Grammar Practice Exercises [ 7 ] Upper Intermediate

7 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises 

Upper Intermediate

 

5 - ] Tenses With the Perfect Aspect

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

1 . Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous .

Tim Bryant , a magazine journalist , is interviewing Margaret Rodwell , the founder of a successful company .

Example

TB : So why do you think your company has been (be) so successful ?

MR : Well , our products ---------------------(fill) a large gap in the market and I think one of the most important things is that we -----------------(always listen) to our clients and we ------

(act) on their comments and suggestions .

TB : And what’s a typical day for you ?

MR : Well , take today for example . I ------------------------(interview) candidates for a marketing executive post .

TB : And how many ---------------------------(you / interview) ?

MR : Er , I ---------------------------(interview) four so far . And I ----------------------(talk) to clients on the phone on and off all day . I seem to spend a lot of time on the phone . I ---------

(discuss) some new ideas with them for the transportation and delivery of our products .

RB : Mm , it sounds like a very busy day .

MR : Oh , that’s only part of it . I ---------------------(have) two meetings , one with Union representatives and one with departmental heads . And I -----------------(also work) on a proposal for a new marketing strategy .

TB : And it’s not two o’clock yet !

MR : No , but of course I ---------------------(be) here since seven o’clock this morning .

TB : Gosh . And , I hope you don’t mind my mentioning this Ms Rodwell , but some rumors --------------------------(circulate) about your possible engagement to Mr. Thomson , the banker .

MR : No , there will be no engagement , though it’s true that Mr. Thomson and I -------------

(see) each other . That’s no secret .

TB : When you get the time , I suppose . And is it also true that you ----------------(learn) Russian with a view to introducing your products there ?

MR : Yes , I have , but I ----------------------(not learn) much yet ; there’s still a long way for me to go .

 2 . Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous .

Example

1` - ] A: You look hot . What have you been doing ( you / do) ?

B : I ------------------------------(run) .

A : Running ! In this heat ? How far ----------------------(you / run ) ?

B : About four miles .

2 - ] A : What’s the problem ? You look a bit preoccupied .

B : Yes , I -------------------------(think) about Helen .

A : Why ? Is there something wrong with her ?

B : Well , she -------------------------(act) so strangely lately .

A : In what way ?

B : Well , some days when she arrives at work , I know that she ---------------(cry) . And she

-------------------------- (make) private calls when we’re all out at lunch . I just think that something’s going on .

A : -----------------------------(you /talk) to her about it yet ?

B : Yes , a few times , and each time she ----------------(say) that there’s nothing wrong , but I’m not so sure .

3 - } A : Where ----------------(you / be) , Simon ?

B : I ------------------------(talk)to Mark on the phone . He says he -------------------- (try) to phone us all day .

A : Well I -----------------(be) in most of the day but I ----------------(not hear) the phone .

B : That’s strange . But anyway , he ---------------------(have) a phone call from Jackie’s mother and Jackie ------------------(be) in some kind of accident . It’s nothing very serious but she’s got to stay in hospital overnight .

A : Oh dear . -----------------------------(she/break) any bones ?

B : I’m not quite sure how badly she ----------------------(be hurt) but I think we should go and see her tonight .

Grammar Practice Exercises [ 6 ] Upper Intermediate

6 - ]  Grammar Practice Exercises 

Upper Intermediate

4 - ]The Past Tense

Past Simple and Past Continuous

1 . Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous

Example

Here he was (be) , Davey Stark , the big rock star . It --------------(be) the end of an exhausting two-hour concert . The fans --------------------(scream) and ------------------(shout).

They -----------------(want) Davey , their hero . His face ------------------(pour) with sweat , his hair ------------------(drip) and his heart ------------------(thump) violently . But he ---------------

(love) these moments at the end of a concert . He always ---------------------(feel) powerful and in control . He ------------------(decide) to do one more song for the crowd : one of his most popular . When he ---------------(start) singing , the crowd ---------------(go) wild . By the end of the song , they -----------------(all/dance) and --------------(clap) their hands . When Davey -----------------(leave) the stage , he ----------------(be) exhausted but exhilarated . But when he ---------------(get back) to the dressing room , he -----------------(open) the door and

------------------(see) that two men ------------------(wait) for him . They ---------------(lock) the door behind Davey . He ---------------(shout) for his bodyguard Bernard , but no-one (come). The two men -------------- (tie) his hands behind his back , ---------------(blindfold) and --------

(gag) him . Davey ---------------- (can hear) Bernard in the next room . Bernard ----------------

( talk) to someone and he -------------------(say) terrible things about Davey . He ---------------

(say) that Davey ----------------(deserve) it .  -----------------(Deserve) what ? What -------------

(he/mean) ? What ---------------(go on) ? Why --------------------(not someone tell) him what

-----------(happen) ?

2 . Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous

Example

1. It happened (happen) in June 1985 . It ------------------(be) summer and we ------------------

(all /lie out) in the garden . My mother -----------------------(read) and my uncle -----------------

(just /doze) in the sun . We children----------------(look for) worms and insects . And then he

----------------(arrive) . He -------------------(be) a tall , handsome man with piercing blue eyes and he -----------------(look) straight at my mother . Her face ----------------(go) pale and her eyes ------------------(open) wide with shock . ‘Arthur , I -------------------(think) you ------------

(be) dead ,’ she ------------------------(say) in a kind whisper.

2 . A : I ----------------(phone) you at about 9 o’clock this morning but you ---------------(not answer) . What -------------------(you / do) ?

B : Well , I ------------------------(hear) the phone but I --------------------( have) a shower and I -------------------(can not) get out in time to answer it . Anyway , what -----------(you/want) ?

A : Well ,last night I ------------------(clear out) that old desk you ---------------(give) me when I --------------------(come across) a pile of old letters with a red ribbon round them .

B : My letters ?

A : Yes , they --------------------(be addressed) to you . And they --------------(all / smell) of perfume , a man’s perfume .

3 . Last night Jake -------------(wake up) at about 3 a.m. As soon as he ----------------(wake up) , he ------------------(listen out) for strange noises but he ----------------(not hear) any . His father --------------(snore) in the next room , some central heating pipes ------------(make) a bit of a noise and a tap -------------------(drip) in the bathroom .It was all as usual . Jake ------

(open) the window and ----------------(look) outside .

The moon -----------------(be) full and it ---------------------(shine) brightly . Jake ---------------

(think) he --------------------(see) an owl in one of the trees . He ----------------(can certainly hear) one . But then he -------------------(see) something different . A man - no ,it ------------(be) a woman . She ---------------(wear) white and she -----------------(hide) behind a tree . Suddenly she ----------------------(run) towards the house .    

Grammar Practice Exercises [ 5 ] Upper Intermediate

5 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises

Upper Intermediate

3 . The Present Tense .

Present Simple and Present Continuous .

1 - ] Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous .

Example

1 . Debbie --------------( work ) as an administrator at the university . She -----------------

( organize ) all the timetables and teaching schedules . She -----------------( work ) very long hours at the moment because it’s the start of the academic year but she ----------------( go )

on a short holiday at the end of the month . 

2 . Simon and Sylvia ------------------------(stay) in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales this month . The cottage ----------------------(belong) to a cousin of Sylvia’s but the cousin is away : she --------------------(cycle) around Norfolk for a few weeks . Simon and Sylvia often --------

(use) the cottage when Sylvia’s cousin is away . They really --------------(enjoy) being in the middle of the countryside .

 3 . The International School for Languages ---------------------(do) very well at the moment . About two hundred students ----------------------(take) evening classes this term . Many of them ------------------(need) to learn a new language to improve their job prospects but some of them ---------------(learn) a new language purely for pleasure . The European languages

--------------- (be) very popular but Japanese and Russian ---------------(get) more popular too. The school -----------------(provide) good learning facilities and -----------------(organize) a range of study tours .

4 . The world population -------------------(still increase) rapidly . Many people in the world

--------------------( already starve) and many more -------------------(suffer) from malnutrition . The population ------------------(grow) fastest in the poorest countries where people ------------

(need) to have children to look after them in their old age and where many of their children

--------------------(die) at a very young age .

2 - ] Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous .

Maggie and Jill , two friends , are talking at a party .

Example

M : Jill , how nice to see you . I don’t think (not think) each other since the party at Jim’s last year . How -------------------(you / get on ) ?

J : Oh , fine . Everything ---------------------(go) very well .

M : -----------------------------(you still / go out ) with Dave ?

J : No , I’m not , but I -------------------(go out) with someone called Jamie : I met him at my pottery class .

M : Is he here now ?

J : Yes look , he’s over there . He ----------------------(talk) to Charlotte .

M : Oh yes , I ---------------------------(see) him . -------------------(he / wear) a yellow jumper ?

J : Yes , that’s him .

M : Oh , he ------------------(look) really nice .

J : He is . I’ll introduce you to him when he --------------------(come) over here . So what about you ? How -------------------(life / treat) you ?

M : Not too badly . I -----------------(still / work) at that awful café . I ------------------(keep) looking for other jobs but the problem is that I -----------------------(feel) so tired when I -------------------(get in ) that I -----------------(not have) much energy to look through all the job ads and everything . Oh well , I ----------------------(suppose) something else will come up soon .

J : I ------------------(hope) so m. Oh look , Jamie -----------------(come over) here .---------------

(you / want) to meet him ?

M : Oh yes . 

Grammar Practice Exercises [ 4 ] Upper Intermediate

4 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises 

Upper Intermediate

Verbs

1 -] Stative and Dynamic Verbs

Complete the gaps using the following verbs . Each verb is used once as a stative verb and once as a dynamic verb . Put the verbs into the appropriate present simple or present continuous form

[ see - think - admire - appear - have - expect - weigh - look - be - represent ]

Example

1 . How much do you weigh ? About 60 kilos .

2 . We -------------------------dinner at the moment so I’ll phone back in half an hour if that’s O.K.

3 . Harry’s been in his room for ages . He -------------------at all his old photographs .

4 . I really ------------------------Helen . She’s an excellent manager .

5 . Penelope Fitzgerald ----------------------------- in a new production of Oliver in London’s West End .

6 . I’m quite happy for your children to come to the party because I know they ----------------very well-behaved .

7 . The snake in this picture --------------------------- the forces of evil .

8 . They don’t really like living here . They ----------------- of moving .

9 . --------------------you ---------------that man over there with the grey suit on ? He’s my brother .

10 . I’m really looking forward to this holiday . The hotel ---------------lovely in the photographs .

11 . I can’t come out tonight because I ---------------------Paul .

12 . I’ll do it if I can , but I --------------------not --------------------much time today .

13 . What ------------------------you -----------------of the management’s new proposals ?

14 . ‘What are you doing in here ?’

‘I -----------------------just  -------------------------this painting . I think it’s really beautiful .’

15 . ‘Where’s the baby ?’

‘They -------------------her . Look , there she is on the scales .’

16 . I haven’t spoken to him much but he ---------------------to be a very nice man .

17 . Look at Nick out in the garden . He -----------------really nice with the younger children .

18 . So Peter’s still not here . I --------------------he’s forgotten about the meeting . We should start without him .

19 . ‘I hope you’ve got a good lawyer .’

‘Yes , Alison Medley ------------------------------me at the trial . She’s the best lawyer in town .

2- ] The Perfect Aspect

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple , the past perfect simple or the future perfect simple .

Example

1 .The local car factory has suffered ( suffer )  a big drop in sales this year .

2 . I ------------------------------( work ) here for too long .It’s time to find a new job .

3 . By the time I see my mother tonight , she -----------------------( hear ) the news .

4 . I was nineteen and studying at university . I ---------------------( be ) there for almost a year .

5 . It was New Year’s Eve but none of the family really wanted to celebrate . They ------------

( have ) a terrible year .

6 . They --------------------------( be married ) for twenty five years next month .

7 . The doctor came as quickly as she could but the old man -------------------- ( already die ) .

8 . She woke up and thought about the night before . It -----------------( certainly be ) a night to remember .

9 . Oh no ! You look terrible . What --------------------------( happen ) ?

10 . When the ship comes back to port next week , the crew ============( be ) at sea for six months .

11 . Go and help that child .She --------------( fall off ) her bike .

12 . No one in the village had any money because they ------------------( all lost ) their jobs .

13 . By the time the summer comes . I ------------------------( finish ) all my exams .

14 . There was no one at the meeting . Everyone ----------------( decide ) to boycott it .

15 . I hear you’re looking for a new job ---------------------( you / find ) one ?

Grammar Practice Exercises [ 3 ] Upper Intermediate

3 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises

 Upper Intermediate

Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

1 - ]Position of Adverbs

1 . Write the sentences with the adverbs / adverbial phrases in brackets in the correct position . If the adverbs can go in more than one position , put them in the more usual one .

Example

1 . I’ve been working (in my office/ all morning / hard) .

I’ve been working hard in my office all morning .

2 . He speaks to me (in the mornings / never / nicely) .

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3 . We were listening (all evening / carefully) .

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4 . She’s been sleeping (in that chair / all afternoon / soundly) .

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5. He is ( at this time of day / usually / at the college ) .

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6 . The postman comes (in the morning / very early) .

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7 . I thought you spoke (in that meeting / very well / yesterday ) .

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8. We go swimming (on Saturdays /generally / at the local pool) .

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9 . I bought these jeans (in the sales / very cheaply / last week ) .

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10 . He’s been (to a dentist / never / in his life) .

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2 . Complete the story using the following adverbs and adverbial phrases .

[ for three hours - so much - already - a few times - for months - lovingly - deeply -

just - anxiously - suddenly - soon - only - straightway - hardly - absolutely - impatiently - in a friendly way ]

She waited -----------------in the departure lounge . She had --------------------- been there --------------------- . If she didn’t get on the plane ----------------------------- , she might change her mind about going . She had been planning this trip to Berlin --------------------------, well , since Brown had left England . She had missed him -------------------- and she could -----------

wait to see him again . But did he love her as ------------------ as she loved him ? she wasn’t ----------------- sure . She had written to him every day but he had -------------------- written to her ------------------- . Would he take her ---------------- into his arms as soon as she arrived ? Or would he just greet her ----------------------? Oh ,how she hated this waiting . ----------------

she heard a message on the tannoy : ‘Would Ms Pamela Roberts please go to the desk in the departure lounge --------------------?A message has -----------------------arrived for her .’ Pamela walked -----------------------------towards the desk . What could the message be ?

2 - Comparison of Adverbs

1 . Put the adjectives into the comparative adjective or comparative adverb form .

Examples

1 . I sleep much more heavily ( heavy) than I used to .

2 . She’s become much happier (happy) since she stopped seeing Dominic .

3 . He has to work a lot --------------------------(hard) in this new job than he used to in his old one .

4 . I always feel ---------------------(healthy) when I’m on holiday than when I’m at work .

5 . It all happened ----------------------(sudden) than I was expecting .

6. I think the meal’s going to be a lot --------------------(expensive) than we anticipated .

7 . That child ate -----------------------(hungry) than any child I’ve ever seen .

8 . This curry tastes -------------------------(hot) than you usually make it .

9 . I occasionally go to the gym but I should go --------------------(frequent) than I do .

10 . He was injured ---------------------(serious) than any one of the others .

11 . He made me --------------------(furious) than I’ve ever been in my life .

12 . He treats her ------------------------(considerate) now than he used to

13 . You need to react ----------------------( assertive) when they treat you like that .

14 . The weather’s turned -----------------------------(cold) recently .

15 . Your hair looks much ------------------------(nice) like that .

16 . You’ve upset her now . I think you could have told her ------------------(tactful) .

17 . I think you were charged too much . Bill would have done the job --------------(cheap) for you .

18 . I hope this exam is -----------------------(easy)than the one I did yesterday .

19. She took the news ---------------------(calm) than I thought she would .  

Grammar Practice Exercises [ 2 ] Upper Intermediate

2 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises 

Upper Intermediate 

 Adjectives

1 - ] Order of Adjectives

Rewrite the sentences , putting the words into the correct order . If you think there should be a comma , add it in the correct place .

Example

1 . absolutely holiday wonderful was the .

The holiday was absolutely wonderful .

2 . enormous they old staying building grey are an in .

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3 . and looks now old he tired rather .

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4 . young met student charming we medical a .

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5 . angry an man is young he aggressive .

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6 . heavy is a he smoker very .

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7 . very has happy him she made .

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8 . heavy her gold a  gave necklace he beautiful .

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9 . close are friends extremely they .

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10 . moment at rather seem the unhappy you .

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11 . thoughtful a be man young seems very he to .

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12 . impractical is time-wasting expensive the and project .

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13 . beginning hair grey turn to is my .

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14 . young actress a Diana successful well-respected and is .

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15 . fine and now feeling I .

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2 . Construction of Adjectives .

Complete the sentences with participles as adjectives , using the following verbs . The verbs with adverbs should be used to form compound adjectives .

[ dry - change - act well - keep beautifully - break - decline fast - steal - tailor beautifully -

bring up well - continue - love - brush well - relax - think clearly -park - write well - embarrass - build well - plan badly - boil ]

Examples

1 . I t was a very restful holiday so I feel much more relaxed  now .

2 . It was a very well-acted play .

3 . I kept calling her by the wrong name ; it was very --------------------- .

4 . The --------------------- kettle filled the kitchen with steam .

5 . She’s a very ------------------------ child : she always behaves herself well .

6 . I think he may have died of a -------------------------- heart .

7 . Her hair is always very ----------------------------- .

8 . The increase in divorce reflects a --------------------------- attitude to marriage and relationships .

9 . She’s a very good person to have in meetings as she’s very ----------------------- .

10 . Shortage of money is a ------------------------------ problem for them : it probably always will be .

11 . The house is old but it’s very ----------------------------- .

12 . It was a ------------------- escape and so it inevitably failed .

13 . Badgers are a ------------------------ species in this country as more of them are killed every year .

14 . That’s a --------------------- suit he’s wearing .

15 . I need some ----------------------- fruit to put in the cake .

16 . This is a ----------------- garden : someone must spend a lot of time working on it .

17 . It was a very ----------------------- article .

18 . The police may charge you with receiving ---------------------- goods .

19 . They’re a very ----------------------- family and they give each other a lot of support .

20 . Children should not play near ------------------------- cars .

3 .Suffixes & Prefixes .

Complete the following sentences with an adjective formed from one of the following verbs or nouns , plus a suffix .

[ act - care - change - comfort - describe - dread - enjoy - forget - grace - motion - power - rely - submit - tire - truth ]

Example

1 . We had a lovely weekend ; it was thoroughly enjoyable .

2 . He never remembers my birthday ; I don’t know why he’s so ---------------------- .

3 . The problem is that there’s nothing we can do about it ; we’re completely ---------------- . 

4 . I believe what he says because he’s always been --------------- in the past .

5 . She never seems to run out of energy ; she’s completely ------------------ .

6. She’s a very ---------------- writer ; she gives you a very good feel for the places and characters in her stories .

7 . Don’t worry . If he’s said he’ll be there , then I sure he will . He’s very -------------- .

8 . His problem is that he always does exactly what people tell him to do : he’s just

so ---------------------- .

9 . You’re so --------------------------- : you’re always dropping things .

10 . I love to watch good ballet dancers : they’re so ----------------------------- .

11 . The cat stayed -------------------- as it waited to pounce on the bird .

12 . It’s a very --------------------- climate ; the weather can be completely different from one day to the next .

13 . It’s important to keep --------------------------- after you retire .

14 . The seats in first class were really ----------------------- I could easily have fallen asleep in them .

15 . The situation out there is ---------------------- . More and more people are dying every day .

4 - ]Negative Prefixes .

Use the following prefixes to form negative adjectives and put the adjectives into the correct columns

[ patient - relevant - attractive - literate - flexible - regular - legal - agreeable - mature - convenient - tasteful - moral - replaceable -  responsible - significant - possible - legible - honest - rational - explicable - justified - mortal - reversible - destructible - perfect - friendly - soluble - polite - logical - interesting - separable ]

dis -	un-	il-	im-	i n-		ir-
			impatient

5 - ] Comparison of Adjectives

1 - ]Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form .

Memo

The company’s annual report shows that sales figures were ---------------- (low) than the previous year . This is no surprise due to the recession but what is ---------------------------

( disappointing ) than this is the clear evidence that some of our very ------------ ( old) clients have switched to another supplier . We are aware that there are ------------- (cheap ) supplies than ourselves but this may not be the ------------------- ( important ) factor . One old client was heard to say that their new supplier was ---------------------(efficient) and ----------------------(flexible) than we are . If this is the case , then this is -------------(worrying) than anything else . The economic situation is getting -------------- (bad) and (critical) and if we do not compare favorably with our ------------- (big) competitors , then we will not survive . We used to have the --------------(high) reputation in the business but we are in danger of losing that forever ,. It is not easy to be the ----------------(good) but that is what we should be aiming for .   

2 - ] Put the adjectives in the phone conversation into the comparative or superlative form .

Pam : So how are you enjoying living in the new place ? 

Debbie : Oh , it’s very nice . The house is much --------------------(spacious) than the flat we had in London and one of the --------------------(good) things is being able to walk out of the back door into our own garden .

Pam : Mm , that must be lovely . So all in all , it’s much -----------------------(good) than London , is it ?

Debbie : Well , I’m not sure I would say that . It’s certainly --------------------(polluted) here and I suppose it’s ------------------------(stressful) and that must be good for me . But it’s just so much -----------------------(quiet) here and that takes some time to get used to . I suppose I miss the cultural diversity of London . Going out shopping in London was so much ----------

(interesting( that it is here . The people here are so much --------------------(varied) than they are in London .

Pam : I suppose that’s true . But it’s so much ----------------------(busy) on the streets here in London . It must be nice to walk around somewhere that’s much ------------------(crowded) .

Debbie : Well , sometimes it is . Anyway , at least I’m coming up to London next weekend . I’m --------------------(excited) about that than I am about anything happening round here .

Pam : Oh dear , you seem to be thinking that you haven’t made the ------------------(good) decision .

Debbie : Well , perhaps I’ll feel -----------------------(settled) here after a few months . Who knows ?

Pam : Yes , probably . I personally think you’re really lucky to be where you are . When I came to visit you , I thought it was one of the ------------------(beautiful) places I’d ever seen . 

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