(Ms. Hong Hoa GRAMMAR CHECK 3: ADJECTIVES-ADVERES-COMPARISONS I. Put each group of words into the best order. 1. old a plastic large bag green “+... 2. wooden square two tables “* 3. red a dress silk beautiful 4, silver a of antique pair“ 5. bowl small a plastic + 6. boots some old football dirty “ . 7. cotton long a skirt yellow * ... 8, squeezed juice a freshly glass orange of 4 IL. Circle the correct option. 1. She ruined her silld/silky suit by washing it. 2, We had to climb over a low stone/stony wall. 3, Her approached the task with steeU/steely determination. 4, This soap will leave your skin feeling silk/silky and soft. 5, Leathery/ Leather coats never seem to go out of fashion. 6. This plant has soft feather/feathery leaves. 7. We spotted the metal/metallie blue car speeding into the tunnel ahead. 8. The manager's stone/stony expression showed that something was wrong. IIL. Circle the correct option. 1. [managed to get to New York easy/easily by flying there directly/direct. 2. She has been deeply/deep upset by his behavior late/lately. 3. Lately/Late the cost of living has been increasing; things generally are not nearly/near as cheap as they used to be. 4, It is wide/widely believed that she was wrong/wrongly accused. 5, Laura is a very shy person who rarely/rare goes out and she does not mix free/freely with the other students. 6. She is highly/high regarded in the school as people can get on with her easily/easy. 7. L was not full/fally satisfied with the doctor as he had wrong/wrongly diagnosed my previous illness. 8. “Do you intend to leave shortly/short?” “I think so. I've nearly/near finished.” 9. Iwas pretty/prettily embarrassed when I realized that I had hardly/hard enough money to pay the bill. 10. The train does direct/directly to Edinburgh without stopping so it will probably be full/fully. IV. Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets where provided so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. P've never had such a terrible experience before. It’s the ote 2. Amsterdam is not nearly as far away as Tokyo. (MUCH) + Tokyois ... Scanned with CamScanner3. She weighs abit less than she did as a teenager. (SLIGHTLY) ‘+ When she was a teenager, she was... 4. Kate ate less than Andrew did. Kate didn’t .. 5. Bill is the youngest in the family. \ Everyone else in the family ... 6. Everyone in our class behaves more maturely than Tim. (IMMATURELY) Tim behaves V. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. ‘Write between two and five words in each gap. 1. Thave never read a better book than this one. EVER \ Thisis the... read. 2. Ihave never worked so hard in my whole life. EVER Itwas the .. in my whole life. 3. This is the nicest beach along this part of the coast. THAN + This... .«» the others along this part of the coast. 4, Iread that Mount Everest is the highest mountain. NO Tread that. . Mount Everest. 5. The painting Ed di + You can't imagine. 6. Nobody in the class runs as fast as Pedro. RUNNER, % Pedro is the ugliest one you can imagine, THAN . the one Ed did. inthe class. VI. Complete the sentences using the word in bold. Use between two and five words. 1. As he gets older, he seems to become more sensible. THE The older he becomes, ...... 2. I spent half as much as my brother. TWICE My brother spent 3. Riding a bike is easier than riding a horse. AS Riding a horse 4, I didn’t think it would be so difficult. MORE It was .. 5. David and I have received the same number of presents. MANY _Thave received... 6. would rather eat chocolate than apples. EATING I prefer... 7. Caroline is the meanest woman I’ve ever met. NEVER I've. 8, Laura has been a professional dancer for five years. PROFESSIONALLY Laura . .-he seems. A did, ‘ding a bike. I thought. ---David. apples. -woman as Caroline, -for five years ~- THE END — Scanned with CamScanner