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Adverb |
Comparative |
Superlative |
softly |
more softly than |
the most softly |
carefully |
more carefully than |
the most carefully |
reasonably |
less reasonably than |
the least reasonably |
Examples
Which
one of the girls eats the most slowly?
Of
all the men, Jim spoke the least reasonably about the problem.
Jack
is very good with machines. Mark
isn�t. Jack operates machines
more easily than Mark.
Exercise. Choose the correct answer. (Do
the exercise and check your answers here.
1.
Bill finished the exercise ______________ quickly than Jim.
a. more b.
the most
2.
Joe drives more _____________ than Brad.
a.
careful b.
carefully
3.
Mike exercises _____________ regularly of the three men.
a. least b.
the least
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collect
(v.) " collection (n.)
operate (v.) " operation (n.)
Sgt.
Smith likes to collect old guns. He has a very large collection.
Exercise. Fill in the blanks with these words. (Do
the exercise and check your answers here.)
select
selection educate
education |
1.
Greg : They
have a good __________ of shoes in this store.
Matt : Yes,
they do. It�s hard to __________
just one pair.
2.
Vic : Do
you believe it�s important for people to __________ their children.
Bill :
Yes,
a good _________ is insurance for a good future.
Vocabulary
Lesson 1 (Do
the exercise and check your answers here.
1. The test was really
__________. Only two students passed.
a. correct b.
tough
2. Donald can do only five pushups, he�s
not in good ________________.
a. physical b.
sweat
3. My mother never
raises her voice. She never ____________.
a. drills b.
yells
4. There�s water on
the first floor. Please ____________ it up.
a.
polish b.
mob
5. No one is allowed to enter the base.
_______________ the gate !
a.
Crawl b.
Guard
6. Linda told us the soup was cold, the
meat was salty, and the tea was bitter.
She _________ about the whole meal.
a. yelled b.
complained
7. Dad wants you to sweep this room. Go
and get the ____________.
a. mob b.
broom
8. Have you ever ____________ an
Australian football game?
a. marched b.
attended
9. Jim stood _______________ as the base
commander came into the room.
a. at attention b.
physical
10. You can park
across the street, but not near the building. We must keep that ______clear.
a. guard b.
area