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Row, inscription, arranges, lovely, wide, groom, bless, blind, deaf, statue, collapsed, dynasty, bride,
priest, avoid, rites, strict, speech, trouble, imitation, stage, crowd, worried, costume, scared,
custom, tempting, argue, worth.
Part II: Grammar
Complete the following paragraph using the Simple Past Tense.
Last week, I made (make) the mistake of visiting the town where I grew (grow up). It was (be) a
small, friendly community with two farms and many small houses. I went (go) to my parents house, but
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another family was living (live) there. It wasnt (not, be) my home anymore. I wanted (want) to visit some of
my old friends, but no one lived (live) there. Everyone had (have) moved. I felt (feel) very sad! Why didnt
things stay (not, stay) like they were in the past?
Put the following sentences into the correct tense, Simple Past or Past Progressive.
1. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint) the ceiling.
2. While Tom was cooking (cook) the dinner, the phone rang (ring).
3. Ann ____was waiting_______ (wait) for me at home when I arrived (arrive) yesterday.
4. Tim __took_ (take) a photograph of me while I_____wasnt looking____ (not /look).
5. What were you doing (you/do) at this time yesterday?
6. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She was wearing (wear) a really beautiful dress.
7. I_broke (break) a plate last night. I was doing (do) the washing up.
8. _ Were you watching (you/watch) television when I__arrived (arrive)?
9. Last night I was reading (read) in bed when suddenly I heard (hear) a scream.
10. We didnt go (not/go) out because it was raining(rain).
11. We were doing (do) our homework while our mum was cooking (cook) dinner.
12. I saw (see) Jim in the park. He was sitting (sit) on the grass and_(HE WAS)__READING____ (read) a
book.
Complete the following paragraph with the simple past or past progressive of the verbs provided.
Last weekend Carmela __WENT__ (go) to the cinema to see "The Others". Carmela ____DIDNT LIKE_
(not like) it because it __WAS__ (be) about ghosts and she is afraid of them. When she ___WENT__ (go)
home with her friend Lola, she ___FELT___ (feel) very strange.
There WAS (be) a noise behind them, but they could not see anyone. It WAS RAINING (rain) a lot and
there WERENT (not be) any taxis on the street, so they HAD (have) to go home walking. The noise WAS
(be) still behind them and while they WERE TRYING (try) to see what or who it WAS (be) , the lights on
the street WENT (go) out and they CRIED (cry) for five minutes. Do you know what happened next?
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Adjective
Intelligent
Honest
GOOD
Bad
Far (distance)
Careful
PRETTY
STRONG
Expensive
ThiN
Beautiful
Smart
quiet
COMFORTABLE
Comparative
MORE INTELLIGENT
THAN
MORE HONEST THAN
Better than
WORSE THAN
FARTHER THAN
MORE CAREFUL THAN
PRETTIER THAN
Stronger than
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
THINNER THAN
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN
SMARTER THAN
QUIETER /MORE QUIET
More comfortable than
QUICK
Cheap
DANGEROUS
Quicker than
CHEAPER THAN
MORE DANGEROUS
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Superlative
THE MOST
INTELLIGENT
THE MOST HONEST
THE BEST
THE WORST
The farthest
THE MOST CAREFUL
The prettiest
THE STRONGEST
THE MOST EXPENSIVE
THE THINNEST
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
THE SMARTEST
THE MOST QUIET
THE MOST
COMFORTABLE
THE QUICKEST
THE CHEAPEST
The most dangerous
Healthy
THAN
HEALTHIER THAN /
MORE HEALTHY THAN
Read the information about Steve, Marie and Michelle. Use some of the adjectives in the box in
comparative or superlative form to write sentences about them.
Marie
Steve
Michelle
Height
1.75
1.80
1.20
Weight
60 kg.
95 kg.
30 kg.
Age
35
30
7
Friends
A lot
A few
several
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Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in parenthesis.
1. (big) Your dog is ___BIGGER THAN___ Carolines.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Write (C) for Count, (NC) for Non count and (B) for both, after the following nouns. If the noun is
count, write the plural form.
Deer
Aunt
Family
Wolf - WOLVES
Light
Furniture
Chemistry
Fog
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C
C
C
C
B
NC
NC
NC
Medicine
Sugar
Hair
Coffee
Time
Rain
Lightning
Baby
B
NC
B
NC
B
NC
NC
C
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Building sentences: Write the following words in the correct order to make
sentences.
1. not, was, computer, yesterday, my, working.
My computer was not working yesterday.
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Taken from:
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/schools/primary_worksheets/nouns.p
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Write (T) true or (F) false for the following sentences. If the answer is false,
write the correct sentence in the space provided.
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Las Vegas has wonderful restaurants where you can eat many different kinds of
food.
5. In the city it is never night, that is why people never sleep.
There are always lots of people in the street, and there is always something to
see or do.
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