs Wong  :    200 grams, please.

Shopkeeper:    Do you want anything else?

Mrs Wong  :    Well, there isn't ________ sugar left at home.  Can I have ________ kilograms
                                                    (8)                                                            (9)
                        of sugar please?

Shopkeeper:    Of course, Mrs Wong.

Siew Peng   :    Mom, there's only ________ jam left in the house.
                                                        (10)
Mrs Wong  :    Please give me a bottle of strawberry jam.

Shopkeeper:    Here they are.

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3.    CONJUNCTIONS
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    The field was flooded ________ it rained heavily this morning.
        A.    but            B.    so            C.    and            D.    because

  2.    Do you want to eat nasi lemak ________ fried noodles?
        A.    so             B.    but           C.    and            D.    or

  3.    The hunter saw a tiger ________ he did not shoot it.
        A.    because    B.    and           C.    but            D.    so

  4.    Mother bought fish ________ mutton from the market.
        A.    but            B.    and           C.    or             D.    with

  5.    He was ill, ________ his mother took him to the clinic.
        A.    but            B.    because    C.    so             D.    or

  6.    ________ I had the money, I would have given some to you.
        A.    Therefore  B.    If              C.    When        D.    But

  7.    We saw Mrs Sundram at the market ________ we did not talk to her.
        A.    but            B.    and           C.    so             D. therefore

  8.    Either Aisah ________ Julie will bake the cake.
        A.    or             B.    nor            C.    and            D.    as

  9.    She is good at English ________ weak in Mathematics.
        A.    so            B.    or               C.    although     D.    but

10.    ________ he is a rich man, he is never proud.
        A.    And         B.    But             C.    Although    D.    Since
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions.

  1.    My neighbour is very rich ________ he is stingy.

  2.    I was hungry, ________ I ate a lot of rice.

  3.    Mei Choo ________ Mei Ling are sisters.

  4.    She was hungry ________ she did not want to eat rice.

  5.    We shall go to your house ________ it does not rain.

  6.    The men worked from 8.00 a.m. ________ 5.00 p.m.

  7.    "Would you like a cup of tea ________ a cup of coffee?"

  8.    Our clothes are wet, ________ we changed into new clothes.

  9.    Siew Ling is late for class ________ her bus broke down.

10.    I had bread ________ butter for breakfast.
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions.)

Practice 1:

        Mr and Mrs Chan have two sons.  They are Kok Seng ________ Kok Meng.  Kok Seng
                                                                                                (1)
Seng is short _______ Kok Meng is tall.  Last Monday, Kok Seng did not go to school _______
                        (2)                                                                                                             (3)
he was ill.  ________ Kok Meng went to school alone.  Kok Seng stayed at home ________
                      (4)                                                                                                         (5)
took a rest.
 

Practice 2:

        Chiew Ling, Hayati, Linda and Sharmila planned to go shopping.  Linda ________ Sharmila
                                                                                                                          (6)
promised to be at the bus-stop at ten o'clock ________ they were not around.
                                                                         (7)
        "________ they don't arrive now, I'm sure we will miss the bus," said Chiew Ling.
              (8)
        "Do you want to wait for them ________ shall we leave first?" asked Hayati.
                                                            (9)
        "I think we had better leave now ________ it is going to rain soon," answered Chiew Ling.
                                                          (10)

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4.    PREPOSITIONS
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Please do not lean ________ the wall.
        A.    at            B.    against        C.    by            D.    in

  2.    Do not stand ________ the durian tree, the durian may fall on your head.
        A.    on           B.    under          C.    in             D.    onto

  3.    Mother is angry ________ me because I broke her favourite vase.
        A.    by           B.    against        C.    with          D.    on

  4.    There are many pictures ________ the wall of my classroom.
        A.    on            B.    with            C.    at             D.    in

  5.    Harjit is standing ________ his parents.
        A.    on            B.    among         C.    in             D.    between

  6.    Do not go ________ the chicken, it may peck you.
        A.    near          B.    on               C.    in             D.    under

  7.    Please switch ________ the fan, I am feeling cold.
        A.    on             B.    of                C.    off           D.    for

  8.    Hey, boys!  What are you looking ________ ?
        A.    to              B.    at                C.    in             D.    with

  9.    We walked ________ the stream and found our way out of the jungle.
        A.    to              B.    into              C.    at            D.    along

10.    Aunt Joo travelled ________ train.
        A.    with           B.    against         C.    by            D.    of
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

  1.    Mother went ________ the market early in the morning.

  2.    There are many coconut palms ________ the beach.

  3.    That bank is ________ the shop and the restaurant.

  4.    Please wake me up ________ 7.00 o'clock.

  5.    I baked the cake ________ myself.

  6.    February comes ________ March.

  7.    Please throw the rubbish ________ the dustbin.

  8.    The train went ________ the tunnel.

  9.    The children go to school ________ bus.

10.    Baljit and his friends swam ________ the river last evening.
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions.)

Practice 1:

        This is Mun Ling's room.  There is a beautiful picture ________ the wall.  Mun Ling's bed
                                                                                             (1)
is ________ the table and her shoes are ________ the bed.  The book is ________ the table
        (2)                                                      (3)                                              (4)
lamp and the telephone.  The broom is ________ the cupboard.
                                                                (5)

Practice 2:

        Soo Hock and Wah Choon are swimming ________ the river.  Halim is standing ________
                                                                              (6)                                                      (7)
Li Fung.  There are two birds flying ________ the tree.  Li Fung's dog is jumping ________ a
                                                           (8)                                                                (9)
big stone.  A crab is crawling ________ a hole in the stone.
                                                  (10)

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5.    ADJECTIVES
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Your classroom is very ________.  Please clean it.
        A.    clean            B.    dry                C.    long                D.    dirty

  2.    These oranges are very ________
        A.    high              B.    sour              C.    lazy                 D.    long

  3.    That ________ man over there is my grandfather.
        A.    fast               B.    wet               C.    old                 D.    wide

  4.    The rich lady bought many ________ gifts for the children.
        A.    expensive     B.    rich                C.    empty            D. quiet

  5.    The floor is ________ and ________ .  Please be careful.
        A.    dry/light        B.    wet/slippery    C.    cheap/brave    D.    wet/bright

  6.    The little dog is ________ and ________ .
        A.    naughty/sharp    B.    strict/strong    C.    sharp/sweet    D.    strong/fierce

  7.    Rama runs ________ than Shukri.
        A.    fast               B.    faster              C.    fastest             D.    most fast

  8.    Mrs Ong's son is the ________ boy in his class.
        A.    quietly          B.    quiet                C.    quieter            D.    quietest

  9.    Encik Roslan's house is as ________ as a palace.
        A.    big                B.    bigger             C.    biggest            D.    very big

10.    Mei Keng:    Is your sister ________ ?
        Gloria       :    Yes, she is ________ than I.
        A.    thin/thinner    B.    thinner/more thin    C.    thinnest/thinner    D.    thin/thinnest
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives.

  1.    Mr. Singh is the ________ teacher in my school.    (old)

  2.    The dog is ________ than the cat.    (big)

  3.    That man is ________ than my father.    (fat)

  4.    My uncle is a very ________ man.    (strong)

  5.    Who is ________, you or your brother?    (thin)

  6.    Can you jump ________ than that?    (high)

  7.    Malaysia is a ________ country.    (small)

  8.    Kuala Lumpur is the ________ city in Malaysia.    (big)

  9.    This question is ________ than that one.    (difficult)

10.    My drawing is the ________ in the class.    (bad)
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives.)

Practice 1:

        Mr Yeap is sixty years old.  Although he is old, he is strong and ________ .  Mr Yeap
                                                                                                             (1)
lives in a ________ house.  A shallow stream with ________ water flows by his house.  There
                   (2)                                                          (3)
is a ________ mango tree next to his house.  The mangoes on the tree are ________.
          (4)                                                                                                       (5)

Practice 2:

        Su San and Su Ling are sisters.  Su San is twelve years old and Su Ling is ten years old.

Su San is ________ than Su Ling, she is shorter.  Su Ling's hair is as ________ as Su San's.
                (6) old                                                                                (7) long
Both the sisters are ________ .  Everyone in the family is intelligent.  Soon Hock is the
                                (8) thin
________ family member.  He is nine years old.  However, Su Ling is the ________ person
 (9) young                                                                                                (10) intelligent
in her family.  Su Ling is the top girl in class.

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6.    ADVERBS
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Tuck Sim fought the robbers ________ .
        A.    bravely        B.    greedily        C.    neatly         D.    sweetly

  2.    He ________ goes home at 5.00 p.m.
        A.    once            B.    twice            C.    ever           D.    always

  3.    The bridegroom was dressed ________ .
        A.    softly           B.    smartly          C.    heavily       D.    patiently

  4.    They spoke ________ because everyone was asleep.
        A.    softly           B.    neatly            C.    cruelly        D.    honestly

  5.    The police sent the criminal ________ to an island.
        A.    near             B.    nowhere        C.    away          D.    everywhere

  6.    The moon shone ________ last night.
        A.    bravely        B.    quietly            C.    cleverly       D.    brightly

  7.    I visit my grandparents ________ because I am very busy.
        A.    continuously        B.    occasionally        C.    ever        D.    repeatedly

  8.    We must not treat animals ________, we must treat them ________ .
        A.    quickly/softly       B.    kindly/politely      C.    quietly/gladly      D.    cruelly/kindly

  9.    The bride and the bridegroom haven't arrive ________ .
        A.    eventually            B.    recently               C.    yet                     D.    before

10.    Some of the pupils walked very ________ while the others walked ________ .
        A.    fast/slowly            B.    greedily/fast        C.    slowly/smartly    D.    angrily/kindly
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs.

  1.    We mustn't speak ________ to our elders.
        (rudely / poliely / bravely)

  2.    The thief crept ________ into the house.
        (cleverly / honestly / quietly)

  3.    I have seen this man ________ .
        (nowhere / somewhere / everywhere)

  4.    He carried the baby ________ and put it in his cot.
        (gently / roughly /hungrily)

  5.    "Behave yourselves!" shouted the headmaster ________ .
        (nicely / angrily / sweetly)

  6.    The spectators cheered ________ when the football player scored a goal.
        (quietly / badly / loudly)

  7.    "Please do your work ________ and ________," said Mrs Ong.
        (neatly/carefully ,  fast/badly  ,  softly/kindly)

  8.    San Choon's father bought a car ________ .
        (afterwards / now / lately)

  9.    A tortoise crawls ________ but a horse runs ________ .
        (bitterly/fast  ,  quickly/happily  ,  slowly/fast)

10.    "It is raining ________ now," said Zaki ________ .
        (heavily/hungrily  ,  heavily/loudly  ,  softly/fast)
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs.)

Practice 1:

        Mr Chong stayed alone at home last night.  It rained ________ .  Suddenly, he saw a
                                                                                            (1)
thief creeping ________ into his neighbour's house.  Mr Chong shouted ________ at the
                         (2)                                                                                     (3)
thief.  His dog barked at the thief ________ and bit him.  The thief panicked and ran away
                                                       (4)
________.
    (5)

Practice 2:

        This is Year Six Orchid.  Everybody is doing their work ________ .  Suddenly Miss
                                                                                                 (6)
Choo shouted ________ , "Linda, come here!  Linda walked ________ to the teacher's
                            (7)                                                                  (8)
table.

        "Why can't you do your work ________ ?  There are so many mistakes in your work!"
                                                            (9)
scolded Miss Choo.

        "I'm sorry," answered Linda ________ .
                                                        (10)

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7.    PRONOUNS
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    ________ walked all the way up the hill.
        A.    Our            B.    Them            C.    Him            D.    We

  2.    She wanted a music box, so I gave her ________ .
        A.    my             B.    mine              C.    me              D.    I

  3.    "Children, put ________ chairs on the desks before you go home," said the teacher.
        A.    my             B.    their               C.    your            D.    our

  4.    I saw ________ at the supermarket last evening.
        A.    he              B.    his                  C.    hers            D.    him

  5.    I have an umbrella which looks like ________ .
        A.    you            B.    yours              C.    them           D.    us

  6.    I gave my coupon to the cashier and my friends gave ________, too.
        A.    theirs          B.    mine               C.    hers            D.    his

  7.    She told me ________ name just now.
        A.    my             B.    hers                C.    her              D.    herself

  8.    Father told them to hurry up because ________ were already late.
        A.    they           B.    their                C.    themselves    D.    ourselves

  9.    "You must behave ________ at the party," mother remined us.
        A.    yourself      B.    ourselves        C.    yourselves    D.    themselves

10.    I made ________ a cup of tea.
        A.    ourselves    B.    yourself          C.    myself           D.    themselves
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.

  1.    I forgot to bring ________ pen to school.        ( me / my / mine )

  2.    My aunt sews all her clothes ________ .        ( themselves / himself / herself )

  3.    They were surprised to see ________ at the dinner.        ( we / us / our )

  4.    ________ is at the hawker stall now.        ( He / Him / His )

  5.    They did not clean up their house ________ .        ( yourselves / themselves /myself )

  6.    Give the lady in the queue ________ ticket.        ( she / hers / her )

  7.    "Please give ________ some money," asked the poor man.        ( I / mine / me )

  8.    The bird builds ________ nest from twigs.        ( it / its / itself )

  9.    ________ teacher told us to be early for the football practice.        ( Our / Ours / We )

10.    Jiew Hock loves ________ parents very much.        ( him / he / his )
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.)

Practice 1:

        The girls are in the field.  ________ are playing netball.  Miss Lee, ________ coach is
                                                  (1)                                                           (2)
watching them.  ________ is standing under a tree.  Shila is throwing the ball to ________
                             (3)                                                                                           (4)
friends.  They are enjoying ________ .
                                              (5)

Practice 2:

        My family and I had a barbeque in my garden last night.  ________ invited all our friends.
                                                                                                   (6)
________ arrived at seven o'clock.  They helped ________ to the food that they liked.  After
     (7)                                                                       (8)
the barbeque, everyone went back to ________ homes.  Later, my family and I cleaned up our
                                                              (9)
garden all by ________ .
                        (10)

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8.    QUESTION WORDS
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Mother:    ________ gave you the orange?
         Boy     :    Our neighbour, Mrs Lim.
        A.    Whose            B.    Which            C.    Who            D.    Why

  2.    Halim    :    ________ is your grandfather?  I heard that he is ill.
         Kassim :    He is better now.
        A.    How               B.    Who               C.    What           D.    When

  3.    ________ of the ladies in the office is the headmistress?
        A.    Where             B.    What              C.    Whose        D.    Which

  4.    Teacher:    ________ purse is this?
         Jasmine:    It is mine, teacher.
        A.    Who                B.    What              C.    Whose         D.    Which

  5.    Scout    :    ________ are we going to cross the river?
         Teacher:    We will make a raft.
        A.    Why                B.    Where             C.    How            D.    When

  6.    Teacher:    ________ do you live?
         Pupil     :    In Taman Indah, teacher.
        A.    What               B.    Why                C.    Where          D.    Which

  7.    Teacher:    ________ is your father?
         Pupil     :    He is a fisherman, teacher.
        A.    Where             B.    What                C.    Which          D.    Who

  8.    Monitor:    ________ is the teacher angry with you?
         Rina      :    I forgot to do my homework.
        A.    When              B.    Why                C.    Which            D.    How

  9.    Pupil   :    ________ much time do we have to complete this project, sir?
         Mr Lin:    Two weeks.
        A.    What               B.    Why                C.    How               D.    Whose

10.    Mother:    These dresses are pretty.  ________ dress ao you like best?
         Sister   :    The purple one, mum.
        A.    What                B.    Which             C.    Whose            D.    How
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct question words.

  1.    ________ bicycle is under the tree?            ( Whose / Why / Who )

  2.    ________ is sitting behind you, Ramli?               ( What / Which / Who )

  3.    ________ dress is yours?            ( When / Which / Where )

  4.    ________ time do you get up every day?            ( What / When / Why )

  5.    ________ is your examination?            ( Why / What / When )

  6.    ________ many fingers do you have?            ( How / What / Which )

  7.    ________ is the dog barking so loudly?            ( Whose / Who / Why )

  8.    ________ does mother put the basket?            ( Who / Where / Which )

  9.    ________ does a postmtan do?            ( What / When / Why )

10.    ________ is your father?            ( When / Why / Which )
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct question words.)

Practice 1:

Kien Hoe:    Hello.  What is your name?

Justin      :    I'm Justin.  ________ is your name?
                                        (1)
Kien Hoe:    I'm Kien Hoe.  ________ do you come from?
                                                (2)
Justin      :    I come from Ipoh.

Kien Hoe:    ________ did you come here?
                        (3)
Justin      :    I came here by bus.

Kien Hoe:    ________ did you arrive?
                       (4)
Justin      :    I arrived a few minutes ago.

Kien Hoe:    ________ did you come here?
                       (5)
Justin      :    I have come here to see my sister.
 

Practice 2:

Beng Choo:    ________ storybook is more interesting?
                           (6)
Salesman   :    This one.

Beng Choo:    ________ is the story about?
                            (7)
Salesman   :    It is a mystery story.

Beng Choo:    ________ is the author of this book?
                           (8)
Salesman   :    Sidney Brandon.

Beng Choo:    ________ much does it cost?
                           (9)
Salesman   :    It costs fifteen ringgit.

Beng Choo:    Here you are.

Salesman   :    Thank you.

Beng Choo:    ________ does your shop close?
                           (10)
Salesman   :    At 9.00 p.m.

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9.    VERB TENSES
A.    Choose the best answer.

  1.    Father always ________ fishing on Saturday evenings.
        A.    go            B.    goes            C.    going            D.    went

  2.    She does not ________ telling lies.
        A.    likes        B.    liked             C.    liking            D.    like

  3.    The moon ________ brightly at night.
        A.    shining     B.    shone           C.    shines           D.    shine

  4.    She ________ very late last night.
        A.    slept        B.    sleeps           C.    sleep            D.    sleeping

  5.    We ________ all the doors before we went to bed.
        A.    lock        B.    locking          C.    locked          D.    locks

  6.    Faizul and his brother ________ in the room.
        A.    studying    B.    are studying    C.    is studying    D.    was studying

  7.    Mohan ________ his grandparents next week.
        A.    visits        B.    visiting           C.    visited          D.    is going to

  8.    We ________ the meeting tomorrow morning.
        A.    attend        B.    attended        C.    attending      D.    shall attend

  9.    Mother ________ while I was washing the clothes.
        A.    cooks        B.    were cooking      C.    is cooking        D.    was cooking

10.    I ________ my homework this morning.
        A.    did            B.    do                C.    does             D.    done
 

B.    Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tenses.

  1.    The stars ________ at night.            (twinkle)

  2.    Siew Yong ________ a doll yesterday.            (buy)

  3.    Look!  The wind ________ the kite away.            (blow)

  4.    The mechanic ________ my car this evening.            (repair)

  5.    Miss Lee ________ to the headmaster half an hour ago.            (talk)

  6.    I ________ at the International Book Fair last week.            (am)

  7.    Zulkifli ________ television every night.            (watch)

  8.    I ________ the composition tonight.            (write)

  9.    The girls ________ in the hall.            (dance)

10.    Mr Soon ________ his house last year.            (sell)
 

C.    Text Completion (Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tenses.)

Practice 1:

        My school's Sports Day was held last Saturday.  There ________ many people in the
                                                                                                 (1)
field.  Many pupils ________ part in the race.  Mei Yong ________ the fastest, so she
                                 (2)                                                        (3)
________ the race.  It ________ an enjoyable day.
    (4)                                (5)
 

Practice 2:

        The girls are in the room now.  Jamilah and Lina ________ the radio.  Ani ________
                                                                                  (6) listen                            (7) read
her book.  Their cats ________ under the table.  The girls' brother ________ television.
                                  (8) sleep                                                       (9) watch
Puan Minah ________ the clothes.
                    (10) iron

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10.    PUNCTUATION
A.    Punctuate the following sentences.

  1.    where is my storybook
        ________________________________________________________________

  2.    she will spend her holidays in Canada
        ________________________________________________________________

  3.    hello how are you
        ________________________________________________________________

  4.    i need your help can you please buy me a dozen apples
        ________________________________________________________________

  5.    great we re going to celebrate your birthday in a hotel
        ________________________________________________________________
 

B.    Punctuate the following passage.

        shamin was walking to the bus stop suddenly he met his pen pal hi how are you

i m surprised to see you shamin asked i just arrived i m looking for your house said

his pen pal wow how nice of you we ll have a great time come let s go said shamin

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ANSWER 1:    ARTICLES

A.    1.    A                      6.    B
        2.    C                      7.    C
        3.    D                      8.    B
        4.    A                      9.    D
        5.    C                    10.    D

B.    1.    an, an               6.    a, -
        2.    The                  7.    the, the
        3.    an                     8.    an, the
        4.    a                       9.    the
        5.    a                     10.    The, -

C.    1.    a                       6.    -
        2.    an                     7.    a
        3.    a                       8.    the
        4.    -                        9.    an
        5.    -                      10.    -


ANSWER 2:    COUNTABLES

A.    1.    C                             6.    B
        2.    D                            7.    B
        3.    C                            8.    B
        4.    C                            9.    A
        5.    B                          10.    C

B.    1.    a lot of                   6.    a few/many
        2.    a little                    7.    any
        3.    many                      8.    much
        4.    much                      9.    plenty
        5.    Some/Several      10.    a little

C.    1.    any                         6.    some
        2.    Many                     7.    much
        3.    some                      8.    any
        4.    A                            9.    two
        5.    few                       10.    a little


ANSWER 3:    CONJUNCTIONS

A.    1.    D                            6.    B
        2.    D                            7.    A
        3.    C                            8.    A
        4.    B                            9.    D
        5.    C                          10.    C

B.    1.    but                          6.    until
        2.    so                           7.    or
        3.    and                         8.    therefore
        4.    but                          9.    because
        5.    if                           10.    and

C.    1.    and                          6.    and
        2.    but                          7.    but
        3.    because                  8.    If
        4.    so                            9.    or
        5.    and                        10.    because


ANSWER 4:    PREPOSITIONS

A.    1.    B                            6.    A
        2.    B                            7.    C
        3.    C                            8.    B
        4.    A                            9.    D
        5.    D                          10.    C

B.    1.    to                            6.    after
        2.    along                      7.    into
        3.    between                 8.    through
        4.    at                           9.    by
        5.    by                         10.    across

C.    1.    on                            6.    in
        2.    beside                     7.    beside
        3.    under                      8.    above
        4.    between                  9.    over
        5.    near                      10.    into


ANSWER 5:    ADJECTIVES

A.    1.    D                            6.    D
        2.    B                            7.    B
        3.    C                            8.    D
        4.    A                            9.    B
        5.    B                          10.    A

B.    1.    oldest                     6.    higher
        2.    bigger                    7.    small
        3.    fatter                     8.    biggest
        4.    strong                    9.    more difficult
        5.    thinner                 10.    worst

C.    1.    healthy                   6.    older
        2.    wooden                  7.    long
        3.    clear                       8.    thin
        4.    tall                          9.    youngest
        5.    ripe/big                 10.    most intelligent


ANSWER 6:    ADVERBS

A.    1.    A                            6.    D
        2.    D                            7.    B
        3.    B                            8.    D
        4.    A                            9.    C
        5.    C                          10.    A

B.    1.    rudely                    6.    loudly
        2.    quietly                   7.    neatly/carefully
        3.    somewhere            8.    lately
        4.    gently                    9.    slowly/fast
        5.    angrily                 10.    heavily/loudly

C.    1.    heavily                   6.    quietly
        2.    quietly                    7.    loudly
        3.    loudly                     8.    slowly
        4.    fiercely                   9.    carefully
        5.    quickly                  10.    softly


ANSWER 7:    PRONOUNS

A.    1.    D                         6.    A
        2.    B                         7.    C
        3.    C                         8.    A
        4.    D                         9.    C
        5.    B                       10.    C

B.    1.    my                       6.    her
        2.    herself                7.    me
        3.    us                        8.    its
        4.    He                       9.    Our
        5.    themselves       10.    his

C.    1.    They                    6.    We
        2.    their                    7.    They
        3.    She                      8.    themselves
        4.    her                       9.    their
        5.    themselves        10.    ourselves


ANSWER 8:    QUESTION WORDS

A.    1.    C                            6.    C
        2.    A                            7.    B
        3.    D                            8.    B
        4.    C                            9.    C
        5.    C                          10.    B

B.    1.    Whose                6.    How
        2.    Who                   7.    Why
        3.    Which                 8.   Where
        4.    What                  9.    What
        5.    When               10.    Which

C.    1.    What                   6.    Which
        2.    Where                 7.    What
        3.    How                     8.    Who
        4.    When                   9.    How
        5.    Why                   10.    When


ANSWER 9:    VERB TENSES

A.    1.    B                         6.    B
        2.    D                         7.    D
        3.    C                         8.    D
        4.    A                         9.    D
        5.    C                       10.    A

B.    1.    twinkle                6.    was
        2.    bought                7.    watches
        3.    is blowing           8.    shall write
        4.    will repair           9.    are dancing
        5.    talked               10.    sold

C.    1.    were                    6.    are listening
        2.    took                    7.    is reading
        3.    was                     8.    are sleeping
        4.    won                     9.    is watching
        5.    was                   10.    is ironing


ANSWER 10:    PUNCTUATION

A.    1.    Where is my storybook?
        2.    She will spend her holidays in Canada.
        3.    Hello!  How are you?
        4.    I need your help.  Can you please buy me a dozen apples?
        5.    Great!  We're going to celebrate your birthday in a hotel.
 

B.            Shamin was walking to the bus stop.  Suddenly, he met his pen-pal.  "Hi!
        How are you?  I'm surprised to see you," Shamin asked.  "I just arrived.  I'm
        looking for your house," said his pen-pal.  "Wow!  How nice of you.  We'll
        have a great time.  Come, let's go," said Shamin.


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