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EXTRACTED ENGLISH REVISION

EXERCISES AND THEIR
SUGGESTED ANSWERS.

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 PART 1: PARTS OF SPEECH

I. Complete the following sentences with the correct

pronoun.
1) I have lost my book. May you have seen ……………………….. ?
2) Lend ……………….. some money please.
3) We ate many mangoes. Most of ………………….. enjoyed them.
4) Did you carry it ...........…?
5) Where were …………… yesterday?
6) Have you seen the snake in the middle of the road, ……………. Has
a smashed head.
7) Get me that ink pot …………. ‘s ………………………
8) ………………… father gave them some pocket money.
9) Were …………………. among the late comers?
10) Has …………………… rained today.

Complete the sentences below with the correct plural form of

the words in the brackets and make any other necessary
changes.
11) Have you left your (car) in the (car park?)
12) The Russians rear (deer)
13) My son is fond of playing with his (puppy)
14) His (house) has a leaking (roof)
15) I don’t eat (avocado).
16) Her (watch) is new.
17) Hamites don’t eat (fish)
18) They lack a sincere (head of state).
19) Did you use (ox) to plough your land?
20) The phone makes a lot of (echo)

Fill in the spaces below with the most suitable preposition

21) The bird flew ……………………. The windows.
22) Uganda is proud ……………….. her football team.
23) It was written …………………………… black and white.
24) Mariam died ……………………………. AIDS.
25) I prefer volleyball ………………… netball.
26) Boys are usually interested ……………………… watching
Nigerians movies.
27) He travelled …………………….. bus.
28) Bitter is different ……………….. butter.
29) He translated the Bible ………….... Kiswahili.
30) We laughed ……………………. Her.
31) The manager was accused …………………………….
Mismanaging the company.
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 32) Prisoners are used ………………………. Leading hard life.
33) Teachers usually lean ………………….. the walls.
34) That pencil is made ………………….. wood and lead.
35) She ran away ………………………. The police cell.

Complete the following sentences by using the words in the

brackets correctly
36) Have you replied to her ……………? (invite)
37) We are waiting for his …………………… over the issue.
(decide)
38) Her ……………….. Was unexpected. (arrive)
39) ....................... is wide spread in Somalia.(poor)
40) Peter’s ……………… was not clear. (explain)
41) The ………………. Of a computer games depends on its
manufacturer. (simple)
42) What is the ……………… time of Air Tanzania from Kigali.
(depart)
43) I have no ……………… about it. (know)
44) His examination failure was ……………………….. (accident)
45) Their …………………. Was baseless. (accuse)
46) Exchange is no ……………… (rob).
47) The is a lot of ……………………… between Science and Math.
(link)
48) Bill Gate’s …………………… is unknown. (rich)
49) Most roads in mountainous countries are ………………
(narrow)
50) ……………….. Papers need smooth pens. (rough)

Give the opposites of the underlined adjectives.

51) Water transport is the slowest. ………………………

52) Second hand clothes are usually cheap. ……………………..
53) His arrest was illegal. ………………………………..
54) Most of women are quick learners. ……………………
55) Young girls are beautiful. ……………………………
56) Hardworking pupils get good grades………………………..
57) He has a sad face…………………………..
58) New brooms sweep better…………………………….
59) She gave a clear excuse…………………………….
60) They sang the anthem in a loud voice………………………..

Rewrite the following sentences as instructed without changing the

meaning.

61) Allen is very sick. She cannot go to school. (Rewrite

using…………too…………)
62) President Kagame is a soldier. President Museveni is a
soldier. (Join using……….both…)
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 63) Daniel is not young. He cannot play football. (Rewrite using
enough)
64) Matovu is not good at Maths. Opio is not good at Maths. (Join
using nether….. nor…….)
65) He will not go abroad. He must have a passport first. (Join
the sentences using ‘unless’)
66) Akech is very weak. She cannot fetch a jerry can of water.
(Join the sentences using so…..that…..)
67) Fred came late. His car had a mechanical problem. (Join the
sentences beginning ‘because…………….’)
68) Rwandans are not rich. Ugandans are not rich. (Join the
sentences beginning ‘Neither………nor’)
69) Bright is an American. He speaks Kirundi fluently. (Join the
sentences using ‘Despite’)
70) He looks weak. He plays football very well. (Join the
sentences beginning ‘Although’)

Use ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’ in each of the spaces below.

71) ……………… elephant is a heavy animal.

72) Michael is ……………………… active pupil in the classroom.
73) He had to wait for ……………………… hour to see her.
74) ………………………….. Bible is a holy book for Christians.
75) Allen ate ………………….. biggest fruit.
76) My uncle was ………………….. Tanzania soldier.
77) I have ………………. Activity to do in the evening.
78) I ate ………………………… mango and …………………. Orange.
79) She is either ……………… Arab or …………………. African.
80) …………… lion is ………… king of …………….. jungle.

Rewrite the following sentences by using the correct degree of the

adjectives, which are given in the brackets.

81) Who scored the (high) number of the goals in last year’s
football league?
82) Ronald is (handsome) boy in the class.
83) Out of those three books, this is (old)
84) May you please move a little (far)
85) The (late) news is the death of Ugandans in an air crush.
86) Today is (hot) than yesterday.
87) Football is (interesting) game that is played in Europe.
88) Lydia was (happy) than Florence.
89) Today’s weather is (bad) than that of yesterday.
90) Are Africans (intelligent) than Europeans?

Complete the sentences below by using the adjectives formed from the
nouns in the brackets.

91) What is the …………. Town of Libya? (industry)

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 92) She was given a …………….. cup. (gold)
93) Kim has a ………………… head. (rectangle)
94) Is AIDS a ………………… Disease? (cure)
95) Mrs. Ogwal has a …………………. face. (baby)
96) Marram roads are …………………. In the dry season. (dust)
97) A cobra is a ……………… snake. (poison)
98) Most insects are either …………………… or ………………….
(harm)
99) …...…………………….. faces do not welcome visitors.
(misery)

Fill in the gaps suitable adverbs formed from the words given in
brackets.

100) Kiyuye was ……………… beaten .(bad)

101) He speaks English …………………… (fluent)
102) She ……………………. Represented Uganda in the African Cup
of Nations. (able)
103) Their quarrel ended ………………………. (peace)
104) He is ……………………… sick. (mental)
105) Newsmen ………………………. criticize their governments.
(open)
106) Jimmy died ………………………… (sudden)
107) They …………………………… answered him back.(angry)
108) It was ……………………….. marked. (clear)
109) We came late …………………… because we used a poor
means of transport. (simple)

Rewrite the sentences below by using one word to replace the ones in
the bold.

110. We get our holidays once every term.

111. We have a Maths test once every week.
112. They stayed in the class without noise.
113. He goes to Dodoma now and again
114. Taxi drivers normally drive without taking any care.
115. All of a sudden, she gave birth to the baby.
116. The minister of finance reads the budget speech once every
year.
117. The general commander answered in a loud voice.
118. She played in an active manner.
119. He cleans it every day.

PART 2: TENSES

Rewrite the following sentences in their right tenses, by using the

verbs in brackets.
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1. He (not to do) her homework last night.
2. The term (not start) yet.
3. The sun (not to go) round the earth.
4. The teacher (arrive) already.
5. They just (to leave) for USA.
6. Asiimwe (not to eat) yet his food.
7. We (to live) in Arusha since 1980.
8. Mariam’s pen (to be lost) since last week.
9. I (to buy) a nice dress yesterday.
10.Kayitesi (to have) her meal before she left.
11.Okuruti (to work) for little pay for year.
12.He (to be ill) for a week.
13.Let me (be beat) him until he (to apologize).
14.By next month she (to build) a house.
15.We (sit) for our national exams month ago.
16.The baby (to cry) until her mother comes.
17.They (to ring) to the fire brigade when the shop (to catch) fire.
18.We (go) to the church last Sunday.
19.We (leave) for Bujumbura tomorrow.
20.Kembabazi (come) her next week.
21.Adilu (retire) last year.
22.We (finish) our test a few minutes ago.
23.I (get) your letter and now I am trying to reply.
24.The thief (jump) over the fence when I saw him.
25.Our head teacher (give) us a test yesterday.
26.Next week by this time we (be) in London.
27.We (ring) him when his father had just arrived.
28.Is he (teach) now?
29.They (be) released next week.
30.We (sit) down when the president come.
31. Since when (be) you been a class monitor?
32.Yesterday I (eat) a delicious meal.
33.She (revise) her notes when I visited her.
34.Obote (forget) to write me last Friday.
35.The snake (fall) on her bed when I switched on the light.
36.Umutesi (switch) on the light but now she is sleeping.
37.The girl (resemble) the one I met yesterday.
38.I (hope) she will leave tomorrow.
39. They (take) an examination next Monday.
40.They (be) maids in that bar for a year.
41.I (wait) for her since morning.
42.Habyarimana (sit) for the all afternoon.
43. She (be) a cook since the school started.
44.They (sing) since morning.
45.We (wash) the clothes up to 4 O’clock.
46. I (leave) before you come back.
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 47. They (meet) to discuss the matter soon.
48.I (play) football next Monday.
49.She (not visit) you until you invite her.
50.It (drunk) a liter of milk by Tuesday.

Complete the following sentences with the right word in their correct
tenses.

51.Khaintsa …………………… to her sister once a month.

52.We …………………… in the church every Sunday.
53.She normally ………………….. Kiswahili and English.
54.It ……………………… under the bed every night.
55.This teacher usually …………….. Our books badly.
56.They …………………. Raw food every day.
57.Judith usually …………………………. on that stool.
58.Nyakatto and Sam always ……………………. Late at school.
59.You sometimes ………………………. like a European.
60.He often ……………………….. Netball.

Write the correct form of the past tense of the given verbs in the
brackets.

61.When I arrived, she (welcome) me.

62.The (take) their books last evening.
63.I (call) her parents.
64.Before they left, we (sing) for them.
65.While I (talk) to him, the mother (call) him.
66.Yesterday I (see) a terrible road accident!
67.Dorothy (read) a book when I (knock) at her door.
68.He (beat) her badly.
69.We (pack) our belongings last night.
70.They (run) all the way to their home.

Use the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below in the
present perfect tense.

71.The children (revise) the books.

72.The boy (cut) his finger.
73.The bookshop (sell) books only.
74.Many of us (see) Jesus.
75.Gashumba (teach) Math.
76.The boys (paint) the blackboard.
77.Our father (build) a house.
78.My mother (buy) a new dress.
79.Doctors (get) a lot of money.
80.None of us (be) to Nairobi.

Rewrite these sentences completing them with the correct answers.

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 81.We ate six bananas after you …………………… (go)
82.Paul went to Kigali after he ……………………… (pay)
83.I told her that we …………………….. the novel. (read)
84.Who ………………….. this cup? (break)
85.The girls ………………….. The rubbish before they entered the classroom.
(burnt)
86.They …………………….. to the airport before they visited the airstrip. (be)
87.The teacher asked Okello who …………………….. the book. (steal)
88.Why …………………. she ………………….. away? (run)
89.The army …………………….. Off the rebel attack. (beat)
90.We sang six songs after they ………………………… (leave)

Use either “has” or “have” with the word in the brackets in order to
complete the sentences below.

91.Hassan …………………… to the library. (go)

92.We …………………… some books. (borrow)
93.It ………………………….. Its nest. (leave)
94.They ……………………. a nice piece of work. (do)
95.Peter …………………… the whistle. (blow)
96.She ……………………. The other dress. (choose)
97.He …………………….. to Britain. (fly)
98.The sun ………………………(rise)
99. The show ………………………….. for a year. (last)
100. The table …………………… a broken leg. (get)

Change the following sentences into negative.

1. We have remembered it.

2. The thief stole some money.
3. I left the keys somewhere in the dining hall.
4. She has been writing this letter.
5. The pupils have been singing.
6. This girl has been crying.
7. We lost our money.
8. The calf drank some milk.
9. The pupils were sending some letters.
10. We were eating some food.
11. She had wanted the baby.
12.The football match had already started.
13.The clock will make some noise.

Rewrite the following sentences into passive voice.

14.Marion learns English every day.

15.I hate singing.
16.I shall reply your letter tomorrow.
17.The villagers have found the lost dog.
18.He has marked the examination.
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 19.Have you written the letters?
20.I have already heard the bad news.
21.The cat broke the glass last night.
22.The lion was eating some meat.
23.Mrs. Obama was reading the news.
24.Somebody had stolen his money.
25.She has killed a leopard.

Change the following sentences into interrogative ones.

26.It was difficult to pass the examination.

27.We have finished our homework.
28.You can tell your brother.
29.It has a lame leg.
30.I am the head prefect.
31.She sold all our goods.
32.The child eats porridge.
33.You can sing now.
34.They will come next Sunday.
35.He will pay all his debts by next week.

Re-write these sentences with the questions tags.

36.We know what we did.

37.Your home is far from mine.
38.You are a polite pupil.
39.His car is under repair.
40.I want to see her today.
41. I felt sorry for you.
42. He will not give me some money.
43.Our teacher did not teach us last week.
44.She bought a car yesterday.
45.I did not take your pen.

PART 3: SCPEECH WORK

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

1. “Can you speak Arabic?” she asked.

2. “Did you see the thief?” he asked her.
3. They asked me, “Have you got any money?”
4. “Shall I go with you?” my father asked me.
5. “How old is he now?” he inquired.
6. “Why is she so early?” I wondered.
7. “Is cricket enjoyable?” I wondered.
8. “Will you fly to USA tomorrow?” she asked me.
9. He asked Akiiki, “Have you got all the answers correct?”
10.The children asked, “Must we attend school every day?”
11. “Are you the headmaster?” asked the school inspector.
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 12.She said, “We don’t have food”
13.The teacher says, “I am very busy today”
14.The brother asked his sister, “Where were you last night”
15.The soldiers said to him, “Have you seen the enemy?”
16.The science teacher said to them, “fire needs oxygen to burn.”
17.The coach said to the players, “practice makes perfect.”
18.“My uncle will collect me”, said Amooti.
19.“Our mother is sick”, said Milly.
20.The policeman ordered her, “Sit down”
21.“I met her last week”, he said.
22.“I want to talk to you”, Adyeri told Ochwo.
23.“Stop drinking beer”, the doctor advised her.
24.“Sweep that house”, she ordered Tezira.
25.“Please stop laughing”, he requested me.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

26. The girls said that they were late.

27.The priest asked her what she was doing.
28.The teacher said that he would punish us.
29.The night watchman said that his head was paining.
30.My mother inquired from me what had happened.
31.The class monitor asked us to keep quite.
32.The pupils said that they had reported the left to the class teacher.
33.Amooti says that he is writing a novel.
34.He asked me whether I wanted any money.
35.Mutonyi asked us whether we were leaving the following month.
36.The doctor requested him to stay in bed.
37.The children inquired from their father whether he had been promoted.
38.The Baganda say that they are grandchildren of Kintu.
39. He said that he had to see him the following day.
40.The game ranger said that he had seen the dead lion.
41.The girl says that she is already for lessons.
42.He asked me where I was going.
43.The short man requested me to give him a lift.
44.My mother said that she wanted some money that day.
45.The head teacher asked my father to bring the school fees.
46.He asked me if I wanted some books then.
47.The girl says that she is ringing a phone.
48.He ordered me to get out of his room.
49.The teacher ordered us to speak English.
50. He asked me how old I was.

PART 4: IF CLAUSES
Complete the following sentences with the correct word or group of
words

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 1. If you had written, I …………………. You.
2. We would have visited you if it ……………… not delayed.
3. We shall defeat them next time if we ……………………………..
4. We …………………. Better if we had revised enough.
5. I f we go to Britain ………………..
6. If she calls me today………………………………
7. We shall pass if …………………………….
8. I will not go with them ………………..
9. If it does not rain ………………..
10.The cat will eat the rats if ………………………
11.If you come late tomorrow………………….
12.We should be rewarded if …………………….
13.If she were rich……………………….
14.The lion would eat him if ……………………
15.He would be the guest of honor if ……………………
16.If I were a king …………………..
17.If it was a bird……………………………
18.If Africans were Europeans ……………………………..
19.If the Rwanda Amavubi Stars were deafeated …………………….
20.If I found a million shillings …………………………….
21.Unless we work hard………………………….
22.If the cabinet meeting was not held……………………..
23.If she were intelligent…………………………
24.If I were millionaire ……………………………
25.She will be happy if ………………….
26.We will be happy if …………………………
27.I will come tomorrow if ………………………….
28.They will be poor unless…………………………………
29.If he was my father………………………….
30.If the world came to an end tomorrow ………………………………….
31.If I hear from you this evening…………………………….
32.If you tell me …………………………………………….
33.We would be very surprised if ……………………………….
34.Muzaki would repair it at once if ………………………………………
35.If he trains hard ……………………………..
36.If she complains ………………………………………………………….
37.I would not be surprised if tomorrow ………………………………
38.We will come next Sunday if ………………………………………….
39.If I had enough money ……………………………………………..
40.Had he requested me, …………………………………………..
41.They would have been arrested if ………………………………….
42.It might have been worse if …………………………………………
43.He would not have waited last Friday if ……………………….

Change the following conditions from present or future time into past
time.

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 44.If she fails to drive, his wife will be unhappy.
45.If he arrives, he will make a call.
46.If he eats, I will eat with him.
47.If Mirembe delays, the train will not wait for her.
48.If my uncle does not ring me, I will write to him.
49.If he leaves, I will let you know.
50.If the young graduates wants to marry me, he can pay the bride price.
51.If he does not know, he needs to ask.
52.If it shines, the crops will dry up.
53.I will never call you unless you are ready.
54.You will get all the information if you read the newspaper.
55.If he comes, you will not need to go there.
56.If she becomes richer, she will need a new car.
57.If the driver does not stop, the police will arrest him.
58.If the children stop making the noise, the class monitor will be happy.

PART 5: MIXED TOPICS

Write the following words in full:

(a) a.m.: ……………………………………..

(b) B.C.: ……………………………………..
(c) G.P.O: ……………………………………..
(d) N.B.: ……………………………………..
(e) P.S.:……………………………………..
(f) R.I.P.:……………………………………
(g) PTO:………………………………………..
(h) XMAS: …………………………………….
(i) VAT:……………………………………….
(j) Brig:………………………………………

Shorten the following:

(a) Is not: ……………………………………..

(b) Could not: ………………………………….
(c) Ought not: …………………………………
(d) Over: ……………………………………….
(e) Of the clock: ……………………………………..
(f) He is ……………………………………………
(g) He would: ………………………………….
(h) They will: ……………………………………….
(i) All is ……………………………………………..

Provide one word for each of the following groups of words:

(a) The young of a toad: …………………………………………..

(b) The young of a fox: …………………………………………….
(c) The young of a butterfly: ………………………………………
(d) The young of a bee: …………………………………………….
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 (e) The young of an eagle: …………………………………………
(f) The young of fish: …………………………………………..
(g) The young of a goose: ………………………………………
(h) The young of a moth: ………………………………………
(i) The young of a hen: ……………………………………………

Which animal produces the following sounds:

(a) Mews: ………………………………………….

(b) Moos: ………………………………………….
(c) Barks: …………………………………………
(d) Croaks: …………………………………………
(e) Bleats: …………………………………………….
(f) Roars: …………………………………………….
(g) Talks: …………………………………………..
(h) Hisses: …………………………………………
(i) Hoots: …………………………………………
(j) Gobbles: ………………………………………

Supply one word for each of the groups of words.

(a) A man who has lost a wife: ……………………………………………

(b) Babirye is about to marry: ………………………………………………..
(c) A person who cannot walk: ……………………………………………….
(d) A man who writes books: …………………………………………………
(e) A person who is widely known: …………………………………………
(f) A child who has lost his parents: …………………………………….
(g) A person who cannot read or write: ……………………………………….
(h) A person who cannot hear:…………………………………………….
(i) A person who cannot see: ………………………………………….
(j) A person who cannot talk:

Give another similar word for the one underlined below and make any
necessary changes:

(a) China is an ally of Russia.

(b) Uganda gets plenty of rainfall each year
(c) Fill in the empty space please
(d) I selected the best team.
(e) Soldiers are brave fighters
(f) Buses are expensive vehicles.
(g) It was a hard test.
(h) There is no remedy for AIDS.
(i) Rwanda is now a safe county to live in.
(j) There is freedom of worship in South Sudan.

A primary five pupil made the following mistakes that are written in the
blue. Please correct them.

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 (a) I was week las weak.
(b) Plants have many routes.
(c) Please right well in that book.
(d) We needed some reads to build our hut.
(e) Mohammad was the last profit.
(f) Nun of the pupils came late.
(g) Don’t weight for her.
(h) They will steel your books.
(i) My father has only one sun.
(j) There is freedom of worship in Tanzania.

Complete the following proverbs:

(a) Two heads …………………………………………………..

(b) Cut your coat …………………………………………………..
(c) All that glitters ……………………………………………………
(d) A watched pot …………………………………………………
(e) A stich in time …………………………………………………….
(f) Every cloud ………………………………………………………..
(g) Do not count your chicks before ……………………………….
(h) Empty vessels …………………………………………………….
(i) Too many cooks ………………………………………………….
(j) Look before ……………………………………………………………

Give the meaning of the following prefixes:

(a) Arch: ……………………………………………………

(b) Auto: ………………………………………………………
(c) Ex: ………………………………………………….
(d) Extra: ………………………………………………………….
(e) Bi: ………………………………………………………………..
(f) Micro: ………………………………………………………….
(g) Poly: ………………………………………………………………
(h) Pre: …………………………………………………………..
(i) Semi: …………………………………………………….
(j) Post: …………………………………………………………………

Complete the following similes:

(a) Their goalkeeper was agile as a …………………………………….

(b) My mother was angry as a …………………………………………...
(c) The other woman was as big as …………………………………….
(d) The baby is as beautiful as …………………………………………..
(e) That old man is as blind as ………………………………………….
(f) Her book is as clean as a ………………………………………………
(g) The bed was as cold as ………………………………………………….
(h) Our latrine is as deep as a ……………………………………………
(i) Eating food is as easy as ……………………………………………..
(j) Their playground is as flat as …………………………………………..
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 PART 6: OPPOSITES
Rewrite the sentences below using an opposite word to replace the one
in bold.

1. The gentleman at the gate is the bank manager.

2. Balongo was punished for his bad behavior.
3. Her ideas are the reality.
4. We had a late arrival.
5. He is liked because of his honesty.
6. The district budget was approved by the council.
7. He has no brother at all.
8. Mugide’s ugliness is well known.
9. The king will preside over the celebrations.
10.The play had many actors.
11.The illiteracy rate in Somalia is very high.
12.Unity is strength.
13.The depth of Lake Victoria is unknown.
14.Do you have an uncle?
15.Wealth is not a problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
16. I have a lot of uncertainty about it.
17.The prince of Saudi Arabia visited this country last year.
18.The visiting team entered the football pitch first.
19.His absence had little effect on our studies.
20.We had some bit of misfortune.
21.She drove the car carelessly.
22.I have never been a Christian.
23.Rwanda and Tanzania have got brotherly relations.
24.Unfortunately, we met him on the way.
25.The chief guest was happily received.
26.Our class teacher was decently dressed.
27.Please mummy forgive me.
28.The rocket disappeared at the last moment.
29.We need to attack her.
30.Have you finished?
31.The head boy is the one who proposed that idea.
32.I am sorry for excluding you.
33.All the villagers were rejoicing.
34.Clean that place.
35.We departed late.
36.The national coach was dismissed yesterday.
37. Poor countries borrow a lot.

Give the opposites of the following underlined words according to

gender.

38.Who is the author of that book?

39.Zeus is the chief-god of the Greeks.
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 40.Can a lion be harmless?
41.That man is still a bachelor.
42.My landlord is dead.
43.Her nephew lives in Malawi.
44.AIDS has left behind many widows.
45.We have one bull in the Kraal.
46.He was nice a nice host.
47. That man is a serial murderer.
48.We lacked an instructor.
49.Can you eat a ram?
50.She owns a he-goat.

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
PART 1: PARTS OF SPEECH
1) It
2) me
3) us
4) yourself
5) you
6) it
7) it, ours
8) their
9) you
10) it
11) cars, carparks
12) deer
13) puppies
14) houses, roofs
15) avocadoes
16) watches
17) fish
18) heads of states
19) oxen
20) echoes
21) over
22) of
23) in
24) of
25) to
26) in
27) by
28) from
29) into
30) at
31) of
32) to
33) against

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34) of
35) from
36) invitation
37) decision
38) arrival
39) poverty
40) explanation
41) simplicity
42) departure
43) knowledge
44) accidental
45) accusation
46) robbery
47) linkage
48) richness
49) wide
50) smooth
51) quickest
52) dear/expensive
53) legal
54) slow
55) ugly
56) bad
57) happy
58) old
59) unclear
60) soft
61) Allen is too sick to go to school.
62) Both, president Kagame and Museveni are soldiers. Or president
Museveni and Kagame are both soldiers.
63) Daniel is old enough to play football.
64) Neither Matovu nor Opio is good at Maths.
65) He will not go abroad unless he has a passport.
66) Akech is so weak that she cannot fetch a jerry can of water.
67) Because Fred’s car had mechanical problem, he came late.
68) Neither Rwandans nor Ugandans are rich.
69) Despite the fact that Bright is an American, he speaks Kirundi
fluently.
70) Although he looks weak, he plays football very well.
71) An
72) An
73) An
74) A
75) The
76) A
77) An
78) A, an
79) An, an
80) A, the, the
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 81) The highest
82) The most handsome
83) The oldest
84) Further
85) Latest
86) Hotter
87) The most interesting
88) Happier
89) Worse
90) More interesting
91) Industrial
92) Golden
93) Rectangular
94) Curable
95) Babyish
96) Dusty
97) Harmful or harmless
98) Poisonous
99) Miserable
100) Badly
101) Fluently
102) Ably
103) Peacefully
104) Mentally
105) Openly
106) Suddenly
107) Angrily
108) Clearly
109) Simply
110) Termly/quarterly
111) Weekly
112) Silently
113) Regularly
114) Carelessly
115) Suddenly
116) Yearly/annually
117) Loudly
118) Actively
119) Daily

PART 2: TENSES
1. Did not to do
2. Has not started
3. Does not go
4. Has arrived
5. Have just left
6. Has not eaten
7. We have lived
8. Has been lost
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 9. Bought
10.Had
11.Has worked
12.Has been
13.Apologizes
14.Will have built
15.Sat
16.Will
17.Rang
18.Went
19.Will have
20.Will come
21.Retired
22.Finished
23.Got
24.Jumped
25.Gave
26.Shall be
27.Rang
28.Teaching
29.Will be
30.Sat
31.Have
32.Ate
33.Was revising
34.Forgot
35.Had fallen
36.Has switched
37.Resembles
38.Hope
39.Will take
40.Have been
41.Have been waiting
42.Was seated
43.Has been
44.Have been singing
45.Washed
46.Left
47.Will meet
48.Will play
49.Will not visit
50.Will have drunk
From No.51-60, there are many possible answers. Therefore, you are advised to
consult your teacher of English in case of any difficulty.
61.Welcomed
62.Took
63.Called
64.Sang
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65.Talked, called
66.Saw
67.Was reading, knocked
68.Beat
69.Packed
70.Ran
71.The children have revised the books.
72.The boy has cut his finger.
73.The bookshop has sold books only.
74.Many of us have seen Jesus.
75.Gashumba has taught Maths.
76.The boys have painted the blackboard
77.Our father has built a house.
78.My mother has bought a new dress
79.Doctors have gotten a lot money.
80.None of us has been to Nairobi.
81.Had gone
82.Had paid
83.Had read
84.Has broken
85.Had built
86.Has broken
87.Had stolen
88.Why did she run away?
89.Beat
90.Had left
91.Has gone
92.Have borrowed
93.Has left
94.Have done
95.Has blown
96.Has chosen
97.Has flown
98.Has risen
99.Has lasted
100. Has got
101. We have not remembered it
102. The thief did not steal any money.
103. I did not leave the keys anywhere in the dining hall.
104. She has not been writing this letter.
105. The pupils have not been singing.
106. This girl has not been crying.
107. We did not lose our money.
108. The calf did not drink any milk.
109. The pupils did not send any letter.
110. We were not eating any food.
111. She had not wanted the baby.
112. The football match had not yet started.
113. The clock will not make any noise.
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 114. English is being learnt by Babirye every day.
115. Singing is hated.
116. Your letter shall/will be replied by me tomorrow
117. The lost dog has been found by the villagers.
118. The examination has been marked by him
119. Has the letter been written by you?
120. The bad news has already been heard by me.
121. The glass was broken by the cat last night.
122. Some meat was being eaten by the lion.
123. The news was being read by Mrs. Okello.
124. His money had been stolen by somebody,
125. A leopard has been killed by her.
126. Was it difficult to pass the examination?
127. Have we finished our homework?
128. Can you tell your brother?
129. Has it got a lame leg?
130. Am I the head prefect?
131. Does the child take porridge?
132. Has she sold all her porridge?
133. Can you sing now?
134. Will you come next Sunday?
135. Will he pay all his debts by next week?
136. Don’t we?
137. Isn’t it?
138. Aren’t you?
139. Isn’t it?
140. Don’t I?
141. Didn’t he?
142. Will he?
143. Did she/he?
144. Didn’t she?
145. Did I?

PART 3: SPEECH WORK

1. She asked whether I could speak Arabic.
2. He asked her whether she had seen the thief.
3. They asked whether I had got any money.
4. My father asked me whether he should go with me.
5. He inquired how old he was then.
6. He asked why she was so early.
7. I wondered whether cricket was so enjoyable.
8. She asked me whether I would fly to USA the following day.
9. He asked Akiiki whether she had got all the answers correct.
10.The school inspector asked whether I was the headmaster.
11.She said that they didn’t have food.
12.The teacher says that he is very busy today,
13.The children asked whether they had to attend school every day.
14.The brother asked his sister where she was the previous night.
15.The soldier asked him whether he had seen the enemy.
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 16.The science teacher told them that fire needs oxygen to burn.
17.The coach told the players that practice makes perfect.
18.Amooti said that her uncle would collect her.
19.Milly said that their mother was sick.
20.The policeman ordered her to sit down.
21.He said that he had met her the previous week.
22.Adyeri told Ochwo that she wanted to talk to him.
23.The doctor advised her to stop drinking beer.
24.She ordered Tezira to sweep that house.
25.He requested me to stop laughing.
26.“We are late”, said the girls.
27.“What is he doing?” the priest asked her.
28.The teacher said, “I will punish you.”
29.“My head is paining”. Said the night watchman.
30.“What was happened?” my mother inquired from me.
31.“Keep quiet”, said the class monitor.
32.The pupils said, “We have reported the theft to the class teacher.”
The pupils said, “We reported the theft to the class teacher.”
33.“I am writing a novel,” says Amooti.
34.“Do you want any money?” he asked me.
35.Mutoni asked us, “Are you leaving next month?”
36.“Stay in bed,” the doctor requested him.
37.“Have you been promoted, father?” inquired the children.
The children inquired, “Were you promoted, father?”
38.“We are grandchildren of kintu,” he said.
39.“I must see him tomorrow,” he said.
He said, “I have to see him tomorrow.”
40.The game ranger said, “I have seen a lion.”
The game range said, “I saw a lion.”
41.“I am early for lesson,” say the girls.
42.“Where are you going?” he asked.
43.“Please give me a lift,” the short man requested me.
44.“I want some money today,” said mother.
45.“Bring the school fees please,” the head teacher asked my father.
46.“How old are you?” he asked me.
47.“Do you want any books now?” she asked me.
48.The girls says, “I am ringing a phone.”
49.“Get out of my room!” he ordered me.
50. “Speak English!” the teacher ordered us.

PART 4: IF CLAUSE

1. If you had written, I would have forgiven you.

2. We would have visited you if it had not been delayed.
3. We shall defeat them next time if we train harder.
4. We would have performed better if we had revised enough.
5. If we go to Britain, we will visit the historical sites.
6. If she calls me today, I will answer the phone.
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7. We shall pass if we study hard.
8. I will not go with them unless they apologize.
9. If it does not rain, the crops will wither.
10. The cat will eat the rats if it is hungry.
11. If you come late tomorrow, you will be punished.
12. We should be rewarded if we work diligently.
13. If she were rich, she would donate to charity.
14. The lion would eat him if he entered its territory.
15. He would be the guest of honor if he won the competition.
16. If I were a king, I would rule justly.
17. If it was a bird, it would fly away.
18. If Africans were Europeans, they would be treated equally.
19. If the Rwanda Amavubi Stars were defeated, the fans would
be disappointed.
20. If I found a million shillings, I would donate some to charity.
21. Unless we work hard, we will not succeed.
22. If the cabinet meeting was not held, important decisions
would not be made.
23. If she were intelligent, she would solve the problem.
24. If I were a millionaire, I would travel the world.
25. She will be happy if she receives the promotion.
26. We will be happy if we accomplish our goals.
27. I will come tomorrow if I finish my work on time.
28. They will be poor unless they find employment.
29. If he was my father, I would respect him.
30. If the world came to an end tomorrow, I would spend time
with my loved ones.
31. If I hear from you this evening, I will let you know.
32. If you tell me the answer, I can help you.
33. We would be very surprised if we won the lottery.
34. Muzaki would repair it at once if it was broken.
35. If he trains hard, he will win the race.
36. If she complains, the manager will address her concerns.
37. I would not be surprised if tomorrow is rainy.
38. We will come next Sunday if our schedule permits.
39. If I had enough money, I would invest in real estate.
40. Had he requested me, I would have helped him.
41. They would have been arrested if they committed a crime.
42. It might have been worse if there was no rescue team.
43. He would not have waited last Friday if he had other
commitments.
44. If she had failed to drive, his wife would have been unhappy.
45. If he had arrived, he would have made a call.
46. If he had eaten, I would have eaten with him.
47. If Mirembe had delayed, the train would not have waited for
her.
48. If my uncle had not rung me, I would have written to him.
49. If he had left, I would have let you know.
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 50. If the young graduate had wanted to marry me, he could have
paid the bride price.
51. If he had not known, he would have needed to ask.
52. If it had shone, the crops would have dried up.
53. I would never have called you unless you had been ready.
54. You would have got all the information if you had read the
newspaper.
55. If he had come, you would not have needed to go there.
56. If she had become richer, she would have needed a new car.
57. If the driver had not stopped, the police would have arrested
him.
58. If the children had stopped making the noise, the class monitor
would have been happy.

PART 5: MIXED TOPICS

One:
(a) Before noon
(b) Before Christ
(c) General post office
(d) Note carefully
(e) Written after
(f) Rest in peace
(g) Please turn over
(h) Christmas
(i) Valued added tax
(j) Brigadier

Two:
(a) Isn’t
(b) Couldn’t
(c) Oughtn’t
(d) O’er
(e) O’clock
(f) He’ll
(g) He’d
(h) I’d
(i) They’ll
(j) All’s

Three:
(a) Tadpole
(b) Cub
(c) Caterpillar
(d) Grub
(e) Eaglet
(f) Fray
(g) Nestling
(h) Gooseling
(i) Caterpillar
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 (j) Pullet/chick

Four:
(a) Cat
(b) Cow
(c) Dog
(d) Frog
(e) Goat
(f) Lion
(g) Man
(h) Snake
(i) Owl
(j) Turkey

Five:
(a) Widower
(b) Bride
(c) Cripple
(d) Author
(e) Famous
(f) Orphan
(g) Illiterate
(h) Deaf
(i) Blind
(j) Dumb

Six:
(a) China is a friend of Russia.
(b) Rwanda gets abundant rainfall each year.
(c) Fill in the blanks spaces.
(d) I chose the best team.
(e) Soldiers are courageous fighters
(f) Buses are dear vehicles.
(g) It was a difficult test
(h) There is no cure for AIDS
(i) Rwanda is now a secure country to live in
(j) There is right of worship in south Sudan.

Seven:
(a) I was very weak las week
(b) Roots
(c) Write
(d) Reeds
(e) Prophet
(f) None
(g) Wait
(h) Steal
(i) Son
(j) Wood

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Eight:
(a) Are better than one.
(b) According to your cloth
(c) Is not good
(d) Never boils
(e) Has a silver lining
(f) Saves nine
(g) You leap
(h) They are hatched
(i) Make the most noise
(j) Spoil the soup (broth)

Nine:
(a) chief
(b) self
(c) former
(d) more
(e) two
(f) small
(g) many
(h) before
(i) half
(j) after

Ten:
(a) Monkey
(b) Wasp
(c) An elephant
(d) Sunset
(e) Bat
(f) New pin
(g) Ice
(h) Sea
(i) Saying ABC
(j) A pancake

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PART 6: OPPOSITES.
1. Lady
2. Rewarded
3. Unreality
4. Departure
5. He is disliked because of his dishonesty
6. Disapproved
7. Sister
8. Beauty
9. Queen
10.Actress
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 11.Literacy
12.Disunity is weakness
13.shallowness
14.Aunt
15.Poverty
16.Certainty
17.Princess
18.Host
19.Presence
20.Fortune
21.Carefully
22.Ever
23.Sisterly
24.Fortunately
25.Sadly
26.Decently
27.Punish
28.Appeared
29.Defend
30.Started
31.Opposed
32.Including
33.Mourning
34.Dirt that place
35.Early
36.Appointed
37.Rich countries lend a lot
38.Authoress
39.Goddess
40.Lioness
41.That woman is still a spinster
42.Landlady
43.Niece
44.Widower
45.Cow
46.Hostess
47.Woman is serial murder
48.Instructors
49.Ewe
50.She goat
REFERENCE: MK PRECISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Third edition.

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