GRAMMAR TEST 1

UNIT 1-5

I Fill in the blanks using am/is/are

1 The weather ____ nice today

2 I ___ not tired
3 This bag ___ heavy
4 These bags ____ heavy
5 Look! There ___ carol
6 My brother and I ______ good tennis players
7 Ann ___ at home. Her children ____ at school
8 I ___ a taxi driver. My wife ____ a teacher.

II Write full sentences using am / is / are

1 Your shoes / very dirty

2 My brother / a teacher
3 This house / not very big
4 The shops / not open today
5 My keys / in my bag
6 Jenny / 18 years old
7 You / not very tall

III Write true sentences, positive or negative use am, am not, is, isn’t, are, aren’t

1 I / very interested in politics

2 I / hungry
3 It / warm today
4 I / afraid of dogs
5 My hands / cold
6 Canada / a very big country
7 Diamonds / cheap
8 I / interested in football
9 Rome / in spain
10 I / learn English

IV Complete the questions. Use What…../ Who……./ Where……/ How…….

1 _____________ your parents? They’re very well

2 ___________________ the bus stop? At the end of the street
3 ___________________your children? Five, six, and ten
4 ____________________ these oranges? $ 1.20 a kilo
5 ________________ your favorite sport ? Skiing
6 ________________ the man in the photograph? That’s my dad
7 _______________ your new shoes? Black
V Make questions using am / is / are
 1 At home/ your parents?
2 Your parents / well?
3 Interesting / your job?
4 The shops / open today?
5 Interested in sport / you?
6 Near here / the post office?
7 At school / your children?
8 Why / you / late?

VI Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs.

Build cook go have stand stay swim work

1 Please be quiet. I am ____________.

2 “ Where’s john?” he’s in the kitchen. He’s ______________
3 “ You ________________ on my foot. ‘ oh, I’m sorry’
4 Look! Somebody ______________________ in the river.
5 We’re here on holiday. We _______________________ at the central hotel
6 “Where’s Ann?” she ___________________ a shower
7 They __________________________ a new theatre in the city center at the
moment.
8 I _________________________ now. Goodbye.

VII What’s happening at the moment

1 I / wash / my hair
2 It / snow
3 I / sit / on a chair
4 I / eat
5 It / rain
6 I / learn / English
7 I / listening /to music
8 The sun / shine
9 I / wear / shoes
10 I / read / the newspaper.

VIII Complete the sentences. Use these verbs

Boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash

1 Margaret ____________ four languages.

2 In Britain banks usually __________ at 9:30 in the morning
3 The city museum ____________ at 5 o’clock in the evening
4 Tina is a teacher. She __________________ mathematics to young children
5 My job is very interesting. I ____________ a lot of people.
6 Peter _____________ his hair twice a week.
7 Food is expensive. it ______________ a lot of money .
8 Clothes are very expensive. they _______________ a lot of money
9 Water _____________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
10 Julia and I are good friends. I ________ her and she ____________ me.
 IX Write sentences from these words . put the verb in the right form .

1 Always / early / sue / arrives

2 Basketball/ I / play / often
3 Work / Margaret / hard / usually
4 Jenny/ always / nice clothes / wear
5 Dinner/ we / have always / at 7:30
6 Television / Tim / watch / never
7 Like / chocolate / children / usually
8 Julia / parties/ enjoy / always

X Use the correct words in brackets to write the sentences.

Present continuous tense (I’m working / are you working?)

A: where are your parents?

B: _________________________________ (they / watch / television)

A: Paula is going out.

B: _______________________________(where / she / go)

A: where’s David?
B: ____________________________________ (he / have / a bath)

A: _____________________________________? (The children / play)

B: no they’re asleep.

A: _______________________________________? (It / rain)

B: no, not at the moment.

A: where are sue and Steve?

B: ___________________________________________ (the / come / now)

A: ____________________________________________(why/ you / stand / here)

B: _____________________________________________ (I / wait /for /my friends)