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Adjective and Adverb Exercises

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching parts of the face to students in transition grade (preschool). It asks the reader to design a 35-minute lesson that identifies the educational standard being taught, learning activities, and target vocabulary. Examples are given of filling in blanks with adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, verbs and answering questions based on pictures. The purpose is to provide a concise grammar and vocabulary lesson on parts of the face.

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Adjective and Adverb Exercises

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching parts of the face to students in transition grade (preschool). It asks the reader to design a 35-minute lesson that identifies the educational standard being taught, learning activities, and target vocabulary. Examples are given of filling in blanks with adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, verbs and answering questions based on pictures. The purpose is to provide a concise grammar and vocabulary lesson on parts of the face.

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* Circle the adjective or the adverb to complete each sentence.

1. My classmate is a _____ person. [ nice / nicely ]


2. I can speak Spanish very _____. [ good / well ]
3. Katrina took a painting class, so she can paint _____ pictures. [ beautiful / beautifully ]
4. Mr. Smith looked _____ at me when I arrived late. [ angry / angrily ]
5. Of course, I was _____ when I got an A+ on the exam. [ happy / happily ]
6. The music is too _____. Please turn it down! [ loud / loudly ]
7. My friends all tell me that I sing _____. [ bad / badly ]
8. The thief _____ took the money and walked out the door. [ quiet / quietly ]
9. The cat waited _____ for the mouse to come out of the hole. [ silent / silently ]
10. My cousin always walks very _____. [ quick / quickly ]
11. The work that my boss gave me was _____. [ easy / easily ]
12. Thomas is very _____. He always helps me. [ kind / kindly ]
13. The little boy _____ kept the cookie for himself. [ selfish / selfishly ]
14. The man _____ opened the door and looked inside. [ nervous / nervously ]
15. The fireman _____ rescued the people from the burning house. [ brave / bravely ]

* Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the box above.

1. My friend likes to exercise and eat fruits and vegetable, so he’s ___________.
2. A: Are you a lazy person? B: No, in fact, I’m very ___________.
3. My son Thomas is very ___________. He’s only five years old.
4. He should play basketball because he is ___________. He’s not short.
5. My sister isn’t very ___________. She’s shy and doesn’t like to meet new people.
6. He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He’s ___________.
7. I went on a diet last year and lost five kilograms, so now I’m ___________.
8. Sarah always says, “Thank you”. She’s a ___________ person.
9. Of course, I’m very ___________! I got an A+ on all of my exams!
10. My uncle loves to tell jokes to make us laugh. He’s ___________.
11. My friend can lift 200 kilograms, so he’s really quite ___________!
12. Jennifer and Kelly always look left and right before they cross a busy street. They are ___________ when they cross a
busy street.
13. My classmate always smiles and has many friends. She’s ___________.
14. Nothing seems to make my grandfather sad. He’s a ___________ person.
15. Khaled can make many different animal sounds. Most people can’t do that. He’s ___________.
* Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the box above.

1. I like to study at our school library. It isn’t noisy, it’s very ___________.
2. Many people from all over the world visit that museum. It’s quite ___________.
3. Our living room has many large windows, so it’s ___________, especially in the morning.
4. Many people eat at that restaurant. It’s always ___________. It’s never empty.
5. That library is very ___________. It has many thousands of books.
6. The park near my home is ___________. It has many flowers and trees.
7. I don’t like that shopping mall. There’s nothing to do there. It’s ___________.
8. My bedroom was too ___________, so my mother asked me to pick up my toys.
9. That department store was built just a few months ago. It’s ___________.
10. My home isn’t unusual, it’s really quite ___________.
11. The fish market in our town is the same as fish markets a hundred years ago. I guess you could say it’s very
___________.
12. Unfortunately, my office is too noisy, busy and crowded, so it’s ___________.
13. There’s a ___________ coffee shop near here. I really think it’s great! Let’s go.
14. Hospitals are always very ___________. They’re not dirty.
15. A: Is your new home spacious? B: No, it’s small and ___________.

* Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (wait)___________ ten minutes for the bus.


2. He usually walks to work, but he (not / walk) ________ ________ to work yesterday.
3. I was really (surprise) ___________ when my friend (cook) ___________ dinner.
4. A: ___________ you (order)___________ your food? B: Yes, we ___________.
5. My friends (not / play)__________ __________ tennis last Tuesday.
6. Troy (want)___________ to (study)___________ for the final exam.
7. First, we (boil)___________ the water, and then we (pour) ___________ it into a cup.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.
* Look at the pictures and answer the questions below.

1. What was Jake doing at 8:00 a.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

2. What was Jake’s father doing at 5:30 p.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

3. What was Jake’s father doing at 11:15 a.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

4. What was Jake doing at 2:00 p.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

5. What was Jake’s father doing at 8:00 a.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

6. What was Jake doing at 11:15 a.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

7. What was Jake’s father doing at 2:00 p.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

8. What was Jake doing at 7:45 p.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

9. What was Jake doing at 5:30 p.m.?


_______________________________________________________________________

10. What was Jake’s father doing at 7:45 p.m.?


_________________________

• LESSON PLANNING
Siguiendo el formato de lesson planning visto en clase DISEÑAR una clase teniendo en cuenta los siguientes
criterios:
- Grado escolar: Transicion
- Numero de niños: 18
- Tema: Part of the body - face
- Tiempo: 35 minutos
En el diseño de la clase debe sede ser evidente el estándar que se implementa en la clase, las actividades a realizar y el
vocabulario objetivo.
* Fill in the blanks below with the correct prepositions of time.

1. My brother has a new job. He works ________ the evening.


2. We’re going to have a picnic ________ Saturday afternoon. Would you like to come?
3. I’ll be finished my work ________ an hour. Then, I can go home.
4. When is the meeting? Is it ________ 2:00?
5. I like to get up really early, ________ sunrise, when the birds start to sing.
6. Tom’s birthday is next week, ________ January 14.
7. My grandfather was born ________ the 1950s.
8. Will we be ________ time, or will we miss our flight?
9. My family and I like to ski ________ winter.
10. Are there any holidays ________ October?
11. Our school cafeteria opens for lunch ________ noon.
12. What time does your son go to bed ________ night?
13. We moved to this city ________ 2012.
14. Are you going to do anything special ________ your birthday?
15. I’m not going to watch that TV show. It starts ________ midnight!
16. The Beatles were a popular music band ________ the 1960s.
17. I sometimes get up ________ sunrise and do exercise.
18. What time does he go to work ________ the morning?
19. Do you and your family ever go traveling ________ summer?
20. What time do you go to bed ________ night?

* Choose the correct answer.

a) My cousins are in – on – at México.


b) He practices in – on – at the park.
c) The keys are in – on – at my purse.
d) The shoe shop is in – on – at Pipeline street.
e) They are in – on – at home.
f) The restaurant is in – on – at the 47th floor.
g) He should be in – on – at the university right now.
h) She left in – on – at a taxi.

* Choose the correct answer (right or wrong) according to the correct use of the preposition on the sentence.

a) We have a meeting on 10 minutes. Right – Wrong


b) Smoking is banned in public places. Right – Wrong
c) We will wait in my home for you. Right – Wrong
d) The plane leaves in five minutes. Right – Wrong
e) The office is in Main Street. Right – Wrong
f) We will travel on august. Right – Wrong
g) My dad is at the office. Right – Wrong
h) I will graduate in three months. Right – Wrong
* Put these sentences in the best order.
1 ____ ____ ____ ____
A Very well, thanks. Let’s get down to business, shall we?
B I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
C Hello again! How are you getting on?
D Yes, all right.
2 ____ ____ ____ ____
A Miss Smith, I’d like you to meet Mrs Jones.
B Oh, please call me Liz.
C How do you do, Mrs Jones?
D And I’m Claire.
3 ____ ____ ____ ____
A Oh, yes. I’ve heard of you.
B The name’s Alex White.
C I’d like to introduce myself.
D Pleased to meet you.
4 ____ ____ ____ ____
A I wondered if I might take Friday off?
B Yes. Tony, of course.
C Oh, Friday’s rather difficult.
D Mrs Lang, could I have a word please?
5 ____ ____ ____ ____
A What do you think?
B Yes, sure, Bob.
C Geoff, could you come over here a minute?
D Aha, yes, you’ve put a lot of work into it.

* Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)


2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)
3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)
4.- This is ___________ book I’ve ever read. (good)
5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky)
6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy)
7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap)
8.- Frank works __________ most people. (hard)
9.- I’m __________ at English than you. (good)
10.- Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot)
11.- This is __________ CD I’ve ever listened. (bad)
12.- English is __________ Japanese. (easy)
13.- Which mountain is ___________ in the world. (high)
14.- John is _________ his brother. (clever)
15.- English is _________ Latin. (useful)
16.- What is ___________ word in English? (common)
17.- The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long)
18.- This is my __________ brother. Mary is their _________ daughter (old, old)
19.- That skyscraper is one of __________ buildings in the city. (tall)
20.- The first exercise was easy but this one is ________. (difficult)
21.- Our journey took __________ we expected. (long)
22.- Charles is __________ student in the school. (noisy)
23.- Madrid’s population is _________ Santander’s (large)
24.- Nothing makes me _________ waiting on the phone. (angry)
25.- Five years ago I was _________ I am now, and I had ________ hair. (fat, log)
26.- This car uses ___________ petrol. It’s __________ economical. (much, little)
27.- Spanish is ___________ difficult to learn than Chinese. (little)
28.- It’s _____________ hotel in Santander (expensive)
29.- How much __________ are we going? (far)
30.- I haven’t got many CDs. You’ve got __________ I have. (many)

* Complete questions 1-10 below with the appropriate tenses

1. When Carol (call)_____________last night, I (watch) _____________my favorite show on television.


2. I (work) _____________for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
3. Sharon (love) _____________to travel. She (go) _____________abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to
go to Peru.
4. Thomas is an author. He (write) _____________mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) _____________since
he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) _____________seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of
poetry.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get) _____________to the train station, Susan
(wait) _____________for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam (try) _____________to change a light bulb when he (slip) _____________and (fall) _____________.
7. Everyday I (wake) _____________up at 6 o'clock, (eat) _____________breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave)
_____________for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) _____________up at 6:30, (skip) _____________
breakfast and (leave) _____________for work late because I (forget) _____________to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) _____________the newspaper and Kathy (make) _____________dinner. Last night at this time,
they (do) _____________the same thing. She (cook) _____________and he (read) _____________the newspaper.
Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) _____________the same thing. She (prepare) _____________dinner and he
(read)
_____________. They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you (complete) _____________your studies and (find) _____________a job. I, on the other
hand, (accomplish, not) _____________anything. I (study, still) _____________and you (work) _____________in some
new high paying job.
10. The students (be, usually) _____________taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (teach)
_____________taught by Mr. Tanzer.

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Word order exercises enhance understanding of sentence structure by training learners to recognize and apply syntactic patterns, crucial for meaningful communication. Such tasks, like ordering dialogue sequences or sentences, demonstrate natural language flow and construction . These exercises develop syntactic awareness, supporting both written and spoken fluency by reinforcing the logical arrangement of subjects, verbs, and objects, which are fundamental for coherent expression.

Prepositions like 'in', 'on', and 'at' establish a precise framework for expressing time, enhancing temporal awareness in language learning. For example, 'in the evening', 'on Saturday afternoon', or 'at 2:00' clarify time references, aiding comprehension and communication of schedules or events . Accurate use of prepositions in this context helps learners develop the ability to discuss time-related topics accurately, which is crucial for effective communication in everyday interactions.

Structured lesson plans provide a coherent framework that facilitates effective grammar teaching by organizing content delivery, ensuring coverage of all necessary topics, and aligning with learning objectives. For example, a lesson on 'Parts of the Body' designed for a transitional grade with specific activities and vocabulary focuses . It aids both teachers and students by setting clear expectations, allowing for targeted learning, accountability, and assessment of progress, which supports systematic grammar acquisition.

Understanding the difference between adjectives and adverbs improves language proficiency by enabling precise and accurate expression. Adjectives modify nouns, providing clarity about the qualities of the subject, such as 'nice' in 'a nice person' . Adverbs, on the other hand, modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, offering detail on how actions are performed, such as 'nicely' in 'speak nicely' . Misuse can lead to confusion or misinterpretation, thus precision in their application enhances communication skills.

Blending adjectives and adverbs enriches writing by adding depth and vibrancy to descriptions and actions. Adjectives like 'nice', 'happy', and 'beautiful' paint vivid images of nouns, while adverbs such as 'nicely', 'happily', and 'beautifully' modify verbs, refining the portrayal of actions . This combination allows writers to convey nuances and emotions, engaging the audience more effectively and providing clearer imagery, thus enhancing the expressiveness and emotional impact of the text.

Strategies to improve understanding of prepositions include interactive exercises, context immersion, and visual aids. Engaging with targeted exercises, such as filling in blanks with 'in', 'on', 'at', and other prepositions, clarifies their usage in temporal and spatial contexts . Context immersion through reading or listening practices reinforces natural preposition use, while visual aids like diagrams help illustrate relational concepts, thereby enhancing memorization and comprehension in various contexts.

Consistency in verb tense maintains clarity by aligning events in a clear temporal sequence, preventing confusion. For example, consistent usage in 'I was really surprised when my friend cooked dinner' keeps the past context clear . Shifts without context lead to misinterpretation of time frames, disrupting logical progression and reader understanding. Consistent tense usage ensures coherence, guiding the audience smoothly through the narrative's events.

Sentence structure guides the differentiation between comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparatives are used when comparing two entities, typically with '-er' or 'more,' such as 'My sister is more intelligent than my brother' . Superlatives compare more than two, often using '-est' or 'most,' exemplified in 'the biggest animal' . Recognizing these patterns allows for appropriate adjective selection, ensuring clearer comparisons.

Context clues guide the deduction of correct forms by providing contextual hints about the intended meaning or function within a sentence. For example, in 'My classmate is a _____ person,' the presence of a noun following the blank indicates the need for an adjective like 'nice' . Similarly, 'speak very _____' suggests an adverb form such as 'well' . These contextual signals support learners in selecting the appropriate grammatical form, improving comprehension and grammatical accuracy.

Understanding verb tense is crucial for narrative coherence as it maintains the temporal flow of events, allowing readers to follow the sequence and chronology of actions. For instance, differentiating between 'watching' and 'watched' helps signal whether an action is ongoing or completed, essential for clear storytelling . Incoherent tense usage can confuse readers about the timing of events, disrupting the narrative's logical progression and engagement.

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