GRAMMAR REVISION

Write the correct example in the space after each rule.

Such high prices So cold Such a shameSuch loud music So quietly So much money.

1. SO + AN ADJECTIVE ..............................................2. SO + AN ADVERB ..............................................3. SO + FEW, MANY , MUCH, LITTLE + NOUN ..............................................4. SUCH A(N) + (ADJECTIVE) + A SING. COUNTABLE NOUN ..............................................5. SUCH + (ADJECTIVE) + A PLURAL NOUN ..............................................6. SUCH + (ADJECTIVE) + AN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ..............................................

1. Put so, such or such a(an) in the sentences.

1. I wish I wasn’t ...................tired all the time!2. Miss Wilson types...................slowly. I could write faster!3. ........................few people came that the meeting was cancelled4. that was........................good film – I’d love to see it again.5. They played ..........................old-fashioned records, I almost laughed.6. We had.....................awful weather in the North, we came home a week early.

2. Finish each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before it.

1. It was such an awful day that we stayed indoors.The weather........................................................................

2. The film was so boring that we walked out.It was..................................................................................

3. The coffee was so strong that I couldn’t drink it.It was..................................................................................

4. His writing is so bad that I can’t read his letters.He writes.............................................................................

5. I’ve never had such a busy day.I’ve never been............................................................

6. She was such a slow driver that she annoyed everybodyShe drove.........................................................................

7. The children were so rude that he lost his temper with them.They were................................................................................

Complete the sentences with so / such ( + a/an where necessary) and the adjectives form the box.

angry big dangerous famous excited expensive far friendly sunny tall

She’s ______________that people are always asking her for her autograph.He’s got _______________feet that he can’t find shoes large enough to fit him.I’m ______________that I can’t get to sleep!It’s _________________________part of town that it’s better not to go there alone at night.It’s ____________________restaurant that only very rich people can afford to eat there.He’s _________________that his head touches the ceiling.I’m __________________with him that I could hit him.!It’s ____________________day that I think we can have lunch outsideIt’s_________________from here that it’ll take us all day to drive thereThey’re __________________girls that everyone likes them.

Add so or such to each sentence as appropriate.We’re good friends____________________________________It’s a terrible thing to say____________________________________He sings well____________________________________She’s talkative____________________________________It was an interesting film.____________________________________She cooks badly.____________________________________It was fun____________________________________He talks rubbish____________________________________They’re enemies____________________________________

Join each sentence with so or such + that1. He’s very tall. He can’t sit comfortably in a Smart car

____________________________________________________________2. It’s a high wall. They can’t see over the top of it

____________________________________________________________3. It was a dark and foggy night. I couldn’t see a thing.

____________________________________________________________4. Julia’s case is heavy. She won’t be able to lift it.

____________________________________________________________5. The letters were tiny. He couldn’t read them without a magnifying glass.

____________________________________________________________6. She has big feet. She can’t find high-heeled shoes to fit her.

_____________________________________________________________7. They are dangerous animals. They have to live in a cage.

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8. It was a snowy day. The headmaster sent all the students home from school.__________________________________________________________________

9. He’s stupid. He thinks one plus one equals three.______________________________________________________________

10. They’re tall trees. You need a ladder to reach the apples on the top branches._______________________________________________________________