Selasa, 14 Desember 2010

Comparison of Adjectives - Exercises

Comparison of adjectives in sentences - Exercise 1
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Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.

Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.
2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .
3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet.
4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world.
5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend.
6) School is boring, but homework is than school.
7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding.
8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is .
9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours.
10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.

   



Comparison of adjectives in sentences - Exercise 1
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1) This is a nice cat. It's much nicer than my friend's cat.
2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is older.
3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the most difficult exercise on the worksheet.
4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in the world.
5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even better one last weekend.
6) School is boring, but homework is more boring than school.
7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerous than skateboarding.
8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.
9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller than ours.
10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the funniest joke I've ever heard.




Comparison of adjectives in sentences - Exercise 2
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Put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.

Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much than my father.
2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was .
3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the place in the USA?
4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is than Stan.
5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is than my mother's.
6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the baby on earth.
7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a family.
8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even time.
9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is than Lucy.
10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the castle we visited during our holidays.

   
Comparison of adjectives in sentences - Exercise 2
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1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much heavier than my father.
2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was easier.
3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the sunniest place in the USA?
4) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is more successful than Stan.
5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is softer than my mother's.
6) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the most beautiful baby on earth.
7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a larger family.
8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even less time.
9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is cleverer than Lucy.
10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the oldest castle we visited during our holidays.

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Comparison of adjectives with as ... as
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Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentecnes below.

Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).

Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.

1) The blue car is the red car. (fast)
2) Peter is Fred. (not/tall)
3) The violin is the cello. (not/low)
4) This copy is the other one. (bad)
5) Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)
6) Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)
7) The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8) Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)
9) Nick is Kevin. (brave)
10) Silver is gold. (not/heavy)

   


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1) The blue car is as fast as the red car.
2) Peter is not as tall as Fred.
3) The violin is not as low as the cello.
4) This copy is as bad as the other one.
5) Oliver is as optimistic as Peter.
6) Today it's not as windy as yesterday.
7) The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.
8) Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as lemonade.
9) Nick is as brave as Kevin.
10) Silver is not as heavy as gold.



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The definite article the - Exercise 1

The definite article the - Exercise 1
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Decide whether to use the definte article >the< or not. If you do not need the article >the<, use x.

1) My grandmother likes flowers very much.
2) I love flowers in your garden.
3) See you on Wednesday.
4) I always listen to radio in the morning.
5) Alex goes to work by bus.
6) Don't be late for school.
7) Listen! Dennis is playing trumpet.
8) We often see our cousins over Easter.
9) She has never been to Alps before.
10) What about going to Australia in February?

   

Exercise - Adjective and Adverb in English

Adjective or adverb in English


Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) He reads a book. (quick)
2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty)
3) The class is loud today. (terrible)
4) Max is a singer. (good)
5) You can open this tin. (easy)
6) It's a day today. (terrible)
7) She sings the song . (good)
8) He is a driver. (careful)
9) He drives the car . (careful)
10) The dog barks . (loud)