Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Topic 25 - 26



Topic 25      Can /  Could                              
Exercise 106          
Fill in the blanks with ‘can’ or ‘could’
1.  Peter ____________ lift up the box.
2.  John ______________ go there yesterday.
3.  I _______________ cycle well.
4.  You and Aminah ________do the homework yesterday afternoon.
5.  Hui Hui and I _______________run very fast.
6.  Jack and his friends _____________ not come last Friday.
7.  Birds ____________ fly.
8.  Hassan _____________ go out last night.
9.  San San ____________ attend the dinner party last Sunday.
10. Ashiah ___________ visit us this Sunday.
11.  My grandmother ______________ not work in the garden yesterday.
12.  That little boy _____________ speak English well.

Exercise 107       
Fill in the blanks with ‘can’ or ‘could’.
1.  I ____________ help yesterday but I __________ not help today.
2.  Halina ______________ cook well.  She enjoys cooking.    
3.  Ali _____________ not visit us yesterday.
4.  Tom and his friends ___________ stay there for an hour last Sunday.
5.  Leena ___________ jump very high.  She practises jumping every day.
6.  Peter ___________ swim very well.  He enjoys swimming.
7.  My little sister ______________ not sleep well last night.
8.  My uncle _______________ drive well.  He always drives carefully.
9.  Tina’s aunt ______________ keep a cat last year.
10. Helen _____________ take care of her kitten now.
11. Nora _____________ answer all the questions yesterday.
12. I _____________ not help them now.

Exercise 108
Fill in the blanks with ‘can’  or ‘could’.
1.  That little boy _____________(count) very well.  He is very smart.
2.  Tom ______________ (get) up early yesterday.
3.  I ___________ (wash) the dishes yesterday.
4.  Henry and his brother __________ (play) the piano so well now.
5.  You and Betty ____________(go) to school last Sunday.
6.  My parents _____________ (speak) English well.
7.  George’s uncle ___________(visit) them last month.
8.  Vivian ___________ (cycle) so well.  Cycling is one of her hobbies.
9.  Peter and I ___________ (see) so well now.                   
10.  The children _________________(not keep) quiet yesterday.    (62)

(Topic 25)            May / Might
Exercise 109
Fill in the blanks with ‘may/ might’.
1.  Rita seldom comes here but she _________ come this time.  She has
     told me many times that she would like to come.
2.  It _________rain heavily.  There are so many dark clouds in the sky.
3.  She seldom lends others things.  She ________ lend you.
4.  Sheila _________ take part in sports this year.  She never likes sports.
5.  Peter ______ attend the party if you invite him.  He quite likes parties.
6.  Mrs Yong’s car is very old already.  She ________ buy a new car soon.
7.  Mr Wong’s motorcycle is quite new.  He _________ buy another if the
    price is low enough.
8.  My aunt ________ visit us this coming holidays.  She has not visited
    us for a long time. 
9.  Tom has a cold.  He ________ go to see a doctor.  He dislikes to take
     medicine.
10.  Elizabeth is always busy on Sunday.  She ________ go on a picnic.
       But she has not decided yet.

Exercise 110
Fill in the blanks with ‘may / might’.
1.  My mother _________ bake me a cake on my birthday.  She enjoys
    making cakes.
2.  My father _________ take a week holidays.  He just had his three-day
    holidays a month ago.
3.  Meena _________ buy a teddy bear for her younger sister, Ann.  But
    Ann has so many teddy bears already.
4.  I _________ take up a cookery soon.  I really enjoy cooking.
5.  My grandmother __________ travel to China.  But she is not sure as
     she has sprained her ankle.  
6.  My mathematics teacher __________ give us the same test tomorrow. 
    Actually, she has just tested us.

Exercise 111
Fill in the blanks with ‘may / might’.
1.  She likes to laugh at others.  She _________ laugh at you.
2.  She dislikes dogs and cats.  She __________ accept this dog as it
    looks really pretty.
3.  Joseph likes to keep fish.  He _________ buy another aquarium soon.
4.  Nora has good temper.  But she _________ get angry if you disturb 
     her things.
5.  Ali _________ help us if he is free.  He is always so helpful.
                                                                                                (63)
Topic 26
Simple Present Tense

To express the Simple Present Tense in questions.  In questions, with auxiliary verb ‘Do or Does’,  the main verb ( right after the subject ) is always in the root form.

Do        I         F1                                          we

Do        you     F1                             Do         you                F1
                                                                      
            he                                                   they
Does    she       F1
             it

            [he   ]                                        [I        /     we   ]
Does    [she ]   F1                           Do   [you  /       you  ]     F1 
            [It    ]                                         [                 they ]

     [ Tom ] studies hard every day.
     Does [ Tom ] study hard every day?
    
    [ You ] drink a lot of water every day. 
     Do [ you ] drink a lot of water every day?  
    
     [ The rabbit ] hops a lot every day.
     Does [ the rabbit ]  hop a lot every day?
  
     [ David and I ] laugh a lot every day.    
      Do [ David and I ] laugh a lot every day?    
   
     [ You and Peter] talk a lot every day.
      Do [you and Peter] talk a lot every day?
                                                                                       
     [ The boys ] play a lot every day.
     Do the boys play a lot every day?

        
Topic 26        Do / Does  [SF1 ……?        
Exercise 112                 
Circle the correct answer.
1.  What  (do    does) [he] do?
2.  Where (do     does) [you] live?
3.  What  (do     does) [your cat] eat every day?
4.  What  (do     does) [she] cook every day?
5.  Where (do    does) [they] go every day?
6.  What  (do     does) [we] clean every day?
7.  Where   (do      does) [Ali] sell vegetables every day?
8.  What (do     does) [Mary] wash every Sunday?
9.  What (do      does) [the children] do every Saturday afternoon?
10.  What (do    does) [Joseph] keep as a pet?

Exercise 113
Fill in the blanks with ‘Do’ or ‘Does’.
1.  _________ [Helen] wash her clothes every day?
2.  _________ [you] comb your hair every morning?
3.  __________ [Helen and her friends] chase one another every day?
4.  __________[the bird] fly high?
5.  ___________ [the parrot] say “Hello” to you every day?
6.  __________  [your classmates] study hard every day?
7.  ___________ [Halina] speak Chinese well?
8.  ___________ [the pupils] care for one another?
9.  ___________ [your parents] drink tea every morning?
10. __________ [Tina] go to the library every Sunday?

Exercise 114
Fill in the blanks with ‘Do’ or ‘Does’.
1.  ___________ [you] brush your teeth every day?
2.  ___________ [your neighbours] talk to one another?
3.  ___________ [Tom] walk home sometimes?
4.  ___________ [the pupils] exercise every day?
5.  ___________ [Aminah] listen to the radio every day?
6.  ___________ [Hassan] sleep early every day?
7.  ___________ [the children] make a lot of noise every day?
8.  ___________ [the rabbit] hop a lot every day?
9.  ___________ [your father] start work early every day?
10. ___________ [Peter and his brother] go swimming every Sunday?
11.  __________ [Miss Ting] teach you this year?
12.  __________ [ Ali and his brother] like football?                                                                                                                                                                                    (65)

Exercise 115
Change the following statements into negative.    (Simple Present Tense)
1.  [The hawker] sells noodles here every day.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [I] study mathematics every day.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [Leena and her friends] walk to school.
     _________________________________________________________
4.  [Hassan] sits between Ali and Anna.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [Pak King] speaks politely every day.
     _________________________________________________________
6.  [You and Joe] bring along umbrellas every day.
     _________________________________________________________

Exercise 116      
Change the following statements into negative.
1.  [The goat] eats a lot of grass.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [The lady] smiles a lot every day.
     _________________________________________________________     
3.  [San San and her family] go shopping every Saturday.
     _________________________________________________________
4.  [The dog] chases the cat every day.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [The pupils] jump a lot every day.
     _________________________________________________________
6.  [Meena and I] play hopscotch every day.
     _________________________________________________________

Exercise 117
Change the following statements into questions.
1.  [The carpenter] makes chairs every day.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [I] do my homework every day.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [Hassan and Peter] catch fish every Sunday.
     _________________________________________________________
4.  [Hui Hui] waters the plants every day.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [The pupils] eat in the classroom during recess every day.
     _________________________________________________________                                                                                      
                                                                                                (66)
Exercise 118                                                             
Change the following statements into questions.   (Simple Present Tense)
1.  [The little boy] throws rubbish into the dustbin.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [Hassan’s father] works at night.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [Leena and her friends] joke every day.
     ________________________________________________________
4.  [Miss Lee] teaches English well.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [I] tell stories every day.
     _________________________________________________________
6.  [My grandparents] take a walk in the garden every morning.
     _________________________________________________________

Exercise 119
Change the following statements into questions.   (Simple Present Tense)
1.  [My little brother] sleeps early every night.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [You and Nora] visit the zoo every now and then.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [The children] play hide-and-seek every day.
      ________________________________________________________
4.  [George’s mother] scrubs the floor every morning.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [I] feel good today.
     _________________________________________________________
6.  [Helen] feels dizzy now.
     _________________________________________________________

Exercise   120                
Change the following statements into negative.
1.  [My mother] always helps me with my homework.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [Tom and his brother] complain a lot.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [I] go to school by bus.
     _________________________________________________________
4.  [Joseph] opens the gate every morning.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [Maria] puts on the uniform before breakfast.
     _________________________________________________________
                                                                                                 (67)

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