1、 形容词、副词的比较级和最高级的构成规则1一般单音节词和少数以 -er,-ow 结尾的双音节词 ,比较级在后面加-er,最高级在后面加-est;(1 )单音节词如:smallsmallersmallest shortshortershortest (2 )双音节词如:clevercleverercleverest narrownarrowernarrowest 2以不发音 e 结尾的单音节词,比较在原级后加-r,最高级在原级后加-st;如:largelargerlargest nicenicernicest ableablerablest3重读闭音节(即:辅 音元音辅音)先双写末尾的辅音字母,
2、比较级加-er,最高级加-est ;如:bigbiggerbiggest fatfatterfattest4 辅音字母y”结尾的双音节词, 把 y 改为 i,比较级加-er,最高级加-est;如:easyeasiereasiest heavyheavierheaviest busybusierbusiest happyhappierhappiest5其他双音节词和多音 节词, 比较级在前面加 more,最高级在前面加 most;如:beautifulmore beautifulmost beautifuldifferentmore differentmost different popular
3、more popularmost popular注意:(1)形容词最高 级前通常必须用定冠词 the,副词最高级前可不用.例句: The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. (2) 形容词 most 前面没有 the,不表示最高级的含义, 只表示“ 非常“. It is a most important problem. =It is a very important problem. 6 有少数形容词、副词的比 较级和最高级不规则goodbetterbest wellbetterbest badworseworst illworseworst
4、 oldolder/elderoldest/eldest many/muchmoremost littlelessleast 形容词、副词的比较级和最高级的用法1 “A + be +形容词比较级 + than + B” 意思为“A 比 B 更”.如:This tree is taller than that one. 这棵树比那棵树高. 在含有连词 than 的比 较级中,前后的比较对象必须是同一范畴,即同类事物之间的比较.在比较级前面使用 much,表示程度程度“强得多”. 如:A watermelon is much bigger than an apple. very, quite 一般
5、只能修饰原级,不能修 饰比较级. 2 “比较级 + and + 比较级”或“more and more +原级”表示“越来越”如:It becomes warmer and warmer when spring comes. 春天来了,天气 变得越来越暖和了 .The wind became more and more heavily. 风变得越来越大.3含有 or 的选择疑问句中,如果有两者供选择, 前面的形容词要用比较级形式.如:Who is taller,Tim or Tom? 谁更高,Tim 还是 Tom?4. “the +比较级, the+比较级”,表示“越越 ”.The soone
6、r,the better. 越快越好.5. 表示倍数的比较级用法:. A is times the size /height/length/width of B. 如:The new building is three times the height of the old one.这座新楼比那座旧楼高三倍.(新楼是旧楼的四倍高). A is times as big /high/long/wide/large as B.如:Asia is four times as large as Europe.亚洲是欧洲的四倍大.(亚洲比欧洲大三倍). A is times larger /higher
7、/longer/wider than B.如:Our school is twice bigger than yours.我们学校比你们学校大两倍.6.形容词、副词的最高级 形式主要用来表示三者或三者以上人或事物的比 较,表示“ 最”的意思.如:He is the tallest in our class. 他在我们班里是最高的.7.“否定词语+比较级“,“否定 词语+ so as“结构表示最高 级含义. Nothing is so easy as this. =Nothing is easier than this. =This is the easiest thing.8. 比较级与最高级
8、的转换 : Mike is the most intelligent in his class. Mike is more intelligent than any other student in his class9.修饰比较级和最高级的 词(1)可修饰比较级的词 .a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even 等. (除 by far 外,必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面. ). 可用表倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语.(2)下列词可修饰最高级:by far, far, much, mostly, almost. This hat is nearly / almost the biggest. 10. 序数词 通常只修饰 最高级. 11.要避免重复使用比 较级. 12.要避免将主语含在比较对象中. 13.要注意冠词的使用, 后有名词的时候, 前面才有可能有名词.