ENGLISH STUDY GUIDE: UNITS 1, 2, 3 2nd GRADE SEC.

Teacher Rosa Barcácel

Name: ___Aalyah Rodríguez __ Date: ____12/1/23___

I. Circle the adjective or the adverb to complete each sentence.

1. My classmate is a __nice___ person. [ nice / nicely ]

2. I can speak Spanish very ___well___. [ good / well ]

3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint __beautiful____ pictures. [ beautiful / beautifully ]

4. Mr. Smith looked ___angrily_____ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]

5. Of course, I was _happy_ when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]

6. The music is too ___loud___. Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]

7. My friends all tell me that I sing __badly_. [ bad / badly ]

8. The thief ____quietly_____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]

9. The cat waited __silently___ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]

10. My cousin always walks very ___quickly__. [ quick / quickly ]

II. An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Circle the adverb that describes the verb.
1. My grandpa snored loudly. 4. George, will you come here?

2. Chloe played on the beach yesterday. 5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.

3. I will visit my friend tomorrow. 6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.

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7. Neil stopped suddenly and listened. 9. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.

8. Nathan stamped his feet angrily. 10. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

III. Write the past simple form of the verbs.

1. take ___took__ 6. wake ____woke_____

2. give ____gived____ 7. ride __rode________

3. go _____went______ 8. have ___had__

4. drink ___drank__ 9. buy ____bought_____

5. think ___thought______ 10. eat __ate___

IV. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

1. I (eat)____ate__ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ____Did___ Helen (drive)____drive____ to work? B: Yes, she __did____.

3. My neighbor (buy)____bought____ a new car last week.

4. They (go)____went___ to Italy on their last summer holiday.

5. A: ______Did_____ they (swim)_____swim___ at the beach? B: No, they ___didn’t ___.

6. My family and I (see)____saw__ a comedy movie last night.

7. First, we (do)___did___ exercise, and then we (drink)___drank__ some water.

8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___ bit___ my hand.

V. Write the Past Simple of each verb in the correct column.

open marry like try bake stop mix plan repeat worry decide travel

-ed -d -ied double consonant + -ed

opened Liked Married Stopped

Mixed Baked Tried Planned

Traveled Decided Worried Travelled

VI. Write the questions. Then answer them.

1. you / watch TV / last night

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 Q.: Did you watch TV last night?
A.: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

2. your friends / play football / yesterday

Q___Did your friends played football yesterday?____________

A.: ____No, they didn’t_________________________________

3. your mum / bake / a cake / last weekend

Q.: _When yogur mom bale a cake? Last weekend?_

A.: __No, last month_______

4. you / phone / a friend / an hour ago

Q.: _________Did you gave your cell phone to a friend an hour ago?

A_Yes, I did_

VII. Write the sentences below in their negative forms.

1. He went to school yesterday. _________________________________________________________________________

2. They ate lunch at the cafeteria. _______________________________________________________________________

3. My sister played basketball with her friends. ____________________________________________________________

4. I read a newspaper on the train. ______________________________________________________________________

5. It rained last week. _________________________________________________________________________________

6. I felt sick, so I saw a doctor. __________________________________________________________________________

VIII. Write your own instructions for any procedure you like, using the sequence words provided.

1. First, _____________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Next,_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

3. After that, ________________________________________________________________________________________.

4. When ___________________________________________________________________________________________.

5. Once ____________________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Finally, ___________________________________________________________________________________________.

IX. Complete the sentences below. Use the linking words in the box. There may be more than one possible answer for
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some sentences.

1. I watched TV ______________________ I went to bed last night.

2. I caught the ball ______________________ he threw it.

3. He saw the fire. ______________________, he cried for help.

4. I got washed and dressed ______________________ I went to work.

5. The phone rang. ______________________, I answered it.

6. ______________________, she got on the plane and then she found her seat.

7. Mr. Davies lived to be 104 years old. He ______________________ died in 1908.

8. They said, “Good-bye” ______________________ they left.

9. I was late but after two hours I ______________________ arrived at college.

10. We bought the movie tickets. ______________________, we saw the movie.

X. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.

Remember: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

tall

far

cheap

expensive

fat

difficult

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 boring

interesting

good

XI. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses.

1. My sister is _________________________________ my brother. (intelligent)

2. The blue whale is _________________________________ animal. (big)

3. Iceland is _____________________________________ Spain (cold)

4. This is ____________________________________ book I’ve ever read. (good)

5. My neighbor is ____________________________________ person I know (lucky)

6. Friday is the ____________________________________ day of the week. (busy)

7. These trainers are much __________________________________ those. (cheap)

8. Frank works _____________________________________ most people. (hard)

9. I’m __________________________________ at English than you. (good)

10. Today has been ______________________________________ day of the year. (hot)

11. This is ______________________________________ CD I’ve ever listened. (bad)

12. English is ____________________________________ Japanese. (easy)

13. Which mountain is _______________________________________ in the world. (high)

14. John is _________________________________________ his brother. (clever)

15. English is __________________________________________ Latin. (useful)

XII. Circle the correct word.

1. I think Albert Einstein was the brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant scientist in the world.

2. I am a good / better / best swimmer than my brother.

3. Mom is the busy / busier / busiest person in the family.

4. What is the most expensive / more expensive / expensive car in the world?

5. London is rainy / rainier / rainiest than Athens.

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6. The book was frightening / more frightening / most frightening than the film.

XIII. Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences.

1. The woman is wearing a ________ dress. A) yellow long B) long yellow

2. He is a ________ man. A) tall thin B) thin tall

3. The company makes ________ products. A) excellent farming B) farming excellent

4. James recently departed on a ________ trip. A) camping long B) long camping

5. I love eating ________ strawberries. A) red big B) big red

6. The ________ woman did well on the test. A) intelligent young B) young intelligent

XIV. Now write two of your own sentences using more than one adjective to describe a noun.

1. ______________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________

XV. Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun to complete each sentence.

Remember:
We use ‘this’ and ‘these’ to talk about people/things that are near us.
I like this pen.
I want these pens.
We use ‘that’ and ‘those’ to talk about people/things that are far away.
Do you like that picture on the wall?
Do you like those pictures on the wall?

1. ____________________ (These/This) are the shoes I like.

2. ____________________ (This/That) car over there is the best one.
3. ____________________ (These/Those) books right here are mine.
4. ____________________ (That/Those) store across the street sells clothes.
5. ___________________ (Those/This) students over there are my friends.
6. ___________________ (This/These) is the year we’ll win the championship!

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XVI. Change the following sentences from singular to plural.

1. This book is good. These books are good.

2. That girl has dolls. ___________________________________________________.

3. This office is near the bank. ___________________________________________________.

4. That is my notebook. ___________________________________________________.

5. This boy is fourteen years old. ___________________________________________________.

6. That dog is black. ___________________________________________________.

XVII. Complete the sentences with one or ones.

1. Don't take the white socks. The black _______________ are much cooler.

2. Are these your keys? No, mine are the _______________ on the cupboard.

3. Would you like to have a car? No, I don't need ______________.

4. Sam has got a blue schoolbag. I have a green _______________.

5. Have you bought presents for our two little ______________?

6. Caroline has a big dog and two small ________________.

7. I haven't got a modern white shirt. I must buy a new _______________.

8. My crayons are too short. I must get new _________________.

XVIII. Look at the picture. Complete the conversations with this, that, those, these, one, ones.

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XIX. Add a tag question to these sentences.

1. He is late this morning, _______________________?

2. The hotel was quite good, ________________________?
3. She cooks well, _______________________?
4. You can’t tell the difference, _________________________?
5. They always sleep after lunch, __________________________?
6. You’re coming with us, _______________________?
7. Mary plays football, ________________________?
8. You didn’t have any lessons this morning, _______________________?

XX. Find and correct the mistakes in the tag questions below.

1. They live in San Francisco, aren’t they? ______________________

2. He didn’t buy the chairs, doesn’t they? ______________________
3. We are late, do we? ______________________
4. He can’t swim, does he? ______________________
5. She was a student, isn’t she? ______________________
6. Thomas saw a movie, wasn’t he? ______________________
7. He couldn’t answer the question, did he? ______________________
8. Mr. Smith was late, wasn’t she? ______________________