Adjectives
Find the verb in this sentence.
The child played in the garden.
Played
Verbs are doing words, like play, walk, and listen
Li visits her sister twice a week. Does she go..?
a) often
b) rarely
c) never
Li goes to visit her sister often.
a) often
Kim goes to the market after she goes to the pharmacy. When she is finished at the market, she goes home.
Kim is at the pharmacy. Where will she go next?
a) home
b) the market
Kim will go to the market.
Kim goes to the market after she goes to the pharmacy.
(pharmacy means a place to buy medicine. It means the same as chemist).
Which of these words fits best in the sentence?
Elephants are _________!
enormous
tiny
glowing
Enormous
Elephants are enormous!
Which word could go in this sentence?
'In the library, you need to ... quietly.'
a) remain
b) speak
c) succeed
b) speak
Speak means talk.
Remain means stay - 'he remained at the party after everyone else had left'.
Succeed means get the result you want - she will succeed in winning the race, because she practices everyday.
Add an appropriate adverb to this sentence.
'Hurry up, we need to move....!'
'Hurry up, we need to move QUICKLY!'
Or
'Hurry up, we need to move FAST!'
There are ten people working at a café. Three people are from Vietnam. Two people are from Japan. One person is from Brazil. The other people were born in Australia.
What percentage of people working at the café are from Asia?
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 60%
b) 50% of people are from Asia.
(3 from Vietnam and 2 from Japan, so 5 out of 10 makes 50%)
There are two mistakes in these sentences. Say theses sentences without the mistakes.
'She is the goodest swimmer in her school. She swims fast than all the boys'.
'She is the best swimmer in her school. She swims faster than all the boys'.
What are the two mistakes in this sentence?
'Yesterday, I drive to beach.'
'Yesterday, I DROVE to THE beach.'
Which of these things might be automatic?
lights
hats
trees
lights
Automatic means something happens without human doing it. For example, automatic lights turn off and on when people leave or enter the room.
Change this sentence from past to future tense.
I walked to class, even though it was raining.
I will walk to class, even if it's raining.
Make these sentences correct. There are two mistakes.
'With a smartphone, we can easy contact our family and friends. I very love receiving photos from overseas.'
'With a smartphone, we can easily contact our family and friends. I really love receiving photos from overseas.'
Ali works in a café during the day. He likes working in the café, but he dreams of becoming a lawyer, so he takes night classes at university. Even though his schedule is busy, he is never late for work.'
Which of these words does NOT describe Ali?
a) ambitious
b) industrious
c) unreliable
c) Unreliable
Unreliable means you don't do what you have promised, so people can't rely on you. Ali is always on time for work, so he is reliable.
Ambitious means having big goals for the future.
Industrious means hard-working.