Comparative
| She is | taller older prettier thinner | than | her friend. her sister. her sister-in-law. |
| more | beautiful | ||
| less |
Superlative
| She is | the tallest the oldest the busiest thethinnest | of all the students in her group. of all. in the Institute. |
| the most | beautiful | |
| the least |
q , , , -er, -est, : big bigger the biggest
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C. + y i+ er, est: dry drier the driest
But: gay- gayer the gayest
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| little | less | the least |
| many much | more | the most |
| old | older elder | the oldest the eldest |
| far | farther , further - 1) ; 2) , | the farthest the furthest , |
15. Write the comparative and superlative forms.
Hard, lazy, industrious, attractive, long, smart, well-dressed, thin, large, sunburned, good, slender, pale, clean, delicate, dark, old, rouged, chubby, wrinkled, bad, intelligent, young, poor, fat.
16. Complete the sentences using the positive, comparative or superlative forms.
1) She is a/an (attractive) woman than her sister.
2) This girl has (chubby) cheeks in the world.
3) He has a very (unordinary) appearance.
4) Who is (sunburned) among your friends?
5) This man has a (fleshy) nose than that one.
6) I have never seen (kind) eyes.
7) Negroes have (dark) complexion than Asians.
8) My mother is (good-looking) woman among her colleagues.
9) She has a very (curly) hair.
10) He is (tall) in the group.
17. Fill in the blanks using AS AS or SO AS.
as . as
not so as
1) This book isn't interesting that one.
2) My mother isn't tall my father.
3) This baby has chubby cheeks as his brother-twin.
4) John is talented his father.
5) Mary hasn't thick hair her best friend.
6) In his childhood he was well-fed as all other babies.
7) My sister plays the piano well her sister.
8) He wears his hair long all boys.
9) This girl didn't have good manners her mother.
10) This baby is nice an angel.
18. Read, translate and learn by heart.
the more the more
the more the less
The more we study, the more we know.
The more we know, the more we forget.
The more we forget, the less we know.
The less we know, the less we forget.
The less we forget, the more we know.
So, why study?
19. Think of one of the students in your group. Write one or two sentences to describe him or her, giving information about the appearance, figure, face, eyes, nose and hair. Read your description but dont name this person. The other students should guess who he
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