EXERCISE

I. Circle the words in the following sentences that need a capital letter.
There are 25.
1. my favorite books are green eggs and ham and horton hears a who.

2. on sunday, i will see the movie star wars and eat at taco bell.

3. terry and louis went to central park last july.

4. she has a friend from london, england.

5. did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president?

II. Write the following sentences correctly.

1. every december, i can hardly wait for santa claus.

2. friday is the best day because we order pizza from domino's.

3. the best television shows are spongebob and ed, edd, and eddie.

4. my favorite song is we will rock you.

5. king arthur ruled over camelot.

III. Put an X if the sentence is capitalized incorrectly and a C if it is

capitalized correctly.

_____ Big Ben of London is a clock.

_____ I drove east to the city and turned north.
_____ My family supports the American cancer society.
_____ Yellowstone National Park is a great Park.
_____ I work for the New York Times.
_____ She is a republican and proud of it.
_____ The Emancipation proclamation was issued in 1862.
_____ Buddhists have been around a very long time.
_____ The Sidney Opera House is a Gorgeous Building.
_____ The Bronze Age lasted for several thousand years.

IV. Circle all the words that need to be capitalized. There are 25.
i have the coolest book called encyclopedia of the world. it shows pictures
of africans, asians, animals, and architecture. it explains how the coliseum
in greece was built and why the leaning tower of pisa leans. my dad likes
reading about the war of the roses and the russian revolution. it also
explains about different groups of people, like catholics, protestants, and
jews. Also included is information about zoos, including the san diego zoo.
V. Look at the cardinal number in brackets and write the ORDINAL numbers on the
line (in words).
1. She's sitting in the _____________________ row. (1)

2. They are celebrating their ______________________anniversary. (25)

3. The old man died on his ___________________________birthday. (88)

4. That was my __________________________ accident this month. (2)

5. It's his ___________________________birthday. (21)

6. Lisa was born on the ___________________________of November. (11)

7. June is the ____________________________month of the year. (6)

8. Our office is on the ______________________________floor. (10)

9. My house is the _______________________from the end on the right. (3)

10. It's the _______________________time that I've been to America. (9)

VI. Use the correct words for the (numbers in brackets). Write the cardinal
or ordinal numbers in word forms on the lines.
1. I have breakfast at __________________ o'clock. (6)

2. My brother is in the _________________ class. (6)

3. Jamie is ___________________years old. (10)

4. Today is the _____________________ of April. (10)

5. It costs only _____________________ pound. (1)

6. I am so happy, that he won the _____________________prize. (1)

7. It takes _______________hours to get from London to Cairo by air. (5)

8. It's the ______________day of our holiday in Florida. (5)

9. He scored _______________ goals in ___________games. (3)/(2)

10.It was his _________ goal in the last ___________games. (3)/(2)

VII. Solve the tasks and write the numbers as English words on the lines
a) 12 - 8 = ____________________________

b) 4 + 4 = ____________________________

c) 8 + 7 = ____________________________

d) 14 - 1 = ____________________________

e) 30 + 50 = ____________________________

f) 2 + 3 = ____________________________

g) 24 - 10 = ____________________________

h) 70 - 20 = ____________________________

i) 20 - 2 = ____________________________

j) 38 + 2 =____________________________
VIII. Match the words and numbers.

A. 505 _______five thousand and fifty

B. 5,005 _______ five thousand and fifteen

C. 5,015 _______five thousand, one hundred and fifty

D. 5,050 _______ five hundred and five

E. 515 _______five thousand five hundred

F. 5,500 _______ five hundred and fifteen

G. 5,150 _______five thousand and five

IX. Complete the following conversations with the most appropriate words
or phrases.
a) M = Martin, J = Jacqueline
M : Excuse me, ____________ Jacqueline Turner ?
J: Yes, that’s ____________.
M: May I ____________ myself? I’m Martin Young. How do you do?
J: ____________, Mr. Young.

b) C = Chris, F = Frank
C: Hello, Chris Evans. Mind if I join you?
F: Oh, ____________ not. Frank Richards.
C: ____________ to meet you, Frank. So how are you finding the
conference so far?
F: Actually, I’ve only arrived this morning.
C: All right. I …
c) L = Lin, D = Dan, P = Peter
L: Dan! Good to see you again. ____________ are things?
D: Hello, Lin. Fine, thanks. Pretty busy, as always, I suppose. Can I
introduce you to a colleague of ____________, Peter Winston? Peter, this
is Lin Farrell.
P: Nice to meet you, Ms. Farrell.
L: Nice to meet you, too. ____________, call me Lin.
P: Then you ____________ call me Peter.
X. Think of the most suitable reaction to the following phrases.
a) How are you? ……………………………………………………………

b) How do you do? ……………………………………………………………

c) Pleased to meet you. …………………………………………………………

d) It was nice meeting you. ……………………………………………………

e) Have a good weekend. ………………………………………………………

f) See you next month. ……………………………………………………………

g) You must be Ann Peterson. ………………………………………………

h) I hope to see you again. ………………………………………………………

XI. Complete the conversation with words from the box:

London Pleased Manchester
English teacher Goodbye Morning
Thanks Not too bad Mr Bean

Mr. Bean: Good ________, Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones: Good morning, _____. How are you?
Mr. Bean: I'm fine _______, and you?
Mrs. Jones:__________ . Mr. Bean, this is my husband Michael, Michael
this is Mr. Bean my ________.
Mr. Jones: Pleased to meet you Mr. Bean.
Mr. Bean:______ to meet you too. Are you from England, Mr. Jones?
Mr. Jones: Yes, from Manchester. Do you live in Manchester?
Mr. Bean: No, I'm from ________, but I live in Manchester while am
teaching at college.
Mrs. Jones: Well, _______ Mr. Bean, it was nice to see you.
Mr. Bean: Yes, it was nice talking to you goodbye.
. Fill in the blanks with the right subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we,
they):
a) Angelina Joli is American. _________ isn't French.

b) Brad Pitt is American, too. ________ isn't German.

c) Brad and Angelina aren't French. _________ are American.

d) My friend and I are high school students. ________ aren't primary

school students.

e) The Statue of Liberty is in New York. _______ isn't in Washington.

XII. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
a) ________ you the new student? Yes, I _________ .
b) Leila and Nancy ___________students.
c) Nancy _________ Australian .
d) My sister and I _________ students.
e) The girls __________ tired.
f) These women _________ beautiful.
g) The tea ___________ delicious.
h) Nadia and Leila ______________ friends.
i) The newspaper ____________ cheap.

XIII. Write the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):

a) Is Julia Robert French? No, she ___________ French.
b) What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he
________ .
c) Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they _________
Spanish cities.
d) Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it ___________ in Paris.
e) Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it ___________ in Africa. It is in Asia.

XIV. Use the correct personal pronoun.

a) ______ often reads books. (Leila)

b) ______ is watching TV. (Alan)

c) ______ is green. (the dress)

d) ______ are on the wall. (the pictures)

e) ______ is running. (the cat)

f) ______ are watching TV. (my sister and I)

g) ______ are in the garden. (the roses)

h) ______ is driving his car. (John)

i) ______ is from Bristol. (Liza)

j) ______ has got a brother. (Diana)

XV. Write the correct personal pronoun.
a) _____am sitting on the sofa.

b) _____ are watching TV.

c) Are _______ from England?

d) _____ is going home.

e) ________are playing football.

f) ________ is a wonderful day today.

g) _______ are speaking English.

h) Is _______ Kevin's sister?

i) _______ are swimming in the pool.

j) Are _______ in the cinema?

XVI. Write in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text.
Do not use short/contracted forms.
Peter Baker ________ from Manchester, but Paul and John __________

from London. Manchester and London ___________ cities in England.

Hamburg _________ a city in Germany. Sandra ________ at school today.

Jack and Peter ___________ her friends. They _________in the same

class. Mr and Mrs Baker _____________on a trip to the USA to visit their

cousin Anne. She ____________ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather

_______________ in hospital. I _________________at home with my

grandmother." What time __________ it? It ___________ 8 o'clock.

____________ you tired? No, I _____________not.

XVII. Read the patient complaints and say which specialist each patient
needs.
1. I have a terrible rash on my arms and legs. I think I'm allergic to dairy
food, but it also might be grass.
a) chiropractor
b) ophthalmologist
c) allergist
d) psychiatrist
2. My husband and I just took a home pregnancy test, and it came out
positive. We want to know when we are due and we want to make sure the
fetus is healthy.
a) podiatrist c) obstetrician
b) pediatrician d) pharmacist
3. I still can't walk and it's been three months since my accident. I hate
being stuck in a wheelchair.
a) anesthesiologist
b) physical therapist c) radiologist
d) dentist
4. The test results show that I have an advanced form of blood cancer.
a) oncologist c) midwife
b) neurologist d) allergist
5. My left eye has an infection that won't go away and my vision has
been blurry for two weeks now.
a) podiatrist
b) massage therapist
 c) ophthalmologist
d) radiologist

6. I don't want to take any drugs that will cause me to become addicted to
them, but I do need some sort of pain relief.

a) naturopath c) cardiologist

b) dentist d) dermatologist

7. I've been having major chest pains this week. I'm also having trouble
breathing.
a) gynecologist b) oncologist c) cardiologist d) dermatologist

8. I get terrible acne and I have tried all of the products in the pharmacy. I
don't know what to do now.

a) massage therapist
b) podiatrist
c) occupational therapist
d) dermatologist

9. My baby is not developing properly. She hasn't put on any weight in two
months and she keeps getting ear infections.

a)Anesthesiologist
b) pediatrician
c)midwife
d)massage therapist

10. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for three years.
We have tried everything that the books suggest.
a) fertility specialist c) psychiatrist

b) oncologist d) dentist
B. Which are they specialties? Choose the right word for each number.

X-ray technician; gynecologist; psychiatrist; emergency medical technician;

surgeon; pediatrician; cardiologist; optometrist, obstetrician; dentist; doctor; nurse;
lab technician.

1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _________________________
7. __________________________
8. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
10. ___________________________
11. _________________________
12. _________________________
13. _________________________