Remedial English Exercises

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Complete with the correct personal pronoun
1. The cat and the dog drink -they drink water
2. My sister plays the piano -she plays the piano
3. Luisa’s father dances-he dances
4. John’s mother walks-she walks
5. Oliver’s family visits him-it visits him
6. My family-they
7. Oscar and Andrea-they
8. You and I-we
9. Rose’s husband-he
10. You and your family-you

POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES
Complete with either correct possessive adjective
1. The dog swings its tail
2. The computer needs its cable
3. My sister plays her piano
4. Luisa’s father uses his pencil
5. I need my glasses
6. Oliver’s family rides its van
7. My family’s house-the house
8. Rose’s husband-her husband
9. Fred’s computer-his computer
10. Mr. Roger’s son-his son
Complete with either a nationality or a country

1. She is from Poland, She is Polish
2. He is from Brazil, He is Brazilian
3. I’m from Mexico, I am Mexican
4. They’re from Argentina, They’re Argentinian
5. They are from Germany, They’re German
6. We are from Portugal, We’re Portuguese
7. You are from Russia, You are Russian
8. She is from Great Britain, She is British
9. He is from Turkey, He’s Turkish
10. He is from Japan, He’s Japanese
11. She is from Greece, She is Greek
12. They are from Spain, They are Spanish
13. They are from France, they are French
14. They are Australian, They are from Australia
15. You are Italian, You are from Italy

Make questions to fill-in the form
1. What’s your name?
2. When’s your birthday?
3. Do you have an alternate e-mail?
4. What’s your gender?
5. Do you want to have a security question?
6. What’s your postal code?

VERB ‘TO BE’

Chose the correct form of the verb to be-am/is/are
1. It is cold today
2. I am at home now
3. They are Korean
4. There is a pen on the desk
5. My name is Nikita
6. We are from Ukraine.
7. That is right
8. I am OK, thanks
9. Clara and Steve are married
10. She is an English teacher

Put the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be
1. I am twenty-five years old
2. We are from Venezuela
3. My name is Anton and I’m a student
4. This is my book
5. It’s a nice day today
6. Her brother’s name is Paul
7. John is on engineer
8. My husband’s name is Johansson
9. There are twelve students in my class
10. My new address is at the top of the letter

NEGATIVE FORM
Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.
1. This book isn’t mine
2. Jane and Peter aren’t married
3. That isn’t right
4. My brother isn’t here at the moment
5. We aren’t in England
6. It isn’t Monday today
7. Jennie’s surname isn’t Peters
8. I am not a hairdresser
9. My name isn’t Alexander
10. There isn’t many people in this class

Make the affirmative sentences negatives.
1. This exercise isn’t difficult
2. We aren’t from Spain
3. My grandmother’s name isn’t Adelaide
4. The kids aren’t in the garden
5. You aren’t English
6. My car isn’t very expensive
7. This isn’t my student’s notebook
8. These photograph aren’t very nice
9. Alex isn’t twenty-five years old
10. I’m not fine

INTERROGATIVE (YES/NO QUESTIONS) FORM
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be – am, is, are.
1. Is this car yours?
2. Am I in your way?
3. Is Maria John’s sister?
4. Are you twenty-five years old?
5. Are the Smiths divorced?
6. Is this your new bicycle?

Put the words in the correct order to make interrogative sentences with the verb to be
1. Are you hot?
2. Is this your book?
3. Is Mr. Peters from the United States?
4. Are they married?
5. Am I right or wrong?
6. Is Sandra your daughter’s name?
7. Are you Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins?

TO BE PRACTICE
Fill the blanks
1. My name is James
2. Mary is the secretary
3. John and Lucy are at school
4. I am a student
5. The boys are in the garden
6. He is a lawyer
7. Susie is a housewife
8. She is a student
9. They are my friends
10. You are a student

Fill the blanks
1. Shopie’s car is blue
2. My brother is 25 years old
3. What is your best friend’s name?
4. Who are those boys? Have
5. Is he our new English teacher?
6. Laura and Julie are from France, they are from the United States
7. My friends are very nice
8. Ana and Clara are cousins
9. My father is intelligent
10. How are you

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) in to the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.
Peter Baker is from Manchester, but Paul and John are from London. Manchester and London are cities in England. Hamburg is a city in Germany. Sandra is at school today. Jack and Peter are her friends. They are in the same class. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She is a nice girl. Peter says: “My grandfather is in hospital. I am at home with my grandmother.” What time is it? It

THERE IS/THERE ARE

Complete with is/are
1. There are many animals in the zoo
2. There is snake in the window
3. There is a zebra in the grass
4. There are lions in the zoo, too.
5. There is many baby lions near their parents
6. There a bird next to the tree
7. There many monkeys in the trees
8. There is an elephant in the zoo
9. There is some water in the lake near the elephants
10. There are birds in the zoo
11. There are many people visiting the animals today
12. There are many children, too
13. There is a gorilla in the tree
14. There is some grass under the tree
15. There bananas in the tree with the gorilla
16. There are many birds near the gorilla
17. There is a rock near the tree
18. There are many sharks in the aquarium
19. There is an eel in the aquarium, too
20. There are lots of water for the fish
21. There are many animals to see at the zoo

Circle the correct answer
1. Is there any milk? Yes, there is
2. How many people are there in the cinema? There are two hundred people
3. How much bread is there? There is a kilo
4. How much sugar do you need? One kilo
5. How many students are there in your French class? There are eleven students
6. How many tomatoes are there? Two
7. How much money do you have? I have one dollar
8. How many cups are there? There is only one
9. Are there any kids here? Yes, there are some
10. Is there any milk in the fridge? Yes, there is

THE TIME
Write the time in letters and numbers
1. 10:30 half past ten
2. 11:45 quarter to twelve
3. 12:15 a quarter past twelve
4. 8:10 ten past eight
5. 6:40 twenty to seven
6. Quarter past eight 8:15
7. Eight o’clock 8:00
8. Ten past eleven 11:10
9. Five to eight 7:55
10. Quarter to four 3:45

SIMPLE PRESENT
Put the words in the order to make sentences
1. Your brother looks friendly
2. David hates alcohol
3. I never read a book
4. I drink coffee sometimes
5. She studies everyday
6. My teacher likes music
7. Pili and Sofia like ice cream
8. We go to the disco on Saturday
9. My sister enjoys parties
10. My brothers play basketball

Finish the sentences like in the example
1. Johnny and Danny swim in the lake
2. Tom collects stamps
3. You sing songs in the bathroom
4. Julie works in the garden
5. I sit at home
6. Tina and Kate open the windows
7. Adam speaks French and German
8. His sister likes lemonade
9. We listen to music
10. My father cleans the car very Saturday
11. We play handball in a team
12. Laura washes the family car
13. Mark does his homework
14. Susan and Jerry watch TV
15. They wake up at 6.30
16. You go to school
17. Mrs. Smith carries a big box
18. My brother teaches English
19. The teachers tell stories
20. Denies flies in a plane

Finish the sentences like in the example. Use the long form of the auxiliary (do not/does not)
1. Johnny and Danny do not swim in the lake
2. Tom does not collect stamps
3. You do not sing songs in the bathroom
4. Julie does not work in the garden
5. I do not sit at home
6. Tina and Kate do not open the windows
7. Adam do not speak French and German
8. His sister does not like lemonade
9. We do not listen to music
10. My father does not clean the car every Saturday
11. We do not play handball in a team
12. Laura does not wash the family car
13. Mark does not do his homework
14. Susana and Jerry do not watch TV
15. They do not wake up at 6.30
16. You do not go to school
17. Mrs. Smith does not carry a big box
18. My brother does not teach English
19. The teachers do not tell stories
20. Dennis does not fly in a plane

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms od the auxiliary
1) They don’t play volleyball every week
2) John isn’t nice
3) This car doesn’t make a lot of noise
4) I don’t like computer games
5) We aren’t from Greece
6) You don’t wear pullovers
7) They don’t speak English
8) He doesn’t watch TV
9) I am not from Spain
10) Steve doesn’t draw nice picture
11) She doesn’t feed the animals
12) We don’t take photos
13) Sandy doesn’t do the housework every Thursday
14) The boys don’t have two rabbits
15) Simon can’t read English book
16) He doesn’t listen the radio every evening
17) Anne isn’t the best singer of our school
18) The children aren’t at home
19) The dog doesn’t run after the cat
20) Lessons don’t finish at 3 o’clock

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use simple present
1) Do you drink mineral water?
2) Does Sarah and Linda feed their pets?
3) Does your teacher check your homework?
4) Do they live in the old house?
5) Does the cat sit on the wall in the mornings?
6) Does Nina play computer games?
7) Do your parents watch TV in the afternoon?
8) Does your grandmother answer the phone?
9) Does Andy do the shopping?
10) Do Garry and Ken have a cup of tea in the afternoon?

Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use simple present
1) Do you walk to school?
2) Does she eat a banana in the morning?
3) Does your father like parrots?
4) Does Wendy share a room with her sister?
5) Does it rain a lot in England?
6) Do the friends do sports after school?
7) Do Susan and Jack camping in summer?
8) Do they invite their friends to the party?
9) Do we wait at the bus stop?
10) Does he smile in the mornings?

Grammar

Grammar:
I was ridding / wasn't ridding
You were ridding/ weren't riding
He was ridding/ wasn't ridding
She was ridding/ wasn't ridding
It was ridding/ wasn't ridding
We were ridding/ weren't ridding
They were ridding/ weren't ridding

Study Corner 3

Complete the words in the sentences.

1. My sister fell in love with my best friend.
2. When did she become famous?
3. My brother got married last week.
4. Three men robbed a bank in London yesterday.
5. On our holiday we had some real adventures.

Complete the sentences with prepositions.

1. I went to bed at eleven o'clock.
2. She went to the cinema on Saturday.
3. We have barbecues in the summer.
4. I go out with my friends at weekends.
5. I was born on the twenty-second of April.

Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple.

• A: Did you like primary school?
• B: Yes, I did but I didn't like school lunches - they were horrible!
• A: When did you start playing the guitar?
• B: When I was about eight.
• A: Did you enjoy doing sport at school?
• B: No I didn't I hated it!

Complete the biography put the verbs in the Past Simple.

Alexander was born in 356 BC and came from Macedonia. He learnt philosophy from Aristotle. Alexander became king when he was twenty. He rode a horse called Bucephalus. He always fought at the front of his army. He won an important battle against the Persians in 331. He had 40,000 men against the Persian army of 200,000. The Persian king ran away. Alexander went to Afghanistan and India. He never lost a battle.

Look at the painting and complete the description.

In the middle of the picture by Velásquez , you can see the young princess. She is looking at her parents, the king and queen of Spain. You can see their faces in a mirror at the back of the room. The artist is on the left and on the right you can see some of the princess's servants. There is a dog sitting at the front.

Note or message first virtual homework, group 2IM11

Hi Eunice:

How are you? I´m fine and I'm writing this to say hello and ask you about a hard decision, it's about my friend Rebeca, Do you remerber her?, the next week is her birthay and I don't know what can I buy to her, I think in two things and i need to decide between them, or what do you recommend me to buy?. The things I thought are a dress she liked when we went to the cinema or a perfume.
Please help me, I wish you soon answer me.

With love

Your brother Alfonso

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Excercise 1: Complete the words in the sentence

1. Computer games are great.
2. My interest is photography.
3. Her hobby is horse riding.
4. Chess is my favourite game.
5. Our interests are fashion and music.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences

1. She can play the piano.
2. I can ride a bycicle.
3. My dad can't use computers.
4. They can't play chess.
5. Lucy can ride a horse.

Execise 3: Order the words in the sentence

1. Can you draw and paint?
2. My sister can't use the Internet
3. I can write e-mails
4. Can your brother speak English?
5. What can they do?
6. Can she play the piano?
7. I can't ride a horse
8. How many languages can you speak?
9. They can sing and dance
10. He can cook, but he can't ride a motorbike

Exercise 4: Complete the questions with question words.

1. How old is your brother? He is fifteen.
2. Where is my dictionary? It's on the desk.
3. Who is your teaches? Mrs Jones.
4. How many people are in your class? Twenty-five.
5. What is her name? Annabel.

Exercise 5: Complete the dialogue with the words in the box

A:Are you into painting?
B:No, I'm not. It's boring! I' interested in photography
B:Are you interested in pottery?
A:Well, it's not bad

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the verbs do or play

1. Can you do judo?
2. I can't play basketball.
3. Dont' play football in the garden.
4. Do 30 minutes exercise a day.
5. She can do gymnastics.

Execise 2: Put the correcto words in the group.

Fruit: Apple, kiwi
Vegetables: carrot, potatoe
Drink: mineral water, coke

Exercise 3: Look at the photos on page 28. Match the names with these descriptions.

1 Lucy has got long and blond hair and she is wearing a pink jacket
2 Alex has got a ponytail and dark hair, she is wearing a white shirt
3 Rajiv has got black hair and he is wearing blue shirt and blue trousers
4 Tom is wearing jeans, brown shoes and a yellow T-shirt

Exercise 4: Write affirmative sentences, negative sentences or questions with have got

1. Jim hasn't got a mobile phone
2. I have got new trainers
3. Has she got a tattoo on her arm?
4. My brother has got long hair
5. You haven't got blue eyes
6. Has he got dark hair?

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the words in the brackets and 's or s'

1. Is this Kate's dictionary?
2. That is Jame's CD.
3. The players' shirts are new.
4. Who is in the men's final?
5. My frined's computer is great.

Exercise 6: Complete each gap with one word from the box.

A: How are things?
B: Not too bad
A: How are the guitar classes?
B: Oh, thy're hard work. And your French class?
A: Horrible! It's really difficult

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Exercise 4: Sentence Builder

1.- I use the Internet everyday
2.- I use a mobile everyday
3.- I play sport every weekend
4.- I cross the street everyday
5.- I travel by car everyday
6.- I travel by bus every month
7.- I go skateboarding every month
8.- I ride a horse every year
9.- I ride a bike every weekend

Exercise 5: Complete the questions in the tables with do or does.

1. Do I/you/we/they know the other kids?
2. Does he/she/it need a helmet?
3. Where do I/you/we/they start?
4. What does he/she/it need?

Exercise 6: Match

1. Does he really need a helmet ?
2. What do you think ?
3. Do fires start in people's bedroom?
4. What does he need ?
5. Do they cause cancer ?
   

Exercise 7: Complete the questions with do or does

1. Do you use a mobile phone every day?
2. Do your friends play football every week?
3. What sport do you do?
4. What does your friend do at the weekend?
5. Where does your mom work?

Exercise 8: Use the words in the box to write questions.

1. Do you play tennis ?
2. Does your friend like exercise ?
3. Does your teacher use a mobile phone everyday ?
4. When do you play a musical instrument ?
5. What sports does your friend like ?
6. Where do you use the Internet ?
7. When do you use the Internet ?
8. Do you do exercise at the weekend ?

Exercise 10: Ask and answer questions

1. What time do you get up? I get up at seven o'clock
2. How do you go to school? By car
3. What lessons do you like? I like Algebra
4. What do you do in the afternoon? I go to the school
5. When do you get home? At nine o'clock
6. What do you do in the evening? I do my homework
7. When do you do your homework? At the evening
8. What time do you go to bed? At eleven o'clock

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Exercise 1: Complete the definitions

1. A waiter works in a restaurant or a bar
2. A pilot flies aeroplanes
3. A doctor gives you medicine
4. A teacher works in a school
5. A vet helps animals

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences

1. I get up at seven o'clock
2. I have a shower
3. I make my bed
4. I have breakfast at 7:30
5. I go to bed at 10:30

Exercise 3: Describe the feelings of the people

1. Scared
2. Bored
3. Happy
4. Excited
5. Nervous

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Present Simple

1. My dad works in a bank
2. We don't have lunch at school
3. She doesn't play chess very well
4. They go home at five o'clock
5. He doesn't like football

Exercise 5: Complete the dialogue

A: Do you do sport?
B: Yes, I do.
A: What do you play?
B: I play football.
A: Does your brother play football?
B: No, he doesn't.
A: What sport does he play?
B: He plays basketball.

Exercise 6: Write about the things Emily doesn't like, doesn't mind, hates, likes, or loves.

1. She loves swimming.
2. She likes dancing.
3. She doesn't mind horse riding.
4. She doesn't like maths.
5. She hates football.