Test adjectives and adverbs Il variant Choose the right variant 1.The problem was (serious) we expected. a)seriouser than b) more serious than c) more seriouser 2.Moscow is (large) city in Russia, a)the largest b) largest c) larger 3. Let's go by train. It's much (cheap) a). cheap b) cheaper c) the cheapest 4. Is Alan (tall) than Jim? a)taller b) tall c) as tall as 5. I earn (little) money than he does. a)littler b) more little c) less 6.He has time than me. a)bigger b) much c) more 7.Your cottage isn't (far) I thought a)farther b) so far as c) as farther as 8.(Old) I get, (happy) I am a)the oldest, the happiest b) older, happier c) the older, the happier 9.The grass is always (green) on the other side. algreener b) green c) the greenest 10.Dad often says that Mum is his (good) half. a)good b) better c) the best 11. Russia is than France. a)more bigger b) far bigger c) the biggest 12. The boy was running... fast... he could. alas as b) so... as c) more... than 13.It was... story I had ever heard. a)the most tragic b) the more tragic c) a most tragic 14.Claire is Helen's... sister; out of the two, she is.... a)older, the smartest b) elder, the smarter c) oldest, smarter 15.Mary is ... than I am and she is most interesting person. a)elder; the b) older; a c) the oldest; 16. William isthan all the other students in the group. a)the cleverest b) more clever b) cleverer 17.This text isthan the one we read last week. a)much more amusing b) far more amusing c) the most amusing 18.Jack feltand asked for permission to leave. a)sickly b) bad c) unwell 19.My friends arrived at the station sooner.... a)as me b) than I did c) than I 20. The rate of inflation this year was not... high........ it was last year. b) so as c) so that a) as as 21. The museum was ... from his college than from mine, so it took me ... a) further; least b) farther; less c) far; the least 22.... people believe that Russian is one of the world's... languages. a) most; hardest b) most of; harder b) the most; the most hard 23."Has the chief given any instructions?" he inquired. a) farther b) further c) furthest time to get 24. The fish smelt so ... that we couldn't eat it. a)badly b) bad b) unwell 25.John has been working at his English ... than before, especially a)more harder; of late b) much harder; lately b) more hardly; late 26.1 met my (good) friend yesterday. a)goodest B) better C) best 27.Dorothy is (young) in her family. a) the youngest B) the younger C young 28.Henry is not (strong) his elder brother Bob. also strong as B) strong as C) stronger 29. It isn't very warm today, is it? - No, it was (warm) yesterday. a)more warm B) warmer C) the warmest 30.Your friend looked upset yesterday. I'm glad he looks (happy) today: a)more happy B) happier C) happy as 31.Where is (near) post office, please? a) the nearest B) the nextC) nearer 32. That's (good) film I've ever seen. a)a good B) the goodest C) the best 33.Public transport in London is (expensive) in Europe. a) the expensivest B) the most expensive C) more expensive 34.Do you think Americans are (nice) English people? a)nicer than B) the nicest C) nice than 35. The 22nd of December is (short) day in the a)the short B) the shorter C) the shortest year. 36.This is (old) theatre in London. a)an older B) the oldest C) the eldest 37.Pluto is (cold) of all the planets. a)the coldest B) a coldest C) a colder 38.My (old) sister doesn't live with us. a) Older B) elder C) the oldest 39.This house is (old) of all the houses in the street. a)as old as d) older c) the oldest 40.Go to the library if you need (far) information. a)Farther b) further c) farer 41. Life is (easy) it used to be. also easy as b) more easy than c) easier than 42. I'm getting (fat) and (fat). a)the fattest and the fattest b) fatter and fatter c) fat and fat