Example: My toothache is more painful than it was yesterday, (painful)
1. You look___________ you were last year. Have you lost weight? (thin)
2. You won't believe it but he is___________ his sister, (talkative)
3. I usually buy vegetables at the market. It's much____________ . (cheap)
4. The problem is not so complicated. It's__________________ you think, (simple)
5. She looks like her mother but I think she is even___________ . (beautiful)
6. Health and happiness are_______________ money, (important)
7. I prefer this armchair. It is____________ . (comfortable)
8. I like the countryside. It's________ and_______ living in a town, (healthy/peaceful)
Ex. 15. (В, С) Use the required form of the adjective in the following sentences.
A
1. The sound grew (faint) and (faint). 2. He's a far (intelligent) person than my brother. 3. She was the (practical) of the family. 4. He thought how much (advanced) and broad-minded the (young) generation was. 5.1 wanted to ask you both what you thought of my (late) film if you saw it. 6. The first edition of the dictionary is (good), the new one is still (good). 7. He turned out to be (angry) than I had expected. 8. Today I'm no (wise) than yesterday. 9. The (much) we go into the matter, the (complex) it becomes. 10. Jack is the (clever) of the three brothers. 11. They are (good) people, far (good) than you.
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12. He felt (bad) yesterday than the day before. 13. The (near) house is three miles away. 14. He was the (last) man to come. 15. The (long) the night, the (short) the day. 16. He is the (tall) of the two. 17. She is (amusing) in a small company. 18. My brother is much (young) than myself.
В
1. The (near) future will see this part of the desert turned into a flourishing oasis.
2. That was his______ step (clever). 3. They got down to business without (far) delay.
4. This problem is as__________ as the others (serious). 5. He always chooses_________
way (easy). 6. It was the (last) thing I had expected of him. 7. Are there___________ seats
available (cheap)? 8. Try on both hats and see which is_______ (becoming). 9. Which is
_____ mountain in the world (high)? 10. Davy was_______ of the two brothers (talented).
11. What is the (late) news? 12. And the hour was very__________ ,______ of the hours
(solemn). 13. The______ light in the room grew_______ (dim). 14. The (old) brother was
twenty years (old) than the (young). 15. This is______ room in the house (sunny). 16. He
was_______ . He was_____ than he had ever been (restless). 17. This walk towards
them was__________ act of Jolyon's life (courageous). 18. You and your sister have
done me a service______ than man can do for his fellow-citizens (great). 19. In the (far)
end of the exhibition hall we saw a group of young people.
С
1. Was there anything in the world______ than indecision (bad)? 2. He was only five years
_____ than I was, which made him forty-five (young). 3.___ sin towards our fellow creatures
is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them (bad). 4. She received congratulations as if
she were_____ of women (happy). 5. Kate remembered the little general; he was a good
deal_____ than herself (small). 6.1 think we'll resume the conversation when you're a little
______ , Caroline (calm). 7. Things went from bad to_______ (bad). 8. It's________ in here
than outside (hot). 9.1 think you're about______ girl in school (pretty). 10. All his life he had
taken pains to be_______ ,________ than his fellows (strong, brave).
Ex. 16. (B) Translate the sentences using the model.
Model: The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive. Чем раньше мы выедем, тем скорее мы приедем.