TEST. Comparative and superlative adjectives

Crocodiles and alligators.

Crocodiles are (ancient) animals in the world. There are 25 kinds of crocodiles and their relatives on our planet nowadays. (large) of them is the Crested crocodile which lives in the south -east of Asia and in Australia. They are (long) (about six metres) and (strong) among their relatives, that’s why Crested crocodiles are (dangerous). Unlike other kindsof crocodiles, which live in lakes, rivers and bogs, the Crested crocodile lives in the sea. Alligators are (small) than crocodiles. The Chinese alligator is considered to be (small) kind of crocodiles (only two metres long)/. It is also (rare) one.

A) more beautiful
B) less beautiful
C) the most beautiful
D) beautiful
E) most beautiful

A) bigger
B) larger
C) most
D) less
E) least

A) best / least
B) better / less
C) the best / less
D) good / less
E) best / the least

4. Please, tell me something ___ than this old joke.

A) interesting
B) less interesting
C) more interesting
D) the most interesting
E) the least interesting

A) -
B) the most difficult
C) more difficult
D) difficult
E) most difficult

A) old
B) taller
C) the youngest
D) short
E) higher

A) few
B) fewer
C) -
D) the fewest
E) fewest

A) warm / most pleasant
B) warmer / pleasant
C) warmest / pleasanter
D) warmer / more pleasant
E) warm / more pleasant

A) industrial
B) the most industrial
C) more industrial
D) most industrial
E) industrial

A) soon / more quickly
B) sooner / more quickly
C) sooner / quickly
D) soon / quickly
E) more sooner / more quickly

3. Выберите в скобках правильную степень прилагательного:

1. Nick is (happier, the happiest) boy that I know.

2. Of the six cars? I like the silver one (better\ best)

3. Jane’s notebook is (cheaper, the cheapest) than mine.

4. This is (more delicious, the most delicious) cheese-cake I have ever had!

5. This bookcase is (more beautiful, the most beautiful) than that one.

6. Do you feel (better, the best) today than yesterday?

7. I think my cat is (prettier, the prettiest) of all the cats in the world.

8. Steve Jobs is (more famous, famouser) than Stephen Wozniak.

9. This week the weather is (hotter, more hot) than last week.

10. Our new house is (more expensive, expensiver) than the old one.

11. Girls are usually (cleaner, more clean) than boys.

12. Chemistry was (harder, the hardest) subject at school.

4.

Translate.

1. Ты не мог бы вести машину быстрее?

2. Поезд прибыл раньше, чем обычно.

3. Моя сестра помогает маме чаще других членов нашей семьи.

4. Из пяти спортсменов Вася прыгнул выше всех.

5. Миссис Финч разговаривает с медсестрами терпеливее всех других врачей.

6. Наша собака лает громче соседской.

7. Мой брат пишет бабушке чаще, чем я.

8. Анна говорит по-английски лучше Васи.

9. Вася живет ближе всех к школе.

5.

Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.

1 Сейчас Энн выглядит еще печальнее, чем утром.
2 Пятое мая был самым плохим днем в его жизни.
3 Я не могу быть счастливее.
4 Комната моего брата больше моей (комнаты).
5 Ваш сын – самый вежливый мальчик из всех, кого нам довелось увидеть.
6 Ты должен взять самую тяжелую сумку.
7 Питер – это мой старший брат.
8 Бабушка Джеймса старше его дедушки.
9 Твое кресло удобнее моего стула.
10 Он самый известный архитектор в нашем городе.
11 Где находится ближайшая автобусная остановка?
12 Этот журнал менее известный, чем «Ньюсуик».
13 Диаметр Земли больше диаметра Луны.
14 Этот рабочий более занятой, чем тот.
15 Твой кот жирнее моей собаки.
16 Его дом – самый красивый дом в поселке.
17 Твои волосы хороши, но ее волосы лучше.
18 Джон самый маленький (по росту) в их классе.
19 Климат здесь мягче.
20 Это самый короткий путь до нашего бассейна.

Answers: 

1. the most ancient, the largest, the longest, the strongest, the most dangerous, smaller, the smallest, the rarest.

1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C, 5-C, 6-C, 7-B, 8-D, 9-B, 10-B.

3.

1. the happiest    2. best    3. cheaper   4. the most delicious   5. more beautiful    6. better  7. the prettiest  8. more famous  9. hotter  10. more expensive  11. cleaner  12. the hardest

4.

1. Can't you drive faster?

2. The train arrived earlier than usual.

3. My sister helps my mother more often than other members of our family.

4. Of the five athletes Bob jumped highest.

5. Mrs. Finch talks to the nurses most patiently of all the other doctors.

6. Our dog barks louder than our neighbor's.

7. My brother writes to our grandma more often than I do.

8. Anna speaks English better than Vasya.

9. Bob lives closest / nearest to the school.

5.

1 Now Ann looks sadder than in the morning.
2 The 5^th of May was the worst day of his life.
3 I can`t be happier.
4 My brother`s room is bigger than mine.
5 Your son is the politest boy we`ve ever seen.
6 You have to take the heaviest bag.
7 Peter is my elder brother.
8 James` grandma is older than his grandpa.
9 Your armchair is more comfortable than my chair.
10 He is the most famous architect in our town.
11 Where is the nearest bus-stop?
12 This magazine is less well-known than «Newsweek».
13 The diameter of the Earth is bigger than the diameter of the Moon.
14 This worker is busier than that one.
15 Your cat is fatter than my dog.
16 His house is the most beautiful house in the village.
17 Your hair is good, but her hair is better.
18 John is the shortest boy in their class.
19 The climate is softer here.
20 It is the shortest way to our swimming-pool.