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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with verbs that match the

subjects. Use the correct form of the simple
present tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1 I always ________ to school with my brother. (go)
2 Mark always ________ to school with his brother. (go)
3 You ________ the answer. (know)
4 Luis ________ the answer, too. (know)
5 This book ________ very few drawings. (have)
6 These books ________ lots of beautiful drawings. (have)
7 Anne ________ my sister. (be)
8 Pat and Alice ________ good at English. (be)
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with verbs that match the subjects. Use
the correct form of the simple present tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1 A tiger ________. (roar)
2 All birds ________ eggs. (lay)
3 Dad ________ listening to music. (like)
4 Uncle Bob ________ his car every day. (wash)
5 She ________ all the answers. (know)
6 There ________ twelve months in a year. (be)
7 The twins often ________ . (fight)
8 Our parents ________ us. (love)
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9 Adverbs
An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It tells you

about an action, or the way something is done.
A lot of adverbs end in -ly.
The baby is
sleeping soundly.
They laughed loudly.
The dog is barking fiercely. Spelling File
Alice skated beautifully. Adjective Adverb
The Prince and the Princess beautiful beautifully
lived happily ever after. brave bravely
bright brightly
The birds are singing sweetly.
fierce fiercely
It is raining heavily. happy happily
The dog and the cat live heavy heavily
together peacefully. loud loudly
peaceful peacefully
The soldiers fought bravely.
slow slowly
The sun is shining brightly. sound soundly
The old man walked slowly. sweet sweetly
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Many adverbs are made by adding –ly to

adjectives.
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Some adverbs describe the way something is done.
They are called adverbs of manner.
The driver braked

suddenly. The parcel arrived safely.
The dog jumped up

playfully.
Please write legibly.

Spelling File
Please speak clearly. Adjective Adverb
Look closely at these footprints. careless carelessly
You have all answered correctly. cheap cheaply
clear clearly
You can shop cheaply close closely
at this store. correct correctly
Jamal dressed smartly for the party. different differently
Maria is behaving selfishly. playful playfully
safe safely
The man drove carelessly.
selfish selfishly
The twins liked to dress differently. skillful skillfully
She played skillfully. smart smartly
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Some adverbs describe when something happens.
They are called adverbs of time.
Can I do my work later? Paul has just arrived.

No, do it now.
He often swims in the evening.

Lisa is always cheerful.
Sometimes I ride my bike to school.
Everyone arrived early.
David arrived late.
It’s snowing again.
The mother bird started to build her nest yesterday.
She is continuing to build it today.
She will finish it tomorrow.
John’s shoes were too big for him last year.
They fit him this year.
They will be too small for him next year.
It rained last night.
The weather is fine this morning.
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Some adverbs tell you where something happens. They
are called adverbs of place.
Mom and Dad are

watching television
upstairs.
The children are

playing downstairs.
It’s raining. Let’s

go inside.
Rex, you can stay

outside.
Come here!
Please put the books there.
The workers are moving the rubbish away.
The miners are working underground.
They are going abroad to study.
There are trees everywhere.
Alice lived next door.
Where’s Shamika?
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Exercise 1
Rewrite the following adjectives as adverbs.
1 slow ____________ 7 cool ____________

2 beautiful ____________ 8 comfortable ____________
3 strong ____________ 9 wise ____________
4 tidy ____________ 10 quiet ____________
5 brave ____________ 11 merry ____________
6 soft ____________ 12 busy ____________
Exercise 2
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
1 The man shouted loudly.

2 He arrived early.
3 The train has already left.
4 He drove carelessly.
5 The students talked noisily.
6 The children are playing outside.
7 Let’s go now.
8 Tom spoke politely to his teacher.
9 Have you seen Anne’s cat anywhere?
10 Come here!
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10 Prepositions
A preposition is a word that connects one thing with

another, showing how they are related.
Some prepositions tell you about position or place.
There’s a big balloon Jane is jumping The books fell

in the sky. into the pool. off the shelf.
Dad always keeps his wallet in the drawer.

There is a long mirror on the wall.
The school is near the park.
There is an old castle on the hill.
The horse jumped over the hurdle.
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A preposition is usually followed by

a noun or pronoun.
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Some prepositions are used to talk about time.
Many shops close on Sundays.

We watched the World Cup
game until 2:00 A.M.
The trees lose their leaves We always wash our

during winter. hands before meals.
We get up in the morning.

We go to bed at night.
It’s always hot in summer.
The movie starts at two in the afternoon.
Autumn begins in September.
They were married in 1990.
Joe arrived after me.
It has not rained at all for two weeks.
Dad gets home about
six in the evening. Breakfast is served at seven o’clock.
Kevin and Joe have been in the same
class since first grade.
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Exercise 1
Underline the prepositions in the following
sentences.
1 The man fell off the ladder.
2 We have dinner at 7:30 P.M.
3 Tom was born on a Friday.
4 There are seven days in a week.
5 Sue is running after her dog.
6 Several people are waiting at the bus stop.
7 I received a letter from Sara yesterday.
8 Why are you still in bed?
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the box.
near by on at between
in around into up behind
1 The bus arrived ________ 8:30 A.M.

2 The children are swimming ________ the pool.
3 There’s a picture ________ the wall.
4 There is a fence ________ the house.
5 Granny is sitting ________ fire.
6 Harold is hiding ________ the chair.
7 Jack climbed ________ the beanstalk.
8 We divided the candy ________ us.
9 I dived ______ the river.
10 Don’t go too ________ the edge.
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11 Conjunctions
A conjunction is a linking word such as and, or, but.

Conjunctions are used to connect words or sentences.
Is this a
The animal is sheep or a goat?
large but timid.
a cat and its kittens

a builder and his tools
a doctor and a nurse
slow but steady
sweet or sour?
a male or a female?
A horse, a zebra or a donkey? It’s cold, wet and
Paul has a dog, a parrot and a cat. windy today.
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A conjunction may link two or more than two

words or sentences.
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Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with verbs that match the

An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It tells you

Many adverbs are made by adding –ly to

The driver braked

The dog jumped up

Please write legibly.

Can I do my work later? Paul has just arrived.

He often swims in the evening.

Mom and Dad are

The children are

It’s raining. Let’s

Rex, you can stay

1 slow ____________ 7 cool ____________

1 The man shouted loudly.

A preposition is a word that connects one thing with

There’s a big balloon Jane is jumping The books fell

Dad always keeps his wallet in the drawer.

A preposition is usually followed by

Many shops close on Sundays.

The trees lose their leaves We always wash our

We get up in the morning.

1 The bus arrived ________ 8:30 A.M.

A conjunction is a linking word such as and, or, but.

a cat and its kittens

A conjunction may link two or more than two

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