Much, Many quantity indicators. Exercises (for beginners)

Nouns in English are divided into countable and uncountable.

countable nouns can be calculated for example, two cups, three books.

Uncountable nouns CANNOT be calculated for example, two loaves, three snows.

In this lesson, we will understand what nouns in English are countable, and what uncountable, as well as how to use quantity indicators much, many (a lot) with such nouns.

Countable and uncountable nouns. Rules and exercises

Exercise 1. Write these nouns in the appropriate columns of the table:
Bread, lemon, water, woman, cheese, sugar, meat, beer, wine, room, bottle, boy, money, glass (glass), table, dog, glass (glass), girl, tea, car, milk.

Countable and uncountable nouns. Rules of use

Rule 1 uncountable nouns, e.g. milk, water, snow, etc. are used only in the singular.

Exercise 2.
1) Books on the table.
2) Milk in a glass.
3) Children in the house.
4) Dogs in the yard.
5) Grass in the garden.
6) Flowers in the field.
7) Stars in the sky.
8) Snow on the roof.
9) Birds on a tree.
10) Trees in the forest.

All nouns in this exercise should be used in the definite article the because certain things are meant. Repeat theme

Rule 2. Remember quantity indicators, the correct use of which depends on whether the noun is countable or not.

Remember!
much money - a lot of money
much food - a lot of food
many people - many people

Exercise 3 Paste instead of dots much or many.

1. There isn't … money in the pocket.
2. There aren't…pears in the basket.
3. There isn't … food left.
4. There are … grapes on the bunch.
5. There are … hamburgers on the plate.
6. There isn't … jam on the plate.
7. There is … money in his purse.
8. There are … people in the street.

Rule 3. The words a lot/ much can also be used as an adverb, that is, to answer a question as? ( action is taken)

EXAMPLES
He doesn't read much. He doesn't read much. (reverse translation)
Does the cat sleep much? Does the cat sleep a lot?
She works a lot. — She works a lot.

Exercise 4 Translate into English.

eat a lot, sleep a lot, watch a lot of TV, talk a lot, speak a lot of English

Exercise 5 Make up and write down as many sentences as you can.

Exercise 6 Fill in the gaps in interrogative sentences using the words: s sugar, salt, lemons, oranges, juice, tea, jam, sandwiches, butter, bread

1. How many (much)… have you got?
2. How many (much)… (is/are) left? (left)

Exercise 7 Translate into English using quantity markers many, much.

a lot of money, a lot of days, a lot of years, a lot of winters, a lot of time, a lot of people, a lot of guests, a lot of children, a lot of music, a lot of light, a lot of houses, a lot of rooms, how many books, how many stories, how much bread, how much milk, how much water. how much tea, how many apples, how many berries

Exercise 8 Paste instead of dots some, any, how much, how many.

Dan and Mary are making a shopping list. Denis and Maria are making a shopping list.

D: Have we got... cheese?
M: Yes, we've got….
D: …cheese have we got?
M: One slice.
D: We haven't got… scones and there aren't… chips. Shall we buy…?
M: OK. We'll get… scones and… chips.
D: What about potatoes? Are there … potatoes?
M: Yes, there are….
D: Is there … rice?
M: No, there isn't… rice. We've got to buy….
D: … rice do we need?

Much / manyexercises

The exercise1. Insert much or many.

Do you drink _______coffee? I like reading. I read _________ books. We have _______ lessons of English this year. I can "t remember _______ from this text. Do you learn _______ new English words every day? We haven" t got ________ bread. I can "t spend ________ money on toys.

The exercise

They have too _______ furniture in the room. There are too _____ books on your desk. You have too _____ mistakes in the test. You must drink ______ coffee. You put too ______ vegetables in the soup. Must we learn _____ words for today? We have got _____ sandwiches.

The exercise3. Insert much or many.

They don't have ________ words to learn. There isn't ________ furniture in the room. There aren't ________ things in the wardrobe. There isn't ________ snow in the forest He has got I don't take ________ money to school. Do you need ________ money? There are ________ new houses in the street. There are not _______ shops in our street.

The exercise4. Insert much or many.

You can see ________ cars near the airport You mustn "t eat so ________ bananas You mustn" t drink so ______ coffee. He bought _______ furniture for his new flat. This work won't take ______ time. Have we got _______ apples for the children? I don't like _______ salt in the salad. My little sister speaks _________ that "s why we call her "a chatter box".

The exercise

We didn't take many food with us.

There are not much new subjects this year.

I haven't much free time today.

He doesn't do much written exercises every day.

We don't drink many coffees in our family.

There isn't much furniture in my room.

There wasn't many happiness in his face.

Many new ideas were discussed.

We have many lessons tomorrow.

I don't have many mistakes in this exercise.

Much / manyexercises (answers)

Exercise 1.Insert much or many.

Do you drink much coffee? I like reading. I read many books. We have many lessons of English this year. I can't remember much from this text. Do you learn many new English words every day? We haven't got much bread. I can't spend much money on toys

The exercise2. Choose the appropriate answer. Much or many?

They have too much furniture in the room. There are too many books on your desk. You have too many mistakes in the test. You must drink much coffee. You put too many vegetables in the soup. Must we learn many words for today? We have got many sandwiches.

The exercise3. Insert much or many.

They don't have many words to learn. There isn't much furniture in the room. There aren't many things in the wardrobe. There isn't much snow in the forest. Do you need much money? There are many new houses in the street. There are not many shops in our street.

The exercise4. Insert much or many.

You can see _______ cars near the airport. You mustn "t eat so _______ bananas You mustn" t drink so ______ coffee. He bought _______ furniture for his new flat. This work won't take ______ time. Have we got _______ apples for the children? I don't like _______ salt in the salad My little sister speaks _________ that's why we call her "a chatter box".

Exercise 4. - Many, - many, - much, - much, - much, - many, - much, - much

The exercise5. Find and correct mistakes if any.

We didn't take many food with us. There aren't much new subjects this year. I haven "t much free time today. He doesn't do much written exercises every day. We don "t drink many coffee in our family. There isn" t much furniture in my room There wasn "t many happiness in his face. Not many new ideas were discussed. We shan" t have many lessons tomorrow. I won't have many mistakes in this exercise.

Exercise 5. 1 many - much, 2 much - many, 3 correct, 4 much - many, 5 many - much, 6 correct, 7 many - much, 8 correct, 9 much - many, 10 much - many

little / a few / a little / a fewexercises

The exercise. Insert little or few.

He has got _______ friends.

I drink ______ coffee. I don't like it.

We must hurry. We've got very _______ time.

The Smiths have ______ money. They aren't rich.

The theater was almost empty. There were very _______ people there.

There was ______ lemonade in the bottle.

I have _______ time, so I can't go with you.

He has _______ English books.

There is ______ juice in my glass.

There are ________ bears in the zoo.

Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very _______ clothes.

There is too _______ soup in my soup plate. Give me some more, please.

There was too _______ light in the room, and I could not read.

The exercise. Insert "a little" or "a few".

There is _____ milk in the bottle.

There are _______ tomatoes on the kitchen table. Make a salad!

Add ______ salt to the salad.

The fruitcake will be ready in ______ minutes.

I've got... time now and I can talk to you.

The exercise. Insert "much", "many", "little", "few", "a little", or "a few".

Have you got _____ money on you?

At the conference we met _____ people.

If you have _____ spare time, look through this book. You will find ______ stories there which are rather interesting.

There are ______ things here which I cannot understand.

Shall I bring _____ more chalk? - No, thank you. There is ____ chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson.

He had ____ English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

She gave him _____ water to wash his hands and face.

Independent work:

Ex. 1. Find and correct mistakes if any. Translate the sentences

1. We didn't take many food with us.

2. There are not many new subjects this year.

3. I haven't much free time today.

4. He doesn't do much written exercises every day.

5. We don't drink many coffees in our family.

6. There isn't much furniture in my room.

Ex. 2. Insert "much", "many", "little", "few", "a little" or "a few". Translate the sentences

1. Have you got _____ money?

2. At the conference we met _____ people.

3. If you have _____ spare time, look through this book. You will find ______ stories there which are rather interesting.

4. There are ______ things here which I cannot understand.

5. Shall I bring _____ more chalk? - No, thank you. There is ____ chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson.

6. He had ____ English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

7. She gave him _____ water to wash his hands and face.

Ex. 3. Find and correct mistakes if any. Translate the sentences

1. There wasn't many happiness in his face.

2. Many new ideas were discussed.

3. We have many lessons tomorrow.

4. I don't have many mistakes in this exercise.

Use much, many, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few

1. Put "+" if "much" or "many" is used correctly, put "-" if it is incorrect.

We don't have many food in the house.

I can't give you many information about the company.

I need a lot of apples for the pie.

How many people are there in your office?

There is much wine in the

She doesn't have many luggage.

My son earns much money now.

They saw many snows in the mountains.

I have tried diving many times in my life.

John will have many exams next year.

2. Use "much" or "many" to express "How much...?".

How … days?

How… sugar?

How… cigarettes?

How … work?

How … petrol?

How…children?

How … theaters?

How…juice?

3. Put "a lot of" (a lot) in the required place in the sentence.

We met interesting people at the party.

I ate fish for lunch.

She bought nice shoes for the next summer.

They have problems in their business.

There is water in the bath.

4. Rewrite the questions, replacing some with "a little" or "a few".

Would you like some cheese?

Would you like some mineral water?

Would you like some strawberries?

Can I offer you some black coffee?

Can I offer you some bread?

Shall I bring you some biscuits?

Shall I bring you some plums?

Would you like some meat?

5. Put the correct word in brackets.

There is too … (much/many/a few) salt in the soup.(There is too much salt in the soup.)

There are … (much/a little/a few) sky-scrapers in our city.(There are several skyscrapers in our city.)

I've got … (much/a few/a little) albums of this singer.(I have several albums by this artist.)

My job allows me to travel …(much/many/a few). (My job allows me to travel a lot.)

We've got … (little/many/few) free time.(We don't have much free time.)

I have never seen so … (much/little/many) stars in the sky.(I have never seen so many stars in the sky.)

Anna spent … (much/a few/a little) days in Rome.(Anna spent a few days in Rome.)

I'd like just … (much/a few/a little) tea.(I would just like some tea.)

There was very … (little/few/many) rain last autumn.(There was very little rain last autumn.)

Very … (few/little/much) Russian tourists are staying at our hotel.(Very few Russian tourists live in our hotel.)

6. Pastemuchormany

1. I don't eatmangoes. 2. Not eatsfish. 3. She ate sodessert that she is in bed today with a stomachache. 4. That man drank sowine, and he smoked socigarettes that he has a terrible headache today. 5. Mary must not eat toosalt because she has problems with her blood pressure. 6. My mother says I eat tooFrench fries and drink toobeer. She wants her son to be healthy. 7. There is not toospace in my flat. 8. There arenew pictures in this room. 9. There areteachers at our schoolof them are women. 10.of these plays are quite new. 11. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - Don "t mention it, it wasn't"bother. 12.of her advice was useful. 13. He hadpairs of socks. 14. Please don't putpepper on the meat. 15. There wereplates on the table. 16. I never eatbread with soup. 17. Why did you eat soice cream? 18. She wrote usletters from the country. nineteen.of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 20.in this work was too difficult for me. 21.of their answers were excellent. 22. of their conversation was about the institute.

7. Translate into English the following pairs of words

Few houses, few teas, few cups, few apples, few windows, few papers, few coffees, few articles, few joys, few soups, few trees, few grass, few children, few toys, few lights, few desks, few sausages , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces.

8. Insert little or few

l. Not has gotfriends. 2. I drinkcoffee. I don't like it. 3. We must hurry. We've got verytime. 4. There are veryscholarships for students at this university. 5. The Smiths havemoney. They aren't rich. 6. The theater was almost empty. There were verypeople there. 7. There waslemonade in the bottle. There werepeaches in the basket. 8. I havetime, so I can "t go with you. 9. He hasEnglish books. 10. There isink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 11. There arebears in the zoo. 12. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had veryclothes. 13. There is toosoup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 14. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found verymushrooms. 15. There was toolight in the room, and I could not read. 16. There are verypeople who don't know that the Earth is round.

9. Pastemuch, many, littleorfew

1. Robert wrote soletters that he "s never going to write a letter again. 2. She ate soice cream that she's going to have a sore throat. 3. There ismayonnaise in Vera's kitchen. She has to go to the supermarket and buy some. 4. There arecookies in the box. I should have bought them last Monday. 5. Does your sister read? - Yes, she does. And your brother? - Oh, he doesn't. He has sobooks, but he reads very. 6. Have youwork to do today? - No, not very. 7. Walk quicker, please. We have verytime. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read verybooks by Walter Scott. 9. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spendstime preparing for his lessons. 10. I know veryabout the writer. It is the first book I am reading. 11. The pupils of our class askquestions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 12. You don't make mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? - Oh, yes, I do, I work very.

10. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Little money, little money, few chairs, few chairs, few songs, few songs, little fun, little fun, few boys, little water, a few people, little water, little air, few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, little grass , a little luck, a few days, little work, a little salt, a few spoons, little light, few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, few eggs, little cheese.

11. Pastea little, a few

This is my mother's favorite recipe for fruitcake, and everybody says it's out of this world!

1. Put 3 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.

2. Addsugar.

3.Sliceapples.

4. Cut uporanges.

5. Pour inhoney.

6. Addbaking soda.

7. Chop upnuts.

8.Addsalt.

9.Mix inraisins.

10. Bake for 45 minutes.

Enjoy, dear!

12. Pastelittle, a little, fewora few

1. There issalad left in this bowl. 2. Would you likesalad? - Yes, thank you. My doctor says it "s good for my health. 3. I havemoney, so we can go to the cinema. 4. I havemoney, so we cannot go to the cinema. 5. This girl works very, that "s why she knows nothing. 6. Mother gave usapples, and we were glad. 7. He did not like it at the camp: he had veryfriends there. 8. This lemon drink is sour; if you putsugar in it, it will be sweeter. 9. This lemon drink is sour; if you putlumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 10. The hall was almost empty: there were verypeople in it. 11. I can "t buy this expensive hat today: I have toomoney. 12. She left and returned inminutes. 13. I think you can spare metime now. 14. I am sorry I have seenplays by this author.

1. In ... bedroom of this flat there are twin beds, ... little bedside table between them, and ... chair. There are clothes thrown over ... chair. 2. Here is ... book that you left on my table yesterday. 3. ... men saw ... boat on ... river. 4. Can you give me ... match? 5. I get ... long letters from my mother, but only ... postcards from my brother. 6. The waitress put ... salad into each plate. 7. When did ... lesson begin? 8. Children must go to ... school. 9. Pass me ... piece of ... bread, please. 10. Do you like... cucumbers? 11. We bought ... cucumbers at ... market. 12. We use ... pencils or ... pens when we write. 13. He was reading ... book when I came into ... room. 14. Give me ... water to drink, please. 15. At what time will ... meeting begin? 16. Do you find ... English difficult? 17. I got ... letter from my brother yesterday. 18. I had ... bread and ... butter and ... egg for ... breakfast this morning. 1. the, a, a; the. 2. the. 3. the, a, the. 4. a. 5. V, V. 6. some. 7. the. 8. V. 9. a, V. 10. V 11. some, the. 12. V., V. 13. a, the. 14. some. 15. the. 16. V. 17. a. 18. V, V, an, V.

Exercise 114 Insert one of the following words: some, any, no, the, or leave blank.

1. I "m afraid there"s ... juice in ... fridge. Would you like...lemonade? 2. My friends from Chicago can "t speak ... foreign languages. 3. She bought ... new books yesterday. 4. Where are ... books which you brought from ... library yesterday? 5. Did you buy 6. We could not skate because there was ... snow on ... ice. 7. ... house must have ... windows. 8. Most people like ... music. 9. There was ... meat on Nick"s plate and ... fish on Tom"s. 10. We saw ... houses in the distance. 11. ... cats like ... 12. They stopped in ... front of ... house where Tom lived. 13. I showed him ... way to ... station. 14. What is ... name of ... street in which 15.1 want to say ... words to your sister 16. ... tea in this glass is cold 17. ... sun was high in ... sky 18. Oh, there are ... apples in ... vase: ... children have eaten all of them. Please put ... apples into ... vase. 19. Yesterday we had ... fish for dinner. 20. He gave me ... coffee 21. I drank ... cup of ... coffee after ... dinner 1. no, the; some. 2 .any. 3. some. 4. the, the. 5. any, the. 6. V, the. 7. a, V. 8. V. 9. some, some. 10. some. 11. V., V. 12. V., the. 13. the, the. 14. the, the. 15. some. 16. the. 17. the, the. 18. no, the, the, some, the. 19. V 20. some. 21. a, V, V. 22. a. 23. any, any. 24. V, a, V.

Exercise 115. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Lots of notebooks, lots of milk, lots of water, lots of days, lots of newspapers, lots of chalk, lots of snow, lots of years, lots of pictures, lots of music, lots of boys, lots of girls, lots of tea, lots of lemons, lots of meat, lots of rooms, lots of teachers , a lot of work, a lot of air, a lot of birds, a lot of cars.
Many exercise books, much milk, much water, many days, many newspapers, much chalk, much snow, many years, many pictures, much music, many boys, many girls, much tea, many lemons, much meat, many rooms, many teachers, much work, much air, many birds, many cars.

Exercise 116

1. I don't eat ... mangoes. 2. Don't eats ... fish. 3. She ate so ... dessert that she is in bed today with a stomachache. 4. That man drank so ... wine , and he smoked so ... cigarettes that he has a terrible headache today. and drink too ... beer. She wants her son to be healthy. 7. There is not too ... space in my flat. 8. There are ... new pictures in this room. 9. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 10. ... of these plays are quite new. 11. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - Don "t mention it, it wasn" t. 12. ... of her advice was useful. 13. He had ... pairs of socks. 14. Please don't put ... pepper on the meat. 15. There were ... plates on the table. 16. I never eat ... bread with soup. 17. Why did you eat so ... ice cream? 18. She wrote us ... letters from the country. 19. ... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 20. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 21. ... of their answers were excellent. 22. ... of their conversation was about the institute. 1. many. 2. much. 3. much. 4. much, many. 5. much. 6. many, much. 7. much. 8. many. 9. many, many. 10. many 11. much 12. much 13. many 14. much 15. many 16. much 17. much 18. many 19. many 20. much 21. many 22. much.

Exercise 117. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Few houses, few teas, few cups, few apples, few windows, few papers, few coffees, few articles, few joys, few soups, few trees, few grass, few children, few toys, few lights, few desks, few sausages , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces. Few houses, little tea, few cups, few apples, few windows, little paper, little coffee, few articles, little joy, little soup, few trees, little grass, few children, few toys, little light, few desks, little sausage , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces.

Exercise 118

l. Hasn't got ... friends. 2. I drink ... coffee. I don "t like it. 3. We must hurry. We" ve got very ... time. 4. There are very ... scholarships for students in this university. 5. The Smiths have ... money. They aren't rich. 6. The theater was almost empty. There were very ... people there. 7. There was ... lemonade in the bottle. There were ... peaches in the basket. 8. I have. .. time, so I can't go with you. 9. He has ... English books. 10. There is ... ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 11. There are ... bears in the zoo. 12. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very ... clothes. 13. There is too ... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 14. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very ... mushrooms. 15. There was too ... light in the room, and I could not read. 16. There are very ... people who don't know that the Earth is round. 1. few. 2. little. 3. little. 4. few. 5. little. 6. few. 7. little; few. 8. little 9. few 10. little 11. few 12. few 13. little 14. few 15. little 16. few

Exercise 119

1. Robert wrote so ... letters that he "s never going to write a letter again. 2. She ate so ... ice cream that she" s going to have a sore throat. 3. There is ... mayonnaise in Vera's kitchen. She has to go to the supermarket and buy some. 4. There are ... cookies in the box. I should have bought them last Monday. 5. Does your sister read ...? - Yes, she does. And your brother? - Oh, he doesn't. He has so ... books, but he reads very .... 6. Have you ... work to do today? - No, not very .... 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very ... time. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read very ... books by Walter Scott. 9. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends ... time preparing for his lessons. 10. I know very ... about the writer. It is the first book I am reading. 11. The pupils of our class ask ... questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 12. You don't make mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? - Oh, yes, I do, I work very ....

1. many. 2. much. 3. little. 4. few. 5. much, many, little. 6. much, much. 7. little. 8. few. 9. much. 10. little. 11. many. 12. many, much.

Exercise 120. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Little money, little money, few chairs, few chairs, few songs, few songs, little fun, little fun, few boys, little water, a few people, little water, little air, few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, little grass , a little luck, a few days, little work, a little salt, a few spoons, little light, few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, few eggs, little cheese. A little money, little money, a few chairs, few chairs, a few songs, few songs, a little fun, little fun, few boys, a little water, a few people, little water, little air, few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, little grass, a little luck, a few days, little work, a little salt, a few spoons, little light, few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, few eggs, little cheese.

Exercise 121. Insert a little, a few.

This is my mother's favorite recipe for fruitcake, and everybody says it's out of this world!

1. Put 3 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.

2. Add ... sugar.

3. Slice ... apples.

4. Cut up ... oranges.

5. Pour in... honey.

6. Add ... baking soda.

7. Chop up ... nuts.

8. Add ... salt.

9. Mix in...raisins.

10. Bake for 45 minutes.

2. a little. 3. a few. 4. a few. 5. a little. 6. a little. 7. a few. 8. a little. 9. a few. 10. a little. 11. a few. 12. a little. 13. a few, a little. 14. a few. 15. a little. 16. a little. 17. a few. 18. a few, a little. 19. a few. 20. a little. 21. a little.

Exercise 122

1. There is ... salad left in this bowl. 2. Would you like ... salad? - Yes, thank you. My doctor says it "s good for my health. 3. I have ... money, so we can go to the cinema. 4. I have ... money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 5. This girl works very ..., that's why she knows nothing. 6. Mother gave us ... apples, and we were glad. 7. He did not like it at the camp: he had very ... friends there. 8. This lemon drink is sour; if you put ... sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 9. This lemon drink is sour; if you put ... lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 10. The hall was almost empty: there were very ... people in it. 11. I can't buy this expensive hat today: I have too ... money. 12. She left and returned in ... minutes. 13. I think you can spare me ... time now. 14. I am sorry I have seen ... plays by this author. 1. little. 2. a little. 3. a little. 4. little. 5. little. 6. a few. 7. few. 8. a little. 9. a few 10 few 11 little 12 a few 13 a little 14 few

Exercise 123. Insert much, many, little, few, a little or a few.

1. When we walked ... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 2. Have you got ... ink in your pen? 3. At the conference we met ... people whom we knew well. 4. There are very ... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 5. If you have ... spare time, look through this book. You will find ... stories there which are rather interesting. 6. There are ... things here which I cannot understand. 7. Shall I bring ... more chalk? - No, thank you. There is ... chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson 8. He had ... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 9. She gave him ... water to wash his hands and face. 10. I "d like to say ... words about my journey. 11. After the play everybody felt ... tired. 12. Let" s stay here ... longer: it is such a nice place. 13. There were ... new words the text, and Peter spent ... time learning them. 14. There was ... hay in the barn, and the children could not play there. 15. There was ... water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 16. My mother knows German ... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 1. a little. 2. much. 3. a few. 4. few. 5. a little, a few. 6. a few. 7. a little, a little. 8. few. 9. a little. 10. a few. 11. a little. 12. a little. 13. many, much. 14. much. 15. little. 16. a little. 17. little.

One-syllable and two-syllable adjectives
positive degree	Comparative	Superlatives
small	smaller	the smallest
large	larger	the largest
big	bigger	the biggest
happy	happier	the happiest

Exercise 124. Form the comparative and superlative degree of the following adjectives. Remember to use the definite article before the superlative degree of adjectives.

Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave. Hotter, the hottest; longer, the longest; cleverer, the cleverest; sillier, the silliest; greater, the greatest; redder, the reddest; blacker, the blackest; whiter, the whitest; thinner, the thinnest; thicker, the thickest; fatter, the fattest; nicer, the nicest; warmer, the warmest; colder, the coldest; merrier, the merriest; smaller, the smallest; taller, the tallest; higher, the highest; weaker, the weakest; stronger, the strongest; heaviest, the heaviest; lighter, the lightest; greener, the greenest; drier, the driest; cleaner, the cleanest; dirtier, the dirtiest; wider, the widest; deeper, the deepest; braver, the bravest.

Remember the special cases of the formation of degrees of comparison
positive degree	comparative	Superlatives
old	elder older	the eldest the oldest
far	farther	the farthest
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst

Exercise 125. Translate into English.

Old, older, oldest, oldest, my older brother, my old friend, farther, furthest, longest, shorter, happiest, happier, happiest, best, blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her youngest son, his eldest son. Old, older, the oldest, the eldest, my elder brother, my old friend, farther, the farthest, the longest, shorter, happy, happier, the happiest, the best, the blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her younger son, his elder son.

Polysyllabic adjectives
positive degree	comparative	Superlatives
interesting	more interesting	the most interesting
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful

Exercise 126. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. a. I know an interesting story.

b. He knows a more interesting story.

v. She knows the most interesting story.

2. a. It's a long way.

b. This is a longer path.

v. This is the longest path.

3. a. Her work is very important.

b. His work is more important.

v. My work is the most important.

4. a. It's a bad song.

b. This song is even worse.

v. This is the worst song ever.

5. a. He is a good engineer.

b. He is better engineer.

v. He is the best engineer.

6. a. He brought her a beautiful flower.

b. He brought her a more beautiful flower.

v. He brought her the most beautiful flower.

7. a. He told us about a happy man.

b. He told us about a happier man.

v. He told us about the happiest person.

1. a. I know an interesting story. b. He knows a more interesting story. v. She knows the most interesting story. 2. a. It is a long way. b. It is a longer way. v. It is the longest way. 3. a. Her work is very important. b. His work is more important. v. My work is the most important. 4. a. It is a bad song. b. It is a worse song. v. It is the worst song. 5. a. He is a good engineer. b. He is a better engineer. v. He is the best engineer. 6.a. He brought her a beautiful flower. b. He brought her a more beautiful flower. v. He brought her the most beautiful flower. 7. a. He told us about a happy man. b. He told us about a happy man. v. He told us about the happiest man.

Exercise 127. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. I think our English teacher was very patient. 2. Our old doctor was always busy. Our new doctor is even busier. 3. My German teacher is the most energetic person. 4. We know your downstairs neighbor is a very boring person. 5. I think your grandfather is the most generous person I have ever met. 6. Ronald's watch is accurate, but his aunt's is more accurate. 7. She bought a watch in Switzerland because she believes that Swiss watches are the most accurate in the world. 8. That TV movie is much worse than today's movie. 9. What is the funniest TV program? 10. Those were the happiest days of her life. 11. This is a very easy task. Give me a harder task. 12. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. 13. June 22 is the longest day. 14. In July the days are shorter. 15. In December, the days are the shortest. 16. "Four" is a good mark, but "five" is better. 17. "Five" - ​​the best mark. 18. The worst mark is "deuce". 19. Your dress, of course, is very beautiful, but my dress is more beautiful. 20. My dad is a tall man. 21. This is a warmer coat. 1. I think our English teacher was very patient. 2. Our old doctor was always busy. Our new doctor is even busier. 3. My German teacher is the most energetic person. 4. We know your downstairs neighbor is a very boring man. 5. I think your grandfather is the most generous person I "ve ever met. 6. Ronald" d watch is accurate, but his aunt "s watch is more accurate. 7. She bought her watch in Switzerland because she thinks Swiss watches are the most accurate in the world. 8. That film on TV is much worse than today's. 9. What "s the funniest TV program? 10. Those were the happiest days in her life. 11. It is a very easy problem. Give me a more difficult problem. 12. In summer the days are long and the nights are short 13. The 22nd of June is the longest day 14. In July the days are shorter 15. In December the days are the shortest 16. A "four" is a good mark, but a "five" is better. 17. A "five" is the best mark. 18. The worst mark is a "two". 19. Your dress is very beautiful, of course, but my dress is more beautiful. 20. My father is a tall man. 21 .It is a warmer coat.

Exercise 128. Open the brackets using the required form of the adjective.

1. A. How do you like Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? B. I think it's (delicious). It "s much (delicious) than the marmalade I usually buy. A. We agree with you, Mrs. Johnson. We think Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade is (delicious) marmalade in the world. 2. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 3. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 4. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 5. The English Channel is (wide) than the Straits of Gibraltar. 6 Russia is a very (large) country. 7. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 8. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 9. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 10. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 11. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 12.St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 1. B. delicious, more delicious. A. the most delicious. 2. bigger. 3. smaller. 4. the highest. 5. wider. 6.large. 7.larger. 8. the biggest. 9. the largest. 10. the oldest. 11.greater. 12. the most beautiful.

Remember:

As ... as - the same ... as

not so ... as - not the same ... as

not as ... as - not the same ... as

In modern English, not as ... as is used. See Raymond Murphy "Essential Grammar In Use".

a) A book for elementary students: Unit 88 - Rome is not as old as Athens.

b) A book for intermediate students: Unit 106 - But he isn't as rich as Shirly.

Exercise 129. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

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 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. 1. English is as difficult as German 2. My essay is not as long as yours 3. Today is not as warm as it was yesterday 4. The house where his aunt lives is as old as the house where his uncle lives 5. His the apartment is not as luxurious as hers, but it is much bigger 6. Johnny is not as rich as Don, but he is younger and much happier 7. My dog ​​is not as friendly as yours 8. You can eat as much as you want 9. A football game is not as exciting as a hockey game 10. This hotel is not as cheap as we expected 11. His songs are not as popular as the songs of the Beatles 12. Her brother is as intelligent as his wife.

Exercise 130

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. Sergei 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. I am ... thin ... you 12. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 13. This child is not ... small ... that one. 1. as...as. 2. so...as (as...as). 3. as. ..as 4. so...as (as...as).5.as...as.6.as...as.7.as...as.8.so...as (as...as).9.so...as (as...as).10.as...as.11.as...as.12.as...as.13.so ...as (as...as).