3. Give the plural

Bus, student, toy, doctor, tooth, goose, flat, child, tree, bush, man, letter, nose, city.

4. Use the Possessive Case

1) My (son) car is red.

2) Tina is (Lucy and Bill) aunt.

3) These are the (girls) bags.

4) Their (daughter) name is Kate.

5) Our (parents) garden is in the country.

5. Use some, any, anything, anybody, somebody, something, somewhere

1) There’s _______ at the door.

2) I’m hungry and I haven’t _______ to eat at home.

3) I’d like to go _______ completely different for my holiday.

4) Is _______ coming with me to the shops?

5) _______ friends of mine are coming to dinner.

6) Could _______ help me with these bags?

7) Are there _______ messages for me?

8) – What’s wrong? – I’ve got _______ in my eye.

6. Choose the necessary pronouns

1) What’s the matter with (he, him) today?

2) She explains the lesson to (we, us) each morning.

3) (Their, theirs) knowledge of the subject is good.

4) (She, her) likes this picture.

5) All (our, ours) clothes were dirty, and (my, mine) especially so.

6) (I, me) know (she, her) very well.

7) (Their, theirs) boat was faster than (our, ours).

8) There are some letters here for (I, me).

7. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Simple, the Past Simple, the Future Simple

1) It _______ cold yesterday.

2) He _______ at home tomorrow.

3) Both sisters _______ tall.

4) John _______ a good tennis player.

5) The stamps _______ in my desk yesterday.

6) Jack _______ late for classes last week.

7) Kate _______ a student next year.

8) They _______ from Moscow.

9) I _______ hungry after so many exercises yesterday.

10) Ann _______ absent from school tomorrow.

8. Make these sentences negative and ask all types of questions

1) Kate is at home.

2) My parents are retired.

3) There is some milk in the fridge.

4) There are some students in the hall.

Studies

Test 8

1. Insert prepositions where necessary

1) My usual working day starts _______ 7 a.m.

2) It is difficult _______ me to get _______ early.

3) Then I go _______ the kitchen.

4) When my mother is _______ business I cook breakfast _______ myself.

5) We had a lecture _______ Literature yesterday.

6) Nick has 4 lessons _______ a day.

7) Ann takes an active part _______ all academic activities.

8) Mary was good _______ English.

9) The students passed all the exams _______ the end _______ the term.

10) _______ classes I stay _______ the University.

2. Insert articles where necessary

1) In _______ afternoon my sister has _______ lunch and takes _______ rest.

2) During _______ breaks I have _______ snack at _______ canteen.

3) Usually my Mum cooks _______ dinner for me.

4) At about 4 p.m. he is back _______ home.

5) Jane goes to _______ cafe in _______ afternoon.

6) He went to _______ gym for _______ training session last week.

7) I am not _______ early riser.

8) I have _______ bath at 9.30 and go to _______ bed.

9) John has _______ busy day.

10) I have _______ rest in _______ evening.

3. Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives

1) Tall, new, warm, fresh, cold, sweet, clear, high, quick;

2) Happy, angry, busy, lazy, clever, polite, merry, narrow;

3) Beautiful, careful, pleasant, comfortable, excellent, wonderful;

4) Good, bad, little, old, many, far, much.

4. Use comparative or superlative forms

1) My (old) brother is my (good) friend.

2) Your English is (bad) than his.

3) This text is (small) than that one.

4) My sister is (tall) than me.

5) Her brother is (young) in the family.

6) Ben is (bright) boy of the group.

7) He is (strong) than his father.

8) Her work is (good).

9) My health is (bad) than his.

5. Open the brackets using the Present Simple Tense

1) Mary often (cook) breakfast.

2) She (clean) her flat in the evening.

3) We (go) shopping every Sunday.

4) I usually (watch) TV after work.

5) My relatives (live) in the country.

6) Jack (study) at the University.

7) My parents (work).

8) They always (meet) at the weekends.

9) Lucy (go) in for sports twice a week.

10) My friend (know) many funny jokes.

6. Fill in do or does

1) _______ you study at the University?

2) _______ your friend wear spectacles?

3) I _______ not live in England.

4) We _______ not visit art galleries.

5) _______ he do well at school?

6) _______ your friend play any instrument?

7) What _______ she want to be?

8) _______ you discuss films with him?

9) What _______ they read in the evening?

10) _______ Mary go in for sports?

11) When _______ you go to the theatre?

12) How _______ she usually get to work?

7. Put the verbs into the correct form

1) What time _______ (the museums/ open) in St. Petersburg?

2) How many cups of tea _______ (you/ drink) a day?

3) What _______ (you/do)? – I (to be) a nurse.

4) – Where _______ (your father/come) from? – He _______ (come) from Minsk.

5) How _______ (you/help) your parents?

6) I have a car but I _______ (not/use) it very often.

7) If you need help, why _______ (you/not /ask) for it?

8) How _______ (you/spend) your free time?

8. Make these sentences negative and ask questions

1) She walks in the park after work.

2) My friend spends a lot of time on his boat.

3) Julie usually wears dresses.

4) We often visit art galleries.

5) They meet at the weekends.

6) We like painting.

Test 9

1. Insert articles where necessary

1) Normally we have 4 or 5 lessons _______ day.

2) When he was _______ student he took _______ active part in all academic activities.

3) He did his best to pass all _______ exams at _______ end of the term.

4) Tomorrow I will go to _______ library.

5) Tom is having _______ snack now.

6) Nick went to _______ bed late yesterday.

7) He went to _______ station _______ hour ago.

8) I was in _______ hurry.

9) Willy had _______ seminar and _______ lecture _______ last Monday.

10) Mary came _______ home very late.

11) I had such _______ busy day.