GRAMMAR PRACTICE NOUNS (CONT) Exercise 1: Correct the errors where necessary It’s important for every students to have a book 10 11 12 ……………………………………………………………………………………… Each of the students in my class has a book ……………………………………………………………………………………… The teacher gave each of students a test paper ……………………………………………………………………………………… Every student in the class did well on the test ……………………………………………………………………………………… Spain is one of the country I want to visit ……………………………………………………………………………………… Every furniture in that room is made of wood ……………………………………………………………………………………… One of our equipments in our office is broken ……………………………………………………………………………………… I gave a present to each of the women in the room ……………………………………………………………………………………… One of my favorite place in the world is an island in the Caribbean Sea ……………………………………………………………………………………… Each one of your suitcases will be checked when you go through customs ……………………………………………………………………………………… It’s impossible for one human being to know every languages in the world ……………………………………………………………………………………… I found each of the error in this exercise ……………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with a/ an/ the where necessary We need to get ……….new phone Alex, would you please answer ……….phone? …….people use …….plants in many different ways Plants supply us with oxygen They are a source of ……….lifesaving medicine We use plant products to build …… houses and to make……… paper and …… textiles …… biggest bird in the world is…….ostrich It eats just about anything it can reach, including …….stones, ……glass, and …….keys It can kill…….person with one kick In…….recent newspaper article, I read about ………Australian swimmer who was saved from …… shark by ……group of dolphins When… shark attacked … swimmer, …… dolphins chased it away They saved …… swimmer’s life I heard on the radio that there is …… evidence that …….dolphins suffer in captivity Dolphins that are free in ……nature live around 40 years Captive dolphins live ……….average of 12 years It is believed that some captive dolphins commit …… suicide Look There’s …… fly walking on …….ceiling It’s upside down Do you suppose …….fly was flying rightside up and flipped over the last second, or was it flying upside down when it landed on …….ceiling? Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with a/ an/ the COMPUTER BUGS When there (1) problem with (2) computer, we often say we have (3) _ “computer bug.” Of course, it’s not (4) real insect It refers to (5) technical difficulty we are having (6) expression actually goes back to Thomas Edison, who was (7) famous inventor When he was working on his first phonograph, he had a lot of problems He attributed (8) problems to (9) imaginary insect that had hidden inside (10) machine He is quoted in (11) _ newspaper as saying there was “(12) _ bug” in his phonograph This was in 1889, and it is (13) first recorded use of (14) word bug in such (15) _ context Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with many/ much Also write the plural form of the nouns where necessary I haven’t visited ……… city in the US There (isn’t/ aren’t) ……………………money left in my bank account I haven’t gotten ………………mail lately I don’t get ……… letter There (is/ are) too ………… furniture in Anna’s living room I can’t go with you because I have too ………….work to A: How……….side does a pentagon have? B: Five I couldn’t find ……… information in that with book I haven’t met ………people since I came here How …….postage does this letter need? I think there (is/ are) …….too …… violence on TV I don’t have ……………patience with incompetence The doctor has so ……… patience that she has to work at least twelve hours a day A: How ………tooth does the average person have? B: Thirty-two 15 There (isn’t/ aren’t) ……………international news in the local paper 10 11 12 13 14 Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with a few, (very) few, a little or (very) little Do you have …………….minutes? I’d like to ask you ……………… questions I need ……………more information Diana’s previous employer gave her a good recommendation because she makes ………………… mistakes in her work Ben is having a lot of trouble adjusting to high school He seems to be unpopular Unfortunately, he has ……………… friends We’re looking forward to our vacation We’re planning to spend ……………days with my folks and then …………….days with my husband’s folks After that, we’re goinf to go to a fishing resort in Canada I was hungry, so I ate …………….nuts Because the family is very poor, the children have …………toys And the parents have to work two jobs, so they have ……………time to spend with their children Into each life, …………… rain must fall Natasha likes sweet tea She usually adds …………… honey to her tea Sometimes she adds ……………milk, too GRAMMAR PRACTICE PRONOUNS Exercise 1: Underline or circle the correct words in italics This is my/ mine umbrella Your/ Yours umbrella is over there This umbrella is my/ mine The other one is your/ yours Mary and Bob have their/ theirs books In other words, Mary has her/ hers, and Bob has him/ his Our/ Ours house is almost the same as our/ ours neighbor’s house The only difference in appearance is that our/ ours is blue and their/ theirs is white Exercise 2: Underline or circle the correct words in italics When I was in Florida, I observed an interesting bird called an anhiga Its/ It’s a fish eater It/ They dives/ dive into the water and spears/ spear it’s/ its prey on its/ it’s long, pointed bill After emerging from the water, it/ they tosses/ toss the fish into the air and catches/ catch it/ them in mid-air, and then swallows/ swallow it/ them headfirst Its/ It’s interesting fact to watch ahingas in action I enjoy watching it/ them a lot Exercise 3: Correct the errors where necessary Collecting stamp is one of my hobby ………………………………………………………………………………… All of the students names were on the list ………………………………………………………………………………… Todays news is just as bad as yesterdays news ………………………………………………………………………………… Every employees in ours company respects Mr Ward ………………………………………………………………………………… Thousand of athlete take part in the Olympics ………………………………………………………………………………… I like to travel because I like to learn about other country and custom ………………………………………………………………………………… When I lost my passport, I had to apply for another one ………………………………………………………………………………… Education is one of the most important aspect of life Knowledges about many 10 11 12 13 different things allow us to live fuller lives ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… I live in a two rooms apartment Its too small for my family ………………………………………………………………………………… The teacher gave us several homeworks to hand in next Tuesday ………………………………………………………………………………… There is many different kind of animal in the world ………………………………………………………………………………… Almost of the students in our class speaks English well ………………………………………………………………………………… A child needs to learn how to get along with another people, how to spend their time wisely, and how to depend on yourself ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 14 I came here three and a half month ago I think I have made many progress in English ………………………………………………………………………………… 15 When I got to class, all of the others students were already in their seats ………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with other/ others/ another/ each other/ one another/ the others/ the other/ each other’s I have two brothers One is a teacher ……………….is a policeman There are three sports that I especially like One is football ……………….is tennis ……………… is volleyball Many students in my class are from two countries in Asia Some are from China ……………… are from Korea It is necessary that everyone love …………………… She has read twenty novels Eleven were written in English ……………….were in French She does not look like ………….students in her class She often sleeps during the lecture Eleven of us need to know how to support ……………….in that game A: Would you like to have ………… cup of coffee? B: No, thanks We did not understand ……………… life problems Exercise 5: Write about 100 words on of the given topics Write as quickly as you can Write whatever comes into your mind After you finish, exchange it with a classmate Correct each other’s errors before giving it to your teacher Topics: food computers sports music fashion movies animals holidays families love