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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESСтепени сравнения прилагательных. Eg. big, small, old, new, lovely, etc.Три степени сравнения:The positive degree -положительнаяThe comparative degree -сравнительная The superlative degree -превосходная Превосходная степень употребляется с артиклем - the
EXAMPLES
OTHER EXAMPLES This is a big blue car. The white bus is the biggest .This van is bigger than the blue car .
Compare with –er and –est . Suffixes –er (comparative degree) and –est (superlative degree) 1.One syllable adjectivee.g. tall – taller – the tallest big – bigger – the biggest2.Two syllable adjectives ending with –y,-er,-ow,–le e.g. happy – happier – the happiest simple – simpler – the simpleste.g. clever – cleverer – the cleverest narrow – narrower -- the narrowest
Сompare with more and most. more (больше, более) most (наибольший, самый) My father is a famous man.Mart Laar is more famous than my father.Lennart Meri is the most famous person in Estonia.
Remember
Use the comparative links: Than –чемe.g.Tom is older than his brother Bob.As…………..as – такой……………..какe.g.The fir is as tall as the birch.Not so………..as – не такой …………….какNot as………..as – не такой…………….какe.g.The English textbook is not so thin as the Estonian textbook.
You are ready to test yourself.
TEST 1
TEST 2 Use correct degrees of comparison: 1.Simon is …………………………….than Susan.(young)2.Sally is the …………………………..girl in their class. (young)3.Mr. Green is not as…………………as Mr. Brown.(plump)4.Paul is………………………….than his brother. (old)5.Who is the …………………….animal in the jungle? (strong)6.Winter is usually ……………………..than autumn.(cold)7.The film was …………………………….than the book. (interesting)8.I think my mother is the…………….. Mother in the world.