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Test 1
1. Insert articles where necessary
1) I see _______ film. _______ film is good.
2) I have _______ breakfast at _______ 8 a.m.
3) In _______ evening he plays _______ guitar.
4) _______ Thames is _______ most important river in _______ England.
5) _______ sun is bright today.
6) Give me _______ book. _______ book is _______ thin.
7) Which is longer: _______ Volga or _______ Neva?
8) My sister is _______ nurse.
9) _______ Henry always walks to _______ school.
2. Give the plural
A child, a sheep, a life, a hobby, a man, a match, a baby, a dish, a mouse.
3. Use the Possessive Case
1) the hobby of my sister
2) the composition of my friend
3) the house of our relatives
4) the family of my aunt
5) the son of my brother
4. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Indefinite
1) We _______ busy now.
2) My best friend _______ a pretty girl.
3) I _______ a teacher.
4) My friend and I _______ tall.
5) Eric _______ not much of a talker.
6) Mr. and Mrs. Carter _______ American.
Test 2
1. Insert articles where necessary
1) I have got _______ friend. She is _______ kind.
2) Tom goes for _______ walk in _______ morning.
3) My uncle has _______ lunch at _______ 12 a.m.
4) They are _______ twins.
5) On _______ our trip to _______ Spain we crossed _______ Atlantic Ocean.
6) _______ sky is grey.
7) Helen works as _______ manager.
8) Please give me _______ cup of _______ coffee.
9) My grandparents live in _______ country.
2. Insert prepositions where necessary
1) I go there _______ bus.
2) Kate is _______ Nizhny Novgorod.
3) My University is a long way _______ home.
4) His brother studies _______ the Pedagogical University.
5) Her aunt goes _______ a fitness club.
6) We have a lot _______ common.
7) My parents are off _______ Sundays.
8) They are _______ retired.
3. Give the plural
A comb, a bench, a day, a woman, a cage, a foot, a knife, an army, a tomato.
4. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Indefinite tense
1) Janet _______ busy.
2) Our family _______ friendly.
3) We _______ at school.
4) The swimming pool _______ new.
5) The students _______ late for classes.
6) Her hobby _______ cooking.
5. Use the Possessive Case
1) The friend of my sister is a smart student.
2) The name of my son is Nick.
3) I know the daughter of the Browns well.
4) The dictionary of my father is modern.
6. Fill in to be in the correct form
1) There _______ many flowers in the garden.
2) _______ there any sugar on the table?
3) There _______ some tea in the cup.
4) There _______ many apples on the plate.
5) _______ there any people in the street?
6) There _______ much paper on the desk.
7) There _______ a new moon tonight.
8) There _______ twelve months in a year.
9) There _______ three lamps on the table.
8. Ask the question
1) The boys are from France.
2) My aunt is an economist.
3) They are good students.
Test 3
1. Insert articles where necessary
1) I have got _______ sister. She is _______ nurse.
2) He is _______ married.
3) It takes me _______ hour to get by bus.
4) – Is it _______ map? – No, it’s _______ plan.
5) She is _______ good writer.
6) Her hobby is _______ knitting.
7) Would you like _______ apple?
8) In spring _______ sky is blue and cloudless.
2. Use the Possessive Case
1) the room of my aunt; 2) a wife of my uncle; 3) the poem of my brother; 4) the car of my parents; 5) a friend of my cousins; 6) the table of our teacher; 7) the computer of my son; 8) the name of this student.
3. Fill in many, much, few, little, some
1) There is _______ water in the river now.
2) He has got _______ English books.
3) Open the window! There is so _______ air in the room.
4) There are _______ flowers in the vase. Take _______ for your wife.
5) There are not _______ leaves on the trees.
6) I have got _______ books. You can take _______ of them.
7) She has got _______ free time.
8) There are _______ girls in the room.
9) Mr. Berg has got _______ work every day.
4. Fill in possessive pronouns
1) _______ idea is good. (You)
2) _______ son is
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clever. (I)
3) This is _______ group. (He)
4) _______ daughter has got a lot of work. (She)
5) We are proud of _______ family. (We)
6) _______ flat is comfortable. (They)
7) I have got a cat. _______ tail is long. (It)
5. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Indefinite tense
1) Jack _______ a good student.
2) They _______ old friends.
3) I _______ a teacher.
4) John _______ absent from class today.
5) The weather _______ warm today.
6) The sky _______ clear.
7) We _______ both students.
8) Mr. Smith _______ sick today.
9) She and I _______ cousins.
10) They _______ in France now.
Test 4
1. Insert articles where necessary
I have got _______ brother. His _______ name is Alex. He is _______ doctor. Alex is _______ good doctor. He has got _______ wife and _______ two children. _______ children like to play _______ football. Alex likes his _______ children.
2. Fill in possessive pronouns
1) _______ composition is very interesting. (He)
2) _______ son goes to school. (We)
3) _______ sister is young. (You)
4) _______ knowledge of the subject is very poor. (They)
5) _______ name is John. (He)
6) _______ family lives in London. (I)
7) _______ friends often visit her. (She)
3. Open the brackets
1) There (to be) a small piece of cheese on the plate.
2) There (to be) many relatives in the village.
3) There (to be) a lot of books at home.
4) There (to be) much snow in the street.
5) There (to be) some children in the hall.
6) There (to be) some milk in the bottle.
7) There (to be) two large windows in the room.
8) There (to be) several beautiful parks in the city.
5. Use some, any, a few, few, a little, little, many, much
1) Do you need _______ books to read for classes?
2) I have got _______ English texts to translate.
3) Are there _______ Universities in your city?
4) We can speak English _______.
5) There are _______ students in the hall.
6) – Have you _______ work to do today? – No, not very _______.
7) I know very _______ about this writer.
8) There were _______ new words in the text and I spent _______ time learning them.
9) There are _______ things which I cannot understand.
6. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Simple
1) What _______ your name? 2) I _______ young. 3) How old _______ you?
4) Where _______ they from? 5) They _______ from London. 6) My Dad _______ not a teacher. 7) He _______ a manager. 8) My sister _______ at school. 9) Our friend _______ busy after dinner. 10) He _______ a first-year student. 11) My grandparents _______ retired. 12) – _______ your grandpa an interesting person? –Yes, he _______. 13) We _______ not at home now. 14) _______ it your pet? – Yes, it _______. 15) Her hair _______ dark. 16) _______ she tall? 17) His eyes _______ brown. 18) _______ her hair wavy?
7. Make these sentences negative and ask the question
1) Her aunt is married.
2) His wife is 25.
3) Janet is a good-looking girl.
Test 5
1. Insert articles where necessary
1) Mark is _______ handsome man.
2) She has got _______ short hair.
3) Jessica has got _______ oval face.
4) Janet is _______ slim.
5) She wears _______ casual clothes.
6) My sister is _______ warm-hearted person.
7) He has _______ good sense of humor.
8) We go to _______ museum on Sundays.
9) In _______ evenings he reads _______ books.
10) Betty has got _______ olive complexion.
2. Use the Possessive Case
1) (a house/my grandparents) is not large but well-planned.
2) (the birthday/his friend) is on the 1-st of January.
3) This is (breakfast/your sister).
4) There are (some books/students) on the shelves.
5) (stories/Mark Twain) are full of humor.
3. Choose the necessary pronouns
1) I often see (they, them) in the bus.
2) (We, us) always walk to school together.
3) She lives near (we, us).
4) He teaches (we, us) English.
5) She sits near (I, me) during the lesson.
6) I always speak to (he, him) in English.
4. Use some, any, no, everybody, everything
1) _______ likes him here. He is a nice man.
2) Are there _______ students in the
classroom?
3) My husband taught our son _______ he knows.
4) – Have you got _______ English books at home? – Yes, I have _______.
5) – Is there _______ paper on your desk? – No, there is _______.
6) _______ reads this book.
7) _______ went wrong.
8) There isn’t _______ milk in the fridge.
9) _______ looks tired today.
5. Give the plural
Language, wall, shelf, problem, class, speech, party, way, wife, glass, leaf.
Test 6
1. Insert articles where necessary
1) I am _______ only child in _______ family.
2) He goes to _______ swimming pool once _______ week.
3) I am lucky to have _______ friendly family.
4) They like to spend _______ time together.
5) Jane is _______ first-year student.
6) It is _______ long way from my home.
7) Betty has got _______ wavy hair and _______ grey eyes.
2. Fill in some, any, no
1) There are _______ forks on the table but there are not _______ knives.
2) I need _______ paper. Have you got _______?
3) Is there _______ news for me?
4) It is so cold that there are _______ people in the street.
5) – Is there _______ coffee in the coffeepot? – Yes, there is _______.
6) They have two daughters but _______ sons.
7) There is _______ butter in the fridge but there is not _______ cheese.
3. Fill in the verb to be using the Present Simple
1) – What colour _______ her eyes? – They _______ grey. 2) She _______ of medium height. 3) I _______ good at dancing . 4) – _______ you good at skating? – Yes, I _______. 5) The students _______ ready for the exam. 6) My parents _______ very kind. 7) Charles _______ a famous actor. 8) He _______ a kind man. 9) I _______ busy on Sunday.
5. Use the Possessive Case
A meeting of students, the flat of my mother, the garden of my parents, the children of my sister, the rights of women, the car of my friend.
6. Give the plural
Dictionary, ray, face, house, family, brush, address, chair, flower, pet.
7. Choose the correct word to fill in each gap: hers, my, she, him, his, her
1) A: Does she like tennis? B: Yes, it’s _______ favourite sport.
2) A: Have you got a telephone number? B: Yes, _______ number is 4241899.
3) A: Does he like football? B: Yes, it’s _______ favourite sport.
4) A: Is Beth your sister? B: No, _______ is my cousin.
5) A: Is this Tom’s book? B: Yes, give it to _______.
6) A: Is this Kate’s pencil? B: Yes, it’s _______.