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.
Answers
1
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
15 such a
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 my 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 …………………….
Answers
2
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 my 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 …………………….
Answers
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.