Елена Кисунько: Английский язык. Экспресс-репетитор для подготовки к ЕГЭ. «Грамматика и лексика»

16. It’s getting (hard) and (hard) to find а job nowadays.

17. Summer is the (dry) period of the year.

18. ‘What time shall we leave?’ ‘The (soon), the (good).’

19. It’s (cheap) to go by car than by train.

20. Tom looks (old) than he really is.

Test 6. Complete the sentences with а necessary form of the words in brackets.

1. This exercise is too easy – can’t we try а (difficult) one?

2. England’s too cold in spring – let’s go to Spain where it’s much (warm).

3. She comes top in all the exams – she must be the (clever) girl in the class.

4. The temperature in July reaches 44 degrees – it’s the (hot) month of the year.

5. Let’s buy this video – it doesn’t cost that much – it’s (cheap) than the other one.

6. This book is not so (interesting) as that one.

7. California certainly has а (healthy) climate than New York.

8. When I passed my driving test, it was the (happy) day of my life.

9. Lying down in bed is (comfortable) than sitting on а hard chair.

10. That’s the (exciting) story I’ve ever heard.

11. I’d like to have а (good) pen than this one.

12. She is the (young) daughter in the family.

13. Australia is much (far) from Europe than I thought.

14. The (quick) we finish, the (soon) we’ll go home.

15. This is the (bad) restaurant in town; I’ll never come here again.

16. Actions speak (loud) than words.

17. The (good) things in life are free.

18. She was the (boring) person at the party and I sat next to her all evening. It was awful.

19. I have а (bad) headache today than I did yesterday.

20. You’re as (bad) as your sister.

Test 7. Complete the sentences with а necessary form of the words in brackets.

1. I could hardly keep awake – it was the (boring) film I’ve ever seen.

2. The (high) you climb, the (far) you fall.

3. Bill is (rich) than John.

4. Prices have gone up. Things aren’t as (cheap) as they used to be.

5. Tokyo is (big) than New York.

6. Tokyo is Japan’s (large) city.

7. You certainly look much (happy) than you did yesterday.

8. The day grew (hot).

9. This is his (good) novel. The other novels are much (bad) than this one.

10. Jane is the (young) of the three sisters.

11. I get on well with my (old) sister.

12. This is the (funny) bit of the film.

13. He is obviously (interested) in sport than I am.

14. It was the (expensive) hotel we had ever stayed in.

15. (Good) late than never.

16. Where is the (near) post office?

17. He was the (bad) pupil in the class.

18. Cats don’t usually live as (long) as dogs.

19. Children nowadays seem to be much (noisy) than they used to be.

20. Henry was the (big) of them.

Test 8. Choose the correct word.

1. I’m interesting/interested in collecting stamps.

2. Everyone is depressed/depressing by the awful weather.

3. I think that airports are exciting/excited places.

4. I’m tired/tiring. I think I’ll go to bed.

5. The journey was exhausted/exhausting!

6. It’s not surprising/surprised that she’s busy. She’s got six children.

7. The teacher was annoying/annoyed because I had forgotten to do my homework.

8. He loved the museum – he thought it was fascinating/ fascinated.

9. We went to the cinema but I was very boring/bored because I had seen the film before. 10. I like this monkey. It is very amused/amusing.

Test 9. Put an adjective from the box into each gap.

1. What programme are you watching? Is it _______?

2. ‘I’m going on a safari in Africa!’ ‘Really? How _______!’

3. What time did you get home last night? I didn’t know where you were. I was very _______ about you.

4. The children are _______ and they don’t know what to do.

5. It was quite _______ that he passed the exam.

6. I was _______ with the film. I expected it to be much better.

7. I don’t want to read this book. It is _______.

8. The cartoon was very _______. I laughed a lot.

9. I don’t want to go to the match. I’m not _______ in football.

10. We were very _______ when we heard the news.

Test 10. Write the corresponding adverb.

1. quick – 6. careful – 11. hard —

2. bad – 7. nice – 12. slow —

3. late – 8. correct – 13. happy —

4. angry – 9. fast – 14. early —

5. good – 10. easy – 15. beautiful —

Test 11. Adjective or adverb? Choose the correct word.

1. I’m going to tell you something very important, so please listen careful/carefully.

2. Why are you angry/angrily? I haven’t done anything wrong.

3. Our teacher always explains the rules clear/clearly.

4. He was driving dangerous/dangerously.

5. Come on, Dave! Why are you so slow/slowly?

6. Jane is studying hard/hardly for her exam.

7. ‘Where is Tom?’ ‘He was here but he left sudden/suddenly.’

8. Her ideas are very useful/usefully.

9. He can understand people easy/easily.

10. Olga speaks English perfect/perfectly.

11. These jeans are very expensive/expensively.

12. Yesterday I came home very late/lately.

13. He always does his homework good/well.

14. We visit our relatives regular/regularly.

15. She always dresses nice/nicely.

Test 12. Adjective or adverb? Choose the correct word.

1. The boys played (quiet/quietly).

2. It was snowing (heavy/heavily) the day before yesterday.

3. He gave it a (careful/carefully) look.

4. He speaks (perfect/perfectly) English.

5. Have you seen your friend (recent/recently)?

6. She’s a (slow/slowly) runner.

7. She draws (good/well).

8. They bought a (nice/nicely) car.

9. She likes sitting (near/nearly) the fire.

10. She left too (late/lately) to catch the bus.

11. Have you seen Ann (late/lately)?

12. He tries very (hard/hardly) to make his family happy.

13. She (hard/hardly) plays the piano.

14. Computers are (wide/widely) used in schools nowadays.

15. I think she’s a (pretty/prettily) good singer.

Test 13. Adjective or adverb? Choose the correct word.

1. Use this chair if you want to sit comfortable/comfortably.

2. It’s not easy/easily to play football.

3. These flowers smell so strange/strangely.

4. He talked so polite/politely and danced so beautiful/ beautifully.

5. The apples taste sweet/sweetly. Help yourself!

6. I always feel happy/happily when the sun is shining.

7. Let’s discuss this idea serious/seriously.

8. ‘How are you?’ ‘I am very good/well, thank you.’

9. His English is perfect/perfectly. He always speaks correct/correctly.

10. You look upset/upsetly. What’s the matter?

11. The driver was driving too fast/fastly.

12. ‘I feel like going to a disco tonight.’ ‘That sounds great/greatly! Let’s go.’

13. It rained very heavy/heavily in London last night.

14. Quiet/Quietly he opened the door.

15. Those oranges look nice/nicely. Can I have one?

Test 14. Complete each sentence using a word from the list.

1. Mary sang _______ at the concert last night. She is a very _______ singer.