Степени сравнения прилагательных

(DEGREES OF COMPARISON)

Прилагательные	Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Односложные и некоторые двусложные	big warm easy fast	bigger warmer easier faster	biggest warmest easiest fastest
Многосложные	beautiful interesting dangerous carefully	more beautiful more interesting more (less) dangerous more carefully	most beautiful most interesting most (least) dangerous most carefully

Прилагательные и наречия, образующие степени

сравнения не по правилам

Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
good, well	better	best
bad, badly	worse	worst
old	older	the oldest
	сравнение по возрасту
	elder	the eldest
	старшинство в семье
far	farther (дальше) further (далее)	the farthest the furthest
much, many	more	most
little	less	least
few	fewer	fewest

Сравнительные конструкции

as… as – такой же… как The dog is as big as a horse. It’s as cold as in winter. not so… as – не такой … как She was not so young as he thought. the… the – чем… тем The more we study, the more we know. much + сравнительная степень – намного + сравнительная степень: much better – намного лучше, much more interesting – намного интереснее still + сравнительная степень – еще +сравнительная степень: still easier – еще проще, still more difficult - еще труднее

Ex.1. Определите степень сравнения.

the most exciting; worse; nicer; more popular; the least; smaller; less interesting; the best; fresher; tall; the most favourable; warmer; the most charming.

Ex.2. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степени от следующих прилагательных и наречий.

a) happy; short; thick; long; young; nice; small; hot; easy;

cold; late;

2. beautiful; happily; difficult; wonderful; interesting; popular;

3. good; many; bad; little; much; well; badly.

Ex.3. Сравните:

1. Nick is (old) than I. 2. I am (tall) than my friend. 3. This text is (difficult) than that one. 4. He knows English (well) than I. 5. This film is (interesting) than that one. 6. I came home (late) than usual last night. 7. My friend studies (badly) than I. 8. Who is (young): you or your brother? 9. This group is (popular) than that group. 10. Exercise 3 is (easy) than exercise 2.

Ex.4. Заполните пропуски подходящими прилагательными, данными в скобках.

1. Tommy is two years … than Margie. (older, elder) 2. “It is one of his days, Mother,” said the … son. (older, elder) 3. A mother often has an especial feeling for her … son. (oldest, eldest) 4. His parents and his three … children were assembled for luncheon. (oldest, eldest) 5. Joan, the … of the Browns’ children, a girl of eighteen, stood beside him. (oldest, eldest) 6. He is the … professor in our Institute. (oldest, eldest)

Ex.5. Заполните пропуски союзами as … as, so … as, than, not so … as.

1. She is … kind to me …you. 2. No one is … beautiful … she. 3. There is no park … lovely … this one. 4. The last of them is taller … the others. 5. I think she is prettier … any one else. 6. He is not … clever … he seems. 7. That is a nice thing, it is nicer … anything else. 8. I do my work … good … I can. 9. It’s … wonderful … it can be. 10. Birmingham is … large … London. 11. Winter in Great Britain is … cold … in Russia.

Ex.6. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нужные степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. Jane is (young) than her sister. She is (young) child in the family. 2. It is (good) film I have ever seen. 3. Her German is (good) than her French. 4. She lived in (far) street. 6. The strong wind made the air (cold) than usual. 7. I have (little) free time than you. 8. This exercise is (difficult) in the text-book. 9. Their son was (old) than their daughter. 10. The weather today is much (good) than it was yesterday. 11. Your voice is much (low) than your mother’s one. 12. I live far from the institute, but my friend lives (far).

Ex.7. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Москва – один из самых больших городов в мире. 2. Мой брат выше моей сестры. 3. Ваша сумка такая же тяжелая, как и моя. 4. Чей перевод самый лучший? 5. Это зеркало не такое большое, как ваше. 6. Его работа хуже, чем ее. 7. Где живет твой старший брат? 8. Эта статья не такая интересная, как та. 9. Мы слушали последние новости. 10. Она знает математику также хорошо, как ее отец.