Имена прилагательные в положительной, сравнительной и превосходной степенях, образованные по правилу, а также исключения.
Запомните особые случаи образования степеней сравнения | Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень | old | elder older | the eldest the oldest | far | farther | the farthest | good | better | the best | bad | worse | the worst | Односложные и двусложные прилагательные | Положительная Сравнительная степень степень | Превосходная степень | small | smaller | the smallest | large | larger | the largest | big | bigger | the biggest | happy | happier | the happiest | Многосложные прилагательные |
Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
interesting | тorе interesting | the most interesting |
beautiful | more beautiful | the most beautiful |
Упр. 1. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных. Не забудьте употреблять определенный артикль перед превосходной степенью прилагательных.
Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, ;
small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, ; dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave.
Упр. 2. Переведите на английский язык.
Старый, старше, самый старый, самый старший, мой старший брат, мой старый друг, дальше, самый дальний, самый длинный, короче, счастливый, счастливее, самый счастливый, самый лучший, самый черный, длиннее, хуже, лучше, теплее, ее лучший друг, ее младший сын, его старший сын
Упр. 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.
Упр. 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. We stayed at _the cheapest_ hotel in the town. (cheap)
2. Our hotel was _cheaper_ than all the others in the town. (cheap)
3. The United States is very large but Canada is ---. (large)
4. What's --- river in the world? (long)
5. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks --- today. (happy)
6. It was an awful day. It was --- day of my life. (bad)
7. What is --- sport in your country? (popular)
8. Everest is --- mountain in the world. It is than any other mountain. (high)
9. We had a great holiday. It was one of the --- holidays we've ever had. (enjoyable)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ---. (comfortable)
11. What's --- way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
12. Mr and Mrs Brown have got three daughters --- is 14 years old. (old)
Упр. 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. Your TV is much (good) than ours.
2. This is the (bad) film he’s ever seen.
3. His accent is (correct) than yours.
4. A woman seems to get (young) every year.
5. He’s the (fat) person in his family.
6. This is the (tasty) meal I’ve ever eaten.
7. She has a friend who’s much (pretty) than her.
8. She’s the (beautiful) in the class.
9. A friend of mine married a girl who is much (young) than him.
10. Everest is the (high) mountain in the world.
11. The (bad) thing in the world is dishonesty.
12. I think she is the (good) person who ever lived.
13. She is (tall) than her sisters.
14. What is the (fast) car in the world?
15. Her flat is (small) than ours.
Упр. 6. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. Your English is improving. It’s getting (good) and (good).
2. Who is the (famous) person in the world?
3. The meal cost (little) than I expected.
4. Are you the (old) in your family?
5. There are (few) public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries.
6. He was as (white) as а sheet.
7. This cartoon is (funny) than that one.
8. Who is the (good) student in the class?
9. It was an awful day. It was the (bad) day of my life. 10. Jane is two years (old) than Jack.
11. She is not so (nervous) as her brother.
12. It is the (busy) time of the year.
13. I’d like to have а (big) car than my old one.
14. That’s the (far) I’ve ever run.
15. The exam was quite difficult – (difficult) than we expected.
16. The (great) national holiday in our country is Victory Day.
17. Hard beds are (healthy) than soft ones.
18. She is the (slim) girl in our group.
19. Which month is the (short) in а year?
20. What is the (late) news?
Упр. 7. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. These cakes are probably the (good) in the world.
2. I am (happy) than I have ever been.
3. The game will certainly be much (exciting) than it was last year.
4. For (far) information, please write to the above address.
5. The (old) member of her family is her Granny.
6. He did very badly in the exam – (bad) than expected.
7. He was the (fat) man 1 had ever met.
8. This is the (attractive) room in the whole house.
9. Our new house is (big) than the one we used to live in.
10. Jill can run as (fast) as Jack.
11. My brother has (much) money than I have.
12. This is the (bad) weather so far this year.
13. Travelling by train is (comfortable) than travelling by bus.
14. The bedroom isn’t so (light) as the living-room.
15. Tom is the (reserved) boy in this class.
16. It’s getting (hard) and (hard) to find а job nowadays.
17. Summer is the (dry) period of the year.
18. ‘What time shall we leave?’ ‘The (soon), the (good).’
19. It’s (cheap) to go by car than by train.
20. Tom looks (old) than he really is.
Упр. 8. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. This exercise is too easy – can’t we try а (difficult) one?
2. England’s too cold in spring – let’s go to Spain where it’s much (warm).
3. She comes top in all the exams – she must be the (clever) girl in the class.
4. The temperature in July reaches 44 degrees – it’s the (hot) month of the year.
5. Let’s buy this video – it doesn’t cost that much – it’s (cheap) than the other one.
6. This book is not so (interesting) as that one.
7. California certainly has а (healthy) climate than New York.
8. When I passed my driving test, it was the (happy) day of my life.
9. Lying down in bed is (comfortable) than sitting on а hard chair.
10. That’s the (exciting) story I’ve ever heard.
11. I’d like to have а (good) pen than this one.
12. She is the (young) daughter in the family.
13. Australia is much (far) from Europe than I thought.
14. The (quick) we finish, the (soon) we’ll go home.
15. This is the (bad) restaurant in town; I’ll never come here again.
16. Actions speak (loud) than words.
17. The (good) things in life are free.
18. She was the (boring) person at the party and I sat next to her all evening. It was awful.
19. I have а (bad) headache today than I did yesterday.
20. You’re as (bad) as your sister.
Упр. 9. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. I could hardly keep awake – it was the (boring) film I’ve ever seen.
2. The (high) you climb, the (far) you fall.
3. Bill is (rich) than John.
4. Prices have gone up. Things aren’t as (cheap) as they used to be.
5. Tokyo is (big) than New York.
6. Tokyo is Japan’s (large) city.
7. You certainly look much (happy) than you did yesterday.
8. The day grew (hot).
9. This is his (good) novel. The other novels are much (bad) than this one.
10. Jane is the (young) of the three sisters.
11. I get on well with my (old) sister.
12. This is the (funny) bit of the film.
13. He is obviously (interested) in sport than I am.
14. It was the (expensive) hotel we had ever stayed in.
15. (Good) late than never.
16. Where is the (near) post office?
17. He was the (bad) pupil in the class.
18. Cats don’t usually live as (long) as dogs.
19. Children nowadays seem to be much (noisy) than they used to be.
20. Henry was the (big) of them.