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Vocabulary Tests [ 118 ] Test One Hundred And Eighteen

118 - ] Vocabulary Tests

118 - ] Test One Hundred And Eighteen .

1 - ] Verbs Often Confused .

 (A) wear means to have upon the body as a garment or as an ornament .

I’m going to wear a black dress and my diamond earrings .

Why aren’t you wearing your glasses ?

It is used to describe someone’s usual style of dressing .

She always wears earrings / casual clothes / black .

I’ll be wearing a red coat .

All the visitors to the site must wear a protective helmet .

( B) put sth on [ phrasal ] to put a piece of clothing on your body . It is used if you are talking about just one piece of clothing or things like glasses and jewellery .

Wait a moment while I put my shoes on .

OK , you can put your shirt back on .

Put your coat on before you go outside

I’ll have to put my glasses on ; I can’t read the sign from here .

(C) dress put on clothes , etc. especially before a special occasion . It has nearly the same meaning as to put on , but the object of dress is a person and not a thing . You dress in clothes or dress someone in them .

I’ve got to go home to dress.

He dressed himself and went out .

The mother dressed her baby .

/ to wear a particular kind of clothes .

Dress warmly if you’re going out for a walk .

1 - ] Use the correct form of wear , put on , or dress in the following .

1 . She often --------------------- a green coat .

2 . I ----------------my coat and went out .

2 . The mother --------------the child .

4 . She ------------------a beautiful dress in the party .

5 . It takes him a long time to ----------------his clothes .

6 . He -------------------a red tie yesterday .

7 . She never ------------------brown shoes .

8. Mariam -----------------herself and went to the party .

9 . I’ll ---------------------my new dress at the wedding .

10. When he came in he was -----------------ing his coat .

2 - ] Use the correct form of let , let go , leave , or give up in the following .

1 . ---------------------your books here .

2 . Does your father ----------------you go swimming ?

3 . Please ----------------my room .

4 . I have ----------------- music lessons .

5 . Where have you -----------------your pen ?

6 . Mother will not -----------------------me go.

7 . His old friends ---------------him .

8. Please ---------------------of my hand .

9. Someone always ----------------------the door open .

10 . -----------------me go , too .

3 - ] Use a correct form of fly , flow , or flee in the following .

1 . The lane -----------------over the city .

2 . The birds have ------------------north for the summer .

3 . He -------------------from danger .

4 . The water -------------------all day .

5 . The flies ------------------through the window .

6 . The Nile ----------------------into the Mediterranean .

7 . He -----------------------from London to New York .

8. The prisoner has ------------------from the guard .

9 . Birds ---------------------- .

10 . The wild horses ------------------------from the men .

4 - ] Use hung or hanged  in the following .

1 . He was found guilty and  --------------------- .

2 . Mother -------------------the clothes up to dry .

3 . The picture ------------------on the wall .

4 . The criminal was --------------------- .

5 . She --------------------his jacket up .

5 - ] Use the correct form of borrow or lend in the following .

1 . May I ------------------your pen ?

2 . Please -----------------me your book .

3 . From whom did you -----------------the money ?

4 . He’ll -----------------you his knife .

5 . You should avoid --------------ing things from others .

6 - ] Use the correct form of steal or rob in the following .

1 . They -----------------------------the house and fled .

2 . Someone has ------------------------his money .

3 . I’ve been ----------------------------,’ cried the lady .

4 . When the bank was -------------------, the thieves escaped .

5 . The cat will ---------------------the dog’s food . 

Vocabulary Tests [ 117 ] Test One Hundred And Seventeen

117 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 


117 - ] Test One Hundred And Seventeen .

1 -]Verbs Often Confused .

1 - ] Use the correct form of say or tell in the following .

1 . He always ------------------the truth .

2 . Sameh --------------, ‘I’ll go tomorrow .’

3 . She --------------------nothing .

4 . They -----------------------that she is ill .

5 . He --------------------------that he’d go the next day .

6 . I -----------------him that I’d go with him .

7. She -----------------to me , ‘I’m not feeling well .’

8 . What’s he -----------------------ing ?

9 . Don’t ---------------------lies .

10 . Amal -------------------me that she would go home .

2 - ] Use the correct form of make or do in the following .

1 . Some of the best cheeses are -----------------in France .

2 . He --------------------his best to help me .

3 . Have you -------------------your homework ?

4 . I have only ------------------one mistake .

5 . If you take this medicine , it’ll ----------------------you good .

6. ---------------------whatever you like .

7 . What were you ----------------ing when I came in ?

8 . Did you ---------------------your homework carefully ?

9 . Don’t -------------------------a noise .

10 . They often -----------------------fun of her at school .

3 - ] Use the correct form of lie or lay in the following .

1 . I’ll go and --------------- down .

2 . The book was ------------------------ing on the floor .

3 . He ---------------------------down to rest .

4 . She told the dog to ------------------ down .

5 . The hen has ----------------------an egg .

6 . How long have you -------------------in bed ?

7 . She ---------------------to the teacher .

8 . He ordered his troops to -------------------down .

9 . I ----------------------the book on the table .

10 . Yesterday she --------------------------in bed until midday .

4 - ] Use the correct form of sit  , seat , or set in the following .

1 . Please ------------------ down .

2 . Please --------------------yourself .

3 . Please be ----------------------- .

4 . The sun ------------------------in the west .

5 . T boat will -------------------------- twelve people .

6 . The old man was -------------------------ing by the fire .

7 . -------------------the vase on the table .

8 . The dog was ---------------------ing on the chair .

9 . The teacher --------------------the boys as they came in .

10 . I once --------------------in that famous chair .

Use the correct form of rise or raise in the following

1 . Prices --------------------during the war .

2 . He promised to --------------------her salary .

3 . The balloon -------------------------in the sky .

4 . The sun----------------------at six o’clock .

5 . He -----------------------his hat to the teacher .

6 . The box is too heavy , I can’t ---------------------it .

7 . She ------------------from her seat and left the room .

8 . I --------------------very early in the morning .

9. The teacher told him not to -------------------his voice .

10 . We had ---------------------------from table before she came in .

Vocabulary Tests [ 116 ] Test One Hundred And Fifteen

116 - ] Vocabulary Tests

 

116 - ] Test One Hundred And Sixteen

1 - ] Question Phrases

Complete the following , adding question phrases .

1 . She aings well , -------------------------?

2 . He can’t swim , -----------------------?

3 . You play the piano , ----------------------?

4 . It’s cool today , -----------------------?

5 . It isn’t warm today , -------------------?

6 . He’s finished his work , -----------------?

7 . Everyone is coming ,------------------------?

8 . Help me , please , -------------------------?

9 . There are many students in the playground , --------------------?

10 . That’s Ali , ---------------------------?

11 . We’d like to come , -----------------------?

12. Shall we go to the beach ,------------------?

13 . They’re doing their homework ,--------------------?

14 . Each one of us will attend the conference ,---------------------?

15 . Bring the sandwiches , ---------------------?

2 - ] Indirect Questions .

Change the following into indirect questions .

1 . I asked him , ‘How much did you pay for your bicycle ?’

I asked him how much he ----------------------------------------

2 . She asked her guest , ‘Do you want tea or coffee ?

She asked her guest if she -----------------------------------------

3 . I asked him , What’s your idea ?

I asked him what his -------------------------------------------------------

4 . We asked them, ‘Where are you going ?’

We asked them where -----------------------------------------------------

5 . They asked the assistant , ‘What’s the price of this PC ?’

They asked the assistant what -------------------------------------------

6 . He asked me , ‘Did you ring the bell ?’

He asked me if ---------------------------------

7 . The tourist asked us , ‘which is the way to the airport ?’

The tourist asked us which ------------------------------------------------

8 . The teacher asked me , ‘Why are you crying ?’

The teacher asked me why -------------------------------------------------

9 . My father asked me , ‘Why are you so late ?’

My father asked me why ----------------------------------------------

10 . She asked me , ‘How long does it take to get there ?’

She asked me how --------------------------

3 - ]Double Negative .

Rewrite the following sentences correctly .

1 . I couldn’t find him nowhere .

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2 . There isn’t no one here who knows her name .

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3 . I didn’t see nobody there .

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4 . He didn’t tell me nothing .

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5 . He isn’t neither wise nor good .

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6 . You will not find the box nowhere .

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7 . We didn’t give him nothing .

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8 . I don’t know nothing .

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9. He didn’t speak to no one in the room .

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10 . Nobody never saw him without his stick .

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4 - ] Contractions

1 - ]Write the words which each of the following contractions stand for .

1 . don’t ----------------------------- 2 .  doesn’t ------------------3 . aren’t -------------------

4 . isn’t -----------------------------  5 . wasn’t ------------------- 6 . can’t ---------------------

7 . couldn’t ------------------------- 8 . haven’t ------------------ 9 . we’ll ---------------------

10 . you’ve -------------------------- 11. he’s come ----------------------- 12 . she’d seen --------------

13 . he shan’t ----------------------  14 . I’d ----------------------- 15 . they’ve -------------------------

2 - ] Write contractions for the following .

1 . would not -----------------------2 . I am ------------------------ 3 . I have --------------------

4 . I will ---------------------------  5 . had not --------------------- 6 . he is ---------------------

7 . it is ----------------------------   8 . will not ---------------------- 9 . shall not -----------------

10 . must not ---------------------

Vocabulary Tests [ 115 ] Test One Hundred And Fifteen

115 - ] Vocabulary Tests 

 

115 - ] Test One Hundred Fifteen .

1 - ]Third Person Singular .

1-] Put the following into the third person singular , present tense .

1 . I always do my homework carefully , but Malek never ------------------- .

2 . Noura’s friends often go fishing , but she never ----------------- .

3 . I haven’t got a new computer , but Nancy ----------------- .

4 . Hamad has tickets for the match , but Rashid ----------------- .

5 . She walks to work every day , but her husband ------------------.

6 . We comb and brush our hair , but our sister ---------------- .

7 . Rami has a broken arm , but Adel ----------------------- .

8 . I haven’t got time for breakfast , but my sister -------------------- .

9 . I sit and talk to my friends , but my mother ---------------------------- .

10 . I go to school by bike , but my friend -------------------------- .

2 - ] Fill the blanks with the right word , don’t or doesn’t in the following .

1 . I ---------------------think so .

2 . Ali --------------know how to swim .

3 . He ---------------------play well .

4 . It ----------------------matter what they say .

5 . Some pupils -------------------take good care of their books .

6 . ---------------you know where I live ?

7. Why ------------------you try ?

8 . Teachers ------------------------like lazy pupils .

9 . Samira ------------------speak English very well .

10 . ----------------------be afraid of the dog !

2 - ] Questions and Negations .

1 - ] Rewrite the following sentences ( A ) as questions , ( B ) as negative sentences .

1 . He went home .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

2 . You told me to wait .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

3 . I made a mistake .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

4 . She broke the window

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

5 . She opened the document .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

6 . He speaks English .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

7 . He bought a new calculator .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

8 . She found her disk .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

9 . Heba came late .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

10. He knew the answer .

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

2 - ] Answer the following questions ( A ) in the affirmative , ( B) in the negative ,using complete sentences .

1 . Did you buy a new printer ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

2. Does Sameh often swim across the river ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

3. Did you find the book that you lost ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

4 . Does she always ring the bell ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

5 . Did he go to Aswan last year ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

6. Did she teach you anything ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

7. Did youknow the answer to the problem ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

8. Does he speak many languages ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

9 . Do you think it will rain ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

10. Did they catch the thief ?

(A) ---------------------------------------------------- (B) -----------------------------------------

3-] Correct whatever is wrong with the following questions .

1 . You were at the cinema last night ?

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2 . At what time did she came yesterday ?

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3. You will go home next week ?

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4 . He has returned from leave ?

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5 . Does she speaks French ?

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6 . You have some good news for me ?

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7 . He can drive a car ?

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8 . You heard about the accident ?

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9 . Why she comes here every day ?

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10. When the post will come ?

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Vocabulary Tests [ 114 ] Test One Hundred And Fourteen

114 - ] Vocabulary Tests

114 - ] Test One Hundred Fourteen

1- ] Use of Wrong Tense

1 - Supply the correct tense , Simple Past Tense or Present Perfect , in the following .

1 . He ( come ) back last week .

2 . I just ( finish ) my work .

3 . I ( live ) in Alexandria last year .

4 . The bell ( ring ) five minutes ago .

5 . I ( see ) the Pyramids of Egypt .

6 . He ( write ) the book in 1936 .

7. She ( be ) ill with fever since last Saturday .

8 . The ship ( arrive ) yesterday .

9 . I ( stay ) at my uncle’s last night .

10 . I ( deposit ) the money in the bank .

2 - ] Supply the correct tense, Simple Past Tense or Past Perfect , in the following .

1 . I ( want ) to see you yesterday .

2 . He ( tell ) me that he ( see ) me the day before yesterday .

3 . There ( be ) a strong wind last night .

4 . The girl ( find ) the book which she ( lose ) .

5 . When I ( run ) a mile , I ( be ) very tired .

6 . The tourist ( talk ) about the countries she ( visit ) .

7. When I ( be ) a boy I ( study ) music .

8 . The Romans ( speak ) Latin .

9 . After he ( finish ) his work he ( go ) to bed .

10 . She ( sleep ) an hour when I ( wake ) her .

3 - ] Complete the following , using the correct tense .

1 . We’ll go for a picnic , if ---------------------------

2 . I’ll visit the Pyramids when --------------------------

3 . Some people talk as if -------------------------

4 . Since he came here --------------------- .

5 . You would have passed if ---------------------------- .

4 - ] Rewrite the following with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense .

1. After he ( finish ) his work he ( go ) home .

2 . I ( study ) English for two years .

3 . I ( finish ) my work this morning .

4 . I ( do ) my homework before Ahmad ( call ) for me .

5 . He said he ( will ) go to the park .

6 . I not ( see ) her since Wednesday .

7 . I ( speak ) to her five minutes ago .

8 . I ( study ) grammar last year .

9 . She always ( whisper ) during the lesson .

10 . The courier ( come ) back .

5 - ] Correct the following sentences , giving reasons for your corrections .

1 . Mansour said that he is working hard .

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2 . How long did you waited for me yesterday ?

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3 . She speaks English very well , but I’m not sure whether she can speaks French too .

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4 . He is on the team for two years .

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5 . I have seen her yesterday at school .

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6 . What do you do now ? - I do my project .

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7 . I use to get up early .

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8 . Nasser acts as if he is a rich man .

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9 . I’ll speak to him as soon as he will come .

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10 . I told Huda to come with us , but she says that she isn’t feeling well .

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