Fill in the blanks with yet or already. Already means before or by now. Yet means up until now.

1. They have ……………………….. to announce the results.

2. You have ………………………… crossed the limits.

3. By the time we reached the station, the train had ……………………………. left.

4. We haven’t heard anything from them ……………………………

5. I have ………………………….. posted the letter.

6. She has ……………………………. to receive her compensation.

7. The company said that they had …………………………. dispatched my order.

8. She has …………………………. won many awards.

9. As …………………………., I haven’t had the time to call her.

10. Have they arrived ………………………….?

11. Have you ……………………………. applied?

12. I haven’t received my report ………………………….

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Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. The water was …………………… than I thought. (warm / warmer / warmest)

2. She is the …………………….. woman I know. (nice / nicer / nicest)

3. It was a …………………… job. (tough / tougher / toughest)

4. She is ………………….. than you think. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)

5. I did ………………….. work today. (little / less / least)

6. She is ………………….. than him. (bad / worse / worst)

7. He is the ……………………. man alive. (rich / richer / richest)

8. I am the ……………………. person in my family. (short / shorter / shortest)

9. Even my kid sister is …………………….. than me. (tall / taller / tallest)

10. As an actor, his father is ………………………… than him. (successful / more successful / most successful)

11. I love you ……………………. than him. (much / more / most)

12. My mother loves me the ……………………… (much / more / most)

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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. I met him ………………………….. the library. (at / on / across)

2. The dog ran ………………………… the road. (across / over / through)

3. We walked …………………………… the tunnel. (across / over / through)

4. The birds flew ………………………….. the building. (in / above / over)

5. She lives ……………………………. the road. (above / across / over)

6. Banaras is …………………………… river Ganga. (on / over / at)

7. He is quite fond …………………………… his grandchildren. (of / over / about)

8. Are you aware …………………………. the consequences of your action? (about / of / over)

9. Don’t interfere ……………………….. my affairs. (in / on / at)

10. Why are you staring …………………………. me like that? (at / in / on)

11. Don’t be rude ……………………………. anyone. (to / with / at)

12. I was amused ……………………………. his antics. (with / of / by)

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Complete the following passage using appropriate verb forms.

The Chinese ………………….. (do / does / has / have) not celebrate their New Year on January 1 like people
in many parts of the world …………………. (do / does/ did). In 2022, the Chinese Year ……………………..
(begun / begin / began) on February 1. The Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China and
people often …………………….. (take / took / are taking) weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and
celebrate the New Year.

Chinese months are based on the lunar calendar. Each month ……………………. (begin / begins / began /
begun) on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally …………………… (start / are starting / have
started) on the first day of the month and ………………………. (continue / continues / continued) until the
fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

Fill in the blanks with has or have. Use has when the subject is a singular noun or
pronoun. Use have when the subject is a plural noun or pronoun.

1. Janet …………………………… black hair.

2. You ……………………….. no patience.

3. …………………………. you received the invite?

4. Where ………………………… you been all this while?

5. She ……………………………. no idea what she is doing.

6. James …………………………… no interest in politics.

7. All students ………………………….. to hand in their work before Friday.

8. The dog …………………………… had his breakfast.

9. The plants …………………………….. died for want of water.

10. The baby …………………………… asleep.

11. The letters ………………………….. been posted.

12. The forecast ……………………………. warned of heavy rainfall.

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree.

1. He is …………………….. than me. (old / older / oldest)

2. It is no ……………………. talking to him. (good / better / best)

3. She is ……………………. than him. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)

4. He is the ……………………… boy in the class. (bright / brighter / brightest)

5. Water is …………………… than oil. (heavy / heavier / heaviest)

6. A hare can run much ………………………. than a tortoise. (fast / faster / fastest)

7. Solomon was the …………………….. man ever lived. (wise / wiser / wisest)

8. She is ……………………….. than you. (intelligent / more intelligent / most intelligent)

9. This is the ……………………… meal I have ever had. (good / better / best)

10. She earns as ……………………….. as him. (much / more / most)

Complete the following sentences.

1. The angry mob —————– the police men.

a) fell upon b) fell out c) fell back d) fell off

2. How did you manage to —————— of that snob?

a) get over b) get rid of c) get off d) get round

3. When they found that further resistance was useless, they decided to ————–

a) give up b) give in c) give out d) give over

4. The father was furious at the son but was —————- by the mother.

a) held back b) held in c) held over d) held out

5. I could not —————— him.

a) keep pace with b) keep pace at c) keep pace up d) keep pace of

6. The lights —————- several times during the night.

a) went out b) went off c) went through d) went by

7. Who —————— the sick people in hospitals?

a) looks after b) looks for c) looks up d) looks on

8. The dishonest cashier —————- with ten thousand rupees.

a) made away b) made after c) made for d) made up

9. The tiger pounced on the lamb and ————— with it into the thicket.

a) make up b) made off c) make out d) make over

10. She has —————— a lot of sufferings.

a) passed through b) passed by c) passed off d) passed by

11. The police had to use force to ——————— the violence.

a) put down b) put by c) put off d) put on

12. The case has been —————- till next week.

a) put off b) put down c) put by d) put on

13. The party has decided to —————– its candidate for the seat.

a) put up b) put out c) put off d) put in

Combine the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns.

1. Where is the book? I gave it to you.

2. I know a man. He has just returned from Siberia.

3. Where is the girl? She wanted to meet the headmaster.

4. She married a painter. She met him on a bus.

Some common similes are given below.

As alike as two peas: The twins are as alike as two peas.

As cheap as dirt: Nowadays tomatoes are as cheap as dirt.

As clumsy as a bear: Peter is as clumsy as a bear. How is he going to dance?

As black as coal: He was as black as coal when he finished working in the garage.

As dull as ditchwater: The movie was as dull as ditchwater.

As blind as a bat: If I don’t wear my glasses, I am as blind as a bat.

As wet as a fish: When he reached home, he was as wet as a fish.

As busy as a bee: I was as busy as a bee the whole of yesterday.

As gentle as a lamb: She is as gentle as a lamb.

As graceful as a swan: The dancer was as graceful as a swan.

As light as a feather: Her new gown was as light as a feather.

As loud as thunder: His yell was as loud as thunder.

As noiseless as a shadow: The thief was as noiseless as a shadow.

As quick as lightning: The blow was as quick as lightning.

As simple as ABC: Arithmetic is as simple as ABC to me.

As troublesome as a monkey: My nephew is as troublesome as a monkey.

As warm as toast: The room as warm as toast, so I put the cooling on

Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple present tense forms.

1. My brother ………………. the poor and the needy.

a) helps b) help c) would help d) helped

2. In winters, the days ……………. short and dark.

a) are b) is c) am

3. She ……………………. after her parents.

a) look b) looks c) looked

4. Janaki ………………… my best friend.

a) is b) am c) are

5. She ………………….. a fat salary.

a) earn b) earns c) earned

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of do or have.

Notes: Do and its forms does and did are used in the simple present and simple past
tenses. Have and its forms are used in the perfect and perfect continuous tenses. Note that after do, does and
did, we use the first form (infinitive) of the verb. After has, have and had we use the past participle form of the
verb.

1. ……………………. you finished your homework? 9. She ………………….. not say anything.

2. ……………………. you know what you are doing? 10. I ………………… not like her.

3. She ……………………. not come yesterday. 11. I …………………. never met your mother.

4. …………………. you received the parcel? 12. …………………. he live here?

5. I ………………….. not received the parcel yet. 13. The boy said that he ………………………. not taken
the money.
6. ……………………. she have any friends?
14. She ……………………….. not accept the invitation.
7. He …………………… not have a job.
15. They …………………………. been informed.
8. …………………….. you meet John yesterday?
16. ………………………… you want to go now?