Grammar Test - Grade 9 worksheet - Free Printable

Here is the complete solution and explanation for Part 1 and Part 2 of the English entrance exam (Mã đề thi: 010).

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## ✔ PART 1: PRONUNCIATION — Find the word whose underlined part differs in pronunciation.

1. A. host B. house C. hour D. horse

→ Answer: C. hour
Explanation:
- “host”, “house”, “horse” all start with /h/ sound.
- “hour” is pronounced /aʊər/ — the ‘h’ is silent.
✔ So, C is different.

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2. A. butterfly B. study C. industry D. biology

→ Answer: D. biology
Explanation:
- In “butterfly”, “study”, “industry”, the underlined ‘y’ is pronounced /ɪ/ (like in “sit”).
- In “biology”, the ‘y’ is pronounced /aɪ/ (like in “my”).
✔ So, D is different.

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3. A. escaped B. promoted C. finished D. attacked

→ Answer: A. escaped
Explanation:
- The -ed ending in “promoted”, “finished”, “attacked” is pronounced /ɪd/ or /t/ (depending on the verb).
- But “escaped” ends with /t/ (because ‘p’ is voiceless → /t/).
Wait — let’s check more carefully:
Actually, “escaped” is pronounced /eɪskɛpt/ → ends with /t/.
“promoted” = /ˈproʊmoʊtɪd/ → /ɪd/
“finished” = /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ → /t/
“attacked” = /əˈtækt/ → /t/
Hmm — maybe I made a mistake. Let’s re-analyze:

Actually, “promoted” has the /ɪd/ sound because it ends in /t/ sound already — so adding -ed makes it /ɪd/.
“escaped”, “finished”, “attacked” all end in /t/ sound.
So why is A different? Wait — perhaps the stress?

Wait — no, the difference is in the pronunciation of the -ed suffix:

- escaped → /t/ (after voiceless consonant ‘p’)
- promoted → /ɪd/ (after /t/)
- finished → /t/
- attacked → /t/

So B. promoted has /ɪd/, while others have /t/.
✔ Therefore, correct answer should be B. promoted

Correction:
→ Answer: B. promoted
Explanation: “promoted” ends with /ɪd/ sound, while the others end with /t/ sound.

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4. A. tennis B. event C. comment D. review

→ Answer: D. review
Explanation:
- “tennis”, “event”, “comment” — the underlined ‘e’ is pronounced /e/ (as in “bed”)
- “review” — the ‘e’ is pronounced /iː/ (as in “see”)
✔ So, D is different.

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5. A. narrow B. follow C. allow D. below

→ Answer: A. narrow
Explanation:
- “follow”, “allow”, “below” — the ‘ow’ is pronounced /oʊ/ (like “go”)
- “narrow” — the ‘ow’ is pronounced /oʊ/ too? Wait — actually, “narrow” = /ˈnæroʊ/ — same as others?
Wait — let’s check again:

Actually, “narrow” has /oʊ/ — same as others.
Then what’s different?

Wait — perhaps the vowel before?
Let’s look at the underlined part: in “narrow” it’s “ar”, in others it’s “ow”.

In “narrow”, the “ar” is pronounced /ɑːr/ or /æroʊ/ depending on dialect — but in standard British/American, it’s /æroʊ/.

Actually, in many accents, “narrow” = /ˈnærəʊ/ — the ‘ar’ is /æ/, while in “follow”, “allow”, “below”, the ‘ow’ is /oʊ/.

But wait — the question says “the underlined part”. Looking at the image, in narrow, it’s “ar”; in others, it’s “ow”.

So pronunciation:
- “narrow” → /ˈnærəʊ/ → “ar” = /æ/
- “follow” → /ˈfɒloʊ/ → “ow” = /oʊ/
- “allow” → /əˈlaʊ/ → “ow” = /aʊ/
- “below” → /bɪˈloʊ/ → “ow” = /oʊ/

Wait — now I see! “allow” has /aʊ/ (like “cow”), while “follow” and “below” have /oʊ/ (like “go”), and “narrow” has /æ/ or /ɑːr/ — this is messy.

Actually, the key is:
In “allow”, the “ow” is pronounced /aʊ/ (rhymes with “cow”)
In “follow” and “below”, the “ow” is pronounced /oʊ/ (rhymes with “go”)
In “narrow”, the “ar” is pronounced /æ/ or /ɑː/ — different from all.

But which one is *different from the other three*?

Actually, “allow” is the only one with /aʊ/ — while “follow”, “below” have /oʊ/, and “narrow” has /æ/ — still not clear.

Let me check phonetic transcriptions:

- narrow → /ˈnærəʊ/ → “ar” = /æ/
- follow → /ˈfɒloʊ/ → “ow” = /oʊ/
- allow → /əˈlaʊ/ → “ow” = /aʊ/
- below → /bɪˈloʊ/ → “ow” = /oʊ/

So:
- “follow” and “below” → /oʊ/
- “allow” → /aʊ/
- “narrow” → /æ/

All are different? That can’t be.

Wait — perhaps the test considers “narrow” as having a different vowel quality.

Actually, in many tests, “narrow” is considered to have a different pronunciation because the “ar” is /ɑː/ or /æ/, while the others have diphthongs /oʊ/ or /aʊ/.

But looking at common exam patterns, the intended answer is often A. narrow, because “ar” vs “ow”.

✔ Final Answer: A. narrow — the “ar” sound is different from the “ow” sounds in the others.

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## ✔ PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

6. She asked me if I ______ a laptop computer the following day.

→ Answer: D. would buy
Explanation: Reported speech — past tense “asked” requires future-in-the-past → “would buy”.

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7. One of the students in my class ______ off sick today.

→ Answer: B. was
Explanation: “One of the students” → singular subject → use “was”.

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8. If you ______ your passport, you will be in trouble.

→ Answer: B. lose
Explanation: First conditional — “If + present simple, will + base verb”. So “lose” (present simple).

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9. The children felt ______ when their mother was coming back home.

→ Answer: C. excited
Explanation: “felt” is a linking verb → needs adjective. “excited” describes how they felt. “excitement” is noun, “excitedly” is adverb, “exciting” describes something that causes excitement.

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10. He ______ in the cafe when she came.

→ Answer: D. was sitting
Explanation: Past continuous for action in progress when another action happened (“came”).

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11. My father will leave ______ Hanoi on Sunday.

→ Answer: C. for
Explanation: “leave for” = to depart to a place. “leave in/at/of” don’t fit.

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12. Let me know as soon as Louise ______ here tomorrow.

→ Answer: A. gets
Explanation: “as soon as” with future time → use present simple for future meaning.

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13. We all wish he ______ over before the coming match.

→ Answer: B. will get
Explanation: “wish” can be followed by future intention when expressing hope — though traditionally “wish + past” for unreal, here it’s about future hope. But “will get” is acceptable in informal context.
Wait — actually, after “wish” for future, we usually use “would” for hypothetical, but for real possibility, some accept “will”. However, in standard grammar, “wish + would” is for complaints or desires. For future events, we often use “hope”.

But among options, B. will get is best for real future.

Alternatively, if it’s unreal, “would get” — but the context suggests it’s possible.

Actually, in many exams, for “wish” + future, they expect “would get” if it’s hypothetical, but here it’s “before the coming match” — so likely real.

But let’s check:
“we all wish he will get over” — grammatically acceptable in spoken English.
“we all wish he would get over” — implies he is not likely to.

Given the options, B. will get is correct for real future.

✔ Answer: B. will get

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14. You should get a/an ______ to check the pipes in your bathroom.

→ Answer: D. plumber
Explanation: Pipes → plumbing → plumber. Electrician (wires), carpenter (wood), mechanic (cars).

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15. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is ______ house.

→ Answer: A. a seven-room
Explanation: Compound adjective before noun → “seven-room” (hyphenated, singular form).

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16. She is very kind. She's always ______ towards her employees.

→ Answer: C. considerate
Explanation: “considerate” = thoughtful of others. “distinguished” = famous/respected, “proud” = self-satisfied, “famous” = well-known.

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17. Have you ever met the man ______ married Mary's cousin?

→ Answer: A. who
Explanation: Subject of the relative clause — “the man who married...” — “who” is correct.

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18. Assistant: "Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" – Customer: "______"

→ Answer: (Expected response)
This is an open-ended question, but typical polite responses include:
- “Yes, please.”
- “I’d like to...”
- “No, thank you.”

Since it’s an exam, they may expect a specific phrase. Common answers:
✔ “Yes, I’d like to buy a book.” or “No, thank you.” — but since no options, perhaps just fill in a polite response.

In many exams, they expect:
“Yes, please.” or “I need help with...”

But since it’s blank, any polite response is fine. For standard answer:
✔ “Yes, please.”

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## ✔ FINAL ANSWER KEY:

Part 1:

1. C
2. D
3. B *(corrected)*
4. D
5. A

Part 2:

6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. Yes, please. *(or similar polite response)*

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