Grammar 4A

A/An & The, Adjectives and Adverbs

Name: _______________ Teacher: ______________ Date: ___________ Score: ___/ 65 =___%

The articles A/AN or THE

I. Complete the sentences by writing a / an, the or (--) if necessary. (10 pts.)

1. “Is there __________ bank near here?” “Yes, at __________end of the block.”
2. What did you have for ________ lunch?
3. Who was _________ first President of ___________ United States?
4. I’m sorry but I’ve forgotten your name. I can never remember __________ names.
5. Excuse me, I’m looking for __________ Majestic Hotel. Is it near here?
6. Gary was sick __________ last week, so he didn’t go to ________ work.
7. Everest is _________ highest mountain in __________world.
8. I usually listen to __________ radio while I’m having ____________breakfast.
9. I like __________sports. My favorite sport is __________ basketball.
10. Julia is ________ doctor. Her husband is __________ art teacher.

II. Circle the letter of your choice that best completes the sentences. (10 pts.)

1. I’m going to buy _____________.

a. hat and umbrella c. a hat and an umbrella
b. a hat and a umbrella d. an hat and an umbrella

2. “What do you do?” “___________________”

a. I dentist b. I’m a dentist c. I’m dentist d. I do dentist

3. I’m going shopping. I need _______________.

a. some new jeans c. a new pair of jeans
b. a new jeans d. a new pair jeans

4. I like the people here. _____________ very friendly.

a. she is b. they are c. they is d. it is

5. I’m very thirsty. I need _____________.

a. some water b. a water c. a glass of water

6. I need _____________ about hotels in Mexico City.

a. some information b. some informations c. an information

7. We enjoyed our vacation. ______________ was very nice.

a. hotel b. a hotel c. an hotel d. the hotel
8. The table is in ______________.
a. middle of room c. the middle of the room
b. middle of the room d. the middle of room

9. What did you have for __________?

a. the breakfast b. breakfast c. a breakfast

10. I finish _____________ at five o’clock every day.

a. the work b. work c. a work

III. Put in “the” where necessary. If the sentence is correct, write OK. (5 pts.)

1. France is a very large country.__________________________________________

2. Manila is the capital of Philippines. _____________________________________
3. Have you ever been to south of France? __________________________________
4. He graduated from Cambridge University. ________________________________
5. I hope to go to United States next year. ___________________________________

IV. Complete the sentences. Use a/an + adjective + one. (10 pts.)

bright clean cheap big better

easy different new thick white

1. This towel is dirty. Can I have ________________________________________?

2. I’m going to sell my cellphone and buy ________________________________.
3. That’s not a very nice sweater but this is _______________________________.
4. This box is too small. I need _________________________________________.
5. I already used this shirt. I want _______________________________________.
6. This test is hard. I want______________________________________________.
7. This room is dark. Can we move to ____________________________________.
8. This restaurant is expensive. Let’s go to ________________________________.
9. This is a black leather jacket. I’m looking for ___________________________.
10. This sweater is so thin. I want ___________________________________________.

Adjectives and Adverbs

V. Circle the letter of your choice that best completes the sentences. (10 pts.)

1. Do you speak any ___________?

a. foreign languages b. languages foreign c. languages foreigns

2. You speak English very ___________.

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 a. good b. fluent c. well d. slow

3. “Do you feel better today?” “No, I feel ___________.”

a. good b. worse c. more bad d. more worse

4. Tennis isn’t _____________ soccer.

a. popular as b. popular than c. so popular that d. as popular as

5. The weather today is the same _____________ yesterday.

a. as b. that c. than d. like

6. The Best West is _________________.

a. the more expensive motel c. the motel most expensive
b. the most expensive motel d. the motel the more expensive

7. The movie is very bad. I think it’s the ____________ movie I’ve ever seen.
a. worse b. baddest c. most bad d. worst

8. Why don’t you buy a car? You have _____________.

a. enough money b. money enough c. enough of money

9. Is your English _____________ a conversation?

a. enough good to have c. enough good for
b. good enough for have d. good enough to have

10. I’m ______________ out.

a. too tired for go c. too tired to go
b. too much tired for going d. too much tired to go

VI. Match the noun to its adjective. (10 pts.)

__________ 1. air a. hard

__________ 2. clouds b. dark
__________ 3. knife c. fresh
__________ 4. water d. hot
__________ 5. languages e. fun
__________ 6. holiday f. foreign
__________ 7. job g. sharp
__________ 8. day h. bright
__________ 9. man i. rainy
__________ 10. sun j. old

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VII. Put in a be verb ( am/is/was/were etc. ) + adjective (10 pts.)

nice noisy cold hungry lazy

smart quiet beautiful tall dark

1. Please don’t ______________________________________. I am studying.

2. I __________________________________. I haven’t eaten anything yet.
3. You should ___________________________________to reach that high tree.
4. The flowers in the garden ________________________________________.
5. They __________________________________________________to look at.
6. My brother ___________________________________.He just sleeps all day.
7. The new boy doesn’t talk much. He ______ very ____________________.
8. ___________you __________________? Shall I close the window?
9. My son ________________________________. He passed all his tests today.
10. He’s scared to go out in the night because it _________________________.