Study the subject of SLEEP in English

Sleep is a subject that everyone needs to talk about. Below are two exercises that will help you talk or write about the subject of sleep.

Exercise A: Choose the correct form of the word "sleep." Most of the words are verbs. Verb tenses are indicated in parentheses (____).

1. She __________ too much. (present tense)

2. Are you getting enough __________? (noun)

3. How ________ you _________ last night? (past tense)

4. You __________ ___________ so soundly, I couldn't wake you up. (past continuous tense)

5. Shhhh! They ________ __________. (present continuous tense)

6. __________ on the floor isn't very comfortable. (gerund)

7. He went ________ __________ very quickly. (infinitive)

8. You need seven to eight hours of ___________ every night. (noun)

9. John is tired of _________ in the same room with his four brothers. (gerund)

10. The baby _______ ________ __________ for a few hours. (present perfect continuous tense)

The answers are below.

Exercise B: Choose the correct word from the list below to complete each sentence or question. These vocabulary words were featured this week on the website.

       bed       crib     dreams     insomnia     nightgown    nightmare     pillow     sleep     slipppers      yawn

1. Rodney can't get to sleep. He has __________.

2. Vanessa always wears a __________ to bed.

3. Put the baby back in her __________.

4. I had a really scary __________ last night.

5. It's not polite to __________ loudly in class.

6. This __________ is just right for my head.

7. You shouldn't wear your __________ outside.

8. Sweet __________!

9. My eleven-year-old son has outgrown his __________. He needs a new one.

10. Put your __________ on before you go to bed.

The answers are below.

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Answers

Exercise A: 1. sleeps; 2. sleep; 3. did...sleep; 4. nightmare;

5. are sleeping; 6. Sleeping; 7. to sleep; 8. sleep; 9. sleeping; 10. has been sleeping

Exercise B: 1. insomnia; 2. nightgown; 3. crib; 4. nightmare; 5. yawn; 6. pillow; 7. slippers; 8. dreams; 9. bed;

10. pajamas