et 45 Comparison of adjectives Sesn JBWLUeID 94 A Sample sentences Working in a factory is move dangerous than working in a chemical laboratory. Theres a higher risk of accidents in a factory than in a chemical laboratory. Flammatle materials have a lower flash point and must he handled with more care. A bipolar transistor is the most common farsa of transistor. A bit is the smallest unit of binary dats, Form Many aijetives have three forms’ positive, comparative and superlative. (positive adjective) Burton's juciory is noisier than Manson's. (conperattee adjective) Manson's fctory is Dentuun’s factory fs the nolslest, (superlative adjective) 1. I the positive adjective has one syllable, we form the comparative by addin superlative by adding -est erand the positive comparauive superledive safe safer safest clean cleaner cleanest If we compare two objects, we use than in Ue comparison: Burton's factory is noisier thu Manson's. If we compare more than tivo objects, we use the in the superlative Denham's factory is the notsiest 2. If the positive adjective has two syllables and endsin -y, -ow or Le, we form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est: positive comparative superducive healthy heatthier= healthiest honuw anower narrowest ‘simple simpler simplest In two syllable adjectives ending in-y, the -y changes toi in Lhe comparative and the superlath 3. For other adjectives with two syllables or moee, we form the comparative with more and the superlative with most: positive compurative superlative dangerous more dangerous most dangerous flammable mote flammebie most flammable 4 Theres a sinall group of adjectives with ieregular comparative and suyerlative forms: positive ‘good bad Title much’ far comparative better worse less. more farther/turthest superlative best worst least most farthest/furthest Uses 1 I we compare two objects, we use than in the comparison: PV's today are smaller than ever before 2. If-we compare more then evo objects, we use the in the superlative: Today we have the cheapest andthe mast reliable electronic applamees,I 1 Complete the table. ade ive ‘comparative supertative accurate ‘more accurate the most aceurete pure stable hard heavy thin 2 5 3 3 a s & 8 far impractical bad 2 five of the sentences below contain a mistake. Find the mistake and correctit, 1. This sik fabric is the best quality we produce, 2 Following the fire, many more people have been affected by smoke as we had originally thought. 3 Pollution of the ground is most serious in arve A than in ar B. 4 Please wear ear protection because it's noisier here than inthe other areas. 5 The locked cabinet contains some of most polsenous chemicals there are, © That was the loudest explosion I've ever heard, ‘These chemicals should be kept in good containers than these, 8 Sending the goods by air is certainly the most quick bat Us also the most expensive, 3° Use the information from the table to complete the sentences below. Tength of span Bridge Type of bridge in metres Boil Humber Bridge, England suspension 4440 1984 Golden Gate Bridge, USA suspension 1280 1937 Verrazano Narrows, USA suspension 1298 1984 Quebec Bridge, Canada cantilever 549 1917 Firth of Forth Railway Bridge, Scotland cantilever 524, 1890 ‘Commodore Joha Barry, USA cantilever son 1974 New River Gorge, USA steel arch 51s 1981. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia steel arch 509 1932 ‘The Humber Bridge is the (a) (long) bridge listed in the table above. eis (b)_ (long) than the Golien Gate Belge in the USA butt isn't as (0) wu (old). The Verrazano Narrows Beidge in the USA is (d) __ (new) than the Golden Gate Bridge but(e)__ (old) than the Humber Bridge. The(f)________ (long) cantilever bri ‘Quebec Bridge in Canada, Ieis 28 meires (g)__ (Gong) than the Firth of Forth Railway Bridge dn Scolland which is over 110 years (hj __ (old). The ti (new) cantilever bridge is the Commodore John Barry which is also thet) Ghort). The Sydney Harbour Bridge is Co — (short) and (__(old) than the New River Gorge 9»