
Степени сравнения прилагательных
Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives

I’m 70.
I’m 75.
old
old er
(young –young er )
The woman is old . The man is older than the woman.
The woman is old , but she is younger than the man.

big
bi gg er
(small – small er )
The polar bear is big .
The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.
The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.

small
small er
The beetle is small , but it is bigger than the ant.
The ant is smaller than the beetle.

long
long er
(short – short er )
The green snake is long , but the brown snake is longer .
The green snake is shorter than the brown one.

tast i er
tast y
Yogurt is tasty , but ice cream is tastier than yogurt .

old – old er - the old est
Big Ben is old .
The tower is older than Big Ben.
The pyramids are older than the tower.
The pyramids are the oldest .

big – bi gg er – the bi gg est
The first house is small .
The second house is bigger than the first one.
The third house is bigger than the second one.
The third house is the biggest of all.

funn y –funn i er – the funn i est
The first clown is funny .
The second clown is funnier than the first one.
The third clown is funnier than the second one.
The third clown is the funniest of all.

Превосходная степень
Сравнительная степень
Положительная степень
old old er the old est
young young er the young est
long long er the long est
short short er the short est
new new er the new est
clever clever er the clever est
big bi gg er the bi gg est
funny funn i er the funn i est
tasty tast i er the tast i est
Сравнительная степень односложных и двусложных прилагательных образуется с помощью суффикса –er, превосходная степень – с помощью суффикса - est

Compare these snails:
The first snail is ……….
small
The second snail is ……. than the first one.
The third snail is ……… than the second one.
The third snail is………. of all.
bigger
bigger
the biggest

Compare these girls:
1. tall –taller –the tallest
taller
Ann is …………. than Betty.
Marry is ………. than Ann.
Marry is…………. of all.
Marry, 7
taller
Ann, 6
Betty, 5
the tallest
2 . old – older – the oldest
older
Ann is …………. than Betty.
Marry is ………. than Ann.
Marry is…………. of all.
older
the oldest
3. young – younger – the youngest
younger
Ann is ……………… than Marry.
Betty is …………….. than Ann.
Betty is ………………………… of all.
younger
the youngest

Compare a tortoise and a snail:
slow- slower-the slowest
slower than the tortoise.
The snail is………………………..

Who do you think is the funniest?

Who do you think is the happiest?
hippopotamus

Liz
Michael
Gary
Compare these people
Dick
Anastasia
Who is the tallest ?
Who is the oldest?
Who is the happiest?
Who is the shortest?
Who is the youngest?
Bob
Susie