Clever, cleverer, cleverest polite, politer, politest

Сравнительная и превосходная степень прилагательных и наречий

	Прилага-тельные	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из одного слога	black	+ -er blacker	+ -est blackest
Правильные односложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на согласный после краткого гласного	thin	Удвоение конечной согласной + -er thinner	Удвоение конечной согласной + -est thinnest
Правильные двусложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на -у	funny	замена -y на -ier funnier	замена -y на -iest funniest
Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из двух и более слогов	intelligent	more/less + adj more intelligent	most / least + adj most intelligent
Неправильные прилагательные/ квантификаторы	good bad far little much many	better worse farther / further less more more	best worst farthest/furthest least most most

· Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из двух слогов часто образуют сравнительную и превосходную степень как односложные прилагательные

· В односложных прилагательных, которые оканчиваются на немое -e, удвоения гласной не происходит. Сравнительная степень образуется путем добавления -r, а превосходная – -st: white, whiter, whitest large, larger, largest

· После сравнительной степени часто употребляется союз than, соответствующий русскому союзу чем.

Crime is a much bigger problem in this country than in many other countries.

· Перед превосходной степенью обычно употребляется определенный артикль. Our local police force is the best in the country.

	Наречия	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Правильные наречия	easily	more /less + adv more easily	most/least + adv most easily
Неправильные наречия	badly early far fast hard late often near soon well	worse earlier farther/further faster harder later more often nearer sooner better	worst earliest farthest/furthest fastest hardest latest most often nearest soonest best

Упр.2.2.4.a Заполните пропуски, используя сравнительную степень прилагательных или наречий в скобках.

1. This island used to be much ____________ (green) before the forest fires.

2. Slow down! You're ____________ (fit) than me and I can't keep up!

3. It's actually ___________ (trendy) to wear your hair up this year.

4. As the time for the performance got nearer, I got __________ (nervous).

5. Old people are often __________ (wise) than young people.

6. Matt seems to have got even ____________ (lazy) than he used to be and almost never studies.

7. If the problem gets any ____________ (serious), we may need to inform the manager about it.

8. If you work __________ (quickly), you'll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.

9. Ben says he's feeling much ___________ (well) after his illness.

10. I have even __________ (little) free time this year than I did last year.

11. The news was much ____________ (bad) than anyone had feared.

12. You'll need to be able to run ________ (far) than this if you're going to do the marathon.

Упр.2.2.4.b Заполните пропуски, используя превосходную степень прилагательных или наречий в скобках.

1. It was the ___________ (boring) film I had ever seen.

2. Our teacher told us that the student with the __________ (high) mark would get a prize.

3. Ginger is one of the ____________ (lucky) cats alive – he's been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!

4. Out of all the students in my music school, I practise ___________ (often).

5. The Pacific is the ___________ (deep) ocean in the world.

6. That's the __________ (ugly) fish I've ever seen!

7. I was ill before the exam and I did ___________ (badly) out of the whole class.

8. The ____________ (far) I've run in one day is about ten kilometres.

9. But that's the ____________ (crazy) idea I've ever heard!

10. I asked the assistant to show me the ___________ (modern) phone they had.

11. I told the manager that it was the ___________ (bad) hotel I had ever stayed in.

12. Who do you think is the ___________ (little) talented actor to win an Oscar?

Упр.2.2.4.c Выберите правильный ответ из каждой пары.

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