1.
Define with three examples of each part of
speech.
a.
Pronoun
b.
Adverb
c.
conjunction
2.
Fill correct articles in the blanks
a.
__ painter drew __ life-sized portrait of Mrs
Mary Poppins.
b.
My son is ___ apple of my eye.
c.
___ history professor who taught us is retiring
today.
d.
Suresh has ....... interest in acting.
e.
He is ......capiain in .......army..
3.
Identify tenses
a.
They will be having fun.
b.
We are waiting for them.
c.
I didn’t sleep well.
d.
She works at a factory.
e.
He had sought the permission of his boss.
f.
She had been running for hours.
4.
Question tags
a.
He never came again, ___________?
b.
She can rarely come these days,____________?
c.
She's a doctor, __________?
d.
Yesterday was so much fun,____________?
e.
You hardly ever came late,_______________?
f.
I barely know you,_________________?
g.
You would scarcely expect her to know
that,________________?
h.
He isn't here,___________?
i.
The trains are never on time,_____________?
j.
Nobody has called for me,___________?
5.
Use correct verb tense
a.
He never _____________________ in the evening on
Sundays. (work)
b.
I _____________________ to South India but I
have been to Uttarakhand several times. (never, be)
c.
_____________________ Jamuna? – Yes, she went to
her friend’s home. (anyone, see)
d.
I _____________________ to the bank yesterday
but when I got there it was closed. (go)
e.
She _____________________ in school all day.
(be)
f.
Lalit _____________________ late every day since
Monday. (be)
g.
Hari’s father _____________________ his son’s
birthday (never forget)
h.
I _____________________ my report because I had
a problem with my laptop. (not finish)
6.
Change the tense as directed
a.
She has promised to help me. (Change into past
perfect)
b.
I had left some photos to be developed. (Change
into present perfect)
c.
She didn’t like the idea. (Change into simple
present)
d.
I didn’t study physics at university. (Change
into simple present)
e.
Grandpa went for a walk every morning. (Change
into simple present)
f.
She earned 3000 rupees a week. (Change into
simple present)
g.
She wanted to be a doctor. (Change into simple
present)
7.
Use verbs to make sentence
a.
Operates
b.
Meeting
c.
Smiled
d.
Swimming
e.
Write
f.
can
8.
Identify the voice in the following sentences
a.
She is known to me.
b.
Ella will do the craftwork.
c.
Sun sets in the west.
d.
A new pen was bought by her.
e.
She walked my cat home.
f.
The building seemed empty.
g.
The job will have been started Hari.
9.
Change the voice in the following sentence
a.
They elected him Chairman.
b.
The children laughed at the beggar.
c.
The guard caught the thief.
d.
The soldiers attacked the enemy barracks.
e.
The cat drank all the milk.
f.
The old man takes snuff.
g.
Somebody hit the dog with a stick.
h.
I will order the carriage.
Answers
2.
Fill articles
a.
a, a
b.
the
c.
the
d.
an
e.
a, an
3.
Identify Tenses
a.
(will be having – future continuous tense)
b.
(are waiting – present continuous tense)
c.
(didn’t sleep – simple past)
d.
(works – simple present)
e.
(had sought – past perfect tense)
f.
(had been running – past perfect continuous
tense)
4.
Question Tags (Remember-Never, rarely, hardly,
barely, scarcely are taken as negative)
a.
Did he?
b.
Can she?
c.
isn't she?
d.
wasn't it?
e.
Did you?
f.
Do I?
g.
Would you?
h.
is he?
i.
are they?
j.
have they?
5.
Use correct verb tense
a.
He never works in the evening on Sundays.
b.
I have never been to South India but I have been
to Uttarakhand.
c.
Has anyone seen Jamuna? – Yes, she went to her
friend’s home.
d.
I went to the bank yesterday but when I got
there it was closed.
e.
She has been in school all day.
f.
Lalit has been late every day since Monday.
g.
Hari’s father has never forgotten his son’s
birthday
h.
I didn’t finish my report because I had a
problem with my laptop.
6.
Change the Tense as directed
a.
She promised to help me.
b.
I have left some photos to be
developed.
c.
She doesn’t like the idea.
d.
I don’t study physics at university.
e.
Grandpa goes for a walk every morning.
f.
She earns 3000 rupees a week.
g.
She wants to be a doctor.
7.
Use verbs to make sentence
a.
Operates
b.
Meeting
c.
Smiled
d.
Swimming
e.
Write
f.
can
8.
Identify the voice in the following sentences
a.
Passive Voice
b.
Active voice
c.
Active voice
d.
Passive Voice
e.
Active voice
f.
Active voice
g.
Passive Voice
9.
Change the voice
a.
He was elected chairman (by them).
b.
The beggar was laughed at by the children.
c.
The thief was caught by the guard.
d.
The enemy barracks were attacked by the
soldiers.
e.
All the milk was drunk by the cat.
f.
Snuff is taken by the old man.
g.
The dog was hit with a stick (by somebody).
h.
The carriage will be ordered (by me).
