GRAMMAR EXERCISES

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.​ T
​ his paper consists of four parts.

PART 1 : Parts of Speech

PART 2 : Tenses

PART 3 : Mood

PART 4 : Sentence Types

2.​ A
​ nswer all questions.

PART 1: Parts of Speech

( A ) ​Choose the correct answer from each question.

1. The herd of ______________ grazing on the field belongs to my uncle.

A. cattles B. cattle C. cattlies D. catties

2. Lisa is staying at home. Her cold is a lot _____________ today.

 A. bad B. worse C. worst D. the worst

3. Ahmad is working very ____________ these days.

A. hardly B. hard C. harder D. hardest

4. ______________ Mariam was tired, she stayed up late last night to do her homework.

A. or B. until C. while D. although

5. ______________ she was sewing, she pricked her fingers with the needle.

A. So B. While C. Before D. When

6. The child fell down the stairs ____________ broke his arm.

A. so B. and C. while D. but

7. A policeman wears his uniform whenever he is ______________ duty.

A. in B. at C. on D. by

8. I just received a letter ________________ my best friend.

A. by B. from C. at D. during

9. “_____________! You’re stepping on my foot.” (expressing pain)

A. Oh B. Ah C. Oops D. Ouch
 10. ______________, I wonder where I put my keys and wallet.

A. Mmm B. Hmm C. Ouch D. Shoo

(B) ​Please indicate if the underlined noun is a​ ​common, material, proper, collective or

abstract noun in the space provided.

1. The blanket is made of Egyptian ​cotton​ . _________________________

2. There was a large ​crowd​ of spectators at the football match. ___________________

3. Mount Everest​ is a mountain in the Himalayas. _______________________

4. Our ​friendship​ will last forever. _________________________

PART 2 :​ ​Tenses ( 11 marks )

(A)​ ​Read the following sentences and identify the tense.

Tense Form

1. Matsuo Basho wrote more than 1,000 ‘haiku’.

2. Abu usually drives to school but today he walks.

3. The plane had left when they reached the airport.

4. Aminah is going to play badminton tomorrow

morning.

5. John and his family were watching television last

night.
(B) Answer all the questions

1. Complete the sentences with the ​Present Simple​ form of the verbs in parentheses.

i) In today’s fast-paced world, we never _____________(escape) stress.

ii) Stress _____________ (cause) high blood pressure.

2. Complete the sentences with the ​Past Continuous​ tense form of the verbs in

parentheses.

i) I ___________________(sleep) when he knocked on my door.

ii) The boys _____________________(laugh) loudly when she entered the room.

3. Complete the sentences with the ​Present Perfect Continuous ​form of the verbs in

parentheses.

i) The kids ________________________(play) here. Their toys are all over the room.

ii) It ______________________(rain). The streets are still wet.

PART 3:​ ​Mood (10 marks)

Complete the dialogue with appropriate responses based on the ​mood​ stated in the brackets.

1.​ J​ oe : What do you like to do on weekends?

Henry :___________________________________________________ ( declarative)

2.​ R
​ eceptionist: _____________________________________________ (interrogative)

Alan : Yes, I’d like to book a single room, please.

3.​ K
​ amal : Oh no, the trash bin is overflowed.

Mom : _________________________________________________ ( imperative)

4.​ E
​ lly :_________________________________________________(interrogative)

Sally : Yes, he is still working in Penang.

5.​ S
​ ue : My brother has just won a luxury car from the contest.

Din : ___________________________________________________ (exclamation)

6.​ A
​ fnan : Which date are we leaving to Pulau Langkawi next week ?

Hamid : _________________________________________________. (declarative)

7.​ M
​ ei Mei :______________________________________________. ( interrogative)

Kumari : Yes, I love it. Thank you.

8.​ Q
​ ays : It’s very warm and stuffy in this room.
Father : ______________________________________________ ( imperative)

9.​ M
​ uni : The Rabbani nasyid group is performing at Dataran Merdeka this Saturday.

10.​ A
​ isyah : ________________________________________________ . (exclamatory)

11.​ A
​ meer : I just bought this diamond ring for you.

Sheila : __________________________________________________ (exclamatory)

PART 4 : Sentence types

Instruction: Combine the sentences to form either compound or complex sentences.

1.​ T
​ he house was destroyed in the fire. The whole family was saved.

_______________________________________________________________.

2.​ ​The colour of the cloth does not appeal to me. The design of the cloth does not appeal to
me.

_______________________________________________________________.

3.​ A
​ small kitten followed me home. I gave it a bowl of milk.
 ________________________________________________________________.

4.​ T
​ he car stopped on the street. The traffic light turned red.

__________________________________________________________________.

5.​ I​ t started raining. They got soaked.

_________________________________________________________________

6.​ D
​ on’t tell me. You can’t find my bag.

___________________________________________________________________

7.​ P
​ lease go to the store. Get some bottles of milk.

___________________________________________________________________

8.​ M
​ y grandmother gave us some milk and cookies. We visit her at her house.

___________________________________________________________________

9.​ I​ vana’s bicycle had a flat tire. She had to walk to the grocery store.

__________________________________________________________________

10.​ ​ S
​ ome people like action movies​. Others prefer cartoons or sports shows.

__________________________________________________________________

11. Lina wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Keong wants to be an astronaut when he
grows up.

___________________________________________________________________

12. I waited for the bus. It was late.

___________________________________________________________________

13. We found a kitten wandering the street. It was small with black spots.

___________________________________________________________________

14. Maria was upset with her toy​. It was broken.

 ___________________________________________________________________

15.​ I​ got a radio for my birthday. I wanted a bike.

____________________________________________________________________