English Exercises 9th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 9th Grade

I. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in parentheses.

                               1.        Lucas was listening (listen) to music yesterday night.

                   2.        We were watching (watch) tv at 5 o clock.

                   3.        My little cat was jumping (jump) on the sofa.

                   4.        Bob and his cousin Brandon were playing (play) chess last Saturday.

                   5.        I was cooking (cook) some Gallo pinto for dinner.

          II.   Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs, simple past or past continuous.

III. Write the correct one when or while.

 

                            1.        I saw him while I was on my way home.

                            2.        When he was young, he used to smoke a lot.

                            3.        George had a terrible accident when he was a child.

                            4.        While jane was taking a bath, the phone rang twice.

                            5.        While I was driving, I listened to a very interesting radio program.

                            6.        Who did you meet when you arrived to the party?

English Exercises 8th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 8th Grade.

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
tall	taller	tallest
fat	fatter	fattest
big	bigger	biggest
sad	sadder	saddest

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
happy	happier	happiest
simple	simpler	simplest
busy	busier	busiest
tilted	more tilted	most tilted
tangled	more tangled	most tangled

Three or more syllables

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
important	more important	most important
expensive	more expensive	most expensive

Complete the sentences using superlative and comparatives grammar structure.

• Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
• You play tennis better than I do.
• This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
• This sweater is less expensive than that one.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.

We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)

Read the article and answer the questions.

Where is the A going to fight? 

The flight is to America.

How many passengers are going to travel? 

Just one passenger.

Where is A going to seat? 

Near to the emergency exit seat.

English Exercises 7th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 7th Grade.

• Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

Complete sentences using there is or there are.

• There is a bag on the table.
• There is a calendar on the wall.
• There are two posters in my room.
• There is a banana in this basket.
• There are six chairs in the kitchen.
• There are lots of books on the shelf.
• There is a mirror in our hall.
• There are 12 cushions on the sofa.
• There is a big wardrobe in my sister's bedroom.
• There are children in the yard.

Complete affirmative and negative sentences with simple present grammar.

I work at a bank.

2. She lives with her parents.

3. Cows feed on grass.

4. He earns a handsome salary.

5. Janet wants to be a singer.

English Exercises 10th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 10th Grade.

The difference between SO and VERY can be a tricky question.  SO and VERY are both adverbs which are used to emphasize an adjective or an adverb.   In many situations, you can use either SO or VERY with no difference in meaning.

·         I’m so hungry.                                                   I’m very hungry.

·         She played so well.                                         She played very well.

USE SO AND VERY TO PROVIDE NEW INFORMATION

·         It’s so expensive.                                             It’s very expensive.

·         I’m so happy.                                                      I’m very happy.

While both SO & VERY can be used to provide new information, we typically use VERY to introduce information and then SO to emphasize the information which is already known.

·         Learning Spanish is very easy.  I didn’t think it would be so easy.

·         We had a very good holiday.  We saw so much.

NOTE:  So cannot be followed by a noun, we must use SUCH instead.

·         He’s very talkative.      He’s a very, talkative guy.

·         He’s so talkative.          He’s so a talkative guy.   He’s SUCH a talkative guy.

USE SO NOT VERY IN THAT CLAUSES TO EMPHASIZE THE RESULT –

 SO… THAT

·         It was so windy that I couldn’t use my umbrella.

·         The English lesson was so interesting that I was surprised when it was finished.

·         The food was so good that I ate too much.

USE SO IN SHORT ANSWERS TO AGREE (AND AVOID REPETITION)

·         Will he come to the party?  I hope so.   NOT  I hope very.

·         Is the supermarket open on Sundays?  I believe so.  NOT I believe very.

·         Did we lose the match?  I’m afraid so.  NOT I’m afraid very.

English Exercises 11th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 11th Grade.

How to Make Questions with “How Far?” & “How Long?”

We use how far to talk about distance.

·      How far is our classroom from the washroom? It’s about 30 metres.

We use how long to talk about the amount of time something takes.

·      How long is the movie? It’s 2 hours.

Remember, when you make a question with a verb other than the be verb, you need to use an auxiliary verb (do/did, have/had, will, are/is, etc). For example:

·      How far do you usually walk? I walk 5 kilometres.  (Present Simple)

How long did you wait? I waited 30 minutes. (Past Simple)

·      How far will you drive? (Future Simple)

·      How long have you been living in Canada? (Present Perfect Continuous)

How far: is used to ask about the distance of one place from the other.

·         Example: How far is your office from your home?

·         My office is 5 kms away from my home.

·         Example: How far is the cinema?

·         It is a mile away from here.

·         Example: How far will you drive to reach the station?

·         About 35 kms

‘How far’ is also used to ask about the extent one is ready to till for something

·         Example: How far will John go to convince Maria to marry him?

·         Example: How far would you go to keep your parents happy?

How long: is used to know the amount of time something takes

·         Example: How long have you been waiting?

·         I have been waiting for 15 minutes

·         Example: How long is the movie?

·         It is for 2 hours

·         Example: How long will it take to reach the station?

·         It will take 45 minutes to reach.

·         Example; How long is John going to wait for Maria’s answer?

·         He is going to wait for 2 weeks.

English Exercises 7th Grade.

 

English Exercises to Practice

 7th Grade.