Grammar help

Present simple1 Complete the sentences with play or plays.

You play the guitar.1 Our teacher the guitar.2 I the guitar.3 Joe the guitar.4 My aunt the guitar.5 My sister and I the guitar.

2 Write the 3rd person singular form of the verbs. I like he likes1 I teach she 2 I make it 3 I read he 4 I do she 5 I study it 6 I wash he 7 I have she 8 I go it 9 I fly he

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. My mum gets (get) up at seven

thirty.1 I sometimes (watch) DVDs in

the evening.2 My music lesson (finish) at five

o’clock.3 My grandparents (live) in that

house.4 We always (have) lunch at one

fifteen.5 My friend usually (visit) me on

Sunday mornings.6 Julia always (do) her

homework after dinner.7 My sister and I (study) English

every day.8 This bus (go) to London.9 At Harry’s school, classes

(start) at eight o’clock.

Adverbs of frequency4 Write the adverbs of frequency.

tonef often1 etimsosem 2 reven 3 yalasw 4 elrary 5 ulusaly

5 Complete the chart. Use the words from exercise 4.

100% often 0%

Prepositions of time6 Write the sentences in the correct order.

in the evening / go / We / to the cinema / sometimes

We sometimes go to the cinema in the evening.1 classes / Mr Mitchell’s / usually / interesting / are

2 at four thirty / get / usually / I / home

3 do / on Sundays / I / homework / never

4 a shower / has / in the morning / often / Dad

5 always / is / My brother / happy

6 dinner / We / at a restaurant / sometimes / have

7 Complete the sentences with on, at, or in. My birthday is on 5th December.1 Dad gets home six o’clock.2 We always go out Fridays.3 We usually take a holiday August.4 Our dog stays in the garden night.5 The students go home the afternoon.6 She plays the guitar weekends.7 The World Cup is in Qatar 2022.8 The lesson starts eight thirty.

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Present simple1 Reorder the words to write negative sentences.

football / Alex / like / not / does

Alex does not like football.1 not / Mum / does / at a bank / work

2 play basketball / do / We / not

3 do / The children / pizza / not / like

2 Rewrite the sentences. Use short forms. He does not play tennis.

He doesn’t play tennis.1 They do not have lunch at school.

2 He does not do his homework after dinner.

3 She does not live in a big city.

3 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form. We like this CD.

We don’t like this CD.1 He has lunch at two o’clock.

2 I speak Russian.

3 She teaches Spanish.

4 Look at the table. Write short answers to the questions.

Tim Sally

basketball no yesfootball yes yescycling yes nokarate no noswimming yes yes

Does Tim play basketball?

No, he doesn’t.1 Does Sally play basketball?

2 Do Tim and Sally do karate?

3 Does Tim go cycling?

5 Look at table again. Write questions and short answers. Sally / go / cycling?

Does Sally go cycling. No, she doesn’t.1 Tim / do / karate?

2 Tim and Sally / go / swimming?

3 Sally / play / football?

Question words6 Complete the questions with the question words

in the box.

How often What What time Where

What do you do on Sundays? I visit my grandparents.1 does your friend live? She lives in San Francisco.2 does he get up? He gets up at eight o’clock.3 do you play basketball? I play basketball twice a week.

How often …?7 Write the correct expressions of frequency.

every evening every day three times a week twice a day

twice a month

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: every day

1 Monday, Thursday, Saturday: 2 1st January, 15th January: 3 Monday 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.: 4 Monday 8 p.m., Tuesday 8 p.m.:

Object pronouns8 Complete the sentences with the object

pronouns.

him it me them us

Your brother is funny. I like him .1 That’s my bag! Give it to , please.2 Those posters are amazing. I like .3 This city is fantastic. I love !4 That’s my sister. Do you know ?

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can (ability)1 Write the sentences in the correct order.

speak English / can / They

They can speak English.1 cannot / You / sing

2 play the guitar / can / Our teacher

3 ride a bike / I / cannot

4 can / Danny and I / play chess

5 My brother / swim / cannot

2 Rewrite the sentences using can’t. She cannot dance.

She can’t dance.1 I cannot sing.

2 My dad cannot play the guitar.

3 Your sister cannot ride a bike.

4 Joe and Sam cannot ski.

3 Complete the sentences with can (✓) or can’t (✗). We can’t speak Russian. (✗)1 My brother drive a car. (✓)2 The children play chess. (✗)3 Mrs. Rossi sing. (✓)4 You play the piano. (✓)5 Those students act. (✗)

Degrees of ability4 Write the sentences in the correct order.

speak / can’t / very well / I / Spanish

I can’t speak Spanish very well.1 can / Maria / quite well / sing

2 speak English / can’t / Those tourists / very well

3 well / play football / can / Your brother

4 can’t / I / at all / play the piano

5 ski / very well / My uncle / can

5 Look at the box. Then write sentences using can or can’t and the words in the box.

✓✓✓ very well ✓✓ well ✓ quite well

✗ not very well ✗✗ not at all

I / play chess (✗)

I can’t play chess very well.1 You / sing (✓✓✓)

2 We / play basketball (✓)

3 My grandad / use a computer (✗✗)

4 Those students / dance (✓✓)

can (ability)6 Complete the short answers.

Can your grandma send text messages? No, she can’t .

1 Can your parents ski? Yes, .2 Can you drive a car? No, .3 Can you and your brother swim?

Yes, .4 Can your dad speak Chinese?

No, .

7 Write questions with can. Write affirmative (✓) or negative (✗) short answers. you / ski? (✗)

Can you ski? No, I can’t.1 your sister / speak Spanish? (✓)

2 your dad / play the guitar? (✗)

3 your brother / drive a car? (✗)

4 your friends / play tennis? (✓)

Imperatives8 Complete the sentences with affirmative or

negative imperatives. Use the verbs in the box.

be look read send watch

Don’t read that book! It’s boring.1 this DVD! It’s funny.2 text messages in class!3 It’s eleven o’clock at night. quiet!4 at this poster! It’s fantastic.

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Present continuous1 Write the sentences in the correct order.

watching / are / TV / We

We are watching TV.1 am / I / English / studying

2 in the garden / is / The dog / sitting

3 playing / The students / football / are

4 are / your homework / doing / You

5 a yellow jacket / is wearing / My brother

2 Rewrite the sentences with short forms. He is working.

He’s working.1 We are playing computer games.

2 I am wearing a T-shirt.

3 You are having lunch.

4 She is walking to school

5 They are swimming.

3 Write present continuous sentences. Use short forms. We / watch a DVD

We’re watching a DVD.1 He / have a shower

2 I / listen to music

3 She / sit in her room

4 They / have dinner

4 Look at exercise 3 again. Write the sentences in the negative form.

We aren’t watching a DVD.1 2 3 4

5 Read the sentences. Then write short answers.

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John:

‘We’re in the park. We’re

playing football.’

‘We’re in a restaurant. We’re

having lunch.’

‘I’m at home. I’m doing my homework.’

‘I’m at school. I’m studying

maths.’

Anna:Tony and Rita:

Carla and Mike:

Is Anna playing football?

No, she isn’t.1 Are Carla and Mike having lunch?

2 Is John studying maths?

3 Are Tony and Rita doing their homework?

4 Is Rita playing football?

5 Is Mike watching TV?

6 Read the sentences in exercise 5 again. Write questions and answers. Tony / play tennis?

Is Tony playing tennis? No, he isn’t.1 Anna / do her homework?

2 Tony and Rita / play football?

3 John / study English?

4 Carla and Mike / have dinner?

Question words + present continuous7 Complete the questions with where, what,

or who. Where are you going? To the cinema.1 is she wearing? A red T-shirt.2 is he talking to? His teacher.3 are they playing tennis? In the park.

Grammar help

Comparative adjectives1 Complete the chart.

Adjective Comparative

fastexcitingangrycheapbad

intelligenthappy

importantthin

famouspopulargood

faster than more exciting than 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives. Dubai is hotter (hot) than Florida.1 People are (friendly) in small towns

than big cities.2 The weather is (cold) today than

yesterday.3 This car is (good) than my dad’s car.4 Your house is (far) from the school

than mine.5 My brother is (intelligent) than me.6 Cars are (safe) than motorbikes.

3 Correct the errors in the sentences. Their house is biger than ours. bigger1 Those jeans are more expensiver than mine.

2 Dolphins are more friendly that sharks.

3 Sara is more happy today than yesterday.

4 Maths is difficult than English.

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5as … as4 Write sentences using as ... as.

Rio de Janeiro / exciting / New York Rio de Janeiro is as exciting as New York.1 books / exciting / films 2 swimming / difficult / skating 3 Spanish / useful / maths

5 Write sentences using as ... as and the adjectives in brackets. James Bond films / the Harry Potter films (good) James Bond films are as good as the Harry Potter films.1 watching TV / surfing the Internet (not /

interesting) 2 the United States / Russia (not / cold) 3 a Ford / a Ferrari (not / expensive) 4 cats / dogs (intelligent) 5 doing the washing-up / washing the car (boring) 6 his second book / his first (not / exciting) 7 Italian food / Chinese food (nice)

6 Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first. Use the words in brackets. Rock music is more popular than jazz. Jazz isn’t as popular as

rock music. (popular) 1 My brother is younger than me. My brother

me. (old)2 My exam results were worse than my sister’s. My exam results

my sister’s. (good)3 Our new house is smaller than our old one. Our new house

our old one. (big)4 Football is safer than skiing. Football

skiing. (dangerous)

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6Comparative / Superlative4 Choose the correct words.

I’m taller / tallest than my brother.1 This is the more expensive / most expensive

restaurant in town!2 Brazil is bigger / biggest than Argentina.3 I think that history is more interesting / most

interesting than maths.4 What is the smaller / smallest animal in the world?5 English is always the more difficult / most difficult

exam for me.

5 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in the box.

confident exciting good happy intelligent interesting

James always does well in exams. He’s the most intelligent boy in my class.

1 I think geography is history – history is really boring!

2 The car chase was part of the film.

3 My brother is me – he isn’t shy at all.

4 Greta is person in my class – she’s never sad!

5 My sister is me at maths – I’m hopeless!

one / ones6 Complete the sentences by writing one or ones

to replace the words that are crossed out. This restaurant is more popular than the restaurant

one on the High Street.1 Don’t put the clean clothes with the dirty clothes

.2 These shoes are more expensive than the brown

shoes .3 The second film is better than the first film

.4 The teachers at this school are nicer than the

teachers at my old school.

Superlative adjectives1 Write the superlative of the adjectives.

long the longest dangerous the most dangerous1 noisy 2 good 3 sad 4 popular 5 tall 6 safe 7 bad 8 comfortable

2 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in the box.

expensive healthy high good old populated

What is the highest mountain in the world?1 Grandad is member of the family.2 Tokyo is city in the world.3 The Hilton is hotel in the city.4 The salad is thing on the menu.5 This is day of my life!

3 Complete the questions with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Then choose the correct answers.

The Great US Geography Quiz!

What is the longest (long) river in the USA? a the Mississippi b the Rio Grande

c the Missouri1 How high is (high) mountain in the USA? a 6,193 metres b 7,193 metres c 8,193 metres2 Which city is (large)? a Los Angeles b Chicago c New York3 Which is (tall) building in the USA? a Empire State Building, New York

b Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas c Willis Tower, Chicago

4 Which is (expensive) city in the USA? a New York b Washington c Los Angeles5 What is (popular) tourist attraction in the

USA? a Disney World, Florida

b The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada c Times Square, New York

Quiz answers: 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 c