Grammar and vocabulary unit 8

Comparing adjectives and adverbs Gerunds and infinitives

1 Write the adverb for each adjective. 4 Choose the correct forms.
polite politely What do you want doing / to do tonight?
1 honest _______________ 1 Meeting / To meet my friends is always good
2 optimistic _______________ fun.
3 good _______________ 2 It would be nice going / to go out tonight.
4 happy _______________ 3 I tend getting / to get nervous before exams.
5 bad _______________ 4 They regret not studying / not to study harder
6 hard _______________ at school.
5 Id prefer not cook / not to cook tonight.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
6 He doesnt feel like to work / working today.
Your grandmother has kindly given you 100.
(kind / kindly)
1 The team completed the task ______________. Nouns and adjectives: attributes and
(successful / successfully)
personality
2 Your music is too ______________! (loud / loudly) 5 Write N for noun and A for adjective.

3 My uncle has got a very ______________ job. success N

(stressful / stressfully) 1 optimistic _____ 5 passionate _____
4 Lisa won the race _____________. (easy / easily) 2 generosity _____ 6 moody _____
5 Please be ______________ with that knife! 3 honesty _____ 7 wealth _____
(careful / carefully) 4 anxiety _____ 8 respectful _____
6 ______________ people dont often smile.
(serious / seriously)
Verbs: managing your time
7 The customer spoke very ______________ to the
6 Complete the sentences with the words in
shop assistant. (rude / rudely) the box.

forget intend look forward

Third conditional miss regret remember

3 Complete the third conditional sentences with
the correct form of the verbs.
If Id known about the concert, I would have told
(tell) you.
1 Youd have passed the exam if you
______________________ (not make) mistakes.
2 If I ______________________ (not go) to the caf,
I wouldnt have met Tina.
3 I ______________________ (come) with you to the
cinema if I hadnt had so much homework.
4 If we ______________________ (score) that goal,
we would have won the match.
5 The police ______________________ (not catch)
the thief if he hadnt fallen over.
I regret being lazy at school. Now I cant find
a job.
1 I ______________ spending time with my brother
hes away at university now.
2 My first teachers name was Mrs Hope. I
______________ that she was very kind to us.
3 I ______________ to start doing more exercise in
the autumn.
4 I couldnt find my homework this morning. I
always ______________ where I leave things!
5 Every year, I ______________ to the summer
holidays. We always go to the beach, which
is great.

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