4 Comparatives and superlatives Compare: What do you think? Work in pairs and find out from your partner. What do you think? Example: I think volleyball is more interesting than football. 1. volleyball – interesting – football 2. London – old – New York 3. the Empire State Building – impressive – the pyramids of Giza 4. planes – fast – cars 5. fishing – relaxing – sunbathing 6. an e-mail – personal – a phone call 7. today – warm/cold – yesterday 8. going by bike – exhausting – walking 9. playing computer games – exciting – watching a good movie 10. going to a concert – joyful – going to the cinema 11. long hair – practical – short hair Grammar For more details see G 4 Comparison of adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative Usain Bolt is extremely fast. Usain Bolt is faster than the others. Usain Bolt is the fastest. Free climbing is exciting. Free climbing is more exciting than chess. Free climbing is the most exciting sport. Remember: • Words with one syllable: -er/-est g fast – faster – the fastest • Words with two syllables: a) those ending in -y: -er/-est g happy – happier – the happiest b) those ending in -er, -le, -ow: -er/-est g clever – cleverer – the cleverest g gentle – gentler – the gentlest g narrow – narrower – the narrowest c) all others: more/most g decent – more decent – the most decent • Words with three syllables: more/most g beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful Here are phrases you need to make comparisons: as … as g In Austria, skiing is as popular as football. not as … as g In Austria, rugby is not as popular as football. than g Roger is better at tennis than his father. less … than g Bungee jumping is less exciting than base jumping. more … than g A car is ususally more expensive than a bicycle. fewer … than g I have fewer Easter eggs in my bag than you. Some exceptions: bad – worse – the worst good – better – the best much/many – more – the most little – less – the least far – farther/further – the farthest/furthest G 1 54 Free-time activities Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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