Exercise 9 Complete the sentences with than... or as

1 I can't reach as high as you. You are taller ……me.

2 He doesn't know much. I know more……

3 I don't work particularly hard. Most people work as hard ……

4 We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised ……

5 She's not a very good player. I'm a better player ......

6 They've been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky……

 

UNIT 33. SUPERLATIVE

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative.

1 This building is very old. It's …… building in the town.

2 It was a very happy day. It was……of my life.

3 It's a very good film. It's……I've ever seen.

4 She's a very popular singer. She's……in the country.

5 It was a very bad mistake. It was……I've ever made.

6 It's a very pretty village. It's……I've ever seen.

7 It was a very cold day. It was……of the year.

8 He's a very boring person. He's……I've ever met.

 

Exercise 2. Write sentences. Use a superlative

1. Moscow / city/ large/ Russia

2. mountain/ the world/ Everest/ high

3. beautiful/ the Red Square/ square/ Moscow

4. short/ winter/ February/ month

5. country/ Brazil/ large/ South America

6. long/ river/ Africa/ Nile

7. large/ solar system/ Jupiter/ planet/

 

Exercise 3 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) + a preposition.

1 It's a very nice room. It is the nicest room in the hotel.

2 It's a very cheap restaurant. It's……the town.

3 It was a very happy day. It was……my life.

4 She's a very intelligent student. She……the class.

5 It's a very valuable painting. I ……the gallery.

6 Spring is a very busy time for me. It……the year.

Exercise 4. In the following sentences use one of + a superlative + a preposition.

1 It's a very nice room. It is one of the nicest roomsin the hotel.

2 He's a very rich man. He's one……the world.

3 It's a very old castle. It……Britain.

4 She's a very good player. She……the team.

5 It was a very bad experience. It……my life.

6 He's a very dangerous criminal. He……the country.

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) or a comparative (-er or more...).

1 We stayed at ……the .cheapest. hotel in the town. (cheap)

2 Our hotel was ……cheaper…… than all the others in the town. (cheap)

3 The United States is very large but Canada is……(large)

4 What's……river in the world? (long)

5 He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks……today. (happy)

6 It was an awful day. It was……day of my life. (bad)

7 What is……sport in your country? (popular)

8 Everest is……mountain in the world. It is……

than any other mountain. (high)

9 We had a great holiday. It was one of the……holidays we've ever

had. (enjoyable)

10 I prefer this chair to the other one. It's……(comfortable)

11 What's……way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

12 Mr and Mrs Brown have got three daughters…… is 14 years old. (old)

Exercise 6 What do you say in these situations? Use a superlative + ...ever... . Use the words given in brackets (in the correct form).

1You've just been to the cinema. The film was extremely boring. You tell your friend: (boring/film/see). That's the most boring film I've ever seen.

2 Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny. You say:

(funny/joke/hear). That’s……

3 You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You say:

(good/coffee/taste) This……

4 You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient. You tell your friend about her: (patient/person/meet) She ……

5 You have just run ten kilometres. You've never run further than this. You say to your friend: (far/run) That ……

6 You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake. You say to your friend: (bad/mistake/make) It……

7 Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You ask your friend:
(famous/person/meet?) Who……

UNIT 34. BELONINGS

Exercise 1. Are these sentences OK? Correct the sentences where necessary.

1.I stayed at the house of my sister.

3 Do you like the colour of this coat?

4 Do you know the phone number of Bill?

5 The job of my brother is very interesting.

6 Write your name at the top of the page.

7 For me the morning is the best part of the day.

8 The favourite colour of Paula is blue.

9 When is the birthday of your mother?

10 The house of my parents isn't very big.

11 The walls of this house are very thin.

12 The car stopped at the end of the street.

13 Are you going to the party of Silvia next week?

14 The manager of the hotel is on holiday at the moment

15 What is the name of this village?

 

Exercise 2. Read the information. Write sentences about the people in the family.

Mary and Brian are married. They have a son, James, and a

daughter, Ann. Ann is married to Paul. Ann and Paul have a son, Nick.

 

1. Brian/husband

2. Ann/mother

3. Mary/wife

4. James/brother

5. Ann/wife

6. Mary/grandmother

7. James /brother

8. Julia/sister

9. Paul/husband

10. Paul/father

11. Daniel/nephew

12. James/uncle

 

Exercise 3. Join the two (or three) nouns. Sometimes you have to use -'s or -s'; and sometimes you have to use ...of... .

1. the owner/that car

2. the mother / Ann ……

3. the jacket / that man

4. the new manager/the company

5. the top / the page

6. the result / the football match

7. the daughter / Charles

8. the garden / our neighbours

9. the cause / the problem

10. the ground floor / the building

11. the newspaper / yesterday

12. the children / Don and Mary

13. the birthday / my father

14. the economic policy / the government

15. the name / this street

16. the husband / Catherine

17. the toys/the child

18. the husband / the woman-talking to Mary

19. the car / the parents / Mike

20. the wedding / the friend / Helen

Exercise 4. What is another way of saying these things? Use -'s.

1 a hat for a woman

2 a school for girls

3 a name for a boy

4 a nest for a bird

5 clothes for children

6 a magazine for women