1. Выберите нужное:

1) I have several/ many/ a little homework to do.

2) I did a couple of/ much/ a little exercises in the morning.

3) They didn't have a lot of/ any/ many luck this season.

4) Let's plant one/ a little/ lots of trees.

5) Read both/ a couple of/ every page.

6) She eats a number of/ a great deal of/ each meat.

7) You'll need much/ a little/ a few tomatoes.

8) She is rather lonely. She has a few/ a lot /few friends.

9)He has visited whole/ every/ most countries in Europe.

10) I have got a few/ several/ a little time.

11) He wants to earn some/ each/ a few money.

12) They put a great deal of/ many/ a few effort into the project.

13) This car uses many/ much/ a lot of petrol.

14) Much/ many/ every people disagree with his decision.

2. Вставьте several, a great deal of, all, a lot of, much, many, a small amount of, a little, plenty of, a large number of.

1).... people were killed and ... were left homeless as a result of the earthquake.

2) .... damage occurred in the area of the flood.

3) The dam cracked in.... places.

4) .... the houses in the area were flooded with water.

5) .... the inhabitants complained of the noise they had heard before.

6) .... refugees have to work illegally.

7) There remain..... people who refuse to leave.

8) .... countries took part in the economic forum that was held in our city.

9) There's... work at the office at the moment.

10).... more attention should be paid to the personnel influence.

11) How.... hours are you doing each day? - Ten, which is far too.....

12) She looks tired. She must be under.... of stress.

13) Thanks for your offer, I guess we'll need... help later.

14) There are so... things I want to tell you!

15) I had... interest in anything but but ending the journey.

3. Вставьте a few, few, a little, little.

1) He has made ... enemies already because he has .... praise for any of his colleagues.

2) I eat... fatty foods these days as I'm trying to lose... weight.

3) Desert areas receive.... rain. That's why... animals can live there.

4) He feels... depressed because he has had quite... problems lately.

5)... people realize what a nice person he is as he has... to say to anyone.

6) After spending... time with him, I got to know him quite well.

7) Henry puts... money aside each month so he can buy himself...luxuries every now and then.

8) I met ... friends in town so we went to the cafe and had... cups of coffee and... chat.

9) We've experienced .... storms here over the spring, but, fortunately, they caused.... damage.

10) Would you like .... sugar in your coffee? And, please, have.... biscuits, too.

ADJECTIVES, DEGREES OF COMPARISON

Прилагательные. Степени сравнения прилагательных

Структура	Прилагательное	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Один слог + (e)r/ - (e)st	cold sharp safe	colder than sharper than safer than	the coldest of/ in the sharpest of/ in the safest of/ in
Два слога, заканчивающееся на – ly; -y; -w + - er/ - Est	busy early	busier than earlier than	The busiest of/ in the earliest of/ in
Два слога: 1) + -er/ -est 2) more/ the most + Adj	clever common cruel friendly gentle narrow pleasant polite shallow simple stupid quiet	cleverer /more clever than	the cleverest/ the most clever of/ in
More/ the most + Прилагательные, состоящие из двух или более слогов	famous incredible expensive	more famous than more incredible than more expensive than	the most famous the most incredible the most expensive of/ in
Исключения	good/ well bad/badly much many/ a lot little far far	better worse more more less farther ( distance) further (more)	best worst most most least farthest furthest

Примечания:

1) Very + прилагательное ( It’s very cold)

2) even/ much/ far/ a bit + сравнительная степень прилагательного (She is much more experienced than the previous manager)

3) most + прилагательное или наречие = very ( He was most obliging)

4) a) quite = fairly (прилагательное) He is quite clever

b) quite = completely . Используется перед некоторыми глаголами, прилагательными, наречиями: alone, impossible, true,

etc.

5) rather + прилагательное = very (смысл положительный или отрицательный) It’s rather cold today. The film was rather interesting.

6) rather + сравнительная степень = much (It’s rather warmer today than yesterday)

7) fairly/ pretty = quite/ rather (She is a fairly/pretty= quite a good doctor.

Наречия

Прилагательное	+ ly	Careful – carefully
Прилагательное, заканчивающееся на согласную	+ -y; -ily	happy – happily
Прилагательное, заканчивающееся на - ic	+ ally	Drastic – drastically
Прилагательное, заканчивающееся на – le исчезает –le	+ ly	Terrible – terribly
Прилагательное, заканчивающееся на – e	+ ly	Scarce – scarcely ( but – wholly, truly)
Прилагательное, заканчивающееся на –ly	In a …. way	Elderly, fatherly, friendly, lively, lonely, lovely, motherly, silly, ugly – in a …. Way
Прилагательное = наречие		Best, better, big, cheap, clean, clear, close, cold, daily, dead, dear, deep, direct, dirty, early, easy, extra, far, fast, fine, free, further, hard, high, hourly, inside, kindly, last, late, long, late, loud, low, monthly, past, quick, quiet, right, slow, straight, sure, thin, thick, tight, weekly, well, wide, wrong, yearly, etc.