Comparative and Superlative Adjectives / Adverbs
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Сравнительная Превосходная
One-syllable old older/elder the oldest /the eldest
adjectives safe safer the safest
big bigger the biggest
hot hotter the hottest
Adjectives ending noisy noisier the noisiest
in -y dirty dirtier the dirtiest
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Adjectives with two boring more boring the most boring
or more syllables. beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
Irregular good /well better the best
adjectives bad /badly worse the worst
and adverbs far farther/ further the farthest/ furthest
little less the least
much/many/(a)lot of more the most
Exercise 1. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and adverbs.
1. long longer the longest
2. expensive _______________ _________________
3. strong _______________ _________________
4. difficult _______________ _________________
5 .intelligent ________________ _________________
6. close ________________ _________________
7. popular ________________ _________________
8. safe ________________ _________________
9. important ________________ _________________
10. loud ________________ _________________
Exercise 2. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and adverbs.
1. weak ________________ _________________
2. tasty ________________ _________________
3. comfortable ________________ _________________
4 .delicious ________________ _________________
5. responsibly ________________ _________________
6. hard ________________ _________________
7. fast ________________ __________________
8. noisily ________________ __________________
9. early ________________ __________________
10. satisfactory ________________ __________________
Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adverbs or adjectives in brackets.
Example: My motorbike goes faster (fast) than yours.
1. I work ______ (hard) than Paul. 2. Today it is _____ (hot) than yesterday. 3. I’m _______ (old) than you. 4. English is _______ (little) difficult than Japanese. 5. The last bus was _______________ (crowded) than the first bus. 6. I need a _______ (big) bag than this. 7. Travelling by train is _______________ (expensive) than travelling by bus. 8. Vegetables are _______ (good) for your health than crisps.
Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adverbs or adjectives in brackets.
Example: Sarah is the youngest (young) person in my family.
1. That is __________________ (horrible) dress I have ever seen.
2. Roses are the flowers which have ______________ (nice) smell.
3. January is ____________ (cold) month of the year. 4. She is ____________________ (beautiful) woman I’ve ever met. 5. Mrs Green is _______________________ (interesting) person I know.6.This is ____________ (bad) song I’ve ever heard.
Exercise 5. Translate into English.
1. Том выше Ричарда. 2. Россия больше Австралии. 3. Мои часы дороже твоих. 4. Это самое высокое здание в центре нашего города. 5. Я на 5 лет младше моего брата. 6. Это самая хорошая телевизионная программа. 7. Мой друг – самый умный студент в группе. 8. У меня намного меньше денег, чем у моей сестры.
UNIT 9
Possessive ’s
(Притяжательный падеж)
| ’s девушка Паши парень Ани квартира моего брата машина Алексея шляпа Дорис детская комната машина моего друга | Pasha’s girlfriend Ann’s boyfriend my brother’s flat Alexei’s car Doris’s / Doris’ hat the children’s room my friend’s car |
| ’ машина моих друзей дом родителей гнезда птиц | my friends’ car the parents’ house the birds’ nests |
| of конец фильма ножки стола столица страны | the end of the film the legs ofthe table the capital of the country |
Exercise 1. Translate from English into Russian.
Ben’s pen, Ted’s bed, Nick’s tie, Ann’s hat, Sam’s flat, Peter’s sister, Eve’s child, Mr. Fox’s farm, my friend’s name, his mother’s room, her father’s book, their children’s names, the students’ notebooks, my parents’ car, teacher’s questions, girl’s smile, boys’ help, the walls of the room , the title of the book , the economy of the country .
Exercise 2. Join the two parts with the correct form of the possessive case.
Example:the bags – the women the women’s bags
1. the top – the hill __________________________________
2. the car – the roof __________________________________
3. the boys – the caps __________________________________
4. the man –the trousers ________________________________
5. the toys – the children ________________________________
6. the name – the street _________________________________
7. the clothes – the baby ________________________________
Exercise 3. Translate into English.
1. Цель курса, флаг государства, предметы семестра, курс образования, конец фильма, ксерокс компании. 2. В Новосибирске есть несколько детских театров. 3. Это дом Джонсонов? 4. Он друг моего брата. 5. Это детская игра. 6. Семья миссис Росс живет в Англии. 7. Вы знаете адрес Смирнова? 8. Рабочий день моего брата начинается в 9.00. 9. Подруга моего брата будет менеджером. 10. Я не знаю решения директора. 11. Крыша нашего дома очень старая.
Exercise 4.Say if ’s = is , has orpossessive.
Example:Bill’s American. ’s = is
1. He’s a policeman. ___ 2. She’s an excellent vet. ___ 3. He’s 26. ___ 4. Her daughter’s hungry.___ 5. He’s got a car. ___ 6. She’s got a new coat. ___ 7. It’s blue. ___ 8. She’s got a husband and two children. ___ 9. Look at Steve’s house. ___ 10. This is Mr. Dixon’s book. ___ 10. Go to Mr. Baker’s shop. ___ 11. Feed Helen’s rabbit. ___ 12. Darren’s hair is black. ___ 13. It’s hot today. ___ 14. This is our cat. It’s got 3 kittens. ___ 15. This is our dog. It’s got a puppy. ___ 16. It’s quite a good novel but I didn’t enjoy the end very much. ___ 17. This town is wonderful. It’s got lots of shops! ___ 18. Let’s go in here. It’s my favourite restaurant. ___
UNIT 10
There (be)