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
b. agricultural excellent
2) I’ve booked that ___ table on the […]
Category: Exercises
Exercícios de fixação da gramática.
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 blow over.
1. I hope she arrives soon. […]
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 __________________
child __________________
lover __________________
husband ________________
lord ___________________
friar ___________________
duchess ____________
heir ________________
heiress ______________
poet _________________
landlord _____________
mother _______________
waiter _______________
jew _________________
host _________________
bridegroom ___________
son __________________
bull __________________
bachelor ______________
gander ________________
brother ________________
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 well in the competition.
d. Please close the door _______. […]
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 the
airport.( pack)
d. We couldn’t go on […]
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 did they leave […]
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 ……….is more
valuable.
a. the latest
b. later
c. the latter
d. the […]
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. Be ………………………when you open the door.(care)
e. […]
Phrasal Verbs
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 rain. (called off, phased out)
The game […]
Past Perfect
Continuous or Past Perfect Simple
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 for months. ( think )
3 .They […]