English Language Practice Exercises

Posted on Feb 10, 2025 in Administration and Management

English Test A

Item 1: Complete the Sentences

  1. A postman delivers letters.
  2. A shopkeeper sells things.
  3. An accountant looks after money.
  4. A barman serves drinks.
  5. A receptionist gives people information.
  6. An architect designs buildings.
  7. A pilot flies to different countries.
  8. A nurse looks after people in hospital.
  9. A journalist writes for a newspaper.
  10. An interpreter translates from one language to another.

Item 2: Write the Times

  1. It’s a quarter past nine (9:15).
  2. It’s twenty to five (4:40).
  3. It’s half past one (1:30).
  4. It’s ten to eleven (10:50).
  5. It’s five to eight (7:55).
  6. It’s twenty-five past two (2:25).
  7. It’s five past five (5:05).
  8. It’s a quarter to nine (8:45).
  9. It’s twenty-five to seven (6:35).
  10. It’s ten past three (3:10).

Item 3: Reading Comprehension

Read the text. Are the statements true (/) or false (x)?

  1. Mr. Garret is 65 years old – true.
  2. Mr. Garret is French – false.
  3. Mr. Garret has a house in French – true.
  4. Mr. Garret goes by bus to Boulogne – false.
  5. Mr. Garret learns French in England – false.
  6. Mr. Garret leaves school at 9:30 – false.
  7. Mr. Garret’s journey is cheap – true.
  8. Mr. Garret works in France one day a week – true.
  9. Mr. Garret teaches French in Yerville – true.
  10. Mr. Garret likes working in England and living in France – true.

Item 4: Verb Conjugation

  1. My sister works in France. She teaches English in Paris.
  2. He gives breakfast at half past seven.
  3. My son plays tennis every week.
  4. My friend speaks three languages.
  5. My sister is a flight attendant. She flies to hundreds of cities.

Item 5: Negative Sentences

  1. Keiko works at weekends. → Keiko doesn’t work at weekends.
  2. My brother wears a uniform at work. → My brother doesn’t wear a uniform at work.
  3. He goes to the supermarket every day. → He doesn’t go to the supermarket every day.
  4. Barbara drives to work. → Barbara doesn’t drive to work.
  5. He has a lot of free time in the evenings. → He doesn’t have a lot of free time in the evenings.
  6. She watches TV every morning. → She doesn’t watch TV every morning.

Item 6: Question Formation

  1. He works for IBM. → Does he work for IBM?
  2. She comes from Manchester. → Does she come from Manchester?
  3. He goes swimming every week. → Does he go swimming every week?
  4. Diane goes to school by bus. → Does Diane go to school by bus?
  5. She travels a lot. → Does she travel a lot?
  6. Peter lives near the center. → Does Peter live near the center?

Item 7: Question Formation

  1. Where / John / come from? → Where does John come from?
  2. Where / Alison / learn Japanese? → Where does Alison learn Japanese?
  3. What / your husband / do? → What does your husband do?
  4. How much / this book / cost? → How much does this book cost?
  5. What time / Mark / leave in the mornings? → What time does Mark leave in the mornings?
  6. How many children / your sister / have? → How many children does your sister have?

Item 8: Prepositions and Collocations

  1. My mother looks after old people.
  2. Does he work in an office?
  3. Simon likes living in a big city.
  4. My friend lives in a big city.
  5. She goes walking in summer.
  6. We have supper in the evening.
  7. My wife likes going for walks in her free time.
  8. My dad plays golf in his free time.
  9. My sister is married to an actor.
  10. He delivers beer to the pub.
  11. My brother goes to France by boat.

Exercises: This, That, These, Those

Complete the sentences. Use this, that, these, or those.

  1. Do you like these shoes?
  2. Who lives in that house?
  3. How much are those postcards?
  4. Look at those birds!
  5. Excuse me, is this seat free?
  6. These plates are dirty.
  7. Is that your umbrella?
  8. Are those your books?
  9. Is this your book?
  10. Is this your watch?
  11. Is that your bike?