englishbanana.com the first book by Matt Purland 60 worksheets for English lessons Entry Level For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 i. English Banana.com the first book Introduction Hi there . . . ! . . . and welcome to the first ever English Banana book! This book brings together some of the very best worksheets for teachers and students of English from the English Banana.com website. Whether you are a teacher or a student we hope that you will find something here to inspire you and make English language learning fun and relevant. The worksheets can be photocopied freely and are primarily intended for use with Entry Level students, although they will also provide useful practise for learners at all levels. These worksheets have been written by an experienced English language teacher and used in English classes with learners from a wide variety of countries. At the back of the book is a short collection of fun classroom games that have been similarly tried and tested. Some may be familiar while others are original. In publishing descriptions of these games we are not in any way claiming credit for inventing them or owning them -our aim has been to collect together games that work and get a great response from students. If you have descriptions of any other games that you would like us to make available on the website, please send us an email to the address below. We’d love to hear from you and find out what you think of these materials. If you do have any questions, comments or feedback on this book, or anything at all to do with English Banana, simply email us at: info@englishbanana.com. For free access to an ever-growing number of worksheets, plus loads of online games and quizzes for practising English language skills, or just unwinding, log onto English Banana at www.englishbanana.com. With all best wishes from All the team at English Banana.com For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 ii. English Banana.com the first book Contents i. Introduction ii. Contents 1. Worksheets Test Your Grammar Skills (19 worksheets): 1. Identifying Nouns 2. Identifying Verbs 3. Compound Nouns 1 4. Compound Nouns 2 5. Comparatives and Superlatives 1 6. Comparatives and Superlatives 2 7. Daily Routines 8. Opposite Adjectives 1 9. Opposite Adjectives 2 10. Using Indefinite Articles 1 11. Using Indefinite Articles 2 12. Talking about the Past 1 13. Talking about the Past 2 14. Using Capital Letters 1 15. Using Capital Letters 2 16. Sentence Building 1 17. Sentence Building 2 18. Sentence Building 3 19. Sentence Building 4 Test Your Vocabulary Skills (17 worksheets): 20. Family Matters 1 21. Family Matters 2 22. First Names 23. Food 24. Vegetables 25. Animals 26. Prepositions 27. Using Adjectives 28. Using Your Dictionary -Adverbs 29. Positive & Negative Words 1 30. Positive & Negative Words 2 31. Ordinals 1 -Months of the Year 32. Ordinals 2 -The Alphabet 33. Going Shopping 34. Word Pyramid 1 35. Word Pyramid 2 36. Word Pyramid 3 For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 iii. English Banana.com the first book Test Your Spelling Skills (8 worksheets): 37. Basic English Written Test 38. Personal Details -Completing Forms 39. Days of the Week 40. Months of the Year 41. Parts of the Body 42. Jobs 43. Alphabetical order 1 -Food & Drink 44. Alphabetical order 2 -Transport Test Your Writing Skills (5 worksheets): 45. What’s Your Favourite . . . ? 46. What’s Your Least Favourite . . . ? 47. Game Board 1 48. Game Board 2 49. Wordsearch Fun Reading (7 worksheets) 50. Complete the Sentences 51. Describing People 1 52. Describing People 2 53. The London Underground 54. North, south, east or west . . . ? 55. Word Puzzles 1 56. Word Puzzles 2 Speaking & Listening (4 worksheets): 57. Asking Questions 58. Lucky Dip 1 59. Lucky Dip 2 60. Lucky Dip 3 englishbanana.com the worksheets For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 1. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Identifying Nouns Look at the words below. There are ten nouns included in the list. Put a tick next to the word if you think it is a noun: pen short excellent terrible bathroom long house hear weird Jack breathe put totally bed believe near to accept chair tell rained the motorbike and Canada if opposite table underneath with trousers because For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 2. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Identifying Verbs Look at the words below. There are ten verbs included in the list. Put a tick next to the word if you think it is a verb: elephant trousers onto go see cupboard tree woman watch nice near skirt cheese take church have Spain London do really eat listen tomorrow week be stairs walk positive caravan after dentist For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 3. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Compound Nouns 1 Compound nouns are formed from two or more other nouns, for example: break + fast = breakfast Can you match up a word on the left with a word on the right to make fourteen compound nouns? after book birth table air tea pan paper cave horse parent home car cup day work time port hood noon top shelf back cake board man pet fly For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 4. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Compound Nouns 2 Compound nouns are formed from two or more other nouns, for example: break + fast = breakfast Can you match up a word on the left with a word on the right to make fourteen compound nouns? time bath in out no bed police some bread ant water wheel fall day room barrow one room table doors body fall eater time out bin side woman For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 5. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Comparatives and Superlatives 1 Write the appropriate comparative and superlative form of these adjectives: adjective example: big 1. light 2. clever 3. sunny 4. hard 5. thin 6. good 7. poor 8. short 9. late 10. happy comparative bigger _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ superlative biggest _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 6. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Comparatives and Superlatives 2 Write the appropriate comparative and superlative form of these adjectives: adjective example: big 1. shady 2. stupid 3. rainy 4. soft 5. fat 6. bad 7. rich 8. long 9. early 10. sad comparative bigger _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ superlative biggest _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 7. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Daily Routines A) Complete the sentences below using a present simple verb: I ____________________ the newspaper at 8.00am. I ____________________ a coffee break at 10.30am. I ____________________ a shower at 7.30am. I ____________________ a bus to work at 8.30am. I ____________________ up at 7.15am. I ____________________ work at 9.00am. I ____________________ lunch at 1.00pm. I ____________________ to my friend on the phone at 2.30pm. I ____________________ an email at 2.40pm. I ____________________ up at 7.05am. I ____________________ breakfast at 7.45am. I ____________________ home at 5.00pm. I ____________________ my guitar at 9.00pm. I ____________________ dinner at 6.00pm. I ____________________ to bed at 11.10pm. I ____________________ football at 7.00pm. I ____________________ a book at 10.00pm. I ____________________ to the radio at 10.40pm. I ____________________ TV at 8.30pm. I ____________________ the dishes at 6.30pm. I ____________________ to sleep at about 11.20pm. B) Write the sentences in the order that they happen. C) Next: write about your daily routine. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 8. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Opposite Adjectives 1 Match these adjectives with their opposites: clever poor sunny wet long fat big good hard thin rough low rich stupid soft rainy dry smooth short small high bad For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 9. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Opposite Adjectives 2 Match these adjectives with their opposites: light full uneven warm old odd fast expensive normal slow hungry young wide narrow flat tall short cool full cheap empty dark For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 10. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Using Indefinite Articles 1 Which indefinite article should we write in front of the following words -‘a’ or ‘an’? 1. __________ chair 2. __________ girl 3. __________ school 4. __________ egg 5. __________ hour 6. __________ apple 7. __________ exam 8. __________ hospital 9. __________ year 10. __________ university 11. __________ address 12. __________ ear 13. __________ sheep 14. __________ tie 15. __________ union For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 11. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Using Indefinite Articles 2 Which indefinite article should we write in front of the following words -‘a’ or ‘an’? 1. __________ orange 2. __________ ice cream 3. __________ pencil 4. __________ umbrella 5. __________ shoe 6. __________ number 7. __________ heater 8. __________ interview 9. __________ application form 10. __________ heir 11. __________ computer 12. __________ bag 13. __________ octopus 14. __________ ewe 15. __________ fridge For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 12. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Talking about the Past 1 Complete the sentences below using one of these verbs in the past simple: went ate watched was came did had drank heard walked 1. I missed the bus so I _________________ home. 2. I _________________ some cereal and toast for my breakfast. 3. Last week I _________________ to London for the weekend. 4. I _________________ you talking about my friend yesterday. 5. Last night I _________________ a film about space travel. 6. I didn’t go alone. My friend _________________ with me. 7. _________________ you enjoy the concert? 8. It _________________ raining this morning so I didn’t go out. 9. I _________________ two glasses of water before going to bed. 10. I went to the shop to see if they _________________ any postcards. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 13. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Talking about the Past 2 Complete the sentences below using one of these verbs in the past simple: went laughed made was left did had tried wanted cooked 1. I _________________ a really nice meal for my mum’s birthday. 2. My brother _________________ to come too, but he wasn’t allowed. 3. We all _________________ when Tina fell off her chair! 4. I think that we were _________________ for each other. 5. Kim and Charlotte _________________ the party at 1.40am. 6. He _________________ to call you but couldn’t get through. 7. I _________________ thinking of going to the coast next weekend. 8. _________________ you know that Tessa is getting married? 9. I went home after the concert _________________ finished. 10. My friends all _________________ to see the new exhibition in town. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 14. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Using Capital Letters 1 Tick the words that should start with a capital letter, then write them out correctly: nice john school get england pizza pizza hut single coconut chair monday new york trousers quickly january come sarah student king edward high school atlantic ocean fridge butter december french For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 15. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Using Capital Letters 2 Tick the words that should start with a capital letter, then write them out correctly: dress like hospital claire spain tomato ketchup five washing machine mount everest cupboard indian paris good easily august steven went doctor doctor i p jones orange burger king wait manchester general hospital wednesday For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 16. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 1 Write these words in the correct order to make a sentence: 1. dog My to go on diet. needs a ______________________________________________________________ 2. went house I night. friend’s my to last ______________________________________________________________ 3. to seashore. live the I would near like ______________________________________________________________ 4. had some I buy would a car. money If I ______________________________________________________________ 5. last my Saturday. was birthday It ______________________________________________________________ 6. three-bedroomed I live a in house. ______________________________________________________________ 7. new to I buy curtains. some need ______________________________________________________________ 8. on Spain. I On going to holiday am Monday ______________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 17. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 2 Write these words in the correct order to make a sentence: 1. need I for a stamp letter. my ______________________________________________________________ 2. me tell the please? time you Can ______________________________________________________________ 3. spaghetti like like but pizza. I don’t I ______________________________________________________________ 4. My is Oliver book favourite by Dickens. Twist ______________________________________________________________ 5. Sunday came my to sister us. On see ______________________________________________________________ 6. felt I early. I so to bed went tired ______________________________________________________________ 7. party. else Everybody at the was ______________________________________________________________ 8. holiday Would like you them? to with on go ______________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 18. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 3 Write six sentences using this word order: article adjective noun verb (past simple) preposition article noun For example: The stupid boy sat on the chair. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end! 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 19. English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 4 Write six sentences using this word order: article noun verb (present continuous) preposition article noun For example: A man is swimming in the sea. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end! 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 20. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Family Matters 1 Meet Phil and his family: Look at Phil's family tree. Are these sentences true or false? (Note: ‘f’ indicates female) 1. Tina is Phil's mum 2. Jenny is Phil's sister 3. Thomas is Phil's grandad 4. Harriet is Phil's grandma 5. Ian is Phil's brother-in-law 6. Hannah is Phil's nephew 7. Mary is also Phil's grandma 8. Phil is Hannah's uncle 9. Phil is Thomas and Tina's daughter 10. Phil is Simon and Harriet's grandson 11. Phil is Jenny's brother 12. Robert is Phil's brother For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 21. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Family Matters 2 Meet Phil and his family: Look carefully at Phil's family tree and complete these sentences: (Note: ‘f’ indicates female) 1. Tina is Phil's _________________________________ 2. Jenny is Phil's _________________________________ 3. Hannah is Phil's _________________________________ 4. Thomas is Phil's _________________________________ 5. Simon is Phil's _________________________________ 6. Harriet is Phil's _________________________________ 7. Robert is Phil's _________________________________ 8. Phil is Thomas and Tina's _________________________________ 9. Phil is Hannah's _________________________________ 10. Phil is Jenny's _________________________________ 11. Phil is Ian and Mary's _________________________________ 12. Phil is Robert's _________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 22. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills First Names These first names are all common in the UK. Can you sort them out? There are 10 boys’ names and 10 girls’ names: George Tania Tom Tony John Rachael Simone Paula Nigel Claire Simon Charlotte Tim Anne Tracey Andrew Stephanie Paul Jeff Jenny Boys’ names: Girls’ names: 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 8. 8. 9. 9. 10. 10. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 23. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Food Put a tick next to the item of food. Use a dictionary to find words that you don't know 1. a) cake b) Argentina c) football d) read 2. a) lesson b) biscuit c) trumpet d) James 3. a) foot b) Manchester United c) nurse d) spaghetti 4. a) boy b) ice-cream c) really d) fog 5. a) taxi b) banana c) next week d) actor 6. a) toast b) helpful c) jacket d) obvious 7. a) today b) fish c) nice d) pavement 8. a) snowman b) feel c) crisps d) daughter 9. a) potato b) swim c) fair d) blue 10. a) happy b) eat c) sausage d) washing up liquid Next, write one sentence for each question, using every word. For example: 1. "I read about football in Argentina, while eating my cake." For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 24. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Vegetables Put a tick next to the vegetable. Use a dictionary to find words that you don't know 1. a) hospital b) school c) carrot d) doctor 2. a) January b) aubergine c) walk d) bedroom 3. a) cupboard b) alcohol c) opinion d) potato 4. a) dog b) pepper c) summer d) although 5. a) bathroom b) stationary c) go d) cauliflower 6. a) tomato b) Star Wars c) Africa d) cold 7. a) rose b) cucumber c) Coke d) mechanic 8. a) see b) peace c) onion d) goalkeeper 9. a) books b) green beans c) digital camera d) orange 10. a) television b) especially c) eat d) cabbage Next, write one sentence for each question, using every word. For example: 1. "The school doctor ate a carrot in the hospital." For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 25. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Animals Put a tick next to the animal. Use a dictionary to find words that you don't know 1. a) take b) peas c) cat d) holiday 2. a) elephant b) garden c) homework d) arm 3. a) please b) dog c) hello d) apple 4. a) watch b) classroom c) French d) fish 5. a) August b) hammer c) sheep d) flower 6. a) winter b) mouth c) thank you d) cow 7. a) mouse b) shoe shop c) excellent d) umbrella 8. a) turn b) chewing gum c) monkey d) music 9. a) water b) wild c) snake d) kettle 10. a) Thursday morning b) plane c) octopus d) half-price Next, write one sentence for each question, using every word. For example: 1. "I always take some peas and my cat on holiday!" For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 26. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Prepositions Put a tick next to the preposition. Use a dictionary to find words that you don't know 1. a) cap b) north c) in d) sea 2. a) biscuit b) over c) have d) coat 3. a) on b) Jeffrey c) butter d) Spanish 4. a) chocolate b) college c) under d) cherry 5. a) bar b) children c) Czech d) near 6. a) piano b) behind c) paint d) goodbye 7. a) next to b) cinema c) shopping bag d) good 8. a) amazing b) opposite c) for d) four 9. a) petrol b) farmer c) below d) bellow 10. a) phone call b) above c) use d) snooze Next, write one sentence for each question, using every word. For example: 1. "He threw the cap in the sea, then went north." For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 27. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Using Adjectives Complete these sentences using an adjective that fits: 1. My parents are very _____________________ . 2. I like going shopping because it is _____________________ . 3. When I wake up in the morning I feel _____________________ . 4. My friends are really _____________________ . 5. In winter it is usually _____________________ . 6. The curtains in my bedroom are _____________________ . 7. I would love to buy a _____________________ car. 8. I don’t like _____________________ people! 9. My teacher is really _____________________ . 10. I like going for _____________________ walks. 11. My English lessons are really _____________________ . 12. Comedy films are _____________________ . 13. I like going on holiday to _____________________ places. 14. At the moment I feel _____________________ . For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 28. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Using Your Dictionary -Adverbs Use an English-English dictionary and write down what it says next to these words. They are all adverbs, which means they are words which are used in a sentence to give extra information about the verb, adjective or another adverb. Tip: Dictionaries usually put (adv.) next to a word if it is an adverb. 1. quickly 2. unwillingly 3. badly 4. easily 5. happily 6. busily 7. very 8. forever 9. really 10. hopefully Next: write three sentences using each adverb For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 29. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Positive & Negative Words 1 Look at each word below and write P next to it if you think the meaning is positive and N if you think the meaning is negative: tasteful kind rich brilliant full horrible great boring impossible hate empty worried content impatient hungry harmful narrow-minded worse best untidy fortunate possible tasty stupid nice For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 30. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Positive & Negative Words 2 Look at each word below and write P next to it if you think the meaning is positive and N if you think the meaning is negative: good sad unfortunate love poor unkind terrible awful pleasant worst weak interesting nasty excellent not bad disappointing better happy clever patient tidy strong broad-minded bad unwell For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 31. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Ordinals 1 -Months of the Year Complete the sentences using one of these ordinals: first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfth 1. October is the ________________ month of the year. 2. January is the ________________ month of the year. 3. April is the ________________ month of the year. 4. March is the ________________ month of the year. 5. September is the ________________ month of the year. 6. June is the ________________ month of the year. 7. May is the ________________ month of the year. 8. February is the ________________ month of the year. 9. December is the ________________ month of the year. 10. July is the ________________ month of the year. 11. November is the ________________ month of the year. 12. August is the ________________ month of the year. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 32. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Ordinals 2 -The Alphabet Complete the sentences using an ordinal, for example, ‘first’, ‘second’, etc. 1. A is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 2. P is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 3. E is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 4. X is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 5. L is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 6. T is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 7. O is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 8. M is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 9. F is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 10. G is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 11. K is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 12. R is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 13. U is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 14. D is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. 15. J is the _________________________ letter of the alphabet. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 33. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Going Shopping Send your students out and about for an hour or two with this shopping trail! Note: this worksheet was designed for use with students in the UK, but can be easily adapted 1. Where can I buy a loaf of bread? 2. Where can I buy a new pair of shoes? 3. Where can I have my clothes drycleaned? 4. Where can I buy a CD? 5. Where can I go to borrow books and use a computer? 6. Where can I go to see a concert? 7. Where can I go to see a play? 8. Where can I buy second-hand clothes and shoes? 9. Where can I buy a new suit? 10. Where can I buy all these things: vegetables, frozen food, bread, meat, fish, and wine? 11. Where can I buy a new washing machine? 12. What can I buy at Debenhams? 13. Where can I go to send a letter or parcel abroad? 14. What can I buy at Waterstones? 15. Where are the public toilets? 16. What can I buy at Marks & Spencer? 17. What can I buy at Woolworths? 18. Name five banks or building societies. 19. What can I do at McDonalds? 20. Tell me the name of two transport companies. 21. What can I buy at The Body Shop? 22. Where can I go to buy medicines and ask for medical advice? 23. Where can I park my car? 24. Where can I buy children’s clothes? 25. Where can I buy a new computer? For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 34. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Word Pyramid 1 Write the following to make a word pyramid: 1. A 2-letter word beginning with A _______ 2. A 3-letter word beginning with B ____________ 3. A 4-letter word beginning with C ___________________ 4. A 5-letter word beginning with D ____________________________ 5. A 6-letter word beginning with E ____________________________________ 6. A 7-letter word beginning with F ____________________________________________ 7. An 8-letter word beginning with G ___________________________________________________ 8. A 9-letter word beginning with H _________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 35. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Word Pyramid 2 Write the following to make a word pyramid: 1. A 2-letter word beginning with I _______ 2. A 3-letter word beginning with J ____________ 3. A 4-letter word beginning with K ___________________ 4. A 5-letter word beginning with L ____________________________ 5. A 6-letter word beginning with M ____________________________________ 6. A 7-letter word beginning with N ____________________________________________ 7. An 8-letter word beginning with O ___________________________________________________ 8. A 9-letter word beginning with P _________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 36. English Banana.com Test Your Vocabulary Skills Word Pyramid 3 Write the following to make a word pyramid: 1. A 2-letter preposition beginning with I _______ 2. A 3-letter noun beginning with J ____________ 3. A 4-letter adjective beginning with R ___________________ 4. A 5-letter noun beginning with C ____________________________ 5. A 6-letter adverb beginning with N ____________________________________ 6. A 7-letter noun beginning with E ____________________________________________ 7. An 8-letter adverb beginning with T ___________________________________________________ 8. A 9-letter adjective beginning with B _________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 37. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Basic English Written Test Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________________________ Days of the week: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Months of the year: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Numbers 1-30: 1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________ 5. ________________________________ 6. ________________________________ 7. ________________________________ 8. ________________________________ 9. ________________________________ 10. _______________________________ 11. _______________________________ 12. _______________________________ 13. _______________________________ 14. _______________________________ 15. _______________________________ 16. _______________________________ 17. _______________________________ 18. _______________________________ 19. _______________________________ 20. _______________________________ 21. _______________________________ 22. _______________________________ 23. _______________________________ 24. _______________________________ 25. _______________________________ 26. _______________________________ 27. _______________________________ 28. _______________________________ 29. _______________________________ 30. _______________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 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English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Personal Details -Completing Forms Practise writing your personal details with this form: Please use capital letters Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms: ______________ First Name: ______________________________________________ Surname: ______________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Post Code: ______________________________________________ Telephone Number: ____________________________________________ Mobile Number: ______________________________________________ Email Address: ______________________________________________ Age: ______________ Date of Birth: ____/_____/____ Nationality: ______________________________________________ Occupation: ______________________________________________ Marital Status: ______________________________________________ Number of Children: ______________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 39. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Days of the Week Tick below to show the correct spellings: 1. a) Sunday b) Sanday c) sunday d) snday 2. a) Manday b) monday c) Monday d) Munday 3. a) Tusday b) tuesday c) Teusday d) Tuesday 4. a) Wensday b) Wednesday c) Wenesday d) wednesday 5. a) Thursday b) Tuesday c) Thorsday d) thurday 6. a) friday b) Friday c) Frieday d) feriday 7. a) Soturday b) Saturda c) saterday d) Saturday For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 40. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Months of the Year Tick below to show the correct spellings: 1. a) Janary b) January c) january d) jaNuary 2. a) February b) Febuary c) Feburary d) february 3. a) march b) Marsh c) March d) Marche 4. a) April b) april c) Appril d) Aprl 5. a) may b) Maye c) My d) May 6. a) Jun b) June c) jun d) june 7. a) Julie b) Juli c) July d) july 8. a) August b) Augst c) Argust d) august 9. a) septembre b) September c) Septemper d) Setember 10. a) october b) Octobar c) August d) October 11. a) Novemer b) November c) novembrer d) Novembre 12. a) decembar b) Decembar c) Desember d) December For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 41. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Parts of the Body Add some letters to complete these words -they are all parts of the body: h _ n _ _ i _ g e _ n _ _ e _ y _ _ _ e e l e _ f _ o _ _ a _ k m _ _ t _ _ a _ _ r m _ _ k _ e h _ _ d _ _ b _ w s _ o _ _ _ e _ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 42. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Jobs Add some letters to complete the names of the following jobs: f _ r _ _ r s _ c r _ _ a r _ _ l e _ _ e r m _ _ a g _ r j _ _ r _ a _ _ s _ _ u _ _ c i _ n _ u _ d _ _ v _ r s _ _ _ s a s _ _ s _ a _ t p _ u _ b _ _ _ _ i l d _ _ t _ x _ _ _ i _ e r h _ m _ _ a k _ r _ _ e c _ _ i c _ _ n t _ a _ h _ _ e _ _ _ n e _ r _ _ c h _ t _ _ t _ h _ f For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 43. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Alphabetical Order 1 -Food & Drink Write these words in alphabetical order. Have a look in your dictionary for words that you don’t know: toast apple raisins milk cereal meat fish orange chocolate beef bread beer wine banana crisps sandwich baguette pasta herbs pizza lamb orange juice cider garlic pie baked beans potatoes broad beans chips soup vegetables For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 44. English Banana.com Test Your Spelling Skills Alphabetical Order 2 -Transport Write these words in alphabetical order. Have a look in your dictionary for words that you don’t know: car lorry roller skates skateboard truck mobile home jumbo jet roller blades boat van ship bus bi-plane barge rocket bicycle plane motorbike scooter moped tricycle walking camel tandem space shuttle pogo stick the underground cruise liner tram horse and cart train For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 45. English Banana.com Test Your Writing Skills What’s Your Favourite . . . ? A) Write your favourite things below: 1. My favourite colour is: _____________________________ 2. My favourite food is: _____________________________ 3. My favourite TV programme is: _____________________________ 4. My favourite book is: _____________________________ 5. My favourite thing to wear is: _____________________________ 6. My favourite movie star is: _____________________________ 7. My favourite place is: _____________________________ 8. My favourite day of the week is: _____________________________ 9. My favourite person is: _____________________________ 10. My favourite time of the year is: _____________________________ 11. My favourite type of animal is: _____________________________ 12. My favourite kind of music is: _____________________________ 13. My favourite photo is a picture of: _____________________________ 14. My favourite country is: _____________________________ 15. My favourite website is: _____________________________ B) Next: write one sentence for each thing saying why it is your favourite . . . For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 46. English Banana.com Test Your Writing Skills What’s Your Least Favourite. . . ? A) Write your least favourite things below: 1. My least favourite colour is: ________________________ 2. My least favourite food is: ________________________ 3. My least favourite TV programme is: ________________________ 4. My least favourite book is: ________________________ 5. My least favourite thing to wear is: ________________________ 6. My least favourite movie star is: ________________________ 7. My least favourite place is: ________________________ 8. My least favourite day of the week is: ________________________ 9. My least favourite person is: ________________________ 10. My least favourite time of the year is: ________________________ 11. My least favourite type of animal is: ________________________ 12. My least favourite kind of music is: ________________________ 13. My least favourite photo is a picture of: ________________________ 14. My least favourite country is: ________________________ 15. My least favourite website is: ________________________ B) Next: write one sentence for each thing saying why it is your least favourite . . . For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 47. English Banana.com Test Your Writing Skills Game Board 1 For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 48. English Banana.com Test Your Writing Skills Game Board 2 For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 49. English Banana.com Test Your Writing Skills Wordsearch Fun _____________________________________ 1. _________________________ 11. _________________________ 2. _________________________ 12. _________________________ 3. _________________________ 13. _________________________ 4. _________________________ 14. _________________________ 5. _________________________ 15. _________________________ 6. _________________________ 16. _________________________ 7. _________________________ 17. _________________________ 8. _________________________ 18. _________________________ 9. _________________________ 19. _________________________ 10. ________________________ 20. _________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 50. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills Complete the Sentences 1. I live in a... a) car b) office c) house d) factory ________________________________________________________ 2. I like watching TV every... a) year b) minute c) night d) fortnight ________________________________________________________ 3. I like wearing... a) curtains b) jeans c) newspapers d) a carrier bag ________________________________________________________ 4. In the summer it is... a) interesting b) dark c) expensive d) hot ________________________________________________________ 5. In my living room I have a... a) bed b) bath c) garden chair d) sofa ________________________________________________________ 6. I like my job because it is... a) enjoyable b) terrible c) boring d) dull ________________________________________________________ 7. My favourite meal is... a) coffee b) orange juice c) wine d) sausage and chips ________________________________________________________ 8. Last night I saw a film at the... a) Indian restaurant b) cinema c) school d) gym ________________________________________________________ 9. I have a girlfriend called... a) Terry b) Bob c) Laura d) Jeff ________________________________________________________ 10. I work in a... a) shop b) phone booth c) lift d) post box ________________________________________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 51. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills Describing People 1 Draw a picture of these people: 1. Andy -he’s tall, he’s got a moustache, he’s got dark hair. 2. Stephanie -she’s young, she’s got blonde hair, she’s pretty. 3. Mitch -he‘s overweight, he‘s got a beard, he‘s got curly hair. 4. Jean -she‘s slim, she‘s got blue eyes, she wears glasses. 5. Steven -he’s medium build, he’s got long hair, he’s got a big nose. Extra time: When you have finished, draw some more people and write your own description of them. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 52. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills Describing People 2 Draw a picture of these people: 1. Jeff -he’s short, he‘s got curly brown hair, he‘s happy. 2. Paula -she‘s medium height, she‘s got blue eyes, she‘s got freckles. 3. Tom -he‘s wearing a grey suit, he‘s tall, he‘s bald. 4. Carol -she‘s wearing a skirt and blouse, she‘s got glasses on, she‘s unhappy. 5. Tina -she‘s about sixty five years old, she‘s tall, she‘s got grey hair. Extra time: When you have finished, draw some more people and write your own description of them. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 53. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills The London Underground Using a map of the London Underground, find these stations and answer the questions below: 1. Covent Garden is on the Piccadilly Line . . . true or false? 2. Holland Park is on the Northern Line . . . true or false? 3. Waterloo is on the Northern Line . . . true or false? 4. Swiss Cottage is on the Jubilee Line . . . true or false? 5. St. James's Park is on the Bakerloo line . . . true or false? 6. Oxford Circus is on the Victoria Line . . . true or false? 7. Marble Arch is on the District Line . . . true or false? 8. Chancery Lane is on the Circle line . . . true or false? 9. Hampstead is on the Northern Line . . . true or false? 10. Liverpool Street is on the Metropolitan Line . . . true or false? For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 54. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills North, south, east or west . . . ? Using a map of the United Kingdom, find these places and answer the following questions: 1. Manchester is to the north of London . . . true or false? 2. Newcastle is to the north of Edinburgh . . . true or false? 3. Cardiff is to the east of Nottingham . . . true or false? 4. Exeter is to the south of Birmingham . . . true or false? 5. Glasgow is to the west of London . . . true or false? 6. Cambridge is to the south of Bournemouth . . . true or false? 7. York is to the south of Inverness . . . true or false? 8. Belfast is to the west of Liverpool . . . true or false? 9. Aberystwyth is to the north of Bristol . . . true or false? 10. Norwich is to the west of Leeds . . . true or false? For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 55. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills Word Puzzles 1 Can you work out the clues to reveal some well known words and phrases? 1. TJIUSMTE ______________________________ 2. ECNALG ______________________________ 3. RAEG ______________________________ 4. 12.00 GOOD ______________________________ 5. DEATH LIFE ______________________________ 6. GSGE ______________________________ 7. /R/E/A/D/I/N/G/______________________________ 8. YUETIDE ______________________________ 9. UJUSTME ______________________________ 10. VIVISISIONON ______________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 56. English Banana.com Test Your Reading Skills Word Puzzles 2 Can you work out the clues to reveal some well known words and phrases? 1. GENFLEIS ______________________________ 2. THOEUCOTLD ______________________________ 3. PCIGAEOTNS ______________________________ 4. EVG ______________________________ 5. SIDESIDE ______________________________ 6. HOME ______________________________ 7. LLOR ______________________________ 8. change ______________________________ 9. SITTING ______________________________ FENCE 10. POT 00000000 ______________________________ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 57. English Banana.com Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Asking Questions Practise asking these questions with your friends. Write down their answers: Hi! How are you? What’s your name? What’s your first name? What’s your surname? Where do you live? What’s your address? Where did you live before that? What’s your phone number? How old are you? When is your birthday? Where are you from? How long have you been learning English? Why do you want to study English? Tell me about your family Do you have any brothers or sisters? Tell me about your country For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 58. English Banana.com Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 1 A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. London is the capital city of which country? 2. Name the Prime Minister of the UK. 3. List three different sports. 4. Calculate £5 minus £2.40. 5. This animal lives in the desert and can have one or two humps. 6. Is sixty seven an odd or an even number? 7. Name three cities in Europe. 8. Write this time in words: 8.45pm. 9. What is the eighteenth letter of the alphabet? 10. What is the opposite of cold? 11. Name five different animals. 12. Write the fourth month of the year. 13. Is forty four an odd or an even number? 14. Write three things that you could find in the kitchen. 15. Write three things beginning with the letter H. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 59. English Banana.com Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 2 A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. How many months are there in one year? 2. What colour is the shirt/blouse/jumper I’m wearing? 3. List three different foods. 4. Write the name of something that you can wear on your feet. 5. What is the name of the President of the United States of America? 6. Name three countries in Asia. 7. Calculate £1.50 plus £2.15. 8. Is twenty eight an odd or an even number? 9. What is the fifth letter of the alphabet? 10. Write three things that you could find in an office? 11. Write five things that begin with the letter P. 12. What is the seventh month of the year? 13. Write this time in words: 4.20am. 14. What is a leap year? 15. Write five prepositions. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! English Banana 2003 60. English Banana.com Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 3 A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. Name three creatures that live in water. 2. If I have fifteen potatoes and give you nine, how many do I have left? 3. Write this time in words: 12.35pm. 4. Name the room in your house where you cook food. 5. What is the name of your college principal? 6. Name three countries in South America. 7. Name three different vegetables. 8. Is nine hundred and ten an odd or an even number? 9. Write five adjectives. 10. What is the capital of Russia? 11. What is the eleventh letter of the alphabet? 12. Write the address of your college/school. 13. Write the phone number of your college/school. 14. Name three different occupations. 15. Write this number in words: 1,348.