Practice Exercises 1

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. stared B. climbed C. punched D. played

2. A. landed B. founded C. naked D. washed
3. A. picks B. kicks C. boxes D. tricks
4. A. stops B. washes C. cottages D. peaches
5. A. laughed B. danced C. plucked D. painted
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of given words.
6. She always (make) _____________ delicious meals.

7. My mom (go) ______ shopping every week.

8. _________ you _________ this lesson yet? (learn)

9. I’m sorry, I (study) _____________________ now so I can’t join you in the game.

10. What (happen) ___________ yesterday? Were you hurt?

11. It (be) _______________ 5 years since I left America.

12. For 10 years, she (work) ________________ abroad for an international corporation.

13. I think I (buy) ______________ that dress for next week’s party.

14. My parents (travel) ___________________ to Bali for their vacation. They have planned this for

so long.

15. My sister (wash) _________ her hair every day.

16. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000

meters.

17. I (not/ live) __________________ with my family now and we (not/see) __________________

each other for five years.

18. How long ________ you _________ each other? (know)

19. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________________ (be) very sunny.

20. Look at that boy at the top of that tree! He ______________________ (fall).

III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

21. My mother is an excellent ___________. She helps cure sick people and provide them with
valuable advice so that they can stay healthy.

A. teacher B. doctor C. chef D. assistant

22. My brother is the _________ of a multi-billion company. He’s super intelligent and the
company board highly appreciate his business skills.
 A. CEO B. employee C. employer D. teacher
23. What are you doing? You __________ yourself multiple times in the past few hours. I think
you shouldn’t be in the kitchen. Next time, please stay away from all kinds of knives, OK?

A. cut B. had cut C. have cut D. has cut

24. Yesterday, I (see) _______ him speaking to some French guy at the restaurant.

A. saw B. sawn C. seen D. see

25. My grandmother is _________ than my sister.

A. older B. younger C. young D. more old

26. In my family, my sister is the ___________ person.

A. taller B. tall C. high D. tallest

27. Between my parents, my mom is the __________ one.

A. strictest B. stricter C. more strict D. most strict

28. My brother is a ________________. He collects trash from bin and deliver them to the factory.

A. bartender B. cleaner C. construction worker D. garbageman

29. I think she should be a __________. She’s so beautiful and photogenic.

A. model B. teacher C. assistant D. architect

30. Marie Curie is an outstanding _____________. She’s the one who discovered the 2 elements
radium and polonium.

A. scientist B. boss C. programmer D. web developer

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the given word.
31. I have 3 apples. You only have 2. (more)
 I have ________________________________________________________________________.
32. My score is 100. Yours is 80. (higher)
 My score ______________________________________________________________________.
33. I’m not as beautiful as my mother. (more)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
34. I can’t speak Korean fluently while my brother is an expert at that language. (as)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
35. She has $3000 in her bank account. I also have $3000 in my bank account. (the same)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
V. Match the word with its accurate meaning.

36. Dancer 41. Comfortable

37. Artist 42. Positive
38. Musician 43. Wealthy
39. Handrail 44. Fall
40. Fork 45. Catch
a. Ngã f. Thoải mái
b. Bắt g. Tích cực
c. Giàu có h. Vũ công
d. Tay vịn i. Nhạc sĩ
e. Dĩa j. Nghệ sĩ