Lesson III

1. Study these example situations.

Adjectives

1 Iraq is hotter than Italy.

2 Room 10 is much smaller than room 11.

3 Betty is a little shorter than her brother.

4 Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world.

5 John is the tallest of his friends.

6 Mary is beautiful. Susan is even more beautiful than Mary. Lucy is the most beautiful of the three girls.

7 This armchair is much more comfortable than that.

8 My friend's computer costs $ 3000. It is very expensive. My brother's computer costs $ 1000. It is less expensive than the computer of my friend. My computer costs $ 700. It is the least expensive of the three.

9 I'm as tall as my brother. (We are the same height)

10 Italy is not as (so) hot as Iraq.

11 The exam was not as (so) difficult as I thought.

Irregular

12 John's English is good but Maria's better (than John's).

13 Mike's spelling is bad. Roger's spelling is even worse than Mike's. Jack's spelling is the worst.

14 I have few books. I have only 10. Peter has fewer books. He has 7. Jack has the fewest books. He's got only 3 books.

15 I have little free time. Mary has less time than I. Jane has the least free time.

16 Robert has 1 notebooks. Jack has more notebooks. He has 2. John has the most notebooks. He has 3.

17 My elder brother is 5 years older than I. My grandmother is the oldest in our family. Her eldest son is my father.

18 The University is farther from here than the Medical Institute.

19 I saw Dick in the farthest corner of the park.

20 Please, send the books back without further delay.

Adverbs

21 Jane runs faster than Helen.

22 Tony earns more money than Jim because he works harder than Jim.

23 Alice types more quickly than Tina does. Susan types most quickly.

24 I swim well. My mother swims better than I do. My father swims best of all.

25 Olaf speaks English fluently. Hans speaks English less fluently than Olaf. Victor speaks English least fluently.

26 Michael works much harder than his brother.

27 Robert drives much more carefully than he used to.

28 James plays as well as Victor does.

29 You shouldn't drive as (so) quickly as that.

30 Mary doesn't study as hard as Betty does.

2. Complete the sentences using a comparative form (older / more important etc.).

1. It is too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ____?

2. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit ____

3. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ____

4. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be ____

5. The weather is too cold in this country. I would like to live somewhere ____

6. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I would like to do something ____

7. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be ____

8. Your work is not very good. I am sure you can do ____

9. Don’t worry. The situation is not so bad. It could be ____

10. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take ____

11. You are talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit ____?

12. You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me ____?

13. You are standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ____ away?

14. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look ____today.

15. I would like to have a ____ car. The one I have keeps breaking down.

3. Complete the sentences using than where necessary.

1. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed ____ usual. (early)

2. Unfortunately her illness was ____ we thought at first. (serious)

3. You look ____. Have you lost weight? (thin)

4. I want a ____ flat. We do not have enough space here. (big)

5. He does not study very hard. He is ____ in having a good time. (interested)

6. Health and happiness are ____ money. (important)

7. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ____. (simple)

8. There were many people on the bus. It was ____ usual. (crowded)

9. I like living in the countryside. It is ____ living in a town. (peaceful)

10. You will find your way around the town ____ if you have a good map. (easily)

11. In some parts of the country, prices are ____ in others. (high)

12. This bag is too small. I need something ____ (much / big)

13. I am afraid the problem is ____ it seems. (much / complicated)

14. You looked depressed this morning but you look ____ now. (a bit / happy)

15. I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was ____ I expected. (far / interesting)

4. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) + a preposition.

1. It is a very nice room. It is ____ in the hotel.

2. It is a very cheap restaurant. It is the ____ town.

3. It was a very happy day. It was ____ my life.

4. She is a very intelligent student. She ____ the class.

5. It is a very valuable painting. It ____ the gallery.

6. Spring is a very busy time for me. It ____ the year.

In the following sentences use one of + a superlative + a preposition.

7. It is a very nice room. It is ____ in the hotel.

8. He is a very rich man. He is one ____ the world.

9. It is a very old castle. It ____ Britain.

10. She is a very good player. She ____ the team.

11. It was a very bad experience. It ____ my life.

12. He is a very dangerous criminal. He ____ the country.

Now use a superlative (-est or most...) or a comparative (-er or more...).

13. We stayed at ____ hotel in the town. (cheap)

14. Our hotel was ____ than all the others in the town. (cheap)

15. The United States is very large but Canada is ____. (large)

5. Compare:

e.g. the film, the book and the play (interesting) ‑ The film is interesting, the play is more (less) interesting than the film, the book is the most (the least) interesting.

1 Chinese, English, German (difficult)

2 Ann's dress, Helen's dress. Lucy's dress (fashionable)

3 The hotel in Regent Street, the hotel in King Street, the hotel in River Street (comfortable)

4 The typewriter, the TVset, the computer (expensive)

5 Spring, winter, summer (pleasant)

6 Mary, Jane, Alice (beautiful)

7 The living-room, the bedroom, the kitchen (small)

8 November, December, January (cold)

9 The bread, the soup, the cake (tasty)

10 My house, his house, their house (large)

6. Read and translate the text.

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