Practice Exercises

What you’ll learn

Apply the course patterns to sixteen mixed beginner questions before checking the answers.

អនុវត្តទម្រង់ក្នុងវគ្គនេះតាមសំណួរចម្រុះដប់ប្រាំមួយ មុននឹងពិនិត្យចម្លើយ។

Meaning and use

This is a mixed review. Read the whole sentence and notice its subject, time words, and helper verbs. Write your own answer before opening the answer box. Some questions name the pattern to use, such as the present continuous or going to. Check one question at a time and explain your choice aloud. You can return to earlier lessons when needed; this is practice, not a timed exam. The next lesson repeats these questions with the same numbered explanations for review.

នេះជាលំហាត់ចម្រុះសម្រាប់រំលឹកមេរៀន។ អានប្រយោគទាំងមូល ហើយសង្កេតប្រធាន ពាក្យពេលវេលា និងកិរិយាសព្ទជំនួយ។ សរសេរចម្លើយមុននឹងបើកមើល។ អ្នកអាចត្រឡប់ទៅអានមេរៀនមុនបាន ព្រោះនេះជាការហាត់ មិនមែនការប្រឡងកំណត់ពេលទេ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Check the subject	I am; she is; they are
Check the helper	doesn’t + like; did + buy; can + speak
Check time and meaning	every day → a habit; an action in progress → be + verb-ing
Check the noun	two children; much rice; many books

Examples

1. We are ready.

   យើងរួចរាល់ហើយ។

2. She doesn’t work here.

   នាងមិនធ្វើការនៅទីនេះទេ។

3. He bought a book yesterday.

   គាត់បានទិញសៀវភៅមួយក្បាលកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។

4. They can speak English.

   ពួកគេអាចនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសបាន។

Everyday conversation

Maly: Should I look at the answers first?

Dara: Try each question first.

Maly: What if I make a mistake?

Dara: Read the explanation and try again.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
She doesn’t studies.	She doesn’t study.	The helper doesn’t is followed by a base verb.
There are two child.	There are two children.	The noun needs the irregular plural children.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: We ___ friends.
2. Complete: She ___ English every day. (study)
3. Complete: He doesn’t ___ coffee. (like)
4. Complete using the present continuous: Look! They ___ football. (play)
5. Complete: Yesterday I ___ to the market. (go)
6. Complete: Did she ___ a new bag? (buy)
7. Complete using going to: I ___ study tonight.
8. Complete: There are two ___ here. (child)
9. Complete: This bag is bigger ___ that one.
10. Complete: How ___ rice do we need?
11. Choose for an optional visit: You ___ come tomorrow; it is your choice. (mustn’t / don’t have to)
12. Complete: I’d like ___ learn English.
13. Complete: The class starts ___ eight o’clock.
14. Choose: He drives ___ . (careful / carefully)
15. Complete the usual neutral negative pattern: We don’t have ___ water. (some / any)
16. Complete: She can ___ English. (speak / speaks)

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. are

   The subject we takes are in the present.

2. studies

   A positive present-simple verb with she changes study to studies.

3. like

   After doesn’t, use the base form like.

4. are playing

   They takes are, followed by the -ing form playing.

5. went

   The irregular past form of go is went.

6. buy

   After did, use the base form buy, not bought.

7. am going to

   With I, this future-intention pattern is am going to + base verb.

8. children

   Children is the irregular plural of child.

9. than

   Use than to introduce the second item in a comparison.

10. much

    Rice is uncountable in this meaning, so use much.

11. don’t have to

    The visit is not necessary. Mustn’t would mean it is prohibited.

12. to

    Use would like to + base verb for an action.

13. at

    Use at with a clock time.

14. carefully

    The adverb carefully describes how he drives.

15. any

    Any is the usual choice in this neutral negative amount statement.

16. speak

    Can is followed by a base verb with every subject.

Quick recap

• Attempt all sixteen questions before revealing the key.
• Use the explanation to identify a pattern, not just memorize an answer.
• Retry the questions you missed after reviewing the matching lesson.