UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRISIDE GRADE 8
I I: Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. twenty B. happy C. by D. early
2. A. what B. why C. who D. when
3. A. books B. stops C. opens D. works
4. A. wanted B. needed C. decided D. stopped
II: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning.
A. doing B. to do C. am doing D. does
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
3. Nam doesn’t like ………………. Soccer every day.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. played
4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
5. My parents enjoy …………… on Sundays.
A. garden B. gardening C. gardened D. gardens
6. They love ……………with their friends.
A. eat out B. ate out C. having eaten D. eating out
7. I prefer …………… people.
A. text B. texting C. texted D. texts
8. My father detests …………. play soccer in the morning
A. playing B. played C. to play D. plays
III.Write the words in the correct boxes.
Climb blue class bread present brush president block |
Cluster | Words |
/br/ | |
/pr/ | |
/bl/ | |
/cl/ | |
IV: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
1. The farmer rides the buffalo -____________ carts loaded full of rice home. | |
A. draw | B. drawing | C. drew | D. drawn |
| | | | | |
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
3. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ________ your minds and bodies.
A. on | B. to | C. with | D. onto |
4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
6. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
7. We help load the rice __________ carts on the first day of our trip to the countryside. | |
A. in | B. onto | C. by | D. on |
| | | | | |
V. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses .
1. Tuan loves ____________ to music every day. (listen) | 1/. …………………..… |
2. ____________ you ever ___________ a buffalo ? (ride) | 2/. …………………….. |
3. The children used to ___________ a long way to school. (go) | 3/. …………………….. |
4. They hate ___________ their son texting his friends all day. (see) | 4/. ………………..…… |
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one .
1. My house is taller than your house.
Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………
2. I love listening to music.
I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
4. We used the Internet many years ago
The internet ……….……….……….…………….……….……….……….……….
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary……….……….…….……….……….……….……….………….……….
6.He works much. He feels tired.
The more ………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
7.Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
It’s …………………………………………………………………….
8.The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
It takes………………………………………………………………….
9. She waters the plants every day.
The plants………………………………………………………………………
10. Jane cooks better than her sister.
Jane’s sister…………………………………………………………….
11.Tom is the best football player in this team.
Nobody in this team…………………………………………………..
UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRISIDE GRADE 8
I I: Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. twenty B. happy C. by D. early
2. A. what B. why C. who D. when
3. A. books B. stops C. opens D. works
4. A. wanted B. needed C. decided D. stopped
II: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning.
A. doing B. to do C. am doing D. does
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
3. Nam doesn’t like ………………. Soccer every day.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. played
4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
5. My parents enjoy …………… on Sundays.
A. garden B. gardening C. gardened D. gardens
6. They love ……………with their friends.
A. eat out B. ate out C. having eaten D. eating out
7. I prefer …………… people.
A. text B. texting C. texted D. texts
8. My father detests …………. play soccer in the morning
A. playing B. played C. to play D. plays
III.Write the words in the correct boxes.
Climb blue class bread present brush president block
Cluster
Words
/br/
bread,brush
/pr/
present,president
/bl/
blue,block
/cl/
climb,class
II
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. D