文档介绍：形容词的比较级 (the Comparative Degree)和 最高级(the Superlative Degree)的构成和使用
1．构成
形容词有原级，比较级和最高级三种构成，比较级和最高级有规则和不规则变化，变化如下：
（1）单音节词和少数以er， ow结尾的双音节词在词尾后加er，est
原级 比较级 最高级
eg. calm calmer calmest
clever cleverer cleverest
smart smarter smartest
(quiet, long, short, tall ,clean, high, new,
young, fast, wild )
（2）以e 结尾的单音节词，词尾只加-r ,-st
原级 比较级 最高级
eg. fine finer finest
late later latest
( large, nice, cute)
(3) 重读闭音节以一个辅音字母结尾的单词，双写辅音字母加-er –est
原级 比较级 最高级
eg. big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
( thin, red, fat)
(4)以辅音字母加y结尾，变y 为i 加-er –est
原级 比较级 最高级
eg. happy happier happiest
dry drier driest
( heavy, lazy, easy, healthy, early, dirty, funny, curly,friendly,lovely,ugly,
hungry)
(5) 在多音节词和部分双音节词前用more, most 表示:
eg: beautiful
more beautiful most beautiful
important
more important most important
delicious
more delicious most delicious
( tired, often, difficult, serious, athletic, outgoing, careful, interesting, interested, exciting, popular, quickly, slowly, carefully, quietly)
(6)不规则变化
原级 比较级 最高级
eg. good/well better best
little less least
many/much more most
bad / ill / badly worse worst
old older /elder oldest/eldest
far farther farthest
further furthest
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1. 比较级用法结构
比较级用于2个人或2个事情之间的比较
①“A比B更怎样”：
A be + 比较级+than B.
A have +比较级 sth than B.
Eg. He is taller/shorter than I.
My hair is longer than yours.
= I have longer hair than you.
I get up earlier than my sister.
注意:有时比较的对象不出现,或者没有than .
Which student is more athletic, May or Tim ?
What do you like bet