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Marks
Nouns
Exercise 1 Common and Proper Nouns................................................................ 1 / 10
Exercise 2 Singular and Plural Nouns................................................................. 2 / 10
Exercise 3 Singular and Plural Nouns................................................................. 3 / 10
Exercise 4 Singular and Plural Nouns................................................................. 4 / 10
Exercise 5 Singular and Plural Nouns................................................................. 5 / 10
Exercise 6 Countable and Uncountable Nouns................................................. 6 / 10
Exercise 7 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using many and much)....................................................................... 7 / 10
Exercise 8 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using many and much)....................................................................... 8
/ 10
Exercise 9 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using many and much)....................................................................... 9
/ 10
Exercise 10 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using a few and a little)..................................................................10 / 10
Exercise 11 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using a few and a little).................................................................. 11 / 10
Exercise 12 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(using a few and a little)..................................................................12 / 10

Pronouns
Exercise 13 Personal Pronouns..............................................................................13 / 10
Exercise 14 Personal Pronouns..............................................................................15 / 10
Exercise 15 Personal Pronouns..............................................................................17 / 10
Exercise 16 Personal Pronouns..............................................................................19 / 10
Exercise 17 Personal Pronouns..............................................................................21 / 10
Exercise 18 Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns................................................. 23 / 10
Exercise 19 Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns................................................. 25 / 10
Exercise 20 Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns................................................. 27 / 10
Exercise 21 Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns................................................. 29 / 10
Exercise 22 Demonstrative Pronouns..................................................................31 / 10
Exercise 23 Demonstrative Pronouns................................................................. 32 / 10
Exercise 24 Demonstrative Pronouns................................................................. 33 / 10
Exercise 25 Demonstrative Pronouns................................................................. 35 / 10

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Adjectives
Exercise 26 Positive Degree of Adjectives...................................................... 37 / 10
Exercise 27 Positive Degree of Adjectives...................................................... 38 / 10
Exercise 28 Positive Degree of Adjectives...................................................... 39 / 10
Exercise 29 Positive Degree of Adjectives...................................................... 40 / 10
Exercise 30 Positive Degree of Adjectives.......................................................41 / 10
Exercise 31 Comparison of Adjectives.............................................................. 42 / 10
Exercise 32 Comparison of Adjectives.............................................................. 43 / 10
Exercise 33 Comparison of Adjectives.............................................................. 44 / 10
Exercise 34 Similes................................................................................................. 45 / 10
Exercise 35 Similes................................................................................................. 47 / 10
Revision
Exercise 36.................................................................................................................. 49 / 10
Exercise 37...................................................................................................................51 / 10
Exercise 38.................................................................................................................. 53 / 10
Modals
Introducing can and cannot
Exercise 39.................................................................................................................. 55 / 10
Exercise 40.................................................................................................................. 57 / 10
Prepositions
Introducing in, at, on, to, from, after, beside, behind, above, under, between,
into, along, across, towards, against, down and through
Exercise 41.................................................................................................................. 58 / 10
Exercise 42.................................................................................................................. 59 / 10
Exercise 43...................................................................................................................61 / 10
Exercise 44.................................................................................................................. 63 / 10
Exercise 45.................................................................................................................. 65 / 10
Exercise 46.................................................................................................................. 67 / 10
Exercise 47.................................................................................................................. 69 / 10
Conjunctions
Exercise 48 Using and and or................................................................................71 / 10
Exercise 49 Using but and because.................................................................... 72 / 10
Exercise 50 Enrichment......................................................................................... 73 / 10
Exercise 51 Enrichment......................................................................................... 75 / 10
Exercise 52 Enrichment......................................................................................... 77 / 10

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Revision
Exercise 53.................................................................................................................. 79 / 10
Exercise 54...................................................................................................................81 / 10
Exercise 55.................................................................................................................. 83 / 10
Tenses and Concord
Exercise 56 Using is, am and are......................................................................... 84 / 10
Exercise 57 Using is, am and are......................................................................... 85 / 10
Exercise 58 Using has and have. ......................................................................... 86 / 10
Exercise 59 Using has and have. ......................................................................... 87 / 10
Exercise 60 Using do and does............................................................................ 88 / 10
Exercise 61 Simple Present.................................................................................. 89 / 10
Exercise 62 Simple Present.................................................................................. 90 / 10
Exercise 63 Simple Present...................................................................................91 / 10
Exercise 64 Simple Present.................................................................................. 92 / 10
Exercise 65 Simple Present.................................................................................. 93 / 10
Exercise 66 Using was and were.......................................................................... 94 / 10
Exercise 67 Simple Past........................................................................................ 95 / 10
Exercise 68 Simple Past........................................................................................ 96 / 10
Exercise 69 Using has, have and had. ................................................................ 97 / 10
Exercise 70 Using do, does and did.................................................................... 99 / 10
Exercise 71 Simple Present and Past................................................................101 / 10
Exercise 72 Simple Present and Past............................................................... 103 / 10
Exercise 73 Simple Present and Past............................................................... 104 / 10
Exercise 74 Present Continuous......................................................................... 105 / 10
Exercise 75 Present Continuous......................................................................... 106 / 10
Question Words
Introducing Who, Whose, What, When, Where, Which, How and Why
Exercise 76................................................................................................................ 107 / 10
Exercise 77................................................................................................................ 108 / 10
Exercise 78................................................................................................................ 109 / 10
Exercise 79.................................................................................................................110 / 10
Exercise 80................................................................................................................. 111 / 10

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Articles
Introducing a and an
Exercise 81.................................................................................................................112 / 10
Exercise 82.................................................................................................................113 / 10
General Revision
Exercise 83.................................................................................................................114 / 10
Exercise 84.................................................................................................................115 / 10
Exercise 85.................................................................................................................116 / 10
Exercise 86.................................................................................................................117 / 10
Exercise 87.................................................................................................................118 / 10
Exercise 88.................................................................................................................119 / 10
Exercise 89................................................................................................................ 120 / 10
Exercise 90.................................................................................................................121 / 10
Exercise 91................................................................................................................ 122 / 10
Exercise 92................................................................................................................ 123 / 10
Exercise 93................................................................................................................ 124 / 10
Exercise 94................................................................................................................ 125 / 10
Exercise 95................................................................................................................ 126 / 10
Exercise 96................................................................................................................ 127 / 10
Exercise 97................................................................................................................ 128 / 10
Exercise 98................................................................................................................ 129 / 10
Exercise 99................................................................................................................ 130 / 10
Exercise 100...............................................................................................................131 / 10
Answers. ...................................................................................................................... A1

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EXERCISE 1 NOUNS
Common and Proper Nouns

Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.

1 On Sunday, Peter and his brother go to the zoo.

2 I like to visit my cousin in Japan.

3 There are many people cycling in the park.

4 This elephant’s name is Kima.

5 George sees many animals at the Night Safari.

6 I like to look at the bears.

7 Ben and John visit Turnstile National Park because they want
to learn more about the trees and flowers there.

8 This boat is called ‘The Star’. It belongs to an old man.

9 I can see many aeroplanes at Changi International Airport.

10 Sam and I walk to school together every day.

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EXERCISE 23
Underline the correct answers.
PRONOUNS
Demonstrative Pronouns

1 (This / These) is a beautiful drawing.

2 (That / Those) are the buses that can take you to the train
station.

3 (This / These) are the most expensive watches in our shop.

4 (This / These) is my best friend.

5 (That / Those) is the stray cat I rescued.

6 (This / These) is a haunted house.

7 (That / Those) is my father’s new van.

8 (That / Those) are the elephants that help Mr and Mrs Smith
to carry logs.

9 (That / Those) is a poisonous snake.

10 (This / These) are the dirty dishes I want you to wash.

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EXERCISE 41
Fill in each blank with ‘in’, ‘at’ or ‘on’.
PREPOSITIONS

1 Tom puts his dirty clothes in the laundry basket and

covers the lid.

2 There is a man standing the front gate. He is

looking for my father.

3 Please put your sweater before you go out.

4 There is a cat lying the ground.

5 My aunt stays this house.

6 I will meet you three o’clock.

7 The teacher puts the exercise books the table

and asks the class monitor to give them out.

8 Bob puts his hamster the cage and locks the

door.

9 There are twenty sweets this packet.

10 We are going to the zoo Saturday.

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EXERCISE 72
Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the
TENSES AND CONCORD
Simple Present and Past

brackets.

1 My grandparents me a toy for my birthday last year.

(1) gave (2) gives (3) give (4) is giving ( 1 )

2 The usher us to our seats just now.

(1) show (2) shows (3) showed (4) is showing ( )

3 The crowd when the runner crossed the finishing line.

(1) cheer (2) cheers (3) cheering (4) cheered ( )

4 The postman to my house every day.

(1) came (2) come (3) comes (4) is coming ( )

5 My mother pancakes for breakfast this morning.

(1) made (2) makes (3) make (4) are making ( )

6 Jason around the track until the coach blew the whistle.
(1) run (2) ran (3) runs (4) is running ( )

7 Ben the sweet wrapper on the floor just now.

(1) throw (2) threw (3) throws (4) is throwing ( )

8 I my first yoga class yesterday.

(1) attend (2) attends (3) attended (4) am attending ( )

9 I listening to the song just now.

(1) enjoyed (2) enjoys (3) enjoy (4) am enjoying ( )

10 My brother an email to his friend last night.

(1) write (2) wrote (3) writes (4) is writing ( )
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EXERCISE 83
Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the
General REVISION

brackets.
1 Jasmine my best friend. We play together every day.
(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) were ( )
2 I Chinese New Year with my parents every year.
(1) celebrate (3) celebrated
(2) celebrates (4) celebrating ( )
3 The children in the park now.
(1) run (3) is running
(2) are running (4) ran ( )
4 helped you with your project?
(1) Who (2) Whose (3) Which (4) Where ( )
5 There a robbery here a few nights ago.
(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) were ( )
6 Milk good for you.
(1) is (2) are (3) was (4) were ( )
7 Do not put too salt into the soup.
(1) many (2) a little (3) few (4) much ( )
8 There is an old man standing on the train. I will give up my seat
to .
(1) her (2) him (3) he (4) she ( )
9 Our teacher wants to be on time for the excursion.
(1) they (2) he (3) us (4) we ( )
10 This is the painting I have ever seen.
(1) beautiful (3) most beautiful
(2) more beautiful (4) as beautiful ( )
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 Exercise 1 Exercise 5 Exercise 13 Exercise 22
2. Common noun: cousin 2. shelves 7. dishes 2. 1 7. 4 2. that 7. these
Proper noun: Japan 3. children 8. stories 3. 3 8. 3 3. This 8. This
3. Common nouns: 4. rose 9. puppies 4. 1 9. 3 4. These 9. Those
people, park 5. snail 10. leaves 5. 4 10. 1 5. those 10. That
4. Common nouns: 6. benches 6. 2 6. These
elephant, name
Proper noun: Kima Exercise 6 Exercise 14 Exercise 23
5. Common noun: 2. 2 7. 1 2. Those 7. That
2. uncountable
animals 3. 1 8. 3 3. These 8. Those
3. uncountable
Proper nouns: 4. 1 9. 2 4. This 9. That
4. countable 5. That 10. these
George, Night Safari 5. 4 10. 2
5. countable 6. 3 6. This
6. Common noun:
6. uncountable
bears 24
7. Common nouns:
7. countable Exercise 15 Exercise
8. countable 2. 4 7. 1 2. 4 7. 1
trees, flowers
9. countable 3. 3 8. 3 3. 2 8. 2
Proper nouns:
10. uncountable 4. 2 9. 2 4. 1 9. 4
Ben, John, Turnstile
5. 1 10. 3 5. 1 10. 1
National Park Exercise 7 6. 4 6. 3
8. Common nouns:
2. many 7. many
boat, man
3. much 8. much Exercise 16 Exercise 25
Proper noun: 2. 1 7. 2
The Star 4. much 9. many 2. 1 7. 4
5. much 10. much 3. 3 8. 1 3. 4 8. 1
9. Common noun: 4. 4 9. 2
aeroplanes 6. many 4. 4 9. 2
5. 1 10. 1 5. 1 10. 3
Proper noun: 6. 4
Changi International
Exercise 8 6. 2
Airport 2. many 7. much Exercise 17 Exercise 26
10. Common nouns: 3. Many 8. many 2. dirty
4. much 9. many 2. 2 7. 2
school, day 3. surprised
3. 3 8. 4
Proper noun: Sam 5. many 10. much 4. clever
4. 3 9. 1
6. many 5. colourful
Exercise 2 5. 4 10. 1
6. heavy
Exercise 9 6. 1
2. students 7. hot
3. baby 2. many 7. much Exercise 18 8. difficult
4. flowers 3. much 8. many 9. clear
2. 2 7. 3 10. funny
5. paper 4. much 9. Many 3. 1 8. 4
6. cap 5. many 10. much
7. magicians
4. 3 9. 1 Exercise 27
6. many 5. 1 10. 2
8. sweet 2. tired
6. 4 3. tasteless
9. drivers Exercise 10
10. firemen Exercise 19 4. poor
2. A few 7. A few 5. friendly
Exercise 3 3. a little 8. a little 2. 1 7. 2 6. mischievous
4. a little 9. a few 3. 3 8. 3 7. empty
2. fingers 7. nurses 5. a few 10. A few 4. 2 9. 4 8. expensive
3. dresses 8. flowers 5. 3 10. 4 9. frightened
6. a little
4. monkey 9. bun 6. 1 10. young
5. men 10. buses Exercise 11
6. teeth
2. a few 7. a little
Exercise 20 Exercise 28
2. 1 7. 3 2. big 7. rich
Exercise 4 3. a few 8. a few
3. 2 8. 2 3. beautiful 8. happy
4. A few 9. a few
2. thieves 4. 3 9. 4 4. kind 9. sweet
3. postmen 5. a few 10. a little
5. 1 10. 1 5. loud 10. full
4. dentist 6. a little
6. 4 6. lonely
5. boxes Exercise 12
6. hippopotamuses / Exercise 21 Exercise 29
hippopotami 2. a few 7. a little 2. 1 7. 2 2. strong 7. cold
7. umbrellas 3. a few 8. A little 3. 1 8. 3 3. dirty 8. small
8. cinema 4. a few 9. a little 4. 4 9. 1 4. long 9. wet
9. players 5. a little 10. a little 5. 2 10. 3 5. blunt 10. dark
10. houses 6. a few 6. 2 6. rusty

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