OEGCI test8

• Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST • questions and negatives Name ● Questions -the basics Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ ▲ ▲ Where I can buy a drink? can I What kind of drink you want? Correct Which way did they went? Why all the people in the class were laughing? What did the man who phoned and left a message want? Where are going you and your friends this afternoon? What you in your free time? What colour of hair has she got? What sort of ilms you like? What type books you read? What time does your class start? ● Questions Make questions with How ? or What like? Use contracted forms (e.g What’s NOT What is) ▲ (your new car) ‘What’s your new car like?’ (your headache?) (Tokyo?) (your parents?) (your brother?) ● Negatives ‘It’s very fast, but there’s not much legroom.’ ‘Much better, thanks.’ ‘It’s an amazing place.’ ‘Very well, thanks.’ ‘He’s tall, fair haired, and is always smiling.’ Circle the correct answer ▲ I’ve got no / not cash? Will you take a card? Did you call me? There’s no / no a message on the answering machine I can come in March but no / not in April I have no / not opinion about that NO / NOT PARKING IN FRONT OF THE EXIT I’d like a sandwich, but no / not a cheese one I haven’t got no / any days free this week ● Question-word subjects Make questions Ask about the words in italics ▲ (a) Sarah likes swimming (b) Sarah likes swimming (a) Who likes swimming? (b) What does Sarah like? (a) Dad spoke to the nurse (b) Dad spoke to the nurse (a) Ann’s husband loves chocolate cake (b) Ann’s husband loves chocolate cake (a) Class has 32 students (b) Class has 32 students (a) Jim is using Amy’s computer (b) Jim is using Amy’s computer (a) Paul earns a lot of money (b) Paul earns a lot of money ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST • questions and negatives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ● Prepositions in questions Write questions for these answers using Who ? or What ? ▲ ‘My grandmother.’ (writing) Who are you writing to? ‘Music.’ (talking) ‘My pen I can’t ind it.’ (looking) ‘That beautiful tree.’ (looking) ‘My boyfriend.’ (waiting) ‘My exams.’ (worried) ‘Football and fast cars.’ (interested) ● Short questions Complete the conversations with two-word questions ▲ ‘I’m going to see a ilm tonight.’ ‘Who with?’ ‘I complained about the hotel.’ ‘I bought some lovely lowers.’ ‘We’re going on holiday next week.’ ‘I’ve just had my irst birthday card.’ ‘My brother got married last month.’ ‘We had an interesting discussion.’ ‘John and Lillian.’ ‘The manager.’ ‘My wife.’ ‘Turkey.’ ‘My uncle in Canada.’ ‘His girlfriend, Anna.’ ‘Global warming.’ ● Negative questions Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ ▲ ▲ Isn’t he’s funny! he ‘Don’t you like them?’ ‘No, I don’t.’ Correct Isn’t that dress look pretty! Wasn’t that meal delicious! Are those children not noisy! ‘Haven’t they left yet?’ ‘No, they haven’t.’ ‘Can’t you stay for dinner?’ ‘No, I can I’m looking forward to it.’ ‘Won’t you have some more soup?’ ‘Thank you but no, I won’t.’ Wouldn’t you like to stay a little longer? Do not you want any cofee? You couldn’t help me with these bags, could you? ● Mixed structures Which is/are correct? Circle A, B or both ▲ A What colour is his shirt? B What colour shirt is he wearing? A ‘How is London?’ ‘It’s such a busy place!’ B ‘What is London like?’ ‘It’s such a busy place!’ A What’s your new teacher like? B What’s your new teacher look like? A There were no plates in the cupboard B There weren’t any plates in the cupboard A What type ilms you like? B What type of ilms you like? A Why aren’t they coming with us? B Why are they not coming with us? A ‘I’m going on holiday.’ ‘Where to?’ B ‘I’m going on holiday.’ ‘Who with?’ A I forgot my keys again Amn’t I silly! B I forgot my keys again Aren’t I silly! A How many people work here with you? B How many people you work with? 10 A Didn’t he tell you?’ ‘Yes, he didn’t.’ B Didn’t he tell you?’ ‘No, he didn’t.’ A What you want to talk about? B What you want to talk about it? / 55 Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST • questions and negatives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE