Сборник упражнений по английскому языку. Часть 2

Exercise 2. Match the words in column A with the words in column B. Find the opposites.

II. Grammar section

Comparative and superlative adjectives.

Exercise 1. Find adjectives in the following table. How many can you see? Circle them. Then make up sentences with them.

Exercise 2. Put these adjectives in the correct column of the table according to their comparative and superlative forms.

Long, old, slow, small, bad, warm, useful, difficult, good, expensive, short, funny, interesting, important, hot, friendly, uncomfortable, fast, happy.

Exercise 3. Give the original form of the following comparative and superlative adjectives.

Bigger, longest, oldest, more important, shortest, hotter, most comfortable, worst, more difficult, funnier, easiest, more expensive, slower, most attractive, smaller, cheapest, better.

Exercise 4. Choose the right forms of adjectives in these sentences.

1. Your record is (worse/worst) than mine.

2. My flat is (small/smaller) than yours.

3. She is (better/best) now.

4. It’s the (older/oldest) building in the city.

5. Today is (hot/hotter) than it was yesterday.

6. His poems are (popular/more popular) than his novels.

7. Your hair is (longest/longer) than your brother’s.

8. This test is the (more difficult/most difficult).

Exercise 5. Make two sentences for each item as in the example.

Exercise 6. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and grammar of Module 9.

1. Этот текст труднее того, который мы читали на прошлом уроке. 2. Это самая большая и самая удобная квартира в нашем доме. 3. Это самый легкий путь до озера. 4. Он больше занят, чем ты. 5. Этот год был для нас самым трудным. 6. Мой компьютер дороже твоего. 7. В аптеке рядом с моим домом лекарства дешевле, чем в той, что рядом с метро. 8. Брат Лены выше и привлекательнее брата Ольги. 9. Это самый оживленный и самый старый уличный рынок в нашем городе. 10. Эта еда полезнее, чем гамбургеры из МакДональдс.

Exercise 7. a) Write down 15 sentences on the topic “My favourite shop/market”.

b) Write down 15 sentences on the topic “My favourite restaurant/cafе”.

Revision

Exercise 1. By answering the questions find out the words. Then using only the first letters of these words solve the puzzles.

I. 1) What colour is a tomato drink?

2) The characteristic of a good book or film.

3) The antonym of the word “expensive”.

4) The antonym of the word “low”.

The word –

II. 1) What colour is asphalt?

2) What is the shape of a ball?

3) What continent is the smallest?

4) Who is the most important person for a child?

5) What is the drink for a baby?

6) “Old”, “young” and “middle-aged” are characteristics of what?

7) What kind of people are businessmen from Wall Street?

The word –

III. 1) The opposite to the word “right”.

2) The opposite to the word “new”.

3) What colour was the Soviet flag?

4) The opposite to the word “light”.

The word –

IV. 1) The opposite to the word “beautiful”.

2) What is not good for your teeth?

3) What is Shakespeare’s native country?

4) The opposite to the word “serious”.

5) Mother’s brother.

6) The opposite to the word “gentleman”.

The word –

Exercise 2. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: