Exercise 1.Write a single word with -ful or -less to complete each sentence

1. I am ………………………………… to have such a loving family. (full of thanks)

2. Will saw a ………………………………… puppy wandering around town. (without a home)

3. Carla, you look ………………………………… in that dress. (full of beauty)

4. The squirrels in the backyard are ………………………………… (without harm).

5. Did you see the ………………………………… rainbow in the sky? (full of color)

6. This broken toy is a ………………………………… piece of junk. (without worth)

7. Martha thought she was ………………………………… at math. (without hope)

8. Don’t be afraid of the dog – it’s ………………………………… (without harm)

9. Pop said the lawnmower was a ………………………………… piece of junk. (without any worth)

10. Pete was ………………………………… that his project would do well at the Science fair. (full of hope)

11. The ………………………………… rainbow seemed to be just over the next hill. (full of beauty)

12. The medicine was white and …………………………………. (without any odor)

13. Mom said it was ………………………………… to see Robert swimming so confidently. (full of wonder)

14. Please be ………………………………… when you go into the forest and don’t pick any of the mushrooms. (full of care)

Exercise 2. Make complex words and translate them

Example: clock (часы) + work (работа) = clockwork (часовоймеханизм)

 

Clock, pocket (карман), place (место), ball (мяч), dish (тарелка), sun (солнце), pool (водоем), head (голова), bird (птица), ice (лед), fire (огонь), work, black (черный), cream (сливки), pick (вынимать), swimming (плавание), ache (боль), foot (ступня), washer (мойка), glasses (стекла).

 

………………………………… ………………………………… …………………………………

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………………………………… ………………………………… …………………………………

 

 

Exercise 3.Add ​ –less ​ to the following words and then use them in a sentence.​ ​ ​

 

1.​ ​ care + …………… = …………………………………

2.​ ​ fear + …………… = …………………………………

3.​ ​ use + …………… = …………………………………

4.​ ​ colour + …………… = …………………………………

 

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

Exercise 4. Read the sentences below. Choose the proper word to complete each.

 

Beautiful wonderful careful

Thankful careless harmless

Worthless powerless

1. Mom always said to be ………………………………… when crossing the street.

2. The spider that is on your show is completely ………………………………….

3. We are very ………………………………… for all the help that we received.

4. Last night’s sunset on the horizon was ………………………………….

5. I dropped my cell phone into the tub and now it is ………………………………….

6. Mark felt ………………………………… against the strong winds on the bay.

7. The musical the kids performed yesterday was ………………………………….

8. Suzy was…………………………………and she broke mom’s favorite vase.

 

Exercise 5. Make the degrees of comparison of adjectives

A) long, short, large, big, fine, straight, new, old, few, young, easy, busy, light, clean, small, thin, thick, high, poor

B) good, much, bad, little, many

C) interesting, difficult, comfortable, important

 

Exercise 6. Translate, using the degrees of comparison of adjectives

 

Узкий ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Грязный ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Широкий ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Важный ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Маленький ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Тонкий ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Голодный ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Красивый ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Плохой ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Счастливый ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Странный ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Удобный ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Сердитый ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Громкий ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Низкий ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Хороший ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Прямой ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Молодой ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

Дорогой ………………………………… - ………………………………… - …………………………………

 

Exercise7.Translate

1. Петр самый высокий (мальчик) в классе.

2. Моя квартира менее удобная.

3. Зимой дни короче, чем летом, правда?

4. Какой месяц самый короткий в году?

5. Ваша дочь старше моей. Моей дочери только шесть, а вашей семь, правда?

6. Это менее важный вопрос, давайте об­судим его завтра, хорошо?

7. Было только девять часов, но, когда мы добрались до реки, мой брат уже сидел в лодке и ждал нас.

8. «Вы смотрите сейчас на самое высокое здание в Москве», — сказал учитель детям.

9. Но­вая квартира моей сестры удобнее и светлее, чем старая.

10. Московские улицы красивее сейчас, чем они были несколько лет назад.

11. Вы моложе вашей сестры? — Нет.

12. Не могли бы вы показать мне дорогу на Крас­ную площадь? — Пожалуйста. Вы можете поехать туда на метро. У вас уйдетне более 20 минут.

13. Вы гово­рите, что та книга трудна для вас. Возьмите эту. Оналегче.

14. Анна — лучшаяученицавклассе.

 

 

Grammar1.2

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets:

 

1. Tom is ………………………………… his brother. (old)

2. This problem is ………………………………… that problem. (easy)

3. John is ………………………………… boy in our class. (tall)

4. My friend is ………………………………… my sister. (fat)

5. My room is ………………………………… room in our house. (small)

6. Konya is ………………………………… city in Turkey. (large)

7. The Kurmak is ………………………………… river in Turkey. (long)

8. Madonna is ………………………………… Sandra. (popular)

9. My English is ………………………………… your English. (good)

10. The weather today is ………………………………… the weather yesterday. (bad)

11. This garden is ………………………………… that garden. (large)

12. Elizabeth is ………………………………… girl in our group. (beautiful)

13. I am ………………………………… girl in the class. (short)

14. What is ………………………………… film on TV today? (funny)

15. Who is ………………………………… girl in your class? (pretty)

 

Exercise 2.Fill in the blanks as in the example:

 

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was..smaller than … (small)the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was ……………………………… (small) room in the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was ………………………………… (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was ……………………………….. (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was …………………………………………. (expensive) I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was …………………………………………………… (expensive) vase in the whole shop. But ………………………………………. (bad) thing all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was ………………………………………….. (horrible) holiday all my life.

 

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences:

 

	DAVID	TOM	GEORGE
Age
Weight	70 kg	72 kg	75 kg
Height	1.68	1.72	1.80
Salary	$800/month	$1000/month	$1500/month
House	3 rooms	4 rooms	5 rooms

 

1. (young) David is ….. younger than …. Tom and George.

2. (old) George and Tom are ……………………………………………… David.

3. (heavy) George is the …………………………………………………. all.

4. (light) Tom is …………………………………………………. George.

5. (tall) Tom is ………………………………………………… David.

6. (tall) George is ……………………………………………… all.

7. (old) George is ……………………………………………… Tom.

8. (little) David gets ………………………… money ……………………. Tom.

9. (much) George gets ……………………….. money ……………………. Tom.

10. (small) David’s house is …………………………………………. Tom’s.

11. (big) George’s house is ……………………………………….. all.

12. (big) Tom’s house is ………………………………………….. David’s.

 

Exercise 4.Read the passage:

 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are now flying to Canada. Miss Bennet is their stewardess. She is very talkative and friendly. She is showing Mr. and Mrs. Smith some pictures of her family and her best friend.

 

Miss Bennet: This is my best friend. Her name is Tina.

Mrs. Smith: She is very pretty. Is she older or younger than you?

Miss Bennet: She is one year younger.

Mrs. Smith: Aren’t you thinner than she is?

Miss Bennet: Yes, I am. Tina loves to eat very much.

Mrs. Smith: So do I. I hope it will be time for lunch soon.

	Age	Height	Weight
Miss Bennet		1.73	57 kg
James Bennet		1.82	76kg
Tina Robbins		1.68	61kg

 

Exercise 4.1. Look at chart. Compare Miss Bennet with her brother and her best friend Tina

Robbins:

Example: (Miss Bennet / tall / Tina Robbins)

Miss Bennet is taller than Tina Robbins.

1. (Miss Bennet / short / her brother James)

……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. (James / tall / her sister)

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. (Miss Bennet / old / her best friend)

…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. (Her best friend / young / Miss Bennet)

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. (Miss Bennet / short / her brother)

…………………………………………………………………………………….

6. (Her brother / tall / Miss Bennet)

…………………………………………………………………………………….

7. (Miss Bennet / fat / Tina)

……………………………………………………………………………………

8. (Tina / slim / Miss Bennet)

……………………………………………………………………………………

9. (Miss Bennet / slim / her brother)

……………………………………………………………………………………

10. (Her brother / fat / Miss Bennet)

……………………………………………………………………………………

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