Do the exercices "Adjectives endings in -in and -ing"
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2.
a exhausting
b exhausted
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a depressing
b depressed
c depressed
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a exciting
b exciting
c excited
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1. I was … with the book. I had expected it to be better, giving who the author is.
- disappointed
- disappointing
2. Are you … in opera?
- interested
- interesting
3. The safari ride was quite … . We loved it.
- excited
- exciting
4. It’s sometimes … when you have to ask people to repeat for the third time in a row because you didn’t hear what they had said.
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
5. Do you easily get …?
- confusing
- confused
6. I had never expected to get that grant. I was really … when I was affirmed to it.
- amazed
- amazing
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made … progress.
- astonishing
- astonished
8. I didn’t find your joke funny. I was not … .
- amused
- amusing
9. That waterfall boat ride was a really … experience. Afterwards everybody was very … even though we had expected it to be difficult.
- shocking
- terrified
- terrifying
- shocked
10. Why do you always look so …?
- boring
- bored
11. Is your life really so …?
- bored
- boring
12. He’s one of the most … people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything …, his stories are always about him and are always very … .
- boring
- interested
- interesting
- depressed
- depressing
Part 2. Put the adjectives into the correct order.
(no commas between adjectives, please)
13. (white/porcelain/pretty)
- two pretty white porcelain …statues
14. (English/old/valuable)
- some …valuable old English books
15. (antique/interesting)
- an intresting antique…book
16. (wooden/traditional)
- a…traditional wooden chair.
17. (glass/small/blue)
- a small blue glass… plate
18. (china/oval/lovely)
- a(n) … lovely oval china table
19. (rectangular/brass/lovely)
- a lovely rectangular brass…picture frame
20. (English/wooden/old)
- a(n) old english wooden… desk.
Part 3. Complete the following sentences. Use the adjective in the comparative form plus than where necessary.
Big, crowded, high, important, interested, peaceful, early, serious, simple, thin
21. I want a big… apartment. Or even a cozy house in a countryside. We don't have enough space here now that we’re expecting one more baby.
22. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed more early then …usual.
23. Unfortunately her relationship with this suspicious man was more serious than…we thought at first.
24. You look thinner…Have you been on a diet?
25. Health and happiness are more important than …money.
26. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been simpler
27. There were a lot of people in the local cinema hall. It was crowded…
28. I like living in the countryside. It's more peaceful…living in a town.
29. In some parts of the country, prices are higher then …in others.
Part 4. Complete the following sentences.
Use ~est or most …; ~er or more ….
30. Everest is the (highest) mountain in the world. Its peak is (higher) than any other mountain
31. We stayed at the (cheapest) hotel in the town.
32. Our hotel was (cheaper) than all the others in the town
33. The United States is large but Russia is (larger).
34. What's the (widest) river in the world?
35. She was devastated last week but she looks ( happier) today
36. It was an awful performance. In fact, it was ( the worst) performance that I’ve ever seen
37. What is ( the most popular) kind of music in your country?
38. I prefer this sofa to the other one. It's ( more comfortable). Let’s buy this one.
39. Mr and Mrs Smith have got three dogs.the (Oldest) is 8 years old.
Part 5. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning. Use the words in the brackets.
Example
Your new boyfriend is higher than I thought.
Your new boyfriend isn’t as short as I thought.(short)
40. Michelle is younger than she looks. Michelle isn't as older as… she looks. (old)
41. The seashore was nearer than I thought. The seashore wasn't as farer as… I thought. (far)
42. I go out less than I used to. I don't go out…as more as I used to. (much)
43. I didn't read as much as you. You read less than…me. (much)
44. The trip didn't cost as much as I expected. The trip cost was cheaper than…I expected. (cheap)
45. Neil’s hair isn't as short as it used to be. He used to have shorter…hair. (short)
Now, please, do the following exercises:
Put adjectives into the correct order. Please, note that in real life we donnot usually put more that three adjectives together.
1. Mary wants a … red round wooden coffee table. (wooden, round, red)
2. Yann took a tiring 1 week… bike ride around the island. (1-week, tiring)
3. These are some tasy big rassbery… cupcakes! (big, raspberry, tasty)
4. Charlie has the best taste: she likes african wooden… furniture. (African, wooden)
5. My dog Voltaire gets very excited when he finds little white chiken… bones in the garden. (chicken, white, little)
6. This is a very … intresting old classical book. Read it! (old, interesting, classic)
7. Yack! These are some ugly pink plastik beach… shoes! (beach, pink, plastic, ugly)
8. I got my mom a bieautiful small white chinese porcelain… vase. (porcelain, small, white, beautiful, Chinese)
There are many look alike adjectives which end with –ing or –ed. For example:
interesting vs. interested
Everybody says that this movie is interesting. So I am interested in watching it. (An interesting thing makes me interested in it)
Lola’s job is boring, so Lola is bored all the time.
Please, do the following exercise:
Complete the sentences for each situation as in the example. Use the word given + ~ing or ~ed.
E.g. 1. A city tour wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a. A city tour was disappointing.
b. We were disappointed with the film.
1. John is a builder. It’s a very hard job but he enjoys it. (exhaust-)
Johns work is wery exhausting
john exhausted by his work
2. It’s been so grey all day long. And it’s been rainig. I hate this weather. (depress-)
I depresed when wether is raniy
The weather wasd depresing
3. Nina is going to the Africa next month. She has never been there before. (excit-)
nina is exicted her trip to the africa
the trip to Africa Was exciting
Complete the sentences using a comparative form (sometimes of an opposite adjective)
E.g. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter?
1. This tea is very weak. I like it a bit stronger…
2. The pool in the hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be smaller…
3. That restaurant was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be more expensive…
4. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere warmer…
5. My life is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something more intresting…
6. I was surprised how easy it was to pilot a plane. I thought it would be more difficalt…
7. Your test isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do …better
8. Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be worse…
9. I was surprised we got to the theatre on time. I expected the drive to take longer…
Complete the sentences. Use ~est or most … + a preposition.
E.g. It’s a very nice room. It is the nicest room in the house.
1. It’s a very cheap hotel. It’s the chepest… the town.
2. Last year was a very happy year. It was the happyniest… year of my life so far.
3. She’s a very intelligent young lady. She the most intellegent … student in the class.
4. It’s a very valuable sculpture. It is the most valuable… in the gallery.
5. Spring is a very busy time for all of the professors. It is the bysier … time of the year.
Remember that we can compare things using special schemes. Do the following exercises to practice them:
Complete the sentences:
1. I’m quite tall but Neil is taller. I’m not …
I’m quite tall but Neil is taller. I’m not _as tall as Neil.
2. My house is high but yours is higher. My house isn’t …as big as yours
3. You know a bit about literature but I know more. You don’t know …as bit as y know
4. It’s still warm but it was warmer yesterday. It isn’t as warmer as yesterday…
5. He doesn’t know much about cars. I know few about cars
6. We were very excited to see the Eifel Tower. Nobody was …as desappointed to see the eifel tower
7. She’s not a very good student. She likes to party too much. I’m a better student …i dont like part too nuch
NB! Remember that with most of the adjectives we can use such words as very and a bit.
e.g. This is very exciting! Let’s do it again!
It’s a bit cold in here, don’t you think?
But there is a group of adjectives which are called non-gradable and they cannot have these two little words before them. You’ll see why – they are adjectives like married (you cannot be very married or a bit married 😄 ), empty, full, square, round, wooden, dead, upper etc.
NB! One more thing to pay attention to is this:
gold vs. golden
silk vs. silky
stone vs. stony etc.
Choose one of the words and put them into the gaps:
Gold, golden, silk, silky, stone, stony.
1. Her skin was irresistibly silk … as was her gold… hair.
2. This area is very …stony.
3. Don’t even try to move that. It’s an antique sntone … armchair.
4. She won an Olympic golden medal in Sochi.
5. You look stunning in that green silky… dress. It suits your ginger hair a lot.
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