Упражнение 1.
Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. We should eat (healthy) food.
2. Today the streets aren’t as (clean) as they used to be.
3. It’s (bad) mistake he has ever made.
4. This man is (tall) than that one.
5. Asia is (large) than Australia.
6. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi.
7. Which building is the (high) in Moscow?
8. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy.
9. The Alps are (high) than the Urals.
10. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town.
11. She speaks Italian (good) than English.
12. Is the word “newspaper” (long) than the word “book”?
13. The Thames is (short) than the Volga.
14. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean.
15. Chinese is (difficult) than English.
16. Spanish is (easy) than German.
17. She is not so (busy) as I am.
18. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.
19. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is.
20. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday.
21. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year.
22. January is the (cold) month of the year.
23. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do.
24. Which is the (hot) month of the year?
25. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? :
26. This good-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.
Ответы:
1. healthier.
2. clean.
3. the worst.
4. taller.
5. larger.
6. shorter.
7. the highest.
8. better.
9. higher.
10. the most beautiful.
11. better.
12. longer.
13. shorter.
14. colder.
15. more difficult.
16. easier.
17. busy.
18. cold.
19. fond.
20. colder.
21. the most interesting.
22. the coldest.
23. worse.
24. the hottest.
25. the most beautiful.
26. the best.
Упражнение 2.
Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.
1. Это очень легкая задача. Дайте мне более трудную задачу.
2. Летом дни длинные, а ночи короткие.
3. 22 июня — самый длинный день.
4. В июле дни короче.
5. В декабре дни самые короткие. 6. «Четверка» — хорошая отметка, но «пятерка» лучше.
7. «Пятерка» — самая лучшая отметка. 8. Самая плохая отметка — «двойка».
9. Твое платье, конечно, очень красивое, но мое платье красивее.
10. Мой папа — высокий мужчина.
11. Это более теплое пальто.
12. Я думаю, что наш учитель английского языка был очень терпелив.
13. Наш старый доктор был очень занят. Наш новый доктор даже более занят.
14. Моя учительница немецкого языка — самый энергичный человек.
15. Мы знаем, твой сосед — очень скучный человек.
16. Я считаю, твой дедушка — самый щедрый человек, которого я когда-либо встречал.
17. Часы Рональда точные, но часы его тети более точные.
18. Она купила часы в Швейцарии, потому что она считает, что швейцарские часы самые точные в мире.
19. Тот телевизионный фильм гораздо хуже, чем сегодняшний.
20. Какая самая смешная телевизионная программа?
21. Это были самые счастливые дни в ее жизни.
Ответы:
1. It is a very easy problem. Give me a more difficult problem.
2. In summer the days are long and the nights are short.
3. The 22nd of June is the longest day.
4. In July the days are shorter.
5. In December the days are the shortest.
6. A “ four” is a good mark, but a “five” is better.
7. A “five” is the best mark.
8. The worst mark is a “two” .
9. Your dress is very beautiful, of course, but my dress is more beautiful.
10. My father is a tall man.
11. It is a warmer coat.
12. I think our English teacher was very patient.
13. Our old doctor was very busy. Our new doctor is even busier.
14. My German teacher is the most ehergetic person.
15. We know your neighbour is a very boring man.
16. I think your grandfather is the most generous person I’ve ever met.
17. Ronald’ s watch is accurate, but his aunt’s watch is more accurate.
18. She bought her watch in Switzerland because she thinks Swiss watches are the most accurate in the world.
19. That film on TV is much worse than today’ s.
20. What’s the funniest TV programme?
21. Those were the happiest days in her life.
Упражнение 3.
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.
Ответы:
1. Which is larger: the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the biggest port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the largest city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the oldest in the world. 5. There is a greater number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much bigger than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is smaller than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the highest mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is wider than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very large country.
Упражнение 4.
Переведите на английский язык, используя прилагательные в положительной, сравнительной и превосходной степени:
1. Я такой же сильный, как Джон.
2. Я сильнее Джона.
3. Джон — самый сильный в классе.
4. Эта комната такая же холодная, как та комната.
5. Эта комната — самая холодная из всех.
6. Мой дом такой же большой, как твой дом.
7. Мой дом больше твоего.
8. Мой дом — самый большой в городе.
9. Мэри такого же возраста, как Джейк.
10. Мэри старше Джейка.
11. Джейк — самый старший в классе.
12. Эта книга — такая же интересная, как та книга.
13. Эта книга интереснее той.
14. Эта книга — самая интересная.
Ответы:
1. I am as strong as John is.
2. I am stronger than John.
3. John is the strongest in the class.
4. This room is as cold as that one.
5. This room is the coldest of all.
6. My house is as large as your house.
7. My house is larger than your house.
8. My house is the largest in the city.
9. Mary is as old as Jake.
10. Mary is older than Jake.
11. Jake is the oldest in the class.
12. This book is as interesting as that one.
13. This book is more interesting than that one.
14. This book is the most interesting.
