Two Pets, Two Personalities
Do more with this exercise
Read about my two pets, a cat and a dog, then answer the questions.
Reading text
pets
animals you keep at homeclever
quick to learn and to understand thingsshy
not comfortable with people you do not knowvisitor
a person who comes to your homeexcited
very happy about something that is happeningcalmer
more quiet and not worriedshy
not comfortable with people you do not knownoisy
making a lot of soundlazier
wanting to move or work less than someone elsepets
animals you keep at homerelaxed
calm and comfortablestressed
worried and tired because of problemsopinion
what you think about somethingpeaceful
quiet and calmPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.Which pet is faster?
2.Why does Misty hide under the sofa?
3.How does Misty make the owner feel?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each sentence is correct.
4.Misty is bigger than Rocky.
5.Rocky is friendlier than Misty.
6.The owner thinks a cat is more fun than a dog.
Fill the gaps
Type the missing word. Use the hint if there is one.
Listen and choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
10.Who is friendlier?
11.Where does Misty sleep?
12.What is Misty like?
Listen and write
Listen to each sentence, then write exactly what you hear.
13.Listen and write the sentence.
14.Listen and write the sentence.
15.Listen and write the sentence.
Frequently asked questions
What does this reading text practise?
It compares two pets with words like bigger than, the biggest, too and more fun than, using simple words about animals and feelings.
How can I use this page to learn English?
Read the text, check the glossary, answer the questions and then practise listening and writing with three sentences from the text.
Can I listen to the text?
Yes. Use the play button on a sentence, or try the listening and dictation exercises.
Answer key
1. Which pet is faster?
Answer: The dog
The text says: Rocky is bigger and faster than Misty. Rocky is the dog.
2. Why does Misty hide under the sofa?
Answer: She is too shy to meet new people
The text says: She is too shy to meet new people, so she hides under the sofa.
3. How does Misty make the owner feel?
Answer: Relaxed
The text says: Misty makes me relaxed when I am sad or stressed.
4. Misty is bigger than Rocky.
Answer: False
The text says: Rocky is bigger and faster than Misty.
5. Rocky is friendlier than Misty.
Answer: True
The text says: Rocky is friendlier than Misty.
6. The owner thinks a cat is more fun than a dog.
Answer: False
The text says: In my opinion, a dog is more fun than a cat.
7. The dog is ___ than the cat.
Answer: bigger
Big becomes bigger. In the text, Rocky is bigger, faster and friendlier than Misty.
8. Misty is the ___ peaceful animal in the house.
Answer: most
For the highest level of a long adjective, we use the most.
9. Misty is ___ shy to meet new people.
Answer: too
Too means more than is good: she is so shy that she cannot meet new people.
10. Listening question 10: Rocky is friendlier than Misty.
Answer: Rocky
The speaker says, “Rocky is friendlier than Misty.”
11. Listening question 11: She sleeps on my bed all afternoon.
Answer: On my bed
The speaker says, “She sleeps on my bed all afternoon.”
12. Listening question 12: Misty is quieter and calmer than Rocky.
Answer: Quiet and calm
The speaker says, “Misty is quieter and calmer than Rocky.”
13. Dictation 13
Answer: She is too shy to meet new people, so she hides under the sofa.
Remember too before the adjective shy, and the comma before so.
14. Dictation 14
Answer: In my opinion, a dog is more fun than a cat.
Use more fun than to compare a dog and a cat.
15. Dictation 15
Answer: Misty is the most peaceful animal in the house, and I love them both.
The most peaceful is the highest level of peaceful.