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Not so … as – не такий... як
Exercise 550. Insert as... as or so... as.
1. Mike is... tall... Pete. 2. Kate is not... nice... Ann. 3. My room is... light... this one. 4. This book is not... thin... that one. 5. Sergei is... old... Michael. 6. She is... young... Tom's brother. 7. This woman is... good... that one. 8. Nick's English is not... good... his friend's. 9. I am not... tall... Pete. 10. This woman is... young... that one. 12. I am... thin... you. 13. Kate is... lazy... her brother. 14. This child is not … small … that one.
Exercise 551. Insert as... as, so... as or than.
1. Our house is not... big... yours. 2. The new cinema in our district is much bigger... the old one. 3. We are... proud of our district... you are of yours. 4. The house I live in is... old... the one my sister lives in. 5. Exercise №2 is easier... exercise №3. 6. Nevsky Prospect is more beautiful... our street. 7. My composition is not... long... yours.
Exercise 552. Open the brackets using the correct form of the adjectives.
1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Kyiv? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word "newspaper" (long) than the word "book"? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than German. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 17. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 18. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 19. January is the (cold) month of the year. 20. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 21. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 22. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.
Exercise 553. Translate into English.
1. Цей будинок такий же високий, як і той. 2. Сьогодні вода в річці не така тепла, як вчора. 3. Ти не такий розумний, як твій тато. 4. Індія не така велика, як Китай. 5. Темза така ж красива, як Нева. 6. Його бабуся не така стара, як дідусь. 7. Яблука такі ж смачні, як сливи, але не такі смачні, як груші. 8. Російський музей такий же багатий, як Ермітаж. 9. Державін не такий знаменитий, як Пушкін. 10. Дніпро не такий довгий, як Волга. 11. Торік серпень був такий же жаркий, як і липень.
The ADVERB
Exercise 554. Frequency adverbs. Complete each sentence with an appropriate frequency adverb from the list: rarely, never, always, usually, often, seldom, sometimes.
1. I see one or two films every week. I... go to the movies. 2. I let my roommate borrow my car one time last year. I... let my roommate borrow my car. 3. Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week. Maria... eats cereal for breakfast. 4. Four or five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer. Museum visitors... stay for at least three hours. 5. We occasionally have quizzes in Dr. Jacobs's history class. Dr. Jacobs... gives quizzes in history class. 6. If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8:00 a.m. Once in a while, the teacher is a few minutes late. The class... begins at 8:00 a.m. 7. In the desert, it rains only two days between May and September every year. It... rains there in the summer. 8. James asks me to go to the sailboat races every year, but I don't accept his invitation because I think sailboat races are boring. I... go to sailboat races with James. 9. Every time I go to a movie, I buy popcorn. I... buy popcorn when I go to a movie. 10. Andy and Jake are friends. They go out to dinner at least three times a week. Andy and Jake... go out to dinner with each other. 11. Andy and Jake do business with each other every once in a while. Most of the time they don't discuss business when they go out to dinner with each other. They... discuss business during dinner.
Exercise 555. Write down the degrees of comparison of the following adverbs.
1. late
2. well
3. badly
4. early
5. carefully
6. quietly
7. fast
8. gaily
9. happily
10. clearly
11. clearly
12. slowly
13. widely
14. highly
15. quickly
16. perfectly
Exercise 556. Answer the questions using the comparative degree of the adverbs.
1. Does Peter drive the car as carefully as Tom?
2. Does a taxi run as fast as bus?
3. Did Jane speak as calmly as Helen?
4. Did you come as late as your brother?
5. Does Nick speak English as slowly as Peter?
6. Does Susan speak French as well as her mother?
7. Does Harry get up as early as his father?
8. Does Jack do his grammar exercises as carelessly as he did last year?
Exercise 557. Choose the right word.
1. I opened the door (slowly, slow)
2. Bill is a (careful, carefully) driver
3. Can you repeat that (slow, slowly)?
4. The party was very (good, well)
5. Our team played very (well, good)
6. She left (sudden, suddenly)
Exercise 558. Choose the proper word from the brackets.
1. She looks (nice, nicely) in her new dress.
2. Everything is all right with the little girl; she looks (gay, gaily) and (cheerful, cheerfully) again.
3. She looked (sad, sadly) at me and turned away.
4. What's the matter with you? You look so (sad, sadly).
5. The girl looked (helpless, helplessly) about.
6. The woman looked (helpless, helplessly).
7. She looked (pleasant, pleasantly) and made everybody feel at ease.
8. She looked (pleasant, pleasantly) at the little girl.
9. The girl looked (happy, happily) at her father, but the father looked (angry, angrily).
10. Father looked (stern, sternly) at me and I felt unhappy.
11. The car stopped (right, rightly) in the middle of the road.
12. Is your English (good, well)?
13. How many people were there at the (last, least) meeting?
14. I like your hat. It looks (good, well) on you.
15. Their son gives them the (last, least) trouble.
16. She feels (bad, badly) today.
17. The soup tastes (good, well).
18. She usually feels (lazy, lazily) in hot weather.
19. She cooks (bad, badly).
20.There was a (bright, brightly) fire in the room.
21.Does he speak (quiet, quietly)?
22.The table feels (smooth, smoothly).
Exercise 559. Choose between an adjective and an adverb.
1. The birds flew (low, lowly), almost touching the water with their wings.
2. He is a (good, well) driver; he always drives very (careful, carefully).
3. (Most, mostly) students he is friendly with are from her place.
4. If she can jump that (high, highly) she'll win the prize.
5. It's (near, nearly) eleven o'clock. It's time for you to go to bed.
6. Why are you walking so (slow, slowly)? What's the matter?
7. We studied (hard, hardly) before the exam,
8. He looked (anxious, anxiously) around.
9. Are you (careful, carefully) while driving?
10. My brother began in a (low, lowly) position at the bank.
11. The students with whom she studies are (most, mostly) from Belarus.
12. Few people are (high, highly) paid in this firm.
13. It was clever of him to make such a (near, nearly) translation.
14. They treated the boy (bad, badly) in their house.
15. When he began his journey he could (hard, hardly) crawl along.
16. She is very (slow, slowly) at understanding things.
17. I am very (anxious, anxiously) to leave as early as possible.
18. He has (regular, regularly) working hours.
19.The flower smells (pleasant, pleasantly).
20.The train goes (fast, fastly).
21.The meat tastes (bad, badly).
22.Is your brother an (excellent, excellently) painter?
The PRONOUN
Exercise 560. Replace the nouns by the personal pronouns: I, we, you, they, he, she, it.
1. My girlfriend is 12 years old.
2. Her brother is a student.
3. The dog barks.
4. Their parents are watching TV.
5. My brother and I like playing computer games.
6. Ann is hungry.
7. Oleg is looking through the window.
8. Teachers are working.
9. My friend and I can sing very well.
10. The cat is white.
Exercise 561. Complete the sentences using personal pronouns in the Objective Case: me, him, her, it, us, you, them.
1. Give … (I) a book.
2. We often meet … (they) in the park.
3. This man often visits … (she).
4. She gives … (you) books to read.
5. Mark always helps … (we).
6. They teach … (I) at school.
7. He knows … (we).
8. I always thank … (they).
9. Does she phone … (you)?
10. They agree with … (he).
Exercise 562. Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive pronoun.
1. I'm with … friends on the beach today.
2. Tom and … mum are here for the party.
3. My friends and I really like … school.
4. I think Helen is with … parents today.
5. This is a good book … title is The Planet Zorg.
6. Look! I've got a photo of you and … little brother.
7. That's Anna, my best friend and that is … sister, Kate.
8. Do you want … pizza or can I have it?
9. We're in … school football team.
10. Jenny and Clare are with … grandparents.
Exercise 563. Insert possessive pronouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their.
1. I can't find the bag. Where's … bag?
2. He has a brother. … brother lives in London.
3. She grows flowers. … flowers are beautiful.
4. They have a new car. … car is expensive.
5. We live in Ukraine. … country is very big.
6. The dog is white. … hair is short.
7. My name is Oxana. What's … name?
8. The woman dresses well. … clothes is nice.
9. The boy has a room. … room is comfortable.
10. We often work in the garden. … garden is in front of the house.
Exercise 564. Insert possessive pronouns.
1. They have a new car. … car is expensive.
2. We live in Ukraine. … country is very big.
3. The dog is white. … hair is short.
4. My name is Oxana. What's … name?
5. The woman dresses well. … clothes is nice.
6. The boy has a room. … room is comfortable.
Exercise 565. Insert possessive pronouns in the absolute form: mine, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs.
1. This is my mother's dress. The dress is …
2. This is our school. The school is …
3. This is their car. The car is …
4. This is not my book, … is at home.
5. I have lost my pen. Please, give me…
6. This is my father's computer. The computer is …
Exercise 566. Insert reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
1. Go and wash …
2. Ben translate the text …
3. Mary dressed …
4. The boys hurt …
5. I saw … in the mirror.
6. We cooked the dinner …
7. It works by …
8. My brother and I washed up …
9. The pupils wrote the composition …
10. My mum cooked buscuits …
Exercise 567. Complete the sentences using the demonstrative pronouns this, that, these, those.
1. Hello, ___________________ is Rachel speaking. “Hello. How are you, Rachel?”
2. Hey, Jillian, is ___________________ your ring? I've just found it on the floor.
3. Look at ___________________ woman over there. She's a Spanish teacher
4. ' Jane! ___________________ is her penfriend Joe'. ' Hello, pleased to meet you'.
5. Look at ___________________ painting over there. What fabulous colours!
6. Listen! ___________________ awful dog next door is barking again.
7. His uncle, who fought in world war II, told him that in ___________________ days they didn't have enough food.
8. ___________________ mountains in the distance are the Alps.
9. Mmm. I love ___________________ pancakes. They're home-made, aren't they?
10. He can't finish ___________________ chocolate. Would you like some?
Exercise 568. Choose the correct answer.
1) __________________ beach was quite empty last year.
a) that b) these c) those
2) __________________ exhibition will be open until the end of May.
a) this b) those c) these
3) __________________ people come from that hotel over there.
a) that b) this c) these
4) What does __________________ notice say?
a) these b) those c) that
5) __________________ exhibition closed a month ago.
a) those b) these c) that
6) He was dismissed on the 13th. __________________ night the factory went on fire.
a) those b) these c) that
7) Do you see __________________ birds at the top of the tree?
a) that b) this c) those
8) __________________ are the old classrooms.Those are the new ones.
a) those b) that c) these
9) __________________ is my cousin, Jessica.
a) this b) those c) that
10) Wasn't __________________ a horrible thing to say?
a) that b) this c) those
Exercise 569. Choose the correct answer.
Q1 -You shouldn't do it like that, do it ____ way.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q2 -Take one of _____ books from that pile.
a) this b) those c)these
Q3 -Everyone does it _____ days.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q4 -Everyone did it in _____ days.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q5 -If ____ class doesn't stop making so much noise, I'm going to go and tell them to shut up.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q6 -Can you see what _____ car's registration is? It's too far away for me.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q7 -I'm leaving ____ Tuesday.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q8 -I spoke to her a few hours ago- at the meeting _____ morning.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q9 -The flat we looked at today was better than ____ two we saw at the weekend.
a) this b) that c)these d) those
Q10 -'Waiter, I think ____ wine is off.'
a) this b) that c)these d) those
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