Complex Sentences (Practice) I. Select the correct subordinating conjunction to complete each complex sentence. 1. We will hold the outdoor event _____ it rains heavily. a) because b) unless c) so that 2. _____ she studied for weeks, she scored a perfect mark on the test. a) Although b) Because c) As if 3. Please turn off the lights _____ you leave the classroom. a) so that b) before c) even though 4. He saved money for two years _____ he could buy a ne

Complex Sentences Complex sentences use a subordinating conjunction to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. A subordinating conjunction is a word that joins an independent clause (a complete thought) to a dependent clause (an incomplete thought) while establishing a logical relationship between them (like time, cause, or condition). The placement of these clauses determines the punctuation: Dependent Clause First: Place a comma after the dependent clause ("Alt

Quiz 10 I. Choose the correct answer in the following sentences: 1. Visitors ________ touch the museum exhibits; it is strictly forbidden. a) don't have to b) shouldn't c) must not d) might not 2. Identify the part of speech of the bolded word: The extremely loud music kept the neighbors awake. a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Noun d) Preposition 3. The restaurant has excellent reviews; ________, the service was incredibly slow tonight. a) furthermore

Quiz 9 I. Choose the correct answer: 1. How old __________ the children in that class? a. is b. have c. are d. has 2.. How _________ you go to work? a. do b. does c. are d. is 3. __________ people live in your city? a. How more b. How many c. How much d. How long 4. He doesn't have __________ money. a. many b. some c. a lot d. any 5. __________ to go to the movies tonight? a. Would you like b. Would you want c. You would like d. You would

Participle Adjectives (Practice) I. Rewrite the following sentences to make them grammatically correct. I am very interesting in learning how to play the cello. The horror movie was so frightened that I couldn't sleep. Are you boring with this long lecture? The instructions for the IKEA shelf were very confused. It was a shocked discovery for the archaeologists. The marathon runner felt very tiring after the 26-mile race. My boss's constant yelling is very depressed. We were

Participle Adjectives Participle Adjectives: The Basics Adjectives are words that describe nouns. While we usually think of words like happy, blue, or fast, many adjectives are actually derived from verbs. These are called Participle Adjectives. They come in two forms, ending in either -ed or -ing. The trick is knowing which one to use, as they represent two different sides of an experience. 1. Present Participles (-ing) These adjectives describe the characteristic of a perso

Understanding the Passive Voice (Present Simple & Present Continuous) 1. Active vs. Passive: What’s the Difference? In an Active sentence, the Subject performs the action. Example: The chef (Subject) prepares (Verb) the meal (Object). In a Passive sentence, the Object of the active sentence becomes the new Subject. We focus on the person or thing receiving the action. Example: The meal (New Subject) is prepared (Passive Verb) by the chef. 2. When do we use the Passive Voice?

Parts of Speech (Practice) I. Identify the part of speech for the bolded word in each sentence. 1. The clumsy puppy tripped over its own paws. 2. She quickly finished her homework before dinner. 3. We went to the store to buy some milk. 4. Wow! That was an incredible performance. 5. The teacher handed out the new textbooks. 6. He is very happy with his new bicycle. 7. I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. 8. They decided to watch a movie tonight. 9. The coffee sm

Parts of Speech Parts of speech are the categories we use to group words based on their function in a sentence. They are the "job descriptions" for words. Think of parts of speech as the "building blocks" of a language. Just like a house needs bricks, wood, and glass to stand, a sentence needs different types of words to make sense. In English, there are eight primary parts of speech. Here is your breakdown. 1. Nouns (The "Naming" Words) Nouns identify people, places, things,

I. Choose the correct FANBOYS conjunction: 1. She was hungry, _____ she made a sandwich. 2. I like this jacket, _____ it is too expensive. 3. He didn’t study, _____ did he ask for help. 4. We e can stay here, _____ we can leave now. 5. She was tired, _____ she finished her work. 6. He wanted to drive, _____ he forgot his license. 7. They were late, _____ they ran to school. 8. I cleaned the house, _____ my sister cooked dinner. 9. She doesn’t like fish, _____ does she eat se

Compound Sentences (FANBOYS) What Is a Compound Sentence? A compound sentence joins two independent clauses (complete sentences) using: A comma (,) A coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) Formula: Independent Clause + , + FANBOYS + Independent Clause Example: She studied hard, so she passed the test. FANBOYS Explained FANBOYS: For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So 1. FOR (reason) Meaning: because Examples: I stayed home, for I was feeling sick. She took a taxi, for she was late

Phrasal Verbs About Money Management Cut back on – reduce spending Example: We need to cut back on eating out. Save up – collect money over time for something Example: She is saving up for a new laptop. Pay off – finish paying a debt Example: He finally paid off his credit card. Pay back – return money you borrowed Example: I will pay you back next week. Live on – survive using a certain amount of money Example: They live on a small salary. Run out of – have no more money lef

Law-Related Verbs with Prepositions www.englishiseasierwithamal.com Read the examples below: 1. Accuse someone of The police accused the man of stealing a car. She accused her neighbor of damaging her fence. 2. Charge someone with The suspect was charged with robbery. The police charged him with assault. 3. Sentence someone to The judge sentenced the criminal to five years in prison. He was sentenced to community service. 4. Appeal against The defendant decided to appeal agai

Modal Verbs (Practice) I. Choose the correct modal in the following sentences: 1. You ______ wear a helmet when riding a bike. a) might b) must c) could 2. I ______ speak three languages. a) can b) must c) should 3. It looks cloudy. It ______ rain later. a) must b) might c) should 4. You ______ see a doctor if you feel sick. a) should b) may c) will 5. Students ______ arrive on time for class. a) must b) might c) could 6. ______ I borrow your pen?

Modal Verbs What are Modal Verbs? Modal verbs serve as auxiliary verbs in English grammar. They should be used in conjunction with the base form of the main verb, rather than with the infinitive, gerunds, or any other verb tense. Ex. She can swim. not She can swims. XXX You should study. not You should to study. XXX We must leave now. not We must leaving now. XXX Common Uses of Modals Function Modal Example Ability can / could I can drive. Advice should You shoul

Comparative or Superlative? I. Choose the correct answer (A, B, or C). 1. This book is __________ the one I read last week. A) more interesting than B) the most interesting C) interesting 2. Today is __________ day of the week. A) colder than B) the coldest C) the most cold 3. My apartment is __________ yours. A) the smallest B) smaller than C) more small than 4. This is __________ movie I’ve ever seen. A) the funniest B) more funny than C) the funniest th

Find the Mistakes Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them: 1. Yesterday we saw a eagle flying over the lake __________________________________________________________________________ 2. She go to the recycling center every saturday. __________________________________________________________________________ 3. My sister and me recycle everyweek. __________________________________________________________________________ 4. There are too much garbage in the

Subject and Object Pronouns Subject pronouns are used before the verb . They tell us who does the action . I, you, he, she, it, we, they Examples: She works in a bank. They are waiting outside. Object pronouns are used after the verb or preposition . They tell us who receives the action . me, you, him, her, it, us, them Examples: The teacher helped me . I spoke to them yesterday. If the pronoun does the action → Subject If the pronoun receives the action → Object I. Ch

Definite and Indefinite Articles (Practice) I. Choose the Correct Article Choose: a / an / the / Ø (no article) 1. I bought ___ new phone yesterday. (a - an - Ø) 2. She wants to be ___ nurse. (a - an - the) 3. ___ children are playing outside. (a - the - Ø) 4. He is looking for ___ job. (a - an - Ø) 5. I drink ___ coffee every morning. (the - an - Ø) 6. We went to ___ community center near my house. (a - an - the) 7. ___ English is not

Definite and Indefinite Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles (a, an, the) In English, articles are short words we use before nouns. They are small, but they are very important in English! The three main articles are: a an the They help us show which person or thing we are talking about. Indefinite Articles: "a / an" We use a or an when: - we talk about something in general Ex. - She has a cat. - He is a teller. - Or for the first time and the listener does not know whic

Possessive Adjectives We use possessive adjectives to talk about something that belongs to us or to someone else. Ex. I have a pen. My pen is red. You have a car. Your ca r is expensive. He has a book. His book is huge. She has a new dress. Her dress is beautiful. My dog has blue eyes. Its eyes are big. We have an ESL class. Our class is interesting. They have a homework assignment. Their homework is challenging. Possessive adjectives are: My - your - his - her - its - ou

The Third Conditional I. Complete the following sentences: 1. He wouldn’t have invited them if ________. 2. The kids wouldn’t have slept at night if ___________. 3. If I had met him, ___________. 4. If I had known Terry Fox earlier, ______. 5. ____________ if she had graduated from university. 6. If Tim Horton's hadn’t opened in 1964, _________. 7. We wouldn’t have so many car accidents if ____________. 8. ___________ if I hadn’t remembered to turn off the oven. 9. I wouldn't

(Practice) The Passive Voice (Present Simple - Present Continuous) I. Identify the "subject", "verb", "object", and the verb "tense" in the following sentences: 1. Thomas is writing a new book about his favorite hobby. Gloria prepares coffee before she goes to work every morning. They're growing a rare kind of flower. My team is preparing a short presentation about the new project. The dentist takes an x-ray of my teeth every other visit. Mike is installing a new app to upda

Superlative Adjectives (Practice) A. Use superlative adjectives in the following sentences: 1. Which city in Canada gets (high) amount of snow? 2. I need (sharp) knife in the kitchen to cut the turkey. 3. The math teacher is good but he's not (good). 4. Who is (young) child in your class? 5. My uncle is (funny) person in the family. 6. My friend took (long) route to come to me. 7. Russia is not (large) country in the world anymore. 8. Do you know where I can find (cheap) rest

Superlative Adjectives Superlative Adjectives We use superlative adjectives to describe one among many. Ex. This mall is the largest in the whole city. Lamia is the smartest girl in the family. What is an adjective? We use adjectives to describe nouns. This car is expensive. Elephants are big animals. My job is easy. If I want to describe one thing or person among many, I use superlative adjectives. Ex. Our house is the nearest to the school. The lake behind the school is the

Adjectives vs. Adverbs (Practice) I. Choose the correct word: 1. Rosa is (beautifully - beautiful) 2. What you're doing is (extreme - extremely) dangerous. 3. It's raining (heavy - heavily). 4. Tim drives very (fast - fastly). 5. He completed the job (successful - successfully) 6. He is (incredible - incredibly) fast at typing. 7. Mora speaks English (good - well) 8. Tim works (remote - remotely) 9. The food got (slight - slightly) burnt. Sorry! 10. He works (hard - hardly).

“Adjectives” versus “Adverbs” - Adjectives modify or describe nouns and pronouns. Example: - Ragia ( noun ) is beautiful ( adjective ). - The small ( adjective ) class ( noun ) is quiet . ( adjective) - It ( pronoun ) is sunny ( adjective ) and warm ( adjective ). - This one ( pronoun ) is expensive . ( adjective ) - Adverbs modify or describe adjectives. Example: - Ragia is very ( Adverb ) beautiful ( Adjective ). - Eddy is r eally ( Adverb ) tired ( Adjective ).

The Third Conditional When do we use the “Third Conditional”? We use it to talk about an imaginary (Unreal) situation in the past. Because we are talking about an unreal situation in the past, we use the “past perfect” tense. Ex. If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a bigger house. In real life I didn’t win the lottery and I didn’t buy a bigger house. Ex. If he had gotten the job, he would have moved to another city. In real life he didn’t get the job and he didn’t m

Verb Tense Review I. Correct the verbs between brackets: 1. She usually (Leave) at 7:00 o'clock. 2. I (fly) to Brazil last month. 3. The thief (run) very fast when the alarm went off. 4. Look! The children (play) in the playground. 5. Marco (not study) now. 6. She (not teach) math. She (teach) science. 7. They (build) this hospital a few years ago. 8. We (not see) Tom at school yesterday. 9. Water (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius. 10. It (not snow) in Africa. www.englishiseasier

Asking Questions Wh. Questions: We use: - "What" to ask about information Ex. What's your name? - When to ask about time. Ex. When does the movie start? - Where to ask about a place. Ex. Where do you live? - Why to ask about the reason. Ex. Why do you want to learn English? - "Who" to ask about the doer of an action. Who broke the window? - “Which” to ask about choice or selection. Ex. Which car did he buy? and - How to ask about a condition or manner. Ex. How are you? How do

The Past Simple Vs. The Present Perfect Tense (Practice) I. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) from the box: Since – for – ago – so far – last week – in 1975 – recently – just - yet 1. Doctor: How long have you had the rash? Patient: I’ve had it ---------- Monday. 2. Tommy: Are you still at the clinic? Tammy: Just left. I’ve waited there ---------- three hours. 3. Nurse: Do you still get those migraines? Patient: I haven’t had any ----------. 4. Doctor: When did yo

Describing People A. Choose (be), (have) or (Do) (Questions): 1. What ---------- she look like? 2. How old ---------- she? (Past) 3. What...

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "Gerunds": 1. I enjoy -------------------- 2. -------------------- is my favorite hobby. 3. Let’s go -------------------- this weekend. 4. He was angry about --------------------. 5. -------------------- is good for our health. 6. She practises -------------------- the violin every night. 7. Consider -------------------- to improve your mental health. 8. What is the purpose of --------------------? 9. My country is famous for ------

Gerunds - What is a “Gerund”? It’s the “verb” + ing to form a “noun” Ex. Work – working Play – playing jump - jumping - Gerunds can be used as a subject. Ex. Playing (subject) sports is fun. Exercising (subject) regularly is important. - Gerunds can also be used as an object. Ex. They quit smoking . (Object) Dan enjoys watching (Object) TV every night. - We use “gerunds” after verb “to go” Ex. Let’s go fishing. Last week we went camping

Comparative Adjectives (Practice) A. Use comparative adjectives in the following sentences: 1. My brother is (young) than me. 2. Your phone isn't (advanced) than your tablet. 3. Sarah is (intelligent) than her friend. 4. Is chili powder (hot) than paprika? 5. My uncle is (funny) than my father. 6. Suzan's music library isn't (amazing) than Simon's library. 7. My boss is (bad) than yours. 8. Is The Mackenzie River (long) than The Mississippi River? 9. My classmates are (nice)

Comparative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives We use comparative adjectives to compare two things or two people. Ex. This house is...

“Be” or “Do”? Please use “Be” or “Do” in the following questions: A. Wh. Questions: 1. Where ---------- my phone? 2. How --------- the weather today? 3. Where -------- Jack and Jenny from? 4. How -------- this work? 5. Who -------- he? 6. How many children --------- you have? 7. What time ------- the meeting? 8. Which TV show -------- your favorite? 9. Why -------- he want to learn English? 10. What ------- your address? 11. Where -------- they come from? 12. How ------- he c

Present Simple or Present Continuous (Quiz) - Correct the verbs between brackets. Choose the Simple Present or the Present continuous Tense: 1. My brother (not take) a shower right now. 2. She (prefer) texting her friends to talking on the phone. 3. Where you (sit) in the class? 4. Please be quiet! I (watch) a good movie. 5. My mother and I (not go) shopping every week. 6. Who (sing) at the concert today? 7. It (snow) in winter in Canada, but it (not snow) right now. 8. Why w

The Present Continuous Tense (Practice) - Put the following verbs in the present Continuous tense: I. Statements: 1. Look! The sun...

The Present Continuous Tense - How do we form the Present Continuous Tense? Verb to be (Present Simple) + main verb (Present Participle)...

The Present Simple Tense - When do we use the Present Simple Tense? 1. To talk about habits (every day, every morning, every week, on Mondays …etc. Ex. - We watch a new movie every Friday night. 2. To talk about scientific facts or nature. Ex. - Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius 3. To talk about customs and traditions. Ex. - Italians eat pasta. 4. To talk about schedules. Ex. - The bus comes at 9:00 sharp. www.englishiseasierwithamal.com 1 - How do we form the negative with

The Second Conditional (Practice) A. Complete the following sentences: 1. If she ate this food, ___________. 2. If they fought, ___________. 3. If he didn’t die, ___________. 4. If we saw an accident, ___________. 5. I would be thrilled if ___________. 6. They would throw a party if ___________. 7. I wouldn’t buy the gift if ___________. 8. She would read a book every day if ___________. 9. If my parents were rich, ___________. 10. If we lived on a farm, ___________. 11. If m

The Second Conditional When do we use the “Second Conditional”? We use it to talk about an imaginary (Unreal) situation. Because we are talking about an unreal situation, we use the “past simple” tense although we are in “the present”. Ex. If I won the lottery, I would buy a bigger house. Ex. If he got the job, he would move to another city. Because we are talking about something that is NOT true, we use (I/he, she “were”) instead of (I/he, she “was”). Ex. If I were the boss,

The Present perfect Simple Tense - How do we form the Present PERFECT TENSE? Verb to have (Present Simple) + main verb (Past Participle)...

The Past Simple Tense (Practice) I. Put the following verbs in the Past Simple Tense: 1. Ellen (ignore) my text message last night. 2. How you (do) in the exam yesterday? 3. Jack (not read) my email last week. 4. We (be) so happy when we (see) them. 5. The fire (destroy) the entire building last weekend. 6. How you (fall) the stairs last night? 7. I (eat) my dinner cold last night because the stove (not work). 8. You (cut) your finger this morning? 9. Timothy (work) as a cash

The Past Simple Tense - When do we use the Past Simple Tense? 1. We use it to talk about an action that happened and finished in the past. Ex. – He died. 2. We need adverbs of time to specify the past tense in our sentences. Ex. Yesterday, ago, last night, last week, last Monday, in 2001 …etc. - How do we form the negative with the past Simple Tense? 1. We need the helping verb (DO). 2. We use (DO) in the Past Simple Tense (DID) . 3. The main verb is now in the (Base Form) 4

The Difference Between Verb “To Be” and all the other verbs in the English Language (Practice) I. Choose the correct verb: 1. How many...

The Present Simple Tense I. Identify the situations in the following sentences, (Habit – Fact – Customs or traditions and Schedule): 1. Leaves turn red and fall in autumn. (----------) 2. The bus arrives at 7:30 am. (----------) 3. Do you work from home? (----------) 4. Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius. (----------) 5. Many people around the world celebrate Christmas in December. (----------) 6. Robert drives to work every day. (----------) 7. Linda doesn’t go to scho

- Write questions about the following sentences: 1. People are increasingly avoiding unhealthy food. 2. The new generation is generally...

The difference between verb to “Be” and all the other verbs in the English language - Verb to “be” (Positive statement) (Simple Present...