Exercises A1 : Talking about hobbies in English (answers)

These exercises are based on the course on talking about hobbies in English at A1 level. Practice using ‘I like’ and ‘I love’ with verb-ing to describe what you enjoy.

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Exercise 1 : Fill in the blanks

Complete each sentence with the correct verb-ing form to talk about hobbies. Write the full sentence in your answer.

1. I like ___ (cook) dinner for my family.
2. She loves ___ (swim) in the sea.
3. We like ___ (read) books at night.
4. He loves ___ (play) music with his friends.

Correction

1. I like cooking dinner for my family.
2. She loves swimming in the sea.
3. We like reading books at night.
4. He loves playing music with his friends.

Exercise 2 : Spot and correct the mistakes

Each sentence contains a mistake related to the 'I like/love + verb-ing' structure from the course. Find the error and rewrite the full correct sentence.

1. I like cook pasta every Sunday.
2. She love dancing in the park.
3. I loves listen to music in the morning.
4. They like to playing football after school.

Correction

1. I like cooking pasta every Sunday.
2. She loves dancing in the park.
3. I love listening to music in the morning.
4. They like playing football after school.

Exercise 3 : Choose the correct sentence

Select the sentence that correctly uses 'I like' or 'I love' with verb-ing to talk about hobbies, as taught in the course.

1. Which sentence is correct?
   • I like to dancing every evening.
   • I like dancing every evening.
   • I like dance every evening.
   • I likes dancing every evening.
2. Which sentence correctly talks about a hobby?
   • She love sing in the shower.
   • She loves to singing in the shower.
   • She loves singing in the shower.
   • She is love singing in the shower.
3. Which sentence uses the correct structure from the course?
   • I love play video games with my brother.
   • I love playing video games with my brother.
   • I loving playing video games with my brother.
   • I love to played video games with my brother.
4. Which sentence is correctly formed?
   • He like cooking soup on Sundays.
   • He is liking cooking soup on Sundays.
   • He likes cook soup on Sundays.
   • He likes cooking soup on Sundays.

Correction

1. I like dancing every evening.
2. She loves singing in the shower.
3. I love playing video games with my brother.
4. He likes cooking soup on Sundays.