Part 9 Adjectives and Prepositions
Unit 28 Descriptive Adjectives
Part 2 Sentences with Adjective + Noun
Unscramble the word groups to write sentences
1	a / she / man / for / looking / rich / is / .
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2	like / serious / women / you / do / why / ?
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3	an / I / man / want / athletic / .
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4	very / man / generous / that / is / .
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5	talking / woman / they / interesting / an / are / to / .
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6	couple / they / happy / are / a / .
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7	you / good-looking / any / know / men / do / ?
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8	funny / honest / his / wasn't / or / personal ad / .
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Part 3 Descriptive Adjectives
Combine the sentences.
1	He is an older man. He is fun-loving.
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2	Venus and Serena Williams are tennis players. They are famous.
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3	Jessica and Tim live in a house. The house is big.
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4	Josh and Amanda ate a restaurant. The restaurant was awful.
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5	Judy likes movies. The movies are sad.
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6	Buy this CD player. The CD player was expensive.
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7	Jeremy bought a CD player. The CD player was expensive.
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8	Bill and Mark have jobs. The jobs are important.
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Part 4 Descriptive Adjectives with Plural Nouns
Rewrite the sentences. Make the nouns plural. Make all the other necessary changes.
1	The personal ad is funny.
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2	He is an interesting man.
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3	The black dog is friendly.
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4	The expensive car is over there.
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5	The artistic student is a young Italian.
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6	The boring book has a red cover.
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7	The good-looking actor is from China.
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Part 5 Descriptive Adjectives
Write the sentences. Use words from columns A, D, and E only one time.
A		B	C	D	E
Matt Damon				big	actor
Beiging & Acapulco				British	artist
Ferraris and BMWs				expensive	cars
Princess Diana		was	( a )	American	city
Quebec		are		Japanese	cities
Sushi		was	(an )	old	book
The Beatles		were		poor	food
The Bible				small	men
Van Gogh				young	singers
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2	____________________________________________.
3	____________________________________________.
4	____________________________________________.
5	____________________________________________.
6	____________________________________________.
7	____________________________________________.
8	____________________________________________.
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Unit 29 Comparative Adjectives
Part 1 Regular and Irregular Comparative Adjectives
Write the comparative forms of the examples below.
1	big	______________
2	cheap	______________
3	dirty	______________
4	easy	______________
5	hot	______________
6	large	______________
7	quick	______________
8	tall	______________
9	good	______________
10	bad	______________
Part 2 Short and Long Adjectives
Write the words in the correct columns.
active	artistic	boring	busy	cold	dark
difficult	exciting	expensive	friendly	funny	healthy
honest	important	interesting	old	short	warm
Syllables	One	Two + Y	Two	More than Two
Part 3 Comparative Adjectives
Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.
1	This book is interesting, but the other book is ________________.
2	I'm busy on Mondays, but I'm __________ on Tuesdays
3	Unit 28 was difficult, but her sister is ______________.
4	Julia is short, but her sister is __________.
5	The movies is funny, but the book is ___________.
6	The cake is good, but the ice cream is ____________.
7	This book is boring, but that book is ____________.
8	My grandfather is active, but my grandmother is ____________.
9	The traffic today is bad, but the traffic yesterday was _________.
10	It's cold today, but it was _________ yesterday.
Part 4 Comparative Adjectives + than
Make comparisons. Use the words in parentheses.
1	(big/ small) China is __________ Japan
2	(cold/ hot) Thailand is ________ Korea.
3	(easy/ hard ) Chinese is __________ English.
4	( old / young ) London is ____________ New York.
5	( bad / good ) The weather in Australia __________ in Canada.
6	( crowded / empty ) Tokyo is _________ than Quebec.
7	(long / short ) The Nile River is ____________ the Amazon River.
8	( bad / good ) Traffic in big cities is __________ the traffic in small cities.
Unit 30 Superlative Adjectives
Part 1 Regular and Irregular Comparative Adjectives
Complete the chart.
	Adjective	Comparative		Superlative
1	athletic	_________________		_________________________
2	bad	_________________		_________________________
3	big	_________________		_________________________
4	boring	_________________		_________________________
5	busy	_________________		_________________________
6	clean	_________________		_________________________
7	difficult	_________________		_________________________
8	easy	_________________		_________________________
9	good	_________________		_________________________
10	healthy	_________________		_________________________
11	honest	_________________		_________________________
12	hot	_________________		_________________________
13	intelligent	_________________		_________________________
14	popular
Part 2 Superlative Adjectives
Compare the three things, places, or people. Use the words in parentheses.
A	The Mercedes Benz E300 / The Ferrari / The Lincoln Navigator SUV
	1	(small/ car)________________________
	2	(expensive/ car)
	3	(large/ car)________________________
B	Miami / London / Mexico City
	4	(cold/ city)________________________
	5	(large/ city)________________________
	6	(old/ city)__________________________
C	Cheetahs / Elephants / Lions
	7	(fast/ animal)_______________________
	8	(dangerous/ animal)_________________
	9	(heavy/ animal)_____________________
D	Princess Diana / Mother Teresa / Donald Trump
	10	(artistic/ person)____________________
	11	(pretty/ person)_____________________
	12	(poor/ person)______________________
Part 3 Superlative Adjectives
Write the questions. Use the superlative form of the adjectives.
Then answer the questions.
1	What/ be / long/ river/ in the world
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2	What/ be / expensive/ restaurant/ in your town
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3	What / be / bad / month / for a vacation
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4	Who/ be / tall/ person / in your class
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5	Who/ be / young / person / in your class
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6	Who/ be / popular / singer / in your country
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7	What / be / funny / program/ on TV
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8	What/ be / cold / month / of the year
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9	Who / be / beautiful / actress / in your country
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Unti 31 Prepositions of Time: In, On, At
Part 1 Prepostions of Time
Write the words in the correct columns.
the afternoon		lunchtime		Oct. 4
April		May		a quarter to two
the evening		the morning		Thursday
four o'clock		night		Tuesday
half past seven		1990		weekdays
June 1st		Nov. 3rd		the weekend
At		In		On
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
________________		_________________		________________
Part 3 Prepositions of Time
Complete the conversation. Use at, in, or on.
Liza:	I'd like the information about flights to Vancouver.
Agent:	When would you like to go?
Liza:	I'm not sure. I'd like to go ____ September- either ______
	Sept. 19th or _____ Sept. 20th.
Agent:	Well, Sept. 19 is _____ Sunday, so the ticket is cheaper.
	Tickets _____ weekdays are more expensive than tickets
	____ the weekends.
Liza:	Really? Well, when are there flights ____ Sun., Sept. 19th?
Agent:	There's one ___ 7:00 ___ the morning, another ____ noon,
	one flight ___ the afternoon___ 3:30, and another one
	___ nine ___ night.
Part 4 Time Expressions
Answer the questions. Write true long answers. Use at, in, or on.
1	What do time do you get up?
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2	What time do you usually go to bed?
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3	What year were you born?
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4	What month were you born?
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5	When is your birthday?
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6	When did your parents get married?
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7	What time did your parents get married?
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8	What days do you have English class?
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