Ms.

Linh_GRAMMAR CHECKING_Newton 5-6

Time allowance: 75’

Exercise 1: Complete the gaps with the or no article (-).

1 I enjoy walking in ……………………….. rain – it’s so peaceful.

2 Some young people don’t see ……………………….. point of studying

……………………….. history.

3 I’ll meet you at ……………………….. railway station at 6 o’clock.

4 Do you like ……………………….. action films?

5 I don’t like to see ……………………….. young children playing

……………………….. violent sports like rubgy.

6 It’s likely I’ll be late for ……………………….. school tomorrow.

7 I love ……………………….. food in this restaurant, but then I always enjoy

……………………….. Italian food.

8 All over ……………………….. world, ……………………….. people have

similar problems.

Exercise 2: Complete the gaps with a / an, the or no article (-).

Hi Mason,

How are you? Are you enjoying 1……………………… winter holiday?

You asked about my school, so I’ll tell you a bit about it. It’s 2………………………
very old building – they built 3……………………… ‘new’ part in 1930! It’s very
nice inside, though. 4……………………… classrooms are bright and clean, and some
of them have interactive whiteboards. Of course, everyone wants to use
5……………………… classrooms with 6……………………… new whiteboards!
We have lovely playing fields near the school, but there isn’t 7………………………
swimming pool

I looked up your school online, and it looks like 8……………………… very new
building from 9……………………… photographs I saw. Do you like it there?

Write to me soon.
Best wishes,

Tom

Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 My sister is a vegetarian – she doesn’t eat the meat.

2 Before he became a teacher, my dad was a scientist. ✓

3 Yesterday, my parents came into school to speak to the head teacher.

4 We’re planning a trip to the South America.

5 I had the fun in Scotland, but the journey home was terrible.

6 Sarah doesn’t usually like the rap music, but she loves the Black Eyed Peas.

7 My grandparents live in a tiny cottage near the coast.

8 Some animals, like foxes, only come out at the night.

Exercise 4: Find out which countries need the definite article (the).

1 …………… United States

2 …………… Wales

3 …………… France

4 …………… Philippines

5 …………… Ukraine

6 …………… Netherlands

7 …………… South Africa

8 …………… Czech Republic

9 …………… New Zealand

10 …………… United Kingdom

Exercise 5: Some of the verbs in these sentences are incorrect. Correct them if
necessary.

1 She’s driving to work every day. ✗

 She drives to work every day.

2 Do you need any help?

……………………………………….

3 What are you doing on Friday evening?

……………………………………….

4 I wear trainers today.

……………………………………….

5 I don’t like fast food.

……………………………………….

6 Look. That man wears pink shoes.

……………………………………….

7 ‘What’s Sam doing?’ ‘He’s a dentist.’

……………………………………….

Exercise 6: Complete the video game review with the words and phrases below.
Use each word or phrase only once.

a few a little any how many how much many much some

MEGAPOLIS

I really enjoyed this game. The aim is to build a city, but there are a lot of problems to
solve along the way 1………………………….. houses, hotels, roads and factories can
you build? 2………………………….. money and energy do you need to build them?
Players use money called ‘megabucks’. You start with just 3…………………………..
megabucks, so you mush spend them carefully. It’s difficult to build a city on your
own, so 4………………………….. players work together. For example, if you have
only got 5………………………….. energy, you can borrow or buy
6………………………….. electricity from a neighbour. But selfish and greedy
players don’t make 7………………………….. friends. If they haven’t got
8………………………….. money or energy, no one helps them and they can’t finish
their city. So it’s best to be friendly to the other players!
Exercise 7: Choose a preposition for each sentence.

1) Jane is playing golf __ Monday.

2) David goes to work __ train.

3) Mr Smith goes to work __ weekdays.

4) Let’s meet __ Hankyu department store __ 3pm.

5) Heidi reads in bed ___ evening.

6) Sam walks his dog __ the park.

7) Brad goes jogging __ the river.

8) I take a shower __ night.

9) Shiela eats breakfast __ morning.

10) Mike’s birthday is __ June 15th.

11) He was born __ 1980.

12) We go shopping __ Daimaru __ Kyoto.

13) Tomorrow I,m going to __ bank

14) Tomorrow I’m going to __ UFJ

15) Would you like to go skiing _ winter.

16) I get to work __ foot.

17) Maria is going swimming this __ Monday.

18) We are going to Tokyo disney land __ Sarah’s birthday.

19) He works __ Nagoya

20) He works __ Sony

21) He works __ sales department.

Exercise 8: Correct the mistake in each question.

1 A Why do want you to go home?

B Because I’m tired.

2 A What did you meet at the party?

 B Rashid and Fran.

3 A How much your car was?

B I paid £500.

4 A Which did you see film?

B The new James Bond film.

5 A Who key is this?

B Mine

6 A How many people you did invite?

B About 20.

7 A Was the film like?

B It was pretty good.

8 A What kind music do you like?

B I like dance music.

Exercise 9: Tick ✓ the sentences which are correct. Then correct the mistakes you
found in the sentences.

1 There aren’t much people here in the winter.

2 We saw a lot of hitchhikers on the motorway.

3 Are there many empty seats in the cinema?

4 A bit of the vegetables were not enough soft.

5 I’d like a bit of bread with my soup.

6 I love too hot weather.

7 I don’t earn enough money.

8 Was the test too much difficult?

Exercise 10: Write a sentence about each picture using the words in brackets and
too / not enough.

1 (people / on the beach)

2 (soup / hot)

3 (she / tall / to reach the top shelf)

4 (waiter / spoke / quickly)

5 (service / here / slow)

6 (Sorry, I / have / money)

Exercise 11: Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs

1.- Some people just don’t know how to sing. (be able to)

……………………………………………………………………………………

2.- There’s a chance that she’s in the airport. (could)

……………………………………………………………………………………

3.- I knew how to ride horse when I was six. (could)

……………………………………………………………………………………

4.- John isn’t sure if he is going to go to Turkey. (might not)

……………………………………………………………………………………
5.- Do not block the emergency exit. (mustn’t)

……………………………………………………………………………………

6.- It is dangerous to use mobile phones on the plane. (mustn’t)

……………………………………………………………………………………

7.- It is necessary to fasten your seat belt for landing and taking off. (must)

……………………………………………………………………………………

8.-It’s possible that he’ll be there to meet us. (may)

……………………………………………………………………………………

9.- This is a surprise. Don’t tell anybody about it. (shouldn’t)

You
…………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 12: Write the correct form of the word in brackets. (adjective or adverb)

1) He ran very _______ (fast) to catch the train.

2) She Works very ________ (hard) doesn’t she?

3) He is a _________ teacher. He teaches _______.(good)

4) Anna reads __________. She is a_________ reader. (slow)

5) My friend Works __________(careless)She isn’t a _________ (careful) person.

In fact she is a _________ (careless)girl.

6) Anna usually goes to bed __________ (late)

7) It is snowing __________ (heavy) in North Wales now.

8) My father spoke ___________ (angry) when he saw the broken vase.

9) Why do you always speak so ______ (fast)?

10) I always come to school _______ (early)

11) Those students speak Turkish very _______ (good) don’t they?

12) She leads a ________ (dangerous)life. She lives _________ dangerous.

13) He is a very __________ (kind) man.

14) Tom waited __________(nervous) in the hall before the exam.

15) Please shut the door __________ (quiet)

16) Be __________ (quiet) please.

17) Hurry up! You’re always so ______. Don’t walk_________ (slow)

18) She is very _______. She sang _________. (happy)

19) My French isn’t very __________ (good) Please speak_________ and

________ (slow and clear)

20) He lost the match becouse he played _______. He is a ________

Exercise 13: Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Correct the wrong sentences.

1 The train not arrived until 22:30, so we got home around midnight.

The train didn’t arrive until 22:30, so we got home around midnight.

2 I slept very badly on the plane, so I feeled very tired the next day.

……………………………………………………………….

3 Did you took the train from New York to Washington?

……………………………………………………………….

4 We flew from London to Manchester because it was really cheap.

……………………………………………………………….

5 They spended two nights in a hotel and then they stayed at a friend’s house for
three days.

……………………………………………………………….

6 I didn’t enjoyed my trip to Scotland because the weather wasn’t very good.

……………………………………………………………….

7 When I got back to my hotel, I found a message from my sister.

……………………………………………………………….

8 We unpacked our suitcases and ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. It cost 100 euros!

……………………………………………………………….
Exercise 14: Elliot asked Victoria about her holiday. Write Elliot’s questions in
the past simple.

1 E why / your plane / be late

Why was your plane late?

V I think there was a problem with the engine.

2 E when / your bags / arrive

……………………………………….?

V On the last day of my holiday.

3 E what / you / wear?

……………………………………….?

V I bought some new clothes.

4 E the people / be friendly

……………………………………….?

V No, they were rude.

5 E what / weather / be like

……………………………………….?

V It rained every day.

6 E what kind of food / you eat

……………………………………….?

V Nothing special

7 E you / have / a good time

……………………………………….?

V No!