Grammar Unit 1
Complete the questions with a question word or phrase
1. '_____ was she born?' She was born in Mexico.
2. '_____ did the journey take?' About 4 days.
3. '_____ do you prefer; red or pink?' Red
2. How long
3. What colour; Which colour; Which
What are the past simple of the following verbs?
be
begin
break
feel
was/were
began
broke
felt
Choose the correct word:
1. I felt very worried/excited about my exam because I didn't study much.
2. She was bored/stressed because there was nothing to do.
3. We were disappointed/scared because when we got to the museum, it was closed.
worried
bored
disappointed
Fix the following common mistakes:
You can eating tasty noodles in my hometown.
I love play computer games.
You can eat...
I love playing
What is Ms. Gabi's nationality? What about Rachel?
British and American
Put the words in the correct order to make questions
1. Rachel/does/play/computer games?
2. football/can/play/tomorrow/you?
3. come shopping/will/with me/tomorrow/you?
4. did/have lunch/today/where/you?
1. Does Rachel play computer games?
2. Can you play football tomorrow?
3. Will you come shopping with me tomorrow?
4. Where did you have lunch today?
Rewrite the sentences in past simple
1. We watch a DVD with some friends.
2. He is a very popular singer.
3. I don't get home until 7 p.m.
1. We watched a DVD with some friends.
2. He was a very popular singer.
3. I didn't get home until 7 p.m.
Fix the mistakes:
1. My teacher was born at the 19th century.
2. I had an English lesson in Monday morning.
3. I watched 3 hours of TV on last night.
in the 19th century
on Monday morning
x last night
1. What's a noun?
2. What's a verb?
3. What's an adjective?
1. a noun is a person place or thing
2. a verb is an action or state of being (be verb)
3. an adjective describes a noun
Malacca, Kuala Lumpur
Write the opposite
1. I like rainy days.
2. My brother lives in the town centre.
3. They have dinner very late.
4. She is a good singer.
1. I don't like rainy days.
2. My brother doesn't live in the town centre.
3. They don't have dinner very late.
4. She isn't a good singer.
Complete the following with the past simple form of the verb.
1. In 1979, Sony _____ (invent) the first Walkman.
2. In 2010, a volcano in Iceland _____ (stop) flights for several days.
3. In 1940, American soldiers _____ (drive) the first Jeeps
4. In 1920, Agatha Christie _____ (write) her first novel.
1. invented
2. stopped
3. drove
4. wrote
Write the correct verb in the space below.
When I was young, I liked to ___ computer games on the weekend. Nowadays, however, I would rather _____ with my friends to a club or _____ live music.
play; go out; watch
Read the sentence. What part of speech is in bold?
1. Now, I'm 23 and have moved out, and when I go home to visit, my curfew is always midnight.
2. Now, I'm 23 and have moved out, and when I go home to visit, my curfew is always midnight.
3. Now, I'm 23 and have moved out, and when I go home to visit, my curfew is always midnight.
1. verb
2. conjunction
3. adverb
What is Rachel's dog's name?
Harvey
Rewrite the sentence with the adverb of frequency
1. Frank is often ill.
2. He usually feels terrible.
3. I always go jogging in the morning.
4. She never helps her daughter with her homework.
Write questions for the following:
1. Brian ate all the cookies.
2. They were in Boston on a business trip.
3. Gabi dropped some money.
4. Candice made a birthday cake.
5. Many students found making questions difficult.
1. What did Brian eat?
2. Why were they in Boston?
3. Who dropped some money?
4. Who made a birthday cake?
5. What did many students find difficult?
Write an appropriate word:
1. When you put the ball in the basket, you ____ one point.
2. The ____ received a silver cup and $10,000.
3. Do you have to stand still when you ____ the ball in basketball?
score; champion; throw
Read the sentence. What part of speech is in bold?
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
2. I want to go to a university in the United States.
3. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
4. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.
1. adjective
2. noun
3. verb
4. preposition
What 3 languages are spoken in Malaysia?
Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Chinese, Tamil (Indian)
Put the words in the correct place in the sentences (once, always, every, never, often)
1. We go to our holiday home a month.
2. I watch the news on TV. (100%)
3. We go to the beach day in summer.
4. We go to the gym before breakfast.
1. We go to our holiday home once a month
2. I always watch the news on TV.
3. We go to the beach every day in summer.
4. We often go to the gym before breakfast.
Fix the mistakes in the sentences below
Who did the house break into?
Who did she telephoned?
What the police do?
Who the crime committed?
Who broke into the house?
Who did she telephone?
What did the police do?
Who committed the crime?
How do you normally feel when....
1. you lose your mobile phone?
2. you don't do well on an exam?
3. watch your favorite sport or movie on tv?
4. walk in late to class?
1. worried
2. disappointed
3. excited
4. embarrassed
Write all 8 parts of speech. First team to finish gets 500 points.
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, interjection, preposition
What is the Malaysian currency?
Who is the current Prime Minister of Malaysia?
ringgit
Mahathir