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Kính thưa quí thầy cô cùng toàn thể các bạn độc giả thân mến,hôm nay tôi xin trân trọng gửi đến quí thầy cô tập : Handouts bao gồm tất cả các điểm ngữ pháp từ đơn giản đến phức tạp .Hi vọng quí vị sẽ đóng góp nhiều hơn nữa cho trang Violet để đây xứng đáng là một trang học tập và nghiên cứu đa dạng và phong phú . Bài gửi sau đay được tôi trích dẫn từ website http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm . Do chưa có nhiều thời gian nên tôi chưa thể sắp xếp các mục một cách có trật tự . Mong quí thầy cô thong cảm. Tất cả đáp án đều nằm trên trang web chính . Adverbs of Frequency Exercise at Auto-English 1 Put the adverbs in the box onto the scale in the correct order. always occasionally sometimes hardly 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 4 ___________________________________ . on time usually Sam arrives 5 ___________________________________ . 8 ___________________________________ ? That dirty pig his teeth never cleans 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. Adjectives Adverbs 1 ___________________ _ 2 bad 3 beautiful 4 ___________________ _ 5 ___________________ _ 6 ___________________ _ 7 hard 8 ___________________ _ anxiously ___________________ _ ___________________ _ carefully easily fast ___________________ _ 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-English Fill 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. Negative sentences Questions 11 ________ you from Tokyo? 12 ________ Ricky Mexican? 13 ________ we alright for milk? 14 ________ he married? 15 ________ you tired? Countables and Uncountables Exercise at Auto-English Circle the correct answer. 1 Is there ________ cheese left? A some B any C the 6 Excuse me. I need ________ information about trains to Guadalajara. A some B any C an 2 To make pancakes we need ________ eggs and some flour. A some B any C an 7 Do you know ________ good restaurants near here? A some B any C the 3 How ________ money do we have left? A many B much C do 8 For lunch today I had a salad and ________ piece of pizza. A some B any C a 4 How ________ cars are we taking? A many B much C long 9 How ________ rice do we have left? A many B much C peas 5 How ________ glasses of wine did you drink? A many B much C drunk 10 It's cold. Don't open ________ windows. A some B any C a The Demonstratives Exercise at Auto-English Fill the gaps with this, these, that or those. 6 You ________ French. 7 Gloria ________ at home. 8 Linda and I ________ pleased about it. 9 I ________ cruel. 10 It ________ good. 1 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. A my B mine C its 6 A family photo. Which one's ______ sister? A your B yours C you 2 I'd like you to meet Rita. She's a great friend of ______ . A our B us C ours 7 Michael's married. ______ wife is an accountant. A His B Her C Its 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. A His B Hers C Her 4 This one's hers, so that one must be ______ . A him B he C his 9 The cat belongs to my wife but the dog is ______ . A mine B hers C my 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. A Her B My C Pumpkin brain Some and Any Exercise at Auto-English Fill the gaps using either some or any. 1 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-English Fill 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. A as B like C than 6 Texas is big but Alaska is _______ . A more big B biger C bigger 2 This one is better _______ that one. A as B like C than 7 American Beauty was the _______ film that year. A worse B best C better 3 This hamburger is bad, but that one is _______ . A badder B worst C worse 8 Of all the sofas I've seen so far, this one is _______ . A nicer B the nicest C most nice 4 Moscow is a long way away but Ulan Batur is even _______ . A further B more far C father 9 I'm not short. I'm just _______ tall as Hans. A as B like C than 5 She's beautiful I agree, but her mother is _______. A beautifuller B most beautiful C more beautiful 10 Samantha is just as rich _______ David. A as B like C than Comparative and Superlative Adjective Exercise 2 at Auto-English Use the adjectives in the box once only to fill the gaps. ("X2" means you use it twice.) bad clean far big X2 dangerous good cheap 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 1 __________________________________ _ new a perfect system 8 __________________________________ _ black small box Turkish a old 2 __________________________________ _ 18th century a Scottish fantastic castle 9 ___________________________________ man a fat friendly young 3 __________________________________ _ a businessman horrible greedy 10 __________________________________ _ tall our headmaster boring 4 __________________________________ _ a big old brown bear 11 __________________________________ _ wooden dark a table long 5 __________________________________ _ student self-righteous a middle-class 12 __________________________________ _ city a Spanish beautiful old 6 __________________________________ _ spoilt boy nasty a little 13 __________________________________ _ 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 Base word Adjectives Translation Positive meaning Negative meaning beauty (1) _______________ X brain X brainless care careful (2) _______________ charm X charmless end X endless* event (3) _______________ X faith (4) _______________ faithless harm harmless (5) _______________ help helpful helpless home X (6) _______________ hope (7) _______________ (8) _______________ pain (9) _______________ (10) _______________ [...]... 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 is pronounced / _ / ii When the regular verb ends in an unvoiced consonant sound (K, F,P, -SH, -TCH or X), the -ed ending is pronounced / _ / iii The -ed ending is pronounced /id/ when the verb ends in the consonant sounds _... 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... _ 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... 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 because of this then furthermore even so therefore however firstly whereas instead B Use the connectors in the box once only to fill the... behind their backs As long as, Providing that and Unless Exercise at Auto-English Fill 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... longer and still Exercise at Auto-English Fill 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... 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... 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 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... (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 . lately) Somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing at Auto-English Fill the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything and nothing. 1 I can hear ______________ at the. ________ good. 1 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. _______________ 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