NAME: ___________________________________ FORM: _________________

Exercise 1

Underline the suitable answers.

1. One of my friends ( is, are ) here.2. The legs of the chair ( is, are ) made of steel.3. The man and his wife ( has, have ) gone home.4. Each boy and each girl ( has, have ) to bring something for the party.5. Neither the man nor his children ( is, are ) good at playing chess.6. Rabies ( is, are ) a dangerous disease spread by diseased dogs.7. Neither she nor I ( is, am ) going to the concert.8. The whole family ( has, have ) gone on a holiday.9. Not only the man but his wife ( was, were ) also drowned.10. “Malaysian Tigers” ( is, are )a very interesting book.11. Either the girl or her brother ( is, are ) at home.12. Mrs. Tan and her children ( has, have ) seen the film show.13. Both Ali and Siti ( has, have ) completed the homework.14. The teacher, with her pupils, ( is, are ) going to Penang.15. Eating fruits and vegetables ( give, gives ) us vitamins.16. This flower ( is, are ) not beautiful but those ( is, are ).17. The traffic ( is, are ) quite light today.18. There ( is, are ) not many vehicles on the road.19. A big boy ( do, does ) not cry. Only a small boy (cry, cries ).20. The number of students in the school ( has, have ) increased.21. A number of boys ( is, are ) taking part in the competition.22. Either his sister or brother ( is, are ) coming to the concert.23. Neither Ben nor his friends ( has, have ) completed their homework.24. Each boy and girl ( has, have ) to contribute to the party.25. The principal and all the teachers ( was, were ) present at the annual dinner.26. The girl as well as her brother (was, were ) allowed to watch the show.27. Neither the teacher nor the students ( is, are ) allowed to attend the talk.28. Neither the students nor the teacher ( is, are ) to be blamed.29. Physics ( is, are ) my favourite subject.30. All the money in the wore ( is, are ) useless if you ( is, are ) unhappy.

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Subject Verb Agreement

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’.

1. All my luggage __________ in the car.

2. Some of the pupils in this class __________ mischievous.

3. A number of teachers in my school __________ highly qualified.

4. All of us __________ ready to help you.

5. The information they gave __________ useful to us.

6. __________ there enough rice for all of us?

7. Where __________ the rest of the boys?

8. These __________ yours but that one __________ mine.

9. Travelling in aeroplanes __________ not so dangerous these days.

10. The behavior of the boys __________ improving.

11. Most of the people here __________ farmers.

12. How many days __________ they going to stay here?

13. Five hundred ringgit __________ a lot of money.

14. Everybody __________ ready to go home.

15. My friends __________ coming to see me tomorrow.

16. The news __________ interesting.

17. There __________ a few towns in this state which __________ still dirty.

18. How __________ you going to Penang tomorrow?

19. I think there __________ enough room for all of you.

20. Too much sugar __________ not good for health.

21. One of the pupils __________ sick.

22. Neither my mother nor father __________ here today.

23. Exercise __________ good for the body.

24. The children __________ having a picnic by the lake.

25. Ten kilometers __________ too far for me to walk.

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Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ or ‘were’.

1. The price of the things he bought __________ very high.

2. The owner of the three houses __________ not here today.

3. He and his younger brother __________ studying at this school this year.

4. Every boy and every girl in the school __________ asked to help in the concert last month.

5. The man together with his sex children and twenty grandchildren __________ present at

the family photography session yesterday.

6. Either Ramli or Kassim __________ going to win the badminton match tonight.

7. Neither Ah Huat nor his family members __________ coming for the dinner this evening.

8. Either I or they __________ to take the things to your house afterwards.

9. Neither he nor I __________ wrong in this matter. So, do not blame either of us.

10. She did not do well in Mathematics which __________ not her favourite subject.

Exercise 4

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ or ‘were’.

1. The number of members is this association __________ quite big.

2. A variety of activities __________ planned for the scouts who went camping.

3. There __________ very little variety in the food they are serving at the canteen.

4. The cost of the various types of medicine __________ too high for someone like him

who earns so little.

5. Industry and perseverance __________ going to get you very far in your career.

6. Every man and every woman __________ to help to make this scheme a success.

7. The hijacker with all the crew and passengers __________ killed when the plane

exploded.

8. Either he or you __________ to do the work. No one else is going to do it.

9. He can never give up politics because politics __________ in his blood.

10. The police __________ setting up road blocks everywhere to catch the robbers.

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11. Too much sand __________ not good because it will make the concrete weaker.

12. His family __________ now in Canada.

13. His family __________ always quarrelling when they were here.

14. The class __________ practicing drawing now.

15. There __________ a number of chairs in the canteen. You can take one of them.

16. The number of pupils taking this subject __________ very small every year.

17. All the boys and girls __________ to assemble here tomorrow.

18. The teachers with a pupil __________ walking across the field.

19. ‘The Economic Dragons of Asia’ __________ praised as being a very informative book by

the critics recently.

20. Three hundred thousand ringgit __________ too much to pay for a single-storey, three-

bedroomed terrace house.

21. Too much salt __________ bad for you as it will give you high blood pressure.

22. The jury __________ divided in their verdict about the child abuse case. So, the

defendant was set free.

23. Not only his brother but also his sister __________ there to send him off when he went

to Australia.

24. Not only his friend but also his enemies __________ praising him for his honesty at a

ceremony two years ago.

25. ‘The Horrors of Midnight’ __________ written by a Malaysian author three years ago.

26. 150 centimetres __________ too short for a man.

27. 10 000 metres __________ quite difficult to climb. You will need a lot of practice. Special

training and equipment __________ needed for you to succeed.

28. Only a number of boys and girls __________ present at the ceremony yesterday. The

rest of them __________ away on a trip.

29. You need to wear something warm. Either jacket __________ suitable as both

__________ made from wool.

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30. My father __________ waiting for me at the station. My brothers __________ there as

well. As I __________ greeting them, I saw a little boy running around the station. He

__________ lost. He __________ crying and looking for his mother.

CHANGING FROM SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE TO SIMPLE PAST TENSE

NO. SIMPLE PRESENT (VERB)

SIMPLE PAST MEANING

1 is

2 are

3 do

4 does

5 have

6 has

7 buy

8 bring

9 bite

10 beat

11 build

12 catch

13 choose

14 come

15 drink

16 eat

17 fight

18 find

19 feel

20 fill

21 forget

22 fly

23 fall

24 feed

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25 forgive

26 go

27 get

28 give

29 grow

30 grind

31 hear

32 hide

33 hang

34 hit

35 hold

36 hurt

37 keep

38 know

39 kneel

40 lay

41 lie

42 leave

43 let

44 lose

45 learn

46 make

47 meet

48 mean

49 mistake

50 pay

51 put

52 prove

53 quit

54 ride

55 run

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56 ring

57 rise

58 see

59 send

60 sleep

61 shoot

62 sing

63 sit

64 speak

65 steal

66 swim

67 say

68 sell

69 shine

70 shout

71 show

72 shut

73 spend

74 stand

75 stick

76 sweep

77 take

78 tear

79 teach

80 tell

81 Think

82 try

83 talk

84 throw

85 win

86 write

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87 walk

88 wake

89 wear

90 weep

91 wed

92 bury

93 carry

94 cry

95 clean

96 break

97 burn

98 breed

99 burst

100 cost

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR END OF THE YEAR EXAMINATION!

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