Exercises

1. Вставьте слово в пропущенное место в нужной форме.

1. He___ reads a book. (quick)

2. Mandy is a ___girl. (pretty)

3. The class is ___loud today. (terrible)

4. Max is a ___singer. (good)

5. You can ___open this tin. (easy)

6. It's a ___day today. (terrible)

7. She sings the song ___ (good)

8. He is a ___driver. (careful)

9. He drives the car___ (careful)

10. The dog barks ___. (loud)

11. The bus driver was ___ injured. (serious)

12. Kevin is ___ clever. (extreme)

13. This hamburger tastes ___. (awful)

14. Be ___ with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)

15. Robin looks ___. What's the matter with him? (sad)

16. Jack is ___ upset about losing his keys. (terrible)

17. This steak smells ___. (good)

18. Our basketball team played ___ last Friday. (bad)

19. Don't speak so ___. I can't understand you. (fast)

20. Maria ___ opened her present. (slow)

2. Use the proper degree of adjectives and adverbs.

1) This is a nice cat. It's much ___ than my friend's cat.

2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is ___.

3) This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the ___ exercise on the worksheet.

4) He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the ___ hobby in the world.

5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even ___one last weekend.

6) School is boring, but homework is ___ than school.

7) Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ___ than skateboarding.

8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is ___.

9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even ____ than ours.

10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the ___ joke I've ever heard.

11) My father is heavy. My uncle is much ___ than my father.

12) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was ___.

13) Florida is sunny. Do you know the ___ place in the USA?

14) Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is ___ than Stan.

15) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is ___ than my mother's.

16) Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the ___ baby on earth.

17) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a ___ family.

18) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even ___ time.

19) Lucy is clever, but Carol is ___ than Lucy.

20) Have you visited the old castle? It was the ___ castle we visited during our holidays.

3. Complete the following comparisons.

1 Barbara is nearly ... old ... her stepmother.

2. There are more ... two thousand books in my mother's library.

3. Bob talks just ... his father.

4. Would you be ... kind ... to close the door for me?

5. Do ... I tell you; don't do ... I do.

6. I am not ... naive ... to believe all he promises me.

7. After your heart attack you should walk ... slowly ... possible.

8. The Volga is not now ... wide ... it was.

9.1 have ... many working hours a week ... any other employee.

10. A shower uses less water ... a bath.

11. On Sundays we don't have to get up ... early ... usual.

12. This house is two times ... big ... the old one.

13. They use twice ... much electricity .. compressor machines.

14. In my opinion, it's worth more ... twice that figure.

15. He can lift a box thrice ... heavy.