Practice Exercises 3

I. Choose the correct word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. coughs B. sings C. stops D. sleeps

2. A. signs B. profits C. becomes D. survives
3. A. walks B. steps C. shuts D. plays
4. A. wishes B. practices C. introduces D. leaves
5. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
6. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
7. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
8. A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D. filled
9. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred
10. A. tipped B. begged C. quarreled D. carried
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given.
11. If I _______ (do) well in the exam, my parents will buy me a laptop.

12. If my sister borrows my clothes again, I _______________ (scream)!

13. We’ll leave at 6 o’ clock if the weather ________ (be) bad.

14. They _________________ (not mind) if we’re a bit late this afternoon.

15. Sarah will be very annoyed if Dave _______________ (not call) her this evening.

16. If you _________________ (tell) me you were going to the beach, I’d have come with you.

17. If Dan had missed the plane, he ______________________ (be) very upset.

18. I’d have got you a present if I ______________ (know) it was your birthday.

19. If the car __________________ (not break down), I wouldn’t have been late.

20. If you _____________________ (not help), I wouldn’t have finished in time.

21. If I ___________(win), I’s buy my parents a new house.

22. If Steve paid more attention in class, he _______________ learn more.

23. If they had enough money, they ________________ (go) on a cruise ship.

24. If you met Tom Hanks, what _______ you _________ (ask) him?

25. __________ Bobby be upset if I didn’t invite him?

III. Rewrite the following sentences using the word given.

26. Sylvia doesn’t have enough money, so she can’t buy a new computer. (had)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
27. I think you should tell you parents the truth. (were)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
28. It wasn’t cold so we didn’t light the fire. (lit)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
29. The audience laughed because the joke was very funny. (wouldn’t have)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
30. Bob didn’t learn English in high school, so he doesn’t have many job opportunities. (learned)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
31. I believe you should have told her that you’re sorry for your action. (apologize) = sorry
 ___________________________________________________________________________________.
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
32. I need your advice on something. What _________ I do if mom asks me about that incident
today at school?

A. could B. should C. would D. may

33. I’ve been having swimming lessons and now I ________ swim really well.

A. could B. should C. can D. may

34. Please _________ I use your mobile phone. Mine doesn’t have any battery left.

A. could B. should C. might D. will

35. In Vietnam, especially in public schools, students ________ wear uniform every school day.

A. must B. has to C. can D. should

36. I know John lived in Tokyo, but I don’t think he _________ speak Japanese.

A. may B. can C. should D. must

37. Smoking isn’t allowed in the building. So you _________ smoke.

A. must B. mustn’t C. have to D. don’t have to

38. We were forced to wait for over 2 hours in the rain. It was so wrong that they ________ wait
for that long in the pouring rain.

A. Has to B. had to C. must D. don’t have to

39. You can contact them by either phone or e-mail. Therefore you ___________ phone them.

A. must B. have to C. don’t have to D. mustn’t

40. My grandfather _____ to start working when he was just 14 years old.

A. have B. had C. must D. mustn’t

HOMEWORK 2
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. If he ______________ the lottery last year, he ______________ rich now.

A. wins/ will be B. had won/would be C. won/would be D. have won/would be

2. If you ______________ the homework yesterday, you ______________ bonus today.

A. does/will get B. had done/would get C. had done/would D. done/would get

have got
3. If the kids had gone to school last Thursday, they ______________ to the library now.

A. would go B. will go C. could go D. A & C

4. If it ______________ last night, it would be cold this morning.

A. snowed B. had snowed C. have snowed D. was snowing

5. If Megan ______________ to you, she ______________ in trouble right now.

A. Had B. had listened/would C. had listened/would D. A & B

listened/would have be not be
be
6. If it had rained three hours ago, the streets ______________ wet now.

A. be B. will be C. would be D. would have be

7. If I ______________to the beach last weekend, I would be tired today.

A. have gone B. goes C. had gone D. A&B

8. If we had bought that ticket yesterday, we ______________ a lot of money now.

A. Will have B. may have C. would have had D. would have

9. If you had done all your homework last night, you ______________ games right now.

A. plays B. can play C. could play D. will play

10. If Mai had not gone out last week, she ______________ die now.

A. Will B. would C. could D. B&C

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

11. A. hear B. clear C. ear D. bear

12. A. heat B. treat C. beat D. break
13. A. university B. undo C. unit D. unique
14. A. new B. few C. sew D. nephew
15. A. sun B. sure C. sugar D. ensure
III. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern.

16. A. copy B. remove C. notice D. cancel

17. A. curriculum B. economics C. hesitation D. calculation
18. A. commit B. open C. index D. preview
19. A. conceal B. contain C. conserve D. conquer
20. A. comfort B. confide C. anxious D. struggle