Comparatives and Superlatives 比较级和最高级一、形容词比较级和最高级的规则其它不规则的变化:二、形容词比较级基本用法1、定义:两个人或物之间的比较。
表示“较……”或“更……一些”。
标志词:than (比)eg: Cats are more lovely than other animals.2、与than搭配的词语形式(1)名词/代词He is older than me.(2) 动名词/从句Skiing is more exciting than skating.(3) 状语/动词/形容词3、形容词/副词比较级前的修饰语(1)much/a lot/ a bit/ a little/ slightlyShe is feeling a lot/much better today.(2) any/ no/ even/ some/ stillDo you feel any better today?She is no older than mike.(3) 数词My sister is ten years younger than me.4、比较级的特殊搭配1)“比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”eg: He becomes fatter and fatter. 他越来越胖了。
2)“The +比较级…,the +比较级”表示“越……,越……”eg:The busier he is ,the happier he feels他越忙就越高兴。
The more ,the better.3)表示两者中”较……“时,用the + 形容词比较级+ of 短语来表达。
eg: He is the taller of the two.4)the more… the more…he harder you worker, the greater you will make.5)more B than A = less A than BHe is more lazy than slow at his work= he is less slow than lazy at his work.6)not so much… as…与其说不如是7)no/not any more… than…两个都不(neither)No/ not any less… than…8)More than 不仅仅是Less than 不到No less than 不少于9)more or less 差不多The work is more or less finished.10)As+形容词/副词原级+as… (与…一样)not as(so)…as(与…不一样)中间用原级。
eg: The story is as interesting as that one.11)表示倍数的词或其他程度副词做修饰语,放在as的前面She can read twice as fast as you do.12)1、比较级与最高级可以转换,意思不变。
如:She is taller than any other girl in Class5.She is the tallest girl in Class5.2、当某一事物与其它事物作比较时,被比较事物中不能包括本身。
如:Shanghai is larger than any city in Hubei.3、如果比较对象相同,可用that\those代替第二个比较对象。
如:The weather in Shanghai is better than that in Wuhan.4、如果主语是物主代词+名词,那么后面要用名词性物主代词.eg: His shirt is more expensive than mine.三、最高级的用法1、定义:三个或三个以上的人或物之间的比较。
表示“最……”的意思。
2、常见用法:the+最高级+比较范围”结构。
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.3、标志词:(1) in+大范围,(2) over(3) among(4) of all, of +the+具体的数字4、特殊用法(1)序数词通常只修饰最高级Canada is the second largest country in the world.(2)最高级的意义有时能用比较级表示出来比较级+than+any other+单数名词(有other 强调在同一范围之内)①He is heavier than any other student in his class. =He is the heaviest student in his class.Mike is the most intelligent in his class.= Mike is more intelligent than any other students in his class.(3)(4)不用比较级和最高级的形容词注意:在一定的上下文中,形容词最高级后面的名词可省去处eg: He is the youngest in the class.—6. 当形容词最高级有形容词性的物主代词或名词所有格修饰时,最高级前的定冠词the 省略。
e.g. Linda is my sister’s best friend.练一练一、写出下列形容词的比较级和最高级1. old ______ ________2. busy _________ __________3. thin ________ ________4. many _________ __________5. slow ________ _______6. delicious _________ _________二、选择正确的答案1. Bob never does his homework_____ Mary. He makes lots of mistakes.A. so careful asB. as carefully asC. carefully asD. as careful as2.Now air in our town is ____ than it used to be. Something must be done to it.A. very goodB. much betterC. rather thanD. even worse3. I feel __ better than yesterday. A. more B. very C. much D. far4. China has a large population人口than __ in the world.A. all the countriesB. every countryC. any countryD. any other country7.This ring looks __ and__ sells__.A. well, wellB. good, niceC. nice, goodD. nice, well10.I didn’t go shopping yesterday.He didn’t __.A. soB. eitherC. too C. neither11.___ delicious the food is!A.How B . how a C. What D. What a12. What animal do like ___? I like all kinds of animals.—A. betterB. bestC. veryD. well13.Hainan is a very large island岛屿. It’s the second__ island in China.rgeB. largerC. largestD. most large15.A horse is __ than a dog.A.much heavyB.more heavierC.much heavierD.more heavy三.用所给词的恰当形式填空。
1.Which is _______ (big) ,the sun,the moon or the earth?2.Which is ______ (beautiful),the black coat or the blue one?3.This mooncake is ____ (cheap) of all.4.He is _______ (strong) in the class.(四)翻译句子:1.你的问题是两个中比较难的那个。
Your question is _______ ______ ______ of two.2.你游泳没有你弟弟好。
You can’t swim _____ _____ _____ your brother. 3.今天比昨天冷的多。
It is _____ ______ today______ it was yesterday.5.他比我大两岁。
He is _____ ______ ______ than I.6所有铅笔中这支铅笔最长。
The pencil is _____ _____ ______ _________.7、在学校里我们英语老师最忙。
Our English teacher is ____ _______ in our school.8、这个问题太容易了,大家都能回答。
The question is ______ _______.Everyone can answer it.9、黄河是中国第二长河。
The Yellow River is ______ ______ ______ river in China.10、梅梅的帽子比苗苗的新。
Meimei’s hat is _______ ______ ________.—。