Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.)

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Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.)

• Tom is a slow man. (adj.)
• - He is slower than John and Jane.
• - He is the slowest of all.
• Tom works slowly. (adv.)
• - Tom works more slowly than John and Jane.
• - Tom works the most slowly of all.

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Comparison

1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree

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1. ?? 1 ??????

• 1.1 ?? 1 ??????????????????????? 1 ???
  ???????????????? 1 ??? ???????? er ??????????
  ??????? est ???????????? ????
• Positive Comparison Superlative
• hot hotter hottest
• big bigger biggest
• fat fatter fattest
• wet wetter wettest

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1. ?? 1 ??????

• 1.2 ?? 1 ???????????? ??????? er ?????? adj.
  ?????????? ??????? est ?????? adj. ????????????
  ????
• Positive Comparative Superative
• warm warmer warmest
• cold colder coldest
• cheap cheaper cheapest
• thick thicker thickest
• nice nicer nicest

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2. ?? 2 ??????

• 2.1 ?? 2 ??????????????????? er, re, le, ow, y
  ??????? er ?????? adj. ?????????? ??????? est
  ?????? adj. ???????????? ????
• Positive Comparative Superative
• narrow narrower narrowest
• pretty prettier prettiest
• simple simpler simplest.
• shallow shallower shallowest

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2. ?? 2 ??????

• 2.2 ?? 2 ?????????????????????? ?????? 2.1
  ??????? more ?????? adj. ?????????? ??? the most
  ?????? adj. ???????????? ????
• Positive Comparative Superative
• peaceful more peaceful most peaceful
• serious more serous most serous
• useful more useful most useful
• patient more patient most patient
• boring more boring most boring
• bored more bored most bored

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3. ?? 3 ????????????

• ?? 3 ???????????? ??????? more ???? adj. ???????
  most ????????????
• Positive Comparative Superative
• difficult more difficult most difficult
• dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
• interesting more interesting most interesting
• delicious more delicious most delicious
• comfortable more comfortable most comfortable

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4. ?????????????????

• Positive Comparative Superative
• good/well better best
• bad/badly worse worst
• far farther/further farthest/furthest
• little less least
• much/many more most

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5. Adverb ???????? adjective ?????????? ly ??????
more ?????????? ??? most ????????????

• Positive Comparative Superative
• carefully more carefully most carefully
• slowly more slowly most slowly
• quickly more quickly most quickly
• clearly more clearly most clearly

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Exercise 1
Positive Comparative Superative
1. boring
2. inteligent
3. exciting
4. nice
5. dirty
6. friendly
7. dangerous
8. lovely
9. neatly
more boring
most boring
more inteligent
most inteligent
more exciting
most exciting
nicer
nicest
dirtier
dirtiest
friendlier
friendliest
more dangerous
most dangerous
lovelier
loveliest
more neatly
most neatly
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Positive Comparative Superative
10. quiet
11. quietly
12. sincere
13. generous
14. gentle
15. famous
16. sad
17. happy
18. effective
19. broadly
20. bright
21. smart
quieter
quietest
more quietly
most quietly
sincerer
sincerest
more generous
most generous
gentler
gentlest
more famous
most famous
sadder
saddest
happiest
happier
more effective
most effective
more broadly
most broadly
brighter
brightest
smarter
smartest
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Positive Comparative Superative
22. clear
23. isolated
24. cleaver
25. irregular
26. deep
27. shallow
28. creditable
29. crazy
30. loud
31. quick
32. warm
33. sweet
clearer
clearest
most isolated
more isolated
cleaverest
cleaverer
more irregular
most irregular
deeper
deepest
shallower
shallowest
more creditable
most creditable
crazier
craziest
louder
loudest
quicker
quickest
warmer
warmest
sweeter
sweetest
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Positive Comparative Superative
34. soft
35. sharp
36. smooth
37. cheerful
38. good
39. rough
40. roughly
41. well
42. badly
43. far
44. many
45. little
softest
softer
sharpest
sharper
smoother
smoothest
more cheerful
most cheerful
best
better
rougher
roughest
more roughly
most roughest
better
best
worse
worst
farther/further
farthest/furthest
more
most
less
least
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Positive Comparative Superative
46. low
47. dark
48. large
49. cruel
50. common
lower
lowest
darker
darkest
larger
largest
most cruel
more cruel
more common
most common
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Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.)

• Slow - slowly
• Quick - quickly
• Happy - happily
• Polite - politely
• Easy - easily
• Fluent - fluently
• Clear - clearly
• Beautiful - beautifully
• Careful - carefully

• Good - well
• Much/many / little/few
• Fast
• Far
• Long
• Hard
• Early
• Late
• Soon
• high

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Exercise 3 Comparative

1. Helen always goes to school much earlier than her
   sister.
2. Adam talks more confidently than Edward.
3. Alison rides a bicycle more carelessly than
   Edward.
4. John speaks Thai worse than Simon.
5. Charles always works more rapidly than Robert.

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6. My television is older than yours. 7. Sue is
fatter than Sharon. 8. Frank is naughtier than
George. 9. Kevin acted more wisely than his
brother. 10. An old man is clumsier than a young
man. 11. An old man walks more clumsily than a
young man. 12. Miss Peterson speaks more politely
than Miss Brown. 13. Diana is friendlier than
Mark.
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14. Helens looks sincerer than Julia. 15. Miss
King explained the lesson more clearly than Miss
White. 16. John walked more confidently than
Neil. 17. Jennifer looks happier than
Deborah. 18. Graham usually goes to church more
regularly. 19. Thomas works harder than
Brian. 20. Bangkok has more pollution than
Chiengrai.
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21. Tracys car is more expensive than
Neils. 22. This iron ruler is shorter than that
plastic ruler. 23. A documentary is more boring
than a play. 24. An elephant runs more slowly
than a horse. 25. An elephant is slower than a
horse. 26. A manda always enjoys a play more than
a film.
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27. Edward speaks more seriously than George. 28.
Sue thinks more sensibly than Angela. 29. Karen
looks sadder than Sally. 30. Sharon speaks more
sadly than Sally. 31. Graham presented his
project more confidently than I expected. 32.
Clare can use computer more fluently than
Angela. 33. A rose is more beautiful than a lily.
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34. Elizabeth looks more attractive than
Theresa. 35. Charles is more handsome than
Martin. 36. Margaret is prettier than
Dorothy. 37. This photograph is clearer than that
one. 38. Stuarts work is worse than Kevins. 39.
Stuart played chess worse than John. 40. Julia is
lazier than Mark.
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Exercise 4 Superative

1. Deborah is the smartest of all the girls in our
   group.
2. This hotel is the most expensive hotel in this
   city.
3. The Johnson is the richest family in this town.
4. This town is the dirtiest in the world.
5. Is this shirt the cheapest in this shop?
6. James drives a car the most carefully in my
   family.

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7. Steaven is the smartest in our class. 8. Henry
is the most ambitious boy in our school. 9.
Angela sang the saddest song of all the girls
yesterday. 10. Mark is the tallest of the four
boys. 11. Tracy is the most charming of the five
girls. 12. Paul is the most diligent of all. 13.
This is the shortest way to the airport.
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14. This is the highest mountain in
Chiangrai. 15. Angela is the smartest student in
our class. 16. The snake is the most poisonous of
all the animals. 17. Paul is the naugtiest of all
the five. 18. Sue dressed the most beautifully of
all the woman in the party. 19. This exercise is
the easiest in this exercise book.
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20. Of the three men, Richard is the
strongest. 21. Tracy speaks the most rapidly of
all. 22. This room is the most comfortable in
this house. 23. An airplane is the fastest of all
the vehicles. 24. Of all the students, George is
the most popular. 25. This book is the oldest of
all the books in this library.
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26. Jason is the best player in this team. 27.
Phillip walks the most quietly of all. 28. This
oven is the newest in this kitchen. 29. Patrick
spoke the most wisely of all the speaker. 30.
This road is the norrowest in this town. 31. This
is the most expensive watch which I own. 32.
Which continent is the biggest?
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33. Bill speaks French the best of anyone in my
family. 34. Neil speaks Thai the most fluently of
anyone in our group. 35. Linda presented an
article the most confidently of all the
participants. 36. Tracy is the shiest of all the
girls in my class. 37. This puppy is the
loveliest of the three puppies. 38. Is this
building the oldest in this town?
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39. Is a peacock the most beautiful? 40.
Mathematics is the most complicated of all
subjects which I have studied.
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as...as / so...as

• as adj./adv. as
• - This temple is as beautiful as that temple.
• - The red album is as expensive as the pink
  album.
• - Sue is as cleaver as Anne.
• not so adj./adv. as
• - Henry isnt so fat as his brother.
• - Ben doesnt swim so quickly as James.
• - Don doesnt speak so politely as Jack.

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Exercise 2 so...as/as...as

1. Bill works as carefully as Barbara.
2. This directory is as old as that directory.
3. This bread isnt so soft as that bread.
4. Pam sings as sweetly as Pat.
5. James cooks as well as his sister.
6. Angela doesnt dress so beautifully as Diana.
7. This playe isnt so clean as that plate.
8. Sues house is as big as Clares.
9. Davids dog is as fierce as John.

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10. Your room isnt so wide as mine. 11. This
watch isnt so modern as that watch. 12. Deborah
is as ambitious as Alison. 13. Roger drives a car
as carelessly as Henry. 14. The small television
is as good as the big one. 15. James fights as
bravely as Kevin. 16. Brians daughter looks as
charming as Simons daughter. 17. Sharon walks as
quickly as Barbara.
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18. Sarah speaks French as well as Jason. 19.
Anne doesnt speak Thai so well as Tom. 20. Roger
doesnt work so hard as George. 21. Diana isnt
so attractive as Tracy. 22. Bill is as inteligent
as John. 23. Amanda speaks as politely as
Elizabeth. 24. Simon goes to the theatre as
frequently as Roger. 25. This exercise is as
difficult as that exercise.
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26. Peter works as slowly as James. 27. Paul
doesnt speak English so clearly as Henry. 28.
Stuart gets up as early as his brother. 29. My
son plays as happily as yours. 30. Anne doesnt
run so quickly as Dorothy. 31. Paul didnt work
so well as Peter. 32. My aunt is as old as my
uncle. 33. Martin cant run so fast as Jason.
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34. Chiengmai is as big as Bangkok. 35. This pen
looks as expensive as that pen. 36. My
grandmother doesnt look so generous as
yours. 37. A snake is as dangerous as a
tiger. 38. Sarah isnt so popular as Amanda. 39.
Father drives a car as carefully as mother. 40.
Geometry isnt so difficult as mathematics.
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41. Clare sings as beautifully as David. 42.
Julia is as lovely as Helen. 43. This football
team plays as badly as that football team. 44. My
daughter speaks as wisely as my son. 45. Alison
doesnt speak so much as Mark. 46. Yoko speaks
French as well as Robert. 47. This film isnt so
interesting as that one.
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48. Anne plays table-tennis as well as
Catherine. 49. Kevin talks as politely as
Neil. 50. Barbara doesnt walk so slowly as
Jennifer.
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Exercise 5 Comparison

1. Pam plays volleyball as well as Jane.
2. My house is smaller than yours.
3. The red radio looks better than the black one.
4. Fewer guests came to the party last night.
5. A cat isnt so cleaver as a dog.
6. Henry is the best friend in my life.
7. Is Jim the richest man in this village?

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8. The lamp on the desk is more expensive than
the lamp near the bed. 9. Bill is lazier than
Tony. 10. Does Chiangrai have as bad weather as
Bangkok? 11. Dorothy wasnt so happy as
Linda. 12. A young girl walks more slowly than an
old woman. 13. Graham is the most inteligent
student in this class.
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14. Stuart told the story more funnily than his
mother. 15. Diana is the most charming woman I
have seen. 16. Paul works the most slowly of all
the six workmen. 17. Roger works harder than
George. 18. John is bigger than Julia. 19. Karen
is as attractive as Judy. 20. Candle in the Wind
is the saddest song I have heard.
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21. Frank is the most important person in this
conferences. 22. A dolphin is the cleaverest fish
in the world. 23. Catherine rides the bicycle
better than her brother. 24. My friend explains
mathematics more clearly than a teacher. 25. I do
homework more quickly than my elder sister.
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26. Jason cleaned the floor worse than Clare. 27.
This village is the most peaceful in this
town. 28. My mother sews the blouse more neatly
than a dressmaker. 29. Sue plays squash the worst
of all the four girls. 30. The chair in a bed
room is stronger than the chair in a dining
room. 31. Brian is the clumsiest boy in my family.
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32. Brian walks more clumsily than his little
brother. 33. An oyster is the most delicious of
all the shellfish. 34. John is friendlier than
Anne. 35. Is a farmer poorer than a
fisherman? 36. Betty is the most patient of all
the three girls. 37. Of all the workers, Tom
works the most patiently.
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38. Amanda is more popular than Barbara. 39. Silk
is more valuable than linen. 40. A cake is more
delicious than a cookie.
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• Exercise 5
• My house is smaller than yours.
• The red radio looks better than the black one.
• Fewer guests came to the party last night.
• Henrry is the best friend in my life.
• Is Jim the richest man in this village?
• The lamb on the desk is more expensive than the
  lamb near the bed.

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7. Bill is lazier than Tony. 8. A young girl
walks more slowly than an old woman. 9. Graham is
the most intelligent student in this class. 10.
Stuart told the story more funnily than his
mother. 11. Diana is the most charming woman I
have seen. 12. Paul works the most slowly of all
six workmen.
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13. Roger works harder than George. 14. John is
bigger than Julia. 15. Candle in the Wind is the
saddest song I have heard. 16. Frank is the most
important person in this conferences. 17. A
dolphin is the cleaverest fishe in the world. 18.
Catherine rides the bicycle better than her
brother.
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19. My friend explains mathematics more clearly
than a teacher. 20. I do homework more quickly
than my elder sister. 21. Jason cleaned the floor
worse than Clare. 22. This village is the most
peaceful in this town. 23. My mother sews the
blouse more neatly than a dressmaker. 24. Sue
plays squash the worst of all four girls.
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25. The chair in a bedroom is stronger than the
chair in a dining room. 26. Brian is the
clumsiest boy in my family. 27. Brian walks more
clumsy than his little brother. 28. An oyster is
the most delicious of all the shellfish. 29. John
is friendlier than Anne. 30. Is a farmer poorer
than a fisherman.