NAME ______________________ SURNAME ___________________

TEST 1
1. Choose the correct item (1.5X10=15).
1. Our new flat is ... than our old one. 6. For ... information about the course, please ask the secretary.
a) much big a) furthest
b) more big b) further
c) much bigger c) farther
2. Sophia isn’t tall ... to become a model. 7. ... she studies, ... she’ll do.
a) enough a) The harder, better
b) too b) Harder, the better
c) more c) The harder, the better
3. We can’t go on a picnic because it is raining .... 8. Have you seen Alex’s birthday present? It’s a(n) ... mountain
a) much heavy bike.
b) heavy a) fantastic, brand-new, Italian
c) heavily b) brand-new, fantastic, Italian
4. The children played .... c) Italian, brand-new, fantastic
a) in the garden happily all afternoon 9. Tom ran ... Jack yesterday. They both won.
b) happily all afternoon in the garden a) so faster as
c) happily in the garden all afternoon b) as fast as
5. Robert is ... young to stay at home on his own. c) fast as
a) enough 10. I’ve got too ... homework to do. I can’t come with you.
b) too a) many
c) so b) much
c) enough

2. Underline the correct word (1.5X17 = 25.5).

A. I organised a surprise party for my friend, Edith, last weekend. All the guests arrived early and waited 1) quietly /
quiet until Edith got there. When she walked through the door, we all cheered 2) loudly / loud. We went into the
garden because it was a very 3) warm / warmly day. The guests all gave Edith 4) nice / nicely presents and Edith
thanked them 5) sincere / sincerely. We danced 6) happily / happy to the music and had a 7) wonderful /
wonderfully time. The party was 8) successful / successfully.

B. 1. Lynn careful / carefully put the eggs on the table.

2. Juan writes very good / well.
3. Peter was upset because he played bad / badly.
4. Mr. Thompson drove careless / carelessly and crashed his car into a tree.
5. Elisha has a wonderful / wonderfully voice.
6. The baby slept quiet / quietly.
7. Sarah has a nice / nicely room.
8. Costas speaks perfect / perfectly French.
9. I think the Maths test was easy / easily.
10. Your mother is a very good / well cook.

3. Choose an appropriate adjective from the list, turn it into an adverb and put it in the correct sentence
(1.5X9=13.5).
careless, fluent, proud, polite, happy, angry, heavy, serious, quick, careful
1. The children were playing happily.
2. The man drove ________________________ and crashed his car.
3. The teacher shouted ___________________ because the students were making too much noise.
4. Jonathan speaks English ____________________________.
5. It was raining ____________________ yesterday, so we stayed indoors.
6. The shop assistant placed the crystal vase ___________________ on the shelf.
7. I asked the man _________________ to help me cross the road.
8. Harry ran _________________________ to catch the bus, but it had already left.
9. The actor who won the Academy Award was smiling _____________________ on the stage.
10. He looked at me _______________________ and told me never to lie to him again.
4. Put the words in the correct order (1.5X10=15).
1. always / wake up / I / early - I always wake up early.
2. by plane / we / to Spain / went - _____________________________________________________________________
3. to work / she / ran / quickly - _______________________________________________________________________
4. they / in the kitchen / quietly / were talking - ___________________________________________________________
5. all morning / happily / he / played / in his room -________________________________________________________
6. they / the street / carefully / crossed -_________________________________________________________________
7. yesterday / by taxi / I / went / to work - _______________________________________________________________
8. in winter / they / never / go / to the beach - ____________________________________________________________
9. sometimes / takes / he / to the park / his children - ______________________________________________________
10. often / she / to the gym / on foot/ goes-________________________________________________________________
11. every afternoon / sleeps / my dog / in the garden / peacefully -_____________________________________________

5. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets, adding where necessary
(1.5X5 =7.5).
My sister went on a school trip to a large outdoor swimming pool last week. Early in the morning, all the children got onto
a bus with their teacher. It was the smallest bus my sister had ever seen, so it was 1)______________ (uncomfortable)
journey she’d ever been on. After two hours, they reached their destination. It was 2)_______________(hot) day of the
year. When they saw the pool, the children couldn’t believe their eyes. It was the 3) _____________ (big) swimming pool
they had ever seen. There was even a huge water slide! My sister said it was 4)_____________ (enjoyable) than the
rollercoaster at the funfair. Everyone had a fantastic time. When their teacher asked if they had enjoyed the trip, they all
agreed that it was 5)___________ (good) than having lessons at school!

6. Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold (1.5X9 =13.5).
1. Lisa is prettier than Clare.
AS Clare is not as pretty as Lisa.
2. It's the biggest house I've ever seen.
SUCH I __________________________________________________________________________ a big house.
3. I've never heard such a beautiful song.
THE It's _____________________________________________________________________ I have ever heard.
4. Meat isn't as healthy as vegetables.
THAN Vegetables are ____________________________________________________________________ meat.
5. Betty is 70 years old. Graham is 70 years old, too.
OLD Betty is _________________________________________________________________________ Graham.
6. My car is old. Your car is new.
THAN Your car _________________________________________________________________________ mine.
7. Samantha speaks French better than Josephine.
WELL Josephine doesn’t _________________________________________________________ Samantha does.
8. I have never worn such a warm sweater.
THE It's _____________________________________________________________________ I have ever worn.
9. This necklace costs £200. That necklace costs £200, too.
EXPENSIVE This necklace _____________________________________________________________ that one.
10. Peter is more handsome than Roger.
LESS Roger is __________________________________________________________________________ Peter.

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct missing adjective or noun from the song “Everything at once”(1X10=10).
1. As sly as a fox
2. As _______________ as a picture hanging from a fixture.
3. As fast as a __________
4. As ____________ as a whale
5. As ___________ as a bee.
6. As deep as a _____________
7. As _____________ as a tiger.
8. As ugly as a _______________
9. As ______________ as the sea
10. As __________ as a queen
11. As smooth as a __________