This document contains exercises on English tenses, active/passive voice, forms and functions, and vocabulary. For the tenses section, the student is prompted to fill in verbs in blanks with the appropriate tense. In the active/passive voice section, sentences are to be rewritten either in the active or passive voice. The forms and functions section tests knowledge of grammatical forms and their functions. Finally, the vocabulary section asks the student to identify vocabulary words that complete sentences. The exercises assess a range of English grammar and language concepts.

1. Name:___________
(A) Tenses
1. Jack ____________ never __________(see)a sea.
2. __________ you __________(see)my wallet just now?
3. I __________(not meet) my sister since last June.
4. I __________already__________(write) three essays but my sister
__________(not write) any.
5. The police __________(be)at the scene of the accident yesterday.
6. Each of the children __________(have) a free T-shirt.
7. Neither girl __________(play)computer games in their room at
9p.m. last Monday.
8. Hush now! The baby __________(sleep) soundly in the cradle.
9. The price of gold __________(go)up daily.
10. One of the girls __________(bring)some cakes for tonight’s
party.
11. The electricity __________(go)off when we
__________(watch) the documentary on television yesterday.
12. The postmen __________(deliver) letters at 5p.m. yesterday.
13. If Peter calls again, I __________(contact)you immediately.
14. __________ John __________(go)to the football field
tomorrow evening?
15. If you __________(be)Prime Minister, you could change the
policies.
16. If we __________(train)harder, we would have won the game.
17. If the headmaster had spoken, the pupils __________(not made)
so much noise.
18. Neela and Jane __________(argue)yesterday evening.

2. (B) Active and passive Voice
Rewrite the sentences either in Active Voice or Passive Voice.
1 That man washes his car every Saturday.
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2 A poem was read aloud in class by Ganesh.
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3 Mrs Phua made these spicy barbeque chicken drumsticks.
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4 A piece of fruitcake was given to each wedding guest.
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5 The radio has been sent to the shop for repairs.
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6 The teacher read out the instructions carefully.
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7 Your name must be written in block letters.
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8 Someone delivered a bouquet of roses to Mrs Ravi this morning.
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9 Siew Leng's blouses and shirts were ironed this morning by her.
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10 Health inspectors are making surprise inspections of restaurants in
Taman Damai this month.

3. ________________________________________________
(B) Forms and Functions
(C) Vocabulary

4. 1. The food is becoming __________ while the population is growing
nowadays.
2. She __________him and carried on with her work.
3. She bought a small __________ of land and build a house on it.
4. Servants are now almost __________ in modern society.
5. We are concerned about the child’s __________.
6. There are different types of programmes __________ to the different
needs of viewers.
7. The computer are __________ with modern features such as camera
and video player.
8. We have to put our efforts to protect the __________species.
9. Many forests have been cleared to make way for __________.
10. Our world is developing fast with a lot of changes and
technological __________.
equipped plot development endangered ignored
extict welfare scarce advancement cater

5. Answer:
(A) Tenses
1. has,seen 2. did,see
3. have not met 4. have,written; has not written
5. were 6. has
7. was playing 8. is going
9. is sleeping 10. is bringing
11. went;were watching 12. were delivering
13. will contact 14. Will, be going
15. were 16. had trained
17. would not have made 18. were arguing
(B) Active and Passive Voice
1. The man’s car is washed by him every Saturday.
2. Ganesh read aloud his poem in class.
3. These spicy barbeque chichken drumsticks were made by Mrs Phua.
4. They gave each wedding guest a piece of fruitcake.
5. Someone has sent the radio to the shop for repairs.
6. The instructions were read out carefully by the teacher.
7. You must write your name in block letters.
8. A bouquet of roses was delivered to Mrs Ravi this morning.
9. Siew Leng ironed her blouses and shirts this morning.

6. 10. Sueprise inspections of restaurants in Taman Damai are being
made by health inspectors this month.
(C) Forms and Functions
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B
(D) Vocabulary
1. scarce 2. ignored 3. plot 4. extict 5. welfare
6. cater 7. equipped 8. endangered 9. development 10.advancement