English for Ophthalmic Opticians (Englisch für Augenoptiker) 72nd Exercise.

“VERY STRANGE!“ “DON´T MIX THEM UP!“ (2) Examples of “Grammar exercises“

To choose the correct tense(s), prepositions or conjunctions (automatically when speaking), or to decide whether to say or write e. g. “some“ or “any“ , “every“ or “each“ etc. can be very difficult. Let´s look at some exercises to check your English!

• Someone or anyone?

Fill in the correct indefinite pronoun!

1. Do you know ….. who speaks Japanese?
2. I know ….. but he/she isn´t here at the moment.
3. No, I didn´t know ….. .
4. Did ….. call me last night?
5. Yes, ….. did, but I forgot his/her name.
6. I´m looking for ….. called Norville Taylor.
7. We don´t know ….. named Norville Taylor.
8. Is there ….. who can take me to Wimbledon?
9. Did ….. see my cat?
10. There isn´t ….. who is going to London.
11. Does ….. sell fish here?
12. No, there isn´t ….. in thisvillage who does.
13. Isn´t there ….. who has got a brochure from the hotel?

• Verbs and tenses

Choose in the correct tenses of the verbs!

1. I need / have needed a cup of coffee to wake up in the morning.
2. Monica lives / has lived here for years.
3. We are serving / have been serving customers since 1957.
4. I spoke / have spoken to Anthony every day from 1996 to 1999.
5. I try / have tried, but it has never worked.
6. Conny is living / has lived in Dover for 25 years.
7. I wait / have waited for over an hour.
8. Simon is learning / has learned English at the moment.
9. Timothy wore / has worn a tie before but not recently.
10. In the summer I swim / have swum every morning.
11. She asked / has asked politely, but I still said no.
12. I smoke / have been smoking cigarettes since I was 18.
13. She is / has been here for 5 years.

• Must – mustn´t, need – needn´t etc.

Fill in the correct auxiliary verb!

1. Financially I ….. work as my wife is rich, but I like working anyway.
2. You ….. touch that! It´s scalding hot!
3. I ….. leave now. Gina is expecting me.
4. Good little boys and girls ….. do as they are told.
5. Will has been drinking all day. He ….. be drunk.
6. I´ve got an appointment so I ….. leave now.
7. We ….. forget to lock the door before we leave.
8. Mary travels to America each week. That ….. be very tiring.
9. If you ´want to join the army, you ….. pass a physical examination.
10. Henry and Sandy — getting married? — You ….. be joking!
11. Wendy is much smaller than you are. You …. hit her.
12. If you want to get there by four you ….. take the taxi.
13. It was absolutely free; we ….. pay a penny.

• Every – each – any – no/none/nobody – either

Fill in the correct indefinite pronoun!

1. ….. could tell me how to get to the post office.
2. Have you got …. idea when he´s/she´s coming home?
3. Gerry calls up his girlfriend Daisy ….. day.
4. ….. of the candidates for the presidency will make a speech.
5. ….. Jim or Bill will travel to Paris being in charge of eco-nomic negotiations.
6. Is it really true that you have ….. money in your purse?
7. Gordon threw a party but ….. came.
8. ….. time we were in Ireland it was raining.
9. Take ….. the red or the blue dress.
10. I´m afraid we have ….. left.
11. ….. dress will do. It´s only a casual party.
12. ….. of the children caught a bad cold this winter.
13. Do you have ….. milk?
14. ….. I´m going crazy or it´s snowing in the month of August.

• Some prepositions

Fill in the correct preposition!

1. Tony Blair became Prime Minister ….. 1997.(im Jahr)
2. There is a documentary on television tonight ….. Poland.(über)
3. Don´t go outside ….. taking your umbrella!(ohne)
4. Many of Bill´s friends think that he looks ….. his grandfather.(wie)
5. Dr. Baker was known as “Tiny“ ….. his size.(wegen)
6. 6. You can say what´s on your mind, since you´re ….. friends.(unter)
7. We travelled ….. the Channel Tunnel on the way to London.(durch)
8. He acts as if he were the King ….. England(von)
9. The shop will be closed ….. April ….. July.(von – bis)
10. Ron made some phone calls ….. the intermission.(während)
11. The Humber Bridge is ….. a mile long.(ungefähr)
12. ….. the weather forecast it´s going to rain tomorrow.(gemäß)
13. ….. many people in England, Wendy prefers coffee to tea.(im Gegensatz zu)

exercises based on examples found in: “TurboTrainerEnglish“, Grammatik, different pages, CompactVerlag, 2001

• Various exercises/questions

Fill in the correct preposition/noun/phrase etc.!

1. Jenny loves sports and she´s particularly keen …. tennis and athletics. (at/on/over/in)
2. In British English we ask for the bill in a restaurant at the end of a meal. What do Americans ask for? (the bill / the receipt / the script / the check)
3. What is the correct spelling of the word which means a group of “12“ ? (dozen/dozzen/doozen/dosen)
4. You are writing a formal letter which begins “Dear Sir or Madam“. What would you write at the end of the letter? (Yours faithfully / Yours sincerely / Yours / My best regards)
5. What do you call a group of bananas? (clutch/strand/bunch/bend)
6. Who is most likely to swing a club? (a golfer / a tennis player / a basketball player / a cricket player)
7. How do you spell the word which means that someone is easily frightened? (cowerd/coward/couerd/cowart)
8. You phone the hotel reception and say, “There´s no hot water in the bathroom.“ How would you then ask for help politely? (Send someone now / Could you see to it, please? / Shall you repair it, please? / Let´s fix it, please)
9. Choose the word that does NOT mean the same as the other three words! (exhausted / harrassed/ weary / worn-out)
10. “Safe“ is an adjective, what is the related noun? (safely/safer/safety/safeness)
11. What word describes a period of 10 years? (century/decade/aeon/decton)
12. Which word is unnecessary in this sentence: “An evergreen can grow in various types of the soil.“ ? (an/can/the/in)
13. Choose the correct spelling of the word for a group of cows! (herd/heard/hurd/herde)
14. Choose the correct answer! “Only at night …. the safety of their cave.“ (bats leave / bats will leave / leave bats / do bats leave)