16-Use of English 5 - UOE5 - ONAY

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16-UOE5

1. Rewrite the following sentences using ”as...as”.

a) The papaya is sweet. The mango is sweet, too.


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b) Mark and Jane are the same age.


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c) My dog is fierce. Your dog is fierce, too.


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d) Andy is angry. Peter is angry, too.


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e) Both the white dress and the red dress are expensive.
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f) Mr and Mrs James are very cheerful.


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g) Both Susan and her sister are artistic.


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h) The chocolate cake is delicious. The carrot cake is delicious, too.


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2. Write sentences with comparative adjectives.

a) Sue is 10. Ann is 12. (young)


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b) The Honda costs £10,000. The Toyota costs £12,000. (expensive)


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c) Robin can do 100 metres in 10 seconds. Jack runs 100 metres in 10.5 seconds. (fast)
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d) The journey by sea is an hour. The journey by tunnel is only half an hour. (short)
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e) Five climbers got injured on Mount George. Eleven climbers got injured on Mount Egmont.
(dangerous)
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f) I got 85 from my Maths exam. I got 65 from my English exam. (difficult)


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3. Look at the table and complete the sentences using “(not) as ….. as” and the adjectives.

Sarah Jo Chris
Age 10 10 9
Height 1.50 m 1.45 m 1.50 m

a) Jo ............................................................................................................. Sarah. (tall)


b) Sarah ............................................................................................................. Jo. (old)
c) Chris ............................................................................................................. Jo and Sarah. (old)
d) Sarah ............................................................................................................. Chris. (tall)

4. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Tina: Excuse me, is there a a) .......................................................... (fast) way to get to Clovelly?


Mike: If you take that road, which is b) .......................................................... (narrow) than the others, it’s
only a 15 minutes’ walk. That’s the c) .......................................................... (quick) way.
Tina: Ah, thanks. We have been walking for 35 minutes and we thought we would get there
sooner. We can’t even see Clovelly yet.
Mike: It’s hidden by the trees, they‘re d) .......................................................... (tall) than the houses. You’ll
like Clovelly. It’s one of the e) .......................................................... (beautiful) villages in north Devon.
Tina: That’s what we’ve heard. It has some of the f) .......................................................... (pretty) houses,
hasn’t it?
Mike: Yes, and the g) .......................................................... (tasty) fish you’ve ever eaten!
Tina: Thank you very much for your help. Bye.

5. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

a) Which is ....................................................................... (cold) planet in our solar system?


b) Is the Gobi Desert ....................................................................... (large) the Sahara Desert?
c) Which is ..................................................................... (heavy) animal in the world?
d) Which is ..................................................................... (long) wall in the world?
e) Is Mount Everest ............................................................ (high) Mount Kilimanjaro?
f) Which is .................................................................... (small) continent in the world?
g) Does the cheetah run ....................................................................... (fast) the lion?
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h) Does the blue whale make a ....................................................................... (loud) sound


....................................................................... the polar bear?

6. Complete the text using a / an or the.

Hi Jessy,
I’m on holiday by the sea. I’m staying in a) ...................... town called Oldtown. b) ...................... town
isn’t very pretty, but there is c) ...................... lovely beach. I went swimming yesterday and d)
...................... sea was warm. After that I ate e) ...................... ice cream. It was f) ...................... biggest ice
cream in g) ...................... world! Yummy! Tomorrow, I’m going out on h) ...................... boat with my
parents.

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