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Graded grammar worksheet Unit 6

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

You are writing an email to your friend. Complete the email using the correct
form of the words in brackets.

Hi Jeremy,
I’m here in the US! I’m visiting my cousin Peter. Last night, he took me to an
American football match. I was really (1) __________________ (excite) about it!
I didn’t know much about the sport, but I was (2) __________________ (interest)
in learning about it. At first, I found the rules (3) __________________ (confuse).
But Peter explained them very clearly and I could understand them. American
football is a very (4) __________________ (fascinate) sport! It’s definitely not
(5) ________________ (bore) and the athletes were all (6) _________________
(amaze)! They had so much strength, speed and power! I was
(7) __________________ (surprise) by that.
I was also (8) __________________ (shock) by the size of the crowd.
Thousands of spectators were at the match. Unfortunately, some of the people
were (9) __________________ (annoy). For example, the people behind us were
very loud. I was quite (10) __________________ (tire) of them by the end of the
night.
But overall, I really enjoyed the experience. I’ll tell you more about it when I get
back to Hong Kong.
Best,
__________________

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New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1B 2 of 4

Graded grammar worksheet Unit 6

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Possessive form
You have found a poster for a sale at a local bicycle shop, but some of the words
are not clear. Complete the poster using the correct form of the words in the box.

bicycle Charles children customers shop year

Bicycles for sale!

On 4 May, (1) __________________ (Charles) Bicycle Shop is having a huge
sale! All of the (2) __________________ (shop) bicycles will be half price.
We have lots of great bicycles for adults. We also have lots of
(3) __________________ (children) bicycles for sale.
And … if you’re not satisfied with a (4) __________________ (bicycle)
performance, you can return it anytime. Our (5) __________________
(customers) happiness is our biggest concern!
So come and check us out. This is the (6) __________________ (year) biggest
sale!

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns

You are chatting with your friend online, but the Internet is not working properly.
Complete the messages using the correct possessive adjectives and possessive
pronouns.

You: Hey Carol! Do you want to go cycling with me this weekend?

Carol: Sure. I don’t have a bicycle, but (1) __________ sister does. I can borrow
(2) __________.
You: That’s great! (3) __________ sister lets you borrow (4) __________
things?
Carol: Of course. (5) __________ parents encourage us to share. Don’t
(6) __________ parents encourage you and (7) __________ brother to
share things?
You: Sure, they do. They always tell us to share. That’s one of (8) __________
favourite things to say! But my brother hates lending me (9) __________
stuff.
Carol: That’s too bad.
You: It is! Perhaps it’s because he has some great sports equipment.
(10) __________ tennis racket is fantastic!
Carol: So is (11) __________. You can borrow it any time!
You: Thank you, Carol.

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Graded grammar worksheet Unit 6

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Adverbs of manner
You are writing some tips for football players. Complete the list of tips using the
correct form of the words in brackets.

I’ve been a football coach for 20 years. In that time, I’ve (1) ________________
(successful) coached many great players. I’ve also come up with some advice
for all my players:
• Learn how to kick the ball in different ways. You should know how to kick
it (2) __________________ (gentle) and very (3) __________________
(hard).
• Study other players (4) __________________ (careful). You can learn a
lot from both your teammates and your opponents.
• Treat your teammates (5) __________________ (respect). When
teammates respect each other, they are more likely to succeed.
• Always think (6) __________________ (positive). Most players perform
(7) __________________ (good) when they feel positive. But when they
play (8) __________________ (bad), they let it get them down.
• Learn how to lose (9) __________________ (graceful). We all lose
sometimes. It’s important not to get too upset about it. Instead, think
about what you can learn from the loss.
Be proud of yourself when you win. Winning a match is great feeling! Always
take time to celebrate (10) __________________ (happy).

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New Treasure Plus (Third Edition) 1B 4 of 4

Graded grammar worksheet Unit 6

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: __________ Date: ______________________

Consolidation
You are writing an article about your favourite athlete. Complete the article using
the correct possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and the correct form of
the words in brackets.

Ma Long: the dragon of table tennis

(1) ____________ favourite athlete is Ma Long. (2) ____________ nickname is
‘the dragon’ and he is one of (3) __________________ (China) best table
tennis players. In fact, he is one of the (4) __________________ (world) best
players! He has won many important competitions, including the World
Championships and the Olympics.
Ma Long has a great style. He moves (5) __________________ (fast) and hits
the ball (6) ________________ (perfect). Ma also plays (7) ________________
(patient). He waits for the right moment to attack his opponent. (8) __________
(Ma) matches are always (9) __________________ (thrill)!
I’m not (10) __________________ (surprise) that Ma won both the 2016 and
the 2020 Olympics. At the 2016 Olympics, Ma Long played
(11) __________________ (skilful). He beat most of his opponents
(12) __________________ (easy) and won the gold medal!
At the 2020 Olympics, he played (13) __________________ (good) again. In
the men’s singles final, he played against Fan Zhendong. (14) ____________
was a great match!
(15) _______________ (Fan) performance was good … but not good enough.
Ma won the match and won another Olympic gold medal! After Ma scored the
winning point, he shouted (16) __________________ (excited). It was a
wonderful moment!
I am (17) __________________ (inspire) by Ma. I want to play just like him one
day.

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