ING-51 ACON-B Aula 07-08 - Nouns Adjectives

NOUNS,
ARTICLES,
PLURALS
ARTICLES
DEFINITE INDEFINITE
THE
(o,a,os,as)
A/AN
(um, uma)
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
A – before sounds of consonants

A CAR A BOY A HOUSE A UNIT
INDEFINITE A BOOK A YEAR A HORSE A UNIVERSITY
A CHAIR A WOMAN A HAT A EUPHEMISM
A/AN
(um, uma)
AN – before sounds of vowels
AN APPLE AN ORANGE AN ARM AN HOUR
AN EAGLE AN ICE-CREAM AN OPERA AN HONOR
AN ERASER AN ANT AN UMBRELLA AN FBI AGENT
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
I am A teacher.
INDEFINITE Eu sou um professor.
He is A doctor.
A/AN Ele é um médico.
(um, uma)
She is AN engineer.
Ela é uma engenheira.
DEFINITE ARTICLES
__
I have met THE your parents.
Eu conheci OS seus pais.
DEFINITE __ Charles has a big house.

THE
O Charles tem uma casa grande.
THE
(o,a,os,as) We want to go to THE USA.
Nós queremos ir para OS EUA.
THE Caribbean Islands are great.

AS Ilhas Caribenhas são ótimas.
NOUNS
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
SINGULAR SINGULAR
PLURAL PLURAL
A/AN A/AN
THE THE
SOME SOME
(+plural) (+singular)
NOUNS
(singular/plural) (singular)
BOOK WATER
STUDENT COFFEE
CAR MONEY
PERSON RICE
BOTTLE SALT
NOUNS
(PORTUGUÊS) (ENGLISH)
PÃO/PÃES BREAD
MÚSICA/MÚSICAS MUSIC*
INFORMAÇÃO/INFORMAÇÕES INFORMATION
CONSELHO/CONSELHOS ADVICE
NOTÍCIA/NOTÍCIAS NEWS
PLURALS
GENERAL BOOK,CHAIR,HOUSE
ADD “S” BOOKS,CHAIRS,HOUSES
ENDING IN “S,SH,CH,X,Z,O” BOX, WATCH, BUS

ADD “ES” BOXES, WATCHES, BUSES
ENDING IN CONS. + “Y” BABY, DICTIONARY, CITY

CHANGES “Y” -> “IES” BABIES, DICTIONARIES, CITIES
ENDING IN “F/FE” LIFE, WOLF, LEAF

CHANGES “F/FE” -> “VES” LIVES, WOLVES, LEAVES
IRREGULAR PLURALS
MAN MEN PHENOMENON PHENOMENA

WOMAN WOMEN BACTERIUM BACTERIA
CHILD CHILDREN DATUM DATA
OX OXEN MEDIUM MEDIA
PERSON PEOPLE CACTUS CACTI
MOUSE MICE CAMPUS CAMPI
LOUSE LICE FUNGUS FUNGI
FOOT FEET ANALYSIS ANALYSES
TOOTH TEETH CRISIS CRISES
GOOSE GEESE THESIS THESES
IRREGULAR PLURALS
FISH FISH
SHEEP SHEEP
AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
OFFSPRING OFFSPRING
SALMON SALMON
SPECIES SPECIES
ARTICLES
AND
PLURALS
ARTICLES AND PLURALS
GENERAL BOOK,CHAIR,HOUSE
MAN MEN PHENOMENON PHENOMENA
ADD “S” BOOKS,CHAIRS,HOUSES
WOMAN WOMEN BACTERIUM BACTERIA
CHILD CHILDREN DATUM DATA
ENDING IN “S,SH,CH,X,Z,O” BOX, WATCH, BUS
OX OXEN MEDIUM MEDIA
ADD “ES” BOXES, WATCHES, BUSES
PERSON PEOPLE CACTUS CACTI
MOUSE MICE CAMPUS CAMPI
ENDING IN CONS. + “Y” BABY, DICTIONARY, CITY
LOUSE LICE FUNGUS FUNGI
CHANGES “Y” -> “IES” BABIES, DICTIONARIES, CITIES
FOOT FEET ANALYSIS ANALYSES
TOOTH TEETH CRISIS CRISES
ENDING IN “F/FE” LIFE, WOLF, LEAF
GOOSE GEESE THESIS THESES
CHANGES “F/FE” -> “VES” LIVES, WOLVES, LEAVES
DEFINITE INDEFINITE
THE A/AN
1) Choose the alternative in which the definite article is used correctly.
A. The Brazilians are very friendly.

B. The old man is arriving right now.
C. The spring is the season of flowers.
D. The New York is a very beautiful city.
2) “____ year 1665 was very bad for England. _____ epidemic of ____ terrible
disease, bubonic plague, killed over seventy thousand people just in London.”
Fill in the blanks with the correct articles:
A. The / A / a
B. The / An / a
C. An / The / a
D. A / An / the
3) “Leonardo da Vinci has long been praised as one of the finest artists of _____
Renaissance, (…) But da Vinci has finally received _____ credit he deserves for his
startling medical accuracy (…)”
Fill in the blanks with the suitable options, respectively:
A. a - a
B. a - the
C. the - a
D. the - the
4) “There was once _______ Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose
(…) But he grew impatient with ______ Goose because she gave him only a single
Golden egg a day.”
Fill in the blanks, in the text, with the appropriate articles, respectively:
A. a / a
B. a / the
C. the / a
D. the / the
5) Select the alternative that best completes the extract below.
“Every year, millions of people in ___ United States are hurt on the job. Each day
16 workers die from injuries at work and more than 17,000 are injured. Accidents
also cause the companies to spend more. Last year, ___ total cost was more than
$121 billion.”
A. the – a
B. a – the
C. the – an
D. the – the
6) Select the alternative that best completes the dialogue.
Mr. O’Brian: Hi, I’m Paul O’Brian. I’m from ____ insurance company. Do you have
____ middle name?
Mr. Calas: Yes, my full name is Antonio Carrera Calas.
Mr. O’Brian: Right. Where do you live, Mr. Calas?
Mr. Calas: I live in ____ apartment in San Colorado.
Mr. O’Brian: San Colorado, I see. And what do you do for a living?
Mr. Calas: I’m ___ real estate agent.
A. an – a – an – a
B. a – an – an – a
C. an – an – a – a
D. an – an – an – a
7) “100g butter / 1tsp. vanilla/ ½ tsp baking powder/ 200g sugar / ¼ tsp salt / 100g
chopped walnuts / 2 eggs / 100g flour/ 50g chocolate/ Melt _____ chocolate and
butter and mix carefully. Add _____ sugar and mix again until smooth. Leave to
cool. Add _____ eggs and vanilla and mix. Add _____ flour, baking powder, and salt,
and mix until well-combined.”
Choose the best alternative to fill in the blanks subsequently.
A. a – some – the – some

B. the – the – the – the
C. the – some – some – a
D. some – a – some – the
8) “I am from New Zealand, which is _____ country that is in _____ Pacific Ocean.
Wellington is _____ name of _____ capital of my country.”
Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text.
A. a – a – a – the
B. the – a – a – the
C. a – the – the – the
D. the – a – the – the
9) Choose the alternative that presents an irregular plural form of the noun.
A. beaches
B. fishermen
C. kilometres
D. missionaries
10) “A survey has found that British men are happy to let their wives make all the
decisions in the home…”
“...wives...” (line 2), have the same plural form as, except
A. life
B. shelf
C. thief
D. belief
11) All words below are countable nouns, except:
A. mice
B. news
C. sheep
D. children
12) Choose the alternative that presents the plural of the nouns “mouse” and “fish”
(lines 4 and 7), in the text, respectively.
A. mice – fish
B. mice – fishs
C. mouses – fishs
D. mouses – fishes
13) Choose the best alternative that shows the irregular plural form:
A. mice, children, goose, woman.

B. mice, children, geese, women.
C. mouses, kids, goose, women.
D. mice, child, geese, woman.
14) “Good day! My name is Sheila. I’m from Melbourne, Australia. My ___________ is
from Montreal, Canada. We live in Sydney. A lot of ___________ living in Australia
come from other ___________.”
Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text:
A. husband – peoples – country

B. husband – people – countries
C. husbands – persons – country
D. husbands – person – countries
DETERMINERS,
QUANTIFIERS
QUANTIFIERS
(MUITO) MANY MUCH A LOT OF

(MÉDIO) A FEW A LITTLE LOTS OF
(POUCO) FEW LITTLE PLENTY OF
QUANTIFIERS
He has MANY friends He has MUCH money
A LOT OF A LOT OF
LOTS OF LOTS OF
PLENTY OF PLENTY OF
He has A FEW friends He has A LITTLE money
He has FEW friends He has LITTLE money

SOME (algum) ANY (algum/qualquer*) NO (nenhum)
(+) Bring ANY book you want.

Traga QUALQUER livro que quiser.
SOME – ANY – NO
(+) I have SOME money.

Eu tenho ALGUM dinheiro.
(-) I don’t have ANY money.

Eu não tenho ALGUM dinheiro.
(?) Do you have ANY money?

Você tem ALGUM dinheiro?
SOME – ANY – NO
(+) I have NO money.

Eu não tenho NENHUM dinheiro.
(-) I don’t have ANY money.

Eu não tenho NENHUM dinheiro.
SOME – ANY – NO
(REQUEST) Can you give me SOME money?

Você pode me dar ALGUM dinheiro?
(OFFER) Do you want SOME money?

Você quer ALGUM dinheiro?
DETERMINERS
ALL tudo ENOUGH suficiente

NONE nenhum SEVERAL vários
MOST maioria BOTH ambos
MAJORITY maioria TWICE o dobro
A COUPLE alguns HALF metade
QUANTIFIERS
AND
DETERMINERS
DETERMINERS AND QUANTIFIERS
MANY MUCH A LOT OF

A FEW A LITTLE LOTS OF
FEW LITTLE PLENTY OF
1) The word no in “no two ear lobe prints ...” means
A. some.
B. not any.
C. nothing.
D. just one.
2) “every boy knows his place”, (line 12), means that
A. all boys know what they have to do.

B. boys compete with one another for leadership.
C. they achieve status by playing in large groups.
D. some of them enjoy boasting about their skills.
3) “When you need data fast, you’ll find there are plenty of resources on the
Internet.”
The underlined word, in the extract, is similar in meaning to
A. none.
B. some.
C. a few.
D. lots of
4) “Birds dream a little”, (line 7), means that
A. they dream a bit.

B. they don’t dream at all.
C. only some birds can dream.
D. just a few birds dream while sleeping.
5) Choose the best alternative to fill in the blanks.
A: Do you have ____ book on Biology?

B: No, I have _______. But I know there are _______ at the library.
A. some / any / some

B. any / none / some
C. any / some / none
D. some / none /any
6) “Although it is good to be friendly, do not spend too _____ time chatting to

colleagues. You have work to do. If a colleague is distracting you, be polite and say
you have ___ work to do.”
Choose the correct alternative to complete the text, respectively.
A. little - no
B. few – some
C. many – any
D. much – some
7) “What could be nicer than having a bunch of butterflies released into the air
around the marriage couple?”
“A bunch of”, underlined in the text, is closest in meaning to
A. sorts of .
B. a group of.
C. a variety of.
D. different kinds of.
8) “Guides to dating and internet sites provide countless conversation-openers for

introducing yourself to attractive strangers.”
“countless”, (line 5), can’t be replaced by
A. limited.
B. uncounted.
C. numberless.
D. innumerable.
9) The words: “safety”, “clarity” and “delivery”, in bold in the text, are
A. verbs.
B. nouns.
C. adverbs.
D. adjectives.
10) “If you’re having recurring dreams, ask yourself whether there is any issue you
need to face.”
“any”, underlined in the text, means
A. every.
B. one at a time.
C. it doesn’t matter which.
D. not one and not the other.
11) “…there was snow on the ground, the grasshopper had nothing to eat.”
“Nothing”, (line 11), means
A. little.
B. a little.
C. not a thing.
D. no such thing .
12) “None of the saying’s applications is so true as in the description of Japanese food.”
The underlined word, in the text, can be replaced by
A. nothing.
B. anything.
C. any of them.
D. not even one of.
13) “In the next few years, Brazil’s image abroad could benefit”
The opposite of “few”, in bold type in the text, is
A. little.
B. none.
C. some.
D. lots of.
14) “In this season of hope … When someone needs lifesaving blood, or the comfort of
a helping hand. It will turn heartbreak into hope.”
The words, underlined in the text, are nouns, except:
A. hope
B. comfort
C. lifesaving
D. heartbreak
15) “A fifth of the world’s population speak it to some level of competence, another
fifth are hurrying to learn it, and _____ seems to want it written on their T-shirts.
Will this dominance continue and increase until English is spoken absolutely ____?”
Fill in the blanks with the suitable options:
A. nobody - nowhere
B. anybody - somewhere
C. everyone - everybody
D. everybody - everywhere
16) “Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant for
an hour.”
“Nobody”, (line 7), can be replaced by
A. no one.
B. anybody.
C. everyone.
D. any person.
17) “lack of”, in bold type in the text, can mean, except:
A. none of.
B. plenty of.
C. absence of.
D. shortage of.
18) Fifty years ago, _____ ever considered that a life full of household chores, (…)
Husbands, who weren’t expected to be involved _____ with their children,
Fill in the blanks with the suitable options, respectively:
A. none – much
B. nobody – any
C. no one – much
D. no one – many
19) “Believe that evil does exist in many forms, but all can be overcome (…) Believe that
as long as you believe in yourself – anything is possible”
We can infer from the poem that “all” and “anything”, both underlined in the
poem, mean, respectively:
A. all of us – anywhere
B. all day – everywhere
C. both things – no thing
D. everything – everything
ADJECTIVES
I
ADJECTIVES
BLUE car CHINESE man

carro AZUL homem CHINÊS
BEAUTIFUL and BLOND girl ANCIENT and GREAT book

garota LOIRA e BONITA livro ANTIGO e ÓTIMO
ENGLISH teacher HIGH SCHOOL teacher

professor DE INGLÊS professor DO ENSINO MÉDIO
ADJECTIVES
TALL YOUNG AMERICAN BASKETBALL players

Jogadores AMERICANOS DE BASQUETE ALTOS E JOVENS
ADJECTIVES
COGNATES
COLOSSAL
MODERN
GIGANTIC
RAPID
ADORABLE IMMENSE INTERESTED
DELICIOUS
ELEGANT MASSIVE VAST
NUTRITIOUS
GLAMOROUS MINIATURE MYSTERIOUS
ABUNDANT
LONG MELODIC NERVOUS
NUMEROUS
MAGNIFICENT QUIET REPULSIVE
VICTORIOUS
FAMOUS CALM
SUBSTANTIAL
IMPORTANT GENTLE
OBEDIENT
ADJECTIVES
BASIC ADJECTIVES
BEAUTIFUL UGLY HAPPY SAD
BIG SMALL HIGH LOW
FAST SLOW HOT COLD
FAT THIN/SLIM OLD NEW/YOUNG
FULL EMPTY STRONG WEAK
GOOD BAD TALL SHORT
ADJECTIVES
VOCABULARY
ANCIENT antigo UPDATED atualizado

FORMER ex, anterior CURRENT atual
WIDE amplo NARROW estreito
HUGE enorme TINY minúsculo
LOUD alto (volume) LOW baixo (volume/nível)
WET úmido DRY seco
ILL/SICK doente HEALTHY saudável
AWESOME fantástico AWFUL terrível
ADJECTIVES
- FUL - LESS
POWERFUL potente POWERLESS impotente
MEANINGFUL significativo MEANINGLESS sem importância
HELPFUL prestativo HELPLESS desamparado
CAREFUL cuidadoso CARELESS descuidado
MERCIFUL piedoso MERCILESS impiedoso
THANKFUL grato THANKLESS ingrato
PAINFUL doloroso PAINLESS indolor
HARMFUL prejudicial HARMLESS inofensivo
FEARFUL temeroso FEARLESS destemido
USEFUL útil USELESS inútil
ADJECTIVES
- ING - ED
ANNOYING irritante ANNOYED irritado
ASTONISHING surpreendente ASTONISHED surpreso
BORING entediante BORED entediado
DISTURBING perturbador DISTURBED perturbado
EMBARRASSING constrangedor EMBARRASSED constrangido
FRIGHTENING assustador FRIGHTENED assustado
OVERWHELMING devastador OVERWHELMED devastado
THRILLING empolgante THRILLED empolgado
TIRING cansativo TIRED cansado
WORRYING preocupante WORRIED preocupado
ADJECTIVES
VOCABULARY
SHY tímido WORTH que vale a pena
CLUMSY desajeitado AWARE ciente
PROUD orgulhoso DREADFUL terrível
JEALOUS ciumento WHOLE inteiro, todo
CONCERNED preocupado FOREIGN estrangeiro
RELIEVED aliviado HARSH duro, severo
EAGER ansioso LASTING duradouro
KIND preguiçoso TOUGH difícil, resistente
ABLE capaz, apto WILLING disposto
ACCURATE preciso SUITABLE adequado
ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE
ANCIENT UPDATED POWERFUL POWERLESS ANNOYING ANNOYED
FORMER CURRENT MEANINGFUL MEANINGLESS ASTONISHING ASTONISHED
WIDE NARROW HELPFUL HELPLESS BORING BORED
HUGE TINY CAREFUL CARELESS DISTURBING DISTURBED
LOUD LOW MERCIFUL MERCILESS EMBARRASSING EMBARRASSING
WET DRY THANKFUL THANKLESS FRIGHTENING FRIGHTENED
ILL/SICK HEALTHY PAINFUL PAINLESS OVERWHELMING OVERWHELMED
AWESOME AWFUL HARMFUL HARMLESS THRILLING THRILLED
FEARFUL FEARLESS TIRING TIRED
USEFUL USELESS WORRYING WORRIED
SHY RELIEVED WORTH HARSH

CLUMSY EAGER AWARE LASTING
PROUD KIND DREADFUL TOUGH
JEALOUS ABLE WHOLE WILLING
CONCERNED ACCURATE FOREIGN SUITABLE
ADJECTIVE
1) “What surprised me was that it had a colour, a kind of dull brown.”
“ dull ” (line 12) means
A. not interesting.
B. not beautiful.
C. not bright.
D. not clear.
ADJECTIVE
2) Just like fingerprints, no two ear lobe prints are exactly the same, and earprints can
be found with remarkable ease at many crimes sites.
The opposite of “the same” (line 7) is
A. very.
B. alike.
C. similar.
D. different.
ADJECTIVE
3) “(…) a massive (1) earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter scale (…) he went back
into the pile of rubble, kept himself alive (2) and calmed down his colleagues “by
singing songs”. The boy was able (3) to save two of them. (…)Yao Ming was
interviewed on NBC live (4) television (…)”
Which of the underlined words, in the text, are adjectives?
A. all of them
B. only number 1
C. numbers 1 and 2
D. numbers 2 and 3
ADJECTIVE
4) In “A microscope has many uses. Medical scientists use microscopes to see tiny
organisms.” the underlined word means
A. harmful.
B. invisible.
C. biological.
D. extremely small.
ADJECTIVE
5) “Pandas eat flowers, grass, and sometimes small animals and honey.”
“honey”, (line 07), is a ______ substance.
A. sour
B. salty
C. bitter
D. sweet
ADJECTIVE
6) “It is a pity human beings have not developed a way of doing this. It could be very
handy for long queues or travelling on crowded trains!”
“handy”, (line 19), means
A. boring.
B. useful.
C. pleasant.
D. relaxing.
ADJECTIVE
7) “I am just like any typical physicist. My office may look messy, but I know where
every atom is.”
“messy”, underlined in the excerpt, means
A. clean.
B. noisy.
C. not neat.
D. organized.
ADJECTIVE
8) “And also because the film presents the last screen performance of actor Health
Ledger (Brokeback Mountain), deceased in January.”
“deceased”, (line 6), is the same as
A. dead.
B. fired.
C. divorced.
D. murdered.
ADJECTIVE
9) “Doc”, he says pointing to different parts of his body, “when I touch my arm it
hurts. When I touch my neck it hurts. And when I touch my stomach it hurts. Do I
have some rare disease?”
– “No”, the doctor replied, “you have ________ finger.”
Choose the best word to fill in the blank in the joke.
A. a gentle
B. an index
C. a broken
D. a delicate
ADJECTIVE
10) In “I’m afraid to try new foods...”, the underlined word expresses
A. fear.
B. sorry.
C. relief.
D. courage.
ADJECTIVE
11) “Club Med is offering two lucky readers a fabulous holiday on the sensational island
of St Lucia, with its marvellous white beaches, (…) or exploring the glorious
treasures of reefs …”
The adjectives, underlined in the text, refer to
A. the luxury of the hotel.

B. the facilities of the club.
C. the beauty of the island.
D. the comforts of the resort.
ADJECTIVE
12) “There are no stock answers, but there are some universal truths.”
All the alternatives are closest in meaning to the underlined word in the extract,
except :
A. unusual
B. common
C. standard
D. customary
ADJECTIVE
13) “She decided to study at a college in the United States. At first, the classes were
very hard for her. Marit graduaded 4 years later. She was very proud.”
When Marit said that she was very proud, we can conclude that she
A. was satisfied with her friends.

B. didn’t need anyone to help her.
C. had a good relationship with her teachers.
D. was very pleased about what she had done.
ADJECTIVE
14) “But although they are more willing to cooperate with the trainer than other
mammals in captivity”
The opposite of “willing”, (line 4), is

A. alive.
B. active.
C. lively.
D. reluctant.
ADJECTIVE
15) All adjectives have a negative connotation, except
A. fearful (line 11).

B. idealistic (line 5).
C. underpaid (line 4).
D. rebellious (line 16).
ADJECTIVE
16) “It’s not going to be easy, because he’s got a ragtag group: (…) Mercedes (Amber
Riley), the plus-size diva; Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), the rebellious stutterer; and Kurt
(Chris Colfer), the boy diva.”
If Mercedes (Amber Riley) is plus-size, (line 15), it means that she is __________.
A. thin
B. slim
C. large
D. in shape
ADJECTIVE
17) “Sustainable biofuels are crucial to providing a cleaner source of fuel”
“crucial”, in bold type in the extract, is closest in meaning to all alternatives, except
A. critical.
B. essential.
C. problematic.
D. extremely important.
ADJECTIVE
18) “Antarctica is a place of superlatives: it is the coldest, windiest, driest, highest and
most remote continent on earth.”
The adjective “remote”, (line 2), is closest in meaning to
A. dry.
B. near.
C. close.
D. far away.
ADJECTIVE
19) “Are you hardworking, anxious, introverted and conscientious?”
Someone who is conscientious is _______ about his work.
A. careless.
B. annoyed.
C. frightened.
D. very careful.
ADJECTIVES
II
COMPARATIVE
X
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
VS
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
SUPERIORITY MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
EQUALITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS ______ __________
INFERIORITY LESS BEAUTIFUL THAN THE LEAST BEAUTIFUL

ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
MAIS BONITA QUE A MAIS BONITA
EQUALITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS ______ __________

TÃO BONITA QUANTO
INFERIORITY LESS BEAUTIFUL THAN THE LEAST BEAUTIFUL

MENOS BONITA QUE A MENOS BONITA
ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY
LONG ADJECTIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES
(+ de 5) (5 ou -)
BEAUTIFUL FAST
EXPENSIVE SLOW
COMFORTABLE TALL
IMPORTANT SHORT
INTELLIGENT THIN
INTERESTING FAT
ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY
LONG ADJECTIVES
(+ de 5)
IMPORTANT MORE IMPORTANT THE MOST IMPORTANT
INTERESTING MORE INTERESTING THE MOST INTERESTING
BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
INTELLIGENT MORE INTELLIGENT THE MOST INTELLIGENT
COMFORTABLE MORE COMFORTABLE THE MOST COMFORTABLE
EXPENSIVE MORE EXPENSIVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE
ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY
SHORT ADJECTIVES
(5 ou -)
YOUNG YOUNGER THE YOUNGEST
OLD OLDER THE OLDEST
FAST FASTER THE FASTEST
SLOW SLOWER THE SLOWEST
TALL TALLER THE TALLEST
SHORT SHORTER THE SHORTEST
ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY
LONG ADJECTIVES
(+ de 5) COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
SHORT ADJECTIVES
(5 ou -) COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
BIG BIGGER THE BIGGEST
ADJECTIVES
SUPERIORITY TALLER THAN THE TALLEST
MAIS ALTO QUE O MAIS ALTO
EQUALITY AS TALL AS ______ __________
TÃO ALTO QUANTO
INFERIORITY LESS TALL THAN THE LEAST TALL

MENOS ALTO QUE O MENOS ALTO
ADJECTIVES
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
FAR FARTHER THE FARTHEST
FURTHER THE FURTHEST
SHE LIVES IN A FARTHER CITY

WE WILL SAVE FURTHER GENERATIONS
GRADUAL INCREASE
The rent is getting MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.

O aluguel está ficando CADA VEZ MAIS CARO.
The movie is getting BETTER AND BETTER.

O filme está ficando CADA VEZ MELHOR.
PARALLEL INCREASE
THE MORE you study, THE MORE you learn.

QUANTO MAIS você estuda, MAIS você aprende.
THE MORE I spend money, THE LESS I save it.

QUANTO MAIS eu gasto dinheiro, MENOS eu economizo.
ADJECTIVES
The rent is getting MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.
O aluguel está ficando CADA VEZ MAIS CARO.
The movie is getting BETTER AND BETTER.

O filme está ficando CADA VEZ MELHOR.
THE MORE you study, THE MORE you learn.

QUANTO MAIS você estuda, MAIS você aprende.
THE MORE I spend money, THE LESS I save it.

QUANTO MAIS eu gasto dinheiro, MENOS eu economizo.
COMPARATIVE
VS
SUPERLATIVE
COMPARATIVE VS SUPERLATIVE
SUPERIORITY MORE
MAIS
BEAUTIFUL THAN
BONITA QUE
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
A MAIS BONITA
AS BEAUTIFUL AS ______ __________
EQUALITY TÃO BONITA QUANTO
LESS BEAUTIFUL THAN THE LEAST BEAUTIFUL
INFERIORITY MENOS BONITA QUE A MENOS BONITA
SUPERIORITY TALLER THAN THE TALLEST
MAIS ALTO QUE O MAIS ALTO
EQUALITY AS TALL AS ______ __________

TÃO ALTO QUANTO
INFERIORITY LESS TALL THAN THE LEAST TALL

MENOS ALTO QUE O MENOS ALTO
SUPERIORITY
LONG ADJECTIVES
(+ de 5) COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
SHORT ADJECTIVES
(5 ou -) COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
BIG BIGGER THE BIGGEST
1) “A year later, she went to India. She chose the name Teresa from Saint Teresa of
Lisieux, the patron saint of foreign missionaries.”
The suffix “er” in “later”, (line 7), has the same function as the one in:
A. teller
B. better
C. mother
D. teacher
2) “In Mexico, 60% of men and 40% of women are overweight.”

According to the sentence above, we can conclude that the percentage of
overweight men is
A. lower.
B. highest.
C. higher.
D. lowest.
3) “I always wanted a car and thought that having one would make my life
_______. I still remember the day I bought the car - my car! - and drove it
home. It was the ________ day of my life... and then everything went
wrong.”
Fill in the blanks with the suitable option.
A. happier - easier
B. happiest – easier
C. easier - happiest
D. easiest – happiest
4) “Finding a job is _________pulling a star out of the sky”.
Choose the right alternative to fill in the blank.
A. the harder
B. the hardest
C. harder than
D. more hard than
5) In “What could be nicer than having a bunch of butterflies ...” the underlined words
give the idea of
A. result.
B. reason.
C. addition.
D. comparison.
6) “To identify the best ice-breakers, a British company surveyed a thousand young
adults. The ________ successful lines include “You don’t know me but I dreamt
about you last night”
A. Fill in the blank with the suitable option:
A. less
B. most
C. more
D. worse
7) In “... bags full of leaves are light as balloons”, the underlined word gives the idea of
A. result.
B. purpose.
C. condition.
D. comparison.
8) In “later”, (line 4), the suffix – “er” has the same function as the one in
A. differ.
B. player.
C. follower.
D. healthier.
9) In “They are more interesting than lions and tigers ...”, (lines 2 and 3), it means that
A. dolphins, lions and tigers are equal in some way.

B. tigers and lions are less interesting than dolphins.
C. there are no circus animals so interesting as dolphins.
D. dolphins compared with lions and tigers are less interesting.
10) In “Positive thoughts make work easier.” the underlined word, gives the idea of
A. advice.
B. result.
C. comparison.
D. conclusion.
11) “It’s one of Iraq’s busiest airfields. (…) “Initially, I was challenged by the
language barrier,” he said. “But I soon learned to be more patient. (…) Carter
said his Sather tour has been extremely rewarding, despite his earlier
misgivings.”
All the alternatives show comparative or superlative adjectives except in
A. busiest (line 4).

B. earlier (line 32).
C. barrier (line 17).
D. more patient (line 18).
12) All alternatives are in the comparative, except:
A. driver
B. greater
C. shorter
D. smaller
13) “The right foot is more ticklish than the left one.”
The underlined words, in the text, give us an idea of
A. result.
B. difference.
C. conclusion.
D. comparison.
14) All the alternatives below follow the same comparative form as “younger than”,
(line 9), except:
A. fast
B. clean
C. cheap
D. careful
15) “In my opinion, the French are among the __________ and __________ people in
Europe.”
Choose the alternative that best completes the text.
A. friendlier – more helpful

B. friendliest – most helpful
C. most friendly – more helpful
D. more friendly – more helpful
16) “A study carried out in 2010 also found that the _____the blood pressure, the
_____ the drop observed.”
Choose the alternative so as to have the article completed correctly:
A. high – great
B. higher – greater
C. higher – greatest
D. highest – greatest
17) “Defining when a new language is born is __________ than defining when a
caterpillar becomes a butterfly.”
Fill in the blank with the correct option:
A. hard
B. hardly
C. harder
D. hardening
PREPOSITIONS
PREPOSITION
IN/ON/AT (IN the car/ON the table/ AT home)
VOCABULARY (BEFORE or AFTER you arrive)
VERB/ADJ + PREP. (Look AT me/ I’m talking TO you)

PREPOSITIONS
IN – ON – AT
POSITION
TIME
LOCATION
PREPOSITIONS
POSITION
PREPOSITIONS
TIME
HOURS 12 PM
DAYS OF WEEK FRIDAY

DAYS OF MONTH MAY 4th
WEEKS 2 WEEKS
MONTHS DECEMBER
YEARS 2001
DECADE THE 80’s
CENTURY 21st CENTURY
PREPOSITIONS
LOCATION
ADDRESS AV. DEODORO, LOJA 22

SPECIFIC LOCATION OUTBACK
STREETS RUA 25 DE MARÇO

AVENUES AVENIDA BRASIL
CITY VITÓRIA
STATE ESPÍRITO SANTO
COUNTRY BRAZIL
CONTINENT SOUTH AMERICA
PREPOSITIONS
IN – ON – AT
IN THE MORNING ON THE BUS
IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE TRAIN
IN THE EVENING ON THE PLANE
ON THE SHIP
AT NIGHT ON THE BIKE
AT MIDDAY
AT NOON IN THE CAR
AT MIDNIGHT
PREPOSITIONS
IN ON AT AROUND AMONG BETWEEN
BELOW UNDER ABOVE OVER INTO OUT OF
FROM... BEHIND IN FRONT BESIDE/BY/ NEAR TOWARDS

TO... OF NEXT TO
PREPOSITIONS
ABOUT a respeito de/ por volta de BEYOND além

AROUND ao redor/ por volta de INSTEAD OF em vez de
AFTER após; depois (de) NEAR perto de
AGAINST contra SINCE desde
AWAY fora, distante THROUGH através
BEFORE antes (de); perante WITH com
BEHIND atrás WITHOUT sem
BESIDE ao lado de WITHIN dentro
PREPOSITIONS
PREPOSITIONS
1) The 7 New Wonders of the World were announced at a ceremony in Lisbon,

Portugal, ____ 07-07-07 and the Statue of Christ the Redeemer, in Rio de
Janeiro, is one of them. Since 2001 over 100 million people worldwide voted
____ their favorite monuments by telephone and _____ the Internet. (…)
The Ministry of Tourism believes that over the next few years _____ 250,000
new jobs…
A. at / on / in / away
B. on / to / at / above
C. in / at / from / around
D. on / for / over / about
PREPOSITIONS
2) “Computer viruses can travel _____ one place to another ____ fast _____ a phone
call.”
A. from / as / as
B. over / as / than
C. to / more / than
D. between / of / than
PREPOSITIONS
3) Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks.
Julie was born _____July 3, _____ night _____ New York.
A. in / at / at
B. on / at / in
C. in / at / in
D. on / in /at
PREPOSITIONS
4) ___ May 12th, 2008, a massive earthquake (…) 9-year-old Lin Hao sat in his 2nd
grade classroom, ___ 30 students. Lin Hao was thrust into the spotlight Friday night
___ the Opening Ceremonies in Beijing. (…) Yao Ming was interviewed on NBC live
television ____ what it meant to have the Olympics in Beijing.
A. on / among / at / about
B. about / between / in / by
C. in / between / on / through
D. at / among / during / along
PREPOSITIONS
5) This week Teen Magazine’s competition is for all you young inventors. Do you have
any good ideas? If you answered yes, make a drawing and describe your invention;
then send us the design. There is a prize _____ the best idea.
A. of
B. for
C. from
D. about
PREPOSITIONS
6) Scientists say that global warming may be partially responsible ____ the rising
number of powerful hurricanes (…) Most scientific models predict that
temperatures will rise ____ 2 degrees ____ 6 degrees Celsius, (…), countries and
politicians are starting to think ____ changes they will have to make:
A. to / to / till / at
B. in / up / till / of
C. for / from / to / about
D. for / from / until / through
PREPOSITIONS
7) As English is the most commonly used language ___ international aviation

communications, (…) the burden for improved communications should not be seen
as falling solely ___ non-native speakers. (…) and all pilots and controllers will
benefit ___ an improved understanding of how language functions,
A. to / in / with
B. for / in / with
C. at / on / from
D. for / on / from
PREPOSITIONS
8) There is a saying in English: “That looks good enough to eat.” None of the
saying’s applications is so true as in the description of Japanese food.
_____Japan, the preparation and arrangement of food are just as important
as the taste.
Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition.
A. On
B. At
C. In
D. From
PREPOSITIONS
9) Most humans use language readily and on most occasions successfully without
much cognitive knowledge ____ the nature of language. (…) the usual lack ____
serious consequences for miscommunication …
A. of / to
B. by / on
C. from / at
D. about / of
PREPOSITIONS
10) Many states ___ the U.S. are taking the Mozart Effect seriously. It is the theory that
classical music’s complex melodies help stimulate brain activity in the first three
years ___ a child’s life, when 90 percent of brain development occurs.
A. at/ of
B. in / at
C. at / to
D. in / of
PREPOSITIONS
11) “Weather ____ north of England will get worse ___ Friday. The weekend
temperature will be ___ 3 degrees and there will be snow during the night”.
A. on / on / in
B. in / on / at
C. in / in / at
D. at / in / on
PREPOSITIONS
12) I’m Peter and I live in Germany. In summer I like to travel to Italy, because of the
weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane ___ Munich to Rome.
From the airport we went to our hotel_____bus.
A. for / by
B. till / with
C. from / by
D. from / on
PREPOSITIONS
13) ___ July 21, 1969, ___ 2:56 a.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) the American astronaut
Neil Armstrong left the lunar module of Apollo 11 and put his left foot on the
surface of the moon.
A. In / at
B. In / on
C. On / on
D. On / at
PREPOSITIONS
14) Greetings ___Phunket. We’re having a great time here. We arrived ___ Bangkok last
Saturday and we went ___ The “Golden” Temple. It was fascinating. There was an
enormous statue ___ the Buddha. We’re enjoying a lot.
A. of/ to/ in/ from

B. in/ of/ from/ to
C. from/ in/ to/ of
D. to/ from/ of/ in
PREPOSITIONS
15) “They want to remain British and that view should be respected ______ everybody,
including ______ Argentina”, Mr. Cameron said.
A. by - by
B. to - to
C. for - for
D. from - from
PREPOSITIONS
16) Laura had parked her car __________ a local shopping mall, and she was taking a
shortcut through the side door __________ a restaurant.
A. in / on
B. on / of
C. at / of
D. at / on

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NOUNS,

A – before sounds of consonants

DEFINITE __ Charles has a big house.

THE Caribbean Islands are great.

ENDING IN “S,SH,CH,X,Z,O” BOX, WATCH, BUS

ENDING IN CONS. + “Y” BABY, DICTIONARY, CITY

ENDING IN “F/FE” LIFE, WOLF, LEAF

MAN MEN PHENOMENON PHENOMENA

1) Choose the alternative in which the definite article is used correctly.

A. The Brazilians are very friendly.

Fill in the blanks with the correct articles:

Fill in the blanks with the suitable options, respectively:

5) Select the alternative that best completes the extract below.

Choose the best alternative to fill in the blanks subsequently.

A. a – some – the – some

Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text.

11) All words below are countable nouns, except:

A. mice, children, goose, woman.

A. husband – peoples – country

(MUITO) MANY MUCH A LOT OF

He has A FEW friends He has A LITTLE money

He has FEW friends He has LITTLE money

(+) Bring ANY book you want.

(+) I have SOME money.

(-) I don’t have ANY money.

(?) Do you have ANY money?

(+) I have NO money.

(-) I don’t have ANY money.

(REQUEST) Can you give me SOME money?

(OFFER) Do you want SOME money?

ALL tudo ENOUGH suficiente

MANY MUCH A LOT OF

1) The word no in “no two ear lobe prints ...” means

2) “every boy knows his place”, (line 12), means that

A. all boys know what they have to do.

The underlined word, in the extract, is similar in meaning to

4) “Birds dream a little”, (line 7), means that

A. they dream a bit.

5) Choose the best alternative to fill in the blanks.

A: Do you have ____ book on Biology?

A. some / any / some

6) “Although it is good to be friendly, do not spend too _____ time chatting to

Choose the correct alternative to complete the text, respectively.

“A bunch of”, underlined in the text, is closest in meaning to

8) “Guides to dating and internet sites provide countless conversation-openers for

“countless”, (line 5), can’t be replaced by

“any”, underlined in the text, means

“Nothing”, (line 11), means

The underlined word, in the text, can be replaced by

The opposite of “few”, in bold type in the text, is

The words, underlined in the text, are nouns, except:

Fill in the blanks with the suitable options:

“Nobody”, (line 7), can be replaced by

Fill in the blanks with the suitable options, respectively:

BLUE car CHINESE man

BEAUTIFUL and BLOND girl ANCIENT and GREAT book

ENGLISH teacher HIGH SCHOOL teacher

TALL YOUNG AMERICAN BASKETBALL players

ANCIENT antigo UPDATED atualizado

SHY RELIEVED WORTH HARSH

1) “What surprised me was that it had a colour, a kind of dull brown.”

“ dull ” (line 12) means

The opposite of “the same” (line 7) is

Which of the underlined words, in the text, are adjectives?

EQUALITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS ____

EQUALITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS ____

EQUALITY AS TALL AS ____

Julie was born ___July 3, _ night ___ New York.