GRAMMAR: Questions
Choose a, b, or c.
1 Could you tell me what time _____?
a) the bus leaves
b) leaves the bus
c) does the bus leave
2 How many people _____ this computer?
a) do use
b) use
c) does use
1 a
2 b
Choose a, b, or c.
Why did you call me? - I _____, but your phone was switched off.
a) do call
b) did called
c) did call
c)
Complete the compound adjectives.
My boss is very bad-_____. When things go wrong he starts shouting at everyone.
tempered
Choose a, b, or c.
The slower you work, ____ you'll finish.
a) later
b) the later
c) the later than
b
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 My boss is always interested in new ideas – he’s
_____ open-minded.
A a bit ■ B quite ■ C very ■
2 Will is _____ laid-back. Nothing can make him
angry.
A a bit ■ B incredibly ■ C quite ■
1 C
2 B
Choose a, b, or c.
1 You're not eating much. _____ like the food?
a) You don't
b) Don't you
c) Aren't you
1 b
Complete with one word.
I don't like jazz, but my sister _____.Complete the compound adjectives.
I'm very _____-minded. I tend to forget things.
absent
Complete the sentences.
The _____ (fast) you finish this job, the sooner you can live.
faster
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 Ed is _____ big-headed – he thinks he’s brilliant at
everything he does.
A a bit ■ B extremely ■ C pretty ■
2 He’s _____ easy-going so he’ll probably agree with
your plan.
A rather ■ B a bit ■ C very ■
1 B
2 C
Complete the sentence with one word.
My father loves opera and so _____ my mother.
does
Complete with one word.
- We didn't think the food was very good.
- _____ did we.
Neither
Complete the compound adjectives.
I think Paul is a bit tight-_____. He never spends money unless he absolutely has to.
fisted
Complete with one word.
The ______ you have, the more you want.
more
Complete the sentence with one word.
If someone tries to annoy me, I prefer to give a ________ response rather than get angry.
light-hearted
Complete the sentence with one word.
A: I've been to India twice.
B: _____ you? I'd love to go.
Have
Complete with one word.
1 Sally got the job she wanted. - _____ she? That’s fantastic.
2 You forgot to text me Andy’s phone number yesterday. - That’s not true, I _____ send it! I remember perfectly.
1 Did
2 did
Complete the compound adjectives.
My sister-in-law is very ______. She's nice to me then speaks badly of me to other people.
two-faced
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.
1 _____ (active) you are, _____ (few) cardiovascular problems you will have.
2 _____ (a lot) I concentrate, _____ (a lot) accurate my answers are.
1 the more active/the fewer
2 the more/the more
Complete with one word.
My colleague and I enjoy a good-natured ______ over who meets our monthly targets first.
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 What were you and Sarah talking _____?
2 You didn't like her latest novel, _____ you?
1 about
2 did
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 Your dad can play the piano, _____ he?
2 Do you think Jack is going to come? - Yes, I _____. He promised he would.
3 Rob works as a waiter, _____ he?
1 can't
2 do
3 doesn't
Complete the compound adjectives.
She's very ________, and if she's decided to become a vegetarian, nothing will stop her.
strong-willed
Make the sentences using the prompts.
1 admired / a person, vain / he or she / become.
2 Do you like strong coffee? - Yes, I do. strong / good.
1 The more admired a person is, the vainer he or she becomes.
2 The stronger (it is), the better (it is).
Complete with one word.
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