Exercises : ( For excellent student ) Class 9
Question I : Pick out one word which is different pronunciation from the others:
1/ A/ few B/ new C/ threw D/ nephew
2/ A/ nicest B/ largest C/ hottest D/ best
3/ A/ bare B/ dare C/ care D/ car
4/ A/ can B/ cell C/ call D/ cold
5/ A/ lit B/ sit C/ quite D/ quit
Question II : Circle the word which stresses differently from the others :
6/ A/ finish B/ birthday C/ language D/ forget
7/ A/ edication B/ competition C/ manufacture D/ professional
8/ A/ machine B/ trouble C/ daughter D/ circle
9/ A/ animal B/ professor C/ champion D/ yesterday
10/ A/ music B/ louder C/ guitar D/ player
Question III : Choosing the best answer ( A,B,C,D ) to complete the sentences :
11/ I have a headache………………………………..yesterday.
A. For B. since C. until D. on
12/ Yesterday, he …………………………………..a letter to John.
A. write B. writes C. wrote D. written
13. I want……………………………………………….. a pair of jeans.
A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. have bought
14/ I don’t know…………………………………………to ride a bicycle.
A. what B. where C. why D. how
15. “…………………….is it, by air, from Bangkok to Chieng Mai ?” “ About 500 miles”
A. How long B. How far C. How much D. How many
16. Do you know …………………………..to use a computer ?
A. learn B. kown how C. understand D. write
17. My cousin………………………………………………me every Summer.
A. had visited B. is visiting C. to visit D. visits
18. It…………………………………..me two hours to write an English letter.
A. asked B. took C. spent D. needed
19. This car is too expensive for hom……………………………………. .

A. very much B. many more C. too many D. much more
34. I am right, ……………………………………?
A. isn’t it B. am not I C. aren’t I D. am I
35. Can you give me a …………………………………for a fruit cake ?
A. recipe B. description C. prescription D. proscription
36. I ……………………………swim in the river when I was young .
A. use to B. am use to C. used to D. was used to
37. I never wear yellow because it doesn’t………………………………. me .
A. match B. fit C. suit D. assist
38. When the women net, they stopped and kissed …………………………….. .
A. each other B. the other each C. each one D. one another
39. The national ……………………………….. is the national song of a country .
A. anthem B. celebration C. music D. melody
40. My uncle went out of the house ………………………….ago .
A. an hour’s half B. a hlf of hour C. half an hour D. a half hour
41. His hand writing is quite ………………………………… .
A. illegal B. illusive C. illegible D. illiterate
42. The boys are like his father and the girls take……………………….. her mother.
A. for B. off C. from D. after
43. Mary is ………………………….. the best student in my class .
A. too B. very C. by far D. greatly
44. …………………………………………. When you drive .
A. Do careful B. do be careful C. do be carefully D. Being careful
45. “ What ‘s your hobby ?” – “ I like……………………….. of sports.”
A. any kind B. all kinds C. kinds D. all kind
46. “………………………….did they go out ?” – A few minutes ago.
A. How long B. When C. How much time D. How many time
47. I know for ……………………….that he was away from home last night .
A. true B. fact C. certain D. certainly
48. I took the wrong book…………………………. Mistake .

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I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 marks)
1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.
A. at B. for C. in D. with
2. Bread is usually ______ wheat.
A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from
3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?
A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite
4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.
A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right
5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early

(3. to settle) her on her bed with plenty of pillows and her book. I (4. to leave) the room when she
(5. to call) me back.
'Don't go, nurse, there (6. to be) something I (7. to want) to say to you.'
I (8. to turn) round and she (9. to tell) me to shut the door. I (10. to do) it as I (11. to tell). She (12.
to rise) up from the bed and (13. to begin) to walk up and down. I (14. can) see that she (15. to
make) up her mind to something and I (16. not to like) to interrupt her.
III. Arrange the numbered sentences to make a complete dialogue (1.25 marks)
a. Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.
b. Tonight? You must be joking - it's too cold. What about coming round to my place? We could
watch TV or something?
c. Look, if you really want to go somewhere, you could come with me to the library.
d. Hi, Michael! How are things?
e. Oh, I think it's half past eight or something. I'll just get the paper and have a look. Just hang on
for a minute.
f. Hi, Liz. Good, thanks. What's new with you?
g. Well.. I was thinking of going to the school library to do a bit of study. What have you got in
mind?
h. OK. Just joking. What time does it start?
i. I thought we could just go for a walk. May be down to that park near the beach.
k. Oh, come on.
l. Watch TV? That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere. That new Jane Fonda
film is on in town. How about that?
IV. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2.25 marks)
1. The last time I went to the theatre was three years ago.
It is...
2. 'Who did you go to the cinema with?' she said to me.
She asked...
3. We are sorry we couldn't come to your birthday party.
We are sorry not...
4. 'I was born in 1983' Mary said to Peter.