Revision Exercises – Grammar

March 2012

1-  Change the following sentences by using (‘s).

a-  These are the parents of Alison. ……………………………………………………………..……………………………………….

b-  The sister of Jake is beautiful. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c-  The best friend of John is big. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

d-  The English teacher of Mary is very nice. …………………………………………………………………………………………

e-  The father of Marc is my uncle. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2-  Answer the following questions giving the British way and the American way every time.

a-  What time is it when it is midday? ……………….………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………

b-  At what time does the first lesson start at Jamhour? …………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

c-  At what time do you leave school? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

d-  At what time does the lunch break start at school?………………………………………………………………………..

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e-  My digital clock shows: 3:45, so what time is it? ………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

f-  My digital clock shows: 7:50, so what time is it? …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3-  Use the possessive adjective, the subject pronoun, the object pronoun, or ‘to be’ to complete the sentences.

a-  - ………………. you from Australia?

-  No, ………………………… from England.

b-  - Hey, young boy! What’s ……………………. name?

-  ………………….. name …………………… John.

c-  …………………… name ………………….. Peter. He …………………… 12 and …………………… email is

d-  The two girls ……………………… happy. ………………………… happy to go back to school because ……………………… school is very nice.

e-  This dog has a big bone. ……………………….. bone is in the garden.

f-  My sister ………………………… in grade 3, ……………………… French teacher is very young.

g-  I love ………………….. two cats. They sleep next to …………………… bed every night.

h-  We …………………………. at Jamhour. ……………………. classes ………………….. big and nice.

4-  Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: in, on, at.

a-  We are …………………… March.

b-  I have English ……………………. Monday ………………………… 7:30.

c-  I swim …………………… the afternoon because I study …………………….. the morning.

d-  I watch TV ………………….. night.

e-  ………………….. midnight, I am in bed!

5-  Use the demonstrative pronouns to complete the sentences.

a-  Look at ………………………. book! It is big and interesting!

b-  ……………………… dogs over there are not nice at all!

c-  ……………………… lesson is very important for the quiz.

6-  Put the singular sentences in the plural and the plural sentences in the singular.

a-  That green mouse is under the table.

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b-  There are some men in the classrooms. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

c-  The beautiful lady is my French teacher. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

d-  A big box is on the child’s bed. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

e-  My sandwich is next to this umbrella. …..……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………….

f-  There is a tomato in his white dish. …………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….

7-  Change from affirmative to negative and from negative to affirmative.

a-  There are some books on the shelf. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

b-  I am not a boy! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

c-  My name is Nathalie. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

d-  There aren’t any sweets in my bag. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

8-  Underline the correct word or words.

a-  Are there some / any / a sweets on your desk?

b-  - Are these your glue sticks?

-  Yes, they’re / they are / there are.

c-  My friend’s dog is brown and its / it’s / he’s / their eyes are brown.

d-  I am / have / are / amn’t eleven years old.

e-  I haven’t got an / any / some / a English dictionary.

9-  Put the capital letters where necessary.

My name is sandra and i am in grade 5. I like my teachers a lot because they are very nice with me. I go to school every day and i study three languages: arabic, french and english. on monday, i've got P.E. The last day of school is in june, then we’ve got three months to rest: july, august and september.

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