3. The adjective

I. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа.

Example: Would you like to go to an interested / interesting excursion?

1. It’s been raining all day. This weather makes me depressed / depressing.

2. Tom is interested / interesting in astronomy.

3. I turned off the television in the middle of the programme because it was bored / boring.

4. We were all horrified / horrifying when we heard about the disaster.

5. It’s sometimes embarrassed / embarrassing when you have to borrow money.

6. I enjoyed the opera greatly. It was really excited / exciting.

7. I was amazed / amazing when my boss gave me a pay-rise.

8. That car crash was really a terrified / terrifying experience.

9. When did you clean your room? It’s disgusted / disgusting!

10. After this long walk, I felt exhausted / exhausting.

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11. I was astonished / astonishing when I heard about their divorce.

12. Everyone was surprised / surprising that he passed the examination.

13. I was disappointed / disappointing with the book. I expected it to be much better.

14. Jack hasn’t come back yet. Mom is very worried / worrying.

15. Dad has a very tired / tiring job.

II. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа.

Example: Mary speaks Japanese_______ than Spanish.

A. the worst B. worse C. more bad

1. I weigh 80 kilos. You’re ______ me.

A. lighter B. lighter than C. light as

2. The Nile is ______ river in the world.

A. longest B. the longest C. long

3. Who is _______ singer in France?

A. more famous B. the most famous C. most famous

4. I think jazz is ______ rock music.

A. better B. the best C. better than

5. The ring wasn’t as ______ I expected.

A. expensive B. expensive as C. expensive than

6. You look ______ you did yesterday.

A. worse B. worse than C. worst than

7. What’s ______ month of the year in India?

A. wettest B. wetter C. the wettest

8. My ______ holiday was in France.

A. more enjoyable B. the most enjoyable C. most enjoyable

9. Is cheese ______ meat?

A. healthier than B. healthier C. healthy than

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10. Your daughter is as ______ her mother.

A. beautiful as B. beautiful C. beautiful than

11. The Amazon is ______ river in the world.

A. wider B. widest C. the widest

12. The North Pole isn’t as ______ the South Pole.

A. cold B. cold as C. colder as

13. The black mamba is ______ land snake.

A. the fastest B. fastest C. the most fast

14. Bob is ______ than his brother.

A. as polite B. more polite C. the more polite

15. Chemistry is ______ physics.

A. easier B. as easy C. easier than

16. China has ______ population in the world.

A. big B. bigger C. the biggest

17. The sweater is small. I need ______ size.

A. a larger B. the largest C. large

18. The Mississippi is ______ the Nile.

A. shorter B. shorter than C. the shorter than

19. I don’t feel ______ as yesterday.

A. tired B. as tired C. more tired

20. This task is ______ than I expected.

A. difficult B. as difficult C. more difficult

21. This book is ______ than that one.

A. thicker B. thick C. thickest

22. Her hair is short. My hair is ______ than hers.

A. long B. longer C. longest

23. Today is ______ day of the year.

A. warmer B. the warmest C. more warm

24. ______ people smoke these days than before.

A. Less B. Few C. Fewer

25. This way is ______ than the other.

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A. the safest B. safer C. more safer

26. The patient looks much ______ today.

A. best B. the best C. better

27. Jack’s ______ brother was my classmate.

A. the oldest B. elder C. the eldest

28. Ann is as ______ as her mother.

A. tall B. the tallest C. taller

29. His manners are even ______ than his sister’s.

A. most bad B. worst C. worse

30. Don’t send a letter. It’s ______ to phone him.

A. easier B. more easy C. the easiest

31. It’s becoming ______ difficult to find a job.

A. many and more B. more and more C. much and more

32. What’s ______ film you’ve ever seen?

A. better B. best C. the best

33. I have never seen such ______ men!

A. taller B. more tall C. tall

34. A ______ wind is blowing.

A. stronger B. strong C. strongest

35. She thinks he is ______ man in the world.

A. a smarter B. smartest C. the smartest

36. This is ______ food I’ve ever eaten.

A. worse B. the worst C. bad

37. Ann is ______ as you.

A. as tall B. taller C. tall

38. He thinks she is ______ girl in the world.

A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C. more beautiful

39. Jane always wants to be______ . She is a perfectionist!

A. the best B. best C. better than

40. It’s ______ to talk to Helen’s mother than to Helen.

A. easier B. more easier C. easier than

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