Exercise 3. Comment on the etymology of the following groups of words. a) Canoe, chocolate, cigar, cocoa, comrade, maize, mango, negro, tomato, vanilla; b) cobalt, leitmotiv, nickel, rucksack, swan-song, waltz; zinc; c) ass, clan, Tory, whisky; d) banana, port, vcranda(h), zebra; e) deck, rabbit, skipper, yacht; f) divan, khaki, kiosk, margarine, rice; g) mazurka; h) polka; i) silk, tea; j) caftan, coffee. Exercise
brave – braver – the bravest
bad – worse - the worst
convenient – more convenient – the most convenient
dry – drier – the driest
dead – не образует степеней сравнения? (deader – the deadest)
final – не образует степеней сравнения?
good – better – the best
heavy – heavier – the heaviest
narrow – narrow/ more narrow – the narrowest / the most narrow (и так и так можно образовывать)
perfect – more perfect – the most perfect
persian – не образует степеней сравнения
right (left) – не образует степеней сравнения
square – more square – the most square
important – more important – the most important
white – whiter – the whitest
yellow – не образует степеней сравнения? (yellower – the yellowest)
unique - не образует степеней сравнения
little – less – the least
ОТНОСИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ НЕ ИМЕЮТ СТЕПЕНЕЙ СРАВНЕНИЯ
2 They naively think can only get (good) (УТОЧНИТЕ предложение!)
3 This is (the most unbelievable) news i have ever heard.
4 He ate (fewer) French fries than you did at the picnic.
5 Angela is (less) organized than Mike.
6 My house is (bigger) than yours.
7 This flower is (more beautiful) than that one.
8 This is the (most interesting) book i have ever read.
9 John is (taller than) Glen.