Степени сравнения прилагательных

Имя существительное

1. Rewrite words in plural, translate them into Russian

Box, sheep, place, library, photo, mouse, lady, glasses, dress, country, bus, party, wife, day, knife, knowledge, month, pen, hero, goose, company, life, deer, tomato, city, man, play, news, child, fruit, shelf, leaf, foot, fish, woman, money, information, atom, set, group, work, climate, trade, name, art, star, year, idea, sorrow, ray, culture, nature, doctor, sculpture, teacher, cage, man, chair, ring, glass, face, time, way, university, language, wing, salt, class, change, dictionary, box, child, energy, book, subject, problem, speech, tooth.

2. Write down the plurals of the following nouns, pay attention to the article:

A star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, the man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a goose, the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato, a table, a plate, a fox, a room, a Negro, a match, a way, a house, a family, a flag, a town, a wolf, a lion, a park.

3. Change the preposition of by Possessive Case

The watch of my grandmother, the address of Nick, the children of my brother, the house of my cousin, the lectures of Mr. Black, a meeting of students, the flat of my mother–in–law, the rays of the sun, a distance of two miles, the house of his parents, the theatres of Moscow, the children of my sister Mary, the rights of the women, clothes for children, a hair-dresser for women, a club for wives, the news of yesterday, the programme of the Institute, the name of the street, the appearance of the garden, the publication of the book, the arrival of the plane, the work of an hour, a stay of the week, the rays of the sun, the wool of the sheep, the events of the day, the room of my friend; the questions of my son; the wife of my brother; the table of our teacher; the poems of Pushkin; the voice of this girl; the new club of the workers; the letter of Pete; the car of my parents; the life of this woman; the handbags of these women; the flat of my sister is large; the children of my brother are at home; the name of this girl is Jane; the work of these students is interesting.

4. Translate into English using Possessive Case.

1. Он показал мне письмо моей сестры. 2. Дайте мне тетради ваших учеников. 3. Принесите вещи детей. 4. Вчера дети нашли птичье гнездо. 5. Это семья моего друга. Отец моего друга инженер. Мать моего друга преподаватель. 6. Чья это сумка? – Это сумка Тома. 7. Чьи это словари? – Это словари студентов. 8. Вы видели книгу нашего учителя?

Оборот There is /there are

Use the right form of to be:

1. There ... a telegram on the table. 2. ... there any telegrams from Moscow? 3. ... there a flight for Moscow tomorrow? Yes, there ... . 4. There ... much snow last winter. 5. There ... a lot of stars and planets in space. 6. ... there a lift in this building? Yes, there ... . 7. Some years ago there ... many old houses in our street. 8. There ... many places of interest in London. 9. ... there a lamp over the table? Yes, there ... . 10. ... there anything interesting in today’s mail? 11. There ... many new houses in our street soon. 12. There ... much work last week. 13. There ... 7 days in a week. 14. There ... 4 seasons in a year. 15. There ... a conference next week. 16. There ... nobody in the room when I came.

Степени сравнения прилагательных

1. Write down the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives, using -er, -est or more, the most:

Pretty, deep, important, cozy, busy, nice, comfortable, short, small, progressive, long, beautiful, carefully, old, special, cold, quick, easy, remarkable, kind, wonderful, warm, strong, difficult, realistic, attentively, wide, gay, early, big, near, brightly, clearly, late, interesting, energetic, fast, young, dependent, popular, large, heavy, sly, near, rude, polite, respectable, far, distant, slim, clever, shy, high, low, brave, stupid.

2. Complete the sentences with one of the following forms: good/better/best, bad/worse/worst, much/more/most.

1. It was the...accident in the history of the company.

2. The most expensive is not necessarily the... .

3. She was very ill yesterday, but she’s...today.

4. You surely don’t expect me to sell it far...than I paid for it!

5. Last year’s results were bad, but unfortunately this year’s are... .

6. Managers earn...than secretaries.

7. They all ate a lot, but he ate (the)... .

8. He is a good player, but his brother is... .

3. Complete the sentences with far/farther/farthest/further/furthest:

1. They live on the...side of the town. 2. I have nothing...to say. 3. Can you give some...examples? 4. Our products are sold in the...corners of the world.

4. Put the words in brackets into the comparative form:

1. The (near) the bone, the (sweet) the meat. 2. The (much), the (merry). 3. The (high) the temperature, the (great) the pressure. 4. The (much) I learn, the (little) I know. 5. The (great) the opportunity, the (great) the responsibility.

Личные местоимения

Use the suitable form of the Personal Pronoun:

1. I often see (they, them) in the bus. 2. She lives near (we, us). 3. (We, us) always walk to school together. 4. He teaches (we, us) English. 5. She sits near (I, me) during the lesson. 6. I always speak to (he, him) in English. 7. What is the matter with (he, him) today? 8. I know (she, her) and her sister very well.