My friend Jon has a huge library at home though he has not got much space and keeps all his books on a small shelf. He is also keen on old books. There are a lot of interesting books. There is one that I find the most interesting is Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll. I think classical literature is more interesting than modern one.
Большинство прилагательных имеют степени сравнения.
старый – старше – самый старый
old – older – the oldest
У прилагательных содержащих абсолютное значение нет сравнительной степени.
Например, huge – огромный (не может быть огромнее и т.д.)
Сравнительная степень может сопровождаться словами маркерами, например, than.
Our local library is smaller than the one in the city.
Сравнительная степень образуется при помощи следующего суффикса – er
Прилагательные в превосходной степени получают суффикс – est и сопровождается определенным артиклем – the
Small – smaller – the smallest
При этом прилагательные с – y на конце, получают суффикс – ier и – iest соответственно
Happy – happier – the happiest
У односложных прилагательных удваивается
Hot – hotter – the hottest
– e в конце у прилагательного опускается
Large- larger – the largest
Brave – braver – the bravest
Многосложные прилагательные в сравнительной степени получают more и в превосходной the most
Interesting – more interesting – the most interesting
Effective – more effective – the most effective
Исключения:
good – better – the best
bad – worse – the worst
little – less – the least
many – more – the most
far – farther, further – the farthest, furthest
old – older, elder – the oldest, eldest
Farther, the farthest используется в отношении местонахождения
a. Our house is farther from the center than theirs.
b. Read further!
Elder, the eldest используется в значении «по старшинству»
c. His father died and Mike, who is 16, is now the eldest in the family.
d. My elder sister lives in Europe.
3.1. Напишите сравнительные и превосходные степени прилагательных:
3.2. Дополните предложения прилагательными в сравнительной степени:
1.My flat is smaller than my brother’s house. (small)
2.The blue shoes are _____ than the black ones. (nice)
3.This book is _____ than that one. (interesting)
4.The nights are getting ______ in winter. (dark)
5.When I was a child, my hair was _____ than now. (long)
6.This comic book is ______ than the film. (funny)
7.My result in the test was _____ than his. (good)
8.Racing car is _____ than a usual one. (expensive)
9.Einstein’s ideas were _____ than the ideas of modern scientists. (smart)
10.Football is _____ than volleyball in our country. (popular)
3.3. Дополните предложения прилагательными в превосходной степени:
1.Our house is the biggest in the street. (big)
2.He is _______ of four children. (old)
3.______ man in the world is 120 years old. (old)
4.Let’s go there – it's ______ shop in the town. (cheap)
5.My brother says The Beatles were ______ group ever. (popular)
6.The Nile is _______ river in the world. (long)
7.Everest is _______ mountain in the world. (high)
8.Is the president ______man in the country? (important)
9.Sam is a terrible footballer – he's _____player in the team. (bad)
10.What's ______ city in the world? (busy)
3.4. Дополните предложения сравнительной и превосходной степенями прилагательных:
A) My name is Mark and I live in Moscow.
I'm 15, but I'm 1.73 meters tall. All my friends are (1) shorter (SHORT) than me and I'm (2)_____ (TALL) person in my family.
Everyone thinks I'm (3)_____ (YOUNG) than 15. On the bus they think I'm a kid. As I went to secondary school I was a bit worried. Most of the people were (4)_____ (FRIENDLY) and _____ (HELPFUL) than at primary school but some students used to tease at me. It turned out people take it (5)_____ (EASY) at secondary school and I've got a lot of friends.
Clothes are always a big problem. I usually buy my clothes at a shop near my school, but they are (6)_____ (EXPENSIVE) than elsewhere. Shoes are even (7)_____ (BAD).
There are some advantages. I play basketball and some people even say I'm (8)_____ (GOOD) player in the school.
3.5. Выберите правильный вариант ответа:
1.He found himself а safer place somewhere out of town.
a) safer
b) more safe
c) more safer
d)