Pia (i the oldest the most expensive HOTEL PRICES IN KINTON | Ge resin pornigh | Enrops Holel £95 Grosvenor £60 2 Grand Hotel £8550 Bemells 158 () Royal GS Carlton 85 |] Arfora i She 50 [fale 65 Staten 5d Box A is bigger than Box B. The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand. Box A.is bigger than all the otherboxes. The Enropa Hotel is more expensive than all the other hotels in the town, Box A is the biggest box The Europa Hotel is the most expensive hotel in the town. Bigger / older / more expensive ete. are comparative forms (=> Unit 86). Biggest / oldest / most expensive etc. are superlative forms B The superlative form is -est (oldest) or most ... (most expensive): ‘Short wonds (old/cheap/nice cic) — the -est old >the oldest cheap — the cheapest nice > thenicest. | | but good — the best bad — the worst | Spelling (= Appendix 5): big > the biggest hot — the hottest Words ending in -y (easy/heavy et.) — the -iest: jest__pretty — the prettiest sy — the casiest__heavy ~ the he: ds (careful/expensive/interesting cl.) ~> the most | Tc careful —> the most careful interesting — the most interesting © Wesay: the oldest... / the most expensive ... et (with the) © The church is very old. Ies the oldest building iv. the town, ts older than all the other buildings) © What is the longest river in the world? Money is important but it isn’t the most important thing in life Excuse me, where is the nearest bank? D Youcan use the oldest / the best / the most expensive ei. without a nour: ‘© Ken isa good player but he isn’c the best in the team {the best = the best plye E superlative + I've ever ... / you've ever ... tc © The film was very bad. [think its the worst film I've ever seen © Whar is the most unusual ching you've ever done? [186] present perce + ever = older / more expensive > EXEESEEold/older expensive/more expensive older heisy heavier havior / more expensive are cpa fos ae noe oler) ov mioee Canoe expensive) la far — further Farner sicto the satin? A mails "No. iP further, Abou 90 ies stue—rmorepsie | ike yb wa 2 Leirmore expensive soxseting more interesting for by ea? D good/well better bad > worse i ut eyo yer i Bate. ee beta tod ore forse a cadache or rothache?