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A. Imperative

1. “Eat more fruit and vegetable”, said the doctor.
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2. “Read the instructor before you switch on the machine”, he said to me.
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3. “Shut the door but don’t lock it” she said to us.
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4. “Don’t come before 6 o’clock”, I said to him.
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5. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, she said.


B. Declarative

Billie says:
1. ‘I am thinking of going to live in Semarang’
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2. ‘My father is in hospital’
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3. ‘Joe and Jane are getting married next month’
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4. ‘I have not seen John for a while’
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5. ‘Margaret has had a baby’
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6. ‘I don’t know what is Fred doing’
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7. ‘I hardly ever go out these days’
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8. ‘I work 14 hours a day’
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9. ‘I’ll tell May that I saw you’
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10. ‘You can come and stay with me if you are ever to Semarang’
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11. ‘I have been playing tennis recently’
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12. ‘Tom had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured’
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13. ‘I saw Jack at the party a month ago and he seemed fine’
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C. Interrogative

1. ‘Do you love me?’ Ethan asked me.
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2. ‘Will you tell me than you need me?’ Putra asked Petri.
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3. ‘Are you all right?’ Ethan wondered.
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4. Susie asked me: ‘Why do you want me to tell it to him?’
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5. Mr. Joe asked the students: ‘How can you do it in a short time?’
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6. ‘What is your name?’ he asked me.
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7. ‘May I borrow your pen?’ Petri asked me.
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8. ‘What time will you pick me up?’ Ann asked me.
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9. ‘Is he a student?’ Putra inquired.
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10. ‘Have you told him what I said to you?’ I asked Petri.
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D. Imperative

1. ‘Lend me your umbrella’, Reni asked me.
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2. ‘Spend your time wisely’, the old man told his children.
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3. ‘Don’t blame your mistake on other’, I told him.
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4. ‘Don’t be lazy’, the teacher ordered his students.
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5. ‘Put your hands up’, the robber commanded his victim.
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6. ‘Fasten your seat belt’, the stewardess told the passengers.
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7. ‘Don’t interrupt me’, the old man told the grandson.
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8. ‘Don’t break the school rules’, the teacher asked the students.
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9. ‘Do your assignments’, he asked his son.
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10. ‘Be quiet’, the librarian asked the students.
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E. Declarative

1. Betty: ‘I have been working for an hour’
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2. She says: ‘My father wants to see you’
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3. Yana says to her friends: ‘My mother has bought me a doll’
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4. Pamela: ‘You are my best friend, Anna’
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5. Toni said to me: ‘Reni was reading a book when I called her’
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6. Marisa: ‘ Albert borrow my bike’
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7. Toni: ‘Reni’s brother has come to see me’
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8. He says to the children: ‘I’ll give you a ball’
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9. Mr. Dido says to his wife: ‘We are living for Yogyakarta tomorrow’
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10. The students: ‘We have done our exercises’
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F. Interrogative

1. I ask my friend: ‘Can you help me with the work?’
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2. Tata wonders: ‘Is my brother in the kitchen?’
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3. Mr. Lumen asks his wife: ‘Is there any food in the cupboard?’
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4. They asked themselves” ‘May we enter the hall?’
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5. Lion asked her brother: ‘Did you send the letter by airmail?’
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6. Tono asked his daughter: ‘Has your brother arrived?’
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7. Rudi asked me: ‘Could Dewi hear what we were talking?’
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8. Mr. Joe wanted to know: ‘Have the children eaten their breakfast?’
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9. The teacher asked: ‘Are the boys here?’
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10. Tina asked Maman: ‘Do you know the girl’s name?’
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11. ‘Was the party success?’ Umar asked me
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12. ‘Has Diane given the message?’ my brother wanted to know
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13. ‘Would you like me to post the letter?’ Tanti asked Dewi
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14. ‘Can you finish the work?’ father asked me
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15. ‘Am I wrong?’ Dewi asked Danang
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16. ‘Does Mr. Black live on Sesame Street?’ the man wondered
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17. “Was the test difficult?’ the students would like to know
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18. ‘Has the man mended the roof?’ Mr. Joe asked his son
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19. ‘Is this dress Dewi’s?’ Andi asked
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20. ‘May I use your computer?’ Tono asked Dewi
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G. Imperative – Interrogative

· Don’t wait for me if I am late

· Can you open your bag, please?

· Please slow down!

· Don’t worry, Sue

· Will you marry me?

· Mind your own business

· Could you repeat what you said, please?

· Do you think you could give me a hand, Tom?

· Hurry up!

1. Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I…………………………………………….
2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked……………………………………………………
3. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I told……………………………………...
4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I ……………………………………………………
5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and……………………………………...
6. I had difficulty understanding him, so I …………………………………………………
7. I didn’t want to delay Ann, so I ………………………………………………………….
8. John was very much in love with Jane, so he…………………………………………….
9. He started asking me personal questions, so……………………………………………..

H. Declarative

Begin with ‘I thought you said………………’

1. A: That restaurant is expensive.
B: Is it? I thought you said……………………………………………………………….
2. A: Ann is coming to the party tonight.
B: Is she? ………………………………………………………………………………...
3. A: Ann likes Paul.
B: Does she? ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. A: I know lots of people.
B: Do you? ………………………………………………………………………………
5. A: I’ll be here next week.
B: Will you? .........................................................................................................
6. A: I am going out this evening.
B: Are you? ……………………………………………………………………………..
7. A: I can speak a little French.
B: Can you? ……………………………………………………………………………...
8. A: I haven’t been to cinema for ages.
B: Haven’t you? …………………………………………………………………………





I. Interrogative

Begin with ‘He / She asked me……………………………’
1. ‘What time is it?’
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2. ‘What is your name?’
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3. ‘Can you speak Arabic?’
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4. ‘Have you met my brother?’
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5. ‘Where are you living?’
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6. ‘Will you be here tomorrow?’
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7. ‘What kind of camera do you have?’
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8. ‘How tall are you?’
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9. ‘What courses are you taking?’
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10. ‘Do you feel okay?’
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11. ‘Have you read any good news?’
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12. ‘How do you like living here?’
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13. ‘Did you finish your assignment?’
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14. ‘What are you doing?’
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15. ‘Whose briefcase is this?’
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16. ‘May I borrow your dictionary?’
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17. ‘Where will you be tomorrow?’
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18. ‘Did you go to class yesterday?’
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19. ‘What are you going to do during vacation?’
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20. ‘What is the capital city of your country?’
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J. Declarative – Interrogative

1. Bob said, ‘I will help you’
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2. ‘Do you need a pen?’ Annie asked
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3. Jennifer asked, ‘What do you want?’
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4. Sid asked, ‘Are you hungry?’
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5. ‘I want a sandwich’, Jennifer said
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6. ‘I’m going to move to Yogyakarta’ said Bram.
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7. ‘Did you enjoy your trip?’ asked Connie
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8. Dick asked, ‘What are you talking about?’
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9. Nancy asked, ‘Have you seen my grammar book?’
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10. Susan said, ‘I don’t want to go’
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11. Sam asked, ‘Where is Amanda?’
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12. ‘Can you come to my party?’ asked David
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13. ‘I may be late’ said Mike
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14. Felix said, ‘You should study harder’
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15. Barbara said, ‘I have to go to downtown’
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16. ‘Why is the sky blue?’ my daughter asked.
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17. My mother asked, ‘Why are you tired?’
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18. ‘I will come to the meeting’ said Juan
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19. Ms. Adam asked, ‘Will you be in class tomorrow?’
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20. ‘The sun rises in the east’ said Mr. Clark
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1. ‘Have you ever met Ms. Powell?’ Mr. Peterson asked me ……………………………...
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2. ‘I’m going to postpone the examination’ Prof. William announce………………………
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3. ‘Someday we’ll be in contact with beings from outer space’. The scientist predicted…..
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4. ‘I think I’ll go to the library to study’ Joe said…………………………………………...
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5. ‘Is there anything I can do to help you?’ Sally wanted to know…………………………
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6. ‘Does Jim know what he is doing?’ I wondered…………………………………………
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7. ‘Is what I’ve heard true?’ Marta wanted to know………………………………………..
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8. ‘Is what I wrote correct?’ I wondered……………………………………………………
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9. ‘I need to go to the market before it closes’ Jane suddenly remembered………………..
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10. ‘Sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated’ Elsa thought…………………….
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LATIHAN COMPARISON

A. as ...............as

1. I’m quite tall but you are taller. I am not as tall as you.

2. My salary is high but yours is higher.

My salary is not ..................................................................................

3. You know a bit about cars but I know more.

You don’t ………………………………………………………….

4. It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday.

It isn’t …………………………………………………………...

5. I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday.

I don’t …………………………………………………………...

6. They’ve lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer.

They haven’t ……………………………………………….

7. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I am a lot more nervous.

I was not ………………………………………………………...

B. rewrite on another way but still has the same meaning

1. Jack is younger than he looks. Jack is not as old as he looks.

2. I did not spend as much money as you.

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3. The station was nearer than I thought.

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4. The meal did not cost as much as I expected.

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5. I go out less than I used to.

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6. His hair is not as long as it used to be.

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7. I know them better than you do.

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8. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.

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C. bad comfortable fast long often quietly soon well

well-qualified

1. I am sorry I am a bit late. I got here as fast as I could.

2. It was a difficult question. I answered it ....................................... . I could.

3. ‘How long can I stay with you?’ ‘You can stay .............................you like’

4. I need the information quickly, so please let me know ......................possible.

5. I like to keep fit, so I go swimming...............................................I can.

6. I did not want to wake anybody, so I came in ...............................I could.

7. I am going to sleep on the floor. It is ...................sleeping in that hard bed.

8. Why did he get the job rather than me? I am ......................................him.

9. At first I thought you were nice but really you are ................everybody else.

D. the same as

1. Sally and Kate are both 22 years old.

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2. You and I both have dark brown hair.

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3. I arrived at 10.25 and so did you.

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4. My birthday is 5 April. Tomi’s birthday is 5 April too.

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E. than ............ or as.................

1. I cannot reach as high as you. You are taller ............................................

2. He doesn’t know much. I know more ......................................................

3. I don’t work very hard. Most people work as ......................................

4. We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised ..............................

5. She’s not a very good player. I am better player .....................................

6. They have been very lucky. I wish we were as .......................................

F. as...............as / the same ...................as

1. Budi is 150 cms. Nani is 150 cms.

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2. This suitcase is 20 kgs and that one is too.

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3. His belt is 70 cms and mine is too.

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4. Meta is 17 years old and so is Ari.

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5. Her dress is Rp 50.000,- and so is yours.

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6. I am 165 cms. My brother is also 165 cms.

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7. Anto’s shoes are number 40. Nino’s shoes are also number 40.

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G. as much/many .............as

1. I read two novels and so did she.

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2. Shita bought two postcards. Roy also bought two postcards.

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3. We drink a glass of milk every day and they do too.

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4. He put three spoonfuls of sugar in his tea and so did she.

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5. She borrowed five books. He borrowed five books too.

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6. Titi ate a bowl of rice. Nani did too.

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H. not as .....................as

	round bright strong high hot fierce fast thick

1. an egg / a ball

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2. a car / an aeroplane

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3. a sweater / a coat

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4. the moon / the sun

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5. a hill / a mountain

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6. a cat / a tiger

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7. Bogor / Jakarta

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8. a woman / a man

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I. comparative

1. It is too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ..................................................................

2. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit .........................................................................

3. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ......................................................

4. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expectec it to be ...................................................

5. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere ............................

6. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something .........................................

7. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be .……….. .....................................................................................................................................

8. Your work is not very good. I am sure you can do .....................................................

9. Don’t worry. The situation is not so bad. It could be ...................................................

10. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take .......................

11. You are standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit .......................................?

12. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look .............................................today.

J. comparative

Big crowded early easily interested important

high peaceful reliably serious simple thin

1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual.

2. I’d like to have a .......................................car. the one I’ve got keeps breaking down.

3. Unfortunately her illness was ...........................................................we tought at first.

4. You look................................................................................... Have you lost weight?

5. I want a ...........................................................flat. We don’t have enough space here.

6. He does not study very hard. He’s ............................................in having a good time.

7. Health and happiness are ..................................................................................money.

8. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ……………………. .....................................................................................................................................

9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was .....................................................usual.

10. I like living in the countryside. It’s .......................................................living in town.

11. You’ll find your way around the town ..................................if you have a good map.

12. In some parts of the country, prices are..........................................................in others.

K. comparative

1. Yesterday the temperature was 9 degrees. Today is only 6 degrees.

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2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.

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3. Dave and I went for a run. I ran 10 kms. Dave ran 8 kms.

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4. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20 and Joe got only 15.

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5. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrive at 02.30

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6. You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.

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7. We were very busy at work today. We were not usually as busy as that.

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L. Comparative

1. Tina is 160 cms. Nina is 158 cms.

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2. I need 5 kgs of sugar, but she needs only 3.

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3. My father is 45 years old. My mother is 40.

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4. Susi has two dogs and I have only one.

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5. This box is 20 kgs, that one is 15 kgs.

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6. These shoes are Rp 50.000,- those are Rp 75.000,-

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7. I have Rp 10.000,- you have Rp 15.000,-

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8. Mira and Dodi are careful students. She made only one mistake and he made two.

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9. I ate one piece of cake. He ate two pieces.

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M. superlative

1. It’s a very nice room. It .................................................................................the hotel.

2. It’s a very cheap restaurant. It’s.....................................................................the town.

3. It was a very happy day. It was ........................................................................my life.

4. She’s very intelligent student. She .................................................................the class.

5. It’s a very valuable painting. It ...................................................................the gallery.

6. Spring is a very busy time for me. It...............................................................the year.

7. He’s a very rich man. He ..............................................................................the world.

8. It’s a very old castle. It......................................................................................Britain.

9. She’s a very good player. She ........................................................................the team.

10. It was a very bad experience. It........................................................................my life.

11. He’s a very dangerous criminal. He...........................................................the country.

N. superlative or comparative

(happy) (bad) (old) (comfortable) (long) (popular)

(cheap) (enjoyable) (quick) (high) (large) (cheap)

1. We stayed at .....................................................................................hotel in the town.

2. Our hotel was................................................................than all the others in the town.

3. The United States is very large but Canada is ..............................................................

4. What’s ............................................................................................river in the world ?

5. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks ...................................................today.

6. It was an awful day. It was....................................................................day of my life.

7. What is........................................................................................sport in your country.

8. Everest is.................................................................mountain in the world. It is ..…... ...............................................................................................than any other mountain.

9. We had a great holiday. It was one of the ..............................holiday we’ve ever had.

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ........................................................................

11. What’s............................................................way of getting from here to the station?

12. Mr. And Mrs. Brown have got 3 daughters .........................................is 14 years old.

O. superlative

1. You’ve just to the cinema. The film was extremely boring.

You tell your friends: (boring / film ./ see)

That’s.............................................................................................................................

2. Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny.

You say : (funny / joke / hear)

That’s.............................................................................................................................

3. You’re drinking coffee with a friend. It’s a really good coffee.

You say : (good / coffee / taste)

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4. You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient.

You tell : (patient / person / meet)

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5. You have just run 10 kms. You’ve never run further than this.

You say : (far / run / do)

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6. You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake.

You say : (bad / mistake / make)

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7. Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous.

You ask your friend : (famous / person / meet ?)

Who...............................................................................................................................

P. comparison

Joe Sanders has the ..............................................................................garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The .........................................Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is .......................................................................Joe’s. Bill works ................................................Joe and grows ...........................................flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is ...................................................................He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the .................................................................garden in the town.

(hard) (bad) (interesting).

(nice) (many) (large) (beautiful)

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