GRAMMAR REVISION 1

I. Fill in the missing prepositions.

1. He apologized .............. being rude to you.
2. I'm ill because I'm not accustomed .............. the weather.
3. My father is crazy .............. gardening.
4. The neighbour is always complaining .............. my dog.
5. She insists .............. playing her radio loud.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous Tense.
1. You can't see Tom now: he .............. a bath. (have)
2. He usually .............. coffee but today he .............. tea. (drink)
3. The last train .............. the station at 11.30. (leave)
4. Ann .............. a dress for herself at the moment. She .............. all clothes. (make)
5. How you .......... to work as a rule? (get) . I usually .......... by bus but tomorrow
I ......... in Tom's car. (go)
6. The kettle .............. now. Shall I make the tea? (boil)

III. Fill in the blanks with words related in meaning to those in brackets.
1. A doctor is a person who gives medical ........... to people.
(TREAT)
2. Gandhi led India's...........movement.
(DEPEND)
3. It's hard to buy meat on the island but fish is........
(PLENTY)
4. My car is much too..........to take on a long journey.
(RELY)
5. Could you ......... the picture over the sofa.
(STRAIGHT)

IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence given before it.
1. He started investigating the case a week ago. → He
has ...........................................................................
2. I'm sure that she didn't steal the ring. →
She ......................................................................................
3. "If I were you, I wouldn't trust Peter" she told John. →She
advised ........................................................
4. She prefers Italian food to French food. →
She'd .................................................................................
5. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan. → Susan
isn't ........................................................................
6. This question can be understood by a child. → A
child .............................................................................
7. He didn't type the letter last night. →The
letter ...............................................................................................
8. Jane is taller than Mary. →Mary is not
..............................................................................................
9. This year I speak English well, but last year I spoke badly. →This year
I ...............................................
10. You didn't study hard, so you failed your exam. → If
you .........................................................................

V. Put a ring around the best word to complete the sentence.

1. This passport is valid (in/ to/ for/ among) all countries, except China .
2. (Be/ is/ are/ am) either of your sisters here?
3. Could you (make/ give/ do/ to do) me a favour?
4. Why don't you (say/ tell/ speak/ talk) him the truth?
5. I have been (lying/ laying/ lay/ laid) here for half an hour.
6. Thank you very much Mr. Clark. It's a pleasure (to make/ to do/ make/ do) business
with you.
7. I wish I (didn't drink/ hadn't drank/ hadn't drunk/ wouldn't drink) so much beer last
night.
8. It's raining now. You (couldn't water/ needn't have / couldn't have/ can't have)
watered the flowers and vegetables.
9. The radio is (too many/ so much/ much too/ too much) loud. I can't bear the noise.
10. We fell asleep because the movie was (bore/ bored/ boring)

VI. Fill each of the numbered blanks to complete the story. Use only one
word in each space.
When I (1) ........... a child I (2) ........ to go to see my grandmother. I thought her
house was (3) ................. beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a
park. (4) ................. I grew (5) ................. the house and (6) ................. seemed
smaller but still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the
house. Sometimes, I played (7) ................. the doll's house which was older than
Grandmother (8) ................. At other times, I looked (9) ................. books which were
(10) ................. interesting than my children's books at home.

VII. Put the following nouns in plural form.

1. house.... 3. knife.... 5. mouse.... 7. radio ........ 9. tooth......
2. roof.... 4. thief... 6. mother-in-law.... 8. person......10. tomato........