Oxford Grammar U 65-77

Oxford Grammar U 65-77

By Vicky Huang

Adjectives Order

How to describe something with more than one adjective..

Types of adjectives in order

• OPINION ADJECTIVES (lovely, beautiful, delicious, ugly, etc.)

• DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES:

• Size ( big, small, huge...)

• Shape (rounded, circular, etc)

• Age

• Colour

• Nationality & Material

LET'S SEE SOME EXAMPLES

a nice handsome young man     
a big black American car     
that horrible big old dog
a modern small plastic bag

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• cotton blue socks

• blue cotton socks

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• a circular large room

• a large circular room

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• a old wonderful bamboo TABLE

• a wonderful old bamboo TABLE

• a bamboo wonderful old TABLE

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• a huge round paper box

• a round paper huge box

• a paper huge round box

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• a Greek young famous singer

• a young famous Greek singer

• a famous young Greek singer

Multiple Choice

What is the right option?

• a brown leather comfortable armchair

• a comfortable brown leather armchair

• a comfortable leather brown armchair

Adjective -ed or -ing

​-ed endings

​Adjectives which end in -ed tell us how a person feels.

​

  Example : I’m going to bed because I’m tired

​

Multiple Choice

I am so ___ I don't want to move.

• relaxing

• relaxed

​-ing endings

​

Adjectives which end in -ing describe the effect of something.

  Example: I’m going to bed. I’ve had a tiring day at work.

Multiple Choice

I find horror films really ____ and not at all fun to watch.

• frightening

• frightened

​Many English adjectives which ended -ed or -ing are formed from verbs

Multiple Choice

Sometimes I get really ___when I can’t express myself

well in English.

• frustrating

• frustrated

Multiple Choice

We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was ___.

• terrifying

• terrified

Multiple Choice

The programme was really ___.

• interesting

• interested

Multiple Choice

She was ___ when everyone cheered and we gave

her presents.

• overwhelming

• overwhelmed

Multiple Choice

I am really ___; I think I’ll go to bed.

• tiring

• tired

Multiple Choice

He’s very ___ in history

• interesting

• interested

Multiple Choice

Ivan is the fourth child in the family.

• cardinal number

• ordinal number

Multiple Choice

I have two cars.

• cardinal number

• ordinal number

Multiple Choice

Billy has five daughters.

• cardinal number

• ordinal number

Multiple Choice

Sisca is the fifth rank in my class.

• cardinal number

• ordinal number

Comparison with as ... as

Review

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct one.

• Lisa isn't as good at school as Bart.

• Bart isn't as good at school as Lisa.

• Lisa is as good at school as Bart.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct one.

• Abe isn't as old as Homer.

• Homer isn't as old as Abe.

• Abe is as old as Homer.

Multiple Choice

Apple phones aren't as good as Samsung phones.

• Both phones are good.

• Samsung is better.

• Apple is better.

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

Boys are __ funny __ girls

• as - as

• funnier than

• the funniest

Multiple Choice

The Arctic is ____ as hot as the Desert.

• as

• not

• is

• HELLO

Fill in the Blanks

Enough and too!

Is your English good enough to travel to the USA?

Are you too busy to learn another language?

GENERAL USE

• We often use too with an adjective + the infinitive when we explain why something is impossible.

• We can use enough with an adjective (or an adverb) + the infinitive when we explain why something is possible.

Difference in word order

Notice the difference in word order when we use too or enough. Too goes before the adjective or adverb.

Difference in word order

Enough goes after the adjective or adverb.

Multiple Choice

The jacket is ________ .

• big enough

• too big

Multiple Choice

The library is big __________ to be next to the street.

• enough

• too

Multiple Choice

These pants aren't small _________ for you.

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

I don't have _____________ money to buy a new laptop, sorry!

• enough

• too

Multiple Choice

Her jacket is............small for her.

• enough

• too

Multiple Choice

I didn't buy the jacket because it was _______ big.

• enough

• too

Multiple Choice

He didn't do _________ work to pass the exam.

• enough

• too

So and such

Our world is very beautiful.

• Our world is so beautiful.

• Our world is so big.

• Our world is so amazing.

• Our world has animals that are so fast.

Such + noun

• I would never marry such a man.

• Such ideas are interesting.

Multiple Choice

Julie is ____ a good writer.

• so

• such

• very

Multiple Choice

They have ____ expensive cars.

• so

• such

He is so smart.

• He is such a smart student.

• He is such a smart man.

Multiple Choice

She swims _____ quickly.

• so

• such

Multiple Choice

She has ___ much money that she doesn't need to work anymore.

• such

• so

Comparative + Superlative Adjectives

Multiple Choice

The horse is ____________ than the dog.

• more big

• bigger

• more bigger

Multiple Choice

The woman is ___________ the girl.

• taller

• more tall

• taller than

Multiple Choice

The Iphone 11 pro is ___________ than the Iphone 5.

• expensivier

• much expensive

• more expensive

Multiple Choice

The Cheetah is ____________ land animal in the world.

• the fastest

• fastest

• most fast

• more fast

Multiple Choice

Adverb

• Modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

• Modifies nouns and pronouns

Multiple Select

We use them to describe nouns...

• adjectives

• superlatives

• comparatives

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

Some snakes are...

• dangerous

• dangerously

Multiple Choice

He looked at me____________

• angry

• angrily

Multiple Choice

She is a ____________ singer.

• famously

• famous

Multiple Choice

I speak English __________ now than last year.

• fluentlier

• more fluently

• most fluently

• fluentiest

Multiple Choice

Jimmy and Blanca run _________ than Carlos and Engel.

• fastest

• faster

• the fastest

• the faster

Multiple Choice

Could you write ___________ ?

• clearlier

• most clearly

• clearliest

• more clearly

Multiple Choice

That movie was bad, but it was not ____________ I have ever seen.

• baddest
• worsest
• worse
• the worst

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Bill is the most carefulest student in the classroom.

• Bill is the most carefulest student in the classroom.

• Bill is the most careful student in the classroom.

• Bill is the more careful student in the classroom.

Multiple Choice

The baby is sleeping ... in the mother’s arms.

• peaceful

• peace

• peacefully

• peacefulness

Multiple Choice

Jason overslept again this morning. He rushed to school ... without washing his face.

• quick

• in hurry

• fastly

• hurriedly

Multiple Choice

The little boy looked.... I went over to comfort him and he looked at me....

• sad, sadly

• sadly, sad

• sad, sad

• sadly, sadly

​When do we use Adverbs of Frequency?

​We use these to show how often we do things or how often things happen.

• ​We usually put an adverb of frequency after the verb be.

• ​We usually put an adverb of frequency before most other verbs.

​Always (100%)

​We use always when we want to express an activity we do every day.

​​

​

​EXAMPLE:

I always take a shower every morning.

​You do something all of the time = 100%

Poll

What are some activities you do in the morning?

• take a shower

• eat breakfast

• feed your dog/cat

• brush your teeth

• make your bed

​Usually (90%)

​We use usually when we want to express the majority of the days we will do something.

​

​EXAMPLE:

​1. Amy usually reads comics.

​2. Sarah usually eats a sandwich for lunch.

Open Ended

Write down an activity you usually do.

EXAMPLE: 

1. I usually play board games

2. I usually listen to music. 

​Sometimes (50%)

​We use sometimes to talk about activities or ideas that you do half of the times out of the week or time frame.

​

EXAMPLE:

​1. We sometimes have an exam.

​2. Sam sometimes watches TV.

​3. She sometimes drinks hot tea.

​Hardly ever (5-10%)

​We use hardly ever when we want to talk about something that happened 1-2 times a week.

​

​If you think in percentages think 5-10%

​

​EXAMPLE:

​1. We hardly ever have homework.

​2. I hardly ever drive my bike to work.

Open Ended

Write something you hardly ever do...

EXAMPLE: 

1. I hardly ever clean my room.

​Never (0%)

​We use never when you don't do this activity

​

​--> Thinking in percentage 0%

​

​EXAMPLE:

​1. We never go to school in a swimsuit.

Multiple Choice

Perry, the platypus _______ gets caught. (0%)

• rarely

• never

• sometimes

Multiple Choice

Spongebob _______ fails his driving test. (100%)

• never

• sometimes

• always

Multiple Choice

The hulk _______ controls himself. (5%)

• usually

• always

• rarely