6 grammar exercises for upper secondary students. It can help you to brush-up your English grammar.

2. busied,busier,busy,busiest,busying
1) John is _____________________ preparing for his final year exam.
2) Kamal is back in his village and ____________________ himself
learning the ropes on how to care for his grandfather’s durian or-
chard.
3) My late grandfather was a very _________________ man, never
had time for leisure.
4) Fatimah is __________________ during the Ramadan month than
on other months.
5) New York is the ___________________ city in the world.
moody, nosy, affectionate, graceful, wrinkled
1) Patty won the national dance competition because she is a
__________________ dancer.
2) Jamilah has become very____________________ since her grand-
mother’s death a month ago.
3) Peter gave his mother an _________________________ hug before
leaving to further his studies in the UK.
4) His ____________________ old face clearly shows the ravages of
hardship he had to endure working in a foreign land for almost 10
over years.
5) It is not ethical to be _____________________ in other people’s per-
sonal matters.

3. lazy,lazed,lazing,laze
1) Kamil is feeling _____________________ to prepare for his final
year exam.
2) Lately, Peter has been quite ____________________ and seldom
comes to work.
3) My brother just like to _________________ around the house and
does nothing to help with the housework.
4) John likes __________________ on the sprawling and deserted
beach because he finds it very enjoyable.
5) They spent the rest of the morning building a sandcastle on the
beach and in the afternoon they ________________ around on the
top of the cliff.
harvesting,harvestable,harvest,harvested
1) A group of 20 people had been caught on suspicion of organ
_____________________ in Kuala Lumpur recently.
2) Many farmers had to slash their durian prices due to a bumper
______________ this year.
3) Mak Minah is selling __________________ and packed fresh vege-
tables from Cameron Highlands.
4) Heavy downpour has caused the water melons to become non
__________________ .
5) Pak Mat eagerly waits for _________________ time, so that he can
__________________ his crops and sell them at the morning mar-
ket every month

4. leisure,malady,practices,labor,simplistic,
1) John just used a __________________ approach to solve his compa-
ny’s complicated problem.
2) Many immigrants who work in foreign countries provide a source of
cheap ______________.
3) Mary _________________a lot so that she can be a good musician.
4) People in the olden days frequently suffered from some unknown
__________________ .
5) Baling town lacks _______________ facilities such as a squash court
pronounce,valet,moron,overtones,bombastic
1) Everyone was just awed by his __________________ speech.
2) Recent blatant racist ____________________ by some irresponsible
politicians can cause racial disharmony among Malaysians.
3) Karim works as a personal __________________ for a millionaire in
Dubai.
4) I can’t believe I did something that stupid at the party yesterday, I
feel like a complete _________________.
5) I am sorry I can’t ___________________ your name correctly.