Word order (1) Exercises

UNIT 101 Word order (1) Exercises

101.1   Decide whether the word order is right or wrong. Correct the sentences that are wrong.

Examples: I like children very much RIGHT
Tom walks every morning to work WRONG - to work every morning

1.   Jim doesn't like very much baseball. ____________________

2.   Ann drives every day her car to work._______________

3.   When I heard the news, I called Tom immediately.____________________

4.   Maria speaks very well English.___________________

5.   After eating quickly my dinner, I went out._____________________

6.   You watch all the time television. Can't you do something else?_____________________

7.   Liz smokes about 20 cigarettes every day.____________________

8.   I think I'll go early to bed tonight.______________________

9.   You should go to the dentist every six months.__________________________

10.   When I heard the alarm, I got immediately out of bed.______________________

11.   Did you learn a lot of things at school today?____________________

12.   We went last night to the movies.________________________

101.2   Put the parts of a sentence in the correct order. The first nine sentences are like those in section a.

Example: (children/very much/ I like) I like children very much.

1.   (she won/easily/the game) she won__________________________________

2.   (again/please don't ask/that question) Please____________________________________

3.   (tennis/every weekend/does Ken play?) Does_______________________________________

4.   (quietly/the door /I closed) I_____________________________________________

5.   (his name/after a few minutes/I remembered)___________________________________________

6.   (a letter to her parents/Ann writes/every week)________________________________________

7.   (at the top of the page/your name/please write)____________________________________________

8.   (some interesting books/we found/in the library)________________________________________

9.   (across from the park/a new hotel/they are building)_______________________________________

The next six sentences are like those in section b

10.   (to the bank/every Friday/I go) I go_____________________________________________________

11.   (home/why did you come/so late?) Why________________________________________

12.   (around town/all morning/I've been walking)______________________________________________

13.   (recently/to the theater/have you been?)_________________________________

14.   (to London/for a few days next week/I'm going)_________________________________________

15.   (on Saturday night/I didn't see you/at the party)____________________________________________

Superlatives Exercises

UNIT 100 Superlatives Exercises

100.1   Complete the sentences with a superlative and preposition.

Example: It's a very nice room. It's the nicest room in the hotel.

1.   It's a very cheap restaurant. It's ______________________________ town.

2.   It was a very happy day. It was_____________________________my life.

3.   She's a very intelligent student She ________________________________the school.

4.   It's a very valuable painting. It_________________________________the gallery.

In the following sentences use one of the + superlative.
Example: It's a very nice room. It's one of the nicest rooms in the hotel.

5.   He's a very rich man. He's one _________________________________ the world.

6.   It's a very old castle. It's ______________________________________France.

7.   She's a very good student. She_________________________________ the class.

8.   It was a very bad experience. It was _________________________________my life.

9.   He's a very dangerous criminal. He ____________________________________the country.

100.2 Read these sentences and then write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use a superlative each time and begin each sentence as shown.
Example: I've never seen such a boring movie. It's the most boring movie I've ever seen.

1.   I've never heard such a funny story. That's the _________________________________________heard.

2.   He's never made such a bad mistake. It's______________________________________________________

3.   I haven't tasted such good coffee in a long time. That's_________________________________________________________________________time

4.   I've never slent in such an uncomfortable bed                       
This is__________________________________________________________________________

5.   I've never had such a big meal. It's_______________________________________________________________

6.   I've never met such a generous person as Ann.
Ann is_______________________________________________________________
 
7.   I've never had such a good friend as you. You__________________________________________________

8.   I haven't had to make such a difficult decision in years.
This is ________________________________________________________________years

100.3   Here are some questions for you to answer. But first write the questions using the words parentheses ( . . . ). Then answer them.

1.   (what/large/city/your country?) What is the largest city in your country?

2.   (who/famous singer/your country?) Who _____________________________________your country?

3.   (what/popular sport/your country?) What____________________________________________________

4.   (What/expensive thing /you/ever bought?)___________________________________________________

5.   (what/happy/day/your life?) What was________________________________________________________

6.   (what/stupid thing/you/ever done?)___________________________________________________________

7.   (who/intelligent person/you know?) ________________________________________________you know?

8.   (who/beautiful person/you know?)_____________________________________________________________

Comparison (3) Exercises

UNIT 99   Comparison (3) Exercises

99.1   Complete the sentences using as . . . as.

Examples: I'm very tall, but you are taller. I'm not as tall as you
Ann works reasonably hard, but she used to work much harder.
Ann doesn't work as hard as she used to.

1.   My salary is high, but yours is higher. My salary isn't______________________________

2.   You know a little bit about cars, but I know more. You don't _________________________________

3.   I still smoke, but I used to smoke a lot more. I don't._______________________________

4.   I still feel tired, but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't____________________________________

5.   They've lived here for a long time, but we've lived here longer.
They haven't______________________________________

6.   I was a little nervous before the interview. but usually I'm a lot more nervous.
I wasn't__________________________________________

7.   The weather is still unpleasant today, but yesterday it was worse.
The weather isn't_________________________________________

99.2   Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning. Begin as shown

Example: Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isn't as old, as he looks.

1.   It's warmer today than yesterday. It isn't___________________________________

2.   The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn't___________________________

3.   I go out less than I used to. I don't______________________________________

4.   The hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel isn't_________________________________

5.   There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
There weren't____________________________________________

6.   The exam was easier than we expected.
The exam wasn't________________________________________________
                   
99.3   Complete these sentences using just as with one of the following words:
bad        comfortable          expensive        quick           well-qualified

1.   Let's walk. It's just as quick as taking the bus

2.   I'm going to sleep on the floor. It's _______________________________sleeping in that bed.

3.   Why did she get the job? I'm ____________________________her

4.   I thought he was nice, but he's______________________________everybody else.

5.   You won't find a cheaper restaurant than this. They'll all be_________________________________.

99.4   Make sentences with the same as

Example: (Tom/same age/George) Tom is the same age as George

1.   (your hair/same color/mine) Your hair______________________________________

2.   (I arrived here/same time/you)________________________________________________

3.   (you made/same mistake/I made)________________________________________________

Comparison (2) Exercises

UNIT 98 Comparison (2) Exercises

98.1   Complete these sentences using these words: better  worse  further  older  elder
You have to use some of these words more than once. Use than where necessary.

Example: Let me ask him. I know him better than you do.

1.   We complained about the food in our hotel. But instead of improving, it got_________________

2.   Your work isn't very good. I'm sure you can do _________________________this.

3.   Ann's younger sister is still in school. Her _____________________ Sister is a nurse.

4.   Our team played really badly this afternoon. We played ___________________________we have ever played before.

5.   You're standing too near the camera. Can you move a little _______________________away?

6.   "Is Jim younger than Tom''  ''No, he's______________________________''

7.   The damage to our car wasn't so bad. It could have been much _________________________

8.   If you need any___________________________information, please contact our head office.

98.2   Use the structure . . . and . . . .

Examples: It's becoming harder and harder to find a job. (hard)
It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job. (difficult)                      

1.   As I waited for my interview, I became__________________________(nervous)

2.   That hole in your sweater is getting_____________________________(big)

3.   The suitcase seemed to get ______________________________as I carried it along the road. (heavy)

4.   As the day wore on, the weather got___________________________(bad)

5.   As the conversation continued, he became_____________________________(talkative)

6.   Traveling is becoming________________________________(expensive)

7.   Since she has been in the U.S., her English has gotten _______________________________(good)

98.3   Write sentences with the . . . the . . . . Choose a half sentence from box A to go with a half sentence from box B.

A the earlier we leave                          B the faster you'll learn
the longer he waited                                the more you have to pay
the more I got to know him                    The sooner we'll arrive
the more you practice your English       the more profit you'll make
the longer the telephone call                   the more impatient he became
the more goods you sell                            the more I liked him

1.   The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive.

2.   ____________________________________________________________________________

3.   ____________________________________________________________________________

4.   ____________________________________________________________________________

5.   ____________________________________________________________________________

6.   ____________________________________________________________________________

Comparison (1) Exercises

UNIT 97 Comparison (1) Exercises

97.1   Complete these sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the following
adjectives or adverbs:

crowded     early     easily     interested    expensive    large    near     often     quiet      thin

1.   This jacket is too small. I need a larger size

2.   You look________________________Have you lost weight?

3.   He's not so enthusiastic about his studies. He's___________________in having a good time.

4.   You'll find your way around the town_________________________if you have a map.

5.   You're making too much noise. Can you be a little bit_________________________?

6.   There were a lot of people in the cafe. It was_________________________than usual

7.   You're late. I expected you to be here_________________________.

8.   You hardly ever write to me. Why don't you write a little____________________________?

9.   The hotel was surprisingly cheap. expected it to be much________________________________.
 
10.   It's a shame you live so far away. I wish you lived____________________________________.

97.2   Complete these sentences. Use the comparative of the words in parentheses ( . . . ) + than.

Example: Her illness was more seriaus than we first thought. (serious)

1.   Sorry I'm late. It took me_________________to get here _________________I expected. (long)

2.   My toothache is ______________________it was yesterday (painful)

3.   She looks about 20, but in fact she's much _____________________she looks. (old)

4.   The problem is not so complicated. It's _______________________________you think. (simple)

5.   Your English has improved. You speak a lot ________________________________you did when we last met. (fluently)                       

6.   Health and and happiness are _________________________ money (important)

7.    We always go camping when we go on vacation. It's much ____________________________staying in a hotel. (cheap)

8.   I like the country. It's______________________and_________________________living in the city. (healthy/peaceful)

97.3   This exercise is similar, but this time you also need to use a bit/a little/much/a lot/far. Use than where necessary.

Example: Her illness was much more serious than we first thought. (much serious)

1.   It's__________________________today_______________________it was yesterday. (a little/warm)

2.   You're driving too fast. Can you drive___________________________?(a bit/slowly)

3.   A: Did you enjoy your visit to the museum?

B: Yes, I found it ____________________ I expected. (far/interesting)

4.   I prefer this armchair. It's ____________________________the other one (much/comfortable)

5.   You looked depressed this morning, but you look now. (a little/happy)

6.   This apartment is too small. I need something_________________________________(much/big)

7.   It's_________________________to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot/easy)

So and such Exercises

UNIT 94 So and such Exercises

94.1   Put in so or such

Examples: Come on! Don't walk so slowly
I've never read such a stupid book.

1.   I was surprised that he looked _____________well after his recent illness.

2.   They've got____________________a lot of money, they don't know what to do with it.

3.   She is a very attractive young woman. She's got _______________ beautiful eyes

4.   Everything is________________expensive these days, isn't it?

5.   Why did you ask them_____________stupid questions?

6.   It was ____________________ a boring movie that I fell asleep in the middle of it.

7.   The wind was _____________ strong, it was difficult to walk

8.   The food at the hotel was very bad. I've never eaten _______________ awful food.

94.2   Make a sentence with so from two sentences.

Example: She worked very hard. She made herself sick.
she worked so hard (that) she made herself sick.

1.   I was very excited about going away. I couldn't sleep.
I was so_______________________________________________________

2.   The water was very dirty. We decided not to go swimming.
_________________________________________________________________

3.   She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.                       

94.3   Use such instead of so

Example: The book was so good that I couldn't put it down.
It was such good book that i couldn't put it down.

1.   The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other.
It is__________________________________________________________

2.   The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat
_______________________________________________________________
3.   His feet are so big that he has trouble finding shoes to fit him.
He has________________________________________________________

4.   Why do you put so much sugar in your coffee?
Why___________________________________________________________

94.4   Complete these sentences.

Example: We had a lot of problems. We hadn't expected to have so many problems.

1.   It's a long way from your house to the airport.
I didn't know it was so_________________________________________________

2.   It took us a long time to get home this evening.
It doesn't usually take us so____________________________________________

3.   You've got a lot of furniture in this room.
Why have you got so_____________________________________________________

Adjectives and adverbs (2) Exercises

UNIT 93 Adjectives and adverbs (2) Exercises

93.1   Decide whether the underlined words are right or wrong. Correct the wrong words

Examples: We lost the game because we didn't play very good.     WRONG-well
Ann has been working very hard recently.          RIGHT

1.   Give my best wishes to your parents. I hope they are well.

2.   The children behaved themselves very good.

3.   I tried hardly to remember his name butTcouldn't.

4.   The company's financial situation is not well at present.

5.   Jack has started his own business. Everything is going quite good.

6.   Don't walk so fast! Can't you walk more slowly?

7.   See you soon! Don't work too hard

93.2   Finish these sentences with well + one of the following words:

behaved      dressed      informed       kept          known          balanced

1.   The children were very good. They were well behaved

2.   Many people have heard of him. He is quite well__________________.

3.   Their garden is neat and tidy. It is very . _________________________.

4.   You should eat different types of food. You should have a ____________________ diet.

5.   Ann knows a lot about many things. She is a_____________________woman

6.   His clothes were old and torn. He wasn't very_______________________                       

93.3   Make sentences with hardly. Use the words in parentheses ( . . . ).

Example: George and I have only met once. (know/each other) We hardly knom each other.

1.   I'm very tired this morning. (slept/last night) I____________________________night.

2.   You're speaking very quietly. (can/hear) I can______________________________you.

3.   I met Keith a few days ago. I hadn't seen him for a long time. He looks very different (recognized) I__________________________________________________.

4.   They were really shocked when they heard the news. (could/speak)__________________________________________________.

93.4   Complete these sentences with hardly + any anyone/anything/anywhere/ever

Example: I'll have to go shopping. We have hardly any food.

1.   I listen to the radio a lot, but I ________________________watch television.

2.   The weather was good during our vacation. There was__________________________rain.

3.   He is not very popular. ________________________________likes him

4.   It's crowded in here. There's_________________________________to sit down.

5.   We used to be good friends, but we______________________________________see each other now.

6.   I hate this town. There's______________________________to do and_________________________to go.

7.   I enjoyed driving this morning. There was_______________________________traffic.

Adjectives and adverds Exercises

UNIT 92 Adjectives and adverds (1) (quick/quickly) Exercises

92.1  Decide whether the underlined words are right or wrong. Correct the wrong words.

Examples: The driver of the car was serious injured. WRONG-seriously
Be quiet, please! I'm trying to concentrate. RIGHT

1.   I waited nervous in the waiting room before the interview. ______________________

2.   Why were you so unfriendly when I saw you yesterday? ___________________

3.   It rained continuous for three days. ______________________

4.   Alice and Stan are very happy married. ____________________

5.   Tom's French is not very good, but his German is almost fluent. ____________________

6.   Eva lived in the U.S. for five years, so she speaks very well English. ________________________

7.   Everybody at the party was very colorful dressed. __________________________

8.   Ann likes wearing colorful clothes. __________________________

9.   Sue is terrible upset about losing her job. _________________________
                     
92.2   Complete the sentences with adverbs. The first letter(s) of each advert are given

Example: We didn't go out because it was raining heavily

1.   We had to wait for a long time, but we didn't complain. We waited pat__________________

2.   I lost the tennis match because I played very ba______________

3.   I don't think he trusted me. He looked at me so sus_________________

4.   Sorry, didn't mean to kick you. I didn't do it int_________________

5.   Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived unex__________________

6.   Jill has just gotten a job in a store, but she won't be staying there long. She is only working there tem_________________ until she can find another job

7.   My French isn't very good, but I can understand per ___________________ if people speak and cl____________________

8.   I had very little difficulty finding an apartment. I found one quite ea_____________________

92.3   Choose two words (one from each one) to complete each sentence.

badly   reasonably   absolutely                 enormous   cheap   planned

seriously   completely   fully                       changed   ill   quiet

extremely   unusually   slightly                   damaged   insured   sorry

1.   I thought the restaurant would be expensive, but it was reasonably cheap.

2.   George's mother is ___________________ in the hospital.

3.   The fire destroyed our house, but luckily we were_________________________.

4.   What a big house! It's__________________________.

5.   It wasn't a serious accident. The car was only_______________________________.

6.   A lot of things went wrong during our vacation because it was________________________.

7.   The children are normally very lively but they're__________________________today.

8.   When I returned home after 20 years, everything had________________________________.

9.   I am ________________________about losing your book, I'll buy you another one.

Adjectives: Word order Exercises

UNIT 91 Adjectives: Word order Exercises

91.1   Put the adjectives in parentheses ( . . . ) in the correct position.

Example: a beautiful table (wooden round) A beautiful round wooden table

1.   an unusual ring (gold)_______________________________

2.   an old lady (nice)_____________________________________

3.   a good-looking man (young)________________________________________

4.   a modern house (attractive)____________________________________________

5.   black gloves (leather)__________________________________________________

6.   an American movie (old)_____________________________________________

7.   a large nose (red)___________________________________________________

8.   a sunny day (lovely)______________________________________________

9.   a hot bath (nice)___________________________________________________

10.   an ugly dress (orange)____________________________________________

11.   a red car (old/little)___________________________________________________

12.   a metal box (black/small)__________________________________________

13.   a long face (thin)_________________________________________________

14.   a wide avenue (long)___________________________________________

15.   a big cat (fat/black)____________________________________________

16.   a little village (old/lovely)_______________________________________

17.   long hair (blonde/beautiful)___________________________________________

18.   an old painting (interesting/French)__________________________________________
                       
91.2   Complete each sentence with a verb and an adjective from the box.

feel   look    seemed   awful     fine     interesting    smell  upset  sounded tastes wet nice

1.   Ann seemed upset this morning. Do you know what was wrong?

2.   I can't eat this. I've just tried it and it________________________________

3.   Jim told me about his new job last night. It_____________________very___________________________, much better than his old job

4.   I wasn't very well yesterday, but I _________________________today

5.   What beautiful flowers! They__________________________too

6.   You__________________________________. Have you been out in the rain

91.3   Choose the right word: adjective or adverb

Examples: The dinner smells good/well
Drive careful/carefully!

1.   Please shut the door quiet/quietly.

2.   Can you be quiet/quietly, please?

3.   This soup tastes nice/nicely.

4.   Tom cooks very good/well

5.   Don't go up that ladder. It doesn't look safe/safely.

6.   We were relieved that he arrived safe/safely after his long trip.

7.   Do you feel nervous/nervously before exams?
 
8.   Hurry up! You re always so slow/slowly.

9.   She looked at me angry/angrily when I interrupted her.

Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed Exercises

UNIT 90 Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored) Exercises

90.1   Complete two sentences for each situation. Use an adjective ending in -ing or -ed to complete each sentence.

Example: The movie wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a) The movie was disappointing
b) We were disappainted with the movie.

1.   It's been raining all day. I hate this weather (depress-)
a) This weather is_________________________ b) This weather makes me_______________________________

2.   Astronomy is one of Tom's main interests. (interest-)
a) Tom is in astronomy___________________________ b) He finds astronomy very______________________________

3.   I turned off the television in the middle of the program. (bor-)
a) The program was ________________________________ b) I was____________________________

4.   Ann is going to Indonesia next month. She has never been there before (excit-)
a) She is really_____________________about going. b) It will be an_______________________experience for her

5.   Diana teaches young children. It's a hard job. (exhaust-)
a) She often finds her job________________________
b) At the end of the day's work she is often_______________________________
                       
90.2   Choose the right adjective

Example: I was disappointing/disappointed with the movie. I had expected it to be better.

1.   We were all horrifying/horrified when we heard about the disaster.

2.   It's sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money

3.   Are you interesting/interested in soccer?

4.   I enjoyed the soccer game. It was very exciting/excited

5.   It was a really terrifying/terrified experience. Afterward everybody was very shocking/shocked.

6.   I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I got it.

7.   The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting/disgusted.
8.   Do you get embarrassing/embarrassed easily?

90.3   Complete these sentences with an adjective ending in-ing or -ed. The first letter(s) of the adjective are given each time.

Example: Jane finds her job boring She wants to do something different.

1.   I seldom visit art galleries. I'm not very in _________________ in art.

2.   We went for a very long walk. It was very ti______________________________.

3.   Why do you always look so b_________________? Is your life really so b_____________________________?

4.   He's one of the most b ___________________ people I've ever met. He never stops talking and never says anything in__________________________________.

5.   I was as_____________when I heard they were getting divorced. They had always seemed so happy together.

6.   I'm starting a new job next week. I'm really ex ____________________about it.

-ing and -ed clauses Exercises

UNIT 89 -ing and -ed clauses Exercises

89.1   Rewrite the sentences. Each time use the information in parentheses to make an -ing clause.

Example: That woman is Australian (she is talking to Tom)
That Woman, talking to Tom is Australian.

1.   A plane crashed into the ocean yesterday. (it was carrying 28 passengers)
A plane________________________________________________________yesterday

2.   When I was walking home, there was a man. (he was following me)
When______________________________________________________________________

3.   I was awakened by the baby. (she was crying)
I____________________________________________________________________________

4.   At the end of the street there is a path. (the path leads to the river)
At___________________________________________________________________________

5.   Some paintings were stolen from the gallery. (they belong to the artist)
Some________________________________________________________________________
                      
89.2   This time make an -ed clause.
Example: The man was taken to the hospital. (he was injured in the accident)
The man injured in the accident hospital was taken to the hospital.

1.   The window has now been repaired (it was broken in last night's storm)
The window____________________________________________________________repaired

2.   Most of the suggestions were not very practical. (they were made at the meeting)
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.   The paintings haven't been found yet. (they were stolen from the museum)
______________________________________________________________________________________

4.   Did you hear about the boy? (he was knocked down on his way to school this morning)
Did__________________________________________________________________________________

89.3   Complete these sentences with the following verbs, Put the verb in the correct form:
blow   call     live    invite    offer     invite      mail     read    ring    sit        study      wait      work

1.   I was awakened by a bell ringing

2.   None of the people invited to the party can come.

3.   Tom has a brother_________________________in a bank in New York and a sister________________________ economics at a university in California.

4.   Somebody_____________________________Jack phoned while you were out.

5.   All letters______________________________today should arrive tomorrow.

6.   When I entered the waiting room there was nobody______________________except for a young man_________________________ by the window _______________________________a magazine.

7.   A few days after the interview, I received a letter_______________________________me the job.

8.   There was a tree__________________________down in the storm last night.

9.   Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people__________________________near airports.

Relative clauses (5) - clasuses (2) Exercises

UNIT 88 Relative clauses (5)- '' extra information'' clasuses (2) Exercises

88.1   Write these sentences again, giving extra information in a relative clause. Use the sentences in parentheses ( . . . ) to make your relative clauses.

Example: Mr. Carter is interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night,) 
Mr. Carter, who I spoke to on the phone last night, is interested in our plan.
or: Mc Carter, to whom I spoke on the phone last night,is Interested in our plan.

1.   This is a photograph of our friends. (We went on vacation with them.)
This is_______________________________________________________________________________

2.   The wedding took place last Friday. (Only members of the family were invited to it.)
The__________________________________________________________________________________

3.   I've just bought some books about astronomy. ('m very interested in astronomy.)

88.2   Make sentences with all of most of, etc. + whom/which,

Example: Jack has three brothers. All of them are married.
Jack has three brothers, all of whom are married.

1.   They gave us a lot of information. Most of it was useless.
They gave___________________________________________________________

2.   There were a lot of people at the party. I had met only a few of them before.
________________________________________________________________________

3.   I have sent him two letters. Neither of them has arrived.
________________________________________________________________________

4.   Norman won $50,000, He gave half of it to his parents.
_________________________________________________________________________

5.   Ten people applied for the job. None of them were qualified
__________________________________________________________________________

6.   Tom made a number of suggestions. Most of them were very helpful.
__________________________________________________________________________
                      
88.3   Complete these sentences, giving extra information in a relative clause. Use the sentences in the box to make your relative clauses.

this was very nice of him.
this means I can't leave the country.
this makes it difficult to contact her.
this was perfectly true.
this makes it difficult to sleep.
this was a shame.
I thought this was very rude of them.

1.   She couldn't come to the party, which was a shame

2.   Jill doesn't have a phone,_____________________________________

3.   They said they didn't have any money,________________________________________

4.   I haven't got a passport,________________________________________________

5.   He offered to let me stay in his house,________________________________________________

6.   They didn't thank us for the meal before they left,_____________________________________________

7.   The part of town where I live is very noisy at night,___________________________________________________

Relative clauses (3) Exercises

UNIT 86 Relative clauses (3) Exercises

86.1   You were on vacation with a friend of yours. You met some people who had so bad experiences during their vacation. You met:

1.   some people/their car broke down.

2.   a man/his wife got sick and was taken to the hospital.

3.   a woman/her husband was arrested by the police.

4.   a girl/her passport was stolen.

5.   a couple/their luggage disappeared

You can't recall the names of these people. Ask your friend, making sentences with whose.

1.   What was the name of the people whose car broke down?
2.   What was the name of the man____________________________________________?

3.   What__________________________________________________________________________?

4.  _________________________________________________________________________________?


5. __________________________________________________________________________________?
 
86.2   The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Complete them with where . . . .Use the sentences in the box to make your relative clauses

• I can buy postcards there.

• I was born there.

• she had bought it there.

• we spent our vacation there.

• we can have a really good meal there.

• people are buried there.

1.   I recently went back to the town. Where I was born.

2.   The dress didn't fit her, so she took it back to the store_______________________________

3.   Do you know a restaurant_______________________________________________________________?

4.   Is there a store near here________________________________________________________________?

5.   The place was really beautiful___________________________________________________________?

6.   A cemetery is a place_____________________________________________________________________?
                     
86.3   Complete the sentences with a relative clause. Use the sentences in the box to make your relative clauses.

• (her) dog bit me

• they don't have a car (for this reason)

• John is staying (there)

• I didn't write to you (for this reason)

• We first met (on that day )

• World War II ended (in that year)

• (his/her) parents are dead 

• you called (that evening)

1.   Do you remember the day (that) we first met?

2.   An orphan is a child________________________________________________________________________

3.   The reason________________________________________was that I didn't know your address.

4.   Unfortunately I wasn't home the evening________________________________________________

5.   I protested to the woman__________________________________________________________________
 
6.   The reason__________________________________________________is that they can't afford one.

7.   Do you know the name of the hotel______________________________________________________?

8.   Nineteen forty-five was the year_________________________________________________________?

Relative Clauses (2) Exercises

UNIT 85 Relative Clauses (2) Exercises

85.1   The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Complete each one with relative clause.
Use the sentences in the box to a make your relative clauses.

• We met her yesterday.
• We wanted to visit it.
• Tom tells them.
• Tom recommended it.
• We had it for dinner.
• You lost them.
• Ann is wearing it.
• The police arrested him.
• I invited them to the party.

1.   Have you found the keys you lost?

2.   I like the dress____________________________.

3.   The museum _______________________________closed when we got there.

4.   Most of the people ___________________________ couldn't come.

5.   I didn't like that woman__________________________________.

6.   The fish_________________________________was really delicious.

7.   We stayed at a hotel _______________________________________.

8.   The stories______________________________________________are usually very funny.

9.   The man_________________________________  has now been released.                    


85.2   Make a relative clause with a preposition.

• You were with her last night. 
• I am living in it.
• They were talking about them.
• She is married to him I work with them.
• We wanted to travel on it.
• I applied for it.
• We went to it.

1.   The bed i slept in was too soft.

2.   I didn't get the job_______________________________

3.   The man________________________________has been married twice before.

4.   The party_________________________________wasn't very enjoyable.

5.   Who was that woman_________________________________?

6.   The flight__________________________________was fully booked.

7.   I enjoy my job because I like the people________________________________________.

8.   I wasn't interested in the things________________________________________________.

9.   The house________________________________is not in very good condition.

85.3   Complete these sentences, where necessary, with that, who, or what. If itis possible to write that or leave it out, write (that) - inparentheses ( . . . )

Examples: Did you hear what I said?
Everything (that) he said was true.

1.   She gives her children everything______________________________they want

2.   Tell me________________________________you want, and I'll try to help you.

3.   Why do you blame me for everything_______________________________goes wrong?

4.   I won't be able to do very much, but I'll do the best________________________I can

5.   I can't lend you any money. All__________________I have is a dollar

6.   Susan is the only person________________understands me.

7.   Why do you always disagree with everything_______________________i say?

8.   I don't agree with __________________just said.

9.   This is an awful movie. It's the wors________________________I've ever seen.

Relative Clauses (1) Exercises

UNIT 84 Relative Clauses (1) Exercises

84.1   Explain what these words mean. Choose the right meaning from the list and then write a sentence with who. Use a dictionary if necessary.

he/she steals from a store 
he/she breaks into a house and steals things
he/she doesn't eat meat
he/she fills prescriptions for medicine
he/she designs buildings
he/she buys something from a store

1.   (an architect) An architect us someone who designs buildings.

2.   (a burglar) A burglar is someone_________________________________________

3.   (a vegetarian) A vegetarian_______________________________________________

4.   (a customer)_________________________________________________________________

5.   (a shoplifter)________________________________________________________________

6.   (a pharmacist)______________________________________________________________

84.2   Read the two sentences and then write one sentence with the same meaning. Use a relative clause in your sentence.

Example: A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in the hospital
The girl who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital.

1.   A man answered the phone. He told me you were out.
The man____________________________________________________________

2.   A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient.
The__________________________________________________________________

3.   Some boys were arrested. They have now been released.
The boys____________________________________________________________
                      
84.3   The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Choose the most appropriate ending from the list and make it into a relative clause.

he invented the telephone.
it gives you the meanings of words.
she runs away from home.
it won the race.
they are never on time.
it can support life.
they stole my car.
it was found last week.
they used to hang on that wall.
it makes typewriters

1.   Jerry works for a company that (or which) makes typewriters.

2.   The book is about a girl_________________________________________________________

3.   What was the name of the horse__________________________________________________?

4.   The police have caught the men___________________________________________________

5.   Alexander Bell was the man________________________________________________________

6.   Where are the pictures ______________________________________________________________?

7.   The police are still trying to identify the body ______________________________________________
 
8.   A dictionary is a book_________________________________________________________________
 
9.   I don't like people______________________________________________________________________

10.   It seems that Earth is the only planet___________________________________________________

All, every, and whole Exercises

UNIT 83 All, every, and whole Exercises

83.1   Complete these sentences with all, everything, or everyone/everybody.

Examples: Ann knows everyone (or everybody) on her street.
All I've eaten today is a sandwich.

1.   Tom is very popular ____________________ likes him.

2.   _________________________was very kind to us. They did_____________________they could to help us

3.   Jill doesn't do any of the housework. Her husband does_________________________

4.   Margaret told me______________________about her new job. It sounds very interesting.

5.   Can____________________write their names on a piece of paper, please?

6.   I can't lend you any money.__________________________I've got is a dollar, and I need that

7.   I can't stand him. He disagrees with___________________I Say.

8.   I didn't spend much money shopping._____________________I bought was a pair of gloves.

9.   Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn't________________________

10.   He didn't say where he was going._____________________he said was that he was going away.

11.   _____________________has their faults. Nobody is perfect.                       


83.2   Make sentences with the whole.

Example: He read the book from beginning to end. He read the whale book.

1.   He opened a bottle of soda. When he frnished drinking, there was no soda left in the bottle
He drank the___________________________________________________.

2.   The police came to our house. They were looking for something. They searched everywhere, every room. They searched______________________________________________.

3.   She worked from early in the morning until late in the evening

4.   Everyone in Tim and Carol's family plays tennis. Tim and Carol play, and so do all their
children. The_______________________________________________tennis.

5.   Jack and Jill went to the beach for a week. It rained from the beginning of the week to the end.
It____________________________________________________________________

6.   It was a terrible fire. Nothing was left of the building afterward.
_________________________________________________________________destroyed in the fire

7.   Everyone on the team played well. ____________________________________

Now make sentences for 3 and 5 again. This time use all instead of whole.

8.   (3) She___________________________________________

9.   (5) It______________________________________________


83.3   Now say how often something happens. Use every with these periods of time:

four years        ten minutes         four hours       six months         five minutes

Example: There's good bus service to the city center. The buses run every five minutes.

1.   Tom is sick in bed. He has some medicine. He has to take it_________________________

2.   The Olympic Games take place__________________________________

3.   Everyone should have a checkup with the dentist_______________________________

4.   We live near a busy airport. A plane flies over the house______________________________

Much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty Exercises

UNIT 82  Much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty Exercises

82.1   Complete these sentences with much, many, and a lot (of). Sometimes there are two possibilities.

Examples: There weren't many people at the party I had seen before.
It cost me a lot of to furnish this house.

1.   We'll have to hurry. We don't have __________________ time.

2.   Tom drinks ___________________ milk two quarts a day.

3.   She is a very quiet person. She doesn't say ___________________.

4.   I drank coffee last night. Perhaps too_____________________.

5.   ______________________ people do not like flying.

6.   The woman was badly injured in the accident. She lost ________________blood.

7.   It's not a very lively town. There isn't ___________________to do.

8.   This car is expensive to run. It uses ____________________ gasoline.

9.   Don't bother me. I have ___________________ work to do.

10.   He has so __________________  money, he doesn't know what to do with it.

11.   She always puts___________________salt on her food.

12.   We didn't take __________________ pictures when we were on vacation.                       


82.2   Make sentences with plenty (of). Use the word in parentheses ( . . . ).

Example: We needn't hurry. (time) we have plenty of time.

1.   He has no financial problems. (money) He has____________________________________

2.   We don't need to go to a gas station. (gas) We_______________________________________

3.   Come and sit at our table. (room) There is_________________________________________

4.   We can make omelettes forlunch. (eggs) We___________________________________________

5.   We'll easily find somewhere to stay. (hotels) There______________________________________

6.   I can't believe you're still hungry. (to eat) You've had____________________________________

7.   Why are you sitting there doing nothing? (things to do) You___________________________________


82.3   Complete these sentences with little/a little/few/a few.

Examples: Hurry! We have little time.
I last saw Tom a few days ago.

1.   We didn't have any money, but Tom had_____________________.

2.   He doesn't speak much English. Only____________________words.

3.   Jane's father died ________________ years ago.

4.   "Would you like some more coffee?''  ''Yes, please, but only___________________''

5.   This town isn't very well known and there isn't much to see, so __________________tourists come. here.

6.   I don't think Jill would be good teacher. She has _________________patience with children.

7.   This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened _________________times before.

8.   The theater was almost empty. There were very _____________________ people there.

9.   There is a shortage of water because there has been very ______________________ rain.

No and any Exercises

UNIT 81 No and any Exercises

81.1   Answer these questions with none (of)/no one/nobody/nothing/nowhere.
Example: What did you do? Nothing

1.   Where are you going?
________________________

2.   How many children does he have?
________________________

3.   What did you tell them?
________________________

4.   Who are you talking to?
________________________

5.   How much of this money is yours?
________________________

Now write answers to these questions with any/anyone/anybody/anything/anywhere.

Example: "What did you do? I didn't do anything.
 
6.   ''Where are you going?''  "I___________________________________________''

7.   "How many children do they have?"  "They_________________________________________''

8.   ''Who did you dance with?''  "I_____________________________________________________''

9.   "What did they give you"  ''________________________________________________________''                   

81.2   Complete these sentences with no/none/no one/nobody/nothing/nowhere/any/anyone

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anybody anything anywhere.

Examples: There were no stores open.   I don't want anything to eat.

1.   The bus was completely empty. There wasn't _______________ on it

2.   Where did you go for your vacation?"  ''________________I stayed home."

3.   I couldn't make an omelette because I had_______________________eggs.
 
4.   I didn't say _______________. Not a word

5.   The accident looked serious, but fortunately ___________________ was injured.

6.   The town was still the same when I returned years later. __________________ had changed.

7.   We took a few photographs, but ___________ of them were very good.

8.   I can't find my watch____________________. I've looked all over the house.

9.   What did you have for breakfast?" ''_________________I don't usually have ________________for breakfast."

10.   We canceled the because of the people invited could come.

11.   ________________ intelligent person could do such a stupid thing

12.   There was complete silence in the room. _________________said_________________.

13.   How many movie theaters are there in this town?"  ''_________________The last one closed six months ago."

14.   The four of us wanted to go to a restaurant, but we couldn't because__________________ of us had___________________money.
                  

81.3   Make sentences with any/no + a comparative.

Example: I hear you weren't feeling well yesterday. Do you feel any better today?

1.   I'm going as fast as I can. I can't go__________________________________.

2.   What makes you think Harry is old? He is __________________________________ than you.

3.   I'm sorry I'm late, but I couldn't come____________________________________________________.

4.   This restaurant is a little expensive. Is the other one__________________________________________?

5.   I have to stop for a rest. I can't walk______________________________________.

Some and any Exercises

UNIT 80 Some and any Exercises

80.1   Complete these sentences with some/any/someone/anyone/somebody/something/anything/somewhere/anywhere.
Examples: Ann bought some new shoes
The boy refused to tell us anything.

1.   Does __________________ mind if I smoke?

2.   Would you like ____________________ to eat?

3.   Do you live __________________ near Jim?

4.   The prisoners refused to eat _____________________

5.   There's __________________ Romero at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

6.   We slept in the park because we didn't have ____________________ to stay. We didn't know ________________________ we could stay with, and we didn't have _______________money for a hotel.

7.   Can I have ______________ milk in my coffee, please?

8.   Sue is very secretive. She never tells______________________(two words).

9.   Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost____________________?

10.   You can cash these travelers checks at ___________________ bank.

11.   haven't read _______________ of these books, but Tom has read_________________of them.

12.   He left the house without saying ___________________to______________________

13.   Would you like ________________ more coffee

14.   The film is really great. You can ask __________________who has seen it

15.   This is a No Parking area. ________________________ who parks here will have to pay a fine.

16.   Can you give me ____________________ information about places to see in the town?

17.   With this special tourist bus ticket you can go  _________________________you like ___________ bus you like.                       


80.2   Write sentences with if

Example: Perhaps someone will need help. If so, they can ask me.
If anyone needs hep, they can ask me.

1.   Perhaps someone will ring the doorbell. If so, don't let them in.
if______________________________________________________don't let them in.

2.   Perhaps someone will ask you some questions. If so, don't tell them anythig
if___________________________________________________________________________

3.   Perhaps someone saw the accident If so. They should contact the police.
if___________________________________________________________________________




80.3   Complete these sentences. Use any/anyone/anybody/anything/anywhere.
Example: I don't care what you tell him. You can tell him anything you like.

1.   I don't care what you wear to the party. You can wear___________________________________

2.   I don't care where you sit. You can______________________________________

3.   It doesn't matter which day you come. You ___________________________________

4.   I don't care who you talk to. You _______________________________________

5.   It doesn't matter which flight you travel on. You____________________________________

6.   I don't care who you marry. ______________________________________________________

7.   It doesn't matter what time you call. _______________________________________________

Both, neither, either Exercises

UNIT 79  Both, neither, either  Exercises

79.1   Complete these sentences with bothneitherleither. Sometimes you need of.

Examples: There are two windows in my room. It was very warm so I had both of them open.
"Do you want tea or coffee?"   ''Either. It doesn't matter."

1.   After the accident______________cars stopped.  ______________drivers got out and started shouting at each other______________them were very angry.

2.   It wasn't a very good soccer game________________team played well.

3.   A: Which of the two movies did you prefer? The first one or the second one?

B:   Actually, I didn't like_______________them

4.   There are two ways to get downtown. You can take the local streets, or you can take the highway. You can go________________way

5.   _________________ these sweaters are very nice. I don't know which one to buy.

6.   _________________ my parents are American. My father is Polish and my mother is Italian.

7.   "Do you care which sandwich I take?''  ''No, take_______________''

8.   "Is today the 18th or the 19th?"  ''_________________It's the 20th''

9.   Tom and I hadn't eaten for a long time, so _______________ us were very hungry.

10.   When the boat started to sink, we were really frightened because _____________ us could swim.

11.   A: Did you go to Florida or Puerto Rico for your vacation?

B: We went to_______________:  a week in Florida and a week in Puerto Rico.                     

79.2   Make sentences with both . . . and . . . , neither . . . nor, and either . . . or . . . .

Examples: Tom was late. So was Ann. Both Tom and Ann were late

He didn't write. He didn't telephone. He neither wrote nor telephoned.

1.   The hotel wasn't clean And it wasn't comfortable.
The hotel was neither_______________________________

2.   It was a very boring movie. It was very long too.
The movie was________________________________

3.  Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of the two.
That man's name______________________________

4.   I don't have the time to take a vacation. And I don't have the money.
I have________________________________________________________________

5.   We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow - whichever you prefer.
We____________________________________________________________________

6.   He gave up his job because he needed a change. Also because the pay was low.
He gave up his job both_________________________________________________________

7.   Laura doesn't smoke. And she doesn't eat meat.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
 
8.   The front of the house needs painting. The back needs painting too.
_____________________________________________________________________________________