Grammar

1 Write comparative sentences from the prompts.

1 a holiday flat / cheap / a hotel

  A holiday flat is cheaper than a hotel.  

2 a city / noisy / a village

                                                            

3 a desert / hot / a mountain

                                                            

4 a beach / relaxing / a city

                                                            

5 hot weather / good / cold weather

                                                            

6 a plane / uncomfortable / a train

                                                            

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2 Underline the correct alternative.

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

2 That restaurant is the worst / worstest in town.

3 What's the more famous / most famous building in your country?

4 He's the friendlyist / friendliest person in their family.

5 Where's the best / most better place to eat here?

6 The more fast / fastest way to travel is by plane.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective forms.

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

2 I think Manchester is                      (interesting) city in England.

3 Aconcagua is                      (high) mountain in South America.

4 The bed in this hotel is                      (comfortable) my bed at home!

5 His second film was                      (boring) his first one.

6 It was                      (good) holiday of my life!

7 They live in                     ,                      (noisy / dirty) street in the city.

8 Brazil is                      (hot) and                      (wet) Russia.

9 The beaches are usually                      (crowded) in summer.

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the opposite adjectives.

1 hot   cold  

2 noisy       i      

3 expensive          a   

4 interesting    o            

5 empty          w         

6 fast       o   

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

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

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

3 They travelled across the desert / bridge at night when it was cooler.

4 The Nile is the longest river / mountain in Africa.

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

6 The train went over the village / bridge and into the station.

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Pronunciation

6 Write the number of syllables in each word.

1 expensive   3   4 interesting           

2 noisier            5 comfortable           

3 crowded            6 beautiful           

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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 cinema?

B: Yes, you go ³                this street until the ⁴               .

A: Straight ⁵               ?

B: Yes. Then ⁶                right and go ⁷                the post office. Then ⁸                the first left. You'll see the cinema ⁹                the right. You ¹⁰                miss it.

A: On the right. Thanks a lot.

B: You're ¹¹               .

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Total:

50

Elementary Quick Check Test 7A

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