Sunday, February 28, 2010

Explanation: Question words
Put in What, Where, Why, When, How into the gaps and form meaningful questions.

Example: ____ often do you play volleyball?

Answer: How often do you play volleyball?


1) do you like best?
2) does Bill get up in the morning?
3) don't you go by bus, Max?
4) hobbies does Andrew have?
5) do they go to every week?
6) old is Mike?
7) is Susan's birthday?
8) are my exercise books?
9) are you doing at the moment, Sally?
10) do the Robinsons live?

Prepositions and verbs - Exercise

Match the phrases on the right with the verbs on the left.
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hang
listen
talk
go
arrive
look
sleep
lie
wait
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Complete the exercise

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap
  1. If she ___________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.

    A) knew B) had been knowing C) had known D) have known

  2. I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on holiday.

    A) be looking into B) be looking at C) be looking after D) be looking over

  3. He made his children ______ their homework every afternoon.

    A) do B) to do C) studied D) to study

  4. The test was ____ difficult she had problems finishing it on time.

    A) such B) a C) as D) so

  5. By the time she arrives, we ________________ our homework.

    A) finish B) will have finished C) will finish D) were finished

  6. She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived.

    A) had finished B) finished C) have finished D) finishing

  7. The sun ______ at 9 last night.

    A) sat B) setted C) set D) was setting

  8. When I stopped __________ to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.

    A) speaking B) speak C) to stop D) spoke

  9. Despite ______________ hard, he failed the exam.

    A) he studied B) he has studied C) studying D) study

  10. That room _______________ for a meeting today.

    A) is used B) is being used C) used D) is using

  11. We ____________ tennis every day when we were young.

    A) use to play B) would play C) were playing D) were used to play

  12. If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

    A) was B) am C) were D) would be

  13. He'll give you a call as soon as he __________.

    A) will arrive B) arrives C) is arriving D) is going to arrive.

Thursday, February 4, 2010