Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Comparative And Superlative.

1- Choose the correct answer.

A lion is as ___________ as a tiger.
A) More intelligent B) intelligent C) vary intelligent
2. A giraffe is _________ than monkey.
A) Big B) beiger C) bigger
3. An eagle is more dangerous _______ wasp.
A) From B) that C) than
4. Maria is __________ than Jenny.
A) Friendlier B) more friendlier C) friendly
5. Parrots are _________ colorful than butterflies.
A) Than B) As C) less



2- Make sentences using comparative.

Zebra / Cheetah / fast _____________________________________________
Spider / Tarantula / Poisonous ________________________________________
Liz / Carmen / intelligent____________________________________________
Shark / Lion / As .. As (aggressive)____________________________________
Today / yesterday / cool_____________________________________________



3- Write the adjective in the correct syllable sound.

ONE SYLLABLE TWO SYLLABLE THREE SYLLABLES FOUR SYLLABLES

____________ ____________ _______________ _____________

____________ _____________ ________________ _____________

____________ _____________ ________________ _____________


(Friendly, fat, hot, pretty, ambitious, interesting, attractive, intelligent, tall, happy, talkative, confortable)


4- Put in the adjective on the blank space from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

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

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

5- Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentecnes below.
Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).
Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.

1) The blue car is _______________the red car. (fast)
2) Peter is ____________________Fred. (not/tall)
3) The violin is _________________the cello. (not/low)
4) This copy is __________________the other one. (bad)
5) Oliver is ____________________Peter. (optimistic)
6) Today it's ___________________yesterday. (not/windy)
7) The tomato soup was ________________the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8) Grapefruit juice is __________________lemonade. (not/sweet)
9) Nick is _________________Kevin. (brave)
10) Silver is ____________________gold. (not/heavy)

6- Choose the correct for of the comparative.

big : a)biger b)bigger c)more big
expensive: a)expensiver b)expensiveer c)more expensive
blue: a)bluer b)blueer c)more blue
red: a)reder b)redder c) more red
tall: a)taller b)taler c)more tall
pretty: a)prettyer b)prettier c)more pretty
silly: a)sillyer b)sillier c)more silly
intelligent: a)intelligenter b)intelligentier c)more intelligent

7- Guess the missing comparative adjective.

English wine is good but French wine is ____________ .
English cooking is bad but Scottish cooking is ___________ .
It's a long way from London to Moscow but London to Sydney is even __________ .
I've got two daughters. Sophie is the younger one and Kathryn is the ___________ one.
My job is getting harder and ___________. I cannot cope.
The earlier we leave, the ____________ we'll arrive.
It's becoming more and ____________ difficult to find time to play golf.
Do it when you can but the sooner it's done, the ___________ .
I like visiting Switzerland but it is getting ____________ and more expensive.
The older I get, the ____________ I forget!

Be Going To.

Going to-(future).
Example: She _____________ a present for her mother. (to buy)
Answer: She is going to buy a present for her mother. (or)
She's going to buy a present for her mother.

1- Write affirmative sentences with Be Going To.

1) He _____________his friend. (to phone)
2) We ______________a new computer game. (to play)
3) My sister ___________________TV. (to watch)
4) You ______________a picnic next Tuesday. (to have)
5) Jane ______________to the office. (to go)
6) They _____________to the bus stop this afternoon. (to walk)
7) His brother _____________a letter to his uncle today. (to write)
8) She _________________her aunt. (to visit)
9) I ______________my homework after school. (to do)
10) Sophie and Nick ______________her friends. (to meet)

2- Write negative sentences with Be Going To.

1) They ________________the lunch in that basket. (not/to pack)
2) I ___________________anybody about the that problem. (not/to ask)
3) Rita ________________Jim's book. (not/to borrow)
4) We _________________ T-shirts. (not/to wear)
5) I ___________________on the red button. (not/to click)
6) The girls _______________at this joke. (not/to laugh)
7) Tim _________________Sandra's hair anymore. (not/to pull)
8) Andy and Fred ________________those songs. (not/to sing)
9) You __________________dinner tonight. (not/to prepare)
10) He ____________________the hamster in the garden. (not/to keep

3- Write questions with Going To.

1) ________She ___________to the stadium? (to walk)
2) __________you ___________to London? (to fly)
3) _________John __________anything? (to eat)
4) ___________she ____________at a campsite? (to stay)
5) What ________you _____________tomorrow? (to do)
6) ______I ___________Dennis tonight? (to see)
7) __________Alexander ___________the next bus? (to take)
8) __________They __________football in the gym? (to play)
9) When __________you _________me the book back? (to give)
10) __________Angela _______________a week in Poland.?(to spend)

4- Use Will-future or Be Going To-future.

1) Philipp __________15 next Wednesday. (to be)
2) They ___________a new computer. (to get)
3) I think, my mother ____________this CD. (to like)
4) Paul's sister ____________a baby. (to have)
5) They ___________at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)
6) Just a moment. I __________you with the bags. (to help)
7) In 2020 people _____________more hybrid cars. (to buy)
8) Marvin ___________a party next week. (to throw)
9) We _____________to Venice in June. (to fly)
10) Look at the clouds! It _____________soon. (to rain)

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Future: WILL / WON'T

1. Make affirmative sentences with WILL.

You__________to see) him tomorrow night.

My brother___________ (to wait) for him.

Kathy __________ (to make) cakes for the party.

I _______________ (to do) what I can.

The doctor___________ (to take) care of the patient.

You ___________(to be) in London tonight.

He_____________ (to lend) it to you if you ask him.

You___________ (to like) the new house.

2. Make negative and interrogative sentences.(Will/Won't)

I ... (to finish / not) this work today.

_______________________________________
When ... (to finish / you) it then?

_______________________________________
David ... (to be / not) here tomorrow.

_______________________________________
... (to be / he) here on Tuesday.

_______________________________________
I ... (to have / not) time for lunch.

______________________________________
... (to have / you) time for a small sandwich?

______________________________________

Bob (to get / not) much money for that car.

_______________________________________
How much ... (to get / he)?

_______________________________________

Singular and Plural

1. Regular

General rule:

singular + S:

girl - girls
boy - boys

Nouns ending in -S, -SS, -SH, -CH, -X get -ES:

box - boxes
bus - buses
Some nouns ending in -O behind a consonant get -ES:

potato - potatoes
tomato - tomatoes

Nouns ending in -Y behind a consonant change -Y into -IES:

lady - ladies
baby – babies

Nouns ending in -Y behind a vowel not change -Y:

Boy – boys
Toy – toys

Key - keysSome nouns ending in -F or -FE change -F(E) into -VES:

knife - knives
wife - wives

2. Irregular: learn them by heart!

man- men
foot- feet
woman- women
tooth- teeth
goose - geese
mouse - mice
child - children
penny- pence

Write the plurar of these words.

table_________________
baby_________________
monkey_______________
toy__________________
book_________________
bus__________________
home_________________
car__________________
child_________________
mother_______________
house________________
horse________________
room________________
tomato_______________
umbrella______________
wife_________________
scarf________________
party________________
key_________________
secretary_____________
goose________________
radio________________
pencil_______________
hero________________
woman______________
sheep_______________

Write these sentences in plural (also verbs, personal pronouns,...)


I am a girl.________________________________________

He is a nice guy.____________________________________

The book is on the table.______________________________

His tooth is black.___________________________________

The potato is on the shelf._____________________________

He has a mouse.____________________________________

I take a picture.____________________________________

I have a pony._____________________________________

Monday, February 16, 2009

Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain

I love this song, It is one of favorite.

Present Continuous.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in affirmative.

Example: I am listening (listen) to you.

The train to Glasgow _______________(leave) from platform 8.

I ______________(begin) to understand the Present Continuous now.

Sue_____________ (work) tonight.

Listen! The telephone___________________ (ring).

Ms. Johnson____________________________ (see) a customer at 3 o'clock.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in negative.

Example: We aren't watchinhg the television.

My Dad __________________(not have) his lunch now.

The kids _________________(not study) tomorrow.

It_________________________ (not rain) today.

I_________________________ (not study) German.

We______________________ (not go) to Egypt on summer holiday.

Exercise: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb, making questions.
Example: are you listenig (you listen) to me?

1_________________________(it start) to rain?

2_________________________(Sue study) to become a doctor?

3_________________________(you take) your daughter with you?

4_________________________(the dog play) with the kids?

5_________________________(they come) tonight?


Citas Bibliografica.

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1D.html

Past Continuous.

Write the affirmative form on the line.
Use the Past Progressive.
Example: she ______ a book? (to read)
Answer: She was reading a book?

1) Ashley ______________on the computer (to work)
2) they _______________the bike (to repair)
3) Melissa ______________out a book (to take)
4) you ________________to music (to listen)
5) Nicolas __________________at a picture (to look)
6) Emma and Bertha _________________her friend (to phone)
7) the girl ___________________the window (to open)
8) he _________________joga. (to do)
9) the friends _________________home from school (to come)
10) Tyler ___________________with the cooking (to help)



Put in the correct verb forms.
Use the Past Progressive. Mind verb and noun/pronoun in brackets.
Example: ________ a book? (she/to read)
Answer: Was she reading a book?

1) _________________________the museum? (she/to visit)
2) _________________________with a pencil?
(you/to write)
3) _________________________comics?
(the boys/to read)
4) _________________________questions? (Kimberly/to ask)
5) _________________________photos? (Helen and Anne/to take)
6) _________________________a lot of noise?
(your brother/to make)
7) _________________________the classroom?
(the teacher/to leave)
8) _________________________text messages?
(the girls/to send)
9) _________________________under the tree?
(the dog/to sit)
10) ________________________at pictures?
(they/to look)