GRAMMAR REINFORCEMENT

a. ARTICLES
1. There was ____fire at
_____market.
A. a, an
C. the, an
B. a, the
D. an , the
2. Salesgirl: Take your time, ladies.
___supermarket will be closed
only in _____hours time.
A. A, a
C. An , the
B. The , an
D. The, the
3. I found ____camera at ___car
park.
A. a, an
C. an , a
B. a, the
D. an , the
4. He rented ____car to visit his
relatives in ____ Pulau Pinang.
A. a , a
C. a, B. an , a
D. an , a
5. He brought photographs of
___eagle and ____hawk.
A. a, a
C. a, an
B. the, an
D. an , a
6. We shall build ___fire under that
tree. It will be dark in ___hour.
A. a, an
C. a, the
B. the, an
D. an , a
7. I saw ___kingfisher near ___river.
A. a, a
C. a, the
B. a, an
D. an , the
8. ___sky is getting dark. It might
rain in ___few minutes.
A. A, a
C. The, a
B. A, the
D. The, the
9. ___giraffe is ___tall animal.
A. A, the
C. A, an
B. An, a
D. The, a
10.John works as___ attendant
at___ hospital.
A. an, a
C. the, an
B. a, an
D. an , the
11.___new car is too expensive so
my father bought ___used one.
A. A, a
C. The, an
B. A, an
D. An, the
12.___heir to the British throne is
Prince William.
A. A
C. The

B. An
D.
13.I met ___European at the mall
yesterday.
A. a
C. the
B. an
D.
14.Ali had to for ___X-ray yesterday.
A. a
C. an
B. the
D.15.__pupils were asked to
assemble at the school field for
___announcement.
A. A , the
C. An, an
B. A, a
D. The , an
16.___ship sank when it collided
with __iceberg.
A. The , a
C. A , an
B. An , a
D. The, an
17.It is easier to paint ___hamster
than ___octopus.
A. a, an
C. the, a
B. an, the
D. - , a
18.I have ___ringgit with me.
A. the
C.
B. an
D. a
19.What do you think about___
movie that we watched just
now?
A. an
C. the
B. a
D.
20.His wife gave birth to ___son.
A. the
C. a
B. D. an
21.One of ___famous places I
visited during the school
holidays is Bukit Cahaya Seri
Alam in Shah Alam.
A. a
C. the
B. an
D.-.

b. PRONOUNS
1. The pupils always wash ___shoes
on Saturdays.
A. they
C. them
B. their
D. theirs
2. Please tell ____to close the
windows.

A. him
C. his
B. he
D. hers
3. I cannot write because she took
___pen.
A. me
C. her
B. mine
D. my
4. ___bicycle had a puncture so he
borrowed mine.
A. My
C. His
B. Mine
D. Her
5. ___shall allow you to play if you
promise not to cheat.
A. We
C. Us
B. Our
D. Ours
6. Juliana is crying because ___has a
toothache.
A. he
C. her
B. she
D. hers
7. The girls left ___shoes in the
classroom.
A. they
C. their
B. them
D. theirs
8. There are a few goats in the
garden. Chase___away.
A. it
C. they
B. its
D. them
9. This is your ruler, Rahman. Where
is ___?
A. my
C. I
B. me
D. mine
10.I have an expensive watch. My
uncle gave ___to me?
A. it
C. he
B. its
D. him
11.We waved ___flags when the
Sultans car passed us.
A. his
C. us
B. our
D. ours
12.Baharin : Can ___please switch on
the television , Razak?
A. I
C. me
B. you
D. he
13.Tommy had a stomachache. ___had
eaten a lot of food at the party.
A. She
C. He
B. They
D. Them
14.___am glad to hear the news.
A. I
C. He

B. She
D. It
15.She took so long to finish
___homework.
A. them
C. him
B. he
D. her
16.___love swimming because it
makes me healthy.
A. She
C. He
B. It
D. I
17.My friend, Intan, has a new pet.
___is a monkey.
A. He
C. She
B. It
D. They
18.We were tired but that did not stop
___ from completing the race.
A. them
C. her
B. us
D. his
19.Thank you very much. ___are very
kind, said the old lady.
A. He
C. You
B. She
D. They
20.Parrots are very colourful. ____have
beautiful feathers too.
A. They
C. She
B. We
D. It
21.We are very busy. Ask Sheila to
call___ after twelve oclock.
A. her
C. him
B. us
D. me
22.

c. PREPOSITIONS
1. Mrs David : Be careful, boys.
Dont walk ___ the vegetable
patch.
A. up
C. off
B. across
D. for
2. Bakar and Rahim are eating
satay___ the stall.
A. on
C. from
B. at
D. off
3. Maniam looked into the house
___the keyhole.
A. over
C. across
B. along
D. through

4.
A.
B.
5.
A.
B.
6.
A.
B.
7.

She put the ring ___her purse.

to
C. from
at
D. into
There were many customers
___the shop.
on
C. to
at
D. for
___what time shall I call you
tonight?
On
C. At
In
D. Of
Salim: Is your sister going
___the doctors?
Siva : Yes , she is.

A. at
C. to
B. of
D. for
8. How many hours does it take to
travel ___Kuala Lumpur to Kuala
Terengganu?
A. for
C. from
B. by
D. across
9. I waited for Halim____ the busstop__ two hours but he did not
turn up.
A. at, in
C. by , at
B. in , for
D. at , for
10.Sharifah sometimes comes to
my house ____Sundays.
A. on
C. at
B. In
D. to
11.He is cycling ___the hill.
A. up
C. under
B. above
D. at
12.Tajul has called me five times
___this morning.
A. for
C. since
B. at
D. to
13.The man stared ___us for a
while and then he smiled.
A. at
C. under
B. In
D. above
14.I can see ___ this piece of thin
paper.
A. by
C. through
B. off
D. by

15.The rain was pouring heavily

and the girls were frightened
___the thunder and lightning.
A. upon
C. in
B. up
D. by
16.The naughty boy fell ____the
tree and broke his leg.
A. on
C. up
B. from
D. above
17.The firemen managed to get the
fire under control _____twenty
minutes.
A. for
C. by
B. since
D. after
18.He heard a sound ___him. When
he looked up , he saw his friend
waving from the flats.
A. under
C. above
B. down
D. over
19.The thief quietly pushed the
money ___his pockets.
A. on
C. into
B. In
D. under
20.Bee Leng was talking ____the
telephone just now.
A. over
C. inside
B. through
D. at
d. CONJUNCTIONS
1. It was raining, ___ I stayed at
home.
A. so
C. but
B. or
D. because
2. My little brother can walk
___cannot walk.
A. or
C. but
B. so
D. and
3. My father scolded me ___I
returned home late.
A. or
C. if
B. but
D. because
4. See Meng was thirsty ___he
drank a glass of water.
A. or
C. so
B. if
D. but
5. ____the phone rings again, I am
not going to pick it up.
A. So
C. Or
B. If
D. But

6. Either you keep quiet ___ I shall

ask you to leave.
A. and
C. or
B. so
D. nor
7. Which camera do you want?
The German one ___the
Japanese one?
A. or
C. but
B. if
D. and
8. Liza could not sleep ___she went
for a walk.
A. so
C. if
B. but
D. and
9. You were punished ____you
always disturb the girls.
A. so
C. and
B. but
D. because
10.Neither Salbiah ___Siti knows
where I hid the album.
A. or
C. nor
B. and
D. but
11.I have taught him many
times____he still cannot do the
sums.
A. so
C. and
B. but
D. because
12.Kar Sim bought two exercise
books _____a pen at the
bookshop.
A. but
C. so
B. because
D. and
13.He worked hard, ____he was
able to save money.
A. and
C. or
B. therefore
D. because
14.Rahman did not like staying
with his uncle, ___he returned
home after a few days.
A. so
C. because
B. but
D. or

15.______I played well, I lost the

match.
A. therefore
C. Although
B. Either
D. Because
16.Please inform me earlier ___you
cannot come for practice.
A. so
C. because
B. if
D. although
17.You always tease me ___ I refuse
to talk to you.
A. because
C. so
B. if
D. either
18.I will wash the blanket on
Sunday ___Saturday, if it does
not rain.
A. or
C. and
B. if
D. because
19.Kamil may be rich , ___he is not
selfish.
A. or
C. but
B. although
D. because
20.Can I get you a cold drink___ do
you prefer a hot one?
A. or
C. but
B. so
D. although
21.Both Hisham ____Samad enjoy
playing Scrabble.
A. or
C. and
B. but
D. so