UNIT 5

ADJECTIVES: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

COMPARATIVE

SHORT ADJECTIVE	-er.............than	Peter is taller than Mary.
LONG ADJECTIVE	more......... than	German is more difficult than Italian.

SUPERLATIVE

SHORT ADJECTIVE	the   -est	Peter is the tallest student in the class.
LONG ADJECTIVE	the most	This is the most difficult exercise.

SPELLING

clean         cleaner          the cleanest

hot            hotter            the hottest

sunny        sunnier          the sunniest

IRREGULAR
GOOD
better .............than
The car is better than the motorbike  
the best
That film is the best.

BAD
worse..............than His brother  is worse than my sister.
the worst This is the worst book.

FAR                                                                                             

further ..............than 
London is further than Paris                             
the furthest 
Australia  is the furthest country

   

NEGATIVE COMPARISONS

not as + adjective + as

This magazine is not as interesting as your book.

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