Task for additional English lessons for the 6th grade pupils

Use the verbs to complete the sentences: discovered, fought, hunted, belonged, worried, hugged, left, sailed, hoped, remembered, hung, arrived, missed

1. My elder brother came home very late and my parents ______ a lot.

2. When I met Amanda, we _____ each other so joyfully.

3. Simon and his family _____ for London last week for their summer holidays.

4. Her uncle ______ for rabbits and hares in the nearest forest many years.

5. Our people _____ for our Motherland during 1941-1945 to defend our country.

6. Bob always ______ for the best when he was young.

7. When my grandparents ______ at the railway station, there were all their grandchildren meeting them.

8. My sister _____ her favorite picture on the wall high in the hall.

9. Her father _____ about the parents’ meeting too late and _____ it.

10. This castle _____ to the family of Irish Duke and that palace to the Scottish Count.

11. My granny ______ that all of us were fond of fresh berries and vegetables form her garden.

12. Our grandparents _______ to Greece and Spain two years ago and were on a voyage for a week.

Write in or at where necessary to complete the sentences:

1. I am not sure when the manager will arrive _____ the meeting today.

2. When my uncle arrived _____ the Far East, it was frosty winter there.

3. Let’s meet at the cinema, we’ll arrive _____ there at 7 p.m.

4. The guests of the city arrived _____ the circus in the afternoon.

5. My mother arrived ______ Samara too late, because something happened with the bus on the way.

6. Her sister arrived _____ the performance on time, she is never late.

7. We arrived _____ here very early in the morning the same day by the first train.

8. I am certain Jill will arrive _____ at the hotel quite late, she prefers to sleep well.

9. Mark arrived _____ there at midnight by his new car, which he bought in Denver.

10. They arrived _____ home with all their bags and suitcases full of clothes and unimportant things.

Put the prepositions where necessary: about, through, up, by, of, for, from, to, on, in, across, with

1. Are you doing anything special ______ Sunday night? – I am going _____ the skating rink with them.

2. Do you prefer to travel _____ train or _____ plane?

3. Our mountains extend _____ north _____ south _____ the whole country.

4. Very few plants and trees grow ____ a rocky land _____ the seashore.

5. There are a lot _____ the highest skyscrapers in New- York.

6. People come ____ this island to hunt ____ wild animals _____ beautiful fur.

7. When my brother arrived ____ Rome, he was fond ____ wonderful fountains there.

8. As soon as he arrived _____ home, he hung his coat ____ the hook.

9. ____ the evenings Alice likes to dress ______ and prefers fashionable clothes.

10. I think Betty is in Liverpool, but I am not sure _____ it.

11. All people hope _____ the best in the future of their life.

12. My sister went _____ the forest during her hiking and discovered a round pond there.

13. When we arrived _____ the railway station, it was early morning and few people were there.

14. They live far _____ the center that is why they seldom go the main square of the city.

15. Columbus arrived ______ America, but he didn’t know _____ it, he thought it was India.

Find the word which does not belong to the line:

1. House, castle, museum, wigwam, skyscraper, palace, hut

2. Round, square, oval, line, triangular, rectangle

3. Nearly, lovely, slowly, quietly, loudly, badly

4. Sailor, doctor, teacher, visitor, engineer, nurse

5. Voyage, trip, tour, journey, travel

6. Hunt, remember, fight, hope, discover, work

7. River, sea, pond, stream, lake, ocean, shore

8. Rock, mountain, hill, grassland, peak, slope, top

9. Rose, stone, tulip, grass, birch, tree, fern

10. Ship, bike, lorry, van, bus, car, train, tram, plane, helicopter