Проверочные задания на тему «Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий»

Задание 17.

А. Поставьте прилагательное или наречие в скобках в нужную форму.

Winter is (cold) season of the Winter is the coldest season of

year. the year

1. Moscow is (large) than St. Petersburg.

2. Steel is (strong) than wood.

3. Canada is (big) than the USA.

4. This summer is (hot) than the previous one.

5. This task is (easy) than that one.

6. Mark has (few) children than Sam.

7. German is (difficult) than Spanish.

8. Helen is (experienced) than Mike.

9. The Alps are (high) mountains in Europe.

10. Monday is often one of (busy) days of the week.

11. This is (funny) episode in the film.

12. This is (exciting) book in his collection.

13. This is (beautiful) park in the city.

14. He is one of (successful) businessmen in this company.

15. Steve is (hard-working) students in the group.

16. It is one of (important) questions of our conference. (наименее)

17. Today he worked (slowly) than usually.

18. He usually listens to the teacher (attentively) of all.

B. Обратите внимание на особые формы образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий:

1. Health is (good) than wealth.

2. She is (good) doctor I know.

3. He answered the material (well) of all.

4. Paul is a (bad) driver than Chris.

5. It was (bad) mistake I’ve ever made.

6. He writes French (badly) than he speaks it.

7. Nick speaks (many) languages than Pete.

8. We have (little) interest in this work than you.

9. Other hospitals are (far) from here than this one.

10. Any (far) discussion is useless.

11. He wants to enter another university to get (far) education.

12. My house is (far) of all from the stop.

C. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на другие особые формы образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий:

1. Alex is five years older than his brother.

2. My friend has an elder sister.

3. This is one of the oldest cathedrals in the country.

4. William is the eldest of the three brothers.

5. Could you call later? He is busy at the moment.

6. I like both Kevin and Philip. The former is very polite and the latter is very handsome.

7. The last question at the exam was very difficult.

8. The latest news was breaking.

9. The next stop is yours.

10. The nearest cinema is a ten-minute walk from here.

Некоторые имена прилагательные могут, как и в русском языке, употребляться в значении существительных. Они употребляются со значением множественного числа, обозначая все лица или группы лиц, обладающих данным признаком. Они не принимают окончания -s и употребляются с определенным артиклем:

There are special schools for the blind in our country.

Immediate help was rendered to the sick.

Для сравнения двух предметов одинакового качества прилагательное в положительной степени ставится между as…as со значением такой же … как, так же …как:

He is as young as my brother.

В отрицательных предложениях первое as обычно заменяется so:

He is not so young as my brother.

Следует обратить внимание на перевод следующих конструкций:

He is twice as old. He has twice as many books as I. The more you study, the more you know. This way is much (far) longer. The tasks are a little (bit) more difficult than yesterday.

Он в два раза старше. У него в два раза больше книг, чем у меня. Чем больше ты учишь, тем больше знаешь. Этот путь намного длиннее. Задания немного сложнее, чем вчера.

Задание 18. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Your room is as light as mine.

2. This cube is as big as that one.

3. These pictures are as beautiful as those ones.

4. My brother is not so tall as you are.

5. This book is not so interesting as that one.

6. The Baltic Sea is not so warm as the Black Sea.

7. The earlier you get up, the more you can do.

8. The longer the night, the shorter the day.

9. The longer the telephone call, the more you pay for it.

10. The greater the number of free electrons in a substance, the better this substance conducts electricity.

11. Their garden is four times as big as ours.

12. Go by car, it’s much cheaper. (far cheaper)

13. Today the weather is a little worse than it was yesterday. (a bit worse)

Конструкция «существительное + существительное»

В сочетании двух существительных первое является определением правого. Сочетания двух и более существительных очень часто встречаются в языке науки и техники.

Office/home telephone number	Служебный/домашний номер телефона
Business letter	Деловое письмо
Life insurance	Страхование жизни
Employment agency	Агентство по устройству на работу
Electronics engineer	Инженер по электронике
Heat energy	Тепловая энергия
Temperature measurement	Измерение температуры