P4 - Grammar Practices 1
A. Lucus is writing about his hobbies. Complete his writing with the given words.
Each word can be used more than once. (16marks @2)
so both and or
too when either because
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I started watching TV (eg.) when I was three. like cartoons (1) because they are
silly. I like game shows (2) too. They are funny and exciting.
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My sister likes (3) both the news reports (4) and the weather reports. She does not
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like dramas. She does not like sports programmes (5) either. She does not like cartoons (6)
or game shows.
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However, we both enjoy documentaries (7) so we will watch TV together after
dinner (8) when we have time.
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B. Amy and Lucus are chatting on the phone. Complete the conversation with the
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correct question words. You may use the words ONCE only. (10marks @2)
how old how many where when
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Amy: I can hear someone singing. (e.g.) Who is it?
Lucus: It's my cousin, Ethan. He is from Canada.
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Amy: (1) How old is he?
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Lucus:
Amy: He is 13 years old.
Lucus: (2) Where are you now?
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Amy: We are in Sai Kung.
Lucus: (3) Why are you doing there?
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Amy: We are having seafood lunch there.
Lucus:
Wow! (4) How many people are there?
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Amy:
Lucus: There are two of us.
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Amy: (5) Why don't your parents go with you?
Lucus: Because they are busy. They have to work today.
Amy: Please take some photos and share with me later. Enjoy!
Lucus:
Sure. Talk to you later.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 2
A. Jenny is writing about her friend, Sam. Fill in the blanks with the correct
prepositions. (7marks @1)
My Friend
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Sam is my best friend. He is e.g. in Class 4F. He is a healthy kid. He has good
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eating habits. He eats a lot (1) of vegetables every day because he knows vegetables are
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good (2) for him. He goes to school (3) on foot because he wants to get more exercise.
At weekends, he plays basketball (4) with his friends. He is the captain of his basketball
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team.
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He sleeps early. He goes to bed at nine o'clock every night. He gets (5) up early
every morning. He is never late (6) for school. Sam is helpful too. He does housework
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every day. He also helps look (7) after his baby sister.
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B. Jenny is writing an article about her funniest memory. Help her finish the article
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with the correct pronouns given. Each word can be used ONCE only. (16marks @2)
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we our my I she myself ourselves themselves
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When (e.g.) I started school, I was six. I was nervous the night before! Then
Mum said that my sisters and I had to pack our school bags by (1) ourselves . This was
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not a problem for my elder sisters because they could pack their bags by (2) themselves.
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I did not know what to take so I packed my drawing books, a carton of milk and some
bread. Luckily, Mum found out and (3) she helped me pack my bag. I was glad that I
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could tie (4) my shoelaces by (5) myself .
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(6) We all felt great on the first school day!
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P4 - Grammar Practices 3
A. Uncle Hill is visiting Hong Kong next month. James is planning the itinerary for
him. Fill in the blanks with the words given. Words can be used once only. (8marks
@2)
ride on the cable car take photos on the Avenue of Stars
eat seafood watch the birds
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visit Hong Kong Wetland Park visit Golden Bauhinia Square
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Uncle Hill likes doing outdoor activities. On the first day, I will bring him to Mai
Po to (1) watch the birds. Then I will bring him to Tsim Sha Tsui to (2) take photos on the
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Avenue of Stars.
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On the second day, I will bring him to Wan Chai to (3) visit Golden Bauhinia
Square. After that, we will visit Lantau Island to (4) ride on the cable car !
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B. William is writing about the TV programmes he and his friends like and dislike.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (12marks @2)
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William Alice Sophia
documentaries ✓ ✓ X
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Cookery ✓ X ✓
programmes
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cartoons X ✓ X
dramas ✓ X ✓
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My friends and I like different TV programmes. I like e.g. both documentaries and
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dramas. Sophia likes dramas (1) too. I don't like cartoons. Sophia doesn't like them (2)
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either . Alice doesn't like dramas. She doesn't like cookery programmes (3) either. She
likes (4) both documentaries and cartoons. I like documentaries (5) too.
Sophia will come to my home tonight. Sophia and I like (6) both cookery
programmes and dramas. I think we can enjoy watching TV together!
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P4 - Grammar Practices 4
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with suitable quantifiers. (14marks @2)
Mum: Jenny, we need to buy some food for the party.
Let's check what we have
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in the kitchen first.
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Jenny: Ok. There is e.g a bottle of salad dressing and (1)
two packets of sausages in the fridge.
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Mum: We need to buy (2) a loaf of bread and (3) four
cans of tuna fish for making sandwiches.
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Jenny: I also want to buy (4) two bars of chocolate, (5)
three packs of French fries and (6) a carton of
orange juice.
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Mum: Remember to buy (7) a bunch of grapes for your
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Jenny: Yes, Madam.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 5
Mum is talking about her nieces and nephew, Amy, Emma and Peter. Read the
following table and fill in the blanks by putting in the correct form of the given
adjectives. (12marks @2)
Name Age Height Weight Math Result
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Amy 7 1.1m 42kg 67 marks
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Emma 9 1.5m 39kg 74 marks
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Peter 11 1.3m 59kg 95 marks
Emma is 39 kg. She is (1) lighter than but (2) taller than Peter. Peter cats a lot of
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food every day so he is (3) the fattest among the three of them.
Amy is only 7 years old so she is (4) the shortest but she is (5) heavier than
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Emma. Amy is lazy so her mathematics result is (6) poorer than Emma’s. Peter likes
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helping his classmates with their homework so he is very popular in his class.
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B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions. (10marks @2)
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Jack is a great chef. He really loves cooking. He sometimes works in the kitchen
(1) for fourteen hours without stopping. He likes making different dishes, and one of his
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favourite is noodles (2) with beef and carrots.
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(3) In the morning, he doesn't have breakfast. At lunchtime, he eats (4) with people
who also work at his restaurant. After a long day, he goes home to his wife. She cooks him
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something healthy (5) for dinner because she knows he wants to keep fit.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 6
Isabella is talking about her friend, Daisy. Look at Daisy's timetable. Complete the
conversation with 'always', "often', 'sometimes' or 'never'. You can use the words
more than once. (10marks @2)
always sometimes often never
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Daisy has many hobbies. She is good at music. Singing is her favourite hobby. She
(1) always sings on Sundays and Fridays. She (2) sometimes has the violin lesson on
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Tuesdays. She also enjoys doing sports. She (3) sometimes plays football on Thursday
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afternoons with her father because he is only free on weekdays. She (4) never plays
badminton. On Saturdays, she (5) often has the drawing class.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 7
Complete the following story with the correct form of the words from the box. Use
each word ONCE only. (12marks @2)
sad good tight careful slow
polite angry quick happy pretty
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One day, Leo went shopping for a birthday gift in a department store. He saw a
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beautiful vase and wanted to buy it for his mum. He picked it up e.g. carefully because it
might break. Suddenly, a girl grabbed it 1. quickly from his hands. 'Excuse me,' said Leo 2.
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politely, 'I saw this vase first. Would you please give it back to me?' However, the girl
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ignored him. Then Leo walked away and looked for other things.
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Leo saw a colourful scarf and wanted to take a look. When he put out his hand,
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the girl grabbed it again. 'Why are you always grabbing things from me?' asked Leo 3.
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angrily. He tried to pull the scarf back from the girl's hand, but she held it 4. tightly. They
kept pulling the scarf. Finally, they tore it into two pieces.
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At that moment, a shop assistant came. He was angry. 'Children, you should
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behave 5. better. Now you must pay for the scarf,' said the shop assistant. 'Sorry,' said Leo
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and the girl 6. sadly. They looked at the price tag. The scarf was expensive!
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In the end, Leo went home with nothing, but half of the broken scarf.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 8
A. Connie and her friends have a birthday party together. Fill in the blanks with the
comparative or superlative form of the given adjectives. You can use each adjective
once only. (12marks @2)
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Cindy me Amy
$ 180 $ 188 $ 210
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This is a picture of my friends and me at our birthday party. I am in the middle. I
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am (1) shorter than than Cindy. She is 140 cm tall! I am 135cm. But my hair is (2) longer
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than hers. Amy is (3) the shortest. She is only eight old.
I have small eyes. My eyes are (4) smaller than Amy's. Cindy's eyes are (5) the
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biggest. Amy's birthday cake is $280, it's (6) the most expensive cake. But I think my
birthday cake is delicious! It's so yummy!
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B. Andy is writing a blog entry. Complete it with the prepositions in the box. You can
use the prepositions more than once. (14marks @2)
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Today, my family went to the sports centre. I played badminton (1) with my
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cousins Bosco and Leo.
Bosco laughed (2) at me. Then we played hide-and-seek in the park. Leo found
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Bosco first. He then made fun (3) of Bosco by putting a dead spider (4) on his head!
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Bosco was very mad. He shouted (5) at Leo. Then they fought (6) with each other!
Luckily, my dad came and talked (7) to them.
At last, they hugged each other. Everyone smiled.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 9
A. David is writing a passage. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given
words below. Each word can be used ONCE only. (10marks @2)
loudly slowly lovely soundly sweetly quickly
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Last Saturday, Tom went hiking. He saw many birds. They sang (1) soundly.
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When he walked near the tree, he saw a slithery snake moving (2) quickly. Tom ran away
(3) slowly. After a while, he saw a (4) lovely kitten. It slept (5) sweetly on a bench. It was
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B. Milly is writing about his hobbies. Complete his writing with the given words.
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Each word can be used more than once. (16marks @2)
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too either because or
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I started watching TV (e.g.) when I was three. I like cartoons (1) because they are
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silly. I like game shows (2) too. They are funny and exciting.
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My sister likes (3) both the news reports (4) and the weather reports. She does not
like dramas. She does not like sports programmes (5) either. She does not like cartoons (6)
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or game shows.
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However, we both enjoy documentaries (7) so we will watch TV together after
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dinner (8) when we have time.
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P4 - Grammar Practices 10
The children are talking about their school activities. Complete the sentences using
'in’, 'on' or 'from... to'. Write the full form of the dates. (12marks @2)
Cindy: When's Sports Day? It was (e.g.) on the twenty-fifth of September last
year. (25th September)
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Ted: This year's Sports Day is (1) in October. (October)
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It's (2) on the second of October. (2nd October)
Cindy: When's the Arts Fair?
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Ted: It's (3) in November. (November)
Cindy: I remember now. Is it (4) on the third of November? (3rd November)
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Ted: Yes, you're right.
Cindy: Green Week is (5) from the tenth to the fifth of December. (10th to 15th
December)
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I want to take part in the tree-planting activity.
Ted: I can't join you. I'll be very busy (6) in December. (December)
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I need to practice for the dancing competition.
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