test it fix it english grammar pre-intermediate level sep 2003

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Word order w ith adverbs Compara tive and su perlative ad jectives

Co m parat iv e and superlat ive adverbs

Co u nt able nouns

Quantifiers: some, any~ much and many Something, anybody, nowhere, everything, etc

Both, all; each, every; either, neither

Possessive s Prepos it ions o time: at, on, in

Prepo sit io ns of pl ace : in, on, at

Q uest io ns

Short ans wers

Test it, Fix it is a seri es of book s desi gn ed to help you identify any problems

you may have in En lish a d to fx the pro bl em s Each T est it, Fix it bo ok

has twenty tests which co nce n tra te on mist akes comm only mad e by learners

T e s t it, Fix it has an unusual fo rm at You stan at the first page of each unit,

then go to the th ird pag e, then to the second pag e Here's how it works:

Test it (First pagel ·~ I l ·

o First do Test it exercise 1

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a Then do Test it, exercise 2

9 Go to the Fix it page and check your answers before you do Test it again

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Review (Fourth page)

4E) You can read this page at any

time It gives you extended Fix it

notes and example sentences It's designed to give you a summary

of the grammar you need for the whole test

c

o Find and correct the mistake in each sen tence

Mike's wearing a red socks f S ome c h i ld r en wear an

rise in themornin

f) Write a an or the where necessary

a Homo sap iens is most inte llige nt species on th e pla et

b I me t very interest ing woman toda y

c Did vou fill th e car up w ith petrol yesterday?

d The dog's barking a moon again

e Have a look in fri dge I th ink th ere's so me m ilk left

That's an in terest in g b d ­ bi rd w ith the blue tai l feat he rs

9 Wow! You'v e g t lots of DVDs

h Is th at really camel I can see over there?

Jeff's opt ician

Have yo u go t garage a your house?

o Match the tw o h lves of each sent ence Add a an or the w here necessary

a Get into bed I've got

b The storm s last night we re

fox in the g rdenbees butthey may b weart h looks bl

black jacket in the winnew story to read to yo u

worst we've had for year

a I In Badsey town ce ntre yesterday, <l ma ll II- l ' anexud 1' 1' Illll~g i llg a\ Oll ll~

womun \ woma u lI'a, attacked ;s she left the po sl "nice in Redfo rd Road

- Liddl e lnsurance e-s­

sou nd Use an (not a) before a vowel

Use th e when the thing you're talki ng

about is unique : there's only one of

between a, an or the Articles (2) deals mostly with the definite article, the, and

tells you when you shouldn't use an article at all Articles (3) shows you when to

use articles with common expressions

A and an

indef init e article an (not a) before a vowel sound

• You do n't use a or an with unco u nt ab le nouns or plural nouns

You use a or an when you mention something for the first t

A

The

e lephant was enormous

• You use the when the person or th ing yo u're talking about is unique (There's

You use the with superlative adject ives

A the w indow B window

c Jeff w ants to climb

A the Mount Everest B M ount Ever est

d Do you enjoy listening to ?

A music B the m usic

e I spent my childhood in

A the Belgium B Belg ium

We'r e go ing skiing in

e Choose th e best option

a The Dr Smith /Dr Smit h was a lectu rer at Lon don Uni versity

b Tom van Vuren comes fro m the Netherlands/Ne t he rlands

c The clown had big red nose/a big red n

d I've always loved Italian/t he Italian It's such a musical lan g uage

e Stephen, the children/children are ready to go to schoo

f Doyou eat the chicken/chicken or areyo uvegeta

9 Hav e yo u ever been to Lake Orta/the Lake Orta? It's very bea

h We're staying at Sheraton Hote l/the Sheraton Hotel t

Nich olas is an architect/ archi tect, isn't he?

I think the Lia/Li a is a very pretty bab y

Test it again

o Compl et e the sentences Use a, an or the w here necessary

a You really have got lov ely smile !

b Sara h wants to sail on Nile

c I'm spendi ng New Year's Eve in Brussels

d Can you pass me wat er?

e All living creat u res need water

Idon' tlike fish.Too many bo

g Mireia comes from Spain, doesn't she

h ._ Chinese is a difficult lang uage t

Joe wants to be air line Taj Mahal is an amazing b ildi

a Find and correct twelv e mistakes in these dia logues

a Tim: Dan, do you want sugar inyour coffee?

Dan: Yes, please know the sugar's bad for yo u r teet h but I hate the coffee without it The Dr Rawstorne tells me to give it up eve ry tim e

I see him

b Caro l: Wow!This guidebookis great Have you everbeen lip Eiffel Tower?

Nick : No in fact I've never been to the France Pass me guidebook,

please

c Harry : The dictio naries are so expensive these days!

Sally: Yes, I know, but books cost a lot to make, don't they?

d Pete: I've decided I don'twant to bepo litician after all

Jill : Good I don't like the polit icians anyway

o Victo r: The Davi d is go ing to United States soon to study eco nomics Sarah: Oh yes, I remember He's go ing to the New York, isn't he?

Fix it notes

A

Use a or a n before a noun or before an

adject ive + noun to describe something

or to say what someons's job is

B

Use the whe n the person you're talking

to knows which person or thing you're

talk ing about

C

Don't lise an article when yo u're talking

about things in a general way, e.g

chicken , music, salt

o

Don 't lise an article to talk about a

person, a lang uage or most places,

incl udi ng the name of a country,

a mountain or a lake

E

Use the wi t h the names of places that

are plural; the names of deserts, seas,

rivers and oceans; and the names of

most build ings

For :nor e inforrnati~n, see the 1[>

Review page opposite

Ar t icles ( 2)

You use a or an to describe things and to say what someone's job is

This is a good book Helen is an editor NOT /-IefeR is 'h

• You use the when the person you're talking to knows which person or thinyou'r e talki ng

Could you pass me the salt? (The salt that's on t

Your glasses are in the car (It's our car You know which

You use the with the names of places that are plural, e.g the United States ,

tile Netherlands; the United Arab Emirates You also use the with the names of most deserts, seas, rivers and oceans, and with the names of most buildings

Robin lives in the United States

It's very hot in t he Negev Desert I found the book i n the British Library

Note, however, that there are exceptions to this rule You don't use the w ith names of buildings which include the words

palace; airport station, e.g London University, Topkapi Palace; Frankfurt Airport

N o article

You do n't use an article (a, an or the) when you're talking about tgeneral If you use an article, you change the mean

I like milk but I don't like fish (All mi lk

lease pass me the milk (The milk that' s on the table

Children are adorable (All childre

The children are adorable (Our children

You don't use an article with languages or with the names of most places

Paddy speaks French NOT Pedd~'

We like Lake Como NOT We

Note, however, that there are exceptions to this rule YOLI use the wit h the

names of places which include words such as kingdom, sultanate , republic, e.g

'IraRopubtic of Ireland, and with very big parts of the world, e.g The Far East

You don't usa nn article bofore people's names or before Mr, Ms, Mrs ,

limy h; //IY 1>0UI (, itmd NO I Tile TOI/Y is my bes/ -friel/fi

Test it ~

o Choose the correct sentence in each pair

b John's in hospital becau se he's broken his leg

d What a funny boy you ar

e We' ll h ave a salad for lunch

We'll have a salad for the lunch

9 We're going to L

h We're going to Lon do n by car

To get to Broad Street, take the second turning on the left

To get to Broad Street, take the second turning on left

f) Write a, an or the where necessary

a Mickey James is in prison again

b Hey, lo ok ! My watch is same as yo urs !

c Emm a's only fi ve and she can already count to hundred

d The children go to school by bus

e Wo u ld yo u like to win million dollars?

9 Wh at do you wa nt for

h Patrick Leigh Ferm o r tra velled f o m London to Istanbul on foot

San dy's working as assistant unt il she goes to Australia

Take the third turn ing on right

o Find and correct the mistake in each sentence

iI David always uses I hate travelling by

his pen as spoon the p lane

b co u n te d th o u san d co ins 9 Why don't you ring Fiona?

I can't see you on Saturday

typt' of" people

Mnt ch the two halves of each sentence.Add a, an or the w here necessary

Do you eve r go to 1 helico pter

b The po st office is over there on 2 waiter at the moment

c Wo often go to the beach in 3 hosp it al

tl Mo st people dislike being in 4 ch ur ch?

I'm bus y I've got 5 Ju ne

Hnr ry ! Wh at 6 lu nch w e'll play fo ot ball

He's w ork in g as 7 '" coas t more th an the mounta in s

h The y do mou ntai n resc ues by 8 millio n th ing s to do

Fix it notes

A

Use the before some common

the same

B

Don't use an article wit h some

common expressions rela ting to

particular places, e.g i n bed, at hom e ,

in hospital, in prison, to work

C

Don't use an article with meals, days,

Don't use an arti cle wi t h methods of

tran sport, g by bus , y car, on foot

F

Use a or a n before a sing ular countable

noun in exclamations with What !

G

Use a before hund red , thousand

milli on when vou mean'o e hu ndred' ,

J ane's work ing as an assistant in the do cto r 's surgery N O T as assi

You use a or a n before singular countable no u ns in excl am ati o ns t

wi th W What a surp rise! What an amazing car! Wh at a funny dr

You use a befo re tile words h undred, thousand, million, billion, etc w he n you

1110an 'one hu ndred', 'one thousand', etc

Jill's won a hund red euros A thousand years ago t here was a fo res t h ere

You use t he befo re some common expressions,e.g t he same, the cinema the th eatre , th e ri g ht, the left, the top, the coast, etc You need to learn these

You're we a ring the s a me ja cket as me ShaJJ we go to the ci

My bo use is on the le

rt icle

YOIi don't use an article with some common exp ressions relat ing

partic ula r p

(0 , in or o ut of: bed, chu rch, hospital , pr

( lI, a or fr om: college ,school , universi

Huh will b e in prison for six months NOT in the pri

Wo learnt a lot at school today N OT at the s

I like going to work NO T

YUIi don't use an article with meals, days, months, ho lidays, festivals and

pucial d

I a t's hov e lun ch log e/her I hat e Mondays My 1?irthday's i

I I ItJ kid s love Christm as We always have a party on New Y ear 's D

YOIi don't lise fin artlc le with meth od s of tr

I pI/I to work hy t nin Holen loves going ever yw he re on fo

II' If II"ickl1l by em Tl w Prim a M ill is/ a ( tr nvels by ptnn

Test it ~

o Fiv e of th ese sentences are incorrect Find and correct them

a St eve hit the ball hard Ra b b it fur f e el s s oft ly

b You 're a person n ice

sunsets last week

J ' early?

d The Economist is a

e Choose the correct sentence in each pair

a Malco lm speaks well Italian

b Malcolm speaks It alian well

c Th t perf ume smell s wo nd erfulI

d That perfume smells wo nd erf ully !

e A kit t en is a cat young

A kitten is a young ca

9 They test weekly the fire alarm s

h Th y test the fire alarms we kly

I read five good books on holiday

I read five goods boo ks on holiday

est it again

o Solve the clues to complete the crossword Use the words below

Ilf/rl badly easy easily goo d

s lo w s lo w l y s oft softly s trange

2 The hairdresser cut my hair yesterday

It Sue didn't n jo y much the film/th e film much

You look ang ry/ ang rily - what's wro

" VIGky shouted loudly/loud

Adjectives an d ad verbs

Review Fix it notes

A

Put adjective s before (not after) nouns

B

b fore (not after) the noun or pronoun

li e's a man He's a nice man NOT He's-tt-ffltffHffee

sing ular or plural nouns

IIMfY'S a dog Harry 's a black dog NO T Herrv is B doe black

C

YOIl don't change the fo rm of n adjective with singular or plural nouns

Put adject ives (not adve rbs) after these

If 's nn interesting book These are interesting books NO T fftlefestifttjs­

verbs : p pear; b e, be come, f eel, get,

Tho se sh oes are cheap NOT eheep«

l ook, se em, s me ll, sound , t ast e

YOIl put adjectives after (not before) these verbs: appear; be, become , feel , get,

Don 't put adv erbs between the verb

~111 look tired NOT You.tired -look

and the objec t Usu ally put them at the

III"t s eems easy NOT - That· eaBy-seem s

YOIl use an adject ive (not an adverb) after these verbs: appear; be, become , feel ,

E

't il , look, seem, smell , sound , taste

E arly and l at e ; f ast and h ard; d aily,

111f / tir esd smells wonderful NOT - W8RtferftJl/ y

w eekly and m onthly are adject iv es and

I )II/ I!! OW milk taste bad? NOT -hat#y­

JIIr I", ~y 1-}fI !Jli ~lJ

/ 1l 11I / well She's a good runner IIII/d hnrd Digging is hard work He works hard

1111 11 (11' adverbs to say more about verbs Adverbs tell you how, where,

I lilly fir/II delicious pizms here NOT T he v - eett - here delicious pi

~"'l lI llt/llk Ft onch well Nor

mel montniv con be adj ectives

I { Jil t III) omlv

Word order with ad jecti ves

Test it again

o P ilI the adjectives in the co rrect ord er bef ore the no u ns

o Find and correct any sentences that are wrong

a I saw a white lill ie mo use nicky is small , fa

in the kitc hen and blue

b Katy liv es in a small mod ern g ( ~ It was the third big surp rise

flat near the town cen t re ' of the day

<s: - ,

The imp rt ant is that I lo v e you

d yuckl Th is horrib le tastes!

It was a journey tiring

e Jim gave me a grey cotton scarf

e Choose the correct sentence in each pair

e An Ialian leat he r hand bag o They're footba ll black boots

1\ , plcv excelle nt B an excell en spicy ' /I

Fix i t notes

A

Put adjectives describing

h

adjectives describing opini on

Put adjectives describing colour, orig

material and purp ose in that ord

C

Put adjective s describing opinion, e.g

b eautiful, before any other adjec t ive s

o

Put numbers bef or e adj

Adjectives go before (not aft er) a noun

Always put a noun, g thing , boy

aft er an adje ctive exc ept in s

c

F

Put adject ive s aft er (not before) these

verbs: a ppear, be, b eco me, f eel, g et,

loo k, see m, s m ell , so und and t ast e

G

Use a nd bef o re the last adjec tive if you

use tw o or more adj ectives afte r

a ppear, be , ecome, fe el, g et l ook,

seem , smell , s ound and t ast e

For more informat ion , see th

Rev iew page o

Word order wi th adjec tives

Review

W ord order with adjectives

11'11 im po ssible to give exact rules fo r word order with adject ives in Eng lish because

IIHIre a re many exceptions Howev er, there are some guidelines that will help you

1' 1 choose the correct word order in most cases Generall y you don't use more than

IIl! lw adjec ti ves together in the same sentence

You usually put adject ives

«tl

o tui's h an dsome, sl im and fair -haired What an adorable little baby!

You use adj ect iv es that describe size, length or height before adjectives that c1rJRCribe colou r, origin , material or purpose

II'i ':; (J o/ a bi g r ed n ose That's a small Dutch rabbit It's a long silk scarf

II " dr iv es a bla ck racing car

You use adjecti ves that describe colour, origin, material or purpose in that uulur,

Il w :JfJ n re gr een Als atian glass drinking c

141/1 is " brown G erman shepherd dog

/I II1111 rl uo tom a to es That's the last boring party I' m going to

tllOl IIVl l ll (10 b for e (not after) a noun Don't use an adjective on its own

" (I IIIIIU wnlk: NOT Jt!s-B-w a-lk

-11111 III1 IJIJI tnnt thing i s that we love each oth er N OT +he- imonFtant is that

II,,,, fltlm {li'" i s unw ell NOT - Th e-p oor i

NlI l lt You can use an adjective without a noun in special cases, e.g the elderly,

111ft I/lU II th a unemploy ed , the young , etc In these cases, you're talking abo ut a

JII II' P 01 peopl e and you're using the adjective as a noun

1/" "f I",lily r nises mon ey for th e poor (Poor people as a group.)

IIIII lId ll11lll vI;lS nfter (not before) these verbs: a p p ear, be, becom e, f eel, ge t, l o k ,

Til 'W /II ,fI, s mell and taste

I ' " II/Ilk uo nutitut! H e s eems h appy I f eel tir ed N OT - I-ti red-fee/

,," lmln ru lho lnst f1cljacl ivo if vou lisa two or more ad joc ti vos in the sam e

1I11 1111.1t If vou li se throe ad inctivea, vou put 11cn nu un alte r tim Iirst ad jec ti ve

II ' ·lJi"'", "/Ct' IlIIlI S I /ic y YOII look ri" ttllll/l lllllh ~'flIJY

-Are you usuallv cheerfu l?

The cake is ov er cooke d totally

Do you go to the theatre ever?

(

~

Gho o se th e best opti o n, A or

A still love B love sti ll

h Fion a doesn't hav e a sense of humour She

l luw lo ng have you ?

A thure lived B li ed there

,: Will I see you tomorrow?

II Keit h doesn't often come round

o Choose the correct sentence in each pair

o They make here won derf ul sandw iches

p They make wond erful sandw iches here

q Have yo u studied always at th is sc

Have yo u alwa ys st udied at this sch ool

s " II probably see yo u on Frida

t I' ll see yo u pro bably on Frid ay

e Put the adverbs in the correct places

a Pete and Sue are ma rried (happi

b David gets up earl y (alwa

f) Fix i t notes

A

Put adverbs of frequency , e.g often

and certainty, e.g probably, be

most verbs

Put adverbs of frequency, e.g always

and certainty, e.g definitely ,

auxiliary verbs and the verb be

C

In questions, put adverbs of freq uency,

e.g always, after auxiliary + subject

D

Put adve rbs of quantity, e.g much, at

th e end of the sentence (not between

the verb and it s obje ct )

E

Put ad v er b s of place, e.g h ere, a th e

end o th e sentence (not between the

verb and it s object)

F

Put adverbs of time, e.g yesterd ay, at

the end of the sentence (not between

the verb and its object)

Put adve rbs before (not after) an

adjective or a past participle

For more inlonna tio n see the

Hov low P fl U U up poui tu L>

Word orde r with adverbs

Word order with adverbs

Diffe rent kinds of adverb, for example adverbs of frequency such as always or

ulverbs of manner such as badly, go in different positions in a sentence

' ~()m e go at the end of the sentence but others go near the verb

dverbs of frequency and certainty

Yo u use adverbs of frequency, e.g never , often, sometimes ,

o cert ai nt y, e.g certainly , definitely , probably, etc before most verbs

You use adverbs of frequency and certainty after auxiliary verbs, e.g can, do

/ ca n o ften beat him at chess She has probably been there before

III questions, you use adverbs of frequency and adverbs like still and ever after

III aux il iary + subject

You usually use adverbs of manner, e.g badly, well; adverbs of place, e.g here ,

th ere; adverbs of quantity, e.g a bit, a lot , much ; and adverbs of time, e.g

(or/ny , yesterday, at the end of the sentence Never put these adverbs between

I

YO/l speak English well NOT ¥eu-speak -well -English

W (J liked the restaurant a lot NO TWe -liked-a lot the-restaurant

J It /s leaving the house today NOT -He!s -/eaving -today -the house

YIIII put adverbs before (not after) an adjective or a past participle

11m hook is nearly written NOT - Th e-book-is - w rit ten - nettf/y

\'1)/1 look extremely tired NOT You -icok-tired-extremetv

-

o Find and corre ct the mistake in each sentence

a My brothe r is intelli genter W hich s k yscrape r i s t h e

g t\Ltrk f lllis Sp;l lsh l'<lsycl

b The blue whale is the

10 k.uu 1 11,11 1 lr.rli.m

a imal the biggest

h Today was the hot est

c Iceland is colder England day of the year

Isabell e is the mor e bea t if ul person I've met

e This is the most good film

I' v e ever seen!

f) Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives

comparative superlative

A sillye r B sillier

Who is ? Kate or Judit h?

A fitt er B more fitter

in d and correct five mistakes in the headlines

Crows are m ore go od toolmakers than chimpanzees J ­

~-b IT'S OFFICIAL: B ec kh a m is b est f o otbaJler o the world

c Is this the d iscovery the greatest ?

cl x lusivel T he w or ld's o l d r III WI r oach es 77 7 0 1 bi r rh d av

f) Fix It It

A

Make tho C ( Jl ll l ll nllvll IlII d ~; lIpe ri at ive

of one-svlu lu Iltll"otlvlllI lJl1ding

by addinq r 'mel III I IIr other o

syllabic mlloCllvuli IHlei I II /lnd est

Make the cOlllp'II,,,,tlvo rilld su oerl

of two-syllnhl a llellljGllvun undinq in

by changino y to IlIIld IHld ing e r a

est For othor tw o ~y llll lJ lu n

and longer adlucrlvos, IIC ld m ore

the most beforo 11m /IC Ij" c.li ve

Double the last \o ll tl! o adjectives tha

end in one vowel I onu c

the n add er and es t

Some adjectives have ir reg ula

co m parative and superlative forms

E

After a superlative use in (not of) with

a sing ular word for a place or a group

F

Use t ha n after a comparat ive adjective

and the before a superlative adjective

G

Put comparative and super

adjectives before the noun

Fo r more info rm atio n, see t

Review page opposite

Compara tive and supe rla tive adjec t ives

You make the comparative and superlative o one-syllab le adjectives ending

in e by adding rand st You make the comparative and superlative of other one-syllable adjectives by add ing er and est

nice nicer the nicest fast faster the fastest

You need to double the last le er of adjectives that end in one vowel + one consonant, then add e and est

big bigger the biggest hot hotter the hottest fat fatter the fattest thin thin ner the thinnest

You make the comparative and superlative of two-syllable adjectives ending

in y by changing y to i and adding er and est

easy easier the easiest ta sty tastier the tastiest

You make the comparative and superlative of other two-syllable adjectives and

lo nger adjectives by add ing more and the most before the adjective

borinq more boring the most boring

i nteresting more interesting the most i nteresting

Some adjectives have an irregu lar comparat ive and superlative form

You need to learn these

good better the best fa r further the furthest bad worse the worst little l es s the l east much/many more the most

You use than after a comparat ive adjective and the before a superlative

adjective

You're taller than me John is the tallest in the class

YOll put the comparative or superlative adjective before (not after) the noun

Til e elephant is the bigges t l and anima l NOT =:- th e - Iand-anim al-th e · bigg est

Nnte: You don' t use o f with a singular word fo r a place or a group, e.g

II'" c lass, the team Yo u use i n

I " ui o cheetah t he fas tes t an imal in the wor ld? NO T •• o f th e

-1I r,(} i s t he bes t s tuden t in t he clnss, NO I of ti m C 11l8S

III " II ,11111 0I 1Id 1l 1 tl (h

a Richar d' s clever, ut Bob wor ks

li

b They all danced well, but Ell en d nced

a Can tortoises wa lk fast er tu

b Of all the birds in the world, which bird sings tho b

c Do other anim als wake up more early than birds or nro birds th

f rst to wake u

e Do worker bees really wor k harder than other b

f Can chimp nzeescli mb trees easilythan orang

h Can bats see clearl y than h

Which flies highest - an e gle or a haw k

j Why don't zookeepers get bitten oftene r

I Can dogs see fu rt he r than cats

m Can an elephant remem berthingsmore wellthan ot her a imal

n Why have a es developed q icklier tha n othe r a i

o Can rab bits h ar better than har es?

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adverbs by PIIIII III\I " '''''' IIlJ"" c the

adverb MIlko " ' 11 _ ' II , rt ll l l lvlJ f orm by

adding O w " ,,,

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adverbs tJ ~" ly, /(/ li m" 1 1I1l1 liiqt: by

adding 01 til lhtl "11,, ill Milke the

superlatlvu 1 11111 1 Iy Pll ldl llU til e and est

(Change tlll l V I II Iit'l 1 1il 1I IIf c nri v to

Comparative and superlative adverbs

• You make th e comparative form of most adverbs by adding m ore before the adverb You make the su perlat iv e form by adding the most

You make the comparative fo rm of the adverbs early, fast, hard, high, late, lo w,

near and soon by adding er You make the superlat ive fo rm o these adverbs by adding the and est You change the y at the end o early to an i before yo u add

eriest and just add rand st to late ear l y earlier the earliest fast faste r the fastest high higher the highest late latest the latest

Some adverbs have an irreg ular comparative and superlative fo rm You need to learn these

far further the furthest well better the best

b d l y worse the worst

You use than after a comparative adv er b

Y ou finished it more quickly than I did She sings better than he

Note: Sen tences wit h superlative adverbs aren't as common as sentences with

compar at iv e adverbs

-ing or -ed?

Test it again Test it ~

o Find and corr ect any sentences t hat are w ron

a I saw a dead mo use in the garden

b The lesson was very confus ing

It It's nea rly Chri st m as ! I' m so exciti ng !

c What an amazing party that wasl

b What' swro ng ?Areyou

d Ther e's nothing to do here It's a very bored tUWI!

9 Bad weather can be very dep ress ing

h I can see you're not very inte resting You' re not lsten ing to me at a

You' re

9 I feel

I It's very when the co mp ut er doesn't wor k prop er ly

A shocking B shocked

when yo u've got a cold

c Are yo u that yo u did n 't pass the exam

A fascin at in g B fascinated

k That roller-coaster rid e was

Stop bei ngso !That's thethird tim eI've heard that sto ry

A tired B tirin g

III My boss was

h Why me you ? Th ere's a lot to do here o Th e midnight mov ie last nig htwas

The teacher was very bored

Th at' s no t very fun ny

with me?

w he n I can 't solve a prob lem

-l/7g or -ed ?

Answers to Test it f) Fix it notes

Check your answers Wrong answer?

- in g or -ed7

A

Read the right Fix it note to find out why

Use participles ulldillU ill e d to t

You can use present participles (words ending in ing) and past participles (words

~I l a ~ excited -+ A abou t how people Io l

ending in ed) as adjectives but you need to know the difference between them It's

common for people to mix them up because they look quite similar

It was shocking new s (The news shocked us.) '.f Now go to Rage 39 ifest yourself again

Here's a list of common past and present participles that are used as adjectives:

' U a disgusting

b annoyed

9 frustrated

h int erest ing

I com fo rti ng

I em barrassed

k ter rify ing

c

Test it ~

o Find and correct ten mistakes

a

b WI.: looked ill tour d ic tio na rvs

but \\' cou ld n ' t End the word

There w ere two

persons at the door

d This film are boring - let' s

watch a differen t one

9 I'm going on a diet! My

trousers doesn't f it me

h Sam likes mou ses because

they're small a d furry

Bus go up and down my street all day and they're noisy

In autumn the leafs fall off the trees

T est it again

oSolve the clues to complete the crossword,