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Tom is a slow man. (adj.) - He is slower than John and Jane. - He is the slowest of all. Tom works slowly . (adv.) - Tom works more slowly than John and Jane. - Tom works the most slowly of all . Adjective( adj .) /Adverb( adv .). Comparison. Positive degree
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Tom is a slow man. (adj.) - He isslowerthan John and Jane. - He isthe slowestof all. Tom worksslowly.(adv.) - Tom worksmore slowlythan John and Jane. - Tom worksthe most slowlyof all. Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.)
Comparison • Positive degree • Comparative degree • Superlative degree
1. คำ 1 พยางค์ 1.1 คำ 1 พยางค์ที่มีสระเสียงสั้น 1 ตัว ตัวสะกดเข้าไปอีก 1 ตัว แล้วเติม erในขั้นกว่า และเติม estในขั้นที่สุด เช่น Positive ComparisonSuperlative hot hotter hottest big bigger biggest fat fatter fattest wet wetter wettest
1. คำ 1 พยางค์ 1.2 คำ 1 พยางค์ทั่วไป ให้เติม erท้ายคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่า และเติม estท้ายคำ adj. ในขั้นที่สุด เช่น Positive Comparative Superative warm warmer warmest cold colder coldest cheap cheaper cheapest thick thicker thickest nice nicer nicest
2. คำ 2 พยางค์ 2.1 คำ 2 พยางค์ที่ลงท้ายด้วย er, re, le, ow, yให้เติม erท้ายคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่า และเติม estท้ายคำ adj. ในขั้นสูงสุด เช่น Positive Comparative Superative narrow narrower narrowest pretty prettier prettiest simple simpler simplest. shallow shallower shallowest
2. คำ 2 พยางค์ 2.2 คำ 2 พยางค์ที่นอกเหนือจากกฎ ข้อที่ 2.1 ให้เติม moreหน้าคำ adj. ในขั้นกว่า และ the mostหน้าคำ adj. ในขั้นสูงสุด เช่น Positive Comparative Superative peaceful more peaceful most peaceful serious more serous most serous useful more useful most useful patient more patient most patient boring more boring most boring bored more bored most bored
3. คำ 3 พยางค์ขึ้นไป คำ 3 พยางค์ขึ้นไป ให้เติม moreหน้า adj. และเติม mostในขั้นที่สุด Positive Comparative Superative difficult more difficult most difficult dangerous more dangerous most dangerous interesting more interesting most interesting delicious more delicious most delicious comfortable more comfortable most comfortable
4. คำบางคำเปลี่ยนรูป Positive Comparative Superative good/well better best bad/badly worse worst far farther/further farthest/furthest little less least much/many more most
5. Adverb ที่มาจาก adjective โดยการเติม lyให้ใช้ moreในขั้นกว่า และ mostในขั้นที่สุด Positive Comparative Superative carefully more carefully most carefully slowly more slowly most slowly quickly more quickly most quickly clearly more clearly most clearly
Exercise 1: more boring most boring more inteligent most inteligent more exciting most exciting nicer nicest dirtier dirtiest friendlier friendliest more dangerous most dangerous lovelier loveliest more neatly most neatly
quieter quietest more quietly most quietly sincerer sincerest more generous most generous gentler gentlest more famous most famous sadder saddest happiest happier more effective most effective more broadly most broadly brighter brightest smarter smartest
clearer clearest most isolated more isolated cleaverest cleaverer more irregular most irregular deeper deepest shallowest shallower more creditable most creditable crazier craziest louder loudest quicker quickest warmer warmest sweeter sweetest
softest softer sharpest sharper smoother smoothest more cheerful most cheerful best better rougher roughest more roughly most roughest better best worse worst farther/further farthest/furthest more most less least
lower lowest darker darkest larger largest most cruel more cruel more common most common
Slow - slowly Quick - quickly Happy - happily Polite - politely Easy - easily Fluent - fluently Clear - clearly Beautiful - beautifully Careful - carefully Good - well Much/many / little/few Fast Far Long Hard Early Late Soon high Adjective(adj.) /Adverb(adv.)
Exercise 3: Comparative • Helen always goes to school much earlier than her sister. • Adam talks more confidently than Edward. • Alison rides a bicycle more carelessly than Edward. • John speaks Thai worse than Simon. • Charles always works more rapidly than Robert.
6. My television is older than yours. 7. Sue is fatter than Sharon. 8. Frank is naughtier than George. 9. Kevin acted more wisely than his brother. 10. An old man is clumsier than a young man. 11. An old man walks more clumsily than a young man. 12. Miss Peterson speaks more politely than Miss Brown. 13. Diana is friendlier than Mark.
14. Helens looks sincerer than Julia. 15. Miss King explained the lesson more clearly than Miss White. 16. John walked more confidently than Neil. 17. Jennifer looks happier than Deborah. 18. Graham usually goes to church more regularly. 19. Thomas works harder than Brian. 20. Bangkok has more pollution than Chiengrai.
21. Tracy’s car is more expensive than Neil’s. 22. This iron ruler is shorter than that plastic ruler. 23. A documentary is more boring than a play. 24. An elephant runs more slowly than a horse. 25. An elephant is slower than a horse. 26. A manda always enjoys a play more than a film.
27. Edward speaks more seriously than George. 28. Sue thinks more sensibly than Angela. 29. Karen looks sadder than Sally. 30. Sharon speaks more sadly than Sally. 31. Graham presented his project more confidently than I expected. 32. Clare can use computer more fluently than Angela. 33. A rose is more beautiful than a lily.
34. Elizabeth looks more attractive than Theresa. 35. Charles is more handsome than Martin. 36. Margaret is prettier than Dorothy. 37. This photograph is clearer than that one. 38. Stuart’s work is worse than Kevin’s. 39. Stuart played chess worse than John. 40. Julia is lazier than Mark.
Exercise 4: Superative • Deborah is the smartest of all the girls in our group. • This hotel is the most expensive hotel in this city. • The Johnson is the richest family in this town. • This town is the dirtiest in the world. • Is this shirt the cheapest in this shop? • James drives a car the most carefully in my family.
7. Steaven is the smartest in our class. 8. Henry is the most ambitious boy in our school. 9. Angela sang the saddest song of all the girls yesterday. 10. Mark is the tallest of the four boys. 11. Tracy is the most charming of the five girls. 12. Paul is the most diligent of all. 13. This is the shortest way to the airport.
14. This is the highest mountain in Chiangrai. 15. Angela is the smartest student in our class. 16. The snake is the most poisonous of all the animals. 17. Paul is the naugtiest of all the five. 18. Sue dressed the most beautifully of all the woman in the party. 19. This exercise is the easiest in this exercise book.
20. Of the three men, Richard is the strongest. 21. Tracy speaks the most rapidly of all. 22. This room is the most comfortable in this house. 23. An airplane is the fastest of all the vehicles. 24. Of all the students, George is the most popular. 25. This book is the oldest of all the books in this library.
26. Jason is the best player in this team. 27. Phillip walks the most quietly of all. 28. This oven is the newest in this kitchen. 29. Patrick spoke the most wisely of all the speaker. 30. This road is the norrowest in this town. 31. This is the most expensive watch which I own. 32. Which continent is the biggest?
33. Bill speaks French the best of anyone in my family. 34. Neil speaks Thai the most fluently of anyone in our group. 35. Linda presented an article the most confidently of all the participants. 36. Tracy is the shiest of all the girls in my class. 37. This puppy is the loveliest of the three puppies. 38. Is this building the oldest in this town?
39. Is a peacock the most beautiful? 40. Mathematics is the most complicated of all subjects which I have studied.
as...as / so...as • as + adj./adv. + as - This temple is asbeautifulas that temple. - The red album is asexpensiveas the pink album. - Sue is ascleaveras Anne. • not so + adj./adv. + as - Henry isn’tsofatas his brother. - Ben doesn’t swim soquicklyas James. - Don doesn’t speak sopolitelyas Jack.
Exercise 2: so...as/as...as • Bill works as carefully as Barbara. • This directory is as old as that directory. • This bread isn’tso soft as that bread. • Pam sings as sweetly as Pat. • James cooks as well as his sister. • Angela doesn’t dress so beautifully as Diana. • This playe isn’tso clean as that plate. • Sue’s house is as big as Clare’s. • David’s dog is as fierce as John.
10. Your room isn’tso wide as mine. 11. This watch isn’tso modern as that watch. 12. Deborah is asambitious as Alison. 13. Roger drives a car as carelessly as Henry. 14. The small television is as good as the big one. 15. James fights as bravely as Kevin. 16. Brian’s daughter looks as charming as Simon’s daughter. 17. Sharon walks as quickly as Barbara.
18. Sarah speaks French as well as Jason. 19. Anne doesn’t speak Thai so well as Tom. 20. Roger doesn’t work so hard as George. 21. Diana isn’tso attractive as Tracy. 22. Bill is as inteligent as John. 23. Amanda speaks as politely as Elizabeth. 24. Simon goes to the theatre as frequently as Roger. 25. This exercise is as difficult as that exercise.
26. Peter works as slowly as James. 27. Paul doesn’t speak English so clearly as Henry. 28. Stuart gets up as early as his brother. 29. My son plays as happily as yours. 30. Anne doesn’t run so quickly as Dorothy. 31. Paul didn’t work so well as Peter. 32. My aunt is as old as my uncle. 33. Martin can’t run so fast as Jason.
34. Chiengmai is as big as Bangkok. 35. This pen looks as expensive as that pen. 36. My grandmother doesn’t look so generous as yours. 37. A snake is as dangerous as a tiger. 38. Sarah isn’t so popular as Amanda. 39. Father drives a car as carefully as mother. 40. Geometry isn’t so difficult as mathematics.
41. Clare sings as beautifully as David. 42. Julia is aslovely as Helen. 43. This football team plays as badly as that football team. 44. My daughter speaks as wisely as my son. 45. Alison doesn’t speak so much as Mark. 46. Yoko speaks French as well as Robert. 47. This film isn’tso interesting as that one.
48. Anne plays table-tennis aswellas Catherine. 49. Kevin talks aspolitelyas Neil. 50. Barbara doesn’t walk soslowlyas Jennifer.
Exercise 5: Comparison • Pam plays volleyball as wellas Jane. • My house is smallerthan yours. • The red radio looks betterthan the black one. • Fewer guests came to the party last night. • A cat isn’t so cleaver as a dog. • Henry is the best friend in my life. • Is Jim the richest man in this village?
8. The lamp on the desk is more expensivethan the lamp near the bed. 9. Bill is lazierthan Tony. 10. Does Chiangrai have as bad weatheras Bangkok? 11. Dorothy wasn’t so happy as Linda. 12. A young girl walks more slowly than an old woman. 13. Graham is the most inteligent student in this class.
14. Stuart told the story more funnilythan his mother. 15. Diana is the most charming woman I have seen. 16. Paul works the most slowlyof all the six workmen. 17. Roger works harderthan George. 18. John is biggerthan Julia. 19. Karen is as attractiveas Judy. 20. Candle in the Wind is the saddest song I have heard.
21. Frank is the most important person in this conferences. 22. A dolphin is the cleaverest fish in the world. 23. Catherine rides the bicycle betterthan her brother. 24. My friend explains mathematics more clearlythan a teacher. 25. I do homework more quicklythan my elder sister.
26. Jason cleaned the floor worsethan Clare. 27. This village is the most peacefulin this town. 28. My mother sews the blouse more neatlythan a dressmaker. 29. Sue plays squash the worstof all the four girls. 30. The chair in a bed room is strongerthan the chair in a dining room. 31. Brian is the clumsiest boy in my family.
32. Brian walks more clumsilythan his little brother. 33. An oyster is the most deliciousof all the shellfish. 34. John is friendlierthan Anne. 35. Is a farmer poorerthan a fisherman? 36. Betty is the most patientof all the three girls. 37. Of all the workers, Tom works the most patiently.
38. Amanda is more popularthan Barbara. 39. Silk is more valuablethan linen. 40. A cake is more deliciousthan a cookie.
Exercise 5: • My house is smaller than yours. • The red radio looks better than the black one. • Fewer guests came to the party last night. • Henrry is the best friend in my life. • Is Jim the richest man in this village? • The lamb on the desk is more expensive than the lamb near the bed.
7. Bill is lazier than Tony. 8. A young girl walks more slowly than an old woman. 9. Graham is the most intelligent student in this class. 10. Stuart told the story more funnily than his mother. 11. Diana is the most charming woman I have seen. 12. Paul works the most slowly of all six workmen.
13. Roger works harder than George. 14. John is bigger than Julia. 15. Candle in the Wind is the saddest song I have heard. 16. Frank is the most important person in this conferences. 17. A dolphin is the cleaverest fishe in the world. 18. Catherine rides the bicycle better than her brother.
19. My friend explains mathematics more clearly than a teacher. 20. I do homework more quickly than my elder sister. 21. Jason cleaned the floor worse than Clare. 22. This village is the most peaceful in this town. 23. My mother sews the blouse more neatly than a dressmaker. 24. Sue plays squash the worst of all four girls.
25. The chair in a bedroom is stronger than the chair in a dining room. 26. Brian is the clumsiest boy in my family. 27. Brian walks more clumsy than his little brother. 28. An oyster is the most delicious of all the shellfish. 29. John is friendlier than Anne. 30. Is a farmer poorer than a fisherman.