UNIT 9 COMPARISONS

9.1. Write the comparative (older / more modern etc.).

Model: old – older

1. strong	6. busy	11. many	16. pretty
2. happy	7. far	12. interesting	17. good
3. difficult	8. careful	13. bad	18. peaceful
4. big	9. serious	14. crowded	19. funny
5. cold	10. wonderful	15. little	20. relaxing

9.2. Write the opposite.

Model: younger – older

1. colder	3. cheaper	5. more	7. easier
2. worse	4. better	6. nearer	8. thinner

9.3. A) Match each adjective to its opposite.

Model: 1=d)

1. wonderful a) unfriendly

2. good b) dirty

3. tasty c) bad

4. friendly d) awful

5. clean e) tasteless

B) Now fill in the gaps with the adjectives from A).

1. Waiter! My knife is ……... Can I have another?

2. I hate that restaurant. The waiters are so ……...

3. This shop is like hot water. It’s completely ……...

4. Mmm, I like this wine. 1992 was a …….. year for wine, they say.

5. A: Mmm! These vegetables are really ……...

B: Yes. They taste ……...

9.4. Write the comparative and superlative of:

Model: boring – more boring – most boring

1. pretty	6. nice	11. constructive	16. warm	21. fast
2. cold	7. red	12. preventive	17. large	22. green
3. young	8. talkative	13. primitive	18. hot	23. slow
4. rude	9. cheerful	14. thirsty	19. tall	24. big
5. constant	10. terrible	15. happy	20. long	25. hard

9.5. Write the simple forms of these comparative and superlative adjectives.

Model: slowest – slow

1. funnier	5. cheaper	9. smaller	13. bigger
2. oldest	6. thinner	10. furthest	14. less
3. better	7. angrier	11. worse	15. elder
4. nicest	8. noisiest	12. later	16. least

9.6. Translate into English.

1. cтарше	8. прекраснее	15. добрейший
2. лучше	9. больше	16. самый маленький
3. быстрее	10. самый занятой	17. самый удобный
4. хуже	11. самый краткий	18. самый молодой
5. короче	12. самый замечательный	19. самый счастливый
6. глубже	13. самый большой	20. самый трудный
7. теплее	14. наилучший	21. наихудший

9.7. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

Model 1: Sue’s car isn’t very big. She wants a … bigger … car.

Model 2: This house isn’t very modern. I prefer … more modern … houses.

1. You are not very tall. Your brother is ………………………….….….

2. Bill doesn’t work very hard. I work ……………………………….…...

3. My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is ……………………….…....

4. Jill’s idea isn’t very good. My idea is ………………………………….

5. These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ……………….....

6. My case isn’t very heavy. Your case is …………………….…...........

7. I am not interested in art. I am ……..………...................... in history.

8. It isn’t very warm today. It was ……………....................... yesterday.

9. These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted ….….

10. Britain isn’t very big. France is ……………………………............….

11. Tyumen isn’t very beautiful. London is ……………………...............

12. This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a ……….............……one?

13. People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were ………….......

9.8. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

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