EXTRA EXERCISES LESWEEK 10

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EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1: WRITE DOWN: BIG-BIGGER-BIGGEST

1. Tall
2. Happy
3. large
4. Complicated
5. Old
6. Cool
7. Musical
8. Little
9. Bad
10. Funny
11. Clever
12. Good
13. Interesting
14. Wet
15. Great
16. Unpleasant
17. Noble
18. Intelligent
19. Simple
20. Comfortable

EXERCISE 2: FILL IN THE RIGHT FORM

1. A diamond is the ______________(beautiful) stone I have ever seen.
2. The queen of Great Britain is _________________(rich) than the queen of The Netherlands.
3. Is a dog _____________________(intelligent) than a horse?
4. Are rich people ___________________(happy) than poor people?
5. Poor people are the _________________(happy) people.
6. Last week the weather was _______________than this week.
7. The beds in the hotel were bad but the food was even _____________(bad).
8. The Tower is the _________________(famous) building in London.
9. It will be a lot _________________(dry) next week than this week.
10. Last week was _________________(sunny) than today.
11. Sophie is ____________________(intelligent) than Joan.
12. Bas is the ___________________(intelligent) student I have ever seen.
13. Oranges are ___________(good) for your health than bananas.
14. This is the ______________________(silly) joke I have ever heard.
15. Jan is ______________________(musical) than Joan.
16. A pen without ink is ________________ (useless) than a car without petrol.
17. We do _______________________ (little) business than last year.
18. Ann's handwriting is bad, but her brother's is even ________________ (bad).
19. This is the ________________(boring) film I have ever seen.
20. Let’s go to my room it’s __________________(quiet) there.

EXERCISE 3: FILL IN THE RIGHT FORM

1. This is the ________________(bad) book I have read in years.
2. What was the __________________(happy) day in your life?
3. They are the ___________________(nasty) children I’ve ever met.
4. Now, she is the _____ (famous) actor in the world.
5. This CD player is a lot __________________(expensive) than that one.
6. The ______________________ (near) post office is two miles away.
7. A dishwasher is one of the ____________(useful) machines in the house.
8. Your health is ____________________(important) than anything else.
9. Our new house is _______________________(beautiful) than our old house.
10. The noise at night is the _________________________(bad) of all.
11. Rotterdam is the ____________________ (important) port in the world.
12. The cheetah is the _____ (fast) land animal in the world.
13. My brother was ________________(surprised) than anyone else.
14. The woman had three sons. The __________ (young) one used to be a major.
15. This story is ________________ (interesting) than last week's.
16. Her wedding was one of the _____________ (happy) moments in her life.
17. Ken ran the ________________ (fast) in the marathon and won a nice medal.
18. Nero was one of the _________________ (cruel) tyrants in the world.
19. My brother is _________________ (tall) than me.
20. Your father is ______________(experienced) than I at answering grammar problems

Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect.

1. She (not / to speak) to me lately.
2. I (not / to see) you for a long time.
3. I (not / to ride) a bicycle since I was 10.
4. I (to read) all the works of Dickens.
5. She (to forget) my telephone number.
6. I (to make) a new song.
7. You (not / to close) the car.
8. I (not / to hear) from Michael.
9. I (to break) a plate.
10. I (to speak) to the new supervisor.
11. The patient (not / take) his medication.
12. The rain (to stop) again.

Fill in the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present Perfect.

1. He (to lose) his passport.
2. We (to finish) our work.
3. They (to buy) a new house.
4 I (to visit) New York five times.
5. They (to go) to the cinema .
6. You (to eat) four bananas!
7. She (not / to see) her sister.
8. I (not / to do) any homework.
9. They (not / to phone) the doctor.
10. You (not / to take) any photographs.
11. He (not / to make) any mistakes.
12. We (not / to watch) any television today.
13. (you / to see) John?
14. (you / to be) to Canada?
15. (they / to cook) our breakfast?
16. (Jane / to make) any mistakes?
17. (we / to visit) all the museums?
18. (she / to write) to her mother?

Fill in the correct forms of the verbs. Use the Present Perfect.

1. (you / to write) to John yet? Yes, I (just / to finish) a letter to him. I’ll post it today.

2. I (to be) to Canada, but I (never / to be) to America. Have you?
No, but my brother (to be) to New York. He came back last week. He said it was great.

3. Can I speak to John, please?
I’m sorry. He (to go) to Birmingham. He will be back tomorrow.

4. (you / ever / to be) to Lisbon? No, I (to be) to Spain, but I (never / to visit) Portugal.

5. (you / to see) Steve? Yes, I (to have) lunch with him.

6. Can you wait for me? I (not / to eat) my lunch.

7. How is the painting going? (you / to finish)?
No, I haven’t. Painting the ceiling is really difficult, you know. I (not / to do) very much. And it looks just the same as before. This new paint (not / to make) any difference.
You (you / not / to put) enough on.
I (to hurt) my back. It feels bad.
Oh, you and your back. Well, I’ll do it.

Fill in the correct form of the verb. Choose between the Present Perfect and the Past Simple.

1. My girlfriend is a writer. She (to write) 4 books and 2 plays.
2. I (to play) baseball yesterday morning.
3. What time (you / to leave) the party last weekend?
4. (you / ever / to meet) a celebrity?
5. My hair is wet. I (just / take) a shower.
6. Benny travels a lot. He (be) to many countries.
7. We (go) to Ireland last summer.
8. I (finish) my work at 5 o'clock.

Fill in the correct form of the verbs. Choose between the Present Perfect and the Past Simple.

Mr. Wilson has worked at the ‘Cotton Works Factory’ for more than forty years. Now he is about to retire. Here is his story.

When I (to start) working there at the age of 16, the firm (to employ) some 30 people. Now there are 250 workers in the firm. So the number of people working here (to grow) by more than 200 over the years.
Forty years ago we (to produce) some 100 shirts a day. But in forty years time the daily output (to increase) enormously. Production (to fall) sharply in the early eighties, and so (to do) the number of people working here. But since 1995 we (to have) a steady rise in sales and employment year after year. Now we produce 5000 shirts per day.
Forty years ago the firm (to work) only for the British market, but since 1985 markets (to open up) in most European countries all over the world.
When I (to begin) to work here, production methods (to be) rather primitive. Now they are up to date. In fact they have been developing all the time.
Also working conditions (to improve) constantly. In the late sixties people (to work) almost 50 hours a week, Saturday mornings included. Since then the number of working hours (to fall) steadily. Now we are at 38 hours per week. Saturday work (to be) abolished in 1975.
Labour relations (to improve) as well. Managers and workers (to come) to the conclusion now that co-operation is better than conflict.