topical grammar practice 1 with key

topical grammar practice is a basic grammar book which was composed in a series of six books for primary students learning English as a first language and for junior high students learning as a foreign language. The contents closely follow the school syllabus.

Topical Grammar Practice is a tailor-made series of six practice books for

primary students learning English as a first language and for junior high students

Each unit covers a specific grammar point in a clear and relevant way, allowing

the young learner to practise both the use and meaning of the grammar point

The units follow a familiar pattern of practising at both the sentence and text

levels This is done through MCQs or choosing the correct word in sentences,

and exercises using cloze texts so that students can focus on the language itself

Since each unit deals with a precise grammar item teachers are encouraged to

'dip into' the books at any stage to support the language item being taught in the classroom This way, these practice books complement the school English

lessons

The authors strongly believe that, while the English language is the focus, the

context should be meaningful to the learners Thus, texts have been chosen:

~~ to be cross-curricular: the texts reinforce and support what is being learnt

in other classes

of interest to young learners, such as famous people , important places and events, science and technology, sports , animal life, etc

~~ to be fun: the texts include especially written stories, traditional folk and

fairy stories, quizzes and dialogues that the students could act out

environment and pollution, civic responsibility, etc

Finally, in the knowledge that teachers are busy people , the series has been

designed to be 'teacher friendly' so it is unambiguous and easy to use

at you'll find in this book

22 There was/There were 81

27 The Modal for Indicating Ability: can 104

28 Modals for Indicating Permission: can, may 108

UNIT

Proper and Common Nouns; Articles a/an

Circle the correct word in brackets

Example

I would like to be ( a I C!0) actor when I grow up

1 Take ( a I an ) umbrella with you lt's raining

2 Can I borrow ( a I an ) pen, please?

3 Sam rode on ( a I an ) elephant in India

4 Mr Wang works in ( a I an ) bank

5 The teacher is wearing ( a I an ) orange dress today

6 My cousin lives in ( france I France )

7 Many ( animals I Animals ) can be seen in the zoo

8 My best friend is called ( anne I Anne )

9 My uncle lives in ( new york I New York )

10 Many people go to the ( beach I Beach ) at the

Fill in the gaps with a or an

An exciting book

I'm reading (1) _ _ _ adventure book about (2) _ _ _

boy lt's (3) exciting story set on (4) _ island

in the Pacific Ocean One day the boy discovers (5) _ _ _

secret cave on (6) beach, and in this cave he finds

(7) hidden statue The statue was put there by

(8) man who stole it from (9) museum

(1 0) interesting tale develops as the boy tries to return the statue to the museum

Choose the correct form of the noun in brackets to fill in the gaps

Christopher Columbus

Christopher (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Columbus I columbus)

was born in Italy in 1471 He was an (2) _ _ _ _ _ _

(Explorer I explorer) and a (3) _ _ _ _ _ (Sailor I sailor)

He believed that the (4) (Earth I earth) was

round and he wanted to sail around the world to prove this

of (6) _ _ _ _ (Spain I spain) paid for him to sail with

three (7) _ _ _ _ _

(Ships I ships) across the

(Atlantic I atlantic) Ocean He

was the first (9) _ _ _ _ _

(Person I person) from Europe

to discover (10) _ _ _ _ _

(America I america)

UNIT

Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

Circle the correct noun in brackets

Ex a m p le . -~ -~~-~ , , _.,1~ _, ,.~ ,., - , .- , ,, , ~

There are ten(~/ table ) in the classroom

1 Jim takes a ( bus I buses ) to school every day

2 There are many ( rose I roses ) in the garden

3 The fairy gave the girl three ( wish I wishes )

4 In almost every village in England there is a

( church I churches )

5 There are a lot of ( fox I foxes ) in the wood

piCniC

8 Cats like chasing ( mouse I mice )

9 I enjoy reading about different ( country I countries )

Choose the correct noun in brackets to fill in the gaps

The memory game This is a (1) _ _ _

(game I games) you can play at

parties First, you must prepare

a tray with many different things

on it For example, a toy car, a

paper (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (handkerchief I handkerchiefs),

a (3) (boxes I box) of matches, two pencils,

a pair of (4) (glass I glasses), three marbles,

two (5) (watches I watch) and a lot of other

things Everyone at the party can look at the tray for two

(6) _ _ _ (minute I minutes) and must try to remember everything that is on it Then you cover the tray with a

(7) (cloth I cloths) and the (8) _ _ _

(winner I winners) is the (9) _ _ _ (people I person) who

can remember everything that was on the (10) _ _ _

- Choose 1he correct noun from the box to fill in the gaps

I

people

mice cows

farms sheep

Animals

zoos

ammals

There are many different types of animals in the world Some

(1) _ _ _ _ _ _ only live in very hot countries, some only live

in cold (2) _ A few wild animals like bears and

tigers are kept in (3) _ _ _ _ so that people can see them

A lot of animals like cows and sheep live on (4) _ _ _ _

and they give us food and other things (5) _ _ _

give wool and meat, (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ give milk, and

(7) _ _ _ _ _ give eggs Other animals live freely in

the wild like foxes and (8) _ _ _ _ _

In many countries (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ like to keep animals

as pets Popular pets are cats and dogs but also rabbits and

(10) _ _ _ _ _ A mouse is probably not a good pet if you

have a cat as well!

UNIT

Count and Uncount Nouns

Decide if the word in colour is a count noun or an uncount

There is a lot of water in the bottle

A lot of children like playing video games

There is not much sugar in the bowl

Would you like another burger?

Count Uncount Noun Noun

00

DD

DD

DD

In the mountains it can be very cold in the winter D D

The tourist arrived with a lot of suitcases DD

Look - at : the nouns in colour in the text Circle the 5 count nouns and underline the 5 uncount nouns

Going to the beach

When you go to the beach you need to take a lot of things with

you You need a swimsuit for swimming, and aT-shirt to wear

for playing on the beach You should wear a pair of sandals to

walk on the hot sand If the sun is strong, it's a good idea to rub some sun cream on your skin and to wear a pair of sunglasses

to protect your eyes Don't forget to take some water to drink and some food to eat Remember to clear all your rubbish and throw

it into the rubbish bin

Choose the correct word in brackets to fill in the gaps

Jo and her mother go shopping

"Let's go shopping," Jo's mother said to her "We need to buy

a lot of (1) (food I foods) We need fruit, some

(2) (kiwi I kiwis), some (3) (lemon I

lemons) and (4) (a I some) pineapple We also

need vegetables such as (5) (onion I onions) and

(6) (potato I potatoes) To make a cake for your

birthday we need (7) (some I a) flour and six

(8) (egg I eggs) Then

we must go to the butcher's and

buy (9) (some I a) meat On the way home we can

get (1 0) (some I a) bread from the baker's."

UNIT

Masculine and Feminine Nouns

Circle the correct noun in brackets

My father is a ( <§O ii~m ~ I policewoman )

1 My mother's sister is my ( uncle I aunt )

2 Mr Lee has two children, a son and a ( daughter I girl )

3 She is a kind ( wizard I witch ) in the school play

4 ( Cows I Bulls ) give us milk

5 Ben got married last year His ( wife I husband ) is a

teacher

6 ( Roosters I Hens ) lay eggs everyday

7 When she was a little girl my ( grandmother I grandfather )

lived in London

8 That young boy is Mrs Forster's ( niece I nephew )

9 The ( bridegroom I bride ) looks very beautiful in her long

white wedding dress

10 Tim wants to be a ( firewoman I fireman ) when he grows up

Look at Carol's family tree Choose the correct noun in brackets

to fill in the gaps

~ Paul ~ Carol Lisa

Peter & Diana

Andy Marie

Carol's (1) _ _ _ (mother I father) is called Sally and

her (2) (mother I father) is called John Carol

has one (3) (sister I brother) called Lisa and a

(4) _ _ _ _ _ (sister I brother) called Paul Paul is married

and has a son, Andy, who is Carol's (5) _ _ _ _ _ _

(nephew I niece) Paul also has a daughter, Marie, who is

Carol's (6) _ _ _ (nephew I niece) Sally's sister, An ne,

is Carol's (7) (aunt I uncle) She has two children,

a (8) _ _ _ _ (son I daughter) Felix, and a (9) _ _ _ _ _ (son I daughter) Betty Diana and Peter are Sally's parents They

t

Fill in the gaps with the female form of the masculine nouns in

brackets

Masculine and feminine words

Some countries have a royal family A (1) _ _ _ (king) is

a (2) _ _ _ (male) ruler Their (3) _ _ _ _ _ (sons)

You call a (5) _ _ _ (man) (6) _ _ _ (Mr)

Smith

Some jobs have different names for (7) _ _ _ (men)

A (8) _ _ _ (waiter) works in a restaurant and an

(9) _ _ _ (air steward) works on a plane An

(10) _ _ _ (actor) makes films

I

I

I,

UNIT

Adjectives of Quality, Quantity, Size and Colour

Circle the correct adjective in brackets

) dress for my birthday

1 Please use a ( tall I blue ) pen to write down the

answers

2 I live in a ( large I largely ) flat

3 The teacher told the children a ( funnily I funny )

story

4 This is a ( use I useful ) exercise

5 I am ( happy I happiness ) to see my friends

6 The new neighbour is very ( friend I friendly )

7 This is a ( good I best ) book

8 There is a very ( highly I high ) tower in the city

9 The children had a ( short I shorts ) break

Choose _ ~he adjective in brackets to fill in the gaps

Greece

Greece is a country in Europe

The capital city is Athens, which f2:::;;;:;;;252S~~N%T,

.,.,._~=-is a very (1) _ _ __ _ _

(beautiful/ beauty) city with

many very (2) _ _ _ _

(elder I old) monuments One

very (3) (fame I famous) monument is the

Acropolis There are lots of islands in Greece, so there is a very

(4) (long /length) coastline Many tourists go to

Greece on holiday to enjoy the warm (5) (blue I

yellow) sea and to eat the (6) (taste I tasty) Greek

food Greeks eat a lot of (7) (freshly I fresh) fish

and vegetables Greek houses are usually (8) _ _ _

(white I whiter) and have (9) (flat I flatly) roofs

People can use these roofs to dry the fruit in the (1 0) _ _ _ _

(hot I hottest) summer and collect rainwater in the winter

Find 10 adjectives in the text and circle them

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were large animals that lived a very long time ago No one has ever seen a dinosaur, but people have found very old bones and have put them together to make a skeleton There were different types of dinosaur: very tall ones which ate leaves from trees, small ones with wings that could fly, and those with very sharp teeth, which ate other animals We don't know what colour they were, but we think they were brown If we saw a dinosaur today we would probably feel frightened because they were so big and they could run fast too Dinosaurs died out, but

UN I T

Comparative Adjectives

Circle the correct form of the adjective in brackets

Example

London is ( big I~) than Madrid

1 Bill is ( old I older ) than Josie

2 A horse is ( large I larger ) than a dog

3 Learning to swim is ( more difficult I

difficult ) than learning to walk

4 A flat is usually ( smaller I small ) than a house

5 Some exercises are ( easy I easier ) than others

6 Riding a motorcycle is ( dangerous I more dangerous )

than walking

7 Travelling by plane is ( more expens1ve I expensive ) than

travelling by bus

8 Your handwriting is ( good I better ) than mine

9 If you eat so many sweets, you will be (fatter I fat) than me

10 I felt ( bad I worse ) than I did yesterday, so I didn't go to

school

J

11

Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjective in

brackets

Shopping

Supermarkets are stores that sell food and many other things

Supermarkets are (1) _ _ _ _ _ (large) than grocery shops

They sell (2) _ _ _ (cheap) food than small shops

Shopping in a supermarket is often (3) _ _ _ _ _ (quick) than

in small shops because you can choose the food yourself Small

shops are (4) _ _ _ _ _ (friendly) than supermarkets You

can get to know the shopkeepers (5) _ _ _ (good)

I think markets are (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (interesting)

places than supermarkets because they are (7) _ _ _ _ _

(busy) and (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (crowded) with lots of noise and people

In big cities there are department stores that sell almost

everything These are (9) _ _ _ _ _ (easy) places to shop in than markets because everything is in one place, but they can be

-Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjective in

brackets

The country and the town Living in the country can be (1) _ _ _ _ _ (nice) than living

in a town because the houses are (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(spacious} and (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (comfortable) with

(4) _ _ _ _ _ (big) gardens Towns have (5) _ _ _ _ _

(many) traffic and are (6) (noisy), but there are

(7) (exciting) things to do and see The

flats are (8) (small) and houses are (9) _ _ _ _

(close) together Some people think towns are (10) _ _ _ _ _ (good) places to live in, and some people prefer the country

UNIT

Superlative Adjectives

Circle the correct form of the adjective in brackets

Example

1 Everest is the ( higher I highest ) mountain in the world

2 The ( easier I easiest ) exercises are at the beginning

3 The Pacific Ocean is the ( largest I larger ) ocean in the world

4 The ( most expensive I more expensive ) watches are made

of gold

5 The River Nile is the ( long I longest ) river in Africa

6 Singapore is the ( clean I cleanest ) city I know

7 Tea is the ( more popular I most popular ) drink in Britain

8 Leon got top marks in all the tests He's the ( best I better ) student in the class

9 Water is the ( cheap I cheapest ) drink in a restaurant

10 I got 5 out of 10 for the Maths test lt was the ( worst I bad )

- Fill in lhe gaps with the superlative form of the adjective in

brackets

Seasons

In the northern part of the world there are four seasons

Summer is the (1) (hot) season as the sun is

(2) (close) to this part of the Earth So there is

also more daylight The (3) _ _ _ _ _ (long) day of the year

is 21 June The sun rises at the (4) _ _ _ _ _ (early) time and

sets at the (5) _ _ _ (late) time of the year Summer is

the year as it rains a lot Some people think that autumn is the

(10) _ _ _ _ · (beautiful) season because the leaves

on the trees change colour and are very pretty

Fill in 1he gaps with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets

The Guiness Book of Records

The Guiness Book of Records contains

amazing facts about people and things

For example, the (1) _ _ _ _ _ (tall)

man was an American who was 2.72

metres tall The (2) _ _ _ _ _ (heavy)

man weighed 635 kilograms In France

the (3) _ _ _ (old) woman lived

to 122 years The (4) _ _ _

(fast) car went 1 ,228 kilometres an hour

The Disney Amusement Park in the USA

is the (5) _ (large) in the

(expensive) watch costs 25 million dollars The (7) _ _ _ _ _ (bad) football team lost every match it played In the book, you can also find the (8) _ _ _ (good) score in any sport

There are facts about animals, like the (9) _ _ _ (clever) dog who can go shopping for its owner lt's one of the

is next to the

(2) She (4) They

am 6 years old

(2) She (4) I

When the children finished their homework

4 "Well done children," the teacher said "

have all worked very hard."

5 Stars can only be seen at night but

are always in the sky

Fill in the gaps with the correct subject pronoun in brackets

My aunt Betty

My aunt Betty is a teacher

(1) (She I He)

works in a small primary

school near my house

In her class there are

35 children (2) _ _ _

(lt I They) all work very hard at school One day I was walking

with my aunt when (3) _ (we I he) met some children

from her class

"Hello," (4) _ (it I they) said to me "(5) _ _ _

(We I She) are in your aunt's class at school She is a very good

teacher (6) (He I You) are lucky she is your aunt."

"Thank you," (7) (he I I) said "Yes, I think

(8) (she I I) am lucky (9) (You I She) is a very good aunt too." And (1 0) (we I it) all laughed

Fill in the gaps with the correct subject pronoun in brackets

An interview with a film star

ask you a few questions How many films have

about people from another planet (7) _ _ _ _ (They I She) try to take over the world, but I manage to stop them, with help from Superwoman

future?

4 We all worked hard and the teacher gave

with her friends

Pill in the gaps with the correct object pronoun from the box

You may use some of the pronouns more than once

Birthdays

In my family we give each other presents for our birthday When

it was my birthday my family gave (1) _ _ _ _ a computer

game For my little sister's birthday we gave (2) _ _ _ _

a doll We gave my father a book as a present and he read

(3) the same day! We gave my mother some flowers

and she put (4) in a pretty vase When it was my

grandparents' birthdays, we phoned (5) We talked

together and they gave (6) their news

I would like to give Mr Slake, my teacher, a present but I

don't know what to give (7) _ _ _ _ Perhaps I'll give him a

picture and he could hang (8) _ _ _ _ on the wall in the

classroom Or some chocolates and he can share (9) _ _ _ _

with us! What would you like people to give (1 0) _ _ _ _ for

your birthday?

Fill in the gaps with the correct object pronoun from the box

You may use some of the pronouns more than once

An exciting film

I saw a good film yesterday lt was about a man called Sam who

used the magic to help people She helped the police to catch a

robber She trapped (3) _ _ _ _ in his house She helped

gave the potion to a boy, he was made invisible too and no one

could see (5) _ _ _ _ either He used the magic to help his

friends at school He gave (6) _ _ _ _ the answers to a test

and the teacher gave (7) _ _ all top marks In the end he

was caught and the teacher punished (8) _ _ _ _ The film

was not true, of course, but I liked (9) _ _ _ _ because it

Demonstrative Determiners

Circle the correct demonstrative determiner in brackets

Example

(~I These ) girls over there are in my school

1 Could you pass me ( this I that ) pen, please?

2 ( This I These ) sandwich is delicious

3 ( This I These ) sentences are easy

4 Do you know ( that I those ) boy in a yellow shirt?

5 I've never met ( that I those ) children before

6 Come and sit on ( this I that ) chair next to me

7 Have you heard ( this I these ) story before?

8 Who do ( this I these ) pencils belong to?

9 ( Those I These ) tall trees over there are the oldest in the park

10 I've finished ( this I those ) exercise Shall I do another

one?

Fill in the gaps with the correct demonstrative determiner from the box

My school

where we play at recess times We must line up in front of

just here When we want to read a book, we can choose one

over in the corner My table is

(9) _ _ _ _ one here and my

one over by the blackboard

· · Find 1 a· demonstrative determiners in the text and circle them

The three bears

This story is about three bears who

lived in a forest One morning

these bears got up and Mummy

Bear made some porridge for

breakfast lt was too hot to eat so

the three bears went out for a walk When they came back Daddy Bear looked at his bowl and said, "Someone has been eating this

porridge." Mummy Bear said,

"Someone has been eating from this bowl too." Baby Bear pointed

at an empty bowl and said, "That porridge was mine!" Daddy Bear looked at his chair "Someone has been sitting in this chair," he said "Someone has been sitting in this chair too," said Mummy Bear Baby Bear pointed at a broken chair

"That chair was mine!" he said "We must find out about these

things," said Daddy Bear "Let's go upstairs and look in the

bed-rooms." Do you know what they found in one of those bedrooms?./·.·

UNIT

REVIEW (1)

Circle the correct answer in brackets

The ( bride I bridegroom}) is my brother

1 Vincent has lived in ( Japan I japan ) all his life

2 The capital of Australia is ( canberra I Canberra )

3 Many ( people I person ) travel to work by train

4 The teacher gave us ( a I an ) easy exercise for

homework

5 My little sister has two white ( mouse I mice ) as pets

6 I had many ( presents I present ) for my birthday

8 A lot of girls in my class have long ( hair I hairs )

Choos(3 the correct answer and write its number in the brackets

5 lt was the story I've ever read