Ex. 1. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных.

Ex. 1. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных.

hot – dangerous – lucky - bad -

fat – pretty - intelligent - well-known -

clever – heavy - famous - self-confident -

expensive – wonderful - convenient - careless -

Ex. 2. Поставьте прилагательные в нужной степени и определите имена собак.

Ex. 3. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Martin was (more talented / the most talented) of the three brothers.

2. Kiev is (older / the oldest) than Moscow.

3. Health is (more important / the most important) to me than money.

4. Kate is (younger / the youngest) of my three sisters.

5. Mary is a (better / the best) student than Lucy.

6. This is (more incredible / the most incredible) story I have ever heard.

Ex. 4. Восстановите правильный порядок слов в предложении.

1. Ann / in the team /a better tennis player / than / is / any other girl.

2. Jack / his friends / the tallest / of / is.

3. the best / is / in the district / the Baxters’ house.

4. Moscow / St. Petersburg / older / is / than.

5. is / her sister / Angela / organized / less / than.

Ex. 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя прилагательное в сравнительной степени.

1. Christopher is (friendly) than Ted.

2. Donald is (well-off) than either of his brothers.

3. Learning makes a good man (good) and a bad man (bad).

4. If you ask me, Moscow is (beautiful) than any other city in the world.

5. Life is getting (hard) and (complicated) with every passing day.

6. He is (well-educated) than I.

Ex. 6. Раскройте скобки, употребляя прилагательное в превосходной степени.

1. Football is the (popular) sport in this country.

2. My aunt is the (old) of the four sisters.

3. A silent tongue and a true heart are the (admirable) things on earth.

4. They give you the (good) chance imaginable.

5. His is the (fine) car available on the market.

6. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard the (late) news.

Ex. 7. Вставьте нужное по смыслу прилагательное в одной из степеней сравнения.

1. Summer is the... season of the year.

2. The weather in winter is... than in autumn.

3. The days in summer are.... than in winter.

4. The nights in summer are... than in winter.

5. London is... than Manchester.

6. Hunger is the... cook.

Ex. 8. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.

1. During spring and summer, the water in the oceans gets (warm).

2. In some parts of the earth, the summer, not the winter, is the (hard) time of the year.

3. As the autumn days grow (short), the nights become (long) and (cool).

4. Winter is the (cold) season.

5. Many birds migrate to the South in winter. There, food is (plentiful).

6. Bats probably hibernate for a (long) time than do any other animals.

7. Probably the (famous) of all hibernating animals is the bear.

Ex. 9. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Which is the shortest month of the year?

2. Which is the longest day of the year?

3. Which is the deepest lake in the world?

4. Which is the longest river in Russia?

5. Which is the largest city in Russia?

Ex. 10. Выберите подходящий вариант.

1. This is the (most / least) comfortable room in my flat. It is bigger and lighter than other rooms.

2. Diamonds are the (most / least) precious stones.

3. Sky diving is one of the (most / least) dangerous sports that I know of.

4. I’m a little overweight, which is one of my (most / least) favourite features.

5. My time in the army was by far the (most / least) exciting period of my life.

6. Mount Fujiyama is the (most / least) famous mountain in Japan.

7. “Titanic” was one of the (most / least) successful films ever made.

Ex. 11. Выберите подходящий вариант.

1. English is (more / less) difficult than Chinese.

2. My nephew is (more / less) intelligent than my niece, but he doesn’t do as well as she does at school.

3. He is (more / less) talkative than his sister. He won’t tire you so much.

4. The Lada is (more / less) expensive than the BMW.

5. As people grow older, they sometimes become (more / less) ambitious than they were and lose interest in life.

6. Nevsky Prospect is (more / less) beautiful than our street.

7. A computer is (more / less) expensive than a car.

Ex. 12. Вставьте отрицательную частицу not там, где это необходимо.

1. St. Petersburg is ___ as old as Moscow.

2. I’m ___ as eager as you are to go on a vacation; I haven’t had one for more than three years.

3. It is ___ as hot in England as in Spain.

4. Japan is approximately ___ as large as the state of California.

5. This kind of chocolate is ___ as bitter as the other kind – it’s much sweeter.

6. Elliot Chase is ___ as ambitious as anyone else at the top of his company. He wants success, fame and power.

7. The latest model of the car is twice ___ as reliable as the old one.

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