Poll (6)
Which "ch" word has a /k/ sound?
Which sentence(s) is / are grammatically wrong?
That was by far the best film we have seen this year. ✓ (83%)
by far + superlative + Present Perfect (big difference with others)
It isn't nearly as warm as it was yesterday. ✓ (33%)
nearly as + adjective + as (almost the same)
Her English is a bit better than yours. ✓ (16%)
a bit + comparative (small difference)
The north is much expensive than the south. ✘ (66%)
The north is much more expensive than the south. ✓
much + comparative (big difference)
My chocolate cake is just as good that hers. ✘ (50%)
My chocolate cake is just as good as hers. ✓
just as + adjective + as (no difference)
Madrid is more fun than Rome. ✓ (83%)
more + long adjectives (general rule but there are exceptions)
It was one of the worse hotels that I have stayed in. ✘ (50%)
It was one of the worst hotels that I have stayed in. ✓
one of + superlative + plural nouns
You couldn't possibly be further from the truth. ✓ (50%)
far = irregular adjective (far - further - furthest)
Which verb sequence is correct?
write - wrote - writen ✘ (0%)
write - wrote - written ✓
take - took - token ✘ (20%)
take - took - taken ✓
teach - tought - tought ✘ (40%)
teach - taught - taught ✓
draw - drew - drown ✘ (0%)
draw - drew - drawn ✓
choose - chose -choosen ✘ (0%)
choose - chose - chosen ✓
rise - rose - risen ✓ (40%)
fly - flew - flewn ✘ (0%)
fly - flew - flown ✓
become - become - became ✘ (0%)
become - became - become ✓
Which Phrasal Verb(s) is / are used correctly?
I'm looking forward going on my holidays. ✘ (33%)
I'm looking forward to going on my holidays. ✓
Can you pick up me from the airport on Saturday? ✘ (33%)
Can you pick me up* from the airport on Saturday? ✓
He got out the train at the same stop as me. ✘ (66%)
He got off the train at the same stop as me. ✓
Can you take your shoes off*? I've just mopped the floor. ✓ (100%)
We are running out milk. Can you get some when you are out? ✘ (66%)
We are running out of milk. Can you get some when you are out? ✓
If you don't know what a word means, look it up*. ✓ (50%)
They say that I take my father after. ✘ (0%)
They say that I take after my father. ✓
He fell down his bicycle and hurt his knee. ✘ (50%)
He fell off his bicycle and hurt his knee. ✓
*Separable Phrasal Verbs - you can put a noun beween the verb and preposition or after the preposition.
eg look a word up ✓ look up a word ✓ / pick my son up ✓ pick up my son ✓ / take your shoes off ✓ take off your shoes✓
But when you use a pronoun it is always in the middle.
eg look it up ✓ look up it ✘ / pick him up ✓ pick up him ✘ / take them off ✓ take off them ✘
Which sentence(s) is / are correct?
She hardly said a word. ✓ (80%)
hardly + verb (= not much)
I had to think hardly before I replied. ✘ (0%)
I had to think hard before I replied. ✓
verb + hard
She speaks really well German. ✘ (40%)
She speaks German really well. ✓
verb + object + adverb
We didn't do bad considering we didn't practise. ✘ (60%)
We didn't do badly considering we didn't practise. ✓
You are driving too fastly. Slow down. ✘ (20%)
You are driving too fast. Slow down. ✓
(fast is an irregular adverb)
I arrived lately for the party because my car broke down. ✘ (0%)
I arrived late for the party because my car broke down. ✓
(late ≠ early)
Have you seen any good films lately? ✓ (80%)
(lately = recently)
We weren't so nervous when she smiled friendlily. ✘ (20%)
We weren't so nervous when she smiled in a friendly way. ✓
(friendly is an adjective)
- headache (55%) /ˈhedeɪk/
- purchase (0%) /ˈpɜːtʃəs/
- chemist's (88%) /ˈkemɪsts/
- character (100%) /ˈkærəktər/
- chalk (0%) /tʃɔːk/
- stomach (77%) /ˈstʌmək/
- loch* (44%) /lɒk/ (English pronunciation - Scottish pronunciation is different - not /k/)
- chorus (44%) /ˈkɔːrəs/
Which sentence(s) is / are grammatically wrong?
That was by far the best film we have seen this year. ✓ (83%)
by far + superlative + Present Perfect (big difference with others)
It isn't nearly as warm as it was yesterday. ✓ (33%)
nearly as + adjective + as (almost the same)
Her English is a bit better than yours. ✓ (16%)
a bit + comparative (small difference)
The north is much expensive than the south. ✘ (66%)
The north is much more expensive than the south. ✓
much + comparative (big difference)
My chocolate cake is just as good that hers. ✘ (50%)
My chocolate cake is just as good as hers. ✓
just as + adjective + as (no difference)
Madrid is more fun than Rome. ✓ (83%)
more + long adjectives (general rule but there are exceptions)
It was one of the worse hotels that I have stayed in. ✘ (50%)
It was one of the worst hotels that I have stayed in. ✓
one of + superlative + plural nouns
You couldn't possibly be further from the truth. ✓ (50%)
far = irregular adjective (far - further - furthest)
Which verb sequence is correct?
write - wrote - writen ✘ (0%)
write - wrote - written ✓
take - took - token ✘ (20%)
take - took - taken ✓
teach - tought - tought ✘ (40%)
teach - taught - taught ✓
draw - drew - drown ✘ (0%)
draw - drew - drawn ✓
choose - chose -choosen ✘ (0%)
choose - chose - chosen ✓
rise - rose - risen ✓ (40%)
fly - flew - flewn ✘ (0%)
fly - flew - flown ✓
become - become - became ✘ (0%)
become - became - become ✓
Which Phrasal Verb(s) is / are used correctly?
I'm looking forward going on my holidays. ✘ (33%)
I'm looking forward to going on my holidays. ✓
Can you pick up me from the airport on Saturday? ✘ (33%)
Can you pick me up* from the airport on Saturday? ✓
He got out the train at the same stop as me. ✘ (66%)
He got off the train at the same stop as me. ✓
Can you take your shoes off*? I've just mopped the floor. ✓ (100%)
We are running out milk. Can you get some when you are out? ✘ (66%)
We are running out of milk. Can you get some when you are out? ✓
If you don't know what a word means, look it up*. ✓ (50%)
They say that I take my father after. ✘ (0%)
They say that I take after my father. ✓
He fell down his bicycle and hurt his knee. ✘ (50%)
He fell off his bicycle and hurt his knee. ✓
*Separable Phrasal Verbs - you can put a noun beween the verb and preposition or after the preposition.
eg look a word up ✓ look up a word ✓ / pick my son up ✓ pick up my son ✓ / take your shoes off ✓ take off your shoes✓
But when you use a pronoun it is always in the middle.
eg look it up ✓ look up it ✘ / pick him up ✓ pick up him ✘ / take them off ✓ take off them ✘
Which sentence(s) is / are correct?
She hardly said a word. ✓ (80%)
hardly + verb (= not much)
I had to think hardly before I replied. ✘ (0%)
I had to think hard before I replied. ✓
verb + hard
She speaks really well German. ✘ (40%)
She speaks German really well. ✓
verb + object + adverb
We didn't do bad considering we didn't practise. ✘ (60%)
We didn't do badly considering we didn't practise. ✓
You are driving too fastly. Slow down. ✘ (20%)
You are driving too fast. Slow down. ✓
(fast is an irregular adverb)
I arrived lately for the party because my car broke down. ✘ (0%)
I arrived late for the party because my car broke down. ✓
(late ≠ early)
Have you seen any good films lately? ✓ (80%)
(lately = recently)
We weren't so nervous when she smiled friendlily. ✘ (20%)
We weren't so nervous when she smiled in a friendly way. ✓
(friendly is an adjective)
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