Grammar

1 Write comparative sentences from the prompts.

1 a holiday flat / cheap / a hotel

  A holiday flat is cheaper than a hotel.  

2 spring / cold / summer

                                                            

3 a plane / fast / a train

                                                            

4 a city / crowded / a village

                                                            

5 cars / comfortable / bikes

                                                            

6 a beach / relaxing / a city

                                                            

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2 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Granada is usually the hotest /   hottest   city in Spain in summer.

2 Where's the best / most better hotel here?

3 The cheapest / more cheap way to travel is by bus.

4 That's the more expensive / most expensive restaurant in town.

5 He's the friendlyist / friendliest man in the world.

6 Who's the more famous / most famous person in your country?

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective forms.

1 Spring in Europe is   colder than   (cold) summer.

2 Her second book was                      (interesting) her first one.

3 Spain is                      (hot) and                      (dry) England.

4 It was                      (exciting) day of my life!

5 They live in                     ,                      (noisy / dirty) street in the town.

6 The beaches are usually                      (crowded) in summer.

7 I think Bristol is                      (good) city in England.

8 Mount Everest is                      (high) Aconcagua in South America.

9 This is                      (bad) hotel in the world.

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the opposite adjectives.

1 cold   hot  

2 crowded e       t   

3 slow    a      

4 noisy          e   

5 cheap       p          i      

6 boring       t          s            

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I bought some really fresh vegetables in the local city /   market  .

2 The Amazon is the longest river / mountain in the world.

3 The train went over the desert / bridge and into the station.

4 Big Ben is one of the most famous villages / buildings in London.

5 We stayed in the mountains by a beautiful jungle / lake.

6 They travelled across the desert / village at night when it was cooler.

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Pronunciation

6 Write the number of syllables in each word.

1 expensive   3   4 beautiful           

2 interesting            5 crowded           

3 comfortable            6 noisier           

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Function

7 Complete the conversation with one word in each gap.

A: Excuse me. Can you ¹  tell   me the ²           to the bus station?

B: Yes, go ³           on, ⁴           the post office, and ⁵           right into Smith Street. Go ⁶           Smith Street until the ⁷          , then ⁸           the first left and second ⁹          . You'll see the bus station ¹⁰           the left.

A: Thanks very ¹¹          .

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Total:

50

Elementary Quick Check Test 7B

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