COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
( Степени сравнения прилагательных)
1. Short adjectives (1syllable) (однослоговые прилагательные)
adjective comparative superlative
(сравнительная степень) (превосходная степень)
cheap +er = cheaper +est =
cheapest
young +er = younger +est =
youngest
short +er = shorter +est
= shortest
wide +er = wider +est =
widest
small +er =smaller +est =
smallest
2. Short adjective ending in one vowel + one consonant
(правила правописания)
big +g +er = bigger +g +est =
biggest
fat +t +er = fatter +t +est
= fattest
slim +m+er = slimmer +m +est =
slimmest
hot +t +er = hotter +t +est =
hottest
thin +n +er = thinner +n +est =
thinnest
3. Adjectives ending in er, ow, etc (2 syllables) (двуслоговые прилагательные)
clever +er = cleverer +est = cleverest narrow +er = narrower +est = narrowest shallow +er = swallower +est = swallowest
4. Adjectives ending in y (2 syllables)
easy +ier = easier +iest
= easiest
heavy +ier = heavier +iest =
heaviest
early +ier = earlier +iest
= earliest
funny +ier = funnier +iest
= funniest
happy +ier = happier +iest =
happiest
5. Adjectives ending on ous, ing, ful, ed ( 2 syllables) and long adjectives (3/4 syllables) boring more boring most boring famous more famous most famous modern more modern most modern polite more polite most polite tired more tired most tired expensive more expensive most expensive comfortable more comfortable most comfortable
6. Irregular adjectives
good better best bad worse worst far further furthest much/many more most little less least
7. As … as, not as/so … as
He is as rich as his brother.
I’m as clever as my uncle.
Mary is not as/so nice as her sister.
Is the weather not so hot as this in New York?
8. The … the …
The more we learn, the more we know. – Чем Больше мы учим, тем больше мы знаем.
The sooner, the better. –Чем раньше, тем лучше.
He is two years older than his brother.
My car is more expensive than his.
10. It’s twice/three times/four times as long/light/heavy/high as
The road is twice as long as that one.
Some useful idioms of comparison:
As good as gold (золото) As old as the hills (холмы)
As busy as bee (пчела) As cold as ice (лед)
As changeable as weather (изменчив как погода