Worksheets English - Harkness Admission Preparation
Worksheets English - Harkness Admission Preparation
Worksheets English - Harkness Admission Preparation
1. Look! There is ….…… elephant and ……… tiny mouse in the cage.
2. There aren’t ………. penguins in the zoo but there are ……… monkeys.
4. My father is reading …….. newspaper and you are playing ………… game.
5. Celia isn’t wearing ……….. sunglasses. She is wearing …….. pink dress.
6. Are you waiting for ……. bus? No, I am waiting for ……… teacher.
7. No, they aren’t watching ……… videos. They are doing ………. homework.
10. She’s got . ……. angry dog and …….. lovely cat.
11. There wasn’t ……… money for me. My father gave ………… coins.
15. The monster has got ……… long legs and ……. big mouth.
17. We are eating ………. fish and drinking …….. glass of milk.
2. Substitute the underlined words with object 4. Correct the sentences if they’re wrong:
pronouns:
1. My friend Sue is fantastic. I love she.
1. Tom comes to the cinema with Paul and I ………………………………………………………
(……………). 2. Do you play tennis with they?
2. Do you play with your children (……………) ………………………………………………………
after dinner? 3. My brother hates hamburgers. She never eats it.
3. Pam takes her dog (…………) for walks in the ………………………………………………………
morning. 4. Do you come with Sue and I?
4. Does Sue study with her brother (…………)? ………………………………………………………
5. The postman delivers our letters (…………). 5. The boys don’t play with her because her is very
6. I usually meet Pam (…………) on Friday unfriendly.
afternoon. ………………………………………………………
7. Tom goes to school with his friends (………). 6. Does him like cooking? Yes, he does.
8. Does mom feed the baby (…………)? ………………………………………………………
9. Can you pass the newspapers (…………) to I 7. Sarah never listens to him sister.
(…………), please? ………………………………………………………
10. Do you eat apples (…………), Tom? 8. Paul and Mary don’t invite we to parties.
11. Mary send e-mails (……………) to her ………………………………………………………
boyfriend (…………).
12. James is with his grandmother (…………).
A) Fill in the blanks with proper words.
C) Read the story and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Last year we went to Guadalajara to visit _____ grandparents. _____ were very glad to see _____. _____ was a very good
holiday for _____. We went swimming with _____ brother. _____ swims well. _____ had picnics all together. The
picnics were very fun. My grandmother made sandwiches for _____. _____ makes really delicious sandwiches. I love
_____ all meals. _____ father and mother went to discos at night. _____ like dancing and on the weekend _____ go to a
dance club. While _____ parents were out, _____ grandfather told _____ funny stories. _____ laughed all night. _____
grandmother made popcorn for _____. In the morning _____ had breakfast in the garden. _____ was full of flowers.
There were ducks and hens in the garden. _____ played with the ducks and the hen. _____ were very lovely. _____ was a
very beautiful holiday. _____ am waiting for next visit to _____ parents impatiently.
Sophie is eleven years old and she lives in Brighton, England.
She usually gets up at a quarter to eight, she takes a shower, gets dressed and then she brushes
her teeth. After that, she goes downstairs and has breakfast. For breakfast she usually has milk,
toast and orange juice. Then she brushes her teeth again because she likes them white and healthy!
Then she grabs her school bag and goes to the bus stop to catch the school bus. Classes start at
half past eight and finish at half past four. She usually has lunch at the school canteen with her
schoolmates at about 12 o’clock. Her best friend is Amy and Sophie always sits next to her at lunch.
After school she returns home and does her homework. She is a very hard-working pupil and she
never misses a school task! After homework, she usually listens to music and watches television a
bit.
At half past seven it is time for dinner. Then she usually reads a book or chats with her parents for
a while.
Finally, she goes to bed at about ten o’clock, but before that she brushes her teeth. Sophie is a
happy little girl!
A B
Answer the questions about the text. Order Sophie’s daily routine.
1. What time does Sophie get up? She goes to bed at about ten o’clock.
-------------------------------------------------- She gets dressed.
2. Does she usually have a shower? She catches the bus to school.
-------------------------------------------------- She has lunch at the school canteen.
3. What does she eat for breakfast? She listens to music.
-------------------------------------------------- She gets up.
4. What does she drink for breakfast? She does her homework.
-------------------------------------------------- She has a shower.
5. What does she do after breakfast? She has dinner.
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6. Does she go to school on foot?
-------------------------------------------------- C Write the sentences in the interrogative and
7. What time does school start? negative forms.
-------------------------------------------------- 1. Sophie brushes her teeth three times a day.
8. What time does it finish? NEG --------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- INT --------------------------------------------------
9. Where does Sophie usually have lunch? 2. She goes to school by bus.
-------------------------------------------------- NEG --------------------------------------------------
10. Who is Sophie’s best friend? INT --------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- 3. She listens to music.
11. What does Sophie do when she returns home? NEG --------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- INT --------------------------------------------------
12. How many times a day does she brush her teeth? 4. She chats with her parents for a while.
-------------------------------------------------- NEG --------------------------------------------------
13. Is she a happy girl? INT --------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
1) Complete the chart with the adverbs of frequency given in the box.
0% 100%
1_____ 2_________ 3_______ 4__________ 5__________ 6 _______ 7_________ 8__________
2) Put the words in the correct order to make 3) Rewrite the sentences. Use the adverbs of
sentences. frequency in brackets.
1. go swimming / sometimes / on Sundays / I 1. I’m late for school in the morning. (rarely)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
2. in our house / cold / it’s / often 2. Sam goes out with his friends. (occasionally)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
3. usually / is / hungry / Sam / after school 3. Ann surfs the Internet in the evening. (usually)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
4. goes / never / my cousin / cycling 4. My best friend takes photos at school. (never)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
5. Mark and Ted / books / hardly ever / read 5. They are at home in the evening. (often)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
6. I / my homework / in my room / do / always 6. Ted reads magazines about fashion. (hardly
_______________________________________ ever)______________________________________
7. snows / in this area / rarely / it 7. We speak English in English classes. (always)
_______________________________________ __________________________________________
C) Fill in the blanks with “much – many – how B) How much or How many
much – how many”. 1) ---------- 1) ----------
people tea
1) I made so ---------- mistakes that I failed the 2) ---------- 2) ----------
test. sugar time bag
3) ---------- apple baby 3) ----------
2) “------------- money did you save last year?” “I 4) ---------- coffee milk rice 4) ----------
didn’t save so --------- money last year.”
5) ---------- work art bottle 5) ----------
3) There are ------------- papers to type but I don’t
have ------------- time to type them. 6) ---------- cat eye mouse 6) ----------
4) “I want to make a cake but I don’t have ------
7) ---------- news furniture 7) ----------
sugar.” “------------ sugar do you have?” 8) ---------- love table 8) ----------
5) I don’t have ------------- butter to make an
9) ---------- butter pen 9) ----------
10) ---------- 10) ----------
omelet. But I have ------------- eggs. water man
11) ---------- 11) ----------
6) ------------- cars are there at the garage? music plate
12) ---------- 12) ----------
7) Sam didn’t spend ---------- time to build that fork fridge cup
13) ---------- 13) ----------
house. advice book
14) ---------- 14) ----------
8) ------------- time do you need to get ready? hand room
15) ---------- 15) ----------
9) My English teacher doesn’t give ------------ information
16) ---------- 16) ----------
homework. 17) ---------- power paper 17) ----------
10) Lawrence didn’t find ------------- evidence to luggage garage
18) ---------- 18) ----------
find the robbers. 19) ---------- electricity TV 19) ----------
11) ------------ trees are there to be cut down?
20) ---------- 20) ----------
A. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”. B. Write the correct verb in the blank.
1) Kate _____ cooking a turkey for 1. Kate is ______________ dinner (prepare).
dinner. 2. They are _________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
2) Mom _____ setting the table. 3. We are ______________ turkey (eat).
3) John ______ making coffee.
4. The Easter Bunny is ___________ (come).
4) The boys _____ watching TV.
5) It ____ snowing outside.
5. I am ____________ Easter eggs (make).
6) The baby ____ laughing. 6. The children are ____________ candy (eat).
7) The girls _____ painting Easter eggs. 7. You are ______________ a nice song (sing).
8) We_______ eating turkey. 8. The dog is _____________ the cat (chase).
9) The dog ____ barking. 9. The cat is ________________ (run).
10) They _____ celebrating Easter. 10.Jack and John are ___________ (laugh).
(teach) English, Math and Geography. At the moment, she …………………………… (teach)
all …………………………… (love) animals, but they …………………………… (not have) any
(not teach) it. Mrs. White’s niece Sophie …………………………… (stay) with the Whites for a
Liverpool, but she ……………………………… (enjoy) her mid-term break in London at the
moment. She …………………………… (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing. Mrs.
(go) to the local park where they ……………………… (play) football or basketball. Today,
3. Put the words into the correct 4. Answer the following questions.
order. ( = yes, = no)
II - Fill in the sentences with the correct form (be going to) of the appropriate verb, and then
match the sentences to the pictures.
Yes or no
1. will is used for plans _______________
2. will is used for predictions ______________
3. am going to is used for plans ____________
4. will is used for offers of help ____________
6. will is used for something likely to happen ______
7. am going to is used after I think ____________
8. will is used for decisions I make now __________
CLIMB - DECORATE – EAT – FISH – FLY – GO – GO – GO – HAVE – LOOK – MAKE – MAKE – RIDE - SHOVEL
II - Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple) of the appropriate verb, and then
match the sentences to the pictures.
The train has ___________. We can go out now. (stop) My mom isn’t at home now. She ___________ (go) to
She isn’t ready. She hasn’t __________ her cases yet. (pack) the supermarket.
She has ___________ some photos. (take) So far this month I ______________ (see) three films.
Sally hasn’t ___________ yet. Where can she be? (arrive)
I’ve never ____________ to your mother. (speak) I’m hungry. I _____________ (eat) my lunch yet.
I haven’t ____________ which shoes to buy yet. (decide) I _________________ (see) Helen yet today. Is she at
My father has ___________ to Rome. (drive) school?
Our football team ________________ (win) all its
matches so far this year.
Choose the correct verb from the box and complete the I don’t know your boy-friend. I ____________ (meet)
sentences using the present perfect form. him yet.
1.- When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke/had
broken into.
2.- Elisa was very upset because her computer disappeared/had disappeared yesterday.
3.- My cousin promised/had promised me to bring me a souvenir from France last month.
5.- By the time Julia left/had left the shop, she spent/had spent all her money on clothes.
6.- I didn’t want to see that film because I saw/had seen it twice.
7.- Philip tidied/had tidied his bedroom before he left/had left for work.
8.- My husband did/had done the shopping after I called/had called him.
9.-Alfred had worked/worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.
10.-The judge said that she was guilty because she took/had taken the money for herself.
1.- Barbara …………… (live) in Greece for three years before she ………… (move) to Italy.
2.-My team …………….. (not win) the football match because they ……………. (play) badly.
3.-The teacher ……………. (punish) the student because he …….……. (be) very naughty.
4.-By winter, the new soap opera ……………. (become) the most popular show on TV.
5.-He …………… (mug) three passengers by the time the police …………….. (arrive)
6.-The pirates ……………. (hijack) an enormous ship two months ago in Somalia.
7.-The captain of the ship ………………….(surrender) because he ………… (hate) violence.
8.-The journalist …………. (interview) the famous actress before the TV…………. (come)
9.-Everyone ……………. (leave) the train before the bomb ……………… (explode)
10.- By the time my mom …………..… (prepare) lunch, we ………….. (set) the table.
Complete the text with verbs in brackets. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect:
In March 1999, thieves …………….. (steal) diamonds jewellery from Woolworth, a famous
jewellery shop in Boston. The thieves were very smart. Before the robbery, they …………
(hide) in the building next door and ………… (cut) a hole through the wall.
They used it to get into the shop. By the time the guard at the entrance………. (see) them,
they ………….. (already/take) the very expensive jewellery from the safe.
A man from the neighbourhood …………. (hear) some noises in the shop and he ……….
(call) the police but when they …………… (arrive) to the shop, the thieves …………….
(escape)
CAN: ability in the
present, asking
permission.
SHALL: questions,
offers with I and WE
get out of bed
rise to your feet cause to be have a friendly
understood relationship
succeed in
finishing a task
have a holiday
escape
recover from
an illness
overcome a manage to
problem survive in spite
of difficulties
become known
(news,
information) dismount or
descend
start doing or get serious
go inside a car,
continue doing an room, home about topic
leave a bus, train,
activity arrive at a place
plane or a place
Complete the sentences with across, along, 10. Kate hasn’t got _ _ _ _ _ _ her separation
away, by, down (to), in, off, on, out, over, with Mark.
through or up. 11. The burglar got _ _ _ _ _ _ before we came
back home .
1. My daughter is an early bird. She gets _
12. When Moly got _ _ _ _ _ _ the plane, she
_ _ _ _ _ at 7 every day of the week.
saw all her family waiting for her.
2. How can Tom get _ _ _ _ _ _ on his poor
13. Let’s get _ _ _ _ _ _ business.
salary?
14. Linda’s been unemployed for six months.
3. Pat usually fails to get her jokes _ _ _ _ _ _.
She’s getting _ _ _ _ _ _ thanks to her
4. Jim got _ _ _ _ _ _ his exams without much
parents’ help.
effort.
15. After the concert the audience got __
5. You’d better get _ _ _ _ _ _ the back seat.
_ _ _ _ and applauded for ten minutes.
I’ve got my son’s safety seat in the front.
16. Do Steve and Jess get _ _ _ _ _ _?
6. I’ve never got _ _ _ _ _ _ with my brother-in-
17. Can you tell me where I should get
law.
_ _ _ _ _ _?
7. If this secret gets _ _ _ _ _ _ , you’ll be in
18. We hope to get _ _ _ _ _ _ for a few days at
trouble.
Easter.
8. We’ve climbed the fence easily, but now we
19. How did Liz get _ _ _ _ _ _ here? She hasn’t
can’t get _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
got the key, has she?
9. You should get _ _ _ _ _ _ with your
20. It took me two weeks to get _ _ _ _ _ _ the
homework right now.
terrible flu.
rise, increase, chase or follow
somebody
become higher
examine or check try to get happen, be done
something carefully be built something start
return
continue
happen, take
place fall to the ground
become reduced in
price, amount,
quantity
explode
stop working or enter a room, a choose
functioning house like or admire
Complete the sentences with after, ahead, away, 11. You should go _ _ _ _ _ _ your essay before you
back, down, for, in(to), off, on, our, over or up. hand it in to your teacher.
12. Let’s go _ _ _ _ _ _ to the hotel. I’m exhausted
1. George went _ _ _ _ _ to the cellar to bring a after five hours of sightseeing.
bottle of wine. 13. Life expectancy has gone _ _ _ _ _ _ from 70 to
2. Go _ _ _ _ _ ! I can’t talk to you right now I’m 73 recently.
very busy. 14. I’ve been going _ _ _ _ _ _ that job for three
3. My parents have gone _ _ _ _ _ _ for dinner. months.
They’ll be back in an hour. 15. My sister always goes _ _ _ _ _ _ vivid colours
4. Jack tried to go _ _ _ _ _ _ the robber but he of her outfits.
failed to catch him. 16. I was writing an email when the light went _ _
5. New apartments are going _ _ _ _ _ _ all over the _ _ _ _.
west coast. 17. Yesterday I was late for school because I had to
6. The bomb went _ _ _ _ _ _ but fortunately no go _ _ _ _ _ _ home to get my maths book.
one was seriously injured. 18. There’s a party going _ _ _ _ _ _ at my
7. We can’t go _ _ _ _ _ _ with the project without neighbours’ house.
them. They are a crucial part. 19. Taxes never seem to go _ _ _ _ _ _. The
8. Mr. Stevenson doesn’t go much _ _ _ _ _ _ government exacts more and more from us.
modern architecture.
20. The local craftwork festival will go ___
9. When the headmaster entered, the teacher went _ _ _ _ as planned next month.
_ _ _ _ _ explaining the new topic.
10. Every morning my mom goes _ _ _ _ _ _ my
bedroom to say ‘Hello’.