COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 1. COMPARATIVES - WITH -er: - one syllable words (i.e.

Fast - faster) - two-syllable words ending in -y (i.e. Early - earlier) IMP. words ending in -e add only -r (i.e. Late later) - WITH ore or less:

- ot!er two-syllable words (i.e. More odern) - words of ore t!an two syllables (i.e. More interesting) W"#$% WITH & P"%%I'ILITIE%: so e two-syllable words are (sed wit! eit!er er or narrow+ si -le) ore (i.e. )le*er+ ,o on+

I##E./L0# )"MP0#0TI1E%: elder ,annot be (sed to a2e a ,o -arison T!is is y elder sister f(rt!er3fart!er eaning ore far How (,! f(rt!er3fart!er do we !a*e to go4 F(rt!er eaning ore I ,an5t really ad*ise yo( any f(rt!er. .ood better best 'ad worse worst )"MP0#0TI1E% WITH 0$1E#'% T!ey are nor ally ade wit! ore and less ( ore 6(i,2ly less ,aref(lly) %o e ad*erbs (not for ed fro ad7e,ti*es) !a*e a ,o -arati*e wit! -er (i.e. Faster+ !arder) M08I9. )"MP0#I%"9% wit! TH09 food !ere is ore e:-ensi*e t!an I t!o(g!t wit! 9"T 0%3%" ;. 0% 'eing a tea,!er is not as interesting as being a translator. Wit! </%T 0% ; 0% Li*ing in t!e ,o(ntry is 7(st as e:-ensi*e as li*ing in London. M08I9. )"MP0#I%"9% %T#"9.E# we ,an (se t!ese words: M/)H F0# 0 L"T 0 LITTLE (i.e. T!is boo2 is (,!3far3a lot3a little ore e:-ensi*e)

2. SUPERLATIVES THE= F"LL"W THE %0ME #/LE%: t!e latest t!e earliest t!e ost odern

EXERCISES: 1. Put one suitable o!" in ea#$ s%a#e:

My brot!er is two years older ........................ e T!e train ta2es 7(st .................. long as t!e b(s. I>*e ne*er tasted s(,! deli,io(s a--les ......................... t!ese. I t!o(g!t t!e se,ond !otel we stayed in was ............... ore friendly. /nfort(nately we are ................. well-off t!an we (sed to be. Marion doesn>t feel so !a--y t!ere ...................... s!e did at first. $o yo( t!in2 yo( ,o(ld a2e a ............. less noise4 T!ese e:er,ises see to getting !arder and .......................... <ean doesn>t need as (,! !el- as Harry ....................... $a*id didn>t en7oy t!e at,! as (,! as I ...............

2. Re !ite ea#$ senten#e be&innin& as s$o n' so t$at t$e (eanin& sta)s t$e sa(e. <ill ,an r(n faster t!an Peter. Peter ... I t!o(g!t t!is 7o(rney wo(ld last longer t!an it did. T!is 7o(rney didn>t ... I didn>t arri*e as early as I e:-e,ted. I arri*ed ... =o( are wor2ing too slowly. =o(>ll !a*e to ... I !a*e a brot!er w!o is older t!an I !a*e an ... e. was ore interesting.

Martin t!o(g!t t!e se,ond -art of t!e fil Martin didn>t t!in2 t!e first ... Pa(la>s wor2 is less ,aref(l t!an before. Pa(la !as been wor2ing ...

T!ere aren>t any trains earlier t!an t!is one. T!is is ... 0ll ot!er -(bs are f(rt!er away. T!is -(b ... Is t!is t!e best -ri,e yo( ,an offer4 )an>t yo( ...

*. Co(%lete ea#$ senten#e b) #$oosin& t$e (ost suitable -

o!" o! %$!ase:

I really t!in2 t!at a-ologising is ................. yo( ,an do. a. not as (,! as b. 0 little ,. T!e least d. 0s far as I ,an>t stand t!is weat!er. It>s getting ... a. ore and ore b. Worse and worse ,. )oldest and ,oldest f(rt!er 0lt!o(g! 'renda ,a e last+ e*eryone agreed s!e !ad ......... !er best. a. done b. Made ,. Had d. .ot I wis! )!arles wor2ed as !ard as Mary. a. did b. )an ,. Will d. $oes. d. F(rt!er and

T!e ore yo( water t!is -lant+ t!e .......... it will grow. a. best b. Tall ,. Wetter d. Faster Fro now on+ we won>t be able to go o(t as (,! as we ... a. were b. Had ,. /sed to d. Will I>*e ne*er owned ............ inde-endent ,at as t!is one. a. a ore t!an b. %(,! an ,. 0 so d. 0s (,! an

'rian !as been wor2ing ................. sin,e !e was -ro oted. a. (,! !arder b. 0s !arder ,. <(st as !ardly d. More !ardly. I>*e been feeling ................ lately+ do,tor. a. s(,! a b. T!e ost ,. More and ore d. M(,! d. 0 lot it$ t$e lette! &i,en:

T!is e:er,ise will gi*e (s ............. -ra,ti,e. a. fart!er b. M(,! ore ,. 0s better o!" in ea#$ s%a#e' be&innin&

+. Put one suitable -

Is Willia feeling any b.................... today4 E*eryone ate a lot+ b(t )!ris ate t!e ..................... W!at>s t!e l................... news abo(t t!e sit(ation in India4 I>d feel a lot !.................... if yo( let e !el-. .ra!a !as been sin2ing d....................... into debt lately. It>s ?@ degrees todayA It (st be t!e !................... day so far t!is year. "nly BC@4 Is t!at all4 "! well+ it>s b................ t!an not!ing. I>ll !a*e to wait a f..................... two ont!s before I get y -ro otion. #(t! wore !er b.................... dress to !er sister>s wedding. Harry !as got o*er t!e w......................... of !is ,old.

-. Re !ite ea#$ senten#e' be&innin& as s$o n' so t$at t$e (eanin& sta)s t$e sa(e: - T!at>s t!e best eal I>*e e*er eaten. I>*e ne*er eaten Fis! and eat are t!e sa e -ri,e in so e ,o(ntries. Fis! ,ost 7(st I>*e ne*er en7oyed I>*e ne*er !ad yself so (,!.

If yo( r(n a lot+ yo( will get fitter. T!e ore T!e do,tor ,an>t see yo( earlier t!an Wednesday I> Wednesday I I (st !a*e a rest. I ,an>t wal2 any (st !a*e a rest. I ,an>t go (,! ore. ore e:-ensi*e. afraid.

Ho e ,o -(ters (sed to be Ho e ,o -(ters aren>t I don>t 2now as %(e 2nows

(,! Italian as %(e does.

I t!o(g!t t!at learning to dri*e wo(ld be diffi,(lt+ b(t it isn>t Learning to dri*e is 'arbara ,an s2ate 7(st as well as <o!n ,an. <o!n isn>t

.. Re !ite ea#$ senten#e so t$at it #ontains t$e o!" &i,en in #a%itals' an" so t$at t$e (eanin& sta)s t$e sa(e. T$e o!" #annot be #$an&e" in an) a).

=o(r ,ar was ,!ea-er t!an ine. COST Your car _____________________________________ did. I> not as good at at!s as yo( are. /ETTER You _________________________________________ I am. 8eit! is slig!tly taller t!an 9igel. LITTLE Keith ________________________________________ Nigel. 'ill was growing angrier all t!e ti e. AND Bill _________________________________________ angrier. %ally tried as !ard as s!e ,o(ld. DID Sally ________________________________________ best. I t!o(g!t t!is fil wo(ld be better. AS This film ____________________________________ I expected. T!is is t!e b( -iest road I>*e e*er dri*en alongA SUC0 I' e ne er ____________________________________ road. W!en yo( eat a lot+ yo( get fat. MORE The _________________________________________ you get. .eorge said !e ,o(ldn>t do any better COULD !eorge said it__________________________________ do. T!is year>s e:a and last year>s e:a were e6(ally diffi,(lt. 1UST This year's exam ____________________________ last year's exam.

2. Loo3 #a!e4ull) at ea#$ line. So(e lines a!e #o!!e#t' but so(e $a,e a o!" $i#$ s$oul" not be t$e!e. Ti#3 ea#$ #o!!e#t line. I4 a line $as a o!" $i#$ s$oul" not be t$e!e' !ite t$e o!" in t$e s%a#e. Transport Solutions "irst of all# $al%ing is ob iously the cheapest means of tra elling# and can be the &uic%er in a city centre. 'f course# the further you ha e to go# the more so tired you $ill become. In some $ays $al%ing is more healthier than tra elling by bus or car# but it can be )ust as the unhealthy because cities are the much more polluted than they used to be. *ars are faster of course and more than con enient# but as cities become more of cro$ded# par%ing is getting harder. Sometimes public transport is better# e en though buses don't go as fast as cars do it. *ars are a lot more and con enient but as they cause most pollution# it is better to a oid using them if possible. In a city the fastest $ay of tra elling is on a bi%e# $hich %eeps you fitter and is not so that noisy as a motorbi%e or a car. KEY: 1. than/as/as/much/less/as/little/harder/does/did 2. Peter can't run as fast as Jill/This journe didn't last as lon! as " thou!ht it #ould/ " arri$ed later than " e%pected/You'll ha$e to #or& harder'faster/ " ha$e an elder (rother/ )artin didn't thin& the first part of the film #as as interestin!/ Paul has (een #or&in! less carefull than (efore/ This is the earliest train/ This pu( is the nearest/ *an't ou offer a (etter price+ ,. */-/./////*/-/./*/0. (etter/most/latest/happier/deeper/hottest/(etter/further/(est/#orst 1. "'$e ne$er eaten a (etter meal/ 2ish costs just as much as meat in some countries/ "3$e ne$er had such a !ood time/ The more ou run4 the fitter ou #ill !et/ 5ednesda is the earliest the doctor can see ou4 "'m afraid/ " must ha$e a rest4 " can't !o 6on7 an further/ 8ome computers aren't as e%pensi$e as the used to (e/ Sue &no#s more "talian than " do/ 9earnin! to dri$e isn't as difficult as " thou!ht it #ould (e : is easier than " thou!ht it #ould (e/ John isn't a (etter s&ater than -ar(ara. ;. *ost less than mine/ are (etter at maths than / is a little taller than / #as !ro#in! an!rier and/ did her/ isn't : #asn't as !ood as/ dri$en alon! such a (ump / more ou eat4 the fatter/ #as the (est he could/ #as just as difficult as <. correct/ so/ more/ the/ the/ correct/ than/ of/ correct/ it/ and/ the/ correct/ correct/ that correct the (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (. (.