Active English Grammar - Book 2 - Answer Book

Answer Book
Active English for
Grammar Greek
learners
Book 2
T. A. Palevratzis
ex-Lecturer in English
at the Hellenic Air Force Academy
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Theophilos A. Palevratzis
ex-Lecturer in English
at the Hellenic Air Force Academy
Active English
Grammar
Book 2
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Unit 1
Write the verb given at the beginning of each sentence in the Simple Present tense or in the Continuous
Present tense.
Exercise 1. Exercise 2.
1. drives 1. likes
2. speaks 2. eats
3. is taking 3. watches
4. are playing 4. is sleeping
5. goes 5. is closing
6. loves 6. swims
7. cooks 7. comes
8. are writing 8. are washing
9. knows 9. visits
10. are drinking 10. is reading
Unit 2
Exercise 1. Write the verbs of the following sentences in the Continuous Past tense.
1. The red taxi was coming from the airport.

2. The taxi driver was not speaking to the postman.
3. That pupil was carrying his books in a box.
4. The little boy was drinking his milk.
5. The pupils were playing in the park.
6. Was the mechanic driving the red car?
7. Was your little sister cooking the dinner in the kitchen?
8. The dog was running after the children.
9. Were the boys playing with the dog?
10. His sister was not eating her breakfast.
Exercise 2. Write the verb given at the beginning of each sentence in the correct tense (Simple Past tense
or Continuous Past tense).
1. was closing 6. were playing
2. wrote 7. were listening
3. locked 8. brought
4. was reading 9. broke
5. went 10. drank
Unit 3
Exercise 1. Write the verb given in each sentence in the correct form of the Present Perfect tense
(Simple or Continuous).
1. has spent 6. have been waiting

2. have gone 7. have been staying
3. has been looking 8. have been writing
4. has been reading 9. has not found
5. has been 10. haven’t bought
Exercise 2. In each sentence write (on the red line) the verb in the correct form of Present Perfect tense
(Simple or Continuous) and then, write on the blue line for or since.
1. has been sleeping / for 6. has been raining / for

2. have solved / since 7. have swum / since
3. has been ringing / for 8. have not seen / since
4. has rained / since 9. has not rained / since
5. has been raining / since 10. has not finished
Unit 4
Exercise 1. Write the verbs in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).
1. rained 6. bought
2. entered 7. has forgotten.
3. have found 8. broke
4. went 9. was
5. has lost 10. has bought
Exercise 2. Write the verb in each sentence in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).
1. typed 6. introduced
2. have met 7. has stayed
3. spent. 8. has been blowing
4. dug 9. has changed
5. has been 10. found
Unit 5
Complete the following sentences using ago, before, since or for.
Exercise 1. Exercise 2. Exercise 3.
1. before 1. since 1. for
2. ago 2. ago 2. since
3. for 3. for 3. before
4. ago 4. since 4. for
5. for 5. before 5. for
6. before 6. for 6. before
7. ago 7. ago 7. since
8. since 8. for 8. ago
9.for 9. before 9. since
10. ago 10. before 10. before
Phrasal verbs (1)

Exercise. Complete the following sentences using:
blow out / break down / call off / look after / look out.
1. called off
2. broke down
3. look after
4. look out
5. blew out
Unit 6
Write the verb in each sentence in the correct tense: Present Perfect or Past Perfect.
1. has eaten 1. have never seen
2. had laid 2. had finished
3. had opened 3. had not been
4. had not understood 4. had broken
5. have you solved 5. has telephoned
6. had seen 6. had ironed
7. had finished 7. has left
8. has stopped 8. have you put
9. had decorated 9. had just left
10. has not brought 10. had burnt / burned
Unit 7
Complete the following sentences adding suitable Tail questions.
1. has he? 1. isn’t he?
2. must you? 2. hasn’t he?
3. can she? 3. can’t they?
4. is he? 4. isn’t it?
5. are they? 5. oughtn’t you?
6. could she? 6. couldn’t she?
7. should we? 7. mayn’t they?
8. will he? 8. haven’t you?
9. have you? 9. aren’t we?
10. would he? 10. won’t she?
11. am I? 11. wasn’t she?
12. was he? 12. hasn’t he?
13. can we? 13. mustn’t we?
14. will you 14. wasn’t he?
15. ought she? 15. shouldn’t we?
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences adding suitable Tail questions.
1. will he? 11. should they?

2. mustn’t you? 12. can they?
3. isn’t she? 13. won’t they?
4. could he? 14. mightn’t we?
5. have you? 15. won’t it?
6. won’t they? 16. are they?
7. wasn’t he? 17. hasn’t she?
8. isn’t she? 18. haven’t they?
9. can’t she? 19. can she?
10. aren’t I? 20. hasn’t he?
Unit 8
Complete the following sentences adding suitable Tail questions.
Exercise 1. Exercise 2. Exercise 3.

1. is there? 1. didn’t she? 1. didn’t he? 9. did he?
2. does he? 2. doesn’t he? 2. does it? 10. didn’t they?
3. did he? 3. weren’t there? 3. does he? 11. is there?
4. are there? 4. didn’t he? 4. won’t there? 12. does she?
5. does he? 5. didn’t it? 5. did she? 13. doesn’t he? /
6. does it? 6. doesn’t he? 6. wasn’t there? hasn’t he?
7. does he? 7. don’t you? 7. will there? 14. did she?
8. does he? 8. didn’t it? 8. doesn’t he? / hasn’t he? 15. didn’t she?
9. did she? 9. doesn’t it?
10. do I? 10. don’t they?
Unit 9
Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of there is.
1. there was 6. there are

2. there is 7. there are
3. there was 8. there is
4. there aren’t 9. are there
5. there will be 10. Are there
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of it is.
1. It is 6. It is
2. It is 7. It is
3. It was 8. It is
4. It is 9. It was
5. It is 10. it is
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of there is or it is.
1. it is 11. there will be
2. There is 12. It is
3. It is 13. there was
4. There have been 14. There is
5. There were 15. It is
6. It was 16. There is
7. There was 17. it was
8. It has been 18. It is
9. There were 19. There was
10. There is 20. It is
Phrasal verbs (2)

come across / find out / get on with / give up / put out.
1. find out
2. get on
3. put out
4. came across
5. give up
Unit 10
Exercise 1. Form the Comparative and Superlative of the following.
Positive Comparative Superlative
1. busy busier busiest

2. cheap cheaper cheapest
3. cold colder coldest
4. deep deeper deepest
5. delicate more delicate most delicate
6. difficult more difficult most difficult

7. early earlier earliest
8. expensive more expensive most expensive
9. fast faster fastest
10. fat fatter fattest
11. happy happier happiest

12. harmful more harmful most harmful
13. healthy healthier healthiest
14. heavy heavier heaviest
15. hungry hungrier hungriest
16. important more important most important

17. intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
18. large larger largest
19. lazy lazier laziest
20. long longer longest
21. lucky luckier luckiest

22. new newer newest
23. noisy noisier noisiest
24. pleasant pleasanter pleasantest
25. popular more popular most popular
26. rich richer richest

27. satisfactory more satisfactory most satisfactory
28. slow slower slowest
29. strange stranger strangest
30. ugly uglier ugliest
Unit 10
Write the Adjective or Adverb given at the beginning of each sentence in the Comparative or Superlative
degree.
1. fatter 1. cheaper
2. more expensive 2. more interesting
3. more satisfactory 3. strangest
4. most popular 4. youngest
5. longer 5. faster
6. larger 6. richest
7. healthiest 7. easier
8. uglier 8. noisier
9. most expensive 9. more difficult
10. lazier 10. smaller
Complete the following sentences using only one word in each blank space.
1. the 1. than
2. than 2. the
3. than 3. most
4. than 4. than
5. the 5. the
6. of 6. than
7. than 7. than
8. the 8. than
9. of 9. than
10. than 10. of
Phrasal verbs (3)

Exercise. Complete the following sentences using: do with / do without / put on / turn off.
1. put on
2. do without
3. put on
4. could do with
5. turn off
6. do without
Unit 11
Exercise 1. Write the Adjective or Adverb given in each sentence in the Positive, Comparative or Su-
perlative degree.
1. clever 6. fierce
2. big 7. large.
3. more comfortable 8. larger
4. strong 9. brave
5. dull 10. the healthiest
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using one word only in each blank space.
1. than 9. as / so
2. as 10. as
3. than 11. as
4. as / so 12. as
5. as 13. than
6. as 14. as / so
7. as 15. than
8. as
Exercise 3. Write the Adjective or Adverb given at the beginning of each sentence in the Comparative or
Superlative degree. [based on Unit 10]
1. politest 6. cleverer
2. shallowest 7. simplest
3. more often 8. feebler
4. quietest 9. deepest
5. friendlier 10. hotter
Unit 12
Write the Adjective or Adverb given in each sentence in the Positive, Comparative or
Superlative degree.
1. most stirring 1. most suitable
2. better 2. most precious
3. more harmless 3. more cunning
4. most active 4. least
5. most expert 5. more expert
6. less 6. better
7. worse 7. most useful
8. more 8. more fairly
9. worse 9. more
10. pleasantest 10. more laughable
11. worse
12. less
13. loveliest
14. best
15. more
Unit 13
Exercise 1. Write the missing Prepositions.
1. at 6. at 11. in
2. in 7. by 12. on
3. on 8. at 13. from
4. by 9. to 14. By
5. on 10. at 15. from
Exercise 2. Write the missing Prepositions.
1. on 6. by 11. by 16. at
2. by 7. at 12.on 17. on
3. at 8. on 13. in 18. by
4. in 9. in 14. in 19. at
5. on 10. from 15. on 20. at
Unit 14
Exercise 1. Fill each blank space with the correct pronoun and say whether it is Reflexive [R] or
Emphatic[E].
1. himself R 6. herself E 11. myself E
2. herself E 7. ourselves R 12. yourselves E
3. herself R 8. himself E 13. myself R
4. himself R 9. himself E 14. himself R
5. themselves R 10. yourselves R 15. herself R
Exercise 2. Fill each blank space with the correct pronoun and say whether it is Reflexive [R] or
Emphatic[E].
1. oneself R 6. themselves R 11. himself R

2. herself R 7. himself E 12. themselves R
3. himself R 8. herself E 13. themselves R
4. myself E 9. himself R 14. himself E
5. yourselves E 10. themselves E 15. himself E
Unit 15
Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences using: at, down, in, on or up.
1. in 6. on 11. on
2. in 7. in 12. down
3. on 8. in 13. up
4. up 9. at 14. on
5. at 10. in 15. on
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using : above, below, down, over, or under.
1. under 6. over
2. down 7. below
3. under 8. under
4. over 9. above
5. above 10. over
Phrasal verbs (4)

look for / pull up / put off / put up with / run out of.
1. run out of
2. pull up
3. put up with
4. put off
5. looking for
6. run out of
7. pulled up
Unit 16
Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences using the Prepositions:
against / at / for / into / to / towards
1. against 6. to
2. at 7. to
3. into 8. to
4. against 9. for
5. towards 10. into
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using the Prepositions: at / for / into / to
1. at 6. to
2. into 7. at
3. into 8. for
4. into 9. at
5. to 10. to
Unit 16
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences using the Prepositions:

at / from / into / off / out / toward(s).
1. from 6. out 11. toward
2. toward 7. from 12.at
3. off 8. off 13. off
4. off 9. out 14. from
5. from 10. from 15. off
Unit 17
Exercise 1. Choose the correct word from those given at the beginning of each sentence.
1. and 6. even
2. Both 7. as well as
3. as well 8. also
4. both 9. too
5. too 10. as well as
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using: also / and / too / even / both / as well as.
1. even 6. and 11. also / too 16. also / too

2. also 7. even 12. both 17. Even
3. and 8. also 13. also / too 18. too
4. both 9. also 14. even 19. and / as well as
5. also 10. Both 15. too 20. and / as well as
Unit 18
Exercise 1. Find the Relative pronoun in each of the following sentences. Then,
a) change it with another type of Relative pronoun, if possible.
b) if the Relative pronoun can be omitted place it within brackets (together with any other words that can
be omitted).
1. (which / that) 6. (which is / that is)

2. (which / that) 7. (which are / that are)
3. (who is / that is) 8. which
4. which 9. (which / that)
5. (who is / that is) 10. (that / who)
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using the correct Relative pronoun.
If the Relative pronoun can be omitted, place it within brackets.
1. (which / that) 6. (which / that) 11. (which / that)

2. (which / that) 7. which / that 12. which / that
3. who(m) 8. (which / that) 13. which
4. who / that 9. who 14.(which / that)
5. (which / that) 10. whom 15. (which / that)
Unit 19
Exercise. Choose the correct word from those given at the beginning of each sentence.
1. expect 6. foreign
2. patients 7. stranger
3. foreigner 8. sick
4. ill 9. wait
5. waiting 10. patient
Unit 20
In each group of words below, place the words in the correct order to make complete sentences.
Exercise 1.
1. My brother speaks English very well.
2. John will not play football tomorrow.
3. Are the children sleeping in the garden?
4. Mr Brown will not go to his office next Monday.
5. Margaret didn’t buy oranges this morning.
6. Hasn’t she invited him to the party?
7. She is reading a strange story in her room.
8. There was a black cat under the bed.
9. The books on my desk are not new.
10. Her husband telephoned from Cyprus last night.
OR: Last night Her husband telephoned from Cyprus.
Exercise 2.
1. Yesterday the doctor ordered her to stay in bed.
OR: The doctor ordered her to stay in bed yesterday.
2. Mr Emerson’s brother is a teacher.
3. Mr Adams has a house in London.
4. My brother doesn’t drink milk in the morning.
5. The children want to watch TV in my room.
6. The water is very cold this morning.
7. Those children can swim very well.
8. Must this pupil do all those exercises today?
9. Mary doesn’t want to go to the shops today.
10. Helen’s brother opened all the doors and windows.

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1. The red taxi was coming from the airport.

1. has spent 6. have been waiting

1. has been sleeping / for 6. has been raining / for

Phrasal verbs (1)

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences adding suitable Tail questions.

1. will he? 11. should they?

Exercise 1. Exercise 2. Exercise 3.

1. there was 6. there are

Phrasal verbs (2)

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. busy busier busiest

6. difficult more difficult most difficult

11. happy happier happiest

16. important more important most important

21. lucky luckier luckiest

26. rich richer richest

Phrasal verbs (3)

Exercise 2. Write the missing Prepositions.

1. oneself R 6. themselves R 11. himself R

Phrasal verbs (4)

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences using the Prepositions:

1. even 6. and 11. also / too 16. also / too

1. (which / that) 6. (which is / that is)

1. (which / that) 6. (which / that) 11. (which / that)

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