Control work for the 6th grade

Put not where necessary:

1. Mice are as big as rats.

2. Usually girls are as strong as boys.

3. Usually old houses are as comfortable as new houses.

4. Autumn school holidays are as long as winter holidays.

5. Chocolate ice-cream is as tasty as vanilla ice-cream.

6. Plum trees are as tall as the pine trees.

7. The weather in late autumn is as nice as the weather in summer.

8. Boys are as good friends as the girls.

9. Old towns are as big as new modern cities.

10. Summer nights are as dark as winter nights.

11. Cats are as wonderful as dogs. Put than or as:

1. The Oka is shorter … the Volga.

2. Ben is … strong as his brother.

3. Andrew is not so tall … Jack.

4. The weather in spring is more pleasant … in late autumn.

5. My bedroom is as tidy … my kitchen.

6. My new book is more interesting … my previous book from the library.

7. The flowers in the flowerbed are not so beautiful … the roses under the window. Do the tests:

1)Malta is one of the …countries in the world.

a)rich b)longest c)smallest

2)My health is very … to me.

a)expensive b)important c)interesting

3)Horses are very … animals.

a)important b)different c)intelligent

4)What does “intelligent” mean?

a)expensive b)clever c)polite

5)Switzerland is … than Britain.

a)as small b)smallest c)smaller

6)Renault is … than BMW.

expensiver b)more cheap c)more expensive

7)Oleg is a good boy. He is … than Tom.

gooder b)worse c)best d)better

8)The turtle is very … animal.

fast b)expensive c)young d)slow Use the necessary forms of the adjectives:

1. This is the (late) film of the famous director that I have seen.

2. Everybody wants to know what his (near) film will be about.

3. Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone are famous American actors. The (late) took part in the well-known Rembo films.

4. Have you any (further/ farther) problems according these matters?

5. The room was situated in the (far) corner of the palace.

6. All the children in the family are teenagers, the (old) is Mike who is seventeen.

7. He died and his (late) words were: ”Remember me”.

8. John came up to the flat (near) door and rang the bell.