Grammar Exercises Possessive Pronouns Eminem and Elton John sang together.

Complete their conversation with the correct possessive pronouns. Elton John: Thanks for the show. It was great! Is this your jacket or is it __________? Eminem: I think its____________ I didnt bring_________. Elton John: Im leaving now, but I didnt my car. I hope my producer brought________. Eminem: If you need a lift home, we brought _________, Kim and I. Elton John: Great! Thanks. Look theres my jacket... Eminem: I dont think so. It looks like Anastacias. Yes Im sure its________. Elton John: And whose car is this? Eminem: Its the Backstreet Boys car. Its_________.

Hers

theirs

Mine

Ours

Yours His

Reflexive Pronouns A Circle the correct option a) Miriams mother repaired the washing machine himself/herself b) Miriam: My family and I enjoyed themselves/ourselves a lot during the holidays. c) Miriams mother could see herself/myself in the mirror. B Complete with the following reflexive pronouns: myself, himself, themselves, herself, ourselves (one of these is not necessary) a) Miriams father promised____________a good rest on holiday. b) Miriam ran to the car and hurt ___________ when she fell. c) After this episode they enjoyed ___________ a lot during the holidays. d) Miriam: I cut _____________ when I was preparing a sandwich.

Possessive Pronouns Write sentences with the following words and possessive pronouns. E.g. car/Eminems Whose car is this? Its his. a) house/Eminems

_____________________________________________________________________ b) CDs/Backstreet Boys _____________________________________________________________________ c) Music hit/Britneys ____________________________________________________________________ d) Musical instruments/Musicians _____________________________________________________________________

Quantities Fill in the gaps with a / an / some / any / many /much. a) How_________ money do we have for the supermarket? Not,_________. Im afraid. Well have to go to the bank first. b) How_________ books have you got about cooking? Well, I dont know exactly. Ive got so __________ of them. c) Do we have to go shopping today? Theres________ food in the fridge, but not __________. d) Can I have________apple, please? e) Dont forget to buy________ bottle of water.

Conditional Sentences (Type I and II) A Complete the sentences (Type I) a) If mother_____________(give) me money, I ___________ (buy) a new T-shirt. b) She___________(not/wear) that dress, If she___________(not/find) a pair of shoes that match it. c) If she____________(Have) the chance she__________(be) a fashion designer.

B Make sentences using Conditional type I. a) Laura/interview/famous top model/if/she/agree/give/her/15 minutes/of/her/busy day _____________________________________________________________________ b) Emma/not/buy/this pair/of trousers/if/they/not/make/her/feel comfy _____________________________________________________________________ c) If/Julie/find/these accessories/ridiculous/she/not/wear/them _____________________________________________________________________

C Complete the sentences (Type II) a) If Joan_________(have) more pocket money, she_________ (Buy) clothes more often. b) Peter_________(not/wear) those baggy trousers if this friends________(not/buy) them too. c) Mark_________(buy) that cool cap if this money. parents________(give) him some extra

Modal Verbs Insert the correct modal verb according to the meanings in brackets. a) The boy_________(Obligation) obey the school rules. He _________ (not/prohibition) take a ball into the classroom. b) Mr Williams,____________ (Very police request) you help me with Maths Exercise? c) You_____________(not/advice) go out without a cardigan. Its very cold today. d) My sister____________(not/possibility) go to school yesterday because she had fever. e) Dad,_____________(permission/formal) I borrow your new pullover. I think its cool.

Connectors Complete the sentences with one of the following connectors: and, however, so, because, but. a) Tim went away__________ he thought Susie didnt like him. b) Susie felt very nervous___________ she was speechless. c) Susie wanted to go out with Tim,___________ she didnt say anything. d) Tim became sad_________ very disappointed. e) Susie Likes Tim, she is too shy to tell him that.

Passive Voice Turn the following sentences into the passive. a) Millions of people read The Times. The times______________________________________________________________ b) This American journalist received the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize_______________________________________________________ c) Hell send the article tomorrow. The article__________________________________________________tomoworrow. d) They buy the newspaper everyday. ____________________________________________________________________ e) The journalist asked lots of questions. _____________________________________________________________________

For/Since Complete with for/since. a) ____________ one hour. b) ____________ the end of the film. c) ____________ the last 10 minutes. d) ____________ nine oclock in the evening.

Phrasal Verbs Put in the correct phrasal verb. Got up/get up/ go over/ get over

a) You must___________ that problem! Live life!! b) The world is in crisis! The prices__________ everyday! c) The musical group has to___________ the song again. The show is tomorrow!! d) On Friday I am going to ____________ at 5 oclock in the morning to catch the plane.

Adjectives Complete these sentences with adjectives in the correct order. a) I have a ___________ __________ dog. (Brown, big) b) Do you like my ___________ __________ ___________ jeans? (Blue, Flowery, New) c) Pass him that ____________ ___________ __________ book? (English, heavy, black) d) Hes got a _____________ ____________ ___________ tie. (Spotted, Yellow, short)