Chuyên đề 7: Adjectives and adverbs – Connectives
I. Fill in the blanks the correct form of the words in brackets using adjectives or adverbs.
1. The seas looks ………………… now. I want to go swimming (quiet)
2. She is…………………upset about losing her job (terrible)
3. My father works ………………… from early morning to night (continuous)
4. Your father is very …………………. He always drives …………………(careful)
5. I think our summer holidays are too short. They have passed very………………(quick)
6. The life in the country is…………………. The farmers work in the field …………………(quiet)
7. He fell and hurt ………………… yesterday (bad)
8. We can’t go out now because it is raining …………………(heavy)
9. You shouldn’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look…………………(safe)
10. She is a …………………. She dances …………………(beautiful)
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He walks slowly He is…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She is a good badminton player. She plays……………………………………………………………………………………
3. My mother swims very quickly. My mother is………………..………………………………………………………………
4. She is bad swimmer. She swims............................................................................................................................
5. They cycle carelessly. They are ...............................................................................................................................
6. Mai is a skillful volleyball player. Mai plays .............................................................................................................................
7. Hung drives his care safely. Hung is.................................................................................................................................
8. He runs fast. He is ....................................................................................................................................
III. Use connectives to combine each pair of sentences.
1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework (but) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The room is very small. It’s quite comfortable (although) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad (but) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Our teacher didn’t arrive late. The traffic was terrible (although) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema (and) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. She wears glasses. She want to see better (because) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He got wet. He forgot his umbrella (therefore)................................................................................................................................
8. We learn hard. We hope to pass the exam (and) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They whispered. They didn’t want us to hear them (because) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. We are saving money. We want to buy a new house.(because )
IV. Rewrite these sentences by using because
1. He couldn’t meet you because of being busy. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She went to bed early because of her sickness. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Two cars can’t pass each other because of the narrow road. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather ………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He can’t go to school today because of illness. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He broke the vase because of his carelessness. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I went to bed early because of tiredness. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. He can’t go to school because of his broken leg. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Tom is busy, so he can’t help you. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Fill in each gap with the correct linking words “but, however or although”
1. ……………………he had a good night’s sleep, he felt tired.
2. Smoking is dangerous. ……………………, a lot of adults still smoke.
3. A lot of people like sunbathing,……………………it can cause skin cancer.
4. Amy missed the start of the film. ……………………, she could understand the film.
5. He doesn’t understand much about Vietnamese culture……………………he has lived in Vietnam for ages.
6. I felt uncomfortable yesterday……………………the social custom of gift-giving familiar to me.
7. New Year’s Day is truly a universal holiday, ……………………it is not universally celebrated on the same day.
8. The little boy is still hungry. ……………………,he has already eaten an enormous meal.
9. ……………………Tim felt tired, he stayed up to finish his homework.
10. Cars are fast and convenient, ……………………they cause traffic problems in cities.
