PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH VIA FELT EXERCISES
FELT Exercises

A)Find the correct preposition: at, by, in or on:
1) We came _____ sea from Dover.
2) You can't talk to Dad now; he's _____ work.
3) Write your answers _____ pencil first, please.
4) We travelled _____ night, so we couldn't see anything.
5) The Browns are _____ holiday.
6) Everything was _____ order in Jane's room.
7) We had to come _____ foot because of the strike.
8) There were _____ least a hundred people at the party.
9) His life was _____ danger after the accident.
10) He took my hat _____ mistake.


B)Find the correct preposition: at, by, in or on:
1) Jane's ill, so she had to stay _____ home.
2) Look there! That house is _____ fire!
3) Did you come _____ air?
4) Fred is _____ love with Mary.
5) They were _____ a hurry,so they couldn't wait for you.
6) Wash your hands and face _____ once!
7) _____ fact, the exam wasn't difficult.
8) My father is away _____ business.
9) I'd like to talk to you _____ private,if possible, please.
10) I didn't know he was there; we met _____ accident.

C)Find the correct preposition: at, by or in:
1) When I got home, I found everything _____ place.
2) We wanted to go _____ ship, but then we heard that flying is much cheaper.
3) Joe wasn't doing well _____ school.
4) I'm afraid we haven't got any of these things _____ stock.
5) Could you cut it _____ half for me, please?
6) Yes, I know him _____ sight, but I haven't been introduced to him.
7) I opened the door and _____ the same time there was a loud crash.
8) The Princess shook hands with everybody _____ turn.
9) They decided to travel _____ land because it was quicker.

D) Complete the letter of introduction below with one word in each space.
Dear Jane,
Let me introduce _____. My name is Tom Friends, and I'm twenty years _____. I work _____ a sales assistant. I _____ two sisters; my younger sister is sixteen, and he's _____ student. My older sister is twenty-four years _____ and she works _____ a nurse.I'm interested _____ films; my favourite actor _____Robert DeNiro. I also _____ gardening - we _____ a big garden!
Tell me _____ yourself, please! What are you _____ in?
Hope to hear from you soon,


GRAMMAR EXPLANATION:
1)verbs not used in continuous forms

I am reading a book. (Sometimes it is called the"progressive" form.)

2)Some verbs are _never_ used in this form:

believe, love, hate, prefer, imagine, understand,want, know, like, hear

3)These are the most important ones; there are others,too, of course.So, for example, you must _never_ say:

*I am understanding your question.* -> this is incorrect

4)Some other verbs can be used in the continuous form in one meaning, but not in another.For example:

see - when it means "meet", it _can_ be continuous; but you can only say:
I can see your face. or (in an other meaning):I see your problem. (= I understand your problem.)

feel - when it means "to have an opinion" it can't be continuous; but it is OK to say
I am feeling fine. ("I feel fine" is also correct.)

smell - when it means "to give out a smell or odour",it can't be continuous;
but you can say:Why are you smelling your food? Is it bad?

The same thing is true for "taste":You can only say:This soup tastes very good.
But it is OK to say: I'm tasting this meat to see if it's OK.

think - when it means "to have an opinion", it can't be continuous; you can only say:
I think Jim is ill.
But can say:What are you thinking about?

5)Decide whether these sentences are correct or incorrect,and correct them if necessary:

1) Are you feeling cold?
2) I'm not believing in UFOs.
3) I can smell something in this room.
4) Are you seeing your boss tomorrow?
5) Mary's not hearing you.
6) They are liking rock music.
7) Is this cake smelling bad?
8) I'm thinking about our future.
9) This meat tastes terrible.
10) We think you are wrong.
11) I'm feeling they don't like us.
12) Do you see what I want to say?
13) Jane is thinking we need a new car.
14) They believe their boss is very stupid.

6)Put the noun at the beginning of the sentence into the plural form :

1) CHILD - My _____ are playing in the garden.
2) WOMAN - I can see three _____ in this picture.
3) WOLF - A lot of _____ live in the forest next to our village.
4) SHELF - We haven't got enough _____ for all our books.
5) MOUSE - Are you afraid of _____?
6) FOOT - My _____ were cold, because I didn't have my socks on.
7) MAN - What are those _____ doing over there?
8) PERSON - There are a lot of very poor _____ in this country.
9) TOOTH - You must clean your _____ twice every day.
10) WIFE - Tom had an interesting life - he had five _____!
11) KNIFE - Can you see any _____ on the table?
12) THIEF - The police are looking for two _____.

7) Complete the following sentences with one word, when necessary.

1) The films _____ not good yesterday.
2) Were you _____ school last week?
3) I _____ a dog when I was a little boy.
4) I didn't like the film, _____ it was bad.
5) Yesterday I worked _____ twelve hours.
6) His brother fell _____ a house last year.
7) Tom was in bed _____ last month.
8) I met _____ Jane on Monday.
9) My father worked in Africa six years _____.
10) Did they _____ the dog to the vet?


8) Change the following sentences into negative.

Example: We live in a house. --> We don't live in a house.

1) You have lunch at half past one.
2) We play tennis on Wednesdays.
3) Jane goes to work at quarter to seven.
4) They do their homework in the kitchen.
5) My brother collects stamps.
6) I bought a new car yesterday.
7) Fred can swim fast.
8) Jack had dinner at eight on Sunday.

9) Complete the following sentences with one word, when necessary

1) We live _____ London.
2) I work _____ the afternoon.
3) Do you work _____ night?
4) I start school _____ eight o'clock.
5) We don't have school _____ Saturday.
6) I do my homework _____ five o'clock to seven o'clock.
7) Tom plays _____ the drums.
8) I listen _____ the radio every day.
9) When _____ you have dinner on weekdays?
10) I go _____ home at six o'clock.
11) _____ Mary get up at five o'clock every day?
12 Joe arrives _____ the bank at eight o'clock.


10)Test Your Skill Now

Below you will find samples of the kinds of questions you can expect on the English diagnostic test. While not comprehensive, these items should give you an indication of what you need to review.


Label the following sentences -- a) complete, b) incomplete:
1) A working knowledge of grammar will improve your writing immediately. 2) Being that professional communicators write a lot.

Identify the underlined words as parts of speech -- a) noun/pronoun, b) verb, c) adjective/article d) adverb, e) preposition:
3) In a few days, 4) the 5) talented 6) students 7) quickly 8) improved 9) their 10) grammar .

Identify the underlined words as parts of a sentence -- a) subject, b) verb, c) direct object, d) indirect object, e) object of the preposition:
11) They will 12) give 13) me my 14) score on 15) Friday.

Label the following conjunctions -- a) coordinate, b) subordinate, c) correlative, d) conjunctive adverb:
16) however 17) because 18) but 19) either/or 20) and

Label the underlined clauses -- a) independent, b) noun, c) adjective, d) adverb:
Students 21) who review grammar can increase their confidence 22) because most haven't thought about grammar since high school. You can find 23) what you need to know in any grammar book; 24) however, spelling may require a little more study.

Label the underlined phrases -- a) noun, b) preposition, c) verb:
25) The bright new students 26) have been studying 27) in the library.

Label the underlined verbals -- a) infinitive, b) gerund, c) participle:
28) Studying grammar, the students wanted 29) to order pizza, but 30) eating and drinking in the library was prohibited.

Label the problems in the following -- a) faulty parallelism, b) incorrect homonym, c) pronoun error, d) punctuation error, e) irregular verb error, f) capitalization error, g) subject-verb agreement, h) faulty, dangling or misplaced modifier:
31) You either pass or you don't.
32) Those students like music, film and to party.
33) Each student must bring their book.
34) The keys had laid there all day.
35) I shot an elephant in my pajamas.
36) Cruising through the parking lot, the spaces were full.
37) The media is responsible to the public.
38) He wants to really do well.
39) You must pass the english test.
40) Jane a cub reporter did the interview.
41) The rule doesn't effect me.

Identify the misspelled word:
42) a. develop, b. govenor, c. twelfth, d. rendezvous

TOEFL
Reading
TOEFL reading passages can be on any topic, but you are not being tested on your knowledge of that topic. You are only being tested on your reading skills. All the answes you need are in the passage. You will be able to read more quickly, however, if you are familiar with the topic. The best way to prepare is to read as much as you can on a wide variety of topics.
There are two general strategies for the reading comprehension question. Try both of them on the practice tests to see which works best for you.
General Strategy I
Read the passage through carefully, noting the major ideas.
Read each question and the answer choices, looking back to the passage to check your answers.
Mark your answer for each question as soon as you choose it.
General Strategy II
Skim over all the questions first.
Read the passage through as quickly as possible, but carefully read the parts about those questions.
Go back to the questions, double check your answer choices, and mark each one on your answer sheet.



Reading Comprehension
Ageyser is the result of underground water under the combined conditions of high temperatures and increased pressure beneath the surface of the earth. Since temperature rises approximately one degree of Fahrenheit for every sixty feet under the earth's surface, and pressure increases with depth, water that seeps down in cracks and fissures until it reaches very hot rocks in the earth's interior becomes heated to a temperature in excess of two hundred and ninety degree of Fahrenheit. Because of the greater pressure, it shoots out of the surface in the form of steam and hot water. The result of a geyser.
In order to function, then, a geyser must have a source of heat, a reservoir where water can be stored until the temperature rises to an unstable point, an opening through which the hot water and steam can escape, and underground channels for resupplying water after an eruption.
Favorable conditions for geysers exist in regions of geologically recent volcanic activity, especially in areas of more than average precipitation.
For the most part, geysers are located in three regions of the world: New Zealand, Iceland, and the Yellowstone National Park area of the United States, The most famous geyser in the world is Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park. Old Faithful erupts almost every hour, rising to a height of 125 to 170 feet and expelling more than ten thousand gallons during each eruption.

Comprehension questions:

1)What dose this passage mainly discuss?
a)The Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park
b)The nature of geysers
c)The ratio of temperature to pressure in underground water
d)Regions of geologically recent volcanic activity
2)In order for a geyser to erupt
a)hot rocks must rise to the surface of the earth
b)water must flow underground
c)it must be a warm day
d)the earth must mot rugged or broken
3)As depth increases
a)pressure increases but temperature dose not
b)temperature increases but pressure does not
c)both pressure and temperature increase
d)neither pressure nor temperature increases
3)Where is Old Faithful located
a)New Zealand
b)Iceland
c)The United States
d)England
4)How often does Old Faithful erupt?
a)Every 10 minutes
b)Every 60 minutes
c)Every 125 minutes
d)Every 170 minutes
5)Which conditions does a geyser require to function?
a)A source of heat
b)a place for water to collect
c)an opening, and underground channels
d)An active volcano nearby and a water reservoir
e)Channels in the earth and heavy rainfall
f)Volcanic activity, underground channels and steam

A-B-C-D PHRASAL VERBS//A-B-C-D PHRASAL VERBS//A-B-C-D PHRASAL VERBS//A-B-C-D PHRASAL VERBS//A-B-C-D PHRASAL VERBS

act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines).
"The babysitter had a difficult time. The children acted up all evening."
"I guess I'd better take my car to the garage. It's been acting up lately."
ct like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____ .
"What's wrong with Bob? He's acting like an idiot."
Note: This phrasal verb is very informal.

add up (1. no object): logically fit together.
"His theory is hard to believe, but his research adds up."
Note: This phrasal verb is often negative.
"His theory seems, at first, to be plausible, but the facts in his research don't add up."
add up (2. separable): find the total.
"What's the total of those bills? Could you add them up and see?"
add up to (inseparable): to total.
"The bills add up to .96. That's more than I expected!"

ask out (separable): ask for a date.
"Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked her out last night."

back down (no object): not follow a threat.
"Tom was going to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed down when I said I'd pay for the damages."

back off (no object): not follow a threat.
"Tom was ready to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said I'd pay for the damages."

back up (1. no object): move backward; move in reverse.
"You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again."
"The people waiting in line are too close to the door. We won't be able to open it unless they back up."
back up (2. separable): drive a vehicle backwards (in reverse).
"You're too close! Back your car up so I can open the garage door."
back up (3. separable): confirm a story, facts, or information.
"If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up."
back up (4. separable): make a "protection" copy to use if there are problems with the original.
"When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. It's a good thing I backed them up."
beg off (no object): decline an invitation; ask to be excused from doing something.
"At first Lily said she would be at the party. Later she begged off."

blow up (1. separable): inflate.
"We needs lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up?"
blow up (2. separable): explode; destroy by exploding.
A: "That old building really came down quickly!"
B: "That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up."
blow up (3. no object): suddenly become very angry.
"Whe I told Jerry that I'd had an accident with his car, he blew up."

bone up on (inseparable): review / study thoroughly for a short time.
"If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better bone up on your Spanish."

break down (1. separable): separate something into component parts.
"We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food."
break down (2. no object): stop working / functioning.
"Martin will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway."

break in (1. often no object; with an object, break into--inseparable): enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.)
"Jane's apartment was burglarized last night. Someone broke in while Jane was at the movies." / "Somebody broke into Jane's apartment while she was at the movies.
break in (2. separable): wear something new until it's / they're comfortable.
"These are nice shoes, but they're too stiff. I hope it doesn't take too long to break them in."
break in (3. separable): train; get someone / something accustomed to a new routine.
"I hope I can learn my new job quickly. The manager hasn't scheduled much time for breaking me in."

break up (1. no object): disperse; scatter.
"What time did the party break up last night?"
break up (2. usually no object; with an object, break up with [inseparable)]): end a personal relationship.
"Tim and Julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up."
"Have you heard the news? Julie broke up with Tim!"
"I'm sorry to hear that their marriage broke up. I'm sure the divorce will be difficult for the children."

bring / take back (separable): return something.
"Yes, you can borrow my pen, don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished."
"This book is due tomorrow. I guess I should take it back to the library."

bring off (separable): accomplish something difficult; accomplish something people had considered impossible or unlikely.
"No one thought Chuck could get an A in that course, but he brought it off. "

bring up (1. separable): mention (as a topic of discussion).
"We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up?"
bring up (2. separable): raise; rear.
"Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up."

brush up on (inseparable): review / study thoroughly for a short time.
"If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish."

burn down (no object): become destroyed / consumed by fire.
Note: For upright things--trees, buildings, etc.--only.
"Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived."

burn up(1. no object): become destroyed / consumed by fire.
Note: For people and non-upright things only.
"All of Mr. Kennedy's hay burned up when his barn burned down."
burn up (2. separable): cause someone to become very angry.
"Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up!"

butt in (no object): impolitely interrupt (a conversation, an action).
"Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn!"

butter up (separable): praise someone excessively with the hope of getting some benefit.
"I guess Marty reall wants to be promoted. He's been buttering his boss up all week."

call off (separable): cancel something that has been scheduled.
"We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow."

call on (inseparable): ask someone for an answer in class.
"I don't know why the teacher never calls on you. You always know the answer."

calm down (with or without an object; with an object, separable): become calm / less agitated or upset; help someone become calm / less agitated or upset.
"Why are you so upset? Suzie didn't intend to spill orange juice on you. Calm down!"
"I know Ralph is upset, but can you calm him down? He's making so much noise that he's irritating everyone in the office."


(not) care for (1. inseparable): like; want.
Note: This phrasal verb is usually negative, though it may be used affirmatively in questions.
A: "Would you care for something to drink? We have coffee, tea, or orange juice."
B: "Could I have water, please? I don't care for coffee, tea, or juice."
care for (2. inseparable): take care of; supply

care to; attend / watch..
"Amy's father got out of the hospital last week. The family is caring for him at home."


catch on (no object): develop understanding or knowledge of something.
"Bill had never used a computer until he took this class, but he caught on very quickly and is now one of the best students."

catch up (with) (often without an object; with an object, inseparable): stop being behind.
"Terry stopped to rest for a few minutes. He'll catch up / catch up with us later."

check in(to) (inseparable): register for / at a hotel, conference, etc.; let someone know officially that you have arrived.
"My plane will arrive around 5:00 PM. I should be able to check into the hotel by 6:00 or 6:30."
"When you arrive at the convention, be sure to check in at the registration desk."

check off (separable): make a mark to indicate that something on a list has been completed.
"Here are the things you need to do. Please check each one off when you've finished it."
check out (of) (1. inseparable): follow procedures for leaving (a hotel, etc.)
"Don't forget to take your room key to the front desk when you check out (when you check out of the hotel)."

check out (2. separable): follow procedures for borrowing something (usually for a limited period of time).
"I'm sorry, but you can't take that encyclopedia home. The library won't allow you to check reference books out."

cheer up (separable): help someone feel less worried / depressed / sad.
"Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to cheer him up."

chew out (separable): scold someone severely; berate.
"Tom's father was really angry when Tom didn't come home until 3:00 AM. He chewed Tom out and then said Tom had to stay at home for two weeks."

chicken out (no object): lose the courage or confidence to do something--often at the last minute.
"Sam said he was going to ask Lulu for a date, but he chickened out."

chip in (inseparable): contribute / donate (often money) to something done by a group.
"We're going to buy a birthday cake for our boss and I'm collecting donations. Do you want to chip in?"

clam up (inseparable): suddenly become quiet / refuse to talk about something.
"Lila wouldn't talk about the accident. When I asked her what happened, she clammed up."

come across (inseparable): find (unexpectedly).
"I've lost my extra car keys. If you come across them while your're
cleaning the room, please put them in a safe place."
come down with _____ (inseparable): become ill with _____ .
"George won't be at the office today. He came down with the flu over the weekend."

come to (1. inseparable): total.
"Your charges come to .38. Will you pay by check, in cash, or
with a credit card?"
come to (2. no object): regain consciousness.
"When I told Gina that she'd won a million dollars, she fainted. When she
came to, I told her it was a joke and she almost hit me!"

count on (inseparable): depend on; trust that something will happen or that someone
will do as expected.
"I'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I know I won't hear the alarm."

cross out (separable): show that something written is wrong or unnecessary by making an X across it.
"We can't afford to buy everything on your shopping list, so I've crossed all the unnecessary things out."

cut back (on) (often without an object; with an object, cut back on [inseparable]): use less of something.
"You drink too much coffee. You should cut back."
"You should cut back on the amount of coffee that you drink."

do in (1. separable): cause to become very tired.
"Those three games of tennis yesterday afternoon really did me in. I slept for ten hours after I got home."

do in (2. separable): to kill; to murder.
"The said that the murdered man was done in between 10 and 11 o'clock last night."

do over (separable): do something again.
"Oh, no! I forgot to save my report before I turned the computer off! Now I'll have to do it over!"

drag on (no object): last much longer than expected or is necessary.
"I thought the meeting would be a short one, but it dragged on for more than three hours."

draw up (separable): create a formal document.
"The Ajax and Tip-Top Banks have decided to merge. Their lawyers will draw all the official documents up sometime this month."

drop off (separable): deliver something; deliver someone (by giving him/her a ride).
"Yes, I can take those letters to the post office. I'll drop them off as I go home from work."
"You don't have to take a taxi. You live fairly close to me, so I'll be happy to drop you off.
"
drop in (on) (inseparable): visit informally (and usually usually without scheduling a specific time).
"If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop in. (Please try to drop in on us."

drop by (inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time).
"If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop by the house."

drop out (of) (inseparable): stop attending / leave school or an organization.
"No, Paul isn't at the university. He dropped out. / He dropped out of school."

draw out (separable): prolong something (usually far beyond the normal limits).
"I thought that speech would never end. The speaker could have said everything important in about five minutes, but he drew the speech out for over an hour!"

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