8. Choose one of the options to fill in the gaps.

1. She is one of the ___ chess-players in our institute.

a) good b) better c) best

2. It is ___ to study the language when you live in the country where it is spoken.

a) easyer b) easier c) easyest

3. She works ___ than in the previous semester.

a) little b) littler c) less

4. This was the ___ movie I have seen lately.

a) good b) better c) best

5. The ___ you remember the rules, the higher will be your test results.

a) better b) good c) best

6. ___ I know, English is now spoken all over the world.

a) as far as b) so long c) as soon as

7. The ___ the shop, the better the service.

a) expensiver b) more expensive c) most expensive

8. We got up ___ than usual.

a) earlier b) earliest c) earlyer

9. It is much ___ to do nothing than to work hard.

a) easy b) easiest c) easier

10. This is ___ canteen in our institute.

a) comfortabler b) the most comfortable c) more comfortable

11. This test is ___ than the previous one.

a) more difficult b) the most difficult c) difficulter

12. The ___ we climb, the harder it is to breathe.

a) highest b) higher c) high

13. This textbook is twice ___ that one.

a) thickest than b) so thick as c) as thick as

14. This was the ___ moment I have ever experienced.

a) worst b) baddest c) worse

15. Her ___ sister is a nurse.

a) elder b) older c) the oldest

16. You look ___. Have you lost weight?

a) thinner b) thiner c) the thinnest

17. The guides are likely to find ___ route of all possible.

a) good b) better c) the best

18. They found ___ solution ever.

a) the worst b) a worse c) bad

19. My brother is as ___ as my father.

a) tall b) taller c) tallest

20. This woman is not so ___ as my aunt.

a) youngest b) younger c) young

9. Put the adjective in brackets into the proper form.

1. The (strong) ___ the acid, the greater is the tendency to lose protons.

2. This is one of the (little) ___ studied natural phenomena.

3. The stronger the magnification, the (great) ___ is the possibility to detect whether the body is homogeneous.

4. My (old) ___ brother is now studying astronomy at the university.

5. The (fast) ___ an object moves, the greater is the air resistance.

6. The (low) ___ the atomic weight or atomic number of the inert gas, the lower are its boiling and melting points.

7. The dolphin is considered one of the (clever) ___ animals.

8. The larger the diameter, the smaller is the resistance and hence, the (much) ___ current will flow through it.

9. The (great) ___ the difference in temperature between two points, the more heat will flow per second.

10. The greater the number of free electrons in a substance, the (good) ___ that substance conducts electricity.

11. The more difficult is the task, the (interesting) ___ it is to solve it.

12. The streets in the centre of the city are (crowded) ___ than in the suburbs.

13. There are many (famous) ___ cafés in Los Angeles packed with celebrities.

14. This time it took us (little) ___ time to assemble the computer than the day before.