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meat at his house. 5...... |
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hotels. 6. We'd better go Ьу |
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taxi at such ..... |
lюur as 2 a.m. 7. Do you take |
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sugar in |
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diet. I'm trying to lose ..... |
weight. 8...... |
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hoпest man. Why do you say that? Has he been accused of |
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friend of mine is expecting ..... |
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girl she is |
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goiпg to Ье called Helen. 11. 1 have ..... |
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hour ..... |
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time for |
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love1y time |
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good weatl1er. But 1'т not going for ..... |
holiday; I'm going on ..... |
business. |
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horror when I explained that 1 was ..... |
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14. I won't climb |
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horror of ..... |
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headache and |
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cold. I think |
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Mr Jones called while you were out. Не wants to |
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complaint about |
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temper. 3. If you go Ьу ..... |
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train you сап have quite ..... |
comfortaЬie journey, |
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but make sure you get ..... |
express, not ..... |
train that stops at all the stations. |
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4. l'm having |
..... few friends in to ..... |
coffee tomorrow eveлing. Would you like |
to соте?- l'd love to, but I'm afraid I'm goiпg to |
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concert. 5. It's time you |
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holiday. You haven't had ..... |
day offfor ..... |
montl1. 6. Не broke ..... |
leg |
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skiiпg accident. It's still in ..... |
p\aster. 7. 1 want ..... |
assistant with |
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knowledge of French. 8. 1 see that your house is built of ..... |
wood. Are you |
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insured against ..... |
fire? 9. I had ..... |
amaziлg experience last night. I saw .... |
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dinosaur eating ..... |
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nightmare. Anyway, diлosaurs didn't eat ..... |
meat. 10. I'll рау you ..... |
hundred |
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large salary but after all you are |
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...... little is known about the effect of this medicine; yet ..... |
chemist |
will sell it to you without |
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have diпner in ..... |
restaurant. 13. Would it Ье ..... |
trouЬ!e to you to buy me ..... |
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newspaper on your way home? 14...... |
man is ..... |
clever animal. |
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youngest Ьоу has just started goiпg to ..... |
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college. 2. Sl1e lives оп ..... |
top floor of an old house. When |
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darkпess doesп't worry ..... |
cats; |
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spacemen, but most of |
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them will рrоЬаЬ!у have ..... |
less dangerousjobs. 5. Do you know ..... |
time?- |
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hall has just struck пine. Then it isn't |
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prison for ..... |
six months. When ..... |
six months are over |
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difficulty then will Ье to fi11d ..... |
work. 7. l we11t to |
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headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up .... |
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gymnastics a11d take ..... |
ballet lessons instead. 8...... |
ballet isn't much use for |
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..... girls; it is much better to Ье аЬ!е to play |
..... piano. 9. I am on |
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bed, l go to ..... |
work. 1О. Peter's at ..... |
office but you could |
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get him on ..... |
phone. There's а telephone boxjust round ..... |
corner. 11. Не got |
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..... bronchitis and was taken to ..... |
hospital. I expect tl1ey'll send him home at |
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week. Have you ru11g |
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habit of ridi11g а motorcycle up and down ..... |
road early in ..... |
morning trouЬ!ed |
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sea |
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in а Swedish ship, so as well as learning ..... |
navigation he l1ad to learn ..... |
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family hotels are |
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hotels which welcome ..... |
parents and |
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bed till ten o'clock, |
reading |
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old clothes, has ..... |
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garden. 17. Му pare11ts have ..... |
cold meat |
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and ..... |
salad for ..... |
supper i11 ..... |
winter and ..... |
summer. |
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I11sert the if necessary.
1. We have а very good train service from here to ..... |
city centre and most people |
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go to ..... |
work Ьу train. You сап go Ьу ..... |
bus too, of course, but you сап get а |
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seaso11 ticket on |
..... bus. 2. I'd like to see |
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Mr Smith, please. Do you mean |
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Ьох office or |
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air?- No, I came Ьу |
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most of ..... |
stories that |
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married couples with ..... |
children often re11t ..... |
cottages Ьу .... . |
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seaside for ..... |
summer holidays. The me11 hire boats a11d go for ..... |
trips along |
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cl1ildren spend ..... |
day 011 ..... |
beach and ..... |
poor mothers spe11d |
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cooking and cleaning. 6. It's usually safe to walk |
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sa11d, but here, when ..... |
tide is coming in, ..... sand becomes da11gerously |
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people have been swallowed up Ьу it. 7. Whe11 ..... |
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passe11gers into ..... |
boats. 8. Everywhere |
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fuel or as ..... |
building material. 9 |
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gold is heavier. 1О. Our air hostess said, " ..... |
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light articles, ..... heavy things sucl1 as ..... |
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windows are supposed to let in ..... |
light; but |
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l knew ..... |
man who had travelled very much in his Jife. Не had visited many |
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West. Не loved |
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interesting stories. 1 remember some of |
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One ofthem was about ..... |
adventure he had iп ..... |
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man at that time and was interested in ..... |
history of architecture. One day he |
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towers of ..... |
Houses of ..... |
Parliament. Не came out оп to ..... |
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tower and began to look at ..... |
ornaments оп |
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roof. Suddenly ..... |
man came ruппing to him and seized |
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arm. Не began shoutiпg something in ..... |
Eпglish, but my friend |
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few words of ..... |
Eпglish and did not understand hiш..... . |
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Exercise Vl
Insert а, an or the ifnecessary.
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thunder and.. . |
lightning are caused by. .. |
electricity. 2...... |
last time 1 saw |
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last year. 4. Have you ever seen such ..... |
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terriЬ!e weather? 5. Is there ..... |
bus to |
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Browпs \ive? 6. Wlыt |
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next door. 7. What ..... |
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garden in ..... |
eveniпg. 9. There is ..... |
o\d tree in ..... |
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very pretty flowers in ..... |
spring. 1О. Do you go to ..... |
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school on ..... |
hill? 11. They usually se\1 ..... |
eggs Ьу ..... |
dozen. 12. They |
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secretary of ..... |
club; they 11ad already chosen |
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walk after ..... |
dinner. 14...... |
people iп |
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rigi1t, are Тош, Dick апd Harry. Harry is staпding on ..... |
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good coпversation авd ..... |
сотраnу of ..... |
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promise you made me ..... |
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couпtry. 19. Не does воt like to take |
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advice, еvеп ..... |
advice of ..... |
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clever people. 20. Tom's faшily could not aflord to give hiш |
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Iпsert а, an or the if пecessary.
1. Mrs Ivaпova is ..... director of ..... sci1ool ..... NQ 12. 2. Peter's father is .... .
experieпced engiпeer. 3. Му friend has pronouпcing dictionary Ьу .... .
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children alone. 5. I simply could |
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Popovs started on their trip on ..... |
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rubber is... |
juice ot' ..... |
rubber plant. 13. lt is ..... |
great pleasure to listen |
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Insert а, an or the if necessary.
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fog was so thick that we couldn't see |
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of us and hoped that |
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postman's little Ьоу says that he'd rather Ье |
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doctor, |
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news, and we Ьеgап to lose ..... |
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Smiths today, aren't we? Shall we take ..... |
car? - We сап go Ьу |
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car all |
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job in ..... |
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work he really eпjoyed. 6. lt was ..... |
windy morning but they |
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boat and went for ..... |
sail along ..... |
coast. In ..... |
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weakest students. 8. Both ..... |
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aпd...seпior members ofthe family were present at the diпner-party. 9. It was
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milk. You know I 11ate it at this time of ..... |
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university. 13. Не looked clean and brushed; he was goiпg |
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Exercise IX
Traпslate into English.
1. Я познакомился с ним в одном маленьком южном городе. 2. Какой-то человек ждет вас около дома. 3. Кто принес это письмо? - Какой-то мальчик. 4. Где словарь?- Он в книжном шкафу. 5. Кто эта женшина? Она жена одного инженера, который работает на нашем заводе. 6. Ка кой-то человек звонил вам по телефону сегодня утром. 7. Я знал их, ког да они были студентами. 8. Он родился в одном маленьком городе неда леко от Москвы. 9. Дверь открылась, и в комнату вошел молодой человек с чемоданом в руке. 10. Когда профессор вошел в аудиторию, студенты встали. 11. Ребенку легко изучать иностранный язык. 12. Какой пре-
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Exercise Х
Translate into English.
l. Прошлым летом мы жили в деревне, расположенной на берегу Волги, в
маленьком домике, окруженном большим садом. 2. Перед домом росли ог ромные старые липы. 3. Вчера я разговаривал с человеком, который провел
несколько лет в Китае. 4. Я не помню цифр, которые он упомянул в своем докладе. 5. Человек, который хочет овладеть иностранным языком, должен
работать очень усердно и систематически. 6. Я только что прочел рассказ,
который мне очень понравился. 7. Рассказ, который я только что прочел,
очень интересный. 8. Мы встретимся после школы?- Где?- У входа в шко лу. 9. Была уже ночь; но, к счастью, это была летняя ночь, и погода стояла сухая. 10. День только что начался, и воздух был чист и прохладен. 11. Я зайду после обеда. 12. Он просил меня передать вам, что они пойдут на экскурсию в Эрмитаж на следующей неделе. 13. Нам его рекомендовали
как человека с хорошим знанием языка. 14. Некоторые люди едят мороже
ное на улице даже зимой. 15. Такие сведения всегда нужны.
Exercise Xl
Traпslate iпto Eпglish.
1. В маленькой комнате книжная полка удобнее, чем шкаф. 2. Он любит пить не из чашки, а только из стакана. 3. Проблема такого рода должна вас интересовать. 4. Они вошли в вагон, в котором не было свободных
мест. 5. Я еще никогда не видел дружбы крепче, чем дружба этих двух
людей. 6. Она посмотрела на часы на углу и поняла, что опоздает на поезд. 7. Сегодня группа журналистов, которая состоит в основном из студентов, начнет подниматься на Эльбрус. 8. Вашего сына будет опе рировать хирург, который сейчас работает над диссертацией на эту тему. 9. Рано утром, до завтрака, спортсмены ходили на речку купаться. 1О. Что у нас будет на ужин? 11. В этой столовой вы всегда можете получить
горячий завтрак. 12. По субботам у них обычно бывают гости к ужину.
13. Экскурсанты приезжают сюда днем и ночью сушей и морем. 14. Мы провели лето на Днепре. 15. Будьте внимательны, вы сделали ошибку.
Exercise Xll
Translate into Eпg1ish.
1. Мне нужен совет в этом трудном деле. 2. Жалко сидеть дома в такую
прекрасную погоду. 3. Не сидите так долго на солнце, у вас заболит голо
ва. 4. Черное море очень бурно зимой. 5. Она очень любит музыку.
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6. Небо бьuю ясное, а звезды ярко светили. 7. Какие приятные новости
вы нам принесли! 8. Волга самый важный водный путь в нашей стране. 9. Было раннее утро, и трава была покрыта росой. 10. Молоко, которое я
купила сегодня утром, скисло. 11. Было теплое утро; легкий ветер дул с
моря. 12. В Крыму растут очень хорошие сорта винограда. 13. Был вечер
исемья сидела за столом. 14. Чай очень крепкий, долейте немного воды.
15.Я надеюсь, что вы не будете проводить свои каникулы в городе.
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Adjectives describe nouns. They have the same form in both the singular and the plural. They normally go before nouns. They also go alone (without nouns) after the verbsappear, Ье, become, feel, seem, sme/J, taste, look, getetc.
The egg sme/Js awfu/. П1е soup tastes delicious.
Adjectives сап Ье common, derived and compound.
Some common adjectives ( good, red, sad) do not have endings blJt many derived adjectives formed from nouns and verbs have а particular ending (or suffix). These are:
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comfortaЫe |
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dependent |
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accidental |
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picturesque |
-ant |
reluctant |
-ful |
useful |
-ar |
popular |
-ian |
ltalian |
-ary |
imaginary |
-iЬie |
horriЫe |
-ate |
passionate |
-ic |
historic |
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historical |
-like |
businesslike |
-ious |
victorious |
-ly |
friendly |
-ish |
childish |
-ory |
compulsory |
-ist |
racist |
-ous |
humorous |
-ive |
attractive |
-some |
wholesome |
-less |
useless |
-у |
sunny |
Adjectives are also formed with prefixes which generally t1ave а negative meaning:
possiЬ/e- impossiЬ/e.
Theseare:
un- |
untrue, unwise |
im- |
immoral, impractical |
in- |
incorrect, insincere |
dis- |
dishonest, disagreeaЫe |
il- |
illegal, illegiЫe |
ir- |
irregular, irresponsiЫe |
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Certain adjectives can Ье used as plural nouns referring to а group of people in general.
These are: the poor, the rich, the Ыind, the young, the old, the disaЬ/ed, the hungry, the strong, the deaf, the living, the dead, the sick, the elderly etc.
The rich should he/p the poor.
MEXERCISES
Exercise 1
Study the list of adjectives formed from nouns. Say lюw adjectives can Ье formed, \Vhat suffixes can Ье used for that.
Noun |
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adventure |
adventurous |
faith |
faithful |
athlete |
athletic |
fool |
foolish |
beauty |
beautiful |
friend |
friendly |
Ьоу |
boyish |
gold |
golden |
continent |
continental |
hero |
heroic |
courage |
courageous |
metal |
metallic |
coward |
cowardly |
music |
musical |
noise |
пoisy |
mistery |
mysterious |
poet |
poetic |
natioп |
national |
star |
starry |
пature |
natural |
terror |
terriЬie |
person |
personal |
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skilful |
value |
valuaЬ!e |
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Exercise 11
Complete these phrases using the adjectives formed from the nouns:
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sea (storm) |
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sound (metal) |
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behaviour (child) |
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forests (value) |
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wonder (nature) |
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place (mystery) |
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phrase (poet) |
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armclшir (comfort) |
а ......................................................... |
class (friend) |
а ......................................................... |
deed (courage) |
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streets (centre) |
an ....................................................... |
trip (adventure) |
Exercise 111
Form adjectives from the given words with the help ofthe suffixes:
Wonder, friend, trouЬle, Ыооd, harm, саге, green, wool, tire, truth, comfort, faith, shame, sun, wood, attract, fool, humour, occasion, rain, nature.
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Exercise IV
Complete each sentence Ьу inserting the adjective formed from the noun in brackets:
1.This has been а very ....... decision (fool).
2.The shop was situated in а ....... square (centre).
3.Gold is а very ....... metal (value).
4.The runner was а man of ....... build (athlete).
5.We studied the ....... sky througl1 а telescope (star).
6.Не feels quite ....... in this warm, light room (comfort).
7.Mark Twain wrote many ....... stories (humour).
8.А ....... person soon puts you at your ease (friend).
Exercise V
а) Study this list ofproper adjectives. Say how they are formed.
Proper Noun |
Proper Adjective |
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British |
Italian |
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Canada |
Canadian |
Japan |
Japanese |
China |
Chinese |
Scotland |
Scottish |
Europe |
European |
Spain |
Spanish |
France |
French |
Wales |
Welsh |
Germany |
German |
Greece |
Greek |
Ireland |
Irish |
Mexico |
Mexican |
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Exercise Vl
In eacl1 space iпsert the adjective formed from the proper noun.
The humour oflrelaпd ...... .. .................... |
humour |
The lakes of Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |
lakes |
The people of China .. .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ... |
people |
The mountains of Scotland .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... |
mountains |
А village of Mexico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |
village |
The population of France .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... |
population |
The plants of Germany .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |
plants |
Computers of Japan ... .. ........ ............... |
computers |
The tourists ofltaly ............................ |
tourists |
The Armada of Spain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... |
Armada |
The coast of Greece .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |
coast |
Exercise Vll
Suffixes -аЬ!е, -ous, -а!, -ful, -у, -less, -ic are often used to form adjectives. Make adjectives from each ofthe following words.
geography |
person |
uпderstand |
experiment |
hero |
patriot |
luck |
health |
enjoy |
truth |
classic |
remark |
mystery |
glory |
nerve |
fun |
noise |
woпder |
colour |
harm |
greed |
grass |
care |
fantasy |
eat |
delight |
artist |
fear |
Exercise Vlll
Form adjectives from the given ones \Vith the help ofthe prefixes.
Certain, pleasant, attentive, сараЬlе, legal, successful, definite, moral, visiЬle, important, convenient, logical, polite, l1appy, patient, grateful, educated.
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Exercise IX
Use adjectives with the negative prefix in р1асе ofthe adjectives with the preceding not.
1. lt was not probaЬle that more than one child would win the scholarship а year. 2. The scholarship examination was not fair. 3. 1 do not fee1 well in this climate. The c1imate here is not agreeaЬle. 4. His handwriting was so bad that the notes he usually took were not legiЬle to anybody but himse1f. 5. Нis knowledge in the subject does not seem to Ье satisfactory.
Exercise Х
Translate into Eпglish using the пegative prefixes.
Неспособный, неудобный, несоединенный, неофициальный, неудовлет ворительный, несправедливый, неподвижный, нерешенный, незначи тельный, нетерпеливый, неграмотный, неблагодарный, неестественный,
нерелигиозный, независимый.
Exercise Xl
Trans1ate iпto Russian the following compound adjectives.
1. А broad-brimmed hat. 2. А tile-floored kitchen. 3. А fat merry-lookiпg little old mап. 4. The kind old man never comes to the children empty-handed. 5. Red-hot steel. 6. А dark-complexioпed young girl. 7. It was а weatherbeaten old ship. 8. А marЬle-topped taЬle. 9. А ten-thousand-dollar car. 10. А twenty-year-old building.
Exercise Xll
Make compound adjectives to describe the following.
1. А book which is written badly. 2. А city that has no pollution. 3. An announcement which has been awaited for а long time. 4. А course that lasts three years. 5. А worker who works hard. 6. А busjourney that takes two hours. 7. А hotel with five stars. 8. А room that has good ventilation.
Word Order of Adjectives
Adjectives normally go before nouns. Sometimes there are two or more adjectives in the sentence.
Му friend has а nice new f/at.
There was а beautifullarge round wooden tаЬ/е in the dining room.
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