Tema Adjectivul

I. much vs many
Decide whether you have to use much or many:

1. We saw _____ animals at the zoo.

2. How _____ oranges did you put in the box?

3. There isn’t _____ sugar in my coffee.

4. I don’t have ______ friends.

5. The old man hasn’t got _____ hair on his head.

6. I’ve packed _____ bottles of water.

7. I didn’t get _____ sleep last night.

8. How _____ fruit do you eat in an average day?

II. a little vs a few

Decide whether you have to use a little or a few:

1. Can you please buy _______ apples.

2. We need _______ water.

3. I have _______ money left.

4. I take _______ sugar with my coffee.

5. We had _______ pints of beer there.

6. You have _______ time left.

7. There are _______ chairs in the room.

8. He only spent _______ dollars there.

III. some vs any

Decide whether you have to use some or any:

1. Is there _______ milk left?

2. There is _______ juice in the bottle.

3. Do you have _______ coffee?

4. I don’t have _______ money left.

5. She has _______ money.

6. Do you know _______ of these singers?

7. I don’t know _______ of them.

8. I know _______ of them.

 IV. some vs many
Decide whether you have to use some or many:

1. The child put _______ sand into the bucket.

2. I can lend you _______ money if you need it.

3. There aren’t _______ pears left. Only two.

4. We had _______ cake with the tea.

5. Don’t eat so _______ sweets or you’ll get fat.

6. I had _______ beer last night at the bar.

7. I don’t have _______ friends.

8. He brought _______ food with him.

V. little vs less
Decide whether you have to use little or less:

1. I have _______ interest in classical music.

2. I have _______ faith in him.

3. We need _______ furniture in this dance hall than in the big one.

4. You have to drink _______ coffee.

5. He has _______ money than I thought.

6. Tonight I drank _______ wine than last night.

7. She dedicates _______ time to her homework than to her hobbies.

8. This will take _______ time to finish than the last time we tried.

VI. a little vs a lot

Decide whether you have to use a little or a lot:

1. That may cost you _______ of money.

2. I added _______ sugar to the mix.

3. You’ll have to spend _______ of cash on this car. (a lot)

4. I can do it with _______ help from my friends.

5. _______ change can really make a difference.

6. I don’t have _______ of free time today.

7. He left _______ of laundry for me to do.

8. She gave him _______ attention.

 VII. few vs little
Decide whether you have to use few or little:

1. There’s _______ point in calling.

2. _______ people understood what he said.

3. There is _______ use in trying to do this.

4. There’s _______ space here as it is.

5. There’s _______ I can do about this.

6. Dan is a great student. He has _______ problems with history.

7. There was _______ traffic on the road.

8. I think Coventry will win the match but _______ people agree with me.

VIII. fewer vs less

Decide whether you have to use fewer or less:

1. There were _______ days below freezing last winter.

2. I drank _______ water than she did.

3. I have _______ than an hour to do this work.

4. People these days are buying _______ newspapers.

5. I have _______ time to do this work.

6. _______ than thirty children each year develop the disease.

7. I wear _______ makeup on weekdays.

8. He worked _______ hours than I did.

IX. farther vs further

Decide whether you have to use farther or further:

1. How much _______ do you plan to drive tonight?

2. I just can’t go any _______.

3. Do you have any _______ plans for adding on to the building?

4. That’s a lot _______ than I want to carry this heavy suitcase!

5. The _______ that I travel down this road, the _______ behind schedule I get.

6. How much _______ do you intend to take this legal matter?

7. It’s not that much _______ to the gas station.

8. How much _______ do I have to run, coach?

 X. later vs latter
Decide whether you have to use later or latter:

1. My neighbours have a son and a daughter : the former is a teacher, the _______ is a nurse.

2. I will address that at a _______ time.

3. Of the first two Harry Potter books, I prefer the _______.

4. John arrived at the party _______ than Mary did.

5. I prefer the _______ offer to the former one.

6. I will be back _______.

7. I was given the choice between a hamburger or a hotdog, I chose the _______ of the two; the hotdog.

8. When it comes to soy burgers or a juicy cow burger, I prefer the _______.

XI. last vs latter

Decide whether you have to use last or latter:

1. Jack, Jill and Bob went up the hill; the _______ watched the other two fall down.

2. The former half of the film is more interesting than the _______ half.

3. Out of chapters 1, 2, and 3, the _______ one is the most difficult to learn.

4. Dan is now friends with Ruth, Maya and Ben. The _______ is his cousin.

5. Jane speaks Italian and English : the former language fairly well and the _______ fluently.

6. There are two versions, A and B, but the _______ is more popular.

7. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the _______ is remembered today.

8. I study math, English and history. I enjoy the _______ one most.

XII. Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

1. old → →
2. bad → →
3. difficult → →
4. large → →
5. good → →
6. big → →
7. easy → →
8. much → →
9. little → →
10. interesting → →
 XIII. Fill in all the gaps with the correct forms of the adjectives.
1. → longer →
2. → → worst
3. modern → →
4. → → nicest
5. → → nearest
6. → → flattest
7. popular → →
8. → happier →
9. many → →
10. exciting → →

XIV. Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Mind the first two words in each task.
1. strong → stronger; good →
2. coldest → colder; happiest →
3. nice → nicer; bad →
4. angry → angrier; much →
5. more boring → boring; sunnier →
6. more interesting → most interesting; worse →
7. hard → hardest; new →
8. most expensive → expensive; cleanest →
9. fast → fastest; old →
10. shortest → short ; most difficult →

XV. Complete the sentence using the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.
1. Jake's room is than Larry's room. (small)
2. The blue car is than the black car. (nice)
3. This exercise is than that one. (boring)
4. His pullover is than his jeans. (dark)
5. Susan's hair is than my hair. (long)
6. George is than Robert. (funny)
7. My result in the test was than Harry's. (good)
8. Gold is than silver. (expensive)
9. Christine is than Alice. (smart)
10. Football is than handball. (popular)
 XVI. Complete the sentence by using the bolded adjective in its correct form.
1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.
2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on
the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the one in the world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last
weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is .
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.

XVII. Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

1. The blue car is the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is gold. (not/heavy)