High School

1. Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:
1. They ______ (watch) TV now.
2. I ______ (not / like) spaghetti.
3. The baby ______ (sleep) now.
4. My mother usually ______ (cook) dinner in the evening.
5. He ______ (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.

2. Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):
1. My car is clean today but it ______ yesterday.
2. My father isn't at home now but he ______ an hour ago.
3. The students are in class today but they ______ last week.
4. It isn't sunny now but it ______ an hour ago.
5. We aren't hungry now but we ______ twenty minutes ago.

3. Write what the underlined word is; adjective or adverb:
1. The clowns are very *funny*.
2. She's a *pretty* girl.
3. He runs *fast*.
4. Ann is very *sad*.
5. She plays the piano *beautifully*.

4. Comparatives and Superlatives
Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets:
1. Konya is ______ city in Turkey. (large)
2. The Kızılırmak is ______ river in Turkey. (long)
3. Madonna is ______ Sandra. (popular)
4. My English is ______ your English. (good)
5. The weather today is ______ the weather yesterday. (bad)

5. Fill in prepositions of time "AT / IN / ON" as in the example (You will get 2 points for this task)
1. ... on ... Saturday
2. ... July
3. ... 1984
4. ... March 25th
5. ... Friday
6. ... summer
7. ... the morning
8. ... 9 o'clock
9. ... Christmas
10. ... September 28th
11. ... 1991
12. ... August 29th
13. ... winter
14. ... the evening
15. ... autumn
16. ... half past two
17. ... Monday morning
18. ... Easter
19. ... 10 o'clock
20. ... Thursday afternoon
21. ... noon

Answer :

Let's work through each part of the exercise one by one.

1. Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

  1. They are watching (watch) TV now.

    • We use the present continuous tense to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking.

  2. I do not like (not / like) spaghetti.

    • The simple present is used for preferences or facts.

  3. The baby is sleeping (sleep) now.

    • Present continuous for an action occurring right now.

  4. My mother usually cooks (cook) dinner in the evening.

    • 'Usually' suggests a habit or routine, so we use the simple present.

  5. He writes (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.

    • Regular activities or routines use the simple present tense.

2. Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):

  1. My car is clean today but it was not yesterday.

    • Use ‘was not’ because ‘car’ is singular, and it refers to the past.

  2. My father isn't at home now but he was an hour ago.

    • ‘Was’ because ‘father’ is singular, referring to the past.

  3. The students are in class today but they were not last week.

    • ‘Were not’ for plural in the past.

  4. It isn't sunny now but it was an hour ago.

    • Again, use ‘was’ as it refers to a singular subject in the past.

  5. We aren't hungry now but we were twenty minutes ago.

    • ‘Were’ for plural in the past.

3. Write what the underlined word is; adjective or adverb:

  1. The clowns are very funny - Adjective

    • Describes the noun 'clowns'.

  2. She's a pretty girl. - Adjective

    • Describes the noun 'girl'.

  3. He runs fast. - Adverb

    • Describes how 'he runs'.

  4. Ann is very sad. - Adjective

    • Describes the noun 'Ann'.

  5. She plays the piano beautifully. - Adverb

    • Describes how she plays the piano.

4. Comparatives and Superlatives: Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets:

  1. Konya is the largest city in Turkey. (large)

    • 'Largest' is the superlative form because it's the most extreme example.

  2. The Kızılırmak is the longest river in Turkey. (long)

    • 'Longest' because it's the highest degree.

  3. Madonna is more popular than Sandra. (popular)

    • 'More popular than' for comparing two things.

  4. My English is better than your English. (good)

    • 'Better' is the comparative form of 'good'.

  5. The weather today is worse than the weather yesterday. (bad)

    • 'Worse' is the comparative form of 'bad'.

5. Fill in prepositions of time "AT / IN / ON":

  1. on Saturday
  2. in July
  3. in 1984
  4. on March 25th
  5. on Friday
  6. in summer
  7. in the morning
  8. at 9 o'clock
  9. at Christmas
  10. on September 28th
  11. in 1991
  12. on August 29th
  13. in winter
  14. in the evening
  15. in autumn
  16. at half past two
  17. on Monday morning
  18. at Easter
  19. at 10 o'clock
  20. on Thursday afternoon
  21. at noon

These exercises help practice different English grammar components like tense usage, articles, adjectives/adverbs, and prepositions of time, which are essential for building language proficiency.

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