Many, much, little, few, a little, a few

Exercise 14. Translate into English:

Багато зошитів, багато молока, багато води, багато днів, багато газет, багато снігу, багато музики, багато кімнат, багато повітря, мало будинків, мало чаю, мало чашок, мало яблук, мало кави, мало радощів, мало світла, мало соку, мало квітів, небагато грошів, мало грошів, декілька стільців, мало стільців, небагато веселощів, мало веселощів, небагато вдачі, мало роботи, небагато цукру, мало яєць.

Exercise 15. Fill in the blanks with many, much, little, or few:

1. I know very … about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 2. You do not make … mistakes in your spelling. 3. Does your sister read …? – Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn’t. He has so … books, but he reads very … . 4. Have you … work to do today? – No, not very … . 5. Walk quicker, please. We have very … time.

Exercise 16. Fill in the blanks with many, much, little, few, a few, a little:

1. He had … English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 2. She gave him … water to wash his hands and face. 3. I didn’t say … words about my journey. 4. After the play everybody felt … tired. 5. Let’s stay here … longer: it is such a nice place. 6. There was … water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 7. My mother knows German … and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 8. If you have … spare time, look through this book. You will find … stories there, which are rather interesting.

Degrees of comparison

Exercise 17. Translate into English:

Старий, старіший, самий старий, найстаріший, мій старший брат, мій старий друг, далі, найдальніший, найдовший, коротше, щасливий, щасливіше, найщасливіший, самий кращий, гірше, найпоганіший.

Exercise 18. Translate into English:

1. Це були найщасливіші дні в її житті. 2. Це дуже легка задача. Дайте мені більш важку задачу. 3. У грудні дні найкоротші. 4. Твоя сукня, певно, дуже гарна, але моя сукня гарніша. 5. Мій друг – високий чоловік. 6. Це тепліший светр. 7. Цей дім вищий за той. 8. Мій брат молодше за мене. 9. Ермітаж багатше Російського музею.

Exercise 19. Fill in the blanks with as …as or so … as:

1. Mike is … tall … Pete. 2. Kate is not … nice … Ann. 3. My room is … light … this one. 4. She is … young … Tom’s brother. 5. This woman is … good … that one. 6. This child is not … small … that one.

Exercise 20. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. She felt as strong as her father. 2. We started earlier than you. 3. He was more careful than I. 4. This student is the most attentive in our group. 5. He is as tired as you. 6. Better late than never. 7. She was not so attractive as her mother. 8. It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river. 9. His work is not so difficult as mine. 10. I need a warmer coat.

Exercise 21. Open the brackets using the necessary form of an adjective:

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Which building is the (high) in New York? 3. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 4. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 5. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 6. Spanish is (easy) than German. 7. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 8. She is not so (busy) as I am. 9. This film is (interesting) of all I have seen this year. 10. He was the (fat) man in the village. 11. Her eyes are (grey) than mine. 12. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy).