: (the positive degree), (the comparative degree) (the superlative degree).
- , , : cold, interesting.
- - er, - est , - more most ( the). :
cold - colder - the coldest
interesting - more interesting - the most interesting
:
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
far - farther - the farthest ( )
many (much) - more - the most
little - less - the least
, as... as ( ... ...), not so... as ( ... ...), more (less)... than ( () ), the... the... (... ), the more... the less ( ... ) . :
is as tall as his father. , .
This text is more difficult , .
than that one.
The sooner you come the , .
better.
.
- fill careful, useful - iblepossible, horrible
- ant mportant, distant - ablehospitable, eatable
- ous amous, dangerous - ic histiric, poetic
- ed strong-willed, talented - rainy, sunny, dirty
- ing interesting, - less hopeless, useless
disappointing - ary revolutionary, ordinary
- al cultural, agricultural
- ent dependent, different - ive impressive
- ish Polish, Spanish - ian Belarusian
un-unhappy, uncomfortable - interinternational
im- impossible, immoral - post post-war
dis- discouraging, disappointing - pre pre-revolutionary
non- non-governmental, non-persistent
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I.
1. I am (happy, happily) to meet you. They have lived all their life happy, happily).
2. Don't speak to me so (cold, coldly). Your hands are (cold, coldly), put on your gloves.
3. The results of our work were (perfect, perfectly). We have done everything (perfect, perfectly).
4. "I am quite (helpless, helplessly) in solving such problems", she said. She looked at them (helpless, helplessly) not knowing what to do.
5. Can you tell me the (exact, exactly) time of his arrival. Sorry, but I don't know (exact, exactly) when he comes back.
6.He often comes home (late, lately). I haven't seen him (late, lately).
(THE PREPOSITION)
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on - on the desk, on the wall
in - , in the room, in the street
at - , , at the window, at the meeting
near - near the door, near the wall
over - over the table, over the sofa
under - under the table, under the bed
between - between two chairs, between the doors
among - among the students, among them
behind - behind the house, behind the tree
across - , across the street, across the river
in front of- in front of the house, in front of the column
through - , through the window, through the glass
to - , , to the library, to the South
towards - , towards the forest, towards the house
from - , from the table, from the North
into - () into the room, into the box
out of - () out of the house, out of the drawer
off - (), off the table, off the wall
on - on Sunday, on the tenth of February
in - , in two days, in September
at - , at 7 o'clock, at noon
by - by 3 o'clock, by noon
from... till - ()... from early morning till late at night
since - since 5 o'clock, since midnight
for - for an hour, for ages
during - during the lecture, during the break
before - () before the bell, before winter
after - after break, after classes
till (until) - till May, till the end of the year
between - between one and two o'clock
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I. , , ,
1. went to Moscow. They will go to the South in a week. She goes to work by bus.
2. They stayed at home in the evening. I stayed at the entrance of the theatre. He stayed at the hotel.
3.I was born on the first of May.
4. Our lessons begin at six o'clock in the evening.
5. The child fell on the floor and began crying.
6. He took the picture off the wall.
7. He looked through the window.
8. She traveled by train (bus, plane).
9. We went for a walk.
10. He worked at the.post office.
11. We turned round the corner.
12. Would you like to sit in front?
13. She walked along the street.
14. The bus stopped and we got off.
15. He traveled about many countries of the world.
