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Gram 1 Yay Elave
Gram 1 Yay Elave
1.Such clothes is good for travelling.2.Woolen clothes keep us warm in cold weather.3.The glass of the
windows are broken.4.Glass is used for making lamps.5.How many luggage do you have ?6.A suitcase is a
piece of luggage.7.Can you give me another scissors?8.These scissors are not sharp.9.These furniture
doesn’t suit my flat.10.A fridge is a piece of furniture where we keep food.
l1.Mary is ... student than her sister. (good; a much better ; more better)
2.The Alps are ... than the Urals.(more higher; highest,higher)
3.This park is ... in our town.(beautiful; the most beautiful; a beautiful)
4.Jane speaks Italian ... than English.(much better; best; more much better)
5.Is the word “newspaper ” ... than the word “book”.(a long; a much longer; longer)
6.A nurse should be ... a doctor.(more patient than; patiently as; more patiently)
7.On average men do not live ... women in the world.(longest; as long as; longer)
8.Ali’s bicycle costs twice ... Ahmed’s.(more than; as much as;as many as)
9.Henry , a friend of mine lives ... than my other friends.(further; far; farthest)
10.Come to the park with me.If you are ..., you will feel ... .(alone ,alone; lonely,alone; alone,lonely)
1. Look at … sky. It is covered with … dark clouds. 2. It was very pleasant to live in … country in
… summer. … weather was fine and it seldom rained. 3. How lovely … night is! 4. When spring
comes … sun shines brighter, … snow melts, … days become longer. 5. Winter is … good time for
sport. 6. On … Sunday my friend and I usually go to … country. 7. … fog is so dense that it is
difficult to walk. 8. My friend is … very good chess-player. 9. In … summer we lived in … country
and went up to … town by train. 10. Tomorrow is … Sunday.
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given nouns:
Chair, job, progress, luggage, furniture, permission, information, work, hair,
experience (Use each noun only one time)
1.I don’t have much --------.Just two small bags.2.They are going to tell you all you want to know.
They are going to give you a lot of--------.3.There is room for everybody to sit down. There are a lot
of-------4.We have no-------, not even a bed, or a table.5.”What does Alan look like? ”He’s got a long
beard and very short------.6.Carla’s English is very bad. She must make-------.7.George is
unemployed. He’s looking for a-------.8.If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for------.9.I
don’t think Ann will get the job. She hasn’t got enough------.10.Shakespeare’s-------are wonderful.
1. There is … milk in the glass. 2. There are very … apples in the bag but there are not … pears. 3.
There are … tomatoes in the fridge. 4. How … sugar is there in the sugar- bowl? 5. Is there … butter in
the fridge? – No, there isn’t … butter in it. 6. How … eggs are there in the fridge? There are not … but
there is very … cheese in it. 7. Are there … bananas on the table? – Yes, there are … bananas on it. 8. We
have read … books on this subject. 9. Have you found … interesting stories in this magazines? 10. There
are … fruit-trees in their garden but there aren’t … flowers there.
I.Fill in: The, a, an or --- (leave blank)
1. Do you go to __________ church on Sundays?2. This is __________ man I told you about.3. This is
exactly __________ job I was looking for.4. __________ Trafalgar Square is near __________ Charing
Cross Station.5. __________ little knowledge is __________ dangerous thing.6. __________ philosophers
seem to think that life is __________ mystery.7. I need time to think about __________ offer you made.
8. I can’t play __________ piano but I can play __________ guitar.9. There was __________ time when I
enjoyed __________ skating.10. The worst part of living in a tent is __________ lack of space.
1. This room is very large. 2. There is a match in the box. 3. Does this lady have a knife? 4. There is a
man and a woman in the street. 5. This lady is that gentleman’s wife. 6. This shoe is too large for my foot.
7. The child is sitting on the bench. 8. My tooth is white. 9. This key is made of steel. 10. A potato is a
vegetable and a cherry is a fruit.
I. Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives,
pronouns and numerals)
1.You have had ----- most distinguished career.2.This was ------ most painful thought of all.3.------
mother and I are planning to go to – country for – few days 4.It was ------- cold, windy evening and
there were --- few people in ------Park. 5.Of all those to who me he appealed one was actually not in
------ position to do anything for him; another was afraid; ---- third was calculating eagerly to drive
---- hard bargain; ---- fourth was deliberate, anxious to have much time.6. Two people would have to
hold – chair, and ----- third would help him up on it, and ----- fourth would hand him ---- nail, and –
fifth would pass him up – hammer. 7.He had put himself in--- most unsatisfactory position, politically
and socially.8.She was – most beautiful young girl; ----- most beautiful girl he had ever seen.9.---
most of ---- women had flowers or little black feathers sticking up in their hair.10.I started relating ---
most interesting anecdote, but was some – what surprised to observe, that nobody was paying –
slightest attention to me whatever.
1. She had --------- children of the own family in her house, and ------- children of other people.
2. I don’t want ----- money.
3. He sat there, like ----- unhappy little animal.
4. A few had gone beyond the gate ----- were shouting hoarsely, and waving.
5. You are ----- now, and don’t let ----- forget it.
6. How can ----- who has traveled so much be so appallingly juvenile, he wondered?
7. In a town of a sensible size you had a good chance of meeting ----- you, were looking for.
8. He was wearing a dinner - jacket, unlike ----- at the supper – party.
9. The word “Germans” was ----- to be frightened at.
10. We did not want to have ----- to do with the Germans.
1. I have … time, so I can’t go with you. 2. He has … English books. 3. There is … ink in my pen.
4. There are … bears in the Zoo. 5. Tom Candy was the son of the poor family and had very …
clothes. 6. There is … too soup in my plate. 7. The children returned from the wood very sad because
they had found very … mushrooms. 8. There was too … light in the room, and I could not read. 9.
There are very … people who don’t know that the earth is round. 10. I know very … little about this
writer.
II. Complete the sentences with myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself, ourselves, and themselves.
1. I’ll give you the money to buy the trees, but you have to plant them … . 2. We’d like to make the
shelves … . 3. The work … is not difficult, but we simply haven’t got the time to do it. 4. The
tents … were small, but there was a big building where we could play or read when the weather is
rainy. 5. Buy some fruit and take some of for … . 6. The old man was walking up the street talking
to … . 7. I always draw the pictures for our wall newspaper … . 8. How do you know the things?
– ‘Ann told me everything … .’ 9. Nobody wants to go with me, so I’ll go by … . 10. I hear you
are going to Paris. I hope you will enjoy …
III. Point out conjunctive, relative, and interrogative pronouns.
1.She was heartily sick of London fog and cold and soot and messy open fires which fill the room with .dust
but don’t warm it.2.“Who is that girl with yellow hair and dark eyes?” he asked.3.You see, Tom, you are
what women consider a good – looking man.4.Who could tell what his son’s circumstances really were?
5.You don’t want to do anything that you’ll be sorry for.6.A man is mostly what you want to see in
him.7.What do you expect me to believe?8.She rises with an air of one who waits and is almost at the end of
her patience.9.It was evident, indeed, that she wished me to drop the subject, which I did
accordingly.10.Several times their eyes accidentally met, and then there poured into hers such a flood of
feeling as she had never experienced.
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given nouns:
Chair, job, progress, luggage, furniture, permission, information, work, hair, experience (Use each noun
only one time)
1.I don’t have much --------.Just two small bags.2.They are going to tell you all you want to know. They
are going to give you a lot og--------.3.There is room for everybody to sit down. There are a lot
of-------.4.We have no-------, not even a bed, or a table.5.”What does Alan look like? ”He’s got a long
beard and very short------.6.Carla’s English is very bad. She must make-------.7.George is unemployed.
He’s looking for a-------.8.If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for------.9.I don’t think Ann
will get the job. She hasn’t got enough------.10.Shakespeare’s-------are wonderful.
III.Choose the correct sentences.
1.Paper money have been used for thousand years.2.Children are fond of making paper things.3.My
uncle bought a beautiful glass vase.4.How many juice did you drink?5.Mother’s hands were covered
with a flour.6.These is another bag of flour in the cupboard.7.This sort of flower is used for making
bread. 8.Did you use many flour for the cake?9.These news was unexpected for me.10.Have you got
any news from your uncle?
I. Read the following sentences and state whether the boldfaced words are prepositions,
adverbs or conjunctions.
1.He hadn’t thought of that before. 2. A comes before B in the alphabet. 3. He had better not come
after. 4. The children ran outside. 5. She opened the door and went in. 6. We were admitted to the
pavilion by the security. 7. Ann slapped down the ruler in satisfaction. 8. He sat down on the edge
of the bed. 9. This is a story about elephants. 10. There is a lot of flu about .
II.Write the correct form of the pronouns.
1.There are two apples on the plate .Do not take this one , take ... .(another; the other; the others)
2.If you think ... ,you’ll give me the right answer. (a lot of; few; a little)
3.Is there ... time left? (a lot; a few ; much)
4.He is hungry .Let him eat ... .(little; a little; many)
5.Is there ... strange in ... I am saying?(anything , what; nothing,that; anything ,that)
6.The information is important ,so ... is interested in ... .
(everything ,it ; everybody , it; nobody, them)
7.Have ... tried the cakes ... I baked for ...?(they, that, his ; you , which ,you; he ,whose,him)
8.He did not bring me ... water, though I asked him to bring me ... .
(Any, some; no, some; any a few)
9.Can ... of you help ... ? (every,my ; any,they ; any, them )
10.I know ... about it, but I know ... who can tell us .
(nothing, someone ; nothing, something; all, some )
III. Write the correct preposition.
1.She is too fond ... looking ... himself... mirrors.
2.A new bridge is being built ... the River Niger.
3.My father puts his car ... the garage ... front of the house ... every night.
4.Most burglaries take place ... nights ... our city.
5.We went ... our grandparents ... Christmas to congratulate ... their holiday.
6.The old man hoped to return ... New York ... a year.
7.Now that he is ... seventy, he is going ti retire ... his work.
8.The socks he is wearing were made ... hand .
9.I feel very sorry ... Fred , the things are not going well for him nowadays .
10.Most of Dickens ‘ novels have been translate ... English ... Russian.
I. Read the following sentences and state whether the boldfaced words are prepositions,
adverbs or conjunctions.
1.She has a good attitude towards her job. 2.The squirrel ran along the wall. 3.He pointed out
various landmarks as we drove along. 4. He has been working in a bank since leaving school. 5.
Don’t stop, just drive by. 6. We apologized for our absence. 7. I haven’t seen her since we parted. 8.
Before I made a decision, I thought carefully about it. 9. It was the first time I had had visitors since
I had moved to London. 10. We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families.
II. Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives,
pronouns and numerals)
1.You have had ----- most distinguished career.2.This was ------ most painful thought of all.3.------
mother and I are planning to go to – country for – few days 4.It was ------- cold, windy evening and
there were --- few people in ------Park. 5.Of all those to who me he appealed one was actually not in
------ position to do anything for him; another was afraid; ---- third was calculating eagerly to drive
---- hard bargain; ---- fourth was deliberate, anxious to have much time.6. Two people would have to
hold – chair, and ----- third would help him up on it, and ----- fourth would hand him ---- nail, and –
fifth would pass him up – hammer. 7.He had put himself in--- most unsatisfactory position, politically
and socially.8.She was – most beautiful young girl; ----- most beautiful girl he had ever seen.9.---
most of ---- women had flowers or little black feathers sticking up in their hair.10.I started relating ---
most interesting anecdote, but was some – what surprised to observe, that nobody was paying –
slightest attention to me whatever.
III Choose the correct form of adjectives and adverbs.
1. Which building is the … in London?(highest; a high; more high)
2. The Volga is … river than the Mississippi.(shorter; a shorter; shortest)
3. Asia is … than Australia.(a large; a larger; larger)
4. It is … mistake he has ever made, but he was not ashamed o it.
(the baddest; worse; the worst)
5. Today the streets are not … as they used to be .(clean; so clean; cleaner)
6. After the operation his grandfather could… walk.(hardly; hard; easy)
7. Do you have … experience to apply for this job?(still; enough; already)
8. Students , this is a very difficult theme. You must listen to it … .
(attentively; attentive; more attentive)
9. My students know English very … , and they can translate any texts … .
(good, easily; well, more easy; well, much more easily)
10. Some years ago my brother was not tall … to join the police.(enough ; too; during)
IV. Choose the correct sentences.
1.There is some deer in our forests. 2.There are a few deer in our forests.3.There is a lot of deer in
our forests.4. If the police come here again , I ‘ll call you.5.These students’ answers are better than
yours.6.These students’ answer is better than yours.7.This students’ answer is better than yours.8.At
the end of the year most students have a lot of work to do.9.At the end of the year most students
have much works to do.10.Susan decided to give good advice to her pupils before starting the lesson.
V. Write the correct form of the pronouns.
1.When I came in … were on the table, but … was touched (all, nobody; all, nothing; some
,nothing ) 2. No doubt , if you help … , you’ll be successful. (another, each other, other)3.… student
had …own computer.(all, her; no, theirs; each ,his) 4.It is not … fault but ….(his ,my; your ,our;
your, mine) 5.I want to give back the money … … borrowed. (what, I; which ,I; that, your) 6. …
never forgets to comb … hair in the morning. (they, their; he ,him; she ,her)7.Try to correct …
mistakes … .(your, yourselves; your ,himself; my, yourself)8.No … proposal at the meeting was as
useful as … .(another, ours; other, mine; any, our) 9.… of these magazines are interesting , you may
take …of them. (both, either; neither, both; all, every) 10.You should see … as … see … .(us,
everybody ,us; yourselves ,others, you ; us ,everything)
I. Read the following sentences and state whether the boldfaced words are prepositions,
adverbs or conjunctions.
1.He hadn’t thought of that before. 2. A comes before B in the alphabet. 3. He had better not come
after. 4. The children ran outside. 5. She opened the door and went in. 6. We apologized for our
absence. 7. I haven’t seen her since we parted. 8. Before I made a decision, I thought carefully about
it. 9. It was the first time I had had visitors since I had moved to London. 10. We listened eagerly, for
he brought news of our families.
II. Write the correct form of the pronouns.
1. ... shortened ... trousers because ... thought ... were too long. (Our,our,she,they; She ,her, she,
they;They ,his he, her )
2.... are very excited about ... holiday plans.(They,them; She,her; We ,our )
3.... mother gets very angry with ... when ... bite ... nails.(his,him,he ,his;my ,me,I,my; Their ,her ,she
,her)
4.There are a lot of peaches on the table.This one is good,so take ... peach.(the others’;other’s; the other)
5.... knows a lot about Britain and ... history.(They,their; he,him; She ,its)
6.The lady knew ... about mushrooms and asked me if ... were not poisonous.
(something,them; nothing, they; a lot of ,they)
7.... mother is a teacher , and what about ...?(hers,himself; our,mine; my,yours)
8.Tom is a friend of ...(my; their; mine)
9.Alexander Bell is the man ... invented the telephone.(who; whose;whom)
10.I do not expect ... to answer this difficult question.(their; hers;them)
III. Put the correct article.
1.It was … night, … warm summer night, when the UFO appeared in … sky.2.– What … lovely
weather it is!; - Yes, … weather is getting better and better.3.To tell … truth, … advice you gave me,
helped a lot.4.Khayala wishes to study at … Oxford University after graduating … school5.… Little
Linda became … member of Wilson’s family.6.… New York is … city with … population of more
than eight million people in … USA.7.… Doctor Priestly liked the coast because … weather was
wonderful, … sun shone all day and we had … good time.8.… death of … Prime Minister left his
party without … leader.9.He sometimes goes to … prison to give … lectures on human
rights.10.Jack, … talented journalist, who lives in … Hague, works as … translator for … “Times” in
Robert’s office.
IV. Choose the correct sentences.
1. I have read today’s newspaper.2.We see five woman and men in the yard.3.Mary’s umbrella is quite
old.4.They were born on the same day.5.Please, come to the blackboard and write exercise 12.
6.Browns have a nice house.The house is not large but comfortable.7.Please return book as soon as
possible.8.He read the letter. It was short letter, ther was only one sentence in it.9.She said that there
was a lot of snow in their village.10.The little girl asked her mother not to be cross with her.
V. Choose the correct form of adjectives and adverbs.
1.Yesterday I had …time than I have today.(Fewer: a little ; much less) 2.This is… story I have ever
heart from you.(more interesting; the most interesting; an interesting) 3.Now we have …spare time
than we had last year.(much; a few; more) 4.It is…in our garden in summer.(well; nicely; beautiful)
5.The days with you are the …days of my family.(happy; happier; happiest)
6.This morning the traffic was very bad and I could get to work 20 minutes … .(earlier; late; later)
7.The workers must …be late to work, must they?(usually; never; always) 8.Before picking the
flowers up the girl smelt them … .(deep; deeply; deeper) 9.Although my grandfather is 87 years
old ,he is … active.(still; already; before) 10.I warned my brother not to go up the ladder, as it did not
look…(safely; more safely; safe)