Level 7 Unit 1 -
Comparatives (part 1)

Select the correct answer from the choices given

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES


We use COMPARATIVES to compare two persons or things:



ADJECTIVE or ADVERB + -ER + THAN; e.g.



Ben is SHORTER THAN Peter is.

Kathy is NICER THAN Marcy was.

A Ferrari is FASTER THAN a Ford.



Spelling rules for - ER comparatives:





Most add -ER: quieter, cheaper.

ending in -E; just add -R: larger, finer

ending in vowel + consonant; double the consonant: madder, bigger

ending in consonant + -Y; drop the -y and add -ier: busier, earlier



MORE / LESS + ADJECTIVE (of three syllables)/ ADVERB + THAN





The new office is MORE SPACIOUS THAN the old one was.

Buying a new car was LESS EXPENSIVE THAN I thought.

Gary speaks French MORE FLUENTLY THAN I do.



(NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + AS





Bob is AS TALL AS Mike is.

Sales AREN'T AS GOOD AS they were last year.

I'll finish the job AS QUICKLY AS I can.



Modifying comparatives: ALMOST as big, TWICE as nice, QUITE A BIT taller

EVEN bigger, A LITTLE more intelligent, etc.


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We use SUPERLATIVES to compare at least three things:


THE + ADJECTIVE + -EST





Peter has THE BIGGEST office in the building.

The Ritz is THE NICEST hotel in the city.



THE MOST / LEAST + ADJECTIVE (of three syllables) / -LY ADVERBS



Last year was THE LEAST PROFITABLE year of all.

What's THE MOST INTERESTING book you've read?



Modifying superlatives: the VERY largest, ONE OF the most profitable,

BY FAR the worst, the second longest, etc.


Irregular forms of adjectives:



GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
LITTLE LESS THE LEAST


Irregular forms of adverbs:



WELL BETTER THE BEST
BADLY WORSE THE WORST
FAR FARTHER THE FARTHEST
FAST FASTER THE FASTEST
SOON SOONER THE SOONEST
CLOSE CLOSER THE CLOSEST