Grammar Worksheet Answer Key

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Grade 5 S1 Midterm Grammar Review Worksheet

Present simple and progressive

A)     Complete the sentences below by putting the verb into the correct form.

Example: Please don’t make so much noise. The students …. are studying…... (study).

1.       Look! It  is snowing. (snow).

2.       Why are you talking (you/ talk) to me like that. You are being very rude. 

3.       The class is making  (make) a lot of noise now.

4.       The dog is barking (bark) at the stranger.

5.       The movie is good, isn’t it? Are you enjoying (you/ enjoy) it?    

   

B)       Complete the sentences by putting the verb into the correct form.

       Example: Water…. boils…… (boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.

1.       The swimming pool opens (open) at 9 O’clock.

2.       Ryan eats (eat) cookies every day.

3.       I have a cell phone but I don’t use (not/ use) it very often.

4.       Cathy watches (watch) TV every evening.

5.       Howie doesn’t like (not/ like) cheese.       

 

C)      Put the verb into the correct form, present progressive (I am doing) or present simple (I do.)

Examples: Please don’t make so much noise. I …am studying…. (study)

1.       Ian doesn’t belong (not/ belong) to the swimming club.

2.       They are running (run) after the bus they just missed.

3.       My parents are going (go) to see my teacher tomorrow.

4.       Does it usually snow (it/ usually / snow) in Africa?

5.       She grows (grow) vegetables in her garden, but this year she isn’t growing (not/ grow) any.

Future “Be Going to” and “Will”

D)     Match the sentences in the table to their meaning.      

Meaning	Answer (letter)	Sentences
Future plans	f	a).        If you don't stop that right now, I will give you punishment homework.
Predict with Evidence	c	b).        I think that electric cars will become less expensive in the future.
Predict	b	c).        The clouds outside look very dark. It is going to rain later today.
Moment of speaking	e	d).        I promise I will always be there for you, no matter what.
Threat	a	e).        “These books are so heavy” “I will help you carry those heavy books”
Promise	d	f).         She is going to travel to Europe next summer.

E)      Complete the sentences using Future “Going to”, as in the example.                            

Example: Rob / have / a party / next week.        Rob is going to have a party next week.

 

a.           Blaire and Anna / cook / pasta / for dinner / tomorrow night

____Blaire and Anna are going to cook pasta for dinner tomorrow night.

b.                   Oscar / write / an essay / in English class / tomorrow.

___Oscar is going to write an essay in English class tomorrow.

c.                   Aki / not / recite / her speech / on stage / next week

__Aki is not going to recite her speech on stage next week.

d.                  I / bake / a cake / for my best friend / next month 

__I am going to bake a cake for my best friend next month._____

Past simple and progressive

F)      Complete the blanks with the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets                                   

Yesterday I had my 11^th birthday party. It was lots of fun. Everyone ______was having_______ (have) a really good time. The adults  were talking (talk) to each other and the children were running (run) around the yard. Most of the girls were swimming (swim) in the pool, while most of the boys were eating (eat) snacks and talking. Later everyone gathered. They were going (go) to start singing happy birthday to me when it started to rain. We still had a great time even though we had to be inside. 

G)     Write the Past Tense forms of the verbs below.

 eat  ate meet met feel felt_ go went

drink drank study studied_  hide  hid  teach taught       

buy  bought   write    wrote   see saw   sleep slept

draw drew    fall fell 

 

H)     Write down the comparative and superlative of each following adjective.

E.g. adjective                       Comparative                                Superlative 

1.       comfortable            more comfortable than         the most comfortable  

2.       fast                           fastest than                              the fastest

3.       modern                   more modern than             the most modern   

4.       good                         better than                           the best   

5.       smart                        smarter than                         the smartest     

I)        Complete each sentence with a comparative or superlative adjective.

1.       That rope is longer than the other rope. (long)

2.       Kyle is the fastest runner in the class. (fast)

3.       My room is more colorful than yours. (colorful) 

4.       This week's temperatures are hotter than last week’s. (hot)

5.       That was the easiest test I've ever taken. (easy)

6.       Mr. Richard’s class is more crowded than Mr. Smith’s class. (crowded)