4. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. It is better to go there by plane, it is quicker than by train. 2. The physics laboratory of this institute has the best apparatus for the experiment. 3. The road became worse as we went along. 4. He was given the most difficult task. 5. The last report at the conference was the most interesting. 6. Edison could work at his experiments for days and weeks. Sometimes he slept less than five hours a day. 7. The work has to be done in the least possible time. 8. It is the least you could do for her. 9. He thought he was the happiest man in the world. 10. The new car is more comfortable than the previous one. 11. The Neva is wider and deeper than the Moskva River. 12. Last year he spent less time on English than this year. 13. Most students regularly attend lectures and work in laboratories.

5. Выберите правильную форму степени сравнения.

1. Pete is (better, the best) student in our group. His term-papers are always (better, the best) than yours. 2. This subject is (more interesting, the most interesting) of all subjects in this faculty. But it is (more difficult, the most difficult) than other subjects. 3. This student does not work at all. He is (worse, the worst) of all the students in our group. 4. Last year the enrolment to this institute was (larger, the largest) of all the institutes. 5. Moscow University is one of (the largest, larger) in the world. 6. (Most, more) of all I like this museum. 7. Mathematics is (the most, more interesting) than chemistry. 8. She is (more, the most) beautiful girl here. 9. This student is (the cleverest, cleverer) in our group. 10. The course in this Institute is (longer, the longest) than in ours. 11. Your work is (the shortest, shorter) than hers.

6. Поставьте прилагательные в следующих предложениях в сравнительную или превосходную степень.

I. Moscow is (large) than Kiev. 2. John is (short) than William. 3. Henry is (tall) of all. 4. This summer is (hot) than last summer. 5. December 22 is (short) day of the year. 6. This is (beautiful) house in the city. 7. He is (good) student in the group. .8. Which is (large) city in our country? 9. Mathematics is (difficult) for him than physics. 10. The Volga is one of the (long) rivers of our country. 11. My home town is (good) town for me. 12. It is the (beautiful) town in the far north. 13. It has (great) population in the region. 14. (Good) way to get to it is by plane. 15. It takes you (little) time and besides it is comfortable. 16. The town is (far) than you think. 17 He lives (far) from the college than I do but has (much) free time. 18. I spend (much) of the time at college. 19. At seminars he is always (brilliant).

7. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. Who is the youngest in your group? 2. Which of you is the oldest? 3. Who is the best student? 4. Who studies better than you? 5. Which is the most difficult subject for you? 6. Which is the easiest subject for you? 7. Is mathematics less difficult for you than English? 8. Is English easier for you than physics? 9. Who is the tallest in the group? 10. Who is the shortest in the group? 11. Which is the least interesting subject for you? 12. Which is the best season for traveling? 13. Which are the worst conditions for growing fruit trees: frost, rain or heat? 14. Where is January the hottest month of the year? 15. Which is the least effective method of learning foreign words: to write them down, to pronounce them aloud or to look them up in the dictionary?