Name: __________________

English Language Arts Date: ___________________

Primary Six/ ___
Grammar Revision

A. Directions: Complete the following dialogues.

Jake: How _____ you like the movie you watched last night?

Karen: I can't ________ it was the best movie I've ever seen.

Jake: Shall I go ____________ it?

Karen: For sure not. Do not ________ your time or your money.

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Betty: It's summertime. __________ people like to spend their days near the
beach.

Wilma: ___________ you like to go?

Betty: __________, I would.

Wilma: Let’s ________ then, it's a __________ day!

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Carla: ______ was your dinner last night?

Sally: The ______________ was crowded and noisy.

Carla: Did you __________ the food?

Sally: No, not at all. The chicken was ___________ and the soup was cold.

B. Directions: Complete this dialogue with do or does to form present simple

questions.

Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.

Ann: (he - get up early?) _________________________________________

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 Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.

Ann: (they - travel by bus?) _______________________________________

Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays, Jim's father takes them by car. He is a
teacher.

Ann: (he - teach at the same school? _________________________________

C. Directions: Correct the verbs between brackets using present simple and
present continuous.

1. Her name is Margaret Simpson. She _____________ (work) as a ballet dancer.

She ____________ (dance) for Royal Ballet. She ______________ (not dance)
now. She ________________ (have) a rest. She _________________ (walk) her
dog in a park.

2. The train always _________________ (leave) on time.

3. What’s the matter? Why ____________________ (you/cry)?

4. Please be quiet! I _____________________ (work) on a project.

5. The coat over there __________________ (not/belong) to me.

6. Harold Black's a famous pianist. He ________________ (give) two or three

concerts every week. He ________________ (travel) a lot, and this week he
_________ (perform) in New York. He ________________ (stay) at an expensive
hotel. He's at his hotel now. He ________________ (have) his breakfast in the
dining room. He ________________ (drink) a cup of coffee, and
he________________ (read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy.
He________________ (play) the piano regularly. He ________________
(practice) for four hours every day. He ________________ (go) to bed late and he
always ________________ (get up) early. He sometimes________________ (get)
dressed too quickly. Today, he ________________ (wear) mismatched socks.

7. This flower ____________ (smell) good.

D. Directions: Use past simple or past continuous.

1. We ____________ (eat) at the breakfast table when the doorbell ___________
(ring).
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 2. He ____________ (meet) a lot of friendly people while he (be) ____________ in
California.
3- The students ______________ (play) cards when the teacher ____________
(come) in.
4. My friend ___________ (visit) his family yesterday.
5. While the children ____________ (watch) TV, their parents ___________
(walk) in.
6. It ____________ (start) to rain while she ____________ (cut) the flowers in
her garden.

7. A: What ___________________ (you/ do) when you heard that noise?

B: I ___________________ (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

8.The doctor ___________________ (say) that Brian _________________ (be)

too weak to go to work and that he ___________________ (need) to stay at home
for a couple of days.

E. Directions: Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1. “I will wait for you this afternoon,” she said.
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2. “The doctor can’t see you today,” the secretary said.
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3. “Clean your room now,” Mom said.
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4. The teacher said, “Be quiet and start the exam.”
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5. Sarah said, “I won’t eat all these sandwiches.”
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6. “Don’t sit in the sun today,” my uncle said.
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 F. Directions: Read each sentence. Underline the abstract noun and circle the
concrete noun.

1. I felt pain when my tooth was removed.

2. Her childhood was traumatic.
3. The dog jumped over the fence.
4. I went to a party last March.
5. The boy tried to control his anger.
6. I didn’t underestimate my friend’s strength.

G. Directions: Complete the sentences using the nouns in brackets in the singular
or plural form.
1. Carrie saw a flock of ___________________ across the field. (goose)
2. There were too many ___________________ in line, so I left. (person)
3. Five ___________________ grazed in my backyard. (deer)
4. The farmer shaved the wool of seven ___________________. (sheep)
5. Two ___________________ helped me move the television. (man)
6. The baseball knocked out several of her ___________________. (tooth)
7. Three ___________________ walked slowly across the road. (elk)
8. She recorded many ____________ (video) of many _____________ (musician)
playing on their _____________ (piano), ____________ (cello), and __________
(banjo).
9. The shelf had many ___________ (kilo) of ____________ (apricot), __________
(peach), __________ (blueberry), and ____________ (avocado) on it.
10. __________ (lady) like to wear fashion __________ (scarf).
11. __________ (wolf) look very much like _________ (dog).
12. The bank has a room full of __________ (safe), you can rent one.

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H. Directions: Choose the correct answer.

1. There are (any/no/some) cookies in the box, please take one.

2. Sam has as (much/no/a lot) money as Bruce.
3. I can’t see (any/ a lot/ no) stars in the sky tonight.
4. Do you have (any/ no/ much) friends abroad?
5. We bought (no/ some/ a lot of) apples. We couldn’t find (any/ much/ a lot of).
6. They don’t have (any/some/no) children.

I. Directions: Correct the mistakes:

1. Peter looks for a new car at the moment.

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2. I am visiting my parents every weekend.
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3. While he were playing football, he slipped and break his arm.
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4. We doesn’t usually have holiday in fall.
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5. The oxes were grazing the field.
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6. The chieves from the fire department helped put out the fire.
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7. My pants is dirty. Can you help me clean them.

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