Unit 6. Degrees of comparison Степени сравнения прилагательных

Прилагательные имеют три степени сравнения: положительную, сравнительную и превосходную.

1. Прилагательные, состоящие из одного слога, образуют степени сравнения суффиксальным способом, сравнительная степень образуется при помощи суффикса –er , а превосходная – при помощи суффикса –est и определенного артикля: cold – colder – the coldest.

2. Прилагательные, состоящие из двух и более слогов, образуют степени сравнения при помощи слов more и the most:

interesting – more interesting – the most interesting.

3. Двусложные прилагательные, имеющие окончания -y, -er, -ow, -le, тоже присоединяют суффиксы:

easy – easier – the easiest; clever – cleverer – the cleverest

narrow – narrower – the narrowest; simple – simpler – the simplest.

	Положительн. (positive)	Сравнительн. (comparative)	Превосходн. (superlative)
A	-	-er	-est
Односложн. прилагат.	low nice hot	lower nicer hotter	lowest nicest hottest
Двусложн. прилагат. на:1) -y	pretty	prettier	prettiest
2) -ow	narrow	narrower	narrowest
3) -le	simple	simpler	simplest
4) -er	clever	cleverer	cleverest
B	-	more …	most …
Многослож. прилагат.	useful terrible	more useful more terrible	most useful most terrible
Исключения	good bad little much/many	better worse less more	best worst least most

Правила правописания:

1. -y меняется на i после согласной и не меняется после гласной:: wealthy – wealthier – wealthiest.

2. -e опускается: large –larger – largest.

3. Согласная удваивается в односложных прилагательных после краткого гласного: big – bigger – the biggest.

6.1. Закончите предложения сравнительной степенью противоположного по значению прилагательного.

E.g. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter?

1. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit ­____

2. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ____.

3. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be ____.

4. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere ____.

5. My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something ____.

6. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be __.

7. Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be ____.

8. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look ____ today.

9. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take ____.

6.2. Закончите предложения сравнительной степенью одного из прилагательных, данных в таблице.

big crowded early easy high important interested peaceful reliable thin serious simple

E.g. I felt tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual.

1. I’d like to have a ____ car. The one I have got keeps breaking down.

2. Unfortunately her illness was ____ than we thought at first.

3. You look ____. Have you lost weight?

4. I want a ____flat. We don’t have enough space here.

5. He doesn’t study very hard. He’s ____ in having a good time.

6. Health and happiness are ____ than money.

7. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ____.

8. There were a lot of people in the bus. It was ____ than usually.

9. I like living in the countryside. It’s ____ than living in a town.

10. You’ll find your way around the town ____ if you have a good map.

11. In some parts of the country, prices are ____ than in others.