I am the cleverest , the most talented and the best creature in the world!
Adjectives
Comparatives and Superlatives
If you are the cleverest creature in the world, why are you knocking on my door?
Look! The grasshopper is taller than the ant. He is braver than the ant.
tall – tall er ; brav e - brave r
The grasshopper is funnier than the ant. But the ant is busier .
thin – thi nn er
funn y – funn ier ; bus y - bus ier
The ant is thinner than the grasshopper.
The ant is more hardworking than the grasshopper.
I think, the ant is better than the grasshopper.
hardworking – more hardworking
good- better
Сравнительная степень употребляется для сравнения людей или предметов. После прилагательного обычно используется “than”.
Are ants the smallest animals in the world? Are grasshoppers the bravest animals in the forest?
small – the small est ; brav e – the brave st
No, they aren’t. But ants are the busiest animals in the forest. And they are certainly the most hardworking of all the other creatures.
bus y – the bus i est; hardworking – the most hardworking
This very ant is the biggest of all other ants. I think, he is the best ant in the world!
big – the biggest ; good – the best
Превосходная степень указывает на высшую степень качества у человека или предмета в группе подобных.
Перед превосходной степенью прилагательного ставится “the”.
Однослоговые прилагательные + двуслоговые на
Прилагательное
Прилагательные на –y (если перед –y – согласная)
-ble, -er, -y, -some, -ow
cheap
Сравнительная степень
large
easy
Превосходная степень
cheap er (than)
Прилагательные с двумя и более слогами
Но: grey
eas ier (than)
hot
the cheap est
large r (than)
the large st
grey er
the eas iest
narrow
expensive
good
hot ter (than)
the grey est
bad
better (than)
the hot test
narrow er
more expensive (than)
the best
the most expensive
Исключения
much/ many
the narrow est
worse (than)
little
the worst
more (than)
far
less (than)
the most
further/ farther (than)
the least
the furthest/ the farthest
Complete the table:
Прилагательное
Сравнительная степень
short
Превосходная степень
the shortest
bigger
beautiful
large
the most expensive
the largest
easier
more intelligent
good
less
far
the worst
cheaper
shorter
big
the biggest
the most beautiful
more beautiful
more expensive
expensive
larger
easy
the easiest
intelligent
the most intelligent
better
the best
the least
little
worse
bad
the farthest / the furthest
farther / further
the cheapest
cheap
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
- Hey, guys, come and play in my tree house. It’s much ___________ (cool) than yours.
- Shut up! Our house is ________ (good) than yours. It’s much ___________________ (comfortable) for the pirates.
- Nonsense. You house is going to fall apart. It’s the ___________ (bad) house that I have ever seen.
- Maybe. But yours is ____________ (suitable) for pirates.
- Come here and see. Mine is _______ (high) in the tree, it is built ____________ (good) , and has ___________ (many) windows.
- Well, maybe you are right. And your tree house has __________ (safe) roof.
- Yes, and it would be _______________ (difficult) for the enemies to ruin it.
cooler
better
more comfortable
the worst
less suitable
higher
more
better
safer
more difficult