GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий
I. Образуйте степени сравнения от следующих прилагательных и наречий:
nice, early, small, long, young, few, large, fine, happy, short, much, dark,
new, bad, cold, interesting, late, warm, acceptable, light, heavy, good, necessary,
high, old, modern, changeable, damp, beautiful, important, many, hot,
convenient, little, frosty, wonderful.
early, often, soon, late, well, wonderfully, badly, happily, little, much, heavily.
II. Сравните следующее:
1. My sister, my brother (young). 2. Today, yesterday (cold). 3. The film, the performance (interesting). 4. Two o’clock, ten o’clock (convenient). 5. Winter, spring (warm). 6. My suitcase, your suitcase (heavy). 7. Our new flat, our old flat (small). 8. We have received letters, they have received letters (few).
1. He speaks French, I speak French (badly). 2. We work, they work (little). 3. My friend arrived at the airport. We arrived at the airport (early). 4. I’ll go through the letters, the secretary will go through the letters (soon). 5. I liked the performance. My wife liked the performance (much). 6. We go to the theatre. My friends go to the theatre (often).
III. Переведите следующие предложения:
1. В Лондоне погода зимой более сырая, чем в Москве. Там чаще идут дожди. 2. Какой самый большой город в мире? 3. Сегодня холоднее, чем вчера, но я думаю, что погода завтра будет теплее и мы сможем осмотреть достопримечательности города. 4. Я говорю по-английски хуже своего друга, хотя мы вместе начали изучать язык полтора года тому назад. 5. Мне не очень понравилась эта книга. Принеси мне, пожалуйста, почитать какую-нибудь более интересную книгу. 6. Москва — самый большой и один из наиболее красивых городов в России. 7. — Не могли бы вы прийти к нам завтра в 10 часов, а не в 12? — С удовольствием. 10 часов удобнее для меня, чем 12. 8. Мы не можем принять ваше предложение, так как ваши цены выше цен других фирм.

I. Степени сравнения

nice — nicer — nicest; early — earlier — earliest; small — smaller — smallest; long — longer — longest; young — younger — youngest; few — fewer — fewest; large — larger — largest; fine — finer — finest; happy — happier — happiest; short — shorter — shortest; much — more — most; dark — darker — darkest; new — newer — newest; bad — worse — worst; cold — colder — coldest; interesting — more interesting — most interesting; late — later — latest; warm — warmer — warmest; acceptable — more acceptable — most acceptable; light — lighter — lightest; heavy — heavier — heaviest; good — better — best; necessary — more necessary — most necessary; high — higher — highest; old — older — oldest; modern — more modern — most modern; changeable — more changeable — most changeable; damp — damper — dampest; beautiful — more beautiful — most beautiful; important — more important — most important; many — more — most; hot — hotter — hottest; convenient — more convenient — most convenient; little — less — least; frosty — frostier — frostiest; wonderful — more wonderful — most wonderful.

early — earlier — earliest; often — more often — most often; soon — sooner — soonest; late — later — latest; well — better — best; wonderfully — more wonderfully — most wonderfully; badly — worse — worst; happily — more happily — most happily; little — less — least; much — more — most; heavily — more heavily — most heavily.

II. Сравните

1. My sister is younger than my brother.
2. Today is colder than yesterday.
3. The film is more interesting than the performance.
4. Ten o’clock is more convenient than two o’clock.
5. Spring is warmer than winter.
6. My suitcase is heavier than your suitcase.
7. Our new flat is smaller than our old flat.
8. We have received fewer letters than they have.

1. He speaks French worse than I do.
2. We work less than they do.
3. My friend arrived at the airport earlier than we did.
4. I’ll go through the letters sooner than the secretary will.
5. I liked the performance more than my wife did.
6. My friends go to the theatre more often than we do.

III. Перевод

1. In London the weather is damper in winter than in Moscow. It rains there more often.
2. What is the largest city in the world?
3. Today it is colder than yesterday, but I think the weather will be warmer tomorrow and we shall be able to see the sights of the city.
4. I speak English worse than my friend, though we began to learn the language together a year and a half ago.
5. I did not like this book very much. Please bring me a more interesting book to read.
6. Moscow is the largest and one of the most beautiful cities in Russia.
7. — Could you come to us tomorrow at ten o’clock instead of twelve? — With pleasure. Ten o’clock is more convenient for me than twelve.
8. We cannot accept your offer because your prices are higher than those of other firms.

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