ADJECTIVES.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Task 1.Give the compaative a!" s#pe$ative o% the %o$$o&i!' a"(ectives.
polite, happy, glad, complete, grey, honourable, shy, dry, just, free, recent, merry, uncomfortable, joyful, thin,
accurate, narrow, real, sweet, right, wicked, yellow, gay, modern, often, fine-looking, short-sighted, good-
natured, wide-spread, much-travelled, far-fetched, narrow-minded, kind-hearted, old-fashioned, high-pitched.
Task ). Ta!s$ate pa*i!' atte!tio! to i!te!si%ies.
1.The book is ever so interesting. I could not tear myself away from it all day. 2. The performance proved to be
a great deal better than I could ever epect. !. This symphony is a most beautiful piece of music. ". This one is
by far the best ballet we have. #. $ure, it%s difficult to go about in the wrongest way possible. &. This is the best
book available in our library. '. $cientists tell us the diamond is the hardest substance known. (. )hat was
most strange, he did not feel it. *. +verybody would be most glad to see you. 1,. -re things that bad with you.
Task +. ,se the coect %om o% the a"(ectives i! -ackets.
1. I wonder what his / move is going to be. 0near1 2. I2ll see him in the / future. 0near1 !. They got down to
business without / delay. 0far1 ". )e saw him in the / corner of the shop. 0far1 #. The / brother was 2,
years / than the youngest. 0old1 &. )ho are the / members of the club. 0old1 '. It was the / thing I had
epected of him. 0late1 (. )here is the / issue of this paper. 0late1 *. 3f the two dresses I like this one / .
0good1 1,. 3f the four apples I like the / one. 0red1 11. 4e bought half as / presents as I did. 0much5many1.
12. This building is five times as / as the )hite house. 0big1. 1!. 6y brother no / wants to live with our
parents. 0long1 1". The / I was reading the book the / time was flying. 0much7 fast1 1#. 8hicago is one of
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