«Degrees of adjectives»

Non-comparative Base adjective Comparing two nouns adjective+ “than” Compare more than two nouns “the” + adjective Bob is sweet Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Frank is sweeter than Bob Irregular Comparative good better best little less least As matter of fact, this is the best you’ve looked all week Another oddball is the positive “well”, as in “healthy”

What are Adjectives? An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing (nouns and pronouns), and they generally appear before the word they modify. Blue donkey Small car Black snake 1 syllable -er and -est Bigger planes The fattest sheep -er, -le, -y, ow Use “-er” and “-est” Adjectives endings End in a consonant and “y” -er and –est + “i” Pretty – prettier, the prettiest  2 syllable “less” “more” “most” -ous, ed, -re, -ing, -ful “more”, “the most” less energetic more expensive most fortunate

Absolute (Positive) Comparative Superlative A. - -er -est 1. Односкладові прикметники low nice hot lower nicer hotter lowest nicest hottest 2. Двоскладові прикметники 1) -у 2) -ow 3) -le 4)-er pretty narrow simple clever prettier narrower simpler cleverer prettiest narrowest simplest cleverest 3.Двоскладові прикметники з наголосом на другому складі severe severer severest 4. Прикметники з префіксом un­- unhappy untidy unhappier untidier unhappiest untidiest B. - more most 1.Всі інші двоскладові прикметники modern useful more modern more useful most modern most useful 2. Багатоскладові прикметники terrible comfortable more terrible more comfortable most terrible most comfortable

Speech – drill exercises Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative degrees of following adjectives hard _____________ ______________ cold _____________ ______________ soft _____________ ______________ tall _____________ ______________ rich _____________ ______________ mad _____________ ______________ funny _____________ ______________ big _____________ ______________ sad _____________ ______________ busy _____________ ______________ noisy _____________ ______________ 11 points

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative degrees of following adjectives – foolish _____________ ______________ harmful _____________ ______________ poisonous_____________ ______________ valuable _____________ ______________ difficult _____________ ______________ generous _____________ ______________ 6 points

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences A. Write the comparative form of the adjectives 1) Ann is ___________ (happy) than her sister. 2) My hair is ______________ (long) than my sister’s hair. 3) These exams are getting ___________ (bad) and ___________ (bad) every year. 4) John is ____________ (thin) than Bob. 5) Steve is _____________ (happy) today than he was yesterday. 6) Mary’s car is ____________ (large) than Mark’s car. 6 points

B. Write the superlative form of the adjective: 1) I am _____________ (tall) in the class. 2) This is _______________ (expensive) hotel I’ve ever stayed in. 3) This road is ______________ (narrow) of all the roads in California. 4) New York is one of the ______________ (busy) cities in the USA. 5) Jack is _____________ (good) football player in the team. 6) North Pole is _______________ (cold) place on Earth. 7) My father is ______________ (generous) of all the people I know. 7 points

C. Insert comparative or superlative form of the adjective: 1) I think John is _____________ (happy) now than the year ago. 2) His _______________ (big) desire is to return home. 3) She is probably ________________ (angry) person I know. 4) Today’s weather is ____________ (bad) than the yesterday’s. 5) My brother is ___________ (young) than me. 6) He drove _________ (fast) and __________ (fast) till we told him to stop. 7) ______________ (many) people want to be rich 7 points

Compare people: 10 points

Ex 5. Read the poem, learn it and find in the poem adjectives Just for You I picked the reddest apple from the tree It was the finest one that I could see I saved it all except a bite or two Just for you. I carried home the groceries from the store I wanted to be helpful with a chore I put them all away except a few Just for you. Some day I'll be grown up too And if I can I'll grow up just like you I ate up all my lunch just like you said But I think there was a little too much bread And so I left the crust when I was through Just for you. 5 points

Test 10 points 1. It’s ………………… (difficult) rule of all. difficult b. more difficult c. the most difficult d. difficulter 2. This pen writes …………. (good) than my previous one. a. better b. gooder c. good d. the goodest 3. This athlete is ……………. (strong) than this competitor. strong b. the strongest c. more strong d. stronger 4. This pupil is ……………. (clever) in the class. clever b. more clever c. the cleverest d. the most clever 5. This is ……………….. (old) castle in Britain. a. the oldest b. the eldest c. an old d. older

6. Health is ……………….. (important) than money. important b. importanter c. more important d. the most important 7. This path is ……………. ( narrow) than the parallel one. a. a narrow b. narrower c. the narrowest d. more narrow 8. Luxurious hotels are …………….. (expensive) than those of economic class. a. more expensive b. an expensive c. the most expensive d. expensiver 9. The second part of the film is ………………. (boring) than the first one. a boring b. boringer c. the most boring d. more boring 10. This highway is ……….. (wide) than that highway. wider b. the widest c. more wide d. the most wide 10 points

Correct answers 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. d 10. a