tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43476077667712217262024-03-13T22:00:09.401-07:00English on HandPrintable English Exercises and WorksheetsTipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-75460618829229015502010-07-17T21:51:00.000-07:002010-07-17T22:14:21.147-07:00Preposition | Preposition of Place at, on and in Explanations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AT - IN - ON </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">General Information:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AT</span><br /><br />We use <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">at</span> for a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">point:</span><br />at the window - at the entrance - at the door<br />at the end of the street - at the station - at the top<br /><span class="fullpost"><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Bill is waiting for you at the bus stop.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ON</span><br /><br />We use <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">on</span> for a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">surface:</span><br />on the wall - on the ceiling - on the floor - on a page<br />on a cover<br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Have you seen the notice on the notice board?</span></li></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">IN</span><br /><br />We use<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> in</span> for an e<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">nclosed space</span>:<br />in the garden - in the house - in London - in the water<br />in her bag - in a row - in a town<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">There is nobody in the room. She lives in a small village.</span></li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Special Information:</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AT</span><br /><br />1. We say that someone is at an event:<br /><br />at a party - at a pop concert - at a conference - at a meeting<br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Tom is at a party.</span></li></ul><br />2. We say at with buildings when we say where the event (film, concert,...) takes place:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Where were you yesterday? At the cinema.</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">The meeting took place at the headquarters.</span></li></ul><br />3. We say at someone's house:<br /><ul><li>We were at Bill's house last Thursday.</li></ul><br />4. We say at for a place which is a part of our journey:<br /><ul><li>We stopped at a very nice village. Does the train stop at Nashville?</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ON</span><br /><br />1. We use on with small islands:<br /><ul><li>She spent her holiday on a small island.</li></ul>2. We say that a place is on the coast / on a river / on a road:<br /><ul><li>London is on the river Thames.</li><li>Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">IN</span><br /><br />1. We say in when we talk about a building itself.<br /><ul><li>The rooms of Tom's house are small.</li></ul>2. We usually say in with towns and villages:<br /><ul><li>His parents live in York.</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Note these expressions:<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AT </span><br />at home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">IN </span><br />in the newspaper - in bed - in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky - in an armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in the corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a country or town<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ON </span><br />on a farm - on the left - on the right - on the ground floor - on the first, second,... floor - on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on television - on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">See the exercise:</span> <a href="http://englishonhand.blogspot.com/2010/07/preposition-preposition-of-place-at-on.html">Exercise 1 </a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Source: english-4u.de</span></span></span>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-28515737562844852732010-07-17T21:49:00.000-07:002010-07-20T06:20:18.473-07:00Preposition | Preposition of Place at, on and in.<span style="font-style: italic;">Fill in the gaps with preposition of place </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">at</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">on</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">in</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br />1. The headquarters of the United Nations is _____ New York.<br /><br />2. In the most countries people drive _____ the right.<br /><br />3. I usually buy a newspaper _____ my way to work.<br /><br />4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday _____ the Swiss Alps.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />5. San Francisco is _____ the west coast of the United States.<br /><br />6. She spends most of the day sitting _____ the window.<br /><br />7. The report about the accident was _____ the front page of the newspaper.<br /><br />8. In the theater we had seats _____ the front row.<br /><br />9. Write the name and address _____ the front page of the envelope.<br /><br />10. It's dangerous to play football _____ the streets.<br /><br />11. I'll meet you _____ the corner of the street at 10.<br /><br />12. We got stuck in a traffic jam _____ the way to the airport.<br /><br />13. Look at the horses _____ that field.<br /><br />14. _____ the end of the street is a path to our house.<br /><br />15. Do you want sugar _____ your coffee?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">See the grammar explanation:</span> <a href="http://englishonhand.blogspot.com/2010/07/preposition-preposition-of-place-at-on_17.html">Prepositions of place at, on and in.</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/10680817/prepositionofplace.doc"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD ANSWER KEY</span></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Source: english-4u.de</span></span></span>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-86077541155162824942010-07-17T21:46:00.000-07:002010-07-17T21:49:41.368-07:00Simple Present Exercise | Affirmative, Negative and Interogative<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Simple Present</span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.</span></span><br /><br />Example: ____ she ____ books? (<span style="font-weight: bold;">read</span>)<br /><br />Answer: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Does</span> she <span style="font-weight: bold;">read</span> books?<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />1) They __________ hockey at school. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">play</span>)<br />2) She __________ e-mails. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">not/write</span>)<br />3) __________ you __________ English? (<span style="font-weight: bold;">speak</span>)<br />4) My parents __________ fish. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">not/like</span>)<br />5) __________ Anne __________ any hobbies? (<span style="font-weight: bold;">have</span>)<br />6) Andy's brother __________ in an office. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">work</span>)<br />7) Leroy __________ very fast. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">can/not/read</span>)<br />8) __________ Jim and Joe __________ the flowers every week? (<span style="font-weight: bold;">water</span>)<br />9) Yvonne's mother __________ a motorbike. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">not/ride</span>)<br />10) __________ Elisabeth __________ cola? (<span style="font-weight: bold;">drink</span>)<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fullpost"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/10598979/esentExerciseAffirmativeNegativeandInterogative.doc">DONWLOAD ANSWER KEY</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" class="fullpost" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Source:englisch-hilfen</span></span><br /></div></div>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-72790082502124430922010-07-17T21:45:00.001-07:002010-07-17T21:45:58.188-07:00The Verb Be Exercise | Verb Be: am, is, are (Paragraph Completion)<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Put in the following forms of be</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">am, are, is</span>)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.</span></span></span><br /><br />Example: He __ a boy.<br /><br />Answer: He <span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> a boy.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Peter Baker ______ from Manchester, but Paul and John ______ from London. Manchester and London ______ cities in England. Hamburg ______ a city in Germany. Sandra at ______ school today. Jack and Peter ______ her friends. They ______ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker on ______ a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ______ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ______ in hospital. I ______ at home with my grandmother." What time ______ it? It ______ 8 o'clock. you tired? No, I ______ not.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fullpost"><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/downloadlink/10680304/ANSWERKEY.doc"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD ANSWER KEY</span></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" class="fullpost"><span style="font-style: italic;">Source:englisch-hilfen</span></span><br /></div></div>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-24008156522149699382010-07-17T21:42:00.000-07:002010-07-17T21:43:41.649-07:00The Verb Be Exercise | Verb Be: am, is, are (Gap Fill)<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Put in the following forms of be</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">am, are, is</span>)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">into the gaps. Do not use short/contracted forms.</span></span><br /><br />Example: He __ a boy.<br /><br />Answer: He <span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> a boy.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />1) My mother ____ in the kitchen.<br />2) The pupils ____ not at school today.<br />3) Maria's grandmother ____ from Brazil.<br />4) I ____ a football fan.<br />5) It ____ Sunday today.<br />6) They ____ in the car.<br />7) His pencil case ____ at home.<br />8) you ____ from Sheffield?<br />9) I ____ not your friend.<br />10) Hey John! We ____ here.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/10680438/TheVerbBeExercise.doc.html"><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD ANSWER KEY</span></span></a><br /></div><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" class="fullpost"><span style="font-style: italic;">Source:englisch-hilfen</span></span><br /></div>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347607766771221726.post-85018076565732895802010-07-17T21:27:00.000-07:002010-07-17T21:48:31.719-07:00Simple Present Exercise | Irregular Verbs<span style="font-style: italic;">Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Simple Present</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> in the statements.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Example: I _____ in the lake. (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">to swim</span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span><br /><br />Answer: I <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">swim</span> in the lake.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><ol><li>We _________ our dog. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">call</span>)</li><li>Emma ________ in the lessons. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">dream</span>)</li><li>They _________ at birds. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">look</span>)</li><li>John __________ home from school. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">come</span>)</li><li>I _________ my friends. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">meet</span>)</li><li>He _________ the laptop. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">repair</span>)</li><li>Walter _________ and Frank hello. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">say</span>)</li><li>The cat _________ under the tree. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">sit</span>)</li><li>You _________ water. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">drink</span>)</li><li>She _________ the lunchbox. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">forget</span>)</li></ol><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/10680503/SimplePresentExercise.IrregularVerbs.doc.html"><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD ANSWER KEY</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Source: englisch-hilfen<br /></span></div><br /></div>Tipspackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605865706748083663noreply@blogger.com