Exercises

Exercise 1. Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct position.

Example: a modern house (attractive) – an attractive modern house

1. a young girl (pretty)

2. a handsome man (young)

3. a kitchen cupboard (oak)

4. a brown bag (leather)

5. an American film (old)

6. big eyes (blue)

7. a cold day (rainy)

8. a hot bath (nice)

9. an old coat (worn)

10. a red car (old)

Exercise 2. Give the comparative and the superlative of the following adjectives.

Hot, long, short, simple, important, great, bad, interesting, much, green, difficult, comfortable, yellow, many, good, deep, light, serious.

Exercise 3.

Older, better, worst, warmer, smallest, coldest, stronger, weaker, bravest, nicer, tallest, fatter, thinnest, wider, cleanest.

Exercise 4. Make up sentences according to the model using “as…..as” and the words giving below.

Example: This book, the other one, interesting. – This book is as interesting as the other one.

1. Jane, Ann, charming. 2. He, I, tall. 3. Michael, his brother, strong. 4. Our car, their car, good. 5. His report, your report, interesting. 6. Her new hat, her skirt, modern. 7. Your job, his, essential. 8. The sitting room, the dining room, large. 9. The ice-cream, the cake, delicious. 10. His stories, his jokes, funny.

Exercise 5. Put the right form of the adjective.

1. Jane is the (tallest - taller) of the two girls. 2. Father was the (eldest - elder) of seven sons. 3. This pencil is the (sharpest-sharper) of the two. 4. I think your plan is the (best - better) of the two. 5.This is the (heaviest - heavier) of the five books. 6. A (worse - worst) habit could not be found. 7. This was the (most large - largest) power station I ever saw. 8. That is of the (less - least) importance of all. 9.I like your plan the (better-best) of the two.

Exercise 6. Put the right form of the adjective.

1. Kate is (young) than Mary. 2. John is the (clever) boy in the class. 3. The weather is (dull) today than it was yesterday. 4. London is one of the (big) cities in the world. 5. This sentence is (difficult) than the first one. 6. My dog is as (good) as yours. 7. His dog is (good) than yours. 8. Her dog is the (good) of the three. 9. The cat is much (happy) in her new home. 10. My cold is (bad) today than it was yesterday. 11. This mountain is the (high) in Europe. 12. This piece of homework is as (bad) as your last one.

Exercise 7.Translate into Russian.

1.English is as difficult as German. 2. My composition is not as long as yours. 3. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday. 4. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in. 5. His apartment isn't as elegant as her apartment, but it's much bigger. 6. Johnny isn't as rich as Don but he is younger and much happier. 7. My dog isn't as friendly as your dog. 8. You can eat as much as you like. 9. A football match isn't as exciting as a hockey match. 10. The hotel isn't as cheap as we expected. 11. His songs aren't as popular as the Beatles songs. 12. Her brother is as intelligent as his wife.

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences using as...as or 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. Sergei 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. 11. I am ... thin ... you. 12. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 13. This child is not ... small ... that one.

Exercise 9. Put the right form of the adjective.

1. We should eat (healthy) food. 2. Today the streets aren't as (clean) as they used to be. 3. It's (bad) mistake he has ever made. 4. This man is (tall) than that one. 5. Asia is (large) than Australia. 6. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 7. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 8. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 9. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 10. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 11. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 12. Is the word "newspaper" (long) than the word "book"? 13. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 14. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 15. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 16. Spanish is (easy) than German. 17. She is not so (busy) as I am. 18. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.