Unit 3. The adjective Section 1. The Positive Degree

Exercise 1. Translate the following adjectives into Russian. Pick out suitable ones and insert them into the sentences given below.

A. Simple, comfortable, young, happy, fine, beautiful, clever, outstanding, little, favourite, brave, sweet, pretty, interesting, lovely, early, dirty.

1. He is a ... boy. 2. My father is a ... man. 3. They have a ... flat. 4. She is a ... girl. 5. He is a ... man. 6. It is a ... evening. 7. They are a ... pair. 8. This is my ... book. 9. She has a ... voice. 10. It is an ... morning. 11. She has a ... face. 12. This is a ... road. 13. I have ... money. 14. This is a ... room.

B. Clever, gay, cold, simple, fine, bright, pretty, tall, young, attentive, full, free, brave, thin.

1. Her daughter is very ... . 2. The weather is ... . 3. The evening is ... . 4. Her task is ... . 5. They are very ... . 6. My brother is very ... . 7. The moon is ... today. 8. The boy is ... . 9. They are so ... . 10. The glass is ... . 11. Her face is ... . 12. She is ... today. 13. Is your brother ...? 14. Why are you so ...?

Exercise 2. Read each of these phrases aloud paying special attention to the phrase stress.

As white as snow. As bright as fire. As cold as ice. As strong as steel. As light as air. As thin as paper. As sweet as music. As gay as sunshine. As black as soot. As green as grass. As blue as the sky. As hot as the sun. As pale as the moon. As brave as a lion. As true as a dog. As quick as a cat. As free as a bird. As busy as a bee. As pretty as a kitten. As clumsy as a puppy.

Exercise 3. Build ten phrases of your own by analogy with those given in the previous exercise.

Exercise 4. Read the following sentences aloud paying special attention to the sentence stress.

A. 1. He is as clever as his brother. 2. The sun is as hot as fire. 3. She is as pretty as her cousin. 4. He is as brave as a lion. 5. The sea is as blue as the sky. 6. Her face is as pale as the moon. 7. My friend is as witty as his brother. 8. The film is as interesting as the book. 9. He is as shy as a mouse. 10. The boys are as tall as their father. 11. The girls are as beautiful as their mother. 12. The puppies are as gay as the kittens. 13. The clouds are as white as snow. 14. The bushes are as green as the grass.

B. 1. This pencil is as good as that one. 2. This dress is as short as that one. 3. This boy is as lazy as that one. 4. This box is as heavy as that one. 5. This flower is as beautiful as that one. 6. This room is as large as that one. 7. This book is as thin as that one. 8. This pen is as bad as that one.

C. 1. His book is as interesting as mine. 2. Your hair is as black as hers. 3. Her watch is as good as his. 4. Their family is as large as ours. 5. Our flat is as modern as theirs. 6. Your task is as difficult as mine. 7. Your dress is as pretty as hers. 8. My watch is as slow as yours. 9. Their feet are as wet as ours. 10. Our books are as easy as theirs. 11. His answer is as polite as hers. 12. Your welcome is as hearty as theirs. 13. Her father is as angry as mine. 14. My hair is as grey as yours.

D. 1. Her smile is as pleasant as her sister's. 2. His welcome is as hearty as his wife's. 3. Our flat is as comfortable as our parents'. 4. His beard is as long as his brother's. 5. Their task is as difficult as their friends'.

Exercise 5. Give mil answers to the following questions.

A. 1. Is the film as interesting as the book? 2. Is it as cold today as yesterday? 3. Is the air as fresh here as at the sea-side? 4. Are they as young as you? 5. Are his sisters as beautiful as his mother? 6. Are your brothers as tall as your father? 7. Are they as careful as their brother?

B. 1. Is this road as long as that one? 2. Is this story as funny as that one? 3. Is their new flat as comfortable as the old one? 4. Is this forest as thick as that one? 5. Is this path as narrow as that one? 6. Is this trunk as heavy as that one? 7. Is this boy as strong as the tall one? 8. Is this dress as short as the green one?

C. 1. Is your jacket as warm as mine? 2. Is his book as easy as hers? 3. Is your house as far as theirs? 4. Is my box as heavy as his? 5. Is their path as narrow as ours? 6. Is her hair as black as yours? 7. Is their family as large as hers? 8. Is your garden as beautiful as theirs? 9. Are your feet as wet as mine? 10. Are your, rooms as light as hers? 11. Are his friends as good as yours? 12. Are their marks as excellent as his? 13. Are your kittens as pretty as mine?

D. 1. Is her dog as big as her father's? 2. Is his health as good as his wife's? 3. Is their book as interesting as their friends'? 4. Are the boy's marks as good as his sister's? 5. Are their compositions as interesting as their friends'? 6. Are your eyes as grey as your mother's? 7. Are her dresses as short as her friend's? 8. Are your days as busy as your husband's?

Exercise 6. Pick out suitable phrases to complete the following sentences. Read the sentences aloud.

A. as red as a rose, as clever as a man, as brave as his father, as high as a mountain, as pretty as her sister, as busy as a bee, as bad as his phonetics, as clear as the bell, as diligent as he, as funny as anecdotes, as blue as the sky, as bright as a butterfly.

1. This girl is ... . 2. This flower is .... 3. My dog is ... . 4. The boy is ... . 5. These houses are ... . 6. He is ... . 7. Her eyes are ... . 8. Their stories are ... . 9. Her lips are ... . 10. His brother is .... 11. His voice is ... . 12. His reading is ... .

B. as interesting as that one, as long as that one, as beautiful as that one, as large as that one, as high as that one, as tall as that one, as pretty as that one, as difficult as that one.

1. This question is .... 2. This road is.... 3. This boy is ... . 4. This room is ... . 5. This book is ... . 6. This mountain is ... . 7. This girl is ... . 8. This garden is ... .

C. as lovely as mine, as dirty as yours, as heavy as ours, as short as mine, as interesting as theirs, as big as hers, as deep as mine, as funny as theirs, as foolish as yours, as excellent as theirs, as little as hers, as beautiful as theirs, as sweet as his, as interesting as ours.

1. Her jacket is ... . 2. Their mistake is ... . 3. His hands are ... . 4. Your story is ... . 5. Our lessons are ... . 6. My children are ... . 7. Their luggage is... . 8. His marks are ... . 9. My dog is .... 10. Their work is ... . 11. Her cat is ... . 12. Our garden is ... . 13. His voice is ... . 14. Her singing is ... .

D. as sad as her mother's, as good as my friend's, as noble as his father's, as excellent as their parent's, as sweet as her sister's, as new as his brother's.

1. His suit is ... . 2. Her eyes are ... . 3. Her voice is ... . 4. His face is ... . 5. My watch is ... . 6. Their health is ... .

Exercise 7. Translate into English.

A. 1. Он такой же способный, как его брат. 2. Она такая же хорошенькая, как ее сестра. 3. Их сын такой же умный, как их дочь. 4. Их дети такие же веселые, как родители. 5. Вечер такой же сырой, как утро. 6. Ночь такая же теплая, как день. 7. Она такая же высокая, как ее брат. 8. Он такой же смелый, как его отец. 9. Он такой же маленький, как его сестра. 10. День такой же ясный, как утро.

Б. 1. Это правило такое же простое, как то. 2. Этот цветок такой же красивый, как тот. 3. Этот дом такой же высокий, как тот. 4. Эта девочка такая же умная, как та. 5. Эта тропинка такая же узкая, как та. 6. Эта дорога такая же грязная, как та. 7. Этот лес такой же темный, как тот. 8. Эта птица такая же красивая, как та. 9. Это решение такое же простое, как то. 10. Этот ребенок такой же умный, как тот.

В. 1. Их ребенок такой же способный, как ваш. 2. Их квартира такая же удобная, как наша. 3. Ее платье такое же короткое, как мое. 4. Его сынишка такой же капризный, как твой. 5. Наш сад такой же густой, как их. 6. У его сестры такие же серые глаза, как у него. 7. У ее мужа такое же усталое лицо, как у нее. 8. У нее такие же здоровые дети, как у них. 9. У меня такое же хорошее зрение, как у вас. 10. У наших соседей такая же большая собака, как у нас.

Г. 1. У нее такие же красивые глаза, как у ее матери. 2. У него такая же большая библиотека, как у его родителей. 3. У моего сына такой же хороший велосипед, как у племянника. 4. У нее такие же черные волосы, как у ее сестры. 5. У них такая же большая квартира, как у их друзей. 6. У его племянницы такие же плохие отметки, как у его дочери.

Exercise 8. Complete the following sentences making use of the pattern "as + adj. + as".

1. Her composition is ... . 2. This tree is .... 3. His hair is .... 4. My dress is ... . 5. Her brother is ... . 6. His sister is ... . 7. Her handwriting is ... . 8. My phonetics is... . 9. This rose is ... . 10. His love is .... 11. This road is .... 12. Your kitchen is .... 13. My study is... . 14. Their dining-room is ... . 15. Her watch is ... . 16. Her parents are ... . 17. Their voices are .... 18. My friends are ... . 19. His children are ... . 20. The flowers in my garden are .... 21. The rooms in my flat are .... 22. In spring days are .... 23. Her mistakes are ... . 24. Your hands are ... . 25. His eyes are ... . 26. Her lips are ....

Exercise 9. Read each of these phrases aloud.

Not so black as soot; not so bright as fire; not so thin as paper; not so dry as hay; not so fed as blood; not so white as snow; not so cold as ice; not so grey as steel; not so yellow as gold; not so far as the moon; not so brave as a lion; not so high as a mountain; not so green as the grass; not so quick as a cat; not so clear as the sky; not so lovely as the forest; not so clever as his father; not so bright as his friend.

Exercise 10. Build ten phrases of your own by analogy with those given in the previous exercise.

Exercise 11. Read the following sentences aloud. Translate them into Russian.

A. 1. Girls are not so brave as boys. 2. Coats are not so short as dresses. 3. Cats are not so clever as dogs. 4. Boys are not so polite as girls. 5. Old houses are not so comfortable as new ones. 6. Bushes are not so tall as trees. 7. She is not so pretty as her sister. 8. He is not so young as his wife. 9. His brother is not so tall as he. 10. Her sister is not so gay as she. 11. The evening is not so warm as the day. 12. The film is not so interesting as the book. 13. This girl is not so attentive as her neighbour. 14. Spelling is not so easy as reading.

B. 1. This rose is not so red as that one. 2. This room is not so dark as that one. 3. This flat is not so comfortable as that one. 4. This pencil is not so sharp as that one. 5. This book is not so interesting as that one. 6. This way is not so long as that one. 7. This puppy is not so big as that one. 8. This boy is not so tall as that one. 9. This apple is not so sweet as that one. 10. This dress in not so fine as that one.

C. 1. My sister is not so young as yours. 2. Her hair is not so black as mine. 3. Her books not so difficult as his. 4. Their garden is not so large as mine. 5. My dress is not so short as hers. 6. Her task is not so easy as theirs. 7. Your library is not so rich as ours. 8. His voice is not so deep as yours. 9. Her father is not so famous as his. 10. His dog is not so clever as theirs. 11. My children are not so bright as hers. 12. Their mistakes are not so bad as ours. 13. Your neighbours are not so nice as theirs. 14. His pupils are not so noisy as mine. 15. Their classrooms are not so clean as yours.

D. 1. His hair is not so long as his brother's. 2. Her task is not so difficult as her friend's. 3. My work is not so important as my husband's. 4. Her voice is not so sweet as her sister's. 5. Their flat is not so lovely as their friends'. 6. Their library is not so rich as their parents'. 7. His work is not so interesting as his wife's. 8. Her flat is not so large as her neighbours'. 9. My pronunciation is not so good as my teacher's.

Exercise 12. Give full answers to the following questions.

A. 1. Is she not so pretty as her mother? 2. Is it not so cold today as yesterday? 3. Is he not so clever as his brother? 4. Is she not so diligent as her sister? 5. Is your friend not so tall as his father? 6. Are they not so busy as you? 7. Are the lessons not so interesting as the lectures? 8. Are their friends not so hard-working as they? 9. Are the cats not so clever as tie dogs?

B. 1. Is this book not so interesting as that one? 2. Is this road not so long as that one? 3. Is this picture not so beautiful as that one? 4. Is your new dress not so long as the old one? 5. Is this rule not so difficult as the previous one? 6. Is his old flat not so light as the new one? 7. Is the red pencil not so hard as the green one? 8. Is the long road not so dirty as the short one?

C. 1. Is her task not so difficult as mine? 2. Is their work not so good as ours? 3. Is your milk not so hot as hers? 4. Is her welcome not so hearty as his? 5. Are their bags not so full as ours? 6. Are our answers not so ready as theirs? 7. Are his days not so busy as hers?

D. 1. Is his work not so interesting as his father's? 2. Is her hat not so lovely as her friend's? 3. Is my task not so easy as my sister's? 4. Is her hair not so long as her mother's? 5. Is our flat not so comfortable as your friend's? 6. Are his eyes not so black as his brother's? 7. Are their rooms not so light as their parents'? 8. Are their apple-trees not so big as their neighbours'?

Exercise 13. Pick out suitable phrases to complete the following sentences. Read the sentences aloud.

A. so white as snow, so busy as his brother, so quick as the cat, so young as my cousin, so tall as the tree, so funny as the kitten, so blue as the sky, so far as the-sun, so full as the cup, so tall as my aunt, so little as her sister, so bright as the sun, so cold as the morning, so warm as the sand.

1. The puppy is not.... 2. The sea is not.... 3. The moon is not ... . 4. She is not ... .5. The clouds are not ... . 6. I am not ... . 7. The day is not ... . 8. My mother is not ... . 9. He is not ... . 10. The glass is not ... . 11. The dog is not... . 12. The bushes are not ... . 13. The water is not.. 14. The moon is not ..

B. so thin as that one, so heavy as that one, so beautiful as that one, so big as that one, so red as that one, so dark as that one, so large as that one, so clever as that one, so dull as that one, so short as that one.

1. This string is not ... . 2. This book is not ... . 3. This film is not... . 4. This trunk is not.... 5. This park is not... . 6. This dog is not... . 7. This house is not ... . 8. This field is not... . 9. This rose is not... . 10. This suit is not... .

C. so old as his, so pretty as ours, so difficult as yours, so far as hers, so interesting as mine, so big as hers, so black as yours, so famous as theirs, so large as mine, so bright as his, so noisy as mine, so full as yours, so comfortable as ours, so grey as his.

1. His book is not... . 2. Our house is not ... . 3. Her cat is not ... . 4. My father is not .... 5. Your eyes are not ... . 6. Your family is not ... . 7. Our puppy is not... . 8. His dog is not ... . 9. My mother is not ... . 10. Her ideas are not .... 11. Their children are not ... . 12. Your flat is not... . 13. My glass is not ... . 14. Their task is not....

D. so full as his sister's, so thick as his son's, so pretty as my sister's, so bright as his friend's, so rich as his parents', so large as their friends', so long as her sister's, so clever as her brother's, so modem as our friends', so long as her mother's.

1. His children are not... . 2. Our flat is not ... . 3. My dress is not ... . 4. Her dog is not .... 5. Their family is not ... . 6. Her hair is not... . 7. His library is not... . 8. Her lips are not... . 9. Her jacket is not... . 10. His hair is not... .

Exercise 14. Translate into English.

A. 1. Вечер не такой ясный, как утро. 2. Этот стул не такой тяжелый, как кресло. 3. Он не такой способный, как его брат. 4. Она не такая высокая, как ее сестра. 5. Он не такой молодой, как его брат. 6. Кошки не такие умные, как собаки. 7. Он не такой смелый, как его отец. 8. Она не такая хорошенькая, как ее старшая сестра. 9. Сегодняшняя ночь не такая теплая, как вечер. 10. Она не такая стройная, как ее подруга.

Б. 1. Эта дорога не такая длинная, как та. 2. Этот рассказ не такой смешной, как тот. 3. Эта квартира не такая удобная, как та. 4. Эти часы не такие красивые, как те. 5. Это дерево не такое высокое, как то. 6. Этот мальчик не такой высокий, как тот. 7. Этот котенок не такой маленький, как тот. 8. Эта чашка не такая большая, как та.

B. 1. Ее работа не такая легкая, как моя. 2. Его отец не такой молодой, как твой. 3. Этот дом не такой красивый, как наш. 4. Мой брат не такой высокий, как его. 5. Наша квартира не такая светлая, как их. 6. Мой братишка не такой вежливый, как твой. 7. Их семья не такая большая, как наша. 8. Его книга не такая интересная, как моя. 9. Наши уроки не такие трудные, как их. 10. Мой отец не такой сердитый, как твой. 11. Ее платье не такое длинное, как мое. 12. Моя мать не такая молодая, как ее. 13. Мой муж не такой высокий, как ее.

Г. 1. У него не такой красивый голос, как у его отца. 2. У меня не такая богатая библиотека, как у моей сестры. 3. У нас не такая удобная квартира, как у родителей. 4. У него не такая большая собака, как у его приятеля. 5. У нее не такие длинные волосы, как у ее сестры. 6. У нее не такой тяжелый багаж, как у ее брата. 7. У нее не такие красивые глаза, как у ее матери. 8. У них не такая теплая квартира, как у их друзей. 9. У нее не такое печальное лицо, как у ее сестры.

Exercise 15. Complete the following sentences making use of the pattern "so + adj. + as".

1. Her face is not ... . 2. Their marks are not ... . 3. His watch is not ... . 4. My children are not... . 5. My friend is not... . 6. His hands are not... . 7. Your phonetics is not .... 8. The days are not .... 9. Their flat is not ... . 10. The apple-trees are not .... 11. Her dress is not ... . 12. Her eyes are not ... . 13. My kitchen is not ... . 14. My notes are not ... . 15. Your ring is not .... 16. Our friends are not .... 17. Her hair is not ... . 18. Their parents are not ... . 19. This flower is not... . 20. The trees in the park are not... . 21. My dog is not ... . 22. Her cheeks are not ... . 23. Our flat is not .... 24. Her feet are not ... .

Exercise 16. Insert as ... as or so ... as.

1. He is ... kind to me ... you. 2. His voice is ... disagreeable ... his face. 3. She is not ... clever ... her friend. 4. Her face is ... pleased ... the face of the woman at the gate. 5. In all the country-side there is no garden ... lovely... his. 6. The king is ...black... ebony. 7. The Sphinx is ... old ... the world. 8. She is ... agile ... a jungle cat. 9. I am going to be ... good ... my grandfather. 10. Relatives are never ... good ... friends. 11. No one is ... pretty ... she. 12. The woman is ... clever ... her husband. 13. This stuff is not... good ... that one. 14. The sea is not... blue ... the sky. 15. She is ... pink and white ... a milkmaid.