EXERCISES

1. PRONOUNS.
Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
1. Is this your badminton racket, Nik? Yes, it is ____________.
2. The teacher scolded ____________ because I was late for class.
3. The woman and _____________ children went to the cinema.
4. Father gave my twin sisters jewellery kits for __________ birthday.
5. With all that money, ____________ can buy herself a new car.
6. The boys did not do ___________ homework so the teacher punished _______.
7. As __________ was the one who found the money, ___________ is his.
8. Amin was given a new bicycle on ___________ birthday.
9. Have you seen _____book? I left _____ on the coffee table but _____ is missing now.
10. The prefects told the students to cut _________ nails.

2. NOUNS.
Underline the common nouns and circle all the proper nouns in these sentences.
1. The young man was allowed to leave camp because he had measles.
2. Mother Teresa was a famous nun who lived in India.
3. Would you like to go to Pulau Pangkor with the Nature Society?
4. That neighbour bought two bottles of honey at the supermarket in Gurney Hall.
5. I told the customer that there is a new computer shop close to Universiti Utara Malaysia.
6. The Daily Paper is a very popular newspaper in Malaysia.
7. Alice Wong works as a salesgirl in Kuantan.
8. The Cancer Welfare Association is a non-governmental organization.
9. The snatch thief tried to run away with a Nokia cellphone.
10. Super Books Sdn. Bhd. Is a company that is located in the Klang Valley.
3. PRESENT TENSE.
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Nurul ___________(promise) to clean her room every day.
2. Pedigree pets ___________(be) very expensive and difficult to care for.
3. The food in the canteen __________(taste) quite good.
4. Jay Zee often _________(participate) in swimming competition.
5. __________ (teachers, have) a lot of work to do after school?
6. On Friday we always _________ (have) our piano lesson.
7. Bill and Tom sometimes __________ (drive) to London.
8. In summer the children usually __________ (play) in the garden.

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

Change the verbs in the brackets to the present continuous tense.
1. The teacher ___________(read) a poem to the students.
2. The children ___________(swim) in the smaller pool.
3. The lion is hungry. It ___________(roar) loudly.
4. They __________(cycle) in the park at this moment.
5. Derek __________ (walk) his dogs around the neighborhood.
6. He __________ (talk) to his girlfriend at the moment.
7. Can we talk now? Yes, I _________ (not do) anything important.
8. Please be quieter. The babies __________ (sleep).
5. PAST TENSE
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Last night, we __________ (watch) the live telecast of the Olympics.
2. Our school team _________ (take, not) part in the last choral speaking competition.
3. A team from 1 Yakin __________ (win) a consolation prize in the dance competition.
4. A python _________ (swallow) a whole goat in our village on Friday.
5. There ___________ (be) thousands of people at Dataran Merdeka last night.
6. The concert last night _________ (start) at 7.30 and ___________ (end) at 10 o’clock.
7. We _________ (enjoy) our holiday last week.
8. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we _________ (play) tennis.

6. FUTURE TENSE
Change the verbs in the brackets to the future time (use will+verb)
1. My father ___________ (buy) a lunchbox for me.
2. Halim does not like to travel by bus, so he ___________ (take) a flight to Bangkok.
3. My sister does not have enough money. She __________ (borrow) some from my mother.
4. She wants to watch the film. She _________ (book) the tickets by telephone.
5. Susan _________ (paint) the bathroom next weekend.
6. Mary _________ (get) a good mark because she has studied hard.
7. I hope Jane __________ (invite) me to her party.
8. It's my birthday next Friday. Mum _________ (bake) a cake.
7. ADJECTIVES.
Underline the adjectives in the sentences below.

1. The tall, handsome prince saved the beautiful princess from the evil witch.
2. The kind girl offered her seat to the woman with the big bag.
3. The sunflower swayed in the gentle wind.
4. John likes to drive his cheap, red Japanese car around the tiny island.
5. Aini gave her petite aunt two little kittens to keep as pet.
6. We saw tall coconut trees full of big, ripe fruits on the white, sandy shore.
7. Malaysia is a peaceful, multi-racial country with many interesting places to visit.
8. Amy has a pair of big eyes and a cute, pretty nose.