7. In the sentences below some articles are not used correctly. Find and correct the mistakes.
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1) River Severn is the longest river in the Great Britain.
2) Washington is the capital of United States of the America. V
3) Jannat speaks German very well. Last summer she went to the
Germany with her family.
4) I have recently used the services of this travel agency to book a
cruise in Mediterranean.
5) The Mount St. Helens is the volcano located in the Washington.
6) The Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
7) My grandparents live in the Naryn.
8) My dream is to visit California.
9) The Korea is near the Japan and China.
10) Australia is a very big continent.
11) Osh gets very hot in the summer.
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b It's a beautiful day. Let's sit in the garden.
с I like living in this house, but it's a pity that the garden is so small.
2 a Can you recommend a good restaurant?
b We had dinner in a very nice restaurant.
c We had dinner in the best restaurant in town.
3 a She has a French name, but in fact she's English, not French.
b What's the name of that man we met yesterday?
с We stayed at a very nice hotel - I can't remember the name now.
4 a There isn't an airport near where I live. The nearest airport is 70 miles away.
b Our flight was delayed. We had to wait at the airport for three hours.
с Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to the airport?
5 a 'Are you going away next week?' 'No, the week after next.'
b I'm going away for a week in September.
с Gary has a part-time job. He works three mornings a week.
happy – happier – the happiest
honourable – more honourable – the most honourable
shy – shyer, shier – the shyest, the shiest
dry – drier – the driest
free – freer – the freest
recent – more recent – the most recent
merry – merrier - the merriest
uncomfortable – more uncomfortable – the most uncomfortable
joyful – more joyful – the most joyful
hot – hotter – the hottest
thin – thinner – the thinnest
accurate – more accurate – the most accurate
narrow – narrower – the narrowest
sweet – sweeter – the sweetest
wicked - wickeder – the wickedest
merciful – more merciful – the most merciful
bad – worse – the worst
fat – fatter – the fattest
cheap – cheaper – the cheapest
big – bigger – the biggest
clumsy – clumsier - the clumsiest
far - farther, further - the farthest, the furthest
miserable – more miserable – the most miserable
cosy - cosier – the cosiest
simple – simpler - the simplest
regular – more regular – the most regular
expensive – more expensive – the most expensive
low – lower – the lowest
deep – deeper – the deepest
sad – sadder – the saddest
significant – more significant – the most significant
lazy – lazier – the laziest
old – older – the oldest
serious – more serious – the most serious
tiny – tinier – the tiniest
clever – cleverer - the cleverest
little – less – the least
good – better – the best
dark – darker – the darkest
beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful
dear – dearer - the dearest