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Andy Turner had an older brother. Andy was often jealous of his brother. It seemed like anything Andy could do, his brother could do better. Everyone would always say, "You're almost as good as your brother!" Andy was tired of this. He decided to find something he was the best at. Andy tried surfing. His brother ended up giving him lessons. Andy tried acting. A movie ended up casting his brother instead. Finally, Andy gave up. He went to his room and started singing a sad song. His mom then opened his door. "Wow," she said. "Even your brother doesn't sound that nice when he sings."

Infinitive Practice

  1. Everyone would always ____ (to say), "You're almost as good as your brother!" Andy was tired of this.
  2. It seemed like anything Andy could ____ (to do), his brother could do better.
  3. "Even your brother doesn't ____ (to sound) that nice when he sings." .
  4. He decided to ____ (to find) something he was the best at.

Answer Key

  1. say
  2. do
  3. sound
  4. find

Past Tense Practice

  1. He ____ (to decide) to find something he was the best at.
  2. Andy ____ (to try) acting.
  3. Andy ____ (to be) often jealous of his brother.
  4. It ____ (to seem) like anything Andy could do, his brother could do better.
  5. His mom then ____ (to open) his door.
  6. His brother ____ (to end) up giving him lessons.
  7. "Wow," she ____ (to say).
  8. Everyone would always say, "You're almost as good as your brother!" Andy ____ (to be) tired of this.
  9. Finally, Andy ____ (to give) up.
  10. He ____ (to go) to his room and started singing a sad song.
  11. Andy Turner ____ (to have) an older brother.
  12. Andy ____ (to try) surfing.

Answer Key

  1. decided
  2. tried
  3. was
  4. seemed
  5. opened
  6. ended
  7. said
  8. was
  9. gave
  10. went
  11. had
  12. tried

Present Participle Practice

  1. Andy tried ____ (to surf).
  2. A movie ended up ____ (to cast) his brother instead.
  3. His brother ended up ____ (to give) him lessons.
  4. Andy tried ____ (to act).
  5. He went to his room and started ____ (to sing) a sad song.

Answer Key

  1. surfing
  2. casting
  3. giving
  4. acting
  5. singing

Past Participle Practice

  1. A movie ____ (to end) up casting his brother instead.
  2. Everyone would always say, "You're almost as good as your brother!" Andy was ____ (to tire) of this.

Answer Key

  1. ended
  2. tired

Present Simple Practice

  1. "Even your brother ____ (to do)n't sound that nice when he sings." .
  2. Everyone would always say, "You____ (to 're) almost as good as your brother!" Andy was tired of this.

Answer Key

  1. does
  2. 're

Vocabulary Worksheet

Answer Word Definition
turner a. the performance of a part or role in a drama
surfing b. a joke that seems extremely funny
casting c. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
wow d. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
giving e. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
jealous f. something superior in quality or condition or effect
sings g. the act of singing vocal music
lessons h. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
singing i. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
mom j. a male with the same parents as someone else
acting k. cause to open or to become open
better l. informal terms for a mother
opened m. the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
gave n. the supreme effort one can make
tired o. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
sound p. object formed by a mold
older q. a unit of instruction
best r. the act of giving
started s. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
brother t. deliver by singing

Answer Key

  1. turner - United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
  2. surfing - the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
  3. casting - object formed by a mold
  4. wow - a joke that seems extremely funny
  5. giving - the act of giving
  6. jealous - showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
  7. sings - deliver by singing
  8. lessons - a unit of instruction
  9. singing - the act of singing vocal music
  10. mom - informal terms for a mother
  11. acting - the performance of a part or role in a drama
  12. better - something superior in quality or condition or effect
  13. opened - cause to open or to become open
  14. gave - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
  15. tired - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  16. sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
  17. older - advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  18. best - the supreme effort one can make
  19. started - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  20. brother - a male with the same parents as someone else

Rearrange the Sentence

  1. sound / nice / . / your / when / he / "Even / that / sings." / doesn't / brother
  2. tried / Andy / surfing.
  3. said. / she / "Wow,"
  4. brother. / Turner / older / an / had / Andy
  5. tried / acting. / Andy
  6. went / and / his / song. / a / singing / He / to / sad / room / started
  7. was / jealous / of / brother. / / Andy / often / his
  8. your / almost / "You're / Everyone / say, / as / Andy / would / of / tired / was / always / as / this. / brother!" / good
  9. opened / door. / mom / then / His / his
  10. better. / could / It / could / like / anything / his / brother / Andy / do, / seemed / do

Answer Key

  1. "Even your brother doesn't sound that nice when he sings." .
  2. Andy tried surfing.
  3. "Wow," she said.
  4. Andy Turner had an older brother.
  5. Andy tried acting.
  6. He went to his room and started singing a sad song.
  7. Andy was often jealous of his brother.
  8. Everyone would always say, "You're almost as good as your brother!" Andy was tired of this.
  9. His mom then opened his door.
  10. It seemed like anything Andy could do, his brother could do better.