F31 Homework GRAMMAR REFERNCE - UNIT 6 EXERCISES

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1 F31 Homework GRAMMAR REFERNCE - UNIT 6 EXERCISES 1 Match the questions and answers. 1 What s Harry like? 2 What does Harry like? 3 How s Harry? a Very well, thanks. b Oh, the usual things good food and nice people. c He s tall, funny and very good-looking. 2 Answer these questions so they are true for you. 1 What s your best friend like? _ 2 What does he/she like? _ 3 What are you like? _ 4 What do you like? _ 3 Write the comparative and superlative of each adjective. 1 easy easier easiest 2 expensive 3 far 4 sad 5 interesting 6 big 7 good 8 funny 4 Tick the correct sentence in each pair. 1 My mobile phone is better than yours. My mobile phone is more good than yours. 2 Dubai is hotter than Amsterdam. Dubai is hoter than Amsterdam. 3 It s the worse place in the world. It s the worst place in the world. 4 Reading is boringer than watching TV. Reading is more boring than watching TV. 5 This is the heavyest bag on the plane. This is the heaviest bag on the plane. 5 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in bold. 1 I m a very fast runner. I m the fastest runner in my club. 2 It was an amazing experience. It s I ve ever had. 3 She s a beautiful girl. She s I ve ever seen. 4 This class is very noisy. It s in the school. 5 It s a really sunny day. It s of the year so far! 6 It was a really difficult exam. It s I have ever taken.

2 6 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. 1 This restaurant is cheaper (cheap) than the other one in this street. The food is really good. I think it s the most delicious (delicious) food in town. 2 Who is the (popular) actor in your country? 3 Simon is a good player, but Mark is a (good) player than him. But Michael is the (talented) player in the team. 4 Could you tell me the (quick) way to get to Manchester from here? 5 Ellie is generous, but Hannah is even (generous) than her. 6 I ve never been (happy). This is the (happy) day of my life. 7 Complete the sentences. Use as as and a word from the box. long difficult exciting tall much fast hot quiet high spicy 1 I don t think a giraffe can run as fast as a lion. 2 This summer is warm, but it s not last summer. 3 I m a bit early. The journey didn t take I expected. 4 The Eiffel Tower isn t the Empire State Building. 5 The children are asleep, so I ll be I can. 6 I got an A in my exam! It wasn t I thought it would be. 7 I don t like oranges bananas. 8 The Alps aren t the Himalayas. 9 My curry isn t yours. 10 I didn t expect the film to be it was! 8 Complete the sentences. Use than or as as and the adjective in bold. 1 I m not a very good dancer. Hazel is. Hazel is a better dancer than me. 2 Berlin isn t as expensive as Oslo. Oslo is Berlin. 3 She doesn t work very hard. I do. I work much her. 4 Madrid is bigger than Lisbon. Lisbon isn t Madrid. 5 We laughed the most. No one laughed us. 6 You re shorter than me. I m not you are.

3 UNIT 6 TEST 1 Match the questions and answers. 1 What does she look like? e.. 2 What s Francisco like? _ 3 How s your brother? _ 4 What sports do you like? _ 5 Do you like Dong Liang? _ 6 Do they like Chinese food? _ 7 Do you like Mona? _ 8 What s the weather like? _ a Yes, they love it! b No, I don t. He s rude and unfriendly. c Yes, I like her a lot. d He s tall, dark and good-looking. e She s got long brown hair and she wears glasses. f Beautiful! Blue skies and sunshine. g He s fine, thanks. h I like swimming and cycling. 1 point for each correct answer 7 2 Write the questions using the notes. 1 what / Mexico City / like? What s Mexico City like? 2 what / food / like? _ 3 what / the children / look like? _ 4 what / weather / like? _ 5 what / buildings / like? _ 6 what / New York taxis / like? _ 1 point for each correct answer 5

4 3 Match the questions in exercise 2 to the answers. a It s much more delicious than the Mexican you get here! b They are yellow and there are many of them in the streets. c They re both tall and they have beautiful brown eyes. d It s big and hectic, and surrounded by mountains. e When we were there, it was hot with beautiful blue skies. f They re a mix of old and new point for each correct answer 5 4 Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets. You may need to add other words. 1 She s (intelligent) more intelligent than her brother, but I don t think she s (creative) as creative as him. 2 We think London is (exciting) _ city in Europe, and it s also one of (important) _ financial centres. 3 He s (good) _ student in the class, but he s also (boring) _! 4 The Taj Mahal serves (good) _ food than the Maharani, but it s also (expensive) _. 5 Paris is usually (hot) _ than London in the summer, but it isn t (hot) _ as Madrid. 6 His new job in the city is (hard) _ his old one he works very long hours. But his new salary is (good) _ he s ever had. 7 My sister is (moody) _ and more shy than me. But she s also much (ambitious) _. She s going to be very successful! 1 point for each correct answer 12

5 5 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 1 I m a little old than my sister. I m a little older than my sister. 2 What are the shops like? They are like expensive. 3 London isn t as exciting than I hoped. 4 Today is the hotter day of the year. 5 Tokyo has a bigger population from Osaka. 6 Do you earn the more money in your family? 7 Who works longest hours in your company? 8 Let s eat here. It s most cheaper than the other restaurant. 9 What does Heinrich like? He s really lovely. 10 Today is more warm than yesterday. 11 What do the people like? They re very cosmopolitan. 1 point for each correct answer 10 6 Match the adjectives in A with an antonym in B. There is one adjective in B you don t need. A B 1 small sad 2 happy big 3 easy poor 4 intelligent stupid 5 rich cheerful 6 awful difficult 7 noisy quiet lovely 1 point for each correct answer 6

6 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. clever difficult loud terrible tiny well-off pleased 1 A My wife s parents are rich. B Yes, they re well-off. 2 A Are you happy with your new job? B Actually, I m not very _ with the salary. 3 A Our new neighbours are very noisy. B Yes, they re much _ than our old neighbours. 4 A He s intelligent he s going to study medicine at university. B I know. He s the _ in the family. 5 A We bought a Smart because it s smaller and easier to park than other cars. B But it really is _. I like bigger cars. 6 A That was the easiest test I ve ever taken! B I agree. It wasn t very_. 7 A The weather is awful this summer. The skies are always grey. B Was it as _ as this last summer? 1 point for each correct answer 6 8 Complete the sentences to agree politely. 1 A I ve got the messiest children in the world! B Yes, they aren t very tidy, are they? 2 A I m sorry the house is so dirty. B Don t worry. My house is never very _ either. 3 A Shall I turn the TV off? This programme is boring. B OK. I suppose it isn t very _. 4 A I m really angry with Max. Sometimes he s so stupid! B Yes, sometimes he isn t too _. 5 A Cheer up! You look miserable. B I know. I m not feeling particularly _ today. 6 A Bill has no imagination! I don t think he s very good at art. B Well, you re right, he s not very _. 7 A The waiters in this restaurant can be rude sometimes. B I agree. They re not always _. 8 A Look at the bill! This restaurant is incredibly expensive. B Mmm. I suppose it isn t very _. 2 points for each correct answer 14

7 9 Complete the text with an appropriate form of the words in the box. fed up rude awful good (x3) noisy loud messy exciting friendly Dear Susanna, As you can see from my new address, I m now in Rio de Janeiro! I arrived two days ago. My plane took off very late so I got (1) fed up waiting at the airport. The people from the airline were (2) _ and unfriendly too. Anyway, I finally got to Rio and the weather was (3) _ not much (4) _ than the grey clouds and rain in London! But it got better quickly, and soon there were beautiful clear blue skies again. I m sharing a flat with two other girls. They re both lovely, but they can be quite (5) _ they play much (6) _ music than my flatmates back home. And the flat isn t very tidy in fact, it s (7) _ than my eight-year old brother s room! But Rio is the (8) _ city I know. It s busier and more hectic than London. But people are more polite and (9) _ too. I m studying Portuguese at the university. The classes are going (10) _ than I expected but I m not as (11) _ some of the other students in the class. Write soon, and tell me your news. With love Helena 1 point for each correct answer Choose the correct options to complete the conversation. 1 A What would you like to do today? B a Never mind. b I m not sure. 2 A Do you like art galleries? B a I don t really feel like painting. b Yes, I m very interested in art. 3 A So would you like to go to an art exhibition? B a What s on? b What films are showing? 4 A It s a big Picasso exhibition of his most famous work. B a That sounds interesting! b That sounds like a very big business! 5 B Where s it on? A a It s on every day from ten till six. b It s at the Museum of Modern Art. 6 B Can we go on the Underground? A a Green Park station. b It s probably quicker to go by bus. 7 B How much is it to get in? A a That s very expensive! b It s about ten pounds each I think.

8 8 B OK! Great idea! A a Let s go! b Let s see a film! 1 point for each correct answer 7 11 Translate the sentences. 1 She isn t as good-looking as you. That s kind of you! 2 It s awful weather today, isn t it? Yes, it s terrible! 3 Did you hear what that rude woman said? Yes, it wasn t very polite. 4 What s on at the Odeon tonight? I don t know. 5 I love Kenya. I wouldn t think of living anywhere else. 6 What s your nationality? I m a British citizen. 7 People like herbal medicine now. It s becoming more and more popular. 8 Things are very organized in this country. It s a bit of a culture shock. 9 My wife doesn t work as long hours as me but she earns more! 2 points for each correct answer 18 Total 100