Unit 2.

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs (Степени сравнения имен прилагательных и наречий)

1. Изучите образование степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий:

Вид	Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Короткое имя прилагательное, наречие	sharp (острый) cold fast	sharper colder faster	the sharpest the coldest the fastest
Двусложное прилагательное с окончанием y	busy dirty happy	busier dirtier happier	the busiest the dirtiest the happiest
Длинное прилагательное, наречие	famous difficult clearly	more famous more difficult more clearly	themost famous the most difficult the most clearly
Прилагательные и наречия, образующие степени сравнения не по общему правилу	good (well) bad (badly) much/many little/few far   old	better worse more less farther/further   older(elder)	the best the worst the most the least the farthest/the furthest the oldest(the eldest)

2. Наречия, образованные от прилагательных при помощи суффикса – ly, образуют сравнительную степень при помощи more, а превосходную при помощи most:

clearly – more clearly – the most clearly

bravely – more bravely – the most bravely

3. Cтепени сравнения наречий often, quickly, slowly образуются обоими способами:

often – oftener (more often) – the oftenest (the most often)

quickly – quicker (more quickly) – the quickest (the most quickly)

slowly – slower (more slowly) – the slowest (the most slowly)

4. Конструкции со степенями сравнения прилагательных:

the more … the better – чем … тем …

not so/as … as – не такой … как

better than … - лучше чем

as … as – такой же … как

1. Complete the sentences. Use comparative degree.

Example: Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a bigger one.

1. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something......

2. You’re not very tall. Your brother is ……

3. David doesn’t work very hard. I work ……

4. My chair isn’t very comfortable. Your chair is ……

5. Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is ……

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

7. My bag isn’t heavy. Your bag is ……

8. I’m not interested in art. I’m ………… in history.

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

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

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

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

2. Complete the sentences. Use superlative degree.

Example: This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.

1. It was a very happy day. It was …….. of my life.

2. It’s a very good film. It’s …….. I’ve ever seen.

3. She’s a very popular singer. She’s …….. in the country.

4. It was a very bad mistake. It was …….. I’ve ever made.

5. It’s a very pretty village. It’s …….. I’ve ever seen.

6. It was a very cold day. It was …….. of the year.

7. He’s a very boring person. He’s …….. I’ve ever met.

3. Complete the sentences with than … or as …

Example: Athens is older than Rome.

1. I don’t watch TV as much … you.

2. You eat more … me.

3. I feel better … I felt yesterday.

4. Jim isn’t as clever … he thinks.

5. Belgium is smaller … Switzerland.

6. Brazil isn’t as big … Canada.

7. I can’t wait longer … an hour.

4. Insert the appropriate degree of comparison:

Example: We stayed at the …….. hotel in the town. (cheap) – We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town

1. He is the …….. boy in the whole school.(strong)

2. The United States is very large but Canada is ……… (large)

3. What’s …….. river in the world? (long)

4. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks …….. today. (happy)

5. It was an awful day. It was …….. day of my life. (bad)

6. What is …….. sport in your country? (popular)

7. Everest is ……. Mountain in the world. It is …….. than any other mountain. (high)

8. We had a great holiday. It was one of the …….. holidays we’ve ever had. (enjoyable)

9. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s …….. (comfortable)

10. What’s …….. way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

5. Translate into English.

1. Киев более древний город, чем Москва. Это один из древнейших городов России.

2. Волга длиннее Днепра; это самая длинная река Европы.

3. Ватикан – самое маленькое государство в Европе.

4. Точка кипения (the boiling point) спирта ниже точки кипения воды.

5. Утро было прекрасное, но к вечеру погода стала хуже.

6. Катя самая старшая из пяти сестер.

7. Поехали на машине! Это будет дешевле, чем на поезде.

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