Grammar Skills - Questions- Part 1

Part One 1. The English Alphabet 2. Writing the Alphabet 1 3. Writing the Alphabet 2 4. Personal Details - Completing Forms 5. Basic English Written Test 6. Essential Spellings 7. Vocabulary Test (blank copy) 8. Just Vowels - Days, Months and Seasons 1 9. Just Vowels - Days, Months and Seasons 2 10. Days of the Week 11. Months of the Year 12. Understanding Dates 1 13. Understanding Dates 2 14. Common Irregular Verbs - Present Simple Tense 15. Common Irregular Verbs - Past Simple Tense 16. Common Irregular Verbs - Present Continuous Tense 17. Using Capital Letters 1 18. Using Capital Letters 2 19. Basic Sentence Punctuation 1 20. Basic Sentence Punctuation 2 21. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 1 22. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 2 23. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 3 24. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 1 25. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 2 26. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 3 27. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 1 28. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 2 29. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 3 30. Elementary Homophones 1 31. Elementary Homophones 2  Part 1 4. Personal Details - Completing Forms Practice 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: ______________ 5. Basic English Written Test 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. _______________________________  6. Essential Spellings a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December spring, summer, autumn, winter 0 zero 18 eighteen ¼ quarter 19 nineteen ½ half 20 twenty ¾ three quarters 21 twenty one 1 one 10 ten 2 two 20 twenty 3 three 30 thirty 4 four 40 forty 5 five 50 fifty 6 six 60 sixty 7 seven 70 seventy 8 eight 80 eighty 9 nine 90 ninety 10 ten 100 one hundred 11 eleven 101 one hundred and one 12 twelve 1,000 one thousand 13 thirteen 1,001 one thousand and one 14 fourteen 10,000 ten thousand 15 fifteen 100,000 one hundred thousand 16 sixteen 1,000,000 one million 17 seventeen 1,000,000,000 one billion 7. Vocabulary Test Write a word starting with each letter of the alphabet. Ex: E – Education 8. Vowels - Days, Months and Seasons 1 Fill in the gaps to spell the names A - ___________________ B - ___________________ C - ___________________ D - ___________________ E - ___________________ F - ___________________ G - ___________________ H - ___________________ I - ___________________ J - ___________________ K - ___________________ L - ___________________ M - ___________________ N - ___________________ O - ___________________ P - ___________________ Q - ___________________ R - ___________________ S - ___________________ T - ___________________ U - ___________________ V - ___________________ W - ___________________ X - ___________________ Y - ___________________ Z - ___________________ 1. _ _ i _ a _ 2. O _ _ o _ e _ 3. _ _ u _ _ _ a _ 4. A _ _ i _ 5. _ e _ _ u a _ _ 6. _ o _ _ a _ 7. _ a _ u _ _ a _ 8. a u _ u _ _ 9. _ a _ u a _ _ 10. _ o _ e _ _ e _ 11. _ a _ _ _ 12. _ u _ e 9. Vowels - Days, Months and Seasons 2 1. _ u _ _ a _ 2. _ _ _ i _ _ 3. _ e _ _ e _ _ a _ 4. _ e _ e _ _ e _ 5. _ u _ _ e _ 6. _ u _ _ 7. _ i _ _ e _ 8. _ a _ 9. _ e _ _ e _ _ e _ 10. A u _ u _ _ 11. _ u e _ _ a _ 10. Days of the Week Tick below to show the correct spellings: 11. Months of the Year Tick below to show the correct spellings: a) Sunday b) Sanday c) sunday d) snday a) Manday b) monday c) Monday d) Munday a) Tusday b) tuesday c) Teusday d) Tuesday a) Wensday b) Wednesday c) Wenesday d) wednesday a) Thursday b) Tuesday c) Thorsday d) thurday a) friday b) Friday c) Frieday d) feriday a) Soturday b) Saturda c) saterday d) Saturday a) Janary b) January c) january d) jaNuary a) February b) Febuary c) Feburary d) february a) march b) Marsh c) March d) Marche a) April b) april c) Appril d) Aprl a) may b) Maye c) My d) May a) Jun b) June c) jun d) june a) Julie b) Juli c) July d) july a) August b) Augst c) Argust d) august a) septembre b) September c) Septemper d) Setember a) october b) Octobar c) August d) October a) Novemer b) November c) novembrer d) Novembre a) decembar b) Decembar c) Desember d) December 12. Understanding Dates 1 Write the full version of the following dates: Example: 10/08/92 10th August 1992 1. 01/01/97 ________________________________________ 2. 5 Jun 78 ________________________________________ 3. 10.07.02 ________________________________________ 4. 14/08/73 ________________________________________ 5. 22 Nov 01 ________________________________________ 6. 31/12/86 ________________________________________ 7. 3 Feb 90 ________________________________________ 8. 17.01.00 ________________________________________ 9. 27/03/95 ________________________________________ 10. 20 Apr 79 ________________________________________ 11. 30 Oct ’01 ________________________________________ 12. 9 Jun ’97 ________________________________________ 13. 13/09/02 ________________________________________ 14. 2 Nov 83 ________________________________________ 15. 01.01.80 ________________________________________ 13. Understanding Dates 2 Write the full version of the following dates: Example: 03/06/88 3rd June 1988 1. 2 Jan 99 ________________________________________ 2. Feb 1 ’03 ________________________________________ 3. Sept 16 ’97 ________________________________________ 4. 02.03.65 ________________________________________ 5. 1 Mar ’94 ________________________________________ 6. Aug 04 ’01 ________________________________________ 7. 10.02.96 ________________________________________ 8. 15.12.70 ________________________________________ 9. 29 Oct ’02 ________________________________________ 10. 2. 2. 96 ________________________________________ 11. 14.5.02 ________________________________________ 12. May 1 ’01 ________________________________________ 13. 12/11/98 ________________________________________ 14. Jan 15 ’84 ________________________________________ 15. 4.8.02 ________________________________________ 14. Common Irregular Verbs – Present simple tense Complete the verb tables using present simple tense: to be: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to do: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to go: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to have: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ 15. Common Irregular Verbs – Past simple tense Complete the verb tables using past simple tense: to be: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to do: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to go: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to have: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ 16. Common Irregular Verbs – Present continuous tense Complete the verb tables using present continuous tense: to be: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to do: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to go: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ to have: I _______________________ You _______________________ He _______________________ She _______________________ It _______________________ We _______________________ They _______________________ 17. Using Capital Letters 1 Tick the words that should start with a capital letter, then write them out correctly: nice trousers john quickly school january get come england sarah pizza student pizza hut king edward high school single atlantic ocean coconut fridge chair butter monday december new york french 18. Using Capital Letters 2 Tick the words that should start with a capital letter, then write them out correctly: dress good like easily hospital august claire steven spain went tomato ketchup doctor five doctor i p jones washing machine orange mount everest burger king cupboard wait indian manchester general hospital paris wednesday 19. Basic Sentence Punctuation 1 Write the sentences and add capital letters, full stops and question marks: 1. my sister’s name is jackie 2. friday is my favourite day of the week 3. i like watching eastenders on bbc 1 4. charles dickens was a famous writer he was born in portsmouth 5. lisa and chantal are going on holiday to portugal in may 6. did you go to school today 7. my new address is 248 normanton road in nottingham 8. when are you going to the hospital 9. my doctor is getting a new receptionist she’s called louise robson 10. ben and i are going to look round leicester grammar school on wednesday 20. Basic Sentence Punctuation 2 Write the sentences and add capital letters, full stops and question marks: 1. how do I get to the library from here 2. the coach for london leaves in about half an hour 3. my birthday is in september i usually go out for a drink with my friends 4. what do you want for dinner tonight 5. birmingham is the second largest city in the uk 6. i’ll have a coke please and two packets of walkers crisps 7. if you need to see a consultant go to the derbyshire royal infirmary 8. mary poppins is my mum’s favourite film she likes julie andrews 9. i drive a red fiat punto and my uncle drives a green bmw 10. i joined morton park golf club last week it was very expensive 21. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 1 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to be’ in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. what brother’s is name your 2. is what address your 3. favourite is your food what 4. is your what name 5. date the what today is 6. much how that shirt is 7. are how you 8. your what is surname 9. your postcode what is 10. your when birthday is 22. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 2 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to be’ in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. are toilets where the 2. you where from are 3. phone is what your number 4. the answer what is 5. your what nationality is 6. is it old how 7. your best who is friend 8. one which it is 9. my shirt where is 10. old how you are 23. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to be’ (Present Simple Tense) 3 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to be’ in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. is your what name first 2. capital Australia the what is of 3. is that car friend’s your 4. outside it is cold 5. when the concert is 6. his parents are nice 7. how there your many are class people in 8. your what is favourite colour 9. was Battle of when the Hastings 10. you are OK 24. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 1 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to do’ as an auxiliary verb in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. free do in time do you your what 2. where you do live 3. do you how do 4. how you there get do 5. do what you living for do a 6. you what think do 7. what want you do 8. want who to you do to speak 9. where do to go you want 10. do you him know 25. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 2 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to do’ as an auxiliary verb in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. you do to have ask 2. want lunch when to do you have 3. do you stamps have any 4. do have you brothers any and sisters 5. do work you where 6. what want do you breakfast for 7. do who you are think you 8. newspapers which you do read 9. why you like do playing snooker 10. you do and want fish chips some 26. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to do’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple Tense) 3 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to do’ as an auxiliary verb in the present simple tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. where come do you from 2. English do think boring you is 3. one best do which like you 4. what want do they know to 5. you do OK feel 6. watching does enjoy she films old 7. hard does Louis work 8. do want you start to course this 9. you do library the know to way the 10. do want come with you me to you 27. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 1 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to have’ as an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. where you have been 2. what been have doing you 3. have you why come class this to 4. when to got have arrive I 5. money have you any got 6. the time got have you please 7. have my you friend seen 8. looked have every you in cupboard 9. closed curtains the have you 10. she why hasn’t the washing done up 28. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 2 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to have’ as an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. you here have before been 2. which you films seen have 3. any oranges got have you 4. have had you your tea 5. finished have you magazine that with 6. I’m leaving has he told you that 7. you have got yet your certificate 8. changed have you phone number your 9. have what you today learnt 10. have you bought birthday a for Jane card 29. Question Forms Using Verb ‘to have’ as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 3 Rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb ‘to have’ as an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense. Don’t forget to put a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a question mark at the end: 1. when you got to have go 2. he why hasn’t painting finished bathroom the 3. finished have your meal you 4. heard you the new CD Bon Jovi have by 5. what saying have to been they you 6. what hair you your have done to 7. photos has he done what my with 8. holiday where have been on they 9. she who has talking been to 10. haven’t why tidied you up 30. Elementary Homophones 1 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Put together the words that sound the same: board dear bare be aren’t mail heel knows find mourning by its for high meet 1. fined ___________________________ 2. nose ___________________________ 3. bee ___________________________ 4. it’s ___________________________ 5. male ___________________________ 6. bored ___________________________ 7. morning ___________________________ 8. buy ___________________________ 9. hi ___________________________ 10. bear ___________________________ 11. meat ___________________________ 12. deer ___________________________ 13. four ___________________________ 14. heal ___________________________ 15. aunt ___________________________ 31. Elementary Homophones 2 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Put together the words that sound the same: piece loan plane poor mind pear new read no none one or pail raise night 1. pale ___________________________ 2. won ___________________________ 3. mined ___________________________ 4. know ___________________________ 5. lone ___________________________ 6. pair ___________________________ 7. plain ___________________________ 8. knew ___________________________ 9. red ___________________________ 10. pour ___________________________ 11. peace ___________________________ 12. knight ___________________________ 13. nun ___________________________ 14. rays ___________________________ 15. oar ___________________________ Language Lab Trainers Manual Regd : Plot no.10, Door no.22, Arumugam St, Thiru nagar, Valasaravakkam, Chennai – 600 087 Phone : 91- 44 - 43556972 e-mail: admin@mastermindseacademy.com