| Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень | |
| Односложные, некоторые двусложные прилагательные | great hot large easy clever | greater ho tt er larger eas i er cleverer | the greatest the hottest the largest the eas i est the cleverest |
| Многосложные, прилагательные | beautiful talented | more/ less beautiful more/ less talented | the most/ the least beautiful the most/ the least talented |
| Особые случаи | good/ well bad/ badly much/ many little old far | better worse more less older (elder) farther (further) | the best the worst the most the least the oldest (eldest) the farthest (furthest) |
Сравнительные конструкции:
1. than – чем 2. as … as – так(ой) же … как
3. not so … as – не так(ой) … как 4. the … the – чем … тем
Task 1. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных.
A) short, long, wide, narrow, dirty, clean, dark, light, thick, thin, cold, hot, clever, silly, strong, weak, small, big, low, high, tall, happy, sad, young, new.
B) beautiful, interesting, difficult, comfortable, intelligent, cheerful, patriotic, important, hopeful, wonderful, patient, exciting, dangerous, successful.
C) bad, good, far, little, many, much, old.
Task 2. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных.
cold, large, respectable, deep, many, easy, late, attentive, bad, young, far, expensive, great, warm, cool, attractive, early, polite, quick, happy, educated, little, cheap, artificial, good, busy, hard, special, much, legal, fashionable.
Task 3. Употребите необходимую степень сравнения прилагательных, данных в скобках.
1. Peter is … than his brother. (tall) 2. Ann is … than Mary. (attentive) 3. My flat is … than Mike’s place. (comfortable) 4. Nick is … than his brother. (busy) 5. English is … difficult than German. (little) 6. This dress is … than that dress. (beautiful) 7. It is … today than yesterday. (cold) 8. My father is … than my mother. (old) 9. He has … money than she has. (much) 10. This car is … than that car. (bad)
Task 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 10. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 11. Spanish is (easy) than German. 12. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 13. January is the (cold) month of the year. 14. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 15. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 16. Which is the (beautiful) place in this city? 17. This girl is the (good) student in ourgroup.
Task 5. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. English is as difficult as German. 2. My essay is not so long as yours. 3. It isn’t so warm today as it was yesterday. 4. This house is as old as that building. 5. My dress is as fashionable as Kate’s dress. 6. Mike is not so rich as David but he is younger. 7. A football match is as exciting as a hockey match. 8. This hotel is not so expensive as we expected. 9. His wife is as intelligent as he is. 10. My songs are not so popular as your songs.
Task 6. Вставьте as … as или so … as.
1. Mike is … tall … Pete. 2. Kate is not … nice … Ann. 3. My room is … light … this one. 4. This book is not … thin … that one. 5. Nigel is … old … Michael. 6. She is … young … Tom's brother. 7. This woman is … good … that one. 8. Nick's English is not … good … his friend's. 9. I am not … tall … Pete. 10. This woman is … young … that one. 12. I am … attractive … you. 13. Kate is … lazy … her brother. 14. This child is not … small … that one.
Task 7. Поставьте прилагательные и наречия в скобках в нужную форму. Переведите на русский язык.
1. The (warm) the weather, the (good) I feel. 2. The (soon) we leave, the (soon) we will arrive. 3. The (young) you are, the (easy) it is to learn. 4. The (expensive) the hotel, the (good) the service. 5. The (much) electricity you use, the (high) your bill will be. 6. The (tired) you are, the (hard) it is to concentrate. 7. The (much) I think about him, the (little) I like him.
