Present Simple
Parts of Speech
Combining Sentences
Vocabulary
Pronouns
100

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:

They _______ (be) from China.


are

100

What are the parts of speech for the italicized words?

My family takes a nice vacation in Florida every winter.  

takes = verb
nice = adjective
winter = noun

100

Combine the following sentences into ONE simple sentence:

I had a sore throat.  I had a headache.  I had a stomachache.  

I had a sore throat, a headache, and a stomachache.

100

Fill in the blank with the correct word from Unit 1:

You will ___________ in level 1 if you work hard.

succeed

100

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

Rebecca and ______ are going to the game tomorrow.

I

200

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:

Shelly _______ (not / go) to work on Fridays. 

doesn't go

200

What are the parts of speech for the italicized words?

Jen likes reading and drawing in the evenings. 

Jen = noun
and = conjunction
in = preposition

200

Combine the following sentences into ONE simple sentence:

Doctors work in hospitals.  Nurses work in hospitals.

Doctors and nurses work in hospitals.

200

Fill in the blank with the correct word from Unit 1:

A person who never leaves the couch or exercises is ___________.

lazy

200

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

When Mana speaks Japanese, I can't understand ______.

her

300
Create a present simple yes/no question: 


she / like / shopping / ?

Does she like shopping?

300

Which parts of speech are missing below?  Explain.

When I _______ free time, I play _______.

verb (ex. have), noun (ex. games)

300

Combine the following sentences into ONE simple sentence:

You cannot go to the mall.  You cannot go to the park.

You cannot go to the mall or the park.

300

Fill in the blank with the correct word from Unit 1:

Frank only thinks about himself, which means he is ___________.

selfish

300

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

Is that ______ textbook?  I have been looking everywhere for it!

my

400

Unscramble the sentence below:  

students / a / test / ? / grammar / the / week / do / next / have

Do the students have a grammar test next week?

400

Which parts of speech are missing below?  Explain.

I work _______ quietly in the _______  _______.  

adverb (ex. very), adjective (ex. beautiful), noun (ex. library)

400

Combine the following sentences into ONE simple sentence:

Norma lives in Mississauga.  Norma works in Mississauga.  Shelly lives in Mississauga.  Shelly works in Mississauga.

Norma and Shelly live and work in Mississauga.

400

Fill in the blank with the correct word from Unit 1:

He showed he was __________ by completing his tasks on time, even when faced with challenges.

determined or responsible

400

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

Excuse me, I think you dropped this pen.  Is this pen ______?

yours

500

Unscramble the sentence below:  

Tuesday / shopping / at / the / I / partner / Loblaw's / Every / my / grocery / apartment / and / clean / go / and


Every Tuesday, my partner and I clean the apartment and go grocery shopping at Loblaw's.

500

Which parts of speech are missing below?  Explain.

The _______ professor _______ wakes up early in the morning to _______ his _______. 

adjective (ex. hardworking), adverb (ex. always), verb (ex. prepare), noun (ex. lessons)

500

Combine the following sentences into ONE simple sentence:

Jason doesn't have time to study.  Jason doesn't have time to work.  George doesn't have time to study. George doesn't have time to work.

Jason and George don't have time to study or work.

500

Fill in the blank with the correct word from Unit 1:

He had an __________ attitude, but she still __________ him kindly.

arrogant or negative

treated

500

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

The students are happy because ______ are studying hard, and ______ grades are improving.

they, their