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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Степени сравнения прилагательных. Eg. big, small, old, new,

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Степени сравнения прилагательных.
Eg. big, small, old, new, lovely, etc.

Три

степени сравнения:
The positive degree -положительная

The comparative degree -сравнительная

The superlative degree -превосходная
Превосходная степень употребляется с артиклем - the

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EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

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OTHER EXAMPLES This van is bigger than the blue car .

OTHER EXAMPLES

This van is bigger than the blue car
.

The

white bus is the biggest .
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Compare with –er and –est . Suffixes –er (comparative degree) and

Compare with –er and –est .

Suffixes –er (comparative degree) and –est

(superlative degree)
1.One syllable adjective
e.g. tall – taller – the tallest
big – bigger – the biggest

2.Two syllable adjectives ending with –y,-er,-ow,–le
e.g. happy – happier – the happiest
simple – simpler – the simplest
e.g. clever – cleverer – the cleverest
narrow – narrower -- the narrowest

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Сompare with more and most. more (больше, более) most (наибольший, самый)

Сompare with more and most.

more (больше, более) most (наибольший, самый)

My

father is a famous man.

Mart Laar is more famous than my father.

Lennart Meri is the most famous person in Estonia.

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Remember

Remember

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Use the comparative links: Than –чем e.g.Tom is older than his

Use the comparative links:

Than –чем
e.g.Tom is older than his brother Bob.
As…………..as

– такой……………..как
e.g.The fir is as tall as the birch.
Not so………..as – не такой …………….как
Not as………..as – не такой…………….как
e.g.The English textbook is not so thin as the Estonian textbook.
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You are ready to test yourself.

You are ready to test yourself.

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TEST 1

TEST 1

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TEST 2 Use correct degrees of comparison: 1.Simon is …………………………….than Susan.(young)

TEST 2

Use correct degrees of comparison:
1.Simon is …………………………….than Susan.(young)
2.Sally is

the …………………………..girl in their class. (young)
3.Mr. Green is not as…………………as Mr. Brown.(plump)
4.Paul is………………………….than his brother. (old)
5.Who is the …………………….animal in the jungle? (strong)
6.Winter is usually ……………………..than autumn.(cold)
7.The film was …………………………….than the book. (interesting)
8.I think my mother is the…………….. Mother in the world.