Irregular verbs
Tenses
Degrees of Comparison
Articles
Prepositions
100

BE?

SAY?

DO?

MAKE?

WAS/ WERE BEEN

SAID SAID

DID DONE

MADE MADE

100

1. He …………… from London. COME

2. Can you call later? Mary …………… a bath. HAVE

3. You usually …………… funny in that hat. LOOK

4. I …………… a book at the moment so I am very busy. WRITE

5. You aren’t listening to me. What …… you ……… about? THINK

1. comes

2. is having

3. look

4. am writing

5. are thinking

100

big?

small?

funny?

nice?

narrow?

bigger the biggest

smaller the smallest

funnier the funniest

nicer the nicest

narrower the narrowest

100

1. I want ____ apple from that basket.

2. Eli likes to play ______ volleyball. 

3. Miss Lin speaks ____ Chinese.

4. I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

5. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today."

1. an 

2. -

3. -

4. a

5. the

100

a. What have you got _____ this bag? in front of / in / opposite 

b. We’re waiting for our friend _______ her house. in front of / under / on 

c. My sister was hiding ______ the door! under / behind / on 

d. I didn’t sit ________ my best friend today. in / between / next to 

e. Is your house________ the park? on / opposite / between 

f. Can I sit ________ you and Mum on the sofa? under / behind / between 

g. Stand _______ the umbrella; it’s raining! under / behind / in 

h. Please don’t put your feet ______ the table. between / in / on

a. in

b. in front of

c. behind

d. next to

e. opposite 

f. between

g. under

h. on

200

TAKE?

BRING?

SEE?

READ?

TOOK TAKEN

BROUGHT BROUGHT

SAW SEEN

READ READ

200

1. She ……… your husband when she …………… as a nurse. MEET/WORK

2. It …………… at 9 o'clock this morning. His car broke down and he couldn't get to the office. HAPPEN

3. I …………… upstairs when the accident …………… . WORK/HAPPEN

4. Yesterday while Ann …………… she ………… her finger. COOK/CUT

5. While she …………… with her friend, the meat …………… . CHAT/BURN

1. met, was working

2. happened

3. was working, happened

4. was cooking, cut

5. was chatting, burnt


200

beautiful?

emarassing? (смущающий, постыдный)

exciting?

difficult?

famous?

expensive?

more beautiful the most beautiful

more embarassing the most embarassing

more exciting the most exciting

more difficult the most difficult

more famous the most famous

more expensive the most expensive

200

1. I bought _____ umbrella to go out in the rain.

2. My daughter is learning to play ____ violin at her school.

3. Please give me ______cake that is on the counter.

4. I lived on ______ Main Street when I first came to town. 

5. Albany is the capital of ________ New York State. 

1. an

2. the

3. the

4. -

5. -

200

in               on             at

Monday morning

9 o’clock

lunchtime 

Tuesday 

August 

Easter 

New Year’s Eve 

1997 

the weekend 

Christmas 

the afternoon 

my birthday 

17th March 

the past 

the 60s

in : August, 1997, the afternoon, the past, the 60's

on : Monday morning, Tuesday, New Year's Eve, my birthday, 17th March

at : 9 o'clock, lunchtime, Easter, the weekend, Christmas

300

COME?

GO?

FALL?

RIDE?

CAME COME

WENT GONE

FELL FALLEN

RODE RIDDEN

300

1. When she …………… the news, she …………… to cry. HEAR/BEGIN

2. It …………… hard all day long. RAIN

3. ………… you still …………… when I left? WORK

4. This time last month I …………… on a beach. SIT

5. He …………… to get up this morning. It was cold and it …………… and the bed was so warm. NOT WANT/SNOW

6. While I was shopping my son …………… his hometask. DO

1. heard, began

2. was raining

3. Were working

4. was sitting

5. didn't want, was snowing

6. was doing

300
good?

bad?

little?

few? 

many/ much?

better the best

worse the worst

less the least

fewer the fewest

more the most

300

1. My husband's family speaks ____ Polish.

2. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

3. ____ ink in my pen is red.

4. Our neighbors have ____ cat and ____ dog.

1. -

2. an 

3. the

4. a, a 

300

1. I finish school early _______________ Wednesdays. 

2. Are you going to work _______________ the summer holidays? 

3. I only ever see my cousins _______________ Christmas. 

4. _______________ the past, you couldn’t buy such a variety of different foods. 

5. What shall we do _______________ the weekend? 

6. Mobile phones were invented _______________ the 80s. 

7. My exam is _______________ 7th June. 

8. I’m having my first guitar lesson _______________ Friday afternoon.

1. on

2. in

3. at

4. in

5. at 

6. in

7. on 

8. on

400

UNDERSTAND?

BUY?

LEAVE?

HAVE?

UNDERSTOOD, UNDERSTOOD

BOUGHT BOUGHT

LEFT LEFT\HAD HAD

400

1. If you cut down on your smoking, you …………………… that I'm right. SEE

2. By the end of the century motor cars …………………… from city centers. DISAPPEAR

3. Once he …………………… what is happening he …………………… furious. FIND OUT /TO BE

4. By the end of this semester she …………………… English for 2 years. STUDY

5. The letter …………………… her yet, so there is no point in worrying about her reaction. NOT REACH

1. will see

2. will have disappeared

3. finds out, will be 

4. will have been studying

5. will not have reached

400
  1. Nick is (happier/ the happiest) boy that I know. 
  2. Of the six cars, I like the silver one (better/ best). 
  3. Jane’s notebook is (cheaper/ the cheapest) than mine. 
  4. This is (more delicious/ the most delicious) cheese-cake I have ever had! 
  5. This bookcase is (more beautiful/ the most beautiful) than that one.
  6. Do you feel (better/ the best) today than yesterday?
  7. Steve Jobs is (more famous/ famouser) than Stephen Wozniak.
  8. This week the weather is (hotter/ more hot) than last week.
  9. Our new house is (more expensive/ expensiver) than the old one.
  10. Chemistry was (harder/ the hardest) subject at school.

1. the happiest

2. best

3. cheaper

4. the most delicious

5. more beautiful

6. better

7. more famous

8. hotter

9. more expensive

10. the hardest

500

HEAR?

KNOW?

DRINK?

EAT?

FEEL?

GIVE?

FLY?

TELL?

TEACH?

RISE?

SEND?

HEARD HEARD

KNEW KNOWN

DRANK DRUNK

ATE EATEN

FELT FELT

GAVE GIVEN

FLEW FLOWN

TOLD TOLD

TAUGHT TAUGHT

ROSE RISEN

SENT SENT

500

I can hardly hear the baby when she cries because she's so .......... I'm pretty lucky in that respect. (quiet)

My Dad is the ......... man in the world, said five-year-old, Brady. (great)

This book is ......... than the last one I read. (thick - толстый)

This is the ......... road I've ever seen (long)

Richard is pretty high-strung (легковозбудимый). However, his brother is much ......... in comparison. (calm)

The trains in South Korea are ......... than the ones in North America. (fast)

That music is really .........! Can you turn it down, please? (loud)

This test was ....... than the one we had last week. (difficult)

It was ........... performance I've seen in my life. (embarassing)

Betty is .......... child in the family. (old)

1. quiet

2. the greatest

3. thicker

4. the longest

5. calmer

6. faster

7. loud

8. more difficult

9. the most embarassing

10. the eldest

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