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Monday, 16 September 2013

ENGLISH GRAMMAR GRAB BAG


Revision Exercises of 3rd ESO






NOTA: El objetivo esencial de este repaso inicial de curso es poner al día los conocimientos básicos adquiridos en 3ºESO y cursos anteriores, así como facilitar la re-evaluación de aquellos alumnos que fueron evaluados negativamente al final del curso anterior.






1.PUT A SIMPLE PRESENT OR A PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORM.

do get have like look paint put





1.My husband and I ____________ breakfast at eight o’clock.
2.Tina __________ up at half past seven every day.
3.My husband can’t play football today because he _________ after the children
4.I always____________ cold drinks when I’m thirsty.
5.I ____________ a grammar exercise tomorrow.

2.COMPLETE WITH THE SUITABLE FORM .

People___________hungry in the Third World, families __________ a lot of children and they __________ not give them an education. In Burundi a child ___________not go to school. ____________you want to help them?


3.PUT THE WORDS IN ORDER TO FORM SENTENCES.

1- the cinema/never/she/Thursdays/goes/on/to
____________________________________________________
2- speak/sometimes/They/French/their/with/friends
____________________________________________________
3- bored/ I / often/am
____________________________________________________
4- six o’clock/always/before/ I / get up /
____________________________________________________
5- tea/She/in/usually/the morning/drinks
___________________________________________________

4.USE THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE TEXT.

And then as well but






Sally :What´s he like ,.............. ,Polly?
Polly:Who, Rob? ..............,you know, he´s very good-looking.
Sally:Tall, dark and handsome?
Polly: Not as tall ............. your Jake............ he is dark and handsome.
He´s got lovely brown eyes and a super smile. ..............he´s got
a great sense of humour.



5.TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.


1.¿Cómo se deletrea tu apellido?


2.Rufus se levanta tarde normalmente los domingos.


3.¿Con qué frecuencia vas de compras?


4.A los Indios del Amazonas les gusta la música, bailar y contar historias.


5.El precio del pescado está bajando lentamente.



6.COMPLETE THESE SHORT DIALOGUES.

a) _________________________________? How do you do?b) _______________________________________? Yes, that´s right ,
I´m Henry Pollard.
c) _________________________________? I´m from France.
__________________________________? Paris.
d) __________________________________?Spanish.


7.COMPLETE WITH THE SUITABLE FORM .

Families in Spain __________ not very big. They___________one or two children and parents ___________ give them a good education.But not everybody ______
enough money to live. Some people __________not work .


8.PUT A SIMPLE PRESENT OR A PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORM.

GET LIVE SPEND STUDY VISIT WORK

1.My mum’s on holiday in France.She _____________ her sister.
2.Jim is in London with a friend.He ___________ three months there every year.
3.My friend is from Rome.She ____________ with her family.
4.Jenny is a student at Liverpool Univ.Now she ____________ French in Paris.
5.My brother ____________ in Florida next summer.
6.Ingrid Larsen _________ prettier and prettier..



9.MAKE QUESTIONS WITH THE SUITABLE QUESTION WORD.
1.I went to the mountain last weekend.

2.Because he doesn´t know the address.

3.I have lived in Madrid for 5 years.

4.They will buy a new house next year.

5.It was $25.


10.WRITE THE COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.
thin:
tall:
nice:
small:
reasonable:
long:
strange:
bad:
wonderful:
shy:


11.USE THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE TEXT.

Though do perhaps no still





.................... my nose is too big.Do you think it is?............., perhaps not .
My hair is nice .Rob likes long,fair hair , my eyes are a bit small,................ . ..................,they´re pretty.But I ...............think my nose is too big. I don´t know.


12.TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.

1.¿Qué significa “alien”?

2.Adele siempre toma el desayuno tarde los domingos.


3.¿Qué llevas normalmente en la cama?


4.Los esquimales viven en iglús y viajan en trineos.


5.El ejército está creciendo en Fantasia.





13.PUT THIS SENTENCE IN THE FOLLOWING TENSES:

She plays the guitar.
SIMPLE PRESENT(?)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS(-)
SIMPLE PAST(+)
PAST CONTINUOUS(?)
PRESENT PERFECT(-)


14.PUT THE CORRECT FORM :Present Perfect or Past Simple

1.When your father was a child,........................... to school?(he/go)
2.I ................................. in Spain all my life (live)
3.What .................................. you for your last birthday?(your sister/give)
4.Napoleon ................................ to China.(never/be)
5.................................... in a Japanese restaurant.(you/ever/eat)


15.PUT THE VERBS INTO SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS.

1.Kam __________(leave) school with Sue at 3.30.
2.When they___________(walk) along the street,they ____________(meet)Terry.
3.When they ____________(see) the boys, they __________( say) hello.
4.While she_____________(talk) to Casey,Terry and Sue__________(disappear).
5.She _____________(not/know) what to do and she____________(invite)
Casey to have a coffee at the Fat Cat.
6.Later,she____________(take) her bag and ____________(go) home.


16.PUT THE VERBS INTO SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT.

1.(ever/dream)............................about fantastic princes?
2.I (see)..........................the flat last Sunday, but I(not /see) ..........................the car yet.
3.He (never/ leave) ..................................a restaurant without paying.
4.When you were on holiday I(have)...................................a party with my friends.


17.GIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.

1.She works five days a week.
2.They have lived in London for three years.
3.Mary has closed the door.
4.Penguins live in cold places.
5.We are going to build the house very soon.


18.COMPLETE THE CHART .THEN COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE.

1.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________ __________ CHEAPEST Buses are __________ than cars.
2.EASY __________ __________ This exam is the ___________
3._________ __________ NEWEST Disneyworld is as_________as
Disneyland.
4.TALL __________ ___________ The Empire State is one of
the________ buildings.
5._________ __________ GOOD This music isn´t as ________ as that
one


19.FILL THE GAPS WITH A SUITABLE WORD.

NEITHER USED WILL MAY FOR GETTING HOW MUCH WOULD NEVER FEWEST

1........................I introduce myself?
2.The world´s climate is ........................warmer.
3..................... of us have dark hair.
4.........................petrol do you need?
5.A pram has got the ......................wheels .
6.I need a machine ....................making holes.
7......................... you like to borrow my skirt?
8.I.......................give you a hand with the cooking.
9.I have ......................visited a museum.
10.They.......................to spend their holidays in Benidorm.


20.TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH.

1.What does your father look like?
2.He hit a stone and hurt his leg and knee.
3.Could you borrow me these warm gloves?
4.How fast is inflation going down?
5.They have seen a large object, bigger than a house, low in the sky.


21.USE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORMS

1.Sport is _______________________ (enjoyful) hobby of all.
2.Women are ____________________ (good) workers _______ men.
3.The USA are ___________________ (big) England.
4.August was ____________________ (hot) month in the year.
5.A train is _____________________ (fast) a plane.



22.PUT THE VERBS INTO SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS.

1.While I..........................TV, the telephone .............................(watch/ring)
2.When the telephone......................I............................off the TV.(ring, switch)
3.As I .............................to school, I...........................my friend(go/see)
4.When I............................my friend , I ......................hello(see/say).
5.While we ..........................., a car ............................into a wall(talk/crash)



23.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE ZERO CONDITIONAL

  1. If you ___________ (join) the music course,you ___________ (can) use all the laboratories and studios.
  2. It __________ (be) important to practise very hard if you _____________ (want) to be a good musician.
  3. No student ___________ (pass) the first year if he or she __________________ (have) talent.
  4. If you _______________ (choose) a course and you __________________ (not like) it,you can change it.


24.MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.

1.My mother has been abroad for ten years.
2.She fell in love in England.
3.Her parents want her to marry an Englishman?
4.Yes, she spent a lot of money.
5.She will throw the ball to the child.



25.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1.Are they writing poems? Yes,............................
2.Does she play tennis? No, ..........................
3.I worked there in 1990. So.............................
4.Has he been to Brazil? Yes, ..............................
5.Ian won´t sing tonight. Neither...............................


26.WRITE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS ADDING A FREQUENCY ADVERB.

1.My father ..............................(make) Sunday dinner.
2.Ruth doesn´t eat eggs, they..............................(make) her ill.
3.Have you got a light?Sorry, I.....................................(smoke).
4.How ............................. to school?(Mark/go)
5......................................your girlfriend ?(your parents/invite)



27.FILL THE GAPS WITH A SUITABLE WORD.

USE COULD CATCH BOTH EVER FOR MOST HOW MANY SHALL HOW OFTEN

1.I´m sorry, Ididn´t ...................... your name.
2...................... do you go to Scotland?
3..................... of us have the same eyes colour.
4....................... people does it carry?
5.A train has got the................ wheels.
6.I need a tool....................cutting wood.
7.......................I iron the dress for you?
8.......................I use your phone?
9.Have you .................... been to a big Carnival?
10.People didn´t ...................to watch TV.


28.TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH.

1.What do you like doing in your spare time?

2.He had a car crash and he hurt his neck and shoulder,

3.This colourful tie suits you.

4.Why is the price of drinking water going up?

5.A woman has seen a large, strange light moving around in the sky.

6. He was very grown-up and matureand much more self-confident.

7.I don´t know much, but she knows even less than I do.

8.I hate the fur trade because it is cruel to animals.

9.Would you like a little more sauce?

10.Take-off has been delayed for three hours.


29.PUT IN THE CORRECT VERB FORMS.

1.Look!It.............................again.(rain)
2.It always...........................when I want to go for a walk(rain).
3.What...........................(you/do)?I............................. a letter(write)
4. .................................(you/like)fish? Not very much.


30.WRITE EACH SENTENCE IN INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE.

1.I went to the seaside last week.

2.It snowed yesterday.

3.I enjoyed the food at the restaurant.

4.I found the shoes I wanted.

5.I have followed you.


31. PUT IN THE RIGHT TENSE.

1.When I..............................,I ...................................some old letters(clean/find)
2.The doorbell............................while I..............................a bath(ring/have)
3.We ............................an accident when we ...........................back home(have/come)
4.When I ..........................out of the window, it ............................(look/rain)
5.I................................ my wife when we .................................(meet/live)

32.PUT IN THE CORRECT FORMS.

1.I have got blue eyes, and so.................... my mother.
2.I haven´t got a car,and neither ....................my husband.
3.English is a difficult language and so .........................Russian.
4.Alice likes riding, and so ..................Paul.
5.We didn´t go to the meeting, and nor......................most of people.
6.Paul hasn´t finished and neither ......................Joanna.

33.WRITE TWO SENTENCES TO COMPARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING.

1.A mouse and a cat.
2.Britain and your country.
3.A car and a bicycle.


34.USE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM

1.The Nile is ...................... river in the world.(long)
2.Football is ..............................basketball.(interesting)
3.Kate sings..............................Madonna (good)
4.Spain is much.............................Portugal(big)
5.Yesterday was ............................day in the year.(hot)

35.QUANTIFIERS:USE THE WORDS IN THE BOX.

MUCH A LITTLE ENOUGH MANY A FEW




1.My father has......................stamps.Almost 1.000.
2. Would you like .....................more biscuits?
No, I have ...................biscuits. I don´t want more.
3.Don´t put ......................salt. I only want ..................


36.PUT THE CORRECT VERB FORM IN EACH SENTENCE.

1.When I was a child,I.........................cheese(never/eat)
2...............................................in Venecia (you/ever/live)?
3...............................................a Passport when you were a child(you/ever/have)?
4.Pablo lives in Bolivia,he ..............................(never/see) snow.
5.I ............................... in England in 1980(arrive).


37.PUT IN ONE OF THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX.

ENOUGH A FEW ANY TOO SOME





1.Let´s have a rest for.........................minutes.
2.Can you turn down the TV?It´s .........................loud.
3.There isn´t .....................food for 4 people .I´ll have to make ................more.
4.There hasn´t been ....................snow this year.


38. CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE.
1.We (know/ have known)each other for three years.
2.How long (do you live/have you been living) there?
3.He (is starting/ has started) work on Tuesday.


39.COMPLETE WITH A SUITABLE ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN.

1.Excuse me,that´s ...............coat. Oh,is it? I´m sorry.I thought it was..............
2.We have very similar cars to Mr. And Mrs Rob, but ............is a bit bigger than ours.
3.Could we have ............ bill, please?
4.Is that Jane´s car?. No, this one is white and ...............is white.



40.PUT IN A FORM OF CAN,MAY, WILL OR MUST.

1.Most birds.................fly.
2.We ...........be a bit late this evening, I´m not sure.
3.Secretary wanted- ................speak good English.
4.If you speak your language in Wales,most people certainly.................understand you.
5.I don´t Know if I ............help you.

41.FINISH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1.If you are travelling very fast, ......................................................................
2.If you eat too much, ....................................................................................
3.If you finish school,......................................................................................
4.If your grandparents have blue eyes,.............................................................

42.WRITE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS ADDING A FREQUENCY ADVERB.
1.I...................................(go) swimming to the Pavilion.
2.My mother .................................(do) the ironing at home.
3.We................................(not eat) out during the week.
4.My uncle ............................(worry) a lot.
5....................................(Marta /watch) “Cita con la vida”?


43.PUT IN THE CORRECT VERB FORM

1.What .................................(you/do)?I´m an engineer.
2.Have you got a cigarette? Sorry, I .................................(not smoke)
3.What time ..................................(you/getup)? At 7.00, usually.
4.Would you like to play tennis tomorrow? Sorry, I..............................(play) with Bill.
5.Is your father here? No, he ................................(shop)


44.PUT IN THE RIGHT TENSE:Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.I..........................................when you...............................at the door
(sleep/knock)
2.I suddenly .............................about you when I..........................to Paris
(think/travel)
3.While my mother ..........................in the supermarket,I..........................the dinner (buy/cook).
4.My friends ................................along the street when I.........................through the window. (walk/look)
5.The police...........................while the thieves ...........................the bank
(arrive/rob)


45.WRITE THE VERBS IN PRESENT ADDING A FREQUENCY ADVERB.

1.I...................................(go) Swimming to the Pavilion.
2.My mother..................................(do) the ironing at home.
3.We .......................................(not/eat) out during the week.
4.My uncle.....................................(work) a lot.
5..........................................(Pablo/watch) “El día después”?


46.PUT IN THE CORRECT FORMS

1.Today´s weather isn´t very nice and neither...................yesterday´s.
2.She can swim very well and so.....................her sister.
3.I can´t dance very well and nor .....................my boyfriend.
4.Maria doesn´t speak English and neither .....................Marc.
5.Shakespeare lived in the 17 century and so.........................Milton.
6.We have gone to the meeting and so.........................the president.


47.PUT IN THE MISSING WORD.

1. Your English is much better.................. mine.
2.A good motorbike costs nearly .................much................. a car.
3.I need some stuff ......................cleaning silver.


48. TRANSLATION.

Ronald Winslow tenía casi catorce años. Estaba en un colegio en el que se entrenaba a los jóvenes para la Marina. Una tarde fue acusado de robar un cheque de otro estudiante. Ronnie fue acusado de falsificar la firma del chico y de cobrar el cheque. Una mujer identificó a Ronnie como el chico que lo había cobrado.




49. CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE.
1.She (has/ has had) that job since l985.
2.Sorry the train was late. How long (are you waiting/have you been waiting)?
3.He (is finishing/has finished) school next year.


50. PUT IN ONE OF THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX

MUCH MANY TOO MUCH ENOUGH A LITTLE

1.This tea isn´t sweet....................... and there isn´t ....................... milk.
2.How .....................languages can you speak?
3.I need ........................time to think.
4.You always eat ......................., you will get fat.


51.The head of police in a small town is making an announcement.
Put his actual words into reported speech

Ladies and gentlemen.There is a killer near our town!A huge black creature is living in the caves outside the town.This animals hunts and kills humans.It doesn’t wait for a human to go near it.It is hungry and it can smell humans from 100 metres.We want you to stay at home tonight.We are going to find this creature and capture or kill it .

The police officer said...____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________


52.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.Use the second conditional

1-If we __________________ (have) more free time,I ___________ (watch) more TV.
2-If people _________________ (not support) football clubs,there _____________________ (not be) any good football matches.
3-If I __________________ (meet) a famous star.I _____________ (take) a photograph of him.
4-If I _____________________ (can) play the guitar,I ___________ ____________ (join a band)



53.PUT IN THE CORRECT TENSE:Past continuous/Simple past.
1.I ...............................when you ............................... at the door.
(sleep/knock)
2.While she........................... at the theatre, the audience............................
their seats (act/leave).


54. Answer the questions. Use a relative pronoun and a phrase from the box. Omit the pronoun when possible.

1.Who was Marie Curie?
She was the woman __________________________________

2. What is the White House?
It is the building______________________________________

3. Who was Airton Senna?
He was a racing driver ________________________________

4. What is April Fools´Day?
It´s the day ________________________________________



  • sends spaceships into space sailed to America in 1492
  • discovered radium the American President lives
  • was killed in a race in 1994
  • people play tricks on their fiends







55.MAKE QUESTIONS FORTHE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.

1.Because I didn´t know the answer.

2.I´m going to University next year.

3.It is next to the garden.

4.I´d like a big ice-cream.

5.I have piano classes twice a week.



56.PUT IN THE CORRECT FORMS.
1.Maria´s boyfriend isn´t very kind and neither ..............Paula´s
2.I have got five brothers and so...................my friend.
3.She knows me very well and so .....................her dog.
4. Will you open the door?Yes, I..................
5.Did they buy a new house? No , they...................



57.PUT IN THE CORRECT VERB FORMS:Past simple/Present perfect.

1. .....................................in an English pub?(you /ever/be)
2.When my grandfather died ,I ...........................very sorry(be)
3.She ................................ his exam.(already/finish)
4.Mark ................................his birthday last year( not/enjoy)


58.COMPLETE WITH THE SUITABLE RELATIVE WORD.

1.I met a woman................likes animals very much.
2.A market is a place ..................people go to buy .
3.How do you call something...................you put your head on?
4.Ice is a stuff .................makes drinks cold.
-
Where can you omit the relative word?



59.TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH OR ENGLISH
1.A pram has got as many wheels as a bicycle.


2.This meal is very difficult to cook.


3.He said that she would find a job very soon.


4.Se busca secretaria- debe hablar muy buen inglés.




5.Si no acabas el colegio, no podrás trabajar.




6.Vivimos en una casa tan bonita como la vuestra, pero la nuestra es más pequeña.






60.Write sentences with Both... and,Either ... or, or Neither ... nor

1-I feel fine.I’ve got ... a headache (no) stomach pains (no)
_______________________________________________
2-My problems started after I arrived at the airport.I found that I had .... a ticket (no) any money (no)
_______________________________________________
3-I follow the sports reports.... in the newspapers (yes) on TV (yes)
_______________________________________________
4-I’m not sure when the match will start.I think the kick-off is at 2.30 pm (?) 3.00 pm (?)
_______________________________________________


61.Complete these sentences with the past simple or the present perfect simple of the verbs in brackets

  1. Recently skateboarding (become) _________________ very popular with people of my age.
  2. One of my friends (do) ___________________ recently
A special training course for skateboarders.
  1. On the course he (learn) ________________ how to do several tricks.
  2. The teachers on the course (demonstrate)__________ every trick first.
  3. On the second day,he (have) _____________ an accident ,but he (be) ________________ not badly hurt.
  4. Now he (decide) to train hard and become a champion.

62.Brian wants to take a train to Exeter.What did he ask at the station?
  1. Yes,there’s a train to Exeter every morning’
  2. It leaves at ten past ten’
  3. Yes,it’s a fast train’
  4. No,it doesn’t stop at Teignmouth’
  5. Yes,you have to book a seat’
  6. It arrives at twenty past twelve’
  7. It costs 38 pounds return’
  8. Yes,you can buy a ticket
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________
    • ___________________________________


63.WRITE THE SENTENCES IN INTERROGATIVE(I) OR NEGATIVE(N).
1.She wants to study History.(I)

2.Paul stopped the car at the petrol station(N)

3.You have stolen my pen(I)

4.Jane was working in a café(N)

5.They will go to Paris on holidays.(I)




64.Complete the text with the Past Simple of these verbs


Win (x2)     go     end       be       become       join    score





Larry Bird was one of the greatest basketball players of recent years.
He was born in 1956.At high school, he was a junior basketball star.
He _______________ already 205 cm. tall.
He _______________ to Indiana State University from 1974 to 1979.
Then, in 1979 he ______________ the Boston Celtics.With Bird
in their team, the Celtics ____________ the NBA Championships in 19891,1984 and 1986.
In 1992,Bird ______________ a member of the ‘Dream Team’ at the Barcelona Olympic Games. He ____________ a lot of points and ________________ a gold medal.
His career ___________ in 1992,soon after the Olympics.


65.Read this story about one person’s phobia. Underline the correct verbs

I have had a fear of dogs for most of my life. I like all other animals but dogs really frighten me. I even had to /have to turn off the television when dog comes on the screen. The fear comes from my childhood: when I was only about three I was bitten by a dog. My parents took me to hospital and I must/had to have three or four painful injections- they were worse than the bite! At school my best friend had a dog, and every time I went to her house she had to/ has to put him in another room because I was afraid. Today I have to /has to cross the road if there’s a dog in front of me. I know I really have to/ must do something about my fear, and I have thought of a phobia workshop, but in these you must/have to go near dogs and touch them. I don’t think I could do that. The main problem now is that my boyfriend and I want to get married, but he has two large dogs. We have two choices: he must to/ has to get rid of his dogs or I had to/have to get rid of my fear!





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