Future Continuous

Exercises 1 2 3

Will vs. Going to

Future Tenses

 

Too and enough

Ex. 1

Comparative and superlative of adjectives (and adverbs)

It is extremely easy to use either the comparative or the superlative structure. Do you know the EQUATIONS?

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COMPARATIVE

EQUAL               AS + ADJ / ADV + AS  

John is as intelligent as Mary.

John eats as impulsively as Mary.

INFERIOR                 LESS + ADJ / ADV + THAN

John is less intelligent than Mary.

John eats less impulsively than Mary.

SUPERIOR            MORE + ADJ / ADV + THAN (more than 2 syllables)

John is more intelligent than Mary.

John eats more impulsively than Mary.

                                    (ADJ / ADV + ER) + THAN (only one syllable)

John is taller than Mary.
John works harder than Mary.

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SUPERLATIVE        THE MOST + ADJ / ADV(more than 2 syllables)

John is the most intelligent boy. 
John works the most impulsively of all.

                                    THE (ADJ / ADV + EST) (only one syllable) 

John is the tallest boy. 
John works the hardest of all.

                     
                     biggest 

* TWO SYLLABLES: 

  a) -- --y          ier / iest

     pretty: prettier than / the prettiest girl

  b) -- --other   more than / the most 

     rapid: more rapid than / the most rapid car

  c) -- --ly

   ADJ (as 1 syllable)  ugly: uglier than / the ugliest cat
   ADV (as 3 syllables)  quickly: more quickly than / the most quicky

IRREGULARS:

ADJ / ADV            SUPERIOR        SUPERLATIVE

good / well                      better                      the best

bad / badly                     worse                        the worst

many / much                   more                          the most

few /little                       less                            the least

old (adjective)                older                          the oldest (things)
                                       elder                          the eldest (people)
far (adverb)                   farther                      the farthest (distance)
                                       further                      the furthest (general)

Click the picture below to get some practice on comparatives and superlatives.

Expressions of quantity

 

Expressions of quantity tell us how many or how much of something there is.

We use a little and much only with non-countable nouns like money, snow, pollution etc.

We use a few and many only with countable nouns like people, cars, books etc.

Let’s take a look at some expressions of quantity that are used with both countable and non-countable nouns:

Countable and Non-countable Expressions of Quantity

Any

Countable: There aren’t any cookies left. (negative) / Are there any cookies left? (question)

Non-countable: There isn’t any water in the cup. (negative) / Is there any water in the cup? (question)

No

Countable: There are no dogs in the park.

Non-countable: There is no money in my wallet.

Some

Countable: Some children study here in the mornings. (affirmative)

Non-countable: There is some noise coming from that house. (affirmative)

More

Countable: There are more students in this school than in that other one.

Non-countable: There is more crime in poor countries than in rich countries.

A lot of / lots of

Countable: She has a lot of / lots of pets.

Non-countable: There’s a lot of / lots of traffic in my city.

Plenty of

Countable: There are plenty of cars on the street.

Non-countable: There is plenty of food in the fridge.

Most

Countable: She keeps most of her books in her backpack.

Non-countable: We spent the most time on the renovations.

All

Countable: Who ate all the oranges?

Non-countable: Jessica is the one with all the experience.

Enough

Countable: There aren’t enough cookies for everyone, we need to buy some more.

Non-countable: There is enough space for both of us.

Click on the exercises below to practice quantity expressions:

             First English

                                    Agenda Web

                                                                 Quiz

Countable & Uncountable nouns

 

There is / There are

 

Present Simple versus Past Tense

Past Continuous Games

Past continuous

Reading comprehension activities

Past Continuous