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A. Complete the sentences using was or were.
0. Today I am happy but yesterday I was sad.
1. Now Jane is at home but last week she __________ on holiday.
2. Today it’s raining but yesterday it __________ sunny.
3. This year there is a jazz festival here and last year there __________ a pop festival.
4. Today Mr Brown is at work but yesterday he __________ ill.
5. These days there are houses here but a hundred years ago there __________ trees.
6. Today I feel fine but yesterday I __________ in bed all day.
7. My mother is a manageress now but she __________ just a shop assistant last year.
8. Today is Saturday and we are at home, but yesterday we __________ at school.
9. This summer we are staying at home but last summer we __________ in Greece.
10. Today Tina and Jack are tired because yesterday they __________ at the gym.
B. Mary spent last weekend in Rome. Ask her some questions using was or were.
0. (your hotel/good?) Was your hotel good?
1. (your room/comfortable?) ____________________________________________
2. (the weather/nice?) _________________________________________________
3. (the streets/full of people?) ____________________________________________
4. (the shops/expensive?) _______________________________________________
5. (the city/exciting at night?) ____________________________________________
6. (the museums/interesting?) ____________________________________________
7. (the people/friendly?) _______________________________________________
8. (your flight/OK?) ___________________________________________________
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C. Write the comparative form of these adjectives.
0. cold Colder
1. big _______________________
2. careful ____________________
3. expensive __________________
4. good ______________________
5. fat ________________________
6. famous ____________________
7. new ______________________
8. modern ____________________
9. young _____________________
10. cheap
____________________
11. delicious
__________________
12. rich ________________________
13. long ________________________
14. hungry ______________________
15. nice ________________________
16. difficult ______________________
18. old _________________________
19. beautiful _____________________
20. friendly ______________________
21. hot _________________________
22. wonderful ____________________
23. bad ________________________
24. small _______________________
25. sad _________________________
D. Put the words in brackets ( ) in the right order to make sentences.
0. (the world – Antarctica – coldest – is – place – the – in – .)
Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.
1. (city – the – Manchester – in England – is – friendliest – .)
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2. (in New York – expensive – restaurant – The Manhattan – the – is – most – .)
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3. (is – river – the world – the – The Nile – longest – in – .)
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4. (town – most – in Spain – Granada – beautiful – is – the – .)
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5. (painting – The Mona Lisa – the – famous – in – is – most – the world – .)
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6. (the – Europe – mountain – in – highest – Mont Blanc – is – .)
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answers
A
1. was
2. was
3. was
4. was
5. were
6. was
7. was
8. were
9. were
10. were
B
1. Was your room comfortable?
2. Was the weather nice?
3. Were the streets full of people?
4. Were the shops expensive?
5. Was the city exciting at night?
6. Were the museums interesting?
7. Were the people friendly?
8. Was your flight OK?
C
1. bigger
2. more careful
3. more expensive
4. better
5. fatter
6. more famous
7. newer
8. more modern
9. younger
10. cheaper
11. more delicious
12. richer
13. longer
14. hungrier
15. nicer
16. happier
17. more difficult
18. older
19. more beautiful
20. friendlier
21. hotter
22. more wonderful
23. worse
24. smaller
25. sadder
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answers
D
1. Manchester is the friendliest city in England.
2. The Manhattan is the most expensive restaurant in New York.
3. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
4. Granada is the most beautiful town in Spain.
5. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world.
6. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe.
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