Mixed Worksheet 01.12.24 PDF

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article (a, an, or the), or leave the space blank if no article is needed: 1. My child is **the** apple of my eye. 2. **The** church on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks **X** Chinese. 4. I borrowed **a** pencil from your pile of pencils an...

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article (a, an, or the), or leave the space blank if no article is needed: 1. My child is **the** apple of my eye. 2. **The** church on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks **X** Chinese. 4. I borrowed **a** pencil from your pile of pencils and pens. 5. One of the students said, \"**The** professor is late today.\" 6. Eli likes to play **X** volleyball. 7. I bought **an** umbrella to go out in the rain. 8. My daughter is learning to play **the** violin at her school. 9. Please give me **the** cake that is on the counter. 10. I lived on **X** Main Street when I first came to town. 11. Albany is the capital of **X** New York State. 12. My husband\'s family speaks **X** Polish. 13. **An** apple a day keeps the doctor away. 14. **The** ink in my pen is red. 15. Our neighbors have **a** cat and **a** dog. **Prepositions** Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: 1. This shop doesn't have the toys I was looking **for**. (up/for) 2. The teacher divided the sweets **among** all the children. (between/among) 3. Bruce did not do well **in** his examination. (in/at) 4. The dog is grateful **to** its owner. (to/for) 5. My brother's anniversary is **on** 5th November. (on/in) 6. The boy **at** the store is quite young. (at/on) 7. Mahatma Gandhi was born **on** 2nd October. (on/in) 8. Rupert is fond **of** muffins. (of/off) 9. The dog jumped **on** the sofa. (on/in) 10. Humpty Dumpty sat **on** a wall. (on/at) 11. The police officer is **at** the station. (at/on) 12. The Sun will not rise **before** 6 o'clock. (before/since) 13. I know Jack **since** he was a little boy. (for/since) 14. Priya's house is **next to** mine. (next to/after) 15. The opponents sat **opposite** to each other. (opposite/behind) 16. The scientist looked **through** the microscope. (through/in) 17. I met Suhani when I was **in** college. (in/on) 18. I will have completed my task **by** Friday. (till/by) 19. There's a rift **between** these two kids. (between/among) 20. The soldiers are **at** war. (in/at) **Prepositions in Context** **Read the text given below and underline the prepositions:** On a very hot and sunny day, a thirsty crow was flying **in** search **of** water. **Due to** the hot weather, most **of** the ponds had dried **up**. Suddenly, he saw a vessel **on** the ground. **When** he flew **towards** it, he saw there was very little water **at** the bottom **of** the vessel. **While** thinking **about** how he could drink that water, he saw little pebbles lying **around**. He started dropping them one **by** one **into** the vessel. **After** some time, the water level rose. The thirsty crow quenched its thirst and flew **away** happily. **Tenses** Do as directed: 1. **I rode a horse.** (Change to Present Perfect Tense) - I have ridden a horse. 2. **Mira thinks of a plan.** (Change to Past Perfect Tense) - Mira had thought of a plan. 3. **The children break the flower vase.** (Change to Simple Past Tense) - The children broke the flower vase. 4. **Raja and Sima drove a car.** (Change to Past Continuous Tense) - Raja and Sima were driving a car. 5. **I attended the party.** (Change to Future Continuous Tense) - I will be attending the party. 6. **Piya walked for 2 kilometers.** (Change to Present Continuous Tense) - Piya is walking for 2 kilometers. 7. **He threw the papers in the bin.** (Change to Past Perfect Tense) - He had thrown the papers in the bin. 8. **I do my homework.** (Change to Future Perfect Tense) - I will have done my homework. **Conjunctions** Fill in the blanks with appropriate correlative conjunctions: 1. Max **not only** lost the match **but also** disappointed us. (not only/but also, such/that, as/so) 2. I loved **both** the party **and** the guests. (such/that, both/and, either/or) 3. You **either** listen to me **or** do whatever you want to do. (neither/nor, both/and, either/or) 4. John was **such** a bad fighter **that** the company fired him. (such/that, both/and, neither/nor) 5. You look **as** big and powerful **as** a bodybuilder. (such/that, as/as, either/or) **Join the sentences with the conjunctions given in the brackets:** 1. **Arpita was crying because she had lost her pen.** 2. **This room is small, but it is very bright and airy.** 3. **Hari was angry, though he kept quiet.** 4. **Ratan is not only young but also foolish.** 5. **When the sun rose, the clouds disappeared.** 6. **Please drink your tea, for it is getting cold.** 7. **You must finish this work before you can go home.** **Change the degree of adjectives given in the brackets** 1. **Ram is the smartest boy in the class.** (Change to Positive Degree) - No other boy in the class is as smart as Ram. 2. **Asia is larger than Europe.** (Change to Positive Degree) - Europe is not as large as Asia. 3. **Fox is a clever animal.** (Change to Superlative Degree) - Fox is the cleverest animal. 4. **Priya is not as pretty as Sima.** (Change to Comparative Degree) - Sima is prettier than Priya. 5. **English is not as difficult as French.** (Change to Comparative Degree) - French is more difficult than English. **Write the correct degree of adjective from the given brackets:** 1. Apples are **healthier** than chips. (healthy) 2. Elephants are **bigger** than bears. (big) 3. Derry is **more beautiful** than Berra. (beautiful) 4. Gold is the **most expensive** metal. (expensive) 5. She is the **best** girl in her neighborhood. (good) 6. Bikes are **slower** than cars. (slow) 7. I am **worse** in maths than my friend. (bad)