EXERCISE 9. Comparative and superlative forms. (Charts 9-2 and 9-3)
Directim: Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives and
adverbs.
- high 8. dangerous
- good 9. slowly
- lazy 10. common
- hot* 1 1. friendly
- neat* 12. careful
- late* 13. bad
14. far
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Direccionc Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form (-el-or) of the
given adjectives.
- Oranges are S\UP&PV than lemons.^1 '
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...- I heard a little polite laughter when I told my jokes, but everyone laughed loudly when
Janet told hers. Her jokes are always much than mine. - Many more people die in car accidents than in plane accidents. Statistics show that
driving your own car is thanflying in an ,
airplane. t I
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confusing dark PreV wer- Professor Sato speaks clearly, but I have trouble understanding Professor Larson's
lectures. Her lectures are much than Professor
Sato's. -*,,>A
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- Bobby! How did you get all covered with mud? Hurry and take a bath. Even the
floor is than you are.
*Spelling notes:
When a one-syllable sdiecdve ends in one vowel + a conso-t, double the consonant and add -erl-est.
Example: sod, aaddw, add-t.
When an adjective ends in rwo vow& + a consonant, do NOT double the consonant: cool, cooler, coolest.
+ When an adjective ends in -e, do NM double the cansonant: wide, widor, widest.