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Exercise 1 Question words Exercise 3 Count and uncount nouns

Complete the questions with a word from the box.
Where Why How Who What When How What
1 A How old is your sister?
B Shes 19.
2 A ______ often do you go to the cinema?
B About once a month.
3 A ______ time does the programme start?
B At nine oclock.
4 A ______ did you close the window?
B Because Im cold.
5 A ______ are you going on holiday?
B At the end of the month.
6 A ______ did you go to town with?
B Jim and Lucy.
7 A ______ was the weather like on the coast?
B It was warm and sunny.
8 A ______ are you going?
B To the post office to get some stamps.
1 point for each correct answer
Exercise 2 Negative forms
Make these positive sentences negative.
1 He bought a new shirt.
He didnt buy a new shirt.
2 We enjoyed the film.
_______________________________________
3 I took a lot of photos.
_______________________________________
4 Theyve got a very nice flat.
_______________________________________
5 Hes got a new girlfriend.
_______________________________________
6 Im working at home today.
_______________________________________
7 The children are watching the film.
_______________________________________
8 Were going to move house soon.
_______________________________________
9 Hes finished writing the report.
_______________________________________
Write C next to the count nouns and U next to the
uncount nouns.
C
1 book 5 pound ______
2 apple ______ 6 biscuit ______
3 homework ______ 7 toast ______
4 money ______ 8 cheese ______
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Exercise 4 some/any/a/how much/how many
Complete the sentences with some, any, a, how much, or
how many.
1 Have we got any rice?
2 _________ water would you like? Just a little.
3 Have you got a headache? Ive got ______ aspirins in
my bag.
4 Can I have ______ glass of water, please?
5 There isnt ______ sugar in this coffee.
6 Have you got ______ photographs of Jim?
7 _________ money did you spend last month?
8 Would you like ______ milk in your tea?
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9 _________ people were there at the party?
10 Have we got ______ test tomorrow?
11 _________ emails do you send every day?
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Exercise 5 Which one is different?
Underline the different word.
1 lovely great awfulamazing
2 bananasapplesstrawberriespotatoes
3 ice-creamcrispsbiscuitschocolate
4 lakeoffice blocklibrarycottage
5 pedestrianroundabouttraffic lightspavement
6 dressjeansshortshair
7 wetcoldrainypopular
8 hand luggage bus stop boarding pass
security check
9 platformairportticket officerailway station
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Exercise 6 Comparatives and superlatives 3 A Where _______ you usually _______ (go) on
Read about the castles. Friday evenings?
Exercise 10 Comparatives and superlatives 1 Exercise 11 Comparatives and superlatives 2
Read about the castles. Complete the chart. B To the cinema.
Abergoran Castle
Abergoran Castle Adjective 4 A 
Comparative Its 11.30. Why _______ you _______ (work) so
Superlative
Price: 200,000 more exciting
Price: 200,000
Built: 1072 late?
best
Rooms: 0
Built: 1072 bad B Because I _______ (have) a lot of homework.
Rooms: 5 interesting
5 A Where _______ your parents _______? (live)
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Footleby Castle
Footleby Castle
Price: 10 million
B In a small village near Oxford.
Price: 10 million Exercise 12 Ordinal numbers
Built: 1835
Rooms: 160 A _______ they _______ (like) living in the country?
Write the ordinal numbers in words.
Built: 1835
1 6th sixth B Yes, they do.
Rooms: 160 2 1st
3 2nd 6 A What _______ you usually _______ (have) for
Haywood CastleHaywood Castle
Price: 2 million
4 3rd
5 12th breakfast?
Price: 2 million
Built: 1450 6 20th
Rooms: 20 B Toast. But today I _______ (have) some fruit
Built: 1450 5
Rooms: 20 because there isnt any bread.
Exercise 13 Opposites

These sentences are false. Correct them.

Choose a word from the box and A it next
7 write The telephone _______ (ring). Can you answer it?
to its
opposite.
1 Abergoran Castle is more modern than B OK.
These sentences are false.
Haywood Castle. Correct them.
interesting
quiet
old
cheap
fast
dirty
relaxing
new
friendly
safe
No, it isnt. Its older.
1 Abergoran2 Castle is more modern than Haywood
1 big
________________________________________ small 1 point for each correct answer 10
Footleby Castle is cheaper than Haywood Castle.
2 boring
Castle. 3 ________________________________________
3 unfriendly
Abergoran Castle is bigger than Footleby Castle.
No, it isnt. Its older.
4 clean
________________________________________
5 slow
Exercise 8 going to
4 Abergoran Castle is the biggest.
6 dangerous
2 Footleby Castle is cheaper than Haywood Castle.
________________________________________
7 noisy Make positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions
5 Abergoran Castle is more expensive than Footleby
____________________________________________
Castle. 8 old using going to and be.
________________________________________ 9 modern
3 Abergoran6 Castle is bigger than Footleby Castle.
Footleby Castle is the cheapest. 10 expensive 1 you / hairdresser?
________________________________________ 11 busy
____________________________________________
7 Footleby Castle is older than Haywood Castle. Are you going 10
to be a hairdresser?
________________________________________
4 Abergoran8 Castle is the biggest.
Abergoran Castle is the most modern. 2 they / pilots
________________________________________ TOTAL 100
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_______________________________________
5 Abergoran Castle is more expensive than Footleby 3 he / not / actor
Castle. _______________________________________
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6 Footleby Castle is the cheapest. _______________________________________

____________________________________________ 5 I / not / lawyer
7 Footleby Castle is older than Haywood Castle. _______________________________________
____________________________________________ 6 we / footballers
8 Abergoran Castle is the most modern. _______________________________________
____________________________________________ 7 she / not / model
_______________________________________
1 point for each correct answer 7 8 he / singer?
_______________________________________
Exercise 7 Present Simple and Continuous 9 I / accountant
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the _______________________________________
Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 10 you / music teacher?
1 Please be quiet! I m watching (watch) this film! _______________________________________
2 We usually _______ (catch) the bus into town, but
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Exercise 9 Past Simple and Present Perfect 1 Exercise 11 Correct words

Write the Past Simple and the Past Participle of these Underline the correct words.
verbs. 1 Do/Would you like windsurfing? Yes, but I prefer
Past Simple Past Participle swimming.
1 sing sang sung 2 Would/Do you like some fruit? Yes. An apple, please.
2 drink ______ ______ 3 I havent got something/anything to wear for the party.
3 win ______ ______ 4 Youve worked very hard/hardly this term.
3 live ______ ______ 5 Im going to town for to meet/to meet my friends.
5 have ______ ______ 6 I like/ Id like a bottle of mineral water, please.
6 do ______ ______ 7 Is your son a careful/carefully driver?
7 play ______ ______ 8 I left a message at the hotel but nobody/everybody
8 go ______ ______ replied.
9 write ______ ______
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Exercise 12 Hot verbs take and get
Exercise 10 Past Simple and Present Perfect 2 Put the words in the correct column. There are a different
Tick () the correct sentence. number of answers for each list.
1 a When have you been to the USA?
it easy married very wet tired a long time
b When did you go to the USA? home late on/off the bus photos a lot of emails
2 a I went to Milan last week. better soon ready a test a taxi
b I have been to Milan last week.
3 a Have you ever been to India? take get
b Did you ever go to India?
take photos
4 a Kate has finished work two hours ago.
b Kate finished work two hours ago.
5 a Did he go on holiday last week or the week
before?
b Has he been on holiday last week or the week
before?
6 a I havent seen that film yet. 1 point for each correct answer 12
b I didnt see that film yet.
Total 100
7 a Ive just bought my ticket to Oslo here it is!
b I just bought my ticket to Oslo here it is!
8 a Jim and Cathy won 1,000 last month.
b Jim and Cathy have won 1,000 last month.

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