EXERCISE (1)

Pick out eight parts of speech.

1. San San brought two glasses of milk to her parents.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
Adv – Int -
2. The girl with long hair walks very slowly.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
Adv – Int –
3. Mg Mg usually chose the lightest load to carry.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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4. The man lifted up the basket carefully and went home.
Noun – Pron –
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5. They are more food and the load grew smaller.
Noun – Pron –
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6. Finally, the man had nothing to carry.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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7. Everybody said they played very well.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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8. The girls always speak politely to their teachers.
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9. Kyaw Kyaw shouted very loudly but his sister spoke very softly.
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10. Our classroom is very big and gets enough light.
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EXERCISE (2)
Pick out eight parts of speech.
1. He decides to take ten men with him to the town.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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2. Daw Lay always carries the things herself from the market.
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Verb – Prep –
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3. My father sometimes walks in the garden.
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Verb – Prep –
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4. Zaw Zaw and his friends won the game with three goals to one.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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5. A tortoise carries a heavy shell on its back.
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6. The tortoise began walking slowly towards the tree.
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7. The dog ran after its master every day.
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8. The tortoise moved slowly nearer to the tree.
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9. He ran quickly to the tree but he lost.
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10. The pretty girl usually walks beautifully in the street.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
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EXERCISE (3)
Pick out the eight parts of speech.
1. My friends play happily in the room now.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
Adv – Int -
2. Many boys usually go to the shop to play games.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
Adv – Int -
3. Mother cooks the meals in the kitchen every day.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
Adv – Int -
4. Those girls always talk very noisily in the class.
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5. Three boys played noisily in the playground yesterday.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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6. Some silly boys sat lazily under the tree this morning.
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Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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7. My sister always washes all the clothes well.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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8. Father sometimes listens to the news in the evening.
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9. His sister bought some eggs from that shop last week.
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10. Our teacher always teaches us very clearly daily.
Noun – Pron –
Verb – Prep –
Adj – Con –
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EXERCISE (4)
Pick out the kind of Nouns
1. The hare and a tortoise ran a race.

2. Moe Moe showed me drawing.

3. Khin Khin likes swimming.

4. The rich man pointed to the lightest load.

5. U Ba had a large amount of bread.

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6. That boy bought a bunch of bananas from the market.

7. A group of soldiers fought with great bravery.

8. Thida is very proud of her beauty.

9. The dance of the girl is very beautiful.

10. Mother saw a heap of clothes on the floor.

Common Nouns -

Proper Nouns -

Abstract Nouns -

Collective Nouns -

EXERCISE (5)
1. The teacher is angry with his slowness.

2. Tun Tun was working in the field.

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3. There is a group of ships in the harbour.

4. The fishermen saw a troop of soldiers.

5. Daw Mu Mu teaches us History.

6. U Ba saw a group of people.

7. The boys like swimming and playing games.

8. Soe Soe and Mi Mi are my friends.

9. Hitting a thumb is painful.

10. Happiness cannot be bought.

Common Nouns -

Proper Nouns -

Abstract Nouns -

Collective Nouns -
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EXERCISE (6)
Say Countable or Uncountable.
1. rain = 16. student =
2. school = 17. book =
3. postman = 18. chair =
4. furniture = 19. house =
5. beef = 20. load =
6. food = 21. airplane =
7. music = 22. bus =
8. people = 23. hare =
9. table = 24. soldier =
10. smoke = 25. money =
11. sand = 26. year =
12. plate = 27. weather =
13. village = 28. soil =
14. lion = 29. grass =
15. wood = 30. meat =

EXERCISE (7)
Fill with “a” or “an”.
1. _______ television 9. _______ eraser
2. _______ bottle 10. _____ object
3. _______ orange 11. _____ toy
4. _______ chair 12. _____ blanket
5. _______ eye 13. _____ army
6. _______ article 14. _____ radio
7. _______ book 15. _____ sofa
8. _______student 16. _____ umbrella

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17. _____ ear 24. _____ easy sum
18. _____ Indian 25. _____ good result
19. _____ American 26. _____ Indonesian
20. _____ ugly bird 27. _____ Russian
21. _____ useful book 28. _____ Japanese
22. _____ shiny star 29. _____ hour
23. _____ cup of tea 30. _____ honest man
EXERCISE (8)
Fill with a (or) an.
1. I am _____ dentist.
2. His father is _____ engineer.
3. He likes to be _____ teacher.
4. Are you _____ teacher.
5. I have _____ old book.
6. My house has _____ window.
7. My father has _____ horse.
8. I met him _____ hour ago.
9. I saw _____ university in town.
10. He has been to _____ airport.
11. A mouse is _____ animal.
12. Can you give me _____ example?
13. This is _____ interesting book.
14. What can happen during _____ accident?
15. I want to ask you _____ important question.
16. It is _____ nice day.
17. She is waiting for _____ taxi.
18. Do you have _____ pen?
19. I want to buy _____ ice-cream.
20. She works at _____ bank.
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EXERCISE (9)
Match the subject pronouns to the object pronouns.
I he it she they you we

us her you them me him it

EXERCISE (10)
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
1. Peter and I are brothers. _____ share a bedroom together.
2. Sue isn’t well. Dad is taking _____ to see a doctor.
3. My brother is a teacher. _____ teaches English.
4. All his students like _____ very much.
5. Children, _____ are making too much noise!
6. Who are those people? Where are _____ from?
7. Mom is a doctor. _____ works in a hospital.
8. The sky is getting dark. _____ is going to rain.
9. John, we are all waiting for _____. Are you coming with _____?
10. May _____ borrow your pen?
11. Yes, of course. When can you return _____ to _____?
12. What are _____ reading, Jenny?

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EXERCISE (11)
Choose the correct possessive adjectives from the box to fill in the
blanks.
my his your Her
its our their
1. Is this Jane’s dog? Yes, this is _____ dog.
2. The dog is chasing _____ own tail.
3. Peter, is _____ father at home?
4. Rudy is showing _____ stamps to Ali.
5. I am going to _____ aunt’s house this evening.
6. We always keep _____ classroom clean.
7. Children, have you all finished _____ homework?
8. The children are proud of _____ school.
EXERCISE (12)
Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns from the box.
yourselves themselves itself myself
himself yourself ourselves herself
1. No one can help us. We have to help _____.
2. Jane always makes the bed by _____.
3. They painted the wall all by _____.
4. I hurt _____ in the playground yesterday.
5. John, you must behave _____ before your friends.
6. Children, you must do the homework _____.
7. Tom defended _____ against the bullies.
8. The dog is scratching _____.

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EXERCISE (13)
Write the correct interrogative pronouns in the blanks to complete the
sentences:
1. _____ is the matter with you?
2. _____ invented the computer?
3. _____ of the twins is older?
4. _____ do you wish to speak to?
5. _____ is this car in front of our house?
6. _____ knows the answer?
7. _____ came first, the chicken or the egg?
8. _____ would you like to drink?
9. _____ of them do you think will win the race?
10. _____ is the word for a stamp collector?
EXERCISE (14)
Look at the underlined words in the following sentences. Do you know
what kinds of adjectives they are?
1. Dad has two pairs of shoes.
2. One pair is brown and the other pair is black.
3. This is a very simple puzzle.
4. What color is the American flag?
5. A kind fairy appeared before Cinderella.
6. He is a proud man.
7. There is some food left.
8. Tom is wearing a blue T-shirt.
9. Jack has ten marbles; Perter has twenty.
10. How many marbles have Jack and Peter altogether?
11. There is an Indian temple in the city.
12. There is a large crowd outside the temple.
13. My house is just a few miles from the school.
14. They are driving a small car.
15. Sue likes those yellow and red balloons.
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EXERCISE (15)
Give the correct form of Adjective.
1. good : My sister is a _____ girl.
2. bad : His writing is _____ than mine.
3. rich : U Ba is the _____ man in my town.
4. difficult : There are many _____ sums in this book.
5. funny : I have a _____ car.
6. pretty : Who is _____ Aye Aye or Hla Hla?
7. clever : Ma Ma is the _____ of the two girls.
8. sweet : These apples are very _____.
9. clever : Si Si is the _____ of the three girls.
10. brave : Mg Thura is as _____ as a lion.
11. polite : Moe Moe is polite but her sister is _____.
12. rude : Moe Moe is polite but her sister is _____.
13. fat : Wai Wai is the _____ girl in my class.
14. tall : Who is the _____ Aung Aung, Tun Tun or Myo Myo?
15. slow : He is very _____.
16. thin : Nu Nu is the _____ in my family.
17. many : U Ba has _____ money than my father has.
18. heavy : This bag is the _____ of the all.
19. big : I have a _____ ear.
20. cold : Today is _____ than yesterday.
EXERCISE (16)
Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.
1. _____ owl 6. _____ computer
2. _____ rocket 7. _____ moon
3. _____ apron 8. _____ Missouri River
4. _____ sun 9. _____ mango
5. _____ page 10. _____ animal
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11. _____ eagle 12. _____ baby
EXERCISE (17)
Fill with a, an, the
1. She bought _____ apple from _____ shop.
2. _____ museum is crowded today.
3. Let us go to _____ nearest cinema.
4. Marlar can read _____ story book in _____ evening.
5. _____ man is selling newspaper.
6. I am going to _____ stick.
7. One of her sons is in _____ army.
8. Another is _____ banker and _____ third is _____ accountant.
9. He plays chess but enjoys _____ game of tennis during _____ week.
10. You will need _____ umbrella during _____ rainy season.
11. Use _____ dictionary to find _____ meaning of _____ word
“delicious”.
12. They are staying at _____ Trader Hotel but will be shifting to _____
hotel closer to _____ city.
13. She took _____ cold drink from _____ refrigerator.
14. There is _____ rainbow in _____ sky.
15. Who is _____ man outside _____ gate?
16. _____ doctor gave Jane _____ injection.
17. Paul opened _____ door to let _____ dog in.
18. Mark is _____ only child in _____ family.
19. What’s _____ largest animal in _____ world?
20. There’s _____ nest in _____ tree.

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EXERCISE (18)
Fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative adjectives.
1. Come and look at _____ insects.
2. Stop _____ man!
3. I was in fifth grade last year. I am in sixth grade _____ year.
4. Bring _____ chairs here.
5. _____ ice-cream is delicious.
6. Can you see _____ stars in the sky?
EXERCISE (19)
Are the underlined words demonstrative adjectives or demonstrative
pronouns? Write DA (for demonstrative adjectives) or DP (for
demonstrative pronouns) in the blanks.
1. This house has five bedrooms. __________
2. Who is that man? __________
3. This is our school. __________
4. These are wild animals. __________
5. That is right. __________
6. What’s that noise? __________
7. These books are Jane’s. __________
8. Those books belong to me. __________
9. These are donkeys. __________
10. Those are horses. __________

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EXERCISE (20)
Choose the correct interrogative adjectives from the box to fill in the
blanks.

what which whose

1. _____ kind of animal is that?
2. _____ runner is the winner?
3. _____ is the matter?
4. _____ desk is this?
5. _____ handphone is ringing?
6. _____ is your name?
7. _____ twin is taller?
8. _____ hand is holding the pebble?
EXERCISE (21)
Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
1. The children go to school by bus.
2. Bats sleep during the day.
3. These toys belong to Kathy.
4. Every pupil has a good dictionary.
5. Polar bears live at the North Pole.
6. Most children learn very fast.
7. Mr. Thomas teaches us science.
8. The earth goes around the sun.
9. We never cross the street without looking.
10. Many stores close on Sunday.

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EXERCISE (22)
Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. Winter _____ after autumn. (come)
2. A dog _____. (bark)
3. You _____ tired. (look)
4. Everyone _____ mistakes. (make)
5. Ali _____ in a department store. (work)
6. Judy _____ English very well. (speak)
7. Tim’s knee _____. (hurt)
8. Monkeys _____ bananas. (like)
9. Kate always _____ sandwiches for lunch. (eat)
10. He _____ very fast. (type)
EXERCISE (23)
Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.
1. They _____ my good friends.
2. He _____ a soldier.
3. You _____ taller than Charlie.
4. She _____ ill.
5. We _____ very hungry.
6. It _____ a sunny day.
7. I _____ angry with Joe.
8. You _____ all welcome to my house.

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EXERCISE (24)
Fill in the blanks with is or are.
1. John’s dog _____ very friendly.
2. Robert _____ ten years old.
3. These flowers _____ very pretty.
4. The two schools _____ close to each other.
5. Math _____ not a very difficult subject.
6. _____ dinner ready?
7. This computer _____ very easy to use.
8. All the windows _____ open.
9. Sue and Jane _____ neighbors.
10. His hair _____ curly.
EXERCISE (25)
Fill in the blanks with There is or There are.
1. _____ a fence around the barn.
2. _____ trees along the road.
3. _____ a rainbow in the sky.
4. _____ lots of parks in our town.
5. _____ nothing in the cupboard.
6. _____ not many bedrooms in the new house.
7. _____ lots of mistakes on your test paper.
8. _____ a wasps’ nest in the tree.
9. _____ ants in the cookies.
10. _____ many different kinds of animals in the zoo.
11. _____ plenty of food on the table.
12. _____ church on the hilltop.
13. _____ no more water in the pool
14. _____ too many people on the beach.
15. _____ only a few customers in the shop.
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EXERCISE (26)
Write the present participle of these verbs on the blanks.
1. come _______ 7. go _______
2. run _______ 8. ask _______
3. sleep _______ 9. catch _______
4. fall _______ 10. write _______
5. jump _______ 11. drop _______
6. climb _______ 12. bring _______

EXERCISE (27)
Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. They _______ the roller-coaster ride. (enjoy)
2. Jill _______ her hair. (wash)
3. It _______ dark. (get)
4. The dentist _______ Sue’s teeth. (examine)
5. The train _______ through the tunnel. (pass)
6. The men _______ very hard in the sun. (work)
7. What _______ the theater _______ today? (show)
8. We _______ a snowman. (make)
9. The plane _______ above the clouds. (fly)
10. The teachers _______ a meeting. (have)
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EXERCISE (28)
Write the simple past tense of these verbs on the blanks.
1. take _______ 7. tell _______
2. walk _______ 8. write _______
3. rain _______ 9. sit _______
4. shut _______ 10. read _______
5. open _______ 11. close _______
6. cry _______ 12. cook _______

EXERCISE (29)
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. She _______ home alone. (go)
2. The wind _______ throughout the night. (blow)
3. An apple _______ on his head. (drop)
4. The Princess’s ball _______ into the well. (roll)
5. A frog _______ into the well and _______ it back to her. (jump/bring)
6. Jack _______ the highest grade in his English class. (get)
7. The party _______ at 8:00 P.M. (begin)
8. He _______ his old car and _______ a new one. (sell/buy)
9. Jack _______ up the ladder carefully. (climb)
10. Who _______ all the windows? (shut)
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EXERCISE (30)
Give correctly using was, were.
1. He _______ a good footballer.
2. We _______ in school yesterday.
3. The roses _______ very beautiful.
4. The sun _______ very hot yesterday.
5. We _______ in the Fourth Standard last year.
6. Tun Tun _______ very tired.
7. We _______ not happy.
8. The children’s hand _______ very dirty.
9. You _______ very careless.
10. New New _______ here yesterday.
11. We _______ the champions last year.
12. Mom and Dad _______ on vacation last week.
13. The weather _______ fine this morning.
14. There _______ a lot of people at our party yesterday.
15. There _______ a small lake here many years ago.
EXERCISE (31)
When Miss May walked into the class what were the children doing?
Fill in the blanks with the correct past progressive tense of the verbs in
brackets.
1. James _______ to Peter. (talk)
2. Sue _______ a storybook. (read)
3. Rudy _______ the chalkboard. (erase)
4. David _______ his math exercise. (do)
5. Peter _______ Joe his new watch. (show)
6. Jane _______ a horse in her notebook. (draw)
7. Ahmad _______ for his pencil. (look)
8. Some children _______ a lot of noise. (make)
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EXERCISE (32)
Fill in the blanks with have or has.
1. We _______ a new science teacher.
2. He _______ a bad temper.
3. I often _______ fruit for dessert.
4. You _______ a good chance of winning the prize.
5. She always _______ oatmeal for breakfast.
6. The broom _______ a blue handle.
7. They never _______ any problem with tests.

EXERCISE (33)
Fill in the blanks with have or has.
1. The girls _______ golden hair.
2. An insect _______ six legs.
3. Dad _______ his cell phone with him.
4. The children _______ a new swing set.
5. Many poor people _______ nothing to eat.
6. Chicago _______ a very big airport.
7. A triangle _______ three sides.
8. The man _______ two daughters.
9. James _______ a toothache.
10. All the passengers _______ their tickets.
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EXERCISE (34)
Fill the blanks with the present perfect tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. Dad _______ his car key. (lose)
2. All the guests _______. (arrive)
3. Tony _______ a goal. (score)
4. Peter _______ in the tent several times. (sleep)
5. It _______ not _______ for two months. (rain)
6. Some prisoners _______ from the prison. (escape)
7. The plane _______ at the airport. (land)
8. John _______ a puppet. (make)
9. Dad and I _______ a big fish. (catch)
10. I _______ this movie twice. (see)
EXERCISE (35)
Fill in the blanks with the correct future tense of the verbs in brackets,
using shall or will.
1. You _______ fat if you eat too many desserts. (grow)
2. The new school building _______ ready soon. (be)
3. We _______ to the zoo after breakfast. (go)
4. I _______ my bath before dinner. (take)
5. Peter _______ lots to do on his grandmother’s farm. (find)
6. If we ask her, she _______ us how to play chess. (teach)
7. If he works hard, he _______ his exams. (pass)
8. _______ we _______ home now? (go)

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EXERCISE (36)
Complete these sentences by changing shall or will to the appropriate
form of the verb be + going to (i.e., am, is, or are + going to).
1. They will be busy tomorrow.
They _______ be busy tomorrow.
2. I hope I will be ready on time.
I hope I _______ be ready on time.
3. We shall visit James this evening.
We _______ visit James this evening.
4. It will rain soon.
It _______ rain soon.
5. Dad will take us to the movies tomorrow.
Dad _______ take us to the movies tomorrow.
EXERCISE (37)
Give the Adverb.
1. slow = 11. hungry = 21. strong =
2. fast = 12. true = 22. lazy =
3. noisy = 13. soft = 23. bad =
4. polite = 14. sad = 24. beautiful =
5. careful = 15. clearly = 25. poor =
6. weak = 16. quick = 26. hard =
7. clever = 17. quiet = 27. loud =
8. good = 18. silent = 28. happy =
9. sweet = 19. rude = 29. angry =
10. brave = 20. careless = 30. heavy =

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EXERCISE (38)
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!
EXERCISE (39)
Say the Adverb.
1. now = 16. in the lake =
2. too = 17. carefully =
3. soon = 18. midnight =
4. yesterday = 19. down the hill =
5. poorly = 20. late =
6. early = 21. at 7 a.m =
7. truly = 22. after school =
8. inside = 23. there =
9. in spring = 24. quietly =
10. for a week = 25. for holidays =
11. upstairs = 26. always =
12. once a year = 27. beautifully =
13. sadly = 28. seldom =
14. from overseas = 29. weekly =
15. correctly = 30. often =
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EXERCISE (40)
On Saturdays, my father usually takes me to the park to play by the
lake. We sometimes leave home very early in our car and go around the
park. Sometimes, we take along a picnic lunch to eat under the tree.
After lunch, we play for a while. At 4:00 pm, we come back on foot. We
usually go to bed early at night.

Adverb of Manner =

Adverb of Time =

Adverb of Place =

Adverb of Degree =

Frequency Adverb =

EXERCISE (41)
Pick out the kinds of Adverb.
1. Daw San always speaks very softly.
always = Freq Adv
very = Adv of Degree
softly = Adv of Manner
2. Si Si plays in the room quietly every day.
3. The boys sometimes sit under the tree.

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4. The students usually do their sum correctly.
5. Mother cooks some fish in the kitchen every day.
6. He always tells me very truly.
7. Mother never gets up very late.
8. She usually sells newspaper in that shop.
9. They play in the field in the evening.
10. That man always crosses the road very carelessly.

EXERCISE (42)
Pick out the kinds of Adverb.
1. Tun Tun usually goes to the Post Office on Monday.
2. Mother always goes to the market in her car.
3. Aye Aye goes to school very early every day.
4. Mother usually made me tea well at night.
5. Kyaw Kyaw sometimes sits in the library during recess.
6. Mother usually reads us stories at night.
7. U Ba always sits quietly in his room every evening.
8. The wind blew very hard outside the house.
9. Nu Nu usually washes the clothes in the kitchen at noon.
10. Daw Lay never takes us to the zoo during the rainy day.

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EXERCISE (43)
1. I open the door (slow, slowly).
2. Why are you (angry, angrily)?
3. U Ba is a (careful, carefully) driver.
4. He drives (careful, carefully).
5. Why are you always very (slow, slowly)?
6. The party was very (good, well).
7. Tom did not do very (good, well) his exam.
8. Aye Aye is studying (hard, hardly) for her exam.
9. I do not remember them very (good, well).
10. Those oranges look (nice, nicely).
11. Please be (quiet, quietly).
12. They pay their workers very (bad, badly).
13. You seem (happy, happily).
14. The students never arrive here (late, lately).
15. I am very (good, well).
EXERCISE (44)
Give the correct form of the words.
1. poor : Moe Moe is very _____.
: She is wearing very _____.
2. heavy : This is a _____ box.
: It is raining _____.
3. quiet : The class is _____.
: She is walking _____.
4. careful : Nu Nu works very _____.
: She is _____.
5. rude : Aye Aye seems _____.
: She always speaks _____.
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6. weak : Tun Tun is a _____ soldier.
: He walks very _____.
7. lazy : My brother is a _____ boy.
: He sleeps under the tree _____.
8. good : His marks are _____.
: He did his sums _____.
9. brave : The soldiers fight _____.
: They become _____.
10. noisy : The girls are talking _____.
: The class is _____.
11. hard : This sum is _____.
: They work very _____.
12. beautiful : She is wearing _____.
: My sister looks _____.
13. true : She tells me _____.
: Her words are _____.
14. loud : He always shouts _____.
: His voice is _____
15. happy : Moe Moe is a _____ girl.
: She seems _____.

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EXERCISE (45)
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 (46)
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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EXERCISE (47)
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. _______ school today we learnt _______ the life _______ the bees.
2. I usually travel _______ school _______ the bus.
3. I was _______ town all day and returned _______ train.
4. The patient was taken _______ hospital _______ ambulance.
5. Aye Aye is still _______ school but will come _______ home.
6. The picture ______ television have been transmitted ______ satellite.
7. Si Si came round _____ her bike but we took her home _____ the car.
8. Mother had gone _______ bed when we got back _______ town.
9. The post man go _____ house _____ foot delivering letters ____ hand.
10. The farmers are working _______ farm.
EXERCISE (48)
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
I am Mg Zaw. There are five members _______ my family. We live
_______ No. (19) Inya Road. My father works ______ the ship. My
mother works _______ the hospital. My sister _______ I go _______ No.
(1) Basic Education High School. My mother always gets _______ early
_______ the morning. We often go to school _______ 9 o’clock. We have
no school _______ Sunday. My father always goes _______ a walk. My
sister often plays _______ the garden. We went swimming twice
_______ a day. I sometimes play _______ my friends. We went _______
bed late.

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 EXERCISE (49)
Complete these sentences with and, but, or.
1. I asked for some bread ______ butter.
2. Mr. _______ Mrs. Chen have three children.
3. Maggie is a good singer _______ a poor dancer.
4. We wish you a Merry Christmas ______ a Happy New Year.
5. Is their new baby a boy _______ a girl?
6. The dictionary has 1000 words _______ 200 drawings.
7. Sue is taller than Nat _______ shorter than Mike.
8. Are you going by train ______ by bus?
EXERCISE (50)
Choose the right one.
1. Between you and I.
Between you and me.
2. It is you and I who are champions.
It is you and me who ae champions.
3. My father is better at playing tennis than me.
My father is better at playing tennis than I am.
4. U Ba gave the present to my friend and I.
U Ba gave the present to my friend and me.
5. My friends and I go to school together.
My friends and me go to school together.
6. Tun Tun has stolen my money.
Tun Tun had stolen mine.
7. I had dinner with she.
I had dinner with her.
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8. My brother is six years older than I.
My brother is six years older than me.
9. My room is tidier than your.
My room is tidier than yours.
10. Please make yourself comfortable.
Please make yourselves comfortable.
EXERCISE (51)
Read the following sentences. Then draw a line under the subjects and
a circle around the objects.
1. Anne has drawn a panda.
2. They are playing table tennis.
3. Little Kate knows the alphabet well.
4. Dad bought a computer.
5. I am writing a letter.
6. Birds have feathers.
7. The workmen are building a house.
8. Samantha has a pretty doll.
9. The children received one gift each.
10. Do you know the answer?
EXERCISE (52)
There are two objects in each sentence. Draw a line under the direct
objects and a circle around the indirect objects.
1. Dad gave Dave a present.
2. Mom is making the children a meal.
3. Mr. Thomas bought them ice-cream cones.

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4. I sent Anne a birthday card.
5. Granny told us a story.
6. The waiter brought the guests their drinks.
7. Can I get you a sandwich?
8. The police officer showed us the way to the museum.
EXERCISE (53)
Write short answers to the following questions.
Example: Is he tall? Yes, he is.
1. Do you know the answer? Yes, _______.
2. Is Sara at home? No, _______.
3. Do they know any grammar? Yes, _______.
4. Are all of you coming to my house this evening? Yes, _______.
5. Is Mrs. Chen your English teacher? No, _______.
6. Can you dance? No, _______.
EXERCISE (54)
Fill in the blanks with the correct question words from the box.

where when why How

whose what who which
1. _______ is your house?
2. _______ wallet is this?
3. _______ are you always late?
4. _______ wrote this book?
5. _______ of the two boys is smarter?
6. _______ size do you wear?
7. _______ old is he?
8. _______ is Jeff going to get a haircut?
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EXERCISE (55)
Write the punctuation marks from the box to complete the following
sentences:

, . ?

1. He hates cheese
2. Who is your teacher
3. Stop that man
4. Keep quiet
5. Good morning madam
6. George are you okay
7. Peter David and Susan are playing hide and seek
8. Mom bought meat fish and vegetables at the supermarket
9. What is the time now
10. Anne is a pretty girl
EXERCISE (56)
Complete the following sentences by writing the apostrophe(‘) in the
correct place:
1. This is Peters bike.
2. Paul cant find his shoes.
3. Miss Lee is marking the pupils papers.
4. They are all on the childrens playground.
5. Dont make so much noise!
6. Doctors take care of peoples health.
7. Theyre having a game of tennis.
8. Jack doesnt look well.
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