5. Degrees of comparison

Test 1 Choose the right variant:

1. Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a … one.

a) big b) bigger c) more big

2. The hotel was cheap. I expected it to be much … .

a) expensive b) the most expensive c) more expensive

3. This house isn’t very modern. I prefer … houses.

a) moderner b) the most modern c) more modern

4. She is not very tall. Her brother is … .

a) tall b) taller c) more tall

5. Nick doesn’t work hard. I work … .

a) hard b) harder c) more hard

6. What is ... : a mountain or a hill?

a) high b) higher c) more high

7. What is … : a book or a film?

a) interesting b) more interesting c) the most interesting

8. Is it … to go by train or by plane?

a) cheap b) cheaper c) more cheap

9. The bag is heavy, but the suitcase is … .

a) heavy b) heavier c) more heavy

10. Who is … - a tortoise or a snail?

a) slow b) slower c) more slow

Test 2 Choose the right variant:

1. This house is … building in our city.

a) the oldest b) the eldest c) old

2. Kate is my … friend.

a) better b) best c) goodest

3. It was … mistake I’ve ever made.

a) bad b) the worst c) the worse

4. Ken is good at playing tennis. I’m sure he is … player in the club.

a) good b) better c) the best

5. My … brother is an engineer.

a) older b) elder c) the eldest

6. Jill is 25. Gary is 24. Jill is a bit … than Gary.

a) old b) older c) elder

7. He has got … money than he needs.

a) much b) more c) the most

8. “How far is the station? A mile?” “No, it is … . About two miles.”

a) far b) further c) the most far

9. He makes … than he promises.

a) little b) less c) the least

10. Hunger is a … cook.

a) good b) better c) the best

Test 3 Choose the right variant:

1. Rome is not as … as Athens.

a) old b) older c) more old

2. Money is not … thing in life.

a) important b) more important c) the most important

3. January is … than November.

a) cold b) colder c) the coldest

4. Jim is not … he thinks.

a) cleverer b) the most clever c) as clever as

5. I can’t wait longer … an hour.

a) than b) then c) more

6. It was … day of the year.

a) cold b) colder c) the coldest

7. Football is … than tennis.

a) popular b) more popular c) the most popular

8. This house is as … as that one.

a) large b) larger c) the largest

9. The … we leave the sooner we’ll arrive.

a) early b) earlier c) earliest

10. Lucy is … of the three girls.

a) beautiful b) more beautiful c) the most beautiful

Test 4 Choose the right variant:

1. Ann’s … sister is a nurse.

a) older b) elder c) oldest

2. We have no … information.

a) farther b) further c) the farthest

3. Your answer is … than your friend’s is.

a) bad b) worse c) the worst

4. The days in winter are shorter … in summer.

a) than b) then c) as

5. The book is as … as the film.

a) interesting b) more interesting c) the most interesting

6. The warmer the weather, … I feel.

a) good b) the better c) the best

7. A mouse is … big … an elephant.

a) as, as b) not as, as c) the, the

8. Our house is … than yours.

a) small b) smaller c) less

9. Moscow is … city in Russia.

a) large b) larger c) the largest

10. … more you have, … more you want.

a) as, as b) not as, as c) the, the