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 What are some common examples of parts of speech in English? Study the
grammar reference chart below.

Some examples of NOUNS

 alligator  egg  insect  person
 boy  farm  kitchen  queen
 box  fire  lake  toy
 car  game  man  umbrella
 dog  house  mountain  zoo

Some examples of ADJECTIVES

 angry  dangerous  happy  new
 bad  expensive  interesting  old
 beautiful  friendly  kind  red
 big  good  late  tall
 cold  great  lazy  yellow

Some examples of VERBS

 ask  drink  kill  speak
 bring  eat  move  take
 buy  find  push  try
 cry  go  run  understand
 do  hold  see  want

Some examples of ADVERBS

 angrily  excitedly  loudly  seriously
 badly  fast  patiently  suddenly
 bad  happily  politely  terribly
 bravely  kindly  quickly  violently
 carefully  lazily  safely  well

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Some examples of PREPOSITONS

 above  before  during  near
 across  below  for  on
 after  between  from  over
 at  by  in  up
 against  down  into  with

Some examples of CONJUNCTIONS

 although  but  or  unless
 and  even if  since  when
 as soon as  for  so  whenever
 because  just as  so that  whereas
 before  nor  though  yet

Some examples of INTERJECTIONS

 aah expression of fear “Aah! There’s a big spider
on my back!”
 oops expression of a mistake “Oops! I dropped the eggs.”
 ouch expression of pain “Ouch! That hurts!”
 uh-oh expression of dismay “Uh-oh. We’re late.”
 uh-huh expression of agreement “Uh-huh, that’s right.”
 wow expression of surprise “Wow! That’s a big dog!”

Some examples of PRONOUNS

 any  few  many  several
 anyone  he  most  she
 both  his  nothing  this
 each  her  our  those
 everything  it  something  we

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GRAMMAR QUIZ PARTS OF SPEECH:

NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS, ADVERBS
 Choose the best words to describe the PARTS OF SPEECH in the sixteen sentences below.
1. I always go to the .park. on the 9. Stewart can speak Arabic very .well.
weekends. because he lived in Egypt for a year.
a) noun a) verb
b) verb b) adjective
c) adjective c) adverb

2. On .cold. winter days, I love to have 10. I don’t think it was a difficult test. In
a cup of hot chocolate. fact, I think it was quite .easy..
a) adverb a) adverb
b) adjective b) verb
c) verb c) adjective

3. How many hot dogs did your friend 11. Dinosaurs were very large, and they
.eat. yesterday? lived millions of .years. ago.
a) verb a) noun
b) noun b) verb
c) adverb c) adjective

4. Roger Bannister finished the mile 12. Those flowers are very .beautiful..
race very .quickly. in 1954. How much do they cost?
a) verb a) adjective
b) adjective b) verb
c) adverb c) noun

5. Her .father. flies to many countries in 13. I .usually. study in the library for
the world because he is a pilot. an hour after class.
a) verb a) verb
b) noun b) adverb
c) adjective c) adjective

6. My sister is very .smart.. She got an 14. He drove his car very .slowly. down
A+ on all of her tests! the mountain road.
a) verb a) adjective
b) adverb b) adverb
c) adjective c) verb

7. Western Australia is the largest 15. Please remember to finish your

.state. in Australia. .homework..
a) verb a) verb
b) adjective b) adjective
c) noun c) noun

8. July is my .favorite. month of the 16. What language do most people

year. .speak. in Brazil?
a) adjective a) noun
b) verb b) verb
c) noun c) adjective

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
BE VERB
I am I am not
You are You are not
He is He is not
She is from Canada. She is not from Canada.
It is It is not
We are We are not
They are They are not
Yes, No,
Am I I am. I am not.
Are you you are. you are not.
Is he he is. he is not.
Is she from Canada? she is. she is not.
Is it it is. it is not.
Are we we are. we are not.
Are they they are. they are not.

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. I am from Canada and my classmate ___________ from Egypt.

2. A: ___________ your brother a teacher? B: Yes, he ___________.
3. Sarah and Jane ___________ at the restaurant.
4. They ___________ at work right now. Where ___________ they?
5. A: ___________ I late? B: No, you __________.
6. Paris ___________ the capital city of France.
7. These cookies ___________ really delicious!
8. Where ___________ your classmates? ___________ they in the cafeteria?
9. I ___________ twenty-two years old. How old ___________ you?
10. Their names ___________ Susan and Jennifer.
11. A: ___________ you William? B: No, I ___________.
12. Grammar is easy. It ___________ difficult.
13. Elephants ___________ very big animals.
14. A: What time ___________ it? B: It ___________ three o’clock.
15. I ___________ very hungry. Let’s go eat!

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GRAMMAR CHART

Contractions with ‘Be’ Verbs

Statements Affirmative Negative

 I am late. I’m late. I’m not late.

 You are late. You’re late. You’re not late. OR You aren’t late.

 He is late. He’s late. He’s not late. OR He isn’t late.

 She is late. She’s late. She’s not late. OR She isn’t late.

 It is late. It’s late. It’s not late. OR It isn’t late.

 We are late. We’re late. We’re not late. OR We aren’t late.

 They are They’re late. They’re not late. OR They aren’t late.
late.

 Contractions are commonly used in spoken English, but less commonly

used in written English. They are often be found in ‘friendly’ texts,
(such as e-mails to friends) but not in ‘formal’ texts (such as business
letters, cover letters and job resumes).

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GRAMMAR QUIZ
BE VERB
⚫ Complete the sentences below.

1. My brother knows how to fly an 9. My friend and I … both students at

airplane. He … a pilot. the same school.
a) is a) is
b) are b) are
c) am c) am

2. (A) Where is he? Is he at work? 10. Oh, no! … I late for the final history
(B) No, he …. exam?
a) isn’t a) Am
b) not b) Are
c) is c) Is

3. (A) Are you hungry? 11. He is from Italy, she is from Spain,
(B) Yes, I …. and Miko and Hiro … from Japan.
a) are a) isn’t
b) am b) are
c) is c) is

4. I like my cousin, but he … always 12. (A) Hello. It ... nice to meet you.
late. (B) Hello.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) aren’t c) are

5. (A) Where are you from? 13. (A) How old … you?
(B) I … from Santiago, Chile. (B) I … thirty years old.
a) am a) am / is
b) is b) are / are
c) are c) are / am
6. (A) Are they here? 14. That movie … funny. In fact, it’s
(B) No, they …. quite boring.
a) are a) is
b) isn’t b) isn’t
c) aren’t c) aren’t
7. Are we on time? What time … it 15. There … many people in my English
now? class.
a) am a) are
b) are b) am
c) is c) is

8. (A) How old are you? 16. Cathy and Kim … very good friends.
(B) I … twenty-four years old. They like to go shopping together.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) am c) are

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
BE VERB: Past Simple
I was I wasn't
You were You weren't
He was He wasn't
She was busy. She wasn’t busy.
It was It wasn’t
We were We weren’t
They were They weren’t
Yes, No,
Was I I was. I wasn’t.
Were you you were. you weren't.
Was he he was. he wasn’t.
Was she busy? she was. she wasn’t.
Was it it was. it wasn’t.
Were we we were. we weren't
Were they they were. they weren't

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. A: ___________ you at home yesterday? B: Yes, I ___________.

2. They ___________ really happy after they won the football game.
3. My sister ___________ a college student last year.
4. Thomas ___________ on the train at three-thirty yesterday afternoon.
5. A: ___________ Jennifer tired after she finished work? B: No, she ___________.
6. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my appointment.
7. A: ___________ Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they ___________.
8. The cookies ___________ delicious, so I ate three of them.
9. A: ___________ you at the library yesterday? B: No, I ___________.
10. Many dinosaurs ___________ really huge.
11. I ___________ born in 1996. When ___________ you born?
12. The movie we saw last night ___________ very funny.
13. I ___________ a waiter last year, but I changed my job in September.
14. My favorite program ___________ on TV at eight o’clock last night.
15. My classmates ___________ in class. They were outside.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR QUIZ
BE VERB (Past)
 Complete the sentences below.
1. There … more than forty people at 9. My friend and I … at the library
the meeting. yesterday afternoon.
a) were a) wasn’t
b) was b) was
c) wasn’t c) were

2. (A) How old … you last year? 10. Where did you go on the weekend?
(B) I … twenty years old. Why … you at home?
a) were / were a) wasn’t
b) were / was b) were
c) was / were c) weren’t

3. (A) Where … Tom last night? 11. Cathy is a police officer now, but
(B) He … at home. she … a pilot last year.
a) was / were a) was
b) were / were b) weren’t
c) was / was c) is

4. The bus was late, so Alex and Sam … 12. (A) Where … you born?
also late for class this morning. (B) I … born in Peru.
a) were a) were / were
b) was b) were / was
c) weren’t c) was / were

5. (A) Were you sick last week? 13. That movie … really funny! I laughed
(B) No, I …. all night!
a) weren’t a) were
b) were b) wasn’t
c) wasn’t c) was
6. (A) … Maria here an hour ago? 14. I thought the cookies … delicious,
(B) Yes, she was. so I ate six of them!
a) Were a) was
b) Was b) were
c) Weren’t c) weren’t
7. I’m a teacher now, but I … a student 15. There … nothing I could do, so I
in 2015. asked for help.
a) am a) was
b) was b) wasn’t
c) were c) were

8. We had a great time at the party. 16. Our science teacher said that some
It … lots of fun. dinosaurs … huge.
a) was a) was
b) were b) are
c) is c) were

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
he she it they

 Replace the underlined words with the appropriate pronouns in the box.
Use capital letters when necessary.

1. The man went shopping and bought some books. The books were history books.

2. My sister is studying at the library because my sister has an exam tomorrow.

3. Jack lives in a city but Jack likes to go camping every summer.

4. I put the cookies on the table but now the cookies aren’t there.

5. The cat looked at me and then then the cat started to meow.

6. Mrs. Simpson works at a hospital. Mrs. Simpson is a doctor.

7. We saw the movie but the movie wasn’t very good.

8. I like the weather in Spain. The weather is often warm and sunny in Spain.

9. I gave the report to Mr. Jones and Mr. Jones read it.

10. Where are the magazines? Are the magazines in the living room?

11. I made some coffee. The coffee is in the kitchen.

12. My grandmother is retired and my grandmother lives in Vancouver.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SUBJECT and OBJECT PRONOUNS
I me
you you
he him
she + verb + her
it it
we us
they them

Subject pronouns usually come before the main verb, while object pronouns follow the main verb.

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the above boxes.

1. Do you know that man? Do you know _______________?

2. My friend and I have money. _______________ can go shopping.
3. Robert and Mark are late. _______________ should hurry.
4. She gave _______________ a birthday gift. I really like it.
5. Elephants are very big, so _______________ eat a lot of food.
6. My brother is studying because _______________ has a test tomorrow.
7. Do you feel okay? Can I help _______________?
8. My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like _______________.
9. I need to find my book. Where did you put _______________?
10. Spiders have eight legs, and _______________ also have many eyes.
11. I’m busy right now. Could you please call _______________ after an hour?
12. He gave me the box, but _______________ lost it.
13. We gave him the money, and he gave _______________ the candy.
14. I almost never eat junk food because _______________ isn’t healthy.
15. Who is she? Do you know _______________?

16. My sister isn’t here. _______________ is at work.

17. Dinosaurs were very large, but _______________ all died millions of years ago.
18. Could you please help _______________? I have a problem.

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SUBJECT & OBJECT PRONOUNS
she her he him it we us they them

 Replace the underlined words with the appropriate pronouns in the box.
Use capital letters when necessary.

1. I saw Mr. Brown this morning and gave Mr. Brown my homework.

2. John likes computer games but he doesn’t play computer games very often.

3. Neil Armstrong was born in 1930. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.

4. Penguins don’t live near the North Pole. Penguins live near the South Pole.

5. My aunt lives in Toronto but my aunt often comes to visit my family and me.

6. If you have your ticket, you can give your ticket to that man over there.

7. First, my friend and I went shopping. Later, my friend and I went home.

8. Where was Sarah? I didn’t see Sarah at the party last week.

9. John is a really nice guy. I like John a lot.

10. The planet Mars has two moons. The two moons are both very small.

11. I really liked the cake. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to finish the cake.

12. Suzy and I paid for the meal but the waiter forgot to bring Suzy and me the food.

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GRAMMAR QUIZ
SUBJECT & OBJECT PRONOUNS
 Complete the sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

1. My brother is a college student. 9. Where should I put these cups?

… will graduate next year. Should I put … on the table?
a) Him a) him
b) He b) them
c) She c) it
2. Sandra and Thomas will be at the 10. The people in the restaurant are
airport tonight. … will arrive at 7 pm. ordering food. … look hungry.
a) He a) They
b) She b) It
c) They c) She
3. After you meet … at the airport, 11. I don’t like that dog. … bit me
please take them to the hotel. last week.
a) them a) He
b) they b) I
c) him c) It
4. I have a problem with Question 4. 12. I tried to talk to … this morning, but
Could you please help …? no one answered the phone.
a) him a) they
b) I b) he
c) me c) her
5. My friends and I are going to a movie. 13. Call this number if you have any
Would you like to join …? problems. … is my office number.
a) us a) It
b) we b) They
c) I c) He
6. Should I give this book to … or to 14. When you see Mr. Smith tomorrow,
Layla? please ask … about the homework.
a) she a) her
b) you b) him
c) they c) she
7. I like … because they are always 15. When … is eight o’clock, our class
telling funny stories. will begin.
a) they a) it
b) she b) we
c) them c) he
8. Please don’t ask … that question. I 16. My friends and I had a great time.
don't know the answer. … really enjoyed the movie.
a) I a) We
b) me b) He
c) they c) Us

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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