The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison

1. Write the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives:

a) white, great, active, fine, brave, deep, short, round, fair, pale, thin, full;

b) hot, fat, bushy, big, easy, dry, dirty, silly, happy;

c) old, far, good, bad, little;

d) reliable, interesting, important, useful, efficient, difficult, applicable, certain, appropriate, ambiguous, relevant, consistent, satisfactory.

2. Compare three suspects: here are some adjectives about their appearance. Write at least ten sentences using the degrees of comparison of adjectives if possible.

Example: Mr. A is taller than Mr. B. Mr. C is the tallest of all/the three. Mr. A is not as (so) tall as Mr. C.

	MR. A	MR. B	MR. C
Height: Tall/ short
Face: Round/ square
Complexion: pale/dark
Chin: massive/thin
Nose: prominent/ hooked/ straight
Hair: fair/dark
Built: slim/stout/slenger

3. Here are the beginnings and ends of some traditional expressions with as … as. See how many expressions you can put together correctly. Make up sentences with them.

AS: black good old red white

cold green pretty thin

flat hard quiet warm

AS: a beetroot grass the hills night a picture a sheet

gold the grave ice iron a pancake a rake toast

4. Compare four-wheel drive cars: here are some facts from an article about three real cars. Write at least ten sentences.

Example: Car Z is faster than Car X. Car Y is the fastest of all/the three. Car X is not as fast as Car Z.

	Car X	Car Y	Car Z
Fast? Top Speed:	106 mph	113 mph	109 mph
Expensive?	Ј23,382	Ј35,889	Ј36,912
Economical?	20.1 miles/gallon	16.7 miles/gallon	15.8 miles/gallon
Safe?	+ + +	+ + + +	+ + + + +
Comfortable?	+ + + + +	+ + + +	+ + + +
Good Off-Road?	+ + + +	+ +	+ + + + +
Luggage Space?	1,011 litres	1,100 litres	1,020 litres

5. Translate into English:

1. Цей свідок більш надійний. 2. Це свідчення найважливіше. 3. Його знання кращі та більш поглиблені. 4. Їх робота над правовою доповіддю найбільш корисна. 5. Її обличчя було бліднішим, ніж завжди.