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Unit 9: Adjectives & Adverbs

A. GAP FILLING
Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. I ______ when Colin asked me to make him a cup of tea.
A. had sat hard down B. had hardly sat down
C. had sat down hardly D. had hard sat down
2. Where’s that ______ dress that your grandma gave you?
A. lovely, long, pink, silk B. pink, long, lovely, silk
C. lovely, pink, long, silk D. long, pink, silk, lovely
3. To be more honest, Harry has ______ than you have.
A. been more helpful considerably B. been considerably more helpful
C. been more considerably helpful D. considerably been more helpful
4. The last show was nowhere ______ as good as this one.
A. than B. close C. near D. from
5. You’ll have to work ______ if you’re to pass the exam next month.
A. hard B. hardly C. more harder D. much hardly
6. My exam results were ______ as good as Carmen’s.
A. nearly not B. not nearly C. not near D. near not
7. Cats are ______ harder to understand than dogs.
A. too B. not nearly C. as D. a lot
8. Tim appeared ______ after his tennis match.
A. tiredly B. tiring C. tired D. tiringly
9. I don’t think I get ______ very often, but one or two people do really annoy me.
A. angrily B. angry C. anger D. more angry
10. My mum’s getting ______ older now, so she needs someone to look after her.
A. a little B. little C. a great lot D. any

B. WORD FORMATION
Complete the following passage/ sentences by supplying the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
First of all, walking is obviously the (cheap) __________ means of travelling, and can be the (quick)
__________ in a city centre. Of course, the (far) __________ you have to go, the (tire) __________ you will
become. In some ways walking is (health) __________ than travelling by bus or car, but it can be just as
(health) __________ because cities are much (pollute) __________ than they used to be. Cars are faster of
course and (convenience) __________, but as cities become (crowd) __________, parking is getting (hard)
__________. Sometimes public transport is better, even though buses don't go as (fast) __________ as cars do.
Cars are a lot more convenient, but as they cause (pollute) __________, it is (good) __________ to avoid using
them if possible. In a city the (fast) __________ way of travelling is on a bike, which keeps you (fit)
__________ and is not so noisy as a motorbike or a car.
C. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
1. The red shoes are slightly more expensive than the green ones.
 (quite) The green shoes_________________________________________ the red ones.
2. Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.
 (nearly) Annabelle_________________________________________ her brother, Derek.
3. Bigger cities have higher crime rates.
 (the) The_________________________________________________ the crime rate.
4. Daniel didn’t get the job because he was considerably less experienced than Hannah.
 (deal) Hannah got the job because she had _____________________________________________Daniel.
5. These apples aren’t as tasty as the ones Lizzie bought.
 (than) The apples Lizzie bought ___________________________________________ these ones.
6. That was easily the most ridiculous story I’ve ever heard.
 (by) That was ___________________________________________I’ve ever heard.
7. I live closer to the bus stop than Ivan does.
 (away) Ivan lives ___________________________________________than me.
8. As dogs get older they become less aggressive.
 (less) The older dogs ___________________________________________ become.
9. Evolution is slower during periods of climatic stability.
 (happens) Evolution___________________________________________during periods of climatic
stability.
10. That’s the worst film I’ve ever seen.
 (never) I’ve ___________________________________________ film.
11. Bob is a much better swimmer than George.
 (swim) George___________________________________________as Bob.
12. This is the best party I’ve ever been to.
 (a) I’ve ___________________________________________good party as this.
13. I thought this meal would cost more than it did.
 (less) This meal ___________________________________________ thought.
14. The massacre was among the most despicable episodes in the regiment’s history.
 (one) The massacre was ___________________________________________ in the regiment’s history.
15. The ending of the film wasn’t as sentimental as I’d expected.
 (than) I’d expected the ending of the film to be ___________________________________________ it
was.