THE ADJECTIVE Comparison with -er/-est We use -er/-est with the following adjectives: 1) adjectives with one syllable

clean new cheap old young shy short long sweet cleaner than newer cheaper older elder younger shyer shorter longer sweeter the cleanest newest cheapest Oldest eldest youngest shyest shortest longest sweetest curat nou ieftin oameni si lucrui oameni (familie) tanar rusinos scurt lung dulce

2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings: 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y dirty easy happy pretty dirtier easier happier prettier dirtiest easiest happiest prettiest murdar usor fericit dragut 2) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er clever cleverer cleverest istet

3) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -e simple nice large simpler nicer larger simplest nicest largest

4) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow narrow narrower narrowest

Double the last letter big small sad bigger smaller sadder biggest smallest saddest mare mic Suparat thin fat thinner fatter thinnest fattest

C - Irregular adjectives good bad much many little little (small) better than worse than more than more than less than smaller than the best the worst the most the most the least the smallest uncountable nouns (substantive care nu pot fi numarate countable nouns (substantive care pot fi numarate putin mic

Difference in meaning with adjectives: positive comparative farther (mai departe) far further ( in plus, suplimentar later late latter (ultimul din doi) x older old elder nearer near x Adjectives with three or more syllables. For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Adjective generous important intelligent difficult interesting dangerous Comparative Form more generous than more important more intelligent more difficult more interesting more dangerous Superlative Form the most generous most important most intelligent most difficult most interesting most dangerous next order eldest nearest people (family) distance furthest the latest (cel mai recent) x the last (ultimul) oldest people and things superlative farthest comment distance distance or time

!!!Two-syllable adjectives.
With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Two-Syllable Adjective peaceful (linistit) pleasant (amabil / placut) careful (atent / grihuliu) Comparative Form more peaceful more pleasant more careful Superlative Form most peaceful most pleasant most careful

Use either as as or not as as - (NU) LA FEL DE.

Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc The blue T-shirt is as expensive as the red T-shirt.

Max is not as tall as John is. Max is as tall as John.

1) ................................ longer than - .................................. 2) .............................. - .......................... the worst 3)................................ - .................................. the nicest 4) ................................. - ................................- the nearest 5) ...................................... happier than - .................................... 6) many - .................................. - ....................................... 7) ........................... - .............................. the cleverest

EXERCICES

1) old 2) bad 4) large 5) good 6) big 7) easy 8) much 9) little -

1) young 2) short 3) cheap 4) small 5) pretty 6) long 7) warm 8) sweet

1) cold 2) fast 3) hot 4) easy 5) tall 6)nice 7) big

1) This is a nice cat. It's much.................................. than my friend's cat. 2) Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is ................................ 5) In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even ................................ one last weekend. 8) This magazine is cheap, but that one is ................................... 9) We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even ................................... than ours. 10) Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the ................................... joke I've ever heard.

1) My father is heavy. My uncle is much ........................... than my father. 2) The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was .............................. 3) Florida is sunny. Do you know the ...................................place in the USA? 5) My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is .................................. than my mother's. 7) I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a ............................ family. 8) We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even ............................. time. 9) Lucy is clever, but Carol is ........................................ than Lucy. 10) Have you visited the old castle? It was the ............................... castle we visited during our holidays.

This morning is peaceful than yesterday morning. Max's house in the mountains is .. peaceful in the world. Max is careful than Mike. Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is . careful. Jill is . thoughtful than your sister.
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Mary is . thoughtful person I've ever met. John is . generous than Jack. John is generous of all the people I know. Health is . important than money. Of all the people I know, Max is important. Women are .. intelligent than men. Mary is .. intelligent person I've ever met.

1) The blue car is 2) Peter is 3) The violin is 4) This copy is 5) Oliver is 6) Today it's 7) The tomato soup was 8) Grapefruit juice is 9) Nick is 10) Silver is

the red car. (fast) Fred. (not/tall) the cello. (not/low) the other one. (bad) Peter. (optimistic) yesterday. (not/windy) the mushroom soup. (delicious) lemonade. (not/sweet) Kevin. (brave) gold. (not/heavy)