Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 2

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 2
Linking Words


Name ____________________________________ Date _________

1. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d

1. My brother is 170 cm and my sister is 150 cm. My brother is _____ my sister.
a. taller b. as tall as c. taller than d. taller as

2. I am 155 cm and so is my friend. My friend is _____ me.
a. as tall as b. taller than c. tall like d. as tall than

3. _____ I can lend you some money. It’s no problem at all.
a. Although b. If c. Of course d. As soon as

4. _____ like reading a lot, I am not good at writing.
a. Although b. If c. More d. Because

5. We can go to play tennis _____ weather is good.
a. in spite of b. although c. of course d. if

6. I wanted to go to school _____ I was too sick to go.
a. while b. but c. if d. as soon as

7. _____ Lemuel Gulliver was travelling at sea, there was a storm.
a. Although b. If c. Because d. While

8. _____ I finished reading the book, I wanted to start reading it again from the beginning.
a. As soon as b. Because c. If d. While


2. Rewrite using the word in brackets to give the same meaning.

1. I like reading novels for the reason that they take me into a different world. (because)
______________________________________________________________
2. Jonathan Swift started to write. At the same time he was working as a secretary. (while)
______________________________________________________________
3. I’ve never read the book. I heard that Gulliver meets some very small people. (but)
______________________________________________________________
4. I like pizza. Pizza normally has tomatoes in it, which I don’t like. (although)
______________________________________________________________
5. To find out more information about Jonathan Swift, you can look on the internet. (if)
______________________________________________________________


3. Correct the underlined mistakes.

It was Saturday, and I was the only person at home. (1) Although I was hungry, I decided to cook some food for myself. (2) Because I was making the food, I heard someone knocking on the front door. I knew that (3) but I went to answer the door, the food would burn. (4) As soon as the person continued knocking on the door. (5) If my food was finished, I ran to the door and opened it. (6) While I was surprised to see that it was my mother, who had forgotten her keys!


4. Match the phrases and rewrite each sentence below.


A B
1. Just tell me a. but she didn’t answer.
2. The letter arrived b. although I don’t like travelling.
3. I like watching travel programmes c. if you want some help.
4. She tried to call her friend d. because I want to work in an international company.
5. I need to study English e. while I was at work.
f. as soon as I received it.




1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 2
Linking Words
ANSWERS

1.
1 - c 2 - a 3 - c 4 - a
5 - d 6 - b 7 - d 8 - a

2.
1. I like reading novels because they take me into a different world.
2. Jonathan Swift started to write while he was working as a secretary.
3. I’ve never read the book(,) but I heard that Gulliver meets some very small people.
4. I like pizza although it normally has tomatoes in it, which I don’t like.
5. If you want to/need to find out more information about Jonathan Swift, you can look on the internet.

3.
It was Saturday, and I was the only person at home. (1) Because I was hungry, I decided to cook some food for myself. (2) While I was making the food, I heard someone knocking on the front door. I knew that (3) if I went to answer the door, the food would burn. (4) But the person continued knocking on the door. (5) As soon as my food was finished, I ran to the door and opened it. (6) Of course I was surprised to see that it was my mother, who had forgotten her keys!

4.
1 - c 2 - e 3 - b 4 - a 5 - d