In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 1
Образуйте сравнительную степень следующих прилагательных.

1. old — older
2. sweet —
3. small —
4. expensive —
5. big —
6. hot —
7. important —
8. cheap —

9. easy —
10. good —
11. difficult —
12. bad —
13. long —
14. far —
15. heavy —
16. lazy —

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Упражнение 2
Заполните пропуски прилагательными, образованными от существительных в скобках.

Kingsley Manor is a (luxury) residence, situated in the (picture) Kent countryside. It is also of (consider) (history) interest, as it was built in the 17th century. The (beauty) gardens and (style) interior make it a highly (desire) home for a (wealth) businessperson.
The (finance) burden of running a place like this is (astronomy), so only those with an enormous bank balance should ask for further information.

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Упражнение 3
Закончите предложения. Используйте сравнительную степень прилагательных в скобочках.
1. This chair is more comfortable than that chair. (comfortable)
2. Your apartment is mine. (large)
3. It's today than it was yesterday. (warm)
4. Tom's mustache is Don's. (dark)
5. Love is money. (important)
6. I'm my roommate. (lazy)
7. My brother is I am. (tall)
8. Iron is wood. (heavy)
9. My physics course is my math course. (difficult)
10. Her English is her husband's. (good)
11. The Nile River is the Mississippi. (long)
12. A dog is a chicken. (intelligent)
13. My wife's cooking is mine. (good)
14. My cooking is my wife's. (bad)
15. My little finger is my middle finger. (short)
16. This dress is that one. (pretty)
17. Your apartment is mine from school. (far)
18. A horse is a person. (strong)
19. Tom's hair is mine. (curly)
20. A rose is a weed. (beautiful)

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Упражнение 4
Закончите предложения. Используйте прилагательные в сравнительной степени из списка.
big, easy, important, bright, expensive, intelligent, cheap, fast, large, high, small, comfortable, hot, sweet
1. An elephant is bigger than a mouse.
2. A lemon is sour. An orange is a lemon.
3. Texas is a large state, but Alaska is Texas.
4. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is a ruby.
5. Hamburger is expensive, but it's steak.
6. An airplane moves quickly. An airplane is an automobile.
7. A lake is an ocean.
8. A person can think logically. A person is an animal.
9. Hills are low. Mountains are hills.
10. The sun gives off a lot of light. The sun is the moon.
11. Sometimes my feet hurt when I wear high heels. Bedroom slippers are shoes with high heels.
12. Arithmetic isn't difficult. Arithmetic is algebra.
13. Good health is money.
14. The weather today is it was yesterday.

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Упражнение 5
Закончите следующие предложения, используя сравнительный оборот as ... as или so ... as и прилагательное в скобках.
1. Mary is her brother. (tall)
2. A lemon isn't an orange. (sweet)
3. A donkey isn't a horse. (big)
4. People in this city are the people in my hometown. (friendly)
5. Paul's hair isn't his brother's. (dark)
6. The weather isn't today it was yesterday. (cold)
7. This dress is that one. (pretty)
8. A pencil isn't a pen. (expensive)

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Упражнение 6
Составьте предложения, не меняя значения, используя сравнительный оборот so ... as с прилагательными в скобках.
1. Bob is younger than Sally. (old)
Bob is not so old as Sally.
2. This book is less expensive than that one. (expensive)
3. I am shorter than my sister. (tall)
4. This exercise is more difficult than the last one. (easy)
5. My new shoes are less comfortable than my old shoes. (comfortable)
6. My little finger is shorter than my index finger. (long)
7. Hamburger is less expensive than steak. (expensive)
2. This book is worse than that book. (good)
9. My apartment is smaller than yours. (big)
10. Chemistry is less interesting than psychology. (interesting)

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