English Grammar Worksheet Grade VI Fill in the blanks with some, any, someone, anyone, something, anything etc. 1. I saw moving among the bushes. It wasn't that I could recognize. 2. I can't see out there. There must be wrong with your eyes! 3. There is walking towards the house. Does know who it is? 4. Isn't there knocking at the door? I was sure I heard out there. 5. There isn't milk in the refrigerator. You had better ask to get us. 6. I can't carry more since both my hands are full. Can't you ask else to help you? 7. We certainly don't need more bread, but we do need more tins of sardines. 8. Did come near my desk while I was out? seems to be missing from my drawer. 9. She knows about what has happened here, but she will not say about it to us. 10. There is at the door. Why won't you open it? Is the matter? 11. No, is wrong. It is just that wants to see Mary, and he won't go away even though I've told him that she isn't here. 12. Would you like to have to eat? Here are jam tarts which I know you like. 13. There is I want to tell you. else must know about it, so you must promise not to tell. 14. who saw the accident is reporting to the police. It was a serious accident, and was killed. 15. "Don't of you know the answer to this question? Come on, surely there is in this class who can answer it!" the teacher said. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or determiners. 1. I am looking forward to being - grandmother. 2. I used my shoe as - hammer. 3. Have you fed - dogs? 4. There are children in the garden. 5. Who invented radio? 6. I am - oldest in my family. 7. I prefer - mountains to the seaside. 8. We went to same school. 9. My brother is going out with Chinese girl. 10. Have you got matches? 11. We met nice Asian girls on holiday. 12. I think there is butter in the fridge.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep). 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain). 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always). 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. A Trekking Journal November 12, 1997 Today (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) me and my toes (bleed), but I (want, still) to continue. Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) so different, and I (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually). I (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England.He (be) a
nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) ahead of me and (complain) that I am too slow. I (do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old. Right now, Liam (sit) with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) him Tam. Tam (speak) English very well and he (try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali.Every time Tam (say) a new word, Liam (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.
Directions: Most of the following items are quotes are from famous people. Identify whether each item represents a metaphor, metonymy, personification, or a simile. If a word or phrase in an item is italicized, tell which type of figurative language it represents. 1 "Education is our passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X, civil rights activist and writer
2 "Education is our passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X, civil rights activist and writer 3 "The computer had become like the most miraculous sort of technological Swiss Army knife: each time you thought you knew what it could do, it turned out that it could do more, faster, and more accurately." Anna Quindlen, author 4 "Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest." Douglas Jerrold, playwright and humorist (1803-1857) 5 "Modern English is the Wal-Mart of languages: convenient, huge, hard to avoid, superficially friendly, and devouring all rivals in its eagerness to expand." Mark Abley, journalist (1955) 6 "A good example is the best sermon." Ben Franklin, Founding Father, statesman, author, inventor 7 English is unrivaled as the most widely-spoken language in the world. It is the sole or joint language of more nations and territories than any other tongue. 8 "Slang is 'a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work." Carl Sandburg, poet
9 " I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted, and behold, service was joy." Rabindranath Tagore, philosopher, author, Nobel laureate (1861-1941) 10 "Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill your enemy." Nelson Mandela, former South African president, who was previously imprisoned for 30 years for his anti-apartheid activities; after his release, he negotiated the end of apartheid, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjuctions. While Whereas Hence Whereby 1. Some married couples argue all time, others never do. 2. I like all types of fish, my friend always chooses meat dishes when we go out to eat. 3. We would always choose somewhere in the mountains for a holiday, our children always want the seaside. 4. I'm not feeling well;, I'm unable to work. 5. It is winter, the snow. 6. We have a new computer system we can track all sales and shipments at all times. Fill in the Prefixes dedis- exim- inmis- Use the box of prefixes to complete each word. There may be more than one answer for some words. nonpre- prore- honest well behave agree kind trust tidy obey please possible appear connect pair allow friendly wind serve chief duce pert corn hale proper ject certain lead pel fect vise fess ununi-
Fill in the Prefixes and Suffixes: Prefix - Root Word - Suffix place law legal mature taken humane assign health account live Prefix - Root Word - Suffix enforce arrange develop taste finite act help know appear avoid