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Degrees of Comparison Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. The water was &&&&&&&than I thought. (warm / warmer / warmest)
2. She is the &&&&&.. woman I know. (nice / nicer / nicest)
3. It was a &&&&& job. (tough / tougher / toughest)
4. She is &&&.. than you think. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)
5. I did &&&&&&&.. work today. (little / less / least)
6. She is &&&&&&&.. than him. (bad / worse / worst)
7. He is the &&&&&. man alive. (rich / richer / richest)
8. I am the &&&&&&&&. person in my family. (short / shorter / shortest)
9. Even my kid sister is &&&& than me. (tall / taller / tallest)
10. As an actor, his father is &&& than him. (successful / more successful / most successful)
11. I love you &&&&&&&&. than him. (much / more / most)
12. My mother loves me the &&& (much / more / most)

Answers

1. The water was warmer than I thought.
2. She is the nicest woman I know.
3. It was a tough job.
4. She is cleverer than you think.
5. I did less work today.
6. She is worse than him.
7. He is the richest man alive.
8. I am the shortest person in my family.
9. Even my kid sister is taller than me.
10. As an actor, his father is more successful than him.
11. I love you more than him.
12. My mother loves me the most.

Pronouns Exercise

Fill in the blanks using an appropriate pronoun.

1. What are you doing in &&&& room? (he / his / him)
2. That is none of &&&&&&business. (you / your / yours)
3. Have &&&. (they / them) ever invited &&&&& (you / your) to &&& (they / their) home?
4. She doesn’t know what &&& is doing? (she / her / hers)
5. I am going to drop Susie at && home. (she / her / hers)
6. Have you ever helped &&&& (he / him / his)
7. They accused &&& of stealing the money. (he / him / his)
8. She never revealed &&&&& problems to anybody. (she / her / hers)
9. You always criticize &&&& (I / me / mine)
10. I think &&&.. (we / us) should invite &&& (they / them) to &(we / us / our) party.

Answers
1. What are you doing in his room?
2. That is none of your business.
3. Have they ever invited you to their home?
4. She doesn’t know what she is doing?
5. I am going to drop Susie at her home.
6. Have you ever helped him?
7. They accused him of stealing the money.
8. She never revealed her problems to anybody.
9. You always criticize me.
10. I think we should invite them to our party.

Kinds Of Sentences Exercise

Identify the kinds of sentences.

1. The elephant is the largest land animal.
2. Tigers and lions live in jungles.
3. Who is that tall man?
4. Where do you work?
5. What a sad state of affairs!
6. How generous of you to help him like that!
7. Leave me alone.
8. Wait here for a minute.
9. Close the door.
10. How will you solve this problem?
11. Where will they go?
12. Take your own time.
13. What a splendid performance it was!
14. They will cheat us.

Answers
1. The elephant is the largest land animal. (declarative sentence)
2. Tigers and lions live in jungles. (declarative sentence)
3. Who is that tall man? (interrog-ative sentence)
4. Where do you work? (interroga- tive sentence)
5. What a sad state of affairs! (exclamatory sentence)
6. How generous of you to help him like that! (exclamatory sentence)
7. Leave me alone. (imperative sentence)
8. Wait here for a minute. (imper- ative sentence)
9. Close the door. (imperative sentence)
10. How will you solve this problem? (interrogative sentence)
11. Where will they go? (interrog- ative sentence)
12. Take your own time. (imperative sentence)
13. What a splendid performance it was! (exclamatory sentence)
14. They will cheat us. (declarative sentence)

Change Into Negative

In the simple present tense, we make negatives with do and does. In the simple past tense, we make negatives with did.
1. I met them yesterday.
2. She called me a liar.
3. I waited for an hour.
4. She recognized him immediately.
5. The cat jumped out of the window.
6. He quit school at twelve.
7. She is looking for a job.
8. I have watered the plants.
9. She enjoys spending time with children.
10. He feeds stray dogs and cats.
11. He works hard to support his family.
12. She earns a hefty salary.
13. You are my boss.
14. We went to their house yesterday.

Answers
1. I did not meet them yesterday.
2. She did not call me a liar.
3.I did not wait for an hour.
4. She did not recognize him immediately.
5. The cat did not jump out of the window.
6. He did not quit school at twelve.
7. She is not looking for a job.
8. I have not watered the plants.
9. She does not enjoy spending time with children.
10. He does not feed stray dogs and cats.
11. He does not work hard to support his family.
12. She does not earn a hefty salary.
13. You are not my boss.
14. We did not go to their house yesterday.

Tenses Gap Filling Exercise

Complete the following passage using appropriate verb forms.
The Chinese &&&&.. (do / does / has / have) not celebrate their New Year on January 1 like people in many parts of the world &&&&. (do / does/ did). In 2022, the Chinese Year &&.. (begun / begin / began) on February 1. The Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China and people often &&&&&& (take / took / are taking) weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.

Chinese months are based on the lunar calendar. Each month &&&. (begin / begins / began / begun) on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally &&&& (start / are starting / have started) on the first day of the month and &&&&&&&& (continue/continues / continued) until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

Answers
The Chinese do not celebrate their New Year on January 1 like people from many parts of the world do. In 2022, the Chinese Year began on February 1. The Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China and people often take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.

Chinese months are based on the lunar calendar. Each month begins on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

Has vs. Have Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with has or have.
Use ‘has’ when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun. Use ‘have’ when the subject is
a plural noun or pronoun.

1. Janet &&&&&& black hair.
2. You &&&&.. no patience.
3. &&&. you received the invite?
4. Where &&&&& you been all this while?
5. She &&&&&. no idea what she is doing.
6. James &&no interest in politics.
7. All students &&&&&&to hand in their work before Friday.
8. The dog && had his breakfast.
9. The plants &&&&&&&.. died for want of water.
10. The baby &&&&&& asleep.
11. The letters &&& been posted.
12. The forecast &&&&&&&& warned of heavy rainfall.

Answers
1. Janet has black hair.
2. You have no patience.
3. Have you received the invite?
4. Where have you been all this while?
5. She has no idea what she is doing.
6. James has no interest in politics.
7. All students have to hand in their work before Friday.
8. The dog has had his breakfast.
9. The plants have died for want of water.
10. The baby has fallen asleep.
11. The letters have been posted.
12. The forecast has warned of heavy rainfall.

Gap Filling Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

Hurricanes only form && (over / above) really warm ocean water of 80F or warmer. They typically form &&& (between /among) 5 to 15 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. A hurricane and a typhoon &&. (is / are) more or less the same. They are all tropical storms occurring &&&.. (in / at / on) different parts of the world. Tropical storms occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean &&. (called / are called / is called) hurricanes. In the Western Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and Australia, &&& (this / these) types of storms are called cyclones.

Answers
Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80F or warmer. They typically form between 5 to 15 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. A hurricane and a typhoon are more or less the same. They are all tropical storms occurring in different parts of the world. Tropical storms occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes. In the Western Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and Australia, these types of storms are called cyclones.