Здравствуйте! Я надеюсь, вы помните, с английскими существительными. В этом уроке мы заканчиваем изучение этих указателей количества. Упражнения ниже помогут вам закрепить весь материал и разобраться, чем все-таки местоимения few, little отличаются от a few и a little.
Давайте вспомним, что нужно использовать
much
с неисчисляемыми, а many
с исчисляемыми существительными в значении «много»;
аналогично little / few
в значении «мало, недостаточно»,
аналогично a little / a few
в положительном смысле в значении «немного»,
much/ a lot / little
после глагола в качестве наречий.
Указатели количества Many, much, (a) few, (a) little . Упражнения для продолжающих (уровень 3)
Упражнение 1.
Вставьте в пропуски many, much, few, little
по смыслу.
ПРИМЕР
I can rest today, I have few
things to do. (мало)
I am very busy today, I have many
things to do. (много)
- It was not a secret, very ________ people knew about it.
- I was a secret, very ________ people knew about it.
- She ate so ______ apple pie yesterday that she is never going to eat it again.
- They ate so _____ oranges that they had a stomachache.
- We can’t get into the taxi, we are too _________
- They were _____ and decided not to attack.
- My sister did a lot of shopping and spent ________ money.
- The old man was poor. He had ______ money to live on.
- I have so ________books to read that I don’t know what to start with.
- Nowadays he was very busy and he saw______of his old friends.
СРАВНИТЕ few (little) означает мало (недостаточно), в то время как a few (a little) означает немного.
ПРИМЕР
She has a little free time and can have a rest. – У нее есть немного времени, и она может отдохнуть.
She has little free time. She is always very busy. – У нее мало свободного времени. Она всегда очень занята.
Упражнение 2. Вставьте в пропуски (a) few, (a) little по смыслу.
1. She earns ________ money and can’t buy expensive clothes.
2. She has earned ______ money and can buy a handbag.
3. He had very _______information on the subject and could add nothing.
4. He had ______on the subject and could add some details.
5. The child has _____ friends and he sometimes feels lonely.
6. It is good if you have _____close friends.
7. They ate _____ food and were not hungry anymore.
8. They ate _____ food and they were still hungry.
9. _____ people like him because he was a bore! (зануда)
10. The woman was glad because ____ people came to help her in the garden.
Упражнение 3. Вставьте в пропуски much, little, a little в качестве наречия.
- I love him very _____.
- I speak English ______. (немного)
- She earns _______ and can go to the restaurants every week.
- She earns _______money, she can’t go to the restaurants.
- _______was spoken but nobody believed it. (никто)
- Say _________ (мало) but do _________(много).
- Don’t talk too ____, he is very tired and needs a rest.
- She slept _____ last night and had a bad headache.
Упражнение 4. Вставьте в пропуски по смыслу.
- She ate so ______ fish yesterday that she is never going to eat fish again.
- He ate so ___________ prawns that he is never going to eat a prawn again.
- Could you give me _______ biscuits?
- I gave him __________words of advice.Last week there was so
- ________rain that I couldn’t go out.
- He knows _________ but the __________he knows he knows well.
- She has very __________knowledge of the matter.
- ________people heard about the book, but _________ people read it.
- I had __________ close friends here, so I feel very lonely.
- I am afraid he always thinks too ___________.
Упражнение 5. Вставьте в пропуски much, many, (a) little, (a) few по смыслу.
- There isn’t ________ harm in that.
- Give _______ milk to the kitten, please?
- _____ was said but there are still ______things I should like to add.
- Susan returned to the city at the moment when______were leaving it.
- I have so______things to do that I don’t know which to do first.
- I suggested that he should get______ wine and some bread.
- I began to miss London very _____
- The cat has eaten so______that it can’t move.
- ______was said (было сказано) but______ was done (было сделано).
- _____ heard about the book, but______read it.
Упражнение 6.
- В бутылке есть немного кока-колы.
- У нее мало одежды.
- Кто из них переводит много статей с русского на английский?
- Сколько иностранных языков вы собираетесь учить?
- Извините, у меня мало времени, и я не могу долго разговаривать с вами.
- Мы будем обедать через несколько минут. 9. В комнате много света. 10. Вы пригласили много гостей?
- Ты знаешь много французских слов?
- У вас много бумаги. Дайте мне немного, пожалуйста.
Упражнение 7. Переведите на английский язык.
- У нас сегодня было много посетителей.
- Он зарабатывал мало денег и не мог жить в большом городе.
- Мама дала мне много поручений (things to do), но я смог выполнить только несколько.
- Я прочел много книг по этому вопросу.
- Сейчас в школе мало детей, сейчас каникулы.
- По воскресеньям в парке много людей.
- У вас сегодня много или мало работы?
- В субботу в магазинах много народа.
Упражнения на местоимения MUCH и MANY
Box, honey, pen, friend, milk, book, fish, apple, car, bread, tea, potato, tree, butter, forest, coffee, tomato, sweet, meat, orange, ice, carrot, cheese.
2. Выбери правильное окончание данных предложений и переведи их на русский язык:
How … meat must dogs eat? (many, much, a lot of)
Horses must eat (much, many, a lot of) carrots.
Girls mustn’t eat (much, many, a lot of) sweets.
Cats must eat (much, many, a lot of) milk.
How … vegetables must children eat? (much, many, a lot of)
Do the farmers eat (much, many, a lot of) eggs?
3. Вместо пропусков вставь much или many и переведи предложения на русский язык:
…people want to see this play.
I don`t drink … mineral water.
Hurry up! You haven`t … time.
He hasn`t … friends in London.
Dima and I have … work to do today.
I haven`t … apples.
They have … information about it.
Местоимения LITTLE и FEW
1. Заполни таблицу, исчисляемые существительные поставь во множественное число:
Song, head, milk, man, book, coffee, flower, bread, hen, house, corn, grandmother, ice, car, pen, name, money, lamp, work, dog, star, sweet, time, telephone, air, picture, cheese, vegetable.
2. Выбери и вставь правильное местоимение: Little или Few . Переведи предложения на русский язык.
He has … friends .
I drink … green tea .
We must hurry . We have … time .
Misha has … English books .
The Smiths have … money. They aren`t rich.
… bears are in the Zoo.
We have … light in the room, and I can`t read.
The children returned from the wood very sad because they found very … mushrooms.
3. Переведи на английский язык:
Немного денег, мало денег, несколько машин, много машин, несколько песен, мало песен, немного веселья, много веселья, мало мальчиков, немного воды, несколько человек, мало воды, много воздуха, несколько кошек, мало травы, несколько книжек, мало работы, немного соли, мало яиц.
Many, much, little, a little, few, a few
Choose the correct answer.
She puts ... sugar in her tea.
You shoud add ... oil to the potatoes.
We bought ... oranges in the shop.
Everyone needs ... luck.
Today we have ... lessons.
6.John needs ... sleep.
7. How ... did you play for your car?
8. Isn’t there too ... furniture in her room?
9. Please, give me ... more minutes.
10. Jacob feels lonely as he has very ... friends.
Correct the errors if necessary.Linda always listens to a little music before doing her lessons.
He has made little friends lately.
Sara has little opportunity to travel.
They had many fun at the party.
Only a little friends come to visit him in the hospital.
A few children under five can tell time correctly.
Could you bring me many more juice?
Leo has saved a few money this year.
She knows very few about animal life.
Ken likes to watch TV. He watches much TV programs.
Much / many упражнения
Упражнение 1. 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.
Упражнение
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.
Упражнение 3. 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.
Упражнение 4. 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».
Упражнение
We didn"t take many food with us.
There are nоt 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.
Мany new ideas were discussed.
We have much lessons tomorrow.
I don’t have much mistakes in this exercise.
Much / many упражнения (ответы)
Упражнение 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
Упражнение 2. 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.
Упражнение 3. 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.
Упражнение 4. 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».
Упражнение 4. - Many, - many, - much, - much, - much, - many, - much, - much
Упражнение 5. 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 much lessons tomorrow. I won"t have much mistakes in this exercise.
Упражнение 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 / few / a little / a few упражнения
Упражнение. Вставьте little или 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 theatre 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.
Упражнение. Вставьте «a little» или «a few».
There is _____ milk in the bottle.
There are _______ tomatoes on the kitchen table. Make a salad!
Add ______ salt to the salad.
Тhe fruitcake will be ready in ______ minutes.
I’ve got... time now and I can talk to you.
Упражнение. Вставьте «much», «many», «little», «few», «a little» или «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.
Самостоятельная работа:
Ex. 1. Find and correct mistakes if any. Translate the sentences
1. We didn"t take many food with us.
2. There are nоt much 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 coffee in our family.
6. There isn"t much furniture in my room.
Ex. 2. Вставьте «much», «many», «little», «few», «a little» или «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. Мany new ideas were discussed.
3. We have much lessons tomorrow.
4. I don’t have much mistakes in this exercise.
Существительные в английском языке делятся на исчисляемые и неисчисляемые.
Исчисляемые существительные можно посчитать, например, две чашки, три книги.
Неисчисляемые существительные НЕЛЬЗЯ посчитать, например, два хлеба, три снега.
В этом уроке мы будем разбираться, какие существительные
в английском языке являются исчисляемыми,
а какие неисчисляемыми,
а также как правильно употреблять указатели количества much, many (много)
с такими существительными.
Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные. Правила и упражнения
Упражнение 1.
Выпишите данные существительные в соответствующие колонки таблицы:
Bread, lemon, water, woman, cheese, sugar, meat, beer, wine, room, bottle, boy, money, glass (стекло), table, dog, glass (стакан), girl, tea, car, milk.
Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные. Правила употребления
Правило 1. Неисчисляемые имена существительные, например, молоко, вода, снег, и др. употребляются только в единственном числе.
Упражнение 2.
1) Книги на столе.
2) Молоко в стакане.
3) Дети в доме.
4) Собаки во дворе.
5) Трава в саду.
6) Цветы в поле.
7) Звезды в небе.
8) Снег на крыше.
9) Птицы на дереве.
10) Деревья в лесу.
Все существительные в этом упражнении следует употреблять в определенным артиклем the , так как имеются в виду определенные предметы. Повторить тему
Правило 2
. Запомните указатели количества
, правильное употребление которых зависит от того, является ли существительное исчисляемым или нет.
Запомните!
much money – много денег
much food – много еды
many people – много людей
Упражнение 3. Вставьте вместо точек much или many.
- There isn’t … money in the pocket.
- There aren’t… pears in the basket.
- There isn’t … food left.
- There are … grapes on the bunch.
- There are … hamburgers on the plate.
- There isn’t … jam on the plate.
- There is … money in his purse.
- There are … people in the street.
Правило 3 . Слова a lot/ much могут также употребляться в роли наречия, то есть отвечать на вопрос как? (совершается действие)
ПРИМЕРЫ
He doesn’t read much. — Он мало читает. (обратный перевод)
Does the cat sleep much ? — Кот много спит?
She works a lot . — Она работает много.
Упражнение 4. Переведите на английский язык.
много есть, много спать, много смотреть телевизор, много болтать, много говорить по-английски
Упражнение 5. Составьте и запиши как можно больше предложений.
Упражнение 6. Заполните пропуск в вопросительных предложениях, используя слова: s ugar, salt, lemons, oranges, juice, tea, jam, sandwiches, butter, bread
1. How many (much)
… have you got?
2. How many (much)
… (is/are) left? (осталось)
Упражнение 7. Переведите на английский, используя указатели количества many, much.
много денег, много дней, много лет, много зим, много времени, много людей, много гостей, много детей, много музыки, много света, много домов, много комнат, сколько книг, сколько историй, сколько хлеба, сколько молока, сколько воды, сколько чая, сколько яблок, сколько ягод
Упражнение 8. Вставьте вместо точек some, any, how much, how many.
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.Dan and Mary are making a shopping list. — Денис и Мария составляют список покупок.
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?
Упражнение 114 Вставьте одно из следующих слов: some, any, nо, the, а или оставьте пропуски незаполненными.
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 ... apples when you were at... shop? 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 ... milk. 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 you live? 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.Упражнение 115. Переведите на английский язык следующие пары слов.
Много тетрадей, много молока, много воды, много дней, много газет, много мела, много снега, много лет, много картин, много музыки, много мальчиков, много девочек, много чая, много лимонов, много мяса, много комнат, много учителей, много работы, много воздуха, много птиц, много машин.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.
Упражнение 116. Вставьте much или many.
1. I don"t eat ... mangoes. 2. Не 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. 5. Mary must not eat too ... salt because she has problems with her blood pressure. 6. My mother says I eat too ... French fries 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 ... bother. 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.Упражнение 117. Переведите на английский язык следующие пары слов.
Мало домов, мало чая, мало чашек, мало яблок, мало окон, мало бумаги, мало кофе, мало статей, мало радости, мало супа, мало деревьев, мало травы, мало детей, мало игрушек, мало света, мало парт, мало колбасы, мало сока, мало книг, мало цветов, мало соли, мало друзей, мало дворцов. 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.Упражнение 118. Вставьте little или few.
l. Не has 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 theatre 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.Упражнение 119. Вставьте much, many, little или few.
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 broter 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 do not 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.
Упражнение 120. Переведите на английский язык следующие пары слов.
Немного денег, мало денег, несколько стульев, мало стульев, несколько песен, мало песен, немного веселья, мало веселья, мало мальчиков, немного воды, несколько человек, мало воды, мало воздуха, мало столов, несколько минут, несколько кошек, мало травы, немного удачи, несколько дней, мало работы, немного соли, несколько ложек, мало света, мало окон, несколько машин, немного сахару, мало яиц, мало сыра. 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.Упражнение 121. Вставьте 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.
Упражнение 122. Вставьте little, a little, few или a few.
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.Упражнение 123. Вставьте much, many, little, few, a little или 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.| Односложные и двусложные прилагательные | ||
| Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
| small | smaller | the smallest |
| large | larger | the largest |
| big | bigger | the biggest |
| happy | happier | the happiest |
Упражнение 124. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных. Не забудьте употреблять определенный артикль перед превосходной степенью прилагательных.
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; heavier, 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.| Запомните особые случаи образования степеней сравнения | ||
| Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
| old | elder
older |
the
eldest the oldest |
| far | farther | the farthest |
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
Упражнение 125. Переведите на английский язык.
Старый, старше, самый старый, самый старший, мой старший брат, мой старый друг, дальше, самый дальний, самый длинный, короче, счастливый, счастливее, самый счастливый, самый лучший, самый черный, длиннее, хуже, лучше, теплее, ее лучший друг, ее младший сын, его старший сын. 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.| Многосложные прилагательные | ||
| Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень |
| interesting | more interesting | the most interesting |
| beautiful | more beautiful | the most beautiful |
Упражнение 126. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.
1. а. Я знаю интересную историю.б. Он знает более интересную историю.
в. Она знает самую интересную историю.
2. а. Это длинный путь.
б. Это более длинный путь.
в. Это самый длинный путь.
3. а. Ее работа очень важна.
б. Его работа важнее.
в. Моя работа самая важная.
4. а. Это плохая песня.
б. Это еще более плохая песня.
в. Это самая плохая песня.
5. а. Он хороший инженер.
б. Он более хороший инженер.
в. Он самый лучший инженер.
6. а. Он принес ей красивый цветок.
б. Он принес ей более красивый цветок.
в. Он принес ей самый красивый цветок.
7. а. Он рассказал нам о счастливом человеке.
б. Он рассказал нам о более счастливом человеке.
в. Он рассказал нам о самом счастливом человеке.
1. a. I know an interesting story. б. He knows a more interesting story. в. She knows the most interesting story. 2. a. It is a long way. б. It is a longer way. в. It is the longest way. 3. a. Her work is very important. б. His work is more important. в. My work is the most important. 4. a. It is a bad song. б. It is a worse song. в. It is the worst song. 5. a. He is a good engineer. б. He is a better engineer. в. He is the best engineer. 6. a. He brought her a beautiful flower. б. He brought her a more beautiful flower. в. He brought her the most beautiful flower. 7. a. He told us about a happy man. б. He told us about a happier man. в. He told us about the happiest man.
Упражнение 127. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.
1. Я думаю, что наш учитель английского языка был очень терпелив. 2. Наш старый доктор был всегда занят. Наш новый доктор даже более занят. 3. Моя учительница немецкого языка - самый энергичный человек. 4. Мы знаем, твой нижний сосед - очень скучный человек. 5. Я считаю, твой дедушка - самый щедрый человек, которого я когда-либо встречал. 6. Часы Рональда точные, но часы его тети более точные. 7. Она купила часы в Швейцарии, потому что она считает, что швейцарские часы самые точные в мире. 8. Тот телевизионный фильм гораздо хуже, чем сегодняшний фильм. 9. Какая самая смешная телевизионная программа? 10. Это были самые счастливые дни в ее жизни. 11. Это очень легкая задача. Дайте мне более трудную задачу. 12. Летом дни длинные, а ночи короткие. 13. 22 июня - самый длинный день. 14. В июле дни короче. 15. В декабре дни самые короткие. 16. "Четверка" - хорошая отметка, но "пятерка" лучше. 17. "Пятерка" - самая лучшая отметка. 18. Самая плохая отметка - "двойка". 19. Твое платье, конечно, очень красивое, но мое платье красивее. 20. Мой папа - высокий мужчина. 21. Это более теплое пальто. 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 neighbour 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 programme? 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.Упражнение 128. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. A. How do you like Smucker"s Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? В. 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. В. 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.Запомните:
As ... as - такой же... как
not so ... as - не такой... как
not as ... as - не такой... как
В современном английском языке употребляется not as ...as. См. 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.