Exercise 76. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs.

Efficiently, hard, quietly, peacefully, early, satisfactory, well, much, often, quickly, carefully, heavily.

 

NB! Father/further = a longer distance

He is too tired to walk any father/further.

Further = more

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Exercise 77. Rewrite the underlined part of the sentence, using a comparative form of an adverb from the box.

 

easy, fast, hard, long, often, slow, well

 

1. When you tell a lie, your brain has to work more.

2. If you cut your hair a lot it won’t grow at an increased speed.

3. Acts of forgetting occur with increased frequency as people get older.

4. Some crystals grow at a lower speed in space.

5. Goats’ milk is digested with less difficulty than cows’ milk.

6. People may live for a greater number of years by eating less.

7. People drive with more skill along tree-lined streets.

 

Exercise 78. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of an adverb from the list.

 

clearly, early, far, easily, fast, heavily, slowly, quickly

 

1. Hot water in fact freeze … than cold water.

2. Bird flu spreads to humans … than thought.

3. Eagles wake up … than any other bird.

4. Most young people think … in the afternoon.

5. Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is disappearing … than scientists previously estimated.

6. Teenagers are drinking alcohol earlier and … than ever before.

7. Eating … does not reduce your appetite.

8. I live far from my school but many my friends live even ….

 

REVISION

 

Exercise 79. Write down the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives.

Firm, mobile, preventive, numerous, good, simple, many, cold, slight, bad, little, close, severe, busy, low, easy, clean, young, white, early, difficult, far, effective.

 

Exercise 80. Cross out the unnecessary word.

1. This dog barks very much louder than that one.

2. The most oldest cat ever was Creme Puff who lived 38 years and 3 days.

3. As time went by, it got darker and the darker.

4. The more you study, the better than your marks will be.

5. This task is the less difficult than the others.

6. The cheetah is the far fastest animal of all.

7. A crocodile is as much dangerous as a water snake.

8. Unfortunately, the right diagnosis was a bit little late.

 

Exercise 81. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets, adding any necessary words,

Yesterday was 1) … (cold) day of the year. It had been snowing all night and everything was white. The children woke up 2) … (early) usual. They were excited because the snow was 3) … (deep) ever before and they wanted to go outside and play. We dressed them in 4) … (warm) clothes we could find, then they went out into the garden. We watched from the window as they built 5) … (big) snowman I have ever seen. As the snow was falling 6) … (hard), the children soon came inside to warm up. They said that they thought winter was 7) … (good) season of all.

 

Exercise 82. Rewrite the first sentence so that it contains the word in capitals.

Model:

This book isn’t as interesting as that one. LESS

This book is less interesting than that one.

1. A gold retriever is less expensive than an English Setter. MORE

2. The giraffe is taller than the camel.    AS

3. The first explanation is unlikely, and so is the second. JUST

4. I thought the trauma was less serious than it was.  MORE

5. My arm isn’t as painful as it was. THAN

 

TEST A

I. Choose the correct variant.

1. Bad fodder is …cause of this disease.

a) the most frequent b) more frequent c) the frequentest

2. This breed of a cow is … than that one.

a) good b) well c) better

3. This case of gastritis is … than that one.

a) many more severe b) much more severe c) father more severe

4. Today the patient feels … than yesterday.

a) badly b) worse  c) more badly

5. Swine are not … to this disease as cows.

a) more susceptible b) so susceptible c) most susceptible

6. This drug is … of all.

a) less effective b) more effective c) the least effective

7. In … cases pneumonia is not difficult to diagnose.

a) the most b) most  c) a most

8. The blue whale weighs... thirty elephants.

a) more b) as much as  c) as many as

 

II. Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of the word in brackets.

1. Cats are far … (intelligent) creatures than rabbits.

2. She was the … (practical) of the family.

3. The sick parrot felt … (bad) yesterday than the day before.

4. This method is the … (good) I’ve ever tried.

5. It seems to me that my dog is the … (clever) of the whole family.

6. If you need any … (far) information, please contact our dean.

7. Could you come a bit … (early) tomorrow?

TEST B