1 Comparatives and superlatives
A Match the adjectives with the correct description.
B Look at the three lines. Answer the questions.
Look at the three clocks. Answer the questions.
C Match the beginnings on the left with the endings on the right and make four explanations.
1.1 Check that you can make comparisons. Rewrite the sentences in a different way, without changing the meaning. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.
1.2 Check that you can use superlative forms. Complete the questions. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Answer the questions if you can.
2 Irregular forms
What are the missing adjectives?
Check that you can use better, the best, worse, the worst. Complete the text.
3 Expressions of quantity
Read the explanations and the examples. Then answer the questions.
Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count: pasta, music, bread.
Countable nouns are things we can count: books, songs, friends.
a lot of pasta = a big amount of pasta
a lot of books = a big number of books
too much pasta = more than the right amount of pasta
too many books = more than the right number of books
enough pasta = the right amount of pasta
enough books = the right number of books
3.1 Check that you can use a lot of, too much/too many, enough. Complete the sentences.
3.2 Check that you can use much, many, enough with countable and uncountable nouns. Match the beginnings on the left with the endings on the right and make six sentences.
4 the with names of places
We don’t usually use the with the names of:
- most countries: Germany, Peru
- states and towns: Texas, Las Vegas
- most streets: Oxford Street, Fifth Avenue
- lakes and most mountains: Lake Victoria, Ben Nevis
We usually use the with the names of:
- some countries: the United Kingdom, the Gambia
- seas, rivers, deserts: the Pacific, the Danube, the Sahara Desert
- groups of islands and mountains: the Solomon Islands, the Himalayas
- most geographical regions: the Middle East, the Lake District
Check that you can say the names of countries and other places correctly. Which of the names should begin with the?
Correcting mistakes
Can you correct these mistakes? In some sentences, there is more than one mistake.