Presidium Indirapuram

Grade 6
English Grammar Practice

Q 1. Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs given in the brackets in the correct position:
a) The dogs barked. ( furiously, last night)
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b) I saw Beena crying. (bitterly, yesterday)
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c) My friend forgot my birthday, I was quite upset.( completely, yesterday)
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d) We enjoyed the movie, but it was scary.(a lot, very)
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e) She sang in the concert, every one praised her .( yesterday, well)
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Q 2. Fill in the blanks with the type of adverb mentioned in the brackets.
a) He looked at me ______________, when I broke his bottle. (Adverb of manner)
b) Rohan _________ completes his assignments on time and thus he gets scolded all the time. (Adverb
of frequency)
c) My grandparents are coming from Ahmedabad, _____________(Adverb of time)
d) It’s ____________ difficult to drive on a bumpy road.(Adverb of degree)

Q3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:

a) I don’t care _________ you are right ________ wrong. I will not change my decision.
b) __________ it was cold, I went for a swim.
c) ___________ Randhir ___________ Raj has faired well in the competitive exam.
d) ___________ the maid does the work well , I have no problem.
e) ___________ the train stopped, he jumped off the train.
f) Mr Richard trusted________ his sons _________ his friends, they were all lying to him.

Q4. Rearrange the words to make sentences and underline the conjunctions used:
a) she moved/ not heard/ we hae/ since/ from Nidhi/to Mumbai
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b) I was/ when/ I/ the bill of / the restaurant/shocked/saw
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Q5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

a) The English teacher is very popular _________ his students.
b) I agree _______ your proposal as you have assured me ________ safety.
c) The best way ______ take one’s revenge ________ his enemy is _________ forgive him.
d) She made her way up the hill _________ a narrow path.
e) He has known her _________ they were five years old.

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 f) The voices _________ the kitchen became louder, there was an argument going on.
g) The teacher praised her ___________all the children.
h) Mr. Goel purchased this house two years __________.
i) I have been working in this organization _______ 2010.
j) I have been working in this organization _______ ten years.

Q 6. Fill in the blanks using suitable pronouns:

a) Antony ________ is my brother is a well known writer. ______ writes detective stories.
b) I haven’t met _______ new neighbours since _________ moved in next door. I don’t like ______
because ______ make lot of noise.
c) Peter and _______ have been friends for a long time.
d) We have to blame ________ if the work isn’t done.
e) She”ll probably understand better when she is a mother ______.
f) ________ came with this letter for you this morning.
g) Mama gave_______ a generous helping of the lemon rice.
h) If you cannot find your dictionary, you can always ask Pinky for _____.
i) That bicycle of ________ is red , but _________ is blue.
j) All of them shook hands and introduced _______.

Q 7. Put the verbs in brackets into correct form of simple past or past continuous tense:
It (a)_____________ (rain) cats and dogs, when Sushant (b) _________ (leave) for his office. He (c)
_________ (try) to find a cab but (d)__________ (can) not as all the cabs (e)_____________ (run) full of
passengers. He (f) ____________ (call) up his friend Sonam and (g) _________ (ask) her to pick him up.
While she (h)______________ (come) to pick him up, her car got punctured.

Q 8. Rewrite the sentences as directed:

a) All the students will bring their own lunch box for excursion .(simple past)
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b) The heavy rains damaged the walls of the old house in the village of Kairana. (simple present)
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c) Women at the gate shouted when the pickpocket was chased by the police. (past continuous)
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d) Sumedha bought lots of plants and peat moss from the nursery .( simple present)
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e) The motorists followed the directions for a road diversion in spite of inconvenience. (simple future)
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f) I use a pruning knife to curt off shoots from the small lemon tree.(present continuous)
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g) Siberian birds fly to warmer countries during severe winter. (simple past)
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h) He dwelt in a ruined cottage on the hillside.(simple present)
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i) ESPN broadcast the football game on the television.(simple past)
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Q 9. Rewrite the sentences by replacing the highlighted idioms with appropriate idioms:

a) Don’t worry about what your uncle thinks of you. He only visits you spic and span.
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b) The work they asked me to do was once in a blue moon.
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c) You must carry an umbrella, it’s let the cat out of the box outside.
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d) Sandy didn’t look surprised at all. Somebody must have call it a day about her birthday party.
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e) He had by hook or by crook as he walked out onto the stage for his dance performance.
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f) Although it is difficult, we will get the work finished this week beat around the bush.

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