Fill in the blanks.
1. There are some beautiful ………………………… trees in the garden.
We use tall for people, buildings, trees etc.
2. The prison has got very ………………………. walls.
Generally speaking, tall is used for things that are higher than they are wide. High is used in other cases.
3. Which is the ………………………………. mountain in the world?
4. That building is about 300 feet ……………………………..
In measurements we usually use high for things and tall for people.
5. He is 6 feet ………………………………
In measurements we usually use high for things and tall for people.
6. The shelves were too ……………………………… for me to reach.
We use tall to talk about distance above ground.
7. You have got lovely ……………………………… fingers.
We use long for parts of the body.
8. Can you help me ……………………………….. this problem?
Help is followed by object + infinitive with or without to.
9. I ……………………………….. somebody coming.
The word hear is not normally used in the progressive form.
10. I could see him ………………………………… the bus.
Only the ing form is used after can see or could see.
11. You ………………………………. disturb me when I am working
The negative form is usually made with had better + not + infinitive.
12. I will pay you back when I ……………………………. a job.
When the verb in the main clause is in the future tense, we use simple present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to future.
Answers
1. There are some beautiful tall trees in the garden.
2. The prison has got very high walls.
3. Which is the highest mountain in the world?
4. That building is about 300 feet high.
5. He is 6 feet tall.
6. The shelves were too high for me to reach.
7. You have got lovely long fingers.
8. Can you help me to solve / solve this problem?
9. I could hear somebody coming.
10. I could see him getting off the bus.
11. You had better not disturb me when I am working
12. I will pay you back when I get a job.
