The adjective

Прості форми ступенів порівняння (односкладові та деякі двоскладові прикметники)
Основна  форма (the positive degree)	Вищий ступінь (the comparative degree)	Найвищий ступінь (the superlative degree)
small	smaller	the smallest
large	larger	the largest
big	bigger	the biggest
happy	happier	the happiest

Складені форми ступенів порівняння (двоскладові та багатоскладові прикметники)
Основна  форма (the positive degree)	Вищий ступінь (the comparative degree)	Найвищий ступінь (the superlative degree)
interesting	тоrе interesting	the most interesting
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful

Exercise 541. Write down the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives.

1. large 2. big З. bad 4. tall

5. perfect

6. cold

7. dirty

8. comfortable

9. important

10. small

11. cheap

12. clever

13. expensive

14. good

15. strong

16. old

17. famous

18. careful

19. heavy

20. far

Exercise 542. Write the opposite.

1. Younger

2. Colder

3. Later

4. Worse

5. Earlier

6. Farther

7. Hardest

8. Hottest

9. Best

10. Nearest

Exercise 543. Translate into Ukrainian.

1. What is your height? You are taller than me. 2. She felt as strong as her brother. 3. We started earlier than you. 4. He was more careful than I. 5. This student is the most attentive in our group. 6. I need a warmer coat. 7. He is as tired as you. 8. He was one of the most experienced workers at the factory. 9. Better late than never.  10. She was not so attractive as her mother. 11. His work is not so difficult as mine. 12. He was the eldest in the family. 13. It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river. 14. This is the smallest room in our flat.

Exercise 544. Use the comparative or the superlative degree of comparison of the adjectives in brackets.

1. February is month of the year. (short)

2. January is month of the year. (cold)

3. June is than May. (short)

4. March is....... than February. (long)

5. August is than April. (warm)

6. July is month of the year. (warm)

7. August is June. (long)

8. November is month of the year. (wet)

9. September is than November. (dry)

10. June is month of the whole academic year. (busy)

11. London is than Manchester. (big)

12. Oxford is as Cambridge. (beautiful)

Exercise 545. Use the comparative or the superlative degree of comparison of the adjectives in brackets:

1. We stayed at (cheap) hotel in the town. 2. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s (comfortable). 3. What is (popular) sport in your country? 4. The United States is very large but Canada is (large). 5. He was a bit depressed yesterday, but today he looks (happy). 6. It was (good) holiday I have ever had. 7. What is (quick) way of getting from here to the airport?

Exercise 546. Use the comparative or the superlative degree of comparison of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Kyiv than in any other city of Ukraine. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beau­tiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The is­land of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar.

Exercise 547. Open the brackets using the correct form of the adjectives.

1. Oil is (light) than water. 2. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 3. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 4. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 5. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 6. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 7. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 8. Please be (careful) next time and don't spill the milk again. 9. Bobby was a (qui­et) child. He was (quiet) than his sister. 10. Her eyes are (big) than mine. 11. He was the (fat) man in the village. 12. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy). 13. My sister is the (tall) girl in her class. 14. Who is the (attentive) student in your group? 15. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes (cold), the nights (short). 16. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 17. Your handwriting is now (good) than it was last year; but still it is (bad) than Nick's handwriting. Nick has a (good) handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the (good) handwriting of all.

Exercise 548. Translate into English.

1. Я знаю цікаву історію. Він знає цікавішу історію. Вона знає найцікавішу історію. 2. Це довга дорога. Це довша дорога. Це найдовша дорога. 3. Її робота дуже важлива. Його робота важливіша. Моя робота найважливіша. 4. Це погана пісня. Це гірша пісня. Це найгірша пісня. 5. Він хороший інженер. Він кращий інженер. Він найкращий інженер. 6. Він приніс їй красиву квітку. Він приніс їй красивішу квітку. Він приніс їй найкрасивішу квітку. 7. Він розповів нам про щасливу людину. Він розповів нам про щасливішу людину. Він розповів нам про найщасливішу людину. 8. Це були найщасливіші дні в її житті. 9. Це дуже легке завдання. Дайте мені важче завдання. 10. Влітку дні довгі, а ночі короткі. 11. 22 червня – найдовший день у році. 12. У липні дні коротші. 13. У грудні дні найкоротші. 14. «Четвірка» – хороша оцінка, але «п'ятірка» краща. 15. «П'ятірка» – найкраща оцінка. 16. Найгірша оцінка – «двійка». 17. Твоє плаття, звичайно, дуже красиве, але моє плаття красивіше. 18. Його годинник дорожчий. 19. Це пальто тепліше.

Exercise 549. Translate into English.

1. Цей будинок вищий за той. 2. Сьогодні вода в річці холодніша, ніж вчора. 3. Тато розумніший за тебе. 4. Китай більший за Індію. 5. Його бабуся молодша, ніж дідусь. 6. Груші смачніші за яблука. 7. Наша кішка менша, ніж собака. 8. Мій брат молодший за мене. 9. Торік лютий був холодніший, ніж січень. 10. Дніпро коротший за Волгу. 11. Ермітаж багатший за Російський музей.

as ... as – такий самий ... як

not so … as – не такий ... як

Exercise 550. Insert 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. 12. I am ... thin ... you. 13. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 14. This child is not … small … that one.

Exercise 551. Insert as ... as, so ... as or than.

1. Our house is not ... big ... yours. 2. The new cinema in our district is much bigger ... the old one. 3. We are ... proud of our district ... you are of yours. 4. The house I live in is ... old ... the one my sister lives in. 5. Exercise №2 is easier ... exercise №3. 6. Nevsky Prospect is more beauti­ful ... our street. 7. My composition is not ... long ... yours.

Exercise 552. Open the brackets using the correct form of the adjectives.

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Kyiv? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This gar­den is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word "newspa­per" (long) than the word "book"? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (diffi­cult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than Ger­man. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 17. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 18. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 19. January is the (cold) month of the year. 20. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 21. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 22. Which is the (beau­tiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

Exercise 553. Translate into English.

1. Цей будинок такий же високий, як і той. 2. Сьогодні вода в річці не така тепла, як вчора. 3. Ти не такий розумний, як твій тато. 4. Індія не така велика, як Китай. 5. Темза така ж красива, як Нева. 6. Його бабуся не така стара, як дідусь. 7. Яблука такі ж смачні, як сливи, але не такі смачні, як груші. 8. Російський музей такий же багатий, як Ермітаж. 9. Державін не такий знаменитий, як Пушкін. 10. Дніпро не такий довгий, як Волга. 11. Торік серпень був такий же жаркий, як і липень.