The Biggest, The Best
Did you know, 9 of the 10 _______ years on record occurred in 1995 or later?
a. hotest
b. most hot
c. hotter
d. hottest
d. hottest - If the adjective ends in vowel + consonant, double the final letter.
1. History says Shakespeare ________ 38 plays, but some people think they were not all his own work!
a) write
b) wrote
c) rote
d) written
b) ‘Wrote’ is the irregular form in the simple past.
1. The __________ are in the cupboard on the left.
a) milk
b) bread
c) rice
d) beans
d) Beans are countable and here they are plural, so we say ‘are’.
Excuse me, can you tell me __________ please?
a) what the time is
b) what is the time
c) do what is the time
d) what the time
a) what the time is – This is the correct word order for an indirect question.
I wish it ____________ stop raining!
a) would
b) will
c) won't
d) does
a) use 'would' after 'wish'.
This is _________ steak I've ever eaten!
a. worse
b. the worse
c. worst
d. the worst
d. the worst - The worst is correct - use 'the' with superlative forms.
2. Matthew _______ so tired yesterday after his night working at the hospital.
a) has been
b) was
c) were
d) had been
b) ‘Was’ is the past of ‘be’, and is used here in the same sentence as ‘yesterday’ to talk about the past.
2. Which of the following is NOT correct? Would you like another slice of ____________?
a) bread
b) milk
c) cake
d) ham
b) You cannot slice milk – it’s a liquid!
2. Do you know __________?
a) is the post office
b) where the post office
c) where the post office is
d) where is the post office
c) where the post office is – This is the correct word order for an indirect question.
If only I _________ crashed the car!
a) had
b) hadn't
c) did
d) didn't
B) hadn't - The reality is 'I crashed the car', therefore the wish is 'I wish I hadn't done it'
That was the _______ test she's ever give us!
a. the easyest
b. the easiest
c. easyest
d. easiest
b. the easiest - The easiest is correct - if an adjective ends in 'y' change it to 'i' and add - er / est.
I _______ him to invite him, but he said he was busy. a) rang
b) rung
c) ring
d) ringed
a) ‘Rang’ is the irregular past form of ‘ring’.
3. There were __________ mistakes in my homework this week.
a) fewer
b) less
c) much
d) little
a) When using a countable noun like ‘mistakes’, you should say ‘fewer’ e.g. fewer people
3. Would you mind telling me __________?
a) where do you live
b) live you
c) where you do live
d) where you live
d) where you live – This is the correct answer. Well done!
He wouldn't have been late for the exam if he ____________ earlier.
a) leave
b) left
c) had left
d) hadn't left
c) had left - In this kind of unreal situation in the past we use a subjunctive form (had + past participle) to describe the situation.
5. Phillip works __________ when he's under pressure.
a. more well
b. weller
c. better
d. more good
c. better - The comparative form of 'well' is better - this is irregular.
___________ any milk at the shops?
a) You bought
b) Bought you
c) Did you buy
d) Did you bought
c) ‘Did you buy’ is the past question form – ‘did’ + infinitive.
5. Which of the following is a countable noun?
a) Music
b) Money
c) Information
d) job
d) Job is countable – You can say ‘What a great job’, compare this with ‘work’ which is uncountable ‘What terrible work’
Can you tell me __________?
a) how much cost the tickets
b) how much do the tickets cost
c) how much the tickets
d) none of the above
d) none of the above – This is the correct answer. None of these options has the correct word order. It should be 'how much the tickets cost'.
He must ____________ it, he was the only one who had a key.
a) to steal
b) stole
c) have stolen
d) had stolen
have stolen - 'Must' is a modal. Modals are followed by an infinitive without 'to'.
Asia has some of ___________ architecture in the world.
a. the most modern
b. the most modernest
c. the modernest
d. the mostest modern
a. the most modern - With 2 syllable adjectives (not ending in 'y') use 'the most + adjective.
I didn’t ________ the question – could you repeat it please?
a) understood
b) understanded
c) understand
d) understooded
c) If you make a negative sentence, use ‘didn’t’ + the infinitive.
6. Which of the following is NOT correct? Would you like _________ wine?
a) some
b) a
c) a glass of
d) a little
b) We can say ‘a beer’, ‘a coffee’ but we usually don’t say ‘a wine’
Would you mind telling me __________?
a) what her name is
b) what do her name is
c) what her name
d) none of the above
a) what her name is – The is the right answer. Well done!
Where is he? He should ___________ home hours ago.
a) to be
b) were
c) have been
d) had been
have been - 'Should' is a modal. Modals are followed by an infinitive without 'to'.