Word Exercises

EXERCISES - ENGLISH 8
I. Give the past participle form of the following verbs.
be ……………………… go ……………………… see ………………………
know ……………………… want ……………………… write ………………………
eat ……………………… take ……………………… do ………………………
arrive ……………………… send ……………………… live ………………………

II. Put these words into sound groups: /t/, /d/, /id/
lived, wanted, shopped, checked, tried, needed, noticed, departed, arrived, worked, liked, organized, contacted, attended, brushed, concerned, celebrated.
/t/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......
/d/ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
/id/ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Choose the suitable word in brackets to fill in the blank.
1. Please let Helen ……………… with you. (go/ to go/ going/ goes)
2. The exam was quite ……………… we expected. (more easily/ more easy/ easier than/ easier as)
3. What’s ……………… film you’ve ever seen? (good/ better/ the best/ well)
4. He ……………… five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games. (wins/ won/ has won/ is winning)
5. The students are playing ……………… in the schoolyard. (happy/ happier/ happiest/ happily)
6. I’m going away ……………… a few days. (since/ in/ for/ during)
7. My friends suggested ……………… by bus. (to go/ go/ going/ goes)
8. She told me ……………… you this dictionary. (giving/ gave/ given/ to give)

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. He was the …………………………………… of the school after winning the contest. (proud)
2. Our country is rich in …………………………………… resources. (nature)
3. Disneyland is one of the famous areas of ……………………………………(entertain)
4. He had no …………………………………… for his absence. (explain)
5. How …………………………………… of you to break that cup! (care)
6. We live in a rather rich ……………………………………. (neighbor)
7. They are members of an international …………………………………… (organize)
8. Television is very …………………………………… nowadays. (popularity)

V. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words provided.
1. The last time I saw him was in 1985. (seen)
I haven’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. When did you begin to learn English? (learned)
How long …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Are you and Jane the same age? (old)
Are you as ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2.30 (earlier)
My friends ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. No one in the group is younger than Joanna. (youngest)
Joanna is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us. (told)
The gardener …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………