Ex. 21. Form the degrees of comparison of the adjectives.

vast, industrial, wonderful, electrical, progressive, difficult, complex, creative, great, good, scientific, new, full, bad, broad, little, late, far.

Ex. 22. Open the brackets choosing the correct form of the adjectives:

1. The monument to Pushkin is one of (old, the oldest) and (good, better, the best) in Moscow. 2. The Moscow underground is (better, the best) in the world. 3. The Korolenko Library is (large, the largest, larger) than other libraries in our city. 4. This street is as (green, the greenest) as that one. 5. This building is much (big, bigger, the biggest) than the old one. 6. This park is (beautiful, the most beautiful) in our city. 7. This street is not so (longer, long) as that one.

Ex. 23. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

Note: hard –трудний, старанний

старанно, багато

hardly–навряд, ледве

1. There is hardlyanybody who doesn’t know the properties of oxygen. 2. His work was very hard.3. He worked very hardand passed all his exams well. 4. There is hardlyany living substance which does not consist of compounds containing oxygen. 5. Though he spoke very slowly I could hardlyunderstand him as my English was very poor at the time. 6. The text was very hardand we could hardlyunderstand it.

Ex. 24. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the meanings of the word "much":

1. This experiment is much more tedious and time consuming than the first one. 2. That work was much more interesting for us though it was more difficult. 3. The solubility of helium is much less than that of nitrogen. 4. It would be noted that as much as 20 per cent of this solvent was used. 5. He worked very much last year and could fulfil as much as 50 per cent of his work. 6. Much attention has been paid to the development of nuclear physics in our country. 7. Much research in the field of atomic structure has been carried out recently. 8. As much as 30 per cent of water was evaporated from this solution upon heating. 9. This new discovery is much spoken about.

Ex. 25. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Mind the following constructions:

as … as – такий (самий) … як

not so … as/ not as … as – не такий … як

1. English is as difficult as German. 2. My composition is not as long as yours. 3. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday. 4. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in. 5. His apartment isn't as elegant as her apartment, but it’s much bigger. 6. Johnny isn’t as rich as Don but he is younger and much happier. 7. My dog isn’t as friendly as your dog. 8. You can eat as much as you like. 9. A football match isn’t as exciting as a hockey match. 10. The hotel isn’t as cheap as we expected. 11.His songs aren’t as popular as the Beatles' songs. 12.Her brother is as intelligent as his wife.

Ex. 26. Fill in the gaps with as … as and so … as.

1. Mike is ... tall ... Pete. 2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann. 3. My room is ... light ... this one. 4. This book is not ... thin ... that one. 5. Sasha is ... old ... Michael. 6. She is ... young ... Tom's brother. 7. This woman is ... good ... that one. 8. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 9. I am not ... tall ... Pete. 10. This woman is ... young ... that one. 11. 1 am ... thin ... you. 12. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 13. This child is not ... small ... that one.

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