HILL ROCK NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

Nagarabhavi, Magadi Road, Bangalore-91

PRACTICE WORKSHEET-October 2023-24
Subject: English
Grade – IV

Can, May, Should, Must

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct options.

1. You ___________________ (may/should) walk on the footpath and not on the road.
2. Ram ____________ (can/should) speak three different languages.
3. You_________________ (must/can) always obey your teachers.
4. Do not worry! We _____________ (should/can) catch the bus at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow.
5. ______________-(May/Must) I colour this picture with blue crayon?
6. You _____________ (may/should) use my umbrella if it rains.
7. We_______________ (must/can) take our car to the garage as we cannot repair it ourselves.
8. We _____________ (should not/cannot) burn crackers because they cause pollution.
9. I ________________ (should not/cannot) find my book in the bookshelf.
10. You ________________ (must/can) meet Ria. She is a nice girl.

B. Fill in the blanks with can, may, must, or should and the given verbs.
(ride, stay, park, spell, use, book, draw, submit, think)

1. I __________ at home alone.

2. You __________ my calculator.
3. Alice ____________ a perfect circle by hand.
4. ___________ I ___________ your ticket now?
5. I ______________ long words without making mistakes.
6. All of you ____________ your homework on time.
7. You ______________ wisely before you take any important decision.
8. My brother ____________ a horse all by himself.
9. We ___________ more trees to save the environment.
10. You ____________ your car in the parking lot.

Simple Present Tense and present continuous tense

C. Fill in the blanks with simple present tense of the given verbs.
(Write, pass, wash, spend, leave, have, help, go, gallop, sleep)

1. Tina ___________ the bakery on the way to school but never buys cakes.
2. Uncle Sam __________ his car regularly.
3. My neighbours _________ many cupboards in their house.
4. Hari _________________ most of his time with his pet dog.
5. A doctor ___________ sick and injured people.
6. I _________ letter to my parents once a week from my boarding school.
7. Linda ________ to the gym in the evening.
8. Sarah's brother __________ for work at 8 a.m. sharp every day.
9. Horses __________at a great speed.
10. The baby usually _____________ through the night without crying.
D. Change the following sentences into simple present tense.
1. My father is reading the newspaper in the morning.
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2. Tarun is going for karate classes on Thursdays.

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3. I am playing hide-and-seek with my friends.

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4. She is wearing a sweater and a pair of blue jeans.

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5. Lily is driving to work in her new car

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E. Write questions to which the following sentences may be suitable answers. Use the
question words given in brackets.

1. Emily is drawing a picture of a horse. (What)

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2. Raghav and Sunil are playing cricket in the park (Who)

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3. Ten students are participating in the quiz competition. (How many)

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4. People are gaining weight because they are eating more junk food nowadays (Why)
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5. Ram is going to Jaipur next weekend. (Where)

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F. Fill in the blanks with the simple present or present continuous form of the verbs.
1. My uncle _____________________ (arrive) from Scotland tomorrow.
2. The boys _________________ (play) hockey today.
3. He _________ (drink) a glass of milk every morning
4. Sally __________________ (try) to catch the mouse since yesterday.
5. It _______ (rain) heavily since last night.
6. The man ___________ (buy) coconuts for his family every day.
7. Tom usually _______________ (read) adventure stories.
8. I ___________ (listen) to music now.

Simple past tense and past continuous tense

G. fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the given verbs.

1. Bina and Ira _____________ home together after school. (walk)

2. dinosaurs ____________ on the earth millions of years ago. (live)
3. I ____________ my sister to tidy up the attic. (help)
4. Ronith ___________ the football to his brother. (kick)
5. tara _______ with her cousins last night. (stay)
H. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the given verbs.

1. Karan _________ home when I met him. (walk)

2. All the family members ________ the news together last night. (watch)
3. we __________ dinner when our neighbours came over. (have)
4. Uncle Fred saw me when I __________ to the market(go)
5. The teacher __________ the students how to multiply numbers(teach)

I. Complete the story using the past continuous tense of the given verbs.
Ritu _________ (sit) in a corner of the classroom. She _____________ (look) out of the window. She __________
(dream) and did not hear a word that the teacher ___________ (say). The other children ___________(listen) to
the teacher. She ____________ (teach) about animal and their habitats. Ritu ____________ (watch) the birds
outside. They _____________ (chirp) and some of them ____________(feed) their little ones. Ritu __________
(hope) to eat something nice at home. She wished she could go home.

Simple Future Tense

J. Fill in the blanks with the simple future tense of the given verbs.
1. The magician__________ (show) magic tricks in the auditorium.
2. How ________ you __________ (reach) the stadium tomorrow?
3. I _________ (pay) for the cookies now.
4. Mala and Tanu _____________ (cook) noodles and soup for dinner tonight.
5. They _____________ (catch) the bus from the bus stop in the evening.
6. Seema ____________ (attend) dance classes to learn Kathak.
7. My grandfather ____________(take) me for a horse ride this weekend.
8. I ____________(go) for a swim with my brother tomorrow morning.
9. Jaya ________(sit) beside me in the rollercoaster.
10. Sumit and Aman ____________ (buy) clothes from a different shop this time.

K. Rewrite the following sentences using simple future tense.

1. My mother had biscuits with a cup of tea.

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2. She trimmed her hair on Saturday.

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3. My relatives boarded the train at 7 p.m.

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4. Rama wrote her essay on conservation of water.

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5. Alok jogs in the park in the evening.

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