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Nouns and adjectivas 6 Comparatives and superlatives FORM Comparative Superlative One-syllable adjectives | older, faster oldest, fastest One-sytable adjectives | wider, nicer widest, nicest ending ine One-syllable adjectives | hottest, biggest hotter, bigger ending in one vowel + consonant Two-syltable adjectives | happier, funnier, | happiest, funniest ending in -y, er, -ow | cleverer, narrower | cleverest, narrowest Other adjectives with | more careful, more | most careful, most nvo or more syllables | interesting imeresting Irregular adjectives: | better, worse, less | best worst, least good, bad, little USE * Comparatives are used (0 compare two nouns, They are followed by than if the second noun is mentioned: Cats are cleverer than dogs, but dogs are friendlier. + Superlatives are used to compare one thing with more than one other thing They are used with the John is the youngest child in ihe cla Practice Write the comparative or superlative of the adjectives in brackets. 1 ls Wale? today than it was yesterday. (warm) 2 This is the M99, expensive dress in the shop. (expensive) 3° What's the _ mountain. in your countey? (high) 4 This car is toa small. We need to get a ...... vee one. (big) SIT WAS ThE essere music I've ever heard. (beautiful) 6 Your COMpULEL 1S oo. eeeceseeeeeeeceeeeseeeess than mine. (modern) 7 Australia is the earth’s -- vontinent. (old) 8 My sister was always than me. (pretty) 9 This year’s exam WaS eee cccceeeeceeteceesseees than last year's. (difficult) 10 This is the ... seeceuneeenetoeee PAN WE'VE Bat. (large) 7 The quali Nouns and adjectives ication of comparatives and superlatives abit alittle The chair ig | *Mttle bit) cheaper than that one. much more comfortable quite a lor a lot as nearly as is chairis | ore cheap . . This chair is | n't comfortable | 2% that ene. Wl nearly as twice/three times as i's | by far | the most expensive car in the world S| easily | the most expensive of all the cars I’ve seen. Practice Complete these sentences. the weather is much “ter £480. it usually is at this time, (warm) Bow It was by far 2 The train’s a lot... Going by car took twice 4.!¢4 49 going by train. (long) swateé time of my life, (bad) there. (fast) . all the other ways of getting 5S This exam was a bit a

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