Answer Key

Exercises

1. Nouns - Review
Q1) A.
a) Grandmother - Singular
b) Gift - Singular
c) Crayons - Plural
d) Keys - Plural
e) Fish - Plural
f) Map - Singular

Q1) B.
a) Information - Uncountable
b) Towel - Countable
c) Furniture - Uncountable
d) Student - Countable
e) Song - Countable
f) Teacher - Countable, Advice - Uncountable
g) Picture - Countable

Q1) C.
Feminine Masculine
Bitch Husband
Daughter Gentleman
Mother Uncle
Girl Nephew
Madam Boy
Queen, Mare, Wife Father
Hen Horse, Son
Lady King, rooster
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Q1) D.

Computer Hen Glass Team

Net Paper Sofa Grandfather
Stone Bull Lady Carpet
Tree Cow Stick Class
bed Army Uncle pencil

Q1) E.
a) Post Office - Common Noun
b) Kindness - Abstract Noun
c) Cruelty - Abstract Noun
d) Flock of birds - Collective Noun
e) Telephone - Common Noun
f) Akshay - Proper Noun
g) Herd of cows - Collective Noun
h) Uncle - Common Noun
i) Building - Common Noun

Q2)
(b - blue, r - red, y - yellow, g - green)

Bhaskar (b) has a pen friend (r) who lives in France (b). His name is Jacques (b). Jacques (b)
lives in the city (r) of Paris (b) beside the River Seine (b). Bhaskar (b) and Jacques (b) both love
to play football (r). Both are part of a football team (y) in their respective areas. They play
team matches (r) every weekend. One day Jacques (b) would like to visit Bhaskar (b) in India
(b). They want to celebrate their friendship (g) by having a grand celebration (g) in India (b).

Q3) (Answer may vary)

An old man who had three sons was once very ill and was on his death bed. His three sons,
Ram, Shyam and Laxman, stayed in three different houses of their own and were always
fighting for their father’s property. The old man called a lawyer and asked the lawyer to give
them an example of a pile of sticks. When they are together they cannot be broken and are
stronger. Hence, he said that if they are together, and live together taking care of the property,
they will be strong and nobody can break their unity. This is the essence of a family. Having
said this, the old man died and the three sons decided to follow their father’s advice and decided
to stay together as a united family.

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2. Kinds of Sentences
Q1)
a) Oh! What a beautiful woman! Exclamatory
b) What kind of a box is this? Interrogative
c) There is no water in the well. Negative
d) Have you seen my wallet? Interrogative
e) Please go and complete your work. Imperative
f) What a tiring day it was! Exclamatory

Q2) A.
Show me your homework by tomorrow. Assertive
Why don’t you bring your wife here? Exclamatory
What a scary night it was! Imperative
He does not want to pursue further studies. Interrogative
I have a big 5 feet tall teddy bear at home. Negative

Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

a) Together
1. Please come together.
2. Why don’t you go together to school?
3. My brother and sister came together to school.
4. We don’t want to go together.
5. Wow! I just saw a peacock and a peahen dancing together!
b) Simple
1. This was a very simple paper.
2. Wow! This is so simple!
3. He is not a simple person.
4. Is this a simple paper?
5. Please write a very simple answer.
c) Carry
1. Why don’t you carry a napkin to school?
2. Oh! This is too heavy to carry!
3. My sister carries a napkin to school every day.
4. I do not carry a napkin to school every day.
5. Please carry a napkin to school every day.

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d) Pencil
1. Is this your pencil?
2. Wow! What a lovely pencil!
3. I do not need a pencil.
4. Please give me your pencil.
5. This is my pencil.

Q3) (Answer may vary)

I was travelling by car once and had kept the phone in the glove box for some reason. On
the way I forgot that I had kept it in there and thought that I had left it in the restaurant
where I had gone an hour before. So I drove back to the restaurant, asked the entire staff
to search for it, even checked the CCTV cameras. Gosh! What a mess it was! I could not
understand what I must do next. The manager said, “Madam, you must check your car, it must
have fallen off somewhere in the car.” Just when he said that, I realized that I had kept it
in the glove box. “Oh my god!” I shouted. It’s in the glove box! What in the world was I doing?
I apologized for all the trouble caused to the staff. I went back to my car and got the phone
out feeling embarrassed and pathetic.

3. Tenses - Present and Past

Q1) A.
a) Wants b) Have bought c) Has been raining
d) Smell e) Am watching f) Had
g) Was having

Q1) B.
a) Were walking, reached
b) was treating
c) were climbing, broke
d) was digging, crawled
e) were sitting, lit

Q1) C. (Answers may vary)

a) She was throwing the waste into the garbage.
b) He has written a very nice paper.
c) She is driving towards the market.
d) They had played a round of the game when I reached.
e) I had been running the marathon for a year before I won the race in our school.

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Q2) A.
Today, it (be) is the first day at my new school. Right now, it is lunch time, and all of the
students (eat) are eating their lunches. They (sit) are sitting around the big table in the
cafeteria, (talk) talking in small groups. I (sit) am sitting alone. I (be) am pretty nervous. I
(hope) hope the other students (not, think) do not think I am weird. I (write) am writing in
my diary right now to look like I (have) have something important to do.

Q2) B.
Eric and Ilsa are brother and sister. They (grow) grew up together in the city that used to
be known as West Berlin, in the former West Germany. Eric (move) had moved to the United
States decades ago, before the eastern and western parts of both Berlin and Germany were
reunited in 1990.
Ilsa and her family (visit) visited/had visited Eric and his family last year. Ilsa’s family (fly) had
flown from Berlin to Detroit for the visit. Although the children (never, meet) had never met
before, except through e-mail, the families (have) had a great time together.

Q3 (Answer may vary)

This Diwali my family went to Turkey for a vacation. We flew from Mumbai to London and
from there we had a connecting flight to Turkey. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Turkey
which had a nice swimming pool too! We changed and got into the pool, splashing water at each
other. We were also posing for some photographs which my father clicked on his camera. Then
we went for sightseeing in and around the place. It was amazing! My sister who had been
excited about shopping, gave up on her plans and enjoyed the scenic beauty of Turkey. We
stayed there for a week and saw one of world’s most beautiful places. I had never imagined I
would have such a memorable trip.

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4. Future Tenses
Q1) A.
a) Will be working b) Will not have reached
c) Will have opened d) Will not make
e) Will be playing f) Will have come
g) Will be continuing

Q1) B.
a) Will have been in a meeting - Future Perfect Continuous
b) Will have watered - Future Perfect Tense
c) Will have stolen - Future Perfect Tense
d) Will not be selling - Future Continuous Tense
e) Will be having - Future Continuous Tense
f) Will take - Simple Future

Q2) A.
Simple Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous
Will reach Will have reached Will have been reaching Will be reaching
Will spread Will have spread Will have been spreading Will be spreading
Will read Will have read Will have been reading Will be reading
Will take Will have taken Will have been taking Will be taking
Will play Will have played Will have been playing Will be playing

Reach:
Future Perfect: I will have reached Shimla by tomorrow afternoon.
Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been reaching Shimla in the next two days.
Future Continuous: I will be reaching home tomorrow.
Simple Future: I will reach there in half an hour.

Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

a) I shall have completed my homework by this evening.
b) Tomorrow she will be dancing for the annual day function at her school.
c) She will not have reached the hospital until tomorrow morning.
d) Teacher will have been correcting our papers during the vacations.
e) Raman will take the book from the library to study.
f) Children will be playing merrily in the park.
g) I will go to Amsterdam for Christmas.
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Q3) (Answer may vary)

Twenty years from now I will have completed my post graduation and will have been working
as a teacher in a school as I love the profession. I will have been living in India as I see a bright
future in our country. I will buy a new home for my parents and live in it with them. I will
have a happy and harmonious family. I will also be working for the society, especially old people
and children.

Simple Future Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous

will buy will be living will have completed will have been working
will have will also be working
will live

5. Tenses - Review
Q1) A.
a) Was writing - Past Continuous Tense, was - Simple Past
b) Will have been sitting - Future Perfect continuous
c) Had been going - Past Perfect Continuous, got - Simple Past
d) Will have completed - Future Perfect
e) Was playing - Past Continuous, came - Simple Past
f) Is eating - Present continuous
g) Went - Past simple
h) Shall have received - Future perfect
i) Is missing - Present continuous

Q1) B.
a) Broke b) Had c) Was moving
d) Have been waiting e) Will be f) Will have left

Q2) A.
a) Have you seen my notebook?
b) Did you go to the market today?
c) I drove her to school today.
d) I have been living here for months.
e) Pooja was cooking dinner when I reached home.

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Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

Picture 1: A group of girls were skipping in the garden. They were really enjoying themselves.
Two of the girls were holding the skipping rope and two of them were jumping over it.
Picture 2: This girl will score well in the video game. Her brother will be very annoyed at her
for playing this game as it belongs to him.

Q3) (Answer may vary)

The children have decided to go to swim to a nearby recreation club. They are extremely excit-
ed about it and have packed their bags. ‘What fun we had last time! Let’s take a ball to play
with in the pool this time. It will be fun!’ They said. Soon they reached the club and got into
their swimming costumes. They had been waiting for this moment for a week. They got into
the pool and started playing a game. It was a hot and sunny day so they were really enjoying
the water. They had played for almost an hour after which they decided to come out of the
pool as they were very hungry. One of the girls said, ‘Let’s quickly change and order some
snacks. I have been very hungry since the time we came to the club!’ Soon they were enjoying
yummy snacks and cold-drinks. Once they finish eating, they will go back home and take some
rest. By evening, they will have been playing volley-ball at a nearby ground. This is how they
had decided to spend their holiday.

6. Verbs - Subject Verb Agreement,

Modal Auxiliaries
Q1) A.
a) Are b) Are c) Are
d) Has e) Has f) Have
g) Is h) Love i) Have
j) Are k) Is l) Is
m) Loves n) Are

Q1) B.
a) Could/would b) Can not c) Could not
d) May e) Could f) Must
g) Can, can h) Can/may i) Might
j) Can

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Q2)
Next month, we are going on our vacation to Singapore. My sister likes it when we go to
Singapore because she gets to shop a lot. My brother and I want to go scuba diving while we
are there. My dad says he is going to take us this time. While my mom and sister go to shop,
we will go for scuba diving.

Q3) (Answer may vary)

We start our day in school with prayers and the National Anthem. Our teacher comes to class
and starts the day with English subject which is followed by Mathematics. Everyone likes the
English teacher as she is very pleasant and caring. Each of us greets her every day. We also
like our Mathematics teacher. She has a funny way of teaching Mathematics. Mathematics is
a complicated subject, but she makes it very easy for us. Our principal and teachers both make
our school a wonderful place!

7. Kinds of Adjectives
Q1) A.
a) This knife is extremely sharp/blunt/shiny. (Adjective of Quality)
b) Those/These boys will be part of the football team. (Demonstrative Adjective)
c) We need some more money to buy a house. (Adjective of Quantity)
d) That/This girl will participate in the beauty contest this year. (Demonstrative Adjective)
e) She has three brothers and one sister. (Adjective of Number)

Q1) B.
a) These - Demonstrative pronoun b) What - Interrogative Pronoun
c) This - Demonstrative d) Who - Interrogative
e) Why - Interrogative Pronoun

Q2) A.
The weather we have been having lately is miserable. Many people have fallen sick due to
this bad weather. I had been to the doctor with my ailing grandmother the other day. Most
patients there had cough, cold and fever. What have we done to make the weather conditions
so bad that we ourselves are succumbing to its ill-effects? This thought keeps getting the
better of me. These frequent fluctuations in weather conditions are undoubtedly an effect
of global-warming. What measures can be taken towards this issue? Not one, not two, but
all citizens must take responsibility towards our environment and work to make our world a
beautiful place to live in.

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Quality Quantity Number Demonstratives Interrogative

miserable Many one this what
ailing, ill Most two these
Bad, beautiful All

Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

a) Kind - The King was very kind to the people in his kingdom.
b) This - This bottle belongs to me.
c) Few - Few friends of mine are going to come home today.
d) Many - Many children have fallen sick due to the weather conditions.
e) Thick - Rapunzel had thick and lovely hair.
f) Which - Which car belongs to you?

Q3) (Answer may vary)

We are a family of four - my Mummy, Papa, sister and me. My sister is six years old and
extremely naughty. She likes to disturb me whenever I am studying or doing my projects. My
father is a very hard-working and punctual man. My mother is an amazing cook. She makes
yummy pizzas and pastas for me. All my friends like to come home to have mouth-watering
dishes made by mom. What will make my family happy? This is the question I always ask
myself. What things can I do to make them happy? I love my family a lot. Those who have a
loving and happy family are the luckiest!

8. Adverbs – Time, Place, Manner, Degree and

Frequency
Q1)
a) Very, neatly - Degree, Manner
b) Never - Frequency
c) Occasionally - Frequency
d) Extremely - Degree
e) Ahead - Place
f) Here - Place, now - Time
g) Once - Frequency

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Q2) A.
Generally, people spend a lot of money on entertainment. I always prefer to save money rather
than spending on entertainment. We rarely go for movies. Only if a movie is worth a watch we
watch it in a multiplex. We must spend our money wisely. This is what I have learnt from my
parents. They willingly allow me to go out with friends but have always advised to spend wisely.
I have always received the right values from my parents and I can proudly say that I am a
well brought up girl!

Time Place Manner Degree Frequency

Out Willingly Always
Wisely rarely
Proudly Generally

Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

a) I was extremely tired after a long day at school.
b) He is a very hard-working boy.
c) I have rarely seen him playing with children.
d) He found the phone somewhere in the room.

Q3. (Answer may vary)

Sara Crewe is my favourite character from the book ‘A Little Princess’. She is always kind and
polite to everyone. She never speaks rudely. She sometimes quietly plays with her doll Emily in
her room or she helps some young child who is upset. She speaks very carefully so that she does
not hurt anyone with her words. She happily shares her kitchen set with other children in the
hostel. Sadly, Miss Minchin does not think well about her and is jealous of her.

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9. Degrees of comparison – Adjectives and

Adverbs
Q1) A.
Positive Comparative Superlative
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
happy happier happiest
lovely lovelier loveliest
good better best
kind kinder kindest
caring more caring most caring
little less least
few fewer fewest
bad worse worst
brave braver bravest

Q1) B.
a) More famous b) Faster
c) Precious d) More nutritious
e) As dynamic

Q1) C.
a) More loudly b) More brightly c) Carefully
d) More fluently e) More happily

Q2)
a) He came sooner than his usual time.
b) Most often I feel lazy when I have to do my math homework.
c) He spoke loudly to his teacher.
d) Birbal solved the problems more wisely than Akbar.

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Q3) (Answer may vary)

Rahul was on his way to college on his motorbike. He was extremely happy as he was going to
meet his friends......
Then suddenly, he realized his brakes were not working and he was riding in full speed. Soon
the bystanders heard a loud noise and everyone gathered. Rahul had met with an accident. No
one came for help immediately. Everyone was quietly looking at Rahul’s state but was scared to
help him. Amongst the crowd was a wise young boy who came forward and called an ambulance.
The ambulance arrived immediately and took Rahul to a hospital nearby. The young boy was the
kindest of all. Rahul was soon operated and was out of danger. His parents also came to the
hospital and thanked the young boy for his kind act.

10. Articles – De inite and Inde inite

Q1)
a) An b) A c) N.A.
d) The e) N.A., an f) An, the
g) An h) The i) N.A.

Q2) A.
a) The b) N.A. c) A/The, an, the
d) The e) A, N.A. f) A, a

Q2) B.
a) Honesty - Honesty is the best Policy.
b) Island - I wish to stay on an island all alone.
c) Honour - It would be an honour to have you at our school function.
d) Dog; cat - I have a dog and a cat at home.
e) Milk - I drink a glass of milk every morning.

Q3. (Answer may vary)

I went for an Animal Safari to South Africa with my friend Yash. We wore a jump suit and a
hat. We also carried a camera along with us. We saw many animals there. We saw a tiger and
a tigress feeding her cubs, a giraffe eating grass, a monkey swinging on the tree and an elephant
splashing water on himself. What a wonderful sight it was! The animals looked so happy in the
jungle. They can move around in open spaces and live the way they want to. I would like to go
for an animal safari every year.

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11. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Q1)
a) In b) Into c) In
d) In e) Under f) Above/behind
g) On h) In i) Out/over
j) Up/down k) Across l) Out
m) Behind/over n) Into o) under

Q2) A.
a) You can’t talk to her now; she is still on the phone.
b) Fortunately, the people inside the building were out of danger.
c) I will take a bus and go there on my own.
d) I saw a man walking across the river.
e) The girl who stays on the first floor goes to Arya Vidya Mandir School.

Q2) B.
The hills across the valley were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees
and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station
there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made of strings and bamboo beads,
hung across the open door into the bar, to keep out flies. A man and the girl with him sat at
a table, in the shade, outside the building. The express from Barcelona would arrive in fourty
minutes and stop at this junction for two minutes.

Q2) C. (Answers may vary)

a) down the road - I was walking down the road when I met an old friend.
b) opposite to - My school is opposite to the construction site.
c) according to me - According to me he should stay at home today and take some rest.
d) behind the bus: I ran behind the bus but could not reach there on time.
e) up the hill: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
f) over the bridge: The cars are going over the bridge on the highway.

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Q3. (Answer may vary)

One Sunday morning, Rhea and Raman decided to play catch cook at home. They also asked
their pets, Tia (the cat) and Scooby (the dog) to play with them. They ran all around the house.
Just when Rhea jumped over the chair, Raman ran after her and jumped over the chair too!
The cat also followed and jumped over the chair. Then Rhea was hiding under the table. So
Raman also hid under the table and so did Tia. Scooby was looking for them and when he
reached under the table, he could not find anyone. Finally, Raman and Rhea ran out of the
house and went to the garden to play. Tia and Scooby followed them too!

12. Conjunction and Transition Words

Q1)
Dear Diary,
Today I am very happy because all my friends came home to celebrate my 10th birthday. Each
of them brought me a gift and a birthday card. Although the party began late, everyone enjoyed
a lot. We played lots of games but I had not kept prizes since I did not want anyone to feel
sad. All of us just clapped for the winner so everyone felt happy.
While the games were on, my mother laid out the snacks and the drinks. As soon as the games
were over, we cut the cake and everyone sang the birthday song. My friends ate snacks, took
their gifts and left since they had exams the next day. Otherwise, the party would have gone
on longer.
I must thank my parents for making the day so special. My father decorated the house with
colourful balloons and ribbons while my mother not only baked a cake for me but also made
some ice cream at home! My cousin also came though the doctor had told him not to since he
was not well.
I thank God for blessing me with such wonderful friends and family. I am truly lucky!

Q2) A.
a) Finally b) While c) If
d) However, since e) Besides f) Else
g) And h) Though

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Q2) B. (Answers may vary)

a) Finally: She came home finally, after a lot of persuasion.
b) Hence: Tomorrow is Gandhi Jayanti hence it is a holiday.
c) However: Tomorrow is a holiday, however we have to go for class.
d) Unless: You must not keep your work due unless you want a scolding from the teacher.
e) Indeed: Indeed, she is the most beautiful girl I have known.

Q3) (Answer may vary)

What I spent it on is also very interesting! Initially, I thought of giving it all away to charity
but later I thought I should spend something on myself too. So, I gave away 10% of the money
to charity though I would have loved to give more. Out of the rest, I gave some money to my
society so that they could build a library for the children in the building. Indeed, it gives me a
lot of pleasure when I think of all the fun they will have reading books and playing games
there! Not only that but also the fact that they will learn something new every day. Finally I
gave the rest of the money to the animal hospital so that they could take care of many more ill
animals. All this made me very happy.

13. Interjections and Homophones

Q1)
a) I have never seen such a lovely scene.
b) The robbers steal the money from the steel cupboard.
c) Let’s meet up soon.
d) I have been waiting here for you since a long time.
e) I have sent a letter to the newspaper editor.

Q2) A.
a) - 3
b) - 4
c) - 5
d) - 1
e) - 2

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Q2) B.
(1) Sea, (2) see, (3) heard, (4) scent, (5) there, (6) for, (7) air, (8) by, (9) of

Q3) (Answers may vary)

a) I have heard that you have a lot of hare on your head but they are invisible!
b) Did you here about the ant who wore green glares? She thought those would help her
sea colour in a black and white T.V.!
c) What did you eat four dinner?
d) Our government runs buy the people, four the people and off the people.

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Common Errors
1) Incorrect: I love her voice. She sings so good.
Correct: I love her voice. She sings well.
Mistake: Incorrect use of the adjective ‘good’. The adverb ‘well’ should follow the verb
not the adjective.
2) Incorrect: Unless you don’t study, you won’t pass.
Correct: Unless you study, you won’t pass.
Mistake: Incorrect use of the conjunction ‘unless’. Unless means ‘if not’ and hence ‘don’t’
(another negative word) should not be used as it conveys the same meaning.
3) Incorrect: I got that book that you wanted.
Correct: I got the book that you wanted.
Mistake: ‘That’ is used twice in the same sentence. ‘The’ must be used in place of ‘that’.
4) Incorrect: We go to school by walk.
Correct: We walk to school.
Mistake: Improper sentence structure.‘ By’ expresses ‘a means or medium’ and walking
is not ‘a means of transport’.
5) Incorrect: My aunt cooks tasty dishes. She is a great cooker.
Correct: My aunt cooks tasty dishes. She is a great cook.
Mistake: Incorrect vocabulary used.
6) Incorrect: Whats your name?
Correct: What’s your name?
Mistake: Apostrophe should be used in the contraction ‘what’s’.
7) Incorrect: I didn’t knew the correct answer.
Correct: I didn’t know the correct answer.
Mistake: Incorrect use of past form of the verb ‘know’ with ‘did’.
8) Incorrect: My father left smoking last year.
Correct: My father stopped/quit smoking last year.
Mistake: Incorrect word ‘left’ used in place of ‘stopped’.

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9) Incorrect: The lion was more stronger than the fox.

Correct: The lion was stronger than the fox.
Mistake: ‘More’ and ‘stronger’ are both adjectives of the comparative degree and can’t
be used together.
10) Incorrect: My brother has fever. His not well.
Correct: My brother has fever. He’s not well.
Mistake: Incorrect use of pronoun ‘his’ instead of ‘he is’.
11) Incorrect: We are buying furnitures for our new house.
Correct: We are buying furniture for our new house.
Mistake: The word ‘furnitures’ is incorrect and must not be used when talking about
the plural form of ‘furniture’.
12) Incorrect: Yours camera is better than mine.
Correct: Your camera is better than mine.
Mistake: Incorrect use of the pronoun ‘yours’.
13) Incorrect: The music was to loud for me.
Correct: The music was too loud for me.
Mistake: ‘Too’ must be used instead of ‘to’. The adverb ‘too’ means ‘ very or also’,
whereas the preposition to is used to express a ‘direction, place or position’.
14) Incorrect: She drew a flower into her book.
Correct: She drew a flower in her book.
Mistake: Incorrect preposition ‘into’ used instead of ‘in’.
15) Incorrect: The apples are good for health.
Correct: Apples are good for health.
Mistake: Article ‘the’ must not be used when speaking about things in general.
16) Incorrect: Please describe us your idea.
Correct: Please describe your idea to us.
Mistake: Improper sentence structure. The noun ‘idea’ must follow the verb ‘describe’.
17) Incorrect: This cookies are my favourite.
Correct: These cookies are my favourite.
Mistake: Use ‘these’ for plural forms of nouns.

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18) Incorrect: Their my school friends.

Correct: They’re my school friends.
Mistake: The contraction of ‘they are’ must be used instead of the pronoun ‘their’.
19) Incorrect: My mother adviced me to participate in the competition.
Correct: My mother advised me to participate in the competition.
Mistake: The verb form ‘advised’ must be used. ‘Advice’ is the noun form.
20) Incorrect: I bought two dozens mangoes.
Correct: I bought two dozen mangoes.
Mistake: The noun ‘mangoes’ must be written in plural instead of ‘dozen’.
21) Incorrect: I will meet you on next Saturday.
Correct: I will meet you next Saturday.
Mistake: Incorrect use of preposition ‘on’.
22) Incorrect: We ordered for an extra-cheese pizza.
Correct: We ordered an extra-cheese pizza.
Mistake: ‘Ordered for’ is incorrect grammatically. Just use ‘ordered’.
23) Incorrect: I didn’t know about that you were married.
Correct: I didn’t know that you were married.
Mistake: Inappropriate use of preposition ‘about’ with conjunction ‘that’.
24) Incorrect: Your better than me.
Correct: You’re better than me.
Mistake: The contraction ‘you’re’ must be used instead of the pronoun ‘you are’.
25) Incorrect: Neeta went to the beach she saw the sunset.
Correct: Neeta went to the beach and she saw the sunset. Or Neeta went to the
beach. She saw the sunset.
Mistake: The conjunction ‘and’ must be used between two clauses or it must be split
into two complete sentences.
26) Incorrect: I felt boring in the lecture.
Correct: I felt bored in the lecture.
Mistake: The word ‘boring’ is incorrectly used instead of ‘bored’.

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27) Incorrect: He has two brother-in-laws.

Correct: He has two brothers-in-law.
Mistake: Incorrect use of plural form of the noun ‘brother-in-law’.
28) Incorrect: I have fewer money than my friend.
Correct: I have less money than my friend.
Mistake: Money is a non-countable noun and hence ‘less’ must be used instead of ‘fewer’.
29) Incorrect: My mother loves me and cares me.
Correct: My mother loves me and cares for me.
Mistake: The preposition ‘for’ is missing.
30) Incorrect: Riya couldn’t wait for her sister as she was all ready late for her dance class.
Correct: Riya couldn’t wait for her sister as she was already late for her dance class.
Mistake: ‘Already’ is the correct word. Already means ‘by now’ whereas ‘all ready’
means ‘completely prepared’.
31) Incorrect: I am been to London more than once.
Correct: I have been to London more than once.
Mistake: Incorrect auxiliary used according to the tense structure.
32) Incorrect: I’m such happy today.
Correct: I’m so happy today.
Mistake: ‘So’ must be used instead of ‘such’. ‘So’ is used with adjectives ‘so big’. ‘Such’
is used with noun phrases ‘such a big house’.
33) Incorrect: The horse’s looked strong and powerful.
Correct: The horses looked strong and powerful.
Mistake: Misplaced apostrophe. Apostrophes should be used to show possession, but not
to form plurals.
34) Incorrect: The peacock walked proudfully.
Correct: The peacock walked proudly.
Mistake: Incorrect word used. The correct adverb is ‘proudly’.
35) Incorrect: Is your sister older then you?
Correct: Is your sister older than you?
Mistake: Use ‘than’ for comparison.

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36) Incorrect: The crops will die before the rains will fall.
Correct: The crops will die before the rains fall.
Mistake: When two events of future are discussed, one of them should be in simple
future tense, while the other should be in simple present tense.
37) Incorrect: Every colours were used in the painting.
Correct: All colours were used in the painting.
Mistake: ‘Every’ is singular and must not be used with ‘colours’ (plural).
38) Incorrect: She blowed the candles before cutting the cake.
Correct: She blew the candles before cutting the cake.
Mistake: Incorrect past form of ‘blow’ is used.
39) Incorrect: He is of America. He is an American.
Correct: He is from America. He is an American.
Mistake: Incorrect preposition ‘of’ used in place of ‘from’.
40) Incorrect: All the mens had gathered in the dining room.
Correct: All the men had gathered in the dining room.
Mistake: The plural form of ‘man’ is ‘men’, not ‘mens’.
41) Incorrect: Please say me a story about fairies.
Correct: Please tell me a story about fairies.
Mistake: ‘Tell’ must be used instead of ‘say’ according to the context, because you ‘say
something in general’ but you ‘tell someone something when you report’.
42) Incorrect: The cat licked it’s paw.
Correct: The cat licked its paw.
Mistake: Use apostrophe with ‘its’ only when it is a contraction of ‘it is’ (it’s).
43) Incorrect: I could ride my cycle at five years old.
Correct: I could ride my cycle when I was five years old.
Mistake: Incorrect use of preposition ‘at’.
44) Incorrect: We have dinner at 9 p.m. in the night.
Correct: We have dinner at 9 p.m. OR We have dinner at nine in the night.
Mistake: Don’t use p.m. and ‘in the night’ together.

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45) Incorrect: Isn’t he is your father?

Correct: Isn’t he your father?
Mistake: ‘Is’ is used twice for the same subject.
46) Incorrect: I said why don’t you eat
Correct: I said, “Why don’t you eat?”
Mistake: Punctuation marks are missing.
47) Incorrect: I have came here before.
Correct: I have come here before.
Mistake: Incorrect past participle form of the verb ‘come’ is used.
48) Incorrect: I am real tired today.
Correct: I am really tired today.
Mistake: Incorrect use of the adjective ‘real’ instead of the adverb ‘really’.
49) Incorrect: Don’t return back without the documents.
Correct: Don’t return without the documents. Or Don’t come back without the
documents.
Mistake: Return and come back convey the same meaning.
50) Incorrect: I have ninteen little kittens.
Correct: I have nineteen little kittens.
Mistake: The correct spelling is ‘nineteen’.

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 Answer Key

Practice Questions

1. Nouns - Review
Exercise 1:
a) Ashok - Proper Noun; Truth - Abstract Noun
b) People - Common Noun; Greece, Greeks - Proper Noun
c) Police, Mob - Collective Noun
d) Team - Collective Noun; match, goals - Common Noun
e) Fleet - Collective; Ships, harbour - Common Noun
f) Satisfaction - Abstract Noun
g) Plays, actors - Common Noun, crew - Collective Noun
h) Players, Spectators - Common Noun, Crowd - Collective

Exercise 2:
a) A mob of people b) A shoal of fish
c) A jury of judges d) A suite of rooms
e) A set of tools f) A quiver of arrows
g) A flock of sheep h) A gang of thieves
i) A choir of singers

Exercise 3:
a) Noise b) Honesty
c) Wealth d) Health
e) Happiness f) Love
g) Music h) Sadness
i) Fairness, Justice j) Goodness

Exercise 4:
Countable: girls, sheep, book, table Uncountable: wool, food, water, paper

Exercise 5:
Masculine: nephew
Feminine: aunt, vixen, peahen, grandmother, maid
Neuter: apple, watch, computer
Common: parents
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2. Kinds of Sentences
Exercise 1:
a) Negative b) Interrogative c) Exclamatory
d) Imperative e) Interrogative f) Exclamatory

Exercise 2:
a) Reeva is a hardworking student. (Assertive)
Is she a hardworking student ? (Interrogative)
Please teach properly to this student. (Imperative)
Priya is not a student of this school. (Negative)
Hurrah! My student Raja won the contest! (Exclamatory)
b) This market is famous for handicrafts. (Assertive)
Is your house near Ramnath market? (Interrogative)
Please take me to the fruits market. (Imperative)
I am not going to the market. (Negative)
What a noisy market! (Exclamatory)
c) Sudha has finished her homework. (Assertive)
Did you forget your homework? (Interrogative)
Don’t talk and do your homework. (Imperative)
The teacher did not give any home work. (Negative)
Oh! I forgot my homework! (Exclamatory)

3. Tenses - Present and Past

Exercise 1:
a) Has been playing - Present Perfect Continuous
b) Have tasted - Present Perfect
c) Were talking - Past Continuous
d) Gave - Simple Past
e) Were watching - Past Continuous
f) Cut - Simple Past
g) Has won - Present Perfect
h) Met - Simple Past
i) Does - Simple Present
j) Have been living - Present Perfect Continuous, shifted - Simple Past

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Exercise 2:
a) Earns b) Was
c) Brought d) Was preparing
e) Have purchased f) Had lit
g) Wakes h) Had brought
i) Met j) Prayed

Exercise 3:
a) I am shouting her name.
b) We were learning German.
c) It has snowed in Shimla.
d) I had been doing my homework, when my mother reached home.
e) The crow drank water from a pitcher.
f) I had known Rahul Gandhi.
g) What did you do?
h) Children have been playing Hide and Seek in the garden.

4. Future Tenses
Exercise 1:
a) Will be giving - Future Continuous
b) Will watch - Simple Future
c) Will have dropped - Future Perfect
d) Will have been working - Future Perfect Continuous
e) Shall meet - Simple Future
f) Will be playing - Future Continuous
g) Will decorate - Simple Future
h) Will be throwing - Future Continuous
i) Shall visit - Simple Future
j) Shall overcome - Simple Future

Exercise 2:
a) Will be winning b) Will be
c) Will visit d) Will have been studying
e) Shall take f) Will be teaching
g) Will be distributing h) Will have/shall have
i) Will be finishing

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5. Tenses - Review

Exercise 1:
a) Were gleaming - Past Continuous, looked - Simple Past
b) Was loading - Past Continuous
c) Thought - Simple Past
d) Has been raining - Present Perfect Continuous
e) Will be working - Future Continuous
f) Is studying - Present Continuous
g) Had been running - Past Perfect Continuous
h) Will be flying - Future Continuous
i) Will call - Simple Future
j) Is singing - Present Continuous

Exercise 2:
a) Neha does not sing beautifully. Does Neha sing beautifully?
b) I don’t meet her every week. Do I meet her every week?
c) She has not won the competition. Has she won the competition?
d) She has not been going through a tough phase. Has she been going through a tough
phase?
e) Ram will not have reached there before the session begins. Will Ram have reached
there before the session begins?
f) Uma did not write a letter. Did Uma write a letter?
g) The goat did not fall into a well. Did the goat fall into a well?
h) The prices will not rise soon. Will the prices rise soon?
i) Mansi will not have a birthday party this year. Will Mansi have a birthday party this
year?
j) Ragini had not read the course work. Had Ragini read the course work?

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6. Verbs - Subject Verb Agreement,

Modal Auxiliaries
Exercise 1:
a) Are b) Are c) Lives
d) Is e) Rises f) Works
g) Are h) Is i) Have
j) Is

Exercise 2:
a) Ability - can b) Weak possibility - might
c) Permission - may d) Polite request - could
e) Promise, definite action - will f) Suggestion/advice - should
g) Permission - can h) Inability in past - could
i) Polite request/Permission - would j) Obligation - must

Exercise 3:
a) Will b) Shall c) Will
d) Would e) Should f) Would
g) Will/would h) Should, will

Exercise 4:
a) Can/may b) Can
c) Can/may d) Can
e) Can f) Can

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7. Kinds of Adjectives
Exercise 1:
a) Yellow, Construction - Quality
b) Deadly - Quality; Four hundred - Number
c) This - Demonstrative; Fresh - Quality
d) First - Number
e) What - Interrogative; Healthy - Quality
f) Brisk - Quality; This - Demonstrative
g) Outdoor - Quality; Some - Quantity
h) Which - Interrogative
i) These - Demonstrative
j) Undisciplined - Quality; Such - Demonstrative

Exercise 2:
a) What b) This/That
c) Which d) These/Those

Exercise 3:
a) Much b) Little c) Many
d) Some e) Enough

Exercise 4:
a) Careful b) Colourful c) Natural
d) Knowledgeable e) Mischievous f) Famous
g) Glorious h) Beautiful i) Dirty
j) Courageous

Exercise 5:
a) Magical b) Watery c) Proud, cruel
d) Spacious, airy e) Fair, just

8. Adverbs – Time, Place, Manner, Degree and

Frequency
Exercise 1:
a) Very - adverb of degree b) Almost - adverb of degree
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c) Quickly - adverb of manner d) Everywhere - adverb of place

e) Quite - adverb of degree f) Away - adverb of place
g) Soon - adverb of time

Exercise 2:
a) Carelessly b) Noisily c) Surely
d) Usually e) Generally f) Gently
g) Softly h) Greedily

Exercise 3:
a) Yesterday b) Just c) Quite/never
d) Willingly e) Never/quite f) Twice

9. Degrees of comparison – Adjectives and

Adverbs
Exercise 1:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Wonderful More wonderful Most wonderful
Slow Slower Slowest
Pretty Prettier Prettiest
Kind Kinder Kindest
Good Better Best
Fair Fairer Fairest
Far Farther Farthest
Useless More useless Most useless
Little Less Least

Exercise 2:
a) Most wonderful b) Less c) Richer
d) Most useful e) Tall, taller f) More bravely
g) Smallest h) Worse, worst

Exercise 3:
a) Older b) Oldest c) Eldest
d) Elder
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10. Articles – De inite and Inde inite

Exercise 1:
a) The, the b) X, a c) A, the, an
d) The, the, an e) The, a, x f) X, the, a
g) An h) An i) The, the
j) The

Exercise 2:
(1) A, (2) a, (3) X, (4) an, (5) a, (6) the, (7) an, (8) a, (9) a, (10) a, (1!) an, (12) the, (13) a,
(14) The, (15) a, (16) the, (17) the, (18) X, (19) the, (20) the, (21) X, (22) the

11. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Exercise 1:
a) Off b) Towards c) In
d) At/towards e) To/With f) In
g) From h) With i) By
j) Against k) At, in l) In, during
m) On n) On o) At

Exercise 2:
a) At the wedding b) About three friends
c) With their favourite actor d) After the wedding celebration
e) Across the wet grass f) On the table
g) On the pillow, in the litter h) Before noon
i) Over the bridge j) At 10 in the morning

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12. Conjunction and Transition Words

Exercise 1:
a) And/for b) Since
c) Than d) Though
e) As/because f) As/because, and
g) When/before/after h) After/before
i) Until j) When/after
k) When/while l) If
m) That n) But/though
o) Or

Exercise 2:
a) He worked hard in order to pass the exam. OR He worked hard because he wanted
to pass the exam.
b) Dinesh as well as his brother is honest. OR Dinesh and his brother are honest.
c) There was a lot of traffic, so I reached late. OR As there was a lot of traffic, I
reached late.
d) If you don’t pay your bills on time, you will have to pay a fine.
e) Though he rushed and tried to reach fast, he missed the train. OR He rushed and
tried to reach fast but he missed the train.
f) You would like tea or coffee.

Exercise 3:
a) When b) As c) As
d) While e) And f) And
g) When h) When i) That
j) As/when k) And l) Before
m) As n) Before o) And

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13. Interjections and Homophones

Exercise 1:
a) Hush! Keep quiet!
st
b) Bravo! You have stood 1 in the exam!
c) Oh! You lost your wallet!
d) What! Are you serious?
e) Alas! She lost her brother!
f) Ha! You gave me such a fright!

Exercise 2:
a) Practise b) Pray c) Pores
d) Plane e) Hare f) Advice
g) Their h) Pair

Exercise 3:
a) My mother asked me to be polite.
b) Ritu made a cake for her son.
c) I don’t like plain food.
d) I have been living here since a long time.
e) She broke the heel of her shoes.
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Common Errors

Exercise 1:
a) Raman broke his arm last week. It happened when he was riding his bicycle. He fell off it.
b) Nadia is my friend. She lives near my school. I often go to her place. She also visits me
sometimes.
c) Tomorrow, I will go shopping with my mom. We will/shall buy some clothes and shoes. I
will help mom carry all the shopping bags.

Exercise 2:
a) A person who designs buildings and bridges is an engineer.
b) A person who paints the house is a painter.
c) A person who makes wooden tables is a carpenter.
d) A person who fixes the sink is a plumber.
e) A person who repairs cars is a car mechanic.
f) A person who cooks in a restaurant is a chef.
g) A person that writes books or novels is an author.
h) A person who sells flowers is a florist.
i) A person who cuts and sells meat is a butcher.
j) A person who guards a building is a security guard.

Exercise 3:
a) My niece married an actor.
b) She planned to invite all the spinsters.
c) My mom and my aunt decided to cook dinner.
d) The mare chased the wild bitch.
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Exercise 4:
Sahil Renu Sentences
Ten years old Twelve years old Sahil is younger than Renu.
Height - 4.5 ft. Height - 4 ft. Renu is shorter than Sahil.
Has little money Has a lot of money. Renu is richer than Sahil.
Strong Not so strong Sahil is stronger than Renu.
Smart Not so smart Sahil is smarter than Renu.
Wakes up at 7 a.m. Wakes up at 6 a.m. Renu wakes up earlier than Sahil.

Exercise 5:
a) I have few coins.
b) I take little sugar in my coffee.
c) There is very little water in the jug.
d) I have invited a few of my friends.
e) There is little juice left in the glass.
f) I need a little money.
g) The teacher looked a little disappointed.
h) A few books were yet to be completed.
i) I saw a few people at the restaurant.
j) The baby could eat very little rice.

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Exercise 6:
a) Do you have a sister?

Ans. Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

b) Does your mother drop you to school?

Ans. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

c) Did India win the last match?

Ans. Yes, it did. / No, it didn’t.

d) Were you the class monitor last year?

Ans. Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

e) Are you interested in sports?

Ans. Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

f) Does it rain in Mumbai in the month of October?

Ans. Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

g) Have you brushed your teeth this morning?

Ans. Yes, I have. / No, I Haven’t.

h) Will you be home tomorrow?

Ans. Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.

i) Do your friends give you gifts?

Ans. Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

j) Does this book belong to you?

Ans. Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

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