Study the table
DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF AdjectiveS and Adverbs
| , | ||
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| -er [ə] | -est [ ist ] | |
| kind | kinder | (the) kindest (of) |
| thin | thi nn er | (the) thi nn est (of) |
| nice heav y | nicer heav ie r | (the) nicest (of) (the) heav ie st (of) |
| fast | faster | (the) fastest |
| few | fewer | (the) fewest |
Example: He is faster today. .
This suitcase is the heaviest .
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| more . | (the) most. | |
| talented | more talented | (the) most talented |
| interesting | more interesting | (the) most interesting |
Example: She is more talented than her brother. , .
This is the most interesting book of all. .
| good well | better | (the) best |
| bad badly | worse | (the) worst |
| many (books) much (money) | more | (the) most |
| little | less | (the) least |
| old | older elder | (the) oldest (the) eldest |
Example: My elder sister is 24. 24 .
This is the oldest building in the city. .
| Positive form | |
| 1. as. as. 2. not so. as. 3. the. the. 4. either. or. 5. neither.nor. 6. both. and. | 1. (), . 2. ()., . 3. . .. 4. / . / . 5. . . 6. .. |
| Comparative form | |
| 7. to be.. than.. | 7. , . |
Example: Masha is as clever as Vova. .
The sooner the better. , .
He is either good or bad. , .
We are both optimistic and successful. .
Put the words in the correct order
1. My mothers / my father / than / older. 2. Im/from/very / my sister/different. 3. Her hairs / mine / very / similar / to. 4. Shes / I know / nicest / the / person. 5. His nose is / mine / as / same / the.
Translate the sentences into Russian
1. This book is not so interesting as that one.
2. The more you read, the more you know.
3. My brother is not as tall as you are.
4. The earlier you get up, the more you do.
5. Your room is as big as mine.
6. John knows Russian as well as English.
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7. Mary is not so lazy as her brother.
8. The longer the night is, the shorter the day.
9. The less people think, the more they talk.
Open the brackets using the comparative degree and comparative structures
Example: I am older than my brother.
My sister is as kind as me.
1. My father is (old) than my mother. 2. My sister is as (beautiful) as my mother. 3. I am not so (clever) as my father. 4. My granny cooks (well) than my sister. 5. My brother is (young) than me. 6. I am (friendly) than my brother. 7. My uncle is (handsome) than my father. 8.My mother is both (lively) and (warm-hearted).
Translate into English
1. . 2. . 3. . 4. , . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. , . 9. . 10. , .
