Degrees of comparison 9
материал для подготовки к егэ (гиа) по английскому языку (9 класс)

Degrees of Comparison – “SPOTLIGHT 9”, MODULE 5

1 Choose the correct item.

1. Jane smiles …. than the sun.

A  more brightly   B most brightly

2. Of all three, this boy runs … .

A  faster                 B  fastest

3. Andy spoke … than usual.

A  louder                B  more louder

4. Jeremy’s doing well. His piano playing is getting better and … .

A  best                    B  better

5. The more I get to know you, … I understand you.

A  the less              B  the least

6. I’ve got three sisters. Jane’s  … .

A  elder                   B   the eldest

7. Do you feel better … as yesterday?

A   that                    B  than

8. This hotel is … I’ve ever stayed in.

A   the worse         B  the worst

9. The ticket wasn’t as … as I expected.

A   expensive         B   more expensive

10. Holidays are becoming … .

A   more and more cheap     B   cheaper and cheaper

11. My father is … older than my mother.

A   a lot                   B   totally

12. Tolstoy is the … famous Russian novelist.

A   most                  B  more

13. … it got, the more time we spent on the beach.

A  Warmer             The warmer

14. A parrot is … more intelligent than a cat.

A  absolutely          B  far

15. This painting is by far … one in the gallery.

A  expensive           B  the most expensive

2.Complete the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.

1.I’m afraid the problem is much…(complicated)

2. This bag is slightly …(heavy) than the other one.

3. Yesterday was..(hot) day of the year

4. The …(soon) we leave,…(soon) we will arrive.

5. I spent (little) money than you

6. Who is..(good) student in the class?

7. What is…(popular) sport in your country?

8. Could you speak a bit ..(slowly)?

9.The longer she waited, …(impatient) she became

10.What was…(enjoyable) holiday you’ve ever had?

3.Complete the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.

1. What …(long) river in your country?
2. Don’t go by train/ It’s a lot…(expensive)
3. Your English is improving. It’s getting..(good) and …(good)
4. …(young) you are, the (easy) it is to learn
5. He is ..(young) as my brother
6. . This bag is slightly …(heavy) than the other one.
7. The garden looks …(good) since you tied it up
8. You must be… (seriously) at your work
9. She is the (little)..clever person in our class.