Looking Back

Write the phrase from the box under the correct picture.

Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

1. There is a huge cloud ______ as far as the eye can see.

A. surrounded                    B. stretching                      C. vast

2. People in my village are really _______; they are always generous and friendly to visitors.

A. well-trained                     B. funny                            C. hospitable

3. The development of cities destroys ____________ areas of countryside.

A. vast                                B. much                             C. stretching

4. The workers in our factory are very _______ because they took a lot of good training courses.

A. hospitable                       B. kind                                C. well-trained

5. The area around the village is famous for its ________ landscape.

A. picturesque                     B. boring                             C. dull

Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets. 

1. Every morning Nick gets up ten minutes (early) ___________ than his sister.

2. I speak French (fluently) ____________ now than I did last year.

3. You'll find your way around the village (easily) ____________ if you have a good map.

4. It rained (heavily) ______________ today than it did yesterday.

5. If you work (hard) ______________, you will do (well) ______________ in your exam.

Underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct them.

1. I run faster as my brother does.

2. People in the city seem to react quicklier to changes than those in the country.

3. We need to work more hardly, especially at exam time.

4. You must finish harvesting the rice the earlier this year than you did last year.

5. As they climbed more highly up the mountain, the air became cooler.