Degrees of Comparison

Ex.1. Write the degrees of comparison.

a) long	_______________________	old	__________________________
short	_______________________	few	__________________________
large	_______________________	young	__________________________
big	_______________________	easy	__________________________
fine	_______________________	light	__________________________
straight	_______________________	clean	__________________________
new	_______________________	small	__________________________
thin	_______________________	thick	__________________________
high	_______________________	fat	__________________________
poor	_______________________	heavy	__________________________
busy	_______________________	near	__________________________
late	_______________________	weak	__________________________
pale	_______________________	bright	__________________________
clever	_______________________	gay	__________________________
rich	_______________________	full	__________________________
red	_______________________	silly	__________________________

b) interesting ________________________________

famous ________________________________

careful ________________________________

important ________________________________

expensive ________________________________

active ________________________________

difficult ________________________________

comfortable ________________________________

good- looking ________________________________

expensive ________________________________

practical ________________________________

cunning ________________________________

intelligent ________________________________

beautiful ________________________________

c) good ________________________________

bad ________________________________

little ________________________________

far ________________________________

much ________________________________

many ________________________________

4. Translate the following adjectives.

самый старый ________________________________

величайший ________________________________

длиннее ________________________________

самый красивый ________________________________

веселее ________________________________

самый толстый ________________________________

выше ________________________________

сильнее ________________________________

менее важный ________________________________

самый темный ________________________________

менее удобный ________________________________

более сухой ________________________________

самый интересный ________________________________

удобнее ________________________________

ветренее ________________________________

тяжелейший ________________________________

важнее ________________________________

Ex.2. Make up sentences with the correct comparative and superlative forms.

Example: 1. My room is big. My room is bigger than yours.

My room is the biggest in the house.

2. My arm-chair is comfortable. My arm-chair is more comfortable.

My arm-chair is the most comfortable in the room.

1. My room is cold. (in the house) ___________________________

2. My garden is nice. (in the street) ___________________________

3. My desk is tidy. (in the office) ___________________________

4. My task is easy. (in the class) ___________________________

5. Your news is important. (today) ___________________________

6. Pushkin is a famous writer. (in Russia) ___________________________

7. Victor is a cunning boy. (in the class) ___________________________

8. My car is expensive. (in the shop) ___________________________

Ex.3. Complete the sentences.

1. As the day went on, the weather got ______.
A: badder	B: worse
2. That was _______ day in my life.
A: the most memorable	B: the more memorable
3. She makes dresses _____ than me. She studied fashion design.
A: more good	B: better
4. He is ______ player in the team.
A: the most good	B: the best
5. Ann’s _______ sister is still at school.
A: younger	B: the younger
6. That was ______ interesting film I've ever seen.
A: the little	B: the least
7. He is _______ than me.
A: older	B: elder
8. Your watch is _____ than mine.
A: moderner	B: more modern
9. His illness was ______ than we thought.
A: more serious	B: the most serious
10. She is _______ student in the class.
A: more intelligent	B: the most intelligent
11. What is ______ city in your country?
A: the most large	B: the largest
12. My toothache is even ______than it was before I went to the dentist’s.
A: more painful	B: the most painful