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形容詞的原級、比較級、最高級:
形容詞具有三級：原級、比較級、最高級，有些形容詞因為本身已經達到極限，故沒有比較級和最高級例如absolute, excellent, living, dead, only…..
比較級與最高級形容詞規則變化：
短字+er / est more / most 長字
單音節的字在字尾加er及est
tall – taller – tallest long – longer -longest | clean -cleaner – cleanest warm – warmer -warmest | high – higher – highest dark – darker – darkest |
字尾有e時，只加r及st
nice – nicer – nicest close – closer -closest | cute – cuter – cutest wide – wider -widest | safe – safer – safest gentle –gentler -gentlest |
字尾為子音+y時，將y改為i再加er及est
happy –happier-happiest pretty-prettier-prettiest | dirty-dirtier-dirtiest heavy-heavier-heaviest | noisy-noisier-noisiest easy-easier-easiest |
注意：母音+y時，直接加er及est。Ex. gray-grayer-grayest
短母音+子音，重複子音再加er及est
big-bigger-biggest hot-hotter-hottest sad-sadder-saddest fat-fatter-fattest thin-thinner-thinnest glad-gladder-gladdest red-redder-reddest
more / most 長字
(三音節以上的字及大多數二音節字，特別由 –ful, -less, -able, ive, ing 結尾的字)
beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful
active – more active – most active
interesting – more interesting – most interesting
注意：happy(二音節)-happier à unhappy(三音節)-unhappier
有些形容詞可以加er及est或前面加上more / most來形成比較級和最高級
polite – politer 或 more polite – politest 或 most polite
其他如：quiet , handsome , common , pleasant
不規則變化：
good / well | better | best |
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bad | worse | worst |
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many / much | more | most |
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＊old | older elder | oldest eldest | 年齡的比較、事物的新舊 長幼順序 |
＊late | later較晚的 latter稍後的 | latest最新近的 last 最後的 | 時間的先後 順序的先後 |
＊far | farther更遠 further更進一步；更遠 | farthest furthest | 表示距離 表示程度或距離 |
little | less littler | least littlest | 關於量，much的相反 表示大小，等於small |
My elder brother is three years older than your younger sister.
His eldest son is the oldest student in our school.
My sweater is older than yours.
哥哥姊姊 elder brother/sister = older brother/sister
She came later than usual. (她比平常晚到。)
The Internet will give you the latest news.(網路會提供你最新的消息。)
He will be free in the latter part of the week.(他本週的下半周有空。)
His latest book may be his last book.(他最近出的書可能是他最後的書了。)
Kaohsiung is farther(further) from Taipei than Keelung.(從台北到高雄比到基隆遠。)
The farthest(furthest) planet from the earth is Pluto.(離地球最遠的行星是冥王星。)
I have nothing further to say on the subject.(對於這個主題我沒有什麼要講的了。)
Have you any further need of me?(你還有要我幫忙的嗎？)
很少 few – fewer – fewest + 可數名詞 little – less – least + 不可數名詞