Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

1. Fill in all the gaps with the correct forms of the adjectives.
Model: ____ - newer - _______ =new – newer – the newest

1) _____ - longer - _____	6) _____ - _____ - the flattest
2) _____ - _____ - the worst	7) popular - _____ - _____
3) modern - _____ - _____	8) _____ - happier - _____
4) _____ - _____ - the nicest	9) many / more - _____ - _____
5) _____ - _____ - the nearest	10) _____ - _____ - the cleverest

Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Mind the first two words in each task.

1) strong - stronger; good - _____	6) more interesting - most interesting; worse - _____
2) the coldest - colder; the happiest - _____	7) hard – the hardest; new - _____
3) nice - nicer; bad - _____	8) the most expensive - expensive; the cleanest - _____
4) angry - angrier; much - _____	9) fast – the fastest; old - _____
5) more boring - boring; sunnier - _____	10) the shortest - short; the most difficult - _____

Complete the sentences.

1. This book is................than that one. (interesting)
2. I believe this exercise is........... of all. (easy)
3. Does she feel........today? (good)
4. She is......girl I have ever seen. (pretty)
5. Nick is....... child in the family. (old)
6. It’s.......picture I have ever taken. (bad)
7. Today people aren’t very polite. In the past they were...................... (polite)
8. Britain isn’t very big. France is......................... (big)
9. My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is.............................. (comfortable)
10. Football is........than tennis. (popular)

4. Supply as…as, not so…as, less.

1. He is _____ tall _____ his father.
2. My Granny is _____ old _____ yours.
3. His novels are _____ interesting than his stories.
4. My bedroom is _____ light _____ our living-room.
5. Sugar is _____ sweet _____ honey is.
6. These shoes are _____ comfortable than those ones.
7. Our city is _____ large _____ Moscow.
8. The girl is _____ beautiful _____ her mother.
9. The Thames is _____ long _____ the Volga.
10. This TV show was _____ amusing than the one last Saturday.
11. The boy is _____ intelligent than his brother.
12. A mouse is _____ big _____ an elephant.

5. Read the conversation with Todd. He compares the places he visited last year. Can you complete any of the sentences?

Melbourne was interesting, but for me, Paris was _____ interesting _____ Melbourne, and in some way Dubai was the _____ interesting of all because it was so different _____ any other places I know. It was also the _____ dry, and _____ modern. It was hot in Melbourne but not _____ hot _____ in Dubai. Dubai was _____ hot! Melbourne is _____ old _____ Dubai but not _____ old _____ Paris. Paris was the _____ old city I visited, but it has some great modern buildings, too. It was the _____ romantic place. I loved it.

Translate into English.

1. Що більше ми навчаємося, то більше ми знаємо.
2. Яка кімната в цьому будинку найменша?
3. Ваша дочка старша за мою на два роки.
4. Цей підручник набагато важчий, ніж той.
5. Він стає слабшим і слабшим.
6. Ви знаєте англійську краще за мене.
7. Як дістатися до найближчої станції метро?
8. Ця квартира краща за ту?
9. Найдовший день року – 21 червня.
10. Катя розумніша за Олену. Вона завжди готова відповісти на запитання викладача.

Revision Test on Adjective

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