Part I - Provide the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives. Example: short shorter shortest comfortable more comfortable most comfortable hard _______________ _______________ safe _______________ _______________ curly _______________ _______________ confusin _______________ _______________ attractive _______________ _______________ g _______________ _______________ thin _______________ _______________ boring _______________ _______________ famous _______________ _______________ messy _______________ _______________ bad
Part II - Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the adjectives. ( Use either the positive, comparative or superlative degrees. ) Example: Canada is a big country. It is bigger than the United States. It is one of ( big ) the biggest countries in the world.
1. That's a _____________ joke. It's probably the _____________ joke I've ever heard. ( silly ) 2. I like Cuba. Some of the_____________ beaches in the world are in Cuba. ( beautiful ) 3. My kids are very ____________ . They are certainly ____________ than I was at that age. ( active ) 4. They say that truth is sometimes __________ than fiction. This is certainly proof of that. ( strange ) 5. Is Mother's Day the _____________ time of the year for florists? ( busy ) 6. Chris is very _____________. He is _____________ than any other person I know. ( ambitious ) 7. Mercury is the _____________ planet to the sun. It is also the _____________ planet . ( close / hot ) 8. This has been one of the ____________ winters on record. We have gotten ____________ ( snowy / much ) snow this year than in any other year since 1972. 9. Race-car driving is a _____________ sport. It is one of the _____________ sports there is. ( dangerous ) 10. Some of the _____________ athletes in the world will be competing for gold at the next ( good ) summer Olympics. 11. Turkish coffee is very _____________ . It is _____________ than American coffee. ( strong ) 12. Greenland is a country. It is also an island. It is the _____________ island in the world. ( large ) 13. Toronto is ____________ south than Ottawa, isn't it? ( far ) 14. There have been many _____________ inventions but the invention of the telephone was ( important ) certainly one of the _____________ . 15. Do you think German is _____________ to learn than Spanish? ( difficult )
Part III - Complete the following sentences with as ... as or the same ... as. Example: I'm not sure, but I think Jack is the same age as my sister. If you're 38 years old, then you're as old as I am.
1. These boots feel a little tight. Are you sure that they are __________ size _____ the other boots? 2. I'm sure you don't weigh __________ much _____ I do. Get a scale and I'll prove it to you. 3. My daughter is only 12 years old but she's already __________ tall _____ I am. 4. Do you see this stick? I want you to find another one that's about __________ length _____ this one. 5. I love the color of your hair. I'm going to dye my hair __________ color _____ yours. 6. My ring is 10K gold. Yours is 14K gold. That's why my ring is not __________ expensive _____ yours. Homework 2/5/2
Part IV - Use make or do with the following expressions.
Example: make a sandwich do the vacuuming _____ some bread _____ a list _____ the driving _____ the cooking _____ a choice _____ the rules _____ an _____ the housework _____ what you want _____ the gardening _____ appointment _____ some research _____ a good deed _____ me an offer _____ someone mad _____ a pie _____ the ironing _____ an effort _____ the honours _____ trouble _____ some tricks _____ the exercises _____ a donation _____ the arrangements _____ a decision _____ lunch _____ what I say _____ an exception _____ a face _____ a suggestion _____ a joke _____ a drink _____ some progress _____ a scene _____ your duty _____ a fire _____ a killing _____ a deal _____ an adjustment _____ the shopping something bad
Part V - Complete the following sentences with either make or do. ( Be sure to use the correct tenses. ) Example: Let me make some coffee first and then I'll do your hair.
1. Children, please stop that. You _______________ too much noise and it's giving me a headache. 2. Can you give me the newspaper when you're finished with it? I want ______________ the crossword puzzle. 3. I was tired yesterday so I took a 20-minute nap in the afternoon. It _______________ me a lot of good. 4. I'm not worried about the presentation next week. I'm sure you're _______________ a very good job. 5. We all _______________ mistakes. After all, we're only human. 6. I'm going to speak to Julian and I'm _______________ it clear to him that this situation cannot continue. 7. _______________ our homework now. That way, we won't have to worry about it for the rest of the week. 8. Let me see . . . What was I doing when you called? I think I _______________ the laundry. 9. I want to take mom to that restaurant for her birthday, but I _______________ the reservations yet. 10. At this time tomorrow, we will be helping _______________ supper for about 125 homeless people. 11. We're not supposed to take more than an hour for lunch, but we're _______________ an exception tomorrow. 12. The doctor isn't in his office right now. I think he _______________ his rounds. 13. You know me, I never _______________ promises that I can't keep. 14. I have to _______________ a phone call so _______________ me a favor and watch the baby. 15. The game starts in 5 minutes. I want all of you to go out there and _______________ your best. 16. Why are you looking at me like that? I _______________ anything wrong, have I? 17. Yesterday's flood _______________ a lot of damage to the crops. That's sure to affect the price of fresh fruits and vegetables. 18. What do you want to do? Do you want to _______________ the dishes or _______________ the beds? 19. I'm sorry we're late but we had to _______________ a few stops on the way over. 20. You're calling the police? Good! You _______________ the right thing. 21. I'm not asking you _______________ the impossible, am I? 22. This is a good invention! You're _______________ a fortune with it one day. 23. I like to paint but I know I wouldn't be able to _______________ a living out of it. 24. This book is based on a true story. It's about a man who is ________________ time for a crime he didn't commit. 25. That was someone from Léger & Léger. They're _______________ a survey and they wanted to know if I would participate in it.
