Exercises

Expressing Opposition
Select the most appropriate conjunction to complete each phrase.
1. Paul is tall, ____________ Richard is short. (whereas; even though)
2. Jane feels better, ____________ John is still sick. (despite; but)
3. I went to work ____________ I felt sick. (whereas; even though)
4. I don’t have cash, ____________, I have traveler’s checks. (in spite of; however)
5. ____________ Sue is industrious, Marie is lazy. (Despite; While)
6. ____________ I had an infection, I didn’t go to the doctor. (Even though; Whereas)
7. I had little money, ____________ I bought her a gift anyway. (while; but)
8. The National Arboretum is beautiful, ____________ it is Washington’s best-kept secret. (in spite of; yet)
9. I was sleepy, ____________ I took a bath anyway. (while; but)
10. He ate dessert ____________ he wasn’t very hungry. (even though; whereas)
11. My apartment has a dishwasher, ____________ yours doesn’t. (whereas; despite)
12. I didn’t have an appointment, ____________ I went to the dentist anyway. (whereas; but)
13. I stayed at the Lamp Lighter Inn, ____________ you didn’t. (but; in spite of)


Numbers (1-100)
Write each number in its long form.
1. 1 _________________________________
2. 3 _________________________________
3. 12 _________________________________
4. 79 _________________________________
5. 20 _________________________________
6. 28 _________________________________
7. 34 _________________________________
8. 45 _________________________________
9. 57 _________________________________
10. 61 _________________________________
11. 11 _________________________________
12. 15 _________________________________
13. 6 _________________________________


Numbers (101 -1,000,000)
Write the corresponding number to each long form below. (For example: Sixty = 60.)
1. One thousand eight hundred and three _________________
2. Three hundred and twenty-three _________________
3. Four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five _________________
4. Six hundred and twelve _________________
5. Two hundred and thirteen _________________
6. One million _________________
7. One hundred thousand _________________
8. One hundred and eighteen _________________
9. Nine hundred and fifty-two _________________
10. Four hundred and seventy-four _________________
11. Seven hundred and seventy _________________
12. One hundred and one _________________
13. Five hundred and fifty _________________


Telling Time
Write the appropriate time to the statements (a.m. or p.m.) below.
1. We’ll have breakfast at seven. _________
2. The meeting is at two. _________
3. We’ll eat lunch at twelve. _________
4. I go to bed every night at eleven thirty. _________
5. I wake up every morning at a quarter till eight. _________
6. She goes to bed every night at midnight. _________
7. He arrives tomorrow morning at eight forty-five. _________
8. You have a meeting tomorrow morning at a quarter after nine. _________
9. I call her every evening at seven thirty. _________
10. I’ll wake up tomorrow at eight forty. _________
11. She’ll call me this evening at twenty till eight. _________
12. We have dinner reservations for eight thirty. _________
13. I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon at three fifteen. _________