Very, too, far, much, a lot, rather, a bit, a little, any, by far, quite, nearly, almost
Go slower. You’re driving ________ fast for me.
I didn’t enjoy the meal _______ much.
I’m afraid the problem is ________ more complicated than it seems.
I thought she was younger than me, but in fact she is ________ older.
She is ________ intelligent to believe it!
It was ________ the most stressful day in my life.
I’m sorry I’m a bit late but I couldn’t get here ________ sooner.
She fell and hurt her arm ________ badly.
The last of these reasons is ________ the most important.
How do you feel today? Are you ________ better?
Ex.20. Complete the sentences using the comparative constructions as ... as or not so ... as/not as ... as. For comparison use the following adjectives:
much (x2), expensive, heavy, easy, interesting, fast, cold (x2), soon
Why don't you buy a motorbike? Motorbikes are ________ cars.
Her hands were ________ ice.
There's enough food for everybody. You can take ________ you want.
His last book didn't sell successfully because it was ________the previous one.
I'm sorry I'm late. I got here ________ I could.
It isn't warm today, but it is ________ yesterday.
The task was ________ I had expected but finally I managed to understand the
problem.
Can you give me the reply ________ possible, please?
It's the holiday season, so the traffic is ________ usual.
You can't expect the same profit because you have invested ________ me.
Ex.21. Translate into English.
Вдвічі більше, втричі менше, вп'ятеро важче, вдвічі старше, вчетверо довше, вполовину коротше.
Ex.22. Complete the sentences using the comparative constructions -er and -er/more and more... and the + comparative … , the + comparative … .
As I was waiting for my interview, I was getting ________ (nervous).
Do you want a big house? - Yes, ________ (big), ________ (good).
It's ________ (hard) to find time for everything you'd like to do.
________ (far) he was telling the story, ________ (much) we laughed.
________ (dangerous) it is, ________ (much) I like it.
The grammatical topics are ________ (hard). I'm afraid I'll fail in the test.
________ (much) I get to know you, ________ (little) I understand you.
We were getting tired and were walking ________ (slowly).
________ (old) he gets, ________ (forgetful) he becomes.
My list of things to do gets________ (long).
Ex.23. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
Chinese food is the nicer than Indian I think.
It's a school for the deaf people.
Everyone seemed very nervously.
You aren't enough tall to play basketball.
Our house is so big as yours.
She spoke to us friendly.
I like your leather new nice jacket.
The trip was far much longer than we had expected.
I felt happyer in my previous job.
I tried hardly but I didn't succeed.
The afraid child was crying for his mother.
Let me know if you need any farther help.
It’s the more delicious dish I’ve ever tasted.
A new car is twice expensive as a second-hand one.
It was enough late to start a new project.
Ex.24. Translate into English.
Чим більше він читає англійською, тим менше користується словником.
Джейн виглядає вдвічі молодшою своєї сестри, хоча вона такого ж віку.
Ти говориш занадто швидко. Вони тебе не розуміють.
Хоча у нас були дуже погані місця, нам дуже сподобалась вистава.
Він сердито подивився на мене. «Чому ти такий сердитий сьогодні?»- запитав я.
Він недостатньо досвідчений, щоб очолити відділ.
Ти часто ходиш до бібліотеки? - Зазвичай я працюю в бібліотеці один раз на тиждень, але зараз ходжу туди частіше, тому що скоро у нас дуже важкий семінар.
Дводенна конференція була найцікавішою за останні три роки.
Ставало все темніше, і ми вирішили йти додому.
Молодим більше подобаються фільми-бойовики і фентезі.
Мені подобаються наші нові сусіди. Вони такі приємні люди і такі доброзичливі до всіх.
Я бачив Джона тільки раз. Я мало знаю його.
Наш готель менш дорогий, ніж минулого разу, а розташований набагато ближче до центру міста.
На іспиті я легко відповів на два питання, але останнє завдання було набагато важчим.