Clever, cleverer, cleverest polite, politer, politest
Сравнительная и превосходная степень прилагательных и наречий
| Прилага-тельные | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень | |
| Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из одного слога | black | + -er blacker | + -est blackest |
| Правильные односложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на согласный после краткого гласного | thin | Удвоение конечной согласной + -er thinner | Удвоение конечной согласной + -est thinnest |
| Правильные двусложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на -у | funny | замена -y на -ier funnier | замена -y на -iest funniest |
| Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из двух и более слогов | intelligent | more/less + adj more intelligent | most / least + adj most intelligent |
| Неправильные прилагательные/ квантификаторы | good bad far little much many | better worse farther / further less more more | best worst farthest/furthest least most most |
· Правильные прилагательные, состоящие из двух слогов часто образуют сравнительную и превосходную степень как односложные прилагательные
· В односложных прилагательных, которые оканчиваются на немое -e, удвоения гласной не происходит. Сравнительная степень образуется путем добавления -r, а превосходная – -st: white, whiter, whitest large, larger, largest
· После сравнительной степени часто употребляется союз than, соответствующий русскому союзу чем.
Crime is a much bigger problem in this country than in many other countries.
· Перед превосходной степенью обычно употребляется определенный артикль. Our local police force is the best in the country.
| Наречия | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень | |
| Правильные наречия | easily | more /less + adv more easily | most/least + adv most easily |
| Неправильные наречия | badly early far fast hard late often near soon well | worse earlier farther/further faster harder later more often nearer sooner better | worst earliest farthest/furthest fastest hardest latest most often nearest soonest best |
Упр.2.2.4.a Заполните пропуски, используя сравнительную степень прилагательных или наречий в скобках.
1. This island used to be much ____________ (green) before the forest fires.
2. Slow down! You're ____________ (fit) than me and I can't keep up!
3. It's actually ___________ (trendy) to wear your hair up this year.
4. As the time for the performance got nearer, I got __________ (nervous).
5. Old people are often __________ (wise) than young people.
6. Matt seems to have got even ____________ (lazy) than he used to be and almost never studies.
7. If the problem gets any ____________ (serious), we may need to inform the manager about it.
8. If you work __________ (quickly), you'll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.
9. Ben says he's feeling much ___________ (well) after his illness.
10. I have even __________ (little) free time this year than I did last year.
11. The news was much ____________ (bad) than anyone had feared.
12. You'll need to be able to run ________ (far) than this if you're going to do the marathon.
Упр.2.2.4.b Заполните пропуски, используя превосходную степень прилагательных или наречий в скобках.
1. It was the ___________ (boring) film I had ever seen.
2. Our teacher told us that the student with the __________ (high) mark would get a prize.
3. Ginger is one of the ____________ (lucky) cats alive – he's been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!
4. Out of all the students in my music school, I practise ___________ (often).
5. The Pacific is the ___________ (deep) ocean in the world.
6. That's the __________ (ugly) fish I've ever seen!
7. I was ill before the exam and I did ___________ (badly) out of the whole class.
8. The ____________ (far) I've run in one day is about ten kilometres.
9. But that's the ____________ (crazy) idea I've ever heard!
10. I asked the assistant to show me the ___________ (modern) phone they had.
11. I told the manager that it was the ___________ (bad) hotel I had ever stayed in.
12. Who do you think is the ___________ (little) talented actor to win an Oscar?
Упр.2.2.4.c Выберите правильный ответ из каждой пары.