Degrees of comparison of adjectives

Task I. Form the degrees of comparison of adjectives if possible.

Black, big, small, tall, expensive, high, long, large, cheap, brick, clever, nice, bad, wooden, silver, far, new, late, good, thin, happy, little.

Task II. Put the sentences below into the comparative and superlative forms.

The river is long.
The article is good.
This man is very tall.
That country is very far.

Task III. Translate the sentences.

Это здание выше, чем то, напротив.
Этот ученик такой же умный, как тот.
Темза – самая длинная река в Великобритании.
Лондон – самый красивый город-столица, который я когда-либо видел.
Это был мой самый счастливый День Рождения.
Эти книги не такие дорогие, как те.
Гостиная гораздо более просторная, чем спальня.
Фруктовый сад перед домом гораздо меньше, чем обычный сад за домом.

Task IV Choose the correct sentence. One sentence has a mistake.

-Yesterday was more hot than today. - Yesterday was hotter than today.

-She is taller than her brother. - She is taller that her brother.

-I am the most young in the class. - I am the youngest in the class.

-Last week was busier than this week. - Last week was busyer than this week.

-My homework is the baddest in the class. - My homework is the worst in the class.

Task V. Complete the table.

adjective	comparative	superlative
big
	more beautiful
		worst
exciting
noisy

Task VI. Compare the hotels.

Look at the information about two hotels. Write five sentences about the hotels using the comparative forms of the adjectives : big/ expensive/ near/ far/ modern.

Example : good- The Ritz is a better hotel than The Strand.

	The Strand	The Ritz
Number of stars	***	****
Number of rooms	102	55
Price	$70-80	$100-200
How many minutes to the sea?	10 minutes	10 minutes
How many minutes to the town centre?	20 minutes	15 minutes
Old or new?	New-1990	Old-1870

Task VII. The Star Hotel.

Look at the information about The Star Hotel. Write five more sentences, comparing the three hotels. Use the superlative form of the adjectives.

Example: good - The star is the best hotel.

	The Star
Number of stars	*****
Number of rooms	45
Price	$200-300
How many minutes to the sea?	5 minutes
How many minutes to the town centre?	15 minutes
Old or new?	Old-1920

Task VIII. Choose the right form of the adjective.

1. The traffic is ..... downtown than on this road, especially during rush hours.
	heavier
	the heaviest
	heavy
2. Richard got ..... good marks than Fred in the examinations.
	less
	fewer
	few
3. The more you know ..... you forget. So why study?
	more
	the most
	the more
4. Leo drives a car well, but Collin does it ..... .
	the best
	better
	as well
5. Their children are not well-behaved. Actually they are ..... children I’ve ever seen.
	badly-behaved
	worse-behaved
	the worst-behaved
6. I want you to read ..... passage of the text.
	the next
	the nearest
	next
7. I like decent people ..... serious ones.
	as much as
	as more as
	more
8. Ron Gregg has just written a new book. His ..... book is selling very well.
	latter
	last
	latest
9. The boys felt ..... than the girls about losing the game.
	bad
	the worst
	worse
10. I can’t walk very fast. You are younger; you can walk ..... .
	much faster
	fast
	the fastest
11. This is ..... story in this book. I liked it best of all.
	more interesting
	the most interesting
	not so interesting
12. I like skiing ..... as skating.
	more
	as much
	as more
13. "This is ..... place to cross the street in," the policeman warned us.
	more dangerous
	the most dangerous
	so dangerous
14. Philip is so quiet and obedient He is ..... child I have ever met.
	well-behaved
	the best-behaved
	better-behaved