Exercise 1
Put in so , such or such a .
1) It's difficult to understand him because he speaks ________ quietly.
2) I like Liz and joe. They're ________ nice people.
3) It was a great holiday. We had ________ good time.
4) I was surprised that he looked ________ well after his recent illness.
5) Everything is ________ expensive these days, isn’t it?
6) The weather is beautiful, isn’t it? I didn’t expect it to be ________ nice day.
7) I think she works too hard. She looks ________ tired all the time.
8) He always looks good. He wears ________ nice clothes.
9) It was ________ boring movie that I fell asleep while I was watching it.
10) I couldn’t believe the news. It was ________ shock.
11) I have to go. I didn't realise it was ________ late.
12) The food at the hotel was ________ awful. I've never eaten ________ awful food.
13) They've got ________ much money they don't know what to do with it.
14) I didn't realise you lived ________ long way from the city centre.
15) The party was really great. It was ________ shame you couldn’t come.
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1 so
2 such
3 such a
4 so
5 so
6 such a
7 so
8 such
9 such a
10 such a
11 so
12 so … such
13 so
14 such a
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Exercise 2
Make one sentence from two. Use so or such .
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1 She worked hard. 2 It was a beautiful day. 3 I was tired. 4 We had a good time on holiday. 5 She speaks English well. 6 I've got a lot to do. 7 The music was loud. 8 I had a big breakfast. 9 It was horrible weather. 10 I was surprised. |
You could hear it from miles away. You would think it was her native language. We spent the whole day indoors. She made herself ill. I couldn't keep eyes open. I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day. We decided to go to the beach. I didn't know what to say. I don't know where to begin. We didn't want to come home. |
1) _____
2) _____
3) I was ________
4) _____
5) _____
6) _____
7) _____
8) _____
9) _____
10) _____
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1 She worked so hard, she made herself ill.
2 It was such a beautiful day we decided to go to the beach.
3 I was so tired (that) I couldn't keep eyes open.
4 We had such a good time on holiday (that) we didn't want to come home.
5 She speaks English so well (that) you would think it was her native language. or She speaks such good English (that) …
6 I've got such a lot to do (that) I don't know where to begin. or I've got so much to do (that) …
7 The music was so loud (that) you could hear it from miles away.
8 I had such a big breakfast (that) I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day.
9 It was such horrible weather (that) we spent the whole day indoors.
10 I was so surprised (that) I didn't know what to say.
Exercise 3
Use your own ideas to complete these pairs of sentences.
1) a We enjoyed our holiday. It was so ________
b We enjoyed our holiday. We had such ________
2) a I like Catherine. She's so ________
b I like Catherine. She's such ________
3) a I like New York. It's so ________
b I like New York. It's such ________
4) a I wouldn't like to be a teacher. It's so ________
b I wouldn't like to be a teacher. It's such ________
5) a It's great to see you again! I haven't seen you for so ________
b It’s great to see you again! I haven’t seen you for such ________
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3)
1 a relaxing
b a good time
2 a She's so friendly.
b She's such a nice person.
3 a it's so lively.
b it's such an exciting place.
4 a it's so exhausting.
b it's such a difficult job.
5 a I haven't seen you for so long.
b I haven't seen you for such a long time.