8 reading aloud

Сентябрь 2026

 

 

Verbs:

After-ss - sh - ch - x  we add - es

catch/ catches

finish/ finishes

pass/ passes

teach/ teaches

do/does

go/ goes

mix/ mixes

Do        Does

-you           -stop at the railway station?

-the sports center     - finish before eleven p.m.?

-all the banks       - start here?

-the number 38 bus    - change tourists’ money into pounds?

 

-the restaurants         - sell souvenirs?

-the concert          - have a swimming pool?

-the sightseeing tour        -serve typical English food?

-the museum

 

like films    watch TV    drive a car      like dogs       read books        play a musical instrument

like pop music      speak any foreign languages         listen to the radio

smoke      drink coffee    play golf      go to the theatre live in London                                     Does

-Do you live in London?

-Yes, I live in north London

 

-No, but he plays tennis

-Yes, I speak French

-Yes, I like all the programs on TV

-Yes, he listens to the radio in the morning

-No, but he loves cats

-No, I don’t like films

-Yes, he has two cups in the morning

-No, but I have a bicycle

-Yes, he plays the piano

-No, I prefer classical music

-Yes, I love musicals

-Yes, I read one book every week

-No, he doesn’t like cigarettes

1 a book/ books

2 one kilo/ ten kilos

3 shop/ shops

After      -s -ss  - sh - ch – x          -es

bus/ buses

glass/ glasses

watch/ watches

dress/ dresses

dish/ dishes

box/ boxes

wish/ wishes

a consonant  + - y     - ies

city/ cities

lorry/ lorries

family/ families

story/ stories

vowel+   - y

day/ days

journey/ journeys

nouns ending in - o have -es

potato/ potatoes

tomato/ tomatoes

hero/ heroes

but most have - s

radios  kilos  photos  pianos  zoos

8 Form

Nora, Nora

-Yes, What is it now, Harry?

-Oh, look here, Nora I am tired of  lying here on my back with nothing to do.

I hate doing nothing

-Don’t be silly, Harry. You are ruining a high temperature. And staying in bed is the only sensible thing to do.

-What’s the use of staying in bed? I’m quite well. I’ll get up.

-Stop being funny.

Well, then try lying on your stomach for a change.

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adjectives/ degrees of comparison

The Comparative Form for Adjectives
One-syllable words	two-syllable words    ending in y	two syllables or more    not ending in y
add er	drop the y and add ier	use more / don't add er
big  bigger	noisy noisier	dangerous  more dangerous
old  older	busy  busier	expensive more expensive
nice  nicer	crazy  crazier	comfortable  more comfortable
young  younger	lazy  lazier	humid  more humid
fast  faster	funny  funnier	tired  more tired
cheap  cheaper	dry  drier	acceptable  more acceptable
There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don't follow the rules when making the comparative form.
good  better	bad  worse	far  farther
fun  more fun

Never use two comparatives together on an adjective:

more cheaper

Part A.

Directions: Complete each sentence with the comparative form. The words in parentheses are adjectives or adverbs. (10 points)

1. She is ___________ ___________ I am. (old)

2. These shoes are _________ ___________ ________those shoes. (expensive)

3. I think this pizza tastes ___________ ___________ the one we ordered from them the last time. (good)

4. The weather today is _____________ ____________ it was yesterday. (bad)

5. Jorge got home much ___________ last night ___________ he ever has. (late)

6. The state of Minnesota is a lot _____________ ___________ the state of Delaware. (big)

7. I wake up much ____________ now ____________ I did when I was younger. (early)

8. The sun is ______________ away from the earth ___________ the moon. (far)

9. Spanish is an ______________ language to learn _____________ English. (easy)

10. Riding a motorcycle is ___________ _________________ ____________ riding a bike. (dangerous)

Superlatives

One-syllable words	two-syllable words    ending in y	two syllables or more   not ending in y
add est	drop the y and ad iest	use most / don't add est
big  biggest	noisy noisiest	dangerous  most dangerous
old  oldest	busy  busiest	expensive most expensive
nice  nicest	crazy  craziest	comfortable  most comfortable
young  youngest	lazy  laziest	humid  most humid
fast  fastest	funny  funniest	tired  most tired
cheap  cheapest	dry  driest	acceptable  most acceptable
There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don't follow the rules when making the comparative form.
good  best	bad  worst	far  farthest
fun  most fun

Directions: Complete each sentence in the superlative form. The words in parentheses are adjectives. (10 points)

1. This is ________ ____________ ________________ car I have every owned. (expensive)

2. Maria is one of ________ ______________ players on the team. (good)

3. ________ _____________ month of the year in Minnesota is January. (cold)

4. He is __________ ______________ working employee in the company. (hard)

5. Who has __________ ______________ solution for fixing economic problems in the U.S.? (good)

6. Many Americans think George Bush has been _________ _____________ President we have ever had. (bad)

7. We had ______ __________ ____________ on our vacation last year. (fun)

8. A good education is ________ ___________ _______________ experience for a young person. (important)

9. That was ___________ ________________ story that I have ever heard. (funny)

10. Which country has ________ _______________ building? (tall)