BULIHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bulihan, City of Malolos, Bulacan

S.Y. 2018-2019

PRE FINAL EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

Directions: Choose the correct present tense verb form for the sentences below. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

1.Every pale tomatoe slice, wilted pickle, and brown lettuce leaf____ an extra 25 cents at Farmers
market in Cubao.
a. costs b. cost c. costed d. had cost
2.Not only the Santos but also Rivera ____ agreed to try one of the world-famous choco;ate muffins.
a. has b. have c. had d. has been
3. Jose , along with John, ___ to avoid indigestion after eating these weird muffins.
a. hopes b. hope c. hoped d. had hoped
4. On the sidework ___ many little lizards sunning themselves on thwe concrete.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
5. Eventhough Antonio has many friends ho love their car and bikes, he has always believed that Toyota
Motors____ lemons.
a. makes b. make c. made d. had made
6. My dog, together with Snoop the cat,____ to play with money; the cat sats crumpled bi;;s onto the
floor where the dog shreds them to pieces.
a. likes b. like c. liked d. had liked
7. Nicole isn’t going to Sydney Australia for spring break because fourteen dollars ____ all that has in her
vacation fund.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
8. Even though Johnson and Johnson ___ consumers not to insert Q tips into their ears, people refuse to
read directions and frequently rupture their eardrums.
a. warns b. warn c. warned d. had warned
9. All of my important keys____ now stuck in the drain.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
10. Grandma claims that Russian measles___ green and purple spots to erupt all over a person’s body.
a. causes b. cause c. will cause d. had caused
11. Digging holes in the sofa cushions___ Bruce, Arra’s puppy.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
12. Each of these women___ that she had read the care instructions before washing the delicate and
expensive dresses.
a. wishes b. wish c. wished d. would wish
13.______ no one except Margie and ken have the subject-verb agreement exercises that Mrs. Cruz
assigned for today.
a. does b. do c. did d. has
14. General Foods, the maker of Cheese, ____ developed a new kind of cheese and nuts marshmallow.
a. has b. have c. had d. is
15.Each man, woman, and child, ____ to write the company a letter supporting the products to become
the best cheese for breakfast.
a. needs b. need c. neede d. will need

ENCIRCLE THE SYNONYMS:

1.wealth Love Sadness Green Riches

2.big Zero Nothing Small money
3.tree Little Soft Hard tender
4.thief Hate Robber Fire Key
5.easy Simple Hard Great help
6.night Morning Daybreak Scare sunset
7.smell Dislike Hate Little wish
8.water Learn Youth Careful childhood
 9.music Flowers Happy Melody yell
10.sun Teach Push Instruct clean
11.power Sweet Catch Force stop
12.playful Hope Family Favourite faith
13.nice Good Pretty Beautiful hagard

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

1 He teaches English. English ____ by him
a.taught b. is taught c. was taught d. had taught
2The child is eating bananas. Bananas ____ by the child
a.are eaten b.are being eaten c.have been eaten d.had eaten
3. She is writing a letter. A letter ___ by her
a.is written b.is being written c.has been written d.had written
4.The master punished the servant. The servant ___ by the master
a.is punished b.was punished c.has punished d.had punished
5.He was writing a book. A book ___ by him.
a.was written b.had written c.was being written d. is written
6.Who wrote this letter? By whom _____ ?
a. was this letter written c. was this letter being written c.had this letter written
7.Somebody cooks meal every day. Meal _____ by someone every day.
a.is cooked b.has cooked c.is cooking d. has cooked
8.He wore a blue shirt. A blue shirt ____ by him.
a. wore b. was wore c. was worn d. had worn
9.May God bless you with happiness. _______ with happiness.
a. May you blessed b. May you be blessed c. May blessed you be d. may blessed
10.I have finished the job. The job _____ by me.
a. has finished b. has been finished c. is finished d. had been finished

1. Which of the following spellings is correct?

a) accommodate b. accomodate c.acommodate d.acomodate

2. Which of the following spellings is preferred in American English?

a) acknowledgment b.acknowledgement c.acknolegment d.aknowledgement

3. Which of the following spellings is correct?

a) argument b. arguement c. arguiment d. aregument

4. Which of the following spellings is correct?

a) commitment b. comitment c. commitmmment d. comittment

5. Which of the following spellings is correct?

a) consensus b.concensus c. consenssus d. connsencus

6. Which of the following spellings is correct? a) deductible b.deductable c.deductuble

d. deductable

7. Which of the following spellings is always preferred in American English and preferred as an adjective in
British English? ("He has insulin-__________ diabetes.")
a) dependant b.depindant c.dependent d.dependunt

8. Which of the following spellings is correct?

a) embarass b. embaras c. embarrass d.embarrasse

9. Which of the following spelling is correct.

a. privilege b.privelege c. privilege d. priveledge