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Verbs, Adverbs and Comparison of Adverbs (pg. 95)

Verbs (pg95)

• I ___ (cycle) to school but the others ___ (go) by a bus which ___ (be) early.

• We ___ (be) happy to help the children ___ (complete) the project.

• The men ___ (work) very hard and ___ (be) satisfied with the result which ___ (be) amazing.

Adverbs (pg 96)

Comparison of Adverbs (pg97)

Complete the sentences with suitable adverbs. (pg 97)

• The spectacular fireworks lighted up the sky ___.

• They climbed ___ and ___ up the mountain.

• Doris was the one who danced the ___ at the party.

TIPS

• One-syllable adverbs end with ‘er’ and ‘est’ to show the comparatives and superlatives, e.g. quick, quicker, quickest. 

• Adverbs with two or more syllables usually have ‘more’ and ‘most’ to show the comparatives and superlatives.

  e.g. comfortably, more comfortably, most comfortably.

Multiple Choice

We ___ (teaches, teach) children to be high achievers but ___ (fail, failed) to teach them gratitude and self respect.

• teaches, fail

• teach, fail

• teaches, failed

• teach, failed

Multiple Choice

Success ___ (is, be) measured by the good job you have but the rat race ___ (have, has) spawned a lot of stress related illnesses.

• is, have

• be, have

• is, has

• be, has

Multiple Choice

Mary ___ (have, will have) to choose whether to continue her studies or look for a job.

• have

• will have

Multiple Choice

Money is a limited resource, so ___ (was, be) frugal and ___ (lives, live) a simple life.

• was, lives

• be, lives

• was, live

• be, live

Multiple Choice

Each of the boxes ___ (contain, contains) a valuable item. Which ___ (do, does) you want?

• contain, do

• contains, do

• contain, does

• contains, does

Multiple Choice

Jon ___ (will have, has) two mobile phones but he never ___ (call, calls) his parents.

• will have, call

• has, call

• will have, calls

• has, calls

Multiple Choice

The hope of both his parents ___ (is, are) the same. They ___ (wishes, wish) him to be happy.

• is, wishes

• are, wishes

• is, wish

• are, wish

Multiple Choice

Either Max or his friends __ (has, have) taken the bag.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

The irony of our times ___ (is, will be) we have so many far away friends on Facebook but we ___ (do, don’t) know our neighbours.

• is, do

• will be, do

• is, don't

• will be, don't

Multiple Choice

Some people ___ (like, likes) to smoke but they must be considerate of the discomfort to non-smokers. Passive smoking ___ (be, is) just as harmful.

• like, be

• likes, be

• like, is

• likes, is

B. Underline the adverbs in the sentences below. (pg.99)

Refer to PPT

Multiple Choice

I am not sure if this product is from German or France.

• am

• if this

• is

• German

Multiple Choice

She spends her time watch horror movies till the wee hours of the morning.

• She

• watch

• wee hours

• morning

Multiple Choice

The flood victims from the affected areas stayed a fortnight at the relieve centre.

• victims

• affected areas

• fortnight

• relieve

Multiple Choice

Despite my reminder, somebody has left their books on the table.

• Despite

• reminder

• their

• the table

Multiple Choice

Are you going for hers birthday party this Saturday evening?

• Are

• going

• hers

• this

Multiple Choice

Please pay more attentions to your work or you are going to make a mistake.

• attentions

• your

• are going

• mistake

Multiple Choice

Every weekends, there are many holidaymakers at the beach.

• Every weekends

• there

• many

• the

Multiple Choice

Jill had been drinking and she drove quite dangerous on the winding road.

• had been

• and

• dangerous

• winding

Multiple Choice

Many people believe that money is the route of all evil.

• Many

• that

• route

• evil

Multiple Choice

I have made my choice and this is certainly the best of the two paintings.

• choice

• this is

• best

• paintings