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| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative | |
| I | long easy big | longerthan easier than biggerthan | (the)longest (the) easiest (the) biggest |
| II | interesting | more interesting than | (the) most interesting |
| III | good bad far | better than worse than farther than further than | (the) best (the) worst (the) farthest (the) furthest |
| IV | much many | more than | (the) most |
| little | less than | (the) least |
Change the adjectives according to the model.
| Model:This text is difficult. – That text is more difficult,and that text is the most difficult of all. |
| 1.This problem is interesting. 2.This lecture is good. 3.This engine is powerful. 4.This border is long. 5.This area is large..6.This answer is bad. 7.This test is useful. |
Grammar: Conjunctions of Comparison
| than | — чем |
| as … as | — так же (такой же) … как |
| not so / as … as | — не так (не такой) … как |
| the … the | — чем …, тем |
Translate the sentences.
1.Tom is as intelligent as Mark. 2.The Moskva river is less navigable than the Neva. 3.The more we study, the more we know. 4.Jane is not as pretty as Alice. 5.The more attentive we are at the lessons, the more we learn. 6.The voyage to Odessa is as beautiful as the voyage to Sochi. 7.This shipyard is not so well-known as the Admiralty shipyard. 8.Russia has more natural resources than any other country in the world.
Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form.
1.Mary is a (bad) student than Lucy. 2.The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 3.The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 4.It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 5.Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 6.This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 7.She is not so (busy) as I am. 8.She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9.Chinese is (difficult) than English. 10.This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 11.The station is (far) from the beach than our hotel.
Translate the word combinations with most.
| Model: | The most difficult exam (самый) Most of the exams (большинство) |
most of the subjects, most of our undergraduates, the most interesting subject, most of the seminars, the most useful activity, most useful activities, most of our studies.
Answer the following questions.
l.What subject do you like best? 2.What was your best subject at school? 3.Is mathematics more difficult for you than physics? 4.What is the most difficult subject for you? 5.And what subject is the easiest? 6.Who is the best student at English in your group? 7.Who is the oldest in your family? 8. Who is the youngest?
