KUNCI JAWABAN GRAMMAR

SINGULAR AND PLURAL

1. potatoes 16. taxs
2. dormitories 17. possibilities
3. children 18. thiefs
4. leaves 19. volcanoes
5. wishes 20. geese
6. fishes 21. attornes
7. opinions 22. butterflies
8. mice 23. categories
9. sandwiches 24. mosquitoes
10. men 25. sheeps
11. women 26. wolves
12. flashes 27. stitches
13. tomatoes 28. feet
14. teeth 29. pianoes
15. halves 30. believes

Grammar Exercises - Plurals

What is the correct plural of the word? Write down the correct form of the plural:
1. These (person) people are protesting 1. city - cities .
against the president. 2. house - houses .
2. The (woman) women over there want to 3. boy - boys .
meet the manager. 4. family - families.
3. My (child) children hate eating pasta. 5. life - lives .
4. I am ill. My (foot) feet hurt. 6. photo - photos .
5. Muslims kill (sheep) sheep in a religious 7. phone - phones.
celebration. 8. sandwich - sandwiches.
6. I clean my (tooth) teeth three times a day. 9. nurse - nurses .
7. The (student) students are doing the 10. elf - elves .
exercise right now. 11. phenomenon - phenomena .
8. The (fish) fish I bought is in the fridge. 12. criterion - criteria .
9. They are sending some (man) men to fix the 13. village - villages .
roof. 14. toy - toys.
10. Most (houswife) housewives work more than
ten hours a day at home.
11. Where did you put the (knife) knives ?
On the (shelf) shelves .
12. (Goose) Geese like water.
13. (Piano) Pianos are expensive.
14. Some (policeman) policemen came to arrest
him.
15. Where is my (luggage) luggage?
In the car!

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 COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE
1. The children are playing in the garden. C
2. I don't like milk. U
3. I prefer tea. Uncountable
4. Scientists say that the environment is
threatened by pollution. C
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. U
6. There are a lot of windows in our
classroom. C
7. We need some glue to fix this vase. U
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very
professional. C
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water
every morning. C
10. The bread my mother prepares is
delicious. U
11. Drivers must be careful; the road is
slippery. C
12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic
to avoid any accidents. C
13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for
our picnic. C
14. I'd like some juice please! U
15. Successful candidates will join the camp
later this year. C
16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there
is more and more world demand for
energy. U
17. The exercises on this website are
interesting. C
18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot
of water. U
19. Adult illiterates learn through a special
government program. C
20. I met some nice people when I was walking
along the beach. C

answer countable and uncountable 2

Answers A Answers C
1. water (U) 1. Lisas got a towel.
2. fruit (U) 2. Anas got a rucksack.
3. coconut (C) 3. Lucas got an insect repellent.
4. bread (U) 4. Javi hasnt got any sunglasses.
5. DVD (C) 5. Antonios got a swimming costume.
6. meat (U) 6. Ignacio hasnt got any sandwiches.
7. ball (C) 7. Angeles has got an apple.
8. snack (C) 8. There arent any cafs in the city.
9. glasses (C) 9. I havent got any money.
10. pen (C) 10. Have you got some sun cream?
11. milk (U) 11. Weve got some sandwiches.
12. chair(C) 12. We need a torch for our camping trip.
13. gasoline (U) 13. There isnt any litter on the beach.
14. table (C) 14. Im going to buy an ice cream.
15. cream (U) 15. Can I have some strawberries?
16. money (U) 16. You can have this cereal with some milk.
17. oil (U) 17. Ive got some fruit.
18. insect(C) 18. There isnt an elephant.
19. sofa (C) 19. There arent any sharks.
20. yogurt(U) 20. Are there any plants?
21. school (C) 21. Is there a tree?
22. bus (C) 22. Is there any cheese in the fridge?

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23. food (U) 23. There is some water in the fridge?
24. chocolate (U) 24. The supermarkets got some strawberries.
25. ship (C) 25. Ive got some soup in the fridge.

Answers D
Answers B 1. There isnt any electricity at the campsite.
1. an uncle 2. There arent any sunglasses in the shop.
2. an hour 3. Ive got an apple in my bag.
3. a bus 4. There are some sandwiches.
4. a dress 5. Ill buy a bottle of water at the beach.
5. an oven 6. I havent got any radios in my room.
6. a beach 7. Is there an internet caf in your town?
7. a teacher 8. There arent any computers in my classroom.
8. an insect 9. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
9. a taxi 10. My teachers got a new car.
10. an umbrella 11. Theres some water in the bottle.
11. a player 12. Im going to buy some chips.
12. an eye 13. There is a camera.
13. a castle 14. Shes got a pear.
14. an artist 15. You can have some potatoes.
15. a river 16. Have you got any lemons?
16. a tent 17. Ive got some cherries.
17. a doctor 18. We need some water.
18. an exercise 19. Weve got some bread.
19. a lady 20. We dont need any strawberries.
20. a house 21. Have we got some cheese?
21. an envelope 22. Have you got an apple?
22. a taxi 23. We need a banana.
23. an idea 24. Ive got some orange juice.
24. a computer
25. a chair

Grammar Exercises - Mixed Tenses Exercises

Do the exercises below on the English tenses and click on the button to check your answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to revise the lessons on the English tenses)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) is going to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) is carrying her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) is very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) puts on black shoes but now she (wear) is wearing white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) is taking an umbrella because it (rain) is raining
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he (wake up) woke up , his mother (already /prepare) had already prepared breakfast

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 2. We (go) went to London because our friends (invite) had invited us
3. He (hear) heard the news, (go) went to the telephone and (call) called a friend.
4. When she (start) started learning English she (already /learn) had already learned French.
5. Jane (already / type) had already typed three pages when her computer (crash) crashed .
6. By the time the doctor (arrive) arrived at the house the patient ( die) had died .
7. Before that day we (never / think) had never thought of traveling to Japan.
8. I (know) had known him a long time before I (meet) met his family.
9. They (not / know) did not know where to meet because nobody (tell) had told them.
10. It (be) had been / 'd been cloudy for days before it (begin) began to rain.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I (just / finish) have just finished my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) has already written five letters.
3. Tom (move) moved to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend (be) was in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be) have not been to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel) have already traveled to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) went to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy) have not bought a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) Did they spend their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. (you / ever / see ) Have you ever seen a whale?
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome) welcomed the guests and (ask) asked them to fill in the form
2. The car (break) broke down and we (have) had to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) were swimming while the girls (sunbath) were sunbathing .
4. My father (come) came in, (look) looked and (tell) told me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group (prepare) was preparing dinner the others (collect) were collecting wood for the
campfire.
6. While the parents (have) were having breakfast the children (run) were running about.
7. Martha (turn) turned off the light and (go) went to bed.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple future or future perfect)
1. Tomorrow I think I (start) will start my new project.
2. I (finish) will have finished it by the end of this month.
3. The teacher (probably/assign) will probably assign a test to his students next Monday.
4. He (correct) will have corrected it by the end of next week.
5. My friend (certainly/get) will certainly get a good mark.
6. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) will have finished our homework.
7. They (leave) will have left the classroom by the end of the hour.
8. I think I (start) will start my trip tomorrow

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 Answers Tenses worksheet
1. Bears often hibernate in caves.
2. He dreads the thought of coming home late at
night.
3. The student is disheartened because the
professor rejected her thesis.
4. He was a brave little man who could never
be bullied.
5. She completely dominates her family and makes
all the decisions.
6. The geyser has been dormant for five years.
7. The rapidly changing colors dizzied the
spectators.
8. He threw a chair at me but luckily I dodged.
9. Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the
rising floodwaters.
10. Corrupt politicians must be thrown out of
office.
Answers Tenses worksheet 2
Answers
1. My father goes for a brisk walk in the evening.
2. We are leaving for Singapore next Monday.
3. I have solved all my problems.
4. We have lived here for four years.
5. I am writing a letter to my sister.
6. He was having his breakfast when I reached his
place.
7. We have never seen him before.
8. I met the minister last week.
9. He said that he would come the next day.
10. The letter was posted yesterday.
11. The teacher scolded the lazy boy.
12. He was elected president of the club.
Answers 3
1. By next Christmas we will have been here for
eight years.
2. I will tell you what I find out.
3. The summer term starts on April 10th.
4. I will hit you if you do that again.
5. Janaki is coming for a drink this evening.
6. She will pay us back when she gets a job.
7. Once upon a time there was a rabbit called Jack.
8. This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
9. If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
Answers 4
1. Many people were killed in the explosion.
2. The entire nation was shocked by the news of
the assassination of John F Kennedy.
3. Illegal settlements in many parts of the
city were demolished.
4. I knew it was not the right thing to do.
5. Those who do not respect their parents and
elders cannot be called civilized.
6. If you heat ice, it melts.
7. If you had invited her she would have come.
8. If I were you, I would accept that job.
9. If it rains the match will be cancelled.
Answers 5
1. I have read all novels written by Jane Austen.
2. She had left before I reached her place.
3. She has stayed / has been staying here for six
months.
4. I have always wanted to become a writer.
5. Last night, there was an explosion near the
castle.
6. I have known her for a long time.
7. He never returned to his native place.
8. He was raised by his grandparents.