DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Consolidation of grammar material Speaking 1. What do you know about Articles? 2. Give as much examples as you can. 3. What do you know about their usage? 4. When do we usually use definite and indefinite articles? 5. When do we usually use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives? 6. What are their rules of their usage: e.g. suffixes –er, -ier are for comparison, what about superlative form?
1. Fill each blank with ‘a', ‘an', ‘the' or leave it blank. 1. He left _____ home without informing anyone. 2. There is _____ box of sweets on _____ table. 3. Do you need _____ degree in Economics or _____ degree in finance to be a better manager? 4. When we arrived, she went straight to _____ kitchen and started to prepare _____ meal for us. 5. He has _____ cut on his leg and _____ bruise on _____ chin. 6. _____ Mt. Everest is _____ highest mountain in _____ world. 7. Switch off _____ air-conditioner please. I have _____ cold. 8. We reached _____ top of _____ hill during _____ afternoon. 9. Do you like _____ weather here? Isn't it too hot during _____ day but it is very cold at _____ night? 10. _____ attempt has been made to collect _____ funds to start _____ public library in _____ town where I live.
Writing 2. Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article:
1. He hasn't got ... car. But he’s got ... computer. ... computer is new. 2. My ... friends have got ... cat and ... dog. ... dog never bites ... cat. 3. This is ... tree. ... tree is green. 4. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing. 5. I have ... bicycle. ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 6. Our ... room is large. 7. We wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long. 8. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my ... mother ... bracelet for her ... birthday. She liked ... bracelet. 10. My ... brother's ... friend has no ... dog. 11. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 12. She has ... ball. ... ball is ... big. 13. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at ... hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ... hotel and sometimes in ... restaurant.
3.Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article and explain its usage.:
1. This is ... good ... book. Take ... book from ... table. Put this ... book into ... bookcase. 2. ... weather is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in ... blue ... sky. 3. This is ... boy. ... boy is at ... school. He is ... pupil. This ... boy is my ... brother's ... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likes his ... cat. He gives ... cat ... milk every day. 4. Yesterday I received ... letter from my ... friend. ... letter was interesting. 5. We live in... big house. I like ... house very much. 6. Are you ... worker? — No, I am ... student. 7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large. Speaking 1. Answerthequestions?
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