When and While

Fill in the blanks with the given words.

When

While

1. The children were playing ______________ their mother was making breakfast.
2. Aunt Julie was looking after her roses ______________ a pot fell onto the floor.
3. I was collecting rocks ______________ I stepped on an ants nest.
4. We were not drawing ______________ when our Art teacher was speaking to us.
5. Were they flying their kites ______________ I was cycling?
6. What were you doing ______________ when I called you last night?
7. Mr. Kwan was sailing on a boat ______________ he saw a Chinese White
Dolphin.

Write sentences using the given words. Follow the example and change
the underlined verbs to the correct form.
1. the giraffe/ eat grass

the elephants/ bathe in the river

The giraffe was eating grass while the elephants were bathing in the river.
2. We/ have dinner

the electricity go out

_________________________________________when the electricity went out.

3. I/ build a model

my sister/ play the piano

______________________________while _____________________________.
4. Terrance/ play basketball

he/ break his arm

______________________________when _____________________________.
5. The children/ swim

their parents/sunbathe

______________________________while _____________________________.
6. Iris/ rush into the convenience store

she bump into an old lady

______________________________when _____________________________.

Tinky is chatting with Twiggy, her friend from Planet Bibi. Finish what they say
with the correct form of the given words or when/while.

Twiggy: Tinky, what (1) __________________ you __________________ (do)

when the typhoon hit your city last Friday?
Tinky: I (2) __________________(picnic) with my class at that time. We were
packing up our things (3) __________________it (4) __________________(start)
to rain. Luckily, we could all get home quickly.
Twiggy: (5) __________________ Perry __________________(have) fun with you
at that time?
Tinky: No, he (6) __________________. He (7) __________________ (read) in
the library with his friend, Ken, at that time. Brett was looking for them on my
spaceship (8) __________________ they were hurrying home. They (9)
__________________ (wait) at the bus stop (10) __________________ Brett
found them.
Twiggy: (11) __________________ you and Perry __________________ (stay) at
home during the typhoon?
Tinky: Yes, we (12) __________________. We were having a great time during
the typhoon because everybody (13) __________________ (be) at home and we
(14) __________________ (can play) together.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

1. Greenland is the _____________________ (large) island in the world.
2. Travelling by plane is _____________________ (fast) than travelling by train.
3. Boracay Island in the Philippines has _____________________ (good) beaches I
have ever seen.
4. Jamaica is _____________________ (sunny) than Norway.
5. Fjordland in New Zealand is _____________________ (wet) place in the world.
6. Rain in the wet season is

_____________________ (heavy) than during the rest

of the year.
7. Easter Island is _____________________ (interesting) island I have ever visited.
8. A holiday in Thailand is _____________________ (exciting) than a holiday in
Spain.
9. Santa Cruz is the second

_____________________ (large) island in the

Galapagos.
10. The Galapagos are one of the

_____________________ (expensive) places in

the world to visit.

11. A lion is _____________________ (big) than a cat.
12. Oh fine, it was raining yesterday but today the weather was
_____________(good).
13. I have just a little money, then Ill have the _____________________ (cheap)
menu.
14. She thinks that Chinese is _____________________ (difficult) than English.
15. Champagne is _____________________ (expensive) than water.
16. Its awful, we have got _____________________ (weather) in the world.
17. Your car is old! It is _____________________ (dangerous) than mine.
18. Jane is 8 and Kim is 10; Jane is _____________________ (young) than Kim.
19. Youd better get up _____________________(early) tomorrow, or youll be late
again.
20. Speak _____________________ (loud), I cant hear you.
21. What a smart boy you are! You are _____________________(intelligent) than a
monkey.

Finish the following passage with the correct forms of the given verbs.
Tom ______________________ (study) in a boarding school. He
only___________________________ (go) home once a week so he
often_________________(miss) the people and things at home.
Yesterday, when Tom ___________________ (read) in the library, he
___________ (think) about his kitten, Mimi.
What ________________ Mimi_________________ (do) now? I
___________________ (not see) her for four days.
I______________(miss) her very much. I ________________( see) her
on Saturday. Let me ____________________(bring) her some snacks.
But what should I _____________________________( buy)?At his time
his classmate, Billy, _________________ (come) to find him.
Hey, you ____________ (be) here. I ___________________(just/go)
to the playground to find you. What____________ you
_____________(think) about? Billy asked.
I _____________________ (wonder) what to buy for my kitten. I
___________________________(buy) her some fish sticks last time but
she______________________(not like) them. So I
_______________(not know)what to buy this time. By the way, what
_________________(be) the matter?
We __________________________(have) a football game tonight.
_______________ you________________(want) to join us?
Sure. When _______________it _________________(begin)?
After dinner.
OK, then I ____________________(see) you all later.
Fill in the blanks.

exciting/ exciting

interested/interesting

bored/ boring

frightened/ frightening

tired/tiring

1) Tom was ___________________ when he could tie up his shoes at last.

2) Tom hates newspapers. Reading the newspaper is ___________________ to him.
3) Tom is ___________________ in using the computer.
4) Amy cried loudly when she first learnt to float in water. She was very
___________________.
5) Flying a kite the whole day is ___________________, the children thought.