Exercise 1
A, Kate and Lisa are three friends who went on holiday together. Use the information given about them to complete the sentences using even or not even .
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a |
Kate |
Lisa |
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is usually happy is usually on time likes getting up early is very interested in art |
isn't very keen on art is usually miserable usually hates hotels hasn't got a camera |
is almost always late is a keen photographer loves staying in hotels isn't very good at getting up |
1) They stayed at a hotel. Everybody liked it, ________
2) They arranged to meet. They all arrived on time, ________
3) They went to an art gallery. Nobody enjoyed it, ________
4) Yesterday they had to get up early. They all managed to do this, ________
5) They were together yesterday. They were all in a good mood, ________
6) None of them took any pictures, ________
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1)
1 even Kate
2 even Lisa
3 not even A
4 even Lisa
5 even Kate
6 not even Lisa
Exercise 2
Make sentences with even . Use the words in brackets.
1) Sue has been all over the world. (the Antarctic) ________
2) We painted the whole room. (the floor) We ________
3) Rachel has met lots of famous people. (the prime minister) She ________
4) You could hear the noise from a long way away. (from the next street) You ________
In the following sentences you have to use not … even .
5) They didn't say anything to us. (hello) ________
6) I can't remember anything about her. (her name) I ________
7) There isn't anything to do in this town. (a cinema) ________
8) He didn't tell anybody where he was going. (his wife) ________
9) I don't know anyone in our street. (the people next door) ________
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1 She has even been to the Antarctic
2 We even painted the floor.
3 She's even met the prime minister.
4 You could even hear it / You could even hear the noise from the next street. or You could hear it / You could hear the noise even from the next street.
6 I can't even remember her name.
7 There isn't even a cinema.
8 He didn't even tell his wife (where he was going).
9 I don't even know the people next door.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences using even + comparative.
1) It was very hot yesterday, but today it's ________
2) The church is 500 years old, but the house next to it is ________
3) That's a very good idea, but I've got an ________ one.
4) The first question was very difficult to answer. The second one was ________
5) I did very badly in the exam, but most of friends did ________
6) Neither of us was hungry. I ate very little and friend ate ________
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3)
1 even hotter
2 even older
3 even better
4 even more difficult
5 even worse
6 even less
Exercise 4
Put in if , even , evenif or eventhough .
1) _____ she can't drive, she has bought a car.
2) The bus leaves in five minutes, but we can still catch it ________ we run.
3) The bus leaves in two minutes. We won't catch it now ________ we run.
4) His Spanish isn't very good, ________ after three years in Spain.
5) His Spanish isn't very good, ________ he lived in Spain for three years.
6) _____ with the heating on, it was cold in the house.
7) I couldn't sleep ________ I was very tired.
8) I won't forgive them for what they did, ________ they apologise.
9) _____ I hadn't eaten anything for 24 hours, I wasn't hungry.
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1 Even though
2 if 6 Even
3 even if 7 even though
4 even 8 even if
5 even though 9 Even though