Exercises.
1 Write the comparative.
| 1. Old ………………...older 2. strong …………………… 3. happy …………………… 4. careful ………………...… 5. important ..……………… 6. bad ……………………… 7. expensive ……………….. 8. slow ……………………... 9. dangerous ……………….. 10 heavy …………………… | 11. far ……………… 12. serious ………..... 13. pretty ………..…. 14. good ………..….. 15. old ……………... 16. little …….……… 17. sad ………….….. 18. ugly ……..…… 19. practical ….….. 20.comfortable……... |
2 Write the opposite.
| 1. younger …….…….older 2. colder ………………….. 3. cheaper ………………… 4. better …………………... 5. nearer ………………….. | 6. easier …………… 7. stronger …………. 8. richer ……………. 9. fatter …………….. 10. less …………... |
3 Write sentences with a superlative (the largest … )
| Sydney Brazil Everest Jupiter Alaska the Nile | large long high | country planet city state river mountain | the USA Africa the world Australia the solow system the world |
1. Sydney is the largest city in Australia.
2. ………………………………………..
3. ………………………………………..
4. ………………………………………..
5. ………………………………………..
6. ………………………………………..
4 Write sentences with (so) as ………. as
| 1. Athens is older than Rome. 2. My room is bigger than yours. 3. You got up earlier than me. 4. We played better than them. | Rome isn’t as old as Athens. |
5 Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct position.
| Example: a beautiful table (wooden round) 1. an old lady (nice) 2. a sunny day (lovely) 3. an old painting (interesting /French) 4. a big cat (fat / black) 5. a little village (old / lovely) | ~ | a beautiful round wooden table ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… |
6. Translate into English.
1. Öåé òåêñò – íàéâàæ÷èé ó ï³äðó÷íèêó.
2. Çåìëÿ á³ëüøà çà ì³ñÿöü.
3. Òâ³é áðàò ñòàðøå çà òåáå.
4. Ëþòèé íàéêîðîòøèé ì³ñÿöü ðîêó.
5. Öÿ ê³ìíàòà òàêà æ ìàëà, ÿê ³ ñóñ³äíÿ.
6. Öÿ êíèãà íàáàãàòî ö³êàâ³øà í³æ òà.
7. ³í íàéìîëîäøèé â ãðóï³.
8. Âè ïîâèíí³ âèâ÷àòè àíãë³éñüêó ìîâó íàïîëåãëèâ³øå.
9. Âîíà íå òàêà âèñîêà ÿê ¿¿ ñåñòðà.
10. Ñüîãîäí³ íàáàãàòî õîëîäí³øå í³æ áóëî â÷îðà.
11. Íà í³é áóëî íîâå á³ëå øîâêîâå ïëàòòÿ.
The adverb (Ïðèñë³âíèê).
The adverbs are devided into:
| 1. Of place: 2. Of time: 3. Of measure and degree: 4. Of manner: | here, there, where, inside, outside, above, below, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere. now, when, then, today, yesterday, tomorrow, before, lately, recently, once, ever, never, always, often, seldom, usually, sometimes, already, yet, (not) … yet,since. much, little, very, too, enough, hardly, scarcely, nearly, ammost. quickly, suddenly, badly. |
| Adjective | + | ly | = | Adverb |
 quick
sudden
heavy
easy
| + ly + ly + ly + ly fast hard good | → quicly → suddenly → heavily (y → ily) → easily → fast → hard → well |
An adverb tells us more about a verb.
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She speaks English perfectly.
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He plays the guitar well.
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They dance badly.
Degrees of Comparison.
(Ñòóïåí³ ïîð³âíÿííÿ)
| ~ - ~er - ~ est | |||||
| Fast Hard Late Soon Early | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | faster harder later sooner earlier | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | fastest hardest latest soonest earliest | |
| ~ ly – more ~ - most ~ | |||||
clearly ~ more ~ - most ~
bravely ~ more ~ - most ~