JAZZ CHANT I Am Sorry, But
I’m ˈsorry, but you’ve ˈgot to do ˈbetter than ˎthis I ˋcan’t, I ˋcan’t
I’m ˈdoing the ˈbest I ˋcan ˈDon’t ˈsay ˎ‘can’t’
I’m ˈsorry, but you’ve ˈgot to ˈwalk ˎfaster than this I ˋwon’t, I ˋwon’t but I’m ˈdoing my ˋbest
I’m ˈwalking as ˈfast as I ˋcan ˈDo a ˈlittle ˎbetter
I’m ˈsorry, but you’ve ˈgot to ˈwork ˋharder than this I’m ˈdoing my ˋbest
I’m ˈworking as ˈhard as I ˋcan ˈDo a ˈlittle ˎbetter
It’s ˈnot ˋgood eˏnough! It’s ˈnot ˋgood eˏnough! (2) I’m ˈdoing my ˋbest
I’m ˈdoing my ˎbest ˈTry a ˈlittle ˎharder
ˈ Try a ˈlittle ˎharder ˋI’ll ˏtry, ˋI’ll ˏtry
I’m ˈdoing my ˋbest ˈTry a ˈlittle ˎharder
ˈTry a ˈlittle ˎharder ˋI’ll ˏtry, ˋI’ll ˏtry
I’m ˈdoing my ˋbest
ˈTry a ˈlittle ˎharder
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Write the degrees of comparison of the adjectives.
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1. cheap 2. beautiful 3. gay 4. strong 5. real 6. good 7. hot 8. old 9. happy 10. dry 11. shy 12. busy 13. few 14. careless 15. far 16. short 17. glad 18. green 19. quiet 20. sociable 21. common 22. tidy 23. blue 24. strict 25. big 26. little 27. foolish 28. neat 29. slender 30. lucky 31. black 32. kind 33. gentle 34. pretty 35. plump 36. handsome 37. late 38. bad 39. fat.
Ex. 2. Complete the similes, using the words.
a bat; a bee; a bug in the rug; a donkey; a picture; a judge; a lord; sin; gold; a fish; the hills; a pancake; a kitten; a mouse; a fox.
1. As stupid as ......................... 2. As playful as ...................... 3. As dumb as ............................
4. As quiet as .............................5. As busy as ............................ 6. As cunning as ......................
7. As snug as .......................... 8. As blind as .......................... 9. As drunk as ........................... 10. As sober as ....................... 11. As pretty as .........................12. As old as .............................. 13. As good as ……………… 14. As flat as ………………… 15. As ugly as ……………………..
Ex. 3. Complete the sentences.
1. The sooner … 2. The more we see … 3. The less he talks … 4. The more I sleep… 5. The more English homework I do… 6. The colder the weather is… 7. The more money I have… 8. The more we walk… 9. The more I eat… 10. The earlier I get up… 11. The louder he speaks… 12. The brighter the sun is… 13. The tastier a cake is… 14. The easier an exercise is… 15. The longer I talk on the phone…
Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks with as, so, than, of.
1. Margaret is older …… Elisabeth. 2. Cathy isn’t …… old …… her husband. 3. Fred is the youngest …… the brothers. 4. This watch is better ……. that one. 5. This black dress is the best …… the three. 6. Ruth is …… pretty ….. Kate. 7. He has more free time ……me. 8. A man is …… old …… he feels. 9. The weather is worse today ……. it was yesterday. 10. It isn’t …… cold today …… it was last week. 11. February is the shortest ……. all months.
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Ex. 5. Put in the correct form of the adjective.
1. Mary is ...................(nice) than Jean. 2. John is the ...........................(clever) boy in the class. 3. The weather is ...............(dull) today than it was on Monday. 4. Rome is one of the ................. (big) cities of the world. 5. This sentence is ................................... (difficult) than the first one. 6. My house is as ................(large) as yours. 7. His dog is ...................(old) than mine. 8. She is much ........................... (happy) now, isn’t she? 9. My cold is ..................(bad) today than it was yesterday. 10. This mountain is the ....................(high) in Europe. 11. His kids are ................... (polite) than ours. 12. Her house is much ..................................(far) from here. 13. My husband is .....................................(handsome) than yours. 14. He made .................... (few) mistakes in this test than in the previous one. 15. Failure is the ........................(good) way to learn.16. Kelly is ..............................(intelligent) than her sister. 17. Nick caught ..................(many) fish than his ........................ (little) brother. 18. Boys are usually ....................... (noisy) than girls. 19. His .............................. (old) son is in the army now. 20. It is ....................(hot) in Athens than in London. 21. These shoes are the ................... (bad) I have ever worn. 22. This is the ............... .......................(wonderful) film I have ever seen. 23. Who’s the ...............................(old) here? 24. Have you heard the ................................(late) album by Moby? 25. I want to listen to the .......................... (late) album by Nirvana. 26. Have ........................ (much) than you show, say ..................... (little) than you know. 27. Education is the .............................. (powerful) weapon we can use to change the world. 28. Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is ........... .................................... (beautiful) than silence.
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Ex. 6. Choose the correct form.
1. He’s behaved (nice, nicely) today. 2. The music sounds (nice, nicely). 3. This tomato smells (bad, badly). 4. The film ended (bad, badly). 5. The cake tastes (wonderful, wonderfully). 6. My Granny cooks very (good, well). 7. She is not very (careful, carefully). 8. Listen (careful, carefully) to me. 9. Be (quiet, quietly), please. 10. He shut the door (quiet, quietly). 11. This staircase doesn’t look (safe, safely). 12. Don’t worry. Your kids will be (safe, safely) here. 13. Did they arrive (safe, safely)? 14. She looked at me (angry, angrily) when I interrupted her. 15. She looked (angry, angrily) and (unhappy, unhappily). 16. It’s the (less, lesser) of two evils. 17. My flat is (littler, smaller) than yours. 18. Do you feel (nervous, nervously) before exams? 19. She sounded (sad, sadly) on the phone. 20. How are you? – I’m (good, well), thanks. And you? 21. It’s (terrible, terribly) hot today. 22. Your voice sounds (strange, strangely). Are you crying? 23. Your voice sounds (strange, strangely) familiar. Have we met? 24. That’s (awful, awfully) kind of you! 25. This idea of yours sounds (reasonable, reasonably) enough.
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