'Read the ↓ text.
'Come ↓ here.
'Wash your ↓ hands.
'Open the ↓ window.
'Ask ↓ Peter.
'Give me a ↓ pen.
'Write the ↓ test.
'Do your ↓ homework.
'Close the ↓ door.
'Write the dic ↓ tation
Ex. 3. ( Yes /No)
'How much is ↑ it?
'Is it a ↑ chair?
'Is it a ↑ lamp?
Is it ↑ hat?
'Is it ↑ ship?
'Is it ↑ kitchen?
'Is it an ↑ apple?
'Is she a ↑ teacher?
'Is he a ↑ doctor?
'Is it ↑ heavy?
'Is it ↑ nice?
'Is it ↑ black?
Is it ↑ big?
Is it ↑ clean?
Is it ↑ tasty?
'Is she ↑ kind?
'Is he ↑ good?
Ex. 4. (Wh-questions)
'Where is ur ↓ bag? 'Who is your ↓ classmate?
'Why do you ↓ cry? 'What ↓ time is it?
'Whose bags are ↓ these? 'When do you get ↓ up?
'Where are the ↓ flowers? 'What is your phone ↓ number?
'Who is that ↓ girl?
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
| - | - the positive degree | - the comparative degree | the superlative degree |
| - er, ow y, e. | young heavy hot simple | younger heavier hotter simpler | the youngest the heaviest the hottest the simplest |
| difficult | more }difficult less | the most }difficult the least | |
| good bad many, much little | better worse more less | the best the worst the most the least | |
| , | far | farther further | the farthest the furthest |
| old | older ( ) elder ( . .) | the oldest the eldest | |
| near | nearer | the nearest the next | |
| late | later latter | the latest ( . ) the last ( ) |
Most: 1) the most (): This is the most interesting book.
2) a most (, ): This is a most interesting book.
3) Ø most (, ): Most young people are fond of sports.
| As + . . + as The same... as | He is as cheerful as his brother. Tom is the same age as Bill. | ||
| twice as...as three times as...as half as much/many half the size half the age half the weight | 2 3 2 2 2 2 | He is twice as old. Their house is 3 times as big as mine. This room is half the size as yours. He is half my age. I am half your weight. | |
| Not so+ . . + as Not as+ . . + as | This table is not so small as that one. | ||
| The + . , the + . the warmer, the better | + . , + . , | The warmer the weather, the better I feel. ( , ) | |
| more / less than + . . | I was more than pleased with my pay rise. | ||
| Much / a lot / a great deal / far + . much cheaper far more serious | () | Lets go by car. Its much cheaper. Her illness was far more serious than we at first thought. | |
| a bit / a little + . . | () | Its a little warmer today than it was yesterday. |
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Ex. 1. Choose the right forms in these sentences.
1. Is your house much (further/farther)? 2. Who is the (oldest/eldest) in this class? 3. Your driving is (worse/worst) than mine. 4. Its the (less/lesser) of two evils. 5. Have you heard the (last/latest) news? 6. We have no (further/farther) information. 7. Jane Somers writes (good/well). 8. His (latest/last) words were: The end. 9. This is the towns (oldest/eldest) house. 10. My flat is (littler/smaller) than yours. 11. Ive got (less/lesser) than you. 12. Jane is (older/elder) than I am. 13. This is the (more/most) expensive. 14. His English is (best/better) than mine. 15. Its the (better/best) in the shop. 16. Its the (furthest/farthest) point west. 17. Its the (oldest/eldest) tree in the country. 18. Shes my (elder/older) sister. 19. Ive got the (least/less)! 20. Youve got the (more/most)!
Ex. 2. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Who was (late) person to leave the building yesterday? 2. (Near) train for Cardiff leaves in an hour. 3. They realized their plan without (far) difficulties. 4. Nell is three years (old) than her husband. 5. Her (old) brother is a well-known pianist. 6. The car was parked in (far) corner of the yard. 7. You will get (far) instructions in a few days. 8. It's (bad) weather we've had for a long time. 9. Can you tell me the way to (near) post office? 10. Hilda is (old) in the family. 11. What do you think of his (late) play? I like it much (good) than his (late) one. 12. I'm looking forward to his (near) letter. 13. Who's (good) footballer in the team? 14. She's actually a good deal (old) than she looks. 15. My (old) daughter does nearly all the housework. 16. Mercury is (near) to the sun and Pluto is (far). 17. You should get the patient to (near) doctor as soon as possible. 18. Your ability to remember things gets (bad) as the years go by. 19. Are there any (far) questions?
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Ex. 3. Complete the sentences with expressions from the box. Use the the.
Example: ___ Mark gets, ___he looks like his grandfather.
The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his grandfather.
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1. ____he drove, ____we laughed.
2. ____I live here, ____I like it.
3. ____I get, ____my hair gets.
4. ____money he lost, ____it made him.
5. ____I learn, ____I forget and ____I know.
6. ____I get to know you, ____I understand you.
7. ____clothes she buys, ____clothes she wants to buy.
8. ____it got. ____time we spent on the beach.
Ex. 4. Circular situations: make sentences like the one in the example.
He drives fast; he gets nervous.
The faster he drives, the more nervous he gets; and the more nervous he gets, the faster he drives.
1. He eats ice cream; he gets fat. (The more ice cream )
2. He reads; he forgets.
3. She ignores him; he loves her.
4. She buys shoes; she wants shoes.
5. We spend money; we have friends.
6. I sleep; Im tired.
7. (Make your own sentences.)
8. (Make your own sentences.)
