GRAMMAR PRACTICE
UNIT 16:

AN AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1. The present simple tense
+ To be: - S + is / are / am
- S+ is / are / am +not
- Is / are / am+ s…?
- Question words +is/are/am+s ?
+ Ordinary verb:
- S+ v(s/es)
- S+ don’t/doesn’t + v
- Do/does+s + v ?
Question words + do/does +s +v ?
2. The present progressive tense
- S +is/are /am+ V_ing
- Is/are/am +S+ V_ing?
- - Question words +is/are/am+s + V_ing ?

1. Present simple tense:
a) Nam: Where are you from?
Tom: I am from Canada.
Nam: …….. you …………. Vietnamese?
Tom: No, I………..
I ………..English and French.
Do
speak
don’t
speak
b) Tom is from Canada.
He ………… English and French.
speaks
c) Lee is from China.
He ………… …………..
speaks
d) Yoko is from Japan.
She ………… ……………
speaks
e) Minh is from Viet Nam.
He ………… ……………
speaks
f) John is from the USA.
He ………… ……………
speaks
Chinese
Vietnamese
American
Japanese
2. Present simple and present progressive tense:
a) What is her name?
Her name …… Susan.
is
b) Where does she live?
She ………..in London.
lives
c) Where ……… she staying now?
She ……… …………in Ha Noi now.
is
is
staying
d) What does she do?
She ……… a teacher.
is
e) What ………. she teach?
She ..…………. a tea English.
teaches
does
f) ………. she ……………you?
No. She ..…………. teach me.
doesn’t
Does
Mr. Hai ……………. me.
teach
teaches
big
bigger
the biggest
small
smaller
the smallest
tall
taller
the tallest
3. Adjectives: comparatives and superlatives.
Complete the table. Then complete the passage.
long
longer
the longest
short
shorter
the shortest
tall
taller
the tallest
small
smaller
the smallest
big
bigger
the biggest
high
higher
the highest
thick
thicker
the thickest
+ comparatives :
…Adj-er + than…
+ superlatives :
… the + adj + est
a) The Mekong River is long. The Amazon River is ……….. than the Mekong.
The Nile is …………….. ……………… river in the world.
b) The Great Wall of China is long. It is ……… …………structure in the world.
c) Sears Tower in Chicago is tall, but it isn’t ……. ………… building in the world.
PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is ……. ……… than Sears Tower.
It is …………. ………….. building in the world.
d) Ha Noi is big, but it is not the …………. city in Viet Nam. Ho Chi Minh City is
………… than Ha Noi. It is ………… ………….. City in Viet Nam.
But Mexico City is ………… …………….. city in the world.
longer
longest
the
longest
the
the
tallest
the
tallest
taller
biggest
bigger
biggest
the
biggest
the
4. Indefinite quantifiers: a few , a little , a lot/lots
The streets of Ha Noi are very busy. There is ……….. …………
of traffic. Most people only have ……….. ………..money to spend
on transportation. As a result, there are only ………. ……….
private cars on the roads.
The bike is the cheapest form of transportation, so there are
……… ………….. of bikes. There are ………….of motorbikes, too.
There are ………. ………….of taxis, but they are expensive.
a
lot
a
little
a
few
a
lot
lots
a
lot
- a few + countable nouns
- a little + uncountable nouns
- a lot/lots of + countable and uncountable nouns
a lot of water.
some water.
a little water.
a few potatoes.
some potatoes.