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SEMESTRAL UNI
ADJECTIVES
 LOVELY BIG SQUARE OLD BROWN ENGLISH
LEATHER SCHOOL BACKPACK

ORDEN DE LOS ADJETIVOS EN INGLÉS

• OPINIÓN: LOVELY, CHARMING, BEAUTIFUL, ETC...
• TAMAÑO: HUGE, MASSIVE, TINY, ETC...
• RESTO DE CUALIDADES: WARM, SOFT, BRIGHT, ETC...
• EDAD: YOUNG, OLD, 200-YEARS-OLD, ETC...
• COLOR: BLUE, ORANGE, RED, ETC...
• NACIONALIDAD: SPANISH, SWISS, GERMAN, ETC...
• MATERIAL/TIPO: WOODEN, METALLIC, PLASTIC, ETC...
 ORDER CRITERIA
1 2 3 4 5 6
DETERMINERS OPINION SIZE SHAPE CONDITION AGE
• FIRST • FUNNY • BIG • ROUND • CLEANED • OLD
• THOUSAND • STUPID • SMALL • SQUARE • BROKEN • YOUNG
• MY • INTELLIGENT • HUGE • THIN • PRISTENE • NEW
• MANY

7 8 9 10 11
COLOR PATTERN ORIGEN MATERIAL PURPOSE
• REDDISH • FLOWERY • AMERICAN • WOODEN • COOKING
• GREE • CRISS – CROSS • EXTRATERRESTIAL • METAL • SLEEPING
• DARK • CHEQUERED • SOUTHERN • COTTON • CUTTING

• THEY HAVE A LOVELY OLD RED POST-BOX.

• THE PLAYROOM HAS SIX SMALL ROUND PLASTIC TABLES.
• I BOUGHT SOME CHARMING VICTORIAN SILVER ORNAMENTS AT THE FLEA MARKET.
• SHE IS SELLING HER FLASHY 3-YEAR-OLD ITALIAN CAR.
• IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL COLD DAY.
ADJECTIVE ADJETIVO ADJECTIVE ADJETIVO
ASLEEP DORMIDO WISE SABIO

AWAKE DESPIERTO STICKY PEGAJOSO

BITTER AGRIO HIGH ALTO

BRIGHT BRILLANTE HOLLOW HUECO

DEEP PROFUNDO HUGE ENORME

DIRTY SUCIO LOUD RUIDOSO

DRY SECO NARROW ANGOSTO

EARLY TEMPRANO MESSY DESORDENADO

FAR LEJOS SHARP AFILADO

FEEBLE DÉBIL SHUT CERRADO

FLAT PLANO SMOOTH SUAVE

FOOLISH TONTO STRAIGHT LISO / RECTO

WIDE ANCHO THICK GRUESO

WET HÚMEDO SUDDEN REPENTINO

 IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES
SUFFIX EXAMPLES
-ABLE, -IBLE COMFORTABLE, READABLE, INCREDIBLE, INVISIBLE
-AL, -IAL COMICAL, NORMAL, MUSICAL, INDUSTRIAL, PRESIDENTIAL
-FUL BEAUTIFUL, HARMFUL, PEACEFUL, WONDERFUL
-IC CLASSIC, ECONOMIC, HEROIC, ROMANTIC
-ICAL AERONAUTICAL, ALPHABETICAL, POLITICAL
-ISH BRITISH, CHILDISH, IRISH, FOOLISH
-IVE, -ATIVE ACTIVE, ALTERNATIVE, CREATIVE, TALKATIVE
-LESS ENDLESS, MOTIONLESS, PRICELESS, TIMELESS
-EOUS, -IOUS, -OUS SPONTANEOUS, HIDEOUS, AMBITIOUS, ANXIOUS
-y ANGRY, BUSY, WEALTHY, WINDY

WARNING
ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -IC AND -ICAL OFTEN HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS:
• THE ECONOMIC POLICY OF THIS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED.
• A DIESEL CAR IS USUALLY MORE ECONOMICAL THAN A PETROL ONE.
SOME WORDS ENDING IN -LY CAN BE BOTH ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.

THESE INCLUDE: DAILY, EARLY, MONTHLY, WEEKLY, NIGHTLY, YEARLY

ADJECTIVE:
• SHE GETS A WEEKLY PAYMENT FROM HER PARENTS. (SHE GETS MONEY
EVERY WEEK.)

ADVERB:
• I PAY MY RENT WEEKLY. (I PAY MY RENT EVERY WEEK.)

SOME WORDS ENDING IN -LY ARE ONLY ADJECTIVES AND NOT ADVERBS.

THESE INCLUDE: COSTLY, COWARDLY, DEADLY, FRIENDLY, LIKELY, LONELY, LOVELY, OILY, ORDERLY,
SCHOLARLY, SILLY, SMELLY, TIMELY, UGLY, WOOLLY.

• WE ENJOYED THE TRIP TO AMERICA BUT IT WAS A COSTLY HOLIDAY.

• OILY FISH IS VERY HEALTHY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS OMEGA 3.

 ADJECTIVES: WITH -ING AND
-ED (INTERESTING, INTERESTED)
• We use the -ing and -ed forms of regular and irregular verbs as adjectives
• Adjectives with -ing and -ed endings have different meanings.

-ING ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE -ED ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE HOW A

THE EFFECT PERSON FEELS
• THE MEETING WAS VERY BORING. • I FELT BORED AT THE MEETING.

• THAT WAS AN EXCITING GAME. • WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

THE GAME.
• IT WAS SHOCKING TO SEE WHAT THE
STORM HAD DONE TO THE HOUSE • WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE WHAT THE
STORM HAD DONE TO THE HOUSE.
 ADJECTIVES WITH -ING AND -ED 
VERB EXAMPLE
ANNOY My brother is five and he’s so annoying
AMAZE The Grand Canyon is an amazing place.
BOIL Be careful! That’s boiling water!
EXCITE This film is not very exciting, is it?

VERB EXAMPLE
BORE Why do teenagers always look bored?
PACK James Bond movies are always action-packed.
SMOKE Not everyone likes smoked salmon.
MAKE My dress is hand-made. I really like it.
EXCITE I feel excited about my new job.
 COMPARISON

COMPARING ATTRIBUTES
• When comparing the attributes of two things, we use a standard set of constructions.
• Cuando comparamos los atributos de dos cosas, usamos un conjunto estándar de construcciones.

WHEN ATTRIBUTES ARE EQUAL

Comparing equal attributes is simple. To compare the attributes of two things that are equal, we use the pattern: as +
adjective describing the attribute + as

Comparar atributos iguales es simple. Para comparar los atributos de dos cosas que son iguales, usamos el patrón: como
+ adjetivo que describe el atributo + como

EXAMPLES

• Tom is as tall as his brother.

• I am as hungry as you are. • Tom es tan alto como su hermano.
• Sally is as nice as Jane. • Tengo tanta hambre como tú.
• Sally es tan agradable como Jane.
WHEN ATTRIBUTES ARE NOT EQUAL
There are three constructions with equivalent meanings.

NOT AS + ADJECTIVE DESCRIBING THE ATTRIBUTE + AS

LESS + ADJECTIVE DESCRIBING THE ATTRIBUTE + THAN

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE + THAN

• Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest.

• Mont Blanc is less high than Mount Everest.
• Mont Blanc is lower than Mount Everest

• El Mont Blanc no es tan alto como el Monte Everest.

• El Mont Blanc es menos alto que el Monte Everest.
• El Mont Blanc es más bajo que el Monte Everest
WORKSHEET
QUESTION 1
The black bike is _______ the green bike.
A) as newer as
B) not as new as
C) new as
D) as new
E) not as new
QUESTION 2
My bedroom is __________ the living room.
A) clean
B) as clean
C) cleaner as
D) not cleaner as
E) not as clean as
QUESTION 3
My mobile ___________ my computer.
A) not as expensive as
B) as more expensive as
C) isn’t as expensive as
D) isn’t expensive as
E) is not expensive as
QUESTION 4
My story ________ Tom’s.
A) isn’t as funny as
B) is funny as
C) is not as funny
D) Funnier
E) funny
QUESTION 5
The student can’t buy the book. It’s ________
A) expensiver
B) as expensive as
C) not expensive
D) too expensive
E) more expensive than
QUESTION 6
The students could not finish the test. It was ________
A) not long
B) as longer
C) too long
D) more long
E) longer
QUESTION 7
He is ________ to satisfy all his needs.
A) too poor
B) poorer
C) poor than
D) poorest
E) the poor
QUESTION 8
The box is _______ for the porter to lift.
A) heavier than
B) the heavy
C) heaviest
D) the heavier
E) too heavy
QUESTION 9
We took a ride on __________ bus.
A) a blue old Chinese
B) a Chinese old blue
C) an old blue Chinese
D) a Chinese blue old
E) a blue Chinese old
QUESTION 10
I’d like ___________ why you don’t like spinach.
A) a good three reasons
B) good reasons three
C) three good reasons
D) reasons three good
E) three reasons good
QUESTION 11
I like that _____________ in the museum.
A) really big red old tractor
B) really big old red tractor
C) old red really big tractor
D) really old red big tractor
E) red big really old tractor
QUESTION 12
My brother rode _________ in the parade.
A) a beautiful big black Friesian horse
B) a big beautiful black Friesian horse
C) a black Friesian big beautiful horse
D) a horse beautiful big black Friesian
E) a Friesian big beautiful black horse
QUESTION 13
I saw ____ paintings in the world at that museum.
a) the most beautiful
b) the beautiful
c) more beautiful than
d) beautiful
e) the more beautiful
 
QUESTION 14
Yuck! That was ____cake I ever ate in my life!
a) worse
b) bad
c) badder
d) worst
e) the worst
BE GOING TO
EXPRESSES MORE OF A PLANNED FUTURE OR AN INTENTION TO PERFORM A CERTAIN ACTION

USAGE:
1. We use “going to” to talk about a planned activity for future. For instance:
A: There is a good movie on TV tonight.
B: Yes. I know. I am going to watch it.
A: Why is Betty in a hurry?
B: Because she is going to meet her brother at the station at six.

2. We use “going to” for prediction in the near future.

The speaker is sure because there are signs about it. For instance:
She is standing at the edge of the cliff, she is going to fall.
A: What is the problem? There are strange noises in the lift.
B: I think the lift is going to break down .Let’s get out!
A: I feel cold. B: Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.
A: What is the matter with you?
B: I feel terrible. I think I am going to be ill.
WILL
We use simple future tense to talk about future activities or statements.
A present or future certainty is given by will + base form of the verb.

USAGE:
We use “Will” future tense for

1. Prediction (the things that we predict to happen in the future)

• My grandfather will be sixty years old two days later.
• I think it won’t rain tomorrow.
• My son will start school when he’s 6.
2. Fortune Teller:
• You will marry a millionaire.
• You will be happy!
• You will find your charming prince.
“Will” is often used with verbs such as “think, know,
believe, suppose, expect, hope, be sure, be afraid,
wonder” etc.
I think I’ll pass the exam. I expect they’ll come to my
birthday party this evening.
I hope things will improve soon.
3. Offers
• Your luggage looks very heavy.
• I’ll help you with it. You don’t have a car.
• I will take you to the airport.

4. Promises
• Thank you for giving me your book.
• I’ll give it back to you next week.
• We’ll find the right job for you. Don’t worry!
• I will come home before nine, dad.
• I promise, I won’t tell anybody your secret.

5. In newspaper and news broadcast for announcements of future plans

• The Minister will return from Ireland next week.
• The political parties will meet at the parliament next Friday.
• The Prime Minister will open the new hospital on Monday.
6. To express a willingness, or unwillingness to carry out a future action
• I will do my best in “future tense” quiz tomorrow.
• He won’t drive in snow or fog.

7. In requests and to tell people what to do.

• Will you pass me the salt, please?
• The baby is sleeping. Will you please be quiet?

NOTE:
“Won’t” and the contraction of “will not” have two meanings.
Sarah will not/won’t be at home today. (negative future)
Sarah won’t/will not eat her dinner. (Refusal)
This machine won’t/will not work. (It refuses to work)
1. The flight _______ at 11 am. 4. The movie ________ until 9 pm.
A) leaves A) doesn’t started
B) left B) doesn’t starts
C) leaving C) don’t start
D) is leaving
E) is leave D) aren’t starting
E) doesn’t start
2. My aunt ________ this weekend.
A) is visited 5. You _______ in Paris before night fall tonight.
B) are visiting A) land
C) visiting B) landed
D) visits C) lands
E) is visiting D) landing
E) are land
3. We _______ at 9 am this morning.
A) are leaves 6. My next class ________ at 10 am.
B) is leaving A) start
C) are leaving B) starting
D) leave C) starts
E) leaving D) is start
E) is starting
7. Alex ________ with us tomorrow. 10. The train _______ from the station at 10 am.
A) isn’t studying A) leaving
B) aren’t studying B) left
C) isn’t studied C) leaves
D) doesn’t study D) is leaving
E) don’t study E) leave

8. The term _________ on April 20th. 11. You and Matt ________ for lunch today.
A) begin A) are coming
B) begun B) are came
C) began C) is coming
D) begins D) comes
E) is beginning E) coming

9. Tom ________ from University in May. 12. Ana _____ late to work today.
A) is graduating A) are arriving
B) is graduated B) is arrived
C) are graduating C) arriving
D) graduates D) arrive
E) graduating E) is arriving
13. There ___ any food left if we arrive at the party late.
A) won’t be
B) won’t
C) will
D) are
E) is

14. Jennifer doesn’t think she _____ ready to leave in half an hour.
A) will
B) will be
C) won’t be
D) isn’t
E) is
1. Circle the letter that indicates the correct sentence.
(Cierre en un círculo la alternativa correcta)
A) Are we going to hiring a car and drive round Huaraz?
B) Are we going to hire a car and drive round Huaraz?
C) Are we going hiring a car and drive round Huaraz?
D) Are we going hire a car and drive round Huaraz?
E) Are we going to hireing a car and drive round Huaraz?

2. Circle the letter that indicates the correct question.

(Cierre en un círculo la pregunta correcta.)
A) When are you taking your final exam?
B) How many final exams you taking?
C) What are you taking your final exams?
D) How much are you taking your final exams?
E) Which are you taking your final exams?

3. Choose the alternative that indicates the correct sentence.

(Elija la alternativa que indica la oración correcta).
A) I am going to get something eat to the shops.
B) I’ am going to get something to eat to the shops.
C) I’m going to get something to eat to the shops.
D) I’m going get something to eat to the shops.
E) I’m going to getting something to eat to the shops.
4. Choose the correct answer.
___ you ______ a boat in Turkey to spend two weeks sailing along the coast?
A) are – renting
B) are – going to renting
C) are – going to rents
D) are – to renting
E) are - rent

5. Choose the correct sequence of uncountable nouns.

(Elija la secuencia correcta de sustantivos no contables).
A) time – sugar – books – hair – milk
B) chairs – meat – butter – pencils - bread
C) cheese – tea – rice – money - salt
D) games – oil – cream – apples - honey
E) carrots – fingers – cars – houses – Friends

6. Choose the correct sequence of countable nouns.

(Elija la secuencia correcta de sustantivos contables).
A) music – art – love – happiness - sugar
B) advice – information – news – furniture - gas
C) power – electricity – wine – money - water
D) dollar – song – job – cellphone – table
E) jam – jewelry – pasta – love – patience
7. Choose the correct interrogative sentence
(Elija la oración interrogativa correcta).
A) How many cheese do you usually buy?
B) How much books are there in your bag?
C) How much films did Juan watch yesterday?
D) How many money do you spend every week?
E) How many friends does Lorena have?

8. Choose the correct interrogative sentence

(Elija la oración interrogativa correcta).
A) How much tomatoes are there in the frigde?
B) How many milk did you drink yesterday?
C) How much meat are you going to buy?
D) How many sugar do we need for the cake?
E) How much apples do you see in the picture.

9. Choose the correct sentence

(Elija la oración correcta).
A) Take your umbrella. I think its going to rain.
B) They are going have breakfast tomorrow.
C) I going to wear blues shoes tonight.
D) Maria is going to travel next Friday.
E) He is going to buying it next week.
Circle the correct future sentence. (Cierre en un círculo la oración futura correcta).

1. I’m tired now! I ____ this later.

A) Will did B) will C) will do

2. ___ you _____ to get married next year?

B) Is / going B) are / going C) am / going

3. Goodness, Cheryl, are you sick? I ___ _____ you some chicken soup.
C) will make B) will not make C) am going to make

4. They _______ _____ to Manchester.

D) are going to moved B) are going to move C) are going move

5. Joan thinks the Conservatives ______ the next election.

E) will won B) will win C) don’t win

6. A: I’m cold.
B: I ________ the fire.
A) turn on B) ‘m turning on C) will turn on
Complete the sentences with ‘’Will’’ or ‘’be going to’’

1. I________ to look for a job when I finish university.

a) will
b) will find out do
c) ‘m going

2. I’m sure you ________ the film.

a) ‘re enjoying
b) will enjoy
c) ‘re going to enjoy

3. She___ _____ attend university and study to become a doctor.

a) ‘ll going to
b) ‘s going to
c) isn’t going to

4. I’ ___ Christmas and New Year with my mum and dad.

a) m spending
b) am spending
c) will spend
5. The restaurant opens at 9 o’clock.
a) will open
b) opens
c) is opening

6. They _________ to Manchester next week.

a) are moving
b) are going to move
c) will move

7. It ______ my birthday tomorrow.

a) is will
b) will be
c) is