Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Making suggestions

Let’s … Let’s join after-school clubs.

followed by the base form
Why don’t you/we … Why don’t we ask for the rules? of the verb
Shall we … Shall we wait here?

How about … How about trying new things?

followed by the -ing form
What about … What about making new friends?

A. Make suggestions.

1. have a swim have a swim

Let’s __________________________ in the pool.

2. watch TV What ________________________________ ?

3. go to the cinema Shall ___________________________ ?

4. invite new members How __________________________________ ?

5. wear a coat You look cold. Why ______________________________ ?

B. Make four suggestions using the given expressions.

Let’s join the soccer club

Shall we go out tonight
What about buy her a present
Why don’t we visit our cousins

Let’s go out tonight.

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________

C. Correct the underlined part.

1. How about play basketball? _____________________________________

2. Why don’t we cooking something? _____________________________________

3. Let’s we work together. _____________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 1 Sentence Structure

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Conjunction as

We use as when two things happen at the same time:

As I practiced every day, I quickly became friends with everyone.

As sometimes means ‘because’:

As it was a holiday, all the stores were closed.

A. Read and check. because at the same time

1. As I was tired, I went to bed early. ________ ________

2. As the day went on, the weather got worse. ________ ________

3. As the door was open, I walked in. ________ ________

4. Everyone stood up as she entered. ________ ________

B. Choose and complete.

we see them quite often it became colder
we will stay at home the phone started ringing

we see them quite often

1. As they live near us, ______________________________ .

2. As it is raining, ______________________________ .

3. As I walked into the room, ______________________________ .

4. As we climbed higher, ______________________________ .

C. Join the sentences using as.

1. Mr. James is a doctor. He can help you.

As Mr. James is a doctor, he can help you.

► ____________________________________________________

2. We had nothing to do. We watched TV all evening.

► ____________________________________________________

3. People get older. They become more experienced.

► ____________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 2 Conjunctions

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

If you go … , you might …

If you go to Spain at Easter, you might eat “la Mona de Pascua.” if at the beginning: use a comma(,)
After if, we use a present tense to talk about the future

= You might eat “la Mona de Pascua” if you go to Spain at Easter. if in the middle
In the main clause, we can use modal verbs

A. Put in the correct forms.

1. rain / stay rains

If it ______________ will stay
, we _______________ at home.

2. be / make If you _______________ hungry, I _______________ you a sandwich.

3. learn / have She _______________ Japanese next year if she _______________ time .

4. be / pass I _______________ happy if I _______________ my exam.

5. not get up / be doesn’t get up early, he _____________

If he __________________ will be late for school.

6. miss / not hurry You ________________ the train if you ___________________ .

B. Match and make sentences.

1. go to bed late you may have an accident

2. take the medicine you won’t be cold
3. wear a coat you’ll feel better
if you’ll be tired tomorrow
4. hear the sad news
5. drive too fast you might cry
6. don’t like seafood you can eat something else

go to bed late
1. If you ________________________ you’ll be tired tomorrow
, ____________________________________ .

2. If you ________________________ , ____________________________________ .

3. If you ________________________ , ____________________________________ .

You might cry

4. __________________________________ hear the sad news
if you ___________________________ .

5. __________________________________ if you ___________________________ .

6. __________________________________ if you ___________________________ .

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 3 Conditionals

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Indirect speech with ask/tell

Mom asked me to help her make the Paasstol for everyone to share.
ask/tell + object + to infinitive

Direct speech Indirect speech

“Please close the door.” She asked me to close the door.
“Don’t worry.” He told me not to worry.

A. Fill in the blanks. Use the past tense.

1. ask / get up asked

Mom _____________ to get up
me ________________ at six.

2. tell / speak The teacher _____________ us ________________ slowly.

3. ask / help Rachel _____________ John ________________ her.

4. tell / be careful I _____________ you ___________________________ .

B. Write indirect speech sentences.

1. Mom: Bring some smoked salmon.

to bring some smoked salmon.

► Mom asked Dad ______________________________________ .

2. Tessa: Put some candles on the table.

► Tessa told her brother __________________________________ on the table.

3. Mary: Don’t tell anybody what happened.

► Mary asked me ____________________________________________ .

4. Paul: Sue, don’t forget to study for the test.

► Paul told Sue ______________________________________________ .

C. Correct the underlined part.

1. The doctor told she to stay in bed. _________________________________________

2. Dad always tells me to not worry. _________________________________________

3. I asked Sarah lend me some money. _________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 4 Sentence Structure

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

too late to try

However, it’s not too late to try to increase the bee population.
too + adjective + to infinitive

too has a negative sense: more than you want, more than enough
There’s too much sugar in my coffee. ( = more sugar than I want )

A. Choose and write with too + adjective.

low short expensive light soft slow

1. not high enough too low

_________________ 2. not fast enough _________________

3. not tall enough _________________ 4. not heavy enough _________________

5. not hard enough _________________ 6. not cheap enough _________________

B. Join the sentences. Use too … to ...

► I’m very sleepy. I can’t drive. I’m too sleepy to drive.

___________________________________

► It’s not too far to walk.

It’s not very far. We can walk. ___________________________________

1. She’s very busy. She can’t come with us. _____________________________________

2. I’m very bored. I can’t listen any longer. _____________________________________

3. My grandpa isn’t very old. He can drive. _____________________________________

4. It’s not very cold. We can play outside. _____________________________________

C. Make sentences with too … to …

1. Maria / young / travel alone Maria is too young to travel alone.

___________________________________________

2. This soup / salty / eat ___________________________________________

3. Helen / ill / work ___________________________________________

4. That plate / hot / touch ___________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 5 Infinitives & -ing Forms

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

if with past tense: not real

Her dad said if there were no bees in the garden, Kate wouldn’t have anything to eat.
! if + past tense ! would + the base form of the verb

We use if + past tense … would to describe things that are not real or not probable now:
If I won a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
What would you buy if you were rich?

A. Put in the correct forms.

had
1. If I __________ would buy (buy) a sports car.
(have) enough money, I _______________

2. If we __________ (live) in a big house, we _______________ (have) a giant dog.

3. If they __________ (know) the answer, they _______________ (tell) us.

4. If I _______________ (not have) a class, I _______________ (go) to the movies.

5. He _______________ (be) a great teacher if he _______________ (teach) science.

6. She _______________ (feel) lonely if she _______________ (not make) new friends.

B. Complete the sentences.

1. not live an apartment / have a dog

► If we __________________________ would have a dog

didn’t live an apartment , we _______________________ .

2. see a ghost / not run away

► If I __________________________ , I __________________________ .

3. go to bed now / not sleep

► If the children __________________________ , they _______________________ .

4. live in the country / need a car

► If my family __________________________ , we__________________________ .

5. have a million dollars / help poor people

► If Fred ______________________________ , he__________________________ .

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 6 Conditionals

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Simple past vs. Past progressive

In 1853, George Crum was working at a fancy resort in Saratoga Springs.

past progressive: for an action that was not complete at a past time
One of his customers ordered French fries.
simple past: for a complete action in the past

I was sleeping when the phone rang.

past progressive: longer action simple past: complete shorter action

A. Complete the sentences with the past progressive.

was watching
1. He ___________________ TV all day yesterday. (watch)

2. It ____________________ when I got up. (rain)

3. They ______________________ in the garden all morning. (work)

4. I __________________ on the phone when he came in. (talk)

5. When you phoned, I __________________ a shower. (have)

B. Put in the simple past or the past progressive.

1. The children (play) football when I (arrive).

The children were playing football when I arrived.

► _______________________________________________________

2. I (wait) for the bus when I (meet) Jane.

► _______________________________________________________

3. (you/study) when I (call) you last night?

► _______________________________________________________

4. (Mary/read) a book when a mouse (run) into the room?

► _______________________________________________________

5. When we (walk) down the road, we (see) Harry.

► _______________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 7 Past

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

myself, himself, etc.

by + reflexive pronouns: someone does something without help/alone

I made something so he can get food by himself.

We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same person or thing.
He sees himself in the mirror. He is looking at him.
the same person different people

A. Circle the correct one.

1. She loves ( him / himself ). ! 2. We enjoyed ( us / ourselves ) at the party.

3. I don’t understand ( her / herself ). 4. Do you know ( them / themselves )?

5. Sometimes I talk to ( me / myself ). 6. Are you looking at ( you / yourself) in the mirror?

B. Put in myself, yourself, etc.

himself
1. Steve introduced ________________ to the class.

2. I’m teaching ________________ to play guitar.

3. We must ask ________________ some questions.

4. They had a good time in Paris. They enjoyed _________________ .

5. Be careful, Mike! You’ll hurt _________________ !

6. The cat hid _________________ under the car.

C. Write sentences with by myself, by yourself, etc.

1. A lot of old people live alone. A lot of old people live by themselves.
__________________________________________

2. She went on vacation alone. __________________________________________

3. I don’t want to eat alone. __________________________________________

4. We can manage it without help. __________________________________________

5. He moved the table without help. __________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 8 Pronouns & Possessives

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Present perfect: forms

There are many sites that we’ve never even heard of.
present perfect: have/has + past participle

Question: have/has + subject + past participle Have you done your homework?
Negative: have/has + not + past participle He has not (=hasn’t) called me.

A. Complete the sentences with the present prefect.

has written
1. She ___________________ a letter to her friend. (write)

2. They ___________________ a lot of postcards. (buy)

3. I ___________________ your report. It’s very interesting. (read)

4. Diane ___________________ Italy many times. (visit)

B. Make sentences.

► I have stayed at the hotel. Question Have you stayed at the hotel?
___________________________________

► John has seen wild animals. Negative John hasn’t seen wild animals.
___________________________________

1. The rain has stopped. ! Question ___________________________________

2. They have taken many photos. Question ___________________________________

3. He has fixed the elevator. Negative ___________________________________

4. We have heard the news. Negative ___________________________________

C. Correct the underlined part.

1. I have lose my wallet. __________________________________________

2. Alan has works very hard. __________________________________________

3. Did you seen my glasses? __________________________________________

4. He haven’t finished his work yet. __________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 9 Perfect Tense

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

I should have listened …

should + have + past participle: past event that did not happen
I should have listened to Mr. Ibarra. ( → But I didn’t listen to Mr. Ibarra.)

should not + have + past participle: unwanted events that did happen
She shouldn’t have watched that movie. ( → But she watched that movie.)

A. Complete the sentences with should have.

1. learn should have learned

I _________________________ Chinese when I was at school.

2. be They _________________________ here an hour ago.

3. do You_________________________ what your mom said before.

4. call Alice _________________________ the doctor yesterday.

B. Complete with I should have or I shouldn’t have.

I should have studied

► l failed the test. __________________________ more for the test. (study)

► I shouldn’t have gone to bed so late. (go)

I was late for school. ________________________

1. My house was stolen. _____________________________ the door. (lock)

2. I got all wet. __________________________ my umbrella. (bring)

3. I ate too much. I feel sick. __________________________ so much. (eat)

4. He crashed his car. He __________________________ too fast. (drive)

C. Correct the underlined part.

1. You should have tell the truth. ________________________________________

2. I should visit my uncle yesterday. ________________________________________

3. He should have not smoked. ________________________________________

4. I think we should has left by now. ________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 10 Modal Verbs

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Word order: place and time

The first modern triathlon was held in San Diego in 1974.

place time

The verb and the object go together: Do you eat meat every day? eat every day meat (x)
The verb and the place go together: go home start in France walk to work
Time usually goes after place: I’m going to Sydney on Friday. going on Friday to Sydney (x)

A. Correct the underlined part.

1. We enjoyed very much the party. the party very much

We enjoyed ___________________________ .

2. Tom speaks fluently English. Tom speaks ____________________________ .

3. She walks every morning to work. ! She walks _____________________________ .

4. They came late home last night. They came ______________________ last night.

5. Sally went at 7:30 to school. Sally went _____________________________ .

B. Put the words in the correct order.

1. to the supermarket / every Saturday / go

go to the supermarket every Saturday

► We ____________________________________________________ .

2. your pen / borrow / for a moment

► Can I __________________________________________________ ?

3. her children / to school / takes / every day

► Amy __________________________________________________ .

4. in the 1920s or 1930s / in France / started

► The triathlon ___________________________________________ .

5. his umbrella / in the library / left / yesterday

► Jason _________________________________________________ .

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 11 Sentence Structure

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

exciting, excited

present participle: verb + -ing past participle: verb + -ed

Then I saw something exciting on the news. I’m excited to go to Brazil in two years.

Participial adjectives: Like other adjectives, they modify nouns or describe the subjects.

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. interesting / interested interesting

It was an __________________ event.

I am __________________ in science.

2. bored / boring My job is __________________ .

You always look _________________ .

3. shocking / shocked The news was __________________ .

I was _________________ when I heard the news.

4. excited / exciting It will be an __________________ experience.

She is _________________ about going to Brazil.

B. Choose and write.

disappointing / disappointed surprising / surprised confusing / confused

depressing / depressed satisfying / satisfied annoying / annoyed

disappointed
1. I was __________________ with the movie. I shouldn’t have watched it.

2. He really likes his job. I think he’s ____________________ with his job.

3. She studied very hard. It was not ____________________ that she passed the exam.

4. Diana always phones me late at night. I’m ____________________ .

5. I don’t understand the math problem. It’s very ____________________ .

6. It’s been raining all day. I feel ____________________ in bad weather.

7. I hate the loud sound of the vuvuzela. It’s very ____________________ .

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 12 Adjectives & Adverbs

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

some, any, no compounds

someone(=somebody): a person, but we don’t know who

It is believed that someone dies of hunger every 3.6 seconds.
The food we throw away could save someone’s life.

people someone/somebody, anyone/anybody, no one / nobody

things something, anything, nothing
places somewhere/anywhere/nowhere

A. Circle and write.

1. somebody / anybody somebody

There is __________________ at the door.

2. anything / someone Is __________________ home?

3. anything / nothing I didn’t say __________________.

4. nowhere / somewhere $ She lives __________________ in London.

B. Choose and complete.

someone something anything anywhere nowhere

anything
1. Do you know __________________ about computers?

2. I’m going to call __________________ .

3. I don’t like this town. There’s __________________ to go.

4. I learned __________________ interesting today.

5. We stayed at home. We didn’t go __________________ .

C. Change the sentences.

1. There’s no one here. There isn’t anyone here.

_____________________________________

2. I can see nothing wrong. _____________________________________

3. There’s nowhere to sit. _____________________________________

4. He said nothing about her. _____________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 13 Determiners

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

mine, yours, his, etc.

Then his mother wrote her name next to his.

= his name

Possessives adjective-like: my, your, his, her, its, our, their

noun-like: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
a friend of mine a friend of me (x)
Whose book is this? / Whose is this? – It’s hers.

A. Choose and write.

his
1. The red sweater is _________________ Your
. _________________ sweater is the yellow one.
his / he’s Your / Yours
2. It’s _________________ problem, not _________________ .
their / theirs our / ours
3. Whose money is this? _________________ or _________________ ?
My / Mine your / yours
4. _________________ camera is more expensive than _______________ .
My / Mine her / hers

B. Complete the sentences. Use a friend of mine/yours, etc.

a friend of mine
1. I played tennis with _________________________ .

2. He went to the movies with _______________________ .

3. She’s going out with _______________________ .

4. Jenny, is the girl __________________________ ?

C. Change the sentences.

1. Her hair looks better than your hair. looks better than yours.
► Her hair ______________________________

2. Those are my shoes. ! ► _____________________________________

3. That dog looks like his dog. ‘ ► That dog _____________________________

4. Their garden is bigger than our garden. $ ► Their garden __________________________

Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 14 Pronouns & Possessives

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Exclamations with what, how

How interesting! What do you like the most about your jobs?
how + adjective

Exclamations: what with a noun (what + (a/an) + adjective + noun)

What a great idea! What interesting jobs!
how with an adjective
How beautiful!

A. Write what or how.

What
1. ____________ a lovely day! ! 2. ____________ terrible!

3. ____________ beautiful babies! 4. ____________ a wonderful weather!

5. ____________ exciting! 6. ____________ a kind girl!

B. Put in a/an or X.

a
1. What __________ pretty dress! X
2. What __________ good news!

3. What __________ amazing idea! 4. What __________ bad luck!

5. What __________ great film! 6. What __________ stupid questions!

C. Make sentences with what or how.

► You saw a handsome boy on the street. what What a handsome boy!
____________________________

!► Your friend told you funny jokes. how How funny!

____________________________

1. You’re in a hotel room, and it has a fantastic view.

► what _________________________________________

2. You are looking at an awesome painting in a museum.

► what _________________________________________

3. You heard some surprising news.

► how _________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 15 Sentence Structure

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Would you like … ?

Would you like (to) … ? offering and inviting

Would you like to try? Would you like some ice cream?
I’d(= I would) like (to) … saying what you want / more polite than ‘I want’
I’d like to try new flavors. I’d like some walnuts, please.

Compare! would like (= want) I’d like some coffee. (= I want some coffee)
like (= enjoy) I like coffee but I don’t like tea.

A. Write sentences with Would you like … ?

1. some coffee Would you like some coffee?

_______________________________________

2. a drink _______________________________________

3. a sandwich _______________________________________

4. a piece of cake _______________________________________

B. Choose and complete.

Would you like Would you like to (x2) I’d like I’d like to

Would you like to

1. “ ______________________ have dinner with me on Friday?” “Yes, I’d love to.”

2. “What would you like to do tonight?” “______________________ go to the movies.”

3. “ ______________________ some coffee?” “No, thank you.”

4. “What do you want?” “ ______________________ some chocolate cake, please.”

5. “I don’t have an umbrella.” “ ______________________ borrow my umbrella?”

C. Choose and write.

1. “ ___________________________ some dessert?” “Yes, please.”
Do you like / Would you like

2. “ ___________________________ raspberries?” “No, I don’t like them.”

Do you like / Would you like

3. “You look tired.” “Yes. ____________________ to go to bed now.”

I like / I’d like

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 16 Modal Verbs

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Relative pronouns: who

The government feeds and clothes people. They have lost everything.
► The government feeds and clothes people who have lost everything.

We use relative pronouns to join sentences to nouns.

We use who for people (not things).

A. Choose and write with who.

a musician paint pictures

a vet plays a musical instrument
artists treats sick animals
authors write books

who write books.

1. Authors are people ______________________________________________

2. Artists ________________________________________________________

3. A musician is a person ___________________________________________

4. A vet _________________________________________________________

B. Join the sentences using who.

1. I met a woman. She can speak French.

I met a woman who can speak French.

► ______________________________________________________________

2. Do you know the people? They live next door.

► ______________________________________________________________

3. Columbus was an explorer. He discovered America.

► ______________________________________________________________

4. What’s the name of the boy? He broke the window.

► ______________________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 17 Relative Clause

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

Relative pronouns: that

They had to find things that would help people.

= They had to find things which would help people.

To join sentences to nouns, we use relative pronouns:

who for people / which for things / that for people and things
I know the man who lives next door. = I know the man that lives next door.
Bees are insects which make honey. = Bees are insects that make honey.

A. Put in who or which.

1. The child _______________ didn’t come to the party was ill.

2. Penguins are birds _______________ can’t fly.

3. I can’t find the key _______________ opens this door.

4. The people _______________ live downstairs are Spanish.

5. I enjoy movies _______________ have happy endings.

6. We have to help friends _______________ are bullied.

B. Join the sentences in two ways. Use who/which/that.

1. We need some machines. They dispose of food waste.

We need some machines which dispose of food waste.

► ______________________________________________________________

We need some machines that dispose of food waste.

! !► ______________________________________________________________

2. Do you know the girl? She is standing by the window.

► ______________________________________________________________

► ______________________________________________________________

3. Can you pick up the papers? They are lying on the floor.

► ______________________________________________________________

► ______________________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 18 Relative Clause

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

preposition + -ing form

After before and after, we can use -ing form or subject + verb
Without it, they will die before laying their eggs.
= before they lay their eggs
by …ing and without …ing: to say how people do something
The mosquitoes find their prey mostly by following smells.

A. Rewrite the underlined parts using -ing forms.

1. I always have breakfast before I go to school. before going to school
_______________________________

2. They watched TV after they did the dishes. _______________________________

3. Before I ate the apple, I washed it carefully. _______________________________

4. I called my grandparents before I visited them. _______________________________

5. After we walked for two hours, we were tired. _______________________________

B. Make sentences with by …ing or without …ing.

1. She passed her exams. She didn’t study.

She passed her exams without studying.

$ ► _________________________________________________________

2. Many accidents happen. People drive too fast.

Many accidents happen by driving too fast.

► _________________________________________________________

3. Chris woke me up. He turned on the TV.

► _________________________________________________________

4. Ellie did all her homework. She didn’t ask for any help.

► _________________________________________________________

5. He drank four glasses of water. He didn’t stop.

► _________________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 19 Infinitives & -ing Forms

Grammar Sheet Class __________ Name ________________

adjective + infinitive

In the morning everyone was surprised to see Stella at breakfast.

We can use to infinitives after adjectives for feelings like:

happy, glad, pleased, sorry, sad, surprised, disappointed, embarrassed, etc.

A. Choose and complete the sentences.

happy / be surprised / see sorry / say pleased / get

surprised to see
1. We were _______________________ Angela at the party.

2. I was _______________________ goodbye to my friends.

3. She was _______________________ the letter from her son.

4. I’m _______________________ here again.

B. Rewrite the sentences with to infinitives.

1. I heard the news. I was disappointed.

I was disappointed to hear the news.

► _______________________________________________________

2. I found a cat in my bed. I was surprised.

► _______________________________________________________

3. I have time to play with you. I’m glad.

► _______________________________________________________

4. Ann met her old friends. She was very pleased.

► _______________________________________________________

5. Stella forgot her lines on stage. She felt embarrassed.

► _______________________________________________________

Bricks Reading 250 Level 1 Unit 20 Infinitives & -ing Forms