A Morning at Home

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Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use get and make: This is our morning routine. I 1___ (get) up early. Then I 2___ (make) tea for Mum. Mum likes her tea with milk.

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   get

   Blank 2

   make

   Both present-simple verbs take their base form with I.

2. Question 2 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use be: Everyone comes downstairs for breakfast. The kitchen 1___ (be) warm. My parents 2___ (be) at the table. There is enough space for all of us.

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   is

   Blank 2

   are

   Kitchen is singular; parents is plural.

3. Question 3 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the words in brackets: My brother is hungry in the morning. My little brother 1___ (eat) toast and 2___ (drink) milk. He likes this simple breakfast every day.

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   eats

   Blank 2

   drinks

   Both verbs take s with the singular subject my little brother.

4. Question 4 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use a or an: I need food for the morning. I have 1___ egg for breakfast and put 2___ banana in my bag. The banana is for my school break.

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   an

   Blank 2

   a

   Egg begins with a vowel sound; banana begins with a consonant sound.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use one word per gap: We keep our clean plates behind the cupboard doors. The plates are 1___ the cupboard. I put them 2___ the table for breakfast. There is a place for everyone at breakfast.

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   in / inside

   Blank 2

   on / onto

   Plates are inside the cupboard and rest on the table.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use have and leave: Nobody eats alone in our house. We 1___ (have) breakfast together. Then we 2___ (leave) home at eight. We have our bags and coats ready.

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   have

   Blank 2

   leave

   We takes the base forms have and leave.

7. Question 7 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use one word per gap: After breakfast, everyone has somewhere to go. Dad goes to work 1___ train. My sister goes to school 2___ foot. I walk with my sister because our schools are close.

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   by

   Blank 2

   on

   Use by train but on foot for these travel phrases.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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