一、形容词比较级和最高级的构成
形容词的比较级和最高级变化形式规则如下
| 构 成 法 | 原 级 | 比 较 级 | 最 高 级 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ① 一般单音节词末尾加er 和 est | strong | stronger | strongest |
| ② 单音节词如果以e结尾,只加r 和st | strange | stranger | strangest |
| ③ 闭音节单音节词如末尾只有 一个辅音字母, 须先双写这个辅音字母,再加er和est | sad big hot | sadder bigger hotter | saddest biggest hottest |
| ④ 少数以y,er(或ure),ow,ble结尾的双音节词, 末尾加er和est(以y结尾的词,如y前是辅音字母, 把y变成i,再加er和est,以e结尾的词仍 只加r和st) | angry clever narrow noble | angrier cleverer narrower nobler | angrest cleverest narrowest noblest |
| ⑤ 其他双音节和多音节词都在前面加单词more和most | different | more different | most different |
- The most high [A] mountain in [B] the world is Mount Everest, which is situated [C] in Nepal and is twentynine thousand one hundred and fourty one feet high [D] .
- This house is spaciouser [A] than that [B] white [C] one I bought in Rapid City, South Dakota [D] last year.
- Research in the social [A] sciences often proves difficulter [B] than similar [C] work in the physical [D] sciences.
