Countable and uncountable nouns
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 556.
Lesson 7, Unit 3, p. 20-23
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Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives; too / enough;
Ex. 1 Rewrite the sentences using as…as
Example:Eric is tired. Sarah is tired. – Eric is as tired as Sarah.
1. Mary is hungry. Mike is hungry. 2. Alice is busy. Mary is busy. 3. Tailor is angry. Susan is angry. 4. The boat is expensive. The car is expensive. 5. The dolphins are clever. The elephants are clever. 6. An apple pie is tasty. A cherry cake is tasty. 7. Lemon is sour. Vinegar is sour. 8. Curry is hot. Pepper is very hot.
Ex. 2 Rewrite the sentences using not as … as
Example: The juice is as sweet as it was yesterday. – The juice is not as sweet as it was yesterday.
1. Monkeys are as clever as people. 2. A carp is as big as a shark. 3. A mouse is as big as a cat. 4. A panda is as dangerous as a tiger. 5. A lake is as big as an ocean. 6. A lemon is as sweet as a tangerine. 7. An oak tree is as small as a birch tree. 8. A usual coat is as expensive as a fur coat.
Ex. 3 Complete the sentences using as... as, than
Examples:1) Kate is taller ... her brother. - Kate is taller than her brother.
2) This girl is ... pretty ... that one.- This child is as pretty as that one.
3) Mary is not ... thin ... you. - Mary is not as thin as you.
1. Our house is not ... big ... yours. 2. The new cinema in our district is much bigger ... the old one. 3. We are ... proud of our district ... you are of yours. 4. The house I live in is ... old ... the one my sister lives in. 5. Exercise two is easier ... exercise three. 6. Lviv is more beautiful ... our town. 7. My composition is not … long ... yours. 8. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 9. I am not ...tall ... Pete. 10. This woman is … young ... that one. 11. Mike knows English better … you.
Ex. 4 Open the brackets using comparatives or superlatives
Examples:1) She is not as … (busy) as I am. - She is not as busy as I am.
2) Spanish is … (easy) than German. - Spanish is easier than German.
3) Chinese is … (difficult) than English. - Chinese is more difficult than English.
4) January is the … (cold) month of the year. - January is the coldest month of the year.
5) My sister speaks English … (bad) than I do. - My sister speaks English worse than I do.
1. Which is … (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the … (big) port in the United States? 3. Istanbul is the … (large) city in Turkey. 4. The London underground is the … (old) in the world. 5. There is a … (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Warsaw than in any other city of Poland. 6. Kyiv is one of the … (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much … (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is … (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the … (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is … (wide) than the Straits of Gibraltar. 11. The United States is a very (large) country. 12. She is not as … (busy) as I am. 13. It is as … (cold) today as it was yesterday. 14. She is not as … (fond) of sports as my brother is. 15. This man is … (tall) than that one. 16. Asia is … (large) than Australia. 17. The Dniprî is … (short) than the Mississippi. 18. Which building is the … (high) in Kyiv? 19. Mary is a … (good) student than Lucy. 20. The Alps are … (high) than the Urals. 21. This garden is the … (beautiful) in our town. 22. She speaks Italian … (good) than English. 23. Is the word "newspaper" … (long) than the word `book`? 24. The Bug is … (short) than the Dnipro. 25. The Arctic Ocean is … (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 26. Which is the … (hot) month of the year? 27. Which is the … (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 28. Today the weather is … (cold) than it was yesterday. 29. This book is … (interesting) of all I have read this year.
Ex. 5 Rewrite the sentences using too or enough
Example: Don't wear a T-shirt. It's too cold outside. – It's too cold outside to wear a T-shirt.
1. It's very hot today. Let's go to the beach. – It's … . 2. We're not going to the party yet. It's early. It's … . 3. You can't touch the ceiling. You're short. – You're not … . 4. You can buy this sweater. It's cheap. - This sweater is … . 5. You can walk to school alone. You aren't too young. - You're … . 6. They can buy a luxury yacht. They're rich. - They're … . 7. You can lift this box. It's light. - This box … . 8. I don't wear this coat in winter. It isn't warm. – This coat … . 9. The road was so slippery that I couldn't drive. – The road … . 10. The soup was so salty that she couldn't eat it. – The soup … . 11. I can't drink this tea. It's very hot. – This tea … 12. The water is so cold that they can't swim in it. – The water … . 13. I can't explain the rule. It's very difficult. – The rule … . 14. I need 100g of olive oil, but I have only 50 g. – I don't have … . 15. Nobody could move the piano. It was very heavy. – The piano was … . 16. The weather is so cold that I don't like it. – The weather ... . 17. Three people can't sit on this sofa. It isn't very wide. – This sofa … .
Ex. 6 Fill in the gaps using too many or too much
1. … … information. 2. … … bread. 3. … … tomatoes. 4. … … candies. 5. … … work. 6. … … news. 7. … … pasta. 8. … … toys. 9. … … traffic. 10. … … pears. 11. … … fruit. 12. … … oranges. 13. … … cars. 14. … … coffee. 15. … … sandwiches. 16. … … days. 17. … … rain. 18. … … mushrooms. 19. … … money. 20. … … time.
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