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5 The rain has been pouringdown all day, so I chose to stay Adjectives with three or more syllables
indoors.
adjective comparative superlative
6 They haven’t mastered Chinese,but they can experienced more experienced most experienced
communicate at a basic level. That’s an incredible
achievement! inconvenient more inconvenient most inconvenient
7 They have browsed for jobsin sport management for over Note:
four hours and still haven’t found anything. Adjectives with two syllables,ending in -y, replace they with /: '
easy easier easiest
8 I have gone to the weightlifting session every weekend for happy happier happiest
years.
These very common adjectives have irregular comparative and
superlative forms.
O Make sentences with either the present perfect simple or
continuous. adjective comparative superlative
1 Scientists / discover / vaccines / to cure / many fatal good better best
illnesses. bad worse worst
2 He / not put / his recent qualifications on his CV / yet. little less least
3 Wake up! You / sleep for / over two hours now. much more most
far further / farther furthest / farthest
4 I'm not surprised you’rethirsty / because / asusual / not /
drink enough / during your run. Use:
5 She / know him / since / he was a small child. • Comparative adjectives compare differences between two
nouns.Sentences have the followingstructure:
6 It snow / heavily / all morning / and as a result / the roads
/ are slippery now. noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than +
noun (object)
My SUV is more reliable than your jeep.
• Superlative adjectives compare one noun to a group of
nouns.

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(object)
The form of comparatives and superlatives depends on the His flat is the most luxurious home on the estate.
number of syllables in the original adjective or adverb.
• To say two things are the same,use:
One-syllable adjectives as + adjective + as
She finds physics as challenging as maths.
adjective comparative superlative (= She finds both subjects equally challenging.)
high higher highest • To say that one thing is less than another,use:
small smaller smallest not so/ as + adjective + as
The party’s majority in Parliament is not so/as big as it was.
Adjectives ending in a single consonant
• To say that one thing is more or less than another, use:
adjective comparative superlative less/ least + adjective
This coat is less expensive than the other one.
fat fatter fattest This is the least expensive coat in the shop.
sad sadder saddest
• These adverbs form irregular comparisons:
Adjectives with two syllables well - better - best badly - worse - worst
• To say that we do one thingthe same as another person, use:
adjective comparative superlative
as + adverb + as
clever cleverer / cleverest / She dresses as elegantly as a fashion model.
more clever most clever
• To say that we do one thingdifferently from another person,
narrow narrower / narrowest / use:
more narrow most narrow
not so/ as + adverb + as
He doesn’t adapt to new situations as rapidly as his peers.

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