Test. Adjectives.

Part 1. Choose the correct word.

1.          1. I was … with the book. I had expected it to be better, giving who the author is.

• disappointed
• disappointing

2. Are you … in opera?

• interested
• interesting

3. The safari ride was quite … . We loved it.

• excited
• exciting

 4. It’s sometimes … when you have to ask people to repeat for the third time in a row because you didn’t hear what they had said.

• embarrassed
• embarrassing

 5. Do you easily get …?

• confusing
• confused

6. I had never expected to get that grant. I was really … when I was affirmed to it.

• amazed
• amazing

 7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made … progress.

• astonishing
• astonished

 8. I didn’t find your joke funny. I was not … .

• amused
• amusing

 9. That waterfall boat ride was a really … experience. Afterwards everybody was very … even though we had expected it to be difficult.

• shocking
• terrified
• terrifying
• shocked

 10. Why do you always look so …?

• boring
• bored

 11. Is your life really so …?

• bored
• boring

12. He’s one of the most … people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything …, his stories are always about him and are always very … .

• boring
• interested
• interesting
• depressed
• depressing

Part 2. Put the adjectives into the correct order.

(no commas between adjectives,  please)

 13. (white/porcelain/pretty)

• two …statues

 14.  (English/old/valuable)

• some …books

 15.  (antique/interesting)

• an …book

 16. (wooden/traditional)

• a…chair.

 17. (glass/small/blue)

• a… plate

 18. (china/oval/lovely)

• a(n) … table

 19. (rectangular/brass/lovely)

• a …picture frame

 20.  (English/wooden/old)

• a(n) … desk.

 Part 3. Complete the following sentences. Use the adjective in the comparative form plus than where necessary.

Big, crowded, high, important, interested, peaceful, early, serious, simple, thin

 21. I want a … apartment. Or even a cozy house in a countryside. We don't have enough space here now that we’re expecting one more baby.

 22. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed …usual.

23. Unfortunately her relationship with this suspicious man was …we thought at first.

 24. You look …Have you been on a diet?

25. Health and happiness are …money.

26. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been…

 27. There were a lot of people in the local cinema hall. It was…

 28. I like living in the countryside. It's …living in a town.

 29. In some parts of the country, prices are…in others.

 

Part 4. Complete the following sentences.

Use ~est or most …; ~er or more ….

 30. Everest is (high) mountain in the world. Its peak is (high) than any other mountain

 31. We stayed at (cheap) hotel in the town.

 32. Our hotel was (cheap) than all the others in the town

33. The United States is large but Russia is (large).

 34.  What's (wide) river in the world?

 35.  She was devastated last week but she looks (happy) today

36. It was an awful performance. In fact, it was (bad) performance that I’ve ever seen

37. What is (popular) kind of music in your country?

 38.  I prefer this sofa to the other one. It's (comfortable). Let’s buy this one.

 39. Mr and Mrs Smith have got three dogs. (Old) is 8 years old.

 

Part 5. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning. Use the words in the brackets.

 Example

Your new boyfriend is higher than I thought.
Your new boyfriend isn’t as short as I thought.(short)

 40.  Michelle is younger than she looks. Michelle isn't … she looks. (old)

41. The seashore was nearer than I thought. The seashore wasn't… I thought. (far)

42. I go out less than I used to. I don't go out… I used to. (much)

43. I didn't read as much as you. You read…me. (much)

44. The trip didn't cost as much as I expected. The trip cost was…I expected. (cheap)

 45.  Neil’s hair isn't as short as it used to be. He used to have…hair. (short)