Free Printable STARTER UNIT 1 : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

1.

Match the digital times with the times in words.

a)

It's ten to nine.

1.

08:50

b)

It's half past two.

2.

02:30

c)

It's five to five.

3.

04:55

d)

It's ten past nine.

4.

09:10

e)

It's a quarter to seven.

5.

06:45

2.

When I get up in the morning, the first thing that I do is __________ (vahe) a shower. I then go to the kitchen and make breakfast. After breakfast, I __________ (hrbus) my teeth. Then I ____________ (mtee) my friends and we ___________ (atchc) the bus to the college. At college, we study all day, but we have a break for lunch at twelve o'clock. At four o'clock, we ___________ (elave) and __________ (og) home by bus. In the evenings, I usually _____________ (htawc) TV, unless I have a lot of homework. I always ___________ (od) my homework in the evenings. At night, I ___________ (og) to bed and quickly _____________ (lfal) asleep.

(a)

3.

Hi Sam, I'm having a great time here in France and I'm learning lots of French. My host family are very nice. They __ (a) __________in an apartment in an area called Pantin, and they both __ (b) ________ as journalists. They ______ (c) and (d) home before me. I ___ (e) ________ breakfast at about 8 a.m. and then go to the language school. I usually walk there.

Choose from the below words

live

work

leave

get up

have

4.

Hi Anna, I've got a new job! It's in a supermarket and I ___________there every Saturday. I _____________ at 8am and the shop ___________ at 9 a.m. I tidy and fill the shelves, ______________ the floors and work at the checkout. My manager is very nice. She _____________ me what to do and never shouts.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Choose from the below words

work

clean

opens

start

shows

works

cleans

open

starts

show

5.

Match the following

a)

It’s a quarter past five.

1.

05:15

b)

It's a five past ten.

2.

10:05

c)

It’s twenty past eight.

3.

08:20

d)

It’s twenty-five to four

4.

03:35

e)

It’s twelve o’clock.

5.

12:00

6.

1. My friends and I often play/plays basketball together at the weekends.

a)

play

b)

plays

7.

My brother work/works for a computer company in the city.

a)

work

b)

works

8.

I go to a college where everyone study/studies different languages.

a)

study

b)

studies

9.

My grandparents come/comes from a small village in Germany.

a)

come

b)

comes

10.

My lunch break begin/begins at 12 p.m. and finish/finishes at 12:45 p.m. (a) (b)

Choose from the below words

begins

begin

finish

finishes

11.

In the evenings, I like/likes to chat to my friends online.

a)

like

b)

likes

12.

In my family, only my sister get up/gets up before 6 a.m. (a)

Choose from the below words

gets up

get up

13.

She have/has a dance class every Wednesday evening.

a)

have

b)

has

14.

My friend is good at baking and make/makes amazing cakes. (a)

Choose from the below words

make

makes

15.

In Britain, most school students wear/wears a uniform

a)

wear

b)

wears

16.

The cleaning the bed lunch the housework a mess dinner some homework

a cake the shopping the laundry

Categorize the following

the bed

a mess

dinner

a cake

lunch

the housework

some homework

the shopping

the laundry

MAKE

DO

17.

My dad (a) (wash) his car every weekend.

18.

1. Jim (a) (watch) too much TV.

19.

Adrian’s baby ____________ (cry) a lot. (a)

Choose from the below words

cries

cry

20.

My brother is good at chess and (a) (practise) every day.

21.

Olga ___________ (go) jogging most evenings after work.

a)

go

b)

goes

22.

Tom’s wife cooks and Tom ____________ (do) the washing up.

a)

do

b)

does

23.

Anna ____________ (catch) the 253 bus to college each morning.

a)

catch

b)

catches

24.

Nadia (a) (relax) by doing yoga.

25.

I think our teacher ___________ (give) us too much homework. (a)

Choose from the below words

gives

give

26.

My brother (a) (switch off) his light at about midnight.

27.

Room always tidies my his friend

a)

My friend

b)

always

c)

tidies

d)

his room

1)

2)

3)

4)

28.

At play weekend the I football

a)

I

b)

play

c)

football

d)

at the weekend.

1)

2)

3)

4)

29.

Sandwich take college to lunch for a I

a)

I

b)

take

c)

a sandwich

d)

for lunch

e)

to college

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

30.

Phone every his brother checks minuts my five

a)

My brother

b)

checks

c)

his phone

d)

every five minutes

1)

2)

3)

4)

31.

In a the I have evening shower

(a)

Choose from the below words

I have a shower in the evening

I haves a shower in the evening

32.

Months every to six dentist the go I

a)

I

b)

go to

c)

the dentist

d)

the

e)

six month

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

33.

Most does the housework of mother my

(a)

Choose from the below words

My mother does most of the housework

My mother do most of the housework

34.

At I family my the weekend visit

a)

I

b)

visit

c)

my family

d)

at the weekend

1)

2)

3)

4)

35.

The other workers are really friendly, too. We _ (a) _________ three breaks a day and _______ (b) _____ at 4 p.m. It’s hard work because the shop __________ (c) ____ very busy, but I really _____ (d) _______ it.

Choose from the below words

have

finish

is

enjoy

36.

Lessons at the school ____ (a) ________ at 4 p.m. The other students are very nice and I have made lots of new friends. We ___ (b) ____________ after school in a café or __ (c) ________ in the evenings to the cinema.

Choose from the below words

finish_

meet

go

finishes

meets

goes

STARTER UNIT 1 : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 53mins

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