1. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the degrees of comparison.

1. What is the shortest way to the station?

2. Which way to the station is shorter?

3. The 9 o’clock flight is too late for me. I’d like to go by an earlier one (flight).

4. It’s the luckiest day in my life! I’m the happiest man in the world.

5. Russian grammar is more difficult than English grammar.

6. I think this seat is more comfortable for your mother.

7. These are the most important problems which we must discuss today.

8. I would like to buy a less expensive video camera because I have not enough money to buy a more expensive one (camera). – We can recommend you this model. It is the least expensive one at our shop.

9. He is younger than me (He is younger than I am). – How many years is he younger? – He is five years younger than me.

10. That way is only one kilometer longer than the way (which) you are talking about.

11. This room is as comfortable as that one (room). But it is not so large as that one.

12. St.-Petersburg is not so old as Moscow (is).

13. Moscow is much older than St.-Petersburg. But St.-Petersburg is not less important than Moscow (is).

14. My friend is a little more skillful driver than me but I am a bit more careful.

15. We are going to stay two weeks more (longer) here.

16. Next week is going to be the coldest this month. It is getting much colder with each day.

17. This cadet is good at chemistry, but he is worse at maths and the worst one at English.

2. Form the comparative and the superlative of one-syllable and of many two-syllable regular adjectives adding ~er / ~est.

Example: fast → faster → fastest (a faster boat / the fastest boat)

clever → cleverer → cleverest (a cleverer decision / the cleverest plan)

short, long, dry, fresh, clear, bright, mild, rare, thick, wet, hard, dark, great, nice, light, high, few, tall, young, wide, deep, hot;

windy, sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy, slushy, rocky, chilly, nasty, easy, busy, early, heavy, friendly, narrow, yellow.

3. Form the comparative and the superlative of three- or more syllable adjectives and of some two-syllable adjectives using more / (the) most.

Example: beautiful → more beautiful → (the) most beautiful

(a more beautiful place / the most beautiful lake)

interesting, difficult, favourite, comfortable, powerful, useful, wonderful, changeable, important, dangerous, expensive;

constant, pleasant, splendid, modern.

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Which country is bigger, France or England (Russia or Japan)?

2. Which sea is deeper, the Black Sea or the Baltic Sea?

3. Which sea is colder, the Baltic or the White Sea?

4. Which is the best time for holiday? Which the worst?

5. Which month is shorter, June or August?

6. Which is the hottest month of the year and which is the coldest?

7. Which is the busiest day of the week for you and why?

8. Who is the best cadet in your group?

9. Are you better at English than at other subjects?

10. Which subject is the easiest for you?

11. Which is the most difficult?

12. Which is the most interesting for you?

13. Why are you more interested in it than in the other subjects?