test it fix it english grammar pre-intermediate level sep 2003

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ISBN 0 19 438620 1
Illustrated by Ken Pyne
Printed in China
Contents
Ho
w
to
use Test
it
, Fix it 4
Articles
(1) 6
A rt icles
(2) 10
Artic
les (3) 14
Adjectives
and
adv
erbs
18
Word
order
with

adject
ives
22
Word
order
w
ith
adverbs
26
Compara
tive
and
su
per
lative
ad
jectives
30
Com parative
and
super
lat
ive
adverbs
34
- ing
or
-ed
? 38
Co untable

nouns
42
U
ncoun
table
nouns
46
Quant
ifiers:
some
,
any
~
much
and
many
50
Something,
anybody,
now
here,
everything,
etc
. 54
Both,
all
; each,
every;
either,
neither

58
Possessive
s 62
P
repos
it
ions
of
time:
at, on, in 66
Prepositio ns
of
pl ace : in, on, at 70
Questions 74
Question
tag
s 78
Short
ans
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82
Use
fu
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ar
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rm s
86
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extended
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and
example
sentences
.
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designed
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give

you
a
summary
of t he
grammar
you
need
for
the
whole
test
.
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~
o Find and
correct
the
m
istake
in each sen
tence
.
Mike's wearing a red socks. f
Some children wear an
(
unifor m at school.
b
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a film was
abo
ut a sp:'.
9
I'm sure your books
h
are in a kitchen.
d
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d YO\l
lik
e a banana
or a
ora
nge
?
e I lov e w atch
ing
a sun
Hey,
look!
I've
got
an fe
tt
er l
rise in
the

mo
rni ng.
f)
Write
a, an or
the
where
necessary .
a Homo sap iens is
most
inte llige nt species on th e planet.
b I me t very interest ing
woman
toda
y.
c Did vou fill th e car up w ith pe
trol
yesterday?
d The
dog's
bark
ing
at
__
. moon again .
e Have a
look
in fri
dge
. I th ink th ere's so me m ilk l

eft
.
That's an in terestin g bird - bi rd w ith the blue tai l feathe rs.
9 W
ow
! You'v e got lots of DVDs.
h Is th at really ca
me
l I can see
over
there?
J
eff'
s
op
tician.
Have yo u go t
garag
e at your
hou
se?
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Test it again
o
Match
the t w o halves
of
each sent ence.
Add
a, an

or
the
w here necessary.
a Get i
nto
bed . I
've
got
b The storms last n
ight
we re
c I think th ey're
d Oh, no ! I'v e got
e How much is
f Apparently, fro m space
9 Pete, th ere's
h Wh ich is it? A s
qui
d or
Nick's just bo ug ht
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Find
and
cor
rect
five m
ista
kes.
1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
octo pus?
oi l on
my
favourite s
hirt
.
em ail fo r
you
.
mo
tor
bike.
fox in t he garden.
bees
but
they m ay be w asps.
earth looks blue.
black jacket in the w indow?
n
ew
st

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to read to yo u.
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rst w e
'v
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for
years.
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ma
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she
left t
he

posl " ni ce in
Redf
ord Road.
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Are
you
looking
for
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no
t .in in
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Fix it notes
A
Don't
use a or an
wit
h
uncountable
nouns
.
B

Don't use
a or an w ith plural nouns.
C
Use a (not an)
before
a conson ant
sou nd. Use an (not a) before a
vowe
l
so
und
.
o
Use a or an
when
you
ment
ion
someth ing f
or
t he fi rst
time
.
E
Use th e w hen
you
ment
ion
someth
ing

for
the se
cond
ti me.
F
Use the
wh
en it's
obviou
s
whi
ch person
or thing yo u're talking about.
G
Use the wh en the thi ng
you
're talking
about
is un
ique
: th ere's onl y one
of
the
m.
H
Use the wit h s
upe
rlative adject ives.
For more in
for

ma ti on , see the
Review page
oppos
ite.
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Art
icles (1)
oReview
Articles (1)
In
this
book
there are
three
u
nits
on
artic
les.
Articles
(1)
helps
you
to
choose
b
etween
a, an or the.
Artic

les (2) dea ls
mostly
w ith the
definite
article, the, and
tells you
when
you
shou
ldn't
use an article at all.
Art
icles (3)
shows
you
when
to
use articles
with
common
expressions
.
A and an
You use the
indefinite
article a
(not
an)
before
a

consonant
sound.
You use the
indefinite article an
(not
a)
before
a
vowel
sound
.
15
that
a
camel?
He
wears
a
uniform
. I
live
in a house.
Ilive
in an
old
house.
Would
you
like an
orange?

I'll
take an
umbrella
.
• You don't use
a or an
with
uncountable
nouns
or
plural
nouns
.
Can
you
smell
gas?
I'm
wearing
red
gloves
.
You use
a or an
when
you
mention
someth
ing
for

the
first
t
ime.
A
boy
was
walking
down
the
street
when
suddenly
he
saw
an elephant.
Would
you like to
go
and
see a
film
tonight?
(Any
film,
not
a
particular
f
ilm

.)
The
You use the
when
you
mention
someth
ing
for
a
second
tim e.
A
boy
was
walking
down
the street.
Suddenly
the
boy
saw
an elephant. The
e
lephant
was
enormous
.
You use the
when

the
person
you
're
talking
to
knows
which
perso n
or
thi
ng
you're
talk
ing
about.
Can I speak to the
manager?
(The
manage
r
of
this
shop
.)
Your
books
are in
the
kitchen. (You

know
wh
ich kitc hen.)
• You use the
when
the
person
or
th
ing
yo u
're
talking
abou
t is
unique
. (There's
only
one
.)
When
I was
little
, I
gave
som
e
flow
ers to the Queen.
The

moon
looks
b
eautiful
ton
ight. I
lov
e
watching
th e sun
go
d
own
.
You use the
with
su
per
lative adjectives.
The choo tst: is tho tnstost n
ni
mn
l on enrth,
You'm
the
nic
est
person
I know.
Test it

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o Choose t he
best
op
ti
on, A or B.
a I'm .
A a teacher B teacher
b Cou ld you open ? I' m hot.
A th e w indow B
windo
w
c
Jeff
w ants to c
limb
.
A the
Mount
Everest B M ount Everest
d Do you
enjoy
liste
ning
to

?
A
music
B the m usic

e I
spent
my chi
ldhood
in
A the
Belgium
B Belg
ium
We'r e go ing ski
ing
in
A Alps
B the
Alp
s
9 Jack's got
A th e loud voice
B a loud voi ce
h
My
doc
tor
says is bad fo r
you
.
A salt B the salt
Can
you
pass me , please?

A salt B the salt
My
brother spea ks .
A the French
B French
e Choose the
best
op
tio
n.
a The Dr Smith
/Dr
Smi
t h w as a lecturer at Lon don University.
b Tom van Vuren
comes
from th e
Neth
erla
nds
/Netherla
nds
.
c The
clow
n had
big
red
nos
e/a big red nose.

d
I've
al
ways
loved Italian/the Italian. It's such a
mus
ical language.
e Stephen, th e
child
ren/c
hild
ren are ready to go to
schoo
l.
f Do you eat the chicken/ch icken
or
are you veg eta
rian
?
9 Have you e
ver
been to Lake Orta/the Lake Orta? It's ve ry bea
utifu
l.
h
We're
staying
at Shera
ton
Hote

l/the
She
raton
Hotel ton igh t.
Nicholas is an architect/architect,
isn't
he?
I
thi
nk th e Lia/Lia is a
very
pretty
baby.
Test it again
o Com plete the
sentences
. Use a, an or the w here necessary.
a You really have got lovely sm ile !
b Sarah wants to sai l on Nile.
c I'm spe
ndi
ng New Year's Eve in Brussels.
d Can
you
pass m e water?
e All l
iving
creatures need
wate
r.

I do n't like fish . Too ma ny bo nes!
g
Mire
ia
comes
from
. . Spain,
does
n't she ?
h _. Chinese is a
difficult
lang
uage
to learn.
Joe wants to be air
line
pilot.
Taj M ahal is an
amazing
building.
a Fin d and correct
twe
lve m is
takes
in t hese dialogues.
a Tim : Dan, do
you
want
sugar
in y

our
coffee?
Dan : Yes, please .
I
know
the sugar's bad
for
your teeth but I hate the
coffee
wi
thout
it. The Dr Raws
torne
tells
me
to give it up eve ry tim e
I see him.
b Carol:
Wow
!
This
gu id
ebook
is great. Have
you
eve r been
lip
Eiffel Tower?
Nick:
No. in fact

I've
never been to the France. Pass me g
uidebook,
please.
c Harry:
The d
ictio
naries are so
expensi
ve these days!
Sally:
Yes, I k
now,
but
books
cost
a lo t to make,
don't
they?
d Pete:
I've
decid
ed I
don
't wa nt to be politician
after
all.
Jill :
Good
. I

don't
like the
poli
ti
cians
a
nyway
.
o Victor:
The Davi d is go
ing
to U
nited
States
soon
to s
tud
y eco
nomics.
Sarah:
Oh. yes, I
remembe
r. He's go
ing
to the
New
York, isn't he?
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A

Use
a or an
before
a
noun
or
before
an
adjective
+
noun
to
desc
ribe
somethi
ng
or to say
what
someons'
s
job
is.
B
Use the w hen the
person
you're
talking
to k
nows
which

person
or
thing
you're
talk
ing
about.
C
Don't
lise an
artic
le
when
yo
u're
talking
about
things
in a
general
way, e.g.
chicken, music, salt.
o
Don 't lise an article to talk
about
a
person, a language or
mos
t places,
includi ng the

name
of
a
coun
try
,
a
mountain
or
a lake.
E
Use the wi th the
names
of
places
that
are pl ural; the
names
of deserts, seas ,
rivers
and oceans; and the
names
of
mos
t bu ild
ings
.
For
:n
ore

inforrnati~n,
see the
1[>
Review
page
oppos
ite.
Articles (2)
oReview
Articles (2)
A and an
You use a or an to describe
things
and to say
what
someone's
job
is.
This is a
good
book. Helen is an editor. NOT
/-IefeR
is editor.
'h
• You use the
when
the
person
you're
talk

ing
to
knows
which
person
or
th ing
you
'r e talki ng
about.
Could
you pass
me
the salt? (The
salt
that's on the table.)
Your glasses are in the car. (It's
our
car. You
know
wh
ich one I mean.)
You use
the
with
the
names
of
places
that

are
plura
l, e.g. the
United
States,
tile
Netherlands;
the
United
Arab
Emirates. You also use
the
w ith the
names
of
most
deserts, seas,
rivers
and oceans, and
with
the
names
of
most
buildings.
Robin lives in the
United
States. She
sailed
across the Pacific.

It's
very
hot
in the
Negev
Desert. I
found
the
book
in the British
Library
.
Note
, however,
that
there
are
exceptions
to
this
ru le. You
don
't use the w ith the
names
of
buildings
which
include
the
words

school, universitv,
college;
castle,
palace; airport. station,
e.g.
London
University, Topkapi Palace; Frankfurt
Airport
.
No article
You do
n't
use an
art
icle (a, an or the)
when
you're
talking
about
t hings in
general.
If
you
use an art icle,
you
change
the
mean
ing.
I like

milk
but
I
don't
like fish . (All mi lk and all fish.)
lease pass me the
milk
. (The
milk
that' s on
the
table.)
Children
are
adorable
. (All
childre
n.)
The
children
are adorable.
(Our
children
.)
You
don't
use an article
wi
th
languages

or
with
the
names
of
most
places.
Paddy
speaks French. NOT
Pedd~'
speaks
the
Freneh.
We like Lake Como.
NOT We like
the-l::a,xe
Como.
No
te,
however
,
that
there
are
exceptions
to t
his
rule
.
YOLI

use the
wi
th the
names
of places
which
include
words
such as
kingdom,
sultanate, republic, e.g.
'IraRopubtic
of
Ireland, and
with
very
big
parts
of
the
world,
e.g. The Far East.
You
don't
usa nn article
bofore
people's
names
or
before

Mr, Ms,
Mrs
, Miss,
Or,
Ptotessot, etc, nnd the parson's
nama.
limy
h; //IY 1>0UI (, itmd. NO I
Tile
TOI/Y
is
my
bes/
-friel/fi
.
. _ _ . '- - - ! -
-
~
._-
Test it
~
o Choose
the
correct
sentence
in each
pair
.
a
Jo

hn's in t he hospital because he's broken his leg.
b
John's
in
hospital
because he's broken his leg.
c W hat
funny
boy
you
are!
d
Wha
t a
funny
boy
you
are!
e We' ll
have a salad fo r l
unc
h.
We'll
have
a salad
for
the
lunch
.
9 We

're
going
to Lon don by the car.
h
We're
goi ng to Lon don by car.
To
get
to Broad Street, take the seco nd
turni
ng on the
left
.
To get to Broad Street, take t he seco nd
turni
ng on
left
.
f)
Write
a, an or
the
where
necessary.
a Mickey J
ames
is in . . pr
ison
again
.

b Hey, look !
My
w atch is
same
as yours!
c Em m a's o
nly
fi ve and she can
already
coun
t to
hund
red .
d The ch
ild
ren go to
school
by bus.
e Would you like to
win
million
dolla
rs?
f
.J
ulia
n! W hat amaz
ing
surprise!
9 Wh at do

you
wa nt
for
breakfast?
h Patrick Leig h Fermor tra
velled
from
London
to
Istanbul
on
foot
.
Sandy's
working
as ass
istant
until she goes to
Australia
.
Take the third t
urn
ing
on rig ht.
Test it again
o Find and
correct
the
mis
take

in each
sente
nce.
iI
David always uses
I hate travelling
by
his pen as spoon.
the plane.
C'I
II
b co un ted tho usand co ins 9
Why
don't
you ring Fiona?
ill fifteen mi
nute
s:
I
think
she's at the
home
.
'
-

~

h
The

kids
love
going
c
Do
you want to have
to cinema.
the dinner wit h me?
I can't see you on Saturday
d
You and
111('
- we' re sam e
because
I'm going to the work.
typt' o
f"
people.
You
turn
the
lights
off
! I
don't
want
to
get
out
of

the
bed.
M nt ch
the
tw
o hal ves
of
each
sentence
.
Add
a, an or
the
w
here
necessary.
Do you ever go to
1 helicopter.
b The post office is
over
there
on
2
waiter
at the
moment
.
c Wo
ofte
n go to the beach in

3 hosp ital.
tl Most
peop
le
dis
like
being
in
4 church?
I'm bus y. I've got
5 Ju ne.
Hnrry ! Wh at
6 lunch w
e'll
play football.
He's w ork ing as
7 . . '" coas t
mo
re th an
the
mou
nta in s.
h The y do
mo
untai n resc ues by
8 m i
llio
n th ings to do .
A
ltor

9 s
urprise
to see you agai n!
I liko
10 rig ht next to th e ban k.
~
~
Fix it notes
A
Use the before some co
mm
on
exp ressions, e.g. the left, the rig ht,
the same.
B
Don't
use an ar
ticle
wit h
some
comm on
expre
ssions rela
ting
to
particular places, e.g. in
bed
, at hom e,
in
hospita

l, in
prison
, to work.
C
Do
n't
use an
art
icle w ith meals,
days
,
mo
nths, or
wi
th holidays, festivals and
special days.
D
Use a or an
befo
re a singular
countable
noun
after as.
E
Don't
use an arti cle wi th
methods
of
transport, e.g.
by

bus, by car, on
foot
.
F
Use a or an
before
a sing
ular
coun
tab
le
noun
in
exclamatio
ns w ith What !
G
Use a before
hund
red,
tho
usand
.
milli
on
when
vou mean 'one hu
ndred
' ,
'o ne thousand', etc.
For

mor
e information, see the
Review page
oppos
ite.
, J>
Articles (3)
Review
Articles (3)
A and an
You use a or an be
for
e sing ular
countable
no uns afte r as.
I'm
usi
ng
my
spare
bed
ro
om
as an office.
Jane's
wo
rk
ing
as an
assistant

in the do
cto
r's
sur
gery. NOT
as assistant
You use a or an
befor
e sing
ular
count
able nouns in exclam ations that start
wi th What.
What
a s
urp
rise!
What
an
ama
z
ing
car! Wh
at
a
funny
dr
eam !
You use a before
til

e
wo
rds hundred,
thous
and
,
millio
n, b
illio
n, etc. w hen
you
111
0an 'o ne hu
ndred
',
'on
e tho usand', etc.
Ji
ll's
won
a hundred euros. A
thousand
years ago t
here
was a forest here.
You use the befo re
some
common
exp ressions, e.g. the
same

, the
cinema
,
the theatre, the right, the
left
, the top, the coast, etc. You need to learn these .
Yo
u're
wea
ring
the sa
me
jacket as m e.
ShaJJ
we
go
to the ci
nem
a?
My
bouse is on the left.
rticle
YOIi don 't use an article
with
some
c
ommon
expressions relating
to
particular places.

(0
, in or out of: bed, church,
hosp
ital , pr
ison
(
lI
, at or from: coll ege, school, university,
work
Huh
will
be in
pr
ison
for
six
months
. NOT
in th e
pri
son
Wo le
arnt
a
lot
at
school
today
. NOT
at the s

cho
ol
I like
goi
ng to work. NOT tfie wefk-
YUIi d
on't
use an
article
with
meals, days,
months
, ho
liday
s, festivals and
pucial days.
I at's hove lun ch
log
e/her.
I hate
Mondays.
My
1?
irthd
ay
's in June.
I IItJ kids
lov
e
Chri

stm
as.
We
always
hav
e a p
arty
on
New
Year 's Day.
YO
Ii don't lise fin a
rtlc
le w ith meth ods of tr ansport.
I
pI/
I to
work
hy
trnin. Holen l
ov
es g
oing
everywhere on foor.
II'
If
II"
ickl1l
by
em. Tl w

Prim
a Millis/a( trnvels
by
ptnn
e.
Test it
~
o Five of t hese
sentences
are
incorrect
. Fin d
and
corr
ect
t hem .
a
Steve hit the
ball
hard
.
Ra
bbit fur feels so
ft
ly.
9
We
saw
two
beautifuls

b
You
're a person nice.
sunsets
last
week.
c
Harry is a
dog
black.
h
Did you
get
up
\'(
' I
J
'
ear
ly?
d The
Economist
is a
week
ly
magazine
.
Buy
some
gr

een apples.
e
This
curry
tastes wonderful.
I
bought
today a car.
e
Choos
e
the
co
rrect
sentence
in each
pair
.
a
Mal
co lm speaks well Ita
lian
.
b
Mal
colm speaks Italian w ell.
c That perf
um
e sme lls wo nd
er

fulI
d That
perfume
sme
lls w onderf
ully
!
e
A kitten is a cat
young
.
A
kitten
is a y
oung
cat.
9 Th ey test w eekly th e fire alarm s.
h They test the
fire
alarm s weekly.
I read five
good
books
on
holiday
.
I read five
goods
boo ks on
holida

y.
C@]
est it again
o Solve t he clues
to
com
p
let
e
the
crosswo
rd . Use
the
words
below
.
Ilf/rl
badly
easy
easily
goo
d
well
slo w slow ly s
oft
softly
strange
strangely
Across
2 The

hairdresser
cut
my
hair

yesterday
.
3 The so up tastes W hat's in it?
5 Our Fre nch
exam
w as q
uite
.
Have you seen
any
fi
lms
recently?
8
My
rabbit has
white
fur.
OBliger. Dr
ive
, ,.
11 Nick is a . . , .
reader
but
he

loves
hook
s.
Down
1 You 're talking
6
Hnve you go t to ot
hach
e?
The m eat
sme
lls
. .
;5

- .
Let's
thr
ow
it aw ay.
I cnn
drink
three
lltros of w ater a
day
.
'Don' t w o
rry
: sh e said
111

l'hi
erry
Herve played
foully in th e
Ill
/Itch.
hno
l Q tho best
opti
on .
('/llr ick has hair b
lond
/b
lond
hair.
It
Sue
did
n't enjoy
much
the
film
/th e film
much
.
You
look
ang ry/angrily - w h
at'
s w rong ?

" VIGky shouted
loud
ly/
loud
.
Ih
u Al
ps
nro very snow ys/s nowy in w inter.
I hu
mu
sic sounds cheo rful/chee rf ully.
I Th« aituntlon is
sertous/serlouslv,
II Dnn't dr ivo BO flllJl/rns
tiy
.
1' .1/ Tl
nun
i
i~
l
II pnpor d
aily
/d
olly
paper.
111
1
1'1

I r
ll
ll
lf ll cl
'l
llci
oll s/do
licl
oll l ly
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]
Adjectives and adverbs
Review
Fix it notes
djectives and adverbs
A
Put adjectives
before
(not after)
nou
ns
or pr
onouns
.
die ctives
You use adjec
tives
to
say

mo
re
about
a
nou
n or a
prono
un.
Adjectives
go
B
be
for
e
(not
after) th e noun or
pro
noun
.
Adje
ctiv
es
don
't change
their
form
with
li
e's a man. He's a nice man. NOT He's-tt-ffltffHffee.
singular or

plur
al
nouns
.
IIMfY'S
a dog.
Harry
's a black dog. NOT
Herrv
is B
doe
black.
C
YO
Il
don't
change the form of an adjec
tive
with
singular
or
plura
l
nouns
.
Put adjectives (not adverbs) after these
If 's nn
int
eresting
book

. These are
interesting
books. NOT fftlefestifttjs-
verbs :
appear; be, become, feel, get,
Those shoes are cheap. NOT eheep«
look, seem, s
me
ll,
sound
, taste.
YOIl
put
adjectives
after
(not
before) these verbs: appear; be,
become
, feel, get,
o
luok, seem,
smell
,
sound
, taste.
Don 't put adverbs
between
the
verb
~111

look
tired
. NOT You.
tired
-look.
and the ob ject. Usually put th em at th e
III"t
se
ems
easy. NOT -That·eaBy-seems.
end of the sentence.
YOIl use an adjective
(not
an adverb)
after
these
verbs
: appear; be,
become
, feel,
E
't
il , look, seem,
smell
,
sound
, taste.
E
arly
and late; fast and h

ard
; daily,
111f
/
tir
esd
smells
wonderful
. NOT -W8Rtfe
rf
tJ
l/y
weekly and m
onthly
are a
djec
tives and
I )II/I!! OW
milk
taste bad? NOT -hat#y-
adv erbs .
1111
lor m
most
adverbs by adding Iy to
the
adjec
tive
.
For mor e infor mation, see the

II/IId

quickl
y
Review page
oppos
ite.
/III/
Iy u aln.
JIIr
I
",
~y
1-}fI
!Jli
~l
J.
, ,
[:>
Ihl
l 1m careful,
Some
adverbs are irregular.
/ 1l11I/
well
She's a
good
runner
. She runs well.
IIII/d

hnrd
Digging
is
hard
work. He
works
hard
.
1111
11
(11
' adverbs to say
more
about
verbs.
Adverbs
tell
you
how, w here,
when
III
IJIIW
much
something
happens. You
usually
put
them
at the end of the
uutnnce. You

don't
pu t them bet
ween
the
verb
and its ob ject.
I
lilly
fir/II
delicious
pizms
here. NOT Thev-eett-here
delicious
pi
zzas.
~"'l
lI
llt/llk
Ft
onch
well
. Nor You speak
well
French.
mel montniv con be adj ectives
I {J
il
t III) omlv.
1
11

11
nlll"" rlilily
Word order
with
adjectives
Test it again
Test it
~
o P ilI
the
ad
ject
ives
in t he correct order bef
ore
the
nouns.
o Find
and
co
rrect
any
sente
nces
th
at are
wr
ong
.
a I saw a wh ite lill ie

mo
use
nicky is small, fa
ir
in t
he
kitc
hen
.
and blue-eyed.
b
Katy
lives in a
sm
all m od ern
g (
~
It
was
the th ird big s
urp
rise
fla
t
near
the
tow
n centre.
'. of t he day.

<s:
-,
c
Veil i
re
is an
old
h
Please buy
me
large two
beaut
ifu
l city.
bo
ttles of milk.
The im port ant is t
hat
I love
you
. .
d yuckl This
horrib
le tastes!
It was a journey tiring.
e J
im
gav
e m e a grey co
tton

sca rf.
e C
hoose
the
correct
sente
nce in each pa ir.
a You tired lo ok.
k W hat a
nice
litt le bo
y!
b You look tired.
I
Wh
at a litt le nice bo y !
c You need large
two
eggs.
m It
good
tastes !
d You need tw o large
eggs
.
n It tastes
good
!
e A n Italian leat her handbag.
o Th ey' re

foo
tba
ll black
boo
ts.
A le
ath
er Italian han dbag.
p Th ey're black football
boo
ts.
9 The poor boy is ill.
q He's tall, t
hin
and blond.
h The
poor
is ill.
He's tall, thin, b
lon
d.
She drives a ti ny
wh
ite car.
s He's go t fi ve Siam ese cats .
She d rives a w hite t iny car.
t He's go t
Siamese
five cats.
Nepa lese/re

d/
beautif ul scarf
II tall /thl
n/bl
ue-eve d m an
I: b
ig/fir
st m atch
II cycling/blue/lvcra
short
s
Belg
ian/ho
t/d el
icio
us ch
ips
I Il1IlI
et/
si
lk/pink
shoe
s
,I :lcary/French fi lm
II Gen nan/shep
her
d/da nqe rou s dog
I IIl IlII/fifth em ail
, vull
ow/

sev
en/
tin v d ucks
1'
llIlo
. "
the
correct
opt
ion
, A or B.
I huuu ht . .
music
box.
, IOVI:ly Italian
B an Italian lovely
I, II ,'"
~
1
1I
1
a
car
.
bl /ld huge sport s B h
uge
black s
por
ts
11

11,1'
" tho

thing you've said !
lil
pid th
ird
B th ird stu
pid
,I I IIVII
ill
,

ho use .
1\ nn old sto ne B a
sto
ne old
III/I
l W
~I
: ;


cu rr y !
1\ ,. aplcv exce llent B an
exce
llent spicy
'/I ll
l\ lll ' (
JIII

unh
appy B
unh
app
y see m
tI i .u ultl vou pass
me
the . ruler?
1\
1I11
11
"
ll
on9 B lo ng
meta
l
It 11
11
1 "
lIlIn
looks .
f\
11
\1
111
1I
11
nny B ligh t
and
sunny

W IJ 1Il/
lld
fI
dic
tio
nar
y.
f1
Hlcl l;func
l1
B French
good
.fllllff
1
1\
. .
rab
bit.
l\
~
1
1l
url
urn
hlu littlo Dutch B a Dut ch
littl
e a
dor
able
CEQ]

LJ2O]
Fix it notes
A
Put adjectives descr
ibing
size,
length
or
height before
other
adjectives
but
after
adjectives
describ
ing
opi ni on.
B
Put adje
ctiv
es
describing
col our,
orig
in,
mater ial and purpose in that ord er.
C
Put adjectives des
cribing
opin

ion, e.g.
beautiful, be
fore
any
other
adjectives.
o
Put n
umb
ers before adjec
tiv
es.
E
Ad jectives go before (not after) a
noun
.
Always
put
a
noun
, e.g.
thing
,
boy
,
after an adje
ctiv
e except in special
cases.
F

Put adjective s after
(not
b
efor
e) th ese
verbs: appear, be, beco me, feel, get,
loo k, seem, sm ell, sound and taste.
G
Use and before th e last adjective if you
use two or
more
adjectives afte r
appear, be, bec
om
e, feel, g
et
look,
seem,
smell
, s
ound
and taste.
For
mo
re
inform
at
ion
, see the
Review page opposite.

I
J>
Word order wi th adjectives
Review
Word order
with
adjectives
11
'
11
impo ssible to gi ve
exact
rules for
word
order
with
adjectives in English because
II
HIre
are ma ny exceptions. How ever,
there
are
some
g
uidelines
th at
will
help yo u
1' 1 choose the
cor

rect
wo
rd
order
in
most
cases. Generally
you
don't
use
more
than
II l! lw adjecti ves
togethe
r in
the
same sentence.
You u
sually
put
adjectives
that
describe
your
opinion
before any
other
«tloctives,
ot
ui's

han
dsome
, slim
and
fair
-haired.
What
an
adorable
little
baby!
You
use adjectives
that
describe size,
length
or
height
before
adjectives
that
c1
rJRCribe col our,
orig
in ,
material
or
purpose
.
II'

i ':;
(J
o/ a big r
ed
nose. That's a
small
Dutch rabbit. It's a
long
silk
scarf
.
II"
dr
ives a bla ck racing car.
You use adjectives
that
describe colour, or igin,
material
or
purpose
in
that
uul
ur,
Il
w:JfJ nre
gr
een
Als
atian

glass
drinking
cups.
141/1
is "
brown
G
erm
an
shepherd
dog
.
1111
p ili
numb
ers and
words
like
first
,
second
, last, etc. before adjectives.
/I II 1111 rluo
tom
atoes. That's the last
boring
party
I'm
going
to.

tllOl
IIVllll (10 befor e
(not
after) a
noun
. Don 't use an adjective on its
own.
" (I IIIIIU wnlk: NOT Jt!s-B-w
a-l
k-Jong.
11111
III1
IJIJI
tnnt
thing
is
that
we
love
each
oth
er. NOT
+he-
imonFtant
is
that
.
II,,,,
fltlm
{li'"

is
unw
ell
. NOT -The-poor is
unwell.
NlI llt. You can use an
adjective
withou
t a
noun
in special cases, e.g. the elderly,
111ft I/lU II, tha
unemploy
ed, the
young
, etc. In these cases,
you'
re talk
ing
about a
JIIII' P 0 1 people and
you're
using
the
adjective as a
noun
.
1/"
"f
I",li

ly rnises
mon
ey
for
the
poor
. (Poor
peop
le as a
group.)
IIIII lId l
l1
1lllvI;lS nfter
(not
before) these
verbs
: appear, be,
becom
e, feel, get, look,
Til. 'W/II,fI, s
me
ll and taste.
I
'"
II/Ilk uo
nutitut
! He se
ems
h
appy

. I feel
tir
ed. NOT -I-tir
ed-fe
e/.
'""
Tlfl
fJlI
lII,
bu, b
ecom
e, feel, get, look, seem, sound, sm
ell
and ta
st
e,
you
use
,,"
lmlnru lh o lnst
f1
cljacl ivo if
vou
li sa
two
or
mor
e adjoctivos in the sam e
1I11
1111.1

t If vou li se throe adinctivea, vou put 11 cnnuun alter tim Iirst adjective.
II ' ·lJi"'", "/Ct'
IlIIlI
SI/icy.
YOII
look
ri"
ttllll/l
lllllh
~'flIJY
-
Are
you
usuallv che
erfu
l?
I never w ant to
do
this ag ain.
Sinu
m (";111 help vo u Jlr
,)ba
b h .
She doesn't very well ride a bike.
h
9
f
\\
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ll
ll'
l l l i
ll"
go
ou
t II I ')
. I I
I'
, {; l
ll
l d l l
l.
~
/
The cake is over cooked totally.
Do
you
go
to
the
theatre
ever?
(
~
Ghoose the best op
ti
on, A or B.
Do

you me?
A still l
ove
B love sti ll
h Fion a
does
n't have a sense
of
h
umou
r.
She
.
A lauphs ne
ver
B neve r laughs
=inish y
our
home
work
q uickly. Supper is
A nlr
nos
t rea dy B ready a
lm
ost
tI No one
enjoye
d .
A

mu
ch
the
play B the play m uch
Wo
w at ch .
V a lot B a lot TV
l
luw
long
have
you
?
A thure li
ved
B li ved
the
re
II 1l,.I)hitH ,
A 1111. fll S I B fast ru n
10
V, ll i look .
A
uxtt
ume
lv
hap
py B ha
ppy
ex

treme
ly
I tI l '
tum or
row
go
ou
t B
go
ou t tom orr
ow
11
11
II i liti S .
A VllI Y loud ly B lou
dly
ver
y
II
,: W ill I see
you
tomorrow?
II Keith doesn't
oft
en come r ound.
o
hve
of th ese
sentences
are i

nco
rrect
. Find
and
corre
ct
them
.
Test it
~
Test it again
o
Choose
t he co
rrect
sentence
in each p a
ir
.
a He ofte n forgets to ring m e.
b He f
org
ets o
ften
to r
ing
m e.
c She
did
n't li ke

mu
ch
the
fi lm.
d She di d
n't
like the fi lm
much.
e The report is fi
nis
hed
comp
letely.
The report is co m p
let
ely
fin
ished.
9 I speak Italian
badl
y.
h
I speak
badly
Italian.
Did you see
Mar
tin a yesterday ?
j
Did

yo u yesterday see M art ina?
k I feel sad very.
I I feel v
ery
sad.
m We alw ays have lived he re.
n We
have
alw ays lived her e.
o
The
y m ake
here
w on derf ul sand w
iches
.
p
They
make
wo
nd
erfu
l san dw
iches
here.
q Have you st
udied
al
ways
at th is sc

hoo
l?
Have you alwa ys stud ied at th is school?
s
"
II
prob
ab ly see you on Friday.
t I'll see you prob
ably
on Frid ay.
e P
ut
t he
adverbs
in t he
correct
pla
ces .
a Pete
and
Sue are ma
rried
.
(hap
pi ly)
b Dav id
gets
up early.
(alwa

ys)
c Have you got your
dog?
(st
ill)
d I
enjo
yed
the
fi lm. (a lot)
e We
're
leavi ng. (today)
f He feels ill. (terribly)
9 You l
eft
yo
ur
book. (there)
h Tom pl
ay
s the dr
um
s. (w ell)
I'll ring you
tom orro w . (defin itely}
Ton y kno
ws
the answer.
(probab

ly)
~
f)
Fix it notes
A
Put
adverbs
of
frequen
cy, e.g.
often
,
and
certainty,
e.g.
probably,
bef
ore
most
verbs
.
B
Put
adverbs
of
freque
ncy
, e.g.
always
,

and
certainty,
e.g.
definitely
,
after
aux
iliary
verbs
and
the
ve rb be.
C
In
quest
ions,
p
ut
adve
rbs
of
freq
uency,
e.g. always,
afte
r
auxil
iary
+
sub

ject.
D
Put adve rbs
of
quant
ity, e.g. much, at
the
end
of
the
sentence
(not
betwee
n
the
verb
and its
ob
je ct).
E
Put adver bs of
plac
e, e.g. h
er
e, at t he
end
of the
sentence
(not
between

the
verb
and
it s
ob
ject)
.
F
Put
adverbs
of
time,
e.g. yesterday, at
the
end
of
the
sentence
(not
between
the
verb
and
its
obje
ct) .
G
Put
adve
rbs

of
mann
er, e.g.
badly
, at
th e end
of
th e s
entence
(not
between
the
verb
and
its
obje
ct) .
H
Put ad verbs b
efore
(no
t
after)
an
adj
e
ctive
or a
past
partic

ip le .
For
more
in
lonna
tio n. see th e
Hov l
ow
P fl U U u p
poui
tu.
L>
Word order
with
adverbs
Rev
iew
Word
order
with
adverbs
Diffe rent
kinds
of
adverb,
for
example
adverbs
of
frequency

such
as
always
or
ulv
erbs
of
manner
such
as badly,
go
in
different
pos
itions
in a
sentence
.
'
~()m
e
go
at
the
end
of
the
sentence
but
others

go
near
the
verb.
dverbs of frequency and certainty
You use
adve
rbs
of
frequency,
e.g .
never
, often,
sometimes
, etc.
and
adverbs
of
cer
tai nty, e.g.
certainly
,
definitely
,
probably,
etc .
before
most
verbs
.

We never
go
sailing. I often
go
running.
He
definitely
likes pizza.
You use
adverbs
of
frequency
and
certainty
after
auxiliary
verbs,
e.g . can, do,
hnve. must, will, etc.
and
after
the
verb
be.
/ can often
beat
him
at chess. She has
probably
been there

before
.
III
quest
ions,
you
use
adverbs
of
frequency
and
adverbs
like
still
and
ever
after
III
aux il iary +
subject
.
Do you often
go
out?
Does he
still
love me? Have you
ever
seen
him?

verbs of
manner
, place,
quantity
and
time
You
usual
ly use
adverbs
of
manner,
e.g. badly, well;
adverbs
of
place
, e.g .
here
,
there;
adverbs
of
quantity
, e.g. a bit, a
lot
,
much
;
and
adverbs

of
t
ime,
e.g.
(or/ny, yesterday, at
the
end
of
the
sentence.
Never
put
these
adverbs
between
I
verb
and
its
object.
This
is a
very
common
mistake.
YO/l
speak English
well
. NOT ¥eu-speak
-well

-English:
I/lay
sell
stamps
here. NOT
They
-sell-here-stamps;
W
(J
liked
the
restaurant
a lot.
NO
TWe
-liked-a
lot
the-restaurant
;
JIt
/s
leaving
the
house
today
. NOT -He!s-/eaving
-today
-the
house
.

rbs before adjectives and
past
participles
YIIII
put
adverbs
before
(not
after)
an
adjective
or a
past
participle
.
11m
hook
is
nearly
written.
NOT -The-book-is-written-n
ettf
/y.
\'1)/1
look
extremely
tired. NOT You
-icok
-tired-extremetv
.

Test it
~
o Fi
nd
and co rre ct
the
mis
take
in each se
nte
nce
.
a
My brother is in telli genter
Which skyscraper is the
tha n I am.
highest of the world?
g
t\Ltrk filll is Sp ;llllsh
l'<ls
ycl
b
The blue whale is the
10
k.
uu
111,
11
1 lr.rli.m.

animal the biggest.
h Today was the hot est
c Icel and is co l
der
Engla
nd.
day
of
the year.
d
Nick is 1ll00T ki
nd
t
han
Aliso n.
Isabelle is the mor e beautif ul
person
I'v
e met.
e
This
is
the
most
goo
d fi
lm
I've
ever
seen

!
f)
Write
the
compa
rat
ive
and
super
lat
ive
forms of
the
se
adjec
t
ives
.
compa
rat
ive
super
lative
a nasty
b nice
-_._ - " ,
c handsom e
d we t
e
far

C@]
Co
mpa
rative and superlative adjec tives
Test it again
o Choose
the
best
opt
ion
, A or B.
a Are
oyster
s th an mussels?
A more tasty B tastier
b Skiing is exciting sport in the
wo
rld .
A the most B a
mo
st
c That's t he best painting the art gallery.
A in B of
d You're the . person I kno w.
A fun nier B funniest
e Is ancient Greek more d
iff
icult La
tin
?

A as B th an
Which is , Afr ica or Asia?
A ha te r B hotte r
9 A cat can ju
mp
than a dog.
A h
igher
B
mo
re high
h Michael is person to ask.
A best B the best
She was m uch
than
I t
hou
ght
she w ould be.
A sillyer B sillier
Who is ? Kate or Judit h?
A fi tter B
mor
e fi
tter
ind an d cor
rect
five
mistakes
in

the
headl
ines
.
Crows
are m
ore
go
od
toolmakers
th
an ch
impanze
es. J

~-
b
IT'S
OFFICIAL:
Beckham is best footbaJler of the
world
.
c
Is this
the
d
iscover
y
the
greatest

?
E
cl
xclusivel The worl
d'
s older
III
WI
roach es 777
01
birrhdav.
f)
Fix It
It
A
Make
tho C( Jl
ll
p lll n
llvl
l IlIId
~
;
lI
pe
ri
a
t
i
v e

of
on e-svlluhlu Iltl l" otlvlllI lJl1ding in e
by ad dinq r 'm
el
III I IIr other one-
syllab
ic m llo C
llvu
li IHlei I
II
/lnd
es
t.
B
Make
the cOlllp'II,,,,tlvo ri
ll
d suoer lative
of
two
-syllnhla llellljGllvun
undin
q in y
by
changino
y to
IlIIld
IHlding er and
est. For
othor

two
~
y
lll
l
lJ
l
u
ndjectives
and
longer
adlucrlvo s, I
IC
ld m
or
e and
the
most
beforo
11m
/
IC
Ij" c.li ve.
C
Double
the last \o ll tl! of ad jectives tha t
end in one
vowel
I onu con sonant.
then add

er and es t.
D
So
me
adjec
tives
have
irregular
com parative and
superlative
forms
.
E
After
a
superlative
use in (not
of)
w ith
a s
ing
ular
wo
rd
for
a place or a
group
.
F
Use than after a

compa
rat ive
adjectiv
e
and the
before
a
superlat
ive ad
jective
.
G
Put
comparative
and
super
lative
adjectives before the
noun
.
For
more
information, see the
Revie w page
opposite
.
I
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Compara tive and supe rlative adjectives
oReview

Comparative and superlative adjectives
You
make
the
comparative
and super
lative
of one-
syllab
le adjectives
ending
in e by
adding
ra
nd
st.
You
make
the
comparative
and
superlative
of
other
one-syllab
le adject
ives
by add
ing
er

and est.
nice
nicer
the
nicest
fast
faster the fastest
You need to
doub
le the
last
lett er
of
adject
ives
that
end in one
vowe
l +
one
consona
nt, then add er and est.
big
bigger
the
biggest
hot
hotter
the
hottest

fat
fatter
the fattest
thin
thin
ner
the
thinnest
You make the
comparative
and
superlative
of
two
-syllable
ad
jectives
ending
in y by chang
ing
y to i and
adding
er and est.
easy
easier the easiest ta
sty
tastier
the
tastiest
You

make
the
comparative
and
superlative
of
other
two-syllable
ad
jectives
and
longer adjectives by add
ing
more
and the
most
be
for
e the adjective.
borinq
more
boring
the
most
boring
interesting
more
interesting
the
most

i
nt
eresting
Some
ad
jectives
have an irregular
compa
rative and
superlative
form.
You need to learn
these
.
good
better
the
best
far
further
the
furthest
bad
worse
the
worst
little
less
the
least

much/many
more
the
most
You use than
after
a
compara
tive
adjective
and
the
before
a
superlative
adjective
.
You're
taller
than
me .
John
is the tallest in the class.
YOll
put
th e
comparative
or
super
lative

adjec
tive
be
fore
(not
after) the
nou
n.
Tile
elephant
is the
bigges
t la
nd
anima
l. NOT
=:-
the-Iand-animal-th e·biggest.
N
nte
: You do n't use of w ith a
singu
lar
word
for a place
or
a
group,
e.g. the
world,

II'"
class, the
team
. You use in.
This
is a
very
common
mistake.
I" uio cheetah the fastest an
ima
l in the
wor
ld? NOT .•• of the-wo
rld
.
1Ir,(} is the
bes
t st
uden
t in the clnss, NO I .
of
ti m C11l8S.

.
-i#.'
~
an
ct'
,su

perll tlv.
~
~.
.
I~II,
1
est
it
~
o Com pl
ete
the
sent enc es.
Use
th
e
cornpnrntlv
e
UI
'n
""III
th
adv
erbs
in
brackets
.
III " II
,111
11

0I
1I
d.
1l1
t
l (hnrd)
a Rich ard' s cle
ver
, b
ut
Bob
wo
rks
li
lly)
b T
hey
all
danced
well
,
but
Ellen danced
c M
ary
d
rives
th an
Andre
a. tbad lv)

d You
get
h
igh
m ar ks t ha n I
do
. (0 11
1111
1
e Could yo u co me
__
than ten?
It'
ll o ltl " II 1'11'1. ('" Ii1y)
e Find
and
correct
ten
mistakes
on
th
e
webp
aq s.
E.k
Edt
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FAQs
I!
._ - , \ . S';2'

~~
-
~
a Can
torto
ises wa lk faster tu rt les?
b
Of
all th e b
irds
in t he
wo
rld,
wh
ich bi rd sing s th o boat
c Do
other
an
im
als w ake up
mo
re early t
han
bi rd s or nro b
ird
s the
first to w ake up?
d W
hic
h anim al eats m ore

gr
eedi
ly - a
lio
n, a tiger or a l
eop
ard?
e Do w orker bees really w or k
harder
than
other
bees?
f Can chim panzees clim b tr ees e
asily
than
orang
outans ?
9 Do c
amels
live longer eleph ants?
h Can bats see clearly th an hum ans?
Wh
ich fl ies high est - an eagle or a haw k?
j
Wh
y
don't
zookee pers get bi
tten
ofte

ne r?
k Do all
igators
m ove
more
s
low
ly
than
c
rocod
iles?
I Can
dogs
see fu rt her th an cats ?
m Can an e
lephan
t remem
ber
th
ing
s
more
we
ll th an ot her anim als?
n
Why
have
apes d
evelope

d quicklier tha n o
the
r anim als?
o Can rabb
its
hear b
etter
than hares?
~
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Test it again
o Wr
it
e the m issing for m s.
a
b
c
d
e
f
9
h
adverb
compara
ti
ve superla
tiv
e
slow
ly

the
mos
t clearly
f
urth
er
b
adly
the m ost po l
itely
gen
erous
mo
re
the best
m ore carefully
nea tly
f)
Choose
the
best
opt
ion . A or B.
a I'd like to
mo
ve .
__
to
my
f

am
ily.
A near er
B
mo
re n
ear
b Nine o'clock? You
get
up th an I do . I get up at fi ve-thi rty.
A late
B later
c
Matth
ew
w or ks h
ard
er his
super
visor do es.
A t han
B -
d We w ou ld all like to see you .
A ofte ne r
B m ore oft en
e Can cats catch rats th an th ey can catch m ice?
A m ore easily
B m ost easily
Aim
! You alwa ys aim too l

ow
.
A
hig
he r B
more
hig h
IJ
Joa
nne
w rites bad ly, but Su e w rites
A w orse
B m ore b
adly
h Laura speaks Spanish than her b
rot
her does.
A
mo
re well B b
ett
er
Tom
s
wims


of all the bo ys in hi s cl ass.
A th e fastest
B fastest

I
dri
ve . vou do. Yo
u'r
u
11
t
urrihl
o
c1r
iv or l
A m
or
e caro fll il y B
111
01
0 cnru tullv thnn
20
Fix it n
A
Make
tho
Glllll
p"
l
11
11
",
.
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11 IIf
mo
st
adverbs
by PIIIIIIII\I " '
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'''
IIl
J"
" c the
adve
rb. MIlko "'
11
_'
II
,rtlll.llv
lJ
form by
adding
Ow " " ,,,,
B
Make
th ll l
lll
lll l" II
IlII
II'1 11
11
11\ of the
adverbs

t
J
~"
ly
,
/(/. , li
m"
11I1l1
liiqt:
by
adding
01 til
lh
tl
"11
,,

il
l.
Milk
e th e
superlatlvu
1111
11
1 I,y Pll ldl llU tile
and
est.
(Change
tlll
l V III

Iit'
l 11il 1I IIf cnriv to
an
i bolor u l iCit
1111
(/ I
ll
/
il
lfl
.)
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D
Use 0
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i
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com parative a
dve
rb .
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Comparative and superlative adverbs
oReview
Comparative and superlative adverbs
• You
make

th e
comparative
form
of m
ost
adverbs
by
adding
m ore
befo
re the
adverb
. You
make
th e superlative
form
by
addi
ng the
most
.
qu
ickly
[770
re
quickly
the
most
quickly
You

make
the
comparative
form of
the
adverbs
early, fast,
hard
,
high
, late, low,
near
and
soon
by
adding
er. You
make
the
s
uper
lat
ive
fo
rm
of these
adve
rbs
by
add

ing
the
and
est. You
change
the
y at
the
end of
early
to an i be
fore
yo u add
eriest
and
j
ust
add
ran
d st to late .
early
earlier
the earliest
fast faste r the fastest
h
igh
higher
the
highest
late latest the latest

Some
adverbs
have
an
ir
regular
comparative
and
superlative
form .
You
need
to
lear
n these.
far
further
the
furthest
well
better
the
best
badly
worse
the
worst
You use
than
after

a
comp
arativ
e adverb.
You
finished
it
more
qui
c
kly
than I did. She
sings
better
than he does.
Note
: Sen
tences
wi
th
superlative
adverbs
aren't
as
common
as
sentences
with
com parative
adverbs

.
-ing
or
-ed?
Test
it
again
Test it
~
o Use t he w or d at
the
end of each li ne t o m ake a new
wo
rd
to
fi ll t he spa ce.
o Find and corr
ect
any sen
tenc
es t hat are w
ron
a I saw a dead mouse in th e
garden
.
b The lesson was very
conf
using.
It It's nea
rly

Christmas! I'm so exc iti ng !
It w as
c W hat an
amazing
part
y tha t wasl
b
Wh
at's w rong ? Are you
d There's
nothing
to do here. It's a very
bore
d tUWI!.
e The
film
was
so
frightened
that the kids
hid
be
hind
the sola.
c I'm
not
f A re
you
excite
d

about
get
t
ing
married?
d These
instructio
ns are
9 Bad
weather
can be
ver
y de press
ing
.
I
don't
understa
nd
them
.
h I can see
you
're
not
very i
nte
resting. You' re
not
listening to me at all.

We're all
worr
ied
about
Robert.
e
My
parents
aren't
.
I was absol utely amaz
ing
w hen he gave
me
the fl
ow
ers.
exam results.
You' re
e Choose
the
best
optio
n, A or B.
9 I fee l
I It's
very
w hen t he co
mp
uter

doesn'
t w or k prop erly.
A
irrit
ated B
irritating
h Do you find
astr
on
om
y
b We w ere all to hear
about
the acci
dent
.
Lemon
and
hone
y is
very
A sho cking B shocked
w hen yo
u'v
e
got
a col d.
c Are you that you di dn't pass the
exam
?

A disapp ointing B dis
appointed
Jill w as very
d This is a
book
about
Zan zibar.
asleep in class .
A fascinatin g B fascinated
k
That
rolle
r-coaster ride was
Stop bei ng so .! That's the thi rd time I've heard that story.
A bored B
bori
ng
I w orked har d yeste r
day
. Wh en I got home
She finds exercise
extremel
y .
I w as
A
tir
ed B tiring
III
My boss w as
9 I

W IIS to learn
abo
ut
the
history
of
the
castle.
A fas
cinating
B fascinated
n Lying on the beach is
very
h Why m e you ? There's a
lot
to do
here
.
o The
midnigh
t m ov ie last night w as
A bor
ing
B
bor
ed
It w as about g
hos
ts and v
amp

ires.
No
one
seems in my pl ans.
A interested B in tere sti ng
e Ch
oos
e the
best
caption
fo r t he
cartoon.
I' m sure th e d
og'
s He nev er wags his tail.
A d
epr
essed B
dep
ressi ng
The teacher w as very
bor
ing.
The
teacher wa s very
bore
d.
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SURPRISE
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HORRIFY
EMBARRASS
TERRIFY
FRIGHT
FRUSTRATE
INTEREST
COMFORT
SATISFY
D
ISGUST
w ith my
wh
en
you
'r e in a bad
mood
.
abou t
falling
wh
en I res
ign
ed.
ANNOY
AMUSE
CONFUSE
Th at's no t very fun ny.

w ith
me
?
w hen I can't solve a p
rob
lem.
.
.

.
.
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-ed
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o Review
Answers
to
Test
it
f)
Fix
it
notes
Check
your
answers.
Wrong

answer?
- ing
or
-ed7
A
Read the right Fix it note to
find
out
why
.
Use
par
ticiples u
lldillU
ill
ed to talk
You can use present
part
iciples
(words
ending
in ing) and past participles (w
ords
~
I
l
a
~
exc
ited

-+ A
about
how
people Ioul.
endi
ng in
ed)
as adjectives
but
you
need to
know
th e d
iff
erence
betw
een
them.
It's
b
correct
-+ B
common
for
people to
mix
them
up because
they
look

quite
similar.
c
correct
-+
H
B
d
befeti
boring
-+ B
Use
parti
ciples endi ng In ing
when
Past
participles
used
as
adjectives
frightening
-+
IS
e
~efle6
you're des
cribing
the reason for a
f
correct

-+
A"
• You use past participles, e.g. bored,
confused,
interested, etc. as adjectives.
9
correct
-+ B
feeling
.
They
describe
how
someone feels.
h ifttefesttftg-
inte
rested -+ A
I'm
bored.
You're
tired
. He's
frightened.
We
're
irritated.
j
correct
-+ A
For

more
information.
see the
j~
amazed -+ A
Present
partic
i
ples
used
as ad
jectives
Review pag e
opposit
e.
I ,
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~
l
a B -+
1:1
f B -+ B
You use present participles, e.g.
boring,
confusing
, interesting, etc. as
b B -+ A
9 B
-+ A
adjectives.

They
describe
the
reason
for
a person's
feelings
.
c B -+ A
h B -+ A
The
film
was really
boring.
(The
film
made
me fee l
bored
.)
d A -+ B
j A -+ A
It
was
a
very
frightening
film
. (That's the reason I
was

frightened.)
e B -+ B
jA-+
A
She fi nds the
lessons
tiring. (The lessons make her feel tired.)
It
was
shocking
news. (The
news
shocked us.)
'.f
Now
go
to
Rage 39. ifest
yourself
again.
Here's a
list
of
common
past and present
participles
that
are used as adjectives:
Answers
to

Test
it
again
amazed amazing
fr
ightened
frig
htening
amused
amusing
frustrated
frustrati
ng
' U a
disgusting
annoyed
annoying
horrified
horrifying
b
annoyed
bored
boring
interested
interesting
c
amused
d
confusing
comforted

comforting
irritated
irritating
confused
conf
using
puzzled puzzling
e
satisfied
f frightening
depressed
depressing
relaxed
relaxing
d
isappointed
disappointing
satisfied sat
isfying
9 f
rustrated
d
isgusted
disgusting
shocked
shock
ing
h interesting
em barrassed
embarrassing

surpr
ised
surprising
I comforti ng
sxcited
exciting
terrif
ied
terrify
ing
I em barrassed
xhausted
exhausting
tired
tiring
k terrifying
fasc
inated
fascinating w orried
worry
ing
I oxhausted
III
surprised
n relaxing
o
horrifying
It. The
teacher
was

very
bo red.
c
Test it
~
o Find
and
co
rrect
ten
mista
kes.
a
b
WI.:
l
ooked
ill t
our
d ic tio narvs
but
\\'
1.:
co
uldn 't
End
th e
word.
There were two
persons at the door.

d
This
film are boring - let's
watch a different
one.
e
e
Wri
te
t he plu ral
for
ms
of t hese n
ouns
.
a
woman
b sheep
c
story
d
tooth
e
dres
s
tomato
9 fox
h
foot
wolf

child _ " " ' .
f
(
Ii
'
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ll'
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Il'\".

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9
I'm going on a diet!
My
trousers doesn't fit me.
h Sam likes
mo
uses because
they' re
small
and fu rry.

Bus
go up and down my street
all day and they're noisy.
In
autumn
the leafs fall
off
the trees.
~
Test it again
o So
lve
the
clues
to
complete
t he
crossword
,
Acr
oss
2 People
who
aren't
grown
up are cal led
3
Most
people use these to
6 Men have . and w om

husbands
.
7 These are
very
young
chi
9 cause traffic j
ams
.
11 I'd like
two
of
bread
a baguette, please.
13 These are
clever
animal
s.
steal chickens.
14 The th
ings
you
bite
with
.
6
D
own
1 , forks and spoons,
2

Almost
all offices
nowada
ys
use .
4
They
're
red and you eat t
in salads.
5 are frightened of ca
ts.
8 These vegetables
grow
u
10 There are . in
every
city
. They are cheaper to
use
than
taxis.
12 People
usually
live in
or
apartments
.
.
~

en have
2
:fren.
l-
I-
and
I-
3
4
I
They
l-
I-
l-
S
I
7
I
8
l-
I-
I-
-
'
l-
I-
-
\em
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9

10
I-
iderqround
.
11
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r
3
I
I-
I-
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4
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Countable nouns
f)
Fix it notes
A
Many
Engli
sh no un s are countable.
Add
s to make tho
plur

al, e.g.
boys
.
B
Add
es to countable nouns
ending
in
ch, sh, s, a
and
x to
mak
e
the
pl ural,
e.g.
pote
toes,
dr
esses.
C
To m ake
the
plur
al of n
oun
s
ending
in
consonant

+ y, change V to i and
add
es, e.g.
dicti
on
ari
es.
o
To
make
the
plur
al of n
ouns
ending
in f Or fe, ch
ang
e f to v
and
add es,
e.g. leaves,
wolv
es.
E
S
ome
countabl
e n
oun
s are

irregular.
They
have
irreg
ular
plur
al
forms
,
e.g .
people
,
mic
e, sheep,
women
.
F
Use a
singu
lar
verb
with
si ngular
countable
nou
ns.
G
Use a plural verb w it h plural
nouns.
S

ome
no uns are alwa ys
plural
,
e.g.
poli
ce, trousers.
For :
nore
i
n
for
ma
t
i~
n
,
see
the
1
[>
Hevi
ew
page
op
pos
ite.
o
Review
Countable

nouns
Spelling rules
•
Many
English
nou
ns are
coun
tab
le. In
most
cases,
you
add
s to th e si
ngular
noun
to
make
the
p
lural
form.
dog/dogs
boy/boys
shop/shops
• If a
coun
tab
le no un ends in in cb, sh, s, 0 or x,

you
ad d es
to
make
the
pl
ural
form.
watch
/watches
brush
/brushes
bus/buses
potato/potatoes
fo
x/foxes
If a
countable
noun
ends
in a
consonant
+ y,
yo
u ch
ange
y to i and add es.
dictionary
/dictionaries
story/stories

lady
/ladies
If a
count
able
noun
ends
in f or te,
you
ch
ange
the
f to v
and
add es or s.
thiet
/tbieves leaf/leaves
wife/
wi
ves knife/knives
life/
lives
Irregular plural forms
Some
cou
ntab
le
nouns
are
irregular

and
th eref ore
have
irregula
r p
lura
l
forms.
You
need
to
learn
th ese.
person
/people
chitd/cbildren
man/men
woman
/women
mouse
/mice
sheep
/sheep
Noun-verb
agreement
You use a
singular
ve rb
wi
th si

ngu
lar
countable
nou
ns.
The
child
is
happ
y. The
Oxford
dictionary
contains 3,500
new
words
.
• You use a
plu
ral
verb
w
ith
p
lura
l
no
uns.
The
girls
are

swimming
. The
children
didn't
go
to
school
yesterday.
So
me
nouns are al
ways
plural.
You use a
plura
l ve rb .
These
trousers
don
't
fit
me.
Are
these scissors
sharp
enough?
The
police
ar
e

coming
.
My
glasses
need
cleaning
.
Test it
~
o
Choose
t
he
best
option
, A or B.
n Did you
hear
noise?
A - B a
b Rice
good
for
you .
A is
Ba
re
c
John
has too m uch to do.

A
works
B
work
d Can I
get
.

ad
vice
here?
A an B -
e The spaghett i
you
cooked
de
licious
!
A tastes B taste
He uses th e
London
tube
e
very
day so he
spends
a
lot
on .
A trav el B travels

IJ We've go t
good
news
for
you.
A - B a
II
Money
. .
buy
you love.
A
don't
B
doesn't
Please be
quiet!
You'r
e
making
too
much
. .
A noises B
nois
e
Patrick's
got
. b
lond

hair
and
blue
eyes.
A a B -
f)
C
hooso
th e correct
sentence
in
each
pa ir.
T
hroe
co ffee, please.
b Three
cof
fees, please.
c Wh ere can I
get
information
about
the
city
?
d Wh ore can I get
informations
abou
t

the
city?
This
job
advert says you
need
an
exper
ience.
This
job
adve rt says you need
experience.
Oil float in w ater.
h Oil floats in w ater.
Do vou
enjoy
listening to
music?
Do
you
onjoy
listening to a
music?
r=D]
Test it again
o
Comp
le
te

t he
sentences
.
Use
a
word
from
the list
and
a
where
necessary
.
h
appin
ess w
ork
wat
er
coffee travel
furniture
luck
j
ourn
ey tea m
on
ey
a .
__
. is ex

pensive
these
day
s. This chai r costs £150.
b
Carla o
nly
drinks
mine
ral She ne
ver
dr
inks anyt
hing
else.
t I w ish yo u .
__
fo r your exa
ms
.
d
__
.
__
"
isn'
t i
mpor
tan t. You can 't buy happiness.
e

gro
ws
in
India
and
China .
W hat is

.
__
? It's
diffic
ult
to describe.
9 Susa nna
went
on from Canada to M exico .
h I'd like "
and
a slice
of
cake, please.
Nick's go t .
__
to
do
so he ca
n't
come
to ni ght.

C
hris
ti ne spe nds £500 on eve ry year.
f)
Find and
correc
t
ten
mistakes
.
a I
need
mon
ey so
1'1l1
looking fi)]' a
jo
b.
This
a
dvert
says >'ou 1I11ls1
have
an ex
perience
or
working in
an
office
and

tha
t you will
make
a
pl
'ogr
ess if
you
are
good
at using a
('omp
lltlT. J wan:
an
iufo
ruuuion
abou
t Ihc
salar
y
but
ir r
locsu't
say
al1~
'
lhiJlg-
about
pay.
b

We'd like an
c 'SHOPPING
orange
juice a
nd
two
coffee, please.
0\'\
oYO\,\
Be j",
ice
t-e
O\s
"",
ilks
Ov.i+eY
Certai
nly, w
oul
d
oye
O\
,A
yo u like a milk
~y",it
·s
and
sug
ar?
wO\t-e

V'
0\
c
o~ee
Ll20J
j,'4
>.II
!f2J
~m
Answers
to
Test
it
Fix it
not
es
Chock
your
answers
.
Wrong
answer
?
Rood the
right
Fix it note to find
out
why.
A
Unc

ountab
le n
oun
s are normally
I) a B
~
0
f A
~
ft
singular. Don't add s,
b A
~
B
9 A
~
C
c B
~
A
h B
~
B
B
d B
~
C
B-+
D
Use a

sinqular verb
wit
h uncou nt able
e A
~
B j B -+ C
no uns.
21The correct sentences are:
b -+ 0
C
c~
A
Don't use a or an wi th
uncoun
tab
le
nouns.
f -+ C
h"
B
I

r:
o
S
om
e no uns, e.g. coffee, no ise, can be
countable or un countable w ith
differ
ent

No
~
'
~
~o
Rage 47. iTest
yourself
again.
m
eanin
gs.
An
swers
to
Test
it
again
D Furn iture
f
happiness
For m ore information, see the
b w ater 9 a
journey
Revi ew page oppos ite .
I J>
c luck
h a
coffee
d
Mo

ney
i
work
c Ton
j travel
2 n on experlenee-
experience
n-proqress
p
rog
ress
lin Infor
ma
tion
in
for
mation
b ootlee
c
offe
es
o·s
uger
- suga r
c lI
no
re
nge-jti
iee
oran ge ju ice

10 0 S
tea
mi lks
milk
twils
fruit
n
-oo
uee
coffee
Uncountable nouns
o
Review
Uncountable
nouns
Many
nouns
that
are
uncountab
le in English are
countable
in
some
other
lang uages. You need to learn
whether
a
noun
is

countable
or
uncountable
when
you
see it
for
the
first
time.
For
information
about
using
quant
ifiers
with
uncountable
nouns
, see pag e 53.
•
Uncountab
le
nouns,
e.g.
advic
e,
information,
milk
, petrol, sugar, etc. are

n
ormally
singu
lar.
They
don
't have a
plural
form
so
you
can 't add 5 to
the
nou
n.
a
dvice
NOT adviees
informat
ion NOT
informations-
milk
NOT
-mHIts
petrol
NOT
petrels
You use a
singular
verb

w ith an un
countable
no un .
Milk
tastes nice .
Apple
juice
is sweet. The
water
feels cold.
You
don
't use the art icles a or an wi th
uncountab
le
nouns
.
This is
hard
work. NOT -e
-berd-wor«
I
need
information
. NOT -en-iltfflFm8tiQFt
Do
you
want
advice? NOT -sn-edviee
Some

nouns
can be co untable or un
countab
le
but
be care ful!
The
mean
ing
changes
.
Did
you
hear
a
noise
? (a
part
icu lar noise)
There's
too
much
noise. I can't
work
. (noise in ge neral)
I'd
like a co
ff
ee, please. (a
cup

of coffee)
We
need
coffee
and
sugar. (coffee and sugar in general)
There's a
hair
on
your
jacket.
(just
one hair)
He's
got
blond
hair
. (the
hair
on his head)
• Here's a
list
of
common
uncountable
nouns:
accommodation
furniture
milk
spaghett

i
advice
gas
money
sugar
baggage
hair
noise
tea
bread
happiness
music
jrafflc
butter
information
nows
trave
l
cheese
juice
oil
water
coffee
knowleclq
p
etrol
w
eather
eloctricity
lov

pol
lutiu
u
work
xp erionc
luck
prow
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