COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS 1. Comparison of equality: Affir. Neg. . e. 2.

the same ( age / weight / height / price /. ) as .. // the sam The bike is as cheap as the car / The bike isnt as / so cheap as the car These 2 pens are the same price. This pens price is the same as that ones / This pen is the same price as that on Comparative of Adjectives / Adverbs : short adj / adv + ER + ( than ) .. MORE + long adj / adv + (than ) Ex : This old car is ( much ) cheaper than that bike Tom looks younger than his age Doris came here later than Jane ( did ) He cant work more carefully than I ( can ) This room is more comfortable than that one IRREGULAR ADJ & ADV good or well bad or badly little many /much far better worse less more farther / further NOTES : 2 syllables with ending 1 syllable narrow narrower clever cleverer busy busier simple simpler quiet quieter ! ADVs with ending _LY SHORT ADJ & ADV

_ow _er _y _le _et 3.

long ADVs

Superlative of Adjectives / Adverbs:

Ex : This car is the cheapest in our showroom Susan is the most intelligent of my students David speaks English the best in class David speaks English the most naturally here IRREGULAR ADJ & ADV good or well bad or badly little many / much far the best the worst the least the most the farthest / furthest 4. SPECIAL CASE: So snh gp nhiu ln S + V + multiple numbers + as + much/ many/ adj/ adv + (N) + as + N / PRON. NOTES multiple numbers: half / twice / 3,4,5...times / Phn s / phn trm. Ex: + She types twice as fast as I. +This car consumes 3 times as much fuel as that one + This dictionary costs twice as much as the other one. + Dorothy has half as many records now as her sister had last year. EXERCISE : Use the suitable form of the ADJ / ADV given in brackets to fill the blanks : 1. Nile River is ....... river in the world . ( long ) 2. This book is ... of three books . ( interesting ) 3. A building is often .... an house . ( expensive ) 4. Motorbikes are ..... bicycles.( fast ) 5. Their television is ........ mine . ( modern ) 6. He has been .. student in my class for 3 years. ( good ) 7. Summer is ... spring . ( hot ) 8. Is Lan .... .. her sister ? ( beautiful ) 9. Ho Chi Minh city is . ... city in Viet Nam. ( big ) 10. Skirts are ..... ..... dresses . ( cheap ) 11. Has this boy run ... .... in your school ? ( fast ) 12. Airplane is .. . means of transport . ( fast ) 13. He is . person in the meeting .( important ) 14. Her English is . my English .( good ) 15. A bicycle is often ... a car in busy cities .( convenient ) 16. My son is thirteen and your daughter is, too. + Your son and my daughter are + Your son is . my daughter. 17. I wear black shoes. The doctor wears black shoes. + Both the doctor and I wear ... + The doctors shoes color is .. mine.