-:Rewrite the following sentences making them plural

.The baby cries; but its mother is missing .1

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.I look up, and a leaf falls from a branch and lands on my head .2
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.The lady uses a knife to cut a potato .3
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.The man is sure a mouse bit his foot while he was asleep .4
..…………………………………………………………………………………………

.I took this photo of an ox that is not mine .5

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.That goose belongs to his wife .6

..………………………………………………………………………………………

.My loaf of bread is enough to feed the fish .7

..…………………………………………………………………………………………

.He lost a tooth in a fight with a bully .8

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.A passerby stops to watch a dwarf performs a dance .9

..…………………………………………………………………………………………
.She likes to cook spicy octopus with tomato .10
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.My mother-in-law owns a buffalo .11

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.He has a tattoo of a beauty on his arm .12

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.He uses a lasso to catch an elephant calf .13

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.The life of a fly and a mosquito is rather short .14

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns 1.3.1

.Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word

.There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney .1

.Mrs. Fisher keeps (plenty of, a large amount of) tropical fish in her pond .2

.Mr. Shaver takes only a (little, few) minutes to shave .3

.The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag .4

.He threw (much, some) stones at the monkeys .5

.She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking .6

.My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs every morning .7

.A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the unused desk) .8

.We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field .9

.Those butchers eat (a large amount of, a large number of) meat every day .10

.Pick the correct words in the brackets

.My mother is as (strong, stronger, strongest) as her mother .1

.Not everyone agrees she is (pretty, prettier, prettiest) than her sister .2

.None of us can be (tall, taller, tallest) than a giraffe .3

.That pond is the (shallow, shallower, shallowest) in this area .4

.That has to be the (interesting, more interesting, most interesting) film I have seen .5

.Of the two paths, this is (short, shorter, shortest) to get there .6

.This clown is not as (funny, funnier, funniest) as the other one .7

.He is easily the (bad, worse, worst) player in the team .8

.The second half of the play was (little, less, the least) exciting .9

?What is (far, farther, the farthest) distance you have ever run .10
.Choose the appropriate words to complete the sentences

.I am (disappointing/disappointed) in you .1

?Are you (interesting/interested) in football .2

.What (attracting/attracted) me most to the job was the chance to travel .3

.The tennis match was quite (exciting/excited). I enjoyed it .4

It's sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for .5

.money

?(Do you easily get (embarrassing/embarrassed .6

I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was .7
.offered it

.She has really learnt very fast. She has made (astonishing/astonished) progress .8

.(I didn't find the situation funny. I was not (amusing/amused .9

It was a really (terrifying/terrified) experience. Afterwards everybody was very .10

.((shocking/shocked

?(Why do you always look so (boring/bored)? Is your life really so (boring/bored .11

He's one of the most (boring/bored) people I've ever met. He never stops talking .12
.(and he never says anything (interesting/interested

:Complete the sentences using one of the following words

amusing/amused; annoying/annoyed; boring/bored; confusing/confused;
disgusting/disgusted; exciting/excited; exhausting/exhausted;
.interesting/interested; surprising/surprised

.He works very hard. It's not _____ that he's always tired .13

……………I've got nothing to do. I'm .14

.The teacher's explanation was _____. Most of the students didn't understand it .15

._____ The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really .16

.I seldom visit art galleries. I'm not particularly _____ in art .17
.There's no need to get _____ just because I'm a few minutes late .18

.The lecture was _____. I fell asleep .19

._____ I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with us but she wasn't .20

._____ I've been working very hard all day and now I'm .21

.I'm starting a new job next week. I'm quite _____ about it .22

._____ Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very .23

Liz is a very _____ person. She knows a lot, she's traveled a lot and she's done lots .24
.of different things

Correct Usage of Adjectives Part 1 3.4.1

Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives, each of which is to be used only
once: little; wild; dark; angry; eight; muddy; honest; heavy; clumsy; much;
.proud; skinny; brave; narrow; blind

.My mother is _____ as a peacock of our new house .1

.I cannot lift this _____ metal box .2

.That _____ boy knocked down the vase again .3

.The thin beggar raised his _____ hand .4

.The _____ soldier was awarded a medal .5

.Cars are too big to use this _____ path .6

.Tigers are _____ animals .7

.He is poor. He hasn't _____ money .8

.He is an _____ man. You can trust him .9

.They helped the _____ man cross the road .10

.Look at the _____ sky. It is going to rain .11

.They have broken the window. Their father is very _____ with them .12

.There are _____ pints in a gallon .13

._____ We have to take off our shoes. This path is .14

.There is only a_____ water left in the bottle .15

Types of Adverbs Part 1 4.1.1

:Choose the most suitable adverb in bold to fill each blank

angrily, enough, never, outside, yesterday

.She left _____ for the university where she is doing a degree course .1

.We are standing _____ his house waiting for him .2

.He told us _____ not to walk on the grass .3

.I am not strong _____ to help him carry that box .4

.She will _____ be happy in that job .5

down, last week, often, quickly, rarely

.I saw him walking to the church ,_____ .6

.My father is _____late for work .7

.He drove _____to avoid being late .8

.I _____ play badminton with my sister .9

._____ This is the place where he fell .10

always, just, nearly, online, unusually

.It took _____ two hours to get here .11

.They were _____ very friendly .12

.He has _____ strong hands .13

.She has _____ completed her degree course .14

.This dictionary went _____ in 2003 .15

Types of Adverbs Part 2 4.1.2

.Put the adverb in bracket in the correct position within the sentence

(He is tall. (very .1

(She looks tired to me. (rather .2

(This one is cheap. (enough .3

(The box is heavy for me to carry. (too .4

(This cord is strong. (quite .5

(Do you think he is old? (enough .6

(That pineapple is large. (unusually .7

(This tool is useful to a carpenter. (particularly .8

(The wind was not strong last night. (very .9

(That man does not work hard. (enough .10

(The announcer does not speak slowly. (enough .11

(The rope is not long. (enough .12

(Is the tea sweet? (enough .13

(Our school field is not flat. (perfectly .14

(We were sure we would win. (perfectly .15

(The problem was difficult to solve. (extremely .16

(Dinner is ready now. (nearly .17

(Ali's camera was cheap (surprisingly .18

(That wrestler has powerful arms. (extremely .19

(He looked exhausted after the race. (completely .20

.He looked completely exhausted after the race .20

Use one of the following – at, in, on, before, until – to fill
.each blank

.We had to wait _____ Friday to see the horror movie .1

.We visited the haunted castle _____ dawn last week .2

.We are moving house _____ about a month's time .3

.that night there will be a torch-light procession _____ .4

.He passed away _____ four o'clock _____ the afternoon _____ Monday .5

.three days' time the derelict building will be demolished _____ .6

.She was up _____ dawn and _____ leaving she said goodbye to each of them .7

.He continued coughing _____ his death .8

.We arrived _____ the railway station _____ time to meet him .9

.Once he starts to sing a song he won't stop _____ it's finished .10

.They live _____ mulberry Drive _____ that village _____ the Austrian border .11

.I got a terrible stomach ache _____ my birthday .12

.Our uncle is getting married _____ six weeks' time _____ the age of eighty .13

.The year _____ last he won a gold medal, and the year _____ that he won a silver .14

.I am going to watch the programme _____ owls _____ it finishes .15

Tuesday I must watch that comedy programme _____ six o'clock _____ the _____ .16
.evening

.She always eats and sleeps more _____ winter especially _____ Christmas Day .17

.You should stay _____ the train _____ Manchester .18

We have the whole weekend _____ us and our parents are staying with us _____ .19
.the end of the month

She's sitting _____ the table and he was standing _____ the top of the stairs, and .20
.they were shouting _____ each other

Prepositions of place Part 1 6.2.1

.Use one of the following to fill each blank: at, from, in, of, on

.The little secret is written _____ page 99 .1

.He was injured _____ the left arm _____ a fight with a dog .2

.He was absent _____ this year's ostrich racing event .3

.A number of uninvited guests were present _____ her wedding .4

.He is late again even though he lives within a mile _____ here .5

.Look closely _____ my eyes and you will find one is different _____ the other .6

.Look closely at my eyes and you will find one is different from the other .6

.His lawyer said he is innocent _____ the crime of cannibalism .7

I just can't beat him even if I pray. He's always excellent _____ playing board .8
.games

?Why do you have to tell me the advantages _____ using a computer .9

I posted the parcel _____ the main Post Office _____ Market Road _____ .10
.Tuesday

.We parked our car _____ the side _____ the road .11

?Can you copy that sentence _____ the newspaper _____ this page .12
.My granny was _____ the zoo when the tiger escaped _____ its enclosure .13

.He got completely drunk _____ his sister's wedding .14

.This is the third time you stepped _____ my toes .15

.The unclaimed body is still _____ the mortuary .16

.We were bitten by all sorts _____ insects _____ the park .17

.Cheese is made _____ the pressed curds of milk .18

.They live _____ that old farmhouse _____ the hill .19

.We could hang this picture _____ a marble _____ the wall next to the door .20

Prepositions of position/movement Part 1 6.3.1

Use each of the following to fill in each blank: after, at, by, during, in,
,of, off, on, past, round, through, under

.As it was getting dark, he ran _____ the cemetery _____ his way home .1

.six years, the hospital is still _____ construction _____ .2

.The police were chasing _____ a man who had driven _____ a red light .3

._____ The lorry was moving _____ full speed when the load of ducks' eggs fell .4

My friend goes to school _____ his bicycle but _____ rainy season he goes _____ .5
.taxi

.We sat _____ the fire and sang songs _____ the top _____ our voices .6

It won't fall _____ because I have twisted the wire _____ that post to keep it _____ .7
.position

.Three policemen went _____ us _____ horseback .8

.We rushed _____ _____ breakfast to avoid most of the traffic .9

.We enjoy riding _____ the tunnel _____ our bikes .10
:
.Every day _____ lunch he had a short nap _____ the bridge .11

.I live _____ Rainbow Road, just _____ the Governor's official residence .12
.The policemen found the burial plot which was _____ the back _____ the house .13

Persistent rumours _____ an alien landing _____ his backyard are _____ .14
.investigation

.the 1990s, he lived alone _____ an island _____ the coast of Africa _____ .15

.This week she has to work _____ midnight Monday _____ Friday .16

.We waited until well _____ midnight for the comet to appear _____ the sky .17

.Acting _____ information, the police arrived shortly _____ and arrested him .18

The deposed leader read about it _____ the newspaper that his country is now .19
._____ martial law

The wife has the face _____ an angel but the husband has got the brain _____ a .20
.donkey

Prepositions – combination Part 2 6.4.2

Fill in each blank with one of the following words: at; by; for; from;
.in; into; near; of; on; out; to; towards; with

Our friends could not come _____ Sunday because _____ the floods _____ the .1
.north _____ their State

So instead, we went _____ _____ a cycle ride. We saw a warehouse _____ fire, and .2
.the wind was blowing the flames _____ our village

The firemen were short _____ water. They were trying to put _____ the fire _____ .3
.beating the flames _____ sticks

our way _____ the main road, we met two firemen. The firemen asked us to _____ .4
.help them push a pump _____ a stream _____ the village

Suddenly there was shout _____ one _____ the villagers who said that there was .5
.paint stored _____ a building _____ the burning warehouse

The store burst _____ a mass _____ flames, sending clouds of black smoke _____ .6
.the sky

.The flames spread _____ the houses, and turned some of them _____ ashes .7

this point, we began to think the whole village would be burnt _____ the _____ .8
.ground
The firemen sprayed the nearby houses _____ water, trying to stop the fire _____ .9
.spreading _____ them

._____ Luckily, the wind died down and the fire began to burn itself .10

I stopped _____ his house to borrow a raincoat _____ the middle _____ a storm .11
._____ Sunday

.You can rely _____ him to come _____ noon .12

I saw him looking _____ some books _____ the library _____ weekend. His .13
.brother was _____ him

Fill in each blank with one of the following: about; at; for;
from; in; into; of; off; on; to; under; with

The Chinese celebrations last _____ fifteen solid days, _____ the brand new moon .14
._____ the full moon

the very first day, the children greet their elders warmly _____ "kong hee _____ .15
"!fai cai

They offer a cup _____ tea _____ their elders who never refuse, and receive a .16
.present _____ return

.some families, the first meal _____ this day must not contain any meat _____ .17

The people pray _____ good health and prosperity, and they express thanks _____ .18
.the happiness _____ the past year

This is a lucky day _____ children. They are not scolded _____ all for whatever .19
.mischief they make

Rude words are a no-no _____ this day. They will bring a bad year _____ the .20
.whole family

._____ If the house is swept _____ this day, all the good luck will be swept .21

There is a tradition that Man came _____ the world _____ the seventh day, so this .22
.day is a birthday _____ everybody

.There is a feast _____ fish _____ vinegar and spices .23

.This is a tradition _____ Hokkien people _____ China .24

.Chap Goh Meh" is a special day _____ young men and girls" .25
Fire-crackers are set _____ to frighten _____ evil spirits, and the girls throw .26
oranges _____ the sea or river _____ the evening _____ the hope of getting a good
.husband

A hawker is waiting _____ the bridge. He wants _____ catch the oranges _____ .27
.his net

.It is good _____ non-Chinese people _____ know something _____ this festival .28

Prepositions – commonly used Part 1 6.5.1

Use one of the following to fill in each blank: at, by, in, into, of, on, to

Sunday I was woken up _____ the sound of the radio _____ my brother's _____ .1
.room. It was _____ much too loudly

.He was injured _____ the left arm _____ the shooting accident .2

.'I was shocked _____ the way he reacted _____ someone calling him 'fatty .3

The train whistled its way _____ the station _____ about ten o'clock _____ the .4
.morning

.There is still plenty _____ tin left _____ that mine .5

Sunday is the day _____ which he goes _____ church where the congregation .6
.kneels _____ prayer

.Sometimes I talk ____ myself _____ my room lying awake _____ night .7

.You can catch plenty _____ octopuses _____ this method .8

The passengers _____ the taxi were worried _____ the speed. They were travelling .9
._____ a speed _____ 90 mph

The soothsayer says _____ me that the world ends next Sunday which is _____ .10
.the fifth of May

Some of us will be going _____ bus and some _____ our bicycles _____ the .11
.closing-down sale

.We arrived _____ the beach which is _____ the southern tip _____ the island .12

.I listened _____ a hair-raising tale of cannibalism _____ the radio .13

.I accompanied my uncle _____ a hunting trip _____ the jungle .14

.The heavy lorry knocked _____ the back of our bus ______ accident .15
?Can I interest you _____ our new range _____ kitchen fittings, madam .16

.about two weeks we're going _____ holiday _____ the Sahara Desert _____ .17

.both sides _____ the lonely road there were endless rubber trees _____ .18

My front tyre was punctured _____ the way _____ a funeral _____ a friend who .19
.was a victim _____ a religious sacrifice

Her house was full _____ things, and she still bought all sorts _____ things _____ .20
.the market

Prepositions – commonly used Part 3 6.5.3

Use one of the following to fill in each blank: at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on,
onto, to, with

.Every one of us felt frightened _____ the anger _____ his voice .41
He failed _____ his second attempt to pass her exam, and had to stay _____ _____ .42
.college _____ another year

They are all _____ fifteen except _____ Peter whose fifteen birthday was _____ .43
.the fifth _____ last month

.When a mouse scurried ______ the floor, she jumped up _____ the table .44

She tied the string securely _____ a branch and the balloons _____ the other end .45
.of the string

.We looked up _____ the sky _____ the sound of the plane .46

The victory was a cause _____ celebration, and everyone joined in _____ the .47
.singing

.Every day she comes _____ school _____ a taxi but goes home _____ bus .48

.These powerful computers range _____ price _____ $1, 000 _____ $2,000 .49

His car swerved _____ the road when he tried to avoid a ghostly figure _____ a .50
.white dress standing _____ his way

Despite living ____ the ripe old age ____ 100, she never experienced loss ____ .51
.hearing which often occurs ____ old age

She went to live abroad after the break-up _____ her first marriage. She had two .52
.daughters _____ her first marriage
I called _____ Ms Ant's house yesterday to see if she had recovered _____ her .53
.illness. She was still suffering _____ aches and pains

Who was I dancing _____ at the party last night? I danced _____ Julia but _____ .54
.only about a minute or two

.Put that naked statue _____ me _____ the corner _____ the room, please .55

While waiting _____ the bus, I saw a motorcyclist stopped _____ the police .56
._____ speeding and _____ not wearing a helmet

I stopped _____ his house to borrow a raincoat _____ the middle _____ a storm .57
._____ Sunday

.You can rely _____ him to come _____ noon .58

I saw him looking _____ some books _____ the library _____ weekend. His .59
.brother was _____ him

The sea was too rough _____ sailing _____ our small boat, and we ended up .60
.heading _____ the open sea