Name:__________________________________________ Year & Section:___________________

LONG TEST in ENGLISH I

(4th Grading)
I.PLURALIZATION OF NOUNS. Give the plural forms of nouns as dictated by the teacher.
1. _____________
6. ______________
11. _________________
2. _____________
7. ______________
12. _________________
3. _____________
8. ______________
13. _________________
4._____________
9. ______________
14. _________________
5. ____________
10. _____________
15. _________________
II. HOMONYMS. Write YES on the blank if the pair of words are homonyms, and NO if they
are not.
___________ 1. Debt depth
____________6. Thin tin
_____________ 11.
Pale pail
____________2. Death debt
____________7. Week weak
_____________
12. Seal -sale
____________3. Pick peek
____________8. Duck dock
_____________
13. Cat -cut
____________4. Deer dear
____________9. Sun son
_____________ 14.
Bye - buy
____________5. Beer bear
____________10. Meal mail
_____________
15. Gone -gun
II. SPELLING. Underline the word that is correctly spelled.
1
2
3
1.
occurence
occurrence
ocurrence

4
ocurence

2.

paralyse

paralise

paralyze

parallyze

3.

repeatition

repitition

reapitition

repetition

pnumonia

numonia

pneumonia

4.

neumonia

5.

ecstacy

6.

sergeant

seargent

7.

dipthiria

dipteria

8.

auxiliary

auxilliary

auciliary

aixilary

9.

unecessary

unnecesary

unnecessary

uneccessary

10.

embarassment

extasy

ecstasy
sergent

extacy
sargeant

dyptheria

diphtheria

embarrassment

embarasment

dysmmenorea

dysmenorhea

embarrasment
11.

dysmennorhea
dysmenorrhea

12.

harrassment

harrasment

harassment

harasment

13.

customer

costumer

custommer

costummer

14.

acknowledgement acknowledment

acknowledgment

acknowlegement

15.

dilemma

dilemna

delema

16.

conscience

conscence

consience

consiense

17.

gymnasiom

gymnasum

gymnasium

gynmasium

18.

reumatism

rheumatism

rhumatism

rumatism

19.

yathtc

yacht

yatch

yascht

20.

commitee

commite

committee

comitee

delimma

III. VERB CONJUGATION. Give the different forms of the verbs.

SIMPLE FORM
1. eat
2. do
3. forget
4. send
5. run
6. see
7. draw
8. become
9. choose
10.catch
11.lose
12.sing
13.stop
14.think
15.play

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

IV. DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of
adjectives.
Positive
1. large
2. healthy
3. good
4. important
5. far
6. short
7. happy
8. successful
9. fine
10.interesting
11.famous
12.warm
13.kind
14.colourful
15.noisy
16.smart
17.wise
18.pretty
19.white
20.lovable
V. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.

Comparative
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_____________
_____________
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Superlative
_____________
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_____________
_____________
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Encircle the correct verb in the parenthesis.

1. Jun, along with other students, ( think, thinks) of pursuing a career.

2. There (is, are) a good chance of thunderstorms today.
3. Most of the missing jewelry (has, have) been found at the pawnshop.
4. One of the kids wishes this month (is, are) to explore the cave.
5. All of the water in the different cans (is, are) contaminated.

6. Some of the water (has, have) evaporated.

7. Some books in the library (is, are) missing.
8. Where (is, are) the food you promised to buy?
9. The scriptwriter and director of the play (is, are) a member of the graduating class.

10. One of today's lesson in English (is, are) not easy.

VI. PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT. Underline the correct pronoun in each
sentence.
1. Few at the conference gave (its, their) approval.
2. Every one of the boys has (his, their) instructions.
3. Each of the girls is responsible for (her, their) own room.
4. Neither of the boys agreed to ask (his, their) parents.
5. Every one of the girls agreed to ask (her, their) opinion.
6. Both of my aunts sent (her, their) congratulations.
7. Nobody in the boy's group brought (his, their) radio.
8. Only one of the committees gave (its, their) consent.
9. All of the women refused to give (her, their) approval.
10. Several of the ships had (its, their) sails destroyed.
VII. PREPOSITIONS. Underline the correct preposition inside the parenthesis that would
complete the meaning of the sentence.
1. The earth was without form, and void and darkness was (into, upon) the face of the
earth.
2. He escaped out of their land and went away again (before, beyond) the horizon.
3. Two wild birds were flying beside each other (in, on ) the dark sky.
4. An enormous ocean liner sailed (into, upon) the harbor yesterday.
5. A spirit of jealousy arose among the members (at, of) the team.
6. Try to answer (in, on) the board each math problem correctly.
7. One should accept defeat ( with, of) dignity.
8. Blackie was accidentally locked (onto, inside) his dog house.
9. He faced battle (in, with) tremendous strength because of his army.
10. The King's rule endured (throughout, upon) five generations.
VIII. From the choices provided after each sentence select the verb that would correctly
complete the sentence. Write the modal auxiliary on the space provided.
.
1. You seem to be having trouble there. _________ I help you?
Would
Will
Shall
2. I don't have enough money to buy lunch. __________ you lend me a couple of dollars?
May
Could
Shall
3. That ice is dangerously thin now. You ________ go ice-skating today.
mustn't
might not
would mind not to
4. It's way past my bedtime and I'm really tired. I ________ go to bed.
should
ought
could
5. He ______________ have committed this crime. He wasn't even in the city that night.
might
shouldn't
couldn't
6. John is over two hours late already, He ___________ missed the bus again.
should have must have will have
7. I'm really quite lost. _______________ showing me how to get out of here?
Would you mind
Would you be
Must you be
8. That bus is usually on time. It _________ to be here any time now.
might
has ought
9. I read about your plane's near disaster. You ____________ terrified!
might have been must have been
shall have been
10. It's the law. They ____________ have a blood test before they get married.
might
could
have to
Name:__________________________________________ Year & Section:___________________
LONG TEST in ENGLISH II
(4th Grading)
I.

VERBALS.

A. Distinguishing between Verbs and Participles. Identify each underlined word as a

verb or participle. If the world is a participle, write the word it modifies on the
blank before the number.
___________1. The train is arriving on Track 7.
___________2. Reporters interviewed the arriving delegation.
___________3. My little brother loves frozen yogurt.
___________4. Usually, by this time of year, the pond has frozen.
___________5. The theatrical company has been touring major cities.
___________6. The touring company will perform here next week.
___________7. The Baskins are moving to Toronto.
___________8. The moving truck arrived an hour late.
___________9. Have the police recovered the stolen jewels?
___________10. Someone has stolen a valuable painting from the museum.
B. Identifying Gerunds and gerund Phrases. Write the gerund or gerund phrase in
each sentence. Then identify its function in the sentence.
___________1. Talking during a test is strictly forbidden in this class.
___________2. The librarian began cataloguing the newest books.
___________3. His newest hobby, arranging flowers, gives him pleasure.
___________4. A qualification for applicants is having an art degree.
___________5. He left almost immediately after a day of teaching.
___________6. Raking leaves fills many of my afternoons in the fall.
___________7. In 1980 the U.S. Olympic hockey team gave playing hockey new
glamour.
___________8. Our club proposed giving the patients a Halloween party.
___________9. By gathering nuts, the squirrel made ready for winter.
___________10. His special talent is reading peoples minds.
C. From Participle to Infinitive. Change the infinitive(s) in the sentence into a gerund
and use in a sentence.
Example: To see Katie Perry in person is Rupers greatest wish.
Answer: Seeing Katie Perry in person is Rupers greatest wish.
1. To capture the splendour of the scene on film required all her photographic skill.
___________________________________________________________________________.
2. To see is to believe.
___________________________________________________________________________.
3. To learn about new inventions can be exciting.
___________________________________________________________________________.
4. During the test, Mrs. Linton permitted us to use our dictionaries.
___________________________________________________________________________.
5. Jamie hates to study for the test.
___________________________________________________________________________.
6. The decision, to try for the two-point conversion, became the turning point in the
game.
___________________________________________________________________________.
7. Her financial goal was to earn one million dollars by age thirty-two.
___________________________________________________________________________.
8. James learned to sing classical music last month.
___________________________________________________________________________.
9. The citys plans are to build a large convention center and hotel complex.
___________________________________________________________________________.
10.To listen carefully is important.
___________________________________________________________________________.
II.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. Choose the verb in parentheses that agrees with
the subject of each sentence. Underline your answer.
1. Acupuncture, a medical procedure that comes to us from the Chinese, (is, are)
receiving greater attention.
2. In the park a crumbling pavilion used for concerts (evokes, evoke) memories of the
past.
3. Turpentine, derived from coniferous trees, (is, are) used to clean messy paint spills.
4. This casserole, which is made with beef and various vegetables, (serves, serve) six
people.
5. Her only piece of jewelry, an unusual pendant made with tiny seashells, (is, are)
hanging from her neck.

6. This daguerreotype*, as well as those on the far wall, (was, were) among the first
ever made.
*daguerreotypean early photographic process using silver-coated metallic plates that

were sensitive to light.

7. these easy exercises, along with the one described in that book, (is, are) designed to
relax you.
8. During this crisis, his ability to deal with problems (seems, seem) to be crumbling.
9. The houses built on the beach (need, needs) repairs.
10. Dairy products, such as cream or butter, (cause, causes) food to spoil quickly in warm
weather.
III.

VERBS. Using Tense in Past Time. Write the indicated form of each verb in
parentheses. Rewrite the sentence on the space provided.
1. I (askpast) you to deliver these packages.
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2. Our school (adoptpresent perfect) the honor system.
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3. The students (discusspast progressive) the new film.
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4. His hair (bepresent perfect) white for many years.
_______________________________________________________________.
5. Alexander Dumas (writepast perfect) plays before he began writing The Three
Musketeers.
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6. John (studypresent perfect progressive) more diligently this semester.
_______________________________________________________________.
7. The angry customer (insistpast emphatic) on a refund.
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8. Someone (leavepast perfect) a package on his desk.
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9. Ricky (travelpresent perfect) throughout Europe.
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10.Joan (findpast) the keys behind the desk.
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IV.
ADJECTIVES. A. Putting Adjectives in Order. Put the adjectives following each
underlined noun in the proper order and write the entire phrase on the space
provided.
1. sports car British, that, small, red
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2. road -- dirt, a, winding, narrow
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3. vase lovely, this, hand-painted, Japanese
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4. insects flying, iridescent, many
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5. coin bronze, ancient, the, Roman
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6. mouse field, frightened, the, brown, tiny
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7. shirt green, the, silk
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8. kitten Siamese, blue-eyed, little, a
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9. library -- red, new, brick, our
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10.stories mystery, exciting, several
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B. Identifying Adjectives. Copy each underlined noun or pronoun in the following
paragraph and write all of the adjectives, if any, that modify it. Write your answer on
the space provided following the paragraph.
Example: Collections of great art treasures have been preserved in many places
around the world.
Answer: places -- many
Dresden, an East German (1) city, houses some of the greatest art (2) treasures in
the world. From the sixteenth (3) century to the eighteenth century, the Saxon, (4)
electors collected art from the four (5)corners of the globe and brought them to this (6)
location. Though the Saxon (7) reign was short-lived, the treasures have not been; most
(8) pieces even survived the Allied (9) bombing during World War II. Today, the public can
view delicate Oriental (10) porcelain and sensitive, moving (11) paintings of great (12)
artists. The Green Vault holds precious (13) metals and jewels, the work of the best
European (14) artisans. One display contains shining diamond boot (15) buckles and
jewelled shirt (16) buttons. To estimate the (17) value of these (18) treasures would

prove virtually impossible; (19) many are priceless. For example, at one auction, eight
Meissen china (20) pieces sold for $ 313, 720.
1. _______________________
11. __________________________
2. _______________________
12.__________________________
3. _______________________
13.__________________________
4. _______________________
14.__________________________
5. _______________________
15.__________________________
6. _______________________
16.__________________________
7. _______________________
17.__________________________
8. _______________________
18.__________________________
9. _______________________
19.__________________________
10._______________________
20.__________________________