Supply the missing adjectives. There are odd words!
Words: colourless, noiseless, cloudless, sunless, motherless, doubtless, leafless, hopeless, homeless, heartless, moonless, nameless, sleepless, friendless.
Her face was pale and colourless .
It was a rainy __ day.
The dog was __. I found it in the park and took home.
It was a dark, __night.
The __ tree looked dead.
The weather was fine, the sky was __ .
I don’t think anything can be done to change things for the better. The situation is quite __ .
Is the washing machine working? I can’t hear a sound coming from it. It’s a __ machine.
The author of the article is unknown. It’s a __ author.
Jack was very nervous before the examination. It was a __ night for him.
Sometimes she is very sad and feels like a __ child.
Match the sentences in direct speech with the sentences in reported speech. There is an odd variant in reported speech!
Найти соответствующий вариант в косвенной речи. Записать предложения парами. Объяснить письм, какие изменения были произведены
He said: ... He said that...
“She writes books.”
“She is writing a book now.”
“She wrote a book last year.”
“She has just written a book.”
“She will write a book next year.” she had written a book the year before.
she would write a book the following year.
she was writing a book then.
she wrote a book last year.
she wrote books.
she had just written a book.
Answers & Comments
2. homeless
3. moonless
4. leafless
6. cloudless
7. hopeless
8. noiseless
9. nameless
10. sleepless
11. friendless
"She writes books.” -> she wrote books. “She is writing a book now.” -> she was writing a book then. “She wrote a book last year.” -> she had written a book the year before. “She has just written a book.” -> she had just written a book. “She will write a book next year.” -> she would write a book the following year.
“She is writing a book now.” -> she was writing a book then.
“She wrote a book last year.”
“She has just written a book.”
“She will write a book next year.” she had written a book the year before.
she would write a book the following year.
she wrote a book last year.
she had just written a book.