The comparison of adjectives

THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
One-syllable and some two-syllable words ending in -y, -er, -ow, -le	ho t large narrow simple	… + -er ho tt er larger narrower simpler	… + -est ho tt est largest narrowest simplest
Two or more syllable words	beautiful interesting	more + … more beautiful more interesting	the most + … the most beautiful the most interesting
Irregular forms	good bad old far	better worse older elder farther further	the best the worst the oldest the eldest the farthest the furthest

Ex. 1. Give the comparative and the superlative of the following adjectives:

happy, glad, dry, fat, miserable, expensive, serious.

Ex. 2. Use the adjective in the comparative degree.

Model:

His poems are popular (his novels). His poems are more popular than his novels.

1. My room is cold. (the kitchen) ___________________________________________

2. My garden is nice. (school garden) ________________________________________

3. Your hair is dark. (your brother’s hair) _____________________________________

Ex. 3. Choose the right form.

1. Your record is (worse/worst) than mine.

2. It is the (less/lesser) of two evils.

3. She is the (oldest/eldest) member of our family.

4. This is the (more/most) beautiful picture I have ever seen.

5. It is the (oldest/eldest) building in the city.

6. Is the station much (further/farther)?

7. You will find the explanation (further/farther) on.

8. She always wears the (last/latest) fashion.

9. She is (better/best) now.

ADJECTIVES IN CONSTRUCTIONS

as … as

так (ой) же … как There is plenty of food, so eat as much as you like.

twice as … as

three times as … as

в два/три раза больше Their house is three times as big as ours.

Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.

not so/as … as

не такой … как He is not so (as) tall as his father.

the more … the better

чем … тем The warmer the weather the better I feel.

the same … as

такой же … как Tom is the same age as George.

Ex. 4. Make up negative sentences according to the model.

Model: My mother, my father, tall. – My mother is not so tall as my father.

1. The bus, the train, fast.

2. My flat, her flat, big.

3. This lecture, that lecture, interesting.

4. his article, her article, long.

Ex. 5. Translate the words in brackets.

1. This jacket is too small. I need (больший размер)

2. He is not so keen on his studies. He is (больше интересуется) in sports.

3. You are late. I expected you to be here (раньше).

4. The hotel was cheap. I expected it to be (гораздо дороже).

5. It is a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived (поближе).

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