Practice

Practice: comparison

Practise Ukrainian comparatives and superlatives: ціка́віший, деше́вший, доро́жчий, the irregular бі́льший and кра́щий, най-, and the ways of saying “than”.

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What you will practise

Form the comparative and superlative of common adjectives and adverbs, and compare two things with за, від or ніж.

Intermediate · 9 questions · fill in the blank and multiple choice

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Question 1 of 9

Put the adjective into the comparative.

Ця кни́га за фільм.

Meaning: This book is more interesting than the film.

Word to use: (ціка́вий)

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Grammar

Comparing things

The comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs, with -іший and -ший, the consonant changes, the irregular forms such as кращий, the forms with більш and найбільш, and how to say "than" with ніж, за and від.

Grammar

Adjectives and agreement

The hard and soft adjective endings in the dictionary case, how adjectives agree with the gender and number of a noun, and where they go in the sentence.

Grammar

Adverbs

How adverbs are made from adjectives, the по- forms such as по-українськи, words for place, direction, time and manner, and when an adverb is written as one word, with a hyphen or as two words.

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