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Rhymes

A. Which word has the same sound as the word in bold type?
Write your answers like this:
1. fly   cry    2 bread   _________, and so on.

1.
fly
cry
two
may
flop
2.
bread
bead
bear
head
bored
3.
rain
rail
train
ran
wait
4.
tray
toy
try
door
day
5.
sail
nail
fall
soil
foil
6.
neat
near
more
meat
need
7.
soon
sort
moon
soot
sun
8.
grow
blue
group
groan
blow
9.
joy
toy
top
jam
bow
10.
cow
cap
cut
now
grow
11.
nose
must
rose
news
noise
12.
glue
glad
blow
glum
blue
13.
late
lame
hate
lane
lake
14.
gold
held
gulp
grab
sold
15.
son
sun
saw
burn
some
16.
bare
bore
fair
bead
bow
17.
stain
stair
stone
lane
blame
18.
made
maid
male
mare
make
19.
word
board
ward
bird
work
20.
their
thin
there
them
those

Answers:
1. cry; 2. head; 3. train; 4. day; 5. nail; 6. meat; 7. moon; 8. blow; 9. toy; 10. now; 11. rose; 12. blue; 13. hate; 14. sold; 15. sun; 16. fair; 17. lane; 18. maid; 19. bird; 20. there

B. Is or Are?

Complete the sentences using is or are.
1.  The dog _________ in the field.
2.  The dogs _________ in the field.
3.  The cup _________ on the table.
4.  Janet _________ my sister.
5.  The lemons _________ sour.
6.  _________ this your coat?
7.  Tim and David _________ over there.
8.  There _________ my house.
9.  _________ these your books?
10.  Kittens _________ playful.

Answers:
1. is; 2. are; 3. is; 4. is; 5. are; 6. Is; 7. are; 8. is; 9. Are; 10. are

C. Was or Were?

Complete the sentences using was or were.
1.  The bus _________ late.
2.  The bread _________ stale.
3.  The apples _________ sweet.
4.  Linda _________ skipping.
5.  The girls _________ in the park.
6.  _________ your book exciting?
7.  Susan and Heather _________ early for school.
8.  The cows _________ in the field.
9.  The buses _________ late.
10.  _________ you at the football match?

Answers:
1. was; 2. was; 3. were; 4. was; 5. were; 6. Was; 7. were; 8. were; 9. were; 10. Were

From Practice in the Basic Skills English 1