ENGLISH GRAMMAR LESSONS FOR O L

English Grammar Activities.

Dear students,

I am publishing here grammar exercises to help you with in your classroom activities. The simple activities will help you in your exams. 

Sajendra Kumara

Use 'can' appropriately and complete the sentences.

Answers: 1. can speak 2. can speak 3. Nuwan can speak 4. Gagani can speak /can't speak  5. Both / Gagani can speak 

PREPOSITIONS: 01
Fill in the blanks with the prepositions given within brackets. 

                                        [ with  -  of  - in  -  on - for ]

The wheel has been an essential part of human life 1) ........................ the very early years of human civilization. The wheel can be best described as a circular object that rotates 2) ......................an axle bearing. The earliest wheels were known to be wooden disks 3) .....................a hole in the middle 4) ........................the axle. The word wheel first came from an English word. 5) .......................Sanskrit, the wheel is called 'Chakra' to mean 'round' or 'circle'. 
1. since 2.on 3. with 4. of    5. in 

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ACTIVITY 02: Verb forms

Write the correct form of the verbs given within brackets.

Once , Honour, Fire and Water started on a journey to find new things and new places. After sometime, they 1)________ [realize] that they liked to 2)________[see] different things. "We 3)___________[travel] together for a long time, but we might go in different ways. We  must 4)________[make] plans about how to find each other," Fire said. The others agreed and 5)________[begin] to make plans. Fire said that they could always 6)_______[find] him by his smoke. Water 7)_______[tell] them to look for signs like green vegetation and evening mist. But Honour apologetically 8)________[say], "You have to 9)_______[keep] me with you all the time. If you 10)_______[lose] me once, you will never be able to find me again." 
1. realized 2. see 3. have traveled / have been travelling 4. make 5.began 6. find 7. told 8. said 9. keep 10. lose 
👧👨Sajendra Kumara 

ACTIVITY: 3 Write the correct form of the words given within brackets.

1. I admire the ...............of nature in our country. (beautiful)
2. My sister is .....................than her best friend. (short)
3. I saw a ....................bird in my garden. (colourful)
4. I have never ...............such a beautiful flower. (see)
5. Ravi is not as...............as tall me. (tall)
6. Sanath is .............. a cartoon at the moment. (watch)
7. My grandfather is an ...................gentleman. (educate)
8. Gayan .................to school every day. (go)
9. This is the ..................story I have ever read. (long)
10. Manel ...................me last evening. (call)

1. beauty 2.shorter 3. colourful 4. seen 5.tall 6. watching 7. educated 8. goes 9.longest 10.called 
👷👸Sajendra Kumara 

OL MODEL ENGLISH ACTIVITY PAPER 2

A short story for college

ACTIVITY: 4

Fill in the blanks with 'a, an' or 'the'. 

There is (1).........children's park in our village. (2)..........park has many facilities. It has (3)..........revolving swing and (4).........swimming pool,too. Most of (5) ........children of our village visit (6) .......park with their parents. Usually (7).......children like (8).........revolving swing most. There is (9)...........ice cream cafe next to (10) ..........swimming pool. 

1.a 2.the 3. a 4. a 5. the 6. the 7. the 8. the 9. an 10. the

Note:👉

Read how the articles have been used in the following sentences.

1. I saw a  parrot. The parrot was eating a mango. The mango fell off the tree. 

* When you speak of something for the first time use the indefinite articles "a" / "an" and when you speak of the same person or thing for the second time use the definite article "the". 'an' is used before words starting with a vowel sound. 

2. Where is mother? 

     She is in the garden. 

(This means she is in your garden)

3. I met a boy. The boy was eating an ice cream. 

4. Ravi wrote a poem. The poem was beautiful. 

5. I watched a cartoon. The cartoon was about a small girl. 

**More activities on this lesson is to follow. 

Sajendra Kumara 

ACTIVITY 5:  
Fill in the blanks with 'who / whose / whom / which. 

1. I saw a bird .........has green feathers.

2. Children, ........study in primary classes, love music. 

3.Shirome,............mother is a teacher, failed the entrance exam.

4. Flowers, ........grow in cold regions, are very colourful.

5. That is the man .........helped me get into the train.

1. which 2. who 3.whose 4. which 5. who 

👉Note: The activity given here is on relative pronouns. The relative pronouns are 'who, whose, whom and which'. Among them who / whose and whom are used to describe a person, which is used to describe a thing or an animal

English Essay for OL

Regular exercises 

ACTIVITY 6:
 Write the correct form of the verb given within brackets. 

We were standing on the bridge, trying to catch some fish for supper when a small plane 1. ....... (fly) over our heads. We 2.....(can) even see the pilot's face. "What on earth 3......(be) he up to?" I asked. I 4......(feel) rather annoyed. "I 5.....(think) he is in trouble," Jack said. "Listen! his engine 6.....(make) a strange noise"."Well , we can't 7.....(do) anything, can we?," I said. We 8.....(be) on a boating holiday and we were miles from the nearest town. We decided to 9......(follow) the plane down the river. We 10........(drop) our fishing lines and 11......(run) towards our boat. Luckily the engine started at once and soon we were 12...........(roar) down the river. 

1.flew 2. could 3. was 4. felt 5. think 6. making 7. do 8. were 9. follow 10.dropped 11. ran 12. roaring  

ACTIVITY 7 

There is a mistake in each of the following sentences from a-f. Underline the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly. An example is given.

Yesterday was a very enjoyable day. our family was at home as it was a holiday. 

a) I got up at half passed six in the morning.  

b) We had ours breakfast together.  

c) Then I and my sister cleaned our room.  

d) We helped father to cleaned the garden, too.  

e) Mother prepared a delicious meals and we enjoyed it.  

👉 e.g. f) After lunch we all watch a family movie. 

 After lunch we all watched a family movie. 

a) passed-past b)ours-our c)I and my sister-my sister and I d)cleaned-clean e)meals-meal

ACTIVITY: 8

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                                            Activity books for G.C.E. [O/L] students are now available. 

Question: The underlined words are incorrect. Write the correct word in the space provided. 

                    An ACCIDENT
   I was driving along the West 
Road at a reasonable speed
when a pedestrian walking in         1) ...............
the pavement suddenly run            2) ...............
across the road in front of me.

I slammed on my brakes as hard

as I could, but I have to swerve      3)............... 
to avoid the pedestrian. I 
crashed into the car which               4)..............
is parked by the side of the road.     5)..............
Fortunately, the pedestrian
isn't injured, but I had a bad cut      6)..............
to my face when my head hit the     7)..............
windscreen. I had forget to put        8).............
on my seat belt.
A ambulance took me to                9).............
hospital where I had to have five
stitches. There were a lot of             10) .............

damage to me car, the windscreen    11).............

was broken and the bodywork
was badly dented. I was questioned

by the police in hospital.

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Note: Before doing the activity

1. Read the passage

2. Find the tense of the passage.

3. If a singular noun is underlined wrong then the correction must be the plural form of it. 

1. on 2. ran 3.had 4. a 5.was 6. wasn't 7.on 8.forgotten 9.an 10.was 11.my

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ACTIVITY 9: 

Write  suitable pronouns for each of the underlined words. 
1. I come to school with Manoj and Thushara.    (.......)                        2. Madura helped Nalaka.             (.........)
3. Dayan and I played badminton yesterday. 
4. Father gave the dog  some fish.(.........)
5. Mother and father  went to Colombo last evening.  (.......)                6. Ravi's  bag is on the desk.          (.........)
7. We painted the gate  red.            (.........)
8. Sanduni's father is a teacher.      (.........)
9. The cat killed a rat  last night.    (........)
10. Lions are dangerous animals.   (.........)
1.them 2.him 3.we 4.it 5.they 6.his 7.it 8.her 9.it 10.they  
......................................................................................................
Note: Pronouns 
I / we / you / they / he / she / it ........
Nimal and I - we 
Sanath - He     Sanath's - his  
 

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ACTIVITY 10: Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the verbs given within brackets. 
 😚
1. Oliver Twist ...............(write) by Charles Dickens. 
2. Christmas .................(celebrate) all over the world.  
3. An exhibition of Arts and Crafts ................(hold) our school last week. 
4. Look! our class room ...........(paint) by our parents. 
5. The flyover ..........(open) next Saturday by the mayor. 
6. Teachers .........(respect) by people from all walks of life. 
7. The thief who stole my bicycle .........(arrest) last night. 
8. Despite the warning issued by the government garbage ..........(dispose) carelessly by some people. 
9. Shops ...................(not close) tomorrow. 
10. Listen! A tree ..............(cut) by someone. 
  1.was written 2.is celebrated 3.were held 4. is being painted 5.will be opened 6. are respected 7. was arrested 8. is disposed 9. will not be closed 10. is being cut          

                             More Activities
                                                                                             

ACTIVITY 11: Use the following words and phrases to make a meaningful sentence. An example has been given to you.

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1. The letter - post - last week.
e.g. The letter was posted last week.

2. The meeting -hold- at 10 a.m. - tomorrow.
3. Madol Doowa - write -  Martin Wickramasinghe.
4. Houses - decoratre - for Christmas.
5. The first tea plant - bring - to Sri Lanka - James Tailor .
6. English - not teach - in some remote schools.
7. The class rooms - must sweep - before 7 a.m.
8. Newspapers - can read - on the internet.
👉Note:

* Only the past participle form of the verb is used in all forms of passive voice sentences.

   2.The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

   3. Madol Doowa was written by Martin Wickramasinghe.

   4. Houses are decorated for Christmas. 

   5. The first tea plant was brought to Sri Lanka by James Tailor. 

   6. English is not taught in some remote schools.

   7. The class rooms must be swept before 7 a.m.

   8. Newspapers can be read on the internet. 

👉 For more search more activities on my blog page: Exercises for Passive Voice 

 ACTIVITY 12 : Underline the correct verb form. 

1. My bag ( stole / steals / was stolen) last evening.

2. Mr. Ajith ( invited / invites / was invited) to the party. 

3. Children ( decorated / decorating / were decorated)the main hall. 

4. We (will organize / will be organized ) a trip to Kandy. 

5. Our dog ( vaccinate / is vaccinated / vaccinated) once a year for rabies. 

6. The thief ( caught / was caught ) last night. 

7. People ( admitted / were admitted) the injured to the nearest hospital. 

8. Miky my pet cat ( was caught / caught / catching) a mouse. 

9. Mrs. Theja de Alwis ( acts / is acted ) in films. 

10. The baby ( is bathed / bathed) every morning by its mother. 
2. was invited 3.decorated 4.will organize 5.is vaccinated 6.was caught 7.admitted 8.caught 9.acts 10.is bathed 
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ACTIVITY 13:There is a mistake in each of the following sentences from a-e. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the sentences correctly.

                      The Christmas Festival
The Christmas is a religious festival.
a) It fall in the month of December.
b) Christians all over the world celebrate this festivals. 
c) They celebrate the birth of Jesus on these day.
d) People decorate there houses before the festival. 
e) They go to church dressing in their best suits.
Christmas is a colourful festival.        
1. falls 2. is celebrated 3.this 4.their 5.dressed 

ACTIVITY :14

Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verbs given within brackets.

   Our class 1)……………[decorate] for the Vesak festival last year. The children 2)……………. [ask] to bring tissue papers. A beautiful Vesak lantern 3)………….[make] by some boys. It 4)…………[hang] outside the class. We 5)…………[help] by our class teacher.  Every year, a Sheela  Campaign 6)…………….[organize] in our school.  The Sheela Campaign 7)……… [ hold ]  just before the Vesak festival last year. Beside these there was a large Shramadana, too. The school garden 8)…………….[clean] and the college shrine room 9)…………….[paint] in the Shramadana. A Shramadana 10) ………….[hold] next year ,too. All the students and the teachers 11)……… [thank] by the principal after all the Vesak programmes at the college assembly.   

ACTIVITY: 15

Fill in the  blanks with  a / an or the. [articles]

1. I don't like ......... water in this bottle. 
2. That is ............ boy who came our home yesterday. 
3. ......... sun is ............. star. 
4. Kamani is ............ honest girl in our class. 
5. I have lost ........... key you gave me yesterday. 
6. Mohan is .............. educated young boy. 
7. ........... computer I use was given to me by my uncle. 
8. There is ............. musical show tomorrow. 
9. ............... girl wearing .......... red hat is my younger sister. 
10. My friend Ravi lives in ............... small village in .............. Ratnapura district.

[1.the 2.the 3.the/a 4.an 5.the 6.an 7.the 8.a 9.the/a 10.a/the]
Activity 16: Complete the following sentences. [ reported speech ]

1. She says, " I'm not interested in music". 

She says that ........................... in music. 

2. Mrs. Waruni said, " My brother-in-law migrated to Australia last month". 

Mrs. Waruni said that her brother-in-law ............ to Australia ................ . 

3. Milton told Sally, " You can start a new business to support your family". 

Milton told Sally that ................a new business to support ................. family. 

4. Nita says, "I hate horror films". 

Nita says that .....................horror films. 

5. Children said, " We do not understand the lesson." 

Children said that ...................the lesson.  

Activity 17: Write the correct form of the verbs given within brackets.  [verb forms]
I have a friend. He is an animal lover. He 1)................. [read] about animals. He 2) ................. [study] the birds that 3)................. [come] to his garden. His parents 4)................[help] him in his hobby. Recently, his father 5) ............. [buy] him a pair of binoculars. It 6)............. [ be ] easy for him to 7).................. [ watch ] birds with the binoculars. He has several pets at home. He has a cat , two dogs and a parrot. He 8) ............... [have] a pair of love birds a few years ago. They 9) .............. [ die ] due to some illness. He always says ," I .............. [be] an ornithologist one day.  
answers: 1)reads 2)studies 3) come 4) help 5)bought 6)is 7) watch 8)had 9)died 10) am

Activity 19: Fill in the blanks with 'its /it's'. [pronouns]

1. ......... a beautiful waterfall. 

2. I have a pet cat. I like ...........bushy tail. 

3. ............raining cats and dogs. We cannot go out.

4. Look at the picture of this tree. Can you tell me ............. scientific name?  

5. .............your responsibility to look after your aged parents.    answers: 1. it's 2. its 3.it's 4.its 5.it's

Activity 20: Underline the suitable words. [word forms]

1. What is the (high/higher/height) mountain in Sri Lanka.

2. The Mahaweli is 335km in (long / longest / length )

3. Every Sri Lankan appreciates the heroic soldiers' ( brave / braver / bravery). 

4. We listened to the speech (attentive / attentively / attention).

5. Mr. Sajendra speaks ( kind / kindness / kindly) to his students. 

[ 1 height 2. length 3.bravery 4.attentively 5.kindly ]

Verb forms OL

Activity 21: Write the correct form of the verb. [ conditional sentences ]

1. If he .......[work] , he would pass the exam.

2. You can meet Mr. Sajendra, if you ........[go] there before 7 a.m. 

3. Had I met Ravi, I .............. [tell] him all about Rosy. 

4. If it rains, I ...............[ not go] to school.

5. If I were a bird, I ........[fly] over the clouds. 

[ 1. worked 2. go 3. would/could have told 4. will not/cannot go 5. would/could fly]

Activity 22: 

Write the correct form of the verbs given within brackets. 

As you go passing Kadugannawa, you can 1).....................(see) a tunnel over there. It has been 2)..............(hollow) for vehicles to pass. The British 3)..........(construct) this tunnel. They 4)...... (believe) that if they 5)........( enter ) Kandy through a rock, they would not be 6)........ (captured). A British engineer named Dawson 7)...................(build) it. However, vehicles do not 8).........(pass) through it at present. Instead, motorists 9)................(use) the new road constructed next to the tunnel. The tunnel 10)........ (be) a tourist attraction of both local and foreign tourists to Kandy today.  [ see - hollowed - constructed - believed - entered - captured - built - pass - use - is ] 

Activity 23:

Verb form activity for OL

Underline the correct verb form.

Activity 24: 

Grammar Activity: Passive Voice

Look at the picture and complete the sentences given below in the present continuous passive voice. Use the verbs given within brackets appropriately. 

What is being done? 

Passive Voice: Present Continuous

👉am / is / are + being + v (pp)
[ hold / clean / break / mend / serve / bring / paint / plant ]

e.g. 1) Desks and chairs are being cleaned by two students.

2) A tree _________ by two small students. 

3) Refreshments _________ by the teacher. 

4) Cobwebs __________ by a girl. 

5) The fence ___________ by three students.

6) The wall ___________a student. He is standing on a desk. 

7) A bucket of water ________by a girl. 

8) It seems , a Shramadana __________ in the school. 

The above 👆 module contains all types of test activities for Question - 6 of the OL English paper. It can easily be used as a handbook for classroom teaching or as a self-study guide. 

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OL English Paper 2023(2024) paper -1

OL ENGLISH PAPER 2023(2024) paper -1 

OL English Paper 2023(2024) Paper -2

OL English Paper 2023(2024) paper -2 

OL English Paper 2023(2024) Marking Scheme 

OL English Paper 2023(2024) marking scheme

👉 Grammar: The Simple Present Tense👇

       The Simple Present Tense

                              To be continued