Complete the sentences below using the adjectives in brackets. Add either ‘and’ or a comma between the adjectives.
1 Josie was wearing a ________________________ blouse. (pretty / blue)
2 Anne looked ________________________ at the party. (pretty / smart)
4 Peter is ________________________. (strong / skilful)
5 Pierce Brosnan is ________________________. (tall / handsome)
6 It was an ________________________ film. (exciting / American)
7 My mum’s got ________________________ hair. (long / brown)
8 This film is ________________________. (funny / romantic)
Tom and Anna are buying furniture. Complete their dialogue using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
Tom: I like this (1) ____________________ (big / round) table. Let’s buy it for our new flat.
Anna: I prefer the (2) ____________________ (long / rectangular) table. We can invite more people to dinner if we buy that one.
Tom: You’re right. What about a sofa? I like the (3) ____________________ (green / long) sofa over there.
Anna: Yes, it’s nice. We could buy some (4) ____________________ (round / yellow) cushions to put on the sofa too.
Tom: Shall we buy a coffee table?
Anna: Yes, the (5) ____________________ (small / triangular) coffee table over there looks nice.
Tom: Why don’t we take the (6) ____________________ (big / square) coffee table instead? I don’t think a triangular one will look nice in our sitting room.
Anna: OK. What about these (7) ____________________ (orange / stylish) chairs? I really like them.
Tom: I prefer these (8) ____________________ (plastic / purple) chairs. Purple is my favourite colour.
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Complete the sentences below using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. Add either ‘and’ or a comma between the adjectives.
1 Josie was wearing a ________________________ blouse. (blue / pretty)
2 Anne looked ________________________ at the party. (pretty / smart)
4 Peter is ________________________. (skilful / strong)
5 Pierce Brosnan is ________________________. (handsome / tall)
6 It was an ________________________ film. (American / exciting)
7 My mum’s got ________________________ hair. (brown / long)
8 This film is ________________________. (funny / romantic)
Tom and Anna are buying furniture. Complete their dialogue using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
Tom: I like this (1) ________________________ (big / metal / round) table. Let’s buy it for our new flat.
Anna: I prefer the (2) ________________________ (long / rectangular / wooden) table. We can invite more people to dinner if we buy that one.
Tom: You’re right. What about a sofa? I like the (3) ________________________ (green / leather / long) sofa over there.
Anna: Yes, it’s nice. We could buy some (4) ________________________ (cotton / round / yellow) cushions to put on the sofa too.
Tom: Shall we buy a coffee table?
Anna: Yes, the (5) ________________________ (Japanese / small / triangular) coffee table over there looks nice.
Tom: Why don’t we take the (6) ________________________ (big / Chinese / square) coffee table instead? I don’t think a triangular one will look nice in our sitting room.
Anna: OK. What about these (7) ________________________ (comfortable / orange / stylish) chairs? I really like them.
Tom: I prefer these (8) ________________________ (modern / plastic / purple) chairs. Purple is my favourite colour.
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Complete the sentences below using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. Add either ‘and’ or a comma between the adjectives.
1 Josie was wearing a ________________________ blouse. (blue / pretty / spotted)
2 Anne looked ________________________ at the party. (pretty / smart)
4 Peter is ________________________. (clever / skilful / strong)
5 Pierce Brosnan is ________________________. (handsome / tall)
6 It was an ________________________ film. (action-packed / American / exciting)
7 My mum’s got ________________________ hair. (brown / long / straight)
8 This film is ________________________. (funny / romantic)
Tom and Anna are buying furniture. Complete their dialogue using the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. Remember to add ‘and’ where necessary.
Tom: I like this (1) ____________________________ (big / metal / plastic / round) table. Let’s buy it for our new flat.
Anna: I prefer the (2) ____________________________ (long / rectangular / wooden) table. We can invite more people to dinner if we buy that one.
Tom: You’re right. What about a sofa? I like the (3) ____________________________ (green / leather / long / white) sofa over there.
Anna: Yes, it’s nice. We could buy some (4) ____________________________ (cotton / round / soft / yellow) cushions to put on the sofa too.
Tom: Shall we buy a coffee table?
Anna: Yes, the (5) ____________________________ (Japanese / small / triangular) coffee table over there looks nice.
Tom: Why don’t we take the (6) ____________________________ (big / Chinese / square) coffee table instead? I don’t think a triangular one will look nice in our sitting room.
Anna: OK. What about these (7) ____________________________ (blue / orange / stylish) chairs? I really like them.
Tom: I prefer these (8) ____________________________ (modern / plastic / purple / red) chairs. Purple is my favourite colour.
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 8 marks)
Complete each sentence below with ‘When’ or ‘While’.
1 ________ I was two, I started going to nursery school.
2 ________ John started Form 1, he walked to school by himself.
3 ________ Susan worked in Paris, she studied painting during her free time.
4 ________ Connie was on the MTR, the train suddenly stopped.
5 ________ Tom arrived, it started to rain.
6 ________ Shirley was in Japan, she bought a lot of new toys.
7 ________ Alan phoned Susan at home, she was not there.
8 ________ Jenny was in the shopping centre, her car was stolen.
Johnny is writing about his weekend. Complete the article with ‘when’ and ‘while’.
Last weekend, I went to the cinema to see a film. (1) ________ I arrived at the cinema, there was a long queue of people waiting to buy tickets. (2) ________ I was in the queue, a big, black car stopped in front of the cinema and someone got out. I didn’t see who it was.
(3) ________ I finally got inside, I decided to buy some popcorn. (4) ________ I was at the snack shop, a lot of photographers ran past me. (5) ________ I got to my seat, I asked the boy next to me what all the fuss was about. He told me that (6) ________ I was at the snack shop, Jackie Chan came into the cinema!
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)
Join the clauses below using ‘when’ or ‘while’ in the correct position.
1 ^ I was two, ^ I started going to nursery school.
2 ^ John started Form 1, ^ he walked to school by himself.
3 ^ Susan worked in Paris, ^ she studied painting during her free time.
4 ^ Connie was on the MTR, ^ the train suddenly stopped.
5 ^ It started to rain ^ Tom arrived.
6 ^ Shirley bought a lot of new toys ^ she was in Japan.
7 ^ Alan phoned Susan at home, ^ she was not there.
8 ^ Jenny was in the shopping centre, ^ her car was stolen.
Johnny is writing about his weekend. There are some connectives missing. Complete each numbered sentence with ‘when’ or ‘while’ in the correct position.
Last weekend, I went to the cinema to see a film. (1) I arrived at the cinema, there was a long queue of people waiting to buy tickets. (2) I was in the queue, a big, black car stopped in front of the cinema and someone got out. I didn’t see who it was. (3) I finally got inside, I decided to buy some popcorn. (4) I was at the snack shop, a lot of photographers ran past me. (5) I got to my seat, I asked the boy next to me what all the fuss was about. He told me that (6) I was at the snack shop, Jackie Chan came into the cinema!
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)
Match the clauses in column A with the clauses in column B. Then join them with ‘when’ or ‘while’.
A B
1 I was two, a Tom arrived.
2 John started Form 1, b she was not there.
3 Susan worked in Paris, c her car was stolen.
4 Connie was on the MTR, d she studied painting during her free time.
5 It started to rain e I started going to nursery school.
6 Shirley bought a lot of new toys f he walked to school by himself.
7 Alan phoned Susan at home, g she was in Japan.
8 Jenny was in the shopping centre, h the train suddenly stopped.
Exercise 2
Johnny is writing about his weekend. There are six connectives missing. Complete the article with ‘when’ or ‘while’ in the correct positions.
Last weekend, I went to the cinema to see a film. I arrived at the cinema, there was a long queue of people waiting to buy tickets. I was in the queue, a big, black car stopped in front of the cinema and someone got out. I didn’t see who it was. I finally got inside, I decided to buy some popcorn. I was at the snack shop, a lot of photographers ran past me. I got to my seat, I asked the boy next to me what all the fuss was about. He told me that I was at the snack shop, Jackie Chan came into the cinema!
Progress check:
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)
Join the sentences below using the connective in brackets.
2 Anne is intelligent. Anne is lazy. (but)
____________________________________________________________
Alan: Mum, can I watch this film?
Mum: That’s a horror film. It’s too violent (1) _____________ scary. Why don’t you choose a cartoon? Cartoons are entertaining (2) _____________ funny.
Alan: What about an action film? All the cartoons here are entertaining (3) _________
too short!
Mum: OK.
Alan: Here’s a Jackie Chan film. He’s a very good actor (4) _____________ he’s very strong too.
Mum: OK. I like him too. Which film shall we choose for your sister?
Alan: She doesn’t like action films.
Mum: What about Toy Story 2? It’s a children’s film (5) _____________ I think I’ll enjoy it too.
Alan: Good idea. Everyone says that it’s funny (6) _____________ the characters are cute too.
Progress check:
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)
Join the sentences below using ‘and’ or ‘but’.
2 Anne is intelligent. Anne is lazy.
____________________________________________________________
Alan: Mum, can I watch this film?
Mum: That’s a horror film. (1) It’s too violent scary. Why don’t you choose a cartoon?
(2) Cartoons are entertaining funny.
Alan: What about an action film? (3) All the cartoons here are entertaining too short!
Mum: OK.
Alan: Here’s a Jackie Chan film. (4) He’s a very good actor he’s very strong too.
Mum: OK. I like him too. Which film shall we choose for your sister?
Alan: She doesn’t like action films.
Mum: What about Toy Story 2? (5) It’s a children’s film I think I’ll enjoy it too.
Alan: Good idea. (6) Everyone says that it’s funny the characters are cute too.
Progress check:
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)
Join the sentences below using ‘and’ and ‘but’.
2 Anne is intelligent. Anne is lazy. She should work harder.
Alan: Mum, can I watch this film?
Mum: That’s a horror film. It’s too violent scary. Why don’t you choose a cartoon?
Cartoons are entertaining funny.
Alan: What about an action film? All the cartoons here are entertaining too short!
Mum: OK.
Alan: Here’s a Jackie Chan film. He’s a very good actor he’s very strong too.
Mum: OK. I like him too. Which film shall we choose for your sister?
Alan: She doesn’t like action films.
Mum: What about Toy Story 2? It’s a children’s film I think I’ll enjoy it too.
Alan: Good idea. Everyone says that it’s funny the characters are cute too.
Progress check:
(Total score: 8 marks) (Total score: 6 marks)