A. What do you do if there is a fire in the home? Underline the correct option.
1 Panic! / Don’t panic!
2 Leave / Don’t leave the house quickly.
3 Take time / Don’t take time to collect your things.
4 Close / Don’t close all doors behind you.
5 If a door is hot, open / don’t open it. Go to the window.
6 Go back / Don’t go back inside.
7 Phone / Don’t phone the fire fighters.
Answers
2 Leave 3 Don’t take time 4 Close
5 don’t open 6 Don’t go back 7 Phone
B. Complete the dialogues with the imperative or negative imperative forms of the verbs in the box.
forget go shopping have pick up put take turn left turn down worry |
1 A: ……Turn…… that music ……down!……
B: I can’t hear you. The music’s too loud!
2 A: It’s my exam today.
B: ……………………… . It’ll be OK.
3 A: I feel really bored. What can I do?
B: ………………………! That’s what I do when I’m bored!
4 A: Please ……………………… your feet on the seat.
B: Sorry.
5 A: These cakes are lovely.
B: ……………………… two!
6 A: I’m ready to go now.
B: ……………………… a great holiday! ……………………… to send a postcard.
7 A: Look at that snake! Can I take it home?
B: No! Never ……………………… a snake!
8 A: This is the road. ……………………… now!
B: What did you say?
Answers
2 Don’t worry 3 Go shopping 4 don’t put
5 Take / Have 6 Have; Don’t forget
7 pick up 8 Turn left
C. You are visiting a friend this weekend. Complete your friend’s advice with an appropriate verb in the imperative or negative imperative.
1 ……Go……… to bed early tonight.
2 ………………………… late. The train always leaves on time.
3 The station is always busy. ………………………… your ticket before you come.
4 ………………………… a sandwich on the train – they’re very expensive.
5 The train arrives at platform 2. ………………………… down the stairs and ………………………… out of the main entrance.
6 ………………………… left and ………………………… to the car park.
7 ………………………… in the car park. I’ll meet you there.
Answers
2 Don’t be / Don’t arrive 3 Buy/Get
4 Don’t buy / Don’t get 5 Go; go / come
6 Turn; go / walk 7 Wait
D. You work in a tourist information office in your town. Give some advice to tourists. Write three imperative sentences and three negative imperative sentences in your notebook.
Examples:
Bring a big coat.
Don’t drive into the centre.
Answers
Possible answers
1 Visit the art museum.
2 Have lunch in the market place.
3 Climb to the top of the hill.
4 Don’t go to the parks at night.
5 Don’t forget your camera.
6 Don’t come on Saturday.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 ……………! It’s 8 o’clock and you’re late.
a You get up
b Gets up
c Get up
2 A: Can I go to a party tonight, Mum? B: OK, but please …………… noisy when you come home.
a you aren’t
b be not
c don’t be
3 …………… across the road.
a Don’t never run
b Never run
c Don’t running
4 A: Excuse me? Where is the toilet? B: …………… up these stairs and turn left. It’s there.
a Go b Going c You going
5 A: Sorry. I can’t help you today. I’m very busy. B: …………… .
a Don’t worry
b Don’t be worry
c Doesn’t worry
Answers
1 c 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 a
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