- •I.E. Ilyina, V.I. Kopelnick, o.G. Lyabina
- •Improve your english grammar Учебное пособие для студентов неязыковых вузов Tambov 2010
- •Существительное (the noun) множественное число существительных (the number)
- •Падеж существительных (possessive case)
- •Артикль (the article)
- •Прилагательное (the adjective) наречие (the adverb)
- •Местоимение (the pronoun) личные местоимения (personal pronouns)
- •Притяжательные местоимения (possessive pronouns)
- •Возвратные и усилительные местоимения (self-pronouns)
- •Указательные местоимения (demonstrative pronouns)
- •Неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения (indefinite and negative pronouns)
- •Вопросительные, относительные и союзные местоимения (interrogative, relative and conjunctive pronouns)
- •Глагол (the verb) изъявительное наклонение (the indicative mood) действительный залог (the active voice)
- •Страдательный залог (the passive voice)
- •Модальные глаголы (the modal verbs)
- •Неличные формы глагола (non-finite forms of the verb) инфинитив (the infinitive)
- •Причастие (the participle)
- •Герундий (the gerund)
- •Общие задания на неличные формы глагола (general revision tasks on the non-finite forms of the verbs)
Прилагательное (the adjective) наречие (the adverb)
1 We had some … soup for lunch.
a) hot delicious; b) delicious hot
2 She put her copybook in a … bag.
a) brown small plastic; b) small brown plastic; c) small plastic brown; d) plastic small brown
3 She had … eyes and friendly smile.
a) blue big warm; b) big warm blue; c) warm blue big; d) warm big blue
4 What a … man he is!
a) pleasant young; b) young pleasant
5 He was a very good-looking man with … hair.
a) dark long lovely; b) long dark lovely; c) lovely long dark; d) lovely dark long
6 Jane has just bought a … dress.
a) pretty purple silk; b) silk pretty purple; c) silk purple pretty; d) purple pretty silk
7 He was looking for a … flat.
a) cheap one-roomed modern; b) modern cheap one-roomed; c) one-roomed modern cheap
8 He has bought a … sports car.
a) Japanese red new; b) red new Japanese; c) new red Japanese; d) new Japanese red
9 The only thing stolen was a (an) … watch.
a) Swiss antique gold; b) antique gold Swiss; c) antique Swiss gold; d) gold Swiss antique
10 It’s a … day. Let’s go to the beach.
a) sunny lovely bright; b) lovely sunny bright; c) lovely bright sunny; d) sunny bright lovely
11 dress
a) silk; b) white; c) long; d) expensive
12 wall
a) brick; b) red; c) high; d) wide
13 shoes
a) smart; b) those; c) brown; d) snake-skin
14 house
a) old; b) brick; c) ugly; d) urban
15 motorbike
a) Japanese; b) green; c) fantastic; d) expensive
16 spoon
a) plastic; b) nice; c) little; d) blue
17 coin
a) gold; b) round; c) tiny; d) Russian
18 armchair
a) new; b) wooden; c) black; d) huge
19 song
a) sentimental; b) Irish; c) old; d) beautiful
20 hair
a) fair; b) wavy; c) long; d) lovely
21 I met my … friend yesterday.
a) goodest; b) better; c) best
22 Dorothy is … in her family.
a) the youngest ; b) the younger; c) young
23 Henry is not … his elder brother Bob.
a) so strong as; b) strong as; c) stronger
24 It isn’t very warm today, is it? - No, it was … yesterday.
a) more warm; b) warmer; c) the warmest
25 Your friend looked upset yesterday. I’m glad he looks … today
a) more happy; b) happier; c) happy as
26 Where is … post-office, please?
a) the nearest; b) the next; c) nearer
27 That’s … film I’ve ever seen.
a) a good; b) the goodest; c) the best
28 Public transport in London is … in Europe.
a) the expensivest; b) the most expensive; c) more expensive
29 Do you think Americans are … English people?
a) nicer than; b) the nicest; c) nice than
30 The 22nd of December is … day in the year.
a) the short; b) the shorter; c) the shortest
31 This is … theatre in London.
a) an older; b) the oldest; c) the eldest
32 Pluto is … of all the planets.
a) the coldest; b) coldest; c) colder
33 My … sister doesn’t live with us.
a) older; b) elder
34 This house is … of all the houses in the street.
a) as old as; b) older; c) the oldest
35 Go to the library if you need … information.
a) farther; b) further; c) farer
36 Life is … it used to be.
a) so easy as; b) more easy than; c) easier than
37 I’m getting … and … .
a) the fattest and the fattest; b) fatter and fatter; c) fat and fat
38 The problem was … we expected.
a) seriouser than; b) more serious than
39 Moscow is … city in Russia.
a) the largest; b) largest; c) larger
40 Let’s go by train. It’s much … .
a) cheap; b) cheaper; c) the cheapest
41 Is Alan … than Jim?
a) taller; b) tall; c) as tall as
42 I earn … money than he does.
a) littler; b) more little; c) less
43 He has... time than me.
a) bigger; b) much; c) more
44 Your cottage isn’t … I thought.
a) farther; b) so far as; c) as farther as
45 … I get, … I am.
a) The oldest, the happiest; b) Older, happier; c) The older, the happier
46 The grass is always … on the other side.
a) greener; b) green
47 Dad often says that Mom is his … half.
a) good; b) better; c) the better
48 The three musicians play on … stage.
a) a new; b) a newer; c) the newest
49 She speaks in … voice than the last time.
a) a loud; b) a louder; c) the loudest
50 They leave … way they can.
a) a quick; b) a quicker; c) the quickest
51 A whale is … than a dolphin.
a) long; b) longer; c) the longest
52 Is it … to go there by car or by train?
a) cheap; b) cheaper; c) the cheapest
53 Do you know that the Dead Sea is … sea?
a) the salty; b) a saltier; c) the saltiest
54 This is … problem she has ever had.
a) a great; b) a greater; c) the greatest
55 My case isn’t … . Yours is … .
a) heavy; b) heavier; c) the most heavy
56 The weather was not very … yesterday, but it’s … today.
a) good; b) better; c) the best
57 Of the two skirts, that one is the … .
a) smart; b) smarter; c) smartest
58 These trousers are too small. I need … size.
a) a large; b) a larger; c)the largest
59 I’m not so … as you.
a) strong; b) stronger; c) the strongest
60 China has got … population in the world.
a) a large; b) a larger; c) the largest
61 Of the three girls, this one is the … .
a) pretty; b) prettier; c) prettiest
62 Which is … : five, fifteen or fifty?
a) little; b) less; c) the least
63 Susan is … person in the whole band.
a) a wonderful; b) a more wonderful; c) the most wonderful
64 He is also … person than Paul.
a) a polite; b) a more polite; c) the most polite
65 She has … job of all.
a) a difficult; b) a more difficult; c) the most difficult
66 I think dogs are … than cats.
a) intelligent; b) more intelligent; c) the most intelligent
67 Don’t talk about them. Let’s talk about something … .
a) an interesting; b) more interesting; c) the most interesting
68 Money is … , but isn’t … thing in life.
a) important; b) more important; c) the most important
69 Which instrument makes … music in the world?
a) a beautiful; b) more beautiful; c) the most beautiful
70 This room is not so … as that one on the first floor.
a) comfortable; b) more comfortable; c) the most comfortable
71 Happiness is … than money.
a) important; b) more important; c) the most important
72 This coat is … of all.
a) an expensive; b) a less expensive; c) the least expensive
73 That painting is … than the one in your living.
a) impressive; b) less impressive; c) the least impressive
74 Betty is … than Jane, but Kate is … of all.
a) a hard-working; b) less hard-working; c) the least hard-working
75 At first I couldn’t say which stories in the collection were ... ; they were all ... , but now I see that the last is ....
a) funny; b) the funniest; c) funniest; d) funnier
76 That was his ... step.
a) clever; b) the cleverest; c) cleverest; d) cleverer
77 The opera theatre is one of ... buildings in the city.
a) more beautiful; b) the most beautiful; c) most beautiful; d) beautifulest
78 My brother is much … than me.
a) younger; b) young; c) the youngest; d) more young
79 The first edition of the dictionary is good, the new one is still … .
a) the best; b) better; c) more good; d) the most good
80 The 5th Symphony by Tchaikovsky is … piece of music.
a) more beautiful; b) the most beautiful; c) most beautiful; d) beautifulest
81 It is my opinion that «The Swan Lake» is by far … ballet we have. So far, we’ve ever had
a) the best; b) better; c) more good; d) the most good
82 I have been with good people, far … than you.
a) the best; b) better; c) more good; d) the most good
83 Sure, it’s difficult to go about in … way possible.
a) wrong; b) wronger; c) the most wrong; d) the wrongest
84 The … we go into the thing, the … complex the matter becomes.
a) more; b) most; c) much; d) many
85 The … the night, the … the day.
a) longest, shortest; b) long, short; c) longer, shorter; d) most long, most short
86 Michael’s remorse was all the … because of the irony of his mistake.
a) painful; b) more painful; c) most painful; d) painfuler
87 I wonder what his ... move is going to be.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
88 The ... future will see this part of the desert turned into a flourishing oasis.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
89 I have no one ... than you.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
90 And they got down to business without ... delay.
a) farther; b) further; c) farthest; d) furthest
91 In the ... end of the exhibition hall we saw a group of young people engaged in a hot discussion.
a) farther; b) further; c) farthest; d) furthest
92 Take this road. It is no ... and much more pleasant.
a) farther; b) further; c) farthest; d) furthest
93 The ... brother was twenty years ... than the youngest.
a) older; b) elder; c) oldest; d) eldest
94 I always admired my ... twin brother and looked up to him though he was only two hours my senior.
a) older; b) elder; c) oldest; d) eldest
95 Who are the ... members of the club?
a) older; b) elder; c) oldest; d) eldest
96 I’ve got a still ... edition of the book.
a) older; b) elder; c) oldest; d) eldest
97 Is there a ... train passing here?
a) later; b) latter; c) last; d) latest
98 It was the ... thing I had expected of him.
a) later; b) latter; c) last; d) latest
99 He was the … lad you ever met.
a) most amusing; b) more amusing; c) amusinger; d) amusingest
100 He’s a far … person than my brother.
a) more intelligent; b) most intelligent; c) intelligenter; d) intelligentest
101 She was the … of the family.
a) most practical; b) more practical; c) practicaler; d) practicalest
102 When they told me I was cured and could go, I can tell you I was … than glad.
a) most afraid; b) more afraid; c) afraider; d) afraidest
103 I wanted to ask you both what you thought of my … films if you saw them.
a) later; b) latter; c) last; d) latest
104 Today I’m no … than yesterday.
a) most wise; b) more wise; c) wiser; d) wisest
105 This wine is the … I have ever tasted.
a) best; b) better; c) more good; d) the most good
106 Jack is the … of the three brothers.
a) clever; b) cleverest; c) most clever; d) cleverer
107 I don’t think it matters in the … which seat I choose.
a) least; b) less; c) more little; d) most little
108 He felt … yesterday than the day before.
a) bader; b) badest; c) worse; d) worst
109 The … house is three miles away.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
110 Of the two evils let us choose the … .
a) least; b) less; c) more little; d) most little
111 He was the … man to come.
a) later; b) latter; c) last; d) latest
112 The … item on the program is a piano sonata.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
113 He is the … of the two.
a) tallest; b) taller; c) more tall; d) most tall
114 Uncle Nick was the … son of the family.
a) older; b) elder; c) oldest; d) eldest
115 Martin was the … of the two brothers.
a) more talented; b) most talented
116 Of the three shirts I like blue one … .
a) better; b) best
117 My dog is the … of the two.
a) prettier; b) prettiest
118 This summary is the … of the two presented.
a) better; b) best
119 There are nine planets in our solar system and Pluto is the … .
a) farther; b) farthest
120 Mary is the … of the two girls.
a) tallest; b) taller
121 The boss likes my plan the … of the two.
a) better; b) best
122 This is the … of the four cases.
a) less difficult; b) least difficult
123 This knife is the … of the two.
a) sharpest; b) sharper
124 Mother was the … beautiful of seven daughters.
a) more; b) most
125 The … you read the … you enlarge your vocabulary.
a) more, sooner; b) most, soonest; c) less, more soon; d) least, most soon
126 Am I speaking loud enough or shall I speak … ?
a) loudest; b) louder; c) more louder; d) most louder
127 Yesterday he came home … than usual.
a) later; b) last; c) latter; d) least
128 Becky Sharp said she had been treated … than any servant in the kitchen.
a) badliest; b) badlier; c) worse; d) worst
129 Rebecca sang far … than Amelia.
a) better; b) best; c) weller; d) wellest
130 We were far from our homes, but Mary suggested that we should go still … , saying there were beautiful places in this neighbourhood.
a) farther; b) further; c) farthest; d) furthest
131 We envied John, for he lived … of all; it took him the least time to get to the office.
a) near; b) nearest; c) nearer; d) next
132 I like this picture … of all.
a) better; b) best; c) weller; d) wellest
133 Then Oskey approached the fence … , and dropped his voice to the confidential.
a) closer; b) closest; c) more close; d) most close
134 ... eclipses help in observing the sun.
a) sunny; b) sun
135 ... weather is always welcome after rain.
a) sunny; b) sun
136 A wave of ... hair was streaming down her shoulders.
a) silver; b) silvery
137 On his twenty-third birthday he was made a present of a ... box.
a) silver; b) silvery
138 Alaska is rich in ... ore.
a) gold ; b) golden; c) gilded
139 The beauty of the ... sunset!
a) gold ; b) golden; c) gilded
140 This watch is really a ... one, although the chain is only.
a) gold ; b) golden; c) gilded
141 The bit of ... candle he had could not light up the room.
a) wax; b) waxen
142 She could not conceal the sudden ... pallor of her face in the grey of the dawn.
a) wax; b) waxen
143 The ... rustling of the leaves and the cheerful twittering of birds blended into a new delicious melody of life.
a) silk; b) silken
144 ... thread of fine quality can be now produced synthetical.
a) silk; b) silken
145 Nothing could be seen in the bright ... distance.
a) snow; b) snowy
146 The discovery of the atomic energy will make it possible to convert the ... fields of the North into orchards.
a) snow; b) snowy
147 The professor insists that the ... weapon which was recently found belongs to the ... Age.
a) stone; b) stony
148 The ... road prevented us from moving faster.
a) stone; b) stony
149 Even the stern captain’s ... face smiled at the boy.
a) stone; b) stony
150 Bob plays the guitar … .
a) good; b) well
151 That is an … novel.
a) intense; b) intensely
152 Her ring is shining … .
a) bright; b) brightly
153 Lucy speaks English … .
a) fluent; b) fluently
154 The door was … painted.
a) bad; b) badly
155 The bench has a … surface.
a) smooth; b) smoothly
156 We must figure our income tax returns … .
a) accurate; b) accurately
157 I don’t like drinking … coffee.
a) bitter; b) bitterly
158 George will come … .
a) soon; b) soonly
159 He is a careless driver. He drives so … .
a) fast; b) fastly
160 His heart was … moved.
a) deep; b) deeply
161 The tunnels of the Moscow Metro are dug … below the surface of the earth.
a) deep; b) deeply
162 The idea seemed … improbable to everybody.
a) high; b) highly
163 You will have to work real … to get everything done as planned.
a) hard; b) hardly
164 The mechanic … examined the machine.
a) close; b) closely
165 He approached me … to hear me well.
a) closer; b) more closely
166 He was … run over by the car.
a) near; b) nearly
167 He lives quite … .
a) near; b) nearly
168 I have seen very little of him … .
a) late; b) lately
169 You’ve come too … .
a) late; b) lately
170 She always came … dressed.
a) pretty; b) prettily
171 It is … difficult to speak to her.
a) pretty; b) prettily
172 The train passed by whistling … .
a) loud; b) loudly
173 Do I speak … enough?
a) loud; b) loudly
174 You paid too … for this radio set.
a) dear; b) dearly
175 The father loved his ... daughter.
a) dear; b) dearly
176 Through a space in the trees I could see the house door; it was … open.
a) wide; b) widely
177 Gorky’s works are … known throughout the world.
a) wide; b) widely
,184 He … seized the rail.
a) nearly; b) near
185 I used to work … to get everything I have got now.
a) hardly; b) hard
186 His suggestion seemed … improbable to us.
a) highly; b) high
187 Her house stood … to the river.
a) closely; b) close
188 The wind was blowing so … that I could … walk.
a) hardly; b) hard
189 The actress … deserved the prize.
a) justly; b) just
190 … after graduating I moved to the capital.
a) Shortly; b) Short
191 I could see the house door which was … open.
a) widely; b) wide
192 In spite of the coming danger he remained … .
a) calm; b) calmly
193 Though the dish smelt … , he refused to eat saying he was not hungry.
a) good; b) well
194 She looked at me … and told me to leave the room.
a) angry; b) angrily
195 She spends a lot of money on her clothes but they always look … .
a) cheap; b) cheaply
196 Have you seen him? - Yes, he looks … but he says he feels bad.
a) good; b) well
197 His cough sounds … . He should see a doctor.
a) terrible; b) terribly
198 Be … . Stop talking, behave yourselves.
a) quiet; b) quietly
199 The situation looks … . We must do something.
a) bad; b) badly
200 He seemed to me a bit … today.
a) strange; b) strangely
201 The fish tastes … . I won’t eat it.
a) awful; b) awfully
202 He looked ... in his new suit.
a) good; b) well
203 His head is full of ... ideas.
a) high; b) highly
204 They always speak ... of him.
a) high; b) highly
205 We ... appreciate your kindness.
a) high; b) highly
206 All was settled ... between us.
a) fair; b) fairly
207 You don’t play ... .
a) fair; b) fairly
208 Why are you backing out? It isn’t ... .
a) fair; b) fairly
209 She cut him ... saying it was not to the point.
a) short; b) shortly
210 He came to live there ... after the war.
a) short; b) shortly
211 Speak ... .
a) short; b) shortly
212 They ... spoke during the walk.
a) hard; b) hardly
213 It was a pity he took life so ... .
a) hard; b) hardly
214 Try again, try ... .
a) hard; b) hardly
215 He tried to translate it as ... to the text as possible.
a) close; b)closely
216 It was ... in the room.
a) close; b)closely
217 We have done everything … .
a) perfect; b) perfectly
218 «I am quite … in solving such problems», she said.
a) helpless; b) helplessly
219 She looked at them … not knowing what to do.
a) helpless; b) helplessly
220 Can you tell me the … time of his arrival?
a) exact; b) exactly
221 Sorry, but I don’t know … when he comes back.
a) exact; b) exactly
222 He often comes home … .
a) late; b) lately
223 I haven’t seen him … .
a) late; b) lately
224 I didn’t rest very … last night.
a) good; b) well
225 It isn’t … for you to smoke.
a) good; b) well
226 I was … at what he said.
a) angry; b) angrily
227 He spoke … .
a) angry; b) angrily
228 It isn’t … .
a) bad; b) badly
229 He wrote his dictation … .
a) bad; b) badly
230 He acted very … .
a) brave; b) bravely
231 He is a … man.
a) brave; b) bravely
232 This is … .
a) clear; b) clearly
233 This … shows the difference.
a) clear; b) clearly
234 This is a … chair.
a) comfortable; b) comfortably
235 We travelled … .
a) comfortable; b) comfortably
236 The children seem to be … .
a) happy; b) happily
237 They have lived … for many years.
a) happy; b) happily
238 She looked round … .
a) helpless; b) helplessly
239 She is quite … .
a) helpless; b) helplessly
240 Your cold sound … .
a) terrible; b) terribly
241 The pianist plays very … .
a) good; b) well
242 The food in this restaurant always tastes … .
a) good; b) well
243 They became … after eating contaminated food.
a) sick; b) sickly
244 Prof. Brown looked … though the students’ sketches.
a) quick; b) quickly
245 Our neighbours appeared … after their vacation.
a) relaxed; b) relaxedly
246 Nick was working .. on the project.
a) diligent; b) diligently
247 The music sounded too … to be classical.
a) noisy; b) noisily
248 He feels … today.
a) bad; b) badly
249 This flower smells … .
a) good; b) well
250 I couldn’t sleep. There was … a lot of noise from the disco.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
251 There was heavy traffic on the road. The road was … busy.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
252 It was only a minute or two after the scheduled time when the train came. The train was … late.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
253 Someone paid a great deal of money for the house. The house was … expensive.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
254 There was one or two small traces of mud on the boots. The boots were … dirty.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
255 We had reasonable weather. It wasn’t … marvellous, but it didn’t rain. The weather was good.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
256 That music is … loud. It irritates me.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
257 I … like my new job. It’s very interesting and better paid than the previous one.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
258 They have … a lot of business with our company in Belgium.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
259 She was not … satisfied with her new life. There was something … disappointing but she could not understand what.
a) very; b) quite; c) bit
260 The weather was … nasty that she decided to stay at home.
a) so; b) such
261 He drove at … a high speed that I got frightened.
a) so; b) such
262 The show was … amusing that we couldn’t help laughing.
a) so; b) such
263 He was … shocked that he couldn’t say a word.
a) so; b) such
264 There were … few participants present that the meeting was cancelled.
a) so; b) such
265 The girl looked … sick that the mother called the doctor in.
a) so; b) such
266 The programme was … entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.
a) so; b) such
267 They made … brilliant reports that the audience burst out applauding.
a) so; b) such
268 There were … many interesting books that he did not know which to choose.
a) so; b) such
269 I have been studying for … a long time that I have got a headache now.
a) so; b) such
270 The patient breathed hard.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
271 He was a hard patient to cure; he would not obey the doctor’s orders.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
272 I watched the fighters at close quarters.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
273 He kept close to the road.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
274 She is as pretty as a picture.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
275 In a month’s time the situation was pretty much the same.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
276 I’m afraid she might do it worse than you.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
277 To make things still worse, he had a leg broken.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
278 This is the right way to do it.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
279 She lives right around the corner.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
280 Look straight ahead!
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
281 You can’t expect a straight answer from him.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
282 He was too long in doing it.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
283 It took him long to do it.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
284 He made the compress fast with as little bandage as there was left.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
285 When I came back he was fast asleep.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
286 The sportsman dived deep and emerged at the other end of the pool.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
287 They had to dig a well some hundred metres deep to get to the water.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
288 You look quite ill.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
289 You oughtn’t to speak ill of people you don’t know well.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
290 It was still early when we returned.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
291 We returned very early.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
292 All is well that ends well.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
293 The questions were so easy that everybody could answer them.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие
294 He answered all the questions easily.
a) прилагательное; b) наречие