EXTRA EXERCISES

Name: _______________________________________ Grade: _____

Date: _____/____/____
Teacher: Aline Alux
1- Read the beginning of the fairy tale The Frog Prince by the Grimm Brothers. Complete the text
with the verbs below in the Simple Past.
LOOK ROLL WALK CONSIDER MISS
STOP REST ANSWER LOVE COME
THE FROG PRINCE (adapted)
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who ____________ going out for walks. One
evening, she left the castle and ______________ by herself in a wood, and when she
___________to a cool spring of water, she _____________ and _______________ a while.
Now she had a golden ball in her hand, which was her favorite plaything; and she was throwing it
up into the air, and catching it again as it fell. After a time she threw it up so high that she
______________catching it; and the ball ____________away, till it fell into the spring. The
princess _______________ into the spring after her ball, but it was very deep, so deep that she
could not see the bottom of it. Then she started to cry, and said, If I could only get my ball again, I
would give all my fine clothes and jewels, and everything that I have in the world.
While she was speaking, a frog put its head out of the water, and said Princess, why are you
crying? Go away! she __________________, what can you do for me, you stupid frog? My
golden ball has fallen into the spring. The frog said, I want not your pearls, and jewels, and fine
clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from off your golden plate, and
sleep upon your bed, I will bring your ball again. Thats silly, ____________________the
princess. []
2- Write the past form of the verbs :
a. Know _____________________
b. Begin _____________________
c. Have _____________________
d. Think _____________________
e. Write _____________________
3- __________________ we are all born in, some of us are excluded.
a. Even though
b. Also
c. However
d. Also
e. Yet

4- Most people are in favor of inclusion. ________________ , a considerable number of people

still reject the idea.
a. When
b. However
c. Therefore
d. Finally
e. Also
5- Decide if the noun in bold is countable (C) or uncountable (UN) :
a) Did you get much information from the Internet? __________
b) Too many incandescent light bulbs are used in peoples homes. ____________
c) Youve put too much rice on my plate. I cant eat all that. ___________
d) Youve bought too many glasses. I said fifteen, not fifty! ___________
e) I dont have much furniture in my bedroom. Just a bed and a closet. _________
6- Complete the sentences with: THE

A - AN. If no article is necessary, write

In ______________ early part of last century, __________ most people in ______________

Britain used to go to _____________ church regularly. ________ religion was ____________
important part of peoples lives. It was common to see ___________ whole families, wearing their
finest clothes on __________ way to _________ local church. Going to __________ church was
_______ most important activity on _________ Sundays. _________ entertainment that existed
took place at ___________ home. Families would read ________ books, or someone would play
___________ piano. However, since ___________ 1950s, there has been ___________ steady
decline in ___________ importance of ________ religion.
7- Complete the grammar rules with the correct modals:
MAY

SHOULD

OUGHT TO
a. Quando

queremos

dar

MIGHT
HAD BETTER

conselhos,

os

HAVE TO
MUST
modals

utilizados

so

_____________

_____________.
b. _____________ e _______________ expressam possibilidade.
c. Para expressar obrigao e deduo usamos ______________ e ____________________.
d. J ____________________________ usado para aconselhar ou avisar algum.