9th grade Grammar revision

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1 April 2020

Dear pupils, in this lesson you should revise some basic grammar. If you have a printer, print this
worksheet and practise. You don’t have to finish everything today. Two exercises per day are just
enough. Good luck! 😉😉

A. Fill in the gaps using the PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS tenses.

1. I _________________________________________ (not listen) to the radio now.

2. Susan usually ______________________________ (catch) the train at 9 o’clock.
3. Look! They ________________________________ (snowboard).
4. Susan often ________________________________ (have) breakfast at home but today
she __________________________________________ (have) breakfast at school.
5. Today Susan and her friends ____________________________________ (go) to the
cinema. The film __________________________________ (begin) at 4.30 pm.

B. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the SIMPLE PAST and PAST CONTINUOUS.

1. James _____________ (have) a glass of milk when the postman _____________ (come).
2. I _____________ (meet) the players when they ____________________ (wait) for the bus.
3. James ____________ (hurt) his back while he _______________ (do) some gardening.
4. ____________________ (they/study) when John arrived?
5. We ________________ (watch) TV while my mother _______________ (cook) dinner.

C. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT PERFECT or in the SIMPLE PAST.

1. They ____________________ (just/finish) the game.

2. ____________________ (you / ever/ play) beach volleyball?
3. Casey ____________________ (not/go) to the match last Friday.
4. I’d like to see sumo wrestling but I ____________________ (never/be) interested in this sport.
5. They ___________________ (just/phone) me. Their car ____________________ (break) down on
their way to the stadium.
6. ____________________ (Toby/finish) his project work before the game?

D. Fill in the gaps with the future (“WILL” or “BE GOING TO”)

1. John can’t go to the party tomorrow because he ____________________ (visit) his grandfather.
2. Family life _____________________ (be) different in 20 years.
3. There are clouds. It ____________________ (rain).
4. They promise me they _______________ (not/ do) that again.
E. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the ADJECTIVES in brackets.

1. The Gym teacher is ________ _______ (funny) the History teacher. (+)
2. Room 23 isn’t________ ________ ________ (large) room 25. (-)
3. This is _______ ________________ (big) room of the school. (+++)
4. Jim and Diana’s school is ___________ _____________ __________ (modern) my school (+)
5. Jim and Diana’s teachers are ______ _______ _______ (interesting) of the school. (+++)
6. Latin is _______ ________ (bad) subject of all. (+++)
7. French is ______ _______ (good) Maths. (+)

F. MODAL VERBS - Complete the gaps with can/could/should/may/must.

1. I __________speak Arabic fluently when I was a baby and lived with my parents and sisters in
Egypt. Now, I ________only say a few words in the language.
2. The Minister thinks these bridges ________ be inspected regularly.
3. I don’t have enough money to buy her a present. __________you lend me some?
4. Women __________(not)vote until the 1st World War.
5. The mechanic thinks I __________ go for a Volkswagen rather than an Opel.
6. You __________ (not) order a chocolate dessert. You’re on a diet.
7. You __________ (not) smoke here.
8. Drivers ________ fasten their seat belts.
9. There are some clouds in the sky. It __________rain tomorrow.
10. I __________ hurry up! I‘m going to get the train to Glasgow.

G. Complete the sentences with WHO, WHICH or THAT.

1. Mark, ……….……… plays computer games for two hours every day, won this year’s contest.
2. The USB ………….…… you lent me had a virus.
3. Games …………….… involve more than one player are quite interactive.
4. Teenagers………………. frequently play computer games aren’t necessarily less sociable.
5. These studies, ……….……… are the most recent, reveal that gamers do better in life.

Well done!!