In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 7
Напишите сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных.

| Comparative | Superlative
1. long | longer | the longest
2. small |  |
3. heavy |  |
4. comfortable |  |
5. hard |  |
6. difficult |  |
7. easy |  |
8. good |  |
9. bad |  |
10. little |  |

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Упражнение 8
Заполните пропуски правильной формой прилагательного в скобках.
1. Chicago is one of (old) towns in the USA. It is (old) than Las Vegas. Now it is one of (large) cities in North America.
2. The building of the Bolshoi Theatre is one of (fine) examples of theatrical architecture.
3. The British Museum is famous for it's library, which has one of (important) collections of books in the world.
4. The world's (small) countries are Vatican City in Italy, and Monaco, which is situated in the south of France.
5. Holland is famous for its tulips. Holland has (many) tulips than any other country, and its tulips are (fine) in the world.

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Упражнение 9
Закончите предложения используя прилагательные в скобках.
1. The Nile is the longest river in the world. (long)
2. The former USSR was country in the world in area. (large)
3. Mt. McKinley in Alaska is mountain in North America. (high)
4. The Sears Tower in Chicago is building in the world. (tall)
5. Lake Superior is lake in North America. (big)
6. February is month of the year. (short)
7. In my opinion, Seattle is city in the United States. (beautiful)
8. In my opinion, Harry's Steak House restaurant in the city. (bad)
9. In my opinion, the Doghouse Bar and Grill has hamburgers in the city. (good)
10. Bob is sitting in chair in the room. (comfortable)
11. way to travel is by airplane. (fast)
12. When you feel depressed, laughter is medicine. (good)
13. Australia is continent in the world. (small)
14. Sally ordered food on the menu for dinner last night. (expensive)
15. Taking a taxi is way to get to the airport. (easy)
16. I think good health is thing in life. (important)

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Упражнение 10
Закончите предложения. Поставьте прилагательные в скобках в форму сравнительной или превосходной степени.
1. The Yangtze River is the Mississippi. (long)
2. The Nile is river in the world. (long)
3. The Caribbean Sea is the Mediterranean Sea. (large)
4. The Caribbean Sea is sea in the world. (large)
5. Mt. Everest is mountain in the world. (high)
6. Mt. Everest is Mt. McKinley. (high)
7. Africa is North America. (big)
8. Europe is South America. (small)
9. Asia is continent in the world. (large)
10. Canada is the United States in area. (big)
11. Indonesia is Japan in population. (large)
12. Fruit is candy for your health.(good)
13. The student cafeteria has roast beef sandwiches in the city. (good)
14. I have a pair of boots, a pair of sandals, and a pair of running shoes. The sandals are than boots. (comfortable)
15. This exercise is that one. This is one of exercises in the book. (easy)

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Упражнение 11
Раскройте скобочки и поставьте прилагательные в соответствующую форму.
Yesterday was (cold) day of the year. It had been snowing all night and everything was white. The children woke up (early) usual. They were excited because the snow was (deep) ever before and they wanted to go outside and play. We dressed them in (warm) clothes we could find, then they went out into the garden. We watched from the window as they built (big) snowman I have ever seen. As the snow was falling, the children soon came inside to warm up. They were laughing as if they had heard (funny) joke ever told. They said that they thought winter was (good) season of all.

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Упражнение 12
Раскройте скобки, поставьте прилагательные в сравнительную или превосходную степень.
A: Well Mr Jones, we've interviewed the three (likely) candidates. Who do you think would be (good) person for the job?
B: I have to say, I thought Mrs Shaw was (intelligent) of the three, but Mr Peters was a little (nice) her.
A: That's true, and we do need someone who can work with people. However, I thought Miss Brown would be (popular) than the others with our clients.
B: I also thought that she was by far (responsible) candidate.
A: Good. Thank you for your help, Mr Jones. Choosing who to employ is (difficult) part of my job. It's always (easy) when I hear someone else's views.
B: I'm glad I could help.

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Упражнение 13
Викторина. Можете ли вы ответить на вопросы викторины?
1. What is the longest river in the world?
(a) the Yangtze
(b) the Amazon
(c) the Nile
(d) the Mississippi
2. Is the Amazon River longer than the Mississippi River?
(a) Yes
(b) No
3. What is the largest sea in the world?
(a) the Mediterranean Sea
(b) the South China Sea
(c) the Caribbean Sea
4. What is the highest mountain in the world?
(a) Mt. Everest
(b) Mt. McKinley
(c) Mt. Fuji
5. What is the tallest building in the world?
(a) the Empire State Building (New York City)
(b) the Sears Tower (Chicago)
(c) the World Trade Center (New York City)
6. What is the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Victoria
(b) Baikal
(c) Sevan
7. Which of the following countries is the largest in area in the world?
(a) Canada
(b) the People's Republic of China
(c) the United States
(d) Russia
8. Which of the following four countries is the largest in area?
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) the People's Republic of China
(d) the United States
9. Which of the following countries is the largest in population in the world?
(a) India
(b) the People's Republic of China
(c) the United States
(d) Russia
10. Which of the following two countries is larger in population?
(a) India
(b) Russia
11. Which of the following two countries is larger in population?
(a) Brazil
(b) Japan
12. Which of the following two countries is smaller in population?
(a) Brazil
(b) Indonesia

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