Grammar Practice 2 Sampler

Building
Language
Skills
Grammar
Practice
2
A Strong
Foundation for
Grammar Accuracy
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UNIT 01 Personal Pronouns 5
UNIT 02 There is / There are 11
UNIT 03 Plural Nouns and Possessive Nouns 17
UNIT 04 How Many / How Much 23
UNIT 05 Quantitative Adjectives 29
UNIT 06 Adverbs (Too / Either, Always / Never) 35
UNIT 07 The Present Progressive 41
UNIT 08 Simple Past 1: Simple Past Tense 47

of the Verb ‘To Be’
UNIT 09 Simple Past 2: Simple Past Tense of Verbs 53
Review Test 1 59

UNIT 10 Modal Verbs 61
UNIT 11 Interrogatives 1: Where / When / What Time 67
UNIT 12 Impersonal Subject: It 73
UNIT 13 Interrogatives 2: Who / Whose / Which 79
UNIT 14 Conjunctions 85
UNIT 15 Prepositions 91
UNIT 16 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 97
UNIT 17 Imperatives and Exclamations 103
UNIT 18 Present, Past and Continuous Tense 109
Review Test 2 115

How Many / How Much
‘How many’ + plural noun ~? How many oranges are there?

How many brothers do you have?
We use ‘how many’ to ask about the quantity and amount of a noun. The noun
that comes after is always a plural noun. We use ‘how many’ at the start of an
interrogative sentence to ask about the specific quantity of the noun. We answer
such questions with a specific number, not ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
• Do you eat bananas for breakfast? • How many bananas do you eat for breakfast?
 Yes, I do.  I eat three bananas.
Check! Match each question to its answer.

1. Do you have friends? • • I have 10 friends.
2. How many friends do you have? • • Yes, I do.
‘How much’ + material noun ~ ? How much water do you need?

How much bread do they buy?
We use ‘how much’ to ask about the quantity of uncountable nouns like bread,
milk and cheese. The noun that comes after ‘how much’. We can answer such
questions using suitable units. (Units: cup, glass, loaf, piece)
• How much milk do you drink a day? • How much money do you have?
 I drink two cups of milk a day.  I have ten dollars.
Check! Fill in each blank with the correct words from the box.
1. A: How much cream do you need?
B: I need two cream. loaves of cups of
2. A: How much bread do you eat a day?
B: We eat three bread a day.
UNIT 04 • How Many / How Much 23
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A Circle the correct words in the brackets.
1. (How many pencils / How much pencil) do you have?
2. (How many salts / How much salt) do we need?
3. (How many coffees / How much coffee) does John drink?
4. (How many meats / How much meat) do they buy each week?
5. (How many frogs / How much frog) are in the pond?
6. (How many sugars / How much sugar) is in the jar?
B Answer each question.

1. How many sisters do you have?
I have .
2. How much money do you have now?
.
3. How many classes do you have today?
.
4. How much cola do you want?
I want .
5. How much pizza do you want?
.
6. How many ice cream cones do you want?
.
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C Fill in each blank with the correct word or words from the box.
muffins how much how many a cup of a glass of
My Breakfast
Tom: What do you eat for breakfast?
Daisy: I eat apples for breakfast.
Tom: apples do you eat?
Daisy: I eat two apples. How about you?
Tom: I drink juice for breakfast. I also eat
cereal.
Daisy: ?
Tom: I eat one bowl of cereal. Do you eat cereal, too?
Daisy: No. I eat muffins.
Tom: How many do you eat in the morning?
Daisy: I eat two muffins with hot cocoa.
Fill in each blank with a sentence from the box.
1. A: Do you have pets? I have three dogs.

B: Yes, I have dogs.
They eat 10 bowls of food
a day.
2. A: How many dogs do you have?
B:
3. A: How much food do they eat a day?

B:

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Mr Song: Good morning.

Host: What do we need for pancakes, Mr Song?
Mr Song: We need pancake flour, milk, eggs and blueberries.
Host: How much flour do I put in the bowl?
Mr Song: You need ( ) flour.
Host: How many eggs do I need?
Mr Song: Add one egg to the flour. Then add one cup of milk. Mix the
egg, milk and flour together.
Host: How many blueberries do we need?
Mr Song: Add half a cup. Now we are ready to cook the pancakes.
Host: Yes. We put some butter in a pan. Don’t make the pan too
hot.
Mr Song: Now add two big spoons of pancake mix. Cook it for about
two minutes. Then turn it over and cook the other side.
Host: Wow! That looks delicious. It will be a healthy breakfast.
1. Choose the correct word that can be placed in the brackets.

a. two b. cup of c. two cups of
gs Material nouns and unit

Asking about the quantity of thin
a cup of, two glasses of, three
‘How many’ + plural noun ~ ?
pieces of … + material noun
‘How much’ + material noun ~?

Exercises
Word Check
Fill in the missing letters with letters from the box.
1. Tommy has b r k f s t every morning.
2. How much is the CD? – It’s 22 d o l l r s .
3. There was a l o f of bread in the basket.

e
4. We need s l t in every dish.
a
a
e
5. How much s u g r do you put in your coffee? e
a
e
e a
6. I eat a bowl of c r l and milk. a
e
a
e
a
7. We should f d our dogs and cats.
8. In winter, we n d coats, sweaters and gloves.
Grammar Crossword Puzzle

Fill in the blanks and complete the puzzle.
2 3
1. How oranges are there?

1. How milk do you want?
2. She drank two of coffee.
3. How many were in the cage?
There were ten pigs.
4. How much pizza did you eat?
I ate three of pizza.

Exercises
Grammar Check
A Fill in each blank with ‘many’ or ‘much’.
1. How dogs do you have?
2. How water do you drink a day?
3. How sisters do you have?
4. How bottles of water did you buy?
5. How ice do you need?
B Answer each question. One has been done for you.

1. How many pencils do you have? I have 5 pencils.
2. How much salt do we need?

3. How much meat do they buy?
4. How many frogs are in the pond?
5. How much sugar is there?
Let’s Make Sentences

Rearrange each set of words and write the sentence.
1. ate / honey / a / bottle of / I .
2. three / paper / we / boxes of / need .
3. did / you / sweaters / buy / how many ?
4. how much / eat / you / do / rice ?
5. sentences / how many / write / you / do ?

Quantitative Adjectives
‘many’ + plural noun There are many mangos.

‘much’ + uncountable noun We need much water in summer.
We add ‘many’ and ‘much’ in front of nouns to refer to large quantities or

amounts. We use ‘many’ with the plural form of countable nouns and ‘much’ with
uncountable nouns.
• They sell many plates. • My dogs eat much food.

• She has many children. • There’s much rain in the country.
Check! Circle the correct word in the brackets.

1. I have (many / much) friends.
2. We do not have (many / much) oil.
3. They visit (many / much) places in Australia.
‘some’ + noun (plural) We have some oranges. (positive)

‘any’ + noun (plural) I do not have any money. (negative)
We use ‘some’ and ‘any’ to refer to quantities or amounts that are not large. We
use both ‘some’ and ‘any’ with countable nouns and uncountable nouns. We
usually use ‘some’ with affirmative sentences and ‘any’ with negative sentences
or interrogative sentences.
• She has some time tomorrow. • They buy some flowers.

• She doesn’t have any time now. • Do they buy any flowers?
Check! Fill in each blank with ‘some’ or ‘any’.

1. The girl doesn’t eat meat.
2. Do you have children?
3. There is bread in the basket.
UNIT 05 • Quantitative Adjectives 29

A Rewrite each sentence by putting the word in the brackets in the
correct position. One has been done for you.
1. There are  things here. (many) There are many things here.
2. There are dishes. (many)
3. We have bananas. (many)
4. Elephants eat food. (much)
5. I spend money on food. (much)
6. People want money. (much)
B Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
1. We buy many at the market. frien
d
2. He drinks much every day. vegetable soda
3. The people make too much . cloth
noise
4. I see many in the sky. bird
5. My mother has many in the closet.

6. They don’t have many .
C Fill in each blank with ‘some’ or ‘any’.

1. A: Are there any mangos in the tree?
B: Yes, there are mangos in the tree.
2. A: Is there some soup in the bowl?
B: No, there isn’t soup in the bowl.
3. A: Do you have many books?
B: Well, I have many books. But books are boring.
4. A: Do you eat fruits and vegetables?
B: No, I don’t eat fruits and vegetables.

D Circle the correct word in the brackets.
Chinatown
We can see (many / much) Chinese people in
Chinatown. They sell (many / much) things.
They sell dishes, clothes and antiques. There
are also many Chinese restaurants. They
give people (any / some) cookies after meals.
They call the cookies fortune cookies. In the
cookies, there is a piece of paper. It tells you your fortune. You
could choose (some / any) happy fortunes. You could also choose
(some / any) bad fortunes. You can also eat real Chinese black
a
noodles there.
Fill in each blank with a suitable word or words.
• A: Are there any fish in the river?

B: Yes, there are many fish in the river .
1. A: Do you have some time now?

Tip!
B: No, . Sometimes, we can use
either ‘some’ or ‘not’ and
they can mean the same
2. A: Is there some food in the market? thing. But for negative
sentences with ‘not’, we
B: Yes, . use ‘any’.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Korea is an interesting place. I am in Seoul now. Tourists can see and

do many things here. I always look for good food. Today is Sunday. The
Hyehwa Filipino market is open. This market is on Daehangno in Jongno.
Many people from the Philippines work in Seoul. They go to church on
Sunday. Outside the church is the Filipino market. I can buy Filipino food
here. There are ( ) dishes. There are too many choices.
There is sausage and Filipino fried rice. There are mangoes and baked
bananas. I can buy fresh guava, papaya and pineapple, too. Other things
from the Philippines are sold here as well. I can buy music CDs and
clothing. Am I in the Philippines? No, I am on Daehangno, in Seoul,
Korea.
1. Choose the word that cannot be placed in the brackets.

a. many b. much c. some
2. Rewrite the underlined sentence as a negative sentence.
Small amount
Large amount
‘many’ + plural noun ‘some’ + singular plural noun /

e)
uncountable noun (positive sentenc
‘any’ + singular plural noun /
‘much’ + uncountable noun
e
material noun (interrogative sentenc
or negative sentence)

Exercises
Word Check
1. I s p n d 10 dollars a week.
2. Mrs Wong went to the m a r k t and bought some food.
3. There are many c h i c s on the menu. e

o e
o
e
4. Daisy eats n d l s so much.
e o
e
5. The woman tells us our f r t u n . o e o
6. You should use c h p s t i c k s in Korea. e
e
7. She is very thin. She eats only v g t a b l s .
8. We put 12 balls in the b a s k t . We won the game.

Fill in the blanks and complete the puzzle.
1 2
3 4
1. Do you sell any mangoes? Yes, we have some .

1. I visit countries in Europe: France, Italy and Germany.
2. Did you drink water? No. I drank juice.
3. She doesn’t have daughters. She has only sons.
4. I don’t have money. I have only two dollars.

Exercises
Grammar Check
A Circle the quantitative adjectives.
1. Nora doesn’t eat any meat.
2. Do you have any children?
3. They sell many dishes.
4. We have much rain this month.
5. She has some time tomorrow.
B Correct the highlighted words and rewrite each sentence.

1. We don’t have many time.
2. Do you have some moneys?
3. Are there much people in the market?
4. Did you eat many food?
5. There are much flowers in the garden.

Rearrange each set of words and write the sentence.
1. eat / many / they / mangos .
2. there / soup / is / some / in the bowl ?
3. ate / rice / much / they / in Korea .
4. books / some / old/ are / very .
5. didn’t / any / he / books / today / read .

Present, Past and
Continuous Tense
Present tense: facts, everyday life I don’t like fast food.

Past tense: yesterday, last week, this morning, etc.
She had a headache this morning.
Tense changes according to the time an event takes place. We use the present
tense for facts or everyday activities. We use the past tense when we talk about
events that happened in the past, as in yesterday, last week, last month, etc.
• I drink a cup of milk every day. • Tom met Alice yesterday.

• She doesn’t have any pets. • Did you visit the poor children?
Check! Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets.
1. He now in Europe. (be)
2. My sister and I our house last Sunday. (clean)
3. Sandra have breakfast today. (do not)
Present continuous tense: am / are / is + ~ing She is playing hockey now.

Past continuous tense: was / were + ~ing Dave and I were fighting then.
We use the present continuous tense for events that are going on now. We use
the past continuous tense to talk about an event that was going on at a specific
time in the past. We show the past continuous tense by using <past tense of the
be verb + ~ing>.
• We are talking about the teacher.

• The teacher was scolding the students.
• Are you using your cell phone now? • Tom wasn’t wearing his uniform.
Check! Rewrite each sentence by writing the highlighted verb in the

continuous tense.
1. They have dinner in the Japanese restaurant.
2. My cats played with balls.

3. People applauded at his concert.
UNIT 18 • Present, Past and Continuous Tense 109

A Underline the verbs and circle the correct tense in the brackets.
1. Tiffany gets on the bus at 8:30 every morning. (Present / Past)
2. They had three beautiful horses at their house. (Present / Past)
3. She eats tomatoes and celery for health. (Present / Past)
4. We climb up the mountain once a month. (Present / Past)
5. The bird flew to north in the summer. (Present / Past)
6. I went to China and Russia last winter. (Present / Past)
7. He studies history and music on Monday. (Present / Past)
8. The turtles swam to the beach again. (Present / Past)
B Fill in each blank with a verb in the correct tense.

1. Tom tomato salad last night.
2. She always vitamins before breakfast.
3. Mary is at the dress now.
4. I my aunt in New York in 2008.
5. The kids their teeth three times a day.
6. We were about the test then.
7. They are some novels in the bookstore.
8. We all the trash in the park yesterday.
C Rewrite each sentence in the present tense as the past tense and each
sentence in the past tense as the present tense.
1. The frogs are jumping into the pond.
2. I go and see him at the airport.
3. Do you know the writer of this novel?
4. She was looking for the clerk.
5. They can’t move to another city.
6. He cleaned his car in the afternoon.

D Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
doesn’t was visited is were wearing
Australia
I Australia last year.
It was the end of the year but it
summer in Sydney. People
were all short sleeves
there. It was very hot. In Singapore, it
was wet and cool. So people wearing warm clothes.
I didn’t take many clothes to Sydney. I had to buy some clothes.
People say, “It snow in Sydney. And it is never cold
and always warm.” So many people visit Sydney at the end of the
year. They can enjoy the warm weather there. It
winter now in London. What’s the weather like in Sydney?
Complete each blank to form a suitable answer.
• A: What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

B: I ate eggs and toast.
1. A: What was your father doing at 10 pm yesterday?

B: He .
2. A: Where did you visit on your last vacation?

B: I .

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Hello, my name is John. I make movies. I’m not an actor. I’m not a
director. But they couldn’t make movies without me. Who am I? I am a
sound artist.
I make the sounds in movies. Think of a running horse. In a movie,
you can’t hear the sound. So I make noise with my tools. For horses, I
use coconut shells. I cut them in half. Then I hit the open side on wood.
Yesterday, we ( ) a new movie. We watched the movie
first. Then we talked about sounds for the movie. What sounds do we
need? What tools will we need? Today, we gather all our tools. We need
shoes, glasses, sand and chairs. We will make the sound of footsteps,
wind and rain with these tools. And we will record the sound.
Being a sound artist isn’t easy. But I enjoy my job. I love it!
1. Circle all the verbs in the past tense in the passage.

2. Choose the word that can be placed in the brackets.
a. start b. starts c. started
3. Write the underlined sentence in the present continuous tense.
Past tense
Present tense
Used for events that
Used for present facts or
everyday life have already happened
Past continuous: was / were
Present continuous: am /
+ ~ing
are / is + ~ing

Exercises
Word Check
1. Mary had a h a d a h . She couldn’t get up today.
2. Randy plays h o k y very well.
c
3. Tom was late for class several times. The teacher e e
e
c
s o l d e d him.
c
e e c
4. People stood up and l a p p e d in the game.
e
c
o n r t . I have two tickets. e
c
5. Let’s go to the
c
e e
6. You should eat some l r y and tomatoes. e
c
7. I went into the shop. The l r k asked, “May I
help you?”
8. In summer, people wear short pants and short s l v s .

Fill in each blank and complete the puzzle.
1
d
2
1. He too much water in summer.

2. They clapping in the hall.
2. Where were you? I in the kitchen.
3. He not have any money now.
3. What time you have lunch today?

Exercises
Grammar Check
A Write the correct tense (present/past) of each sentence in the brackets.
1. Tom ate steak for dinner. ( )
2. They went to the airport. ( )
3. The frogs jump high. ( )
4. We brush our teeth after meals. ( )
5. What are you looking for? ( )
B Rewrite each underlined word correctly in the blank.

1. I was eating pancakes now.
2. He spends all his pocket money last Sunday.
3. We eat breakfast but we didn’t have lunch.
4. Do they bring their food yesterday?
5. I am not sleeping at 10 pm last night.

Rearrange each set of words and write the sentences.
1. and tie / wears / he / always / a suit
.
2. using / are / your / dictionary / you
?
3. wearing / Mary / was / a / blouse / nice
.
4. to / didn’t / we / listen / the teacher
.
5. you / did / visit / last / summer / where
?

[1~5] Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.
1. My teeth hurt. You should go and see a .
a. teacher b. parent c. children d. dentist
2. You can eat potato chips in the .
a. cinema b. principal c. movie d. drug
3. Babies cannot walk. They on the floor.
a. know b. crawl c. leave d. finish
4. He didn’t say the of that movie. It’s ‘Monsters’.
a. title b. station c. date d. curtain
5. I bought two ties for father on his birthday.
a. delicious b. cold c. striped d. empty
[6~10] Circle the word that has the closest meaning to the highlighted word.
6. Ted is very smart. He can answer all the questions.
a. neat b. clever c. better d. spicy
7. Who saw my bicycle? It is red and has a big basket in front.
a. bike b. bakery c. grade d. umbrella
8. There’s a new shop on the corner. What do they sell? – They sell flowers
and plants.
a. restaurant b. park c. gym d. store
9. What time does the baseball game start? – It’s starting now.
a. dinner b. match c. race d. hill
10. We put 5 pieces of apple pie on each dish.
a. box b. place c. plate d. winter
Review Test 2 115

[11~15] Circle the word that cannot be placed in the blank.
11. I need some fresh air. I open the door?
a. May b. Can c. Could d. Did
12. did you exercise yesterday?
a. Who b. When c. What time d. Where
13. I went to her house, she came to my house.
a. and b. but c. together d. or
14. He parked his car my truck.
a. next to b. in class c. in front of d. behind
15. Young kids toy cars or pretty dolls.
a. sleep b. like c. have d. love
[16~20] Circle the letter of the highlighted words that are incorrect.
16. My grandparents live London. I visited them last winter.
a b c d
17. What an interesting show was it! Yes, it really was.
a b c d
18. Don’t be alone at home. Let’s go out and makes a snowman.
a b c d
19. Mary doesn’t has any pets. She has some plants.
a b c d
20. Joe was watching the TV news and we was sleeping.
a b c d

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© 2013 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

First published 2013

Publisher: Sim Wee Chee

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UNIT 02 There is / There are 11

UNIT 03 Plural Nouns and Possessive Nouns 17

UNIT 04 How Many / How Much 23

UNIT 05 Quantitative Adjectives 29

UNIT 06 Adverbs (Too / Either, Always / Never) 35

UNIT 07 The Present Progressive 41

UNIT 08 Simple Past 1: Simple Past Tense 47

UNIT 09 Simple Past 2: Simple Past Tense of Verbs 53

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UNIT 11 Interrogatives 1: Where / When / What Time 67

UNIT 12 Impersonal Subject: It 73

UNIT 13 Interrogatives 2: Who / Whose / Which 79

UNIT 16 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 97

UNIT 17 Imperatives and Exclamations 103

UNIT 18 Present, Past and Continuous Tense 109

Review Test 2 115

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‘How many’ + plural noun ~? How many oranges are there?

Check! Match each question to its answer.

‘How much’ + material noun ~ ? How much water do you need?

UNIT 04 • How Many / How Much 23

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B Answer each question.

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muffins how much how many a cup of a glass of

Fill in each blank with a sentence from the box.

1. A: Do you have pets? I have three dogs.

3. A: How much food do they eat a day?

UNIT 04 • How Many / How Much 25

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Mr Song: Good morning.

1. Choose the correct word that can be placed in the brackets.

gs Material nouns and unit

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2. How much is the CD? – It’s 22 d o l l r s .

3. There was a l o f of bread in the basket.

8. In winter, we n d coats, sweaters and gloves.

Grammar Crossword Puzzle

1. How oranges are there?

UNIT 04 • How Many / How Much 27

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B Answer each question. One has been done for you.

2. How much salt do we need?

Let’s Make Sentences

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‘many’ + plural noun There are many mangos.

We add ‘many’ and ‘much’ in front of nouns to refer to large quantities or

• They sell many plates. • My dogs eat much food.

Check! Circle the correct word in the brackets.

‘some’ + noun (plural) We have some oranges. (positive)

• She has some time tomorrow. • They buy some flowers.

Check! Fill in each blank with ‘some’ or ‘any’.

UNIT 05 • Quantitative Adjectives 29

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5. My mother has many in the closet.

C Fill in each blank with ‘some’ or ‘any’.

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