Adjectives and adverbs comparison.

I.Read and translate the following sentences.

1.The new cinema in our district is much bigger than the old one. 2.He is one of the most dangerous criminals in the world. 3.Nevsky Prospect is much more beautiful than our street. 4.Our house isn’t as big as yours. 5.That’s the funniest story I’ve ever heard. 6.The tram system isn’t as reliable as it used to be. 7.You are taller than me. 8.We started earlier than you. 9.He was more careful than I. 10.This student is the most attentive in our group. 11.I need a warmer coat. 12.He is as tired as you. 13.He was one of the most experienced workers at the plant. 14.Better late than never. 15.She was not so attractive as her mother. 16.His work is not so difficult as mine. 17.He was the eldest in the family. 18.It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river. 19.She is the youngest engineer in our office.

II.Combine sentences using as...As, not as (not so) ... As, more (less) .... Than.

1.Towns (noisy) villages. 2.This year things (good) last year. 3.Programmesnow (interesting) they used to be. 4.Susan (pretty) a flower in May. 5.English (easy) Japanese. 6.Russian (difficult) Chinese. 7.Japanese (easy) English. 8.Health (important) money. 9.A change (good) a rest. 10.Now the situation (bad) last month. 11.Cigarettes (harmful) cigars. 12.Is London (old) Moscow? 13.My life (interesting) it used to be. 14.I shall be happy (long) you stay with me. 15.He (not clever) you think. 16.We have known them (long) you have. 17.The new clerk (competent) the others. 18.This wonderful hotel (expensive) the Ritz. 19.Their new car (economical) the old one. 20.On Sundays my children don’t have to get up (early) as usual.

III.Combine sentences according to the given model:

Anna (old) Jane. – Anna is older than Jane.

This book (interesting) that book. – This book is more interesting than that one.

1.The weather today (bad) yesterday. 2.This week I feel (good) last week. 3.London (big) Paris. 4.Girls (clever) boys. 5.The sun (bright) the moon. 6.Cats (intelligent) dogs. 7.Men (sensible) women. 8.The English (polite) Americans. 9.Phisics (hard) chemistry. 10.Boys (sensitive) girls. 11.Chris (serious) his younger brother. 12.The air in the morning (cool) in the daytime. 13.Some people (honest) others. 14.A car (comfortable) the metro. 15.This dress (elegant) the old one. 16.For talks six o’clock (convenient) eight.

IV.Open the brackets using the necessary 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 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 park 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. 19.She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 20.Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 21.This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 22.January is the (cold) month of the year. 23.Judy translates (bad) than Bob does. 24.Which is the (hot) month of the year? 25.Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country?