Worksheet 7: Abilities & Free Time

Worksheet 7 — Abilities & Free Time

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Part A – Can / can’t

  1. He ___ (can / swim) very well.
  2. Make negative: They can play chess. _____
  3. Make a question: she / speak / French _____
  4. Correct the error: She can plays tennis. _____

Part B – Hobby survey

Interview a classmate, friend, or family member. Write their answers.

  1. What do you do in your free time? _____
  2. What are you good at? _____
  3. What do you like doing at the weekend? _____
  4. What do you hate doing? _____

Part C – Like / love / hate + -ing

Complete with the correct -ing form.

  1. I love ___ (read) books.
  2. She hates ___ (clean) the house.
  3. We like ___ (swim) in summer.
  4. He enjoys ___ (play) chess.

Part D – Play or go?

Choose the correct verb.

  1. ___ football
  2. ___ swimming
  3. ___ the guitar
  4. ___ fishing

Part E – Extra practice (online): good at

Complete with at and the correct form of the verb.

  1. My brother is good ___ ___ (draw).
  2. I’m not very good ___ ___ (sing).
  3. Are you good ___ ___ (cook)?

Answer Key

Part A: 1. can swim · 2. They can’t play chess. · 3. Can she speak French? · 4. She can play tennis.

Part B: 5–8. Personal answers: check the grammar (for example, “She likes dancing”, “He’s good at football”).

Part C: 9. reading · 10. cleaning · 11. swimming · 12. playing

Part D: 13. play · 14. go · 15. play · 16. go

Part E: 17. at drawing · 18. at singing · 19. at cooking

Connect

Review can, like + -ing and play/go with our Grammar Quiz (A1).

Try our Grammar Quiz →

CEFR A1 — Spoken Interaction / Vocabulary: I can ask and answer simple questions about abilities and hobbies.

Azizul Hakim

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