Grammar Practice Exercises , Upper Intermediate [ 1 ]

 

1 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises 

Upper Intermediate

1 - Countable & Uncountable Nouns

1 . Write ‘ a / an’ before the nouns which are being used as countable nouns

1  . ---------------Beauty is subjective .

She’s --------------- real beauty .

2 . I am fortunate to have had ------------------ very good education .

------------------ education does not just take place at school .

3 . My eyes are very sensitive to ------------ light .

Is there ---------------- light in there ?

4 . You’ve been ------------ great help to me .

I’m sorry to ask you but I desperately need ----------- help .

5 . I don’t usually drink ------------- coffee .

I’ll have two teas and -------- coffee please .

6 . He has --------------- great love of music .

Sometimes ------------- love can be very painful .

7 . You’ll get better at the job as you gain ------------ experience .

I’m so glad I did it : it was ----------- wonderful experience .

8. The house is built of ------------ stone .

This is ---------------- beautiful stone .

9 . ------------- death comes to us all one day .

There’s been ---------------- death in the family .

10 . -----------fear is a perfectly natural human feeling .

He has -------------- terrible fear of heights .

11 . He was so hungry that he ate ----------------- whole chicken .

I don’t like red meat but I do eat -------------- chicken .

12 . I think that’s ---------------- really ugly painting .

-------------- painting can be a very relaxing activity .

13 . I usually eat ------------- fruit for breakfast .

That’s -------------- very unusual fruit . What is it ?

14 . Has this soup got -------- potato in it ?

Would you like ------------ baked potato ?

15 . You shouldn’t drink ------------ wine .

This is ------------ very nasty wine .

2 . Complete the sentences with ‘a / an / the’ or no article ‘----‘ .

1 . ‘How much are ------------- leeks ?’ ‘They’re 80 pence -------------- pound.

2 . I went to -------------wonderful concert by ------------ London Symphony Orchestra .

3 . ------------------ local school is soon to be closed .

4 . I usually go to ------------- work by ------------ train .

5 . Is ------------ meat in --------------- oven ?

6. Is this ------------- first time you’ve been to ----------- Isle of Man ?

7 . He’s ------------- art teacher and she’s --------------- electrician .

8. A lot of people give ----------- money to --------- charity at this time of year .

9. What ------------ beautiful face that child’s got !

10 . --------------- British usually have ------- butter on their bread .

11 . -------------- life is very difficult for ----------- unemployed these days .

12 . ---------- Leader of --------- Opposition is in danger of losing her seat at ----------- next election .

13 . I like to have ------------- cup of ----------- when I wake up in --------- morning .

14 . I saw ---------- fox this morning . I think it must have been ----------- same one that I saw last week .

15 . Can I have --------- apple ?

16 . Have you ever seen -------------- Acropolis is ----------- Athens ?

17 .  --------------- police have had a lot of support from ------------ general public over this issue .

18. ------------- shirts on ---------- washing-line should be nearly dry now .

19 . --------------people don’t like him because of his selfish attitude .

20 . I bought my sister --------- book and ----------- bottle of ---------- perfume for her birthday but I don’t think she liked ------------ perfume .

3. Put ‘ a / an / the’ or no article in the gaps in this letter .

Dear ------ Jo and Ian ,

This is ------------- picture of -------------- hotel we’re staying at . We were lucky enough to get one of ---------------- rooms overlooking ---------- sea and ----------- view is lovely . We had ------------- good journey over here and -------------children quite enjoyed ----------- flight . They’ve got ---------------- lovely room of their own and they think ------------hotel’s great . In general , we’ve all been having ------------ really good time .

Unfortunately , Penny got ---------------- very sun-burnt back on -------------first day so she’s had to wear ---------------shirt since then , but apart from that everyone’s been fine . Jeremy’s met ----------------------English boy of about ----------- same age and they get on very well . They went into ---------- town on their own ------------- last night and bought themselves ----------- meal. And tonight they want to go out to ---------- disco - there are plenty to choose from here .

We’ve spent most of our time on ------------ beach so far . ------------ sea is really warm and clear so we’ve done lots of  -------swimming . Tomorrow we’re going on ------------ boat trip to one of ---------------- islands and we’re going to have ---------- barbecue on ----------island .  

I’m really looking forward to that .

Anyway , I’ll give you ------------- ring when we get back and we’ll see you ----------- next week .

Best wishes ,

Sally and Robin .

4 . Rewrite the reference below , adding the definite article ‘the’ and the indefinite article ‘a /an’ where appropriate .

Reference : Tom Harding

Tom Harding has worked for this company for ten years . Throughout this time he has shown himself to be hard-working and enthusiastic employee . He first joined company as junior sales representative but was soon promoted and is now at head of successful team of sales representatives . He manages team with skill and energy and significant increase in sales achieved by team is measure of his success . He has considerable initiative and this has been particularly evident in area of training , where he has had notable success . Training program he devised for his team has now been adopted throughout company with very positive results .

On personal level , I have found Tom to be very honest and considerate person and he is well-liked in company . I have no hesitation in recommending him for job for which he has applied , though I would of course be sorry to lose him .

Ms Claire Alexander

Director of Personnel