GRAMMAR EXERCISES - THINK TEEN 2 (ADVANCED)- LESSON 9

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THINK TEEN 2 (ADVANCED)                            DATE _________________

LESSON 9

SO vs. SUCH

1.She is …………….funny! She always makes me laugh.
2. Sarah and Ed are ………….. crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next.
3. James has ……………….. much money that he could actually buy that Ferrari.
4. Although most of the audience had never been exposed to ……………. music, they thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the Tibetan folk choir.
5. The movie was ………………. good that I saw it five times.
6. Terry speaks English …………… fluently that I thought he was American.
7. Most students never discuss ……………….topics in class, but I think it is important to teach our children to question the media.
8. Jerry had never seen …………… high mountains. He thought they were spectacular.
9. Fred is ……….. a clown! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh..
16. She has ……..many hats that she needs two closets to store them all.
17. That takes ………little time and effort that you might as well do it yourself.
18. I had to pay $140 for books for my new Spanish class. I don't know why my professor has to choose ……… expensive books for her course.
19. Please, don't drive …………….. fast! I'm terrified we're going to have an accident.
20. I really wish you wouldn't smoke …………. much! It's destroying your health.

TOO vs. ENOUGH

1. There were  too/ enough many questions to answer so I only did three.
2. The coffee was  hot enough/ too hot to drink so I left it for a minute to cool.
3. The room wasn't hot enough/ too hot  so I turned the heating on.
4. It's far   too big/ small enough to fit inside the bag.
5. I haven't got   too much time/ enough time to take a holiday this year.
6. There wasn't   enough room/ too much room for everybody to get in.
7. I left the job because I was making too little money/ too few money.
8. He isn't well enough/ too well to go back to work yet.
9. She isn't  too old/ old enough to start driving until next year.
10. I haven't got  enough money/ too much money  to pay the bill until I get my salary.
11. He speaks far quickly enough/ too quickly  for us to understand him unless we ask him to say it again.
12. They haven't got enough money/ too much money to buy it.
13. They took  too much time/ enough time  on the first part and didn't finish the rest.
14. There's never too much time/ enough time  to do everything I would like to do.
15. The photograph didn't come out because it was dark enough /too dark.

   TAIL/TAG QUESTIONS

1.      You're coming to the party, ___?
a. aren't you
b. isn't you
c. shouldn't you

2.      It wasn't very difficult, ___?
a. wasn't it
b. isn't it
c. was it

3.      Tom is getting something for Sue, ___?
a. wasn't he
b. isn't he
c. was he

4.      It won't be anything expensive, ___?
a. won't it
b. isn't it
c. will it

5.      There's some milk in the refrigerator, ___?
a. isn't there
b. isn't it
c. wasn't it

6.      We don't need to go to the store today, ___?
a. don't we
b. do I
c. do we

7.      Susan can bring some food, ___?
a. won't she
b. will she
c. can't she

8.      The party starts at eight o'clock, ___?
a. isn't it
b. doesn't it
c. does it

9.      The movie was very long, ___?
a. isn't it
b. wasn't it
c. was it

10.  There's a dictionary on the shelf, ___?
a. isn't it
b. isn't there
c. aren't there

11.  There's a lot of noise outside, ___?
a. aren't there
b. isn't there
c. is there

12.  Mrs. Smith is sick, ___?
a. isn't she
b. is she
c. wasn't she

13.  The dishes are dirty, ___?
a. weren't they
b. isn't they
c. aren't they

14.  Steven won't be at the party, ___?
a. won't he
b. isn't he
c. will he

15.  The math test was very difficult, ___?
a. wasn't it
b. isn't it
c. weren't they

16.  We can go tomorrow, ___?
a. won't we
b. can we
c. can't we

17.  I'm early, ___?
a. isn't I
b. aren't I
c. are I

18.  This shirt is too big for me, ___?
a. isn't it
b. doesn't it
c. does it

19.  Emily plays the piano well, ___?
a. isn't it
b. does she
c. doesn't she

20.  Your neighbours went on vacation, ___?
a. isn't they
b. didn't they
c. aren't they

a)   Jane isn’t sleeping in the car, _____________________?

b)   Your brother has a new watch,_____________________?

c)    There’ll be snow on the ground in a few hours, _____________________?

d)   You haven’t heard this joke yet, _____________________?

e)   Stop shouting at each other, _____________________?

f)     Little David doesn’t look like his mother, _____________________?

g)   You parked in the wrong place, _____________________?

h)   Nobody has called,  _____________________?

i)      You weren’t in London last summer, _____________________?

j)      You could help me with these boxes, _____________________?

k)   He found his wallet in the kitchen, _____________________?

l)      The children hadn’t returned from school when I called, _____________________?

m) Don’t forget to buy the newspaper, _____________________?

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