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The oldest the most expensive

×èòàéòå òàêæå:
  1. Old/ older expensive/ more expensive

 

A • Box B is bigger than Box B.

• Box A is bigger than all the other boxes.

• Box A is the biggest box.

• The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand.

• The Europa Hotel is more expensive than all the other hotels in the town.

• The Europa Hotel is the most expensive hotel in the town.

 

Bigger/ older/ more expensive etc. are comparative forms.

Biggest/ oldest/ most expensive etc. are superlative forms.

 

B The superlative form is - est (oldest) or most … (most expensive)

 

Short words (old, cheap/ nice etc.) → the - est: old → the oldest cheap → the cheapest nice → the nicest but good → the best bad → the worst spelling big → the biggest hot → the hottest
Words ending in - y (easy/ heavy etc.) → the - iest: easy → the easiest heavy → the heaviest pretty → the prettiest
Long words (careful/ expensive/ interesting etc.) → themost … careful → the most careful interesting → the most interesting

 

C We say: the oldest…/ the most expensive … etc. (with the):

 

• The church is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.

(= it is older than all the other buildings)

• What is the longest river in the world?

• Money is important but it isn’t the most important thing in life.

• Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?

 

D You can use the oldest/ the best/ the most expensive etc. without a noun:

 

• Ken is a good player but he isn’t the best in the team. (the best = the best player)

 

E superlative + I’ve ever … / you’ve ever … etc.

 

• The film was very bad. I think it’s the worst film I’ve ever seen.

• What is the most unusual thing you’ve ever done?

 

Exercises.

1. Complete the sentences, Use a superlative (the oldest etc.).

1) This building is very old. It’s _______________________ in the town.

2) It was a very happy day. It was ______________________ of my life.

3) It’s a very good film. It’s _________________________ I’ve ever seen.

4) She’s a very popular singer. She’s ____________________ in the country.

5) It was a very bad mistake. It was ____________________ I’ve ever made.

6) It’s a very pretty village. It’s _______________________ I’ve ever seen.

7) It was a very cold day. IT was ______________________ of the year.

8) He’s a very boring person. He’s _____________________ I’ve ever met.

 

2. Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc.).

Sydney Brazil Everest Jupiter Alaska the Nile large long high country planet city state river mountain the USA the solar system Africa South America the world Australia

 

1) Sydney is the largest city in Australia.

2) Everest ____________________________________________________

3) ___________________________________________________________

4) ___________________________________________________________

5) ___________________________________________________________

6) ___________________________________________________________

 

enough

 

A • She can’t buy a sandwich. She hasn’t enough money.

• He can’t reach the shelf. He isn’t tall enough.

 

B enough + noun (enough money/ enough people etc.)

 

• “Is there enough sugar in your coffee?” “Yes, thank you.”

• We wanted to play football but we didn’t have enough players.

• Why don’t you buy a car? You’ve got enough money.

 

enough without a noun:

 

• I’ve got some money but not enough to buy a car.

(= I need more money to buy a car.)

• “Would you like some more to eat?” “No, thanks. I’ve had enough.”

• You’re always at home. You don’t go out enough.

 

C adjective + enough (good enough/ tall enough etc.)

 

• “Shall we sit outside?” “No, it isn’t warm enough.”

• Can you hear the radio? Is it loud enough for you?

• Don’t buy the coat. It’s nice but it isn’t long enough.

 

Remember:

enough + noun but adjective + enough

enough money tall enough

enough time good enough

enough people old enough

D We say:

 

enoughfor (somebody/ something) • This pullover isn’t big enough for me. • I haven’t got enough money for a car.
enoughto (do something) • I haven’t got enough money to buy a car. • Is your English good enough to have a conversation?
enoughfor (somebody/ something) to (do something) • There aren’t enough chairs for everybody to sit down.

 

Exercises.

1. Complete the sentences. Use enough with one of these words:

big/ eat/ fruit/ loud/ old/ practice/ sugar/ time/ tired

1) “Is there _______________ in your coffee?” “Yes, thank you.”

2) Can you hear the radio? Is it ___________ for you?

3) He can leave school if he wants – he’s ____________________

4) Did you have ____________ to answer all the questions in the exam?

5) This house isn’t _________________ for a large family.

6) Tina is very thin. She doesn’t ________________________

7) You don’t eat _______________. You should eat more – it’s good for you.

8) It’s late but I don’t want to go to bed now. I’m not ________________

9) Lisa isn’t a very good tennis player because she doesn’t _______________

 

2. Complete the sentences. Use enough with the words in brackets.

1) We haven’t got ________________ car. (money/ buy)

2) This knife isn’t _______________ tomatoes. (sharp/ cut)

3) The water wasn’t _________________ a bath. (warm/ have)

4) Have we got ____________________ sandwiches? (bread/ make)

5) We played well but not _____________ the game. (well/ win)

6) I don’t have ___________________ newspapers. (time/ read)

 

 

Too

 

A • His shoes are too big for him. • There is too much sugar in my tea.

 

B too + adjective/ adverb (too big/ too hard etc.)

 

• Can you turn the radio down? It’s too loud. (= louder than I want)

• I can’t work. I’ too tired.

• I think you work too hard.

 

C too much/ too many = more than you want, more than is good:

 

• I don’t like the weather here. There is too much rain. (= more rain than is good)

• Let’s go to another restaurant. There are too many people here.

• Emily studies all the time. I think she studies too much.

• Traffic is a problem in this town. There are too many cars.

 

D Compare too and notenough:

 

• The hat is too big for him.   • The radio is too loud. Can you turn it down, please? • There’s too much sugar in my coffee. (= more sugar than I want) • I don’t feel very well. I ate too much. • The hat isn’t big enough for him. (= it’s too small) • The radio isn’t loud enough. Can you turn it up? • There’s not enough sugar in my coffee. (= I need more sugar) • You’re very thin. You don’t eat enough.

 

E We say:

 

too … for (somebody/ something) • These shoes are too big for me. • It’s a small house – too small for a large family.
too … to (do something) • I’m too tired to go out. • It’s too cold to sit outside.
too … for (somebody/ something) to (do something) • She speaks too fast for me to understand.

 

Exercises.

1. Put in too/ too much/ too many/ enough.

1) You’re always at home. You don’t go out ___________________

2) I don’t like the weather here. There’s _________________ rain.

3) I can’t wait for them. I haven’t got ______________ time.

4) There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were _________ people.

5) You’re always tired. I think you work ___________ hard.

6) “Did you have __________ eat?” “Yes, thank you.”

7) You drink __________ coffee. It’s not good for you.

8) You don’t eat __________ vegetables. You should eat more.

9) I don’t like the weather here. It’s _____________ cold.

10) Our team didn’t play well. We made _______________ mistakes.

11) “Would you like some milk in your tea?” “Yes, but not ___________”

 

2. Complete the sentences. Use too or enough with the words in brackets.

1) I couldn’t work. I ___________________ (tired)

2) Can you turn the radio up, please? It _______________ (loud)

3) I don’t want to walk home. It’s ____________________ (far)

4) Don’t buy anything in that shop. It _________________ (expensive)

5) You can’t put all your things in this bag. It ___________ (big)

6) I couldn’t do the exercise. It ______________________ (difficult)

7) Your work needs to be better. It ___________________ (good)

8) I can’t talk to you now. I _________________________ (busy)

9) I thought the film was boring. It ___________________ (long)

 

3. Complete the sentences. Use too (+ adjectives) + to (do something).

1) I’m not going/ cold It’s____________________

2) I’m not going to bed/ early It’s ____________________

3) they’re not getting married/ young They’re __________________

4) nobody goes out at night/ dangerous It’s _____________________

5) don’t phone Ann now/ late It’s _______________________

6) I didn’t say anything/ surprised I was _______________________

 

 

He speaks English very well. (word order 1)

 

A verb + object

Sue reads a newspaper every day.

↓ ↓ ↓

subject verb object

 

The verb (reads) and the object (a newspaper) are usually together. We say:

 

• She reads a newspaper every day.

 

verb + object He speaks English very well. I like Italian food very much. Did you watch television all evening? We invited a lot of people to the party. Paul often wears a black hat. I opened the door quietly. Why do you always make the same mistake? I’m going to borrow some money from the bank.

 

B place and time

We went to a party last night.

↓ ↓

place time

 

Place (to a party) is usually before time (last night). We say:

 

• We went to a party last night.

 

place (where?) time (when? How long? How often?) Liz walks to work every day. Will you be at home this evening? I usually go to bed early. We arrived at the airport at 7 o’clock. They’ve lived in the same house for 20 years. Jim’s father has been in hospital since June.

 

Exercises.

1. Right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.

1) Did you watch all evening television. __________________________

2) She reads a newspaper every day. __________________________

3) I like very much this picture. __________________________

4) Tom started last week his new job. __________________________

5) I want to speak English fluently. __________________________

6) Jane bought for her friend a present. __________________________

7) I drink every day three cups of coffee. __________________________

8) Don’t eat your dinner too quickly! __________________________

9) I borrowed from my brother fifty pounds. __________________________

 

2. Put the words in order.

1) the door/ opened/ I/ quickly ___________________________

2) two letters/ I/ this morning/ wrote ___________________________

3) passed/ Paul/ easily/ the exam ___________________________

4) Ann/ very well/ French/ doesn’t speak ___________________________

5) a lot of work/ did/ I/ yesterday ___________________________

6) London/ do you know/ well? __________________________

7) we/ enjoyed/ very much/ the party __________________________

8) the problem/ carefully/ I/ explained __________________________

9) we/ at the airport/ some friends/ met __________________________

10) did you buy/ in England/ that jacket? __________________________

11) every day/ do/ the same thing/ we __________________________

12) football/ don’t like/ very much/ I __________________________

 

3. Put the words in order.

1) to work/ every day/ walks/ Liz

___________________________________________________________

2) at the hotel/ I/ early/ arrived

_________________________________________________________________

3) goes/ every year/ to Italy/ Julia

________________________________________________________________

4) we/ since 1988/ here/ have lived

__________________________________________________________________

5) in London/ Sue/ in 1960/ was born

_________________________________________________________________

6) didn’t go/ yesterday/ Paul/ to work

_________________________________________________________________

7) to the bank/ yesterday afternoon/ went/ Ann

__________________________________________________________________

8) I/ in bed/ this morning/ my breakfast/ had

_________________________________________________________________

9) in October/ Barbara/ to university/ is going

_________________________________________________________________

10) I/ a beautiful bird/ this morning/ in the garden/ saw

________________________________________________________________

11) many times/ have been/ my parents/ to the United States

__________________________________________________________________

12) my umbrella/ I/ last night/ left/ in the restaurant

________________________________________________________________

13) to the cinema/ tomorrow evening/ are you going?

_________________________________________________________________

14) the children/ I/ took/ this morning/ to school?

_________________________________________________________________

 

 

always/ usually/ often etc. (word order 2)

 


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