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( Assignment )

English Unit
R / Gankanda Central College

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Apostrophe
1. We use an apostrophe to;
1) • Show the omission of a letter (contraction) – positive

I am : I’m Who is : …………………………………….

You are : ……………………………………. Here is : …………………………………….
He is : ……………………………………. Let us : …………………………………….
She is : ……………………………………. That is : …………………………………….
It is : …………………………………… There is : …………………………………….
We are : ……………………………………. They are : …………………………………….

• Show the omission of a letter (contraction) – negative + question

Are not : ……………………………………. was not : …………………………………….
Is not : ……………………………………. Did not : …………………………………….
Do not : ……………………………………. Must not : …………………………………….
Should not : ……………………………………. Does not : …………………………………….
Will not : ……………………………………. Cannot : …………………………………….

• Show the omission of letters (contraction) – positive

I have : ……………………………………. She has : …………………………………….
I will : ……………………………………. They have : …………………………………….
I would : ……………………………………. We will : …………………………………….

2) • Show possession/ ownership

Rahal / bat : ……………………………………. Girls/school : …………………………………….
Abdul/ book : ……………………………………. Boys/hats : …………………………………….
Ann/pencil : ……………………………………. Parents/meeting: …………………………………….
Brother/name: ……………………………………. Prefects/room: …………………………………….
Sister/school: ……………………………………. Students/names: …………………………………….
Father/village: ……………………………………. Friends/choice: …………………………………….

Children/park : ……………………………………………………..……….
People/bank : …………………………………………………..………….
Men/wear : ……………………………………………………………….

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The verb - “Be”

Basic- Present Present Past Past Participle Present
(plural) (singular) Participle
Be - are am was been Being
is were

Present tense – am , is , are

(negative)

I am am not
She/He/It/Nimal/Stuent is is not
You/They/We/Nimal & Kamal /students are are not

2. Use „am‟ ,‟is‟, or „are‟ correctly in the blanks.

1. I..................................................................... in grade 11 now.

2. My friends .........................................................................rich.
3. This ..............................................................................your tie.
4. Water............................................................................a liquid.
5. The students of grade 11B ................................................................... friendly and helpful.
6. Green and yellow ................................................................................... my favourite colours.
7. Sri Lanka ................................................................................a small island in the Indian ocean.
8. My class teacher .............................................................kind.
9. You.......................................................................my teacher.
10. You and I ………………………………………………………….. friends.

3. Use the negative Verbs ( ‘am not ‘,`is not’ , or` are not’ )

1. The elephant .............................................................................a small animal.

2. I .......................................................................................................an old man.
3. We ............................................................................ in the advance level class.
4. The shops in the town .............................................................open every day.
5. Sinhalese .........................................................................................lazy people.
6. I ........................................................................ a student of the Royal College.
7. They ................................................................................ strangers to this area.
8. All the vehicles .................................................................................new ones.

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4. Re arrange the words

1. I-Rajitha-are-and-neighbours................................................................................................
2. Rashmitha-good-is-at-dancing..............................................................................................
3. School-school-my-a-mixed-is................................................................................................
4. Insect-butterfly-is-an-innocent.............................................................................................
5. International-language-English-is-an....................................................................................

Past tense – was , were

(negative)

I / She/He/It/ Nimal/Student was was not

You/They/We/Nimal & Kamal /students were were not

5. Use was, were correctly.

1. Our sister and I ................... in the same class.
2. The shop ...............................open yesterday .
3. The class .............................clean .
4. The child .......................................in the room .
5. The children.........................in the room .
6. The man......................................near the shop.
7. Five students ................... in the picture .
8. Two cats .....................................near the tree.
9. A bird................................on the tree .
10. Three women............................. in the kitchen.

6. Re arrange the words

1. were/computers/earlier/big/very....................................................................................................
2. gloomy/it/was/night/last..................................................................................................................
3. flower/the/was/white/in/morning/the............................................................................................
4. Maneesha/the/was/monitor/year/last............................................................................................
5. book/on/table/was/the/the/hours/a/few/ago................................................................................

7. Fill in the blanks using “ was not / were not ”

Ex: He was not brave.

1. The frog ………………………………….. in the tank.

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2. The cats ……………………………………….. on the table.

3. This office ………………………………………very busy last evening.
4. The bird ……………………………………………on the tree.
5. The meeting ……………………………….. at 7.00a.m

Future tense – will be

(negative)

I / She/He/It/ Nimal / Student will be will not be

You/They / We / Nimal & Kamal /students

8. Make sentences with ``will be”

Ex: She - at home She will be at home.

1. There –heavy rains next year...........................................................................................................

2. He-in France.....................................................................................................................................
3. The meeting- at 7 a.m. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. It- dangerous ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She – happy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. Underline the correct pronoun.

1. ( He / His )works at a National Bank.

2. They / Them )are in the cupboard.
3. This book is ( his / him )
4. That house is (hers / she )
5. Do you hear the telephone? I think it's (my / mine )
6. She created all the Christmas decorations by ( himself / herself )
7. That's ( my / I ) book.
8. Rashmini asked ( her / his ) sister to dance.
9. (We / us ) enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings.
10.Please give ( me / my ) the book.
11.I bought ( it / its ) last week.

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10. Articles ( a / an )
Use a or an
.......................... umbrella .......................... ass .......................... enemy

.......................... ant .......................... lady .......................... artist

.......................... aero plane .......................... orange .......................... tree

.......................... apple .......................... red apple .......................... flower

.......................... neighbor .......................... child ......................... egg

.......................... cap .......................... rose .......................... animal

.......................... arrow .......................... box .......................... adverb

.......................... heir .......................... hour ..........................ewe

.......................... university ..........................union ..........................European

1. My mother is ………………….English teacher.

2. I am ………………… student.
3. I live in ………………… apartment. Apartment has ………………… kitchen.
4. He is ……………………………….. idiot.
5. We have ………………………………. hour to go.
6. There is ……………………………… arrow in the box.
7. We saw ……………………………… ass in the zoo.
8. Copper is ………………………………useful metal.
9. She has come without ……………………………… umbrella.
10. English is ……………………………… easy subject.
11. He looks as stupid as ……………………………… owl.
12. Teacher taught us ……………………………… easy lesson.
13. She is ……………………………… beautiful girl.
14. It is ……………………………… big house.
15. He studies in ……………………………… university.

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11. Write the sentences using “There is”

There is a …………………………….

1. There is a house.
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

4. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

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9. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

10. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

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12. Write the sentences using “ There are”

1. There are girls.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………

4. ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………

5. …………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………..……

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8. ………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

9. ………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………

10. ……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………..

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13. Write the sentences using given pictures.

This is a ……………… These are ………

Ex: This is a book. …………………………………………………………..

…..………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………..

That is a ……………………………………… Those are ………………………………………….

………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………

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14. Prepositions

Under ………………… ……………… …………………

.................. ………………… ……………… ……………….

………………. ………………… ……………… ……………

………………. ……………..…… ……….…………

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15. Describe the pictures using prepositions. Pic: 1

1. The book is on the table.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Pic: 2

1. The bottle is on the oven.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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16.Fill in the blanks using Its or It’s

Ex: It’s a beautiful butterfly.
I have a dog. Its eyes are blue.
1. Do you like …………………………………. Colour?
2. …………………………. A Sunday.
3. ………………………….. ears are long.
4. ……………………………………….. an innocent animal.
5. …………………………………….. very hot day.
6. ………………………………………. My turn now.
7. The cat licked ………………………………….. paw.
8. The bird sits in …………………………. Nest.
9. Never judge a book by ………………………………. Cover.
10.When ……………………………… cold we put on gloves.

17. Fill in the blanks using “ there/ their / they’re”

There Their They’re

EX: There is a flower in the vase. Their sister is very kind. They’re my brothers.

1. …………………………… dog is nice.

2. ………………………………. my friends.
3. ………………………………….. are many people in the bus.
4. They are having ……………………………………….. lunch.
5. ………………………………………………. Very good people.
6. ………………………………………. House is big.
7. …………………………………. Is a book on the table.
8. ………………………………………. Learning English.
9. …………………………………… drawings are very beautiful.
10.………………………………… is a bird on the tree.

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18.Re arrange the words.

Ex: Is / it / a / bird / small
It is a small bird.
1. At / please / stay / home.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Should / help / we /parents / our
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Can / you / me / help
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I / like / don’t / eat /to / sweets
………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
5. Heavy / can / the /elephants / lift
……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….
19.Fill in the blanks using the given words.

( why / when / where / what / who )

1. ……………………………….. are you going?

2. …………………………………. is the meeting?
3. …………………………………… is that man near the bank?
4. ……………………………………. are you crying?
5. …………………………………….. do you like to drink?
20. Underline the correct word.
1. The birds ( can / can’t ) fly.
2. Ostrich ( can / can’t ) fly.
3. My friend and I ( am / are ) friends.
4. We (should / shouldn’t ) protect trees.
5. She will ( go / going ) home tomorrow.
6. My brother ( have / has ) a beautiful cap.

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