ADVERB or ADJECTIVE For each sentence, fill in the blank with either the adverb or the adjective.

1. My car broke down yesterday. I hope the mechanic can fix it quickly (quick/quickly).

2. She dances very well (good/well).

3. He's an honest (honestly/honest) man. He never lies.

4. He broke the news to her gently (gentle/gently).

5. My cat is very quick (quickly/quick).

6. I make new friends very easily (easily/easy).

7. Why do you drive so quickly (quickly/quick)? 8. In the United States, food is not as expensive (expensively/ expensive) as in Europe. 9. I was completely (complete/completely) confused by his question.

10. She always wears bright (brightly/bright) clothes.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES/COMPARING THINGS Choose the correct response: If both options can be used, choose "BOTH ARE OK":

1. Things are ________ now than they used to be. a) BOTH ARE OK b) busier c) more busy

2. He is ________ about this than I am. a) more nervous b) nervouser c) BOTH ARE OK

3. I liked this movie, although I found it a bit ________ than his last film. a) duller b) more dull c) BOTH ARE OK

4. Mary wears her white skirt ________ than (she wears) her blue one. a) oftener b) more often c) BOTH ARE OK

5. This test is ________ than the last one. a) simpler b) more simple c) BOTH ARE OK

6. Which one is ________ ? a) better b) more good c) BOTH ARE OK

7. This is much ________. a) more important b) importanter c) BOTH ARE OK

8. My brother is ________ than I am. a) more wealthy b) wealthier c) BOTH ARE OK

9. This sounds a bit ________. a) naturaler b) BOTH ARE OK c) more natural

10. This trip was ________ than the last one. a) more fun b) funner c) BOTH ARE OK COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES/COMPARING THINGS ANSWERS: 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) c 10) a

Comparative and superlative adverbs. Fill in the blank with the either the comparative form or superlative form of each adverb, as required: EX: Tom sang more loudly (more loudly/the most loudly) than the other kids.

I visit my parents ___________________ (more often/the most often) than my brothers do.

He thinks he always knows ___________________. (better/best)

Out of all my siblings, I visit my parents ___________________. (more often/the most often)

David did ___________________ (worse/the worst) than he thought he would do on his test.

I did ___________________ (worse/the worst) out of all the students on my test.

Out of all the students, Frank studied ___________________ (less/the least), but got the best grade.

We argued ___________________ (longer/the longest) than I thought we would.

My sisters laughed ___________________ (louder/the loudest) out of the whole audience.

The two guys who enjoyed the game ___________________ (more/most) were Tom and Robert.

George drives ___________________ (more recklessly/the most recklessly) than his brother.

Comparative and superlative adverbs. ANSWERS: 1) more often 2) best 3) the most often 4) worse 5) the worst 6) the least 7) longer 8) the loudest 9) most 10) more recklessly

Plural form of nouns Fill in each blank space with the correct plural form of the noun. (ex. tree --> trees):

1. agency - PLURAL: _______________

2. mother - PLURAL: _______________

3. library - PLURAL: _______________

4. uncle - PLURAL: _______________

5. mouse - PLURAL: _______________

6. house - PLURAL: _______________

7. tooth - PLURAL: _______________

8. life - PLURAL: _______________

9. tomato - PLURAL: _______________

10. sheep - PLURAL: _______________ ANSWERS: 1)agencies 2)mothers 3)libraries 4)uncles 5)mice 6)houses 7)teeth 8)lives 9)tomatoes 10)sheep

Auxiliary Verbs (to be, to do, to have) Fill in each blank space with the correct auxiliary verb:

1. ________ he as mean as people say? a) Is b) Does c) Has

2. ________ he know how to cook well? a) Is b) Does c) Has

3. ________ you upset? a) Are b) Do c) Have

4. ________ you told her yet? a) Are b) Do c) Have

5. ________ they ever been here before? a) Are b) Do c) Have

6. ________ that a good movie? a) Is b) Does c) Has

7. ________ she in love with Marco? a) Is b) Does c) Has

8. ________ you stopped smoking? a) Are b) Do c) Have

9. ________ you play tennis on weekends? a) Are b) Do c) Have 10. ________ your grandmother live in Spain? a) Is b) Does c) Has Auxiliary Verbs (to be, to do, to have) ANSWERS: 1)a 2)b 3)a 4)c 5)c 6)a 7)a 8)c 9)b 10)b Irregular verbs (simple past/present perfect) 2 Choose the correct verb tense for each of the verbs (in parentheses)

1. I ________ a tire on the way to work. (to blow) a) blew b) blown

2. We have ________ to the seaside resort many times. (to drive) a) drove b) driven

3. I haven't ________ a bike in three years. (to ride) a) rode b) ridden

4. Someone has ________ 10 books from the library. (to steal) a) stolen b) stole

5. Godzilla ________ up and began attacking the city. (to rise) a) rose b) risen

6. The song that she ________ was very pretty. (to sing) a) sung b) sang

7. I have ________ her many emails, but I've never received a response. (to write) a) written b) wrote

8. I ________ out those shoes long ago. (to wear) a) worn b) wore

9. He said that he ________ two aspirins last night. (to take) a) taken b) took

10. He ________ across the lake. (to swim) a) swum b) swam Irregular verbs (simple past/present perfect) ANSWERS: 1)a 2)b 3)b 4)a 5)a 6)b 7)a 8)b 9)b 10)b

PAST CONTINUOUS tense Change each sentence into the past continuous tense. EX: "I played baseball --> I was playing baseball":

1. I spoke to my teacher. I was ____________ to my teacher.

2. She listened to the song. She was ____________ to the song.

3. My friend laughed at my joke. My friend was ____________ at my joke.

4. She was silly. She was ____________ silly.

5. I sang. I was ____________ yesterday.

6. They did their homework. They were ____________ their homework.

7. My boss planned a meeting. My boss was____________ a meeting.

8. We had a party. We were ____________ a party.

9. The band played a beautiful song. The band was ____________ a beautiful song.

10. I tried to explain. I was ____________ to explain. ANSWERS: 1)speaking 2)listening 3)laughing 4)being 5)singing 6)doing 7)planning 8)having 9)playing 10)trying

PAST PARTICIPLES Fill in each blank space with the correct past participle for each verb. EX: write->written

1. bring: _____________________

2. say: _____________________

3. tell: _____________________

4. drive: _____________________

5. take: _____________________

6. walk: _____________________

7. come: _____________________

8. paint: _____________________

9. go: _____________________

10. finish: _____________________ PAST PARTICIPLES ANSWERS: 1) brought 2) said 3) told 4) driven 5) taken 6) walked 7) come 8) painted 9) gone 10) finished

Present Perfect verb tense (Part 2) Change each sentence into the present perfect tense. EX: "I played baseball --> I have played baseball"

1. I ate vegetables. I have ____________ vegetables.

2. I came. I have____________ .

3. My cousins sold their car. They have ____________ their car.

4. I told a story. I have ____________ a story.

5. They saw my friend. They have ____________ my friend.

6. We cleaned our room. We have ____________ our room.

7. I flew to Mexico City. I have ____________ to Mexico City.

8. I thought about going on vacation. I have ____________ about going on vacation. 9. I spoke to Mary about you. I have____________ to Mary about you.

10. She chose the blue pants. She has ____________ the blue pants. ANSWERS: 1)eaten 2)come 3)sold 4)told 5)seen 6)cleaned 7)flown 8)thought 9)spoken 10)chosen

WHO, WHICH, or WHOSE 2 | level: Intermediate Fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. REMEMBER: Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession (ex: "the man whose wallet I found").

1. The woman _____________________ is driving is my mother.

2. This is the child _____________________ball I found.

3. I don't know _____________________ way to go.

4. Q: _____________________ pen is this? A: It's Robert's pen.

5. _____________________ came to the party last night?

6. I know someone _____________________ has been there.

7. _____________________fault is it?

8. Q: _____________________ dress did you choose? A: I chose the red one.

9. I don't know anyone _____________________ likes this kind of music.

10. _____________________ Beatles album is your favorite?

WHO, WHICH, or WHOSE ANSWERS: 1) who 2) whose 3) which 4) whose 5) Who 6) who 7) Whose 8) which 9) who 10) Which

Importance of Education Education is very important for our lives. Without education people wouldnt have their high-developed machine and would believe that the Earth is a planet around that all another planets are moving. Why people want to have their high education? As for me I have my reasons why I want to get high education.

First reason I want to get high education is for career purpose. From the early age parents very often tell to their children that education is very important to find a good job. And this is true because if you want to be a doctor or a lower, or an engineer you must have an education. Among my friends in Malaysia when I was asking them why they wanted to get their high education very often they were telling me that it is necessary to get a good job and to make a good career. I agree with them because I think that it is easier to begin my career not from nothing, but with the experience and all education that I would gain in the University.

Another reason why I want to get high education is because all members in my family have already received their high education. My grandfather has finished the Institute of Technology, and my mother has finished Medical Institute. All my life I was listening from them that it is very important to get high education. When I was trying to pass my exams for the teaching diploma in Teaching Institute my family was very nervous. It looked like that it wasnt me who wanted to get to the university, but the whole family were trying with me to pass all exams. I think that familys support in getting education is very important. At least it was so for me.

Also I want to get my high education because I enjoy studying. All my life I thought that it is very important to be independent and I was trying to be independent since I was a child. I didnt like to ask my parents to help me with my homework and I was sitting with my homework sometimes till late night but I did myself understand that all must be dependent from yourself and not from someone else. I loved to study and in a high school was an excellent student. All my life I have been though that I could almost

everything if I would really want. When I needed to learn English to pass my exams to university and my family didnt have enough money to pay for tutoring, I took books in the library and step-by-step began learning language. First I thought that it would be impossible to learn language by myself, but I did it and passed all exams to the university. I learned English not just because I needed it to pass exams in the university but also because I was enjoying study.

High education is very important for me. I want to get my high education for career purpose and for my family. All of that reasons helped me to make right decision and hopefully I will graduate from the university.

MIND MAP

Education is very important for our lives

Better education normally leads to a better job

Importance of Education Family members great achievements encourage me to further my study. High education helps me and my family to have a better life. Learning is not an easy process, but it is also enjoyable.