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NOME: DATA: _____/____/2012
SÉRIE: 1º ANO – ENSINO MÉDIO TURMA: ______
DISCIPLINA: INGLÊS
PROFESSORA: SUEIDY PARAÍSO RECUPERAÇÃO PARALELA
QUANTIFIERS
SINGULAR PLURAL
MUCH = A LOT OF, LOTS OF, A PLENTY OF
(MUITO)
ESTUDO DIRIGIDO
MANY = A LOT OF, LOTS OF (MUITOS)
LITTLE (POUCO) FEW (POUCOS)
A LITTLE (UM POUCO) A FEW (ALGUNS)
Uncountable nouns: substantivos usados sempre no singular.
Exemplos: sugar, money, etc. (usados com much, little e a little)
Countable nouns: substantivos usados no singular e no plural.
Exemplos: book, girl, letter. (usados com many, few e a few.)
01. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many, a lot of,
a little, little, a few, few
1. It seems to me that we haven't had assignments in English this term.
2. How material can we be expected to read in one week?
3. I've unfortunately had headaches already because of stress.
4. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too weeds.
5. I didn't use fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.
6. Also, I've paid very attention to how rain we've had.
7. I'm afraid it's rained times this summer, and that is why the grass is turning brown and dying.
Farmers are very upset.
8. How good would it do if we watered the plants ourselves? .
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9. They said that just help could make a big difference.
10. people know as much about computers as Tomas does.
11. It does us good when the banking system collapses.
02. Fill in the blanks with appropriate quantifiers: little / a little / few / a few.
1. We must be quick. We have time.
2. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you advice.
3. Do you mind if I ask you questions?
4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, very tourists come here.
5. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got patience.
6. 'Would you like milk in your coffee?' 'Yes, please .’
7. This is a very boring place to live. There's to do.
8. 'Do you ever go to Atlantic City?' 'Yes, I go there times every year.'
DE IGUALDADE
DE INFERIORIDADE
DE SUPERIORIDADE
GRAUS DE ADJETIVOS
COMPARATIVO
AS + ADJETIVO + AS
Animal species are as important as plant species.
Em orações negativas o primeiro as pode ser substituído
por so:
NOT SO/NOT AS + ADJETIVO +AS
An eagle is not so rare as a condor.
LESS + ADJETIVO + THAN
Some species are less adaptable than others.
- Com adjetivos de 3 ou mais sílabas:
MORE + ADJETIVO + THAN
My brother is more responsible than my sister.
- Com adjetivos monossilábicos:
ADJETIVO + SUFIXO ER + THAN
A lion is stronger than a wolf.
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- Com adjetivos de 3 ou mais sílabas:
THE MOST + ADJETIVO
This is the most efficient program of all.
- Com adjetivos monossilábicos:
THE + ADJETIVO + SUFIXO EST
February is the shortest month of the year.
SUPERLATIVO
NOTAS
1) Os adjetivos monossilábicos terminados em e e os dissilábicos terminados em ple e ble recebem r
no comparativo e st no superlativo:
large – larger – largest
simple – simpler – simplest
2) Nos adjetivos monossilábicos e dissilábicos terminados em y, precedido por consoante, substitui-se
o y por i e acrescenta-se er / est:
dry – drier – driest
happy – happier – happiest
3) Nos adjetivos terminados em consoante +vogal tônica + consoante, dobra-se a última letra e acrescenta-se
er / est:
big – bigger – biggest
hot – hotter – hottest
4) Nos adjetivos dissilábicos terminados em er, ly, ow e some, acrescenta-se er/est ou usa-se more /
the most:
Clever – cleverer (more clever) – cleverest (the most clever)
Yellow – yellower (more yellow) – yellowest (the most yellow)
5) Os demais adjetivos dissilábicos recebem more no comparativo e most no superlativo:
famous – more famous – the most famous
6) IRREGULARES
GOOD – BETTER – BEST
BAD – WORSE – WORST
MUCH / MANY – MORE – MOST
LITTLE – LESS* - LEAST
FEW – FEWER ** - FEWEST
*LESS (MENOS) : usado antes de uncountable nouns
There is less interest in poetry today.
**FEWER (MENOS) : usado antes de countable nouns
The world has fewer animals and plants than in 1600.
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01. Marque a alternativa que completa corretamente as frases abaixo usando os quantitatives.
I – She drinks ____________ coffee.
II – How ______________ cups of coffee do you drink?
III – There was ______________ milk in the pot. It was almost empty.
IV – There are ______________ bottles on that shelf.
V – How ______________ money do you have?
a) little, many, little, few, many.
b) many, much, little, few, many.
c) much. few, little, few, many.
d) much, many, little few, much.
02. Marque a alternativa que completa corretamente a frase “Health is ___________ than wealth”.
a) good. b) better. c) well. d) best.
03. Complete a frase “Love is _____________ feeling for me” com o superlativo de superioridade do
adjetivo complicated e depois marque a alternativa correta.
a) more complicated than.
b) the more complicated.
c) the most complicated.
d) the complicated.
OUTROS EXERCÍCIOS
01. Empregue corretamente os quantitativos many ou much e em seguida marque a alternativa com a
sequência correta.
_____________ things.
_____________ people.
_____________ advice.
_____________ time.
a) many – much – many – much.
b) many – many – much – much.
c) much – many – much – many.
d) much – much – many – many.
02. Complete as frases abaixo com little ou few e em seguida marque a alternativa com a sequência
correta.
There are ____________ chairs in the classroom.
There was _____________ milk in the glass.
I don’t like _____________ sugar in my coffee.
There were _____________ trees in this Forest.
a) few – few – little – little.
b) little – few – few – little.
c) few – little – little – few.
d) little – little – few – few.
03. Marque a alternativa cuja frase esteja correta, de acordo com o uso dos quantitatives.
a) They need much water. c) I have few time.
b) She has many money. d) We have little cookies.
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04. Marque a alternativa que completa corretamente as frases abaixo, usando os quantitatives.
I – How __________ girls are there in the classroom?
II – Fernando had ___________ food to eat.
III – We need __________ information.
IV – _____________ children were swimming in the pool.
a) many – little – much – few.
b) many – few – much – little.
c) much – few – many – little.
d) much – little – many – few.
05. Marque a afirmação incorreta, de acordo com o uso dos quantitativos.
a) Many é o oposto de few.
b) Much é o oposto de little.
c) Os quantitatives são sempre usados antes dos substantivos nas frases.
d) A expressão a lot of pode substituir few e little.
06. Complete a frase “Your accent is ____________ I have ever heard” com o superlativo de superioridade
do adjetivo bad.
a) worse than.
b) the worst.
c) the worse.
d) worst than.
07. Marque a alternativa que completa adequadamente a frase: “Brazil is the ___________ country in
South America”.
a) larger.
b) more large.
c) largest.
d) most large.
08. Complete a frase “The teacher is ____________ the doctor” com o comparativo de superioridade do
adjetivo interesting.
a) the interestingest.
b) the most interesting.
c) more interesting than.
d) interestinger than.
09. Marque a alternativa que completa adequadamente a frase: “Last week I was ______ this week”.
a) busier than.
b) busyer than.
c) the busiest.
d) the busyest.
10. Marque a alternativa cuja frase esteja empregando incorretamente os graus dos adjetivos.
a) Can Bob run as fast as Jack?
b) A table is usually less heavy than a chair.
c) Portuguese is the lest difficult subject I have.
d) She was the most popular than girl in school.
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