Choose and write in the appropriate expression from the list below.
Have a baby, have a party, have a cigarette, have a swim, have a chat, have a look, have a nice time, have a bath, have a rest.
1. Jack likes to keep fit, so he … every day.
2. We … last Friday. It was great – we invited lots of people.
3. How often …you …? – Not often. I don’t like washing.
4. Kate gave up her job six months ago when she … .
5. Excuse me, can I … at your newspaper, please?
6. Where is Jim? – He … in his room. He is very tired.
7. I met Ann in the street yesterday. We stopped and … .
8. I don’t usually smoke. But I felt nervous, so I … .
9. I haven’t seen you since you came back from holiday. … you…?
Adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives
Complete using the comparative and the superlative forms
1. Your brother is much _________(tall) than mine.
2. This island used to be much __________ (green) before the forest fires.
3. Slow down! You are _____________ (fit) than me and I cannot keep up!
4. Veronica seems ______________ (happy) since she moved schools.
5. It is actually ___________ (trendy) to wear your hair up this year.
6. As the time for the performance got nearer, I got __________ (nervous).
7. Old people are often __________ (wise) than young people.
8. Why don’t you try and find a __________ (cheap) computer game and save some money.
9. Matt seems to have got even ____________ (lazy) than he used to be and almost never studies.
10. If the problem gets any ___________ (serious), we may need to inform the manager about it.
11. Boris says that this piece of his art is much _________ (good).
12. I have even _____________ (little) free time this year than I had last year.
13. The news was much _________ (bad) that anyone had feared.
14. Children rushed to hide in the _______ (far) corners of the garden.
15. Light from the __________ (far) stars takes three thousand million years to reach us.
16. I asked the assistant to show me the ____________ (modern) phone they had.
17. Who do you think is the ________ (little) talented actor to win an Oscar?
18. That is the ______________ (crazy) idea I have ever heard.
19. I told the manager that it was the _________ (bad) hotel I have ever stayed at.
20. The Pacific is the __________ (deep) ocean in the world.
21. It was the ___________ (boring) film I had ever seen.
22. Don’t you think this would be the __________ (lovely) spot for a picnic?
As … as – так же (такой же) … как
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Not as … as, not so … as - не так ( не такой ) … как
The … the - чем …, тем
Than – чем
Model. Is this bus as quick as that one? – Yes, it is. This bus is as quick as that one. No, it is not. This bus is not so quick as that one.
1. Is this story as funny as that one?
2. Is this dress as short as the tall one?
3. Are these questions as difficult as those ones?
4. Was this boy as strong as that one?
5. Were these boys as busy as those ones?
6. Is their new flat is as comfortable as the old one?
7. Is this forest as thick as that one?
8. Was this trunk as heavy as that one?
9. This hill is as low as that one.
10. This street as wide as the next one.
11. Is your wife as economical as mine?
12. Is his bag as light as hers?
13. Was their house as near as ours?
14. Is her composition as long as his?
15. Is his handwriting as bad as yours?
16. Are his children as naughty as hers?
17. Are her eyes as black as his?
18. Is your garden as lovely as theirs?
19. Are their marks as excellent as his?
20. Is your coat as warm as mine?
Choose the appropriate phrase and complete the sentences.
as difficult as that one, as modern as that one, as beautiful as that one, as dark as those ones, as long as that one, as easy as that one, as narrow as the next one, as boring as those ones, as deep as than one, as shallow as that one.
1. This exercise is …
2. This street was …
3. These books are
4. This river is …
5. This lake is…
6. This way was …
7. These rooms are …
8. This painting is …
9. This task was …
10. This flat is …
Write in the more or the less according to the meaning. Translate the sentences.
The more you study, ___ time you have for your friends. The younger you are, ___ difficult it is to learn. The warmer the weather, ___ comfortable I feel. The more goods you sell, ___ profit you make. ___ mistakes you make, the better mark you get. The longer he waited, ___ impatient he became. The more knowledge we acquire, ____ successful we are. The more roses she planted, ___ beautiful her garden was.
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Use the comparative construction “The more… the more…” for the words in brackets. Translate the sentences.
Example: ___ you get a new job, ___ it will be for your family. (soon, good) – The sooner you get a new job, the better it will be for your family. (Чем скорее ты найдешь новую работу, тем лучше будет для твоей семьи.)
___ the hotel is, ___ the rooms are. (cheap, bad) ___ the exercises, ___ for you. (hard, useful) ___ you walk, ___ you will become. (far, tired) ___ the lipstick, ___ you look. (bright, vulgar) ___ I get, ___ I feel. (old, young) ___ the state, ___ the laws. (corrupt, numerous) ___ you watch that film, ___ it gets. (long, funny) ___ the flat, ___ it is. (big, comfortable)
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