Question

degrees of comparison

1. I met my (good) friend yesterday.
A goodest
В better
С best

2. Dorothy is (young) in her family.
A the youngest
В the younger
С young

3. Henry is not (strong) his elder brother Bob.
A so strong as
В strong as
С stronger

4. — It isn’t very warm today, is it?
- No, it was (warm) yesterday.
A more warm
В warmer
С the warmest

5. Your friend looked upset yesterday. I’m glad he looks (happy) today.
A more happy
В happier
С happy as

6. Where is (near) post-office, please?
A the nearest
В the next
С nearer

7. That’s (good) film I’ve ever seen.
A a good
В the goodest
С the best

8. Public transport in London is (expensive) in Europe.
A the expensivest
В the most expensive
С more expensive

9. Do you think Americans are (nice) English people?
A nicer than
В the nicest
С nice than

10. The 22nd of December is (short) day in the year.
A the short
В the shorter
С the shortest

11. This is (old) theatre in London.
A an older
В the oldest
С the eldest

12. Pluto is (cold) of all the planets.
A the coldest
В coldest
С colder

13. My (old) sister doesn’t live with us.
A older
В elder

14. This house is (old) of all the houses in the street.
A as old as
В older
С the oldest

15. Go to the library if you need (far) information.
A farther
В further
С farer

16. Life is (easy) it used to be.
A so easy as
В more easy than
С easier than

17. I’m getting (fat) and (fat).
A the fattest and the fattest
В fatter and fatter
С fat and fat

18. The problem was (serious) we expected.
A seriouser than
В more serious than

19. Moscow is (large) city in Russia.
A the largest
В largest
С larger

20. Let’s go by train. It’s much (cheap).
A cheap
В cheaper
С the cheapest

Answer 1

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. A
10.C
11.B
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.B
16.C
17.B
18.B
19.A
20.B