8 NEW INSPIRATION 4

Grammar EXTRA!  Worksheet 3

make and let, be allowed to

1 Choose the correct word.
1 My parents let / make me stay out late every Friday night.
2 They let / make me tidy my room when it’s messy.
3 My teachers always let / make me do my homework.
4 I wish you would let / make me do what I wanted.
5 Do your parents let / make you play loud music?
6 I don’t like it when people let / make me do something I don’t want to do.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of let, make or (be) allowed to.
1 My brother’s not      stay out after midnight.
2 My parents      me go to a New Year’s Eve party.
3 I      my sister borrow my new jacket.
4 My piano teacher      me practise for two hours every day. I hated it!
5 My mum      me do the washing up so I was late for the concert.
6 I’m      learn to drive when I’m seventeen.
7 My brother isn’t      to do any housework because he’s got exams. It’s not fair!
8 My best friend’s      have a party for her birthday.

3 Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

1 I was let to stay up and watch the football on TV last night.

2 He was allowed to do his homework before going out.

3 He was made turn his music down because it was too loud.

4 She wasn’t made to go to the gig yesterday.

5 She’s not allowed watch too much TV.

6 My parents make me to tidy my room every Saturday.

7 You shoudn’t let someone do something they don’t want to do.

8 My sister let me to borrow her bicycle.


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