Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. clear B. prepare C. real D. fear
2. A. bare B. care C. tear D. air
3. A. dare B. career C. deer D. area
4. A. invariable B. chair C. square D. engineer
5. A. beard B. vegetarian C. cheer D. gear
6. A. upstairs B. swear C. carrier D. stare
7. A. heir B. shear C. sphere D. theater
8. A. various B. librarian C. wear D. dreary
9. A. near B. pair C. dear D. rear
10. A. beer B. bear C. fare D. dairy
Exercise 3: Change the verbs into simple past form.
No. | Present form | Past form | No. | Present form | Past form |
1. | be | ______________ |
| read | ______________ |
2. | play | ______________ |
| listen | _____________ |
3. | build | ______________ |
| learn | ____________ |
4. | do | ______________ |
| drink | _____________ |
5. | bring | ______________ |
| work | ______________ |
6. | feel | _____________ |
| forget | ______________ |
7. | find | _____________ |
| have | ______________ |
8. | give | ______________ |
|
| ______________ |
Exercise 4: Write sentences basing on available words, using past simple tense.
1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.
________________________________________________ .
2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.
________________________________________________ .
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?
________________________________________________ .
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.
________________________________________________ .
5. They/ happy/ last holiday?
________________________________________________ .
6. How/ you/ get there?
________________________________________________ .
7. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
________________________________________________ .
8. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
________________________________________________ .
9. John/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago.
________________________________________________ .
10. My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday.
Exercise 5: Choose the words in the box to complete the sentences using past simple tense.
teach | cook | want | spend | ring |
be | sleep | study | go | write |
1. She ___________ out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura ___________ a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I ___________ tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they ___________ very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he ___________ very hard.
7. My father ___________ the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave ___________ to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy ___________ hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone ___________ several times and then stopped before I could
answer it.
Exercise 6: Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I often practise ________ in the gym four times a week.
A. boxing B. fishing C. driving
2. It’s snowy outside. We can go ________.
A. tennis B. skiing C. football
3. He sometimes goes ________ with his father at weekends.
A. badminton B. table tennis C. swimming
4. The ________ has attracted many famous athletes this year.
A. sports competition B. Game Show C. music event
5. I like playing ________. It makes me more intelligent.
A. aerobics B. gym C. chess
6. In a ________ match, players will try to kick the ball to the other team’s goal to score.
A. basketball B. football C. volleyball
7. Why don’t you do ________? It can help you protect yourself.
A. cycling B. karate C. skateboarding
8. Boys often play ________ in the schoolyard at break time.
A. aerobics B. cycling c. marbles
9. He started his ________ when he was 20 years old.
A. congratulation B. athlete C. career D. achievement
10. Tiger Woods is ________ as one of the most famous golf players.
A. regarded B. looked C. become D. thought
11. ________! You’ve passed the exam.
A. Thank you B. Never mind
C. Congratulations D. You’re welcome
12. She was totally ________ after finishing her performance.
A. exhausted B. fantastic C. exciting D. stressful
13. Doing morning exercise keeps us ________ every day.
A. tired B. fat C. fit D. bored
14. They have joined many activities like sailing, cycling, fishing and football.
They are very ________.
A. sporty B. strange C. crazy D. helpless
15. Many football competitions are held at My Dinh ________.
A. Square B. House C. Building D. Stadium
16. Don’t forget to bring your ________ to climb a mountain.
A. bat B. sport shoes C. sandals D. goggles
17. The children are playing blind man’s bluff in the ________.
A. court B. pool C. playground D. roof
18. France was ________ to hold the UEFA Euro 2016.
A. elected B. spent C. brought D. thought
Exercise 7:Rewrite sentences without meaning.
1.How many oranges do you want?
How many oranges would ……………………………?
2.How much is a bowl of noodles?
How much does ………………………….................................................?
3.There are many students in our class.
Our class ……………………………..........................................................
4.Why don’t we sing an English song?
What about …………………………………………………………?
5.My sister cycles to the supermarket.
My sister goes ………………………………………………………
6. The country is great.
It’s ……………………………………………………………….
7. The girls are beautiful.
They’re …………………………………………………..
8. The Amazon River is longer than the Mekong River.
The Mekong River………………………………………………….
9. Minh is shorter than Nam.
Nam is ……………………………………………………..
10. Miss White is younger than Mrs Green.
Mrs Green is …………………………
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. clear B. prepare C. real D. fear
2. A. bare B. care C. tear D. air
3. A. dare B. career C. deer D. area
4. A. invariable B. chair C. square D. engineer
5. A. beard B. vegetarian C. cheer D. gear
6. A. upstairs B. swear C. carrier D. stare
7. A. heir B. shear C. sphere D. theater
8. A. various B. librarian C. wear D. dreary
9. A. near B. pair C. dear D. rear
10. A. beer B. bear C. fare D. dairy
Exercise 3: Change the verbs into simple past form.
No.
Present form
Past form
No.
Present form
Past form
1.
be
________was/were______
read
_______read_______
2.
play
_______played_______
listen
_______listened______
3.
build
_________built_____
learn
_______learnt_____
4.
do
______did________
drink
____drank_________
5.
bring
_______brought_______
work
_______worked_______
6.
feel
________felt_____
forget
______forgot________
7.
find
______found_______
have
_______had_______
8.
give
__________gave____
______________
Exercise 4: Write sentences basing on available words, using past simple tense.
1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.
It was cloudy yesterday..
2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.
In 1990, we moved to another city.
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?
When did you get the first gift?.
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.
She did not go to the church five days ago.
5. They/ happy/ last holiday?
Were they happy last holiday?.
6. How/ you/ get there?
How did you get there? .
7. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
My mother made two cakes four days ago.
8. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
Tyler visited his grandmother last month..
9. John/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago.
Joni went to the zoo five days ago..
10. My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday.
My father was not at the office the day before yesterday
Exercise 5: Choose the words in the box to complete the sentences using past simple tense.
teach
cook
want
spend
ring
be
sleep
study
go
write
1 . She went out with her boyfriend last night.
2 . Laura cooked a meal yesterday afternoon.
3 . Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
4 . I was tired when I came home.
5 . The bed was very comfortable so they slept very well.
6 .Jamie passed the exam because he studied very hard.
7 .My father taught the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8 .Dave wanted to make a fire but there was no wood.
9 .The little boy spended hours in his room making his toys.
10 .The telephone rang several times and then stopped before I could answer it
Exercise 6: Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I often practise ________ in the gym four times a week.
A. boxing B. fishing C. driving
2. It’s snowy outside. We can go ________.
A. tennis B. skiing C. football
3. He sometimes goes ________ with his father at weekends.
A. badminton B. table tennis C. swimming
4. The ________ has attracted many famous athletes this year.
A. sports competition B. Game Show C. music event
5. I like playing ________. It makes me more intelligent.
A. aerobics B. gym C. chess
6. In a ________ match, players will try to kick the ball to the other team’s goal to score.
A. basketball B. football C. volleyball
7. Why don’t you do ________? It can help you protect yourself.
A. cycling B. karate C. skateboarding
8. Boys often play ________ in the schoolyard at break time.
A. aerobics B. cycling c. marbles
9. He started his ________ when he was 20 years old.
A. congratulation B. athlete C. career D. achievement
10. Tiger Woods is ________ as one of the most famous golf players.
A. regarded B. looked C. become D. thought
11. ________! You’ve passed the exam.
A. Thank you B. Never mind
C. Congratulations D. You’re welcome
12. She was totally ________ after finishing her performance.
A. exhausted B. fantastic C. exciting D. stressful
13. Doing morning exercise keeps us ________ every day.
A. tired B. fat C. fit D. bored
14. They have joined many activities like sailing, cycling, fishing and football.
They are very ________.
A. sporty B. strange C. crazy D. helpless
15. Many football competitions are held at My Dinh ________.
A. Square B. House C. Building D. Stadium
16. Don’t forget to bring your ________ to climb a mountain.
A. bat B. sport shoes C. sandals D. goggles
17. The children are playing blind man’s bluff in the ________.
A. court B. pool C. playground D. roof
18. France was ________ to hold the UEFA Euro 2016.
A. elected B. spent C. brought D. thought
1,How many oranges do you want?
-->How many oranges would you like to want .?
2,How much is a bowl of noodles?
-->How much does a bowl of noodles cost .?
3,There are many students in our class?
-->Our class has many students
4,Why don't we sing an English song?
-->What about singing an E song ?
5,My sister cycles to the supermarket
-->My sister goes to the supermarket by bike
6.The country is great
-->It's a great country
7,The girl are beautiful
-->They're beautiful girl
8,The Amazon River is longer than the Mekong River
-->The Mekong River isn't as long as the Amazon River
9,Minh is shorter than Nam
-->Nam is taller than Minh
10,Miss White is younger than Mrs Green
-->Mrs Green is older than Miss White
E1:
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.D
9.B
10.A