原级 比较级 最高级 good well better best bad ill worse worst many much more most little less least far farther further farthest furthest old older elder oldest eldest
小贴士1：elder和eldest可用来表示兄弟和子女的长幼顺序： my elder sister 我的姐姐 my eldest brother 我的大哥 their eldest son他们的长子
小贴士1：further表示“较远”外，还可表示 “进一步的”；而farther仅表示距离： The farther plants are too cold. 更远的行星太冷。
Do you need any further help? 你还需要更进一步的帮助吗？
2. 双音节词除了以“辅音＋y”结尾的词外，还有以ow, er, le结尾的词，和个别其他双音节词，可以用加词尾的办法构成比较级和最高级： 原级 比较级 最高级 narrow narrower narrowest clever cleverer cleverest simple simpler simplest common commoner commonest
3. 也有少数单音节词可以加more和most的办法构成比较级和最高级： 原级 比较级 最高级
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pleased more pleased most pleased tired more tired most tired glad more glad most glad Exercises:
I. 给出下面形容词的比较级和最高级： 1. bad 2. good 3. simple 4. common 5. far 6. narrow 7. old 8. little 9. happy 10. many 11. pleased 12. glad 13. much 14. tired 15. careful 16. comfortable
II. 在空格中填入所给形容词的适当形式：
1. She is two year ___ than me. She’s the ___ girl in our class. (young) 2. Bill is ___ than Tom. He’s the ___ of the three children. (old)
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3. John is the ___ boy in the class. (clever) 4. Cairo is the ___ city in Egypt. (big) 5. Her bicycle is ___ than mine. (good)
6. My cold is ___ today than it was yesterday. (bad) 7. Tokyo is ___ from Beijing than from Shanghai. (far) 8. This question is ___ than the other one. (simple)
9. This street is ___ than Beijing Road. It’s actually the ___ street in the whole city. (narrow) 10. It is ___ in Hong Kong than in Kunming. (hot) 11. My cold is getting ___. (bad)
12. The ___ man has the ___ leisure. (busy, much) 13.I didn’t have the ___ desire to go to bed. (little) 14. Manchester is ___ from London than Oxford. (far) 15. They made ___ arrangements. (far) 16. I’ll try to make ___ mistakes in future. (few) 包含形容词比较级的句子
1. 包含形容词比较级的句子多带有一个由than引起的状语从句，表示和什么相比，从句中有些词会省略掉：
She is taller than her elder sister. 她比她姐姐高。
This book is in simpler English than the other one. 这本书的英文比另一本容易。 Life was much harder than it is today. 那时的生活比现在苦得多。 Europe has less land than Canada. 欧洲的面积比加拿大小。 They are all younger than me. 他们都比我年轻。
She knows more English than I do. 她的英语比我懂的多。 2. 有时状语从句可以省略：
The weather is warmer today. 今天天气要暖和得多。
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Are you feeling better now? 现在你感觉好一点了吗？ I’ll be more careful in future. 以后我要细心点。 Have you got a larger size? 你们有大一点的吗？
I had never seen a better film. 我没看过(比这)更好的电影。 3. 比较级前有时有一个状语修饰：
My sister is two years younger than me. 我妹妹比我小两岁。
Our room is slightly bigger than theirs. 我们的房间比他们的稍微大一点。 This car is a bit more expensive. 这辆车稍稍贵点。 You are an inch taller than Tom. 你比汤姆高一寸。
Your pronunciation is much better than mine. 你发音比我好多了。 4. 比较级的形容词还可以用在某些句型中：
Most cities in China are getting bigger and bigger. 中国大多数城市越来越大。 He read more than ten books last term. 上学期他看了十几本书。 The busier he is, the happier he feels. 他越忙越高兴。 Exercises:
I. 在空格中填入所给形容词的比较级：
1. The new buildings are much ___ than the old houses. (high) 2. You make ___ mistakes than I do. (few) 3. He looked ___ than I had expected. (strong) 4. It is ___ than I thought. (expensive)
5. It’s only 50 per cent ___ than our moon. (large) 6. Elizabeth was four minutes ___ than Jessica. (old) 7. I’m ___ at English than at geography. (bad) 8. ___ late than never. (good)
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9. Jim was ill but he is ___ now. (well) 10. The day was growing ___. (hot) 11. Be ___ next time. (careful) 12. It’s ___ under the trees. (cool) II. 把下面句子译为汉语：
1. The town has more than 7,000 people. 2. They spend more and more money on food. 3. She looked no more than sixteen. 4. I saw a tiny man, less than six inches high. 5. I found myself less and less interested in chemistry. 6. No less than a thousand people came to watch the game. 7. The weather is getting colder and colder.
8. The smaller the house is, the less it will cost to heat. 9. Tell them to come to see me ― the sooner the better. 10. I’m feeling a lot better today.
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