ENEGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Subject and object pronouns and possessive adjectives

1 Complete the object pronouns and possessive adjectives in the table.

Subject Object Possessive
pronouns pronouns adjectives
I me my
you (1) y___ (7) y ____
he (2) h___ (8) h ____
she (3) h___ (9) h ____
it (4) i___ (10) i ____
we (5) u__ (11) o ____
they (6) t___ (12) t ____

2 Choose the correct option.

1 My uncle is Portuguese. He / His lives in Porto.
2 I have got two sisters. Your / Our dad is English.
3 When do you / she play tennis?
4 I’ve got Mr and Mrs Smith’s address, but what’s his / their phone number?
5 There’s my mother. She’s with her / your best friend, Sue. They go everywhere together.
6 I’ve got a black and white cat. It / Its name is Figaro.
7 We / Our go to church every Sunday.

3 Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun or an object pronoun.

Asha is Indian. He lives in Mumbai.
1 Rob and Jess are friends. _____ are in my class.
2 I like football. Do you want to play with ____?
3 Have you got Joe’s phone number? I want to call ____.
4 Sean has got a laptop. _____ is new.
5 Mrs Laurent is our teacher. We have French with _____.

Possessive ’s

4 Write sentences with the prompts. Use the possessive ’s or ’.

Jessica / pencil case
Jessica’s pencil case is yellow and blue.

1 The teacher / desk

_________________________________ is big.
2 Grace / cat
________________________ is called Tiddles.
3 The boys / shoes
_______________________________ are dirty.
4 James / calculator
______________________ is in his school bag.
5 My parents / bicycles
____________________ are next to my bicycle.
Adverbs of frequency

1 Tick () the correct sentence in each pair.

a Andy never talks in class. 
b Andy talks never in class. 
1 a I go to bed always before 10pm. 
b I always go to bed before 10pm. 
2 a Sean cleans his room never. 
b Sean never cleans his room. 
3 a I am usually tired after school. 
b I usually am tired after school. 
4 a We often chat online to friends. 
b We chat online often to friends. 
5 a The children walk usually to school. 
b The children usually walk to school. 
6 a There is usually snow here in winter. 
b There usually is snow here in winter. 

2 Complete the table with the adverbs of frequency.

always never often sometimes usually

 always
(1)  ______
(2)  ______
(3)  ______
(4)  ______

3 Write the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency from exercise 2.
Jacob listens to music. ()
Jacob always listens to music.
1 Carla eats meat. ()
______________________________________
2 Harry talks in class. ()
______________________________________
3 Evie listens to classical music. ()
______________________________________
4 Jack goes to school with Jess. ()
______________________________________
5 James brushes his hair. ()
______________________________________
6 I get up late. ()
______________________________________
7 Angus is tired. ()
______________________________________
 Making suggestions
Verb + -ing / noun
4 Choose the correct option.
4 Write questions starting with Do you like …?
A: (1) Why / Let’s / How don’t we go swimming?
play / football ?
B: No, thanks. I don’t (2) think / want / go to do
Do you like playing football?
that.
1 run ?
A: (3) Why / How / Shall about going ice skating?
_____________________________________ ?
B: That sounds (4) dangerous / boring / fun.
2 water sports ?
A: It isn’t, it’s very safe.
_____________________________________ ?
B: (5) Let’s / Shall / Why we watch a film?
3 chat / online ?
A: That sounds (6) dangerous / boring / fun. What
_____________________________________ ?
(7) let’s / shall / why we watch?
4 Beyonce ?
B: (8) Why / How / Shall about Avatar?
_____________________________________ ?
A: That’s a (9) bad / strange / good idea.
5 Zac Efron ?
(10) Shall / Why / Let’s watch it at my house.
_____________________________________ ?
B: Great idea!
6 buy / clothes ?
_____________________________________ ?
7 romantic films ?
Asking for travel information
_____________________________________ ?
8 listen to / classical music ? 6 Complete the questions with five of the words.
_____________________________________ ?
long much often What When who why
A: (1) _______’s the best way to get to Liverpool?
B: By train.
5 Match 1–5 with A–E. A: How (2) _______ does the journey take?
1  _D_ A don’t / doesn’t like B: Around two hours.
2  ___ B hate(s) A: How (3) _______ do the trainsgo?
3  ___ C like(s) B: They go every 30 minutes.
4  ___ D love(s) A: (4) _______’s the next train?
5  ___ E don’t / doesn’t mind B: 10.40 a.m.
A: How (5) _______ is a return ticket?
B: £56.00.

6 Complete the short answers with the correct form of the words in exercise 5.
Do they like running?
No, they hate it. ()
1 Does Eva like visiting theme parks?
She ________________________ it. ()
2 Do Hugo and Joe like athletics?
Yes, they ________________________ it. ()
3 Does Dom like swimming?
Yes, he ________________________ it. ()
4 Do they like ice skating?
No, they ________________________ it. ()
Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

1 Complete the table. 3 Write the adjectives under the correct headings,
short, long or irregular. Then write the
Adjective Comparative superlative forms.
bad big dangerous good hot low surprising
short shorter than

(1) slow __________________ Short Long

Adjective Superlative Adjective Superlative
(2) big __________________ low the lowest (5) _____ (6) _____
(3) good __________________ (1) _____ (2) _____ (7) _____ (8) _____
(3) _____ (4) _____
(4) easy __________________

(5) exciting __________________ Irregular

Adjective Superlative
(6) bad __________________
(9) __________ (10) __________
(7) low __________________ (11) __________ (12) __________

(8) difficult __________________

4 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the word in italics.
Luxor is drier than Ica, but Arica in Chile is the
driest place.
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives. 1 Waialeale in Hawaii is wetter than Quibdo in
Colombia, but Cherrapunji in India
The rides are faster than (fast) last year.
is___________________ place.
1 Skydiving is ____________________ (scary)
2 The Amazon is longer than the Mississippi, but
surfing.
the Nile is ___________________ river in the
2 The rides at Universal Studios are
world.
____________________(exciting) the rides at
3 Kebili in Tunisia is hotter than Hamidiyeh in Iran,
Disney World.
but Death Valley, in California, is
3 English is ____________________ (good)
___________________ place.
History.
4 Northice in Greenland is colder than Snag in
4 Norway is ____________________ (expensive)
Canada, but Oymyakon in Siberia is
England.
___________________place.
5 PE is _______________________
5 Ireland is cloudier than Norway, but Scotland is
(easy)Science.
___________________ place.
6 My bedroom is ______________________
6 Sudan is sunnier than Algeria, but Arizona is
(small) my sister’s bedroom.
___________________ place.
7 Reading books is ______________________
7 In my country, autumn is better than winter, but
(interesting) watching TV.
spring is ___________________ season!
8 Watching TV is
_________________________(cheap) going to
Adjectives
the cinema.
9 Playing computer games is
1 Write the opposite adjective.
______________________ (boring) playing
high low
football.
1 dangerous _________
10 Motorbikes are
2 long _________
__________________________(fast) trams.
3 difficult _________
4 good _________
5 exciting _________
6 fast _________
Present continuous 3 Write the words in the correct order.
you / are / What / doing / ?
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the
What are you doing?
-ing form.
1 climbing / the tree / you / Are / ?
carry come get make sit swim take ______________________________________
Maya is taking a photo of Max. 2 the piano / Alba / practising / Is / ?
1 We are _____ breakfast. ______________________________________
2 Kate and Rosie are _____ some big bags. 3 Are / their books / closing / they / ?
3 Sam is _____ dressed into his uniform. ______________________________________
4 Isobel isn’t _____ in the sea, she’s in the pool. 4 is / going / Henry / Where / ?
5 Carla is _____ to my house now. ______________________________________
6 My grandpa is _____ in his favourite chair. 5 she / is / Why / crying / ?
______________________________________

2 Write affirmative (+) and negative (–) sentences.

Use the present continuous. 4 Write present continuous questions.
we / study English you / get changed ?
(+) We’re studying English. Are you getting changed?
(–) We aren’t studying English. 1 James / brush his hair?
1 you / draw a dog ______________________________________
(+) ____________________________________ 2 Sara / write an essay?
(–) ____________________________________ ______________________________________
2 we / hang out with friends
(+) ____________________________________ 3 they / do their homework?
(–) ____________________________________ ______________________________________
3 Carlos / go to school 4 we / stay in a hotel?
(+) ____________________________________ ______________________________________
(–) ____________________________________ 5 you / draw a picture?
4 it / rain ______________________________________
(+) ____________________________________
(–) ____________________________________
5 Write short answers to the questions in
5 she / hold her mother’s hand exercise 4.
(+) ____________________________________ () Yes I am.
(–) ____________________________________ 1 () ___________________
6 Sophie / dive into the pool 2 () ___________________
(+) ____________________________________ 3 () ___________________
(–) ____________________________________ 4 () ___________________
5 () ___________________

Present continuous and present simple

6 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
My family usually go to Sevilla for our holidays. (go)
1 I __________ English at the moment. (speak)
2 Terry __________ English on Tuesdays. (study)
3 They always __________ to school. (walk)
4 We __________ football right now. (not play)
5 Belen __________ at the moment. (not sleep)
7 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.
We / have / lunch / now
We’re having lunch now.
1 I / wear / trainers / today
______________________________________
2 We / usually / go / to school by bus
______________________________________
3 They / live / in Madrid / at the moment
______________________________________
4 Liz and Phil / sail their boat / every weekend
______________________________________
5 Look! He / dive into the water / now
______________________________________
6 They / always / spend / Saturdays / by the sea
______________________________________

MODAL VERBS: CAN/CAN'T/MUST/MUSTN'T

can / can’t for permission and ability

1 Complete the sentences with can or can’tand the verbs.

be eat go (x2)playuse visit watch
Gina can play hockey tomorrow. ()
1 I __________home early today. We don’t have a lot of work. ()
2 Cary__________her friend.Her mother wants her to stay at home.()
3 We __________sweets in class. The school rules are very strict.( )
4 Marco __________ to bed late tonight because it’s the weekend tomorrow. ( )
5 My sister____________ my pens.I need them for my homework. ()
6 They ___________ TV in their room. Their parents don’t like it. ()
7 You __________ late to class tomorrow! Remember we have an exam. ( )

2 Look at the table. Write questions with can and then write short answers.
Pablo Delia Marina
speak French   
cook   
swim   

Pablo / speak French

Can Pablo speak French? Yes, he can.

1 Delia / speak French / ?

_________________________? _________
2 Pablo / cook / ?
_________________________? _________
3 Marina / cook / ?
_________________________? _________
4 Delia / swim / ?
_________________________? _________
5 Marina / swim / ?
_________________________? _________
must / mustn’t for obligation and prohibition

3 Javier’s mother is telling him some rules. Write sentences using must/ mustn’tand the phrases.
be on time for school eat a lot of sugar feed the cat
be noisy eat breakfast watch a lot of TV do all your homework
You must be on time for school.
1 ______________________________________
2 ______________________________________
3 ______________________________________
4 ______________________________________
5 ______________________________________
6 ______________________________________

Countable and uncountable nouns

4 Choose the correct option.

There aren’t any / some beans.
1 There isn’t many / much cheese.
2 Is there a / any sugar?
3 There aren’t much / many vegetables.
4 There is a lot of / muchchewing gum.
5 There are a lot of / manyapples.
6 We haven’t got any / some mushrooms.
7 Is there an / anyonion?
8 There is any / somemilk.

5 Read the answers. Then write the questions. Use the phrases in the box.
Are there any Is there an Is there any
How many How much
onions / ?
How many onions are there?
There are six.
1 cheese / ?
______________________________________
Yes, there is.
2 vegetables / ?
______________________________________
Yes, there are.
3 apple/ ?
______________________________________
Yes, there is.
4 milk / ?
______________________________________
There’s a lot.