FCE. UNIT 5. ADJECTIVES,/ADVERBS/COMPARISON
1)
1. prestigious
2. golden
3. winners.
4. uncertain.
5. resemblance
6. importance
7. successful
8. recognition
9. seriously
10. popularity.
2)
1. hazardous
2. advice
3. distance
4. directions
5. normally
6. attention
7. safety
8. previously
9. discouraged
10. seriously
3)
2. non-existent
3. maladjusted
4. illegible
5. irreligious
6. immoral/amoral
7. unavailable
8. irresponsible
9. disrespectful
4)
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. a
long-lasting product
badly-made suit
never-ending story
three-course meal
poorly-paid/badly-paid employee
two-storey house
badly-organised office
5)
2. the homeless/ - young people/ -needy people
3. the deaf/ -deaf children
4. –middle-aged people/ the young
6)
2. a fantastic red French sick scarf.
3. three old American oak chairs
4. an intelligent young English dramatic actress
5. The small white metal table lamp
6. an expensive antique Persian woolen carpet
7. his brand new yellow sports car
8. a gorgeous hand-made lace wedding dress
9. an exciting Italian detective film
10. a lovely big old-fashioned brick country house
11. a successful young computer salesperson
12. an old Latin poetry book
13. an interesting short English educational programme.
14. a cheap long plastic raincoat.
15. an interesting antique rectangular wooden trunk
16. a huge second-hand Swedish yacht.
7)
2. metal
3. feathery
4. golden /metallic
5. leathery
6. silky
7. leaden
8. gold/ silver
9. woollen / leather
10. steely
8)
2. big upstairs front
3. plain offwhite linen
4. beautiful old flower-patterned woolen
5. charming, new, next-door
6. well-known, popular, fiction
7. big, old, overgrown
8. beautiful, thirty-year old, cherry
9. small, square, stone
10. delicious, home-made
9)
2. adverb, adjective
3. adjective
4. adverb
5. adverb
6. adjective
7. adjective
8. adverb
9. adverb
10. adverb
10)
1. lately / nearly
2. hardly / surely /
3. widely / shortly
4. highly / hard / fully
5. wrongly / deeply
6. easily / direct
7. widely / free
8. pretty / last
9. hardly / high
10. fully
11)
2. quite/rather/fairly/pretty
3. quite/rather ; rather/quite/ fairly/pretty
4. quite/fairly/pretty/ rather; quite/rather
5. rather/quite ; quite/fairly/ pretty
6. quite/fairly /pretty
7. rather/quite/ fairly/pretty
8. rather ; fairly/pretty/ quite / rather
9. fairly/pretty; rather/quite/fairly/pretty
10. rather/quite
12)
2. Birds usually migrate to warmer countries in winter.
3. The plane suddenly crashed into the sea an hour ago.
4. Politicians generally prepare their speeches thoroughly at home in advance.
5. The thief crept silently into the house at midnight.
6. (in remote areas) Newspapers are only delivered weekly (in remote areas).
7. Hundreds of people in Britain are wrongly imprisoned each year.
8. People who frequently sunbathe on the beach can get badly burnt.
9. (now) Hotplan’s new washing machine has (now) been cleverly designed to save
you money in the home.
10. Staff have recently been made fully aware of the consequences of a rapidly
shrinking market.
13)
The Hotel Miramar sits picturesquely on top of the cliffs overlooking the beach
below. The service we offer is exceptional-the hotel staff work hard all day to make
your visit memorable. Each room is specially designed to enable you to rest
comfortably and each has its own bathroom. The rooms have been tastefully
decorated to help you to relax completely and feel at home. Sample the local dishes
traditionally prepared in our hotel restaurant every evening. We are particularly
proud of our chef who (daily) selects only the finest fruit and vegetables (daily) and
then (expertly) prepares each dish for your pleasure. So, don’t delay! Reserve your
rooms at once and spend your holiday with us this summer.
14)
2. more hospitable
3. the oldest
4. the most famous
5. the best
6. easier
7. the most popular
8. longest
9. more amazing
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
the oldest
smaller
friendlier/more friendly
larger
more impersonal
the most frequent
15)
2. more conveniently
3. more quickly
4. more easily
5. best
6. more practically
7. earlier
16)
2. further
3. most
4. any
5. much
17)
2. most powerful
3. the most comfortable
4. safer
5. more careful
6. the highest
7. the proudest
18)
2. the longer we stay, the more ….
3. I’d prefer to go home rather than go…
4. In some countries, women are paid the same as / as much as men.
5. Crisps are less nutritious than nuts.
6. It is the best-paid job.
7. I have received as many job offers as John.
8. I have never felt as tired as I did …
9. Geography is not as easy as history …
10. The older he gets, the less tolerant he becomes.
11. I love going to football matches whereas my sister prefers going…
12. Janet had half as much word as Helen.
13. I prefer being self-employed to working …
14. My grandfather is getting more and more impatient as …
15. Laura isn’t such a sensitive girl as her sister.
16. Airships are safer than they used to be.
17. My father is not spending as much time at the office…
18. Martha’s views are the same as Julia’s.
19. I think I’d sooner leave than wait….
20. The higher we climb, the better the view will be.
19)
1. as / like/ like/ as
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
like/as
like/ like/as
as / like
as/as/like
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like/like/as
as/as/as
20)
2. Spanish is said to be similar to Portuguese.
3. It’s the hottest curry I’ve ever eaten.
4. She behaves in an extremely disrespectful way to her colleagues.
5. Sheila is less talented than her sister.
6. She was better prepared than all the other candidates.
7. The more prices increase, the higher the cost of living becomes.
8. She is a very creative writer.
9. George made as many mistakes as Peter.
10. It’s not as expensive to live in Liverpool as in London.
11. No one else in the team is as skillful as MacMahon.
12. It was the lowest offer the seller would accept.
13. I’ve never met such an/a more eccentric person.
14. The richer she gets, the more extravagant she becomes.
15. It is /was the most heated argument we’ve ever had.
16. The boss behaves in a friendly way to her staff.
17. She received as many gifts as her cousin on her birthday.
18. He is a fluent German speaker because he was born…
21)
1. You should take great care when …
2. It wouldn’t make sense to turn down…
3. That idea was put forward by my grandfather.
4. You mustn’t run out of patience if you want to teach children.
5. Michael had never been in a helicopter before.
6. My father objects to me/my staying out late tonight.
7. Mr Jones takes pride in his ceramics collection.
8. Peter’s nerves prevented him from performing well …