MARCH 20TH/2020

TOPIC:COMPARATIV
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ACTIVITY:WORKBOO
K 128-129
MARCH 25TH/2020
TOPIC:COMPARATIS
ACTIVITY:STUDENT’S

BOOK 18-19
 EVALUATION
1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:

long longer than the longest

fast faster than the fastest
pretty prettier than the prettiest
beautiful more beautiful than the most
beautiful
ugly uglier than the ugliest
thin thinner than the thinnest
fashionabl more fashionable the most
e than fashionable

2. Write the comparative:

a. old Older f. good better
b. strong Stronger g. large larger
c. happy Happier h. serious more
serious
d. modern more modern i. pretty prettier
e. important more important j. bad worse
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was the happiest day of my life.
c. It’s a very good film. It’s the best film I’ve seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was the worst mistake in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was the coldest day of the year.
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s the most popular singer in the country.
g. He’s a very boring person. He’s the most boring person I know.
h. This house is very big. It is the biggest house I’ve lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is the tallest cousin I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is the prettiest girl I know .
4. Choose the correct answer:
a. Tom’s car is as big as / the biggest his friend’s.
b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?
d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.
e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.
f. Is Jason’s dog older than / the oldest yours?
g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world?
 h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.
i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair.
j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.
5. Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than /
Gary / Rick /is

Gary is taller
than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light.
John has got new light trousers
c. Mary / clothes /
likes / bigger

Mary likes
bigger clothes
d. an / expensive / Rick /
wearing / coat / is
Rick is wearing
an expensive coat
e. the / Carol / has / scarf
/ got / shortest
Carol has got the
shortest scarf
f. the / student /
he / tallest / is
He is the
tallest student
g. actress / Mary / the / was /
popular / most
Mary was the most
popular actress
h. He / the / was /
 footballer / best
He was the best
footballer
i. plays / than /
better / you / Mary
Mary plays
better than you
j. father / is / your / than /
stronger / mine
Your father is
stronger than mine
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the latest (late) fashion.
c. These trousers are more comfortable (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is happier (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the prettiest (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is older (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the most attractive (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the funniest (fun) jokes.
i. Your hair is curlier (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is shorter (short) than yours.
 PHRASAL VERBS

1.These common phrasal verbs are connected with travelling and

transport.Complete the text with the phrasal verbs below. Put them in the
correct tense.
check in get on get off (2x) break down take off
turn back

John and David’s flight home from Amsterdam was at nine in the morning. They had
arranged to meet with John’s friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel
almost half an hour late – that, however, was just the beginning of their problems. On
the way from the hotel to the airport, their car (1) broke down in the middle of a busy
intersection, causing a traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile pone
in the hotel, but it was too late for them to (2)
turn back When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to (3) check in
go through passport control and security check and get on the plane. The plane (5) took
off very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they
couldn’t (6)get off plane because there was a problem on the runway. They felt a jet lag
and finally, forty-five minutes after landing, they (7)get off

2.Complete the conversation with a phrasal verb from the box in the correct form.
The definitions in brackets will help you.
set off pick up hang on get in

A: You’re arriving in Rome next Friday, right?

B: Yes, that’s right.
A: I’ll (1) pick you up if you like? (collect)
B: That would be lovely.
A: What time does your plane (2) get in(arrive)
B: (3) hang on (Wait). I’ll just check on the ticket. Er…..20.45.
A: OK. If I (4) set off (leave the house) at about 8.00p.m., I’ll be there on time.
3.This exercise is about phrasal verbs which describe cleaning or tidying
actions.Choose an adverb or preposition from the box below to make a
phrasal verb insentences 1 – 5. Note that one of the prepositions/adverbs will
be used twice.

4.These phrasal verbs all relate to relationships. Complete the

dialogues with the phrasal verbs below. put up with split
up get over go out with (someone)
A: Did you hear that Sarah and David have Split up (end a relationship)?
B: Really? They’ve been going out (be boyfriend and girlfriend) for years! What
went wrong?
A: Sarah said all they did was argue because he was very jealous, and she
couldn’t put up with (tolerate) it anymore. David apparently is very upset.
A: I’m sure he is, but he’ll get over (begin to feel better).