Achieve

Match the words in the box with the definitions.

century   decade  kilometre   minute   day

1  24 hours                             _______

2  10 years                             _______

3  1000 metres                       _______

4  60 seconds                         _______

5  100 years                           _______

Complete the sentences.

1  There are 60 m_____ in one hour.

2  Clara weighs 50 k______.

3  There are 1000 years in a m_______.

4  There are 365 d ________ in a year.

5  May is my favourite m_______.

Write the people for the verbs / nouns.

1  program – _______________

2  win – ______________

3  write – ______________

4  music – ______________

5  art – ______________

Write sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.

1  Usain Bolt / is / fast / man / in the world

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2  London / is / big / Madrid

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3  Lions / are / dangerous / dogs

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4  What is / intelligent / animal?

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5  Kate / is / good / swimmer / her sister

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Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or negative forms of can and could and the verbs:

cook  play   read   speak   swim

1  My dad is a musician. He ____________ the piano really well. (✓)

2  I don’t go to the swimming pool because I ________. (✗)

3  My mum ____________ when she was young, but she’s a very good cook now. (✗)

4  My brother ____________ books when he was two! He was very clever. (✓)

5  Rosa is good at reading Japanese, but she ____________ it very well. (✗)

Read the answers. Then write the questions. Use how and the words in brackets.

    How high is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is 8,848 metres high. (high)

1 _______________________________________

The Amazon River is 6,000 kilometres long. (long)

2  _______________________________________

Dolphins can swim 10 kilometres an hour. (fast)

3  _______________________________________

London is about 500 kilometres from Paris. (far)

4  _____________________________________

I don’t eat a lot of chocolate. I don’t like it. (much)

5  _______________________________________

She plays football every day. (often)