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Comparative of Equality...Comparative of Equality...
Sentenças afirmativasSentenças afirmativas
asas ++ adjetivoadjetivo ++ asas
asas talltall asasasas richrich asasasas intelligent intelligent asasasas carefulcareful asas
Paul Paul isis John.John.
so +so + adjetivoadjetivo + as+ as
Sentenças negativasSentenças negativas
soso talltall asassoso richrich asassoso intelligent intelligent asassoso carefulcareful asas
Paul Paul isn’tisn’t John.John.
Comparative of Superiority...Comparative of Superiority...
Adjetivos com até 2 sílabasAdjetivos com até 2 sílabas
adjetivoadjetivo + er + than+ er + than
talltall -- talltallerer thanthanrichrich -- richricherer thanthanoldold -- oldolderer thanthan
Regra geralRegra geral
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “ee””
adjetivoadjetivo + r + than+ r + than
widwidee -- widwideerr thanthannicnicee -- nicniceerr thanthanfinfinee -- finfineerr thanthan
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “yy””
adjetivoadjetivo - - yy + ier + than + ier + than
eaeassyy -- easeasierier thanthandirdirttyy - - dirtdirtierier thanthanfunfunnnyy -- funnfunnierier thanthanddrryy -- drdrierier thanthan
precedidos de consoanteprecedidos de consoante
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “yy””
adjetivoadjetivo + er + than+ er + than
precedidos de vogalprecedidos de vogal
ggaayy - - gaygayerer thanthangrgreeyy - - greygreyerer thanthan
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “cvccvc””
adjetivoadjetivo ++ 22 x x c c + er + than+ er + than
cvc = consoante/vogal/consoantecvc = consoante/vogal/consoante
hothot –– hothottterer thanthanfat fat –– fatfattterer thanthanthinthin –– thinthinnnerer thanthan
Adjetivos longosAdjetivos longos
mais de duas sílabasmais de duas sílabas
more +more + adjetivoadjetivo + than+ than
moremore intelligentintelligent thanthanmoremore complicatedcomplicated thanthanmoremore satisfiedsatisfied thanthanmoremore expensiveexpensive thanthan
Comparative of Inferiority...Comparative of Inferiority...
less +less + adjetivoadjetivo + than+ than
talltall - less- less talltall thanthanrichrich -- lessless richrich thanthanintelligentintelligent - less- less intelligentintelligent thanthancomfortablecomfortable - less- less comfortablecomfortable thanthan
Adjetivos curtos e longosAdjetivos curtos e longos
1.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the comparative of equality.Part IPart I
a)My brother is________________my sister. (smart)(smart)b)Her mother is________________her sister. (beautiful)(beautiful)c)Paul is__________________ Henry. (careful)(careful)d)Tim is ________________his cousin. (careless)(careless)e)Sam is_________________ Nigel. (calm)(calm)f)Nick is _________________ Marlon. (nervous)(nervous)g)Carol is _________________her aunt. (fat)(fat)h)Gene is__________________Richard. (thin)(thin)i)Henry is________________his father. (intelligent)(intelligent)j)Mary is_________________Karina. (charming)(charming)
as as smart smart asasas as beautiful beautiful asas
as as careful careful asasas as careless careless asasas as calm calm asas
as as nervous nervous asasas as fat fat asas
as as thin thin asasas as intelligent intelligent asasas as charming charming asas
2.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the comparative of equality.Part IIPart II
a)Billy isn't_________________I. (happy)(happy)b)Harold isn't _______________Edward. (glad)(glad)c)Johnny isn't_________________Albert. (talented)(talented)d)Silvia isn't_________________Robert. (interested)(interested)e)Meg isn't__________________Paola. (ugly)(ugly)f)Pamela isn't_____________Alessandra. (sick)(sick)g)Patricia isn't _____________Samantha. (tall)(tall)h)Francis isn't_________________Sue. (anxious)(anxious)j)Martha isn't__________________Vera. (satisfied)(satisfied)
so so happy happy asasso so glad glad asas
so so talented talented asasso so interested interested asasso so ugly ugly asas
so so sick sick asasso so tall tall asas
so so anxious anxious asasso so satisfied satisfied asas
3.Fill in the blanks with the comparative of superiority of the adjectives in brackets:Part IPart I
a)John was_________than the rest of the boys. (fat)(fat)b)Orange ice-cream is______________than apple ice-cream. (sweet)(sweet)c)Your hands are__________than hers. (big)(big)d)The bedroom is________________than the bathroom. (small)(small)e)My hair is__________than yours. (grey)(grey)f)The slice of cheese is____________than the slice of ham. (thin)(thin)g)Susan is ________________than my daughter. (short)(short)h)This actor is______________than that one. (tall)(tall)i)This film is ______________than that play. (funny)(funny)j)This building is _____________than your house. (high)(high)
fatfattterersweetsweeterer
bigbigggerersmallsmallerer
greygreyererthinthinnnerer
shortshorterertalltallererfunnfunniierer
highhigherer
4.Fill in the blanks with the comparative of superiority of the adjectives in brackets:Part IIPart II
a)I thought Sue was________________than my brother. (curious)(curious)b)I received a book________________than this one. (expensive )(expensive )c)Physics is__________________than Chemistry. (difficult)(difficult)d)My teacher's house was ________________ than mine. (comfortable)(comfortable)e)Peter is__________________than the other boys. (sensitive)(sensitive)f)This subject is much ______________ than the previous one. (important)(important)g)Your father is_____________than his brother. (careful)(careful)h)I need someone __________________ than your sister. (intelligent)(intelligent)i)He is________________now than he was few hours ago. (nervous)(nervous)j)Some people are ______________ than others. (talented)(talented)
more more curiouscuriousmore more expensiveexpensive
more more difficultdifficultmore more comfortablecomfortable
more more sensitivesensitive
more more carefulcarefulmore more intelligentintelligent
more more nervousnervousmore more talentedtalented
more more importantimportant
Superlative of Superiority...Superlative of Superiority...
Adjetivos com até 2 sílabasAdjetivos com até 2 sílabas
the +the + adjetivoadjetivo + est+ est
talltall - the- the talltallestestrichrich - the- the richrichestestoldold - the- the oldoldestest
Regra geralRegra geral
the +the + adjetivoadjetivo + st+ st
widwidee - the- the widwideeststnicnicee - the- the nicniceeststfinfinee - the- the finfineestst
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “ee””
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “yy””
the +the + adjetivoadjetivo - - yy + iest + iest
eaeassyy - the- the easeasiestiestdirdirttyy - the - the dirtdirtiestiestfunfunnny y - the- the funnfunniestiestddrryy - the- the drdriestiest
precedidos de consoanteprecedidos de consoante
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “yy””
the +the + adjetivoadjetivo + est+ est
precedidos de vogalprecedidos de vogal
ggaayy - - thethe gaygayestest grgreeyy -- thethe greygreyestest
the +the + adjetivoadjetivo ++ 22 xx c c ++ est est
cvc = consoante/vogal/consoantecvc = consoante/vogal/consoante
hot hot - the- the hothotttestestfatfat -- thethe fatfatttestestthinthin - the- the thinthinnnestest
Adjetivos terminados em “Adjetivos terminados em “cvccvc””
Adjetivos longosAdjetivos longos
mais de duas sílabasmais de duas sílabas
the most +the most + adjetivoadjetivo
the mostthe most intelligentintelligent the mostthe most complicatedcomplicated the mostthe most satisfiedsatisfied the mostthe most expensive expensive
Superlative of Inferiority...Superlative of Inferiority...
the least +the least + adjetivoadjetivo
talltall - the least- the least talltall richrich - the least- the least richrich intelligent intelligent - the least- the least intelligentintelligentcomfortable comfortable - the least- the least comfortable comfortable
Adjetivos curtos e longosAdjetivos curtos e longos
Irregular formsIrregular forms
good good (bom)(bom)
bad bad (mau)(mau)
far far (longe)(longe)
far far (adicional)(adicional)
old old (velho)(velho)
old old (velho)(velho)
betterbetter than than
worseworse than than
farther farther thanthan
furtherfurther thanthan
older older thanthan
elderelder (2)(2)
the the bestbest
the the worstworst
the the farthestfarthest
the the furthestfurthest
the the oldestoldest
eldest eldest (several)(several)
“Farther (farthest)Farther (farthest)” ou “further (furthest)further (furthest)” refere-se à distânciadistância...
San Francisco is fartherfarther (further)(further) than Boston.I'm going to the farthestfarthest (furthest)(furthest) city in the state.
“FurtherFurther” pode significar também adicionaladicional ou extraextra...
I want furtherfurther information about the job. (extra)(extra)She gave me furtherfurther details about the case. (extra)(extra)
“ElderElder” e “eldesteldest” referem-se a membros de uma família e não podem ser usados na comparação com than.
My elderelder sister is older than your mother.The eldesteldest daughter is Sarah.
1.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the superlative of superiority.Part IPart I
a)She works too hard. I believe she is the ____________woman in town. (busy)(busy)b)Among all the boys at the party he was the__________of all. (fat)(fat)c)Peter was the_________________boy of all. (strong)(strong)d)That street is the ________________in the city. (wide)(wide)e)Anne is the_____________girl in the school. (pretty)(pretty)f)English is one of the ___________ languages in the world. (easy)(easy)g)I have one of the____________babies in the world. (nice)(nice)h)She is the ________girl I know. (thin)(thin)i)Peter is the___________boy I have ever met. (tall)(tall)j)Which is the_________way to get there? (quick)(quick)
busbusiestiestfatfatttestest
strongstrongestestwidwideestst
prettprettiestiesteaseasiestiest
nicniceeststthinthinnnestest
talltallestestquickquickestest
2.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the superlative of superiority.Part IIPart II
a)This subject is the _______________ of all. (difficult)(difficult)b)That couch was the ________________ of the house. (comfortable)(comfortable)c)Bring me the__________________exercise of the book. (complicated)(complicated)d)He is the ___________________person I know. (intelligent)(intelligent)e)This tea is the_______________. (tasteful)(tasteful)f)This car is one of the ________________ cars I’ve ever seen. (expensive)(expensive)g)She is the _____________woman I know. (reliable)(reliable)h)Mary is very beautiful besides she is the _____________ girl in the world. (charming)(charming)i)Be careful! This street is the_________________street in this city. (dangerous)(dangerous)j)Great party ! It was one of the _______________ parties I’ve ever seen. (interesting)(interesting)
most most difficultdifficultmost most comfortablecomfortable
most most complicatedcomplicatedmost most intelligentintelligent
most most tastefultastefulmost most expensiveexpensive
most most reliablereliablemost most charmingcharming
most most dangerousdangerousmost most interestinginteresting
3.Fill in the blanks with “betterbetter”, “worseworse”, “bestbest” or “worstworst” .
a)Brazil produced the_________coffee in the world. (good)(good)b)The climate in sunny Rio is _________ than in Palmas in the Winter. (good)(good)c)Copper is a _______ conductor of electricity than other metals. (good)(good)d)This newspaper is bad, and that one is even________. It's the______ newspaper in the city. (bad)(bad)e)That man is very bad. He is __________ than any other man I know. (bad)(bad)f)Sam is a good man. He is ______ than any other man in the city. He is the ____ of all. (good)(good)g)John is a bad student, but Henry is even_______. (bad)(bad)h)The beer is awful. Don't you have any ______ beer? (good)(good)i)I need a good car. Among those cars, which is the_____? (good)(good)j)I didn't like the play. It was the ______ of all. (bad)(bad)
bestbestbetterbetter
betterbetterworseworse worstworst
worseworsebetterbetter
bestbestworseworse
betterbetterbestbest
worstworst
4.Fill in the blanks with “furtherfurther”, “fartherfarther” and “farthestfarthest”.
a)My sister lives far from the school, Sarah lives any_______.b)Sam lives the________of all.c)She got _______ information about this subject last week. (extra)(extra)d)She shouldn't have________illusions about him. (extra)(extra)e)My teacher lives __________than my brother.f)She promised to give me________details about the case later. (extra)(extra)g)I think she's going to need ________ help with her project. (extra)(extra)h)The _________ city is about 30km away. i)Don't go any_______. It may be dangerous.j)Don't go now. I need _______details about the project. (extra)(extra)
fartherfartherfarthestfarthest
furtherfurtherfurtherfurtherfartherfarther
furtherfurtherfurtherfurther
farthestfarthestfartherfarther
furtherfurther
(UFPR)(UFPR) - Check the right alternative:
Mary is_____________her brother but her feet are____________.
a)shorter; bigger thanb)so short as; biggerc)shorter than; biggerd)shortest; biggeste)the shortest; biger
Test 1Test 1
(OSEC)(OSEC) – The alternative that completes the sentence below…
We live_________you. We live in Osasco.
a)furtherb)farther thanc)fartherd)fare)farthest
Test 2Test 2
(UFPR)(UFPR) – Choose the alternative that completes correctly the sentence below.
Do you think the play was_______than the film?
a)more worseb)more badc)badder thand)worsee)as bad
Test 3Test 3
(PUC - PR)(PUC - PR) - Choose the only correct alternative to complete the spaces: I – The United States is not ______________ as Brazil.II - The Everest is ___________ mountain in the world.III - Chimpanzees are ____________ than dogs.IV - Aids is _____________ disease of human being.V - Mike Tyson is _________ as Evander Holyfield.
a) as beautiful - the higher - so intelligent - the bad - more strongb) more beautiful - the most high - as intelligent - the baddest - so strongc) so beautiful - the high - most intelligent - the badder - strongerd) so beautiful - the highest - more intelligent - the worst - as stronge) as beautiful - as highest - more intelligent - the worst - strongest
Test 4Test 4
(PUCCAMP)(PUCCAMP) - Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada.
-Mr. Smith: I'm sorry, Mr. Johnson. I believe the candidate you sent us will not suit our purposes. We need somebody ........... than he.
- Mr. Johnson: In that case I would suggest Miss Cary. She's definitely the....... person in our group.
a) smarter - most intelligentb) smart - intelligentc) smartest - more intelligentd) as smart - as intelligente) as smart - as intelligent as Test 5Test 5
