"The degrees of comparison of adlectives"

A.

Absolute

(Positive)

Comparative

-

1. Односложные прилагательные

Superlative

-er

2. Двусложные прилагательные на : 1) - у

2) -ow

3) -le

4)-er

low

nice

hot

-est

lower

nicer

hotter

pretty

narrow

simple

clever

3.Двусложные прилагательные с ударением на втором слоге

4. Трехсложные прилагательные с приставкой un ­-

lowest

nicest

hottest

prettier

narrower

simpler

cleverer

severe

unhappy

untidy

severer

prettiest

narrowest

simplest

cleverest

B.

severest

unhappier

untidier

-

1.Bce остальные двусложные прилагательные

unhappiest

untidiest

more

modern

useful

2. Многосложные прилагательные (три и более слогов)

most

more modern

more useful

terrible

comfortable

most modern

most useful

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

Checking up the homework – 48 points

Ex 9. Divide the adjectives into 3 categories:

Attractive, slim, tall, poor, boring, attentive, serious, stern, educated, stupid, ugly, pleasant, fragile, short, gloomy, shy, independent, progressive, clever, lazy, careless, famous, cheerful, polite, noble, mysterious, brave, free, greedy, strong, honest, dull, bouncy, fat, great, lovely, lonely, curious, wise, slow, modest, young, thin, tidy, smart , wicked, sad, firm

adjectives describing person’s appearance

adjectives describing person’s character

adjectives describing other qualities

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

Name: Nokia 5800

Price: $ 278

Camera: 3.15 Megapixels

Memory: 81 Mb

Display: 640x360

Functions: MP3 player, radio, JAVA -games, Bluetooth, wi-fi, GPS.

Weight: 109 g

Year: 2008

Name: Sony Ericsson W205 Black

Price: $86

Camera: 1.3 Megapixels

Memory: 5 Mb

Display: 128x160

Functions: radio, games, MP3 player, Bluetooth.

Weight: 96 g

Year: 2007

Name: Samsung Star S5230 noble black

Price: $149

Camera:3.2 Megapixels

Memory: 50 Mb

Display: 240x400

Functions: MP3 player,radio,Bluetooth.

Weight: 92 g

Year: 2009

• (cheap) Samsung is cheaper than Nokia.
• (expensive) Nokia is ___________________________ Sony Ericsson.
• (good) The camera in Samsung is _______________________ the camera in Sony Ericsson.
• (bad)The camera in Sony Ericsson is __________________________ the camera in Nokia.
• (many) There are ________________ memory in Nokia ____ in Samsung.
• (little) (memory) _______________________________________________________.
• (big) The display in __________________________________________________________.

Compare people:

1.Alice is the (YOUNG).

2.Homer is the (OLD).

3.Bob is  (YOUNG) than Homer.

4.Homer is  (OLD) than Alice.

5.Alice is  (SLIM) than Bob.

6.Bob is  (SHORT) than Homer.

7.Homer is  (FAT) than Bob.

8.Alice is  (SHORT) than Homer.

9.Homer can play the guitar  (GOOD) than Alice.

10.Alice draws  (BAD) than Bob.

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

Task 6. “The day of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (essay) – 10 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

Task 7. Complete the sentences

1.   The town is just as_________(large) as my native one.

2.   The road was __________long) than we had expected.

3.  The girl is very ______________(intelligent).

4.  As soon as they understood that the second book was ________________  (boring) than the first one, they changed their mind.

5.  The shop is _______________(far) than the school.

6.  Ventspils is _________(far) town in Latvia I have been to.

7.  Tim is _______________(intelligent) than Pat.

8.  The heat is less _____________ (harmful) than the cold.

9.   This song is _________________(beautiful) one in the world!

10. They are as ______________ (stubborn) as donkeys!

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

Homework

Ex14 on page 108

Evaluation of the pupils.

95 – 105 points – “5”

85 – 94 points – “4”

75 – 84 points – “3”

Использованная литература

1 . English V II , О.В. Афанасьева, И. В. Михеева – Москва, «Просвещение», 2009 г

2. Dixon, R. M. W. (1999). Adjectives. In K. Brown & T. Miller (Eds.), Concise encyclopedia of grammatical categories (pp. 1-8). Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 0-08-043164-X .

3. http://madrasati2010.bravehost.com/

4. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/