Exercise 2. Choose the right word. 1. I don't like horror films. I think they are (frightening/frightened) and (boring/bored).
2. Don't look so (surprising/surprised). Of course, it was a (surprising/surprised) decision but
we had no other out.
3. The football match was (disappointing/disappointed). Our team lost the game and we left
the stadium quite (disappointing/disappointed).
4. He can't remember his pupils' names. It seemed funny at first, but now it is rather
(embarrassing/embarrassed).
5. So far as Mrs. Brown was concerned she did not seem to be in the least
(embarrassing/embarrassed).
6. He did not come and she looked rather (worrying/worried).
7. The rise in crime is (depressing/depressed).
8. The pictures made a (depressing/depressed) impression on him.
9. She is not (satisfying/satisfied) with her position.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words given below using the proper degree. Busy / few/ famous / convenient / well-read / kind-hearted / straight / hot 1. She is easy to deal with. I think she is ___than her sister.
2. I suppose the works of this artist are___ abroad than in his country.
3. This armchair is ___of all.
4. He knows a lot. He is ___than his groupmates.
5. Let's take this path. It's___.
6. The street you live in is ___than mine.
7. Days are getting ___in July.
8. He made ___mistakes in his class.
Exercise 4. Open the brackets and use the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs. 1. This exercise is (simple) than that one.
2. Why are you talking? Please be (quiet).
3. New districts of Astana are (beautiful) than the old ones.
4. He is (clever) than his brother.
5. My (old) sister is 4 years (old) than me.
6. There are (many) customers on Saturdays than on weekdays.
7. Are expensive things (good) than cheap ones?
8. Is English grammar (difficult) than Kazakh grammar?
9. He has made (few) mistakes than yesterday.
10. She had to give us (far) information though she didn't want to.
11. Students from Group 3 are (industrious) than those from Group 1.
12. Have you met our new colleagues Mr. Brown and Mr. Green? The former is an excellent
dentist, (late) is a good surgeon.
13. They have got down to business without any (far) delay.
14. This matter is (urgent) than that one.
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15. He plays tennis (bad) than she.
16. He's got a still (old) edition of this book.
17. Is there a (late) train passing here?
18. (far) details will be given tomorrow.