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Goodchild, Peter
Tell Me: Grammar One
ISBN 0-9686858-1-1
Printed and bound in Canada.
Canadian Edition
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CONTENTS
Adjectives
Adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Good and Well
Prepositions
Prepositions of Time
A and An
Questions: A, An, Any
Has and Have
Has and Have
Contractions
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Present Simple and Present Continuous
Negatives
Questions
Negative and Questions
Future With Will
Future With Going To
Subject and Object Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Imperative Commands
Wh- Questions
Wh- Questions
Where
Wh- Phrases With Questions
Wh- Questions and Going To
Short Answers
Should
Should
Should
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Vocabulary: The Family

Vocabulary: Opposites
Sounds: Third Singular Plural
Sounds: Minimal Pairs
Sounds: Vowels
Long Sentences
Long Sentences
Long Sentences
Long Sentences
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review
General Review: Questions
General Review: Questions
Verb Review
Verb Review
Verb Review
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
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ADJECTIVES
Fill in the blanks with an adjective.
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3. If Steve is __________, he apologizes.
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5. If the children are __________, they drink water.
6. If my hands are __________, I wash them.
7. If the students are __________, they go to the doctor.
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17. If my printing is ________, my teacher can read it.

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ADVERBS
Write sentences telling how the people do things. Use an adverb instead of an
adjective.
Example:
My brother is a quick learner. (Quick is an adjective.)
My brother learns quickly. (Quickly is an adverb.)
1. My husband is a very good cook.
________________________________________________________________.
2. My daughter is a fast reader.
_______________________________________________________________.
3. My brother is a serious piano player.
_______________________________________________________________.
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6. My father is a very neat dresser.
_______________________________________________________________.
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8. My sister is a loud talker.
_______________________________________________________________.
9. My brother is a bad soccer player.
_______________________________________________________________.

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10. My mother is a safe driver.

_______________________________________________________________.
11. My sister is a terrible speller.
_______________________________________________________________.
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13. My father is a very slow runner.
_______________________________________________________________.
14. My mother is a patient teacher.
_______________________________________________________________.
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_______________________________________________________________.
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17. My son is a very poor skater.
_______________________________________________________________.
18. My brother is an energetic swimmer.
_______________________________________________________________.
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_______________________________________________________________.
20. My daughter is a very accurate translator.
_______________________________________________________________.

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Example:
hurried/hurriedly
(a) Joe ate his lunch hurriedly.
(b) Joe had a hurried lunch.

1. exact/exactly
(a) Can you tell me the __________ time?
(b) I can tell you __________ where it is.

2. early/early
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3. steady/steadily
(a) Joe works __________.
(b) Joe is a __________ worker.

4. poor/poorly
(a) Their house has __________ furniture.
(b) Their house is __________ furnished.

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5. recent/recently
(a) That is a __________ picture of me.
(b) That picture of me was taken __________.

6. silent/silently
(a) We sat there __________.
(b) The room was __________.

7. fortunate/fortunately
(a) You were __________ to find him.
(b) __________ we found him.

8. strong/strongly
(a) There is a __________ wind blowing.
(b) The wind is blowing __________.

9. swift/swiftly
(a) That is a __________ river.
(b) That river runs __________.

10. careless/carelessly
(a) That man drives __________.
(b) That man is a __________ driver.

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Fill in the blanks with adjectives or adverbs.
Example:
colourful/colourfully
George: Look at Susan! What an interesting combination of
clothes.
Jennifer: Well, yes. She always dresses very colourfully.
1. good/well
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chess player.

2. beautiful/beautifully
George: That was __________ playing.
Jennifer: Yes, it was. I think you play the piano __________.

3. accurate/accurately
George: Could you type this letter for me?
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4. good/well
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Jennifer: What do you mean? I think you skate very __________.

5. terrible/terribly
George: Would you sing a song with us?
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6. good/well
George: May I have this dance?
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7. graceful/gracefully
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9. fluent/fluently
George: I like our teacher. He explains everything clearly.
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______________?
10. good/well
George: Would you play the piano for us?
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11. careful/carefully
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Jennifer: Yes, he does his work __________.
12. careless/carelessly
George: That bus driver nearly ran into me.
Jennifer: Yes, he does drive ____________.

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GOOD AND WELL

Be careful with good and well.
Good is an adjective, and it modifies a noun.
Well is an adverb, and it modifies a verb.
She is a good baseball player.
She plays baseball well.
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How is George?
He is well, thank you.
Was Helen sick?
Yes, but now she is well.
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1. His sister is a __________ student.
2. She speaks French __________.
3. This pen does not work __________.
4. These exercises are very __________ for us.
5. Helen dances __________.
6. George plays tennis __________.
7. This coffee tastes very __________.

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medicine.
9. He does his work __________.
10. Her sister is also a __________ dancer.
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12. How do you feel? Very __________, thank you.
13. I was sick for a few days, but now I am __________ again.
14. She plays the piano very __________.
15. He is a __________ student.
16. The movie last night was very __________.
17. We congratulated him on his __________ work.
18. It is really a very __________ pen.
19. Our lesson today was very __________.
20. This new pen writes __________.
21. She is a __________ student of languages.

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PREPOSITIONS
Directions: Put the correct prepositions in the blanks.
across
between
on

around
down
through

at
from
to

beside
in
under

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squirrel is sitting __________ a branch. There are birds __________ the sky, and
there are birds sitting __________ the trees. There is a bird feeder __________ the
garden. Some birds are flying __________ the trees to the feeder, and from the
feeder __________ the trees again. One bird is sitting __________ a post. There is
a fence __________ the garden.
There are two pine trees __________ the garden. __________ the two trees there
is a large rock. Last year I saw a snake. The snake lives __________ the rock.
Today is cold but sunny. The clouds are sailing __________ the sky. The wind is
blowing __________ the trees.
My house is __________ a nice street. When I walk __________ the street, I see
my neighbours and talk to them. A family from Guyana lives __________ me.
__________ the end of the street there is an auto repair shop. __________ the street
there is a small store.
This house is not downtown. It is __________ the suburbs. When I go
__________ work, I usually drive my car. Sometimes I take the bus. I get
__________ the bus __________ 8:15. I get off the bus __________ 8:45. Then I
go __________ my office, which is __________ a large building downtown.
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__________ a chair and looking __________ the garden.

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
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Directions: Put the correct prepositions in the blanks.

1. Dan will be home __________ 4:45.

2. Amy often goes to bed __________ midnight.

3. I always read my mail __________ breakfast.

4. I wake up __________ the morning.

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6. Mario has to go to work __________ 7:00.

7. Most stores are closed __________ holidays.

8. My birthday is __________ April.

9. My sister called me __________ Christmas Day.

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