Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple present tense form.

1. Smoking …………………. cancer.

a) cause
b) causes

2. Birds ………………. nests.

a) make
b) makes

3. All children ……………….. love.

a) need
b) needs

4. Bees …………………. nectar from flowers.

a) collect
b) collects

5. The child ………………… worried.

a) looks
b) look

6. She ………………. a handsome salary.

a) earn
b) earns

7. Joe is a mechanic. He ……………….. cars.

a) fix
b) fixes

8. My brother is a soldier. He ………………….. our country from enemies.

a) defend
b) defends

9. The baby ………………… his mother.

a) resemble
b) resembles

10. I ……………….. math, but my brother ……………. it.

a) hate, like
b) hates, likes
c) hate, likes

Answers

1. Smoking causes cancer.

2. Birds make nests.

3. All children need love.

4. Bees collect nectar from flowers.

5. The child looks worried.

6. She earns a handsome salary.

7. Joe is a mechanic. He fixes cars.

8. My brother is a soldier. He defends our country from enemies.

9. The baby resembles his mother.

10. I hate math, but my brother likes it.