The fifth lesson.
THE ADJECTIVE
There are one syllable adjectives, two syllable adjectives more syllable adjectives and irregular
adjectives;
adjective
comparative
superlative
short
shorter
the shortest
one syllable + er, est
big
bigger
the biggest
one vowel + one consonant: double final
consonant
busy
busier
the busiest
Cosonant + y; y + ier, iest
interesting
more interesting
the most
interesting
two or more syllables; more, the most +
adjective
good
bad
far
better
worse
further
the best
the worst
the furthest
irregular
I.
Translate the adjectives.
Cheap - expensive, high - low, messy - pretty, thin - thick, empty - full, rich - poor, useful -
harmful,
sharp - dull, kind - unkind, strong - weak, wise - stupid,
easy - difficult, light - heavy,
new - old, big - small, many - few, far - near, right - wrong, literate – illiterate, well-known –
unknown, soft – hard.
II.
Match pairs of adjectives, adverbs and verbs (un, im, in, ir, dis).
a)well-bred, literate, complete, careful, useful, allow, direct, assemble, suitable, polite, pleasant,
regular, possible, approve, friendly, dependent, happy, perfect, usual, advantage, ambitious,
able, appoint, comfortable, patient, legal, ability, tidy, kind, responsible, honest;
b) uncomfortable, impatient, disassemble, unusual, imperfect, unsuitable, disability, incomplete,
disapprove, untidy, independent, unpleasant, impossible, unambitious, disadvantage, impolite,
illegal, disable, unfriendly, disallow, unkind, dishonest, ill - bred, irregular, useless,
irresponsible, disappoint, unhappy, indirect, careless, illiterate.
III.
Complete each pair of sentences with the correct form of the same word.
Example Read all the
sentences before you start the exercise.
She was given a two-year prison sentence.
1 Excuse me. Do you ____ if I sit here? Their son is very intelligent. He’s got a brilliant ____
.
2 We nearly ____ the last train back from London yesterday.
I love living abroad but I still ____ my family.
3 It was such an exciting ____ ! Three goals in the last five minutes.
I haven’t got a lighter, but there’s a box of ____ in the drawer.
4 I’m going to take up swimming because I want to get ____ .
I had to lose weight because none of my clothes ____ me.
5 I spent hours over the weekend ____ exam papers.
I must take this shirt to the dry-cleaner’s. It’s covered in ____ .
3 1 mind mind 2 missed miss 3 match matches 4 fit fitted 5 marking marks
IN THE AIR
Flying is fun. I like being in a big __1__ with the __2__ (stewardsand stewardesses) looking after
me. They walk up and down the __3__bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through
some
__4__ they warn everybody that it might be bit bumpy and ask us tofasten our __5__. On a long
flight I like listening to music through the__6__ available to all passengers, and sometimes I have a
sleep. I
enjoy it all so much that I never want the plane to __7__.
1. A) airliner B) airline C) cabin D) land
2. A) airliners B) aisle C) cabin crew D)
passengers
3. A) airline B) aisle C) turbulence D) land
4. A) seat belts B) aisle C) turbulence D) land
5. A) seat belts B) seats C) belts D) land
6. A) airliners B) headphones C) telephones D) aisles
7. A) take off B) seat C) crew D) land