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Ordem dos Adjetivos -Exercises

Place the  adjectives in the correct order before the noun: a) opinion  – old – boring – American ………………………………………………………. b) house -  beautiful – modern – smal ………………………………………………………..l c) book -  interesting – small – Spanish ………………………………………………………… Select the correct order of the adjectives in these sentences: 1)  These are ___ products. a. excellent agricultural [...]

Phrasal Verbs -2 – Exercises

Phrasal verbs – Exercícios 2 For each of the following sentences,substitute the appropriate phrasal verb given in brackets for the underlined word or phrase. Ex: a. He will leave tomorrow morning. (level off, set off) He will set off tomorrow morning. b. The storm will soon pass. (blow over, boil over) The storm will soon [...]

Gender – 2 – Exercises

Gender – Exercícios 2 Dê o feminino de: Prince_________________ father_____________ steward ________________ man ______________ husband ________________ brother ____________ son ____________________ student ____________ wizard _________________ baby _____________ Se o substantivo for masculino, dê o feminino e vice-versa: widow _________________ bride __________________ monk __________________ executor ________________ vixen __________________ cock ___________________ Tom-cat ________________ bitch ___________________ Earl ____________________ beau [...]

Word Formation -3 – Exercises

Word Formation – Exercícios -3 Fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective given in brackets. Ex.: a. He hit the ball ____. (hard) He hit the ball hard. b. The newspaper is delivered _____. (daily) The newspaper is delivered daily. c. She did ____ in the competition. (good) She did [...]

Word Formation – 2 – Exercises

Word Formation – Exercícios 2 Fill in the blank with the negative prefixes (im-, in-, il-, un-, dis-) which correspond to the words given in brackets. a. The children’s room is usually very…………………. .( tidy) b. I don’t think so: I……………….. with you.(agree) c. I usually ………………the suitcases as soon as we arrive home from [...]

Embedded Questions – Exercises

Embedded Questions – Exercícios 1. Complete the sentences: Ex.: a. Where did sally go? Do you know where Sally went. b. What did he buy? Can you tell me …………………………….. . c. Whose car is this ? Do you know …………………………………. . d. What can we say ? Do you know ………………………………… . e. When [...]

Special Difficulties – Exercises

 Special Difficulties – Exercícios Choose the correct alternative ( questões de exames vestibulares): 1.(FMU-SP) The mother ……….the milk for her son , and carelessly he………it on his clothes. a. pour – spill b.poured – spilled c. spilled – poured d. spill – pour 2. (PUC-SP) Money and health are both valuable , but to me [...]

Word Formation – Exercises

Word Formation – Exercícios Fill in the blank with the prefixes or suffixes which correspond to the words given in brackets. a. This room is so ………………….! Put all your toys away! ( tidy) b. He doesn’t have a job. He’s ……………………..(employed) c. I work hard but they pay me little money. That’s ……………………..(fair) d. [...]

Phrasal Verbs – Exercises

 Phrasal Verbs – Exercises For each of  the following sentences, substitute the appropriate phrasal verb given in brackets for the underlined word or phrase. Ex.: a. He refused to support what I had said. (back up, hold back) He refused to back up what I had said. b. The game was canceled because of the [...]

Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Simple – Exercises

 Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Simple – Exercises Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple. 1. When the student revolution came, I ________________ there for 6 months. ( work ) 2. Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he _____________________ about it [...]

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