Grammar page 2 adjectives. Degrees of comparison

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big clever happy slow small	bigger cleverer happier slower smaller	the biggest the cleverest the happiest the slowest the smallest
interesting important expensive	more/less interesting more/less important more/less expensive	the most interesting the least interesting the most important the least important the most expensive
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good bad much many little far	better worse more more less further	the best the worst the most the most the least the furthest

My room is big. – Моя комната большая.

Your room is bigger than my room. – Твоя комната больше, чем моя.

This room is the biggest in the house. – Эта комната – самая большая в доме.

This book is interesting. – Эта книга – интересная.

This book is more interesting than that one. – Эта книга более интересная, чем та.

This book is the most interesting. – Эта книга – самая интересная.

My car is good, but his car is better than mine. – Моя машина хорошая, но его машина – лучше, чем моя.

Our school is the best in the town. – Наша школа – самая лучшая в городе.

His room is as big as your room. – Его комната такая же большая, как твоя.

Our house is not as big as yours. – Наш дом не такой большой, как ваш.

Exercises

1. Answer the questions using words heavy, difficult or easy.

Model:

Why can’t you translate the sentence? – It’s difficult.

1. Why can’t you do the test?

2. What makes you so sure she’ll be able to answer the questions?

3. What makes you think she’ll make no mistakes in the test?

4. Why don’t you allow him to carry the books?

5. Why can’t you do the translation?

6. Why do you think she won’t enjoy the book?

7. What makes you so sure she’ll translate the text quickly?

8. Why do you want to leave the umbrella at home?

9. Why don’t you allow the girl to carry the box?

10. Why don’t you want to take this suitcase?

11. Why are you sure you’ll cope with the task?

12. Why can’t you answer this question?

13. Why don’t you use these instruments?

14. What makes you sure you’ll be able to carry these bags?

15. Why can’t you finish the work in time?