Elementary Progress Test 8
Grammar
1 Present Continuous
Complete the sentences using the present continuous form of the verbs in
the box.
make play sit snow study wear
Why are you wearing that old coat?
1 Helen __________ in the seat next to the window. Where is she?
2 Mum __________ a special birthday cake in the kitchen.
3 Max and Klaus __________ football in the garden.
4 I __________ for my exams.
5 It __________ outside and it’s very cold.
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2 position of adjectives
Put the words into the correct order to make sentences or questions.
look / trousers / really / Those / comfortable
Those trousers look really comfortable.
1 new / scarf / a / beautiful / That’s
___________________________________.
2 very / watch / My / expensive / was
3 any / you / Do / dark / shorts / have / cotton
___________________________________?
4 boots / very / leather / These / are / tight
5 wearing / new / Jack / silk / is / a / shirt
3 Present Simple and Present Continuous
Underline the correct answer.
How often do you go / are you going out to a restaurant?
1 We are always celebrating / always celebrate Chinese New Year.
2 Dan watches / is watching TV so he can’t talk to you right now.
3 Why are you wearing / do you wear a thick pullover? It’s really hot today.
4 I sometimes have / am sometimes having a party on my birthday.
5 It isn’t snowing / doesn’t snow here every year.
Vocabulary
4 clothes
Put the letters in the correct order to make clothes words.
airretns trainers
1 toac _____
2 osgevl _____
3 krsit _____
4 istu _____
5 tah _____
5 clothes adjectives
Choose the correct answer.
My dad always wears _____ trousers and T-shirts when he’s on holiday.
a formal b casual c luxurious
1 I need a _____ suit for my job interview next week.
a smart b scruffy c tight
2 We usually wear _____ cotton clothes in the summer because it’s very hot here.
a warm b tight c light
3 These jeans are really uncomfortable – they’re very _____.
a luxurious b casual c tight
4 You need _____ clothes in Scandinavia in the winter.
a warm b formal c fashionable
5 My son always looks very _____. He says he doesn’t like smart clothes.
a formal b scruffy c luxurious
6 weather
Complete the weather words.
Brrr! Is it really four degrees? It feels very cold.
1 It’s very wet outside. I guess it’s r_ _ _ _ _ _ again.
2 It’s very h_ _ in Egypt in the summer.
3 I can’t see the sun – it’s so c_ _ _ _ _.
4 It’s s_ _ _ _ _ _ today. Everything is beautiful and white.
5 We’re having a h_ _ _ w_ _ _. It’s over forty degrees every day.
Pronunciation
7 /ɒ/ and /əʊ/
Put the words in the box in the correct column.
cold dog fog home hot know not phone snow throw top what
/ɒ/ /əʊ/
hot cold
_____ _____
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