Gap-fill exercise SO AND SUCH

1. She is…….. funny! She always makes me laugh.

2. Sarah and Ed are………….. crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next.

3. James has……………. much money that he could actually buy that Ferrari.

4. Although most of the audience had never been exposed to music, they thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the Tibetan folk
choir.

5. The movie was ……………..good that I saw it five times.

6. Terry speaks English………………….. fluently that I thought he was American.

7. Most students never discuss topics in class, but I think it is………………. important to teach our children to question the
media.

8. Jerry had never seen high mountains. He thought they were …………………spectacular.

9. Fred is……………….. a clown! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh.

10. There was………………….. little interest in his talk on macroeconomics that the room was half empty by the time he
stopped speaking.

11. How could you say ……………………..horrible things to me?

12. He is……………….. a jerk! He hasn't said one nice thing since he started working here.

13. That new song is …………………..cool that it hit the top ten within a week of being released.

14. Martha is a………………. good cook that she is writing her own book of family recipes.

15. I don't know if that is……………….. a good idea. Maybe we should try something else.

16. She has…………….. many hats that she needs two closets to store them all.

17. That takes …………………….little time and effort that you might as well do it yourself.

18. I had to pay $140 for books for my new Spanish class. I don't know why my professor has to choose
………………..expensive books for her course.

19. Please, don't drive fast! I'm ………………….terrified we're going to have an accident.

20. I really wish you wouldn't smoke …………………much! It's destroying your health.

2. Choose the correct variant”

1. She is ________ girl!

   such clever

   so a clever

   such a clever

   so clever

2. It was _________ last night that I couldn't sleep.

   such a hot

   so a hot
   such hot

   so hot

3. $500 a night for a hotel? That's ________!

   such expensive

   such an expensive

   so expensive

   so an expensive

4. He was _________, he could run 5 miles in 30 minutes.

   so fast runner

   so a fast runner

   such fast runner

   such a fast runner

5. The train was ________, it went from Shanghai to Beijing in only 10 hours.

   so fast

   such fast

   such a fast

   a so fast

6. The ocean in Los Angeles is usually ________.

   such cold

   such a cold

   so cold

   cold so

7. I can't believe that John stole that woman's purse. He was always ________.

   so good boy

   such a good boy

   such good boy

   a such good boy

8. This restaurant has _________ of food, that it's hard to decide what to order.

   such selection

   such a selection

   a so selection

   so selection
9. How could you say ________ to your mother?

   so awful thing

   such awful thing

   such an awful thing

   a so awful thing

10. She's _______ gorgeous girl!

   so a

   so

   such

   such a

Fill in the blanks with so, such or such a.

1. It's ---- warm today that I'm going to the beach.

2. We're ---- pleased with these new towels that we're going to buy some more.

3. He has done ---- foolish things that he will get into serious trouble.

4. He made ---- generous contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.

5. This hedge grows ---- fast that we have to trim it often.

6. We had ---- good time that we hate to leave the party.

7. The thief came in ---- quietly that the sleeping couple never heard him.

8. He is ---- extravagant that all his money is spent long before his next pay check.

9. Their house was ---- severely damaged by the fire that it will have to be completely rebuilt.

10. He wastes ---- much time watching television that he never finishes his homework.

11. He has read that book ---- many times that he knows it by heart.

12. Her work at the university has been ---- poor that she is thinking of leaving.

13. This is ---- beautiful piano that I'm sorry I have to sell it.
14. It was ---- delicious food that we ate too much.

15. They are ---- stingy that they never want to eat out.

16. They are ---- boring people that we hate to visit them.

17. There was ---- crowd in the street that we could hardly move.

1. I've been to Paris _________ times!

   so many

   so much

2. He got really drunk at the party last night and behaved like _________ idiot!

   such

   such an

3. They used to have _________ fun together; now all they do is argue.

   so much

   so many

4. This test is _________ harder than the last one.

   such

   so much

5. The bar was really packed last night. There were _________ people there!

   so many

   so much

6. The guitar player was _________ good!

   such a

   so

7. _________ students have a problem with this exercise.

   Much

   Many

8. This movie was _________ worse than he told me it would be.

   so

   much

9. I can't believe you lived there for _________ years.

   so many
   so much