L2 Week 8 Grammar Quiz Answers(Claire McL)

8/13/2019 L2 Week 8 Grammar Quiz Answers(Claire McL)

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English Language Programs Academic EnglishLevel 2 Elementary

Title: Essential Grammar in Use

Author: Raymond Murphy

Publisher/Date: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Unit No/Page No:180, 181, 182, 183, 186 and 187

Week 8 Grammar

Comparative Adjectives

old>older heavy>heavier expensive>moreexpensive

The comparative iser (older)or more (more expensive)

-er

Short words (1 syllable) > -er

old > older slow > slower cheap > cheaper

nice > nicer late > later big > bigger

Spelling

big > bigger hot> hotter thin> thinner

words ending iny > -ier

easy> easier heavy> heavier early> earlier

more

Long words (2/3/4 syllables) > more

careful > morecareful polite > morepolite

expensive > moreexpensive interesting > moreinteresting

Exceptions

far > further good/well > better bad > worse

Exercises

1. Write the comparative.Old Older Good Better

Strong Stronger Large Larger

Happy Happier Serious More serious


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Modern More modern Pretty Prettier

Important More important Crowded More crowded

2. Write the opposite.Younger Older Better Worse

Colder Hotter Nearer Further

Cheaper More expensive Easier More difficult

3. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.1. Helens car isnt very big. She wants a biggerone.2. My job isnt very interesting. I want to do something more interesting.3. Youre not very tall. Your brother is___taller________________________________.4. David doesnt work very hard. I work _____harder___________________________.5. My chair isnt very comfortable. Yours is ________more comfortable____________.6. Your plan isnt very good. My plan is ________better_________________________.7. These flowers arent very nice. The blue ones are ___nicer_____________________.8. My bag isnt very heavy. Your bag is ______heavier___________________________.9. Im not interested in art. Im _______more interested_______________ in history.10.It isnt very warm today. It was _____warmer________________ yesterday.

Comparing two things.

We use the comparative + than (older than)when there are two nouns in the sentence.

Athens is older thanRome.Are oranges more expensive thanbananas?

Its easierto phone thanto write a letter.

How are you today? Not bad. Better thanyesterday.

The restaurant is more crowded thanusual.


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Exercises

1. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

Liz Ben

Im 26. Im 24.

Im not a very good swimmer. Ima very good swimmer.

Im 1 metre 68 tall. Im 1 metre 63 tall.

I start work at 8 oclock. I start work at 8:30.

I dont work very hard. I work very hard.

I havent got much money. Ive got a lot of money.

Im a very good driver. Im not a very good driver.

Im not very patient. Im very patient.

Im not a very good dancer. Im a good dancer.

Im very intelligent. Im not very intelligent.

I speak French very well. I dont speak French very well.

I dont go to the cinema very much. I go to the cinema a lot.

1. Liz is older than Ben. 7. Liz is a __better driver than Ben_______2. Ben is a better swimmer than Liz. 8. Ben __is more patient than Liz____3. Liz is_taller than Ben____________. 9. Ben __is a better dancer than Liz_______4. Liz starts __earlier than_____ Ben. 10.Liz __is more intelligent than Ben__5. Ben __works harder than Liz________ 11. Liz __speaks French better than Ben___6. Ben has got _more money than Liz___ 12. Ben _goes to the cinema more than Liz_

2. Complete the sentences. Use than.

1. He isnt very tall. Youretaller than him.

2. She isnt very old. Youre ___older than her____________________________.

3. I dont work very hard. You work_____harder than me_________________.

4. He doesnt watch TV very much. You __watch more TV than him___________.

5. Im not a very good cook. You _____are a better cook than me________________.

6. We dont know many people. You ____know more people than us___________.

7. They havent got much money. You ___have got more money than them_____.

8. I cant run very fast. You can __run faster than me____________________.


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9. She hasnt been here very long. You ____have been here longer than her_______.

10. They didnt get up very early. You ____got up earlier than them___________.

11. He wasnt very surprised. You ____were more surprised than him__________.

Superlative Adjectives

old> theoldest heavy> theheaviest expensive> the mostexpensive

The superlative is the est (the oldest)or the most (the most expensive)

The -estShort words (1 syllable) > the-est

old > theoldest slow > theslowest cheap > thecheapest

nice > thenicest late > thelatest big > thebiggest

Spelling

big > the biggest hot> the hottest thin> the thinnest

words ending iny > the -iest

easy> the easiest heavy> the heaviest early> the earliest

more

Long words (2/3/4 syllables) > themost

careful > themostcareful polite > themostpolite

expensive > themostexpensive interesting > themostinteresting

Exceptions

far > the furthest good/well > the best bad > the worst


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Exercises

1. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative. (the oldest etc.)

1. This building is very old. Its the oldest buildingin the town.

2. It was a very happy day. It was ___the happiest day_____________ of my life.

3. Its a very good film. Its ___the best film___________________ Ive ever seen.

4. Shes a very popular singer. Shes __the most popular singer__ in the country.

5. It was a very bad mistake. It was __the worst mistake________Ive ever made.

6. Its a very pretty village. Its __the prettiest village____________Ive ever seen.

7. It was a very cold day. It was __the coldest day________________ of the year.

8. Hes a very boring person. Hes __the most boring person_______ Ive ever met.

2. Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc.).

Sydney Brazil

Everest Jupiter

Alaska the Nile

Large

Long

High

country planet

city state

river mountain

The USA the solar system

Africa South America

The world Australia

1. Sydney in the largest city in Australia.

2. Everest ___is the highest mountain in the world______________________.

3. _Alaska is the largest state in the USA_______________________________.

4. _Brazil is the largest country in South America________________________.

5. _Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system________________________.

6. _The Nile is the longest river in Africa________________________________.

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