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Choose from the following prepositions at, by, for, from, in, on, with and complete the sentences.

  1. Where do you come from    ?
  2. My cousin lives   in
  3. They are walking on  the bridge.
  4. I don’t like flying, so I went to Paris by
  5. You can stay    with  me tonight.
  6. My birthday is  on  29th February.
  7. I’ll see you at
  8. Put the books on the table, please.
  9. I haven’t seen you  for
  10. I like this house   by  the river.

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct tense.
1. When I looked (look) out of the window, I  (see) John.
2.  Have you ever played (play) the piano since you left school?
3. I haven’t seen (not see) him for two days.
4. When he was trying (try) to open the door, he dropped (drop) his key.
5. They lived (live) in this house since 1987.
6. My father washed (wash) his car while my mother and I was preaparing (prepare) dinner.
7. Have you met (meet) her yesterday?
8. Mary was (be) in London for three days.
9. The headmaster entered (enter) the classroom when they wrote (write) their exams.
10. He bought (buy) a new car last week.
11. I think that they will arrive (arrive) tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they played (play) chess after they did (do) their homework.

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.

  1. The old woman lived alone, with no one to look after her.
  2. A) someone / her
    B) anyone / herself
    C) everyone / she
    D) no one / her
    E) anyone / she’s
    This two rings here on my little finger belonged to my grandmother.
  3. A) These / my
    B) That / mine
    C) Those / me
    D) The / myself
    E) This / my
    When the little boy grabbed the lizard, it’s tail broke off in his hand.
  4. A) it’s / his
    B) it / him
    C) its / his
    D) it / one’s
    E) its / he’s
  5. A baby learns the meaning of words as they are spoken by others and later uses them in sentences.
  6. A) their / they
    B) they / them
    C) they / themselves
    D) it / them
    E) they / it
    Some of these clothes are mine, and the rest of them belong to Zack.
  7. A) yours / it
    B) my / them
    C) hers / their
    D) me / they
    E) mine / them
  8. As for me, I prefer to let people make up their minds.
  9. A) myself / each other’s
    B) I / his own
    C) mine / one another’s
    D) me / their own
    E) my / theirs
    The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and me in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between us.
  10. A) I / us
    B) me / us
    C) myself / ours
    D) mine / our
    E) me / we
    As anyone cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson’s.
  11. A) anyone
    B) someone else’s
    C) no one else
    D) everyone
    E) nobody’s
    They decided to buy the house because its location would allow them to get to work very easily.
  12. A) theirs / them
    B) it / themselves
    C) its / them
    D) they / us
    E) its / their
    Our dog is of a very good breed as it is the offspring of two very champion dogs and inherited their features.
  13. A) this / its
    B) he / them
    C) she / theirs
    D) that / his
    E) it / their

 Complete the following exercise with adjective or adverb form of the words.

  1. That pitbull looks angry (angry)
  2. She spoke quietly (quiet)
  3. Erica listened to her mother carefully (careful)
  4. Mary makes  mistakes carelessly (careless)
  5. Children grow quickly(quick)
  6. He is very  today happy.(happy)
  7. It’s raining heavily. (heavy)
  8. Morgan was seriouslyhurt in a car accident. (serious)
  9. His situation was very serious. (serious)

 

English

I got to the post office just before it closed and sent the latter.
We invited Stephanie to the party, but she didn’t come.
Jack lost his job because he made too many mistakes.
Everyone knew that it was Bill’s fault, but nobody said anything.
Karen took the keys from the kitchen table and ran out the door.
I was bored, so Mum gave me some money to go shopping.
Do you remember the time we went to India on holiday?
It started raining, but luckily i had an umbrella in my bag.

I don’t need a football because I bought it yesterday.
I know a lot about Paris because I was there two years.
I don’t need to worry about my homework because I did it last night.
I haven’t got a PlayStation any more because I sold it in June.
Mum is angry with me because I broke the window a week ago.

Ted was playing his guitar at half past even.
At midnight, I was sleeping, but Jane was listening to music.
Luke was standing outside the bank when suddenly two robbers ran past him.
I know Dough was working late at the office because I saw him when I was leaving.
Were you having a shower when the earthquake happened?
Penny was running to catch the bus when the slipped and fell.
When you saw Eugene was he going home?
At midnight? Erm … we were watching a DVD, i think.

When we were in Canada, we went skiing almost every day.
About four years ago, decided to become a chef.
Georgia was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.
Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it was raining heavily.
Two men were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.
Daniel called you at one o’clock yesterday, but you were here with me.
We were eating breakfast when a letter came through the letter box.
As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula was making cake.
I was dreaming about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off.
While I was practising the trumpet late last night, a neighbour came to complain.

Keep on running

Joel: This is OK.
In fact, it’s
good fun!

Jess: Yeah. It’s
not bad.

Joel: Are you
OK, Jess?

Jess: Well, no, not
really. I’ve got
this pain, right
here. Near my
stomach.

Joel: Oh dear.

Jess: Yeah. it
really hurts.
I’m going
to stop.

Joel: No. You have to
keep on running. And
press with your hand,
right where it hurts.
But whatever you do
– don’t stop!

Jess: Keep on running?
Are you sure?

Joel: Yeah. I know it
sounds weird, in a
way… but it’s the best thing to do.

Jess: Well, Joel, you were right. The pain’s gone!

Joel: See? Just keep going! But…Jess, maybe we

could stop in a minute? I’m a bit tired now!

Jess: Ah, Joel – don’t be such a wimp!

There is something wrong in each sentence. Cross through the incorrect information and
change it.
1 Joel thinks running is horrible. good fun.

Jess has got a pain near her neck in her side.

Jess is going to cry be fine.

Joel says that Jess has to stop running keep going.

Joel says that not stopping stopping is the wrong thing to do.

Jess’s pain doesn’t go away last long.

Joel wants to stop running now keep running.