COMPARISONS

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COMPARISONS

Comparative and superlative forms of ADJECTIVES

-ER / the -est

more / the most

(one/two-syllable adjectives) long - longer - the longest big - bigger - the biggest nice - nicer - the nicest remote - remoter - the remotest (two-syllable sdjectives ending in -y) happy - happier - the happiest busy - busier - the busiest

(longer adjectives = three- and more -syllable) intelligent - more intelligent - the most intelligent (ajectives ending in -ful, -ed, -less) careful - more careful - the most careful

Comparative and superlative forms of ADJECTIVES

TWO-syllable adj that can take either -er/-est or more/the most form

one-syllable adj that take more/most form

real - more real - the most real right - more right - the most right wrong - more wrong - the most wrong

clever, stupid, narrow, gentle, friendly, simple

one-syllable adj that can take either -er/-est or more/the most forms

clear, safe, true, free, wise,

Comparative and superlative forms of ADVERBS

-ER / the -est

more / the most

(adverbs with the same form as adjectives) hard - harder - the hardest late- later - the latest

(adverbsformed with -ly) comfortably - more comfortably - the most comfortably

IRREGULAR FORMS

SUPERLATIVE

COMPARATIVE

ADJ/ADV

THE BEST THE WORST THE MOST THE LEAST THE FURTHEST/FARTHEST THE FARTHEST

BETTER WORSE MORE LESS FURTHER/FARTHER (adv=longer -distance) FARTHER (adj= more)

GOOD/WELLBAD/BADLY MUCH/MANY/A LOT OF LITTLE FAR

types of comparisons

• comparative + than Tim is shorter than Pam. The chair is more comfortable than the other one.

• by far + superlative He is by far the best student in the class.

• superlative + of/in

Peter is the smartest of all students.The cafe is the most expensive in our town.

• as + adj + as/ not so/as + adj + as She is as tall as I am. It is not so/as hot as it was yesterday.

(twice/half) as + adj + as Paul is three times as old as Richard.

• very+ adjective This is a very expensive gift.

much/a lot/ far/ a little/ a bit/ slightly +comparative It’s much hotter today than yesterday.

• comparative and comparative The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The town is becoming more and more convenient.

• the + comparative ... the+ comparative The darker it grew the more scared I became.

• any/no + comparativeThe days aren't getting any warmer. I want no more of that kind of behaviour.

quite = enough : This is quite a nice blouse. quite = completely, totally: (adj.: horrible, ridiculous, brilliant, amazing, extraordinary, useless, impossible, true, exhausted, certain, etc.) The machine is quite useless. pretty: He had a pretty nasty accident. fairly: This is a fairly good CD.pretty: He had a pretty nasty accident. fairly: This is a fairly good CD. rather =more than expected: She has a rather soft voice/rather a soft voice. That book was rather interesting.

VS

little - less - the leastfew - fewer - the fewest

- less - the least

This model consumes less fuel. It costs less to go by bus than by train. He did the least work of any of us. We had a quiz. Rory got the most points. Tim got the least. (the least points) Think of the person you’d least expect to get the job. Buy fewer clothes if you want to protect the environment. The essay with the fewest grammatical mistakes isn’t always the best. This car needs fewer repairs and that one the fewest.

Give up this seat to someone less able to stand. Second class post arrives less quickly than first class. The film is less exciting than the other one. Rosalind seems to be the least worried about their move. The machines that worked (the) least efficiently were replaced.

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