I. Fill in blanks.

0. short …shorter…. …the shortest.

slim ……………. …………….
ugly ……………. ……………
careful …………… ……………
honest ..................... ……………
old …………… ……………

II. Complete the sentences.

0. The bike is ..cheaper….. than the car. (cheap)

Bill is ………………….. than John. (talkative)
Paula is ………………….. girl in the class. (polite)
Sally is ………………….. of all. (shy)
George and Ann are …………………. of all. (helpful)
Pam’s dog is ……………….. than Paul’s dog. (fast)

III. Put the verbs into the Present Continuous.

I ….am reading ……(read) the newspaper now.
Listen! The girls ………………… (sing) in the garden.
My mother …………………. (make) tea now.
I …………………… (play) with a ball now.
Look! Bob ………………….. (get) up.
The children …………………… (help) their mother at the moment.

IV. Put the verbs into the Present Simple.

She …drinks…. (drink) milk every morning.
David usually ……………. (cut) the grass on Sundays.
I often ……………….. (help) him.
We …………………. (go) swimming every Saturday.
My son sometimes ……………… (go) with me.
Betsy ………………….. (wash) up every day.

V. Put the verbs into the Simple Present or Present Continuous.

Father always …………………….. (drive) to work.
Today Father ……………………..(go) to work by train.
Mother usually ……………………(cook) dinner in the evening.
At the moment she …………………(bake) a cake.
I ……………………….(help) Mother in the kitchen now.

VI. Fill in the blanks with words sociable, shy, lazy, get on, talkative.

She often chats with Helen at lesson. She is ……………
You don’t often do your homework. You are …………..
He doesn’t like new people. He is ……………
Helen has got many friends. She likes meet new people. She is …………….
The boys are friendly. They ………………. with other children.