Activity Oriented Worksheet Subject: English Date:

Activity Oriented Worksheet

Subject: English Date: ___________

Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses

a) They ____________________ (watch) TV last night.

b) Priscila ____________________ (talk) to her friends all day.

c) I ___________________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.

d) Bob _____________________ (come) home from school late.

e) They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.

f) She ____________________ (study) hard and___________________(pass) the exam.

g) He ____________________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.

h) I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.

i) Dr. Johnson ______________________ (get up) early this morning.

j) Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to school.

k) Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.

Read the following sentences and identify the tenses used in them.

1.I am working on my computer. (………………………………..)

2. They have already left. (………………………………..)

3. Who told you this? (………………………………..)

4. I will not tolerate this. (………………………………..)

5. She has been working here for ten years. (………………………………..)

6. I have lived in Mumbai for twelve years. (………………………………..)

7. I didn’t see him yesterday. (………………………………..)

8. Do you know his name? (………………………………..)

9. They had arrived. (………………………………..)

10. I will have completed this work by Monday. (………………………………..)

11. I had been working since morning. (………………………………..)

12. She was sleeping. (………………………………..)

Change the following as directed:

1.Birds fly in the sky. (Negative)

2. Rohit loves his teacher. (Interrogative)

3.Boys are doing their homework. (Negative)

4.My friend speaks good English. (Interrogative)

5.Dogs are barking. (Interrogative)

6.He is learning music. (Negative)

7.We are going to Kolkata soon. (Interrogative)

8.Children play in the evening. (Negative)

9.Ritu sings a song. (Negative)

10.I am listening to western music. (Interrogative)

11.Naman and Chaman run fast. (Interrogative)

For every common noun given below, there is a related noun of neuter gender.Write them in the blanks.

1. author ________________

2. scientist ______________

3. plumber____________

4. driver ____________________

5. child _______________________

6. pianist____________________

7. librarian_____________________

8. gardener_____________________



1. Write questions or negatives sentences:

a) She visited her parents last weekend.

Question: __________________________________________________________?

b) He cleaned his room before school.

Question: __________________________________________________________?

c) The teacher found the missing exams.

Negative: __________________________________________________________?

2.Complete the sentences with the best adverb.

[ slowly,carefully ,beautifully ,well ,loudly ,carelessly ,easily ,excitedly ,finally, suddenly, quickly, quietly]

1. Come here ____________. You have to see this!

2. We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.

3. He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.

4. Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.

5. Let's walk ________________. I don't want to be the first one at the meeting.

6. Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.

7. Everythinghappened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a month.

8. Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!

9. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.

10. I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.

3. Complete with the prepositions of time after, at, before, in, on, from, to.

Joe starts school _________ nine o’clock _________the morning.

The first lesson is _________nine _________five past ten, and the second lesson is _________five past

ten _______ ten past eleven.

Break is _________ten past eleven and lessons start again _________half past eleven, _________ break.

Then there are two more lessons _________lunch. Lunch is _________ten past one _________ten past

two. _________lunch and school ends _________ quarter past three.

4. Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

(play, enjoy, watch, listen, talk, phone, stop, walk, travel, like, Stay)

Eg- I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

2. She…………………with friends in Brighton last summer.

3. Italy………………… very well in the last World Cup. 4. Her parents………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.

5. I………………….. you four times last night but you were out.

6. We………………….along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.

7. She…………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.

8. Themen ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.

9. I…………………….to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.

10. They…………………to us about their trip to Madagascar it was very interesting.

5. Use a preposition (ON, IN, AT, BY ) in each blank:

a. Jane goes to work…………………. bus.

b. My birthday is ………………. March.

c. We are going to meet…………… 4:00 p.m.

d. Students must go to school…………….. weekdays.

e. Do you play tennis ……………….. the weekend?

6.Completethestory.Usetheverbsin thebrackets.

Last year I went (go) on holiday. I……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first day

we……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and…………….(eat )in lots of restaurants. The next day

……………… (be) very hot so we……………..(drive) to the sea. We………………..(leave) our clothes in the car

and…………………(sun bathe) and…………….(swim) all day. At six o’clock we………………. (walk) to our car

,but the car……………(be) there. We……………… (buy) some clothes and……………….(go)to the Police

Station. The police……………. (be) nice and we……………..(sleep) in the police station.



1. Write questions or negatives sentences.

a) She visited her parents last weekend.

Question: __________________________________________________________?

b) He cleaned his room before school.

Question: __________________________________________________________?

c) The teacher found the missing exams.

Negative: __________________________________________________________?

d) You ate cookies after dinner.

Negative:__________________________________________________________?

e) You talked to her earlier.

Question: __________________________________________________________?

f) We turned off the TV after the news.

Negative: __________________________________________________________?

2. Read the postcard and answer the following questions

Hi, Sabine! I’m writing this from summer camp in the mountains. It’s really

beautiful here, and I’m having a great time. So, what do we do every day? Well,

we always get up at seven o’clock and have breakfast outside. In the morning,

there are lots of activities and we can choose what we want to do. I want to try

sailing, horse riding, and go to dance classes, but I can’t do everything. There

isn’t time! In the afternoon, we can do what we like. At the moment, some of

my friends are playing football, and the others are cooking dinner. It’s fish

tonight. I usually hate fish, but the food here is really good, so I want to try it.

Are you having a good summer? Send me a postcard! Love, Christian

Answer the questions.

1 Where is Christian at the moment?

________________________________________________________________

2 Where does he have breakfast every day?

________________________________________________________________

3 Which activities does he want to try at camp?

________________________________________________________________

4 Why can’t Christian try all the activities?

________________________________________________________________

5 What are his friends playing now?

________________________________________________________________

6 What is for dinner tonight?

________________________________________________________________

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of be. 1. I…………………….. writing now. (is /am/are)

2. She………………….. standing at the gate. (is /am/are)

3. They……………………….waiting for us. (is /am/are)

4. Susan………………….. a clever girl. (is /am/are)

5. Radha…………………….. my best friend. (is /am/are)

6. The boys …………………… singing a song. (is /am/are)

7. We………………… excited about the party. (is /am/are)

8. ………………….. you coming with us? (Is /Am/Are)

9. …………………….. she interested in the proposal? (Is /Am/Are)

10. ………………….. I doing the right thing? (Is /Am/Are)


Subject : English Date: ___________

Complete the sentences with and, but, or.

1 Can you read listen to music at the same time?

___________________________________________________________

2 I can’t find my jacket my cap.

____________________________________________________________

3 I can burn a CD, I can’t create a web page.

_____________________________________________________________

4 She can play the saxophone the guitar.

_____________________________________________________________

5 They can’t cook sew.

_____________________________________________________________

6 He can play the guitar, he can’t read music.

_____________________________________________________________

7 My dad can’t programme a satnav send a text message.

_____________________________________________________________

8 She can play tennis, she can’t ride a horse.

___________________________________________________________

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of ‘be’.

1. I …………………….. writing now. (is / am / are)

2. She ………………….. standing at the gate. (is / am / are)

3. They ………………………. waiting for us. (is / am / are)

4. Susan ………………….. a clever girl. (is / am / are)

5. Radha …………………….. my best friend. (is / am / are)

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Read the following text and answer the questions:

My name is Kate O’Hara. I live on a farm with my mother and father. I like it but I work very hard. Every

morning I wake up at five o’clock and feed the horses. Then I can go back to the house. Mum makes

breakfast at 5:30 and I’m not late for breakfast because I don’t like cold eggs. After breakfast I help dad for

an hour. Then I have a shower and get ready for school. The school bus leaves at 8:15. I leave home at

8:00. After school I can watch TV for an hour. Then we have our dinner. We have chicken for dinner but I

hate it. I eat it because mum gets angry. After dinner I do my homework. Then I go out and feed the

horses. I go to bed early because I’m always very tired at the end of the day.

1. Where does Kate live?

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. What time does she get up every morning?

………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who makes breakfast every morning?

………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What time does she catch the school bus?

………………………………………………………………………………………

5. How long can she watch TV?

………………………………………………………………………………………

6. When does she do her homework?

………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Why does she go to bed early?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Find out the adjectives describing personalities from the given word grid.


Subject: English Date:

Directions: Read the effect and write your own cause for each sentence.

1. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: Halley tripped and fell down.

2. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: I won first prize in the fishing contest.

3. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: The tomato plants died.

4. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: Everyone had turkey for dinner.

5. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: The baby started to cry.

6. Cause: _______________________________________________

Effect: I got sick.

Read the poem and answer the question given below.

The Rhyme Game

Bella and James sat on the grass.

“Let’s play the rhyme game,” Bella

said. “First, you say a word. Then, I’ll say a

word that rhymes.”

James nodded. “Truck,” he said.

“Duck,” Bella rhymed.

“House,” James said.

“Mouse,” Bella rhymed.

“Dog,” James said.

“Frog,” Bella rhymed.

“Can I do the rhyming now?” James asked.

“Yes,” Bella said.

“Dress,” James rhymed.

Bella laughed. “Wait. Yes wasn’t my word. Here it is now.”

“Cow,” James rhymed.

“No,” Bella said, laughing harder. “No, no, no.”

“Go.” James rhymed. “Go, go, go.”

Bella laughed so hard she rolled on the grass.

James rolled next to her. Rhyming was fun!

1. Where does this story take place?

a. on a sunny day b. outside

c. at the beach d. in the morning

2. Whose idea was it to

play the rhyme game? ____________________

3. What word did Bella rhyme with dog?

a. hog b. fog

c. go d. frog

4. Why did Bella keep laughing at James' rhymes?

__________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

In the story, “The Rhyme Game,” Bella and James think of rhyming words.

Write three sentences with rhyming words. Use a pair of rhymes in each.

Examples: A mouse is in my house.

My dog chased a frog.

1________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________

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Activity Oriented Worksheet Subject: English Date: