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A2 ESOL: Fairy Tale Grammar




1. Past Simple – Regular & Irregular Verbs

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Cinderella ___ (clean) the house every day.

  2. The prince ___ (find) a glass slipper.

  3. The wolf ___ (run) to Grandma’s house.

  4. The fairy godmother ___ (help) Cinderella.

  5. The princess ___ (kiss) the frog.


2. Present Simple – Daily Routine of a Fairy Tale Character

Fill in the blanks with the correct present simple form.

  1. Snow White ___ (live) with the seven dwarfs.

  2. The witch ___ (make) magic potions.

  3. Rapunzel ___ (brush) her long hair every morning.

  4. Jack always ___ (climb) the beanstalk.

  5. The dragon ___ (guard) the tower.


3. Past Simple Questions

Make questions.

  1. What / Cinderella / wear?

  2. Where / Jack / go?

  3. Who / help / the prince?

  4. What / the wolf / do?

  5. Why / the princess / cry?


4. Comparatives

Complete the sentences using the comparative form.

  1. The dragon is ___ (strong) than the knight.

  2. Goldilocks is ___ (curious) than her friends.

  3. This castle is ___ (big) than the old one.

  4. The tower is ___ (tall) than the tree.

  5. The witch is ___ (mean) than the troll.


5. Superlatives

Use the superlative form of the adjective.

  1. Cinderella is the ___ (kind) girl in the kingdom.

  2. That was the ___ (bad) day of his life.

  3. The ogre is the ___ (strong) creature in the forest.

  4. She wore the ___ (beautiful) dress.

  5. He told the ___ (funny) story.


6. There is / There are

Complete with 'there is' or 'there are'.

  1. ___ a princess in the tower.

  2. ___ three bears in the house.

  3. ___ a magic mirror on the wall.

  4. ___ seven dwarfs in the story.

  5. ___ a dragon in the cave.


7. Prepositions of Place

Choose the correct preposition: in / on / under / behind / next to.

  1. The fairy is hiding ___ the tree.

  2. The treasure is ___ the table.

  3. The wolf is ___ the bed.

  4. The crown is ___ the box.

  5. The prince is standing ___ the princess.


8. Adverbs of Manner

Choose the correct adverb.

  1. The prince danced ___ (graceful / gracefully).

  2. The troll shouted ___ (loud / loudly).

  3. The fairy godmother spoke ___ (kind / kindly).

  4. The horse ran ___ (quick / quickly).

  5. She opened the door ___ (quiet / quietly).


9. Articles – A / An / The

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

  1. Once upon ___ time...

  2. He found ___ old lamp.

  3. ___ lamp had magic powers.

  4. She met ___ elf in the forest.

  5. ___ queen was angry.


10. Object Pronouns

Replace the object with a pronoun.

  1. The witch saw the children → The witch saw ___.

  2. The prince married the girl → The prince married ___.

  3. I like the story → I like ___.

  4. She found the ring → She found ___.

  5. We visited the castle → We visited ___.


11. Can / Can’t – Ability

Write sentences using can or can’t.

  1. Fairies ___ fly.

  2. Trolls ___ swim.

  3. The knight ___ fight dragons.

  4. The cat ___ speak.

  5. The horse ___ talk.


12. Should / Shouldn’t

Complete with should or shouldn’t.

  1. You ___ go into the dark forest.

  2. She ___ help the old woman.

  3. He ___ be rude to the king.

  4. They ___ follow the trail.

  5. You ___ eat the magic apple.


13. Future with 'Will' – Predictions

Make predictions.

  1. The prince ___ (save) the princess.

  2. The magic spell ___ (break).

  3. The frog ___ (become) a prince.

  4. The evil queen ___ (lose).

  5. The story ___ (end) happily.


14. Past Continuous

Use the past continuous.

  1. The princess ___ (sleep) when the prince arrived.

  2. The fairy ___ (fly) across the sky.

  3. The children ___ (run) from the wolf.

  4. The witch ___ (make) a potion.

  5. The knight ___ (ride) his horse.


15. Present Continuous – What’s Happening Now?

Describe the picture/story using present continuous.

  1. The giant ___ (chase) Jack.

  2. The fairies ___ (sing) in the garden.

  3. The dwarfs ___ (dance).

  4. The queen ___ (cry).

  5. The frog ___ (jump) into the pond.


16. Word Order in Questions

Reorder the words to make questions.

  1. you / do / what / see / did?

  2. sleeping / who / is?

  3. castle / the / where / is?

  4. do / what / you / think?

  5. magic / she / did / what / do?


17. Verb to Be – Past

Fill in the blanks with was or were.

  1. The princess ___ very tired.

  2. The dwarfs ___ friendly.

  3. The castle ___ big.

  4. The wolves ___ scary.

  5. The king ___ angry.


18. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Choose the correct word.

  1. There isn’t much ___ (water / apples) in the magic well.

  2. He ate many ___ (bread / berries).

  3. The wizard drank a little ___ (tea / cookies).

  4. She found some ___ (gold / coins) in the treasure box.

  5. There were a few ___ (spells / magic).


19. Possessives: ’s or of

Rewrite the phrases using ’s.

  1. The crown of the queen → ___

  2. The house of the witch → ___

  3. The wand of the fairy → ___

  4. The tail of the dragon → ___

  5. The name of the prince → ___


20. Sentence Correction

Find the mistake and correct it.

  1. She can sings well. → ___

  2. The knight fighted bravely. → ___

  3. Where Cinderella did go? → ___

  4. He don’t like dragons. → ___

  5. The princess were beautiful. → ___


🗝️ Answer Key

1. cleaned, found, ran, helped, kissed
2. lives, makes, brushes, climbs, guards
3. What did Cinderella wear? / Where did Jack go? / Who helped the prince? / What did the wolf do? / Why did the princess cry?
4. stronger, more curious, bigger, taller, meaner
5. kindest, worst, strongest, most beautiful, funniest
6. There is, There are, There is, There are, There is
7. behind, on, in, in, next to
8. gracefully, loudly, kindly, quickly, quietly
9. a, an, The, an, The
10. them, her, it, it, it
11. can, can’t, can, can’t, can’t
12. shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t
13. will save, will break, will become, will lose, will end
14. was sleeping, was flying, were running, was making, was riding
15. is chasing, are singing, are dancing, is crying, is jumping
16. What did you see? / Who is sleeping? / Where is the castle? / What do you think? / What did she do?
17. was, were, was, were, was
18. water, berries, tea, gold, spells
19. the queen’s crown, the witch’s house, the fairy’s wand, the dragon’s tail, the prince’s name
20.

  1. She can sing well.

  2. The knight fought bravely.

  3. Where did Cinderella go?

  4. He doesn’t like dragons.

  5. The princess was beautiful.

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