Тестовые задания по основным темам английской грамматики

ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЙ ТЕСТ.
I Complete the questions.
… your friends go to disco dances every evening?
… the weather nice yesterday?
What song … they singing now?
What books … you like to read in your childhood?
When … you have your next holiday?
… it warm today?
… you know her address?
… she usually wear gloves or mittens in winter?
… they at home yesterday?
… he leaving for London or Paris?
II Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
My dad … as a doctor. (work)
– Where … she? (be) – She … to her principle now. (talk)
… you ever … abroad? (be)
She … at this school for twenty years. (teach)
The children … to bed after they … their lessons. (go; do)
They … this problem yesterday. (discuss)
If he … a taxi he won’t miss a train. (take)
The children … quietly on the floor when their mother … back. (play; come)
He … English for ten years when we met. (teach)
I … all necessary products tomorrow by 2p.m.
III Make the negative form of the verb.
works6. can11. shall take16. do
worked7. could12. should help17. did
bring8. was13. have got18. must
brought9. were14. has got19. had
will buy10. had seen15. does20. Are
IV Choose the correct variant.
– Where are my glasses? I can’t find … (their; it; them)
I can give you this book to read. … (She; It) is very interesting.
Where is Mike? Have you seen … (her; him; his) today?
She opened … book and I opened … (my; mine; her; hers)
Do not help me, I wish to do it by … ( me; my; myself; mine)
Did they wash … (their; theirs; themselves)
Look here! … is knocking at the door! (Something; Anybody; Somebody)
He didn’t go … yesterday. (nowhere; anywhere; somewhere)
How … money do you need? (much; many; a lot)
There are very … illustrations in the magazine. (a lot of; little; many; much)
I’ve got … time (few; little; many)
He has … friends. (a few; a little; much)
V Use the words in brackets in the correct form.
This is the … book I’ve ever read. (interesting)
MTV programme is the … programme on TV. (good)
This hotel is the … hotel in the city. (bad)
I have … time than he. (little)
The Dnieper is much … than the Thames. (long)
I … to the theatre if I buy tickets tomorrow. (go)
If she … at home now she’d help you. (be)
He’d have finished his work yesterday if you … him. ( not interrupt)
He will ring us up when he … this work. (do)
I don’t know when she … (come)
He asked if Mary … in tomorrow’s performance. (take part )
VI Put the verb in brackets in the required tense and voice form.
The Moscow Kremlin … in 1147. (found)
A new railway station … in my town next year. (build)
Last month a chocolate factory … its work. (begin)
The disco dances … at our school every Saturday. (organize)
When I came the documents … already. (print)
When I entered the room she … the documents. (print)
The car … at the moment. (repair)
Your book … by next month (publish)
Nick … his composition yet. (not write)
VII Choose the correct form of the Passive Voice for translating the Russian sentences into English.
Статья была переведена вчера.
Is translatedb) was translatedc) has been translated
Когда зазвенел звонок, статья переводилась студентами.
Was translatedb) was being translatedc) were being translated
Статью уже перевели, когда зазвенел звонок.
Had been translatedb) has been translatedc) had translated
Статью переведут завтра.
Will be translatedb) is being translatedc) will have been translated
Новая станция метро была построена в этом году.
Is builtb) was builtc) has been builtd) is being built
Новая станция метро строится недалеко от моего дома.
Is being builtb) is builtc) will be built
Новая станция метро будет построена к Новому году.
Will be builtb) will have been builtc) has been built
Он почувствовал, что за ним следят.
Was followedb) was being followedc) is being followed
VIII A) Form adjectives with the help of these suffixes translate them.
– ful wonder, beauty, care, harm, help, dread, respect
– less care, harm, help, end, rest, pain, shape
– ous mystery, fury, courage, nerve, danger, fame, envy
– y salt, fog, rain, mud, dirt, sleep, storm
B) Complete the text with the adjectives: careless, sleepy, mysterious, dreadful, courageous, endless, nervous, rainy, foggy, shadowy.
One cold (1) ____ night Sam was driving home. He felt tired and (2) ___ . The weather was (3) ___ . The rain seemed (4) ___ and to make it worse it was getting (5) ___ . Suddenly Sam saw a lonely figure standing at the side of the road. He showed down to offer a lift to the (6) ___ pedestrian. But when he approached the (70 ___ figure vanished. Puzzled and a little (8) ___ Sam slowly continued his way and hardly had he covered 50 metres as he almost bumped into a big fallen tree lying across the road. He saw it just on time. Sam is a (9) ___ man and he doesn’t believe in supernatural, but now he says that he is grateful to the (10) ___ ghost that saved him from the accident.
IX A) Make opposite meanings with the help of these prefixes: un−, in−, im-, mis−, il−, dis−
Polite - ______patience - ________agree - _______
True - ______understand - ______able - ________
Legal - ______reliable - _________probable - ____
Expensive - ___appear - __________behave - ______
B) Paraphrase the underlined words.
1. The night clouds vanished and the sky was clear.
2. Not allowed by the law fishing can destroy marine life very badly.
3. He was so exhausted that he couldn’t answer our questions.
4. We are against their plan.
5. I can’t believe it, it’s false!
6. This ticket is quite cheap.
7. It’s very rude to leave without saying goodbye.
8. Children often act badly and cause trouble at school because of lack of attention at home.
9. I’m afraid you don’t realize the nature of the problem.
10. We could hear eagerness in his voice, he didn’t want to wait.
11. Don’t ask Val for help, he is a person who can let you down.
12. The story sounds not likely to happen!
X A) Form nouns with the help of these suffixes (there may be more than 1 word): - tion, -ity, - ness, - er /- or, - mentEmploy, lonely, advertise, announce, determined, popular, instruct, manage, communicate, spectacular, entertain, responsible, celebrate, dark, invent, govern.
B) Complete the sentences with some nouns from A):
1. After fast and colourful sunset total ___ fell on the island. (dark)
2. The hotel was only 2 km from the city’s shopping and ___ areas. (entertain)
3. There were over 10,000 ___ at the stadium On Sunday. (spectacular)
4. Whatever you do, it’s important to have ambition and ___ (determined)
5. Jane served as a ___ for MR. Rochester’s little foster-child. (govern)
6. Initiative and social skills are always attractive to ___. (employ)
7. The industry needs better ___ rather than more money. (manage)
8. They invited a few ___ to open the festival. (celebrate)
9. Sometimes we prefer to use symbols and icons for ___. (communicate)
10. She takes her ___ as a teacher. (responsible)
XI Fill in the gaps with the prepositions: in, on, to, into if it is necessary.
1.I like to go __ the park. 2. Max and Tom are sitting __ the bench. 3. They live __ Scotland. 4. Put the doll __ the box. 5. There is a rug __ the floor. 6. When does she usually come __ home? 5. She is sitting __ the desk. 6. Where is he? – He is __ home. 7. There is a kitten __ the basket. 8. Sam is usually __ school at this time. 9. Put the exercise-books – the schoolbag. 10. Jill doesn’t often go __ the stadium. 11. Please, go __ home. 12. They are sitting __ the table.
XII Match the cardinal and ordinal numerals.
One, five, twelve, four, thirteen, ninety, two, forty, three, fourteen, hundred, thirty, six, eight.The eighth, the fortieth, the third, the twelfth, the hundredth, the fifth, the sixth, the first, the thirtieth, the second, the thirteenth, the fourth, the ninetieth, fourteenth.