A- COMPARISONS: Put the words in brackets in their correct form.
( Positive, Comparative, or Superlative)

1- You and I both have dark hair ; your hair is ( color ) ........................................... mine .
2- You can stay here ( long ) .................................................................... you like .
3- Petrol is twice ( expensive ) ...................................................... it was a few years ago .
4- Tom and George are 14 . Tom is ( age ) ......................................................... George .
5- Their house is 4 times ( big ) ............................................................ ours .
6- Going by train is ( cheap ) .................................................................. going by car .
7- Today it’s much ( hot ) .................................................................. it was yesterday .
8- Which is ( large ) .................................................................... of the two bowls ?
9- Tim is ( intelligent ) ..................................................................... of the twins .
10- I don’t think I’ve ever met a ( kind ) .................................................. and ( generous ) ...................................................... person .
11- ( Hard ) .................................................. I tried , ( impossible ) ..................................
............................. it seemed to solve that math problem .
12- ( Angry ) ................................... I got , ( quiet ) ................................... they became .
13- ( Near ) .................................................................. gas station was 2 miles away .
14- It’s ( useful ) ............................................................... book I’ve ever used .
15- Bill is ( wealthy ) ........................................................... man in my country .
16- This is ( boring ) ................................................................ story I’ve ever heard .
17- George is ( serious ) ............................................................. student in this room .
18- A deer runs ( quickly ) ............................................................ a rabbit .
19- I did this exercise ( easily ) ....................................................... the first one .
20- You came ( early ) ....................................................... we had expected .
21- This exercise is ( hard ) .................................................. the previous one .
22- We expected 30 people to come to the meeting , but only 20 showed up ; ( people ) .................................................... came ................................. we had expected .
23- I drank 1 Pepsi , Tim drank 2 and Rey drank 3 ; Tim drank ( Pepsi ) ...........................
Rey but I drank ( Pepsi ) ........................................................ .
24- I made 4 mistakes , Sally made 2 and Tony made 1; Sally made ( mistakes ) ................
.......................... I did but Tony made ( mistakes ) .......................................................... .
25- Earth is ( far ) ................................................... from the sun .................. Mercury is .
26- If you have any ( far ) ............................................ questions , please ask .

Irregular Comparisons:                          Comparative                           Superlative

    * Good / well #..................................................................................................................
    * Bad / badly # .................................................................................................................
    * Much / many # ...............................................................................................................
    * Little #............................................................................................................................
    * Old #..............................................................................................................................
    * Far #………………………………………………………………………...........……

B- DIRECT / INDIRECT SPEECH : Change the following sentences into the Indirect Speech

   1. My sister said , " I find pleasure in horse-back riding ."
   2. She said , " I’m doing the dishes ."
   3. " What happened ? Why didn’t he come to the party 2 days ago ?", she said .
   4. Tim said , " I didn’t sell the chickens last week".
   5. Sandy said , " I’ve done my best to help you ."
   6. Pete said , " I want to win the match today ."
   7. Our teacher said , " You’ve been behaving badly all morning !"
   8. My mother said , " Don’t shout at me !"
   9. The officer said , " Come and help me , sergeant ."
  10. Sissi said , " I cannot keep up with you when you walk so quickly ."
  11. She said , "I think you have figured out why I haven’t told you the truth ".
  12. She said , " You must drink this otherwise you will pass out ".
  13. He said , " I will study very hard tonight ".
  14. He said , " When I go home, I lie on the couch for two hours without moving ."

C- Make 2 new sentences from the given question .

   1. (Where has Tom gone ?) Do you know ..............................................................
   2. He asked ....................................................................
   3. (What is the time ? ) I wonder ....................................................................
   4. I wondered .................................................................
   5. (Where did I park the car ?) I can’t remember .........................................................
   6. He asked .....................................................................
   7. (How far is it to the airport ?) Can you tell me ...........................................................
   8. I didn’t know .............................................................
   9. (Who is this woman ?) I’ve no idea .................................................................
  10. He asked ...................................................................
  11. (Where is the post office ?) Could you tell me ......................................................
  12. He wanted to know ..................................................

D- Fill in the blanks with : Much , Many , (a) little , (a) few .

   1. He isn’t very popular , he has ............................... friends .
   2. Ann is very busy these days , she has ..................................... free time .
   3. Did you take ..................................... photographs when you were on holiday ?
   4. Things are not going so well for her , she has ............................... problems .
   5. I’m not very busy today , I haven’t got ...................................... to do .
   6. Listen carefully , I’m going to give you ..................................... advice .
   7. ‘Have you ever been to Paris ?’ ‘Yes , I’ve been there .............................. times .
   8. Most of the town is modern , there are .................................... old buildings .
   9. The weather has been very dry recently ; we haven’t had .............................. rain , we’ve had very ......................................... .
  10. Can you lend me ............................................ dollars ? I don’t need ...........................
  11. I can’t give you a decision yet , I need ........................................ time to think .
  12. This is a very boring place to live , there isn’t .......................... to do .
  13. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher , she’s got ............................... patience .
  14. There is ............................................... coffee left , would you like some ?

Bonus point: Which is the major typing mistake in this handout?