PARTS OF SPEECH
I. Complete this text with these words:
anyone anywhere him himself it me myself one ours she that
My mum and I got a guard dog because (1)……………sometimes has to go away on business trips and didn’t want to leave (2)… ………..at home by (3)……………….We called (4)… ……………Rufus. When Rufus was about four months old, he started barking if(5)… …………..came near the cottage, especially the postman. When friends of (6)……………came to visit, Rufus would go to the front door and growl even before we knew they were outside. We didn’t train him to do (7)… ………., he just seemed to train (8)………………to be our watchdog. However, when he was about seven months old, he started growling at people in the street and barking ferociously if (9)……………of them came near our car in a car park. It has become really embarrassing and now we can’t take him (10)… ……………with us. We like (11)…………….that he’s protective, but we are now afraid that he might become really dangerous and even attack someone. We are not sure what to do.
II. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences:
1. She didn’t bring a jacket or anything like that with herself, so I gave her one of mine.
2. There were two men arguing with each other in the car park when suddenly one punched other and knocked him to the ground.
3. After fresh tea is made, she puts milk in the tea cup, then pours the tea and adds a little sugar before she tastes.
4. The couple who bought the old pub in Torbrex regarded as an opportunity to make money and enjoy themselves too.
5. I’m not sure why it was necessary to evacuate the whole airport, but there was discovered a knife in someone’s bag after they had gone through an electronic security check without being stopped.
III. Choose the best answer
1. The two girls often wear………………………..clothes.
A. each other B. each other’s C.themselves D. themselves’
2. Billy’s shoes look really dirty. Didn’t he bring clean.............................................?
A. one B. ones C. any D.some
3. You can’t carry all those boxes. I’ll get someone else to do .............................................for you.
A. - B. it C. so D. these
4. He came with his parents and two friends of.............................................
A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves
5. Have you had enough to eat, or would you like something………………….?
A. another B. else C. new D. other
IV. Add these adjectives to the text
Amazed amazing annoyed annoying bored boring interested interesting
Monday was a school holiday and, unfortunately, it rained all day, so the children kept telling me they were (1)…………., and there was nothing (2)………………to do at home. I was trying to write up some of my reports, but they kept interrupting me every five minutes and just became (3)… ………. I’m(4)… ……………..that their teachers can keep them busy and (5)… ……………in their lessons everyday. After only one morning with them, I was extremely(6)… ……………because of the constant noise and squabbling. I was ready to throw them out in the rain. Instead, I decided to take them to the cinema. It’s really (7)… ……………to see how calm they can become in a dark cinema. The film seemed rather (8) …… …………, but at least it kept them quiet.
V. Complete the following conversation with a suitable pronoun
Polly: Where is Martin?
Rupert: He’s ill. I spoke to (1)……………yesterday. He was feeling a bit sorry for(2)… ………….
Polly: Oh, poor Martin. And what about thetwins?
Peter: (3)… ………..came with Janet and me. (4)…… ………gave (5)… ………………a lift.
Janet: Yes, the twins came with (6)……………..in the car.
Tessa: I hope they are going to behave (7)………………….
Janet: Oh, I’m sure they will.
Rupert: (8)… ………..will be nice to have a dayout. (9)… …………..say it’s going to stay sunny.
Polly: I’m sure we’ll all enjoy (10)………………..
Peter: Where’s Anna?
Tessa: Oh, she’s here somewhere. I spoke to (11)………………a moment ago. She was standingright next to (12)…
VI. Complete the text with ONE suitable pronoun in each space.
(1)…… …… was on 20 September 1973 that Bobby Riggs met Billie Jean King on the tennis court. Of all the tennis matches until then, this was probably the(2)… ……….that attracted the most attention. Riggs had once been a champion, but at 55 he was getting rather old for top-class tennis. But he considered (3)… .. a better player than any woman. In fact, he thought women should go home and find (4)…………. useful to do in the kitchen. Billie Jean King, on the other hand, was a 29-year-old star of women’stennis and a feminist. Riggs thought that (5) …………..would be a good idea to play King. He wassure he could beat (6)… ………….. King agreed to play. (7)… …………was a lot of interest in the match, and more or less (8)… …………in the country was looking forward to (9)… …………..On the night of the match, (10)… …………..were over 30,000 people in the Houston Astrodrome. When Riggs and King came face to face with (11)… ……………other, they had 50 million people watching (12)… …………on TV. The match didn’t work out for Riggs, because Billie Jean King defeated (13)… ……………..6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
VII. Rewrite these sentences
1. This train is more convenient than all the others.
This train is…………………………………………………………
2. The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.
The kitchen…………………………………………………………
3. I am not as fit as you.
You…………………………………………………………
4. She works more slowly than me.
She is a…………………………………………………………
5. The table and the desk are the same size.
The table.……………………………………………………
6. Prices just get higher all the time.
Prices…………………………………………………………
7. The dress is cheaper than the skirt.
The skirt…………………………………………………………
8. This crossword is the easiest.
This crossword…………………………………………………………
9. Their excitement was increasing all the time.
They…………………………………………………………
10. I’ve never read a more romantic story.
It’s.……………………………………………………
VII. Choose the correct word or phrase
1. The airline says my luggage is too (heavy/heavily), and I have to pay extra.
2. She looked (angry/angrily) at the boy when he made that big mistake.
3. I find that movie really (fascinated/fascinating).
4. You need to try really (hard/hardly) if you want to be successful.
5. I couldn’t understand anything because he spoke too (fast/fastly).
6. All of us felt really (surprised/surprising) when she won the first prize.
7. She has been learning English very well (late/lately).
8. We all agree that she behaves very (bad/badly).
9. It is (certain/certainly) that our economy will improve soon.
10. She sings really (beautiful/beautifully).
