Adverbs


A. Underline the correct words
1. It rained ( strongly, heavily ) last night.
2. Why is the little boy crying ( happily, sadly ) ?
3. Look ( carefully, carelessly ) before you cross the road.
4. My grandfather walks ( slowly, quickly ) because he is old.
5. Please talk ( loudly, softly ) because the baby is sleeping.
6. The gardener shouted ( angrily, easily ) at the naughty boys.
7. The nurse spoke ( rudely, politely ) to the patient.
8. Sujatha arranged the books ( neatly, brightly ) on the shelf.
9. Please do your work ( noisily, quietly ).
10. The dancers danced ( gracefully, soundly ) on the stage.
11. Shirley spoke to her grandmother ( beautifully, politely )
12. My mother folded the clothes ( neatly, softly ) in the cupboard.

B. Underline the correct words
1. Cats ( always, never ) eat carrots.
2. The moon ( usually, always ) comes out at night.
3. The teacher scolds Danny because he is ( seldom, always ) late for class.
4. I don’t like movies, so I ( always, seldom ) go to the cinema.
5. I usually walk to school. ( Sometimes, Never) I take a bus.
6. Uncle Alex likes fishing. He ( often, seldom ) goes fishing at the river.
7. The train usually arrives on time. It is ( sometimes, always) late.
8. We must ( always, never ) talk to strangers.
9. Babies ( seldom, often ) cry when they are hungry.
10. Pupils must ( never, always ) be lazy.

C. Fill in the blanks with adverbs
easily
politely
sweetly
happily
rudely
loudly
generously
badly
heavily
soundly

1. The girl shouted __________ at her friends.
2. Anne answered the telephone ______________.
3. Izham lost the match because he played ____________.
4. The little boy played _________ on the beach.
5. Everyone listened to Sally because she sang _________.
6. Mr Brown was very tired. He slept ___________.
7. Wilson is a clever boy. He answered all the questions _________.
8. I can’t hear you. Can you please talk __________?
9. The village is flooded because it rained _________ last night.
10. Encik Mustafa donated __________ to the orphanage.

D. Circle the correct answers
1. The teacher smiled ___________ at us.
A. noisily
B. sweetly
C. clearly
D. neatly

2. The stars are shining __________in the sky.
A. slowly
B. happily
C. brightly
D. strongly

3. Jason and Jeremy walked __________ to school.
A. quickly
B. kindly
C. neatly
D. carelessly

4. Read the questions __________ before answering them.
A. safely
B. kindly
C. easily
D. carefully

5. The dog barked __________ when it saw a stranger.
A. softly
B. loudly
C. slowly
D. lazily

6. We must read __________ in the library.
A. hardly
B. roughly
C. happily
D. quietly

Positive and negative statements

A. Change these sentences into negative statements.
Example :
I am writing a letter.
I am not writing a letter.

1. Sabrina is ten years old.
2. Those men are policemen.
3. Rachel went to the library yesterday.
4. My father can sing and dance.
5. Paul reads the newspaper every morning.
6. My grandfather was sick last week.

B. Change these sentences into negative statements. Use contractions.
Example :
Tracy can ride a bicycle.
Tracy can’t ride a bicycle.

1. The children are playing football in the field.
2. Cindy is crying sadly.
3. Encik Ismail was a gardener.
4. My grandmother drinks a cup of coffee every morning.
5. I wrote a letter last night.
6. My parents were at home this morning.

C. Change these sentences into positive statements.
1. My brother isn’t tall and thin.
2. Mr Chong and Mr Toh aren’t teachers.
3. Danny doesn’t know how to use a computer.
4. The gardeners don’t water the plants every day.
5. Mabel doesn’t enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles.
6. They haven’t finished their homework.
7. The painting isn’t beautiful.
8. My brother wasn’t working in the factory.

Subject – Verb Agreement

A. Fill in the blanks with ‘am’, ‘is’ or ‘are’
1. I __________ the happiest boy in the class.
2. He ________ a very good doctor.
3. We _________ going to the zoo.
4. She _________ the headmistress of that school.
5. It _________ a very cute puppy.
6. You _______ drinking a glass of water.
7. They _____ running on the field.
8. Mr Chuah _________ driving his new car.
9. Bee Leng and Bee Cheng __________ my sisters.
10. The monkey ______ eating a banana.

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘do’ or ‘does’.
1. Cats __________ not like dogs.
2. Julie ________ not like to dance.
3. ________ the scouts go to camping every year?
4. _________ Mr Tai wear a tie to work?
5. I _______ not want to read the newspaper.
6. Joseph and Jonathan _______ not play badminton every day.
7. _______ Shelly have breakfast every morning?
8. _______ the fishermen go out to catch fish every morning?
9. What __________ tigers eat?
10. _________ turtles lay eggs?

C. Fill in the blanks with ‘has’, ‘ have’
1. A peacock ________ colourful feathers.
2. Jasmine and Terry _______ a pair of new shoes.
3. Mrs Cheong ____________ a new car.
4. The policemen _________ guns.
5. We ________ ten fingers and ten toes.
6. Andrew ________ two brothers and three sisters.
7. Elephants __________ long trunks.
8. Mr and Mrs Chee ________ five children.
9. The hibiscus ______ five red petals.
10. This story book _________ very beautiful pictures.

D. Circle the correct answers
1. Amanda ______ sweeping the floor with a broom.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. have
2. Siti and Tina ________ jogging in the garden.
A. is
B. are
C. do
D. does

3. _______ Ravi know how to sing this song?
A. Do
B. Does
C. Has
D. Have

4. Jason _______ his hair cut at the barber’s shop.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. have

5. The baby ________ learning to crawl.
A. is
B. am
C. do
D. has
E.

6. I ________ sending a postcard to my friend.
A. am
B. do
C. has
D. are

Question Words

A. Underline the correct words
1. ( Who, What, When ) cooks your dinner?
2. ( Where, Who, What ) do you like to eat?
3. ( Which, Where, Why ) is the nearest post office?
4. ( When, Which, Who ) shop did you buy this dress from?
5. ( Why, What, Who ) is the little girl crying?
6. ( When, Who, What ) animal has a long trunk?
7. ( What, When, Who ) broke the window panes?
8. ( Who, When, Which ) did Jack draw the picture?
9. ( Who, What , Where ) do you keep the medicine?
10. ( Which, What, When ) book is thicker?
11. ( Who, Which, When ) did you buy those shoes?
12. ( When, What, Why ) is you grandmother’s name?
13. ( When, What, Where ) are you going to Pulau Redang?
14. ( Which, Who, What ) is the Prime Minister of Malaysia?

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words
Where
When
What
Who
Why
Which
1. __________ is the nearest telephone booth?
2. _________ do you have in your hands?
3. ___________ are you going to Kuala Lumpur?
4. __________ is the girl standing beside Mr Lim?
5. _________ of these rulers belong to Jane?
6. ________ is Mellissa so happy?
7. _______ does Mrs Tan go every morning?
8. ________ is the date today?
9. _________ is your English teacher?
10. _________ is the train from Penang coming?

C. Write questions from these sentences
Example :
My sister likes the red dress. ( Which )
Which dress does your sister like?

1. Father bought these durians from the market. ( Where )
2. Gopal likes to drink coffee and tea. ( What )
3. The mechanic repaired my mother’s car. ( Who )
4. The doctor is coming at 9 a.m. ( When )
5. Alice is happy because she won the first prize. ( Why )
6. Mr Thomas gave me this present. ( Who )
7. Yee Leng put the key in the drawer yesterday. ( Where )
8. The plane will arrive at 8 p.m. tomorrow. ( When )
9. The yellow skirt looks prettier on you. ( Which )

Future Tense and ‘going to’ form

A. Underline the correct answers
1. Tom ( shall, will ) draw a picture tomorrow afternoon.
2. My family ( shall, will ) meet my friends at the cinema tomorrow.
3. The scouts ( shall, will ) go to camping this weekend.
4. Mr and Mrs Chong ( shall, will ) go visit Singapore in December.
5. The dog ( shall, will ) bite you if you disturb it.
6. I ( am going, is going ) to paint my house next Saturday.
7. We ( is going, are going ) to help you tomorrow.
8. Simon ( is going, are going ) to open a new shop soon.

B. Complete these sentences in the future tense
1. The bus __________ on time tomorrow. ( arrive )
2. Our class teacher __________ us a test next Monday. ( give )
3. I think it _________ tomorrow morning. ( rain )
4. My mother ____________ a dress for me tonight. ( sew )
5. Puan Rahimah __________ dinner for us tonight. ( cook )
6. The hawker _________ delicious hotdogs next Sunday. ( sell )
7. Susan ________ to London next year. ( go )
8. The headmaster _______ to you in a few minutes. ( talk )
9. The cup __________ if you drop it on the floor. ( break )
10. My friend _________ me at the airport this evening. ( meet )

C. Complete these sentences with the ‘going to’ form
Example : I ( have ) dinner at 8 p.m. tonight.
I am going to have dinner at 8 p.m. tonight.

1. He ( write ) a book when he is free.
2. She ( tell ) you a story if you promise to be good.
3. Mrs White ( bake ) a chocolate cake for me.
4. Bobby ( return ) the book to you tomorrow night.
5. The workers ( repair ) the bridge soon.
6. The doctor ( give ) you an injection in a few minutes.
7. The children ( go ) for a swim tomorrow morning.
8. My sister ( iron ) her clothes tonight.
9. Father ( bring ) us to the museum next Saturday.

Simple Past Tense

A. Write the past tense of these verb
1. kick =
2. run =
3. close =
4. sell =
5. talk =
6. laugh =
7. swim =
8. sing =
9. break =
10. write =
11. drive =
12. jump =
13. speak =
14. hurry =
15. wear =
16. clean =

B. Underline the correct answers
1. Siti ( brushes, brush, brushed ) her hair last night.
2. She ( drinks, drink, drank ) a cup of tea just now.
3. The children ( go, goes, went ) for a picnic last Sunday.
4. They ( talk, talks, talked ) to the teacher a few minutes ago.
5. I ( studies, study, studied ) until 11 p.m. last night.
6. My mother ( makes, make, made ) a cake this morning.
7. The postman ( give, gives, gave ) a letter to my father just now.
8. Did the hunter ( shoots, shoot, shot ) a tiger last week?
9. The boys ( throw, throws, threw ) the rubbish into the dustbin yesterday afternoon.
10. The teacher did not ( punish, punishes, punished ) Ramli an hour ago.

C. Correct these sentences. Use the simple past tense
1. Sharifah shows me her stamp album last night.
2. Zabri sees a giraffe at the zoo yesterday.
3. I wash my clothes yesterday.
4. They go to the supermarket last week.
5. Harun breaks the glass just now.
6. Annuar makes a kite last Sunday.

D. Circle the correct answers
1. Chong Meng ( fall, falls, fell ) from his bicycle yesterday.
2. You ( open , opens, opened ) the windows just now.
3. Teck Meng ( talk, talks, talked ) to his teacher last week.
4. The scouts ( wore, wears, wear ) their uniforms this afternoon.
5. She ( waited, waits, wait ) for me at the library yesterday.
6. Millie’s cat ( caught, catches, catch ) a mouse just now.
7. He ( ran, runs, run ) to town yesterday.
8. Jack ( buys, bought, buy ) a hamster last Sunday.
9. I ( lost, loses, lose ) my pen just now.
10. Mrs Tan ( sells, sold, sell ) her house to Mrs. Lim.

E. Answer these questions in the simple past tense
Example :
Where did you go this morning? ( the market )
I went to the market this morning.

1. What did the fisherman catch yesterday? ( a lot of fish )
2. When did the thief steal the money? ( last night )
3. Where did John put my dictionary ? ( in the cupboard )
4. What did you write to your pen friend? ( a letter )
5. When did Samntha borrow the story book? ( yesterday )
6. Why did the baby cry ? ( because he was hungry )
7. Where did you meet Daniel? ( at the library )
8. What did you buy yesterday ? ( a compass )
9. Who stole the money ? ( the naught boy )

Present Continuous Tense

A. Underline the correct answers.
1. I ( am playing, are playing ) badminton now.
2. They ( is walking, are walking ) to the canteen now.
3. You ( are drinking, is drinking ) coffee now.
4. The dog ( is lying, are lying ) under the chair.
5. Rebecca’s little brother ( am crying, is crying ) loudly.
6. My grandfather ( are listening, is listening ) to the radio now.
7. The woodcutter ( are cutting, is cutting ) down the tree.
8. The men ( is working, are working ) in the paddy field.
9. Hamid ( is closing, are closing ) the door now.
10. The guard ( is closing, are closing ) the door now

B. Complete the following sentences in the present continuous tense.
Example : The children are swimming ( swim ) in the pool.

1. The postman ______________ ( wear ) his uniform.
2. Siva and Margan ___________ ( sing ) in the school hall now.
3. An eagle __________ ( fly ) in the sky.
4. My mother _________ ( sew ) a new dress for me now.
5. We cannot play outside because it ____________ ( rain ) heavily.
6. All the pupils in the class ________ ( do ) their homework.
7. The headmaster __________ ( talk ) to the pupils now.
8. The policeman _________ ( chase ) the thief now.
9. The mechanic __________ ( repair ) my mother’s car.
10. My teacher _______ ( carry ) a small bag.
11. The workers _______ ( build ) a house.
12. The boys ___________ ( play ) marbles in the field.
13. The monitor _________ ( ring ) the bell now.
14. The baby ___________ ( cry ) loudly.

C. Rewrite the following sentences in the present continuous tense.
Example :
The boys sweep the floor of the classroom.
The boys are sweeping the floor of the classroom.

1. My mother cooks in the kitchen.
2. They pick the flowers in the garden.
3. I wash my hands.
4. The dogs chase the cat.
5. The workers paint the fence.
6. The little girl combs her hair.
7. The old lady waits at the bus stop.

D. Underline the correct answers
1. Ismail ( is taking, are taking ) the bag away.
2. I ( is closing, am closing ) the door of the room.
3. The farmers ( is sleeping, are sleeping ) under the tree.
4. The pupils ( is standing, are standing ) on their chairs.
5. The swallow ( is flying, are flying ) in the sky.
6. The tailor ( is sewing, are sewing ) a dress now.
7. He ( is giving, are giving ) some money to the beggar.
8. Sabariah ( is dancing, are dancing ) now.
9. The lions ( is roaring, are roaring ) now.
10. I ( am eating, are eating ) my breakfast now.
11. The boys ( is jumping, are jumping ) over the fence now.
12. The ladies ( is sitting, are sitting ) near the windows now.

E. Correct these sentences. Use the present continuous tense.
1. The sun are shining brightly.
2. My mother am cooking in the kitchen now.
3. I is looking at the picture on the wall.
4. The children is fighting with each other.
5. Kim Seng and Kim Leong am watching television.
6. The watchman are opening the gate now.
7. He are talking too softly.
8. I are holding a fork and a spoon.
9. The train are leaving the railway station.
10. The leaves is falling to the ground.