EXTRA PRACTICE
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5
G1
1
Complete these sentences with the
comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.
1
Samira is
(clever) girl in the class.
2
Paris is
(romantic) Sydney.
3
The Canary Islands are
(tropical) other places
in Spain.
4
The
(good) way to see the countryside is to
go trekking.
5
The pollution in Bangkok is
(bad) in London.
6
I think Moscow is
(expensive) city in the
world at the moment.
2
Write a) a comparative and b) a superlative
sentence about each set of figures.
1
Lewis 175cm / Kevin 185cm / Jason 166cm (tall)
a
Jason / Lewis
Lewis is taller than Jason.
b
the tallest boy.
2
Lake Erie 19m / Lake Ontario 86m /
Lake Superior 147m (deep)
a
Lake Ontario / Lake Erie
b
3
a Porsche £35,000 / a Hyundai £18,000 /
a Smart car £7,000 (expensive)
a
a Smart car / a Hyundai
b
G2
3
Rewrite these sentences so that they mean
the same. Use
(not)
as
…
as
.
1
Nottingham is more dangerous than Oxford.
Oxford is
.
2
London and New York are expensive.
New York is
.
3
All the other lakes are more impressive than this one.
This lake is
.
4
Carnac is more mysterious than Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is
.
5
The north of France is flatter than the south.
The south
.
6
All the other Greek islands are more popular than
this one.
This island is
.
G3
4
Cross out the incorrect word or phrase in
each sentence.
1
Many / Much / A lot of
animals are in danger of
extinction.
2
We
don’t have much / don’t have many / have little
hope for these animals.
3
There is
few / little / not much
snow in this part of
the country.
4
We haven’t got
much / many / a lot of
time to save
the planet!
5
There’s
not much / little / few
life on this island.
6
There are
not many / little / few
tigers in the world.
KL
5
Complete the conversation below with a–f.
a
the way this one
b
creates the wrong impression
c
It looks
d
this one is better because
e
It makes me feel
f
one is
A:
Which photo do you think we should choose?
B:
Well, this
1
powerful, but I don’t think it has
the right message.
A:
So do you think it
2
, then?
B:
Yes, I think so. I think
3
I think our message is
clearer here.
A:
Really?
4
very unusual to me.
5
sad.
B:
Yes, but that’s a good thing in this case. In fact, I like
6
makes you feel unhappy. It means people
will remember it for that reason.
6
Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1
I can see mountains at the background.
2
In this photo, a man waits at a bus stop.
3
On right of the picture, there’s a river.
4
The people all talk about something.
5
In second photograph, a woman is going into a
shop.
6
On the left on the photo, there’s a sports car.
7
It looks like very fast.
V1
7
Circle the odd one out in each group.
1
sea / forest / river / lake
2
beach / coast / hill / sand
3
lagoon / lake / river / rock
4
mountain / hill / wave / coast
V2
8
a
Use the words in V2 to complete these
questions. Change the form if necessary.
1
What problems does the world face? What are the
of these problems?
2
What do you
to do in the future?
3
Do you have any house
? Have you got
green fingers?
4
In what ways does junk food
your health?
5
Do you have a favourite clothes or music
?
6
Where do you
for most of your food?
8
b
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the
questions above.
V3
9
Add commas to these sentences if necessary.
1
I like the sea but I don’t like mountains.
2
My sisters all have brown eyes. In contrast my eyes
are blue.
3
Red squirrels come from the UK whereas grey
squirrels come from North America.
4
Madrid is very hot in summer but very cold in
winter.
