2.2.6. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case.

Example: I must sleep 9 hours a day to feel well. – I must have nine-hours’ sleep to feel well.

1. After every lecture we have a break, which lasts fifteen minutes. 2. I can't understand why he is so tired. The distance he covered is a mile only. 3. The walk to the camp was short. It took us ten minutes. 4. Last year I spent 2 weeks of my leave in Greece. 5. If you want to get there, a trip will take you only five hours. 6. Don't take a training course that lasts a week. It won't do any good for you. 7. I slept only five hours yesterday because I had a late night. 8. The workweek of my father lasts five days.

3. The Adjective / Adverb

Exercise 3.1. Give the proper comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

hot, long, short, clever, interesting, silly, great, red, beautiful, bad, far, white, thin, thick, comfortable, moovable, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, objective.

Exercise 3.2. Match the adjectives on the left with their definitions on the right:

1) further a) after some time

2) farther b) the second of two things or persons already mentioned

3) last c) the smallest

4) latter d) coming immediately after, in space or in order

5) elder e) additional

6) nearer f) at a greater distance

7) next g) least good

8) least h) coming after all others in time or order

9) after i) senior of members of the family

10) worst j) closer

Exercise 3.3. Fill in the blanks with a correct item.

1. Martin was the _____ of the two brothers.

a) more talented b) most talented

2. Of the three shirts I like the blue one _____.

a) better b) best

3. This engineer is _____ than that.

a) more experienced b) most experienced

4. This summary is the _____ of the two presented.

a) better b) best

5. There are nine planets in our solar system and Pluto is the _____.

a) farther b) farthest

6. Mary is the _____ of the two girls.

a) tallest b) taller

7. The teacher likes my answer _____ than the one of other student.

a) better b) best

8. This is the _____ of the four tasks.

a) less difficult b) least difficult

9. This aircraft is the _____ of the two.

a) fastest b) faster

10. This picture was the _____ beautiful of seven.

a) more b) most

Exercise 3.4. Open the brackets, using the proper comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar.

Exercise 3.5. Fill in as ... as or so ... as and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Mike is ... tall ... Pete. 2. My room is ... light ... this one. 3. This book is not ... thin ... that one. 4. Sergei is... old ... Michael. 5. She is ... young ... Tom's brother. 6. This magazine is ... good ... that one. 7. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 8. I am not ... tall ... Pete. 9. This woman is ... young ... that one. 10. This student is not … smart … that one.

Exercise 3.6. Complete the text using correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

I come from a big family. I am 18 years old and I am ___ (old) child in the family. I have two sisters and one brother, who are ___ (young) me. Tania is ___ (young) of all. She’s only ten. John is fourteen but he is ___ (tall) as I am. My other sister is Mary. She is twelve. They all go to the same college. John is ___ (good) student in his group, but Mary isn’t ___ (good) as John. Her teacher says that she is ___ (bad) in the group. Tania is a good student and she is ___ (clever) in the class. They love their college and think it is ___ (good) one in our town.

Exercise 3.7. Choose the correct item.

1. I met my (good) friend yesterday.

a) goodest b) better c) best.

2. Dorothy is (young) in her family.

a) the youngest b) the younger c) young

3. Henry is not (strong) his elder brother.

a) so strong as b) strong as c) stronger

4. Your friend looked upset yesterday. I’m glad he looks (happy) today.

a) more happy b) happier c) happy as

5. Where is (near) post office, please?

a) the nearest b) the next c) nearer

6. That’s (good) film I’ve ever seen.

a) good b) the goodest c) the best

7. Public transport in London is (expensive) in Europe.

a) the expensivest b) the most expensive c) more expensive

8. The 22^nd of December is (short) day in the year.

a) the short b) the shorter c) the shortest

9. This is (old) theatre in London.

a) an older b) the oldest c) the eldest

10. Pluto is (cold) of all the planets.

a) the coldest b) a coldest c) a colder

11. This house is (old) of all the houses in the street.

a) as old as b) older c) the oldest

12. Go to the library if you need (far) information.

a) farther b) further c) farer

13. Life is (easy) it used to be.

a) so easy as b) more easy than c) easier than

14. I’m getting (fat) and (fat).

a) the fattest and the fattest b) fatter and fatter c) fat and fat

15. I earn (little) money than he does.

a) littler b) more little c) less