Сравнительные степени прилагательных Degrees of comparison of adjectives

Большинство прилагательных имеют сравнительную и превосходную степени сравнения. Как правило, однослож­ные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень с помощью суффикса -ег, а превосходную — с помощью суффикса -est. Например:

warm — warmer — warmest

Многосложные прилагательные образуют сравнитель­ную степень с помощью слова more, а превосходную — с помощью слова most. Например:

serious — more serious — most serious

Некоторые прилагательные образуют степени сравне­ния не по правилам. Например:

good — better — best little — less — least

Bad — worse — worst much — more — most

4. Write as in the examples:

• Example short short — shorter — shortest
    long
    cheap
    strange
    near
    poor

 

• Example popular popular—more popular—most popular

 

practical beneficial
expensive sophisticated
curious    

 

• Example short reply a shorter reply the shorter reply shorter replies the shortest reply
    long story
    big city
    large university
    high chaige

 

• Example important event a more important event the more important event more important events the most important event
    curious custom
    sophisticated device
    expensive tour
    difficult language
    marketable goods
    mteiesting piogiamme

 

6. Find English equivalents in the text:

Английские газеты можно разделить на две группы.

Эти две группы можно легко отличить друг от друга

Английские газеты часто ассоциируют с Флит стрит

Радио Англии контролирует Би-Би-Си.

7. Translate as in the example:

• Example a paper delivered to their home газета, доставляемая на дом
   
    Fleet Street located in Westminstel City
    the private companies controlled by the 1BA
    the talks resumed after lunch
    the point mentioned in the letter
    the goods shipped
    the letters of credit opened with the bank
    all the problems settled
    the news broadcast over the radio
    the news televised

 

8. Complete as much as you remember:

• The British are a nation...

Many of them have ... delivered.

British newspapers can be divided...

Quality newspapers .. while popular newspapers

These two groups... distmgished... British newspapers are often associated...

Fleet Stieet was the home...

But not long ago. . Docklands

Only... Fleet Street.

However... to mean 'the press'.

• Watching .. pastimes

Broadcasting... the ВВС and... the IBA

The ВВС receives... but... advertising .

The ВВС... channels.

• National radio is controlled... and... four...

There are many local... private... theВВС.

Their programmes consist...

9. Translate into Russian the sentence starting with:

'The IBA is rlesponsible....'.