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The articles a/an and the in Englisch - Exercise

The article

Fill in the article >a<, >an< or >the< where necessary. Choose >x< where no

article is used.

1) I like blue T-shirt over there better than red one.

2) Their car does 150 miles hour.

3) Where's USB drive I lent you last week?

4) Do you still live in Bristol?

5) Is your mother working in old office building?

6) Carol's father works as electrician.

7) The tomatoes are 99 pence kilo.

8) What do you usually have for breakfast?

9) Ben has terrible headache.

10) After this tour you have whole afternoon free to explore the city.

1. I bought pair of shoes.

2. I saw movie last night.

3. They are staying at hotel.

4. I think man over there is very

unfriendly.

5. I do not like basketball.

6. That is problem I told you about.

7. night is quiet. Let's take a walk!

8. price of gas keeps rising.

9. John traveled to Mexico.

10. Juan is Spanish.

11. I read amazing story

yesterday.

12. My brother doesn't eat chicken.

13. love is such

beautiful thing.

14. I live in apartment.

apartment is new.

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15. I would like piece of cake.

16. I was in Japanese restaurant.

restaurant served good food.

17. Sara can play guitar.

1. Please wait for __________ hour for the test results.

a an

the none of the above

2. India is the second most populous country in ___________ world.

a an


3. Amit is __________ M.B.A. from Rajdhani University.

a an


4. Do you have ____________ pen?

a an


5. Is this _____________ pen given by Mr. Singh?

a an


6. How do I go to ____________ Lajpat Nagar?

a an


7. Mr. Reddy is wearing ___________ blue shirt.



a an


8. This is ____________ unique coin.

a an


9. I saw ___________ elephant on the road today.

a an


10. The headmaster was talking to ____________ parents.

a an


ADJECTIVES –ED –ING

CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION

- Sally has been running for three hours and now she is

- My brother had an accident and his situation is quite

- When we visited that abandoned house it was really

- I think he was because he called me Mary and my name is Rose

- That film is not despite being a comedy

- Your bathroom is ! Couldn’t you clean it a little?

- Are you in reading one of my novels?

- What is the most story you’ve ever heard?

- It was the most meeting I have ever attended.



- When we broke the vase, we felt very .

FILL IN WITH THE SUITABLE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE GIVEN

- Is the book you are reading very ? Interest

- The new James Bond film is really . Thrill

- We were both that she hadn’t heard the news. Surprise

- The images of the war were very . Depress

- I nearly fell asleep in the cinema. The film was so . Bore

- She had such good marks that she was very . Encourage

- Can you tell me where that noise comes from? Annoy

- They were the weather wasn’t good yesterday. Disappoint

- My sister was by my old toys. Fascinate

- When you are not in good spirits, it is to stay in bed all day. Tempt

-ed / -ing adjectives

Many English adjectives of emotion/feeling are formed from the -ed / -ing forms of verbs:

Positive

verb -ed -ing noun

You ____ me! I'm _____! How _____! What _____!

amaze amazed amazing amazement

amuse amused amusing amusement

astound astounded astounding astonishment

bewitch bewitched bewitching bewitchment

captivate captivated captivating a captivation

challenge challenged challenging a challenge

charm charmed charming charm

comfort comforted comforting comfort



concern concerned concerning concern

convince convinced convincing conviction

encourage encouraged encouraging encouragement

enchant enchanted enchanting enchantment

energize energized energizing energy

entertain entertained entertaining entertainment

enthrall enthralled enthralling enthrallment

excite excited exciting excitement

exhaust exhausted exhausting exhaustion

fascinate fascinated fascinating fascination

flatter flattered flattering flattery

fulfill fulfilled fulfilling fulfillment

gratify gratified gratifying gratification

gratify gratified gratifying gratification

humiliate humiliated humiliating humiliation

interest interested interesting interest

intrigue intrigued intriguing intrigue

move moved moving

please pleased pleasing (pleasant) a pleasure

relax relaxed relaxing relaxation

relieve relieved relieving a relief

satisfy satisfied satisfying satisfaction

soothe soothed soothing

surprise surprised surprising a surprise

tempt tempted tempting temptation

touch touched touching

thrill thrilled thrilling a thrill

titilate titilated titilating titilation

Negative

verb -ed -ing noun



You ____ me! I'm _____! How _____! What _____!

aggravate aggravated aggravating aggravation

alarm alarmed alarming alarm

annoy annoyed annoying annoyance

bewilder bewildered bewildering bewilderment

bore bored boring boredom

confound confounded confounding

confuse confused confusing confusion

depress depressed depressing depression

devastate devastated devastating devastation

disappoint disappointed disappointing disappointment

discourage discouraged discouraging discouragement

disgust disgusted disgusting disgust

dishearten disheartened disheartening disheartenment

dismay dismayed dismaying dismay

displease displeased displeasing displeasure

distress distressed distressing distress

disturb disturbed disturbing disturbance

embarrass embarrassed embarrassing embarrassment

exasperate exasperated exasperating exasperation

fatigue fatigued fatiguing fatigue

frighten frightened frightening fright

frustrate frustrated frustrating frustration

horrify horrified horrifying horror

insult insulted insulting an insult

irritate irritated irritating irritation

mortify mortified mortifying mortification

mystify mystified mystifying mystification

overwhelm overwhelmed overwhelming overwhelmingness

perplex perplexed perplexing perplexity



'My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed.'

Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing:

worried/worrying, interested/interesting, excited/exciting

'-ed' adjectives Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:

'He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class.'

'I was confused by the findings of the report.'

'She felt tired after working hard all day.'

'-ing' adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations. Compare these example sentences to the

ones above:

'Being upgraded to first class is surprising.'

The findings of this report are confusing.'

'Working hard all day is tiring.'

example table:

Feel '-ed' describe '-ing' depressed depressing satisfied satisfying

annoyed annoying excited exciting shocked shocking

bored boring frustrated frustrating

confused confusing frightened frightening

perturb perturbed perturbing perturbation

puzzle puzzled puzzling puzzlement

shock shocked shocking a shock

sicken sickened sickening sickness

terrify terrified terrifying terror

threaten threatened threatening a threat

tire tired tiring tiredness

trouble troubled troubling trouble

unnerve unnerved unnerving

unsettle unsettled unsettling unsettledness

upset upset upsetting

vex vexed (vext) vexing vexation



Dogs often feel ___ during fieworks.



frightening

frightened

The metro can be ___ the first time you use it.

confused

confusing

Satoru was ___ to hear about the earthquake.

shocking

shocked

I think that rainy days in winter are ___.

depressing

depressed

She's ___ of doing the same thing every day.

boring

bored

It was the most ___ I have been watching a film.

exciting

excited

The meals at Immigrant's Cafe are ___.

satisfied

satisfying



Adjectives with -ing / -ed Matching exercise



What word do you need to complete the sentence?

I do the same thing every day. My job is very ______ .

I have nothing to do. I'm ______ .

My job is very varied. I find it ______ .

I'm ______ in applying for the job.

I heard some very ______ news. I'm going to lose my job. I feel terrible

Cheer up . Don't feel so ______ . There are plenty of other jobs.

I heard a very ______ story. It will make you laugh.

It's not ______ that you failed the exam. You never did any work.

I don't understand this exercise. I'm very ______ .

I thought your behaviour at the party was ______ . You were sick in themiddle of the room.

My trip to Paris has been cancelled. I'm really ______ . I really wanted togo.

The performance of the English team was very ______ . They playedmuch worse than expected.

There are a lot of road signs. It's all very ______ .

I am very ______ in this subject. I find it fascinating.

The lesson was really ______ . I almost fell asleep.

I was ______ by her behaviour. It was very funny.

I was ______ by the news. I didn't expect it.

I was ______ by his behaviour. It was outrageous.

I'm ______ in finding out more about this. Where can I look?

When the students did badly, the teacher became really ______ anddidn't smile for weeks.

Adjectives -ED or -ING Exercise at Auto-English

-ING the cause

-ED the effect

Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.

1 He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)



2 Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)

3 I had such a ________________ day I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)

4 Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)

5 That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)

6 The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)

7 I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)

8 I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)

9 He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)

10 I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)

11 No one knew what would happen next. We were all ________________ . (intrigued / intriguing)

12 It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)

13 There's been some very ________________ news. (surprised / surprising)

14 His mother was ________________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)

15 Their hamburgers are ________________ . (disgusted / disgusting)

16 Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly ________________ . (exhausted / exhausting)

17 He's always showing off. It's really ________________ . (annoyed / annoying)

18 I think Alex is one of the most ________________ people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second.(annoyed / annoying)

19 I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________ .(embarrassed / embarrassing)

20 She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather ________________ . (embarrassed /embarrassing)

Some, any + -body / -one, + -thing, + -where The compounds of some and any behave in the same wayas someand any, that is to say, some-, in affirmative sentencesand,any-, in negatives and questions, although we use some- inthe interrogative to offer something, to ask for something orwhen we expect a positive response, as we saw in the previousunit. Examples:

I saw somebody there.

I did not see anybody there.

Did you see anybody there?

Would you like something better?



Instead of I did not see anybody there, we can say I

saw nobody there, but we cannot use two negative words: *I

did not seenobody there.

Anybody, nobody and somebody mean the same as anyone, no-

oneand nobody respectively. No-one can also be written no one.

Any can also mean "every" or "it does not matter which / who":

You can take any pencil.

Anybody can do it. It's very easy.

Let's see the following examples to end with:

Somebody told me you were abroad.

Nobody came to the meeting.

Was there anybody in the house?

I want something to eat.

I don't need anything .

I need nothing .

Would you like something to drink?

Is there anything in that drawer?

I want to go somewhere else.

I didn't go anywhere.

I went nowhere.

Have you seen my car keys anywhere?



Exercises:

Fill in the gapswith somebody, anybody, nobody, something,anything, nothing, som

ewhere, anywhere or nowhere.

1. I know __________ about this issue that you may findinteresting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a)secret.

2. __________ lives here. There is no water.

3. I spent the night __________ near the beach.

4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stoleyour rake. It's very low.

5. __________ scares him. He's very brave.

6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ elseto park.

7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?.

8. May I have __________ for dessert, please?

9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned.

10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll beaway for a fortnight.

11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely.

12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said thatthey would never come back.

13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________can help them.

14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. Wecan do it ourselves.

15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.

16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not

leave a message.

17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy goingon .



18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have

children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life.

19. "Where would you like to stay?"

"__________ will do provided it is a clean place."

20. "Is there __________ at home?"

"I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must havegone out."

Please remember that instead of anybody, nobody and somebody,you may use anyone, no-one and someone respectively.

1. something

2. Nobody ( Nothing is also possible if we wish to make itmore drastic.)

3. somewhere

4. Anybody

5. Nothing / Nobody (The first alternative may be better, butit depends on the context.)

6. nowhere, somewhere

7. something

8. something

9. somewhere

10. anything

11. somebody

12. anywhere

13. anything, Nobody

14. anybody

15. Somebody

16. Somebody



17. Something, something

18. somewhere

19. Anywhere

20. anybody, anybody

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