Polite Requests
Would you please _______ the door for me?
open
My family __________ (is/are) here from Colombia.
is
We love Teacher Kayla. She is (very/too) nice to us.
very
The girl _________________ to play with dolls.
likes
Cat or Kate?
cat
Would you mind ____________ (to explain) the homework again, please?
explaining
The school staff has a conference today.
Yes, it is correct!
"Staff" is a collective noun, so it is singular.
The staff "has" a conference today
It "has" a conference today.
A: Do you like my dress?
B: I do, but it is _________ (very/too) large for you. Maybe you can get a smaller size?
too
You look sick today. Do you __________ to go to the doctor?
need OR have
Find the word(s) that are pronounced using the [ae] sound:
Pam and Sam have a pack of matches.
"Pam," "Sam," "have," "pack," "matches"
Would you be so kind as to _________ me your bicycle?
give OR lend
Is this sentence correct?
"There were a huge crowd of people at the theater."
No, the sentence is not correct.
"Crowd" is a collective noun, so it is singular.
"There was a huge crowd of people at the theater."
am / too / care / today / I / to /tired
I am too tired to care today. OR
Today, I am too tired to care.
Change this sentence to the negative form:
Joe and I would like to move to California.
Joe and I wouldn't like to move to California.
Find the word(s) that are pronounced using the [ae] sound:
I am late to wash my pants in the laundry.
"am" and "pants"
Ask a stranger to tell you the time.
Would you please tell me the time? OR
Would you mind telling me the time? OR
Would you be so kind as to tell me the time?
Be careful, there is a ________ of bees on that tree!
hive
Unscramble the sentence.
high / the / reach / too / for / to / picture / me / is
When I become fluent in English, I intend to __________________ .
(different answers acceptable, make sure you use the BASE FORM of the verb)
Are the following words "voiced" or "unvoiced"?
1. throw
2. leather
3. those
1. unvoiced
2. voiced
3. voiced
You are on a bus. Ask the bus driver to let you off here, using a polite request.
Would you please let me off here? OR
Would you mind letting me off here? OR
Would you be so kind as to let me off here?
pack
B: It was okay. I thought there were ___________ (too much/ too many) people and ____________ (too much/too many) noise and I ate __________ (too many/too much) chips.
too many people
too much noise
too many chips
Tomorrow, the students _______________ take a quiz.
will need to, will have to OR
need to, have to (half credit)
Are the following words "voiced" or "unvoiced":
1. though
2. bath
3. Thursday
1. voiced
2. unvoiced
3. voiced