ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Hi everybody, now we're going to do some exercises.

1.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO FILL THE GAPS.
a) Your English is much ______ than mine (better/best)
b) The _______ whisky comes from Scotland (better/best)
c) We've had much _______ rain this year than last year (more/most)
d) The place that gets the _______ rain in the world is a mountain in Hawaii (more/most)
e) In the "Cheap Round the World Race", the winner is the person who spends the ______ money getting round the world (less/least)
f) I don't know much, but she knows even _____ than I do. (less/least)
g) Which month has the ______ days?. (fewer/fewest)
h) There are _______ Jews in Israel than in New York. (fewer/fewest)
i) "Are you any good at tennis?" "I'm the _____ tennis-player in the world". (worse/worst)
j) "How's your headache?"; "It's getting _____ ". (worse/worst)

2.- READING.. STRANGE BUT TRUE!
* The population of Mexico City is twice as big as the population of Norway.
* Tortoises live longer than people; some bacteria live longer than tortoises. Some trees live for over 3,000 years.
* In the 18th century a Russian woman had 69 children.
* The world record for water-skiing is faster than the world record for downhill skiing.
* The nucleus of a hydrogen atom, multiplied 100,000 times, would be as big as this dot: *

3.- MATCH THE THINGS AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS.

1 shoe polish
2 skis
3 gloves
4 glue
5 camera
6 razor

A. things for keeping hands warm
B. stuff for sticking things
C. a thing for taking pictures
D. stuff for cleaning shoes
E. a thing for saving
F. things for moving on snow

(Tomad nota de que es así como debéis describir cosas, preposición FOR + verbo terminado en -ING)

4.- INFINITIVE with ORwithout TO? Choose the best option.

1.- I haven't got anything (to eat / eat).
2.- Why don't you(to take/take) a holiday?.
3.- I would like (to go/go) out tonight.
4.- "That's the doorbell." "I'll (to go/go)."
5.- Can you (to lend/lend) me some money?.
6.- That dress makes her (to look/look) funny.
7.- I hope (to see/see)you again soon.
8.- What time do you have (to start/start) working in the mornings?.
9.- It's nice (to see/see) you again.

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SOLUTIONS

1 a) better  b) best  c) more  d) most  e) less  f) less  g) fewest  h) fewer  i) worst  j) worse

3 1 D  /  2 F  /  3 A  /  4 B  /  5 C  /  6 E

4 1) to eat  2) take  3) to go  4) go  5) lend  6) look  7) to see  8) to start  9) to see  


SEE  YOU !!!