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FIND THE WORDS IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER THE RIGHT PICTURE

Hungry nervous happy surprised afraid angry

Sad ill hot cold tired proud worried thirsty

W O R R I E D T S S

H O T T U C N H A U

A N G R Y O V I D R

P T A H F L W R P P

P T L O S D O S R R

Y I L L H H Q T O I

R R H U N G R Y U S

N E R V O U S W D E

X D V J A F R A I D

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN ADJECTIVE FROM THE BOX

AFRAID HUNGRY THIRSTY ANGRY SURPRISED TIRED

1- THE TEACHER WAS………………BECAUSE THE CHILDREN DIDN’T STUDY.

2- WHEN I WAS A CHILD I WAS………………. OF THE DARKNESS.
3-I WAS SO ………………….THAT MY MOTHER MADE ME A BIG SANDWICH.
4- AFTER THE EXAM I WAS SO …………. THAT I WENT TO BED EARLY.
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5-I’M REALLY …………………THAT HE REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY.

6- CAN I HAVE A GLASS OF WATER? . I’M VERY ……………………

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE

1- HE HAS STUDIED ALL DAY, AND NOW HE IS COLD/ TIRED.

2- HE HAS WORKED IN THE GARDEN AND HE IS WORRIED / HOT.
3- HE IS ILL/ THIRSTY, SO HE IS IN BED.
4-HE IS SAD/ HAPPY, HE PASSED HIS EXAMS.
5- SHE HAD TO GIVE AN EXAM SO SHE WAS NERVOUS / ANGRY.
6-THE CHILDREN WERE HUNGRY / THIRSTY SO THE MOTHER BOUGHT SOME SANDWICHES.

PERSONAL QUESTIONS

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN ………….

1-YOU ARE LATE FOR SCHOOL?

2- YOU MISS THE BUS? ANGRY BORED
3- YOU HAVE A TEST?
4- YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE LESSON? TIRED NERVOUS
5-YOU ARE TOO BUSY?
6- YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO? AFRAID SAD

WORRIED
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exhausted
happy
ashamed

sad embarrassed worried

depressed

enraged
suspicious ecstatic
confused frustrated
guilty

disgusted smug
frightened cautious
angry
mischievous

confident
lonely
overwhelmed hopeful lovestruck

jealous surprised shocked

anxious
bored

shy
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This - singular That – singular

These – plural Those- plural

The object is The object is far

near us away from us

Is ………… your friend’s house? Yes, it is.

………. is my teacher.
Is …………. my sandwich? No, it isn’t.

Are ………….. your sisters? Yes, They are. ……….. are my pencils

Are ……….. books yours? No, They aren’t.

And …..are my rulers
Look at ………jellyfish!

Look at ………… flowers. They are beautiful.

Whose bike is …….?

….......... are my school mates.

Thomas is ……….. school bus driver. He is funny.

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Fill in this or these Fill in this or these

1._______________cupcake 19._______________bananas
2.______________ ladybugs 20._________________house
3._____________ tomatoes 21.__________________dogs
4._______________giraffe 22._____________strawberry
5.___________ pink flowers 23. _________________baby
6.___________English book 24.__________________mice
7._______________ bunnies 25.__________________ bug
8._________________boy 26._______________dinosaur
9.________________zebra 27.________________rabbits
10._______________ rhinos 28.______________ children
11. ________________ men 29.__________________peas
12. ______________ glasses 30. ____________butterflies
13. ______________ mouse 31. __________________ owl
14. ____________ elephant 32. _______________ basket
15. _____________cherries 33. ________________ clock
16. ___________red pepper 34. _______________ women
17. ________________door 35. _______________ tomato
18. ________________salad 36. _________________door
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A. Choose the right option. B. Fill in the missing words.

1. ______ book is on the table. My/ Mine 1. I am a girl. ____ name is Sarah.

2. ______ name is Daisy. Her/ Hers 2. He is my brother. ____ name is John.

3. Where is _____ bike? hers/ his 3. She is a teacher. ____ name is Mrs. Red.

4. ______garden is big. Ours/ Our 4. We are twins. _____parents are great.

5. _______ house is modern. Theirs/Their 5. They are here. _____ car is red.

6. What is ______name? your/ yours 6. You are nice. _____ father is an engineer.

7. My dog is black. ____ name is Lion. It/ Its 7. It is my cat. _____ name is Blackie.

C. Complete the chart. D. Follow the model: Jane’s sister = Her sister
Personal pronouns Possessive Adjectives 1. Peter’s computer ___________________
I
You 2. Mom and Dad’s car _________________

He 3. Mary and Sue’s doll _________________

She
4. The dog’s tail ______________________
It
5. Mary’s composition _________________
We
You 6. The cats’ eyes ______________________

They

E. Complete the sentences.

F. Follow the model. The book is mine.
1. My mother’s sister is ______ aunt. It is my book.
1. The pencil is hers. ____________________.
2. Your father’s brother is _______ uncle.
2. The desk is his. ______________________.
3. His mother’s parents are ____grandparents. 3. The dinner is theirs. __________________.
4. Her cousin’s sister is _____ sister. 4. The house is ours. ___________________.

5. Our aunt is _____ father’s sister. 5. The flowers are mine. ________________.
6. The bike is yours. ___________________.
6. My mother’s mother-in-law is _____
father’s mother. 7. The workbooks are yours. ____________.
Write the correct possessive adjectives on the lines.

1) _______ House 2) _______ pen (I) 3) _______ dog 4) _______ hair 5) _______ cake
(dog) (you) (boy) (we)

6) _______ ball 7) _______ tasks 8) _______ hat 9) _______ window 10) _______ lamp
(son) (you) (grandpa) (house) (mother)

11) _______ spoon 12) _______ son 13) _______ sister 14) _______ 15) _______ basket
(child) (Julie) (Peter) mother (we) (granny)

16) _______ 17) _______ 18) _______ books 19) _______ car 20) _______
exercise-book (girl) daughter (we) (family) (Mark and Eve) teacher (you)

21) _______ coke 22) _______ 23) _______ friend 24) _______ 25) _______
(John) telephone (parents) (we) pocketknife (I) newspaper (you)

26) _______ cat 27) _______ aunt 28) _______ 29) _______ 30) _______ key
(she) (I) computer (she) student (you) (hotel)

31) _______ bike 32) _______ plate 33) _______ 34) _______ 35) _______
(Emma) (grandparents) husband (she) scissors (you) houses (town)
WRITE THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF EACH SINGULAR NOUN.

1 boy 2 nurse 3 sister 4 dessert

s

The ________ taste buds The __________ patients My ________friend The _________ top was
enjoyed the cupcake. were pleased with her enjoys playing with her. covered in chocolate.
care.

5 skin 6 child 7 fruit 8 calculator

The ___________ skin is The ________ ponytails The ________ taste was Some of the __________
red and shiny. were beautiful. delicious. buttons were missing.

9 Brown 10 suitcase 11 paint 12 worm

Mr. _________ daughter A ___________ latch can The __________ cap was The_______ glasses were
lost her book bag be difficult to open. misplaced. perched on its nose.

13 crayon 14 pie 15 artist 16 Pete

The _______ box is filled The __________ crust The __________ painting __________ time was
with many colours. was smooth but firm. was put on display. spent skipping .

17 cloud 18 Cindy library player

The _________ __________ message was Those _________shelves The ________ volume is
appearance was soft and sent by email. are stocked with good very loud.
fluffy. books.

Take Note

A possessive noun shows ownership. A singular possessive noun shows that one person,
place or thing has or owns something. To make a singular noun show possession, add an
apostrophe (‘) and – s.
WRITE THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF EACH PLURAL NOUN.

scientists
students

theatres
toddlers

The ________ hands Our ____________ plans Many _________ Movie ___________
were protected from the to help save the planet experiments fail before doors open promptly at
cold weather. were successful. becoming successful. noon.

tickets
coins

aliens
chefs
The gold __________ The manager reported Numerous _________ Mysterious __________
shine sparkled in the that___________ sales recipes were posted activities were reported
bright sunlight. are down this week. online. by local newspapers.
Browns

graders
pirates
Cupids

_________ arrows struck The ________ vacation Famous lady _________ Several fifth _________
my heart. was spent at a ski lodge stories are legendary. projects won awards at the
in Switzerland. science fair.
Detectives
emails

candles

roses

Two _________ The ________ glow could ___________ clues were The __________ scent
messages were never be seen for miles. not helpful in solving the was heavenly.
delivered. case.
cleaners

drums
trees
lions

The ________ trainer was The __________ Last week, two ________ The _________ sound
very skilled. branches were filled with brooms went missing could be heard for miles.
apples. from the closet.

Take Note

A possessive noun shows ownership. A plural possessive noun shows that more than one
person, place or thing has or owns something. To make a plural noun that ends in –s show
possession, add an apostrophe (‘) the soldiers’ uniform
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Always
Frequency Adverbs come BEFORE other verbs.
I usually arrive at school before my classmates.

Usually Frequency Adverbs come AFTER a BE verb.

I am occasionally late for English classes.

‘Sometimes’ has four different positions.

Often I get good grades in English, sometimes.
Sometimes I study for hours.
English is sometimes difficult to understand.
Sometimes I sometimes practice my speaking skills.

Occasionally Use frequency adverbs to

answer these questions:
Rewrite the following sentences using
1. How often do you baby
adverbs of frequency.
Seldom sit?
2. How often do you play the
Example: I eat dinner at Mom’s. I piano?
rarely eat dinner at Mom’s house. 3. How often do you go to

Rarely 1. Paul watches horror movies.

the movies
4. How often do you eat fast
2. Paula and Paulo walk to school. food?
3. I make homemade spaghetti for my 5. How often do you go to
the beach?
Frequently kids.
4. We volunteer at the hospital on 6. How often do you break
the speed limit?
weekends.
7. How often are you sleepy
5. I drive to the local supermarket.
Regularly 6. Mr. Browns sends his wife flowers.
at work?
8. How often are you early
7. Our parents travel to Orlando by for church?
plane.
Almost 8. Mike is sick with a toothache.
9. How often do you call in
sick?
Always 9. This driver fills up his gas with 10. How often do you
unleaded fuel. listen to hip hop music?
Almost 10. Sara reads romance novels.
11. Dad is late for work.
Never 12. Their car needs servicing.
13. Our internet service is off.
Never 14. Boys are smarter than girls.
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Complete the sentences below. Use the chart to decide which frequency adverb to
use.

1. Mother _________ bakes cookies for the elderly. (100%)

2. She put chocolate chips in them ____________. (50%)
3. I have to __________ buy flour from the supermarket. (70%)
4. She __________ forgets to add sugar to her mixture. (20%)
5. Dad ____________ delivers the cookies if mom is busy. (40%)
6. I ________ eat any of the cookies because I am on a diet. (30%)
7. Tom and Mike ____________ take a few cookies to the office. (80%)
8. Mother _________ minds that! (0%)
9. Mom’s cookies are _________________ perfect! (90%)

Look at the pictures and write sentences that use frequency adverbs.

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________________________
_
We use Present Simple to talk We usually use Adverbs of Frequency
about actions we usually do. with Present Simple tense. They often go
Also use it for routines and things before the verb. Except the verb BE
we normally/frequently do. where they go after.
Formation:
The main ones are: Always, Usually,
+ SUBJECT+(VERB-S)+COMPLEM.
Often, Sometimes, Seldom, Hardly Ever
SUBJECT + DON’T/DOESN’T + and Never.
VERB+ COMPLEMENTS Present Simple can also go with time
? (WH-) + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + expressions: every (and their compounds),
VERB + COMPLEMENTS + ? once, twice, three times…

Make these positive sentences negative and Make sentences using the Present Simple
interrogative. tense and the Frequency Adverbs.
Alex usually plays football at the playground.
_______________________________________________ do the homework/Maria/never/at the weekend.
_______________________________________________ ________________________________________
My best friend and I often go running on Saturdays.
play football/every day/?/do/Zack and Cody
_______________________________________________
________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Susan and Gabriella always go to the cinema together. your English teacher/does/speak/Chinese?
_______________________________________________ ________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Steve and Ann never visit their granny on Fridays. don’t visit/my grandparents/We/on Mondays.
_______________________________________________ _________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Martin/Does/listen to music/every day?
Sue and Polly hardly ever go on holiday in Summer. _________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Do you remember how to express likes,
Marcus plays computer games every day. He never stops!
dislikes…? Write sentences.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________ I __________________ ( /study Maths.)
Josue and Jason give me some money once a week. He ______________ (ø ø ø /teach Spanish)
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________ They ______________ (ø / play music)

Helen and Rachel listen to the radio every night. Maria ____________ ( / to listen to music)
_______________________________________________ Mohammed _____________ ( / watching TV)
_______________________________________________
I ________________ (- /watch Harry Potter)
My mum watches soap operas every afternoon.
_______________________________________________ My mother _____________ (ø ø / visit Canada.
_______________________________________________ Isobel, _____________ (-/go and visit the zoo)
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What does/doesn’t he usually do?

1. What is/isn’t Garfield doing? Look at the example, choose a verb from the list and
describe the pictures.

PLAY – SUNBATHE - SLEEP - HUG ODIE – COOK - WALK - SING - WATCH TV - DO HOUSEWORK
FLY – SKATE - SURF – EAT – KICK ODIE - PAINT - WRITE

1. Garfield isn’t cooking. He is eating pizza. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.
2. Here are some activities Garfield does/doesn’t do at the weekend. Look at the
pictures and write a sentence using the frequency adverbs and the verbs given:

1. Not/play baseball/often

__________________________________ 2
1

2. Go jogging/always

__________________________________

3. Have a picnic/sometimes

4
3 __________________________________

4. Go out with his friends/usually

__________________________________

5. Not/read books/often
5 6
__________________________________

6. Call his friends/always

__________________________________

7 7. Not/drink coffee/often
8

__________________________________

8. Use a computer/sometimes

__________________________________

9 9. Have a nap in the afternoon/hardly ever 10

__________________________________

10. Go to bed late/usually

__________________________________
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Time prepositions: IN, ON, AT

IN ON
AT
Parts of the day: in
the morning, afternoon,
evening.
Days of the week: Monday, Times: three o’clock,

Months: January, Tuesday morning … midday, midnight.

February…
Dates: the 12th of July, my Special occasions:
birthday, Christmas Day … Christmas, Easter,
Years: 2001, 2002
New Year.
Seasons: summer,
winter, autumn, spring. Night; the weekend

ACTIVITY 1:
Complete the text with the correct time preposition: IN, ON, AT.

My father’s name is Jack. He is a maths teacher in an elementary school. 1_____ the

mornings he usually gets up 2______ 6.30. But this is only 3______ weekdays, because
4
______ the weekend he gets up later.5 ______ Tuesdays and Thursdays he has lunch in
the school 6______ 12.30, because he has lessons both 7______ the morning and
8
______ the afternoon. The other days he finishes work 9______ midday, so he comes
home for lunch. He sometimes corrects exercises 10______ the evenings after dinner.
My father has his summer holiday 11______ August. But he also has a two-week holiday
12
______ Christmas, and one week holiday 13______ Easter.
He has a difficult job, but he loves it!

ACTIVITY 2:
Complete the sentences with the correct time preposition:

1. What do you usually do ______ the weekend?

IN
2. My father doesn’t work ______ Saturdays.
3. The film starts ______ 11.00 p.m. and finishes ______ midnight.
4. ______ spring, my garden is full of flowers.
5. William Shakespeare was born ______ 1564.
6. My mum’s birthday is ______ the 5th of May.
7. Our office is closed ______ August.

ON 8.
9.
There are a lot of stars in the sky ______ night.
______ Christmas Day children usually receive a lot of presents.
10. I never go home ______ lunchtime
11. My best friend always phones me ______ the evening.
12. ______ my birthday I always have a big party.

AT 13. My family sometimes goes skiing for a week ______ Christmas.

14. I love reading in bed ______ Sunday mornings.
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ACTIVITY 3:

A. In pairs write complete questions with the information given:

1. When/have/English lessons?___________________________________________
2. What time/have lunch?_______________________________________________
3. When/see/friends?_________________________________________________
4. When/have/summer holidays?__________________________________________
5. What time/ get up/weekend?__________________________________________
6. When/wear/ heavy clothes?___________________________________________
7. When/have/a winter holiday?__________________________________________
8. When/your birthday?________________________________________________
9. What time/go/bed/weekdays?_________________________________________
10. When/eat/ice-cream?________________________________________________

B. Interview a classmate using the questions in the previous exercise. Write the answers in the
chart below about you and your classmate.

YOU YOUR CLASSMATE

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

C. Using the information in activity 3B, write a short text about you and your classmate:
e.g. “Peter and I have English lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. I have lunch at 13.00 but
Peter doesn’t. He has lunch at 14.00.”

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
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WE USE AND TO LINK WORDS THAT ARE SIMILAR

EXAMPLE: I’M GOING TO BUY VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.

WE USE OR TO TALK ABOUT CHOICES

EXAMPLE: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EAT MEAT OR PASTA?
THE WORD OR IS OFTEN USED WITH NOT
EXAMPLE:SHE CAN’T SING OR DANCE.

WE USE BUT TO LINK WORDS THAT ARE DIFFERENT.

EXAMPLE: THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY BUT WINDY

WE USE SO TO TELL THE PURPOSE OF SOMETHING

EXAMPLE: I TAKE A MAP SO I WON’T GET LOST.

WE USE BECAUSE TO TELL WHY SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING

EXAMPLE HE IS STUDYING BECAUSE HE WANTS TO PASS HIS EXAMS.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING BUT- OR - AND

1- THE HOUSE IS BIG ..............COMFORTABLE.

2-IS YOUR BROTHER YOUNGER ............ OLDER
THEN YOU?
3- I CALLED JIM........... HE WASN’T IN HIS OFFICE.
4- HURRY UP! ..............YOU WILL MISS THE BUS.
5-THE CAR IS OLD ................RELIABLE.
6-I HAVE TO STUDY MATHS..............LANGUAGE

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING SO - BECAUSE

1. IT WAS A LOVELY DAY.......... WE WENT TO THE PARK

2-HE WAS VERY BUSY YESTERDAY ............HE
COULDN’T SEE HER.
3- I’M HAPPY ..............IT’S MY BIRTHDAY.
4-HE DIDN’T PASS THE EXAM ..............HE DIDN’T
STUDY THE RIGHT PAGES.
5-I DIDN’T HEAR THE TELEPHONE ...........I WAS
LISTENING TO MUSIC.
6-I DIDN’T WANT TO WALK HOME .............I TOOK A
TAXI.
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JOIN THE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT CONJUNCTION

1. I SWITCHED ON THE T.V. THE PROGRAMMES WERE BORING.

I SWITCHED ON THE T.V BUT THE PROGRAMMES WERE BORING.

2-MY MOTHER IS COOKING. MY FATHER IS WASHING THE CAR.

3-I’M STUDYING MATHS. TOMORROW IS THE TEST.

4- I DON’T KNOW WHICH T-SHIRT CAN I BUY. ONE IS BLUE , THE

OTHER IS BLACK.

5-I WENT TO TOWN. I MADE SOME SHOPPING

6-I LIKE LIVING IN THE CITY. IT IS A BIT EXPENSIVE.

7-SHE DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL. SHE FELT ILL.

MATCH THE TWO HALVES( 1-10) (A-J)

1- IT IS RAINING A- BECAUSE I NEEDED ASPIRINS.

2- I HAVE A PARTY B- BECAUSE HE WAS ABROAD.
3- I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND C- SO WE PLAYED INSIDE.
4- THEY WANT TO KNOW D- PINK OR RED?
5- HE PHONED HIS MATE E- SO I BOUGHT A NEW DRESS.
6- I STAYED AT HOME F- IF HE IS IN BRAZIL OR IN CHILE
7- WE DIDN’T INVITE HIM G- BUT HE WASN’T AT HOME.
8- WHICH COLOUR DO YOU LIKE? H- AND WATCHED T.V.
9- I GOT UP EARLY I- AND TIDIED MY ROOM.
10- I WENT TO THE CHEMIST’S J- SO I ASKED THE TEACHER.
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And = links two related things (I like burgers and chips. I bought bread and jam.)
But = links a positive (+) and negative (-) idea. (I like films but I don’t like plays. I like
meat but I don’t like fish.)
So = gives a result. (I was ill so I went to the doctor. I was hungry so I cooked a curry.)
Because – gives a reason (I went home because I was ill. I ate my lunch because I was
hungry).

Complete sentences with and, so, but or because. Complete sentences with and, so, but or because.
1. My friend plays tennis _____ football. 1. I like fish ____ chips.

2. I am studying English _______ I love languages 2. I was thirsty ____ I drank a glass of water.

3. He went to the shops _____ he didn’t buy 3. I was late _______ I over slept this morning.
anything.
4. The bus was late _____ I missed the lecture.
4. He doesn’t play the guitar ____ he plays the
5. They went to the cinema _____ the theatre.
drums.

5. She can sing well, _____ she can’t cook. 6. May was happy _______ Ali was sad.

6. The hat was expensive ______ she didn’t buy it. 7. Jill won the race _______ got a prize and a

7. David walked slowly _________ he was tired. medal.

8. The car was old _________ in good condition. 8. I was feeling hot _______ I had a shower.

Fill in the sentences about you.

1. I like ___________ and ____________.

2. I like ___________ but I don’t like _______________.

3. I was ___________ so I _________________.

4. I am running _______________ I am late for the meeting .

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Fill in the gaps with can or can’t and

match the sentences with the correct
picture.

1. Monkeys ____swing

2. Big cats like lions ___roar, but they

____ purr.

3. Koalas ______sleep in a tree.

4. A duck _________ walk without

bobbing its head.

5. Tigers _________prowl

6. Giraffes have no vocal cords.

Therefore, they ____ make sounds.

7. Chameleons ______ change into

many colors.

8. Worms ______wriggle.

9. Rabbits ______ throw up.

10. Octopus _______eject ink.

11. The Puffer fish ________inflate.

12. Snakes ________slither.

13. Bats ____ sleep on their feet. But,

they _____ see color.

14. Turtles ____dig.

15. Elephants _____ Jump. But they

______ carry water in its trunk.

16. Hyenas_____ laugh.

17. Whales male _______sing; females

________

18. Ostriches _____ Fly.

19. Zebras _____ see the color orange.

20. Pandas bear ____ hibernate.

21. Shrimps ___ swim backwards

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1. Look at the pictures and write what they can or can’t do.

a. (Peter) d. ( Garfield)
_________________________________ _______________________________

b. (Josh) e. (Lisa)

_________________________________ _______________________________

c. (Karen) f. (Anna and Sue)

_________________________________ _______________________________

2. Look at the verbs below and write what they CAN or CAN’T do.

 speak Portuguese  swim  sing  cook  type

 drive  draw  play the piano  ride a horse  paint

a. __________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________________
e. __________________________________________________________
f. __________________________________________________________
g. __________________________________________________________
h. __________________________________________________________
i. __________________________________________________________
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j. __________________________________________________________

3. And you? Can you do these things?

Write short answers.

1. Can you speak Arabic? ________________________________

2. Can you play golf? ________________________________
3. Can you speak English? ________________________________
4. Can you cook an omelette? _____________________________
5. Can you whistle? ________________________________
6. Can you draw? ________________________________
7. Can you speak Chinese? _______________________________
8. Can you ride a horse? _________________________________
9. Can you play chess? __________________________________
10. Can you dance? _____________________________________

4. Type can or can't into the gap to complete the sentence.

1. Babies walk at 3 weeks.

2. Kids smile.
3. Brad Pitt speak English.
4. Babies drive cars.
5. Cats play the piano.

5. What can or can't you do?

a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
c. _________________________________
d. _________________________________
e. _________________________________
f. _________________________________
Unscramble the verbs: Write in the right word:

1) eb = _______________ 1. Always _____ your homework!

2. What do you ________ about my dress?
2) evha = _______________
3. Can you _______ the board from the back of the
3) od = _______________ classroom?
4. I’ve lost my pen. Can you help me _______ it?
4) yas = _______________
5. How many brothers and sisters _______ you got?
5) teg = _______________ 6. ‘_______ here this minute!’ the angry teacher
shouted.
6) kame = _______________
7. ‘______ before you leap’ means check things out
7) og = _______________ before you act.
8. ‘I ______ a cat!’ the little girl said. ‘You can’t have
8) wonk = _______________ one’ her mother answered, ‘because the dog won’t

9) kate = _______________ like it!’

9. How ______ you today?
10) ese = _______________ 10. My friend _______ his job today and he starts his

11) moce = _______________ new job tomorrow.

11. My Dad _______ too hard at the office. He is
12) kinth = _______________ always tired when he comes home.
12. I always _______ very happy on Friday afternoon!
13) kolo = _______________
13. What do you _______ your cat? Mine is called
14) twan = _______________ Isla.
14. What did you _______ ? Speak up, I didn’t hear!
15) vegi = ________________
15. Do you _______ Len? No? Let me introduce him.
16) sue = ________________ 16. _______ me smile! Give me a gold star.
17. What do you _______ and drink for breakfast?
17) dinf = ________________
18. My Mum always _______ me a lovely present for
18) llet = ________________ my birthday.
19. Be quiet, Stanley! You always _______ too many
19) ska = ________________
questions!
20) rowk = ________________ 20. Do you _______ sugar in your tea? How many
spoonfuls?
21) mees = ________________
21. Are you _______ to town today?
22) leef = _________________ 22. Your work isn’t very good. You must _______
harder.
23) yrt = _________________
23. Did you _______ the teacher about me?
1. Always DO your homework!
24) eveal = _________________ 24. You don’t _______ well today. Are you OK?
25. I have got a complicated new phone and I don’t
25) acll = _________________ know how to _______ it.