Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets. 1) (old) Frank gets, (wise) he becomes.
2) (soon) we start, (soon) we’ll get the job finished.
3) My meal was certainly not (tasty) yours.
4) This TV is three times (expensive) the one we saw in the last shop.
5) (fast) he ran, (tired) he became.
6) (hard) she works, (successful) she becomes.
7) The weather is getting (cold) and (cold) every day.
8) The more books he reads, (good) at reading he becomes.
9) (few) and (few) people are writing letters nowadays.
10) Lisa is becoming (outgoing) as the years go by.
11) Today, it is (sunny) it was yesterday.
12) Computers are getting (cheap) all the time.
13) (long) I had to queue at the bank, (impatient) I became.
14) (much) the child cried, (angry) the mother became.
15) Clothes seem to be getting (expensive) all the time.
16) The plane flew (high) into the sky.
17) (small) a flat is, (low) the rent is.
18) (fast) you drive, (quick) we’ll get there.
19) Pets are very popular now and (many) people enjoy looking after animals.
20) At the disco, the music got (loud) as the night went on.
Правила: чтобы построить сравнительную форму прилагательного, требуется в случае односложного или двусложного прилагательного добавить окончание -er, в случае многосложного (3 и больше слогов) просто перед словом добавить more.
В случае построения превосходной формы прилагательного нам требуется всегда перед прилагательным ставить артикль the, а затем в случае односложного или двусложного прилагательного добавить окончание -est, а в случае многосложного - добавить most.
Также есть исключения: good - better - the best; bad - worse - the worst; far - farther/further - the farthest/the furtherst; old - older/elder - the oldest/the eldest; many/much - more - the most; little - less - the least.
1) The older Frank gets, the wiser he becomes.
2) The sooner we start, the sooner we’ll get the job finished.
3) My meal was certainly not tastier than yours.
4) This TV is three times more expensive than the one we saw in the last shop.
5) The faster he ran, the more tired he became.
6) The harder she works, the more successful she becomes.
7) The weather is getting colder and colder every day.
8) The more books he reads, the better at reading he becomes.
9) Less and less people are writing letters nowadays.
10) Lisa is becoming more outgoing as the years go by.
11) Today, it is sunnier than it was yesterday.
12) Computers are getting cheaper all the time.
13) The longer I had to queue at the bank, the more impatient I became.
14) The more the child cried, the angrier the mother became.
15) Clothes seem to be getting the most expensive all the time.
16) The plane flew higher into the sky.
17) The smaller a flat is, the lower the rent is.
18) The faster you drive, the quicker we’ll get there.
19) Pets are very popular now and more people enjoy looking after animals.
20) At the disco, the music got louder as the