比较级和最高级

2.以不发音的字母e结尾的单词在词尾直接加r或st，例如，nice-nicer-nicest

3.以辅音字母+y结尾的词，把y变为i，再加er或est，例如，heavy-heavier-heaviest

4.重读闭音节，末尾只有一个辅音字母，双写这个辅音字母，再加er或est，例如，big-bigger-biggest

5.部分双音节词和多音节词分别在原级前加more构成比较级和most构成最高级，例如，slowly-more slowly-most slowly；beautiful-morebeautiful-most beautiful二、不规则变化

下列单、双音节词只能加more和mostⅣ形容词，副词等级的用法一、原级的用法

1.只能修饰原级的词，very，quite，so，too

例如，He is too tired to walk on.他太累了以至于不能再继续走了。My brother runs so fast that I can’t follow him.我弟弟跑得那么快以至于我跟不上他。2.原级常用的句型结构

（1）“甲+be+（倍数）+as+形容词原级+as+乙”表示“甲和乙程度相同”或“甲是乙的几倍”

　例如，Tom is as old as Kate.汤姆和凯特年龄一样大。　Tom is twice as old as Kate.汤姆的年龄是凯特的二倍。

　“甲+实意动词+（倍数）+as+副词原级+as+乙”表示“甲和乙程度相

同”或“甲是乙的几倍”

　　例如，Tom runs as fast as Mike.汤姆和迈克跑得一样快。　　Tom runs twice as fast as Mike.汤姆跑得速度是迈克的二倍。　　（2）“甲+be+not+as/so+形容词原级+as+乙”甲不如乙…

　　例如，This room is not as/so big as that one. 这个房间不如那个大。

　　“甲+助动词+not+动词原形+as/so+副词原级+as+乙”甲不如乙…　　例如，He doesn’t walk as slowly as you.他走路不像你那样慢。　　二、比较级的用法

　　1.可以修饰比较级的词，much，a lot，far，…的多a little，a bit，…一点儿

　　even甚至，still仍然

　　例如，Lesson One is much easier than Lesson Two.第一课比第二课容易得多。

　　Tom looks even younger than before.汤姆甚至比以前更年轻。　　This train runs much faster than that one.这辆火车比那辆跑地快。

　　She drives still more carefully than her husband.她开车仍然比她丈夫还认真。

　　2.比较级常用的句型结构

　　（1）“甲+be+（倍数）+形容词比较级+than+乙”表示“甲比乙…”或“甲比乙…几倍”

　　例如，Tom is taller than Kate.汤姆比凯特高。

　　This room is three times bigger than that one.这个房间比那个大三

倍。

　　“甲+实意动词+（倍数）+副词比较级+than+乙”表示“甲比乙…”或“甲比乙…几倍”

　　例如，I got up earlier than my mother this morning.我今天早晨起床比我妈妈还早。

　　He runs three times faster than his brother.他跑的速度比他弟弟快三倍。

　　（2）“甲+be+形容词比较级+than+any other+单数名词（+介词短语）”表示“甲比同一范围的任何一个人/物都……”，含义是“甲最……”。　　例如，The Yangtze River is longer than any other river in China.　　=The Yangtze River is longer than any of the other rivers inChina.长江比中国的任何一条其他的河都长。

　　=The Yangtze River is longer than the other rivers in China.长江比中国的其他所有的河都长。

　　=The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.长江是中国最长的河流。

　　注意：The Yangtze Riveris longer than any river in Japan.长江比日本的任何一条河都长。

　　“甲+实意动词+副词比较级+than+anyother+单数名词（+介词短语）”表示“甲比同一范围的任何一个人/物都……”，含义是“甲最……”。　　例如，Mike gets to school earlier than any other student in hisclass.

　　= Mike gets to school earlier than any of the other students in hisclass.迈克比他们班上任何一个其他的同学到校都早。

　　= Mike gets to school earlier than the other students in his class.迈克比他们班上其他的同学到校都早。

　　= Mike gets to school earliest in his class.迈克在他们班到校最早。

　　注意：Mike gets to school earlier than any student in Tom’s class.迈克比汤姆班上任何一个学生到校都早。（迈克和汤姆不是同一个班）　　（3）“甲+be+the+形容词比较级+ofthetwo+……”表示“甲是两者中较……的”。

　　例如，Look at the two boys.My brother is the taller of the two.看那两个男孩，我弟弟是两个当中较高的那个。　　（4）“比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”。　　例如，He is getting taller and taller.他变得越来越高了。　　The flowers are more and more beautiful.花儿越来越漂亮。　　He does his homework more and more carefully.他做作业越来越认真了。

　　（5）“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……，越……”。

　　例如，The more careful you are，the fewer mistakes you’ll make.你越认真，犯的错误越少。

　　（6）“特殊疑问词+be+形容词比较级，甲or乙？”

　　例如，Which is bigger，the earth or the moon？哪一个大，地球还是月球？

　　“特殊疑问词+实意动词+副词比较级，甲or乙？”

　　例如，Who draws better，Jenny or Danny？谁画得比较好，詹妮还是丹尼？

　　3.最高级常用句型结构

　　（1）“主语+be+the+形容词最高级+单数名词+in/of短语”表示“……是……中最……的”。

　　例如，Tom is the tallest in his class./of all the students.汤姆是他们班上/所有学生当中最高的。

　　This apple is the biggest of the five.这个苹果是五个当中最大的。　　“主语+实意动词+（the）+副词最高级+单数名词+in/of短语”表示“……是……中最……的”。

　　例如，I jump （the） farthest in my class.我是我们班跳得最远的。

　　（2）“主语+be+oneofthe+形容词最高级+复数名词+in/of短语”表示“……是……中最……之一”。

　　例如，Beijing is one of the largest cities in China.北京是中国最大城市之一。

　　（3）“特殊疑问词+be+the+最高级+甲，乙，or丙？”用于三者以上的比较。

　　例如，Which country is the largest，China，Brazil or Canada？哪一个国家最大，中国，巴西还是加拿大？

　　“特殊疑问词+be+the+副词最高级+甲，乙，or丙？”用于三者以上的比较

　　例如，Which season do you like （the） best，spring，summeror autumn？你最喜欢哪一个季节，春天，夏天还是秋天？　　一、规则变化　-例题剖析　　1 I have_____to do today.

　　A.anything important　　B.something important　　C.important nothing　　D.important something

　　答案B。形容词修饰复合不定代词时应放在其后面。故排除C、D，句意是“我今天有重要的事情要做”，表示肯定用something.　　2 ——Is chemistry more difficult than physics？

　　——No，chemistry isn’t as____as physics.A.easy　　B.difficult　　C.easier　　D.moredifficult

答案B。（not）as…as中应接形容词原级，结合上句“化学没有物理难”，故B是正确的。

　　3.Beijing is becoming_________and__.

　　A.more beautiful，more　　B.beautiful，beautiful

　　C.more，more beautiful　　D.more beautiful，more beautiful　　答案C。比较级+and+比较级，表示“越来越…”，多音节的形容词“more and more+形容词”。

　　4.______ children there are in a family，_____their life will be.　　A.The less，the better　　B.The fewer，the better　　C.Fewer，richer　　D.More，poorer

　　答案B。the+比较级，the+比较级，表示“越……越……”，由句意得知“家里孩子越少，生活会越好”。children是可数名词，应用few来修饰。

　　5.The experiment was ________ easier than we had expected.　　A.more　　B.muchmore　　C.much　　D.moremuch

　　答案C。 much可修饰比较级，easier本身已是比较级，不能再用more.

　　6 Oct 15th was one of ________ days in 2003.The Shenzhou-Vwas sent up successfully.

　　A.exciting　　B.more exciting　　C.the most exciting　　D.muchexciting

　　答案C。根据“one of+最高级+复数名词”固定句型应选C.

　　7.It’s seven o’clock in the afternoon，but they are ______ havinga meeting.

　　Aalready　　B.still　　C.yet　　D.ever

答案B。still意为“仍旧，仍然”，这句话的意思是：现在已经是下午七点，他们仍旧在开会。

　　8.Remember not to speak _______ when we are in the readingroom.

　　A.fast　　B.slowly　　C.politely　　D.loudly

　　答案D。“在阅览室里不要大声说话”，副词loudly修饰动词speak.　　9.“______ has this food store been in business？”　　“Since 2001.”

　　A.How long　　B.How often　　C.How old　　D.How soon　　答案A。“since+过去时间点”为“从过去的某一时间到现在”，表示一段时间，故选“how long”。

　　10.——What was the weather like yesterday？

　　——It was terrible.It rained so ___ that people could _________go out.

　　A.hardly…hard　　B.hardly…hardly　　C.hard…hardly　　D.hard…hard

　　答案C。rain在句中是动词，作谓语，后面用副词修饰，hard作副词，是“猛烈地”的意思，hardly是“几乎不”的意思最佳答案

（一） 写出下列形容词与副词的比较级与最高级形式：long_____ ______ wide ______ _______ fat ____ _____heavy____ ______ slow ______ _______ few____ _____brightly______ -_____ bably _____ _______ far____ _____quickly _____ ______ happy_____ -______ unhappy________

(二)用所给词的正确形式填空：

1. Of the two girls, I find Lucy the _______ (clever).2. Gold(黄金) is ______ (little) useful than iron(铁).3. My sister is two years _______ (old ) than I.

4. John’s parents have four daughters, and she is the _____ (young)child.

5. The _____ (cheap) bags are the not usually the best ones.6. The short one is by far _______ expensive of the five.7. The boy is not so ______ (interesting) as his brother.

8. Dick sings _____ (well), she sings ______(well) than John, butMary sings______(well) in her class.

9. She will be much ______ (happy) in her mew house.10. This dress is ______ that.(twice, as…as…, expensive)(三)选择填空：

1． He feels _____ today than yesterday.

A. tired B. more tired C. more tireder D. much tired2. Which do you like _____, coffee, tea or milk?A. the worst B. worse C. the worse D. worst3. Of the two toys, the child chose_____.A. the expensive one B. one most expensive

C. a least expensive D. the most expensive of them4. The line is ____ than that one.

A. more longer B. not longer C. much more longer D. many morelonger

5. The earth is _____ the moon. A. as 49 times big asB. 49 times as bigger as C. 49 times as big asD.as big as 49 times

6. The book is ____ of the two.

A. thinner B. the thinner C. more thinner D. the thinnest7. She looks _____ than she does.

A. the more older B. very older C. much older D. more older8. The garden is becoming ______.

A. more beautiful and more B. more beautiful and beautifulC. more and more beautiful D. more beautiful and beautifuler9. They competed（比赛） to see who could work _____.A. the fastest and best B. the faster and the better

C. fastest and better D. faster and better10.______ hurry, _______speed.

A. More, less B. Much, little C. The more, the less D. The much, thelittle

11. This kind of coffee is different ______.

A. and it is also better B. and better than the otherC. but also than others D. from the other, and better(四)翻译句子：

1． 本书跟那本书一样有趣。This book is _____ _____ _____ thatone.

2． 你游泳没有你弟弟好。You can’t swim _____ _____ _____ yourbrother.

3． 今天比昨天冷的多。It is _____ ______ today______ it wasyesterday.

4． 对这个故事我比另一个喜欢的多。This story is _____ ____________ than that one.

5． 他比我大两岁。He is _____ ______ ______ than I.

6． 这个故事不如那个有趣。This story is _____ _____ _____ thanthat one.

7． 她的身体状况一天天好起来。He is getting _____ ______ ______every day.

8.他对英语越来越感兴趣。He is becoming ______ _____ ____________ ______ English.

9.他吃的越多，人越胖。The more he eats, the _______ he gets.

10.你的问题是两个中比较难的那个。Your question is _____________ ______ of two.

典型例题:

1） ---- Are you feeling ____?---- Yes，I'm fine now.

A. any well B. any better C. quite goodD. quite better

答案：B. any 可修饰比较级，quite修饰原级，well的比较级为better.

2）The experiment was____ easier than we had expected.

A. more B. much more C. muchD. more much

答案：C. much可修饰比较级，因此B，C都说得通，但easier本身已是比较级，不需more，因此C为正确答案。

3）If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happiest time D. a much happier time答案：D。

写出下列形容词与副词的比较级形式：long_____ wide ______ fat ____heavy____ slow ______ few____

brightly______ bably _____ far____ _____quickly _____ happy_____ unhappy