English 8
Exercises for unit 4

Name:……………………………………………..Class:…………………

I.Write the past form of the verbs:
1. come 9. drink
2. go 10. sit
3. run 11. say
4. fly 12. have
5. take 13. do
6. bring 14. make
7. ride 15. see
8. eat 16. light
II. Match a ver in A with a word/ phrase in B to have a meaningful phrase:
A B Keys Meanings
1. to tell a. in love
2. to do b. the house
3. cook c. a wife
4. to choose d. home
5. to fall e. the clothes
6. to stay f. a story
7. to clean g. a meal
8. to wash h. chores
III. Complete sentences, using the past simple tense of the verbs:
………..you…………..a musical instrument when you were a kid? (play)
She ………….shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. (be)
In 2009 our class ……………..a trip to the ancient Town of Hoian (make)
He ………..tomatoes before (not like)
What ………..she …………..her mother in the kitchen. (help)
She ………….her homework in the afternoon. (not do)
The little boy ……….from 1 to 10 (count)
Last Summer we …………………to Singapore (go).
IV. Complete each sentence, using USED TO and a verb from the box:
Be, cook, cost, eat, spend, study, work, have
They ………….Easter with us every year until we moved
Oranges………….very little in Florida, but now they are qiet expensive.
Christine……….meat, but now she is a vegetarian.
I………….French when I was a child.
He………….fat, but he lost a lot of weight in high school.
Margie loves horses because she ………..one as a child.
Jerry…………dinner for himself, but now his wife prepares dinner.
My mother …………in hospital but she retired last week.
V. Complete each sentence, using aword from the box:
Appear; equipment, excited, fitted, heart, own, stripes, tradition
A dentist must keep his………….in order.
Accoding to the old……….., the first American flag was made by Bestsy Ross.
She was pleased with the tailor because the dress ……….her very well.
He knew in his …………….that he was wrong.
My great-granfather used to …………many books.
The American flag has thirteen……………
The singer will…………………..on the T.V. program today.
The………….crowd ran into the schoolyard, waving their hands to the players.
VI. Complete the sentences , using the correct form of the words:
Most refrigerators are run by …………………(electric)
They have……………and always do what is right (wise)
It is…………….to stay up late every night (fool)
They are kind enough to teach their ……………to read and write (serve)
I used to asnwer his letter …………..but now I’m too busy to write (immediate)
Very beautiful clothes appeared ………….on the waving of the fairy’s wand. (magic)
He is too …………always eating and drinking a great deal in a hurry. (greed)
I will never forget his……………….to my little dog. (cruel).
VII. Choose the underlined part which needs correcting:
I finished work, walked to the beach, and find a nice place to swim.
A B C D
2. Jamie used to have a dog when she is a child, but now she has a cat.
A B C D
3. He arrived in the early morning, checked into the hotel at 8.00
A B C D
4. My mother use to start work at 9.00, but she leaves home early now.
A B C D
5. George used to be the best student in class, but now Lenna was the best
A B C D
VIII. Choose a differently pronounced word
1. A. rope B. home C. mother D. own
2. A. stripe B. excited C. tiger D. wisdom
3. A. meal B. year C. pea D. clean
4. A. master B. name C. escape D. graze
5. A. change B. choose C. chore D. school