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Most, Most of and The Most – A2 English Grammar

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Most, Most of and The Most – A2 English Grammar

Exercises:

Choose the correct form to complete each sentence. (e.g., ___ people in the room spoke English. → Most of the)

EXAMPLE: Most children learn to walk before they are eighteen months old.

questions in the exam were about grammar. Only two were vocabulary.

That was delicious meal I have ever had. I need the recipe.

free time is spent reading. I get through two or three books a month.

languages have both regular and irregular verbs. English is no exception.

She is talented person I have ever worked with. She is exceptional.

He spent the afternoon preparing for his presentation. He was very nervous.

tourists visit the city centre first before exploring the suburbs.

films at this year's festival were in a foreign language.

That is expensive jacket in the shop. I cannot afford it.

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career was spent working in television before he moved into film.

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Practice Questions & Answers

All A2 questions for “Most, Most of and The Most – A2 English Grammar”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.

Exercise 1: Most, Most of or The Most? – Fill in the Gap

1. _____ children learn to walk before they are eighteen months old.
- A. Most ✓
- B. Most of the
- C. The most
Answer: Most
Most + noun (no article) for a general statement about children everywhere.
2. _____ questions in the exam were about grammar. Only two were vocabulary.
- A. Most of the ✓
- B. Most
- C. The most
Answer: Most of the
Most of the + noun for a specific, identified group (the questions in that specific exam).

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Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Sentence

1. Which is correct?
- A. Most of people enjoy holidays.
- B. Most people enjoy holidays. ✓
- C. The most people enjoy holidays.
- D. Most the people enjoy holidays.
Answer: Most people enjoy holidays.
Most + noun (no article) for a general statement. Never most of + noun without a determiner.
2. Which is correct?
- A. Most the students passed.
- B. Most of students passed.
- C. Most of the students passed. ✓
- D. The most students passed.
Answer: Most of the students passed.
Most of the + noun for a specific group. The is the determiner needed after most of.
3. Which is correct?
- A. She is the most talentedest singer.
- B. She is most talented singer.
- C. She is the most talented singer. ✓
- D. She is most of the talented singer.
Answer: She is the most talented singer.
The most + adjective for superlative. Never add -est after most.
4. Which is correct?
- A. I spent most my weekend at home.
- B. I spent most of the weekend at home. ✓
- C. I spent most of weekend at home.
- D. I spent the most weekend at home.
Answer: I spent most of the weekend at home.
Most of the + noun. The weekend = specific identified time. Never most without of before the.
5. Which is correct?
- A. Most countries celebrate New Year. ✓
- B. Most of countries celebrate New Year.
- C. The most countries celebrate New Year.
- D. Most the countries celebrate New Year.
Answer: Most countries celebrate New Year.
Most + noun for a general statement about countries worldwide. No determiner needed.
6. Which is correct?
- A. It was most interesting film.
- B. It was the most interesting film. ✓
- C. It was most of the interesting film.
- D. It was most interestingest film.
Answer: It was the most interesting film.
The most + adjective (interesting) for superlative. Always the before most + adjective.
7. Which is correct?
- A. Most my friends are teachers.
- B. Most of friends are teachers.
- C. Most of my friends are teachers. ✓
- D. The most of my friends are teachers.
Answer: Most of my friends are teachers.
Most of + possessive (my) + noun. My is the determiner needed after most of.
8. Which is correct?
- A. Most of the time I walk to work. ✓
- B. Most the time I walk to work.
- C. Most of time I walk to work.
- D. The most time I walk to work.
Answer: Most of the time I walk to work.
Most of the time is a fixed expression meaning usually. Most of + the + noun.
9. Which is correct?
- A. She read most of his books. ✓
- B. She read most his books.
- C. She read the most his books.
- D. She read most of books.
Answer: She read most of his books.
Most of + possessive (his) + noun for a specific identified group of books.
10. Which is correct?
- A. This is most beautiful city I have visited.
- B. This is most of the beautiful city I have visited.
- C. This is the most beautiful city I have visited. ✓
- D. This is most beautifulest city I have visited.
Answer: This is the most beautiful city I have visited.
The most + adjective (beautiful) for superlative. The is always required.

Exercise 5: Speaking Practice – Most, Most of and The Most

1. You are a friendly English tutor doing a structured speaking drill with an A2 student. The grammar focus is: (1) most + noun (no article) = general majority (most people, most countries), (2) most of + the/my/his/her/this/these + noun = specific identified group (most of the students, most of my friends, most of the time), (3) the most + adjective = superlative for long adjectives (the most interesting, the most beautiful, the most popular). STRUCTURE: Ask exactly 6 questions, one at a time. Wait for the student's full answer. QUESTIONS TO ASK (in this order): 1. 'Let us start with general statements! Use most + noun to make three sentences about what most people do or most countries have.' (Target: Most people use smartphones. Most countries have a national flag. Most students find English grammar challenging. Check: most + noun, no article. Flag most of people or most the people.) 2. 'Now use most of the or most of my. Tell me: most of the people in your city, and most of your free time.' (Target: Most of the people in my city use public transport. I spend most of my free time reading. Check: most of + the or my + noun. Flag most my time or most of time.) 3. 'Use the most + adjective to describe three things: the most beautiful place you have visited, the most interesting film you have seen, and the most difficult thing about learning English.' (Target: Turkey is the most beautiful country I have visited. The most interesting film I have seen is Inception. Check: the most + adjective. Flag the most beautifulest or most beautiful without the.) 4. 'I will give you a situation and you choose the right form. Ready? You want to say that the majority of your colleagues drink coffee – how do you say it?' (Target: Most of my colleagues drink coffee. Check: most of my, not most my or most of colleagues.) 5. 'Now another situation. You want to say that in general, most restaurants in the world serve rice. How do you say it?' (Target: Most restaurants in the world serve rice. Check: most + noun, no the. Flag most of the restaurants in general context.) 6. 'Final question! Tell me about the most popular social media app among young people, and what most of your friends use. Use both the most and most of my.' (Target: Instagram is the most popular app. Most of my friends use TikTok. Check: the most + adjective and most of my + noun both used correctly.) FEEDBACK RULES: - Never explain the rule. Recast errors naturally. - If student says most of people: recast - Yes, most people do that! It is very common. - If student says most my friends: recast - Most of your friends do that? Interesting! - If student says the most beautifulest: recast - The most beautiful place! That sounds amazing. - Keep language at A2 level. - After all 6 questions, give one genuine specific compliment and say goodbye.

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Practice Questions & Answers

Exercise 1: Most, Most of or The Most? – Fill in the Gap

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