Homework: Grammar Booster Unit 5 and 6

UNIT 5 Lesson 1

A Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb.

is
1. Coffee ____________
my favorite beverage.
be

is
2. Rice ____________
very good for you, even when you are sick.
be

causes pain and fever.

3. Influenza ____________
cause

creates problems for many students, but not for me!

4. Mathematics ____________
create

frigshtens some people, but I dont know why.

5. Darkness ____________
frighten

helps
6. Medical advice ____________
people answer questions about their health.
help

B Complete each statement with a countable quantity. (Note: More than one phrase of quantity may be
possible).
liquids

solids

a cup of salt
1. This soup is too salty. It has __________
in it!

a piece of cheese and now I feel sick.

4. I ate __________

2. She must be very thirsty. This is her third

glass of water.
__________

5. A club sandwich doesnt have two

slices of bread. It has three__________
slices of
__________
bread.

3. My car has a big gas tank. It holds

liters of gas.
__________

6. I like my tea sweet. Please put in

two spoonfuls of sugar.
_________________

C Complete each question with How much or How many.

How much bread do we need? I put tow loaves in the shopping cart.
1. ___________
How much salt did you put in the beef stew? I cant eat it.
2. ___________

It may be:
How many hot peppers

How much hot pepper do you like? This food is already very spicy!
3. ___________
How many spoonfuls of sugar do you want in your tea? Two, please.
4. ___________
How much oil should I put in this salad? A half cup?
5. ___________

How much cheese is there in the kitchen? I think we need to get some more.
6. ___________
How many slices of bread do you want? Only one, thanks.
7. ___________
How many cups of coffee did you drink? Your hands are shaking!
8. ___________

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D Write the plural form of the following count nouns.

1. clam

clams
_____________

spoonfuls
5. spoonful _____________

2. slice

slices
_____________

6. pear

3. cup

cups
_____________

french fries
7. french fry _____________

4. olive

olives
_____________

sandwiches
8. sandwich _____________

pears
_____________

vegetables
9. vegetable _____________
10. potato

potatoes
_____________

UNIT 5 Lesson 2

A Write a or an. If the noun is a non-count noun, write X.

X diabetes.
1. He has ____

X
6. Does the restaurant serve ____rice
with the
chicken?

a pear.
2. She would like to eat ____

X water, please.
7. Wed like ____

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

3. ____

a good advice.
8. He always gives ____

4. Would you like ____

an appetizer?

a concert tonight.
9. Lets go to ____

an egg on the shelf.

5. Theres ____

X music.
10. My family loves ____

B Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative.

The Reeds want some eggs for breakfast.

1. There is some coffee in the kitchen.

There
isnt any coffee in the kitchen.
______________________________________
2. There are some beans on the table.

The
Reeds dont want any eggs for breakfast.
______________________________________

7. I want some butter on my sandwich.

There
arent any beans on the table.
______________________________________

I
dont want any butter on my sandwich.
______________________________________
8. There is some chicken in the fridge.

3. We have some leftovers.

______________________________________
We
dont have any leftovers.
4. They need some onions for the soup.

______________________________________
There
isnt any chicken in the fridge.
9. They need some cheese for the pasta.

______________________________________
They
dont need any onions for the soup.

They
dont need any cheese for the pasta.
______________________________________

5. Shes buying some fruit at the market.

Shes
not buying any fruit at the market.
______________________________________
6.
C Complete
each statement with some or any.

any more coffee.

1. I dont want ______
any salt in this soup.
2. There isnt ______
any sandwiches on the menu.
3. We dont see ______
some sugar for their tea.
4. They need ______
some cakes for the party.
5. The restaurant is making ______
any soup.
6. Its too bad that there isnt ______
any menus on those tables.
7. I dont see ______
some eggs for the omelet.
8. There are ______
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UNIT 6 Lesson 1

A Correct the following sentences.

come

1. Can you coming to the party next week?

play

2. My brother-in-law cant plays basketball tomorrow.

cant / cannot / can not

3. Im going to the pool with Diane, but I no can swim.

can

4. Alice can to go running after work.

visit

5. Can Lisa visits her cousins next weekend?

B Complete the questions, using can.

can I do
1. A: Where
___________________
aerobics around here? (Where / I / do)
B: Why dont you try Total Fitness? They have great instructors.
can we studyEnglish together? (When / we / study)
2. A: When
___________________
B: Lets get together tomorrow night. OK?
Where can we go walking? (Where / we / go)
3. A: We need some fresh air. ___________________
B: Well, we can go over to Grant Park. Its very nice.
often can Larry playgolf? (How often / Larry / play)
4. A: How
_________________________
B: Not very often. Hes starting a new job.
can make
5. A: Who
___________________
dinner tonight? (Who / make)
B: What about Katherine? Shes not doing anything.

C Correct these sentences.

has

1. My brother-in-law have to work on the weekend.

have

2. Do you has to meet Mr. Green at the airport?

make

3. We dont have to making dinner tonight. Were going out.

fill

4. Ms. Davis has to fills out an application for her English class.

watch

5. Does she have to watches TV now? Im trying to study.

D Complete the questions.

does she ________
1. A: What
_________
have to do tomorrow?
B: She has to go to English class.

2. A: When
_________
does he _______
have to take the medicine?
B: Every three hours.
time doesshe ______
have to go to the park?
3. A: What
_____________
B: At around eight.

have to turn off the

5. A: When
_______
do we _______
machine?
B: Never! Dont ever turn it off.

6. A: What
___________
time doyou ______
have topick up your
sister?
B: At about two thirty.

4. A: What
________
do they _______
have to do after class?
B: Nothing special.
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UNIT 6 Lesson 2

A Write the verbs in the simple present tense or the present continuous.
Dear Kevin,
am thinking of you. The kids ___________
are playing outside. I _____
see them through the
Its 2:00 and I ___________
1. think

2. play

3. see

have a small table and chairs and they __________

are having a late lunch.
window right now. They _________
4. have

5. have

know youre working hard and

I _________
want to mail this letter before the post office closes. I _________
6. want

7. know

we all _________
miss you.
8. miss

Maggie

B These sentences are not written correctly. Rewrite them correctly.

1. She plays usually golf on Sunday.
She usually plays golf on Sunday. / Usually she / Sunday, usually.
___________________________________________
2. They go to the park hardly ever.
They hardly ever go to the park.
___________________________________________
3. I always am hungry in the afternoon.
___________________________________________
I am always hungry in the afternoon.
4. We once in a while have eggs for breakfast.
We have eggs for breakfast once in a while. / Once in a while, we
___________________________________________
5. Pat doesnt never exercise.
Pat doesnt ever exercise. / Pat ever doesnt exercise.
___________________________________________
6. Never I go swimming at night.
I never go swimming at night.
___________________________________________
7. Victor doesnt drink always coffee.
Victor doesnt always drink coffee.
___________________________________________
8. Connie and I play twice a week tennis together.
___________________________________________
Connie and I play tennis together twice a week. / Twice a week, Connie
9. We go often bike riding in the afternoon.
We often go bike riding in the afternoon. / Often we / afternoon, often.
___________________________________________
10. She is every day late for class.
She is late for class every day. / Every day, she
___________________________________________

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I recommend to all of you:

To breakfast, the traditional eggs and beans with a piece of cheese and a cup of coffee.
We can have lunch chicken or beef stew with tortillas.
To dinner, we can make a salad of corn, tomato, onion, lettuce and oil olive, we eat it with nachos or we
buy tamales. But the cup coffee and sweet bread they must be present.

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Every morning, I almost always wake up at 5:50 am and get up at 6:00. I always take a shower
and later I get dressed then I have breakfast. I often put my pets food into its dish. At last, I ride
my motorcycle and I go to my work. In the afternoon, sometimes I visit to my girlfriend and
sometimes I exercise.

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