Time Enterprises Graded English Exercises eBook 1-3 (Secondary 1-4)

• Sufficient grammar hints graded for Form 1,2,3,4 students
• Numerous simple exercises in simple sentences
• Enough difficult exercises in paragraphs

 

Graded English Exercises eBook 1 (Secondary 1-2) curriculum

 

Page               Part 1       Sentence Making

11.          1.  I am a postman.

                       (subject + am/are/is + noun)

14.          2.  He is short.

                        (subject + am/are/is + adjective)

17.          3.  There is a house.

                        (There is/are + noun)

19.          4.  Birds sing.

                        (subject + verb)

21.          5.  I like dogs.

                        (subject + verb + object)

23.          6.  I sent him a letter.

                        (subject + verb + 2 objects)

24.          7.  I looked at the monkey.

                        (subject + verb + preposition + noun)

25.          8.  I want to leave (now).

                        (subject + verb + to-infinitive)

26.          9.  I want you to sing (for us).

                        (subject + verb + noun/pronoun + to-infinitive)

27.          10.  He let me use (his car).

                        (subject + verb + noun/pronoun + infinitive(without 'to')

29.          11.  We avoided talking (about the matter).

                        (subject + verb + gerund)

30.          12.  Making questions with : who/what/when/where/how

 

               Parts 2    Structural

37.          1.  TENSES

the forms/simple present tense/interrogative & negative forms/present continuous tense/present perfect tense / simple past tense/simple future tense/be going to/future continuous tense

57           2.  VOICES

                       active/passive

60           3.  GERUNDS/INFINITIVES

                       used after verbs

62           4.  SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT/QUESTION TAGS

                       am/are/is

                       have/has

                       do/does

65           5.  NUMBER & QUANTITY

                       used with  'this/that', 'these/those' and 'some'

69           6.  ARTICLES

                       definite & indefinite

75           7.  PREPOSITIONS

                       time/place/position

82           8.  PRONOUNS

                       personal/reflexive/(& possessive adjectives)

86           9.  POSSESSIVES

                       its/it's

88           10.  ADJECTIVES

the forms/country/attributive use/predicative use/any & some /much & many/every, all, both & each

98               11.    COMPARISON

                              the forms/positive/comparative/superlative

103             12.    MODIFIERS

                              adverb/adverb phrase

105             13.    PARTS OF SPEECH

                              the forms & uses/noun/verb/adjective/adverb

109             14.    TRANSFORMATION                                                                                                       

110             15.    GENERAL

                                                       something, anything & nothing/somebody, anybody & nobody

113             16.    CONFUSED WORDS

116             17.    COMMON ERRORS

 

                Parts 3                Situational

121             1.   The daily weather

124             2.   Asking the way

128             3.   Introducing yourself and other members of your family

130             4.   Telling the time

134             5.   Numbers (cardinal/ordinal)

136                                     6.   Some general statements about the world and 'universal truths'

138             7.   Making suggestions                                                                                     

140             8.   Making a complaint

 

 

Graded English Exercises eBook 2 (Secondary 2-3) curriculum

 

page     Part 1   Structural

11                       1.  TENSES/VOICES

               simple present tense/present continuous tense/present perfect tense/just/for/since/before/ago/simple past tense/past continuous  tense/past perfect tense/simple future tense/shall&will

30                      2.  SHORT ANSWER/QUESTION TAGS

               affirmative/negative

33                      3.  INTERROGATIVES

               when/where/what/how often/what kind of

36                      4.  GERUNDS/INFINITIVES

               revision/preposition + gerund

38           5.  SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

               and/as well as/together with/one of the/some of the/a number of/   the number of

42                      6.  NUMBER/QUANTITY

               revision/few& a few/little & a little

44           7.  ARTICLES

               definite & indefinite

51                      8.  PREPOSITIONS

               time/place/miscellaneous

58                      9.  ADJECTIVES

               attributive use/predicative use/adjective phrases

62          10.  COMPARISON

              3 degrees/is like/looks like/like/same as/different from   

65                    11.  ADVERBS

              comparison/adverb phrases

69                    12.  PRONOUNS

              it/one/relative pronouns-who & which

73                    13.  PARTS OF SPEECH

              noun/verb/adjective/adverb/gerund

76                    14.  TRANSFORMATION

79                    15.  CONFUSED WORDS

81          16.  COMMON ERRORS

83          17.  VOCABULARY

 

      Part 2    Sentence  Making

87        1.   Betty is eager to learn.

               (subject + am/are/is + adjective + to-infinitive)

88                    2.   A car is different from a cart.

               (subject + am/are/is + adjective + prepositional phrase)

90          3.   It is necessary to finish the report before noon.

               (It is + adjective + to-infinitive)

93                    4.   You are old enough to look after yourself.

               (subject + am/are/is + adjective + enough + to-infinitive)

93                    5.   Susan is too young to marry.

               (subject + am/are/is + too + adjective + to-infinitive)

94                    6.   Where did you come from?

                (structure with end prepositions)

97         7.    Our chairman, Mr Lee, has gone to London.

                (noun in apposition)

98         8.    He has made a promise to write a book.

                (noun + to-infinitive)

100        9.    I feel little interest in collecting shells.

                (noun + preposition phrases)

101                 10.   It is a mistake to believe him.

                (It is + noun +to-infinitive)

102                 11.   I haven’t decided what to do yet.

                (verb + how/which/what/where/when + to-infinitive)

 

      Part  3     Situational

106        1.    Using the telephone effectively

109        2.    Invite, make and refuse suggestions and proposals

113        3.    Ask and respond to questions on personal preferences

115        4.    Ask for and give advice on simple matters

118        5.    Offer and decline help

121        6.    Pay a simple compliment

123        7.    Express gratitude and regret

126       8.    Refer freely to events in the past, present and future and to the frequency with which things occur

 

Graded English Exercises eBook 3 (Secondary 3-4) curriculum

 

page                Part1           Structural

9                  1.   TENSES/VOICES                                          

10                   simple present tense/present continuous tense/

verbs not used in the continuous tense/                             present perfect tense/simple past tense/                              past continuous tense/past perfect tense/                           simple future tense/shall & will/be going to/                         future continuous tense/future perfect tense

32        2.   RESPONSES

affirmative/negative

38      3.    CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

                  possible suppositions /improbable suppositions/

            impossible suppositions/past suppositions

42         4.   GERUNDS/INFINITIVES

           revision/active & passive voices/ with & without ‘to’/

                  gerunds used after prepositions/gerunds used as the subject/

50            5.   NUMBER/QUANTITY

revision/nouns with two forms

51            6.    SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

not only … but also/(n)either … (n)or/

deal/amount/number/quantity/plenty/lot

 52         7.   ARTICLES

                   definite & indefinite

61        8.   PREPOSITIONS/ PHRASAL VERBS

68           9.  QUALIFYING WORDS

present& past participles/ verbs followed by adjectives /

phrases

73            10.MODIFIERS

                      adverbs/ adverb phrases/ position of adverbs

78            11.CLAUSES

                      noun clauses used after verbs/ direct & indirect speech/

                    noun clauses used after adjectives/ adverb clauses/

                    adjective clauses/ defining & non-defining clauses

89            12.CONNECTIVES

                      commonly used conjunctions/ as if/ so that/ in case/

                    provided that/ as soon as/ hardly ... when/ no sooner ... than

98               13. PARTS OF SPEECH

99               14. CONFUSED WORDS

revision/ rise, arise& raise/ make & do/

fairly & rather/ different in sense/

different in construction

104        15.COLLOCATIONS

106        16.WORDINESS

107        17.COMMON ERRORS

 

                Part 2           Sentence Making

113        1.    It’s a pity that you can’t come to the garden party this evening.

                        (It is + noun + clause)

114        2.    It is possible that they will cancel the match.

                        (It is+ adjective + clause)

117            3.    It seems that the workers will take over the factory.

       (It + verb + clause)

118            4.    I get my car washed down once a week.

       (to get something done)

119            5.    I like apples.

      We should like to stay for lunch to-day.

      (like/ should (would) like)

 

Part 3           Situational

 

125                 1.     Express obligation, prohibition, agreement & disagreement

127                 2.     Introductions

129                 3.     Ask for minor favours and assistance

131                4.     Express concern and sympathy and respond to such expressions

133                 5.     Justify one’s behaviour and point of view in simple situations

135                 6.     Give explanations of events and actions

138                 7.     Seek advice on matters related to one’s studies

139                 8.     Describe one’s feelings and responses to happenings

142                 9.     Seek information from English-speaking visitors

                           and respond to their inquiries