Unit 12 The Body Beautiful

Grammar




Adjectives





Adverbs











Textbook Pages:

151 & 155
Form 3

SMK WIRA PENRISSEN
SAMARAHAN









ADJECTIVES




A. Read and underline the adjectives in the sentences. C. Read the sentences and complete the rule

below by choosing the correct endings.
My mum has a beautiful red Italian car.

What a horrible huge straw hat! a. Basketball is a very tiring sport.

Jenny gave me a gorgeous white woollen scarf. b. They’re tired because they’ve been
playing basketball.
B. Read the sentences in A again and answer the questions.



1. Which adjectives describe opinion? Adjectives that end in - ing / - ed describe

……………………, …………………………… and ……………………. the effect something can have on someone.
2. Which adjectives describe colour? Adjectives that end in - ing / - ed describe

…………………….. and ………………………. how someone feels.

3. Which adjectives describes origin?

……………..………………………….
4. Which adjectives describe size?

………………………………………….

5. Which adjectives describe material?
…………………………… and …………………………..

6. Do adjectives of opinion come before or after other

kinds of adjectives?

……………………………………………………..





ADVERBS





D. Adverbs give us information about how, So & Such

where, when, how often and to what E. We use so and such for emphasis. Look at
degree something happens. Look at these sentences and answer the questions

these sentences and the adverbs in bold below.

and answer the questions below.



The little boy wrote his name carefully. Looking after your health is so important.
Our PE teacher left yesterday. Oranges are such a good source of vitamin C.

My grandad is quite fit.

I often go to the gym opposite my house.
1. What part of speech follows so?

…………………………………………………………
Which adverb is to answer the question.
2. What parts of speech follow such?
1. how? …………………………………………. …………………………………………………………

2. where? ………………………………………
3. when? ……………………………………….

4. how often? ………………………………..

5. to what degree? ………………………..

F. Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets.









1. Julie has ……………………………… hair. ( blonde / lovely / short)



2. Lisa bought some …………………………………… boots. ( Italian / leather /


new)


3. I saw a(n) ……………………………… statue. (amazing / huge / marble)




4. What a(n) ………………………………. rings! ( diamond / expensive / pink)



5. We sat around the ………………………. table. ( large / round / wooden)

G. Complete the sentences with pairs of




words given.






amazed / amazing bored / boring excited / exciting interested / interesting





1. Medicine is a(an) …………………. subject to study.

Mandy is ……………….. In becoming a doctor.



2. Riding a rollercoaster is …………………. The children are ………………..

Because they are going to the funfair today.



3. I think watching tennis is ………………….. I’d much rather play it.

I’m ……………………………………! What can I do?



4. The human body is ……………………… It can do so many things.

Janet was ………………….. when her brother learnt to ride a bike in


half and hour.

H. Circle the correct words.






1. I always brush / brush always my hair before I go to school.


2. My little sister is too / enough short to go on the rollercoaster.



3. This book is almost / very never read.



4. The doctor told my father not to work such / so hard.


5. Peggy goes on Saturdays to gym / to the gym on Saturdays.



6. People usually are / are usually at home at the weekend.



7. We should all exercise and eat healthily / healthily eat.


8. The seminar was such a / so success that it will be held again next


year.

Grammar












Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs





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Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs







A. Look at these sentences and answer the questions below.



a. Grandad’s moustache is the longest I have ever seen.



b. Paul’s feet are bigger than his father’s feet.



c. My classmate James complains the most in our class.




d. Steven wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.




1. Which sentences contain the comparative form?



and



2. Which sentences contain the superlative form?



and

B. Look at these sentences and answer the questions below.



a. My brother isn’t as tall as Dad.



b. Lucy can run as fast as Beth.





1. In sentence a, who is the tallest? ……………………..


2. In sentence b, can Beth run faster than Lucy? ………………………….







C. Complete the rules.





We use ……………….. + adjectives / adverb + …................. to show


that two people or things are similar in some way. When they are


not similar, we can use …………………………… as/so + adjective /



adverb + as.

D. Complete the second sentences so that they have a similar meaning to


the first sentences. Use the red words.






1. Mum and Dad go to bed at midnight, I go to bed at ten o’clock. late

I don’t go to bed ………………………………………. Mum dan Dad.




2. Cathy’s hair reaches her waist. My hair is shoulder-length. than

My hair ……………………………………………..Cathy’s.



3. I try hard to do well at school. My best friend doesn’t try hard


enough . harder


I ……………………………….. My best friend to do well at school.



4. Both Melinda and I run for two kilometres every morning. far


Melinda runs ………………………………….. I do every morning.

D. Complete the second sentences so that they have a similar meaning to

the first sentences. Use the red words.





5. I haven’t seen a better documentary than the one about the human

body. the


The documentary about the human body was ……………………… I have

ever seen.



6. Kelly takes less time to solve maths problems than the rest of the

class. quickly

Kelly solves maths problems …………………………….. The rest of the


class.


7. I can see better than my grandma. well


My grandma can’t see ……………………..as I can.


8. Mum says that nobody sings as beautifully as I do. most


Mum says that I sing …………………………. of all.

E. Complete the text with these words.




longest many more most smaller smallest
Our skeleton


The human skeleton is amazing. Some of its many functions include enabling us

to move, supporting and protecting our internal organs and producing blood

cells.


Not surprisingly, the bones of children and young teenagers are (1) ………… than


those of adults. However, babies have (2)…………….. bones than adults. A baby is

born with about 300 bones. As it grows, some bones join together. An adult

skeleton has 206 bones and half of them are in the hands and feet. However, the

foot doesn’t have as (3) …………… bones as the hand; it has one less.


Bones have different shapes and functions. Some bones are flat, other are long

or short and others are irregular in shape. The thighbone is the (4) ……….. And


the strongest bone of the human skeleton, whereas the (5) …….. Bone in our body

is found in the ear. It is only 2.8 mm long.


Even though bones are strong and tough, they can break. Did you know that he

collar bone breaks the (6) ………………. easily? Luckily for us, ones are made of

living cells. When a bone breaks, lots of new cells are produced to rebuilt it.