Unit 3 Grammar

Grammar: would
1. Use the words to write true sentences about you. Use would or
wouldn’t.

1. my mother / shave / head

2. my father / grow / beard

3. my parents / eat / snails

4. my friends and I / go skydiving

5. my best friend / have / tattoo

6. my mum / learn / Japanese

7. I / swim / in the sea / winter

8. I / touch / mouse

2. Rewrite the sentences as questions.

1. He wouldn’t go to a party with his parents.

2. I would like to go skydiving.

3. She wouldn’t come without her boyfriend.

4. He wouldn’t help us.

5. My friends wouldn’t like it.

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 6. He wouldn’t grow his hair long.

7. We wouldn’t go to that restaurant.

8. My parents would mind.

3. Complete the sentences. Choose A or B.

1. ‘What ___ you like to do this evening?’ ‘I’d like to play computer
games.’
A. ☐ would
B. ☐ wouldn’t

2. Do you think she would ___ her head for fun?

C. ☐ shave
D. ☐ to shave

3. I wouldn’t ___ raw insects.

E. ☐ eating
F. ☐ eat

4. I ___ have a tattoo because you can’t remove it.

G. ☐ would
H. ☐ wouldn’t

5. ‘Would you try scuba diving?’ ‘Yes, I ___.’

I. ☐ would
J. ☐ wouldn’t

6. You wouldn’t do a bungee jump, ___ you?

K. ☐ would
L. ☐ wouldn’t

7. Your parents ___ be very pleased, would they?

M. ☐ would
N. ☐ wouldn’t

8. Would you ___ a snake?

O. ☐ hold
P. ☐ to hold

4. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. like / you / go / where / to / would / ?

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 2. pierced / tongue / she / would / have / her

3. touch / I / snake / wouldn’t / a / !

4. parents / what / say / would / your / ?

5. charity / run / you / a marathon / would / for / ?

6. a haunted house / you / would / / sleep / in / ?

7. sharks / swim / would / I / never / with

8. wouldn’t / my / red / I / dye / hair

Grammar: Second conditional

5. Complete the sentences. Choose A or B.

1. My parents would be very angry if I ___ a tattoo.

Q. ☐ had
R. ☐ have

2. If I found a wallet in the street, ___ it to the police station.

S. ☐ I took
T. ☐ I’d take

3. What would your parents do if you ___ your hair?

U. ☐ dyed
V. ☐ would dye

4. If someone bullied your friend, what would you ___?

W. ☐ do
X. ☐ doing

5. If you shaved your head, it ___ again.

Y. ☐ grew
Z. ☐ would grow

6. My friends ___ if I dyed my hair green.

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 AA. ☐ laughed
BB. ☐ would laugh

7. I’d lose weight if I ___ eating sweets.

CC. ☐ stopped
DD. ☐ would stop

8. If I saw someone stealing, I ___ say anything.

EE. ☐ didn’t
FF. ☐ wouldn’t

6. Match sentence beginnings 1–8 with sentence endings A–H.

1. Would you tell anyone A. if I pierced my eyebrows.
2. We’d be in trouble if B. they’d be very angry.
3. She wouldn’t be tired C. if she got enough sleep.
4. Would you have a tattoo if D. your best friend asked you to?
5. My parents would be very E. if you saw someone bullying a
angry friend?
6. If my parents saw my F. I’d never work again.
tattoo, G. we shaved our heads.
7. If I had enough time, I’d H. have guitar lessons.
8. If I were rich,

7. Complete the second conditional sentences. Use the correct form

of the verbs in brackets.

1. What would you do if someone _______________ your mobile phone?

(steal)

2. If I _______________ my tongue pierced, my friends would laugh at

me. (have)

3. If English grammar was easier, I _______________ such bad marks.

(not get)

4. If the other students were friendlier, Tom _______________ so

unhappy. (not be)

5. If someone gave you three wishes, what _______________ for? (you /

wish)

6. If you always _______________ the truth, you wouldn’t get into

trouble. (tell)

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 7. She _______________ tired all the time if she got enough sleep. (not
feel)

8. You’d do better at school if you _______________ more exercise. (get)

8. Look at the pictures. Use the words to write second conditional

sentences.

1. I / lie / in sun all day / I / be / burnt

2. there be / fire in my house / I / climb / out of / window

3. the volcano / erupt / there be / tsunami

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 4. I / have / strange haircut / my mother / not be / pleased

5. I / see / burglar / I call / police

6. I / see / ghost / I / not be / frightened

9. Rewrite the sentences using the words provided.

1. Lucy feels lonely because she doesn’t have any friends. Lucy
wouldn’t ...

2. Peter eats a lot of sweets so he has problems with his teeth. Peter
wouldn’t ...

3. Sarah doesn’t work hard so she gets bad marks. Sarah wouldn’t ...

4. Emma finishes work late so she doesn’t go out with her friends. If
Emma ...

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 5. Jim doesn’t do any exercise so he isn’t fit. Jim would ...

6. We get bored because there’s nothing interesting to do here. We

wouldn’t ...

7. I don’t play tennis because I’m busy. If I ...

8. She feels tired because she doesn’t get enough sleep. She
wouldn’t ...

Grammar: so … that
10. Match sentence beginnings 1–8 with sentence endings A–H.
1. There was so much traffic A. that they had to work on
2. The joke was so funny Saturday.
3. He got up so late B. that my parents took her
4. The weather was so cold to hospital.
5. I ate so much C. that we all laughed.
6. My baby sister was so ill D. that we fell asleep on the
7. The teacher gave the students so bus.
much homework E. that there was ice on the
8. We were so tired lake.
F. that he missed the bus.
G. that I felt sick.
H. that it took ages to drive
home.

11. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. we / good / it / the film / so / twice / saw / was / that

2. without waiting / for him / ordered / late / Tom / so / was / that / the
meal / I

3. take / there / the car / we / traffic / was / so much / that / didn’t

4. fell over / nearly / strong / I / the wind / that / so / was

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 5. so much / there / it all / finish / we / was / food / couldn’t / that

6. won / fast / that / so / Joe / the race / he / ran

7. shoes / big / so / find / were / that / couldn’t / he / his feet

8. got / I / noisy / a headache / was / it / so / that /

12. Complete the sentences. Choose A or B.

1. She spoke ___ that everyone could hear her.

GG. ☐ loudly
HH. ☐ so loudly

2. The wind was ___ that the forest fire spread quickly.
II. ☐ so strong
JJ. ☐ strong

3. It is so late ___ I don’t think he’ll come now.

KK. ☐ than
LL. ☐ that

4. There was ___ ash in the atmosphere that it blocked the sun.
MM. ☐ so much
NN. ☐ so

5. The drought was ___ bad that many people died.

OO. ☐ so
PP. ☐ so much

6. The volcano produced ___ lava that it covered most of the village.
QQ. ☐ much
RR. ☐ so much

7. Sea levels will be ___ high that many towns will disappear under
water.
SS. ☐ so
TT. ☐ very

8. There is ___ food that we can’t eat it all.

UU. ☐ so much
VV. ☐ so

13. Match sentence beginnings 1–8 with sentence endings A–H.

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 1. There was so much A. that the head teacher expelled him.
snow B. that it destroyed Pompeii.
2. There is so much food C. that we couldn’t stop laughing.
left D. that visitors come here from all
3. The comedian was so over the world.
funny E. that everyone got bad marks.
4. She played so well F. that we couldn’t get to school.
5. He behaved so badly G. that we can have another party.
6. The test was so difficult H. that they asked her to play in the
7. The eruption was so team.
strong
8. The area is so beautiful

14. Join the sentences with so (much) ... that.

1. There was a lot of noise. We couldn’t hear ourselves speak.

2. We arrived late. The match was nearly over.

3. The film was bad. I fell asleep in the middle.

4. She is very lazy. She never revises for tests.

5. The dog was dangerous. They couldn’t let it run in the park.

6. They had a lot of money. They bought a Ferrari.

7. He was very ill. They called the doctor.

8. My room was messy. It took me all morning to tidy it.

Grammar: Reflexive pronouns

15. Choose the correct alternatives.

1. My father burnt ___ while he was cooking.

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 WW. ☐ itself
XX. ☐ himself
YY. ☐ he

2. Those clothes are expensive. Please look after ___!

ZZ. ☐ you
AAA. ☐ them
BBB. ☐ themselves

3. I cut ___on a piece of paper!

CCC. ☐ myself
DDD. ☐ itself
EEE. ☐ me

4. The dog scratched ___ while we were playing.

FFF. ☐ themselves
GGG. ☐ me
HHH. ☐ myself

5. Are you talking to ___?

III. ☐ himself
JJJ. ☐ herself
KKK. ☐ her

6. They enjoyed ___ at the party.

LLL. ☐ itself
MMM. ☐ yourself
NNN. ☐ themselves

7. Mary electrocuted ___ while she was using the hairdryer.

OOO. ☐ herself
PPP. ☐ himself
QQQ. ☐ itself

8. Did you and your friend hurt ___?

RRR. ☐ you
SSS. ☐ yourself
TTT. ☐ yourselves

16. Complete the sentences.

1. We didn’t enjoy __________ at the party. It was too noisy.

2. She’s old enough to wash __________.

3. I wish you and Tina were old enough to look after __________.

4. He’s teaching __________ to play the trumpet.

5. Be careful with those matches. You might burn __________.

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 6. They blamed __________ for getting lost.

7. The dog amused __________ with a ball.

8. I didn’t hurt __________ when I fell out of the tree.

17. Complete the sentences. Choose A or B.

1. Why do you blame ___ for the accident?

UUU. ☐ yourself
VVV. ☐ himself

2. My sister hurt ___ when she fell off her bike.

WWW. ☐ himself
XXX. ☐ herself

3. They are too young to look after ___.

YYY. ☐ themselves
ZZZ. ☐ yourselves

4. He taught ___ how to paint.

AAAA. ☐ himself
BBBB. ☐ itself

5. I cut ___ with a knife.

CCCC. ☐ yourself
DDDD. ☐ myself

6. Did you and Greta enjoy ___ at the party?

EEEE. ☐ yourself
FFFF. ☐ yourselves

7. Can you help ___ to some food?

GGGG. ☐ yourself
HHHH. ☐ himself

8. She bought ___ a new laptop.

IIII. ☐ himself
JJJJ. ☐ herself

18. Complete the email.

Hi Karen and Sam,

I hope you’re enjoying your holiday. We’re having a nice time at
Grandma’s. But there’s one problem. She can’t cook! We have to cook for
(1) __________ but we aren’t very good. I cut (2) __________ when I was
opening a tin yesterday. This morning Mary and Peter tried to make
(3) __________ an omelette but Peter burnt (4) __________ and the omelette

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 fell on the floor. The cat enjoyed (5) __________ because we let it eat the
omelette!
We’re all very busy. Peter is teaching (6) __________ the guitar. He makes a
terrible noise! Mary spends hours looking at (7) __________ in a mirror. She
says she wants to be a fashion model! And I’m teaching (8) __________ how
to cook!
Come back soon!
Suzie

Answer Key
1.
1. My mother would / wouldn’t shave her head.
2. My father would / wouldn’t grow a beard.
3. My parents would / wouldn’t eat snails.
4. My friends and I would / wouldn’t go skydiving.
5. My best friend would / wouldn’t have a tattoo.
6. My mum would / wouldn’t learn Japanese.
7. I would / wouldn’t swim in the sea in winter.
8. I would / wouldn’t touch a mouse.
2.
1. Would he go to a party with his parents?
2. Would you like to go skydiving?
3. Would she come without her boyfriend?
4. Would he help us?
5. Would your friends like it?
6. Would he grow his hair long?
7. Would you go to that restaurant?
8. Would your parents mind?
3.
1. A. would
2. A. shave
3. B. eat
4. B. wouldn’t
5. A. would
6. A. would
7. B. wouldn’t
8. A. hold

4.
1. Where would you like to go?
2. She would have her tongue pierced.
3. I wouldn’t touch a snake!
4. What would your parents say?
5. Would you run a marathon for charity?
6. Would you sleep in a haunted house?
7. I would never swim with sharks.
8. I wouldn’t dye my hair red.

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 5.
1. A. had
2. B. I’d take
3. A. dyed
4. A. do
5. B. would grow
6. B. would laugh
7. A. stopped
8. B. wouldn’t
6.
1. E
2. G
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. H
8. F
7.
1. stole
2. had
3. wouldn’t get
4. wouldn’t be
5. would you wish
6. told
7. wouldn’t feel
8. got
8.
1. If I lay in the sun all day, I’d be burnt.
2. If there was / were a fire in my house, I’d climb out of a window.
3. If the volcano erupted, there would be a tsunami.
4. If I had a strange haircut, my mother wouldn’t be pleased.
5. If I saw a burglar, I'd call the police.
6. If I saw a ghost, I wouldn’t be frightened.
9.
1. feel lonely if she had (some) friends.
2. have problems with his teeth if he didn’t eat a lot of sweets.
3. get bad marks if she worked hard.
4. didn’t finish work late, she’d go out with her friends.
5. be fit / fitter if he did (some) exercise.
6. get bored if there was / were something interesting to do here.
7. wasn’t / weren’t busy, I’d play tennis.
8. feel tired if she got enough sleep.
10.
1. H
2. C
3. F

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 4. E
5. G
6. B
7. A
8. D
11.
1. The film was so good that we saw it twice.
2. Tom was so late that I ordered the meal without waiting for him.
3. There was so much traffic that we didn’t take the car.
4. The wind was so strong that I nearly fell over.
5. There was so much food that we couldn’t finish it all.
6. Joe ran so fast that he won the race.
7. His feet were so big that he couldn’t find shoes.
8. It was so noisy that I got a headache.
12.
1. B. so loudly
2. A. so strong
3. B. that
4. A. so much
5. A. so
6. B. so much
7. A. so
8. A. so much
13.
1. F
2. G
3. C
4. H
5. A
6. E
7. B
8. D
14.
1. There was so much noise that we couldn’t hear ourselves speak.
2. We arrived so late that the match was nearly over.
3. The film was so bad that I fell asleep in the middle.
4. She is so lazy that she never revises for tests.
5. The dog was so dangerous that they couldn’t let it run in the park.
6. They had so much money that they bought a Ferrari.
7. He was so ill that they called the doctor.
8. My room was so messy that it took me all morning to tidy it.
15.
1. B. himself
2. B. them
3. A. myself
4. B. me
5. C. her

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 6. C. themselves
7. A. herself
8. C. yourselves
16.
1. I washed my hands and dried them with a towel.
2. Did you all enjoy yourselves at the concert?
3. James hurt himself when he fell down the stairs.
4. The little girl isn’t old enough to wash her hair.
5. The cat scratched me when I tried to pick it up.
6. The little boy hurt himself when he fell.
7. I nearly electrocuted myself in the kitchen.
8. I cut myself with a knife when I was cooking.
17.
1. ourselves
2. herself
3. yourselves
4. himself
5. yourself
6. themselves
7. itself / herself / himself
8. myself
18.
1. A. yourself
2. B. herself
3. A. themselves
4. A. himself
5. B. myself
6. B. yourselves
7. A. yourself
8. B. herself
19.
1. 1 ourselves 2 myself 3 themselves 4 himself 5 itself 6 himself 7 herself
8 myself

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