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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.

Amy

Kate

Lisa

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 noteven.

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

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