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Exercises

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 1
Circle the correct answer.
1.
May I have __________ cup of tea, please?
A. a
B. an
C. the
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

D. this

____________ what time do you get up?

A. On
B. In

C. To

D. At

The scouts climbed __________ the hill.

A. up
B. in

C. under

D. in front of

___________ ostrich can run very fast.

A. A
B. An

C. One

D. It

I ___________ going to Pulau Tioman with my uncle.

A. am
B. is
C. are

D. were

They ___________ making a tree house.

A. have
B. had

C. are

D. is

Do you want __________ biscuits?

A. some
B. a little

C. much

D. few

Zamri is a fast runner but his brother is ___________ .

A. fast
B. faster
C. fastest

D. fasting

A tiger is as ___________ as a lion.

A. strong
B. stronger

D. strength

C. strongest

Snow White was the _____________ of all.

A. fair
B. faire
C. fairest

D. fairly

A rubber tapper ___________ in a rubber estate.

A. work
B. works
C. worked

D. working

The fisherman ____________ many fish yesterday.

A. catch
B. catches
C. caught

D. catching

The gardener ____________ the plants this morning.

A. water
B. waters
C. watered

D. watering

Do you know ___________ to make a puppet with clay?

A. when
B. whose
C. how

D. which

They have been sleeping on this bed _________ last night.

A. since
B. for
C. at

D. to

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 2
Circle the correct answer.
1.
Father ___________ the newspaper every day.
A. buy
B. buys
C. buying
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

D. bought

_____________ do wild animals live?

A. Where
B. Who

C. Which

D. Whose

____________ camera is cheaper?

A. Which
B. Who

C. How

D. Where

____________ father is that?

A. What
B. Which

C. Who

D. Whose

Kamal and ___________ like collecting coins.

A. me
B. him
C. I

D. his

The girls washed __________ clothes this morning.

A. her
B. his
C. its

D. their

___________ is father going to?

A. What
B. Where

C. Which

D. How

___________ do you know her name?

A. Which
B. How

C. What

D. Whose

Azman gave me only ___________ old coins.

A. many
B. a little
C. much

D a few

How ___________ badges do you have?

A. much
B. a little

D. some

C. many

____________ of the boys are doing their homework.

A. Much
B. A little
C. Many

D. Some

____________ Aina in the room just now?

A. Am
B. Was
C. Were

D. Are

____________ is Halims address?

A. What
B. Where

D. When

C. How

Their parents have __________ to Mecca on a pilgrimage.

A. going
B. goes
C. gone

D. go

Mei Lans cousin likes to play _______ computer games most of the time.
A. to
B. at
C. on
D. with

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 3
Circle the correct answer.
1.
Dont add too ___________ sugar into my tea.
A. a little
B. a few
C. many

D. much.

2.

We __________ English at 9.15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

A. learn
B. learns
C. learned
D. learning

3.

The house is ____________ two coconut trees.

A. among
B. between
C. on

D. with

He kicked the ball and run after _____________ .

A. I
B. it
C. she

D. he

Jamal hid the sweets __________ the refrigerator.

A. at
B. on
C. in

D. to

Hamids father washes _________ car every Sunday.

A. him
B. his
C. her

D. their

4.
5.
6.
7.

The boys collect stamps. Among them, they have __________ stamps.
A. a little
B. many
C. much
D. more

8.

The fishmonger ___________ a lot of fish every day.

A. sells
B. sold
C. selling

D. to sell

____________ is that boys name?

A. What
B. Who

C. How

D. Whose

Salims pencil fell ___________ the floor.

A. in
B. at

C. on

D. down

The thief ran __________ the path.

A. under
B. down

C. at

D. over

9.
10.
11.
12.

The football match will begin ________ 6.00 oclock.

A. in
B. on
C. by

D. at

13.

Hashim will explain to you about the game ___________ he is the coach.
A. and
B. but
C. if
D. because

14.

How __________ is the sharpener? asked Faridah.

A. many
B. a lot
C. a few

D. much

___________ car belongs to your aunt? Salim asked.

A. When
B. Who
C. Whom

D. Which

15.

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 4
Circle the correct answer.
1.
The dog jumped ________ the fence after the cat.
A. above
B. over
C. between

D. behind

2.

Our headmaster sat __________ the teachers for the staff photograph.
A. between
B. above
C. down
D. behind

3.

There is __________ big frog under your chair.

A. a
B. an
C. it

D. the

__________ prettiest girl in my class is Fatin Nabilah.

A. These
B. A
C. An

D. The

We ran __________ the hill quickly.

A. in
B. under

C. down

D. at

Who sat ___________ you in the bus?

A. between
B. beside

C. on

D. at

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

There is a temple ___________ the school.

A. down
B. between
C. up

D. behind

I ___________ in Japan last week.

A. am
B. was

D. is

C. are

Rashid and his wife __________ late to work.

A. is
B. was
C. am

D. were

It is raining. We cant __________ home.

A. goes
B. go

C. went

D. going

I __________ always early to school.

A. is
B. am

C. are

D. were

Is a camel __________ than a cow?

A. bigger
B. big

C. biggest

D. the biggest

13.

That blind man uses a _____________ to help him move around.

A. wheel chair
B. baton
C. walking stick

14.

I didnt eat ____________ food this morning, so Im very hungry.

A. many
B. a lot
C. some
D. any

15.

He did not __________ a lot of cows in this farm.

A. rear
B. rears
C. reared

D. rearing

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 5
Circle the correct answer.
1.
The black box is as ___________ as the brown one.
A. heavy
B. heavier
C. heaviest
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

D. heavily

What ___________ the dogs eating?

A. is
B. are

C. am

D. was

___________ is the police station?

A. What
B. Where

C. Who

D. Whose

___________ came to see you this morning?

A. How
B. Which
C. Whose

D. Who

The children ___________ many rambutans last night.

A. eat
B. ate
C. eating

D. eats

Mr. Tan ___________ a big snake in the grass just now.

A. see
B. sees
C. saw

D. seeing

Sharmila broke ____________ spectacles.

A. she
B. his
C. he

D. her

Balkis and Batriha are twins. ___________ look alike.

A. He
B. We
C. They

D. She

We polished ___________ shoes.

A. us
B. our

D. theirs

C. ours

Kassim pushed ___________ bicycle up the hill.

A. his
B. him
C. her

D. he

I need only ___________ flour.

A. a little
B. many

D. a lot

C. much

How __________ salt did you put in the soup?

A. much
B. many
C. some

D. a little

13.

Some of the girl guides have not ___________ to the campsite before.
A. being
B. be
C. go
D. been

14.

Encik Hilimi ___________ us Bahasa Melayu and Music last year.

A. teach
B. teaching
C. taught
D. teaches

15.

Our neighbours are still _________ London. Theyll be back on Monday.

A. on
B. at
C. to
D. in

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 6
Circle the correct answer.
1.
The girl has ___________ key rings.
A. few
B. much
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

C. a little

D. many

Tommy can draw very well. _______ has many pictures.

A. I
B. She
C. He

D. We

Mariam usually __________ to sleep very late.

A. go
B. goes
C. went

D. going

__________ far can you jump?

A. How
B. When

D. Where

C. What

Salleh and Muthu are quarrelling. Ask ______ to stop.

A. him
B. her
C. them

D. us

Please give ________ some water. We are very thirsty.

A. me
B. him
C. us

D. her

Trees _________ us shade.

A. gave
B. gives

D. give

C. giving

I am going to Mecca ____________ plane.

A. by
B. on
C. with

D. in

Shamsi is very tired. He __________ to rest.

A. needs
B. needed
C. need

D. needing

To pluck the rambutans , Azmi _________ the tree.

A. climbing
B. climbed
C. climb

D. climbs

The new bridge is built _________ the two islands.

A. above
B. behind
C. between

D. down

Rani ____________ a lot of orange juice yesterday.

A. drinks
B. drink
C. drank

D. drinking

13.

_____ David _____ his friend Rahim attended the match yesterday.
A. Either, or
B. Neither, nor
C. Neither, or

14.

Pn Aini is a clerk ______ her husband is a teacher in a secondary school.

A. but
B. so
C. because
D. with

15.

They __________ us for the function next Monday.

A. joined
B. joins
C. joining

D. will join

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 7
Circle the correct answer.
1.
___________ did you go to Indonesia?
A. Where
B. Whose
2.

C. What

The naughty boy ate all __________ sandwiches.

A. my
B. me
C. he

D. How
D. she

3.

Azim gave away ________ packets of flour in his shop to the flood victims.
A. many
B. little
C. much
D. a few

4.

The farmer has __________ hens on his farm.

A. many
B. a little
C. much

D. some

The ice cream man has only _____ ice cream cones left.
A. a few
B. any
C. much

D. a little

_______ animal that you saw is ________ ant-eater.

A. The, an
B. An, an
C. An, the

D. A, the

Many of us travel ___________ school by bus everyday.

A. for
B. from
C. on

D. to

May I see the boy ___________ fell from the tree?

A. whom
B. whose
C. which

D. who

The horses ran out of the __________ with fright.

A. den
B. sty
C. kennel

D. stable

We spoke to the girl _________ and brought her back.

A. rudely
B. heavily
C. politely

D. lightly

Mr. Lim is a poor man but his brother is _____ than him
A. very poor
B. poor
C. poorest

D. poorer

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

You must be as brave as a _______ when you go into the jungle.

A. lion
B. cow
C. elephant
D. king

13.

Who ________ you about the incident last night?

A. told
B. tell
C. tells

D. telling

14.

Azimah and Shanti have been ________ chess since 10.00 a.m.
A. played
B. playing
C. plays
D. play

15.

It is too hot. __________ you should not go out and play now.
A. Because
B. But
C. With

D. Therefore

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 8
Circle the correct answer.
1.
Cant you see the aeroplane flying _______ our heads?
A. across
B. above
C. on
2.

Some ________ the prefects are at canteen now.

A. of
B. at
C. off

D. off
D. for

3.

_______ they shifted to their new house, they have not visited us.
A. So
B. For
C. Since
D. At

4.

Some of the birds in the __________ belong to them.

A. cage
B. hut
C. room

D. kennel

Our friends lent us __________ beds for the night.

A. theirs
B. their
C. them

D. they

The gift ______ I received from the teacher is a watch.

A. whom
B. whose
C. who

D. that

I dont want you to lean _________ the wet wall.

A. over
B. against
C. at

D. on

The girls can sing ________ they cannot dance.

A. but
B. because
C. or

D. for

Can you see a _________ of elephants over there?

A. swarm
B. herd
C. school

D. hive

I was so surprised when _______ called out my name.

A. him
B. his
C. himself

D. he

Can ______ come here to see me in the evening?

A. their
B. they
C. them

D. theirs

The pants _______ you gave does not fit me at all.

A. whom
B. who
C. that

D. whose

_________ we have something to eat? asked the boys.

A. Would
B. May
C. Have

D. Has

Mr. Tan _________ two big houses in Ipoh a few years ago.
A. had
B. have
C. has

D. having

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

_______ text book is ________ best we have seen. You can buy it.
A. The , a
B. The, the
C. The, an
D. A, the

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 9
Circle the correct answer.
1.
________ is the best film you have ever seen so far?
A. Whom
B. Which
C. Who
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

D. Whose

Sheila has a brother. He is __________ than her.

A. old
B. oldest
C. very old

D. older

Encik Ali is a __________. He looks after the bank every night.

A. watchman
B. farmer
C. banker

D. actor

Dont do your work ________. It will be untidy.

A. carefully
B. carelessly
C. seriously

D. soundly

I have not seen __________ helping them at all.

A. anymore
B. anyone
C. any

D. all

Halim told me, You can eat as ________ as you want.

A. many
B. a lot
C. much

D. few

How ________ books have you read so far?

A. a lot
B. many
C. plenty

D. much

8.

Can you see _______ orange and ________ papaya in the box?
A. the, an
B. a, an
C. an, an
D. an, a

9.

________ is the person I spoke to a few days ago?

A. Whose
B. Who
C. Whom

D. What

Do you know which is the ________ mountain in India?

A. very high
B. high
C. highest

D. higher

You are as handsome as a ________, said my friend.

A. prince
B. princess
C. angel

D. queen

Dont run _________ the road. The traffic is heavy.

A. over
B. into
C. across

D. at

10.
11.
12.
13.

The belt _________ you bought from the supermarket is of good quality.
A. whom
B. who
C. what
D. that

14.

Is Amarjit __________ than your brother, Kumar?

A. thin
B. thinner
C. very thin

15.

D. thinnest

Mr Ranjit _________ in his office when I went to see him yesterday.

A. was busy
B. is busy
C. am busy
D. busier

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 10
Circle the correct answer.
1.
I had to wash a big __________ of clothes yesterday.
A. loaf
B. bundle
C. bunch
2.

D. set

Amin and his brother usually __________ tuition class.

A. attending
B. attended
C. attends

D. attend

3.

I had to call the _________ because the lights were not working.
A. mechanic
B. electrician
C. engineer
D. plumber

4.

The ______ living mammal in the world is the elephant

A. bigger
B. biggest
C. very big

D. big

The sweets are as hard as _________. I cant bite them.

A. ice
B. wood
C. cotton

D. rock

Its nice to have a _________ of flowers on the table.

A. bouquet
B. flock
C. dozen

D. set

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

________ of your fathers friends are very rich.

A. Much
B. Plenty
C. A lot

D. Some

Stella and _______ cousins have gone to _______ house.

A. her, your
B. hers, your
C. hers, you

D. her, yours

I _______ go to the library in town to read.

A. again
B. forever
C. anymore

D. often

Are the boys still running on the __________ ?

A. hangar
B. storeroom
C. yard

D. field

Are you _______ teacher in _______ primary school?

A. an, a
B. the, the
C. the, an

D. a , a

Many of ________ relatives have migrated to China.

A. them
B. their
C. they

D. theirs

If you eat too _________, you will certainly put on weight.

A. a lot
B. many
C. much

D. some

14.

They waited __________ about an hour before deciding to return.

A. on
B. for
C. to
D. at

15.

Shall we take a flight _______ travel by train? asked Azam.

A. but
B. so
C. or

D. because

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 11
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

A swarm of bees flew off from the ___________.

A. nest
B. shell
C. hive

D. hole

Do _________ know where the new hospital is?

A. you
B. your
C. yours

D. her

__________ mother work as a nurse in this clinic?

A. Whom
B. Whose
C. Which

D. What

______ can we have a meeting for our club members?

A. Whom
B. Whose
C. What

D. When

All those people live _________ my house.

A. behind
B. between
C. in front

D. back

The little girl fell _______ the well when she was playing near it.
A. onto
B. into
C. over

D. for

I saw a ________ of dancers practicing on the stage.

A. troop
B. group
C. team

D. gang

I shall visit your uncle ________ I have the time.

A. so
B. if
C. from

D. or

Miss Lai Meng always dresses __________.

A. poorly
B. cleverly
C. heavily

D. neatly

How ________ of your goats were killed in the floods?

A. much
B. a lot
C. plenty

D. many

Do you have ________ friends in Ipoh? asked Hasbi.

A. many
B. a lot
C. much

D. little

She has the ________ expensive leather purse amongst us.

A. more
B. most
C. very

D. many

13.

The old woman shouted _______ as she could, but no one could hear her.
A. loud
B. as loud
C. louder
D. loudest

14.

If the postman_________, please give this parcel to him.

A. comes
B. come
C. came

D. coming

Puan Salmah is the _________ person Ive ever met in my life.

A. kind
B. kindest
C. as kind

D. kinder

15.

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 12
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.

Do you know ________ to make a pot with clay?

A. when
B. whose
C. which

D. how

They have been sitting on this bed ______ last night.

A. to
B. since
C. for

D. at

Their parents have _______ to Mecca on a pilgrimage.

A. going
B. goes
C. gone

D. go

4.

Azlins sister likes to play computer games _________ her friends.

A. on
B. at
C. with
D. to

5.

_________ car belongs to your father? asked Nazri.

A. Which
B. Who
C. Whose

D. Why

I didnt eat ________ food this morning so Im hungry.

A. many
B. a lot
C. some

D. any

The _________ did the wiring for the house last week.
A. technician
B. wireman
C. mechanic

D. fireman

Where did your mother buy these dresses _________?

A. to
B. for
C. from

D. at

We _________ know the answer for that difficult question.

A. doesnt
B. havent
C hasnt

D. dont

I was ________ to meet all of them after such a long time.

A. kind
B. polite
C. hungry

D. glad

Miss Tan is a proud woman but her sister is very ______

A. kind
B. polite
C. humble

D. rude

If you eat too ______ you will certainly put on weight.

A. a lot
B. much
C. many

D. some

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Is there _____ who has not paid up the school fees yet? asked Mrs Lim.
A. everyone
B. no one
C. someone
D. anyone

14.

Can ________ of you help me to carry these boxes to the classroom?

A. a lot
B. both
C. much
D. every

15.

I dont know ______ dog chased the boy this morning.

A. whom
B. which
C. that

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

D. who

Exercise 13
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

My father is ________ engineer in _________ Penang.

A. a, the
B. an, the
C. a, -

D. an, -

We are going to Cairo _________ aeroplane.

A. on
B. at
C. by

D. in

There is a river _________ my house.

A. under
B. in

D. at

C. behind

All _______ pupils in Year 6 are going for ______ picnic.

A. the, a
B. the, C. - , a

D. a, the

Encik Rahim always _______ to work at seven oclock.

A. going
B. go
C. is going

D. goes

My brother ________ two dictionaries.

A. has
B. have

C. is have

D. is has

The sun ________ shining brightly now.

A. was
B. are

C. is

D. am

My parents ________ for a show last night.

A. go
B. gone
C. went

D. goes

She ________ a cup of milk last night.

A. drinking
B. is drinking

C. drinks

D. drank

Sarah _______ a letter to her father last week.

A. is writing
B. writing
C. writes

D. wrote

11.

Suresh who is ________ honest boy is studying in ______ university.

A. a, a
B. the, an
C. an, the
D. an, -

12.

The small baby ________ the whole day.

A. was crying
B. were crying

13.

C. am crying

_______ you ashamed of yourself? Mrs Lam asked her son.

A. Arent
B. Isnt
C. Dont

D. is crying
D. Havent

14.

I _________ already finished cooking. You can have your lunch now.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. havent

15.

Dont spend unnecessarily ________ you have a lot of money.

A. because
B. but
C. so

D. unless

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 14
Circle the correct answer.
1.

We ________ our homework as soon as we have eaten our food.

A. shall do
B. are doing
C. did
D. do

2.

I ________ for the concert now.

A. am going
B. was going

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

C. is going

D. going

I was very thirsty so my mother gave ________ a drink.

A. I
B. mine
C. me

D. My

My uncle lives in Ipoh so I cannot visit ______ often.

A. her
B. she
C. him

D. he

_______ are going to the zoo. Would you like to join us?
A. He
B. She
C. We

D. I

The girls are already big. They can look after _______.
A. themselves
B. ourselves
C. yourself

D. herself

The cat likes to lick __________.

A. himself
B. herself

D. itself

C. ourselves

The child was sick ________ we took him to the clinic.

A. so
B. but
C. because

D. if

We enjoy swimming ________ they prefer reading.

A. but
B. because
C. and

D. or

The children did not go out ________ it was raining.

A. because
B. or
C. so

D. but

Pak Abu had to drive ________ because of the rain.

A. quickly
B. slowly
C. very loud

D. nicely

We cheered _________ when our team scored a goal.

A. loud
B. loudly
C. very loud

D louder

Puan Umi _________ the house. Dont disturb her now.

A. cleaning
B. is cleaning
C. cleaned

D. cleans

Have you ________ the coins and badges for me?

A. bringing
B. brings
C. bring

D. brought

My cousin ________ to Scotland before, said Encik Rahman.

A. been
B. being
C. has been

D. be

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 15
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

It was rather _________ of you to shout at your mother.

A. polite
B. rude
C. slow

D. nice

We need ________ time to answer all those questions.

A. more
B. many
C. much

D. few

The old man gave us ________ sugar just now.

A. much
B. many
C. few

D. a little

Puan Zaini gave the baby ________ milk to drink.

A. a little
B. a few
C. several

D. many

There were some ________ of bread left.

A. loaf
B. loafs

D. loave

C. loaves

I saw a _______ of monkeys jumping on the branches.

A. team
B. gang
C. swarm

D. troop

________ is the meeting?

A. Who
B. When

C. what

D. Why

The glass _________ a crack.

A. has
B. have

C. to have

D. having

The magician ______ I met yesterday is coming to our school.

A. who
B. whom
C. whose

D. which

She has done her work. Have you done _________ ?

A. you
B. our
C. their

D. yours

This is the man _______ daughter married a European.

A. who
B. whom
C. whose

D. which

The cobbler _________ the shoes tomorrow.

A. mend
B. was mending
C. will mend

D. mended

Is there ________ sugar left in the bottle?

A. a lot
B. some more

D. more

C. anymore

We _________ part in the singing contest next week.

A. takes
B. shall take
C. took

D. taken

I ________ taken my dinner. I dont want anymore food, said Azrin.

A. has
B. have
C. do
D did

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 16
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

We met Ani _______ hour ago at _______ Megamall.

A. an, the
B. -, the
C. the, a

D. a, the

The children saw ______ elephant in _______ zoo.

A. a, a
B. the, a
C. an, the

D. - , the

Rajus grandfather goes to work on ________ bicycle.

A. he
B. his
C. himself

D. him

Where did you go ________ Sunday?

A. at
B. on

D. in

C. by

We went ________ the Post Office ________ bus.

A. for, by
B. for, to
C. to, for

D. to, by

I was late for school _________ I missed the bus.

A. but
B. because
C. so

D. and

She hung the clock _________ the wall.

A. at
B. on

D. in

C. by

You may use the green dress _________ the red one?
A. but
B. or
C. for

D. so

My mother told us to do the work ________ .

A. several
B. carefully
C. sweetly

D. easily

The lady put ________ sugar into my drink.

A. some
B. a few
C. several

D. many

Swee Leng can run _________ than Larry.

A. fast
B. more fast
C. fastest

D. faster

Aishah is beautiful but her sister is _________.

A. big
B. small
C. ugly

D. short

13.

Cik Ramlah is the person _______ gave me this fountain pen as a gift.
A. who
B whose
C. which
D. whom

14.

Tomorrow is a holiday _________ we shall go for a swim.

A. but
B, because
C. so

D. or

_________ Mr Alfred is rich, he spends thriftily.

A. Because
B. But
C. Although

D. And

15.

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 17
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

A zebra ________ stripes on its body.

A. has
B. have

C. had

D. having

Please show me _______ way to ______ Kamals house.

A. a, B. the , C. the , the

D. an, a

Please do not be angry _______ me. It is not my fault.

A. to
B. at
C. on

D. with

Dila is afraid _______ go out in the dark.

A. of
B. to

D. from

C. for

I want to see either your father ______ mother.

A. or
B. if
C. and

D. but

He took about half an hour to climb _______ the hill.

A. on
B. at
C. for

D. up

_______ the concert, we returned home immediately.

A. But
B. After
C. Before

D. Since

Who is that lady? I have _______ seen her before.

A. sometimes
B. always
C. usually

D. never

He always looks happy _______ he is poor.

A. because
B. although
C. but

D. so

I have _______ idea on how to solve _______ problem.

A. an, the
B. the, the
C. an, a

D. a, an

We planned to meet ________ the foot of the hill.

A. far
B. at
C. on

D. in

Sally sold her typewriter _______ one hundred ringgit.

A. at
B. to
C. for

D. from

This dress is made ________ genuine wool, said the salesgirl.

A. on
B. of
C. to

D. at

_______ I help you to write the letter?

A. May
B. Would

D. Does

C. Do

I am tall but the ________ in my family is my brother, Ahmad.

A. taller
B, as tall
C. tallest

D. tall

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 18
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

She promised to lend me _______ racquet, didnt she?

A. she
B. her
C. hers

D. herself

Last night, he had a ________ dream.

A. pleasant
B. pleased

D. please

C. pleasing

Think _______ before you say anything to her.

A. patiently
B. carefully
C. correctly

D. softly

________ cant you play more quietly?

A. Why
B. How

D. What

C. Where

________ decided not to go to the circus after all.

A. Their
B. They
C. Them

D. Theirs

My drawing is __________ than yours.

A. very bad
B. worse

C. worst

D. bad

He is ___________ at us.
A. laughing
B. laughed

C. laughs

D. laugh

________ neighbour come to chat with us every day.

A. Our
B. Theirs
C. Ours

D. Them

Hashim brought ________ colourful feathers to school.

A. few
B. some
C. much

D. a lot

A puma does not have ________ spots on its body.

A. any
B. some
C. much

D. a few

______ people were sitting around the campfire.

A. Plenty
B. A lot
C. Many

D. Any

The ostrich _______ a long neck and long legs.

A. had
B. has
C. have

D. having

13.

What will you give me _____ I answer all the questions correctly?
A. for
B. but
C. if
D. so

14.

Dont stand _______ of me. You are blocking my view.

A. behind
B. beside
C. near

15.

D. in front

The driver of the car sped ______ after knocking the old man down.
A. off
B. of
C. on
D. to

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 19
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

It _______ fun to watch small children playing.

A. is
B. are
C. am

D. were

He expected us _________ him all the answers.

A. telling
B. tells
C. to tell

D. tell

________ she always tear the magazines?

A. Do
B. Does
C. Did

D. Didnt

If you ________ come down from the tree, I will climb up.
A. do
B. doesnt
C. does

D. dont

Someone has _______ the book which I bought.

A. steal
B. stole
C. steals

D. stolen

There is a school in front of the _______ of houses.

A. row
B. group
C. troop

D. flock

_________ we play with you?

A. Does
B. Was

D. Could

C. Are

As I ________ down the stairs, I tripped and fell.

A. was coming
B. is coming
C. come

D. comes

Tomorrow ________ the happiest day of my life.

A. will be
B. was
C. were

D. will

The girls will meet us ______ the T-junction

A. in
B. at
C. on

D. for

Rahim wanted _______ your magazine yesterday.

A. to borrow
B. borrowed
C. borrows

D. borrow

He goes _________ every evening after school.

A. cycling
B. cycled
C. to cycle

D. cycles

13.

The headmaster ________ at Imran because he was too mischievous.

A. shouting
B. shout
C. shouted
D. shouts

14.

Cik Rogayah ________ us the fruits a few days ago.

A. send
B. sends
C. sent

15.

Encik Ali will ________ us sometime next week.

A. be visiting
B. visit
C. visits

D. sending
D. visited

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 20
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Why is he afraid _______ cockroach?

A. of
B. to

C. at

D. for

How _______ do you go to the dentist?

A. always
B. often

C. never

D. many

The men tried to catch the dog ______ it was too fast for them.
A. because
B. and
C. so

D. but

The exhibition was held _______ a public holiday.

A. in
B. on
C. by

D. at

Mr Tan spoke _______ because he was annoyed with us.

A. very angry
B. angrily
C. angry

D. anger

It is _______ to cycle fast down the hill.

A. dangerous
B. dangerously

D. danger

C. to danger

I hope _______ patience and hard work will pay off.

A. me
B. mine
C. myself

D. my

Please stop that big boy from bullying ________ .

A. us
B. we
C. our

D. ours

All of us listen attentively to _______ exciting story.

A. he
B. him
C. himself

D. his

To _______ do you talk when you have problems?

A. which
B. who
C. what

D. whom

You are like your mother in ________ ways.

A. many
B. much
C. plenty

D. a little

How ______ must I pay for this food?

A. few
B. many

D. some

C. much

Did your sister _______ to you from China?

A. wrote
B. writes
C. write

D. writing

Puan Zaiton usually _________ us to be sincere and polite.

A. advised
B. advise
C. advises

D. advising

Mrs Chin cut up the meat ________ a sharp knife.

A. by
B. with
C. on

D. for

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 21
Circle the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

The boy ________ blew the candles on the cake.

A. sadly
B. happily
C. worriedly

D. angrily

The baby is sleeping, please talk ________.

A. loudly
B. fiercely
C. softly

D. rudely

To keep healthy, the doctor advised him to exercise ___.

A. kindly
B. nicely
C. soundly

D. regularly

We greet our elders _______ when we meet them.

A. politely
B. loudly
C. rudely

D. badly

The soldiers fought ______ against the enemies.

A. willingly
B. happily
C. bravely

D. greedily

Please give _______ these test papers.

A. out
B. in

D. of

C. on

Open the window to let ________ the fresh air.

A. into
B. in
C. of

D. onto

We kept walking fast ________ we reached the campsite.

A. until
B. since
C. to

D. before

Every evening, we run _________ the field a few times.

A. across
B. over
C. around

D. above

________ they know the name of this town?

A. Dont
B. Doesnt
C. Hasnt

D. Havent

Can you reach the airport ________ 4.30 p.m. today?

A. on
B. by
C. at

D. in

12.

Some of _______ cousins have been studying in Ipoh since 1980.

A. our
B. ours
C. we
D mine

13.

I think the girls can tidy up the room __________.

A. herself
B. themselves C. ourselves

14.
15.

D. myself

Mr and Mrs Samy _______ have any children.

A. doesnt
B. hasnt
C. dont

D. havent

There was a lot of food to eat ________ all of us.

A. from
B. of
C. to

D. for

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 22
Circle the correct answer
1.
2.
3.

The girl behaves rudely ________ she is from a very rich family.
A. even though
B. though
C. as though

D. from

Most green vegetables and fruits ________ vitamin C.

A. had
B. has
C. have

D. having

The training was so tough _________ I could not take it.

A. who
B. which
C. whom

D. that

4.

The weather is too hot _________ all of you must stay indoors.
A. so
B. but
C. with
D. because

5.

How _______ you know the way to that remote village?

A. does
B. do
C. did

D. have

6.

Swee Meng couldnt run anymore ________ she was very tired.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. or

7.

It is raining ________ I feel warm.

A. as
B. since

C. yet

D. even

8.

_______ the programme started, I have been feeling sleepy.

A. For
B. Since
C. Yet
D Even

9.

Rokiah is the eldest in her family but the _______is Yaakub.

A. oldest
B. youngest
C. largest
D. smallest

10.

Is he the person _______ complained about the food?

A. whose
B. whom
C. who

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

D. why

Are you the new president _______this society?

A. on
B. to
C. off

D. of

I dont know _______ Im feeling so tired nowadays.

A. why
B. what
C. which

D. when

Encik Fadil ________ a meeting for all of us soon.

A. having
B. had
C. have

D. will have

My father _______ the manager of this estate ten years ago.

A. am
B. is
C. was

D. were

Sally is an intelligent girl ________ she is lazy.

A. because
B. but
C. and

Name: __________________________

D. or

Date:___________

Exercise 23
Circle the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

I cant see _________ the glass. It is opaque.

A. over
B. across
C. above

D. through

______ poster that you drew was ______ excellent one.

A. An, the
B. The, an
C. The, a

D. A, the

How ________ they travel such a distance on their bicycles?

A. did
B. does
C. done

D. have

A week ago, there ________ a big function in this town.

A. was
B. is
C. are

D. were

_______ animal that you see is _______ ant-eater.

A. The, an
B. A, an
C. A, the

D. An, the

Many of us travel ________ school by bus.

A. from
B. for
C. on

D. to

May I see the boy ________ fell from the tree?

A. which
B. whom
C. whose

D. who

Cant you see the aeroplane flying __________ our heads?

A. across
B. on
C. above

D. off

Some ________ the prefects are at the canteen now.

A. at
B. of
C. off

D. for

10.

________ they shifted to their new house, they have not visited us.
A. For
B. So
C. At
D. Since

11.

I did not buy anything from the supermarket ______ the things there were
expensive.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. or

12.

I was surprised when ________ called out my name so loudly.

A. him
B. his
C. he

D. her

Can _________ come here to see me in the evening?

A. their
B. them
C. they

D. theirs

If you lean _______ the blackboard, you may dirty your dress.
A. at
B. against
C. by

D. on

The shopkeeper lives in ________ the orchard and the mosque.

A. beside
B. along
C. over

D. between

13.
14.
15.

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 24
Circle the correct answer
1.

There werent _________ people at the gathering last night.

A. many
B. a lot
C. some
D. a few

2.

I need a _______ of playing cards to do this trick that my Aunt taught me.
A. pack
B. collection C. bundle
D. string

3.

Please give me a _________ of glue, Arif asked Zainab.

A. tube
B. box
C. dozen

D. packet

He is very rough. He does his work __________.

A. carefully
B. slowly
C. gracefully

D. roughly

She took the books _________ I left on the canteen table.

A. who
B. whom
C. whose

D. which

Mr Muthu, ________ owns the house, will be here tomorrow.

A. who
B. whom
C. whose

D. which

Who is the boy with the _________ hair in the class?

A. short
B. longer
C. shorter

D. longest

________ were they doing in the classroom yesterday?

A. Why
B. When
C. What

D. Where

Sally __________ an eraser at the bookshop last night.

A. buy
B. buys
C. bought

D. buying

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

I _________ to eat durians and rambutans .

A. like
B. likes
C. to like

D. liking

Swee Meng __________ at ten oclock every night.

A. slept
B. sleeps
C. sleep

D. sleeping

Mammals _________ their young.

A. feed
B. feeds

D. feeding

C. fed

The boys often __________ football after school.

A. play
B. plays
C. playing

D. played

Mr and Mrs Tan ___________ English every day.

A. taught
B. teach
C. teaches

D. teaching

A few boys always ___________ late to school.

A. came
B. comes
C. coming

D. come

Name: __________________________ Date:___________

Exercise 25
Circle the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Jimmy __________ back to do his homework every day.

A. stayed
B. stay
C. stays

D. staying

Lily and her friends ___________ the National Zoo yesterday.

A. visiting
B. visited
C. to visit

D. visit

Amin likes swimming ________ he does not like jogging.

A. and
B. because
C. but

D. so

They are sad _________ they lost the race.

A. or
B. if
C. because

D. and

Encik Ramli parked his car _________ a lorry and a motorcycle.

A. along
B. through
C. between

D. under

The children are sitting __________ the tree.

A. over
B. under
C. on

D. at

Halim is as _________ as Rahim.

A. fat
B. fatter

C. fattest

D. very fat

Kumari shuts the door ___________ .

A. badly
B. quietly

C. gracefully

D. heavily

There are many _________ trees behind our school.

A. long
B. tall
C. fat

D. heavy

I did not _________ any stamps at the post office just now.
A. buying
B. bought
C. buy

D. buys

Amri _________ his bicycle two days ago.

A. lost
B. loose
C. loosing

D. to loose

Chee Seng _________ at 11 oclock last night.

A. sleeps
B. slept
C. sleeping

D. sleep

I ________ to attend tuition classes every Saturday.

A. had
B. having
C. has

D. have

She seldom __________ her homework in the afternoon.

A. do
B. does
C. did

D. doing

The tiger __________ out of the jungle every night.

A. comes
B. come
C. coming

D. came