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Forming
the Comparative
We add er
to one syllable adjectives.
Cold
Old
Tall
Fast
Colder
Older
Taller
Faster
We add er after
a vowel+consonant,
we double the final consonant.
Hot
Big
Fat
Hotter
Bigger
Fatter
We add er to one-syllable
adjectives ending in e.
Wide
Late
Large
Wider
Later
Larger
We add ier to
two-syllable adjectives after
a consonant+ -y.
Easy
Early
Happy
Easier
Earlier
Happier
More beautiful
More famous
More useful
More comfortable
More quiet
More clever
More narrow
More simple
More common
Better
Worse
Farther/Further
Less
More
comparative + than
we use than after the
comparative
He is taller
than me
Forming
the Superlative
older
larger
happier
wetter
later
the oldest
the largest
the happiest
the wettest
the latest
better
worse
less
more
farther
(further
the best
the worst
the least
the most
the farthest
the furthest)
the + superlative
we use the before the superlative
as + comparative + as
We use as+comparative+as
to compare places, people,
events or things, when
there is no difference.
A dog is
not as dangerous as a tiger.
Examples
Robert is young.
A strawberry is smaller
than a pumpkin.
Exercises
A plane is(fast)
A bike is (cheap)
A city is (big) place
Winter is .(cold) season
A motorbike ..(expensive)
TV is (good) to watch
The End
prepared by AHMET YILDIZ
November 2000
Kishinev