M AKING C OMPARISONS

Who is the best singer for you?

Who is the strongest in your class?

What is the most interesting film for you?

Small - smaller - the smallest

Fast - faster - the fastest

Tall - taller - the tallest

О ДНОСЛОЖНЫЕ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ Образуют сравнительную степень с помощью суффикса –er; Образуют превосходную степень с помощью артикля the и суффикса – est Small – smaller – the smallest Fast – faster – the fastest Tall – taller – the tallest

Happy – happier – the happiest

Funny – funnier – the funniest

О ДНОСЛОЖНЫЕ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ ОКАНЧИВАЮЩИЕСЯ НА Y В сравнительной и превосходной степени меняют Y на i Happy – happier – the happiest Funny – funnier – the funniest

Big - bigger - the biggest

Slim – slimmer – the slimmest

Red - redder - the reddest

В ОДНОСЛОЖНЫХ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ После краткого гласного удваивается согласная Big – bigger – the biggest Slim – slimmer – the slimmest Red- redder – the reddest

Furious – more furious – the most furious

Dangerous – more dangerous – the most dangerous

Expensive – more expensive – the most expensive

М НОГОСЛОЖНЫЕ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ Образуют сравнительную степень с помощью слова more Образуют превосходную степень с помощью The most Furious – more furious – the most furious Dangerous – more dangerous – the most dangerous Expensive – more expensive – the most expensive

E XCEPTIONS : Good – better – the best Bad – worse – the worst Far – further – the furthest (время) Far – farther – the farthest (расстояние) much/many – more – the most Little – less – the least

Hockey is just as exciting as football. =

Trains are not so fast as planes. =

Чтобы показать, что предметы равны по качеству, мы используем конструкцию as …. as Чтобы показать, что предметы не равны по качеству, мы используем конструкцию not so…..as

Fast, slow Is a turtle as fast as a hare? turtle hare cheetah

warm, cold, beautiful wintersummer spring autumn

strong

difficult, easy, interesting mathematics Russian English mathematics

quiet, active, exciting, boring

as wise as an owl

as hungry as a wolf

as busy as a bee

as happy as a lark

as slow as a tortoise

as quick as a fox