COMPARISON WITH ADJECTIVES. 11 класс (упражения)

11 class

Comparison with adjectives

Task 1. Complete these sentences with as...as or not as/such...as.

1.         Since her accident, Mary has tried to lead                                   possible. (normal/life)

2.        It's                                                I’d imagined. (not/beautiful/house)

3.        Mr Truworth is                                         his predecessor was. (not/popular/president)

Task 2. Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form, adding other words needed.

1.      — Why have you bought a new car?

—    We needed one with a 1                         (big) boot, to take our sports gear.

2.      — Are you still trying to get that stain out of the rug?

—          Yes. I don’t know what it is. I’ve tried all sorts of soaps and things but it’s still

2                            (clean) when I started.

3.      — Do you happen to know which is 3                              (small/planet) in our solar system?

—    Pluto, isn’t it? I know it’s 4                          (far) away from the sun.

4.      — How was your driving test?

—    Oh, not so bad really. It was 5                        (much/easy) I’d expected.

—   So, you’ve passed?

—    Yes, I have.

—    Congratulations! That’s 6                          (good) news I’ve heard for ages!

5.      — Which is 7                                (high/mountain) in Africa?

—    I’m not sure. Kilimanjaro, perhaps?

—   Where’s that? In Zambia?

—    No, it’s 8                                (far/north) that. Kenya I think.

6.      — Shall we go fOr a swim? It s lovely and sunny.

—       I’m not sure. There’s quite a strong wind. I think you’ll find it’s 9                         

(not/warm) it looks, when you get outside.

7.      — We’d better go to the bank this morning.

—   Can’t we go 10                                (late)?

—    No. They shut 11                               (early/here) they do at home.

8.      — Huoy up! We’ll miss the train. Can’t you run 12                            (fast)?

—    Sony, I’m going 13                               (fast) as I can already.

— OK.  I guess you’re quite a bit 14                              (short/I) after all.

9.      — I hear you were having problcms with your business last year. It is 15                

(good) this year?

—    No. I’m afraid it’s 16                                (bad) if anything.

—    I suppose people just aren’t spending 17                       (much/money) they used to.