Recap unit 3: Comparisons and Present Perfect

Master comparisons and present perfect tense! Fun grammar practice for 8th graders.

Welcome V2. I hope you're feeling alright and doing okay during this lockdown. Feel free to send me a Teams message if you have questions or need help. Good luck with completing this worksheet! 1: Look at the instruction picture and complete the exercises below. 2. Read and Complete. Use the Comparative form Crocodiles are scarier (scary) than monkeys.Giraffes are taller (tall) than elephants.Betty is younger (young) than her sister.Whales are bigger (big) than hippos.Ted is a better (good) student than Tom.I can't play tennis well, but Jenny can. I am worse (bad) than Jenny at tennis. 3. Read and Complete. Use the Superlative form I think that spiders are the scariest (scary)animals on Earth.Are giraffes the tallest (tall) animals in the world?Betty is the youngest (young) in her family. She is only 2 years old. She is a baby.Are whales the biggest(big) sea animals in the world?Ted is the best(good) student in our school.I can't play tennis well. I never win. I am the worst (bad) tennis player in my class. 4. Choose the correct answer.This is the ...... cat in the world. uglyest ugliest Is Burj Khalifa the .... building in the world? bigest biggest Monkeys are .... than gorillas. funnyer funnier Cheetahs are ... lions. faster than the fastest Are cheetahs .... animals in the world? faster than the fastest Jim is ... at sports than Bob. better best My dad is ... man I know! stronger than the strongest The Pyramids are ...... the Eiffel Tower. older than the oldest 5: Look at the instruction picture and complete the exercises below. 6: Fill in the gaps. Choose between the Past Simple and Present Perfect.Use contractions --> don't, can't, etc. Since computers were (to be) first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology has changed (change) a great deal. The first computers were simple machines designed(design) for basic tasks. They didn't (do, not) have much memory and they weren't(to be, not) very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often paid(pay) thousands of dollars for machines that actually did (do) very little. Most computers were separate, individual machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or for playing games.Times have changed (change). Computers have become(become) powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers have created(create) a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to accounting. We're still playing video games, but today's games are more exciting and interactive. Many computer users got on the Internet and began communicating with other computer users around the world. We have started (start) to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past have evolved (evolve) into an international World Wide Web of knowledge. 7: Fill in the gaps. Choose between the Past Simple and Present Perfect.Do not use contractions --> don't, can't, etc. 1) Last night I lost (lose) my keys. I had to call my flatmate to let me in.2) I have lost (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?3) I have visited(visit) Paris three times so far.4) Last year I visited(visit) Paris.5) I knew(know) my great grandmother for a few years. She passed away when I was eight.6) I have known(know) Julie for three years. We still meet once a month.7) I have played (play) hockey since I was a child.8) She played(play) hockey at school but she didn't like it.9) Last month I went(go) to Scotland.10) I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He has gone (go) to the shops. 8: Do you know how to use comparisons? Rate yourself first and then write a sentece with a comparitive or superlative. 9: Do you know how to use the Present Perfect? Rate yourself first and then write a sentece with the Present Perfect. What is your name? (Just in case your name doesn't automatically show up)+ if finished: DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON 'HAND IN WORK'!Now that you're finished with this, spend the rest of the lesson time reading your book and working on your reading log.