比较级comparative degree 在英语中通常用下列方式表示的词：在形容词或副词前加more(如more natural,more clearly )或加后缀-er(newer,sooner )。

典型的是指形容词或副词所表示的质、量或关系的增加。

英语句子中，将比较两个主体的方法叫做“比较句型”。

其中，像“A比B更……”的表达方式称为比较级。

组成句子的方式是将形容词或副词变化成比较级的形态。

比较级的构成一、形容词级的构成 1. 单音节形容词的比较级以及以-ly, -er, -ow结尾的形容词在词尾加-er；以e结尾的形容词在词尾直接加-r构成，重读闭音节双写末位字母再加er。

dark→darker; quick→quicker; ; clever→cleverer; simple→simpler; narrow→narrower。

2. 多音节形容词的比较级在其前加more构成。

important→more important; beautiful→more beautiful。

3. 表语形容词以及由分词变来的形容词，在其前加more构成。

afraid →more afraid; interesting→more interesting; pleased→more pleased。

4. 少数形容词的比较级是不规则的。

good/well→better; bad/ill→worse; far→farther / further;much/many→more;little→less 5.以辅音加y结尾的，把y变i，加er。

early→earlier;funny→funnier编辑本段基本句型原级比较1. 由“．．．as + 形容词+ as．．．”或“．．．as + 形容词+ 名词+ as．．．”构成。

My grandpa is as energetic as a young man. Exercise is as useful a way as any other to lose unwanted weight. I try to find as much information as I can about what happened.2. 由“．．．not so (as) + 形容词+ as．．．”或“．．．not so (as) + 形容词+ 名词+ as．．．”构成。

Luckily the weather was not so wet as it is today.不同级比较1. 由“……形容词比较级+ than．．．”构成。

He is more concerned about others than about himself.2. 由“．．．many / much more + 可数/ 不可数名词+ than．．．”My friend earned much more money than I did last year.编辑本段特殊句型1.表示“越来越……”的意思: “比较级+ and + 比较级”或“more and more / less and less + 原级”结构，与这类结构搭配的常用动词有grow, get, become等。

She felt herself becoming more and more nervous. As the winter is drawing near, it's getting colder and colder.2.表示两者之间更···the + 比较级+ of thetwo + 名词。

Jane is the taller of the two children in our family. 3. 表示“越……，越……”:“the + 比较级……，the + 比较级……”，The more magazines you sell, the more money you will get. 4. “否定+ 比较级”相当于最高级。

—Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you? — I couldn't agree more. The idea sounds great to me. 5. “a + 比较级+ 名词（than．．．）”结构常出现在以never构成的完成时态的动词后面。

How beautifully she sings！I have never heard a better voice. 6. 倍数表示法：．．．times as + 形容词原级+ as．．．；．．．times + 形容词比较级+ than．．．；．．．times the + 性质名词+ of．．．。

The dining hall is three times as large as that one. The dining hall is three times larger than that one. The dining hall is three times the size of that one.编辑本段注意事项1. 为了避免重复, 常用the one代替单数可数名词, the ones, those 代替复数名词, that 代替单数或不可数名词。

2. 当比较对象属于同一范围时，需使用other 来排除自身，否则会造成与自身相比较的矛盾。

Canada is larger than any other country in North America.3. “no + 形容词的比较级+ than”结构表达对两者均否定。

Don't be proud so early. You are no better than me．4. 比较级前面可以用even, still, yet , any, much, a little, a lot, by far等修饰语用以加强语气或表示比较程度。

To tell you the truth, my boyfriend is much older than me.编辑本段考题思路根据句中的关键词答题1. The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here ______. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest 【解析】答案选B。

做此题的关键词是new，即把“新来的学生”与“早些时候呆在这儿的学生”进行比较。

全句意为：新来的这群学生比早些时候呆在这儿的那些学生表现得更好些。

2. —Do you need any help, Lucy? —Yes, the job is ______ I could do myself.A. less thanB. more thanC. no more thanD. not more than 【解析】答案选B。

做此题要抓的关键词是yes，由于答话者对问话者的“你需要帮助吗？”作了肯定回答，说明答话者独自完成工作有困难，故填more than。

3. Of the two coats, I’d choose the ______ one to spare some money for a book. A. cheapest B. cheaper C. more expensive D. most expensive 【解析】答案选B。

关键词是句中的two，因是两者比较，故用比较级，可将答案锁定在B和C之间；再根据句意，排除C。

通过分析的隐含意思答题1. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ”But there is ______ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” A. some B. much C. more D. most 【解析】答案选C。

这道题出得非常巧妙，句中既没有显示比较级的关键词，也没有暗示用比较级的than。

而是将“Love me, love my dog”与“Love me, love my book”两句进行比较，要求考生根据这两句话的内容确定哪句话更有wisdom。

2. With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ______ service for passengers. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 【解析】答案选B。

句子大意为：由于铁路提速了，所以高速公路和航空业要提高服务质量来竞争客源。

因将“高速公路和航空”与“铁路”比较，故用比较级。

3. The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted ______ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while. A. good B. better C. best D. well 【解析】B。

题目中将“放入冰箱中冷冻”与“不放入冰箱中冷冻”作比较，故用比较级。

句意为：史密斯家人晚餐时上的甜瓜若能放入冰箱中冷冻一下味道会更好些。

4. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his ______ one. A. better-known B. well-known C. best-known D. most-known 【解析】C。

因为是从他所写的所有歌中选出一首来比较，故用最高级。

根据相关的修饰关系答题1. After two years’ research, we now have a ______ better understanding of the disease. A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite 【解析】B。

这四个副词中，通常只有far可用于修饰比较。

注：quite有时也可用于修饰比较better，但它只用于表示“身体康复”，不用于其他意义。

2. Work gets done ______ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too. A. easily B. very easy C. more easily D. easier 【解析】C。