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Questions 1-6
Three passages out of the four in each question contain sentence fragments or run-on sentences. Choose the one correct sentence that is error-free.
1.
1. Taking classes at night helps me develop my job skills it also works well with my schedule.
1. Taking classes at night helps me develop my job skills, it also works well with my schedule.
C) Taking classes at night helps me develop my job skills; it also works well with my schedule.
D) Taking classes at night helps me develop my job skills. And also works well with my schedule.
2.
1. There are several good techniques for cleaning a room. For example, starting at the top of the room.
1. If time is limited, don’t worry, you can set aside fifteen minutes a day until you are done.
1. Label a box for items to be donated. And another one for trash.
1. When dealing with clutter, try to find a place for each item the first time you pick it up.
3.
1. Both authors use imagery in their writing, it helps them create more vivid descriptions.
1. The beach has become crowded lately I don’t even like to go there.
1. Each trainer at the gym has been educated about gym safety and knows how to use all of the equipment.
1. The health effects of pesticides are not completely known, scientists continue to research this topic.
4.
1. Check the library’s hours before you leave; it closes early on some days.
1. An advisor can help students understand their degree plans. To help with course selection.
1. We take our dog to be groomed once a month. Although it is expensive.
1. Why bother making the bed, it will just get messed up again tomorrow.
5.
1. Joseph had laser eye surgery. Because he wanted to drive without glasses.
1. Joseph had laser eye surgery. To be able to drive without glasses.
1. Joseph had laser eye surgery, he wanted to drive without glasses.
1. Joseph had laser eye surgery because he wanted to drive without glasses.
6.
1. The Italian restaurant down the street is pretty good. Even though the service is slow.
1. We usually go there once a week, I always order ravioli.
1. If the weather is nice, we’ll sit outside, but the dining room is also pleasant.
1. I recommend ordering dessert the tiramisu is delicious.
Questions 7-12
Fill in the blank with the correct verb that agrees in number with the subject. Choose from those listed in parentheses.
7. The executive committee ___________ its decisions through our newsletter. (publicizes, publicize)
8. The children or the babysitter ____________ going to clean up that mess. (is, are)
9. Sprawled across the floor ____________ numerous clues to who committed the crime. (was, were)
10. There ____________ four areas of the park in which dogs are welcome. (is, are)
11. A cup of tea and a good TV show ____________ me relax after a long day. (helps, help)
12. A full box of cookies ____________ too tempting for the children to pass up. (was, were)
Questions 13-16
Choose the sentence that uses corr ...
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Comparative and superlative 13
1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERÍA
CEPRE-UNI
INGLÉS
SEMANA N.° 13
Material elaborado y revisado por las profesoras del curso.
Rules for comparatives and superlatives (Reglas para comparativos y superlativos)
Examples Rules (Reglas)
Today is cold.
(Hoy hace frio.)
Today is colder than yesterday.
(Hoy hace más frio que ayer.)
Today is the coldest day.
(Hoy es el día más frio.)
REGLA 1
El comparativo y superlativo de los adjetivos de una sílaba
se forman agregando las terminaciones –er
(comparativo) y -est (superlativo) al final del adjetivo:
Cold >> colder >> coldest
Today is hot.
(Hoy hace calor.)
Today is hotter than yesterday.
(Hoy hace más calor que ayer.)
Today is the hottest day.
(Hoy es el día más caluroso.)
REGLA 2
Los adjetivos que terminan con vocal seguida de una
consonante duplican la consonante final antes de agregar
las terminaciones –er (comparativo) or –est (superlativo):
hot >> hotter >> hottest
That dog is noisy.
(Ese perro es bullicioso.)
That dog is noisier than that cat.
(Ese perro es más bullicioso que ese gato.)
That dog is the noisiest.
(Ese perro es el más bullicioso.)
REGLA 3
Los adjetivos de dos sílabas que terminan en -y cambian
la y por i y recién entonces agregan las terminaciones –er
(comparativo) or –est (superlativo) :
noisy >> noisier >> noisiest
She is beautiful.
(Ella es bonita.)
She is more beautiful than Lulu.
(Ella es más bonita que Lulu.)
She is the most beautiful girl.
(Ella es la chica más bonita.)
REGLA 4
En el caso de adjetivos de más de dos sílabas, el
comparativo y superlativo se forman generalmente
con more (comparativo) y most (superlativo) :
beautiful >> more beautiful than >> the most beautiful
Irregular adjectives good / bad / far / little
good betterthe best bueno mejor el mejor
bad worse the worst malo peor el peor
far farther the farthest lejos más lejos el más lejano
TEMA: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
VOCABULARIO: ANIMALS / MEASUREMENTS / GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES /
LANDSCAPES
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Exercise 1
Look at the pictures and choose the correct alternative.
(Observe los dibujos y elija la respuesta correcta.)
1.
2. 3. 4. 5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
My dog is __ than my cat.
It is __ than the dictionary.
She is the ___ student here.
Lima and Ica are really __.
Pears are the __ fruit for me.
A) small
A) cheap
A) good
A) beautiful
A) delicious
B) smaller
B) cheaper
B) better
B) beautifuler
B) deliciouser
C) more small
C) more cheap
C) more good
C) more beautiful
C) more delicious
D) smallest
D) cheapest
D) best
D) most beautiful
D) most delicious
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The plane is ______ than the car.
He is the ____ in the class.
My sister is ____ than me.
Huascaran is the __ mountain in Peru.
Dolphins are very ___ animals.
A) fast
A) healthy
A) old
A) high
A) smart
B) faster
B) healthier
B) older
B) higher
B) smarter
C) more fast
C) more healthy
C) more old
C) most high
C) most smart
D) fastest
D) healthiest
D) oldest
D) highest
D) smartest
List of some short adjectives.(Lista de algunos adjetivos cortos).
Adjective Comparative Superlative Spanish
1. angry angrier angriest enojado
This is the dirtiest room in the house.
2. busy busier busiest ocupado
3. cloudy cloudier couldiest nublado
4. dirty dirtier dirtiest sucio
5. early earlier earliest temprano
6. funny funnier funniest gracioso
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Adjective Comparative Superlative Spanish
7. brave braver bravest valiente This year is colder than last year.
It’s the coldest winter.8. cheap cheaper cheapest barato
9. cold colder coldest frío
10. dark darker darkest oscuro
11.fast faster fastest rápido
12. nice nicer nicest agradable
Adjective ComparativeSuperlative Spanish
13. big bigger biggest grande
14. hot hotter hottest caliente
15. sad sadder saddest Triste
This is the biggest mammal of all.
(Este es el mamífero más grande de todos.)
VOCABULARY
List of some common animals
bear oso eagle águila monkey mono shark tiburón
camel camello elephant elefante octopus pulpo sheep oveja
chimpanzee chimpancé frog rana owl búho snake culebra
cow vaca giraffe jirafa parrot loro squirrel ardilla
crocodile cocodrilo hippopotamus hipopótamo peacock pavo real tiger tigre
deer venado horse caballo pig chancho turtle tortuga
donkey burro kangaroo canguro rabbit conejo wolf lobo
duck pato lion león seal foca zebra zebra
MEASUREMENTS (MEDIDAS)
millimeter mm kilometer km kilogram kg
centimeter cm square meter m2 milliliter ml
meter m gram g liter l
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES (CARACTERÍSTICAS GEOGRÁFICAS)
Geographical features describe structures
and patterns relating to continents, islands,
mountain ranges, oceans and seas.
Características geográficas describen
estructuras y patrones relacionados
concontinentes, islas, cordilleras océanos y
mares.
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List of somegeographicalfeatures (Lista de algunas características geográficas)
When there is no difference we use: as adjective as. This book is as good as that one.
Cuando no hay diferencia usamos: asadjetivoas. Este libro es tan bueno como aquel.
Examples:
This apple is as heavy as the orange.
(Esta manzana es tan pesada como la naranja.)
EVALUATION
Read the dialogue and choose TRUE or FALSE.
(Lea el diálogo y elija verdadero o falso)
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
Hi mom.
Hi Daniel, Tell me. Did you do
your homework yet?
No, sorry mom, but I cleaned
my room and I watered the
plants.
Did you wash the dishes?
Yes, but I didn’t do the
laundry.
Don’t worry, son.
Mom, Did you buy the milk?
I didn’t have time, but I
brought some pizza.
Thank you mom, you’re the
best!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6..
Daniel has done homework.
Daniel has cleaned his room.
Daniel has watered the plants.
Daniel has washed the dishes.
Daniel has done the laundry.
Mom has bought pizza.
True
True
True
True
True
True
False
False
False
False
False
False
1. bay 1. bahía 9. mountain 9. montaña
2. beach 2. playa 10. ocean 10. océano
3. cave 3. cueva 11. peak 11. pico
4. desert 4. desierto 12. river 12. río
5. forest 5. bosque 13. sea 13. mar
6. hill 6. cerro 14. swamp 14. pantano
7. island 7. isla 15. valley 15. valle
8. lake 8. lago 16. volcano 16. volcán
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Read the dialogue and choose the correct word.
(Lea el diálogo y elija la palabra correcta)
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
Mary, which is 1_______ for
you, pizza or lasagna?
I prefer pizza.
Why?
Because pizza is 2_____ to
make. What is 3______
movie in your opinion?
For me, 4______ is Titanic.
I think Romeo and Juliet is
5____ than Titanic.
But Titanic is 6_____ than
Romeo and Juliet.
I think Leonardo Dicaprio is
7_____ actor.
Brad Pitt is 8______ actor
than Dicaprio.
Well, well. Who is 9______ ?
Madonna or Britney Spears?
Madonna is 10______ than
Britney.
Yes, but Britney is 11_______
than Madonna.
Anyway, for me, Katty Perry
is 12______ singer in the
world.
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
Mary, ¿Cuál es mejor para ti?
¿La pizza o la lasagna?
Yo prefiero la pizza.
¿Por qué?
Porque la pizza es más fácil de
preparar. ¿Cuál es la mejor
película en tu opinión?
Para mí, la más interesante es
Titanic.
Yo creo que Romeo y Julieta es
más romántica que Titanic.
Pero Titanic es más famosa que
Romeo y Julieta.
Yo creo que Leonardo Dicaprio
es el actor más guapo.
Brad Pitt es mejor actor que
Dicaprio.
Bueno, bueno. ¿Quién es más
bonita? ¿Madonna o Britney
Spears?
Madonna es más bonita que
Britney.
Sí, pero Britney es más joven que
Madonna.
De todos modos, para mí, Katty
Perry es la mejor cantante del
mundo.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
A) better
A) easier
A) better
A) interestinger
A) romanticer
A) famouser
A) handsomer
A) better
A) prettier
A) beautifuler
A) younger
A) beautifuler
B) more good
B) more easy
B) more good
B) more interesting
B) more romantic
b) more famous
B) more handsome
B) more good
B) more pretty
B) more beautiful
B) more young
B) more beautiful
C) the most good
C) the most easy
C) the most good
C) the most interesting
C) the most romantic
C) the most famous
C) the most handsome
C) the most good
C) the most pretty
C) the most beautiful
C) the most young
C) the most beautiful
D) the best
D) the easiest
D) the best
D) the interestingest
D) the romanticer
D) the famousest
D) the handsomest
D) the best
D) prettiest
D) the beautifulest
D) the youngest
D) the beautifulest
13. Choose the correct alternative: Ceviche is ____________ dish.
A) popular B) the most popular C) more popular than
D) more popular E) the popular
14. Choose the correct alternative: Alfredo is 20 and Marcos is 40. Marcos is _____Alfredo.
A) the young B) younger than C) the young than
D) the youngest E) youngest
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15. Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence: I think cats aren’t _______.
A) the cutest B) cutest C) cute than D) the most cute E) more cute
16. Circle the letter with the correct sentence:
A) The higher hotel in the world is in Shanghai.
B) In Shanghai is the highest hotel in the world.
C) The highest hotel in Shanghai is in the world.
D) The highest hotel in the world is in Shanghai.
E) The highest in the world hotel is in Shanghai.
17. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is ____________ ______ Jenny.
A) the old B) oldest C) older than D) the older cute E) the older than
18. The Alps are very high. They are _____ _______________ mountains in Europe.
A) the high B) the higher C) higher than D) the most high E) the highest
19. An ocean is ____________ _______ a sea.
A) larger B) largest C) larger than D) the most large E) more large
20. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.
A Rolls Royce is _______ ________________ _____ a Twingo.
A) expensive B) more expensive C) expensive than
D) as expensive as E) more expensive than
II. Completa las siguientes cuestiones con la alternativa correspondiente.
1. My mother is _____ than my father.
A) old B) older C) the oldest D) the old
2. What is _____ movie you have ever seen?
A) funny B) funnier C) the funniest D) the funny
3. That movie was bad, but it wasn't _____ I have ever seen.
A) baddest B) worsest C) worse D) the worst
4. Rachel's hair is not as _____ as Sarah's.
A) long B) longer C) the longest D) more long
5. Yesterday's exam was _____ than the one last month.
A) difficult B) difficulter C) the difficultest D) more difficult
6. Peter is as ____ as Alex.
A) fast B) faster C) the fastest D) the faster
7. I think Mary is _____ woman I have ever seen.
A) beautiful B) the most beautiful C) the beautifulest D) the beautifuler
8. Her room is only a little bit _____ than mine.
A) bigger B) the bigger C) big D) he biggest
9. He is _____ when he is playing football.
A) the happier B) happiest C) the happy D) happiest
10. Michael's house is _____ from the train than Betty's.
A) far B) the furthest C) the farther D) further