| Positive degree | Comparative degree | Superlative degree |
| long big easy | longer bigger (than) easier | the longest the biggest the easiest |
| beautiful difficult | more beautiful more difficult | the most beautiful the most difficult |
| good (well) bad (badly) much, many little | better worse more (than) less | the best the worst the most the least |
as … as – òàêèé … ÿê (òàê ñàìî … ÿê)
not so … as - íå òàêèé … ÿê ,( íå òàê …ÿê)
the more …. the better - ÷èì á³ëüøå … òèì êðàùå
Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences:
1. You are taller than me. 2. We started earlier than you. 3. He was more careful than she. 4. This student is the most attentive in our group. 7. Better late than never. 8. She was not so attractive as her mother. 9. His work is as difficult as mine. 10. The more we learn, the more we know.
Exercise 2. Fill in as…as, so …as or than
1. Our house is not … big … yours. 2. The new cinema is much bigger … the old one. 3. This text is easier … that one. 4. The house I live in is … old … yours. 5. My composition is not … long … hers. 6. Mike is … tall … Peter.
I. Practice
Exercise 1. Object to the following sentences as in the model. Use the phrases: I don’t agree with you… On the contrary. It’s not quite so.
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1. In Kislovodsk it is as hot as in Sochi. 2. This boy is as tall as that one. 3. The weather is as cold today as it was yesterday. 4. This lesson is as difficult as that one. 5. Our flat is as large as yours. 6. Books in Ukraine are as expensive as books abroad. 7. I am busy today as you are. 8. This story is as long as that one.