Lok Wah Catholic Primary School

Lok Wah Catholic Primary School

English Exercise (Primary 4)

(A) Tenses:

1. Mandy _________________ (be) a good girl.

2. The baby _________________ (cry) every night.

3. We ___________________ (borrow) some books from the library tomorrow.

4. We ___________________ (play) an interesting game right now.

5. _________________ Paul and his family ___________________ (go) on a

picnic every Sunday?

6. __________________ (be) the pets safe and warm?

7. She __________________ (sing) a song at the party next Sunday.

8. I __________________ (buy) a beautiful vase yesterday.

9. The children _________________ (have) a test at the moment.

10. Mr Wong and his wife _______________ (make) dinner together.

11. They __________________ (meet) each other next year.

12. We ________________ (visit) our grandmother in China last summer.

13. The boys ________________ (fight) with each other in the bedroom now.

14. The boys ________________ (swim) in the sea last Sunday.

15. The man ___________________ (fish) by the lake now.

16. Jack __________________ (come) to see us tomorrow.

17. You __________________ (speak) to your friend yesterday.

18. You __________________ (feel) sick last night.

19. The students ___________________ (have) a test next Monday.

20. Someone ____________________ (stand) at the door now.

21. Marys brother ___________________ (buy) a new computer last week.

22. Alice _____________________ (wear) her new shoes to school every day.

23. You _____________________ (see) my sister tomorrow. She is very nice.

(a) Tom 1. ___________ (be) a good boy. He always ___________ (get) high marks in the exams. He 3. ___________ (like) to help others. Yesterday he

4. _____________ (visit) his aunt and 5.___________ (have) dinner with her. Tomorrow Tom 6._____________ (get) up at seven oclock. He 7._____________ (help) his mother to cook breakfast. Then he 8. ______________ (post) some letters for his father. (b) Alan and Kitty 1._____________ (be) good children. They always

2. ___________ (help) their family 3.____________ (do) the housework. On Sunday mornings, their mother usually 4.___________ (go) out with her friends. Alan and Kitty 5._____________ (stay) at home. They 6.____________(finish) their homework quickly. Alan always 7.____________ (clean) the windows. Then they 8._____________ (cook) a meal. They 9.___________ (watch) television in the afternoon. They 10.______________ (not go) out.

(B) Fill in the blanks with a , an or the

1. I see ___________ man in that car.

2. We can see ____________ moon from here.

3. I want to have ___________ orange cake.

4. ___________ sun is shining brightly.

5. ___________ girl with long hair is my sister.

6. ___________ USA is a big country.

7. They waited outside for ____________ hour.

8. I saw ___________ bird outside my window. ___________ bird was yellow.

9.There is ___________ elephant near the river.

10. I want to have ___________ orange after lunch.

James wakes up early in 1. ______________ morning. He likes reading newspaper when he is eating his breakfast. They he takes 2. __________ bus to work. James has 3. ___________ very good friend. 5. ____________ friend is Andy. They have lunch together. After work they often see 6. ___________ film together. James wants to buy 7. ____________ car. He likes 8. ___________ blue cars.

(C) Wh-questions When How Where Who What

How tall How much Which How old

1. __________________ is your brother?Benny.

2. __________________ do you want for your birthday?A big doll.

3. __________________ is Kitty?150cm tall.

4. __________________ did he live before?The USA.

5. __________________ is Marys birthday?On the 12th of July.

6. __________________ is your dogs house?The green one.

7. __________________ did you meet Andy yesterday?In the afternoon.

8. __________________ is Tony?Eleven.

9. __________________ does he go to work?By bus.

10. _________________ is Sue?Shes Peters sister.

11. _________________ is the doll?Twenty dollars.

12. _________________ does Alice go after school?Home.

(D) Pronouns

her him me it them their your him

1. The children are sleeping in ______________ beds.

2. This is my favorite book. I like _____________.

3. You are singing with ______________ best friend.

4. These are my dogs. I love ____________ very much.

5. Peter is my brother. Do you see ____________?

6. Mary met ____________ friend at the bus stop yesterday.

7. Tom didnt have any money. I gave ____________ some money.

8. Kitty is my cat. It likes ____________ very much.

(D) Prepositions

for on up at to out off

Last night, Mr. Chan went 1. ________ bed late. He could not get to sleep because it was very noisy outside, so he got 2. ________ of bed and turned the TV

3. _________.

This morning, Mr Chan got 4. _________ at eight oclock. He found himself on the sofa. The TV was still on. He turned 5. __________ the TV and went

6. ________ work. He walked 7. ________ the bus stop and waited 8. _______

a bus. Three minutes later, a bus came. He got 9. _________ the bus and sat down. He was tired that he fell asleep.in on for by on to at down

Tom lives 1._______ Tai Po. He lives 2._______ the 18th floor. He usually goes 3._______ school 4._______ school bus. He is a careless boy. He always loses his things. This morning he quickly put 5._______ his school uniform because he did not want to be late for school. He looked 6.______ the clock. It was half past seven already.

(E) Read and write (1)

Mr Chow works in Shatin. He usually gets up at seven oclock. He has his breakfast at ten past seven and leaves his house in Mongkok at seven twenty-five. He takes the 7:30a.m. train to Shatin and arrives at Shatin station at ten to eight. It takes him ten minutes to walk to his office. He always starts work at eight oclock.

TimeAction

(1) Gets up

(2) _______________ Has his breakfast

(3) _______________ Leaves his house

(4) _______________ Takes the train

(5) _______________ Arrives at Shatin station

e.g. 8:00 Starts work

Read and write (2)

Answer the questions in short sentences.1. Billy is strong. Andy is stronger than Billy. Brian is stronger than Andy. Who is the strongest? _____________

2. A fish is bigger than a frog. An ant is smaller than a frog. Which is the biggest? _____________

3. Annie is good at drawing. She is better than Jill but worse than Lulu. Who is the best? _____________

4. Mary is shorter than Betty but taller than Anna. Anna is shorter than Mary. Who is the tallest? _____________

5. Tommy is heaver than Peter but lighter than John. John is heavier than Tommy. Who is the heaviest? _____________

Read and write (3)Answer the questions in COMPLETE sentences.

1. How many brothers and sisters has Jane got?

.

2. How old is Peter? .

3. Which subjects is Peter good at?

.

4. Why doesnt Mary go to school?

.

5. Do they live in Kwun Tong?

.

6. How many people in Janes family?

.

Read and write (4)Answer the questions in COMPLETE sentences.John is very fat because he likes eating a lot. He spends all his pocket money on food. He eats three bowls of noodles before he goes to school. One day, John had a PE lesson. He ran in a race. John was so fat that he could not run very fast. He came last in the race. He was very sad. He decided to keep fit.

Next week, he will only eat one bowl of noodles before he goes to school and he will go swimming after school. He will also go jogging with Sam in the evenings.

1. Why is John very fat?

2. What does he eat before he goes to school?

3. John ran in a race. What was his result?

4. When will John start to keep fit?

5. Who will go jogging with John?

(F) Guided writing. Look at the example. Write a paragraph of five sentences about how Jane spends her Sunday.

Danny

e.g. Tomorrow is Saturday. Danny will get up at seven oclock. He is going to play basketball in the morning. At four oclock, he is going to the cinema. He will go home at six oclock.

Jane

I am Jane. I am a Primary 4 student. I have got one brother and one sister. They are Peter and Mary. We live in Kowloon Bay with our parents. Peter is twelve years old. He is a Primary Six student. We study at the same school. He is good at English and Maths. All teachers like him very much. Mary is still a baby. She doesnt go to school because she is too young. She usually stays at home and plays with our cat.

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