This document contains information about degrees of comparison in English including the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. It provides examples of common adjectives and adverbs used to describe various qualities like size, speed, taste, and more. It also includes examples comparing different people, animals, objects, and experiences to demonstrate the use of comparisons in sentences.
11. The Positive
Degree
The Comparative
Degree
The Superlative
Degree
beautiful more beautiful the most
beautiful
interesting more interesting the most
interesting
dangerous more dangerous the most
dangerous
13. The Positive
Degree
The Comparative
Degree
The Superlative
Degree
good better the best
bad worse the worst
little less the least
old older
elder
the oldest
the eldest
farfar fartherfarther
furtherfurther
the farthestthe farthest
the furtherthe further
15. Don’t mix up!
farther более дальний по расстоянию
further дополнительный
older старший
по
возрасту
обо всех,
кроме родственников
elder только о родственниках
the latest
последний
самый поздний, будет
продолжение
the last заключительный
28. The ... film is more interesting than
the … film.
the first film
the second film
the third film
29. I think the pear is tastier than the carrot.
But the banana is tastier than the pear.
So the banana is the tastiest.
Я думаю, что груша слаще (sweet), чем морковь.
Но банан слаще, чем груша.
И так, банан – самый сладкий.
I think the pear is sweeter than the carrot.
But the banana is tastier than the pear.
So the banana is the sweetest.
30. The first girl is sad.
The second girl is sadder.
But the third girl is the saddest of all .
31. CinderellaBelleSnowhite
Белоснежка красивая.
Белле – красивее.
Но Золушка – самая красивая из всех.
Snowhite is beautiful.
Belle is more beautiful.
But Cinderella is the most beautiful of all.
beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful
32. Good, better, the best – never rest!
Till good be better and better – the
best!
Better late, than never,
but better – never late!