形容词 比较级&最高级 　构成及用法

tall taller tallest

fat fattest fatter

tall– taller – tallest short – shorter – shortest late – later – latest nice – nicer – nicest fat – fatter – fattest big – bigger – biggest early – earlier – earliest easy – easier – easiest serious – more serious – most serious difficult – more difficult – most difficult

Form Comparatives and Superlatives 构成方法 原级 比较级 最高级 long few cheap longer fewer cheaper longest fewest cheapest nice safe late nicer safer later nicest safest latest big hot thin bigger hotter thinner biggest hottest thinnest pretty unhappy heavy prettier unhappier heavier prettiest unhappiest heaviest 大部分单音节词在词尾加-er或-est 以字母e结尾的词，加-r或-st 重读闭音节词只有一个辅音字母时，应先双写辅音字母，再加-er或-est 以辅音字母+y结尾的双音节词，先改“y”为“i”,再加-er或-est

部分双音节词和多音节词在前面加more或most 构成方法 原级 比较级 最高级 nervous clearly dangerous frightened more nervous more clearly moredangerous more frightened most nervous most clearly most dangerous most frightened 部分双音节词和多音节词在前面加more或most 不规则变法 good / well better best bad /badly/ill worse worst many / much more most little less least far farther（更远的） farthest further（进一步的） furthest old older / elder oldest / eldest

Who knows more? 不规则变化 good / well – many / much – better – best little – far – bad / badly / ill – better – best more – most less – least farther – farthest further – furthest worse – worst

Who is the fastest? further furthest small—— smaller smallest thin—— thinner thinnest little—— less least well—— better best ill—— worse worst serious—— more serious most serious farther farthest far—— further furthest busy —— busier busiest

Complete the table . better adjective comparative superlative funny good happy interesting large smart thin funnier funniest better best happiest happier more interesting most interesting larger largest smarter smartest thinnest thinner

The bike is ______. fast The tractor is ______ . faster The car is ________ . the fastest Compare them

The white dog is very happy. Compare them The white dog is very happy. The yellow dog is much happier. The black and white dog is the happiest of the three.

Compare them The first pig is quite fat. The second pig is much fatter. The third pig is the fattest of all. Compare them

Conclusion We use comparatives to compare two people or things when we see … in the sentence 2. We use superlatives to compare three or more people or things when we see … than, much, even, still, a little, of the two , Which/Who is …, A or B? etc. the, of…, in …, Which/Who is …, A, B or C? etc. We add ‘the’ before the superlatives.

The brown coat is expensive. The yellow coat is expensive, too. ￥500 ￥500 The brown coat is expensive. The yellow coat is expensive, too. The brown coat is as expensive as the yellow one.

词原形, 表示 “和······一样······” famous Zhou Xingchi is as famous as Liu Dehua. as…as之间一定要用形容词或副 词原形, 表示 “和······一样······”

not so / as … as … 用于否定句, 表示“和……不一样……” Mrs. Cao is not so famous as Zhou Xingchi. not so / as … as … 用于否定句, 表示“和……不一样……”

warmer more difficult worse younger the younger the taller better 1. It is _______ in the south than in the north. (warm) 2. That question is ____________ than this one. (difficult) more difficult worse 3. She felt ill yesterday and she feels even _______ today. (ill) younger 4. He is much _______ than his younger brother. (young) the younger 5. Lily is __________ of the two. (young) the taller 6. Tom is ________ of the twins. (tall) better 7. Which do you think tastes________, the chicken or the fish? (good) faster 8. Who runs _____, Tom or Jim? (fast)

1. The environment in our hometown is _____ than it was before. A. good B. worse C. better D. bad 2. I can type _____ than I can write by hand. A. fast B. much faster C. more faster D. fastest

3. ---Have you decided which you’d like to buy, the black shirt or the yellow one? ---The black one. Because it is _______ of the two. A. the nicer B. the nicest C. nicer

4. Lilei is _____ than any other _______ in his class. A. tall, students B. taller, students C. taller, student. 比较级+than any other + 单数名词. “比其他任何……都……”. (暗指: 最高级)

Pair work Compare you with your parner, and then describ yourselves by using the Comparative Degrees（比较级） Eg. I am taller than… but he is thinner than me . outgoing tall short young good big …

1.She is the ________in the class. (young) 2.Jason is the _____of the three.(tall) 3.Whose handwriting is the ____of all? (good) youngest tallest best 最高级的用法 表示三者或三者以上（人或事物）的比较用最高级，最高级的前面一般要加定冠词the，后面可带of（in, among）短语来说明比较的范围.

“ 最……之一”: 用one of the + 形容词最高级+名词复数 + of / in介 词短语. 如: 1.她女儿是她们学校最好学生之一. 2.中国长城是世界上最伟大的建筑之一. one of the best students Her daughter is __________________ in her school. The Great Wall of China is _______ ___________ in the world. one of the greatest buildings “ 最……之一”: 用one of the + 形容词最高级+名词复数 + of / in介 词短语. 如:

A. the second longest B. the second longer C. second longest The Yellow River is _______ river in China. A. the second longest B. the second longer C. second longest the +序数词＋最高级 表示第几……

1. ---Who’s ______ basketball player in China now? Is it Yao Ming? ---No. It’s Sun Mingming. A. tall B. taller C. the tallest 2. English is one of ______ imporant subjects in our school. A. most B. the most C. more D. much more

3. Which boy is ______, Jim, Mike or Tom? A. Taller B. the most tall C. the tallest D. the taller 4. Of all the ball games, I like baseball ______. it’s really my favorite. A. well B. good C. better D. best

5. The price of this computer is the _____ of the three. A. smallest B. biggest C. highest D. tallest

much shorter than yours Translation 格林先生是这四个人当中最高最胖的。 Mr Green is ______________ and _______________________. 2. 小香蕉往往比大香蕉好。 Small bananas are often _______________________. 3. 我的铅笔比你的短得多。 My pencil is ______________________. 4. 在中国，哪一条河流最长？ Which river is __________________ in China? 5. 他的观点比我的新。 His idea is ____________________. the tallest fattest of the four better than big ones much shorter than yours the longest newer than mine

Exercises: 1.Millie 的英语比Jenny好. 2.我想潜水是最有趣的活动. 3.大连和三亚一样美丽. 4.英语不如日语难. Millie’s English is better than Jenny’s. I think diving is the most interesting sport. Dalian is as beautiful as Sanya. English is not as difficult as Japanese.

Remember 一者比较用原级，比较级限二者比， 三者三者往上比，最高级的用法起； 若甲乙程度相同，as…as 结构体； 若甲某方面不及乙， not so/as…as来担起； 中间形、副连接要切记！

Rhyme: Good,better,best Good , better , best . Never let it rest . Till good is better . And better is best .

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