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Exercise 1:
Complete the following exercise with SO or SUCH.
1 - The day was ___________ hot that everybody went to the beach.
5 - Petrol is ___________ expensive now that more and more people take the bus.
7 - It was ___________ a relief to finish my essay that I decided to go out for a walk.
8 - Paul Auster's latest book was ___________ good that I read it twice.
Exercise 2:
Complete the following exercise with SUCH or SUCH A .
1 - I never noticed you lived ___________ long way from the city centre.
2 - They couldn't believe the news on TV. September 11th was ___________ shock.
3 - John and Sonia are ___________ nice people. They get on well with everybody.
5 - It was ___________ boring film that I kept falling asleep while I was watching it.
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SO OR SUCH
Exercise 3:
Change the sentences but the meaning must remain the same. (with SO or SUCH or
SUCH A)
4 – Their car was such an expensive one. Their car was ________________________ .
Exercise 4:
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Grammar tip: So and Such: The Ultimate Practice
So + adjective
Example: You are so beautiful
Exercise 01. Complete the text with so / such
So + adverb
Example: You look so beautifully today. Finland is (1)_______ a nice place to go on winter holidays. The
winter there is (2)_______ mild and welcoming! You can do
Such + noun phrase
Example: You are such a beautiful lady. snowboarding, skating, skiing or any other winter sport, there are
(3)_______ many possibilities. We found (4)_______ a lovely hotel,
and it was (5)_______ a short walk to the skiing slope. Well, winter
Exercise 02. Put so / such in season in Finland is not (6)_______ cheap as we expected, but we
the dialogue situations had (7)_______ a great time there. It is (8)_______ tempting to come
1. Mike: Ann, you are ____ late today, there every winter, again and again.
is everything o.k.?
Ann: I m fine. I m ____ sorry to Exercise 03. Match the pairs to form sentences
make you wait on ____ a hot day.
1. It was such a lovely a. help so much!
2. Luke: Brenda, why do you look
2. We appreciate your b. finding out the truth.
____ utterly surprised?
3. I m so glad to c. great success!
Brenda: I was told ____ an
4. Why are you so sad if d. invite you all to our party.
unexpected story today, Luke.
5. It was such a bad idea e. compared to your sister.
3. Sophie: William, it is ____ a 6. You are so young f. picnic yesterday evening!
generous gift, thank you.
7. Albert was so close to g. a foolish idea from anyone.
William: It is ____ a great feeling
8. How dare she say such h. to bake green beans alone.
to see your joy.
9. The play was such a i. an awful thing about me?
4. Dan: It is ____ a nice offer, Bill, but 10. I ve never heard such j. you ve done nothing wrong?
I ve got plans for the weekend.
Bill: It is ____ upsetting! Input your answers here:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. Sam: Oh, it is ____ an awkward
situation, sorry, Lily.
Lily: Don t be ____ sorry, it is
nothing at all.
Exercise 04. Rephrase the sentences to replace such with
6. David: Philip, sometimes you are so and vice versa, depending on the context
____ persuasive!
Philip: I just wanted your company Example: It was so lonely there. -> It was such a lonely day there.
____ much today, David
1. You have such a big and comfortable house!
7. Chris: I m ____ clumsy, sir! Can _______________________________________________
you be ____ kind to forgive me? 2. Her Swiss watch is so unique and expensive.
Seller: It will be ____ nice of you to _______________________________________________
help me with ____ a mess. 3. She had such a busy preparation for her wedding.
8. Greg: Why do you always need to _______________________________________________
be ____ a cruel lady, Kate? 4. Your room is so untidy and not cozy.
Kate: It is not ____ easy to be nice _______________________________________________
and hospitable when people around 5. It was such an obvious decision for you.
do ____ things as you do. _______________________________________________
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Practice
A Too and enough (1–2)
Look at the pictures and write sentences with too and enough.
Use these nouns and adjectives: big, gate, long, low, plane, sweater, ruler, warm, water, wide
1 2 3
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3 ........................................................................
2 All your guests will need chairs. But you haven’t got very many.
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such + a lot of + noun + that...: (for both count and uncount nouns) 3 Rewrite these sentences.
He had such a lot of work he couldn't sleep at night. 1 She is such a good tennis player that she wins all her matches.
There is such a lot of things to do we don't have time to feel lonely. She plays tennis ……………………………………………………………………
2 We had a lot of problems.
Note: so far = such a long way; so long = such a long time. We hadn't expected to have …………………………………………………
3 You've got a lot of furniture in this room.
Why have you got ………………………………………………………………… ?
1 Rewrite these sentences using 'so'. 4 It took us a long time to get home this evening.
1 It was such a dangerous job that nobody would do it. It doesn't usually take us ………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 It's quite a long way from your house to the station.
2 They were such boring films that I fell asleep in the middle. I didn't know it was ………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4 Make two sentences from each pair using 'so' and 'such'. 1 Fill in the blanks with 'too' or 'enough'.
1 This detective story is really good. I can't put it down. 1 My brother isn't old _______________ to vote.
This ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2 The car drove by _______________ quickly for us to see the
It ………………………………………………………………………………………… registration number.
2 The waiters were rude. We complained to the manager about 3 Algebra is _______________ complicated for me to understand.
them. 4 We were hungry _______________ to eat two meals.
The ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5 You didn't wait long _______________ for your friend.
They ……………………………………………………………………………………
3 The lifts were old. The lifts didn't work. 2 Rewrite the following sentences.
The ……………………………………………………………………………………… 1 The climb was so difficult that we stopped to rest several times.
They …………………………………………………………………………………… It was ……………………………………………………………………………………
4 The food was awful. We were ill for three days. 2 She ran too slowly to win the race.
The ……………………………………………………………………………………… She didn't ……………………………………………………………………………
It ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 My bag was so heavy that I had to ask for help.
It was ……………………………………………………………………………………
4 The house isn't big enough for us to live in.
too / enough The house ……………………………………………………………………………
5 Jack wore such an elegant suit that everyone complimented him.
- 'too' + adj./adv. means more than is necessary or good. Jack's suit ……………………………………………………………………………
- (not) adj./adv. + 'enough' means less than is necessary. 6 My sister is too young to watch horror films.
My sister ………………………………………………………………………………
They can both be used followed by 'to': 7 My mother is so wise that people often ask her for advice.
The bookcase was too big (for us) to get down the stairs. My mother ……………………………………………………………………………
= The bookcase was not small enough (for us) to get down the 8 The package is too heavy for you to lift by yourself.
stairs. The package …………………………………………………………………………
The bridge is just wide enough for two cars to pass each other. 9 This book isn't easy enough for the children to read.
This book ……………………………………………………………………………
10 The book was so interesting that I couldn't put it down.
It was ……………………………………………………………………………………