Use of so and such:

 to intensify an adjective or an adverb (=really).

Ann passed all her exams. She’s so intelligent!
Ann passed all her exams. She’s such an intelligent girl.

 to talk about the result.

Abby felt so nervous (that) she couldn’t sleep.
He had such a busy weekend (that) he’s gone to bed early.

+ adjectives + adjective + plural noun + adj. + singular noun

so important such ugly pictures such a pretty girl
so tasty such stupid men such an old lady
+ adverbs + adjective + uncountable noun
so well such wonderful food
so slowly such freezing weather

He had so much money that he didn’t know how to spend it.

+ uncountable noun

There were so many people in the market that it was impossible to buy.
+ plural noun

She has such a lot of shoes that she could wear a different pair every day.
+ plural noun

Choose the right option and complete the sentences.

so / such / such a / such an
1) The students in my class are ___________________ intelligent.
2) We had __________________ good holiday in Italy!
3) He’s got ____________________ boring job!
4) The bus was __________________ slow that she was late for work.
5) Maria sang _____________________ beautifully!
6) She had _____________________ bad headache that she went to see the doctor.
 1) Choose the right option and complete the sentences.

1) It was ___________________ amazing car.

2) They get up ___________________ late.
3) That was ____________________ excellent food.
4) They are ___________________ smart people.
5) My new computer game was _________________ exciting!
6) London is __________________ interesting city.
7) My brother’s clothes are __________________ scruffy!
8) Teachers have ____________________ difficult job.
9) My mother makes ____________________ delicious coffee.
10) He’s got ____________________ a boring job!
11) The bus was ____________________ slow that she was late for work.
12) She had ____________________ a bad headache that she went to see the doctor.
13) Stop doing that! You’re ____________________ annoying!
14) It was ____________________ an easy exam that I got 99%.
15) I love Robbie Williams. He’s got ___________________ a beautiful voice.
16) It was _____________________ cold that we couldn’t go out.
17) I was ______________________ tired that I fell asleep on the sofa.
18) I really like Angel. He’s _____________________ friendly and helpful.
19) He had _____________________ a busy weekend that he’s gone to bed early.
20) It’s ____________________ cold in here. Can you put the heating on?
21) We’re __________________ excited! We booked our summer holiday yesterday.
22) It was ___________________ a boring film that I fell asleep.
23) My sister was in ___________________ a bad mood earlier that she shouted at me.
24) In the disco there were ___________________ a lot of people that we couldn’t dance.
25) Tom has _____________________ beautiful eyes that I can’t stop looking at him.
26) There was ___________________ much noise that we couldn’t listen to each other.
27) The guide was ___________________ nice that everyone enjoyed the trip.
28) Skiing is ____________________ exciting sport that millions of people practice it.
29) Jane says ____________________ silly things that nobody listens to her anymore.
30) The soup had ____________________ much salt that he couldn’t have it.
31) Susan Strange is _____________________ incredible writer that I’ve bought all her books.
32) There were ____________________ a lot of passengers that we couldn’t find any seat.
33) The stars are ____________________ bright tonight that I could fall in love.

2) Join the sentences using so…that or such…that.

Examples:
It was a really nice day. We decided to go to the beach.
It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
He’s really intelligent. He never fails an exam.
He’s so intelligent that he never fails an exam.
1) It’s a really good film. I want to see it again.

2) She was really excited. She couldn’t sleep.

3) It was a really boring concert. She left early.

4) It was really windy. We couldn’t play tennis.

5) It was a really big pizza. I couldn’t finish it.

6) We were really tired. We had to go to bed.

7) It was a really difficult exam. Only three people passed.

8) It was a really nice holiday. We want to go back there next year.

3) Make sentences using so / such / such a(n) and the words in brackets.
(Tom / have / grown / tall) … that I can’t believe he is only 13.
Tom has grown so tall that I can’t believe he is only 13.

1) (Those boys / be / always / tell / stupid lies) … that I never believe them.

2) (John / be / wonderful cook) … that he has become famous in our town.

3) (Those people / make / mush noise) … that I can’t hear anything.

4) (These ice-creams / be / delicious) … that we had three.

5) (Smoking / be / unhealthy habit) … that I’ve never done it.

6) (The test / be / easy) … that I finished sooner than I expected.