IDIOMA MODERNO: PRIMEIRO IDIOMA ESTRANXEIRO I: INGLÉS

Giving emphasis
1. We can use “so” to intensify adjectives and adverbs:
 She looks so sad. Something bad must have happened to her.
 She drives so fast. It's so dangerous!
2. If we are using the comparative form of the adjective or adverb, we use “so much”
to make it stronger:
 They were so much more innocent when they were younger.
 I work so much more quickly when I can concentrate.
3. We can use “such a(n)” to intensify nouns, or adjective + noun:
 You're such a genius!
 It's such a cold day today!
4. When we use much, many, little and few + noun, we use “so” to make it stronger:
 There is so much noise in here!
 I've had so little time to study that I think I’m going to fail.
 IDIOMA MODERNO: PRIMEIRO IDIOMA ESTRANXEIRO I: INGLÉS

Put in ‘so’ or ‘such a(n)’:

1. They were __________ happy that they started dancing.

2. He speaks Chinese ____________ well!

3. Julie is ______________ good writer.

4. She swims ____________ quickly!

5. It was __________ late we missed the last train.

6. They have ____________ big house that I got lost!

7. She has ____________ sweet puppy.

8. That was _____________ interesting book.

9. The weather was __________ hot I stayed inside.

10. He’s _____________ teenager!

11. He was ____________ handsome.

12. It was ____________ beautiful day that we took a picnic to the park.

13. You’re not usually ____________ tired! Is everything okay?

14. He doesn’t often work ______________ lot.

15. The children have ____________ many toys.

16. She’s ____________ bookworm!

17. I had ____________ lot of work I couldn’t go out.

18. You shouldn’t drink ____________ little in this weather.

19. She has ____________ much money that she doesn’t need to work again.

20. The shops had ____________ few vegetables at that time that we grew our
own.