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           Grammar                                         Adjectives with -ed and -ing
           Making comparisons
                                                           3   Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of the
          1   Choose the correct option in italics.            words in brackets.
                                                               1   I ind reading celebrity magazines extremely

              1   I’ve heard it’s going to be too much hot /
                 much hotter tomorrow, so I want to go to the                . (bore)
                 beach with my friends.                        2    I was          to hear how much Mark spends on clothes.
                                                                  (astonish)
              2   The crosswords in this newspaper are much


                 more difficult / much difficulter than          3   I’m           about the dog – he hasn’t eaten for a couple of
                 the ones online.                                 days. (worry)
              3   It’s more / much challenging playing tennis   4   The student looked        , so the teacher repeated the
                 with my sister because she’s a better / the      question. (puzzle)
                 best player than me.                          5   Charlotte found it very       when she scored a goal in
              4   My grandmother bakes me much more /             her football match. (motivate)
                 more cakes than I can eat.                    6   I was           that I forgot some of my dance steps on the
              5   Don’t buy anything in this shop – the one       night of the performance. (irritate)
                 further down the street is much /             7   I found the marathon absolutely       due to the intense
                 more cheaper.                                    heat. (exhaust)
              6   Since I started taking the dog to obedience   8   We are all very        about going to Japan for our
                 classes, he’s been far / more                    holiday. (excite)                                             PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
                 easier to control.
              7   I can cycle uphill much faster / fastest and   4   Complete the table with the verb and noun forms
                 more easier / more easily on my new bike.     of the adjectives.
              8   I don’t think his new songs are as good as /

                 as well as the music on his irst album.                Adjective              Verb           Noun
           2  Some of the sentences contain mistakes made       amused/amusing           to amuse        amusement
              by exam candidates. Underline the mistakes
              and correct them.                                 bored/boring
              1   For me, a day of baking is as relaxing than a
                 day at the beach.                              confuse/confusing
              2   You might like this book – it’s the most      embarrassed/embarrassing
                 interesting one I’ve read this year.
              3   Playing football isn’t as much expensive as   excited/exciting
                 playing golf.
              4   I think the dog enjoys going to the park      exhausted/exhausting
                 more when it’s raining.
              5   My brother is modifying his car so he can     irritated/irritating
                 drive it even more faster.
                                                                motivated/motivating
              6   The rules of chess are less complicated that
                 you think.
                                                                worried / worrying
              7   Listening to music is many more enjoyable
                 than watching television.
              8   Walking to work is better for you
                 than driving.




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