Exercise 1
Amy, 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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Amy |
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, …………………….
Answers
1
1 even Kate
2 even Lisa
3 not even Amy
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) …………………….
Answers
2
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 my friends did …………………….
6 Neither of us was hungry. I ate very little and my friend ate …………………….
Answers
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, even if or even though.
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.
Answers
4
1 Even though
2 if 6 Even
3 even if 7 even though
4 even 8 even if
5 even though 9 Even though