1.Hot, long, bad, clever, silly, great, red, black, good, comfortable, little, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, polite, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, far, green, old, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, wonderful, brave.
2. Выберите правильный вариант использования степени сравнения наречий. Choose the right adverb (degree of comparison) to complete the sentences.
1 .Alisа smiles even (most brightly / more brightly) than the sun. 2.The new teacher explains the rules (more completely / completely) than our book.. 3.Jack arrived (latest / most late) at the airport. 4.Jillian usually climbs (highest /higher) of all the other climbers in her group. 5.Andrew is speaking even (more louder / louder ) than usual. 6.Melody dances (most gracefully / more gracefully) of all the girls. 7.Of all three, Mike runs (fastest / faster). 8.Of all two, Mike runs (fastest / faster). 9.Harry swims (slower / slowest) of all the boys in the swimming team. 10.Yesterday the President spoke (more calmly /calmly) to Congress than usual.
3. Вставьте наречие в нужной степени сравнения. Use the correct form of the adverbs in brackets.
1.Unfortunately, it’s becoming _______ (hard) and _______ (hard) to find a well-paid job. 2.This phrase is _______ (widely) used in spoken Russian than in written. 3.Your test isn’t good. You can do _______ (well) than you did. 4.We walk _______ (fast) than usual to catch the train. 5.I know Daniel _______ (well) than you do. 6.I used to play tennis _______ (often) than now. 7.Could you move a bit_______ (far) away for me to sit here too? 8.Mary is driving _______ (slowly) than usual, as the road is wet. 9.Of all the group Jimmy did _______ (badly) in the examination. 10.Could you speak _______ (distinctly), please?
4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.
5. Вставьте as ... as, so ... as или than. Запомните: as ... as -- такой же ... как not so .„. as — не такой... как
1. Mike is ... tall ... Pete. 2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann. 3. My room is ... light ... this one. 4. This book is not ... thin ... that one. 5. Sergei is... old ... Michael. 6. She is ... young ... Tom's brother. 7. This woman is ... good ... that one. 8. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 9.1 am not ... tall ... Pete. 10. This woman is ... young ... that one. 12. I am ... thin ... you. 13. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 14. This child is not . . small . . that one. 15. Our house is not ... big ... yours. 16. The new cinema in our district is much bigger ... the old one. 17. We are ... proud of our district ... you are of yours. 18. The house I live in is ... old ... the one my sister lives in. 19. Exercise No.2 is easier ... Exercise No.3. 20. Nevsky Prospect is more beautiful ... our street. 21. My composition is not ... long ... yours.
6. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6, The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word "newspaper" (long) than the word "book"? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than German. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 17. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 18. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 19. January is the (cold) month of the year. 20. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 21. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 22. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.