Were here to help you

with common mistakes

people make in English!

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Name: _____________________________
Class: _______________________ (___)
Address:
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My friends will help you practise all the
problems people have using English.
Try your best to do the exercises and
remember what you have learnt.
You will see your marks improve!!

Contents
Page
Number

Topic

Page
Number

Topic

4-5

Prefixes
understanding
unfamiliar words

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Guess Who? practise using the

third person singular

Adjectives
Who could this be?

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Make, do, take or

have?

15-21

Happy verbs
- first, second and
third person verb
tables

Sentence order

8-9

Gerunds and the third

Person Singular

22-25

Present perfect
or
past simple?

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Free Time Poem

help using to go

26-30

Possessive pronouns

31-33

Personal pronouns
and possessive
adjectives

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Picture Dictionary
expand your
vocabulary

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The picnic

Using the verb to be

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Here to help you understand words
When you know the meaning of
a prefix, it helps you to understand the whole word!

When you dont know what a word

means, sometimes breaking it apart
can help you!
Lots of words have the same beginning.
We call these prefixes.
If you know what they mean, you can
work out what new words are
talking about!

Look at these words:

unselfish

untidy

unpopular

Circle the part that is the same in all three

words.
What does un mean?
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Write two more words that begin with un-.

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Here are some more common prefixes and

their meanings:
photo- means light
trans- means between
tele-

means far off

aero-

means air

sub-

means under

anti-

means against

ultra- means extreme

Use the prefixes to write some new words with their meanings.
They can be sensible or as silly as you like!

Word

Meaning

aeropup

a flying dog

Complete the drawing:

Choose a character (from a book) or make up a new one. Think about these
questions and write some words around the picture to describe him/her:
What is his/her name?
What does he/she do?
What do he/she look like?
What is his/her character like?

Order,
order!

It is very important
to write the words in
sentences in the
right order.
But do you do it
every time?

The judge has an easy way to tell if

your sentences make sense:
Who?

Action

What?

How?

She

drives

her car

carefully.

They

put

their bags

Mr. Tan

was talking to his wife

Where

When?

on the table.
angrily

today.

Make two sentences out of the words below:

My friend
pai

plays
nts

w
thre
the basketball

thy
o
im

very well
eats

in the

park

he

slowly
ry d
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v
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ch
n
u
rl

ay.

r u ns

carefully

in the canteen
at school
the wall

School
Friends
Registration Form

Name:_________________________
Age:__________________________
Birthday:_______________________
Address:
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Favourite school subjects:
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Hobbies:
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Fill in your friends

registration form
for a new club at
school.
Complete the sentences on the next
page using the
words in the oval
and:

like or dont
like
1. for yourself
2. then for your
friend with:

likes or
doesnt like
How well do you
know them?
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My name is.
like
watching
1. I ...

DVDs.
2.

I ... games.

3.

I ... in groups.

4.

I ... the computer.

5.

I ... comic books.

6.

I ... songs.

7.

I ... tests.

8.

I ... exercises.

doing
doingworking
workingsinging
singingwatching
reading
readingplaying
playingusing
usinglistening to

My friends name is ..
1.

He/She .... DVDs.

2.

He/She ... games.

3.

He/She ... mathematics.

4.

He/She ... Putonghua.

5.

He/She ... comic books.

6.

He/She ... songs.

7.

He/She ... tests.

8.

9
He/She
... sport.

Free time
Write the missing words to finish
the poem about free time.
Make sure it rhymes!!
I want to have .
But I dont know what to do.
I like to swim and run
And I like too.
Where can I go? What can I do?
Where can I go? Can I play with you?
There are lots of
And I have lots of friends ..
You can go to the .
Or you can go to the with me.
Come on, Lets go! Theres lots to see and do.
Come on, lets go! Our friends can all come too.
There are many different shops
For music, clothes and books.
A for sports
And a .. just for food.
You can ride your bike
Or you can .,
Or you can go ...
When you go into town!

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some fun cinema

to do
things
restaurant
to see
by bus
walk
with me

play
basketball
swimming pool
sports center

The Picnic

Use the following

words:
isnt
You and your friend go on a picnic in your free time.
arent
They want to know what food you are taking and
keep asking you questions!
are
is
Look at the picture and complete the sentences.
some
any
Is there
.....
any cake?
Are there

crisps?

there
any grapes?

Yes, there

is

No there

Yes, there

. there
.. apples?

.. there .
donuts?

.. there .
mineral water?
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isnt

., there

.., there

, there

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Here to help you understand words
Some Words in English
can be a bit tricky.
They can change
depending on who youre
talking about and they dont
even look the same anymore!
Can you complete the
following table?
Positive

Negative

Question

Short answer
Positive / Negative

Im going home. Im not (I am not).

(I am)

Am I?

You
You arent (You are
great! (You are) not).

. you? Yes, you . / No,

Hes so funny!
(He is)

He isnt (He is not).

. he?

She
always right.
(She is)

She . (She is
not).

It.. very
easy. (It is)

It. (It is not). it?

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Yes, I am. / No Im not.

.. not.
Yes, he . . /
No, he
. she? Yes, she . /
No, she ...
Yes, it .. /
No, it .

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s
s
e
u
G

o?

What sports
do you like?

Play this game with a friend!

Max

Vanessa

Toby

Sarah

Lee

Katie

Guess who? She

has long hair.

No, it isnt.
She likes
skateboarding.

Yes, it
is!
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Is it Katie?

Is it Sarah?

And she
doesnt like
bowling!

We dont do a mistake.

We make a mistake.
We make a speech.
We make a phone call.

We dont make an exercise.

We do an exercise.
We do a job.
We do our homework.

We dont make an exam.

We take an exam.
We take a course.
We take the day off.

We dont make an interview.

We have an interview.
We have a lesson.
We have a meeting.

Now complete these sentences:

1.

Tomorrow, when we _______________ our maths lesson, we will

________ an exercise. If you _____________ a mistake, dont worry. We
will _____________ a meeting to see what the problem is, then you can
__________ it for homework.

2.

I have to _____________ a phone call because I _______________ an

interview tomorrow. I have to _______________ the day off to go and if I

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3.

want to _______________ the course I have to _____________ a speech.

Can you __________ this exam without _____________ any mistakes?

When do we use an S at the end

of a verb?
We use the S ONLY when we are
talking about ONE other person
(or thing) doing something.

to be
I am

He is

You are

She is

They are

It is

Then we add an -S , -ES or IES

after the action word.
For example:
I think he thinks that.

We are

to catch
I catch

He catches

You catch

She catches

They catch

It catches

We catch
to buy
I buy

He buys

You buy

She buys

They buy

It buys

We buy
to choose

Look at these tables and see how

easy it is.
Remember they are all in the

present tense.
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I choose

He chooses

You choose

She chooses

They choose

It chooses

We choose

to draw
I draw

He draws

You draw

She draws

They draw

It draws

We draw

to drink
I drink

He drinks

You drink

She drinks

They drink

It drinks

We drink
to get
I get

He gets

You get

She gets

They get

It gets

We get
to sing
I sing

He sings

You sing

She sings

They sing

It sings

We sing
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to sleep
I sleep

He sleeps

You sleep

She sleeps

They sleep

It sleeps

We sleep
to think
I think

He thinks

You think

She thinks

They think

It thinks

We think

to win
I win

He wins

You win

She wins

They win

It wins

We win
to yawn
I yawn

He yawns

You yawn

She yawns

They yawn

It yawns

We yawn
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to smell
I smell

He smells

You smell

She smells

They smell

It smells

We smell

to understand
I understand

He understands

You understand She understands

They understand

It understands

We understand

Now try it on your own!

Choose some of the verbs below and complete the
following tables in the present tense:
to run

to throw

to fis
plays

to s
ay
w
ollo

to f
to drive

to serve

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to fly

to fall

to laugh to tickle

t
ain
p
to
to c o
l

to eat

to write

to

to be

w
dra

to cry
to tid
y

to clean

to create

our

w
to s

im

to play

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We
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He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We
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He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We

He

You

She

They

It

We
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When Im not out catching bad

guysIm making sure people
use the right tenses in English!
But do you know when to use
the present perfect or the
past simple?

We use the Past Simple tense to talk about

something we are sure finished in the past.
Words indicating past tense: when, yester-

day, last week

week, when I was at school, then

Do we usually use the Present

Perfect or the Past Simple
tenses with the following time
words? Write the numbers in the
box.
1.

a long time ago

2.

since we last met

3.

yet

4.

after I got married

5.

lately

6.

this month

7.

the day before yesterday

8.

last night

9.

since last weekend

10. at the
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For example:
I finished kindergarten five years ago.
Where did we first meet?
I didn't study French at school.
We use the Present Perfect tense to talk
about things that started in the past but
are still happening now!
For example: today, this week, this month,
ever, never, already, recently, yet etc.

Examples
I haven't seen her today.
Have you ever eaten at McDonalds'?
I have never been abroad before.

Present Perfect, numbers:

Past Simple, numbers::

FIND THE MISTAKE

Each of the sentences below has a mistake. You must find
the mistake and correct it!
EXAMPLE
I have written the article yesterday > I wrote the article yesterday.
1.

I have visited New York two months ago.

2.

Anne isnt here at the moment. Shes been to London.

3.

In your life, how many different countries did you visit?

4.

Theyve opened the new shopping centre last week.

5.

How many pages did you read so far this week?

6.

When have you bought your car?

7.

Ive lived in Hong Kong since 15 years.

8.

Ive seen that movie last Friday.

9.

His English improved a lot this year.

10. In his last job, Peter has travelled to Germany every month.
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Multiple choice: Fill in the blanks with the correct letters:

1.

When ________________ the company?

a) have you joined b) did you joined c) did you join d) have you ever joined
2. ___________________ in KFC?
a) Did you ever worked b) Have you ever worked c) Worked you d) Didn't you have
worked
3. That's the best presentation ______________
a) I never heard b) I didn't hear c) I used to hear d) I've ever heard
4. It was the most difficult exam _____________________
a) I never taken. b) I never had to take. c) I've ever taken. d) I've never had to take.
5. ___________________ to him last week.
a) spoke b) I've already spoken c) I didn't spoke d) I speaked
6. ______________ a TV last year and it is still working.
a) We have bought b) We bought c) We haven't bought d) We have bought
7. The reason I look so brown is that _______________ from a holiday in Thailand.
a) I come back b) I came back c) I never came back d) I've just come back
8. Sales of NDS ________ in 2008 but then _____ in 2009.
a)

rised
d) rose

falled b) rose
have fallen

9. You ____________

fell c) have risen

have fallen

to a word ____________

a) listened

I haven't said b) didn't listen

c) listened

saying d) haven't listened

I say
I've said

10. It's obvious that ________________ this book.

a) you
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Put the verbs into the correct tense.

(simple past or present perfect simple)
I want to prepare dinner.
I (wash) ___________________the
dishes yesterday, but I (have / not/
have) _________________________the

Have (you / wash)

_______________________the
dishes yet?

time yet to do it today.

(you / already / do)
No, I (just/come )

______________________

___________________

your homework?

home from school.

You (come) _____________

home from school two hours
ago!
Well, but my friend Lucy (call)
_____________when I (arrive)
_______________ and I (finish / just)

(you / see / not)

____________________________ the

_____________________ Lucy

phone call.

at school in the morning?

Yes, but we
(do / not/have),
____________________ time
to talk then.
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Keep
Practising!

ITS MINE!
HIS
THEIRS
OURS
ITS
MINE
HERS
YOURS

It belongs to me, it's

ITS

It belongs to my father, it's

THEIR
S

HERS

It belongs to her, it's

HIS
OURS
MINE
YOURS

It belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it's

It belongs to me and my wife, it's
It belongs to my mother, it's
S
HI

It belongs to him, it's

RS
I
E
TH

It belongs to you, it's

The cat had eaten all
It belongs to them, it's
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S
IT

RS
E
H

RS
U
O
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I
RS
M
U
YO

Read the poem out loud:

I have a toy
The toy is for me
It is my toy
The toy is mine

Now highlight or underline the words that say whose

toy it is:
I ME MY MINE
Read the poem out loud, then repeat two times from
memory.
The poem has more verses, depending on who is speaking. Write it again and practise saying it for:
YOU WE IT SHE THEY JACK

______ have a toy

______ have a toy

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______ has a toy

______ has a toy

__________________________

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r
Wo

IZ
H
W
d-

y
Z Sa

s:

Remember:
If something belongs to some-

one we need to use an

apostrophe S, (S )to show
that!
Jill has a toy. The toy is Jills.
That is Ivans pen. The pen belongs to Ivan.

______ have a toy

______ has a toy

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

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Now try writing the poem again from memory about

different people AND different objects!

______ have a ________

__________________________
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______ have ___________

______ have a _________

__________________________

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______ have ___________

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______ has ___________

__________________________
__________________________
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______ has ____________

__________________________
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______ has ___________
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______ have a _________

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That coat looks

like mine..I
think shes
stolen my coat!

Oh no.. She
thinks that
coat is hers!

Use the words in the box below to finish the

following story that Geraldine is telling.
She thinks Mary has taken her coat!

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS

OBJECT PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES + NOUN

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

ME

MY

MINE

HE

HIM

HIS

HIS

IT

IT

ITS

ITS

WE

US

OUR

OURS

YOU

YOU

YOUR

YOURS

THEY

THEM

THEIR

THEIRS

Two days ago, .................. saw Mary wearing .................. coat. ..................
knew .................. was .................., because .................. had a badge on the
left sleeve. .................. explained to .................. that ..................
was .................., but .................. said .................. was .................. .
. refused to give .................. back and stormed off. ..................
followed .................. as .................. went shopping in .................. coat!
First of all, .................. bought a Mcdonalds burger and put .................. in
the pocket of .................. coat. Ugh! How dare ..................! ..................
hate the smell of Fillet-o-fish!!
As .................. watched, .................. started to undo .................. coat and
then took .................. off. .................. waited until .................. had removed .................. and hung .................. up with some grubby workmen's
coats on coat hooks in the corner. .................. decided .................. would
be a good idea to wait until .................. wasn't looking, then ..................
could rush in and grab the coat.
.................. glanced away for a few minutes to blow .................. nose and
when .................. looked back, the coat had gone. Racing into the cafe,
.................. looked frantically about and .................. noticed an old tramp
limping out of another door with .................. coat on ..................
shoulders. .................. desperately shouted, "Stop! Thief!" Mary looked
up in surprise. "Quick Mary, " .................. yelled, "That tramp has walked
off with .................. coat!"

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"No, .................. hasn't," she replied. ".................. looked so cold,

poor thing, .................. told ..................

.................. could

have ..................."
"What! .................. gave .................. coat away!"
"Of course not! Although .................. coats are similar, that was a
green coat; .................. one is brown, so that one was definitely
not ..................! Can't .................. get special tablets for ..................
bad memory?"

Now fill in the blanks of these sentences:

1.

Help ............... to prepare for my exam please.

2.

Your dog keeps jumping up at me; please tell ............... to stop.

3.

Give ............... some advice please; we are so worried.

4.

Dave is very thirsty. Would you give ............... something to drink please?

5.

Alfred and Henry are in ............... car.

6.

Gertrude is cleaning ............... teeth.

7.

Tom is drinking ............... drink.

8.

Is this ............... hamburger?

9.

I am working on ............... homework.

10. Please give the dog ............... bone now.

11. That is Clara's shoe; that's ................
12. This is Jennifer and Tom's home; it's ................
13. That is Peter's car over there; it's ................
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"Whose money is this? Is it ...............?" "No, it's not ..............., because I didn't have any."

The best way to improve

your vocabulary is to
read as much as you can.
Another good way is to
use a picture dictionary,
then test yourself and
your friends.

On the next few pages are picture dictionaries for different topics.
Look at the pictures and try to remember the vocabulary for each
one. Then cover the answers and try and test yourself.
Writing the words makes it a lot easier to remember them.
Tell your friend to cover their answers and ask them different
numbers.
See who can remember the most!

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