I. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. Sam …………….......................…………… out every morning. (work/works/is working)
2. Every child ……................................……………………….. love.(need/needs/is needing)
3. I once ……………….................................……………. to a concert.(go/have gone/went)
4. I ……………....................………………. a strange experience yesterday.(had/did/was)
5. I ………..............……… chance to meet them when I was in America.(got/have got/get)
II. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate ‘Conjunction’.
1. 1. We will not miss the bus .........…………… we start now.( if/unless/whether)less
2. ………………....... she mends her ways, she will land in trouble.( If/Unless/Whether)
3. He is not contented _______________ he is very rich.( however / though / if )
4. Three years have passed __________________ his father died. ( since / for / until )
5. You cannot secure good marks ______________ you work hard. ( unless / until / whether)
III. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. By the time they found him, he ........................(died/had died/has died)
2. He ..................................... many years ago.(died/had died/has died)
3. By that time, everybody ........................................ asleep.(was/had been/
4. She told me that nothing ................to him.(happened/had happened/has happened)
5. I .............................about it until you mentioned it.(didn’t think/hadn’t thought)
6. She ......................... him at once.(has recognized/recognized/had recognized)
IV. Use the proper form of ‘Comparative’ or ‘Superlative ’of the Adjective.
1. He is the _________ man in the town. ( rich)
2. June is the _________ month of the year. ( hot )
3. She is the _________ of the two. ( tall )
4. Jack is the _________ boy in the class. ( clever )
5. Iron is _________ than copper. ( useful )
V. Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.
1. She accused me ………………………. reading her letters.( about/ of/with)
2. I completely agree ………………………….. you.(to /with / of)
3. I must apologize …………………………. offending you.(for / about / on )
4. Do you believe ………………………… life after death? (in / at / on)
5. The headache prevented me ……………………… studying.(with / from / of)
6. I am quite pleased ……………………….. my performance.( with / about / at)
Answers
Appropriate tense form.
1. Sam works out every morning.
2. Every child needs love.
3. I once went to a concert.
4. I had a strange experience yesterday.
5. I got the chance to meet them when I was in America.
Conjunction
1. We will not miss the bus if we start now.
2. Unless she mends her ways, she will land in trouble.
3. He is not contented however he is very rich.
4. Three years have passed since his father died.
5. You cannot secure good marks unless you work hard.
Appropriate verb form.
1. By the time they found him, he died.
2. He had died many years ago.
3. By that time, everybody was asleep.(was/had been/
4. She told me that nothing happened to him.
5. I hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it.
6. She recognized him at once.
Form of ‘Comparative’ or ‘Superlative ’of the Adjective.
1. He is the richest man in the town.
2. June is the hottest month of the year.
3. She is the tallest of the two.
4. Jack is the most clever boy in the class.
5. Iron is more useful than copper.
Appropriate preposition.
1. She accused me of reading her letters.
2. I completely agree with you.
3. I must apologize for offending you.
4. Do you believe in life after death?
5. The headache prevented me from studying.
6. I am quite pleased with my performance.