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Adverbs of Frequency Exercise at Auto-English

1 Put the adverbs in the box onto the scale in the correct order.

always occasionally sometimeshardly ever

often usually

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. never

2 Order the words in the boxes below to make sentences Remember that the adverbs go after the verb to be and before all the other verbs SPECIAL NOTE: sometimes you will see some of these adverbs at the beginning and at the end of sentences However, that will not be accepted in my exercise because that's too easy, so raspberry to you.

'm late I never

1 _

seldom go they in the week out

2 _

don't her we see often

always clean class isn't our

6 _

out go do always you on Fridays

7 _

? sometimes sad feel you do

3 _

take too long in the shower I always

9 _ smiles our maths teacher hardly ever

10 _

Adverbs of Manner Exercise at Auto-English

1 Adverb Formation Fill the gaps in the table below.

1 __2

bad3

beautiful

4 __

5 __

6 __7

hard

8 _

_

anxiously _

_carefullyeasilyfast _

_well

2 Choose a word in brackets to fill the gaps.

1 They dance the cha-cha-cha (beautiful / beautifully)

2 She planned their trip to Greece very (careful / carefully)

3 Jim painted the kitchen very (bad / badly)

4 She speaks very (quiet / quietly)

5 Turn the stereo down It's too (loud / loudly)

6 He skipped down the road to school (happy / happily)

7 He drives too (fast / well)

8 She knows the road (good / well)

9 He plays the guitar (terrible / terribly)

10 We're going camping tomorrow so we have to get up (early / soon)

11 Andy doesn't often work (hard / hardly)

12 Sometimes our teacher arrives for class (late / lately)

Somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything and nothing.

1

I can hear at the door

2 Does want to go to the cinema

3

A: What are you doing on Saturday?

B:

4 "Can tell me the capital of Mongolia?"

5 "Would you like to eat?"

6 The film was in German so I couldn't understand they said

7 I'm sad because remembered my birthday

8 As it's your birthday you can order you like from the menu

9 Oh no! 's eaten my chocolate mousse Swine!

10 Poor thing! We have to do to help

To Be in the Present Tense at Auto-English Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be.

Affirmative sentences

1 I never happy on a Sunday afternoon.

2 We Scottish.

3 He a pilot.

4 Samantha and Nigel angry.

5 You clever and good-looking.

Countables and Uncountables Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the correct answer

1 Is there cheese left?

I don't like this chair I like _ one over there

2 Don't do it like that Do it like _

3 _ house is old but that one on the other side of the street is quite new

4 Sean is _ boy at the back of the class

5 The red shoes are awful I like _ shoes here

6 Where did you buy _ hat you're wearing?

7 Look at _ earrings I'm wearing I bought them in the market

8 Did you see _ motorbikes that just went by?

9 I wish _ people at the next table would stop talking so loudly

10 Do you remember _ black jeans I'm always wearing? I got bleach on them

11 If _ kid doesn't stop screaming, I'm going to another restaurant and quickly!

12 Waiter _ coffee tastes funny

Possessive Adjective and Pronoun Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the correct answer

1 This is new car I bought it yesterday.

3 They live on the other side of the street That's

house, the red one

A they

B theirs

C their

8 Susan's coming to the party on her own

boyfriend's staying at home

5 Find the missing possessive pronoun: mine, yours, his,

hers, , yours, theirs

A we

B our

C ours

10 best friend lives in London so I only see her

about once every two years

I can see a house, a lake and _ trees

2 We've got one dog, two cats and _ fish

3 I like _ songs by Ricki Martin but not all of them

4 There are _ chocolate biscuits in the cupboard

5 I can't find _ books about dinosaurs

6 Natalia hasn't got _ friends in Athens

7 There aren't _ banana trees in Scotland

8 Have you got _ games for your computer?

9 Are there _ messages for me?

Be careful! This is an offer, OK?

10 Would you like _ grapes?

There is/are Exercise at Auto-English Use the correct form of there is/are to fill the gaps Be careful about the negative sentences Use your brain!

1 _ a lot of traffic in Valencia

2 _ anywhere to park around here?

3 _ much sugar

4 _ enough time to finish?

5 _ a few bananas and a few apples

6 _ only one way to solve this problem

7 _ anyone here who wants to volunteer?

8 _ many tigers left in the world

9 _ a lot of information available on this issue

10 _ any public buses in Los Angeles

Which or What Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what.

1 are you doing?

2 would you prefer, the onion soup or the prawn coctail?

3 do we need to take for the picnic?

4 are you going to wear for the wedding?

5 dress shall I wear, the red one or the blue one?

6 sort of music do you like?

7 kind of films do like, horror films or thrillers?

8 are you taking on holiday?

9 dentist did you see, Dr Pain or Dr Deville?

10 is your favourite sport?

Comparatives and Superlatives Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the correct answer

1 Diana was much taller _ Charles.

big X2 dangerous goodcheap expensive luxurious

1 The distance from Sydney to Madrid is than the distance from New York to London

2 David's kitchen is very dirty Mine is much

3 That film was terrible In fact, it's film I've ever seen

4 Generally speaking, the coffee in Spain and Italy is than the coffee you get in Britain

5 Riding a motorbike is than driving a car

6 Clare's apartment is just as as Michael's

7 One night at The Ritz is than a week in The Holiday Inn

8 Rolls Royce make some of cars in the world

9 If you buy , you won't get the best

10 The aquarium in Valencia is in Europe

Adjectives -ED or -ING Exercise at Auto-English

-ING the cause-ED the effect

Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets

1

He's such a monotonous speaker I was stiff (bored / boring)

2 Most sequels are (disappointed / disappointing)

3 I had such a day I went straight to bed (tired / tiring)

4 Everyone's very about the news (excited / exciting)

5 That lamp produces a very effect (pleased / pleasing)

6 The whole school was by the tragic event (saddened / saddening)

7 I don't like watching films on my own (depressed / depressing)

8 I was when she told me she'd got divorced (amazed / amazing)

9 He's such a guy He only ever talks about himself (bored / boring)

10 I'm very in films and theatre (interested / interesting)

11 No one knew what would happen next We were all (intrigued / intriguing)

12 It was a very situation (interested / interesting)

13 There's been some very news (surprised / surprising)

14 His mother was by what she found under his bed (disgusted / disgusting)

15 Their hamburgers are (disgusted / disgusting)

16 Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly (exhausted / exhausting)

17 He's always showing off It's really (annoyed / annoying)

18 I think Alex is one of the most people I've ever met He can't keep still for a second (annoyed / annoying)

19 I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman He seemed really (embarrassed / embarrassing)

20 She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night It was rather (embarrassed /

embarrassing)

Word Order for Adjectives Exercise at Auto-English

Below you can see a diagram explaining the position of adjectives before a noun Use it to answer the questions which follow

OPINION CONDITION

SIZE AGE COLOUR ORIGIN MATERIAL NOUN

Order the words in the boxes.

my teacher old maths smelly

man a fat friendly young

arts nice teacher French our

7 _

green-eyed gorgeous black-haired a girl

14 _

Adjectives -ful and -less Suffix Exercise at Auto-English

1 Use the base words in the chart below to make adjectives with the suffixes -ful and -less.

WARNING

Not all adjectives ending in -ful have a positive meaning

Translation Positive meaning Negative meaning

beauty (1) _

Xbrain

harm harmless (5) _help helpful helpless

home

X (6) _hope (7) _ _(8) pain

(9) _ (10) _

peace peaceful

Xpenny

* these adjectives could also be used with a positive meaning

Adverbs of Degree Exercise at Auto-English

A Fill the gaps using the words in brackets.

1 She finished the day exhausted ( a bit / totally )

2 Tammy Payne isn't a good singer She's fantastic ( absolutely / very )

3 The Serrano Towers in Valencia are high ( absolutely / pretty )

4 Jerez de la Frontera is a interesting place ( quite / rather )

5 That boy of yours is lazy ( absolutely / extremely )

6 It was freezing this morning ( a bit / absolutely )

7 Victoria, in my opinion, is mad ( completely / highly )

8 Scarlett Johansson looked gorgeous at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony ( absolutely / totally )

9 María is nice ( absolutely / really )

10 Godella is a pretty town ( quite / rather )

11 Ecuador is a great country ( really / very )

12 It was a simple invention ( quite / remarkably )

13 Samantha is a skilled computer technician ( completely / highly )

14 Sean lives a stressful life ( quite / very )

15 Gerard cooks well ( absolutely / fairly )

16 The concert was wonderful ( absolutely / extremely )

17 Rodin's sculptures are well-known ( absolutely / very )

B Sort the adjectives from A into gradable and ungradable.

Gradable Ungradable

Agreeing and Disagreeing Exercise at Auto-English

1 Teacher: I'm tired

Students:

A Neither is we

B So are we

C So are you

D So am I

2 Maggie: I love rice

Normy: Yuk

A I do

B I don't

C So do I

D Neither do I

3 Elly: I'd like to visit The Greek Islands

Robby:

A So had I

B So would I

C Neither would I

D Neither had I

4 Polly: I went to the cinema on Saturday

Pammy: What a coincidence

A So was I

B So do I

6 Billy: I hate tomatoes

Lilly:

A So do I

B I do them to

C I do

D Neither do I

7 Sally: I love chocolate

Polly:

A So love me

B So do I

C I love too

D I do

8 Tommy: I don't like pears

Sally:

A Neither can I

B I don't

C I do

D So do I

9 Polly: My Mum can't stand techno music Sally: mine

A So are

B Neither can

1 Nearly _ politicians are corrupt It's a shame and a disgrace.

2 _ people agree that we have to protect the environment from men's senseless greed and destructive habits

3 _ of my friends came to my birthday party Absolutely everyone was there

4 _ the class thought the exam was easy and the rest thought it was either difficult or very difficult

5 _ of us wanted to go down the pub so we all decided to go to Pete's place and watch The Fellowship of The Ring on DVD

6 _ living things have the right to live, even sharks, spiders and cacti

7 All the countries agreed that CO2 emissions were causing global warming but about _ of them signed the treaty

8 _ of the adults I know have mobile phones but not all

9 _ my friends have cars except Juli and me

10 _ of today's world leaders are taking environmental concerns seriously

11 I'm sure that if we all made an effort, we could enjoy _ of life's luxuries without destroying the planet in the process

12 I've got five pens on my desk and _ of them work Unbelievable!

13 If you are truly determined, then _ your dreams will come true

14 Minnie Cat spends _ of her time asleep

Although, Despite and Inspite of Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with although, despite or inspite.

1 _ my warnings, he went to Colombia

2 _ she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the

end

3 _ of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row

4 They visited Madrid _ they didn't have time to visit El Prado

5 _ it was raining, we decided to go anyway

6 She decided to go abroad for a year _ loving her boyfriend very

much

7 He went on holiday to Thailand _ of the expensive airfare

8 _ it was only the first time they met, they made friends immediately

9 The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people _ he was

always kind to animals

10 Socrates never had much money _ being very famous in his own

day

Any more, no longer and still Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with any more, no longer and still.

1 I don't go to the gym _

2 Begonia _ goes swimming on Tuesdays She now goes on Fridays instead

3 Are you _ seeing Anne?

4 I _ don't know what time the train leaves I phoned the station but no one answered

5 The doctor said I mustn't drink coffee _

6 Miranda doesn't live in Angola _

7 They had a big fight so they're _ friends

8 We _ go to that restaurant because they put the prices up

9 He _ hasn't answered my email I hope everything's OK

10 I _ haven't cleaned the bathroom I must do it tomorrow

11 She doesn't love me _ and there's nothing I can do about it

12 You _ need a visa to visit Thailand from Spain That makes it much easier

13 My niece _ believes in Father Christmas That's rather sweet, isn't it?

14 I _ believe a word the prime minister says He's been caught lying too many times

15 I don't eat chicken _ Factory farming is unbelievably cruel

The A, An and The Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with a, an or the.

1

Excuse me Have you got time?

2 I want new printer for Christmas

3 I was four the first time I saw elephant

4 I spoke to boss this morning about having next Friday off

5 It was exciting movie

6 She had boiled egg for breakfast

7 Have nice day

8 Where did you buy oranges?

9 apple a day keeps the doctor away

10 avalanche killed four skiers in Austria today

11 huge ape ran out of the forest and stole my picnic hamper.

12 Can you tell me way to the post office, please?

13 My students like to do their activity books lying on floor

14 Samantha's bought a new car It's red one, parked next to that motorbike

15 I like this jumper but it's brown Have you got it in different colour?

16 It's such nice day that I think I'll go and read my book in the park

17 River Thames flows right through the middle of London

18 I saw eagle hovering high above the valley

The Definite or Zero Article Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps with the correct answer in brackets

1

I'm tired I'm going to ( the bed / bed )

2 Blast! I forgot to go to ( the bank / bank )

3 I hate going to , don't you? ( the church / church )

4 I'm nervous because I've got to go to ( the dentist / dentist )

5 I loved being at ( the university / university )

6 We need to be at in an hour ( the airport / airport )

7 I normally watch after dinner ( the TV / TV )

8 I listen to in the morning ( the radio / radio )

9 All politicians should be sent to ( the prison / prison )

10 Her husband got home early from ( the work / work )

11 I'm having at Begonya's tonight ( the dinner / dinner )

12 I love ( the cheese / cheese )

13 Have you seen in the new delicatessen? ( the cheese / cheese )

14 Why didn't someone tell me he was in ? ( the hospital / hospital )

15 He lives somewhere in Germany ( the southern / southern )

16 That pub is somewhere in of the city ( the north / north )

17 Holistic medicine is practised by ( the Chinese / Chinese )

18 I love food ( the Chinese / Chinese )

19 HMV is in Street ( the Oxford / Oxford )

20 We met for drinks in The Lamb and Flag near Garden ( the Covent / Covent )

As and Like Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with as, like.

1 Your sister looks just Brigitte Bardot.

2 I told you before, I don't like discos

3 She likes the same music me.

4 I wish I could speak Spanish as well you can

5 I wish I could speak Spanish you

6 I don't like things that

7 His bedroom looks a pigsty

8 I thought, it's going to rain

9 He's amazing He can do five things at once a waiter (he isn't a waiter though)

10 When she was a student she worked a waitress to earn some extra cash

11 He always does exactly he pleases

12 She's been working a slave all week

13 you already know, he gets very arrogant if he drinks too much

14 He's just Richard He slags people off behind their backs

As long as, Providing that and Unless Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with as long, providing and unless.

1

She's a sweet person _ that you don't contradict her

2 You can't borrow my camera _ you're prepared to buy me a new one if you break it

3 You can borrow my camera _ that you buy me a new one if you break it

4 Camping is fun _ as you don't forget the torch and the can-opener

5 Camping is fun _ you forget the torch and the can-opener

6 Don't use ESL websites _ they are free

7 Only use ESL websites _ as they are free

8 I refuse to go _ you come with me

9 A great white shark will be nice to you _ as you stroke his nose

10 _ that the weather is good, we'll spend the day in the mountains

11 I refuse to watch Channel Two, _ they show less adverts

12 _ I can find a cheaper one, I'll have to buy that monitor

13 _ as you wear a bullet-proof jacket, being a president is a safe job

14 _ you're prepared to work very hard, you'll never be a doctor

As Soon As, If and Unless Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with as soon as, if, and unless.

1

We had a cup of tea _ we got home

2 _ you see Lionel, tell him about the party

3 _ Alfie saw Ruby, he knew they were going to be special friends

4 Please phone me _ you get in.

5 I generally wash up before I go to bed _ I'm feeling too tired

6 _ it's raining, I do the washing on Tuesdays

7 _ it's raining, I won't do the washing

8 _ my English class is cancelled again, I'll go and see Lost in Translation at the cinema.

9 We can rent a dvd this Friday _ of course you'd rather go out

10 She always checks her email _ she gets to the office

11 _ you go online, check the headlines, will you?

12 _ my boss says no, I'm going to take Friday off

13 Buy me a paper, please, _ you go past a newsagent's

14 I don't normally buy magazines _ I'm going on a long journey

Connectors Exercise at Auto-English

A Translate the connectors into your language where possible.

above all from my point of view such as

B Use the connectors in the box once only to fill the gaps.

1 _, I'd like to say that I agree and, secondly, explain why

2 Camels live in the desert, _ dolphins live in the sea

3 In the end, we didn't go to the cinema We went to the theatre _

4 I think, _ I am.*

5 Spain produces oranges, _ in Valencia

6 , the continued use of fossil fuels is now the biggest threat to humanity

7 I don't like strawberry ice cream _, I love chocolate flavour

8 The government is having problems with illegal immigration _, their economic policies are failing

9 The weather was bad _, the fishermen still went to sea

10 It started raining _, we decided not to go.*

11 Firstly, we have to think about our budget and _ about how much time we have

12 I love those soft French cheeses, _ Camembert.

*4 and 10 appear to have the same answer However, 4 is a famous quote, so really you don't have a choice after all.

Direct and Indirect Pronouns Exercise at Auto-English

Use the words in brackets to fill the gaps

1 He warned _ about it (me / to me)

2 The teacher explained intransitive verbs _ (me / to me)

3 I suggested _ that they visit the museum (them / to them)

4 Juli recommended the film Death in Venice _ (me / to me)

5 Explain it _ , please (me / to me)

6 They warned _ not to go to that part of town (me / to me)

7 They explained _ that that part of town was dangerous (me / to me)

8 They said _ that part of town was dangerous (me / to me)

9 They told _ that part of town was dangerous (me / to me)

10 I'll send it _ ASAP (you / to you)

11 I'll send _ the book ASAP (you / to you)

12 Listen _ when I'm speaking to you (me / to me)

13 She heard _ talking to Claudia (him / to him)

14 They advised _ to buy a new one (me / to me)

Either, Neither or Both Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with either, neither or both.

1 A: Do you want ice cream or apple pie?

B: Can I have , please

2 I'm sorry There isn't enough to go round You can only have ice cream or pie

3 Tony wasn't in class today was Caroline Hmm

4 How embarrassing! We're wearing the same jumper

5 Michael Jackson or Madonna? I don't like of them

6 I found two pairs of nice jeans in the sales so I bought

7 Both streets go to the station You can take

8 A: Are you Leo or Virgo?

B: I'm Pisces

9 So who's bringing a tent, you or Michael?

10 A: What shall we have for lunch, pasta or rice?

B: will do I really don't mind

Enough and Too Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps with enough or too.

1 I don't feel very well I've eaten much.

2 Don't worry We still have time to get there before it closes

3 She's young to go to discos

4 He's young to vote, but old enough to go to war

5 The disco is far to walk

6 The film was rubbish After 20 minutes I had had

7 This town isn't big for the two of us

8 That's it I've had Leave the class immediately!

9 I had much wine at the party and behaved rather badly

10 If she doesn't get sleep, she's bad tempered all day

11 This recipe sounds easy I'll make it for lunch

12 She's far talkative After 5 minutes I've got a headache

13 Everyone got great marks in the exam It wasn't difficult

14 This chicken's small for five

The False Friends Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps by choosing the most appropiate answer in brackets

1

Did you know that Chrissie got (embarrassed/pregnant) on holiday in Ibiza?

2 The (signature/subject) I hate most is maths

3 Begonia is a very (kind /sympathetic) person

4 Keep (removing/stirring) the soup the whole time

5 I couldn't agree more That's a very (sensible/sensitive) idea

6 The film The Quiet American was a box-office (exit/success).

7 How many (idioms/languages) can you speak?

8 (Actually/Nowadays) I'm living with my parents again

9 The poor live in the (slums/suburbs)

10 The police came to my (assistance/attendance)

11 I've got (a cold/constipation) Pass me a tissue, please

12 I was only living with my parents (eventually/temporarily)

13 The government have (inverted/invested) a lot of money in the new scheme

14 Do not (invert/invest) this package

15 The Englishman wearing navy blue socks with sandals is a bit of a (stereotype/topic) in Spain

16 He never stops moving some part of his body He finds it impossible to (keep quiet/keep still)

17 We didn't enjoy the wedding (absolutely/at all)

18 English is very (important/interesting) for my job

19 All my immediate family live in England but I have a lot of (parents/relatives) in Canada.

20 My (journey/working day) is from 8 am to 5 pm but it only take me twenty minutes to get to the office

21 The Red Cross are (controlling/monitoring) the situation in the north very closely

22 The rebels are (controlling/monitoring) the entire north of the country

23 (Eventually/Temporarily), we decided to go on holiday rather than buy a home cinema kit

A few, Few, A little, Little Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with a few, few, a little or little.

1 _ people came to see the play It was rather sad

2 Come on! We've still got _ time left to finish this

3 Jordi gave very _reasons for closing down the bar

4 With time and _ patience, you'll forget her and be happy again

5 He's not a good teacher He's unimaginative and has very _ patience with children

6 _ of that group's songs are excellent but I don't really like most of their music

7 I've been to that Asturian restaurant _ times It's good

8 _ people ever learn how to dance properly It's such a shame

9 Very _ people went to see that film I don't know why It's excellent

10 I have _ time for people who talk about themselves all the time and never listen to anyone else

11 I normally have _ red wine with my lunch It's good for you

12 Dress the salad with salt, pepper and _ olive oil

13 I've got 20 Euros and _ coins That should be enough for tonight

14 His computer needs cleaning He takes very _ care of it

Gerund or Infinitive after the Verb Exercise 1 at Auto-English

1 Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1 I can't stand in queues ( to wait )

2 I wouldn't like in his shoes ( to be )

3 Jim loves in Thailand ( to work )

4 I hate the shopping on Saturday ( to do )

5 Blast! I forgot milk ( to buy )

6 In the end we decided in ( to stay )

7 I need some information about Portugal ( to find )

8 My parents like for long walks at the weekend ( to go )

9 Tony gave up years ago ( to smoke )

10 I wanted and see Troy but no one else was interested ( to go )

11 Mrs Leith offered us to the airport ( to take )

12 Clare refused clean up after the party ( to help )

13 I tried him to come but it was no use ( to persuade )

14 Do you mind not ? ( to smoke )

15 Everybody really enjoyed the cha-cha-cha ( to dance )

16 Lionel admitted my chocolate mousse ( to eat )

2 Check your answers and put the verbs in bold into the right columns Translate the verbs.

admit

decide

_ forget

enjoy _

give up offer

_ refuse

_ try

love want

_ would like

The Gerund or Infinitive after the Verb Exercise 2 at Auto-English

1 Use the verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.

1 We arranged _ under the station clock at half nine ( to meet )

2 I always try to avoid _ him whenever I can ( to see )

3 I long _ in Scotland again ( to be )

4 My Mum demanded _ the manager ( to see )

5 My brother denied _ my chocolate mousse Maybe his hamster ate it ( to eat )

6 I tried _ but I just couldn't ( to understand )

7 In the end I gave up _ to persuade her ( to try )

8 Charlie was pretending _ a chicken ( to be )

9 They chose _ in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals ( to stay )

10 We like Galicia so much that we keep _ back there ( to go )

11 He deserves _ severely punished ( to be )

12 When we visit my aunt, they expect me _ on my best behaviour ( to be )

13 I didn't mean _ her feelings I'm really sorry ( to hurt )

14 I always put off _ my homework until the last possible moment ( to do )

15 He goes on _ me the same thing over and over again ( to tell )

16 I can't stand _ in the queue at the baker's ( to wait )

17 The firemen managed _ the fire pretty quickly ( to put out )

18 I never risk _ through that part of town ( to go )

19 Clare offered _ me to the airport, which was very kind of her ( to take )

20 Dad threatened _ my pocket money if I didn't do my homework ( to stop )

2 Check your answers and put the verbs in bold into the right columns Translate the verbs.

Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs Exercise at Auto-English

1 Fill the gaps with far, just about, nearly or slightly.

1 The sequel wasn't _ as good as the original

2 My new printer is only _ faster than my old one

3 _ more people turned up at the demonstration than expected It was amazing

4 This is _ the most delicious paella I've ever tasted

5 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is _ the best adventure film ever made.

6 Your internet connection is _ faster than mine

7 The weather is _ better than yesterday but not much

8 This Mexican restaurant isn't _ as expensive as the other one we went to

9 Clare isn't _ as obnoxious as Ophelia

10 Mmmm That was by _ the best pizza I've had in ages

11 This flight is _ quicker than the other one and it's only slightly more expensive

12 Wow That was _ the best firework display I've ever seen in my life

2 Fill the gaps with bit, easily, much or quite.

1 Daniel is _ the worst driver out of all my friends

2 Bangkok was a _ cooler than I expected

3 The Third Man is _ the coolest film ever made.

4 The exam wasn't _ as difficult as I thought it would be

5 People in London are _ friendlier than they used to be

6 That shop's _ the best place to find bargain price DVD's

7 Clive was _ fatter than I remembered

8 The party wasn't _ as good as it should have been.

9 The situation was a _ embarrassing, really

10 The concert wasn't _ as good as the previous one they held

Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs Exercise at Auto-English

1 Fill the gaps with far, just about, nearly or slightly.

1 The sequel wasn't _ as good as the original

2 My new printer is only _ faster than my old one

3 _ more people turned up at the demonstration than expected It was amazing

4 This is _ the most delicious paella I've ever tasted

5 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is _ the best adventure film ever made.

6 Your internet connection is _ faster than mine

7 The weather is _ better than yesterday but not much

8 This Mexican restaurant isn't _ as expensive as the other one we went to

9 Clare isn't _ as obnoxious as Ophelia

10 Mmmm That was by _ the best pizza I've had in ages

11 This flight is _ quicker than the other one and it's only slightly more expensive

12 Wow That was _ the best firework display I've ever seen in my life

2 Fill the gaps with bit, easily, much or quite.

1 Daniel is _ the worst driver out of all my friends

2 Bangkok was a _ cooler than I expected

3 The Third Man is _ the coolest film ever made.

4 The exam wasn't _ as difficult as I thought it would be

5 People in London are _ friendlier than they used to be

6 That shop's _ the best place to find bargain price DVD's

7 Clive was _ fatter than I remembered

8 The party wasn't _ as good as it should have been

9 The situation was a _ embarrassing, really

10 The concert wasn't _ as good as the previous one they held

The Passive Voice Exercise at Auto-English

A shark has eaten the Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister has been eaten by a sharkChange the sentences from the active to the passive

They grow coffee in Kenya

1

They publish The Times newspaper in London

The Passive Voice in Questions Exercise at Auto-English

Change the sentences from the active to the passive

1 Did they catch the thief?

Singular and Plural Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps with the words in brackets using the correct form

1

_ are small and smelly (child)

2 My old friend Jack Kane thinks that men and _ don't really like each other very much (woman)

3 The police are looking for a _ with black hair and a red beard (man)

4 Toby counted at least 2000 _ before he finally fell asleep (sheep)

5 How many roast _ do you want? (potato)

6 I saw three _ sitting on the temple walls (monkey)

7 Valencia FC _ playing against Deportivo this Saturday It will be a difficult match (be)

8 The Spanish _ have plans to provide more computers for schools (government)

9 People _ strange, when you're a stranger (be)

10 Big _ need to consider what effects their products have on the environment (company)

11 _ have broken into a museum and stolen a Picasso (thief)

12 The trees leave _ all over the driveway (leaf)

13 3 million Euros _ stolen from a bank yesterday (be)

14 A new species of owl _ been discovered in The Amazon (have)

15 The latest _ is that The Prince of Asturias is getting married (new)

16 Blast! My favourite jeans _ still wet (be)

17 Did you remember to bring the box of _ ? (match)

18 That road is always full of _ (lorry)

Pronunciation Exercises at Auto-English

1 Short and long vowels: in the following groups of words underline the word which contains the short form of the vowel.

1 march heart fun calm 5 rich meal reach eat

2 farm mark vase come

3 but smart march can't

4 each wheel hill bean

6 caught what bought port

7 short taught sport dot

8 full pool fool Luke

2 The stress or accent on English words.

Look at the chart below Each number represents a syllable The underlined or big number represents the stressed syllable Place the words under the chart into the correct columns

floodedguessedincludedjailedkilledlandedlovedmissed

mixedpastedrelaxedrepeatedshavedslippedstoppedtasted

visitedwastedwashedwatchedwelcomedyawned

1 She's on a mission save the world.

2 Recycling is good the environment

3 I like to arrive 20 minutes early I have time for a cup of tea

4 I'm doing my homework on the bus my teacher doesn't kill me

5 Begsy took a backstreet avoid the heavy traffic

6 My brother Jim went to Thailand escape a meaningless existance

7 World leaders are doing everything they can destroy the planet

8 She bought a map she wouldn't get lost

9 We went to bed early we wouldn't be tired in the morning

10 You must bring warm clothes tomorrow

11 making mojito you need crushed ice, sweetened lemon juice, mint

and white rum

12 play the guitar you really need lessons

13 He invited a friend along Carla wouldn't be moody

14 Charles has gone out get the paper

15 Let's stop a coffee

16 Vincent went to Madrid buy furniture

2 Complete the rules for the pronunciation of regular verbs in the past.

i When the regular verb ends in a vowel sound or voiced consonant sound (B, G, L, M, N, V, Y and Z), the -ed ending

17 Luis is training be a nurse.

18 We arrived in good time get a place near the front

19 My Mum went to London the sales

20 I went to London see JK and Pete

Question Tag Exercise at Auto-English

You don't eat meat, do you?

Fill each gap with the appropriate question tag

1 You're Australian, _?

2 You aren't English, _?

3 Marlene smokes, _?

4 Sharks don't like chicken, _?

5 Moles can't see, _?

6 You'll be there, _?

7 David won't come, _?

8 Bob's got two cats, _?

9 You and I are going to the party, _?

10 Let's go out, _?

11 Shut up, _?

12 Maggie failed, _?

13 Clive missed his flight, _?

14 We've already seen that movie, _?

15 Annie wouldn't say no, _?

Reflexive Pronouns Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps with reflexive pronouns

1 He built a boat all by

2 I hurt quite badly falling down the stairs

3 The children did everything without any help

4 Maria and Alison, you really should look after better

5 Forget it! I'll do it

6 I burnt on the oven yesterday

7 She blames for what happened

8 Bob taught to type last summer

9 I talk to all the time It doesn't mean I'm crazy

10 We all enjoyed very much on the picnic

11 I was so stupid I could have kicked .

12 The protesters locked into the church and refused to come out

Defining Relative Pronouns Exercise at Auto-English

people that / whoowners whosethings that / whichplaces where

Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns When the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted.

Non-defining Relative Pronouns Exercise at Auto-English

Three things about Non-defining Relative Clauses

1 The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets

2 Non-defining relative clauses are NOT used in spoken English It would sound unnatural

3 The relative pronoun can never be omitted

Combine the sentences using non-defining relative pronouns.

1 Valencia is a great place Valencia is due east of Madrid

9 The Plaza Rodonda square is near the cathedral They hold a market in The Plaza Rodonda square

every Sunday (use WHERE)

has seen had seen

will see would see

is going to see was going to see

can see could see

DIRECT REPORTEDhere there

Convert the phrases below into reported speech

"It's raining," she said

Reported Speech for Questions at Auto-English

"Are you happy, Carla?" asked Bob

Bob asked Carla if/whether she was/were happy

Convert the questions below into reported speech

"Can they play the piano?" she asked

Reported Speech for Orders at Auto-English

"Don't turn on the light," she said to him

She told him not to turn on the light

Convert the orders below into reported speech

"Shut up, everybody!" said the teacher

"Lionel, eat your meat," said Elsa.

14 _

Reporting Verbs Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box Use each verb once only

advise hope promise suggestbeg insist remind threatendeny invite refuse warn

1 "I didn't do it," she said

She doing it

2 "Have lunch with me," she said

She me to have lunch with her

3 "Why don't you buy one?" said Tom

Tom I buy one

4 "I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary

Mary to take me to Prague

5 "I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare

Clare Andy would phone that night

6 "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said

He me not to tell anyone

7 "I won't do it," he said

He to do it

8 "You should have lessons," she said

She me to have lessons

9 "We really must go with you," they said

They on going with me

10 "Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum

Mum me to phone Granny

11 "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy

Maggie to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again

12 "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father

My father me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables

So and Such Exercise at Auto-English

She's so prettyHe's such a nice guy

Fill the gaps with either so or such.

1 Charlie's _ a nice boy

2 The sun was out and the birds were singing It was _ a beautiful day in May

3 The movie Shrek is _ good it's unbelievable

4 It was _ a shame you couldn't come to Laura's party

5 The ending of the film The Mission was _ sad I couldn't help crying

6 Try the cake It's _ delicious

7 I really want you to meet Andy He's _ a funny guy

8 My internet connection is _ slow it's unbearable

9 The La Latina part of Madrid is _ exciting You have to go there

10 Thailand is _ a beautiful country

11 The Thais are so polite It makes _ a change from rude Europeans

12 The summer of 2003 in Spain was _ hot I mean really terrible

13 Petrol and car insurance are _ expensive that you are better off using public transport

14 It was _ a relief to finally finish all my exams

15 Moving my website to another server was _ a pain

16 That restaurant makes _ good pizza You have to go

17 There were _ many people at the concert that we couldn't get seats

18 They make _ good goats' cheese in Castilla La Mancha

19 She talks _ much it's exhausting

20 I met _ many nice people in Had Yai in southern Thailand

The Still and Yet Exercise at Auto-English

She´s still not readyShe isn´t ready yet

Fill the gaps with either still or yet.

1 We don't have any news from Roland He's such a bad correspondent

2 Keep , for Pete's sake You never stop moving!

3 You're been playing video games all morning Aren't you bored of it ?

4 My jeans are wet I'll have to wear my trousers instead

5 Begonia! Are you ready ? We have to leave in five minutes

6 I've been living in The Himalayas for 16 years now and I haven''t met The Abominable Snowman Poor show

7 I don't know where to begin

8 I've been looking for my watch all week and I can't find it

9 Keep You're making me nervous

10 Have you finished with the paper ?

11 I'm learning to dance the tango but I'm not very good .

12 I've been fishing all morning but I haven't had any luck

13 You're here! I thought you left hours ago

14 Has the taxi arrived ?

Can, Could and To Be Able To Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the correct answer Fill the gaps when you´ve checked your answers

1 I remember his name.

C haven't been able to

3 She come on holiday next month if

her parents give her permission

5 A: Can you lend me some money?

B: Sorry I I haven't got any either

Can, Could, May and Might Exercise at Auto-English

Use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill each gap

1 They (can/might) be away for the weekend but I'm not sure

2 You (may/might) leave now if you wish

3 (Could/May) you open the window a bit, please?

4 He (can/could) be French, judging by his accent

5 (May/Can) you play the piano?

6 Listen, please You (may not/might not) speak during this exam

7 They (can't/may not) still be out!

8 You (couldn't/might not) smoke on the bus

9 With luck, tomorrow (can/could) be a sunny day

10 You (can/might) be right but I'm going back to check anyway

11 The exam (can/might) be easy You never know

12 I (can/might) go to the party but I'm not sure yet

13 Students (may/might) study in the library from five to nine in the evening

14 (May/Could) you lend me 40 Euros til Monday?

Modal Verbs of Ability and Permission Exercise at Auto-English

Check through the different uses

2 asking for permission MAY, CAN, COULD Could I borrow your pen?

4 refusing permission, prohibition CAN'T, MAY NOT You may not talk in the exam

Look at the following phrases and write in which type you think it is Then use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill the gaps

TYPE

1 _ You (may/could) leave now if you wish

2 _ (Could/May) you open the window a bit, please?

3 _ (May/Can) you play the piano?

4 _ Listen, please You (may not/could not) speak during this exam

5 _ You (can't/might not) smoke on the bus

6 _ (Can't/May) I make a call on your mobile?

7 _ Do you know if Mark (can/may) sing?

8 _ (Can't/May) I sit here, please?

9 _ Caroline, your friends (can/could) stay the night if they want to They're perfectly

welcome

10 _ I'm sorry but you (can't/may) use the computer until after I've finished

11 _ (May/Could) you lend me 40 Euros til Monday?

12 _ Listen, please Students (may/could) study in the library from five to nine in the

evening

Modal Verbs of Deduction Exercise at Auto-English

Check through the different uses

1 to express possibilities for the future MAY, MIGHT, COULD It may rain tomorrow

2 to express certainty CAN'T, COULDN'T, MUST She can't be Irish

3 for possible explanations MAY, MIGHT, COULD She could be Scottish

Look at the following phrases and write in which type you think they are Then use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill the gaps

TYPE

1 _ They (may/must) be away for the weekend but I'm not sure

2 _ He (can/could) be French, judging by his accent

3 _ They (can't/may) still be out!

4 _ With luck, tomorrow (can't/could) be a sunny day

5 _ You (can/might) be right but I'm going to check anyway

6 _ The exam (can't/might) be easy You never know

7 _ It (may/can't) be true about a sauropod dinosaur living in Lake Telé in the

Congo It's impossible

8 _ Dave reckons she's from The States but I think she (can't/might) be from

Scandinavia

9 _ I (can't/might) go to the party but I'm not sure yet

10 _ This (must/could) be the right answer but we'll have to check with your teacher

to make sure

11 _ She (can't/could) steal things from shops She's rich and famous

12 _ I really think Real Madrid (can't/could) lose the final of the King's Cup

13 _ She's been revising 10 hours a day for 3 weeks She (could/must) be

exhausted

14 _ Nobody's answering They (can't/must) be out

15 _ He (can't/may) be from the USA He doesn't speak English

Don't Have to and Mustn't Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with either don't have to or mustn't in the correct form.

1

Sally! You _ say rude words like that!

2 Tommy! You _ pick your nose in class It's really disgusting

3 You _ finish the exercise now You can finish it at home

4 James _ go to church if he doesn't want to

5 You _ drive so aggressively You'll end up killing someone

6 Helen _ make racist comments It makes her seem really ignorant.

7 David _ answer your emails There's no law about it

8 It's OK You _ pay now You can pay me at the end of the month

9 You _ stay out so late without ringing me I was worried sick

10 You _ let the cats sleep on my clean shirts Look They're covered in hairs

11 You _ have lunch with my parents I'm not forcing you

12 I _ forget to phone Granny It's her birthday tomorrow

"Had Better and Would Rather" Exercise at Auto-EnglishFill the gaps with had/'d better or would/'d rather.

1 It's getting dark We _ go back now

2 A: Can I borrow your car?

B: You _ not!

3 A: Can I borrow your camera?

B: I _ you didn't

4 You know, I _ you didn't smoke in front of the kids

5 You _ take insect repellant if you're camping near a lake

6 I _ go to Altea than bloody Benidorm any day

7 We _ you didn't hang out with Craig He's bad news

8 They _ have everything ready for when our clients arrive or I'll skin

them alive

9 I _ not drink on Friday or I won't be in a fit state for the journey

10 You _ take a bit of time to think this one over carefully

11 You _ not breathe a word about this to David

12 A: Mike, I _ you didn't wear jeans in the office

B: Craig, I'd rather you weren't my boss!

Have Something Done Exercise at Auto-English

I had my computer repaired

Fill the gaps with have and the verb in brackets in their correct forms.

1

We _ the roof _ last year It cost us a packet (repair)

2 Anne _ her hair _ every Friday afternoon (do)

3 I _ the brakes _ three times a year (check)

4 The government _ the whole town _ yesterday (evacuate)

5 I _ my hard drive _ for a bigger one last week (change)

6 When did you last _ the airconditioning _ ? (service)

7 You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should _ your eyes _ (test)

8 After the plague of fleas, the boss _ the office _ (disinfect)

9 Your cat's coughing You need to _ him _ for parasites (treat)

10 Daphne _ her legs _ once a fortnight (do)

11 I normally _ my suit dry _ before a wedding (clean)

12 The headmaster _ all the lockers _ for the missing footballs yesterday (search)

13 Have you _ your house _ ? (double-glaze)

14 Have you _ that poster I bought you _ yet? (frame)

15 The house is in chaos We're _ a new kitchen _ in (put)

Make, Let & To Be Allowed to Exercise at Auto-English

I'm not allowed to play with Dad's train set

-I don't have permission to use it

Dad lets me use his computer on Saturdays

- I have permission to use it

Mum makes me clean my room on Saturdays - She forces me to do it

Fill the gaps with make, let or to be allowed to in the correct form.

1 I know! We could go to the seaside tomorrow Daddy me use his car on Sundays

2 I use Daddy's car on Sundays so why don't we go to the seaside tomorrow?

3 I don't the cats sleep on the bed

4 My cats sleep on the bed (NEGATIVE)

5 You can't me go to your cousin's wedding

6 A: Are you coming on the camping trip with us?

B: No, I (NEGATIVE)

7 Dad me use his car all weekend It was great

8 Put that cigarette out, please You smoke in here (NEGATIVE)

9 My evil parents me study for my exams all last weekend!

10 My mean brother refuses to me use his computer

11 Mum me try on a brown dress in the shop It was so embarrassing

12 Sssh! You talk in the library (NEGATIVE)

13 A: Why the heck did you do it?

B: They me

14 Come on! me have a go

15 A: I go to the disco anymore (NEGATIVE)

B: Really?! Your parents are mean, horrible and cruel!

16 Mum me do all the washing up last Sunday

17 Excuse me, young lady I don't think you smoke in here

18 I was so relieved I only got a four in my essay but the teacher didn't me do it again

Would/should or ought to/might + have + past participle Exercise at Auto-English

Use the verb in brackets to fill the gaps.

1 If I had gone to the sales, I'm sure I _ something (to buy)

2 Clare was very upset you didn't go to her birthday party You _

(to go)

3 No one's answering the phone.They _ out (to go)

4 The lights are out They _ to sleep (to go)

5 We _ Dave to the party if we had known he was in town (to

invite)

6 You _ at Samantha She'll never forgive you (to

shout-NEGATIVE)

7 I _ to have done some acting when I was younger (to love)

8 You _ to the pub on Saturday We had a great time (to come)

9 She _ her mind I'm not sure (to change)

10 You _ so much money on CDs You'll have problems getting

to the end of the month now (to spend-NEGATIVE)

Modal Verbs of Obligation Exercise at Auto-English

Check through the different uses

1

obligation have to María has to go to Rome Must expresses more

urgency than have to.

She had to see a doctor Use only have to in verb

tenses apart from THE PRESENT SIMPLE

2 no obligation don't have to He doesn't have to go.

4 recommendation should You shouldn't eat so quickly.