Visiting Britain

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

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phonetic drill

good -better - the best

bad - worse -the worst

little - less – the least

many, much - more – the most

REMEMBER!

THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Есть 3 способа образования степеней сравнения английских прилагательных:

1. при помощи суффиксов –er, – est 2. при помощи слов more (более), the most (наиболее) 3. путем образования степеней сравнения от разных корней (в исключениях)

КОРОТКИЕ СЛОВА (1,2 СЛОГА) - ER - EST

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

SMALL SMALLER THE SMALLEST

COLD COLDER THE COLDEST

NARROW NARROWER THE NARROWEST

CLEVER CLEVERER THE CLEVEREST

SIMPLE SIMPLER THE SIMPLEST

- ER - EST

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

BIG BIGGER THE BIGGEST

FAT FATTER THE FATTEST

HOT HOTTER THE HOTTEST

SAD SADDER THE SADDEST

-y (y → i) - ER - EST

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
BUSY BUSIER THE BUSIEST
HAPPY HAPPIER THE HAPPIEST
COSY COSIER THE COSIEST
ANGRY ANGRIER THE ANGRIEST

more most

difficult more difficult the most difficult

beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

REMEMBER!

good - хороший	better - лучше	the best - самый лучший, наилучший
bad - плохой	worse - хуже	the worst - самый плохой, наихудший
little - маленький	less – меньше	the least - самый маленький, наименьший
many, much - много	more – больше	the most - больше всего

compare

Russian army
German army
Strong/weak

compare

ordinary uniform
Parade uniform
beautiful/ comfortable

Compare

Tank № 1
Tank № 2
old /modern

Complete the sentences with comparative degree

• The weather today is ……. than yesterday.
• Winter is….than summer.
• English is ….than Japanese.
• Summer is….than winter.
• Winter is …..season of the year.
• Dogs are …. than cats.
• My brother is….. than I.
• My sister speaks English …… than I do.
• The tiger is ….. than the cat
• He is…. student in our group

Complete the sentences

• EXAMPLE: This cat is ...than that cat. (big)

This cat is bigger than that cat.

• This monkey is … than that monkey. (funny)
• This cat is … than that cat. (lazy)
• This woman is … than that woman. (busy)
• This film is … (good)
• This book is … than that book. (bad)
• Peter is … boy in her class. (short)
• This pig is … than that pig. (fat)
• Ann is … girl in their class. (lazy)
• This tomato is … than that tomato. (small)

HOT
LONG
SHORT
SILLY
WHITE
INTERESTING
DRY
BEAUTIFUL
GOOD
FAR
DEEP
BAD
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE