Степени сравнения прилагательных.
Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
Односложные и некоторые двусложные прилагател., с оканч. на–y, -e, -er, -ow | + суффикс -er | + суффикс -est |
new | newer | the newest |
еasy | easier | the easiest |
simple | simpler | the simplest |
fat | fatter | the fattest |
narrow | narrower | the narrowest |
Многосложные прилагательные | + more / less более/ менее | + the most / least наиболее/ наименее |
competent | more / less competent | he most / leastcompetent |
useful | more / less useful | the most / least useful |
serious | more / lessdangerous | the most / least dangerous |
famous | more / lessfamous | the most / least famous |
Irregular comparatives and superlatives.
Особые случаи
Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
good - хороший | better - лучше | the best - лучший |
bad - плохой | worse - хуже | the worst - худший |
much / many - много | more - больше | the most – больше всего |
little - мало | less - меньше | the least – меньше всего |
far - дальний | farther / further – дальше | the farthest / the furthest – самый дальний |
Adverbs. Degrees of comparison
Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
soon | sooner | the soonest |
fast | faster | the fastest |
early | earlier | the earliest |
late | later | the latest |
easily | more / lesseasily | the mosteasily |
interestingly | more / less interestingly | the most interestingly |
Irregular comparatives and superlatives.
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Особые случаи.
well – хорошо | better – лучше | best – лучше всего |
badly – плохо | worse – хуже | worst – хуже всего |
much / many / a a lot of - много | more - больше | most – больше всего |
little - мало | less - меньше | least - меньше всего |
far - далеко | further / farther - дольше, дальше | furthest (или farthest) - дольше всего, дальше всего |
Test.
1.. Honesty is... policy.
a) the best
b) better
c) more better
2. Of two evils choose the...
a) less
b) little
c) Least
3. What's the... news of today?
a) later
b) latest
c) Last
4. If you require... information or assistance, ask at your local station.
a) further;
b) farther
c) furthest
5. Actions speak... than words.
a) more louder
b) the loudest
c) louder
6. Hotels are becoming... nowadays.
a) more expensive
b) the most expensive
с) expensiver
7. The damage to the car could be..., than we expected.
a) bad
b) worse
c) the worse
8. That was... case in his practice.
а) the least difficult
b) the less difficult
c) the less difficulter
9. The sea is... unknown part of our world.
a) the most large
b) the largest
c) the most largest
10. Why does he always come to see me at … possible moment?
a) bad
b) worse
c) the wors t
11. … you have, … you want.
a) The more, the more
b) The most, the most
c) Much, much
12. I don't know … many people … you do.
a) as, as
b) as, so
c) so, so
13. She... have time to go out.
a) often doesn’t
b) not often does
c) doesn’t often
14. This dictionary is … that one.
a) as good as
b) as well as
c) good than
15. We danced … to the music and had a … time.
a) happy, wonderfully
b) happily, wonderful
c) happily, wonderfully
16. The guests all gave Edith … presents and Edith thanked them ….
a) nice, sincerely
b) nicely, sincerely
c) nice, sincere
17. He likes … to sing Italian songs to the guitar.
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a) much many
b) very many
c) very much
18. A: Mr Jones shouted … today. B: I know. He was in a very … mood.
a) angry, badly
b) angrily, bad
c) angrily, badly
19. A: Have you finished that puzzle already? B: Yes, it was really ….
a) easy
b) easily
c) the easiest
20. He looked at me … and told me never to lie to him again.
a) serious
b) seriously
c) more serious
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