Problem
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Find the mistakes in word order, and correct them. Not every sentence has a
mistake. Rewrite the sentence if it is correct.
EXAMPLES: | He very slowly drives. | | | He drives very
slowly .
| | | He has a driver's license. | | | He has a driver's
license . | | |
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Mary
is a person very intelligent.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form, adjective or adverb, of the word in
parentheses ( ).
EXAMPLE: | Are you a (patient)
patient person? Can you wait here (patient)
patiently ? | | |
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2.
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Some
Americans speak English too (quick) _______________, and I can't understand them.
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3.
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He
checked his paper (careful) _______________ before turning it in.
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Fill in each blank with an appropriate adjective. Change a to an if
the adjective begins with a vowel.
EXAMPLE: | This is an interesting
class. | | |
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4.
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My
room is _________________.
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5.
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I
come from a _________________ country.
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Fill in each blank with the correct form of the adverb in parentheses (
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EXAMPLE: | My friend reads (quick)
quickly . | | |
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I
slept very (deep) ___________ last night.
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7.
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She
dances so (wild) ___________!
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You
should read the instructions (careful) ___________.
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Write a sentence to agree or disagree with the given statements. If you want to
make your adjective stronger, add very. Use the adjectives listed
below.
EXAMPLE: | You write carefully. No, I write
quickly. | | | or Yes, I write very
carefully. | | |
lightly / heavily or soundly | quietly / loudly | quickly or
briskly or fast / slowly | late / early | softly /
hard | well / poorly
or badly | neatly /
messily | gracefully /
clumsily | | | | |
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9.
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You
cook well.
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10.
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You
draw well.
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11.
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You
dress neatly.
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12.
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You
shop quickly.
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Fill in each blank by putting the two nouns in the correct order. Remember to take
the s off plural nouns. If we write the noun modifier as one word, you will see an asterisk
(*).
EXAMPLE: | I want a (vegetables / garden)
vegetable garden . | | |
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I got
you a (*plant / house) ______________________.
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14.
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I
can't find my (*brush / hair) ______________________!
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This
is such a useful (book / grammar) ______________________.
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I
love the decorations in this (window / shop) ______________________.
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Just
throw it in the (*can / trash) ______________________.
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18.
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Watch
out! There's a (stop / sign) ______________________!
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Check
our route on the (map / road) ______________________.
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Answer each of the following questions with one noun-modified
word.
EXAMPLE: | What is a drop of rain called?
a
raindrop | | |
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What
is a case of books called? ____________________________________
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21.
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What
is a house in a town called? ___________________________________
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22.
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What
is the middle of the night called? _______________________________
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What
is a pack for your back called? ________________________________
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Fill in each blank with the adverb form of the underlined
adjective.
EXAMPLE: | This bed is so comfortable. I slept
comfortably . | | |
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I'm
wearing a fancy dress. I'm dressed ___________________.
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25.
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I
like Betty, but she's irresponsible. She always behaves ___________________.
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26.
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Mimi
is a clever chess player. She plays ___________________.
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Fill in each blank with very or too.
EXAMPLES: | I'm
too short to
touch the ceiling. | | | I'm
very happy to see
you. | | |
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It's
___________ hot outside today to be comfortable.
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Fill in each blank with too plus the word in parentheses ( ) or with the
word in parentheses plus enough.
EXAMPLES: | I want to learn Chinese, but it's (difficult)
too difficult for me. | | | Four hours of studying is (studying) enough
studying for today. | | |
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28.
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She's
(proud) __________________ to beg.
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